The fighting in the western theater only had a half-day break.

When night fell again, the main imperial force occupying the defense line of Outpost 1842 launched a more ferocious harassment war against Outpost 1840 than last night.

It's almost like a formal attack.

The reason is actually not much to say. If I really want to say something, it is that Outpost 1840 was still an area occupied by the Empire this morning, but now it has been recaptured by the Federation.

Some people in the Western Theater Command previously believed that it was not necessary to recapture outpost 1840 at this time, because half a day was not enough for them to repair all the defensive fortifications.

When the empire occupied Outpost 1840, although it had already repaired the relevant facilities and almost built a complete line of defense, it was in a hurry when it retreated and had no time to do more damage.

But after all, this is an era where firepower is king. There are countless high-energy and high-explosive weapons of destruction. If they are damaged casually, the Federation must invest a lot of resources and time to repair the defense line of Outpost 1840.

In addition to the firepower platform used to defend the attack, there are also outposts that can accommodate more troops that need to be repaired. If these cannot be completed, it will be extremely detrimental to the defense.

If we still stay at Outpost 1838, because the distance has become longer, the empire's attack at night cannot be so fierce, or it may even not launch an attack.

Although the Imperial orangutans are cold-resistant, once the marching distance is extended, they will need to carry more oxygen. Judging from the reserves of individual oxygen supply devices commonly used by the Empire, the distance between outposts 1842 and 1838 is enough.

Keep them from attacking.

But this time, before Ji Xinghe could say anything, Davis issued an order to regain and hold on to Outpost 1840.

"We didn't dare to fight when the independent group was here. What will we use to fight if the independent group is gone? If we retreat again and again, there will always be a time when we can no longer retreat. We have an advantage now, so we must use it as much as possible

Expand and seize the opportunity to regain more outposts, or continue to retreat. I choose the former."

This is the summary answer Davis gave when he was asked by the Battle Scar Canyon Theater Command. There is no need to mention the specific advantages. Everyone in the command has already seen the results of previous battles.

Not to mention the night attack by Ji Xinghe and Kai Dilin, just the three battles of the Independent Regiment in one day and one night, which has brought a very obvious advantage to the western theater.

In the first battle, facing the pursuit of 600 Imperial mechas, the Independent Regiment defeated 143 of them and defeated the remaining 457.

In the second battle, facing the Empire's night attack, the Independent Regiment defeated 207 aircraft and defended the defense line of outpost No. 1838.

In the third battle, facing 800 imperial mechas, the Independent Regiment achieved the rarest total annihilation in mecha field team battles. With the support of the Independent Regiment's commander Ji Xinghe, the Second Army and the Third Army of the Western Theater Unite jointly

The mecha corps composed of more than 500 mechas defeated the mecha corps.

Not counting the defeats in the Ji Xinghe support operation and the defeats in the night attack operations, the cumulative number of defeats in the three days since the independent regiment came to the western theater has reached 1,150.

The Empire does have more mechas than the Federation, and the number of mecha warriors is much greater than that of the Federation, but they are not endless.

Counting the number of Imperial mechas destroyed in the Western Theater in the past three days, the Empire has lost more than 1,700 mechas.

Moreover, more than 900 of the Imperial mechas could be repaired, transformed, and used by the Federation's mecha warriors, but the Empire failed to capture even a single Federation mecha.

Of course, those federal mechas that were destroyed and damaged can also be repaired and put into combat again. A large number of mecha warriors have been sacrificed, but the federation has more than 200,000 mecha warriors and no mechas to use, so at this stage, the federation has no mechas to use.

There is no shortage of mecha warriors.

Only the mecha is missing.

In such a situation where one is ebbing and the other is ebbing, even if the casualties in the western theater are high, the advantage is extremely obvious.

Therefore, the order to occupy outpost No. 1840 was carried out, and the order to defend this line of defense was also issued by the headquarters.

A total of sixteen mechas were defeated. The damaged independent regiment, including the regiment commander Ji Xinghe, all combatable mechas, all participated in the first night of defensive operations on the 1840th outpost defense line. This is what they came to do.

The third night in the Western Theater.

The empire wanted to replicate the independent regiment's combat goal last night, rushing into the defense line of outpost 1840 and wreaking havoc on the logistics and storage.

With only eighty-eight mechas left, the independent regiment shouldered the most arduous defensive task. They held on, and no mechas in the independent regiment were defeated or damaged that night.

When the sky became bright again, while the empire withdrew its troops to Line 1842, it nervously deployed heavy troops to guard their artillery positions, logistics warehouses, headquarters and other key locations.

The level of tension was higher than that of the people on the defense line in the Western Theater Zone when night fell.

The reason is simple, they do not have an independent group of Ji Galaxy.

But this time, the independent regiment did not launch an attack on their positions like yesterday morning. However, they had to deploy heavy troops and wasted defensive resources in vain.

It can be regarded as victory before fighting. This is the benefit of having deterrent power.

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"Ji Xinghe still has his soldiers, this is the limit."

In the imperial headquarters in Battle Scar Canyon, Yinan made a judgment.

After losing a large number of mechas and troops, he felt that he had found the limit of the independent regiment, so he came up with an idea.

"Are you sure?" Aida Kang said with a smile: "I have thought that I have found the limit of Ji Galaxy several times before, but the fact is that I was wrong every time."

Yinan was a little surprised when he heard this. Aida Kang, who likes to be called the general, almost never makes mistakes. Even if it is really wrong, it cannot say it so easily.

For example, in Aidakan's first operation to capture Ji Xinghe, six Duke-class mechas were dispatched, as well as a large number of mechas for coordinated operations, as well as a miniaturized weapon that was also very precious to the empire.

The jump gate device was used, but the result was equivalent to the annihilation of the entire army.

Of course, the Federation used nuclear weapons in that battle, so Adakan did not make a mistake. From an overall perspective, it actually made a contribution.

Because the Empire used nuclear weapons once, the Federation also has an opportunity to use nuclear weapons. It is much better to use nuclear weapons on Ji Xinghe than on the head of the Imperial Command in Battle Scar Canyon.

Another example is Ji Xinghe's challenge in the Battle of Vulture Mountain. It was precisely because Aida Kang believed that Ji Xinghe could not complete this challenge that the empire agreed despite its obvious advantages.

As a result, Ji Xinghe was completed.

Even though the number of Imperial mechas that were defeated within the three-hour challenge time limit was large, at the end of the mountain-challenging time limit, facing four Duke-class mechas and three Marquis-class mechas, the Empire was even more overwhelmed.

A shocking achievement.

The fact that a large number of conventional-level mechas were defeated, and the combat capabilities of Marquis and Duke were defeated, was the real reason for the empire's failure in the Battle of Vulture Mountain.

But if any orangutan in the empire were to review this battle, it would be impossible to refuse Ji Xinghe's challenge under the premise of an order to capture Ji Xinghe alive.

Therefore, this is not Adakan's fault.

"The general has not made mistakes. I may make mistakes, but as long as the general is here, I will not make mistakes."

Yinan's response made Aida Kang smile even happier.

Then it asked: "What are you going to do?"

Yinan pondered for a moment before speaking.

"I originally wanted to use the second line of defense to be breached as bait to put Ji Xinghe into a certain death situation. Of course, I would not kill him. But since the general gave me a reminder, then I will use the second line of defense to be defeated.

Break through to consume Ji Xinghe's power and consume the power that can support him. In the end, use the third line of defense as a bait to capture Ji Xinghe alive."

Aida Kang continued to smile and asked: "Is it worth it?"

It knew very well that there was a big difference between the breach of the defense line mentioned by Yinan and the breach of their first line of defense, that is, the defense line composed of the former imperial troops at Outpost 1840.

Although a large number of mechas were damaged in the first line of defense that had been breached, nearly 150,000 conventional troops were preserved, as well as an equal amount of combat supplies. In addition to oxygen, which was very valuable and important at the time,

Afterwards, it turned out to be the cheapest combat supplies.

The empire with the jump gate is so willful.

The breach of the second and third lines of defense mentioned by Yinan means that including the nearly 150,000 troops who retreated from the first line of defense, there are a total of 500,000 troops and the same amount of combat supplies.

They will all be wiped out by the Federation.

For the empire, this small amount of troops is of course nothing, but the resources consumed by sending so many troops to alien planets cannot be ignored by the empire.

Especially for the Imperial General Yinan in the Battle Scar Canyon Theater, if so many troops and supplies cannot be replenished in time after losing so much, then he may even lose the empire that has paid a huge price and is about to be completely occupied.

Battle Scar Canyon.

"worth."

When Yinan answered, he looked at the sky in a certain direction with reverence. He was inside the headquarters and was isolated by walls, so he couldn't actually see the sky.

But it is like seeing a planet in the galaxy where a certain star is located, or even seeing a towering building on that planet.

"Whatever your Majesty wants to do, no matter how high the price is, it is worth it."

"well said."

Aida Kang had already begun to applaud when he spoke, and then reminded: "Ji Xinghe has more than a hundred Marquis-level mechas, he actually has three hundred. Moreover, they may be transferred at any time."

Yinan was surprised. It didn't know how Aidakang knew the news, but it was sensible and didn't ask.

"Judging from the combat effectiveness displayed by the Marquis-class mechas driven by Ji Xinghe's soldiers, they are even worse than our Earl-class mechas. If there are two hundred, it won't be a big problem. If there are more than two hundred...

General."

Aida Kang smiled and nodded and said: "If you exceed two hundred, I will give you the Anti-Galaxy Squadron."

"Thank you, General."

With Adacon's support, Yinan began to put its ideas into action.

The first step is to withdraw troops from the original second line of defense and now the first line of defense.

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Ji Xinghe, who was repairing the mecha, received the news.

"It is normal to withdraw troops. On the defense line of Outpost 1842, they have accumulated more than 250,000 troops. They are consuming a large amount of survival materials every moment, which has exceeded the capacity limit of a defense line."

Chen Xun stood next to Ji Xinghe, watching Ji Xinghe's actions of repairing the mecha, and he had an unknowing feeling.
To be continued...