Cornelia's reinforcement order had already been issued. As the foremost commander on the front lines, Xiao Ran was not entirely free of dissatisfaction with Cornelia's unilateral decision. Strictly speaking, Cornelia's actions had already crossed the line and were a mistake. If things went badly, she would not only drag every force deployed behind them into the abyss, but might also disrupt his plans and throw the Crimson Knights' rhythm into disarray. In the worst-case scenario, she might even get Xiao Ran himself killed.
In a real space war, nothing was fine until something happened—but once it did, it would be a disaster with far-reaching consequences. Yet Cornelia and Britannia lacked the ability to handle such major incidents. This was also something that would never happen in the Burning Legion, because no one there could challenge Xiao Ran's authority. Still, Cornelia had acted out of concern for Xiao Ran's safety. She had even been willing to sacrifice the entire Guard Force to ensure his survival. Xiao Ran could understand that, so he was only somewhat dissatisfied. But there was another issue: Cornelia still did not truly have a clear understanding of the participants.
Now that Cornelia's order had been issued, Xiao Ran could not immediately overturn it from a certain standpoint. But neither would he allow the Guard Force, which could not even withstand a single exchange against the local participants, to appear here. So after Cornelia's command flashed through, he issued another order—one that could completely override hers in terms of authority level—ordering the reinforcements on their way to stop at a certain coordinate and conceal themselves.
Concealment might not be of much use. As long as the advancing force stopped, whatever they did afterward would achieve Xiao Ran's purpose. They simply could not be allowed to come to this