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Chapter 541: Surrender, the ships outside are all ours

Cardoso carried a dejected general out of the command post.

Outside the door, the diplomat from the alliance was waiting.

Looking down at this mortal, a hint of admiration flashed in Carduso's eyes.

The young man was very courageous. Even though he was only protected by a dozen guards, he remained calm and knew what he should do.

But his tone was not gentle: "I leave it to you. You must complete your task."

After the diplomat saluted, he took the general to an adjacent office and began the conversation.

And Cardoso personally led the team and participated in the battle outside.

All members of the Phoenix Regiment were originally on the Alliance's main fleet, ready to fight against the two major regiments, the Fury of Flame and the New World Torch, at any time.

But as the enemy retreated, the Alliance's strategic goal in the Proud Claw star field shifted to local absorption and defense, and the demand for Space Marines was not as great.

It’s just right to come back to Shangdongxing to put my worries behind me.

After many diplomatic communications, nothing happened. In addition, the negotiations gradually began to make progress, which made the garrison commander become complacent and careless.

In fact, it’s not that we are too careless.

What else is required if the number of guards does not exceed a hundred and the ships that come to dock can only accommodate the smallest number of travelers?
The sudden appearance of three hundred Space Marines was indeed too sudden.

Carduso personally led three hundred battle brothers and instantly defeated the defenders of the star port docking area.

Then, they rushed forward and joined up with the friendly forces that had set out earlier.

The soldiers guarding the diplomats are actually all experts, and are elites from the Alliance's Glory Guards.

However, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, the Glory Guards did not wear a full set of power armor, but chose a more low-key exoskeleton armor.

When the phoenix rushed out, the group of 100 people who also received the information also launched their own actions.

Their goal was to rush directly to the designated negotiation location, preferably to capture the enemy's highest commander, who had been negotiating with the alliance.

If this is not possible, the secondary mission is to protect one's own diplomats and wait for rescue by the Space Marines.

The elites of the Glory Guards were already very powerful. Unfortunately, they were not fully equipped, had too few people, and their opponents were not too weak. After all, they were the product of the Princess Legion. In the end, they were unable to capture the opponent directly.

The princess rebels were caught off guard and were a little confused at first by the elite Glory Guards. But they quickly reacted, mobilized heavy troops, surrounded and intercepted them, and escorted their general away.

Although the Glory Guards failed to capture the target directly, at least they reached the door of the conference hall where the meeting was scheduled to take place and cut off the enemy's escape route, trapping them behind the door.

Such a large conference hall, with windows and a back door. With the loss of the Glory Guards along the way, which now number less than 100, it is impossible to seal off the entire place.

Even if other places are dangerous, there is a terrace on the top floor of the building where aircraft passing through the starport can come and pick people up.

Of course, there are some risks involved, for example, who knows if the Alliance soldiers below have any anti-aircraft weapons? Is there an ambush at the back door?

But in general, General Wang Ningyi, who is in charge of commanding the garrison of Upper East Star, has a great chance of evacuating.

However, he made a big mistake.

Perhaps he felt embarrassed, or because the many previous discussions were suddenly cancelled and he felt fooled and betrayed, or maybe he simply felt that the alliance troops with less than a hundred people coming to attack him were not a big problem...

In short, he missed a good opportunity to evacuate.

He personally led the personal guards around him, and tried to work together with the external besieging troops to directly defeat the Glory Guards of a hundred people.

Wang Ningyi wanted to capture the diplomat of the alliance with his own hands and then ask him whether he regretted it or not.

However, it is unclear whether the other party regrets it or not, but he regrets it anyway.

The combat effectiveness of the Glory Guards was certainly inferior to that of the Space Marines, but they still managed to hold out despite being besieged by enemies that were several times their number in a short period of time.

Wang Ningyi was furious and ordered more heavy weapons to be deployed. Cannons and heavy armored vehicles that can run in the star port can all be brought in to defeat these enemies.

However, another piece of news calmed him down.

The three hundred Phoenix Space Marines that jumped out of the Alliance's small boat had broken through the defense line of the temporary organization in the blink of an eye. The latest intelligence had already arrived not far from his current location.

Or... let's just avoid it first?
With this thought in mind, he finally decided that the best strategy was to back down.

With his closest guards, he came to the large terrace on the fourth floor of the conference hall, where a hovercraft was already waiting.

At the same time, the troops on the ground also launched a fierce offensive against the allied forces.

We don't aim to defeat the opponent immediately, but at least we can suppress the opponent through strong attack and provide some cover and help for General Wang Ningyi's evacuation.

The moment General Wang Ningyi stepped onto the terrace, an ominous premonition suddenly arose in his heart.

He looked around and saw the hovercraft hovering quietly in the air. The guards around were watching nervously, their weapons in hand ready to fire at any time.

However, just as he was about to step into the hovercraft, a sharp whistle suddenly came.

This sound is a bit familiar - heavy bolter!
"Run!"

He heard someone shouting.

He didn't dare to hesitate at all and turned around and ran back.

This saved his life.

The heavy bolter tore through the fragile outer armor of the hovercraft, creating a series of craters. The guards who boarded the vehicle first, as well as the driver, were all injured.

If he had gotten on the bus, he would have probably lost his life.

Fortunately, he ran fast, and the bomb also shattered the engine and energy tank of the hovercraft, causing an explosion afterwards.

Fire and smoke engulfed the hovercraft, tearing it into countless pieces.

Wang Ningyi and his guards were knocked to the ground by the shock wave and could hardly stand.

In the chaos, six Space Marines from the Phoenix Regiment were already shuttling through the battlefield like ghosts. Wearing bright red power armor and holding high-energy weapons, they were rapidly approaching Wang Ningyi's position.

Wang Ningyi tried to organize a counterattack, but his guards were thrown into disarray by the sudden attack. The Space Marines calmly and efficiently dealt with the guards who resisted, and soon subdued the rest.

Wang Ningyi was arrested just like that.

But he is still quite tough.

In subsequent communications with the alliance diplomat, Huseppe, he still refused to surrender.

"It's no use even if you capture me. The Princess Army will never surrender!"

That's what he said, sticking his neck out and begging for death.

But Hussepe did not really want to kill him and continued to persuade him.

While they were communicating, the fighting outside never stopped.

Led by Carduso himself, the six Phoenix Space Marines who arrived first helped resolve the battle in the Senate Hall and continued to help the remaining Glory Guards strengthen their defenses.

At the same time, Carduso also contacted other teams to keep abreast of the progress of the combat mission.

Decapitating and capturing the enemy commander-in-chief is an important goal, but other mission objectives should not be ignored.

The Space Marines are divided into tactical teams, and the key areas they will control later are the weapon systems in various starports.

The Upper East Star is being fortified everywhere, so as the largest space facility in the entire orbital space area, the Upper East Star Port is a place that cannot be missed.

In fact, the Upper East Star Port is the largest star fortress in the entire Upper East Star orbit. The other two heavy star fortresses are not as heavily guarded as this one.

If we can control this place, it will be of great significance.

The Glory Guards who had lurked in earlier also launched a surprise attack at the critical moment.

They were also divided into small teams, lurking in various places. Once the Phoenix Space Marines launched an attack, they would rush out from behind, catching the defenders off guard, and lead the Phoenixes to the real key locations.

The starport of Upper East Star was very large, with a total population of over 600,000 people. In addition to some necessary civilian units such as engineers, logistics, and building maintenance, there were also 400,000 regular soldiers.

They were stationed in various places in the star port and were all alarmed at this time.

It is unrealistic for the Phoenix to kill all the enemy forces in the starport.

However, nothing can stop them from conquering key areas.

The individual combat capability of the Space Marines was greatly demonstrated in this environment.

The defenders in the starport were seriously lacking in equipment that could fight against the Space Marines. Heavy tanks could not be driven in many places, and the Space Marines would not foolishly charge and attack in places where they could be driven; a few sentinel mechas and feedback power armor elites could be considered threats, but they were just threats.

The warriors of the Phoenix are more than just Space Marines. Gu Hang was concerned about not being compared with Iron Armor in this sensitive environment, so he was very disciplined when building the Phoenix Regiment.

He is fully capable of allowing the Phoenix to be "reborn" and expand its scale.

But in that case, it is difficult to explain where the seeds came from. After all, the previous statement was that Martins and his team had preserved the original gene seed bank. This statement can only be exposed by the four veterans who survived the Hundred Years of Atonement Expedition, but they obviously cannot expose themselves.

On the other hand, it is also to avoid having more children than allowed being labeled like Tiekai.

Although at this critical moment, the Empire still has to rely on Gu Hang to fight with the Iron Armored Corps, most likely they will not make trouble for this matter and will turn a blind eye. But obviously, these things will be recorded in the account and become evidence of guilt for later settlement.

A little less leverage wouldn't be a bad thing.

Since it is difficult to increase quantity, let’s try to increase quality.

Although the Phoenix Regiment may not be composed of champions, at least they are all elite veterans.

Refer to what happened to the Alliance Army on Yuehe VII. A few ordinary Space Marines were able to turn a fortress guarded by hundreds of thousands of people upside down, not to mention that three hundred elite veteran Space Marines were directly deployed in the Upper East Star Port.

Just six hours later, most of the firepower systems of the Upper East Star Port were controlled by the Space Marines.

A tactical team of ten people controlled more than twenty firing points; the rest guarded the control systems, ammunition depots, command centers and the like.

The rebels, who had lost their commander-in-chief, were still very well organized. They launched wave after wave of fierce counterattacks, trying to recapture these key areas.

However, these attempts to gain control all failed at the hands of the Phoenixes.

At the same time, under the control of the Space Marines, the orbital cannon at the Upper East Star Port slowly started up.

The muzzle of the gun was aimed at the butt of the outer star fortress.

Fire.

The star fort collapsed.

The outer star fortresses had received the message, but there was no way to dodge. With the power system equipped on the star fortress, it was impossible to perform such a difficult action.

Compared with the thickness of the front armor, the back of the star fortress does not have such strong protection.

The firepower equipped on the star fortress cannot be turned around to attack its own starport.

After destroying the star fortress, the firepower in the starport, still under the control of the Space Marines, turned to attack the remaining armed space stations.

……

"Look, look." Huseppe, the diplomat of the alliance, carried the tied-up General Wang Ningyi to the terrace and said with great sorrow, "Every explosion represents the sacrifice of countless brave soldiers! These are all your mistakes!"

Wang Ningyi glared at Hussepe fiercely and cursed at him.

But in fact, he was really heartbroken.

Why did they have to communicate with the Alliance diplomats? Why did they let the Alliance ships in?

So what if you are completely unaware of any news from the outside world?
When you parted with Captain Paulitos, didn't you receive instructions to defend to the end?
He had to try to obtain intelligence from the outside world through communication with alliance diplomats.

What's there to know?
There is not a single word of truth from these people!
Moreover, he revealed a flaw and was attacked in the face!
From this perspective, it is indeed his responsibility what is happening now!

"I should have killed you the first time you came!" he told Jusepe.

"But you didn't do it, didn't you?" Huseppe said, "Since you've made a mistake, don't keep making it. Surrender, there are ships everywhere. Now we have controlled the firepower of the starport, two star fortresses have been destroyed, and countless space stations have been damaged. Surrender, General, this will save more lives. At this point, you can no longer resist."

(End of this chapter)