Chapter 1287 Meteor airborne, assault landing battle (1)

March 6, 1390 of the Star Cluster Era.

This will be a day that will go down in history.

After many jumps, the fleet of the Rotating Water Federation reached the edge of the star system. Going further, that is the star gate they once lost.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the Meteor Operation, the Rotating Water Federation has withdrawn 5 fleets, totaling nearly 4,000 combat ships of various types, not counting the transport and supply ships in the rear.

And this is just the strength on the surface.

Since the beginning of the war, the Rotating Water Federation has been passively beaten, and the 22 fleets have not been effectively mobilized. For a long time, these fleets have been scattered in the vast star territory of the Rotating Water Federation, pulling with the fleet of the Red Maple Republic.

Now, fleets in other directions deliberately give up unimportant star systems and free up their hands to move towards the star system where the star gate is located from all directions.

If the Red Maple Republic's fleet that seized the star gate was like a dagger stuck in the chest of the Rotating Water Federation, then now, the Rotating Water Federation's fleet is like a hand, grabbing the blade and trying to pull the dagger out.

Retaking the star gate does not mean winning the war, but it means that the Rotating Water Federation has completely turned from defense to offense. It can be expected that this will be an extremely important turning point in the war.

The Red Maple Republic is of course aware of this importance. The existence of the star gate is like a salient that can reach the capital of the Rotating Water Federation directly.

As mentioned before, the mobilization of the large fleet cannot be hidden. The Rotating Water Federation launched the Meteor Operation Plan, and the Red Maple Republic also sent a large number of reinforcements to the star gate.

The Swan followed the fleet to the edge of the star system at this time. At this distance, the star gate is just a pixel and cannot be seen at all.

The only thing that can be seen is the habitable planet that the Swan went down and came up before.

Its official name is Stantum, which means "a place like home". Because its ocean area is large and very similar to the capital star of the Rotating Water Federation, it was named this way.

Similarly, this is also the goal of the Swan.

At this time, a crackling sound was heard in the bridge, followed by the voice of the fleet commander:

"Everyone, I believe you know the importance of this battle and the difficulty of this battle, but I want to say that there is nothing in this world that we can't solve."

The commander's voice echoed in all the ships of the entire fleet:

"The invaders from the Red Maple Republic destroyed our homeland. We were almost defeated at one point, but we stood up. We will fight back, we will drive the invaders out, and we will make the invaders pay the price!"

Although the sound cannot be transmitted in the void, it seemed that the entire fleet was roaring at that moment.

"This battle is not the end, it is just the beginning. Don't fight with the mood of a martyr. I, we need you to step on the land of the Red Maple Republic together, let us meet at the celebration banquet after the war. I declare that the Meteor Operation has officially begun!"

Almost at the same time as the voice fell, a huge fleet consisting of nearly 4,000 warships began to move, and the Swan was no exception.

"Received the route map, adjusting the ship's attitude."

"The reactor is working normally, and the system self-check is completed."

"Energy transfer is complete, the entire ship enters the first-level combat state, and everyone is in position."

Alyssa stared at the cosmic background in front of the bridge and ordered:

"Prepare for pulse flight!"

"Understood, the pulse flight will start in fifteen seconds."

Such a large fleet wants to take action, and the requirements for command and coordination are very, very high. Each ship will receive a route map when it starts to move, and each warship will start to move according to this route map.

The countdown ended, and the Swan, which was sailing normally, suddenly straightened up. The huge acceleration made everyone pressed firmly on the backrest, and the starlight seen from the bridge began to shift, like a distorted line.

"The pulse flight is over, entering the designated star field."

At this time, the Swan broke away from the pulse flight, and it was no longer at the edge of the star system.

Looking forward, you can see the planet called Stantum more clearly, and even the star gate farther away. If you use optical observation equipment, you can also see some clues.

But compared to these, the engine lights are more conspicuous.

In the direction of the stargate, the dense engine lights look like someone sprinkled a handful of sesame seeds on the glass. You have no way to count how many there are. The density of the engine lights even overshadowed the starlight farther away, like a terrifying galaxy, stretching in front of everyone.

That is pure violence belonging to mortals. The most advanced technology, the greatest creation, and the most cunning wisdom of mortals are all serving to destroy each other.

"Confirm the engine light, the radar keeps tracking, and has not entered the artillery range."

"No high-threat targets have been found."

"Received friendly combat code, good enemy identification signal."

Everyone in the bridge was nervous. In fact, it was not just the bridge. Everyone on the Swan was nervous.

Of course, Alyssa was no exception. As a recycler, she had experienced countless ship artillery battles since she was a child, but she had never had such a large-scale fleet combat experience.

Facing the dense array of engine lights, Alyssa felt an indescribable shudder in her heart. It was no exaggeration to say that the Swan was more fragile than a baby in swaddling clothes and could be killed more easily. On a battlefield of this scale, the power of an individual was extremely small.

She held her trembling left hand with her right hand and took a deep breath:

"Cooperate with friendly forces, sail in the direction indicated by the route map, cruise speed!"

"Understood, cruise speed."

The Swan was not the first to lead, there were still many friendly forces around, thinking of this, Alyssa felt a little relieved.

After all, people like to gather in groups, and there is a sense of security when there are many people.

If you look at it from a higher perspective, from the star map, the Swan and the friendly forces are like a hand separated from the fleet, bypassing the front of the battlefield.

This is a very standard way to use cruisers and mobile aircraft carriers, relying on mobility to harass the flank.

There seems to be nothing new in tactics. The main fleet also broke away from the pulse flight at the same time, adjusted the formation, and adopted an artillery array.

The Red Maple Republic's intercepting fleet is similar, and is also adjusting the formation. The two sides continue to approach until they enter the artillery range, and then they really fight.

Although the planet called Stantum is right in front of us, visual estimation in the void is the least accurate data. In fact, the distance is still very far, and it is far from the point where we can start orbital airdrop.

The reason is...

"Radar signal confirmed that the enemy cruise fleet has left the pulse flight and is about to enter the visual range of our fleet."

That's because someone will come to stop you.