Starting from the Planetary Governor-Chapter 757 - 421, Supreme Command
Chapter 757: Chapter 421, Supreme Command?
Chapter 757: Chapter 421, Supreme Command?
“When Gu Hang first proposed to take the initiative to attack, I actually disagreed,”
Tilermungs’s voice arose next to Yelisia’s ear.
The naval battle that had erupted on the outskirts of Steel Wing Star was drawing to a close.
At this moment, the United Fleet of humanity was fiercely attacking the fleeing Green Skin Ships, trying to expand its victory as much as possible in the pursuit.
After the destruction of Green Skins’ number one ship, number two followed close behind.
The obliteration of the only two heavy cruisers caused a significant decline in the combat strength of the Green Skin Fleet.
This was just the comparison of hard power.
As the flagship of the Green Skin Ships, their pirate Military Governor was on that number one ship.
His death instantly left the huge Green Skin Fleet without a backbone.
Following the demise of the number two ship, along with several other ships not quite cruiser grade, but equally strong, being torn apart by Gu Hang in a similar way and having their Void Shields pierced, and then being destroyed by directed fire, the formation of the Green Skins’ Fleet collapsed.
They began to scatter and flee.
By this point, the Human Fleet had already secured a resounding victory beyond doubt.
The remaining task was to pursue the advantage and expand the results of the battle.
It was only then that Tilermungs finally found the time to pull someone aside for a chat.
Yelisia said with a light smile, “I also didn’t expect him to be able to go this far.”
“Then why did you still heed his command and charge forward without hesitation?”
“Because I trust him,” Yelisia said candidly, “Even though I didn’t know how he would do it or to what extent he could manage, I believe he’s not a foolish man.
He makes decisions for a reason.
The fact has proven that following his orders has brought us a brilliant victory.”
“Yes, a brilliant victory.”
At this thought, Tilermungs didn’t feel as elated as he should have been.
The victory itself was certainly exciting, but…
obviously, this victory was related to him, yet it was not his doing.
The problem he had foreseen earlier—the disunity and chaos in the command of the Human Fleet—seemed in need of resolution.
If Gu Hang had made his abilities clear before the battle, then when the entire fleet launched, how could he have appeared irresolute to the point of embarrassment?
He was sure he could have led the fleet to this victory as well.
However, he didn’t say these thoughts to Yelisia.
Seeing her, it was obvious she would support Gu Hang.
Tilermungs didn’t feel like he was stirring internal conflict.
Unified command was important, and as the Tianma Fleet Commander, a proper Imperial Navy General, he was rightfully the holder of the highest command of the navy.
…
The Concerto was also involved in the battle of hunting down the scattered Green Skin Fleet, but not much had to do with Gu Hang anymore.
Ripping open the energy shields of four Green Skin Ships, including the first and second, and also supporting the tens of thousands from the Valor Spirit Legion in their combat inside various Green Skin Ships, had taken a considerable toll on Gu Hang.
After all, he had only torn a small hole in the veil of reality, borrowing a portion of the power from the Storm God Kingdom, not becoming one with the essence of Subspace within the Divine Realm.
The difference between the two was quite substantial.
Gu Hang’s remaining Spiritual Energy was merely one-tenth of what it had been at its peak.
In a situation where the overall outcome was decided and only standard pursuit operations remained, he naturally no longer needed to intervene in ship command.
It was better to leave that to the naval generals; he needed to close his eyes and restore his spirit, to rest for a while.
In the process, he also contemplated the issue of the disordered command within this United Fleet.
Tilermungs was not suitable to be the supreme commander.
Gu Hang didn’t think that even if he had explained to Tilermungs the extent of his Spiritual Energy powers in advance, General Tilermungs would be able to make correct and decisive judgments.
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He was more likely to remain skeptical about what Gu Hang had said until he witnessed it himself, opting to prioritize caution in his actions, thereby missing opportunities.
Caution was certainly important; when Tilermungs was defending Steel Wing Star before Gu Hang arrived, the more cautious he was, the happier Gu Hang became.
“Don’t cause trouble; just hold Steel Wing Star steadily until I come.”
That was very good.
However, Tilermungs’s phase of the mission was complete, and after that, pure caution was not the answer to everything.
The issue of lacking an established supreme command also needed to be resolved.
But all these matters could be put off for later; the current issues had to be handled first.
…
The ‘matter at hand,’ of course, referred to hunting down the remnants of the Green Skin Fleet and expanding the results of the battle as much as possible.
This pursuit lasted a full three days or more.
In the end, nearly two hundred Green Skin Ships still managed to escape.
The Human Fleet actually had the opportunity to continue the pursuit.
Wasn’t it just escaping through the Star Realm Tunnel?
Human ships could pass through it as well.
However, the majority of the escaping Green Skin Ships fled through the tunnel from Steel Wing Star to the Temir Star System, which was part of the Golden Pass Star Sector already.
No one knew the current situation in Golden Pass.
Blindly pursuing them there would be too risky.
So, that was that.
Actually, this battle was never going to be an annihilation battle to begin with.
It was quite an accomplishment for the Human Navy to defeat the enemy; they didn’t have the capability to encircle and wage an annihilation battle.
As the scattered Green Skin Ships fled in all directions, it was impossible for the humans to divide their forces into so many small teams to continue the pursuit.
