Chapter 770: Chapter 770

The quick capture of a war zone boosted morale significantly. Upon hearing the news, Colonel Hade enthusiastically slammed his fist on the table.

"Well done, tell Du You to keep pushing forward. Once he reaches Lookout Hill, promote him to Captain."

By the time the order arrived, Du You had already cleared half the area.

Reading the order, Du You smiled, "Finally, I can leave the war zone and keep moving forward. The war zone here is under the control of the backup troops, so we no longer need to do the cleanup. We need to play a bigger role." Content orıginally comes from 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍

Suddenly, Du You turned to Sera and asked, "How’s our troop replenishment going?"

Du You’s contributions were not enough to warrant a further promotion, but Sera was different. Sera was promoted from a lower enlisted rank straight to a top enlisted rank, a significant jump.

This was mainly because the victory was so overwhelming, not only was a base destroyed, but many high-ranking officers from various areas were captured. Otherwise, such a massive promotion wouldn’t have been possible.

"Our available forces have increased. Not only have we been fully resupplied, but an additional thousand have been added. We can now command two thousand Flying Soldiers. We were also given an additional two hundred mechanized warplanes and ten land war tanks. I took the initiative to choose the type of tank that is best for sieges."

Sera knew that Du You liked to launch attacks, but insufficient attack power wouldn’t work when attacking these bases. The warplanes and flying soldiers were okay for combat, but against fortresses with strong defenses, they wouldn’t stand a chance.

Although Du You’s attack power was strong, it was easily targeted.

"Good job. I was right to give you the command. You will continue to lead in the future."

Regardless, only ten tanks in the team were evaluated as tier three due to their powerful attack, nothing else was ranked as tier three. In a head-on battle, Du You alone could easily eliminate them.

"And, what about that base? Why are they keeping it?" Du You saw this instruction in the order.

"Per usual, we will remodel their base and use it as our own. It’s conveniently located for controlling this area," Sera wryly said.

"Use it as our base? Using someone else’s old base, is there any trouble with that?"

"No, it’s been this way on both sides for many years. Under our scrutiny, they couldn’t possibly have left anything behind. Besides, building a base elsewhere doesn’t guarantee that the enemy won’t find it, and it would take much longer. It’s better to reuse the existing one."

Du You nodded, "As long as no hidden problems are left. I also thought about it. If we really left this place unattended and the enemy secretly restarted the base, that would be a problem."

After waiting for a day, Du You handed over to the follow-up personnel and led the new forces to push forward.

On the way, relying on Du You’s powerful combat capability, Lin Yucha’s stealth ability, and Lin Yushi’s thunder and lightning power that suppresses mechanical forces, everyone advanced very smoothly. Before the big battle at the rear had begun, they were already approaching Lookout Hill.

According to the orders from the rear, they were planning to establish a forward base atLookout Hill to confront the enemy’s main base. Because beyond Lookout Hill was the area where the enemy’s military force was strongest. Continuing to push forward will eventually reveal the enemy’s main base, which is the location they control this asteroid from.

Only by completely capturing it can one control this battlefield. If one can control an asteroid and join it with the surrounding areas to form a contiguous territory, it would be very significant in local battles.

Once this mission is accomplished, even Colonel Hade will receive great merit. Then even if he can’t become a Major, it would still add a splash of color to his resume.

During his journey, Du You, while continuously destroying the enemy’s bases and armies, was also accruing greater and greater merit. With the increasing force at his side, Du You now had many times more troops than when he first set out.

One could say this was another strategy of fighting a war by sustaining it with the benefits reaped from it. Du You had now become a shining star of the No. 66 Asteroid military; many people were watching him, whether he was winning or losing.

Unfortunately, due to his advancement mission, the rewards were not that great.

Du You received a blueprint, the blueprint of the laser tower.

Laser Tower Blueprint (Tier Four, Permanent): Allows construction of the laser tower in the territory, requires technical type energy supply buildings.

This thing, while good for territories developing technical types, is not of much use to himself. After thinking for a long while, Du You finally decided to hold onto it, and exchange it with someone when the time comes.

He knew how powerful laser towers were, and though dealing with them seemed easy for Du You, it was on the condition that laser towers could not attack. Once an attack was launched, Du You wasn’t sure how many he could withstand.

And the laser tower on the blueprint wasn’t an ordinary one; it was a tier-four laser tower. With Du You’s current power, he absolutely wouldn’t be able to hold against even one attack from this level of laser tower.

If it wasn’t because he couldn’t use it, Du You definitely wouldn’t have thought about exchanging it.

"Lookout Hill is just ahead. According to the military’s order, once we occupy it and wait for the people to come and build an advancing fortress here, that will suffice. Now the problem is, how do we defend here once we occupy it?"

Sera asked Du You. This place was good for them, but the enemy was well aware of it too. Once they appeared here, the enemy would surely send troops to attack them, there was no doubt about that.

Here, the enemy’s force greatly outnumbers theirs, and their army was configured more for attacking rather than defending. Therefore, how to act concerning this issue ultimately depended on Du You himself.

Looking at the map, Du You spoke to the others, "There are only two paths to this place. We can’t handle air combat, but the document states the main force here seems to be land troops, right?"

The others nodded, and then Du You continued, "If they are land troops, then all we need to do is set a trap, calculate the timing, and I’ll handle the land troops. But for the air, that will be your responsibility." On such a large battlefield, Du You himself couldn’t possibly handle everything; he didn’t have such great ability.