Chapter 659, Unhappiness Is Suppressed

When the alliance arrived, Salilius's first concern was not the problem of troop strength, but the problem of supply.

The ammunition and munitions reserves of the large forces on the Western Front, especially the reserves of advanced weapons and equipment, can sustain a month of high-intensity combat at most.

This is still an overall situation.

Due to the uneven distribution of materials and the poor logistics due to the war, serious ammunition shortages have occurred on some planets. With the support of the battle report, the front line had to face the attack of the swarm of insects after running out of ammunition. It was brave enough, but in the end, it was inevitable that they were completely submerged in the endless sea of ​​​​insects.

Unfortunately, in such a tight transportation capacity, in order to ensure the priority of the operation of warships, the fuel supply of transport ships was also greatly reduced.

There is no way.

Warships must be guaranteed first, otherwise when the enemy army presses in, their own warships will not be able to run due to fuel problems, which will be a big problem.

What's more, the bugs coming from the east are still okay, as they are firmly blocked by the defense line; the iron armor coming from the west is really a big trouble. Not only did they fight fiercely with Salisius's troops in several major battlefields, but they also had the upper hand. It was only a matter of time before they were defeated. Moreover, they still had the spare capacity to send many small fleets and small troops into the hinterland of the control area of ​​the Western Front Corps to carry out harassment.

Without the cover of warships, relying solely on transport ships, they could only become prey to the enemy fleet.

The arrival of Martins directly solved the two most headache-inducing problems for Salisius.

Before he set off, he was reminded by Gu Hang and realized that after Salisius's retreat was cut off, the biggest problem and risk was logistics.

So, when he came, he brought a large number of transport ships.

The abundant supplies were enough to solve Salisius's predicament.

Moreover, the power in Martins' hands was enough to directly affect the balance of victory or defeat in the key battle, not to mention that the most direct request at the moment was that the Alliance could transport the corresponding logistical resources to the right place.

After a brief discussion, Martins agreed to Salisius' request.

Then, more than a dozen battlefields that were most critical due to lack of supplies received the first support from the Alliance.

These places were basically concentrated on the western front of the battlefield.

After replenishing the logistics, they could have stabilized the front line by their own strength, not to mention that with the arrival of supplies, there were also elite divisions of the Alliance, so they could simply launch a counterattack!

Many attacks were thwarted in succession, and even one of them could be regarded as a key battlefield. Iron Armor only suffered a small loss in these battles, but the total loss was not small.

At least 500 Iron Armor Space Marines infected died in this stage of the battle.

Compared with the possible 10,000-man army of Iron Armor, the number may not be a big deal. But if you really look at it, 500 people are equivalent to half of a full-strength battle group.

The most important thing is that after many attacks were frustrated and suffered a lot of losses, the Iron Armor's offensive had to slow down. They dared not send troops recklessly to enter the belly of the Western Front to carry out all-round harassment operations.

The threat to the main force of the Sun Legion was immediately reduced.

Taking this opportunity, the fleet under Martins's command even separated a force to escort a large number of transport ships to transport the important materials needed by Salilius to him.

Among them, the most important ship-specific fuel, that is, those compressed energy crystals, directly made Salilius's fleet on the verge of paralysis active again.

Warships can be dispatched at full frequency, transport ships can also run, and there are ammunition and supplies sent by the Alliance, enough for them to transport.

It's not that before the Alliance came, they couldn't even run the fleet. It's just that when the logistics are cut off, even if the temporary reserves are enough, the psychological pressure will become very great. When fighting, we must not only look at the present, but also look at the future. In order to last longer, we must naturally try our best to preserve supplies, and the fleet's operating efficiency will definitely not be improved.

Now we don't have to worry about these things, and the efficiency will naturally increase.

Even, there is help from the alliance. The alliance's ships transported a large amount of supplies to the base camp of Salisius, and it was not enough. Under the deployment, they also helped them wholeheartedly and transported these supplies to the front-line battlefield.

There is no doubt that the alliance helped a lot.

So much so that in a recent report to Holy Terra, Salilius lamented:

"Emperor, if it weren't for the help of the Alliance, we don't know how many casualties we would have suffered, and even annihilation is possible. I must say this: in this war, the Alliance led by Gu Hang played the greatest role on the southern front."

"If they hadn't destroyed the Alfonzo fleet, it would have been extremely difficult for the western and northern fronts to face the powerful attack of the Dark Mechanicus; if they hadn't conquered the Nepeta star field and forced the Dragon King's Spear to surrender, we would have faced greater pressure during the offensive; if they hadn't conquered the entire Alfonzo star field, the entire Mechanicus would have integrated its power, and we would have faced the triple threat of the Iron Armored Infected, the Zerg, and the rebellious Mechanicus. In that case, perhaps the war would have failed."

His words caused dissatisfaction among many people in Holy Terra.

The reason is very simple. Among the several battle lines, only the Western Front represents the authority of the Holy Terra Government. They all hope that the Western Front will win a great victory in a normal war and win the most important merit. By then, the Ortopis Regiment will be the direct lineage of the high lords, the fleet will be the Solar Fleet, and the Astra Militarum will be the Solar Legion... If they win and have the greatest merit, the generals and officers will be rewarded according to their merits. From the formation of the legion to the provision of logistics, from making decisions to resolutely implementing the rear leaders, they will all be waiting for the political benefits and the huge prestige they should gain.

As a result, you, the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, Salilius, said that the Alliance was the greatest contributor?

You are still the head of the direct lineage!

But no matter how much dissatisfaction there is, you have to hold it back at this moment.

The life and death of the entire Western Front Legion is now in the hands of the Alliance.

What political benefits and political prestige can only be obtained after the war is won.

If they lose the war, or even lose all the troops on the Western Front, then everything will be in vain.

That will not only be a major blow to the prestige of the Holy Terra government, but also a serious loss in strength: even if the rich, powerful Holy Terra represents the central government of the empire, it will be very difficult to immediately form a force of the size of the Western Front Army.

Those who are unhappy can only be unhappy in their hearts, and they must praise the alliance and look forward to new changes in the war.

The remarks on Holy Terra will not affect Salilius.

He has already started to meet with Martins.

The two supreme commanders have already started to discuss the counterattack.

At present, their situation has improved, and their troops are sufficient. The goal is definitely not just to maintain the status quo.

Of course, they want to go further and win the war.