Chapter 1477: Crimson Galaxy Suppression Operation (4)
The Red Maple Republic is now facing almost the same situation as the Spinwater Federation.
Insufficient troops and supplies, and the enemy is about to move in.
The only difference is that the Red Maple Republic has greater strategic depth. After all, they do not have a stargate, and it is impossible for the Swirling Water Federation's counterattack to directly penetrate into the capital galaxy of the Red Maple Republic.
For a large country with a population of tens of billions, its war mobilization capabilities are very terrifying. The Red Maple Republic also began to go all out at this time, even taking out its retired and sealed carrier-based aircraft.
The pilots of these space fighter planes are likely to come from civil aviation, and there are also the kind of cannon fodder who took a theoretical class for a week, casually trained on the simulator, and then went to the battlefield.
But I have to say that this number is really sufficient. The fleet that Li Chengqi and Hall saw alone was at least more than 500, and the enemy aircraft carriers were still ejecting outwards in a steady stream.
Li Chengqi is indeed awesome, but he can’t fight against thousands of people. There are dozens of carrier-based aircraft in the meteorite belt. Li Chengqi is not afraid, but the number exceeds three digits, so he has to weigh it carefully. .
He immediately led Hall to plunge into the meteorite belt again. Hall immediately notified the friendly forces of the discovery of a large number of enemy aircraft. The subsequent melee in the meteorite belt would probably be very fierce.
Alyssa also received the news, and she saw the huge engine light through the optical sighting system.
This caused the Swan to re-revise its route. It originally planned to make a circle and come out of the meteorite belt, but now it had to change its plan. All warships lowered their altitude on the spot and tried to stay as far away from the meteorite belt as possible, with the meteorite belt above their heads. Start an artillery battle with the enemy cruiser formation outside the meteorite belt.
There are no advantages or disadvantages to this position. The advantage is that it can avoid being suddenly attacked by torpedoes. Moreover, the enemy forces are actually just the Planetary Defense Force. The quality of the ships is not as good as that of the regular army. We adopt a counter-bombing strategy. On the contrary, it will be beneficial to the side of the Spinning Water Federation.
But if possible, Alyssa doesn't want to adopt this strategy, because her ideas are very similar to Li Chengqi's. In a head-on confrontation, there will inevitably be losses.
The naval gun constantly repeats the cycle of charging, firing, recharging, firing again, and finally cooling down. The Swan is not afraid of the bombardment at all.
After all, the Swan, which has been modified many times, is completely a destroyer in the skin of a cruiser, with very high strength.
But friendly forces are not.
On the command system, you can see the names of battleships that reported damage or even been destroyed. Although the losses to the enemy during the bombing were more serious, Alyssa felt very sad as each name darkened. uncomfortable.
As the saying goes, kindness does not control soldiers. When you go to the battlefield, you must have the awareness that both the enemy and ourselves will suffer losses. However, Alyssa has never been very adaptable to suffering losses. The habit of recyclers is to pick up delicious food. This should be realized. Run away when it's time to do business.
“The enemy carrier-based aircraft broke through the blockade, and the torpedoes are coming!”
Alyssa immediately notified the fleet, and the anti-aircraft gunners of all the top gun positions were ready, and soon the anti-aircraft gunners of the entire fleet were They fired almost simultaneously, and a large amount of orange flash appeared near the meteorite belt above their heads.
But this time, there may be too many carrier-based aircraft, and the anti-aircraft guns are a little busy. Friendly warships were hit by torpedoes, but the number is not enough. Even if the cruiser's shield can withstand one or two torpedoes, it is not a problem.
Not to mention the Swan. It had enough time to maneuver when it saw the torpedoes. After all, it was the fastest legend in the void.
"Have Hall and Li Chengqi returned?"
"Not yet, they must have been entangled by the fleet."
The number of enemy planes exceeded expectations. It became a stumbling block holding back the Swan and the cruiser fleet.
But this time there is no time limit. Unlike the previous race to recapture the Star Gate, Alyssa quickly and calmly thought about countermeasures and rearranged the formation and route.
We are not in a hurry this time and want stability. What we should really be anxious about is the enemy.
Indeed, in terms of the main fleet, the Red Maple Republic is at an absolute disadvantage. If it does not retreat, it will only be a matter of time before it is wiped out.
It would be nonsense to try to block the main fleet with just the rags of the Planetary Defense Force. Theoretically speaking, it wouldn’t be a problem for Alyssa to tangle with them here for a day or two.
But again, there are still few fools in this world.
The current situation in the Red Maple Republic, even if the battle reports are watered down for the common people, don't their senior leaders themselves know how bad it is? Just lie to your brothers, don't lie to yourself.
In this absolutely unfavorable situation, the enemy's main fleet still did not choose to retreat and exchanged strategic depth for time. This in itself shows that the opponent must have a back-up plan.
Alyssa thought of the Crystal Gap Trigger found on the Silver Gear. She wonders how many such things there are in the Red Maple Republic. What is certain is that once it is necessary to use it, the other party will definitely not He would be stingy and die together with the fleet of the Swirling Water Federation.
After much deliberation, Alyssa decided to take a little risk to see the quality of the Red Maple Republic under the premise of steady progress.
"Biance 103, fire out the torpedoes, and then the No. 20 to No. 60 ships will launch a smoke screen."
The cross-fire situation is obviously favorable, and Alyssa's order seems a bit redundant.
At this distance, it is almost impossible for a torpedo to hit. It is simply better to hit than not to hit. The smoke screen is even more inexplicable. This does not mean that it blocks the line of sight of our side that is beneficial to Todoroki. ?
Alyssa’s purpose is not to eliminate the other party, but to see how the other party reacts.
The ship that received the order quickly fired torpedoes and launched smoke screens as Alyssa said, and the entire fleet soon began to turn under the cover of the smoke screens.
Normally, the Planetary Defense Force would follow suit and continue to block Alyssa's path to prevent them from approaching the habitable planet.
But as soon as the Swan got out of the ship and completed its turn under the cover of smoke, Alyssa saw that the Planetary Defense Force was almost in place with no movement, just firing a few random shots from a distance.
There is indeed something fishy!
These guys didn't follow, probably because they were afraid that they would be involved in some kind of attack, and they are still far away from a habitable planet, even if the spaceport in their planet's orbit launches fortress cannons , and it’s simply out of reach.
Then the reason why they are afraid of being involved is readily apparent.
"Continue to blow out the smoke, and the entire fleet will turn according to the new route."
Knowing that it was a trap, Alyssa naturally would not jump. The fleet turned around and then returned. Arriving on the original route.
At this time, Villagna said:
"There is friendly communication coming in."
"Receive it from me."
Soon, a man who looked like an officer appeared on the screen next to the captain's seat, saluted and said:
"Captain Alyssa, your fleet's advancement seems to be slower than planned. It's due to an encounter. Are you in trouble? We are about to approach for support."
This person is the cruiser formation commander of the Third Fleet, and Alyssa is under the flag of the Fifth Fleet.
“The enemy relied on the meteorite belt to launch sneak attacks and harass us, which did cause a little trouble. We just need your support, but the enemy seems to have laid a trap. Please do not get close to the star field marked by us. , to avoid heavy losses.”
“After receiving the star map, I will cooperate with you in the battle.”
It didn’t take long for the cruise ships to appear under the leadership of Alyssa. Behind the fleet, the support of friendly forces is enough to break through the enemy's blockade.
After all, we have an absolute advantage in strength, and reinforcements can arrive at any time.
Now the pressure is on the side of the Red Maple Republic. They failed to let Alyssa enter the trap and were about to be breached head-on.
Alyssa estimates that they will definitely jump over the wall in a hurry.
Sure enough, the fleet's alarm immediately sounded in the bridge. This was not a battle alarm or a damage alarm, but a disaster warning.
"The space transfer signal was detected, and the crystal gap opened nearby!"
These guys really used it!
(End of this chapter)