Chapter 79 Response
“So, let them successfully break through?”
On the bridge of the Dawn Sword, Marquis Ascania asked.
His tone was calm, neither happy nor sad.
But Colonel Rafael and the combat staff standing in front of him were still too nervous to speak out.
After dealing with the Marquis for a long time, they all knew that the Marquis was a moody person.
Maybe he seems to be relatively easy to get along with on weekdays, and he treats his subordinates very well.
But if there is a command error during the battle, especially this error will affect the entire battle situation.
Then you may be lucky enough to see this count's thunderous anger.
In any case, one person still needs to stand up and take responsibility.
And this person is, in most cases, Chief Combat Staff Colonel Rafael.
Although the colonel would take the initiative to stand up at this time, in the eyes of other combat staff, only Colonel Rafael was suitable to take the blame.
After all, in addition to being deeply appreciated by the Marquis, according to rumors and gossip, this dashing Royal Navy Captain seems to have some kind of story with the Marquis' daughter.
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
In the expectant eyes of his comrades, Colonel Raphael stepped forward helplessly.
"We sunk one of the two Jackdaw-class high-speed destroyers sent by the federal fleet, but the other one still broke through our interception and completed the delivery of communication terminals."
Hearing Rafi After hearing your answer, the Marquis was silent for a moment. He squinted his eyes as if he was remembering something.
After a moment, he continued to ask Raphael:
"If I remember correctly, haven't we already implemented the communication blockade of Robert 4? There are also people in orbit. It’s covered with signal jamming devices and the network has been completed. In this case, it doesn’t make sense for them to put in communication terminals, right?”
“Your Majesty, you are right”
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Raphael opened the holographic image platform in the center of the bridge, which displayed a model of the Robert IV.
Under his operation, the model of the planet was gradually enlarged, and a larger light blue sphere appeared on the outer layer of the entire planet.
“The signal jamming device has indeed completed the network coverage, so the federal troops on the ground have been unable to contact the outside world before, but”
As Raphael described, a red track continued It approached the planet and finally passed through the light blue interference layer.
“The destroyer that the Federation successfully broke through the interception obviously discovered this, so they lowered the orbit very low, dropped the communication terminals into the interference layer, and even destroyed many of them through ship-borne weapons. The signal jamming device on the track disrupted the networking process. ”
After saying this, Raphael stood up straight facing the Marquis,
"I did not command properly in this battle, which caused the federal fleet to seize the opportunity to disrupt our army's deployment. Please punish me, the Marquis!"
“That’s all, don’t blame yourself”
Marquis Ascania waved his hand.
Others in the combat staff group also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Marquis was not angry this time.
"According to what you said, Raphael, can I think that the current remaining federal soldiers on the ground will not only receive the information from the communication terminal, but also have a window for external communication?"
"Yes, sir. However, this window is limited to communication within the galaxy. After all, the only penetrating communication tower has been destroyed."
Hearing Raphael's words, Marquis Ascania shook his head.
“No, these federal remnants do not need to contact outside the galaxy. They only need to contact the federal fleet, and even just sending a text message is enough.”
“You Think about it, what will happen to a force that was originally trapped on a planet and fighting alone when it learns that there is a friendly fleet outside the planet?"
Raphael was silent for a moment, and then replied:
"Morale and determination to resist will be improved."
"Yes, alas. This is what I am worried about, if it cannot be done quickly Take Robert IV, the battle here will soon become more and more anxious."
The Marquis of Ascania turned and walked back to the captain's seat, and a look appeared on his face after sitting down again. There was a hint of worry.
“I now even suspect that when we launched the raid, the early warning signal had already been sent out.”
On the surface of Robert 4, Amber, who was chatting with the awakened Major Randall in the temporary rest area of the army, received an order to summon him to the brigade headquarters. When he rode a Mongoose 4 armored vehicle to the temporary camp at the brigade headquarters 65 kilometers away, he was led directly to the command post.
At this time, many brigade officers gathered in the temporary command post. Since Lieutenant Colonel Dallas had not come over yet, everyone gathered together in twos and threes to chat.
Amber glanced at their military ranks, and none were lower than lieutenant.
"If the empire discovers this, shoot it down. Hiss~"
Amber, who suddenly felt a chill on his back, shook off the unlucky thought in his mind, and then stood silently in the corner of the command post.
Whether it’s the soul-pierced self or this body that just reported here, there are obviously no acquaintances here.
But just because Amber doesn't plan to socialize, it doesn't mean that others are not interested in him.
Soon several young officers came over to greet him. These officers had been following Lieutenant Colonel Dallas all year round, and under his guidance, they no longer had much prejudice against psykers.
"Is it Warrant Officer Amber? I am Bruce, the combat staff officer at the brigade headquarters. These two are Ram and Yorick, who are also the combat staff officers at the brigade headquarters."
Amber felt a little strange at first about the enthusiasm shown by the three combat staff in front of her.
Until Bruce asked the crucial question.
"Warrant Officer Amber, the battle plan that Lieutenant Dallas received was submitted by you, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Amber immediately understood, dare to love these three people People come here to 'seek revenge'.
Of course, 'seeking revenge' is just a metaphor.
Although the three combat staff complained to him for a long time because they modified the battle plan to the point of losing their hair, they still took him to discuss some details seriously and expressed their approval of this bold plan without any secret.
"As expected of a psychic, his brain is very useful!"
Bruce patted Amber on the shoulder and gave a thumbs up in praise.
While several people were communicating, Lieutenant Colonel Dallas also came to the command post.
The lieutenant colonel doesn't like red tape, and like his personality in this kind of meeting, he likes to be straightforward.
He walked directly to the main seat, glanced around everyone's faces, and said straight to the point:
"Last night, a federal navy fleet and an imperial fleet fought in orbit"
Lieutenant Colonel Dallas didn't talk nonsense and explained the situation clearly in a few words.
According to what he said, the Federation fleet is currently out of the battle. Although the specific movement is not known, it should be maneuvering in the area near Robert IV.
The other party also found a way to break through the interception of the Imperial Fleet, and through the self-disciplined communication terminals dropped, it continued to conduct public global broadcasts to the entire Robert IV.
The content is also very simple. The general idea is that the fleet will fight until the end to prevent the federal forces on the ground from giving up.
Since this broadcast is not encrypted and even uses a public frequency band, not only the remaining forces of the Federation, but also the troops dropped by the Empire can receive this content.
Obviously, the Federation fleet is also using this method to put pressure on the Imperial forces.
"In addition to informing you of this information, this impromptu meeting also has one more thing."
When Lieutenant Colonel Dallas said this, he obviously glanced at Amber, who suddenly Something feels bad.
"According to feedback from the communications department, the current communication blockade of the empire on the planet seems to have caused problems due to attacks by friendly fleets."
Lieutenant Colonel Dallas opened an electronic map, with the Israeli brigade headquarters marked on it. It is the center of the circle and a large communication station within a radius of 600 kilometers.
“My idea is to send a small team to control a communication station and also respond to the fleet in deep space through the open frequency band.”
Hearing these words of Lieutenant Colonel Dallas, Amber Two words popped into my head:
“It’s broken!”
(End of this chapter)