Chapter 195: War
Off the territory of Orb, where the Combined Fleet stays.
Flagship, bridge.
"Ahh Azrael, who was in the audience, threw the message of Orb's reply into the trash, and he asked the fleet commander next to him, "Commander, is it almost time to attack?" β
"This ...... There is still half an hour before the time of the announcement......" the commander replied hesitantly.
"Don't wait, don't wait." Azrael shook his head, "Now let's enter the territorial waters first, and by the time we reach the coast of the island, it's almost time to attack." β
"Isn't that a good ......?"
"It's okay." Azrael shrugged disdainfully, "The world is up to us now!" β
The commander of the fleet showed a clear look, and then turned his head and ordered: "Let the three fleets enter the territorial waters of Orb in three directions according to the original plan, gradually move closer to the main island, and the Orb liberation operation begins!" β
"Don't fire until we reach the attack position, if Obuan can't bear to fire first, public opinion can take advantage of it." Azrael added, "If that lion turns into an old turtle today, then Commander, you can do whatever you want." β
"Understood."
As the order was delivered, the three combined fleets involved in the so-called "Operation for the Liberation of Orb" began to invade the territorial waters of Orb.
On the other side, Orb Defense Bactria received information about the intrusion of the combined fleet into territorial waters.
All of a sudden, the officers of the National Defense Bactria Command were in a commotion.
"Damn, at a time like this."
"How's the evacuation going?"
"This kind of thing is left to the government to care about, and we just need to pay attention to the war."
"But how? Fight back now? β
"Let's go ask for instructions."
Since Cagalli went to the MS unit to prepare for the attack, there was no big man who could calm the scene at this time.
This situation caused the officers in the command room to be a little uncertain, wondering if the government had given up on the army, so the atmosphere became so anxious.
In fact, this was also specially arranged by Yura, after all, as a commander, Cagalli is still too immature.
Although she was sorry for her fiancΓ©e, Yura felt that letting her fly the MS would boost morale on the front line.
After all, she's a real princess.
On the other hand, Yura arranged an excellent talent to coordinate the entire battle situation.
The sound of clattering footsteps sounded in the corridor, Mina pushed open the door of the national defense command room, frowned slightly in the face of the chaotic scene inside, and scolded: "Calm me down, fools!" β
"Mina-sama!"
"It's Mina-sama!"
Some of the young officers, who couldn't hold their breath, shouted in surprise.
And the older ones showed a "I see" expression.
"From now on, this place will be taken over by me, and the government has handed over the command of this battle to me." Mina walked to the center of the command room and said in high spirits, "Objue will not fall easily, gentlemen! Fight with me for Orb! β
"Yes, for Orb!"
All the officers responded in unison.
"So, Mistress Mina, what should we do with the Combined Fleet that has invaded territorial waters?" The original supreme person in charge saluted and asked.
Mina had already planned and ordered: "Give a warning, but don't fire first, and the coastal troops should prepare for anti-aircraft and anti-missile." In addition, send out the fleet and feint on the left and right flanks of the enemy fleet while maintaining a safe distance, and do not exchange fire with the other side. β
After a pause, Mina squinted her eyes and said, "Tell the fleet to take them around the enemy if they are in pursuit, and to flank them from the left and right if they attack the island directly." β
Orders are carried out one by one.
Soon, the Orb fleet, which had long been in a state of readiness for war, split into two and began to feint.
At the same time, the Combine also detected the movement of the Orb fleet.
"What to do?" The commander of the combined fleet asked.
Since he was still theoretically at war, he was more cautious in dealing with it, and he was not afraid of being called incompetent and asking Azrael for details.
"In this case, you still divide your troops to attack?" Azrael touched his chin and wondered, "To stall for time?" β
"I guess that if we don't want to be flanked when we attack the main island, we must destroy these fleets first, or divide our forces to resist the flanking attacks from the left and right while attacking." The Joint Commander analyzed.
"How much time will it take to destroy these fleets first?" Azrael asked.
"That would take too much time, enough to take Orb several times."
Azrael: "No, no, no, it's likely to change if it drags on for a long time." β
"Then there's only the second option." The fleet commander didn't pay much attention, "But please don't be careful, even so, our army is still in an absolute advantage in numbers, after all, the combined size of Orb's fleet is not comparable to the Fourth Fleet." β
"OK, I'll leave the professional questions to you." Azrael relaxed, "I just want to hurry up and dine on the land of Orb right now. β
"Yes, we must take Orb before evening, and I ask the councillor to be patient for lunch before that." The commander of the fleet spoke witticisms.
Azrael laughed appropriately.
Half an hour later, the combined fleet arrived at the intended attack position.
As soon as the time for the attack came, an overwhelming rain of missiles was directed towards Orb's coastal positions.
Preparations had been made for a long time for the Obu Army to launch a large number of anti-aircraft missiles, and the anti-aircraft fire of the coastal positions began to weave into a network of firepower.
However, even so, it was not possible to intercept all the missiles, and in order to avoid damage as much as possible, the MS deployed along the coast entered some pre-prepared bomb shelters, and there was a short silence in the coastal positions.
The Coalition MS took this opportunity to begin a landing operation under the cover of warplanes and naval guns.
At this time, the Orb Army MS in the bunker began to meet the combined landing force on the coastline.
Heresy vs. Strike Shortsword, I have to say that Heresy is superior to Strike Shortsword in terms of performance, and the terrain here is not suitable for large-scale MS troops.
This led to a setback at the outset of the joint landing offensive.
The landing battle was in full swing here, and the naval battle over there also began.
Seeing that the coalition began to attack the island, the fleet of the Orb army began to flank the left and right, but they did not get too deeply entangled in the weak numbers, and exchanged fire for the purpose of harassing the combined fleet.
At the same time, the Archangel number began to enter the front line.