Chapter 71 The Center of the Whirlpool
The moment she saw the ‘mushroom cloud’, Amber admitted that she did panic for a moment.
He almost thought that the imperial army was so crazy that they directly launched a nuclear strike regardless of the fact that there were friendly units in the forest.
But fortunately, he quickly recognized that these black mushroom clouds were not the 'special effects' of tactical hydrogen bomb explosions, but the attack effects of large-yield tactical missiles.
“This amount should not be achieved by the Empire’s airborne troops.”
"Is it a David tactical missile? Doesn't that mean there is an orbital assault ship above my head?"
Although I confirmed that I did not receive a tactical nuclear strike, I thought that there might be an imperial orbital assault ship above my head. , Amber was still a little panicked.
He immediately used a re-equipped set of communication equipment to contact the surviving communication relay vehicle in the convoy, and asked it to transfer the communication request to the brigade headquarters of the temporary 83rd synthetic brigade.
Amber is not sure whether these friendly forces have noticed the orbital bombing here, but in any case, it would not be wrong for him to report it first.
For Amber and his remnants, the temporary 83rd Combined Brigade commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Dallas showed great importance.
Even when the rocket reserves were not abundant, the launch bays of two Stegosauruses were emptied to cover Amber's retreat.
So Amber’s communication request was quickly received by the brigade communications officer.
"BHQ, this is P13, please reply when you receive it, over."
After previously contacting this friendly force, Amber and the remaining soldiers obtained a temporary communication Channel call sign - P13, to facilitate communication between both parties.
“P13, this is BHQ, we received a call, please explain the situation.”
Amber quickly and briefly described that he had observed an attack that was suspected to be an orbital strike, so he alerted brigade headquarters and wanted to confirm whether the brigade headquarters had also discovered this attack.
After hearing this description, the communications officer asked Amber to wait online for a while while he went to find other people to confirm the situation.
Soon, the communications officer was back online.
"P13, this is BHQ. Thank you for your early warning. The reconnaissance unit has confirmed that an orbital strike was observed. According to the attack trajectory, it is speculated that this is a raid attack. Affected by the debris on orbit, the Imperial Orbital Assault Ship's The attack window is very short and will not pose a threat to our unit for the time being. It’s over.”
After receiving the reply from the other party, Amber once again expressed her gratitude for the friendly support and ended the communication.
The brigade-level unit's reconnaissance capabilities, especially air and orbit reconnaissance capabilities, are definitely better than his. Since even they have confirmed that there is not much of a threat, Amber will no longer occupy precious communication channels.
It may have been the salvo of two rocket launchers that successfully blocked the attack of the imperial pursuit force.
It may also be that the empire's pursuit troops slowed down their pursuit in order to avoid being accidentally injured by orbital strikes.
In short, in the first period of time after the orbital strike, Amber and the others did not detect any movement of the imperial troops.
The convoy smoothly arrived at the reception point agreed with the temporary 83rd Composite Brigade, and successfully merged with the troops responsible for the reception.
This small force initially hid around the connection point, forming a small encirclement.
After receiving the identification signal from Amber and the others, he emerged from his hiding place.
Three 'Lantula Kai' light multi-legged combat vehicles and five 'Mongoose 4' armored vehicles formed this team responsible for the response.
The staff of the temporary 83rd Composite Brigade also took into account the shortage of vehicles and the large number of wounded on Amber's side. Among the 'Mongoose 4' that arrived from Wutai, they specially arranged for three units without Carrying motorized infantry.
This approach has indeed alleviated the problem of insufficient vehicles currently encountered by Amber.
At least everyone has a place to sit without having to take off their exoskeletons to crowd together.
After communicating with the temporary command of this small team, Amber learned that they would not go directly to join the main force now, but would always maintain a distance of about 50 kilometers from the brigade headquarters for maneuvers.
Even the injured have to wait until they reach the next way point, and then be taken away by a special medical vehicle for centralized treatment.
The response team now assembled will also be given to Amber as a strength supplement, and will be reorganized into a reinforced motorized infantry platoon under the temporary 83rd Combined Brigade.
Since Amber's current team cannot be 'combined' with the large army in a short period of time, it can only be used as an independent force for the time being. This is also the current situation of several other remnants of the federal army that have been recruited.
In the subsequent march, only Amber herself would go to the brigade headquarters under certain circumstances where only offline meetings could be held.
Unless there is a corresponding combat order, Amber's team will not join the brigade headquarters.
After adopting and deeply revising the combat plan submitted by Amber, the brigade staff have assigned each team's route of travel through the brigade-level command terminal.
Including Amber's current team, the entire temporary 83rd Synthetic Brigade is like a large spread net, advancing in the direction of the space elevator.
Robert IV in outer space five days after the Unnamed Glade encounter.
In the passage behind the bridge of the Dawn Excalibur, the Marquis of Ascania was standing quietly in front of a porthole, looking at the boundless starry sky outside the window.
Although he has seen the scene in front of him countless times, whenever he needs to think quietly, the Marquis will find a porthole to admire it silently.
"Raphael, do you know? Our place has become the center of the whirlpool."
After an unknown period of time, the Marquis of Ascania spoke in a calm tone. Moisturizing his throat made his voice a little dry at this time.
Combat staff officer Raphael, who had been standing quietly behind him, stepped forward and handed him a cup of black tea at a suitable temperature.
“Does the Marquis mean that our place has become the center of the empire in this great battle?”
Hearing Raphael’s answer, the Marquis of Ascania was speechless. Laughing:
“This is the art of speaking, Raphael.”
The old Marquis turned around and looked at this leader among the young officers of the Imperial Royal Navy. .
"Obviously among the four galaxies that launched attacks at the same time, the expeditionary strike groups of the other three galaxies have completed the campaign objectives. Only the Robert galaxy where we are located has fallen into a stalemate, and here you have become the 'center of the great battle' "
The Marquis of Ascania took a sip from the tea cup handed by Raphael, and then continued:
"If we have a choice, I don't want us to The galaxy where it is located has become the center of this vortex. Due to the current blocked attack - or "stalemate" situation, the Supreme Command is considering a plan to increase troops. I believe that after the Federation reacts, they will also invest more in this galaxy. More counterattack forces."
"What's more, because we insisted on carrying out an orbital strike despite the opposition of DRSD in the final stage of the operation three days ago, they actually prepared to impeach me, ha! "
"So our next battle - whether it is a confrontation with the federal forces on the battlefield, or a fight with our own people outside the battlefield, it may become more and more difficult, Raphael. ”
"Sir, no matter how difficult the next battle is, I believe that under your wise command, our army will win the final victory."
Raphael stood up straight with his head held high, although He is a chief combat officer who has reached this position through strength, but this does not mean that he will not flatter his immediate superiors.
"Hahaha, Raphael, do you know? Emily has always said that your serious and flattering manner is too awkward, and now it seems that it is true."
Hearing the Marquis mention him Raphael unconsciously thought of the beautiful figure of a beautiful woman, and his face briefly blushed.
The Marquis noticed this and smiled without saying anything.
He came over and patted Raphael on the shoulder, and said in a relaxed tone:
"Remember, the battle of the children's fleet cannot be won by wise command. The absolute strength of the enemy's and our fleets, the The professionalism, status, and morale of the personnel are all indispensable. Sometimes you even need a bit of luck.”
“As for those battles where you can’t see the smoke of gunpowder.”
I don’t know if I thought of it. What, Marquis Ascania snorted coldly, "You often need to be more vigilant, because they can cause more damage to you and me than a real battlefield confrontation."
Just as Ascania The Marquis of Cannia intends to impart some personal experience to the young people he likes.
Suddenly an alarm bell blared in the passage, and warnings were also issued on the personal terminals of the Marquis and Raphael.
[Warning! Unreported signs of space collapse were detected in the air defense identification zone! ]
[Warning! Abnormal mass growth detected in the air defense identification zone! ]
(End of this chapter)