Chapter 97 The fleet enters the scene
"My Lord Marquis, I feel that I must explain to you the time and potential risks involved in transferring troops."
Raphael thought for a moment and went up In the previous step, I did a few operations on the holographic projection platform.
Soon, the current distribution of the empire’s ground forces on the Robert IV was revealed.
“Our current forces on the surface are mainly 22 orbital parachute regiments and two brigade-level armored combat teams that have not yet completed full deployment.
Due to the unavailability of the space elevator, in addition to these troops that have landed, there are still two fully equipped brigade combat teams that have not started to be launched, and have been delayed too far from the planned time.
If we mobilize all air and space transport aircraft to mobilize troops within the atmosphere, it will delay the deployment of the remaining two brigade combat teams.
And after the federal fleet appeared and showed its presence to the remaining federal soldiers on the ground, the morale and determination of these remaining soldiers to resist improved.
According to the reports of various ground forces, the intensity of the recent battles has also become higher and higher, and it is no longer enough to rely solely on orbital paratroopers and a small number of HCPs.
If some of the heavy troops are transferred away at this time, I am worried that there may be a risk of counterattack on these fronts. ”
After listening to Raphael's report and looking at the situation between the enemy and ourselves on the holographic projection map, Marquis Ascania fell silent.
He knew that the situation of this battle had actually deviated from the planned trajectory from the beginning.
Defected imperial spies, blocked space elevators, independently assembled federal remnants, and the sudden appearance of the annoying federal fleet like a bedbug
Under the influence of various factors, the eighth The expeditionary strike group's original plan of 'quick victory' could actually be torn up.
Marquis Ascania raised his head and looked at the young staff officer opposite the holographic projection map.
"What do you mean?"
"Continue to deploy subsequent brigade combat teams, my lord."
"Continue to increase troops on the ground so you want to deploy these troops directly into space Where is the elevator?”
“Yes, sir, but it is not deployed directly to the location of the space elevator.”
Raphael swiped at the holographic projection map and quickly zoomed in and positioned it. Arrive at the base of the space elevator.
"The space elevator is built directly in coastal areas. The areas near the sea are basically large ports with dense mechanical equipment, which cannot meet the take-off and landing conditions of aerospace transport aircraft."
As for the inland areas to the north and west The surface is a city built on a base, which is also not suitable for take-off and landing.
Therefore, the only suitable landing site is the area south of the base, which has not yet been fully developed by the Federation. From a geographical point of view, it is indeed suitable for the take-off and landing of aerospace transport aircraft.
But what we can think of, I believe the commander or command group of this federal remnant can also think of. "
Hearing this, the Marquis nodded thoughtfully.
"You mean, these federal remnants may ambush here during the takeoff and landing phase of the transport fleet?"
"Yes, sir, so my idea is to make full use of our strength and strength. With the advantage of equipment, the troops can be safely concentrated in the peripheral areas, and then combined into a force that cannot be blocked by these remaining soldiers, they can hit them with one punch."
"But in this case, it will also give this federation a blow. Do you think the remaining soldiers have enough time to prepare?”
Although he admitted that Raphael’s analysis was reasonable, Marquis Ascania raised questions again.
"Indeed, such a plan will bring certain risks, but the risk does not come from the remaining federal soldiers on the ground"
"Are you worried about the arrival of the Federation's support fleet?"
"Your Excellency is wise."
"There is no need to flatter you, Raphael, you are still not suitable for this, you are too blunt. "
The Marquis waved his hand, and then continued:
"The support of the federal main fleet? Huh. It's not certain who's support will come first."
Raphael's eyes lit up when he heard this.
“You are saying that our support fleet has also been dispatched?”
“Yes, the latest news received within an hour, according to time calculation, the fleet’s jump distance has already exceeded half. "
Marquis Ascania clicked a few times on his personal terminal, and the corresponding fleet information also appeared on the holographic projection platform.
"The 12th Expeditionary Strike Group? It seems that the Supreme Command is determined to capture the Robert Galaxy."
"Not only that."
The Marquis raised his terminal and motioned for Raphael to come over.
The young major walked quickly behind him. After seeing the information displayed on the terminal, his eyes widened uncontrollably. "This is the Fortress of Sorrow?!"
The surface of Robert IV, Southern Continent.
After nearly five hours of sailing, Amber and the three Pelicans they were on finally arrived near their final destination.
While sailing along the coastline, the reconnaissance force found a way to drive the reconnaissance vehicle to the open deck of the 'Pelican', and then used the vehicle-mounted catapult to release the drone for preliminary reconnaissance.
The result was similar to what the brigade staff had guessed. The drone indeed discovered the Imperial troops in the base area of the space elevator.
Although the drone was eventually destroyed by high-energy lasers deployed by the Imperial troops, the staff still found that there were fewer Imperial troops here than they expected.
On board the three Pelicans that left the coastline and circled wildly into the ocean again, Lieutenant Colonel Dallas held an impromptu meeting.
After ruling out the possibility that this was a trap set by the imperial forces, Lieutenant Colonel Dallas finally decided to find a suitable place to land.
The reason is simple.
First, the plan has been implemented to this point, and the arrow has to be fired. At this time, retreating or changing the plan will have a greater impact on morale.
Moreover, the entire combined brigade has no better place to go at this time. If it returns to the Northern Continent, it will only be surrounded by imperial troops again.
The second, and most important, reason is that after approaching the coastline previously, the communications force received a signal from a friendly force on the South Continent.
Amber is not the only person on this planet who has a quick mind, and Dallas is not the only passionate federal commander.
After receiving the message from the federal task force through the public frequency band, this remnant force in the South Continent, which was about half a combined brigade in size, also headed in the direction of the space elevator under the leadership of its commander. Maneuver.
Although they did not learn the news that the space elevator was locked at the first time, being in the Southern Continent, they were much more convenient to detect the space elevator than Amber and the others.
So this remnant of the Southern Continent soon discovered that the space elevator had not been put into use.
This also strengthens the command of this unit to take back the space elevator.
After the two forces from different continents got in touch, they naturally decided to join together and fight together.
Finally, about 340 kilometers away from the urban area of Jabra, three huge ground-effect flying delivery platforms washed up directly on the beach.
A few hours later, the Eighth Expeditionary Strike Group received a report from the space elevator defenders about the downing of an unidentified drone.
This confirms the speculation by Marquis Ascania, Raphael and others that federal forces are gathering near the space elevator.
The Marquis also approved the decision submitted by Raphael to drop the subsequent heavy troops into the outer zone of the space elevator.
On September 11, the temporary 83rd Combined Brigade completed the rendezvous with the remnant soldiers of the Southern Continent Federation that had been contacted. At the same time, there were many small-scale troops that broke out and were also maneuvering towards the space elevator.
On September 13, the Imperial Air and Space Transport fleet was discovered by federal reconnaissance forces when it was trying to release troops to the periphery of the space elevator. It was immediately irradiated by a large number of high-energy lasers, and a fully loaded 'Taurus' was lost. Sky transport aircraft.
From September 14th to September 18th, the imperial heavy equipment delivery area moved to the outer periphery, and troop delivery continued for many days.
During this period, federal forces launched multiple attacks on the landing site area designated by the empire. Although they once again caused the loss of two air and space transport aircraft, as the defense near the landing site was stabilized, subsequent attacks were ineffective. .
From September 19th to September 20th, ground troops from both sides exchanged fire around the space elevator base area and Jabra.
Finally, the federal troops moved to Jabra City, and the imperial heavy-armed troops completed their assembly on the south side of the space elevator base area.
During this period, in addition to the ships delivering troops to the ground, all warships of the Eighth Expeditionary Strike Group also left synchronous orbit and began to conduct tactical maneuvers.
The time comes to September 21st, Robert 4 is in outer space.
When the battleships of the Eighth Expeditionary Strike Group maneuvered to a predetermined battle position, the reconnaissance ship discovered the movement of the federal task force jumping.
The imperial fleet immediately deployed its formation, preparing to defeat the federal fleet, which had lost many ships during this period, in one fell swoop.
But when the Federation fleet began to break away from the jump, the Imperial reconnaissance ship discovered that the number of this fleet had far exceeded the number of enemy fleets recorded after the last battle.
This news and the ship's shadow captured by the optical sensing equipment were quickly transmitted to the bridge of the 'Dawn Excalibur'.
Looking at more and more Federation warships on the screen, they continue to arrive on the battlefield in the flash of light produced when the jump ends.
The Marquis of Ascania said calmly:
"Notify the 12th Expeditionary Strike Group that it is their turn to appear."
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