Chapter 1608. Gears of War (Part 2)
1608. Gears of War (Part 2)
Among the not-so-rich army equipment of the Galactic Republic, except for the high-quality and low-priced AV-7 Self-propelled artillery can be seen everywhere. Heavy combat units such as AT-TE tactical assault walkers are basically concentrated on the frontline planets that need to launch attacks, and they are not usually carried around at all.
Not to mention the SPHA-T heavy self-propelled artillery! Even in the army of the Republic, this kind of powerful weapon is as powerful as a battleship. It is a super equipment that is more than 100 meters long and can be called a land giant. No matter where it appears, it will definitely be accompanied by a large scale. Clone Army!
In fact, more than two years after the war broke out, clone soldiers are not particularly common on the battlefield. In the past, Kamino clones were mainly known for their small but refined style. They generally only appeared on the offensive battlefield and did not take on too many defensive tasks.
Moreover, at its peak, the number of Kamino clone soldiers did not exceed ten million. This number was indeed too small for the entire galaxy.
So most of the people on the battlefield are ordinary soldiers. For example, in the early days of the war when the Confederacy of Independent Systems was most aggressive, it was actually the planet's own ordinary defense forces that often faced the steel torrent of B-1 combat robots.
So once the clone army appears, it often means that the eyes of the Supreme Strategic Command of the Galactic Republic have been directly looked over.
The Republic transport fleet plundered by Mira-Han revealed something else... First of all, the appearance of AT-TE and SPHA-T means that the Galactic Republic is nearby If there is a large-scale clone army, then it is very likely that it is preparing to launch an attack here - of course it cannot be the planet Tatooine, so there is a high probability that it is the planet Christophsis.
But the problem is that this transport fleet left from this direction!
So what does this mean?
They are evacuating? Hasn't the fight started yet?
The Military Intelligence Department of the Principality of Dawn, headed by Mrs. M, was puzzled and could only send a large number of reconnaissance planes to the planet Christofsis in order to get more clues.
On July 13, in an unmanned system near the Yago-Dur system, a patrol formation of the Principality of Dawn encountered a formation of reconnaissance aircraft of the Galactic Republic. Two of these reconnaissance aircraft were shot down while being pursued by the Manghan-class light frigates, and their wreckage was sent back to the Yago-Dur system for analysis and research.
After analysis, it was found that these reconnaissance planes were here to detect hyperspace fluctuations and wanted to intercept hyperspace communication signals.
That afternoon, the reconnaissance aircraft sent to the planet Christofsis and the surrounding hyperspace outposts detected a large number of fluctuations in hyperspace navigation. After analysis, these fluctuations were caused by a large number of warships entering hyperspace. So this shows that a large number of spacecraft left this direction in a short period of time.
The Military Intelligence Department of the Principality of Dawn analyzed their recent operations in the Yago-Durr system and believed that the Galactic Republic adjusted their attack direction from the planet Christofsis to Yago-Durr. Er galaxy.
This also sounded the alarm to Mrs. M. Because this information shows that the Military Intelligence Department had made a major misjudgment before - they simply believed that the Republic's next attack direction was the 20th Army in the Yago-Dur System or the 17th Army in the Eriadu System.
However, it turned out that the Galactic Republic had quietly deployed a powerful force around the planet Christophsis.
If General Ling’s plan had not been successful and he had not proactively exposed the dock location of the Ankeron-class Titan battleship, they would have been completely unprepared when the Galactic Republic began to attack the planet Christofsis!
Fortunately, the Galactic Republic has clearly made its choice now. They are no longer covering up, and they have directly transferred their troops away from the planet Christofsis, and they are almost certainly replenishing them under the 20th Army to prepare for the attack on Yago. -Durr system, destroying the Titan shipyard of the Principality of Dawn.
It is because of this that the outpost on the planet Christophsis detected a large number of hyperspace fluctuations. This also definitely shows that the Galactic Republic must have mastered an unknown secret hyperspace channel near this star field. In order to remedy this problem, Mrs. M continued to send additional reconnaissance planes for exploration, trying to find clues to these secret waterways.
On July 14, the Supreme Military Command of the Dawn Principality met to discuss who would command the campaign in the Yago-Dur system.
Qi Jian and others believe that this candidate should be Ling Liang. After all, she proposed the plan to attract the attention of the Galactic Republic to the Yago-Dur system through the Titan Shipyard, and Ling Liang is in Egypt. A series of performances in the Riaddu galaxy have proven that she is growing into the top military commander in the galaxy.
But Tang Xiao rejected the proposal.
He proposed that Ling Liang is also indispensable to the Eriadu system. She has commanded the Titan battleship Xuanwu for a long time, so she is naturally more familiar with the performance of Xuanwu and has the ability to prepare combat plans based on this. .
Tang Xiao proposed that the possibility of a simultaneous attack on the three fronts of the Galactic Republic must not be ruled out. What if they become anxious and continue to mobilize warships from other fronts to attack the Eriadu system?
So the Titan battleship Xuanwu and Ling Liang must not move. Only if she is still in the Eriadu system, can she safely dispatch some fleets to reinforce the Model sector.
But in this case, who will command the defense of the Yago-Dur system becomes a big problem.
The previous Yago-Durr system was commanded by Major General Lin Nanyi, a young general whom Severance Tann was quite optimistic about, and later served as Ling Liang's adjutant for further study. It can be said that he is the representative of the younger generation of generals who grew up in the Principality of Dawn.
But after all, Lin Nanyi was still too young to be qualified for such a large-scale battle.
General Severance Tann has now gone to the Neutrals Alliance and accepted the military rank of the Confederation of Independent Systems, which is considered to be a solo career for the time being. And she doesn't like pure defensive combat. Although she is good at striking from behind, if she really wants to defend, she is a powerful being that no one can match.
There is also Admiral Trench, who is currently serving openly in the Confederation of Independent Systems. In fact, his role is very important. After all, in the original plot, Admiral Trench was one of the few capable generals among the large group of losers in the Confederation of Independent Systems.
After Tang Xiao conquered Trench, he sent him to the Confederation of Independent Systems, hoping that Count Dooku would not lose too quickly.
So now, he needs to find someone capable enough to command the battle in the Yago-Dur system.
(End of this chapter)