Chapter 1,315 The Longest Day, August 7 (Wednesday)
Chapter 1318 The longest day, August 7 (Wednesday)
The so-called Alpine, as everyone has known before, is a Saint-class mobile dock imported by the community from the Alliance. The entire expedition fleet only brought three ships. Two are in the Circle of Miracles, and the remaining one is in the Circle of Miracles.
Here it is. This is a large special ship that is comparable in size to a battleship. Its internal space can even accommodate three or five light cruisers for detailed surgical treatment. It can also handle various types of main battleships including dreadnoughts.
The ship undergoes emergency repairs.
As for the Tianshan, it is one of the four nano-repair ships provided to the community by the Iron Army Alliance. Compared with traditional maintenance techniques, the working technology with small intelligent machines as the core is more professional and detailed in handling.
comprehensive.
In short, with the cooperation of these two ships, the Blue Star Community is equivalent to setting up a ship maintenance base in this galaxy that can be moved and relocated at any time.
Of course, after all, the DL33 galaxy is located at an important channel node within the Dawn Star Domain. Isn't it reasonable to conduct some maintenance business here and provide some thoughtful daily services to passing cargo ships, cruise ships, and the like?
Of course, the Empire has nothing to say. They have even repaired a space station that can dock a cruiser. With a few heavy cannons installed, it can be used as a fortress.
In addition, a decisive fleet battle took place in the DL33 galaxy. His Highness Brunhilt, the "Light of the Sky", and the commander of the remaining company of the "Dragon of Dawn", among others, were defeated here.
The main force of the enemy's fleet. The sunk enemy ships are floating in the vast sky. It will probably take tens of thousands of years to be completely destroyed by cosmic radiation, right?
Under such circumstances, it is also very reasonable for the community to tow two predator warships that appear to be in good condition and use them for research.
The empire on the opposite side also had nothing to say. After all, they had towed away a large, half-broken fire-breathing ship.
"So, have those two ships been repaired?" Commodore Orwell asked expectantly.
"Actually, the scheduled construction period still needs two to three months. However, it is generally completed. The basic protective belt has been safely completed, new jump and sublight engines have been replaced, the energy pipelines have been rearranged and integrated, and the battlefield can be directly used to fight against imperial warships.
It's still too weak, but it is possible to set sail normally." Akinayama Hachiman said: "The remaining trouble lies in the adaptation of weapons. Since we have brought these two ships back to life, even for the convenience of supply and maintenance,
You can no longer use those copycat versions.”
"Both are battleships?"
"No, they are all motherships. If a giant ship of this size is a fire-breathing ship, the empire opposite will really be unable to sit still."
Indeed, the flamethrower is a fearless version of the Predator model. Although protection is always difficult to describe due to technical and financial issues, the artillery fire is really overwhelming. But if it were replaced by a mothership... Well, there are no fighter planes.
What is the difference between a landing craft, a Stormtrooper mothership, and a transport ship?
"The Empire could not have imagined that we would be able to move these two ships so quickly," Major General Orwell said.
"We have to thank Mr. Tartag Whisker for this. He is the master shipbuilder of the Predator Empire. With him and his apprentices here, we know where to start most efficiently. Therefore, we would also like to thank the Empire for this."
Assist." Akinayama Hachiman pushed up his glasses: "When you occupy the moral high ground, there will always be someone who will give you the honor of righteousness. The ancient sages really did not deceive me."
Tartag Whisker is a Kalda goblin, but his father is actually a political prisoner who ran away from the Alliance. He grew up in the Galactic Center. He is a rogue predator, but he is also a gifted one.
A master shipbuilder. In the context of the multi-racial and equal United Empire that Tommy Terry Khan is preparing to build, talented and technical talents like Mr. Whisker will naturally gain importance. He was responsible for the Great Khan's
The general flagship "Ark of the Ancestors" was also responsible for the armament upgrade, and was also responsible for the construction of the latest fire-breathing ships and motherships.
If Tomitelli's empire can really take root in the Dawn Star Territory, he may also become a master shipbuilder who will go down in history.
We all know what happened later. After the DL33 galaxy battle, the goblin engineer and the entire team were exposed and became prisoners of war.
Fortunately among the misfortunes, he at least fell into the hands of the people on Earth.
In their initial career as prisoners of war, technicians like Yatata Whisker, who had been greatly favored by Tomitelli Khan, were still somewhat proud of dying for their bosom friends and were unwilling to cooperate with the people on earth. However, later,
As the Predator Empire was strangled in its cradle, the heads of the famous Predator Overseers and Warrior Captains became the trophies of the coalition forces. Even Tomitelli Khan himself disappeared in the war, and his attitude naturally began to change.
loose.
However, what really brought about a qualitative change was that when the Empire's garrison was preparing to systematically and systematically execute prisoners of war, and even prepare to massacre the unarmed old, weak, sick and disabled, they were discovered by Captain Parkin of the 101st Company of the Hell Parachute Division of the Community.
Captain Parkin simply stopped the Imperial Army's actions out of an ordinary person's conscience and could not just sit back and watch the massacre happen. This triggered a full-scale confrontation between the two armies stationed on the planet Eunomia.
What is happening now would have happened almost a year in advance.
Fortunately, the war finally did not happen.
Probably due to the diplomatic pressure from the alliance, the empire finally transported all the prisoners of war to the country. They are destined to become slaves and will suffer many hardships in the future, but after all, they will not be massacred here. There is always a
A little bit of hope.
In addition, the community has also done the same thing. The lords of the earth may be unbearable, but because of this, it is difficult to be ruthless enough to use intelligent creatures as fertilizer. These prisoners of war who fell into the hands of the earth,
Maybe fate will be better.
For the local community military, the biggest positive impact was that Mr. Tartag Whisker decided to surrender to the Earth, and then turned into a consultant for DL33. The reason why the Alpine and Tianshan were able to surrender so quickly
The two motherships were repaired, and the ship's master craftsman, who was familiar with the conditions of all the Predator ships, naturally played an important role.
...Well, this Kalda goblin engineer is certainly not a top-notch technical master. After all, he does not know how to supervise the construction of a new type of dreadnought ship in a standardized advanced shipyard. However, he does know how to build it as quickly as possible.
Let a green-skinned predator ship regain its mobility and even combat effectiveness.
"How many people can these two motherships carry?" Rear Admiral Orwell asked.
"All the five divisions and their equipment here can be taken away." Akinayama Hachiman pondered for a moment: "Actually, if it is a little more crowded, it won't be a big problem to cram in another three to four hundred thousand people."
"Then it's like stuffing cans of sardines."
"It's not so crowded. There is still basic living space. If we can ensure energy and water, we can even ensure that everyone can have children on it." Akinayama Hachiman shrugged.
Major General Orwell glanced at the other party indifferently for the first time, thinking that the guys wearing glasses were all boring.
"Then let the soldiers pack their bags."
After Akinayama Hachiman was silent for a few seconds, he stood at attention and saluted: "Understood!"
When Major General Orwell issued this order, it was as if he had thrown a hundred million into the water and heard the sound, with a pained expression on his face. He lit his pipe and took a fierce puff.
Dakou, just now sighed: "Well, this is equivalent to me giving up my defense zone without receiving orders from my superiors. If we were in the Galaxy mainland, the telegram from the National Defense Commission would have been sent by now."
Maybe the military policeman's pistol has been pressed against my head."
"However, this is not our homeland after all. The so-called foreign emperor's orders will not be obeyed, that's all."
"Why do you East Asians always like to use proverbs from the cold weapon age to deal with the cosmic age? And many times it makes sense."
"Probably because...according to a certain person, our thinking has actually made limited progress compared to the cold weapon era." Akinayama Hachiman took off his glasses and said in a tone like the narration of a documentary.
As a traditional soldier, Major General Orwell did not want to discuss this issue, so he took another fierce puff of his pipe, this time spraying it directly on Akinayama Hachiman's face, and then asked: "So, according to Yang's
Plan, wait for news from the Ring of Miracles? Wait 48 hours?”
"No. Chief Yang's plan is supplemented by his own decision based on our actual situation." Akinayama Hachiman said: "My opinion is to set sail immediately."
"I didn't know that you are still an impatient kid? Or maybe you are actually a pessimist at heart?"
"Regardless of whether something happens to the Ring of Miracles or not, the enemy fleet will definitely reach Eunomia before us. Once they occupy the high point of the space orbit, all victories on the surface will be meaningless. However, if
If we can arrive at the Unity Fortress in advance, strengthen the defense there, or even capture the entire fortress, we may be able to block King Suliuka's main force in the Dawn Star Territory."
This was very optimistic. However, Major General Orwell understood the other party's subtext: the premise of everything is that the side of the Miracle Circle can win. However, our own side clearly has three times the enemy's strength.
The veteran is not at ease at all.
...That's all, after all, with three times the strength, even if we can't win, we can at least maintain a balanced situation.
They also did not discuss the situation of the other seven strongholds in the Dawn Star Territory at this moment. From the moment the war broke out, all people and objects had been reduced to pawns.
On the same day, in the evening of August 7, the internal street fighting in the Unity Fortress had lasted for twelve hours.
The overall condition of Lieutenant General Minontai, commander of the Imperial Army, is that he is relatively stable and rational. The general atmosphere of his headquarters is also positive and optimistic.
At least judging from the current battle situation, the empire really has the advantage, and the results can be considered generous.
Just at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, news came from the front. Under the leadership of the Astral Knights, the Imperial Army surrounded an entire division of Torun Tauren in Cabin 16.
Afterwards, the Astral Knights staged a great show of taking the head of an admiral in the midst of thousands of troops, easily breaking through the lines of the Tauren of Torun and beheading their commander.
The remaining Tollunds laid down their weapons and surrendered to the Imperial forces.
Perhaps it was because these tall and burly tauren did not fully cooperate with the commands of their earth "allies" that they were led into a trap by the imperial army; or maybe it was because these self-proclaimed tauren of Torun were not as brave as they imagined.
They did not dare to fight to the death with the Empire. However, no matter what the objective factors were, an entire division of nearly 20,000 Torons were "annihilated". This was a brilliant achievement that no one could fault.
If the results on all fronts are counted, the imperial army has killed more than 30,000 people on the Earth side. This means that Yang Xiyi has lost more than a quarter of his combat power.
Of course, the empire's losses had already exceeded 20,000, which greatly exceeded Lieutenant General Minontai's estimate. However, he said that his mood was relatively stable.
Of course, there is also good news. The central transportation hub at the junction of the two armies was finally taken down. Of course, there was a destructive and unruly explosion when the Earth army retreated, but this actually did not happen.
Exceeding the empire’s expectations.
Since the people on earth dare to bomb, of course they dare to build. In this era of the universe, no one’s infrastructure level is too bad. What’s more, the Galactic Empire, which likes to use spectacles to "revere power before showing kindness"?
All in all, after the transportation hub terminal in the middle section changed hands, the war should have achieved a staged victory. Before the war began, the two sides occupied the fortress area at 40-60%, and now it has become 37%.
By this time, Lieutenant General Minontai, although his mood was stable, could not smile.
You know, they clearly gained the first-mover advantage, but the combat progress and exchange ratio were always unsatisfactory, which made Lieutenant General Minontai doubtful.
"So, let the soldiers continue the attack?" the adjutant asked.
Lieutenant General Minontai hesitated for a brief moment, and then said decisively: "Let the soldiers continue to advance! We must not give the people on earth the slightest chance to breathe."
Although this imperial general who was born into a noble family appears to be a typical upper-class elite with elegant demeanor, elegant conversation, and profound knowledge, and has also been engaged in diplomacy and liaison work, in his heart he is actually a typical fortress defense expert, a security guard at a medium-sized airport.
The director climbed up to where he is today step by step.
The greatest advantage of this type of general is that he is steady, diligent and meticulous, coupled with meticulous obsessive-compulsive disorder. Such a person will never tolerate himself and the enemy being in the same fortress for a long time.
The Earth Defense Commander on the opposite side is Major General Yang Xiyi. Both King Solane and King Wilente who have returned home, as well as Lieutenant General Minontai himself, all speak highly of him. Who knows if he will pull off any earth-shattering operations?
come out.
In order to avoid long nights and endless dreams, he must restore order to this fortress as soon as possible.
Of course he knows that this is a space city after all. No matter how huge the space fortress is, the space is limited. The more we advance, the enemy's space will be compressed step by step, but the opponent's defense density will also be reduced.
More and more strict. At this time, every step forward, the price to be paid will definitely rise geometrically.
However, it's all worth it.
For the next half hour, Lieutenant General Minontai looked at the rising casualty figures with neither joy nor sadness, his mentality always remaining in the range of calculating consumables.
It wasn't until 21:15 in the evening that the adjutant brought him a new report. He couldn't sit still anymore.
"Four Astral Knights died in battle?"
"Yes, an entire assault unit was killed in the battle. Only six of the armored grenadiers of the company they led escaped, and they were all frightened. Count Baoret and Viscount Bias had already