Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 549

Chapter 547, Offensive Capabilities

During the capture of the starport and star fortress, the Alliance’s boarding troops suffered relatively few casualties. Instead, they suffered far greater casualties when the enemy launched its orbital artillery counterattack, bombarding the starport and star fortress, destroying them.

Twelve Phoenixes and over ten thousand soldiers were unable to evacuate in time.

Such losses were completely unexpected.

After all, although the pre-battle staff had prepared contingency plans that anticipated possible enemy actions, their decisive and swift decision to destroy the lost star fortress and starport was somewhat unexpected.

But in cold blood, even with these unexpected casualties, it was still worth it. The Alliance’s sacrifices were undoubtedly worthwhile compared to the loss of the enemy’s most crucial orbital defenses.

And that was just the beginning.

Since the attack on Mentus II began, the Alliance had already lost nine warships: four frigates, two patrol ships, one destroyer, and one cruiser.

Not to mention the value of these ships, the Navy’s casualties from the shipwrecks alone exceeded 150,000 personnel.

Furthermore, the Alliance’s current gains were limited to the planet’s orbit.

The rebels hadn’t been defeated yet; they still had solid defenses on the planet.

Of course, that being said, the capture of Mentus II was a foregone conclusion.

While the subsequent battle on the planet’s surface would require considerable effort, the rebels possessed a dense network of ground fortresses and numerous cities, which could serve as arenas for fierce urban combat. These reinforced concrete cities could themselves serve as massive fortresses, offering the defending side a significant geographical advantage.

Overall, however, the outcome of the ground battle was relatively predictable.

Having largely eliminated Mentus II’s orbital defenses, the Alliance fleet withdrew temporarily to rest and restore its void shields. While

the shields could be restored and the ships repaired, the defenses in Mentus II’s orbit could never be recovered.

After a two-week rest period, the surface offensive began.

First, under attack from ground artillery, they unleashed massive firepower through orbital bombardment, destroying two closely spaced fortresses.

This effectively cleared a portion of the Arctic Circle edge of Mentus II. When Alliance ships orbited within this area, due to angled impacts, only a small portion of the rebel orbital firepower deployed elsewhere could reach the target, resulting in poor accuracy and limited numbers. After

establishing a safe zone, the Alliance Army began deploying troops to the ground using landing craft, transport aircraft, and airdrop pods.

Meanwhile, amidst the blizzard and the covered ruins of the fortresses, numerous rebel forces emerged and launched a fierce assault on the landing Alliance forces.

This presented considerable challenges to the Alliance landing operation.

Gu Hang had thus far considered the rebel commander responsible for the defense of Mentus II to be quite capable.

While his efforts could not prevent Mentus II from falling into Alliance hands, it was difficult to say that the fault lay with the generals defending Mentus II.

The disparity in strength between the two sides was simply too great.

When the Alliance is willing to pay a price, and is less cautious about casualties and ship losses, it’s like a crushing defeat.

Relying solely on the command abilities of generals is impossible to overturn such a huge power gap.

Despite this, the defenders still do everything they can to cause trouble for the Alliance.

Whether it’s decisively destroying lost starports and star forts, or even now, while orbital bombardments are razing fortresses to the ground, they can also deploy a considerable number of troops to sneak in and ambush in the ruins and snow, taking advantage of the Alliance’s unstable ground to inflict heavy casualties…

He caused considerable trouble for the Alliance.

However, as Alliance ships began providing powerful orbital support, the rebels’ counter-landing operations quickly collapsed.

For one thing, the National Knights dispatched several Titans, carrying a large number of Knight mechs. These elite troops immediately transformed the previously precarious position into a remarkably stable one.

Furthermore, while Alliance ships in orbit couldn’t launch large-scale bombardments directly below, they still had their own landing forces. However, they did have a precision strike capability.

This primarily relied on M-class or even S-class firepower, with guidance from ground forces being paramount.

To avoid inadvertently bombing the wrong targets, ground commanders could call in orbital firepower, using methods like laser guidance.

This was on-call, with authority delegated to even the company and battalion levels.

Once a guidance beacon was launched, a response typically took about a minute to arrive. This could be a sweeping beam of light or a blast from a heat hammer cannon, depending on the specific target.

If enemy heavy tanks appeared, the Light Spear was perfectly effective, fast and accurate. If the enemy attacked in groups or held a stubbornly defended position, the Heat Hammer Macrocannon would surely shatter it.

The most common weapon was the Scalpel Missile.

It was accurate, had a wide range, and was powerful.

The initial losses suffered during the landing were quickly over.

The elite rebels ambushed were wiped out. They were annihilated, leaving few units able to evacuate in an organized manner.

After securing the landing site, the Alliance soldiers, navigating the snowstorm, began their southward advance, targeting the numerous fortresses.

Artillery bombardments and armored formations formed a torrent of steel. Once the ground forces arrived, the Alliance capital ships in orbit would follow…

Through this multi-dimensional assault, the seemingly fortresses on Mentus II were razed one by one by the Alliance’s resolute and valiant attack.

Subsequently, the Alliance established a second landing site in the desert of the southern hemisphere and a third in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere…

Within a few months, the flames of war engulfed the globe.

Seven months after the Battle of Mentus began, the entire planet was declared conquered by the Alliance.

Although there were still some guerrillas hiding in the mountains and ruins, the vast majority of the production base and population had fallen into the control of the Alliance. Those stubborn traitors were at most a minor nuisance and not a problem.

After the Battle of Mentus, the Alliance clearly demonstrated its offensive capabilities.

In contrast to the retreat of the Fury Legion, which handed over key areas to others, and the shock of the Alliance’s determination to conquer the heavily defended planet, dozens of surrounding worlds almost simultaneously issued orders to conquer.

As soon as the Alliance’s envoys arrived, they changed their flags.

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One more chapter

is still 120k owed

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