An hour later, the Angel of Dawn and ten dreadnoughts, in an attitude that was almost a provocation and a slap in the face, swaggered forward and soon brought the Lion's Den Fortress within the range of their own main guns.
Brigadier General Kesore, who was still resisting in the fortress, was indeed a good man. As expected, the main gun of the fortress did not fire, and even the shield barely lit up one level. Compared with the Lion's Den, which can be directly used in war.
With three layers of light, this is equivalent to having no armor.
Admiral Farrell said that he had spent two weeks in the lion's den and that no one was more familiar with the structure of the lion's den than him, so he marked several key locations for bombardment.
In addition to the fortress artillery that King Suliuka named and must be destroyed, he also highlighted several important divisions, which were the only routes for the raiders to attack the empire-controlled areas, and they were all close to the outside of the fortress.
layer. If our own artillery fire shreds the armor of the fortress, we might be able to suppress it with fire, which would somewhat reduce the pressure on Brigadier Kesore and the others.
In fact, among King Suruka's army, he was not the only one who was familiar with the structure of the Lion's Den Fortress. Even the team of engineers who were responsible for the construction of the fortress at that time now have several people in important positions.
According to these people, the Lion's Den Fortress is very strong and will not easily cause structural damage to the fortress, even if it is bombed. They even outlined the locations of several spatial barracks within the fortress, and said that here
There are sufficient beds, medical cabins, food compressors and automatic cooking machines. The predators who have always been short of food will definitely be stationed in these areas. Our own side can also focus on taking care of one or two with main guns.
Admiral Farrell couldn't help but sigh, if he really wants to be ruthless, he is still an academic in science and engineering!
These academic-turned-senior officers communicated with Brigadier General Kesore in advance and told him how to use secret passages and trapdoors to escape in advance.
In short, the imperial troops outside the city and in the city completely ignored the enemies next to them, and after a two-hour military meeting as if no one else was around, the preparations for the bombardment were completed.
As for the maintenance issues behind the fortress...His Royal Highness King Suliuka is right, that is indeed a matter for the Prime Minister's Office. As soldiers, as long as we destroy the enemy as much as possible to save ourselves, we don't have to consider other issues.
Each of these more than ten giant ships has the ability to completely destroy a prosperous and livable planet with a population of more than ten people. When they come together and launch a salvo towards a steel moon, like that
The scene can be called an artificial wonder of the universe. Those bright beams of light that streaked across the vast sky were like divine swords that penetrated the universe, shining brightly and with myriad phenomena.
It's a pity that sound cannot be transmitted in the universe. Otherwise, even if there are more rumbling thunderous cannons, it will really be considered a pattern.
So, accompanied by the sound of bombardment, Yu Lian boarded a landing craft and began to airborne on the Far Home planet along with fifteen thousand imperial stormtroopers who were armed to the teeth.
In the end, he was unable to get a heraldic machine made by the Empire to play with. He only got an ordinary Centurion Type 4 armor, which was the captain's machine issued by the Empire to elite Panzergrenadier officers.
In fact, with Yu Lian's current strength in the fourth ring, this captain's machine, specially designed for "mortals", can no longer achieve the effect of strength bonus. However, Giafel told him that on the battlefield, from the general
All Taoist soldiers must wear full armor. This is the imperial military law. Although you are a guest, since you are going to move with the army, you still need to abide by military discipline.
Yu Lian felt that what the girl said was quite reasonable, so naturally he didn't say any more. Besides, for an empire that pays attention to rituals, the performance of weapons must be guaranteed, and the appearance must also be guaranteed. This
The Centurion Type 4 specially prepared for Panzergrenadier officers in Taiwan is definitely much better looking than the dragoon and hussar types from the Community, and it very much satisfies the sunny and majestic aesthetic.
The body has an overall height of 2.5 meters. The overall outer armor is curved and mirrored. The weapons are a stand-cutting shield, a Vulcan cannon, a 9mm electromagnetic rifle, a honeycomb missile cabin, and a power impact weapon.
Spear, a command communication terminal and a small shield generator. With so many weapons crammed into the entire armor, it does not look bloated at all. This is clearly a masterclass in engineering design.
Excluding the aesthetic bonus of the psychic array that exudes the brilliance of mysticism and can even directly affect people's spiritual cognition, Yu Lian even feels that the appearance of this thing is comparable to that of most heraldic machines.
If sitting next to him were two orthodox and gorgeous heraldic machines specially prepared for high-level astral knights, he might have danced in celebration wearing this armor.
It's okay to be more gorgeous than me, but to be at least a head taller than me is too much.
Countess Giafel, who was sitting in the crimson heraldic machine to the left of Yu Lian, of course could not feel Yu Lian's little mood, but patiently explained the tactics after landing: "After landing, it will be me.
and Major General Misaro are responsible for launching an attack on Fargo City and rescuing the hostages. As for your side, it will be up to you to lead Colonel Nelhana Mela."
She was really particular about what she said. She used the word "lead", which gave Yu Lian enough face. No wonder, in the future, the "Scarlet Comet" who helped the three armies to conquer the war will always play the role of the queen on the battlefield.
The second person in the small group of "best friends".
However, this was not the time to care about Miss Giafel's emotional intelligence. Yu Lian looked at the silver heraldry machine next to him. Unfortunately, he was wearing thick zero-element alloy armor, so his appearance and expression could not be clearly seen.
Oh, it's another future celebrity. Yu Lian knew that there should be a relatively petite beauty with silver-gray hair sitting inside. He also knew that in this beauty's small body, there was an unyielding will like a towering mountain.
, in later generations, he was a famous general with the nickname "Iron Wall Mera".
There have always been wrong names but no wrong nicknames. You can imagine what her nature is like.
However, this Astral Knight lady has not yet developed her talents in commanding a fleet, and currently only positions herself as a powerful psychic fighter.
"Please give me more advice, Colonel Yu Lian." Miss Nelhana Mehra nodded to Yu Lian, her voice was clear and there was a hint of curiosity.
"Has it been confirmed that all the civilians are being detained in Yuanxiang City?" Yu Lian asked.
"The reconnaissance ship conducted three rounds of scans on the planet's surface. Based on the heat source and life reaction, this can be basically determined." Giafel said.
In fact, the entire Far Country Planet, except for the big city with the same name, really has no place to accommodate hundreds of thousands of civilians.
"Last time I heard that in addition to the residents who were originally here and the merchants passing by, there were also some refugees who fled from the center of the world?" Yu Lian asked.
Nelhana nodded and said: "Yes, it was originally housed in Refugee Shelter No. 4. This was a temporary isolation based on the empire's epidemic prevention needs. However, when the scout ship searched the surface, there was no one there.
"
Needless to say, they were either killed by the plunderers, or they were also driven to the city and imprisoned together. Considering the plunderers' usual behavior towards refugees, the former is more likely, but the latter cannot be ruled out of course.
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So, Yu Lian said: "Isolation and biological epidemic prevention must be done well. What happened to Admiral Selerius, who knows that it will not happen to those refugees?"
The two astral knights looked at each other across Yu Lian, feeling a little creepy for a moment.
"Therefore, even if Yuanxiang is recaptured and the marauders' defenders are eliminated, the strictest quarantine measures must be implemented. Not just the refugees, but all citizens in Yuanxiang City must be quarantined." Yu Liandao: "Although the nightmare virus is going to
Body fluid infection can only be carried out through injection, but after so many years, who knows what they have been transformed into by the devil. Moreover, those alien species, tsk, just say they look like that. Who would believe that they can't spread parasites?
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The female knights all said that this is indeed the case. Those alien monsters that have the characteristics of reptiles, insects and mammal predators look like they are used to make horror movies. If parasites are not allowed, how can they be scary?
ah?
"So, where are those terrifying monsters now?" Yu Lian asked.
Giafel said: "Currently, our reconnaissance ship has found no signs of those alien species in Far Home. The only thing that is certain is that when the predators attacked Far Home, the security team there issued an announcement about this.
The alarm and video data appeared from the west direction of the city."
Giafel called up a video that only lasted about ten seconds. Soon Yu Lian found more than thirty dragon insects with claws and teeth in the gray sky, hiding in a large group of gunboats in the atmosphere, facing the camera.
direction, that is, the direction of Yuanxiang City.
"Judging from the distance, it appears behind the mountains 15 kilometers west of the city. We are going to start exploring from that direction." Nerhana said in a consultative tone.
Yu Lian thought for a while and called up a geographical map near the Far Country Star. He scratched his finger on the map, but passed through the mountain range that Miss Knight mentioned, and clicked on the area to the west of the mountain range.
A vast expanse of sandy sea.
This sand sea is nearly twice the size of the Sahara Desert and is the largest desert area on the planet.
"I heard that your government has released a nest of Arrakis sandworms in this desert to produce spices?"
Although Giafel didn't quite understand why the issue of sandworms and the spice industry was mentioned at this time, she still nodded and said: "According to the calculations of our country's scientists, the overall environment of the sand sea on Far Home Planet is different from that of Arrakis.
More than 90% of them are similar, so they are indeed very suitable for producing natural spices."
As long as you start to "freeze", it will definitely not be considered "natural". Yu Lian thought, but he was too lazy to correct this problem. Instead, he passed through the desert, crossed a ridge, and came to a place with certain rivers and lakes.
In the existing hilly area, Yu Lian's fingers finally stopped in a huge ridge and rift valley.
"Airborne directly here." Yu Lian said, "We'll start looking from here."
"Can I ask the reason?" Nelhana asked.
"If I have to say it, it's probably just intuition..."
"Straight, intuitive?"
"Well, if I have to say it...so far, all the alien monsters we have discovered that are capable of parasitism and mitosis have not escaped the shackles of carbon-based organisms. They need protein resources and occasionally even water."
Yu Lian said: "If they are new here, they should choose a comfortable environment to establish a foothold. This hilly area is relatively humid and suitable for hiding, and there are also wild animals around it. They will march westward and cooperate with the predators to attack the city.
Before that, you can hunt the big sandworms in the sand sea to replenish your body."
"We have indeed lost the signal from the sandworms." Nelhana pondered for a moment, then nodded: "You are the expert in this field, I will carry out your order."
Fifteen thousand Marines and Astral Knights, plus their equipment, will land on eighty landing craft.
The landing ground was chosen in a wilderness 20 kilometers away from the outskirts of the city.
Of course, the Empire can also use assault landing craft to land directly into Far Township City to conduct airborne beheading operations. However, after observation, it is determined that the Marauders have less than 10,000 troops in Far Township City, and the remaining nearly 20,000 people are scattered around the planet.
All over the place, prepare to completely plunder the farms, ranches, mines and various factories here.
They risked countless hardships to cross the center of the galaxy and attack the hinterland of the empire. Isn't this just a way to live a small life?
In short, if we really take the risk of carrying out an airborne attack on Yuanxiang City, it will be equivalent to dropping 80 meteorites on the city, and the number of civilians who will die will definitely be more than that of the looters. Rather than doing this, it is better to be a little more cautious.
of.
Because of this, after the landing craft passed through the atmosphere, it slowed down a little and its flight became smoother, as if it had directly transformed from a falling meteorite into a serious transport aircraft.
At this time, more than a hundred ugly armored gunboats used in the atmosphere were launched in the direction of Yuanxiang City, and they rushed towards the landing craft with a decisive gesture.
...Then, two squadrons of Imperial Iron Wing fighters descended from the sky from outside the atmosphere, cutting off the formation of these armored gunboats on the spot.
This kind of multi-role fighter aircraft is versatile in both space and the atmosphere. They are like a group of hungry wolves pounced on a flock of clumsy sheep, killing these prey with ease.
In fact, it is not that the Predators don't have excellent fighters that can fight, but they cannot be used in the atmosphere. Moreover, these fighters have already been used in the previous Battle of Asti, with the sinking of the mothership, and only one of them is left.
They were all hiding in the Lion's Den Fortress and shivering. Naturally, it was impossible for them to come to support Yuanxiang City.
In this era, if we lose air control outside the atmosphere, we lose everything in war.
After the Iron Wing fighter easily strangled all the enemy gunboats, it flew directly over Yuanxiang City, and conducted two more rounds of bombings on the makeshift fortress group built by the predators, and then left with a swaggering triangular body.
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Taking advantage of this opportunity, most of the landing craft have already brought seven thousand stormtroopers, five thousand panzer grenadiers, twenty-four psykers wearing heraldic machines, as well as various armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, and robot hubs.
Tools, command vehicles and other weapons were placed in the wilderness.
The all-out attack on Yuanxiang City began.
As for the remaining three thousand people, they will head all the way to the mountains to the west. They will climb over the mountains and cross the vast sand sea of nearly 20 million square kilometers until they find the natural rock valley hidden in the hills further to the west.
At that moment, Yu Lian had a sense of a classic RPG moving towards the Great Demon King's City. Unfortunately, other than that, he felt nothing at all. No tension, no fear, not even excitement.
After all, there are more than 3,000 imperial elites armed to the teeth like wolves and tigers, and there are two cruisers in the sky to protect and monitor in outer space orbit. If you really want to cause chaos, it will be difficult to overturn.