Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1373: Chapter 519: Decisive Battle for Dominion

The leaders within the remnants of the Alliance Army couldn’t fathom why the once mindless charging, or easily defeated at first glance, pirate forces had now become both methodical and completely unafraid of sacrifice.

But whether they understood it or not, the battle had to be fought.

Subsequently, with nearly half of its total forces lost, the Alliance Army could only camp in place, waiting for a new commander and the logistics fleet from the Nanxiang’s Earldom to arrive.

This time, it seemed that Liu An was going all out.

The incoming supply fleet not only brought a large amount of high-tech equipment but also included quite a few soldiers related to the Earl Mansion, aiming to form a technological advantage and then swiftly defeat the Expeditionary Army.

Yet no one could have anticipated that the Expeditionary Army, originally on the defensive, would suddenly shift to offense, launching an all-out attack right when the supply fleet and the Alliance Army were just converging.

Zheng Tian personally appeared at the frontline to hold the line.

Her move was not simply to oversee the battle but to command and dispatch more efficiently at the frontline, shortening decision-making time, and enhancing the efficiency of the command sequence, thus leveraging the Expeditionary Army’s advantage in radio communications more effectively.

During the battle, the long-dormant super-tier Armored Soldier Shi Lin suddenly emerged, revealing his true form in the starry sky, and using the abilities gained from the digestion and absorption of the Mother Empress Ship Giant Reproductive Cells through the Mistletoe ability to release a large number of pseudo-Ascended warrior units in a very short time.

Had it not been for an Imperial regular army-grade Dreadnought suddenly emerging from the supply fleet and using its high-frequency emitted high-powered Beam Energy Cannon to block the Armored units released by Shi Lin, the Alliance Army would have been completely defeated on the spot.

But eventually, the Alliance Army still succumbed to a complete rout.

Because Zheng Tian, with Ren Zhong’s permission, had a small ship employ the short-range Fold Jump technology that had once allowed the Source Star colonization team to decisively defeat a fourth-class Mother Empress Ship, sending a self-destruct ship filled with Three-Phase Bombs close to the Dreadnought and detonated it on the spot; the violent explosion shredded the Dreadnought that was pivotal to the battle.

Immediately afterward, Zheng Tian repeated her tactic, ordering the entire army to initiate information flow interference while simultaneously cutting off both sides’ information flow communications.

After suffering multiple setbacks from the same issue, the Pirate Alliance finally learned their lesson. Upon detecting something amiss, they promptly switched to radio communications, and started using encryption algorithms purchased from the Royal Academy of Sciences to avoid penetration by the Expeditionary Army.

However, Zheng Tian promptly initiated indiscriminate radio full-spectrum blocking interference to disrupt the battle once more, and unveiled the laser communication technology that had been kept hidden. Though primitive, it was nevertheless effective.

In some respects, war is quite similar to gambling in a card game.

Whether employing ingenious strategies or direct forces, using reserves, or altering various tactics, it essentially comes down to playing cards.

Two players, as opponents, take turns playing cards. Ultimately, the victor is decided by who runs the opponent out of moves first.

Zheng Tian’s move to use laser communication essentially struck the Alliance Army at its most vulnerable point.

The newly appointed commander had yet to complete fleet reorganization, and a large number of weapons in the logistics fleet remained quietly stored in the warehouses.

He consistently attempted to issue orders for the Earl Mansion’s troops to disregard the other pirates and to arm themselves properly and engage in chaotic battles.

Yet, his orders remained perpetually undelivered, whether through information flow communications or radio communications, both were jammed.

Conversely, the Expeditionary Army maintained smooth communications and You Must Return was strictly enforced.

Whether it was rapid focus fire, temporary maneuvers, or dispatching the Special Forces of the super-tier Professionals, the Expeditionary Army operated with seamless coordination.

As one side flourished and the other decayed, the disorganized remnants of the Pirate Alliance, unable to receive orders from superiors and witnessing their opponent’s unstoppable momentum, along with the swarming low-cost combat units released by Shi Lin, who had transformed into the Mother Empress Ship, became demoralized, scattering instinctively.

However, Zheng Tian’s other group of ambushers, the restructured lower-level Pirate Volunteer Army, suddenly appeared on the retreat path, like an iron chain crossing a river.

Realizing the hopeless situation, the newly appointed Alliance Army commander attempted to let his flagship break through first, only to find that this seemingly inconspicuous flagship had been identified by Zheng Tian’s big data center. Special Forces were dispatched to approach and carry out a boarding assault.

With the demise of the second Alliance Army commander and the loss of external communication, the Pirate Alliance devolved into utter chaos.