Mars has finally arrived.
According to the pre-war plan of the Azure General Staff, the three source energy spaceships, including the Zenith Blade mothership, were delayed in completing their hiding and preparing to evacuate in case of defeat. The remaining 63 spaceships all arrived at the battlefield outside the red territory.
The first extraterritorial war in human history is about to break out.
For the first time, the air force pressed down on the territory, and the feeling of being superior to the battlefield and the big peaks from a high place also left these soldiers who had been lying on the ground for half their lives and experienced the invasion of the big peaks in their hearts. Feeling relieved silently.
However, there is a very embarrassing situation now, that is, humans still don’t know how to fight this battle.
For this reason, Weilan's staff department had made multiple plans before setting off, but these plans did not clearly understand the battlefield environment, and even the enemy situation was based on Pegmont's nonsense. It’s just a sign of responsibility and hard work.
Many things actually require the battlefield frontline to make its own judgments.
This is why Wen Jifei insists and must come.
It's not that he thinks that Commander Wei Lan will definitely not be able to do it, it's just that the success or failure of this battle is related to Qingzi, Shi'er, Ximei, Tangtang, Yang Qingbai... No matter what, he can't hand over their life, death and fate to In other people's hands.
"Report, the battlefield communication has been set up and checked. It can enter working status."
"Report, the satellite-ground communication has been set up and checked. The delay is being determined."
"Report, the battlefield observation system has been set up and is in working condition."
"Report, the backup battlefield observation system has been set up and can be taken over at any time and enter working status."
The fleet brought 240 [Looking for Peg] space exploration vehicles and their modified versions this time, and 160 of them were released immediately, and they also assumed the tasks of communication and battlefield observation.
The fleet officers' serious battlefield work reports in turn quickly returned the expedition to the tense state it should be.
"Okay, collect the information as soon as possible. There is no need to sort it out. Report it at any time." While General Yergena spoke calmly, he unconsciously put his hands on his knees, and his tightly clenched fists kept sweating.
He is 71 years old. He has been a top player in Weilan all his life. He has been a commander for decades. He doesn’t know how long it has been. He has never been as nervous as he is today.
The tragic failure of Siglo, his old friend and disciple, in Antarctica, and the scene of his final guilt-ridden death in the extreme traction field, kept appearing in his mind like a nightmare, making Yergena breathless.
As a 71-year-old blue soldier, General Yergena has no fear of death when participating in the expedition, but he is afraid of defeat. If he loses this battle, his guilt for the fleet's 100,000 soldiers and all mankind will be even deeper and heavier than Siglo's.
"Logically, if we can launch a direct surprise attack, it would definitely be the best." Trying to adjust his condition, Admiral Yergena turned his head and said into the microphone.
The staff officers of the expeditionary force present all nodded silently, and even their eyes were filled with such sincere expectations and prayers.
If the big pointed traction field is there, if they are not prepared yet... There is no doubt that the expeditionary force should immediately launch an air attack, with all 63 flying source energy ships, directly dive to attack the traction field, and at the same time, headed by Major Qing, gather The high-end combat power raided and strangled the big swordsman, and the result was accomplished in one battle.
Then, consider the problem of finding Pegmount.
"Yes." This is the best situation. Wen Jifei also agreed, then calmed down and waited.
Outside the conference room, Xi Mei has already put on her iron armor. Qingzi's weapons have also changed from a long knife to his iconic double swords and double pillar swords. All the soldiers on the ship wear source energy death iron breathing masks. Complete the pre-battle inspection and line up to prepare for battle.
Master Dosang Gyatso also wore a pair of full armor (Dajian would not fight with him bare-handed) and a long sword, but maybe he was nervous and trembling because he had never been on the battlefield... or maybe he was excited and excited. In short, the old man is trying to hide it.
Admiral Jiang's small ax could not be found... He wanted to look for it, but then he forgot what he wanted to do, and then he forgot what he had forgotten.
Shen Fengting took out the small ax from behind his waist and handed it to him, "Take it and follow me later. I am Lieutenant General Shen Fengting, and you are my bodyguard. Do you understand?"
"Oh." Jiang Longchi nodded and turned to look at Han Qingyu's side, "Then who is he? I seem to know him. Is he my grandson?"
"No... whatever." Shen Fengting said.
"Report, preliminary observation did not reveal the location of the traction field. Those who refused applied to use a small explorer to conduct close reconnaissance. Please approve."
"The report shows that the large spikes on the ground are relatively concentrated. The number currently visible is estimated to be around 50,000. One of them was found. We are conducting further observations."
"The report states that the number of Dajian spacecraft floating in the air is initially estimated to be around 200. They are densely distributed over the area where the Dajian group is entrenched. Among them is a mothership, and the rest are mainly large and medium-sized spacecraft. The number of docked on the ground is unknown."
The information report from the battlefield quickly brought the emotions of General Yergena, Wen Jifei, and all the staff officers to the bottom.
Raid is difficult.
On the one hand, the location of the traction field has not yet been found. On the other hand, Dajian's large number of spacecrafts are constantly cruising in the air and covering the area.
This means that in this battle, air control is in their hands. And it will be in their hands from beginning to end.
I still remember that Pegmont once said before that when he attacked the traction field alone, he was ultimately defeated because he was constantly intercepted and hit by the big pointed spacecraft flying in the air.
He also said that the location of the traction field at that time was underground.
These are probably the changes that Dajian began to see and learned after the "Gaiding Invasion War" and more than half a year in Antarctica. These things, today, stifle the most beneficial strategic option for the expeditionary force.
Fifty thousand, two hundred. These two numbers linger in everyone's mind, oppressing their emotions and thinking.
Fifty thousand is a lot. Although it is far less numerous than Antarctica at that time, the scale of this expedition is only one hundred thousand. No matter how much progress the human energy force has made today, the battlefield ratio of 2:1 is still a death statistic.
What's more, the number of 50,000 is just a preliminary statistical result.
"Actually, we have never thought about launching a full-scale war with them." A staff officer said, "So, fifty thousand is just fifty thousand. In fact, it is much better than our worst estimate."
To some extent, he's right. This is not the Antarctic, and this battle is not the Lost Continent Expedition. When the expedition only brought 100,000 soldiers, neither Weilan nor themselves thought of setting up a battle array with the big army and fighting a full-scale battle on Mars. war. They came here just to kill Dai Er, destroy the traction field, and find Pegmount.
Once the goal is achieved and Mars is proven safe, the war will enter the next stage, and more human troops from Blue Star will arrive to carry out subsequent battlefield clearing.
The real or more fatal problem is the 200 large-pointed spacecraft swimming in the sky at this time. It is their existence and cruising state that kill all possibilities that are most beneficial to the expeditionary force. They may even directly destroy the entire expeditionary fleet before the war officially breaks out.
The ratio of 3:1 is enough for them to hunt down and force away all human energy spacecraft, and even crash them into the vast universe.
"Order the fleet to retreat collectively first." The distance is still far, but if we want to retreat again, Admiral Yergena said in a cautious and helpless tone: "In addition, compile the current information and send it back to the ground, and ask the staff to assist in decision-making."
"What do you think of Second Lieutenant Wen?" he asked.
"Agree." Wen Jifei said simply.
Then, Admiral Yelgner turned to the staff officers present on the Cradle of Machinery, "You can also discuss the follow-up plan. For example, if it is possible, we will first send a few small teams to land on Mars to conduct reconnaissance and search for Pegmont. Major General..."
"Report!" The report sounded suddenly this time, with great tension, urgency, and even panic. It said: "The big pointed spacecraft on the ground moved abnormally, and a spacecraft was taking off. At the same time, some of the big pointed spacecraft in the air began to rise, arcing towards Spread out.”
Discovered? ! Even though he was so careful and so far away, was he still discovered? Obviously the explorer has not reached close reconnaissance yet, shouldn't the distance of 066 be safe? Could they detect large-scale source energy fluctuations in the atmosphere? No matter what the situation was, everyone's hearts were lifted in an instant.
was discovered. They are soldiers and cannot rely on fantasy or prayer to fight the war. The abnormal movement of the big pointed spacecraft is most likely directed at the fleet, regardless of whether they have actually discovered the fleet or discovered the exploration aircraft. Maybe there is a small probability of this situation, because the big-pointed spacecraft already conducts such daily searches, but they cannot bet on this small probability. They only have so little in hand, so they are not qualified to gamble. Even if the judgment was wrong, a response must be made now.
"Order the fleet to speed up and retreat, and quickly find a place to hide." Admiral Yergena's voice still remained calm, which was due to the experience of a veteran, but he had already stood up.
"Yes." The staff officers responded quickly, preparing to start issuing instructions.
"No!" Wen Jifei's voice appeared, "You can't retreat, General."
The control room of the Mechanical Cradle fell silent, all instructions were suspended, and his eyes turned to the player on the wall.
"There is a gap in the performance of the modified spacecraft. Once they retreat, they will expand their search and aerial reconnaissance range, and we will never be able to come back." Wen Jifei said in a deep voice: "And there is a high probability that we will be directly wiped out in the subsequent universe. In aerial combat.”
"...Yes." Admiral Yergena did not insist on being stubborn because of his face, and then asked: "So we are now?"
"They cannot have discovered our entire fleet. The arc expansion proves that they are searching. This is my judgment." Wen Jifei said.
"Agree. Say it." Admiral Yergena tried his best to calm down. He knew that his state was not good this time, or that he was wrong, but it was difficult to control it.
"So... take the initiative to send a small number of spaceships to attack the area where the Dajian Group is located to attract their attention. At the same time, the main force of the fleet will take the opportunity to detour and quickly complete the landing in the other direction of Mars. After landing, ten spaceships will be left behind to strive for rapid entry. The underground serves as a space for soldiers to survive and hide. All remaining spaceships do not dock. They hover at low altitude and put down the combat power on the ship before taking off again. They disperse in multiple directions in the form of teams to try to hide. Then, as a suicide squad, they wait for the command to attack to the death. "
Wen Jifei continued.
