Xia Chujian's strategy was to quickly take away the three Longevity Flying Fish and evacuate.
That was their mission, after all.
As for Haidagong's true purpose, such as seizing their Starry Sky Cruiser, attacking the Beichen Empire, and occupying Guiyuan Star, she could wait until she returned and discuss it with the truly powerful figures.
Relying on their group alone, even if they integrated all 20,000 Starry Sky Marines, they wouldn't stand a chance.
They might really be trapped here...
Moreover, Xia Chujian didn't reveal all the intelligence she had overheard about Haidagong.
But even the information she did reveal was enough to shock the four people in front of her.
They weren't Gene Evolvers, and if Haidagong and the Shang People had conventional Thermal Weapons, their Mecha might be damaged in battle.
Once damaged, this place would become their burial ground!
At this moment, there was no need to hesitate any longer.
Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, Sun Jiahao, and Li Dali immediately said, "Captain, we'll listen to you!"
"We'll take the Longevity Flying Fish and evacuate!"
Xia Chujian nodded, "Alright, if everyone agrees, let's prepare."
"The three Longevity Flying Fish are too large, and one Interstellar Airship can only carry one."
"Lieutenant Mao and Second Lieutenant Chu, return to the Starry Sky Cruiser immediately and bring two more Interstellar Airships."
"We'll meet up directly ahead."
Traveling to the South Pole by Interstellar Airship would take nearly five hours.
There were now less than five hours left.
Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, Sun Jiahao, and Li Dali saluted and left immediately.
Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan wasted no time, quickly heading to the bottom Hold, climbing into a Small Combat Aircraft, and flying towards the Starry Sky Cruiser outside the high-altitude atmosphere.
Xia Chujian had only brought a thousand Starry Sky Marines and the four of them down to scout.
Only two days had passed, and they had already gathered so much intelligence and obtained so many spoils of war.
Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan fastened their seat belts, exchanged a glance, and started the Small Combat Aircraft.
They both felt that Xia Chujian had killed more than just those Alligator Dragons this time...
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While Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan were heading to the Starry Sky Cruiser outside the atmosphere, Chu Qingchen was holding a meeting with his team to discuss their next strategy.
They were stationed at the Equator and should have sent the Starry Sky Marines down to scout long ago.
But because of Xia Chujian's interference, the Starry Sky Marines had found an opportunity to practice with the Mecha.
Moreover, Xia Chujian had locked down their five Starry Sky Cruisers for twelve hours, and they had only recently unlocked the automatic controls of those hatches.
The five of them emerged from their respective Interstellar Airships and gathered in the Captain's Room of Chu Qingchen's Interstellar Airship for a meeting.
They had discussed it for several hours but couldn't come up with a good idea.
Lü Luyu scratched her originally pretty short hair in frustration, almost turning it into a bird's nest.
She said, "It's all that damned Xia Chujian's fault!"
"We must not let her leave this planet alive!"
The other four didn't speak, as if they hadn't heard, and naturally changed the subject.
Hui Zhifeng frowned and said, "Letting the Starry Sky Marines practice with the Mecha isn't a big problem."
"The nuclear radiation outside is indeed too severe. If they lose their combat effectiveness too quickly, how will we complete our mission?"
"Are we five the only ones who can catch the Longevity Flying Fish?"
Zhuo Hanchen immediately said, "Of course not, we were born to be leaders, we don't need to do everything ourselves."
Ji Nabi lowered her eyes and said, "I still want to complete the mission and go home as soon as possible. I don't know if we have to stay for two weeks..."
This place, she really had enough of it! Ji Nabi only wanted to earn military merits and be promoted to Major, so she could use that rank to transfer to a clerical job in the military.
There was no way she would be cannon fodder! Everyone had their own plans, so they could never reach an agreement.
Chu Qingchen smoked several cigarettes and drank three cups of coffee, his heart constantly in turmoil.
For some reason, he had been in an extremely bad mood all day.
Before, it was indeed because Xia Chujian had forcefully interfered with his ship, and he was naturally unhappy.
But later he wasn't sure, it was as if something bad was about to happen.
Just as Chu Qingchen wanted to smoke again, he suddenly blinked, then stood up and said, "I'm going to the washroom."
"When I get back, you better have come up with a plan."
After Chu Qingchen finished speaking, he got up and left.
He came to the washroom inside the Captain's Room's private suite, closed the door, and then raised his hand to pull out the Quantum Optical Brain's virtual screen.
Someone had sent him a message.
[X]: Shang People are attacking, be vigilant.
Chu Qingchen was greatly shocked.
He stared fixedly at the message, turned around and left the washroom, and came to the Captain's Room outside.
He stood in front of the four people, his face solemn, and said, "No need to discuss, the enemy has already arrived, we prepare for battle!"
The four of them were all shocked.
Lü Luyu even cried out, "Brother Chu, what are you talking about?!"
Zhuo Hanchen and Hui Zhifeng looked at each other, then looked at Chu Qingchen, and said, "Qingchen, is the news reliable?"
Ji Nabi's whole body was trembling.
She tried to suppress her panic and said in a low voice, "Where are the enemies? Are they those Shang People?"
Just thinking about the appearance of the Shang People, she felt like she could throw up on the spot! Chu Qingchen said, "Who knows, quickly issue orders and prepare for battle!"
He smiled with a hint of gloom in his eyes: "Anyway, those Starry Sky Marines have been practicing in Mecha for twelve hours!"
Now that things had reached this point, the four of them no longer hesitated.
Zhuo Hanchen asked, "How do we fight? Does First Lieutenant Chu have a plan?"
Chu Qingchen said, "Look at the radar first."
With that, he turned on the Interstellar Airship's built-in radar scanning system, as well as the convertible imaging equipment.
A virtual display screen three meters wide and one meter high appeared in the spacious room of the Captain's Room.
Soon, the scene outside the Airship appeared on it.
It was about one o'clock in the middle of the night, and it was pitch black outside.
Even last night's moonlight was gone.
Dark clouds covered the sky, completely obscuring the moonlight and starlight.
Only the radar's far-infrared scanning system could clearly show the situation outside.
Their five Interstellar Airships were parked very close together.
Roughly lined up in a row on the same line.
They were less than ten meters apart from each other.
When taking off, they needed to take off in order, otherwise, the simultaneous rotation of the engines would have a bad impact on each other.
But in this pitch-black night, they saw teams of sneaky, strangely shaped humanoid creatures carrying guns, approaching their five Airships.
"These are Shang People." Zhuo Hanchen said thoughtfully, "There are also some other humanoid creatures, I can't recognize what kind they are."
The Shang People and those humanoid creatures appeared so numerous on the virtual display screen.
Dense and numerous, like ants.
Chu Qingchen, without betraying any emotion, sent an instruction to the main control console.
Soon, the radar system scanned the approaching Shang People and humanoid creatures, producing data displayed on the virtual screen.
"There are Shang People and unidentified humanoid creatures approaching, wielding ranged or melee weapons. Initial estimate: around forty thousand."
The five of them gasped.
Ji Nabi quickly said, "Qingchen, we only have five thousand people! How can we possibly defeat them?!"
Lü Luyu, being rather careless, hadn't paid attention to what Chu Qingchen had said earlier, and asked in confusion, "Why can't we defeat them?! Our five thousand people are all equipped with Mecha! Isn't that more than enough to deal with those Shang People who fight with sticks and stones?"
"No matter how many of them there are, they're just delivering food!"
Ji Nabi smiled wryly and said, "A-Lu, look again. Are those Shang People really holding sticks and stones?"
Only then did Lü Luyu take a closer look, and her eyes immediately flickered, clearly frightened as well.
Chu Qingchen didn't speak for a long time, then slapped the table and said, "We have to fight even if we can't win!"
"I'm going to give a pre-battle speech!"
With that, he opened the public channel of the five Interstellar Airships and projected himself onto the virtual screens of all five Airships.
He first showed everyone the video recording from the radar scan.
Then, he said with great sorrow, "Brothers of the Marine Corps, the situation has changed!"
"Our radar has just detected that approximately forty thousand Shang People and unidentified humanoid creatures are approaching our base."
"I hope everyone can put aside past grievances, unite, and fight to the death against the Shang People and their accomplices!"
The Starry Sky Marines in the lower holds exchanged glances, all eager to try.
Although the images in the video weren't very clear, it was obvious that there were a lot of Shang People and their accomplices coming.
But they have Mecha now!
It's more than twice as strong as the previous Military Exoskeleton! So they all shouted in unison, "Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"
Chu Qingchen's voice was full of excitement and encouragement, saying, "Marines, you are all brave and good at fighting. If we win this time, I will request meritorious service awards from the Military for everyone!"
After he finished speaking, he had Zhuo Hanchen come out to explain the battle strategy to everyone.
Zhuo Hanchen used a laser pointer as a guide, pointing to several locations on the virtual screen and saying, "We happen to have five Interstellar Airships, each with one thousand people on board."
"Everyone will be divided into five teams according to their respective Airships, and ambush at these five strongholds."
"When the Shang People and their accomplices come to these places, we will all attack together and catch them by surprise!"
"We will notify everyone of the specific time to launch the charge through the communication system inside the Mecha!"
"Now I order, move out!"
At Zhuo Hanchen's command, the Starry Sky Marines, who had already gathered in the lower holds of the five Interstellar Airships, flew out one after another from the opened hatches in the bottom of the Airships.
They were all fully armed and wearing Mecha, most of them three meters tall, and a few wearing six-meter-tall Mecha, who were the commanders among these Marines.
After these Starry Sky Marines left the Airships one by one and ambushed at the locations designated by Chu Qingchen and the others, the five-person team breathed a sigh of relief.
Hui Zhifeng then said with some worry, "...Qingchen, you didn't mention earlier that those Shang People and their accomplices have conventional Thermal Weapon."
Chu Qingchen smiled without saying a word.
This is the first update. The second update will be at one o'clock in the afternoon.
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