Chapter 621 The calmness of the older generation of military leaders
Not long after the exchange of fire near the presidential palace began, the Secret Service's defense commander also figured out the identity of the attacker.
These teams that attacked the security forces of the 'Corporate Confederation' were also not official federal units, but 'private soldiers' of another group of companies.
To be honest, the defense commander was still shocked that the security forces and private soldiers of these companies could take out HCPs equipped with heavy particle cannons in the federal capital.
But at this time, he didn't have time to think about the origin of these things. After all, any more defensive power in the presidential palace would increase their chances of survival.
Therefore, the defense commander did not think for too long before ordering the defense forces and fixed artillery batteries near the Presidential Palace to provide fire support to friendly units.
The fixed heavy particle cannon easily penetrated the deflection field of an HCP that was targeted in the flash of electric light, and then directly tore open the upper part of the body.
Among the two teams originally stationed at the Presidential Palace, two of the six HCPs in total took the initiative to attack. In the blue light emitted by the plasma propulsion array, they rushed directly to the roof of the nearby building, and then conducted a sneak attack from above.
Although the dozens of tons of aircraft directly trampled the roof of the building, the two HCPs still managed to escape after destroying several multi-legged tanks and breaking up the attacking team.
And brought bad news.
When the two pilots just flew to a high altitude, they instantly activated all the detection units of the aircraft and conducted a round of scanning. Then they discovered that more unknown armed forces were approaching the Presidential Palace.
Soon, the final images transmitted back by several downed drones also showed that the configuration of these attacking teams was the same as that of the enemies in front of the Presidential Palace, a combination of infantry + multi-legged tanks + HCP.
The increase in enemy HCP is naturally not good news for the defenders of the Presidential Palace.
These units with high mobility, high firepower, and sufficient survivability when the deflection field does not fail, are actually a headache for the defender to deal with.
After the opponent has a numerical advantage, it can use the high mobility of HCP to continuously pull and disperse the defense forces and the "gun line" of fixed firepower points, and finally complete the breakthrough.
"Sir, when reinforcements arrive, we won't be able to defend it so easily."
The adjutant, who also saw the enemy reinforcements, approached the defense commander and spoke.
"Of course I know, I'm not blind." The defense commander replied angrily, "What can I do? Should I just run away if I don't defend?"
The adjutant scratched his head: "He who knows the current affairs is a hero"
"I don't want to hear this again"
The defense commander suddenly turned around and pushed the adjutant directly against a protective wall. The iron fist supported by the combat exoskeleton hit the adjutant directly on the side of the head.
"Think about your responsibilities, think about why we are standing here now. If you think you don't have the courage to stay here, then take off your equipment and get out of here! I can let others kill you as a deserter!"
"Sir, I didn't say anything just now!"
The adjutant suddenly stood up straight, saluted the defense commander, and then ran towards the front line of defense with his weapon in hand.
The defense commander looked at his leaving figure and said nothing, but in fact he began to feel worried.
He is not a fool who likes to lead people to die on the battlefield, but as a Secret Service agent and also a guard of the presidential palace, he has to lead his men to stick here.
And he also knew very well that if no other units came to support, relying on these Secret Service agents and police officers, the Presidential Palace would be breached sooner or later——
"Your Excellency, the Presidential Guard reported that they have been exchanging fire with people on the outside. The attackers were private troops affiliated with some companies."
"Has Mrs. Paris' support arrived?"
"A group of people have arrived with equipment, but they were attacked by the enemy when they met and lost some equipment. Another two groups of armed forces were intercepted halfway and are currently exchanging fire with the enemy three blocks away."
Inside the fortress underground of the Presidential Palace, Brandon was standing in front of the holographic sand table, listening to the officer's briefing on the current situation.
He wasn't actually surprised when he heard that another group of 'private armed forces' were attacking Paris and their support.
He knew very well that after the military-industrial complex was dismantled, these companies, which were no longer as powerful as before, had to seek asylum from senior officials of the federal government in order to survive.
A group of companies headed by Mrs. Paris chose to join the "Iron Triangle", while other companies found senior leaders from both parties.
In other words, the military-industrial complex that was forced to disintegrate after being hit hard by the Atlas Group was basically divided up by the top officials of the federal government, and formed a kind of "political and business integration" but divided into different camps. Deformity.
When he saw the logo on the attacking armored unit in the footage captured by the security forces of the Presidential Palace, Brandon couldn't help but sneered:
"Huh, Gabriel, I didn't expect that after they chose to part ways with Mrs. Paris, they even decided to fight each other."
Another presidential aide said: "After all, this is a gamble for them. If they win the gamble, it will be just around the corner for them to return to their previous status."
"That's why I can't let them succeed." Brandon's tone revealed a fierceness, and then he looked at the officer who reported the situation, "How is the situation in other directions?"
"The 3rd Guard Regiment has now arrived at the Ministry of National Defense building. The leading force of the 1st Guard Regiment, composed of HCP and high-mobility armor units, is counterattacking. The main follow-up force of the 1st Guard Regiment is setting up a temporary defense line near the Ministry of Defense building. At the same time, the 2nd Guard Regiment is staying behind After a portion of the force has secured the Capitol, the remaining force is beginning to move toward us
As for the Capital Garrison Brigade, the three brigades of HCP units acting as sharp knives have all entered the Capital District. Colonel Cullen of the 1st Brigade has ordered some light troops to break away from the majority and is giving priority to our side for support. As for the rebels' second and third garrison brigades, except for the HCP who had already broken into the city, other troops still followed standard attack procedures! ”
Brandon: "They currently have a strength advantage, so naturally they will not be in a hurry. Instead, they will work steadily to try to completely control the Capital District."
"That's true." The officer nodded after hearing this. "Among the other troops currently, the troops closest to the capital will not arrive until tomorrow night. That means that the rebels will have an absolute advantage in strength before tomorrow night, and they will also They must know this, so when the main forces of the two brigades enter the city, they will inevitably launch a fierce attack.”
"What do you think is the success rate of defending until tomorrow night with the troops we currently control?"
Brandon asked, and after seeing the officer's hesitant expression, he added:
"Tell the truth."
"With one brigade, one regiment, plus Secret Service agents and some armed police, it is really unrealistic for these troops to fight against two heavy brigades and two regiments tomorrow night."
The officer knew that there was no point in saying nice things, so he stopped hiding it and spoke his mind honestly.
"Let's not talk about the armed police. We can't expect them to fight against the regular army. What's even more terrible is that the second and third garrison brigades have a lot of heavy equipment on hand. These extra heavy firepower are very important in urban warfare. We can't handle it at all." Brandon: "So what is your judgment?"
"If no other reinforcements can arrive, our army will definitely be defeated."
After saying this almost as if he was resigned to his fate, the officer saluted Brandon and then stood silently in front of the holographic sand table without saying a word.
The whole bunker was silent after the officer told him about the not-so-good situation.
Although the people who can enter the bunker are already die-hard loyalists of President Brandon or the "Iron Triangle", this does not mean that they can maintain their confidence after hearing the "must lose" ending.
But since everyone has entered the bunker, there is no possibility of exiting, so everyone can only use silence to cover up their inner uneasiness.
"Hahahaha, it sounds like the situation is not good for us~"
President Brandon's laughter suddenly sounded in the silence. It was not only inappropriate, but also harsh.
Everyone in the bunker looked at each other, and they even began to wonder whether the president who had reached a dead end had gone crazy.
But the next second, after hearing Brandon's next words, they all opened their eyes wide.
"But both you and the enemy seem to have overlooked the existence of another person in the 'iron triangle'."
"But isn't Marshal Trafalgar currently leading his troops? Even if he knows the current situation in the capital, he is completely unable to return reinforcements, right?"
"What if I tell you that Marshal Trafalgar has actually anticipated this situation and therefore taken precautions in advance? Have you all forgotten that most of the garrison fleet still exists in orbit?"
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Brandon looked at the expressions of 'survival from desperate situations' on everyone's faces with satisfaction, although he only learned about Trafalgar a few minutes ago when he received a message from Defense Secretary Miller through a secret channel. The marshal just has a backup plan.
"This Trafalgar only told Miller. Doesn't it mean that even I can't believe it?"
Although he was dissatisfied with the Navy Marshal's practice of keeping secrets even from himself, Brandon had to admit that this 'old military leader' was indeed experienced and very keen in this regard.
He knew that after he left with the main fleet, it would be the best opportunity for those who tried to seize power, so the remaining garrison fleets were completely loyal to his direct lineage, and they were also secret weapons that stood up to turn the tide of the war at critical moments. .
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In the space near the federal capital star, a ship that looked like an ordinary merchant ship carefully hid itself in the shadow of the No. 2 satellite, and then the cooling layer under the armor plate of the ship began to use working fluid water to quickly cool it. The heat from the outer layer is conducted away.
It didn't take long for the temperature of this 'merchant ship' to drop to a temperature close to the background of the universe under the action of multiple heat dissipation systems.
"The temperature of the ship's hull has dropped below the red line, the blackbody coating and optical stealth have been activated, and the passive radar wave cancellation device has been adjusted to adaptive mode. This ship has entered covert action mode."
After hearing the voice of the crew member who appeared to be the navigator but was actually the tactical information coordination officer, everyone on the bridge breathed a sigh of relief.
Especially Major Merlin, the captain of the Atlas Combat Fleet-Special Operations Division, also loosened his grip on the armrests of the captain's seat.
You must know that their 'spy ship', which was armed as a merchant ship, was almost discovered by the patrol ship of the Federal Capital Garrison Fleet.
Major Merlin took off the helmet mask of his cabin suit, wiped the sweat on his face that had not been dried by the thermostat system, and asked: "What's going on? Can anyone tell me why the garrison suddenly moved?"
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"Captain, judging from the trajectory of the garrison fleet, they are preparing to enter the orbit of the capital star. I always feel it is a bit like the process of escorting an orbital attack ship into low orbit," the intelligence officer replied.
"Is it possible that the garrison fleet is going to launch an orbital attack on our capital?" Major Merlin raised his eyebrows, obviously a little surprised by this situation. "The garrison fleet should be under the control of the naval marshal, so they are doing this because they intend to 'King Qin'?"
"I don't know if they want King Qin. Captain, I only know that the orbital defense platform of the Capital Star seems to be trying to stop them?! Several sets of weapons have been activated!"
As the intelligence officer spoke, he placed the composite image generated by the comprehensive detection unit on the main screen of the bridge. He saw that some of the turrets on the orbital defense platform were adjusting their angles and pointing their ray axes in the direction of the garrison fleet.
Major Merlin: "No, according to our intelligence, shouldn't the orbital defense platform be in the hands of the three presidents?"
Although the captain of the spy ship was a little confused, he didn't bother to think about the reason at this moment. He immediately turned to look at the correspondent on the other side and said:
"Send the current situation back to the headquarters and take the encrypted line No. 24, quickly!"
While the Atlas spy ship was nervously transmitting news to the rear, the capital garrison fleet in the distance also began to take action. The warships in the front of the formation suddenly launched a full-deck attack, ejecting all shipborne HCPs.
Almost at the same time that these HCPs appeared in the universe, some of the weapon groups on the orbital defense platform directly in front of them also opened fire. The beams of directed energy weapons and the ballistic trajectories swept out by the close-range anti-electromagnetic guns quickly filled the entire space.
"The attack team confirmed that the orbital defense platform opened fire! Sure enough, this place was also infiltrated by the rebels in advance!"
The HCP commander of the garrison fleet said loudly in the fleet communication channel, and at the same time issued the order of 'allowing counterattack' to all attacking HCP squadrons.
After the pilots of these steel giants skillfully completed the attack formation, they quickly dispersed in all directions and began to attack from the sides and rear.
Whether it is tactical actions, combat experience, or mentality, they are not something that the garrison fleet pilots who always stay in the capital can possess
"It's all as expected by the marshal, don't panic. Compared with the battles we have experienced before, this is just a child's play!"
The commander of the garrison fleet—Rear Admiral Griezmann, the former commander of the Fourteenth Fleet of the Federal Navy, waved his hand and said in a loud voice:
"It's just an attack from some weapon groups, nothing to be afraid of!
The HCP strike team quickly neutralizes the threat from these weapons groups!
The vanguard fleet releases the assault module! After completing the gang-hopping, the Marines quickly eliminated the rebels on the orbital defense platform and got in touch with other friendly forces!
Orbital strike ship detachment, begin to lower the orbit! ”
After issuing this series of orders, Major General Griezmann said to the bridge communications officer:
"Contact the martial law command on the ground and tell the martial law commander, Major General Henry, that orbital support is ready!"
(End of chapter)