The cracked soil and stones blocked the sky and the sun, and Chu Jungui's three small fortresses on the front line were completely engulfed in smoke and fire. The power and range of naval guns were not comparable to the rapid-fire cannons in the fortress. Dozens of rapid-fire cannons only had time to fire a few shots before they were blown up into the sky. Large pieces of reinforced bunker materials were also blown into the sky, and the outline of the small fortress continued to be broken and reduced.
Under the continuous bombardment of hundreds of secondary guns from the two landing ships, these three small fortresses actually resisted tenaciously for a full ten minutes and were not completely destroyed. This is not because the power of the naval guns is weak, but because these three fortresses are built with real materials. The thickness of the armor layer is more than 2 meters, and the toughness is comparable to the armor plate of a starship. This is why they have resisted for so long.
"Okay, there won't be any living people inside, move forward." The admiral finally said.
The two landing ships made a strange buzz again and slowly flew towards Base No. 2. They passed over the small fortress and stopped, and the muzzles began to adjust, aiming at Base No. 2.
In the center of Base No. 2, Chu Jungui finally confirmed that the other party only sent two landing ships to bombard. They must have more landing ships, but they won't get any closer.
Chu Jungui pointed forward and said, "Kill those two things for me!"
Kaitian instantly decomposed the order into more than 800 specific tasks and assigned them to various nodes. However, it could not maintain its human form and turned into a faint mist.
A strange, thin roar also sounded in Base No. 2. Even though everyone was protected by armor, they still felt like their hair was standing on end. Some small stones and debris slowly floated up!
The tops of almost all the tall buildings in the base were opened, revealing terrifyingly large beam cannons!
"No!!!" The desperate screams just sounded in the bridge of the landing ship, and were drowned by the raging high-energy beam.
The defense of the landing ship is far inferior to that of the battleship, and it is at a close range of less than 20 kilometers. Although the power of the high-energy beam cannon is greatly attenuated in the planet's atmosphere, the landing ship is not a rough-skinned character. Can it be stopped? Moreover, Lightyear's beam cannons have always been known for their rough and brutal nature, and Chu Jungui even prepared a total of 20 light cruiser main guns!
The two landing ships were equivalent to being concentrated fire by 20 light cruisers. They were riddled with holes in an instant. They didn't even have time to complete the turn, and they fell headlong to the ground!
Amidst the roars and explosions, the two landing ships smashed into the small fortress ahead, and then began to explode continuously. Only then did Base No. 2 reveal its ferocious appearance, and its beam cannon began to extend forward, sweeping away the federal heavy-duty troops exposed in front of the ridge.
This is the main gun of the light cruiser. Its original goal was to bombard enemy light cruisers hundreds or thousands of kilometers away. Now even if its power is reduced to the last bit, it is not something that tanks and mechas can withstand. When a beam of light arrived in front of the federal position, its diameter had expanded to 2 meters. Wherever it went, everything was distorted and began to vaporize immediately after being irradiated for a long time!
The 20 high-energy beams are like 20 erasers, slowly, bit by bit, erasing federal troops from the world.
"Back off! Back off!" Countless voices echoed in the channel, often interspersed with hoarse screams.
Under the sudden blow, the federal heavy-armed troops were in chaos. The troops in the front were eager to escape from the death beam, while the troops in the rear were still driving towards the front line in a steady stream. Under the confrontation, they suddenly became a mess, with their own people on all sides. There is no way out anywhere, and the high-energy beam cannons of Base 2 are still scanning tirelessly, and even heavy mechas will be melted into a ball of scrap metal.
The landing ships that were originally preparing for the second wave of strikes were frightened and turned around hastily. However, they forgot that they were at a low altitude of only 200 meters above the ground, and there were many ground troops below. The too rapid steering action caused a strong shock wave, directly overturning a large number of troops, and the nearest tank was even blown away. The movements of the landing ship made the already chaotic situation even more chaotic, and even Admiral Morgan was unable to control the troops for a while.
At the critical moment, the general seized all the troops that could still be mobilized, mixed them with his own guards, and rushed to the front line. At the same time, he gave the order to the rest of the troops to retreat at full speed.
Sure enough, when the base's beam cannon was blocked by the ridge, the Lightyear Chariots appeared overwhelmingly. Thousands of chariots charged together in a narrow front, like locusts crossing the border.
Admiral Morgan led the troops he could control and collided head-on with the Lightyear troops. A total of more than 2,000 tanks started a melee on an extremely narrow battlefield. Almost every turn could hit the enemy or one's own tanks.
The news that the admiral personally broke off the rear quickly spread throughout the entire landing force, and one after another troops stopped retreating and turned around to join the battlefield. The scale of the battle is getting larger and larger, and it is carried out in the most brutal melee style. Chariots on both sides were being destroyed every moment. At this time, there was no need to even aim, as long as one fired, he would always hit something.
At this moment, the federal troops finally showed their due courage. Troops rushed into the battlefield one after another. If there was debris blocking the road ahead, they would break away and continue the attack.
The defeated situation finally stabilized. The admiral's own command tank also withdrew from the melee as the surrounding troops fought desperately. Each unit re-established its command system. The melee at the front continued, while the remaining troops began to reorganize at the rear. They were reorganized into quite powerful assault groups and entered the battlefield again.
In the center of the base, Chu Jungui suddenly opened his eyes. He had clearly felt the pressure. The Federation's resistance was becoming stronger, and Lightyear's casualties began to rise sharply.
"It's almost done..." Chu Jungui breathed out and ordered to retreat.
This order was formed and issued in his consciousness. Three minutes later, the Lightyear Chariots on the front line suddenly began to dazzle with each other, firing and retreating. In an instant, the situation that was originally a melee suddenly became clear and the battle lines were clearly defined. Many federal tanks had not yet reacted, and their muzzles were turning around, only to find that all they saw were their own people. It wasn't until a few tanks pointed their muzzles at Lightyear's side that they discovered that the Lightyear tanks had formed a neat line, violently bombarding the federal troops who were still in chaos, while quickly retreating. By the time the federal troops reacted, they had retreated to the other side of the ridge.
Even the bravest commander broke out in a cold sweat and did not dare to cross the ridge.
The federal chariots stopped on the ridge one after another, but at this time, the Time-Near Troops suddenly came over from the other side of the ridge! This was a short and powerful assault. The Lightyear Chariot rushed directly into the federal array, and it instantly turned into a melee. After only ten minutes of fighting, all the Lightyear Chariots retreated at the same time and returned to the back of the ridge.
This time the federal commander was careful and stopped when he was a certain distance from the ridge to set up a defensive line. But before his defense line could be arranged, the Lightyear Chariot split into two parts, moved out of the way of the ridge, rushed out from the left and right, and launched another fierce assault on the large federal army.
Several rounds of elusive assaults prevented the Federation from establishing a stable front-line position. The light-year troops fought and ran away, and then fought again and again, endlessly. Morgan finally understood that as long as he did not dare to cross the ridge, he would not be able to gain a foothold here. The admiral immediately organized a determined counterattack, and once again had a solid fight with Lightyear, driving all the Lightyear tanks back to the other side of the ridge, and then removed the wreckage of the tanks and the wounded from the battlefield as much as possible After gathering it for a while, we began to retreat, which covered hundreds of kilometers.
The living quarters of senior officers of Yuelun flagship.
A ding sound and a sweet electronic sound woke the young man from his sleep. He rubbed his eyes, endured the tide of sleepiness, picked up his personal terminal, and opened it casually. After just one glance, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and sat up!
This time he read it over carefully, and then confirmed that he had read it correctly. Admiral Morgan's first attack on the Lightyear Base ended in failure, with heavy losses!
The young man jumped out of bed, grabbed his military uniform and put it on, then rushed out of the cabin and went straight to the command cabin. As soon as he rushed into the command cabin, he saw a noisy chaos. Staff officers were running around and shouting something. The entire command hall was filled with a smell of disbelief and panic.
The young man didn't see Phil. How could Phil, the supreme commander, not be in the command hall at this time?
He grabbed a passing staff officer and asked, "Where is General Phil?"
The staff officer looked strange and said, "The general is in the mecha combat reserve."
The young man was taken aback, vaguely having a bad association. He let go of his staff, rushed out of the command hall, ran all the way to the mecha warehouse, and then went straight to the inner area.
Sure enough, Phil was standing in front of a tall green-gold mecha, looking up at it, while the mecha lowered its head, and the two sides seemed to be looking at each other.
Young people don't need to look to know that this is Phil's special combat mecha 'Cang Lei'. It has extraordinary mobility and firepower, and is considered a top-notch mecha in the entire Federation. But no matter how powerful it is, it is just a mecha, and it has almost no effect. If even the top command of an army needs to go into battle in person, it is not far from being destroyed.
Hearing the footsteps of the young man, Phil did not look back and said: "It has been following me for four years and has never really fought. Now the opportunity has finally come."
"You, what are you talking about?" The young man trembled slightly.
Phil was very calm and said: "Too many of us have died, and someone must stop Chu Jun from returning."
The young man looked in disbelief: "You want to land on the planet?"
"Since Admiral Morgan is gone, why can't I go?"
"That's different! The general is commanding on the front line, he is just commanding! And you want to fight on the front line, fight like a soldier!"
"Who else could it be if it wasn't me? You, or someone else? You will only die if you go. I know very well that Chu Jun Huihuang did not really use the last resort. Once he goes to the battlefield in person, only I can face him. Him. We can't stop him, and we don't know how many more people we need to fill in. Besides, this is the battlefield that Evans has set for me, and I can't help but go."
"But……"
Phil smiled and said, "Every era has its own knight, right? It's time for me to go."
Before putting on his helmet, Phil added: "If I don't come back this time, tell Evans that I forgive him."
(End of chapter)
