The sending of troops to participate in the war by the Extreme Clan can be said to be the biggest turning point in this war, and the situation of the Human Federation has also become extremely dangerous.
In fact, this is also the first time the Human Federation has faced the test of life and death after the collapse of the Galactic Alliance. At that time, three factors determined the fate of the human federation. One is whether the Extreme Realm Race is going all out to launch an offensive, the second is whether the Human Federation has enough reserves to fill the loopholes in the defense line, and the third is whether the human legion fighting on the front line can withstand the enemy's attack. As long as one of these three factors goes wrong, the human confederation will be destroyed. Obviously, only three factors are beneficial to the human confederation, that is, the extreme races did not go all out to invest in this war, the human confederation has enough reserves, and the frontline army can withstand the enemy’s attack, and the human confederation is possible. Survive, or in other words, get enough time to adjust the defense deployment.
Fortunately, at the time of the crisis, the Human Federation did not make low-level mistakes again.
After the fleet of the Polar Race appeared near the outpost star system, the six veterans who presided over the overall situation immediately realized that they had made a low-level mistake and missed an excellent opportunity for a truce. However, they did not make mistakes, but immediately adjusted their strategies. The first thing they did was to ask the Yu Family Patriarch to come forward in person to coordinate with the Extreme Realm Clan and try their best to stabilize the Extreme Realm Clan.
At that time, the head of the Yu family was Yu Linglong's cousin Yuzhen, and also Yu Hongyang's great-grandfather.
Although there is no Yu Linglong's influence, Yuzhen's tolerance is by no means under Yu Linglong. More importantly, he has been following Yu Linglong and has a good personal relationship with the Queen of the Extreme Realm Race. In addition, he is also one of the most powerful beings in the human federation, and his strength is not under a few elders. Based on the circumstances at the time, it was qualified to find the Queen of the Extreme Realm Race, and only Yuzhen was the only one who kept the Extreme Realm Race.
More importantly, the Extreme Realm Race did not give up the hope of reconciliation with the Human Federation.
With Yuzhen’s efforts, the Extreme Clan made a guarantee that as long as the Human Federation did not unilaterally destroy the current situation, the Extreme Clan would not send more troops to participate in the war against the Human Federation. However, the fleet that has already been dispatched is not within this range. The reason is also very simple. The Extreme Realm Race has an alliance relationship with the other three second-rate top civilizations, and a hostile relationship with the Human Federation. It is very good for the Extreme Race to have reservations. If there is no good reason, it is obviously impossible for the Extreme Race to withdraw from the fleet that has been invested. In fact, this was also the best result that could be achieved at that time, at least there is no need to worry that the Extreme Realm Race will become the main enemy.
This promise allowed the Human Federation to avoid the catastrophe, but it also became a yoke that restricted the Human Federation, which had a huge impact on the development of the war situation, and it has not dissipated so far. It can even be said that this promise of the Extreme Realm Clan made the Human Federation lose the initiative in war. However, judging from the situation at the time, there is no alternative, because without this promise, the human confederation has long been destroyed.
Soon afterwards, the Extreme Clan refused the request initiated by the Bingjuan Clan and the Wild Beast Clan on the grounds of insufficient preparations for war, insufficient transport spaceships, and inadequate material support. The battleship strengthens the fleet.
As for the second factor, the problem is not very big.
The Human Federation has long completed the mobilization for war and has also made adequate preparations. Although many reserve teams have not yet reached combat status, that is, recruited recruits have not completed training, there are enough reserve teams, and most of the reserve teams already have basic combat capabilities. Even if the combat effectiveness is not strong enough, as long as needed, these reserve teams can still play their due value at critical moments.
Relatively speaking, the third factor is the key.
Although there are enough reserve teams, it takes enough time to send these reserve teams to the battlefield, that is, to deploy them in place. If the enemy is aggressively attacking at this time, and the frontline army fails to stabilize the front line, it will not be able to deploy the reserve team in time.
In other words, the performance of the front-line legion determines the life and death of the human federation.
At that time, the biggest problem was not the combat effectiveness of the army, but the morale and fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers.
Don't forget, all the regular legions that participated in the war first, that is, the standing legions of the human federation, not only were all officers and soldiers were regular soldiers, they also received rigorous training. Simply put, the officers and soldiers of these corps are professional soldiers, and the value of their existence is to fight the enemy.
As the saying goes, "raising a soldier for a thousand days, using a soldier for a while" is also the truth.
Obviously, the combat effectiveness of these main forces is not a problem, and it has been confirmed in previous battles.
The real problem is that any officers and soldiers of these corps accept the reality, that is, change from counterattack to defense, and give up the seemingly easy victory. If this problem is not handled properly, the consequences will be hard to imagine. You know, if there is a problem with the fighting spirit of officers and soldiers, no matter how strong they are, they won't be able to display them. If the officers and soldiers cannot accept the reality, they will lose the reason to fight the enemy in blood. It can even be said that if the frontline officers and soldiers have misunderstood, such as thinking that politicians in the rear have decided to compromise with the enemy, they will think that they have been betrayed. When the time comes, let alone continue to resist the powerful enemy, these officers and soldiers will be lucky if they have not defied the front line.
The problem is that it is obviously not an easy task for frontline officers and soldiers to accept reality.
Quite simply, the situation at that time was still beneficial to the human confederation on the surface, at least it seemed that the human legion had the initiative. As long as the outpost star system is laid down, the line of defense before the war can be restored, thereby controlling the entire northern region, and even forcing the four second-rate top civilizations to accept an armistice. More importantly, the previous propaganda of the federal authorities was all based on this, in order to encourage the frontline officers and soldiers to fight hard. As a result, the frontline officers and soldiers believe that as long as they can withstand the pressure and rush to occupy the outpost star system before the enemy’s reinforcements arrive, they can create an ideal armistice environment and end the war, at least temporarily. . Now, in order to convince the frontline officers and soldiers that the human federation has missed the best opportunity, continuing to fight will not only fail to achieve a final victory, but will also worsen the situation and even suffer a disastrous defeat. It requires more than a reason, let alone a few. The sentence is so simple.
It was at this time that a man came forward and became the first military commander of the human confederation in this war, that is, the first soldier to obtain the rank of marshal.
He is also a member of the Yu family, named Yu Qingyu, the fifth son of Yuzhen, and the grandfather of Yu Hongyang.
At that time, he was just an ordinary army commander, and the army he commanded was the main force in attacking the outpost star system.
When Yuzhen went to negotiate with the Extreme Realm Clan, he received the news and knew that the general situation was over. The next thing to do is to consolidate the existing line of defense. Although he was completely unacceptable to this result, he knew very well that if the opportunity was missed, the Human Federation would have no future at all. It's just that he also knows that if you want to convince grassroots officers and soldiers, especially the backbone of the corps, that is, grassroots officers, it is definitely not enough to rely on a few words. The only effective way for officers and soldiers to accept this cruel reality is to make them recognize the reality. Only when they have a direct understanding can the officers and soldiers believe that retreat is the only feasible method, and they will willingly implement the orders issued by the military headquarters.
Obviously, the key is how to make officers and soldiers recognize reality.
For this reason, Yu Qingyu did something that was absolutely stupid for him, but it was absolutely correct for the grassroots officers and soldiers, the legion, and the human federation.
This is, before Yuzhen reached a secret agreement with the Extreme Realm Race, an attack was launched.
At that time, the fleet of the Polar Race had already participated in the battle, repelled the human fleet, and controlled the route of the outpost star system. Although the human fleet has not been wiped out or left the battlefield, it has been unable to provide support to the Legion as before, let alone assist the Legion in its offensive. More importantly, a transport fleet of the Extreme Clan has arrived, sending combat supplies to the Kunyang Clan Corps guarding the star system of the post. Even if the Kunyang Clan Legion has not adjusted, the Human Legion still has some advantages, but it is impossible to lay down the outpost star system. As long as the Polar Race fleet is still there, the human legion will have to withdraw from the outpost star system sooner or later.
In addition, the military has long issued an order to the front-line corps to prepare the corps for retreat.
Of course, the order is in the hands of the legion commander, and the legion commander executes it.
In addition, Yuzhen also sent a message to Yu Qingyu to prepare Yu Qingyu. After all, Yu Qingyu commanded the most powerful army at the time. Unsurprisingly, in the next retreat, the army commanded by Yu Qingyu will take on the task after the break.
That is to say, under this situation, Yu Qingyu did not consider his personal future, and made a more favorable choice for the officers and soldiers of the legion.
The counterattack launched by him this time obviously won't have any good results. Leaving aside the combat effectiveness of the legion, it is just a legion and cannot change the battlefield situation at all.
Of course, this counterattack and Yu Qingyu's performance in the counterattack have produced infinite value.
Although there is no way to prove it, it is conceivable that when making this decision, Yu Qingyu never thought of being able to leave the outpost star system alive. Quite simply, even if he survives, he will be sent to a military court for violating the order issued by the military headquarters and organizing an attack without authorization. Even if he is Yuzhen’s son, as long as he is found guilty, he will at least be expelled from the military, and severely sentenced to death.
As a result, in the counterattack, Yu Qingyu took the lead and always rushed to the forefront.
It's just that he didn't die, otherwise there would be no grand marshal later.
More importantly, the other legions also entered the battle in time, did not let the legion led by Yu Qingyu fight alone, and finally defeated the enemy, saved this legion, and also saved Yu Qingyu.
Of course, this almost non-returning counterattack also made the frontline officers and soldiers, especially those of the legions in the outpost star system at the time, clearly realize that the situation has reversed, and even if all legions go all out, they will not be able to eliminate all the enemies. , Let alone recapture this vital star system. Only by retreating in time can our precious forces be preserved and can continue to resist powerful enemies.
Although Yu Qingyu lost his left arm and right eye in this battle, he achieved the purpose of launching an attack.