35: Andegu

Li Yang had absolutely no interest in taking on a role that involved personally commanding battles on the front lines; he felt it was better to be a steady, behind-the-scenes controller, leaving these public-facing duties to his subordinates.

Of course, actual combat on the front lines was a different story; he was genuinely a little interested in that.

"Captain Li Yang, regarding the Commander for this operation, I do have an ideal candidate."

"Oh, tell me quickly."

"That would be Andegu, the District Chief of the Hanscat region."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's gaze collectively turned towards the District Chief.

"Me?"

Andegu, who had been named, was full of surprise, incredulously pointing to himself.

"That's right, it's you, don't pretend. During the Blue Star integration, I reviewed all your region's former national secrets. You've conducted many simulated blitzkriegs, haven't you? Doesn't this operation plan perfectly align with the blitzkrieg style you're so fond of?"

At these words, the other people present looked at Andegu with astonishment.

Well, well, well, this person used to seem so honest and unassuming, who would have thought he was secretly plotting blitzkriegs? The most emotional among them was the District Chief of the Polish Rabbit region, who could only say that it was fortunate Blue Star had completed its integration, otherwise, he might have suffered the fate of another lightning attack.

Seeing his secret plans from before the Blue Star merger exposed in public, Andegu no longer pretended, shedding his previous bewildered expression and instead looking at Li Yang with a serious face.

"Captain Li Yang, since comrade Xia Feng trusts me so much, I will definitely not let down his trust. I am willing to serve as the Commander for this tactical operation. If the mission fails, I am willing to bear all the consequences!"

Looking at the solemn and dignified Andegu, Li Yang also nodded slightly, expressing his approval and optimism.

To be honest, he was genuinely caught off guard that this kid had secretly tried to replicate the combat style of his predecessors.

"Alright, alright, since everyone has no other objections, then you will take on the role of Commander this time."

"Yes, I guarantee the successful completion of the mission!"

...After the meeting concluded, Andegu officially became the highest Commander of the Blue Star Troops on the surface. As for why 'on the surface'... because everyone knew that the true supreme Commander, who controlled the overall situation from behind the scenes, was Li Yang, quietly staying within the fleet.

However, this time, Li Yang did not intend to simply sit back and observe from the fleet; he even prepared to personally join the battle, though not in his capacity as Captain Li Yang.

"Captain Li Yang, this is far too risky! How can you personally take such a risk in this situation?"

Pal stood beside Li Yang, his face full of helplessness.

This was because Li Yang intended to disguise himself as an ordinary Soldier and go to the front lines to participate in the battle. Just think, wasn't this pure foolishness? Refusing to be a perfectly good Captain, he insisted on running to the front lines to fight for his life.

"Oh, Pal, I'm not sending my main body to take risks, just a clone. But what you said does make some sense. If I'm just an ordinary Soldier, and people order me around, I really might not be used to it... Forget it, just arrange a Blue Star officer identity for me. Oh, and please, don't give me a high-ranking position like a General, those roles still need to stay in the rear to command..."

Li Yang's idea was not a spur-of-the-moment decision but rather one he made after careful consideration. After all, the main focus of this battle was the confrontation between the Blue Star Troops and the alien planet, and the fleet he commanded was only responsible for the final support and cleanup of the mission.

Furthermore, he couldn't rashly take the fleet to other Galaxies to venture out, as the importance of the mission always came first. Instead of staying here doing nothing, it was better to go down and get some activity.

Don't think Li Yang only knew how to command from a central position; during the virtual assessment period, he also had personal experience of going to the front lines and charging into battle.

"...Okay, I understand. I'll get to work on the identity information right away."

Pal ultimately chose to compromise, willing to cooperate with Li Yang's idea, after all, his rank was higher than his own... Meanwhile, Andegu also received a message from Li Yang.

The message requested him to carefully select 120 outstanding Soldiers to form an independent company, specifically responsible for infiltration work into the enemy's ranks.

"Captain Li Yang has the same idea as me?"

To be honest, Andegu had already been brewing this concept in his mind for a long time, but he had just been promoted to Commander and hadn't had time to make specific arrangements.

After all, this battle could not tolerate the slightest error. A long distance of several hundred kilometers could not be successfully achieved by speed alone; the work of infiltrating the enemy's rear was equally crucial and indispensable.

However, since Captain Li Yang's idea was identical to his own, it was sufficient to show that his concept must be correct.

"However... Captain Li Yang is actually going to personally select the Commander of this company, which is truly rare..."

After all, even for the supreme Commander of this campaign, he was only able to take the position through Xia Feng's recommendation. Li Yang had never personally designated these personnel arrangements, and he didn't expect him to be so attentive to a small company.

But Andegu didn't detect anything amiss, simply assuming it was a whim of Captain Li Yang.

Little did he know that the Commander of this company was Li Yang himself... On the other side, Pal had also successfully processed Li Yang's identity information, but when Li Yang looked at the information in his hand, he was still stunned for a moment.

"Rank is Lieutenant Colonel... no problem, not high and not low. Position is Special Operations Company Commander... also no problem, but... why is the name still my own name? Don't you need to change it?"

Li Yang pointed to the two characters "Li Yang" on the information form in his hand, looking at Pal with a serious expression.

"Uh... I didn't think you planned to use an alias... But don't worry, besides the relevant personnel of the Blue Star Management Department, other Blue Star people have basically never seen you, so they definitely won't recognize you."

Pal smiled awkwardly, reaching up to rub the back of his head, trying to hide his embarrassment.