Chapter 1301: Fighting on the battlefield and taking back the center (8)
Led by the Swan, the landing operation was carried out. The purpose of this operation was not to destroy the Red Maple Republic Army on the planet.
The other party had occupied this planet for several months, and the number of ground personnel must be considerable. This was not something that could be done in a short period of time.
If you want to completely liberate this planet, you can only wait until you take control of the entire star system and then send troops to sweep it little by little.
However, this mission has nothing to do with the Swan and the fleet.
The most important mission of the Swan is to take down the star gate control center on Stantum, or to put it more clearly, to send Shadow Tiger in.
The Red Maple Republic would certainly not easily hand over the star gate control that it had finally obtained, so it deployed ground troops in front of the control center to delay the attack, so that the fleet would have enough time to annihilate the fleet of the Whirlwater Federation in the void.
Originally, Alyssa did not want to take risks. After all, for recyclers, preserving themselves is more important than killing the enemy.
But now it is definitely not possible not to take risks, time waits for no one.
The main engine of the Swan was adjusted to low-power operation mode after entering the gravity environment, but now the engine has been re-ignited and the Swan is accelerating.
"The Manta Ray was recovered successfully."
Li Chengxi came back so happily, not because he was willing to listen to Alyssa's orders, but because the Manta Ray's ammunition was almost empty.
But no matter what the reason, Alyssa immediately ordered after hearing the report:
"Cruise speed, bearing 64, we rush over!"
There is only one secondary gun and anti-aircraft gun below the Swan, and the elevation angle of the secondary gun cannot attack the enemy directly below.
Under normal circumstances, if the Swan wants to provide fire support, it needs to tilt the hull and fire from a distance.
If it rushes forward head-on, only the anti-aircraft gun can attack the troops below, and other weapon systems are just decorations.
But as the saying goes, time waits for no one, and the Swan decides to take the lead in the charge.
The assault landing ship troops remained in place to provide fire support for the ground troops. The Swan was speeding through the battlefield where anti-aircraft guns and ion beams intertwined.
"Shield energy has dropped to 70%."
This energy should be enough, after all, Alyssa had just turned off the large-caliber anti-aircraft firepower in advance.
The Swan quickly passed the ground troops and the positions of the Red Maple Republic Army and charged towards the farthest mountain.
This was of course very risky. Not to mention whether it would be hit head-on on the mountain, the Swan rushed directly over the battlefield, and the shield energy was consumed very quickly. It is possible that after rushing over, there would be no energy to rush back.
But this risk must be taken, and Alyssa will not regret making a decision.
She stared at the speed, altitude and distance data. When she reached a certain point, Alyssa suddenly ordered:
"Turn off the main engine, attitude control left turn!"
Carlos immediately put the gear in the parking position and hit the steering wheel hard.
The Swan drifted over the front of the Red Maple Republic Army. The super-massive object squeezed the air at high speed, making the people below sound like thunder rumbling overhead.
The Swan swung its tail violently above, and the extinguishing engine light almost swept across the mountain wall, leaving a layer of charred marks, barely avoiding direct damage to the mountain.
At the same time, the Swan's anti-aircraft firepower also fired frantically, aiming at the fortress or anti-aircraft firepower facilities and artillery positions on the mountain.
Alyssa didn't feel anything after completing such a thrilling and precise ship control. At least for her, this operation was not difficult.
Her fingers quickly clicked on the screen next to the captain's seat several times:
"Sophia, I authorize you and your security forces to immediately change to lethal weapons and board the Manta Ray to prepare for a breakthrough operation."
Then Alyssa looked back at Shadow Tiger, who had unbuckled his seat belt and stood up.
"You are an excellent captain, and now it is my mission."
Alyssa nodded:
"My people will assist you in completing the mission, but we know nothing about the internal situation, so please be careful."
Alyssa hesitated for a moment, and said to Sanafia, who was still lying on the bridge next to her and watching the Red Maple Republic Army being bombed:
"Sana, you go with Yinghu, and you can also take Benben with you."
"Really? Then I'll go!"
Sanafia has been bored on the bridge for a long time. She doesn't know how to operate a warship. She used to help in the engine room with Fang Lanyin, but now a large group of mechanics have come, and she can't even help. It's very uncomfortable.
With Sanafia's cognitive level, she can't understand what war is, but in her simple values, Sister Alyssa said that the people of the Red Maple Republic are bad guys, so it must be.
In short, go wherever you go and kill whoever you want, I'm going.
Alyssa hesitated because Sanafia's values were too simple, and she always felt that she would teach children bad things...
Just as the two were about to leave the bridge, Alyssa suddenly remembered something and quickly called Sanafia to unbuckle her seat belt.
"Take this and give it to Sophia later. I hope she won't need it."
Alyssa took out a small box from her arms, which contained a boot disk.
The control terminal of the star gate is of course also a magic machine, which can naturally be controlled by Li Chengxi, but based on Li Chengxi's usual operations, it is a bit unreliable to give it to him.
This is a backup option. If Yinghu cannot seize control, then Li Chengxi can only take action.
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The Swan was hanging in front of the mountain wall, covering the Red Maple Republic Army's front line with firepower in an inclined posture. At the same time, with only a little ammunition replenished, and even the liquefied magic power was not added in time, the Manta set off again, flew out of the airlock, and climbed to a higher altitude.
This mountain was also fortified by the Red Maple Republic Army. Although there were fewer flat places, the Red Maple Republic Army still deployed anti-aircraft firepower and artillery positions here.
As soon as the Manta began to climb, it was blocked by anti-aircraft firepower, which forced the Manta to take a large-angle maneuver.
In the Manta's personnel cabin, including Shadow Tiger, Sanafia and Sophia, a total of 20 people tied themselves to their seats with seat belts, and each of them held an automatic rifle tightly in their hands.
These people were the commandos who broke into the control center.
Originally, they planned to wait for the army to rush up to cooperate with the attack, but now there was no time, so they had to go first.
What? Where is Benben?
As a golem, Benben is of course in the cargo hold. The crew cabin can't hold it.
The Manta jumped up and down in the air to avoid anti-aircraft fire, and the crew cabin was rolling around. If they were not tied up with seat belts, they would probably roll all over the floor.
Of course, the Manta was not fighting alone. Many shuttles dropped from the void were now overhead, but those shuttles contained friendly forces from the Rotating Water Federation and enemy forces from the Red Maple Republic.
Suddenly I felt that it would be better to fight alone.
The door between the cockpit and the crew cabin was open. Although Li Chengxi was driving, Li Chengxi could not be exposed to outsiders, so Hall also sat in the cockpit and did not get off.
After a maneuver that almost made their brains turn out, everyone heard Hall's loud reminder:
"Thirty seconds!"
Everyone felt their hearts tighten when they heard the voice.
