4 Modifying the Battle Mecha (1/2)

Tian Xing Jian felt dejected after seeing the firm look that the two female Federation soldiers had on him. Maybe if he were facing two ugly individuals, the fatty could boldly and confidently throw a few sentences shamelessly - ”I’ve already helped you take care of the one escorting you. Quickly escape on your own.”

But now, seeing these two subdued, enticing beautiful women in front of him, Fatty could not say anything.

If he threw them aside, they would certainly be unable to escape; furthermore, there was a huge chance that they would be killed while escaping or perhaps sentenced to death after being captured. There were plenty of methods to sentence one to death, and the most probable one would be to get beaten to death by the Imperial soldiers. According to the current situation in the enemy’s base, there were plenty of uses for these two female captives. Being the forward base of the Imperial Army, they did not build any camps for prisoners of war. With two beautiful Federation female captives being sent here, the fatty knew with just a little bit of thinking what they would be used for.

But now that their escorts were killed, whether or not it was done by the captives themselves, they would not be able to escape. Also, Gyaca Woods’ brutal treatment of captives was something everyone knew about. Should a single captive attempt to run away, the Imperial Army would shoot every single captive that belonged to the same section as the escapee to death. In other circumstances when they could not capture any prisoners of wars or were afraid of bringing these burdens along, the captives would beburied alive, burned to death, used as guinea pigs for scientific experiments, locked within the broken civilian spaceships to be used as drones, and many other cruel treatments.

Thinking of how these two beautiful female soldiers who were akin to flowers would be ravaged by the Imperial soldiers, Fatty could not bear to do it, but at the same time, he felt furious and kind of jealous. This was the sickness all males had. There were some things which he himself actually could not do and neither would he want others to do. But, escaping from this forest was easy. What was after that - trying to avoid the enemy’s patrol team and defense lines while bringing the two female captives across the open plains that spanned a few kilometers long before successfully escaping - was even harder than transcending the heavens.

”You girls… mn, I mean… how did you girls become captives?” Fatty felt that the current expressions of the two female soldiers were not friendly at all. Looking at himself, he did not feel anything amiss. He had also not come to the understanding that the shyness was the result of the display of his glorious self moments ago in front of the two women.

”The northeastern part of the urban district had been invaded. That was where I was captured.” The beautiful pilot soon cast away the humiliation she felt from the performance of the fatty when he had stripped himself some moments ago. Pointing to the other female soldier, she added, ”She was captured there as well. She is the doctor of an Air Force battalion.”

”What happened to the urban district then? How far has the enemy’s attacks reached?” To ensure that there was no other Empire patrol team that would coincidently meet the three unlucky souls, the fatty continued to observe his surroundings prudently.

”The first defense line was breached yesterday night. The enemy borrowed a total of close to 200 heavy-sized mechas and 500 medium-sized mecha to bulldoze their way into our two united divisions. The team on alert charged forward in a bid to regain control of our base, yet it was too late. Even if the enemy had not taken over our airport, it would have still taken them at least a week to breach the first defense line.” The beautiful female pilot prioritized more on her external appearances rather than her safety. After accepting the circumstances, she sat down before untying her hair while holding the rubber band in her mouth and attempted to comb her hair.

Her actions truly charmed the fatty. He had to spend a large amount of effort before turning his eyes away from her soft and white pair of hands.

”However, our current circumstances aren’t that bad yet. Even though the 6th Division Aviation Squadron and the backup 9th Division didn’t prevent the Gyaca Woods’ Battle Mecha Division from breaching the defense lines, they had still stalled them for over 3 hours, thus preventing them from flanking us. Most of the teams stationed in the first defense line had already safely returned without huge losses.” Tying her hair into a ponytail with the rubber band, the beautiful female pilot seemingly became more vibrant and lively.

”Then right now, the situation between the first and second defense lines…” Fatty had seemingly thought of something.

”It’s not positive… Fundamentally, those regions have been occupied by the Gyaca Woods Empire. When we came over, other than small regions with people resisting the invasion, most of the remaining Federation Army had already retreated south of the Su Peng Mang River. Right now, the enemy is reorganizing their troops in preparation to attack our second defense line,”the female pilot used her two hands to hold up her chin as she spoke. Her current expression was solemn.

”It’s truly the end. Somehow, what I feared has come true,” the fatty sighed in despair within his heart. Even though he had assessed the overall situation from the Imperial Army’s actions and organization, there had still been some hope in his heart. But now, the situation had finally been confirmed. Surrounding them was the Imperial Army. Either they would be captured in the forest or the enemy would play hide-and-seek with them until the war ended. If not, he could only depend on his own strength to retreat to the second defense line.

Fatty’s expression was downcast. The intention in his heart revolved around thousands of different possibilities. He himself could not even guarantee that he could get out of his current predicament, and yet he now had to bring these two burdens along…

The moment he thought of something vile, he felt someone pulling on the hem of his clothes. Raising his head, he saw the fresh and pure female doctor soldier pulling it. She had an expression that seemed like a smile yet was not a smile — an expression that showed that she had more or less guessed what the fatty was thinking. Even though she was still resentful over what had happened earlier, her clear eyes were full of trust. Fatty immediately surrendered. Damn your mother, so what if he died! The more people they had, the more power there would be. Maybe he could escape if he utilized the initial plan, but where would he escape to?

Thinking about the direction he should take, he frowned. New Rome was filled with a massive military force and was definitely a no go for him. As for the urban district or military base near New Rome, they were also being occupied on a large scale by the Imperial Army and was another place they could not proceed. The only remaining safe place should be the capital of this planet, Jialipalan City.

Jialipalan City was one of the three low-lying cities of Miracolo Planet. Other than having a completely intact ecology chain in the three big lakes, it was surrounded by mountains, giving the capital natural protection. With six aviation bases and over 300 guided missiles hidden within the surrounding mountains, the Imperial Army could not easily send supplies via the air. Without any ground forces, occupying this place was merely done with words.

If the Imperial Army’s land forces descended within the basin (referring to the city), there would be complex geological circumstances, fast changing weather, and precipitous mountain ranges. Even the best ground-based Battle Mechas would have to split up. With the intention of conquering this area, Gyaca Woods Imperial Army could only gather all their aviation squadron and attack from the sky, destroying the opponent’s anti-air system and forcibly taking control over the airfield while simultaneously attacking the two expressway leading to the basin. However, these expressways had already been heavily fortified by the Federation, and furthermore, these expressways were built amongst the mountains with many bridges and tunnels. Thus, the Federation would have plenty of options to defend these places against the Imperial Army, as they could create many obstacles for them.

At the very least, even after the large scale arrival of the Imperial Army’s land force, the forward command center in the capital, Jialipalan, was still able to send out commands via signals. The broadcast by the capital towards the citizens on Miracolo Planet allowed them to continue their resistance against the enemy. This implied that the capital had not yet been fully conquered.

Even if the capital was conquered, the surrounding chains of ten thousand mountains was the ideal place to hide. There was dense vegetation, forests, and many wild animals located within. To a scout-trained Tian Xing Jian, bringing with him two beautiful girls amidst the mountains, building a treehouse or finding a cave to live in, and eating the wild animals and plants made him feel like he was living as an immortal.

Continuing his thoughts of living in seclusion with the two women, Fatty made his decision.

”Let’s head north, taking a detour around the land base of the enemy before heading east towards Jialipalan.” Fatty firmly waved his hand and used a staunch tone to encourage himself.

”Jialipalan? That’s like a few thousand kilometers away!” the female pilot opened her eyes widely.

”How are we getting there?” the pure female doctor soldier’s glittering eyes held some bewilderment within as she asked, ”There are enemies all around us.”

”Gyaca Woods Empire simultaneously deployed their soldiers in over forty cities. Other than surrounding the entire capital and to isolate the Federation forces’ most important junctions, they have no need to control other empty lands.” Fatty felt as if he was some genius regarding military matters. The accumulated experience from the past half year of escaping over 20 times has allowed him to familiarize himself with the Imperial Army’s method of war. With a tone of certainty, he continued, ”The area of these empty lands is so great that they can’t be bothered to monitor them. Their focus should only be our capital and the military bases. As long as they can closely monitor those targets of theirs, it is enough for them. Leaving the cities without any food supply, nobody will be able to raise a resistance force in these desolate lands.”

”Furthermore, they do not have enough manpower,” as Fatty continued to talk, he continued contemplating as he started to get a clearer picture of what was happening, ”What they want to control are the already-occupied Galileo Galaxy’s 4 human-populated planets and the Newton Galaxy’s Miracolo No.2 Planet. These 5 planets contain the majority of their land forces. This planet should be the final destination of the Gyaca Woods Empire during this war. They do not have enough time to fully control these 6 planets. What they need most is time.”

”In the past, they usually chose the most important cities within a planet to forcibly conquer, causing the defense of the entire planet to be fragmented in a way that prevents cities from aiding one another. Thereafter, they will continue with a full-blown attack in other cities. Focusing their full firepower on the human-populated cities will give them greater chances of surrounding these places. However, this time, their entire force has only targeted 40 cities out of over 60 cities. This means that they either do not have enough manpower or their reinforcement is still on the way, thus preventing them from attacking all the cities,” the fatty continued with his analysis before concluding with such a shocking conclusion.

He did not continue to say anything after. This conclusion was enough to create goosebumps as he thought, ”Only when they strategically attack the land defense forces will they be able to realize their efforts with the greatest chance of success. Accurately destroying our land defenses before using the least amount of manpower to conquer the surrounding cities. We have many other bases hidden underground or within the mountains, yet they have been completely destroyed. The two space fleets in charge of Galileo Galaxy’s defense has also lost their battle in such a short period oftime, as if they gave way. It seems that there’s a spy amongst the higher-ups in the Federation. After all, it’s not easy for an ordinary to procure military secrets regarding our six human-populated planets.”

Once he thought of this, Fatty’s initially firm analysis started to be shaken once again. ”If that’s the case, the capital Jialipalan’s defense…” Fatty turned sullen. For a machinery engineer to analyze a single problem to such an extent was enough to cause headaches.

”If a single machinery engineer was able to think of such issues cropping up, I bet the Supreme Headquarters would have thought of it as well!” he consoled himself, thinking that it was such a joke to worry for others.

”But you haven’t told us how to escape from this place,” the female pilot felt irritable.

Tian Xing Jian pointed to the recently destroyed and abandoned mecha in the battlefield close by as he said, ”We’ll use them as parts to build a transport vehicle. Right now, this location has become the forward base of operations of the enemy. If that’s the case, the northern location where the transport ship arrived should slowly be given up. Their supplies and manpower would slowly turn towards the other forward bases like this.” He pointed to the northern side where a few mountain ranges could be seen, ”The further north we go, the more slack their defenses will get. As long as we have an opportunity to escape to the plains north of this forest and enter the forest at the foot of that mountain, we’ll have escaped the control zone of the Imperial Army.”

”Then what should we do now?” the pure female doctor soldier softly asked.