Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station-Chapter 727 - 218: Escape_4

Aside from the reason that the Rebel Army lacks the means to compel this civilian-operated fleet to heed their demands, there is another reason.

The Rebel Army absolutely would not, and cannot, act against these ships carrying numerous civilians.

The reason lies within the Rebel Army itself.

The Rebel Army is not orthodox, so they must garner support from civilian forces when facing attacks from the Government Army.

If the Rebel Army dares to directly destroy civilian ships, then with massive civilian casualties, the morale of the entire Rebel Army and its external support would vanish.

Losing a Cheng Xinghai and gaining the erasure of the Rebel Army’s greatest advantage, perhaps even benefits the Government Army.

When a good person does something bad, they are condemned by all, but when a bad person does bad things, it’s seen as normal.

This is the biggest difference between the Government Army and the Rebel Army right now.

Public support is the foundation of the Rebel Army.

But the constraints brought by public support are an invisible limitation where overt forces are weaker than the Government Army, yet superior in terms of potential development and backing from other forces.

The general intelligence about the Rebel Army and Government Army had been roughly analyzed by her teammates during Cheng Xinghai’s escape, and thus provided her the confidence for a safe departure.

While watching her teammates discuss Chen Ming’s recent final actions.

Cheng Xinghai suddenly had an idea and asked, "By the way, wasn’t Chen Ming sabotaging at the civilian airport? Let’s broadcast that part and question the Rebel Army."

Someone immediately replied, "Not feasible, there were a few ships for spies at that airport, speaking out might give them an opportunity to muddy the waters."

"Alright, that’s fine then."

Cheng Xinghai didn’t say more, as such large-scale overall strategic command was not her strength; she just needed to do what she was supposed to.

Just then, someone sent another message to Cheng Xinghai’s terminal.

"I have some bad news here, it’s not Chen Ming’s Spiritual Energy that enabled the Destroyer to teleport."

Cheng Xinghai immediately asked, "What is it then?"

"A technology called ’Stable Superspace Navigation Teleportation Engine’ developed by Chen Ming himself."

"You all know I’ve been part-timing at the Fourteenth Legion’s direct laboratory, where there’s a patented technology being tested, said to be obtained by Vice Admiral Bai."

"I initially wondered how Vice Admiral Bai had expertise in this area and asked about it, only to find out it was technology developed by Chen Ming, asking Vice Admiral Bai to assist in its development."

"Implementing such equipment in reality may still need time, but in simulations, where the Rebel fleet is almost entirely obliterated and needs rebuilding."

"As long as Chen Ming is given time, the Rebel side’s ships will all gain this ability to teleport in Superspace, and for Cruisers, this system is independent of their own Teleportation System, do you know what this means?"

The communication channel in the terminal immediately fell silent; no one anticipated that Chen Ming alone could create such a massive advantage on the battlefield.

After a long silence, someone finally broke it and said, "This failure is a bit too regrettable; he was already a step too slow due to lack of experience."

"No problem, look on the bright side, as long as Cheng Xinghai can return, we haven’t suffered a loss."

"The Rebel Army is still at a disadvantage; the war has just begun, and we still have a chance."

While Cheng Xinghai’s side encouraged each other.

Chen Ming also just exited Superspace teleportation, arriving at an uninhabited Star System belonging to the Government Army.

In the terminal, he said, "I am temporarily safe."

"Good."

Song Pu was the first to reply and promptly sent another message.

"But there’s bad news, Cheng Xinghai has escaped."