the days before i bought the galaxy

Mendre Line, Earth Command—

The staff meeting was held on time at 17:[-].Marshal Wilson, wearing a military uniform with six stars on his shoulder badge, was the last to enter the conference room.Although it couldn't be seen on the surface, several generals in the staff who were familiar with the marshal knew that the marshal was probably in a bad mood right now.

It has not been a day or two since O'Gara's army has suppressed the border.For the federal regular army, being forced into a one-sided defense like this has never happened in thousands of years.They are an invincible iron army, fighting around for many years without a single defeat.Previously, with the expansion of the scope of activities of the people on earth, each of their battles often required thousands of miles. Coupled with strict secrecy regulations, the regular federal army became a distant legend in the hearts of the people.But they never cared about the gains and losses of these reputations. Being able to defend the Federation and everyone in the Federation is their most proud cause!

Every soldier in the regular federal army is an outstanding talent selected from a thousand miles away. They were selected from a distant place, and with a secret order, they have taken the army as their home ever since.The boring and rigorous training is just for long-term protection. Almost every time, before people realize the danger, the danger has been eliminated by them.But this time, the situation is completely different.

The federal regular army had to appear in front of the people with a high profile, just to make everyone confident in the war.But the brains of the high command—every senior staff officer knows that they are facing a powerful opponent they have never had before, and they may even be defeated!

The initial war was not as smooth as advertised.The regular federal army paid a great price, and finally stabilized its position thanks to the wisdom accumulated over the past thousand years.The staff officers studied every move of Ogalo's army day after day, and they came to the conclusion that they could only cast a steel wall to temporarily block the enemy's footsteps.

Wilson has always believed that victory is far away, but not impossible.

At the very least, he and his senior staff officers are confident of winning the final victory. The Algaro Army has no personnel supplies, but they have the Federation as their backing.

But now things are going badly.

The Ogaro army began to transform the captives, and the transformed people still have the same memory and ability as before.Fortunately, Transformers have obvious differences in appearance, otherwise Transformers would be more difficult to deal with than Parasitic Stars.However, the Earth did not have an advantage in terms of numbers, and the situation became even worse after the Ogaro Army was greatly expanded.

In recent months, the Algaro Army has shrunk its forces on other fronts. They are planning a large-scale attack, and the only thing the Earth can do is to predict where the enemy's attack will be.This made Marshal Wilson feel aggrieved. All the means of war could not help him create a situation that was more beneficial to his side.

"I think the most likely is the left wing. The number of Volunteers of the Mechanical Republic is too small, and there are many defensive gaps there."

"The possibility is not low on the right flank, where General Montgalt said in his latest report that he had detected unusual activity by the enemy."

"Why don't you consider that the Algaro army just wants to lure us to reinforce? The consequence of sending a large number of reinforcements is that our own defense becomes weaker."

"If we don't send reinforcements to our friendly forces, we will suffer heavy losses. We should be the main force in the war, instead of thinking about protecting ourselves and letting friendly forces become our cannon fodder."

"War requires sacrifices. Believe me, no one here wants our friendly troops to be in danger. I also hope that my judgment is correct, but when the probability is only one third, we must give priority to keeping the troops with the strongest combat effectiveness. .”

"How about letting the First Army of the Galactic Alliance go up to support it?"

"They are a group of rabble, marching like a long snake, and will only be eaten by the enemy bit by bit. The coalition forces must at least gather together before they can join the Mendre defense line."

"Then let's go for reinforcements and let the Galactic Alliance take over the rear defense?"

"If the back road is copied, it will be the end of annihilation of the whole army."

"We have too little intelligence at hand. If we can accurately determine which point the enemy is planning to attack, the situation will be much better."

"I don't think it will be much better. With the number of Algaro's army, they can even launch a full-scale attack."

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Marshal Wilson was a little annoyed by the endless arguments among his subordinates, although he understood that this was necessary for a unified opinion.In fact, he prefers that the enemy's attack direction is the right wing - the area defended by the Free Chamber of Commerce Alliance garrison.The Algaro army has already suffered a lot from the volunteer army of the Mechanical Republic, so they shouldn't want to spend a lot of money on that hard bone.However, the marshal himself does not intend to express his opinion. First, he cannot make a 100% judgment. This conclusion is more based on his intuition. Second, if he speaks too early, it will undoubtedly restrict the senior staff officers. train of thought.

"Actually, there is another way." A senior staff officer sitting on the left hand side of the Marshal suddenly said, "We don't need to focus all our thinking on Mendre's defense line."

His words attracted everyone's attention.

Marshal Wilson: "Go ahead."

"Heinrich submitted a proposal, and he suggested that we deploy troops to surprise the enemy's rear." The senior staff officer said unhurriedly.

The expressions of the other senior staff officers instantly became a little strange.They didn't think that a young man who was forced to leave the Silver Shield family had much commanding talent, but Heinrich's performance made them have to pay attention to his opinion.

"Surprise attack on the rear... Tell me about the specific plan!" Marshal Wilson said after a moment of contemplation.

Heinrich's scheme was both simple and difficult.

He suggested that the federal regular army mobilize at least half of its troops to directly fold into the enemy's rear, leaving only a small number of people on the Mendre line of defense.After the enemy launched an offensive, the remaining troops first defended with all their strength, and then retreated and transferred to form a new line of defense.During this period, all the colonial planets on the enemy's attack route must be evacuated, so that the Ogaro army can't get personnel supplies after driving straight in.At the same time, the troops that have penetrated behind the enemy must find the breeding nest of the Ogalo army as soon as possible and destroy their largest source of troops.

After several years of war, the people on Earth have learned that the spaceships and nearly half of the Ogaro Army's troops were bred through special breeding nests.There's the seed of everything, and possibly the commanding staff of O'Garo's army.Destroying the breeding nest will definitely deal a huge blow to the enemy's arrogance.

At the same time, Heinrich also hoped to break up the Galactic Allied Forces who came to join the army, and enter the enemy's rear to distract the enemy's attention in order to cover the surprise troops.Anyway, the joint combat capabilities of the Galactic Alliance Forces are not very good, and fighting independently can play a greater role.

The last step of the plan is to completely eliminate the Ogaro army from inside and outside, or drive the enemy into a no-man's land after destroying a large number of Ogaro army.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was a bit dull.Everyone has an incredible feeling about this plan.

"If we really do this, where is the biggest difficulty?" Marshal Wilson asked calmly.

"First of all, the troops staying behind must block the enemy for a long enough time, otherwise the retreat in the rear will not start in time. Once the enemy breaks through Mendre's line of defense without preparation, the result will be devastating. But even if they cooperate properly , we also need to spend hundreds or even thousands of light-years of space, and it is possible that the earth will fall because it is too late to cast a second line of defense. The second is the troops that break into the enemy's rear. Due to the instability of space folding, it is likely to be like the past It’s like skydiving warfare, as soon as it appears, people will be targeted. And we only have a general direction about the breeding nest. If we find the wrong place, it’s only a matter of time before this army is wiped out. Finally, let the Galactic Alliance go deep behind the enemy lines There may be a lot of casualties, because their chain of command is chaotic, and we have to make a lot of political and diplomatic efforts to accomplish such an operational intent."

Marshal Wilson nodded: "If these three points can be overcome, what will happen?"

The senior staff officers were silent for a long time.

"We will win, at least we can wipe out a large part of Ogaro's army." One of them finally said.

Marshal Wilson took a deep breath, knowing that he was facing the biggest decision in his life.

Taking a conservative approach, the best result is to hold Mendre's line of defense.This is currently the only line of defense that can stop Ogaro's army, and it is also a line of defense for everyone psychologically.Abandoning Mendre's line of defense would deal a huge blow to the confidence of the people.But even if it is defended this time, it is impossible to hurt the foundation of Ogalo's army. Mendre's defense line will face attacks again and again, and the earthlings will not have an advantage in future wars.

So what about taking Heinrich's advice?

It is not impossible to persuade the Galactic coalition to take risks. With hard work, at least part of the coalition can go deep behind enemy lines to relieve the pressure on the main force.Holding on to Mendre's line of defense with half of the troops meant a huge sacrifice, but Wilson believed in his subordinates and his allies, and they would do their best to block the enemy, even if the price was to shed the last drop of blood.

The most difficult part of the plan was actually the unit deep behind enemy lines.It is almost an impossible task to find and destroy the breeding nest of the Ogalo army in isolation.There has never been a mutiny in the Algaro army, which makes it extremely difficult to obtain information.Moreover, in the whole process, the enemy cannot see the combat intention, which means that the action must be fast and confidential.This means that the commander must possess both excellent psychological quality and extraordinary intelligence.If you really want to do this, who can you send to create a miracle?

Wilson felt that if he was the one who went, he was only [-]% sure.But he is the commander-in-chief, and it is impossible to fight.

Fifty percent, at most [-]% chance to decide the world in one battle, to do it or not to do it?

If it drags on, will there be a turning point?

"Discuss Heinrich's proposal. I want your final opinion in three hours."

Marshal Wilson left a sentence and walked out of the conference room. He also needs time to think calmly...

On May 1227, 5 in the Galactic calendar, a supreme command of the High Command was sent to the hands of the senior commanders of all the earth's armies.At the same time, a delegation composed of senior officials of the federal government, several diplomats, and several military advisers officially set off for the interim headquarters of the First Army of the Galactic Federation Army.

The world-famous Battle of Mendre kicked off.