Chapter 1301: Fighting on the battlefield to recapture the center (8)
Led by the Swan, they carried out a descent operation. The purpose of this operation was not to eliminate the Red Maple Republic Army on the planet.
The other party has occupied this planet for several months, and the number of people on the ground will definitely be large. This cannot be done in a short time at all.
If you want to completely liberate this planet, you can only wait until you take control of the entire star system, and then send troops to sweep it away bit by bit.
But this kind of mission has nothing to do with the Swan and the fleet.
The most important mission of the Swan is to capture the Stargate Control Center on Stantum, or to put it more clearly, to send Shadow Tiger in.
Of course, the Red Maple Republic would not give away the control of the star gate that it had finally obtained so easily, so it set up a ground troop position in front of the control center to delay the attack so that the fleet would have enough time to annihilate it in the void. The fleet of the Swirling Water Federation.
Originally, Alyssa didn't want to take risks. After all, for recyclers, protecting themselves is more important than killing the enemy.
But it is definitely impossible not to take risks now, time waits for no one.
The Swan's main engines had been adjusted to a low-power operating mode after entering the gravity environment, but now, the engines were re-lit and the Swan was accelerating.
"The Manta was recovered successfully."
Li Chengqi came back so happily not because he was willing to obey Alyssa's orders, but because the Manta Ray's ammunition was almost empty.
But regardless of the reason, Alyssa immediately ordered after hearing the report:
"Cruising speed, bearing 64, let's rush over!"
There is only one secondary gun and anti-aircraft gun underneath the Swan, and the secondary gun's elevation angle cannot attack enemies directly below.
Under normal circumstances, if the Swan wants to provide fire support, it needs to tilt the hull and conduct shelling from a distance.
If you rush forward, only the anti-aircraft guns can attack the troops below, and other weapon systems are just decorations.
But again, time waits for no one, and the Swan decided to take the lead in the charge.
The assault landing ship troops still stayed in place to provide fire support to the ground troops. The Swan was accelerating through the battlefield where anti-aircraft guns and ion beams intertwined.
"Shield energy dropped to 70%."
This energy should be enough, after all, Alyssa just activated the large-caliber anti-air firepower in advance.
The Swan quickly passed directly over the ground troops, crossed the Red Maple Republic Army's position, and headed towards the farthest mountain.
This is of course very risky, not to mention whether it will hit the mountain head-on. The Swan rushes directly from above the battlefield. The energy of the shield is consumed very quickly. It is possible that after rushing over, there will be no energy to rush back again.
But this risk must be taken, and Alyssa will not regret her decision.
She stared closely at the speed, altitude and distance data. When she reached a certain point, Alyssa suddenly gave the order:
"Stop the main engine and control the attitude control to turn left!"
Carlos immediately put the gear in park and jerked the wheel.
The Swan drifted over the Red Maple Republic Army's front line. The super-massive object squeezed the air at high speed, making the people below sound like bursts of rumbling thunder above their heads.
The Swan flicked its tail fiercely above, and the light of the extinguishing engine almost swept across the mountain wall, leaving behind a layer of scorched black marks that barely hit the mountain directly.
At the same time, the Swan's anti-aircraft firepower also opened fire wildly, targeting fortresses or anti-aircraft firepower facilities and artillery positions on the hills.
Alyssa did not feel anything after completing such thrilling and precise ship control. At least for her, this operation was not difficult.
Her fingers quickly clicked on the screen next to the captain's seat:
"Sofia, I am giving you the authority to order you and your security forces to immediately equip themselves with lethal weapons and board the Manta to prepare for an invasion operation."
Then Alyssa looked back at Shadow Tiger, who had already unbuckled his seat belt and stood up.
"You are an outstanding captain, and now it is my mission." Alyssa nodded:
"My people will assist you in completing your mission, but we don't know anything about the internal situation, so please be careful."
Alyssa hesitated for a moment and said to Shanafia, who was still lying on the bridge next to her watching the Red Maple Republic Army being bombed:
"Zanna, you go with Shadow Tiger, you can also take Benben with you."
"Really? Then I'll go!"
Shanafia has long been tired of staying on the bridge. She doesn't know how to control a battleship. She used to work as a slave in the engine room with Fang Lanyin. Now there are a lot of mechanics here, and the slaves can't even take her turn. Then It was quite uncomfortable to hold it in.
With Shanafia's cognitive level, she cannot understand what war is, but in her simple values, if sister Alyssa said that the people in the Red Maple Republic are bad people, then they must be.
In short, wherever I go, I kill whoever I want.
Alyssa hesitates because Shanafia's values are too simple, and she always feels that she will teach bad children...
Just as the two were about to leave the bridge, Alyssa suddenly remembered something and quickly stopped Shanafia to unbuckle her seat belt.
"Take this and give it to Sophia later. I hope you won't need it."
Alyssa took out a small box from her arms, which contained the boot disk.
Of course, the control terminal of the Star Gate is also a magic machine, so it can naturally be controlled by Li Chengqi, but based on Li Chengqi's usual operation, it is a bit unreliable to leave it to him.
This is a backup option. If Yinghu cannot seize control, he can only ask Li Chengqi to take action.
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The Swan hung in front of the mountain wall, covering the Red Maple Republic Army line with firepower in a tilted posture. At the same time, it only replenished some ammunition and did not even have time to add liquefied magic power. The Manta set off again. , flew out of the airlock and climbed towards a higher altitude.
This mountain has also been turned into a fortress by the Red Maple Republic Army. Although there are relatively few flat areas, the Red Maple Republic Army still uses every opportunity to deploy anti-aircraft firepower and artillery positions here.
As soon as the Manta Ray started to climb, it was blocked by anti-air fire, which forced the Manta Ray to maneuver at a large angle.
In the manta's crew cabin, a total of twenty people, including Shadow Tiger, Shanafia, and Sophia, tied themselves to their seats with safety belts, and each of them held an automatic rifle tightly in their hands.
These people are the commandos who break into the control center.
The original plan was to wait for the army to rush up and cooperate with the attack, but now there was no time, so we had to go first.
What? Where do you think Benben is?
As a golem, Benben is of course in the cargo warehouse, and the personnel cabin cannot accommodate it.
The Manta jumped up and down in the air to avoid anti-aircraft fire, and the crew cabin was rolling around. If they weren't all tied up with safety belts, they would probably roll to the ground.
Of course, the Manta Ray is not fighting alone. Many shuttles descended from the void are now overhead. However, those shuttles include friendly forces belonging to the Spinning Water Federation and enemy forces belonging to the Red Maple Republic.
Suddenly it felt like it would be better to fight alone.
The door between the cockpit and the crew cabin was open. Although Li Chengqi was driving, Li Chengqi could not be exposed to outsiders, so Hall also sat in the cockpit.
After a maneuver that nearly knocked out their brains, everyone heard Hall reminding him loudly:
"Thirty seconds!"
Hearing the sound, everyone felt their hearts tighten.
(End of chapter)