Chapter 654, Signs of Collapse

Did Leroy really not know that danger was coming?

Not necessarily.

At first, he really ignored Gu Hang's warning, for the same reason as he had criticized Gu Hang in the meeting before. He did not think that Gu Hang was doing this for the sake of the war on the northern front, but rather that he was making up and exaggerating Gu Hang's words in order to stop the northern front from advancing and get the highest honor in this war.

But later, as irrefutable evidence was presented to him one after another, he was not really brainless, and naturally changed some of his ideas.

Even in those "sincere" warnings again and again, his mentality changed.

On the one hand, he had a little respect for Gu Hang.

Not everyone can put aside their past grudges and give their best warnings for the ultimate cause when the real big thing comes.

On the other hand, he became more and more determined in his heart to defeat Reyaduches as soon as possible and obtain the final victory.

It was not because he did not believe the information given by Gu Hang, on the contrary, he had taken the information seriously, so he had to do this.

What was said in the past could not be taken back. Even if he had changed his mind, he could not change his words in public, as that would only destroy his prestige.

He was the commander and the leader of the alliance, but he was not the founder and leader of this army.

At most, he would not mention these things anymore and let them go.

Although it was inevitable that others would grumble, as long as things did not evolve into open opposition, it would prove that everything was still within the controllable range.

At the same time, after careful consideration, Le Luwa believed that there was no turning back now.

It was impossible to deal with the problems behind the buttocks step by step like the Alliance did. The situation in the two star regions of Lefu and Jianmen was already very bad because of the problem of the Zerg invasion. Due to the previous rapid advance, they did not even completely eliminate the Zerg fleet, and some were left, not to mention the Zerg forces and infected people on various planets.

Before, they thought that everything was still easy to say. The enemy had been dispersed, and the remaining threats were limited to the star region level or even multiple star region levels, which could be regarded as "local threats". As long as they enter the Princess Star Region and take down Reyaduches, they can be regarded as having won a victory at the battle level. As for the remaining cleaning problems, the noble Space Marines don't have to do it. Let the local rebuilt government and the empire figure out what to do.

But now, the facts have proved that the trouble behind them is probably so big that it is exaggerated, and they have already gone deep into such a situation, and even Reyaduches is already in front of them. It is impossible to turn back now.

Even if Leluwa issued such an order, the coalition forces under his command would support his decision and go back with him to clean up the mess, but according to the intelligence provided by Gu Hang, those bugs are likely to directly drive all the infected people in the two star regions to undergo a comprehensive transformation, just like Gu Hang.

Moreover, since they had only dispersed and not eliminated the Zerg fleet before, the two star regions of Lefu and Jianmen would probably become a huge war quagmire. By then, Leluwa and his army, let alone winning the war, might even have a problem getting out!

From this point of view, even if victory is not mentioned, the only way to save his army is to march forward bravely and conquer Readuches!

He has even stopped thinking about what to do if the war is not over after the conquest and the expected victory is still far away.

He has no choice.

An internal military meeting was held again, in which Leroy once again performed well and made an eloquent speech.

He did not mention Gu Hang at all, but only emphasized that the current situation is a critical moment of survival, but everything is not at the end of the road. Everyone should raise their spirits and fight with their backs to the water, so that they can fight their way out in this critical moment.

However, this time his speech to boost morale was not as effective as before.

Everyone can see that it is dangerous now.

The key is that this danger is brought about by Leroy's radical strategy.

Eloquence, there is not enough room for it.

Leroy will not say anything more.

Just speak with facts.

On the way to Reyaduches, Leroy personally commanded, especially the most reliable troops in his hands, that is, the two fleets of the Black Crusaders, and fought several very beautiful annihilation battles. Two local troops in the Princess Star Region responsible for reconnaissance and delay were eliminated, and a planet with good infrastructure was conquered and used as a reserve for the entire army. At the same time, the entire army rushed forward rapidly, and Reyaduches was already within the distance of two star shuttles.

The persuasiveness of victory is still stronger than words.

The army, which was re-energized, finally arrived in Reyaduches a week later.

Here, they won a brilliant victory.

The reason why it is described as brilliant is of course not that they occupied the target without bloodshed.

On the contrary, the Ironclad Legion still has a strong defense arrangement in their home. Starports, star fortresses, planetary void shields, dense orbital gun fortresses... all the necessary defense facilities are there. There is even a strong mobile fleet deployed here. At the same time, the cumulative number of Ironclad Space Marines found in the battle has exceeded one thousand, not to mention that the Royal Princess Legion, as an above-level auxiliary army, has also exerted strength comparable to that of the well-known Star Army.

But under Leroy's offensive, they defeated the enemy in a month.

The planet has not been completely occupied, but the important strategic points mentioned above are already under their control.

Then, Leroy couldn't wait to pass the news of victory to all parties.

Western Front, Southern Front, Holy Terra...

In addition to the victory report, he also said pragmatically that next, they will stay in Readuches for a while to clear the resistance forces on the ground and consolidate the planet's defense system. For example, repairing the planetary void shield is the top priority.

They will be here, waiting for the victory meeting with Commander-in-Chief Gu and Captain Salilius.

And this message is also the last battle report received by the Empire from the Northern Front Legion.

On the third day after they conquered Reyaduches, the shadow of the subspace that covered the sky and the sun completely blocked the Queen Star Region, and no news could be transmitted.

At the same time, Lefu, Jianmen, Anguang, Baimu, Tangu... these five star regions in the Spider Web Universe under the nominal control of the North and West Fronts began to see large-scale digestion of infected people and biological ships rising from the ground.

Even in the Magre Universe, this situation occurred.

At the same time, the main force of the Iron Armor Legion, which Salilius claimed to have been defeated by them in his report, suddenly appeared from the west, from the direction of the Magre Universe, and surrounded Salilius' main force from west to east.

From the Queen Star Region, a large-scale insect nest fleet surrounded Salilius from east to west.

At this time, the main force of Salilus was still at the junction of the White Curtain Star Domain and the Princess Star Domain, engaged in the clearing of local infected people and digestive pools.