Chapter 236: Being a Little Genius in Battle Command

140 kilometers away from the space elevator is the No. 13 temporary camp of the first battle group in the "Free Recovery" combat operation.

Due to the deterrence of orbital strikes, the remaining imperial soldiers have retreated to the vicinity of the city, and some have even hidden directly in the city.

The nearest imperial troops detected so far are also near the city 110 kilometers away.

The 155 self-propelled artillery equipped in the armored brigade combat team and the 155mm straight and curved dual-purpose electrothermal chemical gun equipped on some heavy multi-legged tanks cannot pose any threat at this distance.

Although long-range strike means such as cruise missiles have been harassing the camp in recent days.

But they were basically intercepted by high-energy laser air defense vehicles and HCP.

As for the only long-range rockets and long-range tactical missiles that can really pose a threat, because these things are not in the organization of the armored brigade combat team, the priority of deployment is relatively low.

So at that time, the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet did not even have time to deploy.

And because the supply has been cut off, the remaining imperial soldiers do not intend to continue to waste ammunition, so the intensity of the attack in recent days has been significantly reduced.

That is why the temporary camps of the First Battle Group dare to use the "fast wall-building technology" to arrange them in open areas.

The so-called "First Battle Group" actually refers to the coalition of 7 private military companies and local garrison forces deployed to the ground through the "Pillar of Heaven II".

According to the battle plan made by an unknown "little genius", the 15 winning companies were divided into 4/7/4 groups and deployed to the three continents of Rubion V through three orbital elevators.

Among them, the seven companies where Amber is located form the First Battle Group, which is also the strongest among the three battle groups in terms of comprehensive strength.

According to this "genius" battle plan, the First Battle Group will serve as the main attack force and fight against the main force of the imperial army on the continent.

Because the transportation capacity of the "Pillar of Heaven II" is the strongest among the three space elevators, the troops sent down through it are also the largest on the three continents.

After completing the "clearance" work of the other two continents, the second and third battle groups will quickly move in and form a siege with the first battle group.

"Banning, which idiot came up with this plan? I really want to slap him in the face for this plan."

Amber, who was walking in the No. 14 temporary camp, looked at the macro plan of the "Free Recovery" campaign on the terminal, and her face turned black with anger.

"Boss, I heard that this plan was formulated by the commander-in-chief of the campaign, and also the commander-in-chief of the first battle group, Major General Benjamin. Before you arrived, I went to the joint combat command for a meeting and met this person."

Banning, who was wearing a combat exoskeleton and fully armed and walking beside Amber, said.

He and the veterans of his teaching team were actually worried after seeing the combat quality of the friendly forces in the past two days.

"Benjamin? The commander of the Rubion 5 garrison? The idiot who sent his combined brigades to "add fuel" one by one and finally lost half of his troops?"

"Yes, Boss."

"Oh, I'm really fucked."

After entering a board room that served as a temporary headquarters, Amber fell on a chair that allowed soldiers wearing exoskeletons to sit down and rest after the reinforced structure.

"Who gave him the courage to think that the troops of these private military companies could go head-to-head with the Empire's expeditionary forces?"

Amber looked at the ceiling of the temporary headquarters speechlessly.

"Yes, maybe these private military companies have advanced weapons and equipment and look very combat-capable.

But how many years has the federal army not fought a serious war? Even the regular army has little actual combat experience, let alone these private military companies or defense contractors.

Aren't the troops of these private military companies usually obsessed with security wars like these planetary garrisons?"

Banninger listened to Amber's words and nodded in agreement.

He was one of the first combatants deployed by Atlas, so he was familiar with the situation on Rubion V during this period.

And he had also faced the Imperial Army on Robert V, so he naturally knew the combat capabilities of the Imperial Army.

Even if Amber didn't say it, he could see that the "cobbled together" army of the Rubion Galaxy Autonomous Government could not fight against the remnants of the Empire.

"The only good news I heard since I arrived was that the Empire did not have time to deploy long-range fire support forces, otherwise we might have been bombed long ago."

Listening to Baninger's words, Amber also smiled bitterly.

"The bad news is that we didn't have it either."

"Hahahaha!"

The two "veterans" who had experienced the Battle of Robert IV couldn't help laughing in the temporary command center.

The two Roma Marines standing guard outside were a little confused when they heard the laughter in the command center.

These two officers obviously went in with dark faces, so why are they laughing like this now?

However, the training in the past six months has made them put away this kind of curiosity that they shouldn't have.

"Forget it, stop laughing. Let's get down to business."

Amber turned on the holographic projection platform of the headquarters and projected the map of Rubion V.

"At present, what we need to face on this continent is the most powerful force among the remnants of the empire."

He pointed to the largest continent of Rubion V, where the Atlas troops were located, and continued:

"According to intelligence, there is only one armored brigade combat team and one infantry brigade combat team on each of the other two continents.

So we have to face four armored brigade combat teams and one infantry brigade combat team.

Although they suffered some casualties after the orbital strike, I estimate that they were not seriously injured. Combined with the casualties in the previous battle, the maximum loss is less than 15%."

As he spoke, the holographically projected map showed the soldier cards representing the enemy troops and the corresponding organization information.

"According to the 15% loss just mentioned, our so-called 'First Battle Group' will also face an imperial 'remnant' with more than 80 HCPs, more than 200 heavy multi-legged tanks or main battle tanks, more than 500 infantry fighting vehicles or armored transport vehicles, and more than 5,500 mobile infantry. I haven't counted their other combatants, self-propelled artillery, combat engineers, and various support forces."

The organization of the Federation and the Empire's troops is not a secret. You can get a rough idea by just going to a military forum.

Not to mention that Amber also has Lilith to collect data, so she has a clearer understanding of the organization of the main forces of both sides.

"Boss, so you mean that this battle will be difficult, or there will be a risk of failure?"

Banninger's voice was very serious. After seeing the military cards and the densely packed troop organization table, he also realized that the problem he was facing now might be more serious than he thought.

"It's not like we'll fail, but it'll be a tough fight."

Amber operated on the holographic projection platform again, and then placed a fleet icon above the planet model, and displayed the soldier card of the 'First Battle Group' near the 'Pillar of Heaven II'.

"We are not completely without advantages. At least on paper, our troops seem to be much larger than the Empire, and there is a fleet overhead that can provide orbital strike support. Forget it, call the command of the training team and the two battalions over, and have a short meeting to quickly review the situation."

"Understood, Boss!"

The temporary meeting did not last long, and it ended in less than 20 minutes.

The command of the Atlas combat unit finally understood what the situation was.

The coalition of the company and the garrison had an absolute advantage in terms of paper numbers, and also had the firepower and intelligence support of the fleet in orbit.

After taking down the three space elevators, there was no need to worry about supply issues for the time being.

Although the 'remnants' of the Empire on Rubion V were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, their combat effectiveness was much higher than that of the coalition forces.

Amber felt that if it was under normal circumstances, the brigade-level combat teams on the opposite side would be able to defeat the coalition forces in minutes, and the casualty ratio would definitely be very exciting.

Unfortunately, this is not a "normal situation".

The biggest problem facing the remnants of the empire now is that they cannot get any high-level firepower support and battlefield intelligence support, and there is no follow-up supply.

Food and drinking water are okay, there is always a way to replenish them on the spot.

Various batteries can also be slowly charged by the subcritical reactors on HCP and mobile energy vehicles.

But there is really no place to replenish ammunition and fuel.

Especially various ammunition, it is really one less shot.

"Anyway, this is the situation. Although it is not very serious, it is definitely not something that can be easily survived.

I hope everyone can do a good job of ideological work for their subordinates when they go back, and be mentally prepared for the first large-scale battle, and they will have to fight a hard battle.

But you don't have to be too burdened. I have followed you to the front line. What else is there to be afraid of, right?"

After the meeting, everyone including Baninger quickly dispersed, and only Amber was left in the temporary command center.

Randall did not come this time, but stayed at the asteroid base, coordinating the construction of the asteroid base with George.

Isabel was also asked by Amber to stay in orbit. She and her intelligence analysis team were basically useless in ground combat.

So at this moment, Amber was left alone.

But he did not care about these, but continued to look at the intelligence about the remnants of the empire.

To be honest, the empire troops faced this time were only armored brigade combat teams and infantry brigade combat teams, which were actually easy to deal with.

There were no more mobile brigade combat teams that could contain and harass the battlefield.

The Star Dragon Empire Royal Army Expeditionary Division, which had not yet completed the military reform, was not equipped with division-level extended-range artillery and tactical missile units, which were long-range firepower that could threaten the coalition forces.

There were no orbital attack ships that could "lay eggs" at any time.

Although Amber had always been a little worried, the Empire's expeditionary fleet might not give up the three expeditionary divisions on Rubion V so easily, and might come back at any time.

But Amber felt that her luck shouldn't be that bad.

Moreover, the Federation Navy has already formed a local force advantage. Even if it can't defeat the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet, it can still hold them back.

In this case, as long as the Allied Command doesn't think about attacking them, and honestly "builds a strong camp and fights a stupid battle", it can always kill these imperial remnants that have been cut off from supplies.

“These people shouldn’t be that brain-dead, right?”