Chapter 390: Capture the planet

Chapter 390: Capture the planet

After four hours of space battle, the Pegasus Navy achieved some results.

Although Falches' star port fortress is still standing, and even the shield has not been broken, many armed space stations have either been blown up or taken over by the Marine Corps.

By this time, Gu Hang also received new information.

On the ground, the Phoenix warriors have achieved new results: they have captured all the anti-orbital firepower deployed in the planet's capital and its surrounding areas.

The capture operation itself is not difficult, but the difficult part is that the time is short, you need to act quickly, and you have to punish the troops.

In fact, Gu Hang gave them eight hours. However, under the command of Carduso, a century-old veteran, the Phoenix was finished in half the time with no casualties.

When the news was passed to Gu Hang, Gu Hang immediately asked the naval staff of the Tianma Fleet to evaluate the possibility of conducting the next phase of operations.

And these staff officers quickly came up with the results: after all the anti-orbital and air defense systems at the landing site were cleared, the conditions for landing operations were initially met.

Gu Hang waved his hand and announced the start of the operation.

The cruiser Gu Hang was on, together with three destroyers and seven frigates, began to press forward quickly.

Their movements immediately attracted fierce enemy firepower. Especially the enemy's firepower center, the fortress starport, fired several rounds of the 'Wrath of the Faithful' cannon. Due to the close distance, the hit rate skyrocketed, directly causing the energy shield of a frigate to directly hit the target. Overloaded, it was frightened and immediately retreated from the battlefield.

But at the same time, as the distance approaches, the starship's firepower can be more effective. The array of light spears on the Concerto made the void shield of Falches Starport tremble. During this process, hundreds of missiles were fired in salvo. When they arrived in front of the void shield, the missiles decelerated significantly. Although this gave the enemy a chance to intercept the missiles, it also allowed more than thirty missiles to pass through the void shield. , and eventually twenty of them exploded in the fortress.

Twenty S-class and M-class missiles of mixed specifications would not be able to destroy the Starport Fortress, which was also heavily armored. However, a few shots with good luck hit the fire platform and hit the densely populated areas, causing considerable damage.

This forced Commander Faches in the fortress to pay all his attention to the approaching ships, and for a moment he had no time to think about anything else.

In the void, countless behemoths were fiercely fighting against each other.

However, while the core firepower of the enemy's defense was being contained, another cruiser, the Violin, also moved forward with several destroyers. However, their target was to launch air strikes against multiple anti-orbital gun positions on the surface.

At the same time, there are seven or eight fast transport ships hiding in the array of these warships.

These transport ships will definitely be of no use in a space naval battle. The responsibility they shoulder at this moment is to transport the landing troops.

Landing craft were launched from these transport ships and from the warships headed by the Violin.

A large number of armed space stations were destroyed or taken over, the starport fortress was contained, the anti-orbital firepower on the surface was suppressed, and the anti-orbital firepower in the capital area was simply cleared.

In this case, orbital landing becomes quite smooth.

The leading landing force was an army group within the 3rd Dragon Eagle Army.

Three hundred landing craft rushed through the planet's orbit, broke through the atmosphere, and headed for the ground. Their goal is directly at the planet's capital.

In the process of falling, the very little firepower was able to destroy at most a dozen landing craft. This represented a loss of thousands of lives, but did not prevent the entire landing from being successful.

On the outskirts of the capital, ten phoenixes and a capital guard force of several thousand people who were 'loyal' to the empire had already opened up a temporary landing site here.

Landing craft landed one after another, each carrying hundreds of Astra Militarum soldiers. Some landing craft were even equipped with heavy equipment such as tanks and cannons.

A total of 140,000 Astra Militarum soldiers were assembled at the landing site.

The leader of this force is Major General Cai Minjin of the Astra Militarum. The main force of this attack was the 314th Army of the Dragon Eagle Corps led by him. He himself took the risk and directly participated in the landing operation, and was among the first batch to land.

While the troops were still gathering, Cai Minjin stood on a high ground and looked at the capital city in front of him, full of hesitation.

"General." Someone shouted from below, "General, you'd better come down and pay attention to safety..."

"...Sigh." Cai Minjin sighed, walked down the high ground, and then asked: "Has the car that I asked you to prepare for the first time driven out of the landing ship?"

"It's out." The adjutant said, "But... please think again! The troops still need your leadership."

Cai Minjin cursed, and then said: "Why think twice? If I go back to my own city, do I need to think twice?"

"This……"

"Bring the car over and let's go!"

"Yes!"

A moment later, three military vehicles headed towards the capital city.

Cai Minjin looked at the familiar and unfamiliar street scenes along the way, and it was difficult to describe her inner feelings.

He had only joined the Dragon Eagle Legion for about ten years. Before that, he was a general in the Faches Defense Army and the commander of the capital's garrison. That year, he was ordered to reorganize the entire Capital Guard Army at that time and become part of the Astra Militarum. His identity also changed from General of the Defense Force to Major General of the Astra Militarum.

It is difficult to say whether this was a promotion or a demotion; whether he was entrusted with an important task and sent to the Astra Militarum to help the Fachus regime control this force, or whether he was turned over as imperial tax and dispatched outside the core of power.

He only knew that his mood was very complicated at that time.

Since then, he has shed his heavy status as a politician in the past and become a pure soldier. There is no need to participate in any intrigues anymore, but life has become monotonous since then.

At that time, the last thing he thought about was that one day the 3rd Dragon Eagle Legion would be pulled out of their home planet and join the war on another planet.

But this day came more unexpectedly than expected.

His first mission to leave his home planet and fight outside was to go to the Angry Owl Star to clear out the troublesome Blackbird Heavy Industry.

He didn't think at first that this was a long-term mission. After arriving at the Raging Star, he even made wild claims, hoping to gain command of the local army on the Raging Star, launch a full-scale offensive, quickly end the war, and then...

Then he was slapped in the face.

It was there that he first saw the capabilities of the Alliance army.

But that was just an episode in life. No matter what the process was, at least his mission was completed, the loss of the troops was not great, and the time spent was not very long.

Just when he thought he could finally return to his hometown, he was transferred directly from the Raging Owl Star to Koroga.

At that time, he still thought that this would be a short-term mission, similar to what happened on Raging Owl Star, where he would just go to an imperial world to suppress rebellion and clean up a cult.

But I didn't expect that during this eight-year stay, the governor of Koroga would change three times.

However, during the eight years he spent in Koruga, he had long since lost interest in participating in politics. The brutal war continued to escalate in front of him. In those years, all he could think about was how to win, how to complete the mission, and how to save the young men under his command from sacrifice.

What impressed him particularly deeply was the famous battle to defend Yancheng.

A division is sent to the front line, fights for a few hours, and is gone.

Tens of thousands of people were just gone.

What he could do was to throw in divisions and regiments one after another, and then watch them be maimed and destroyed a few hours later.

Looking at the battle reports, looking at the battle lines, and witnessing those tragic scenes with his own eyes, Cai Minjin's way of thinking was forever changed.

Those fights for power and intrigues are meaningless in this kind of training of blood and fire.

At least to him, it didn't make sense.

From the end of the war to now, the two years of guarding the nest and fighting security wars feel like a vacation compared to the tragic battlefield at the beginning.

Occasionally, he still thinks of his hometown and his life when he was the commander of the National Defense Forces.

To remember? disdain? Probably some of both.

If possible, he doesn't mind going home to see him, especially since his wife and children are still on the Farches 1.

Although, he also had a local dignitary in Koroga who married a daughter to him...

And now, he has really returned to his hometown, but he didn't expect it to be this way.

In the way of the imperial counter-rebellion, he returned to his hometown and the place he had guarded for half his life.

This is really unpredictable.

Looking out the car window at the street scene that should have been bustling but now deserted, countless messy thoughts ran through his mind.

But when the military vehicle drove into the military area station, all thoughts were gathered back again.

At some point, light rain fell from the sky. An officer from the Capital Guard was waiting in the rain.

The leader is Bobby Farches, a traitor...oh, I should say a loyalist, or a surrenderer.

Cai Minjin doesn’t know how to define it.

He got out of the car and shook Bobby's hand.

"Welcome back, old commander." Bobby seemed quite respectful. Cai Minjin was indeed his old boss.

Cai Minjin waved his hand, indicating not to say anything.

A group of people entered the office building of the military region.

Many people were already sitting in the Great Hall.

Among them, at least one is a school officer, the real leader of each unit.

When they heard the door of the auditorium being pushed open, they turned around and stared at Cai Minjin who strode in with complicated expressions.

Cai Minjin walked up to the podium without stopping and stood in front of everyone. "Have all the chief officers above the regimental level arrived?" Cai Minjin asked.

Bobby, who had just sat down in the front row, stood up and responded: "Everyone who is willing to come has come. There are still some..."

Cai Minjin interrupted him: "I only give you one hour to inform those who haven't come, tell them that I have arrived, and there are still my Astral Legion outside the city, let them think about it. After an hour, Fanfan has not arrived All of them will be regarded as traitors, and I will personally lead people to destroy them."

Looking at the strange looks on the many officers in the audience, Cai Minjin added: "Yes, that's right, the ones who didn't come are the traitors."

Bobby gave a few orders, and someone ran out.

In the next few dozen minutes, people arrived one after another.

On time, Cai Minjin had the door of the auditorium closed.

He announced to everyone present: "All the loyal officers of the Capital Guard are now here."

No one said anything, so he didn't take it seriously and started assigning tasks.

There are a total of eleven regimental-level officers who did not come. The total number of troops under their command is about 20,000 to 30,000. Compared to the capital's one-million-strong garrison, they are an absolute minority. They are scattered and stationed in the capital city or surrounding areas.

Every officer present was asked to send out a battalion, led by these chief officers themselves, to exterminate the troops who did not come. The veterans of the Astra Militarum gathered outside the city under Cai Minjin will also go, but they will not take action directly, but will supervise the battle team.

A blood-stained certificate of surrender.

When tasks were assigned, the atmosphere was depressing.

Some people are sad, some are hesitant, and some are gnashing their teeth...

In such an atmosphere, there are still people who can't help it.

"Old Commander, I don't understand why this is happening. We are all our compatriots and comrades-in-arms... We are soldiers of Faches and have served the Faches family for generations. When foreign enemies are attacking, shouldn't we fight bravely against them? You Here, you are taking us, are you still..."

'Boom. '

There was a gunshot.

Cai Minjin didn't give him a chance to finish his words.

Old general, your pistol is very accurate. The bullet was more than twenty meters away and separated by many people, but it still accurately blew off the head of the person who spoke.

This shot suddenly made the situation in the auditorium tense.

Although they were not allowed to carry guns when the opportunity arose, some people still quietly brought them and subconsciously put their hands on the holsters.

Cai Minjin noticed it, but he didn't pay attention.

He sighed and slowly put down the gun: "I still remember him, Wang Zhongze, the soldier I led before. I remember I personally awarded him a medal. When he got married, I also went to his wedding. I hugged him. His daughter..."

"I'm very heartbroken, and I really don't want him to be the one who jumps out."

"However, I am an imperial general and I am also a Fachusian. I cannot watch someone say such words in front of me and instigate you to do things you shouldn't do."

"Don't mention anything else, just talk about this. Do you think I can resist the imperial army with you? Do you still think that the Dragon Eagle Legion is the Dragon Eagle Legion that was stationed on Falches? There are two people in the legion. The remaining 20% ​​are Koroga people, and they are getting married and having children on Koroga. Minnick launched a rebellion, and they are the ones who are the most gnashing of teeth! They just want to tear the traitors on Falches to pieces, you guys What are you counting on?"

"What's more, even if the Dragon Eagle Legion is on this side, everything will be fine?"

"I've seen with my own eyes what Commander Gu is capable of, and I've even seen the power of his elite warriors. Space Marines, Knight Mechas, and even Titans, things you've never seen before, are plentiful in the Alliance!"

"Not to mention, the soldiers of the Alliance are more elite than the Astra Militarum. You all know the selection standards of the Astra Militarum, and the best warriors among us are always selected. But even so, the quality of the soldiers is not They’re on the same level as Alliance soldiers!”

"He wants to sweep away all the Planetary Defense Forces on Faches. It's not difficult."

"I applied to be the first to come down, and even came down under artillery fire. What do you think it is for? Isn't it just to save you old subordinates!"

"Don't tell me anything about loyalty or disloyalty. You all know what true loyalty is!"

"People like Wang Zhongze are not only traitors to the empire, but also traitors to the Faches people. If they continue to be foolishly loyal to the Faches family, the final result will be that they will be swept into the garbage dump together with the Faches family. If the dead race is exterminated, they will become the sinners of history, and will be continuously spurned in the following thousands of years, and will be infamy for thousands of years! The Faqisi people will spurn you, the empire will spurn you, and the emperor will spurn you!"

"Now, I have finished what I want to say, you can decide for yourself! I am here alone, and there are not many trusted guards. If you want to attack me, take out your gun and shoot at me! Look! Are you capable of beating an old guy like me to death here?"

In the Great Hall, no one spoke anymore.

The few people whose hands touched the holsters also let go.

After waiting for two minutes, when no one made any move, Cai Minjin cursed: "No one wants to kill me with one shot, right? Then why are you standing still? Go do what you need to do!"

……

The purges that took place within the security forces at the capital of Planet Faches 1 were not that bloody.

Those regiments that did not accept Cai Minjin's command were attacked by their colleagues. They did not hold on for long at all. The soldiers' fighting will was also very weak, and they were not so willing to accept the officers' orders, and they quickly surrendered.

Most of those officers who resisted committed suicide or were executed after being caught.

Cai Minjin did not continue to toss in the capital area.

Although the entire capital police force is not completely convinced, at best it can only reluctantly obey the command. The morale is quite low, and the internal thinking cannot be unified.

But he ran out of time.

Under his order, about 500,000 troops were mobilized from the Capital Guard Army, and together with the four divisions and brigades of the Dragon Eagle Legion he brought down, they headed straight for Starport City.

This place is about 400 kilometers away from the capital area. Its location is directly below the fortress starport in the sky that fiercely exchanged fire with the Pegasus fleet. It was developed from the ground construction part of the starport, surrounding the starport. Functionally built city.

The marshal of the defense force of the Faches family is there.

After Petters issued the declaration of the coalition government, the marshal also urgently issued a declaration, angrily denounced Petters' statement, and also urgently declared that he was the successor to the supreme power of the coalition government, saying that he would lead the people of Faches , against the invaders.

However, regardless of how many people buy into it, the current chaotic situation within the coalition government has brought him huge trouble.

The defense forces he mobilized in a short period of time gathered in Starport City. They originally planned to retake the capital area, but the surrounding defense forces responded to the call and gathered slowly.

The most critical thing is that all kinds of military supplies are not arriving fast enough.

In a short period of time, he was unable to launch a counterattack.

That's all. What's even worse is that while he was sweating profusely coordinating teams from all sides, he actually rushed out a force of hundreds of thousands from the capital area.

Not only did the defense forces in the capital area not resist, they even directly resisted!

This was something he didn't expect!

His troops were struck before the defenses could be properly deployed.

And this blow came so fiercely that the troops loyal to him could not resist at all!

Cai Minjin knew that the first battle could not be left to the newly conquered Capital Defense Force. Otherwise, if they encountered some tough battles and suffered some setbacks, the already low morale would collapse and the troops would become suspicious of them. Whether your choice is correct or not.

Therefore, in the first battle, he still used his old skills.

In addition to three large infantry divisions, the troops that landed with him on the ground also had an armored division. Needless to say, there are armored vehicles and Lion tanks in the armored division. The most important thing is that they also carry a Lion tank.

At the same time, the three Lion tanks in the Capital Defense Force—all purchased from arms outsourcing by the Faches government—were also separately mobilized by him and put on board his own tank crew.

Four Lions, with a group of Lion tanks, launched a fierce attack on Starport City.

Under the powerful armored force, the troops outside Starport City who were not prepared for defense collapsed after being beaten; inside Starport City, they reluctantly organized a wave of street fighting defense, and relied on The defensive firepower of the forts inside the city of Starport was quite good, which vaguely blocked the offensive of Cai Minjin's troops.

Even, due to some rash advances, a Lion tank was destroyed during the street fighting.

But at the critical moment, it was the Space Marines who stood up again.

Cai Minjin has no authority to command the Phoenix Space Marines, but Calduso, a century-old veteran, has an outstanding sense of war. He does not need anyone else to command him and can easily find the key to the current battle situation.

He personally led his company, under the cover of an assault by part of the Astra Militarum armored forces, deep into the enemy's rear, capturing many forts, and destroying two enemy command posts and a temporary ammunition depot.

After suffering critical injuries and witnessing the arrival of the Emperor's Death Angels, who were indeed as heroic and invulnerable as the legends say, Starport City's defenders collapsed.

If they had been half-convinced before that they had really become traitors to the Empire and had been deceived by the political propaganda of the Falches family, the arrival of the Space Marines destroyed all belief.

How many soldiers loyal to the Empire would accept being enemies of the Emperor's angels?

Their morale collapsed completely, and large-scale surrenders began.

Starport City was captured by the loyal Astra Militarum, and the entire process did not take more than five hours. Although there is still sporadic resistance in some places, it is no longer detrimental to the overall situation.

The marshal of the defense force wanted to run away at the last moment, but he couldn't escape in front of the phoenixes.

Captain Kaldusuo personally captured the 'supreme heir to power' and 'supreme commander' who had just taken office for a few hours and shot him in public.

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Thanks to [Mountain-Building Ax] for being the second leader! Many thanks!

Of course I am happy to have an alliance leader!

But...the boss hasn't paid off the debt he owed to the previous alliance leader, so here it comes again...

All I can say is...it hurts but also makes me happy.

This chapter is 6.2k, and I still owe 9k. Add in today's second leader of [Mountain-Building Ax], add another 20k, and I still owe 29k.

Damn it! The more I owe, the more I owe... It may not be over in January, and I had to go on a business trip for two weeks before the year...

I will try to pay it off in February!

(End of this chapter)