Chapter 1337 Don’t feel guilty
Counting from the firing of the first cannonball, the battle lasted for nearly ten hours, and the space fortress Ilsha finally returned to its owner's hands.
The battle in the void was fierce, and it was not easy inside the fortress either.
The troops who invaded the fortress encountered fierce resistance, and the two sides once fought for each cabin.
A large number of commandos invaded the fortress from different directions, some were warship ports, some were launch exits for space fighters, and some even took a secret passage that the Red Maple Republic had not yet identified.
Under such a strong siege, the troops of the Red Maple Republic continued to resist for several hours before finally surrendering. The remaining personnel had their weapons confiscated and were held as prisoners in a solitary room in the fortress.
They will surrender not because their will to fight has been exhausted, but because the main fleet of the Red Maple Republic has retreated.
This sounds like betraying your teammates. I am about to fight to the death. Why did your Majesty surrender first?
But in fact, from a strategic perspective, this is the most appropriate choice.
Regardless of whether the fortress is recaptured by the Spinning Water Federation or not, it is impossible for the main fleets of both sides to decide the winner in a short period of time. However, the Red Maple Republic is at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. They dare not bet on whether the Spinning Water Federation is still alive. Reinforcements.
Instead of continuing the stalemate and causing the fleet to be destroyed, it is better to betray your teammates and retreat first.
Moreover, their retreat was not a rhetorical retreat, describing the retreat as an advance, but a real strategic retreat.
The pincer offensive tactic is not unheard of. It can be said that when the fleet of the Spinning Water Federation appeared near the space fortress Ilsha, the fleet commander of the Red Maple Republic knew that they intended to cut off the logistics supply line.
The biggest flaw of the pincer offensive is that it is easy for you to penetrate and encircle, but it is very difficult to eat the surrounded enemy troops.
The Red Maple Republic's military must have been aware of the pincer offensive launched by the Spinning Water Federation. The fleet currently fighting on the front line has probably also received the order and is retreating.
This resulted in the Spinwater Federation's third and fifth fleets that captured the space fortress of Irsha facing the Red Maple Republic fleet that was retreating from the front.
If this is the case, then there is no need for me to hold on to the Space Fortress. When the fleet returning from the frontline retreats, with friendly forces attacking from both sides, can the Spinning Water Federation withstand it?
The fleet retreat was for this purpose, and everyone in the Third and Fifth Fleets, including Alyssa, now faces the risk of being attacked from both sides. They don’t know when this situation will occur. But just know it will happen.
If they can't withstand it and let the Red Maple Republic's fleet escape, even though they regain the territory, the pincer offensive will be a failure and they won't be able to eat up the opponent's vitality.
If you can withstand it, it will be the Red Maple Republic that is sweating profusely.
Therefore, retaking the space fortress Irsya is just the prelude to a larger-scale battle.
"Captain Alyssa."
An old officer appeared on the main display on the bridge. Looking at the epaulettes, he was a lieutenant general.
"I have seen the report. Your heroic performance is admirable. I will call the military department and apply for a medal for you."
"Don't dare to take it seriously."
Since the fleet commander of the cruiser formation was killed in battle, this fleet is currently under the command of Alyssa. Naturally, she has to report to the commander-in-chief of the third and fifth fleets.
"Humility is a virtue, but I would rather our heroes be prouder."
"You are exaggerating. I was just trying my best to make an accurate judgment under the urgent circumstances at that time."
"You did your best to save the cruiser fleet and successfully opened the way for the armored transport ship to attack the enemy."
The lieutenant general said, shaking his head: "Forget it, no matter what I say, you will definitely not go back to the rear."
Ah, yes, the lieutenant general kept giving Alyssa high hats, applying for medals and so on, just to let Alyssa go back to the rear to be awarded the medal.
Because the lieutenant general knew that the battle that broke out next would be very difficult.
The heroes of the Spinning Water Federation cannot be wasted here. Their survival is of greater benefit to the people and the country.
But what Alyssa wants is to fight on the front line. She wants to personally follow the fleet to defeat the Red Maple Republic. This is the greatest condolence she can give to Banning.
"However, we still haven't been able to figure out the cause of the strange explosion."
Alyssa broke into cold sweat when she heard this:
"Yes, yes..." Very guilty.
In order to cover up her guilt, she said: "The engineers reported that it was caused by an explosive that we don't understand. No magic power or explosive residue has been found for the time being. It seems to be very clean. The engineers speculated that it was someone from the Red Maple Republic. An error occurred while using this weapon, resulting in self-destruction.”
"Well, I also saw the report here."
The lieutenant general picked up a piece of paper, looked at it and said:
"I hope this weapon will not be used on our heads."
"Uh... um."
I couldn’t say any more, otherwise Alyssa would be unable to hold herself any longer.
What puzzled the lieutenant general was that no information came from such a powerful weapon. This was more dangerous than the weapon itself, and it meant that there might be something wrong with the intelligence network in the Red Maple Republic.
He has sent a liaison ship to send all the battle reports back to the rear to see what the military headquarters in the rear think.
Compared with this, how to arrange defense is something that needs to be considered more.
"Since you are unwilling to return to the rear, well, I will give you the task of protecting the logistics fleet. I order you to lead the cruise fleet to set off immediately to meet the logistics supply ship. This is related to whether we can hold the fortress."
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission."
Alyssa gave a less than standard military salute, the lieutenant general also returned a military salute, and then the communication was hung up.
When the fleet of the Spinning Water Federation evacuated the space fortress Irsha, it carried out targeted repairable damage to the fortress facilities.
The purpose is to restore the function of the fortress in the shortest time when you come back in the future.
Of course, this kind of damage that can be repaired also requires a large amount of supplies, including the rearrangement of artillery, the deployment of space fighters and pilots, as well as a huge amount of ammunition and munitions.
The most important thing is that they must repair Irsya's fortress cannon before the Red Maple Republic's fleet arrives. This will be the key to whether they can withstand the attack from both sides.
Seeing that the lieutenant general did not delve into the matter of nuclear bombs, Alyssa breathed a sigh of relief.
Then Li Chengqi's voice sounded from the bridge: "You can be more upright. You were too guilty just now."
"Who did this come from?"
"At least the ending is happy, right?"
"..."
really.
Every time Li Chengqi acted without permission, he would make a mess, but every time he would miraculously achieve his goal.
In other words, regardless of the process, the results are still excellent.
Alyssa leaned on the chair:
"That thing won't explode on my ship, right?"
"Nuclear weapons are very safe. Don't worry, they won't explode even if they are fired with machine guns."
A hydrogen bomb requires an atomic bomb to be used as a detonator to detonate, and the atomic bomb needs to reach a critical mass to undergo a nuclear reaction, so this thing is actually safer than gunpowder weapons or energy weapons.
Moreover, after the hydrogen bomb explodes, all reactive materials will be burned out, and the radiation level will quickly return to a safe value in a short period of time, making it clean and hygienic.
"How many more of that thing do you have?"
"Um...two?"
"Why is it a question?"
Because Li Chengqi didn't know how many nuclear bombs there were, and the nuclear arsenal hanging on his back backpack couldn't tell how much inventory there was. Fang Lanyin was currently taking it apart to visually check how many there were...
(End of chapter)