Chapter 2 Preparing for Triton
Neptune, the far-reaching planet of the eight planets of the solar system. Neptune's atmosphere is dominated by hydrogen and helium, as well as trace amounts of methane. Neptune is seventeen times the mass of the Earth, and the huge Neptune exudes a faint blue light, which is particularly lonely in the silent universe, and Tiangong began to orbit Neptune with the help of Neptune's gravity. According to the original plan, Tiangong will orbit Neptune for 5 days, during which time Triton's supply spacecraft will carry SDS raw materials to replenish Tiangong.
"All combat personnel stopped dormant mode, the whole ship has entered the second level of combat readiness, and all combat personnel quickly arrived at combat posts" With the opening of all dormant warehouse covers, the ship's radio sounded at the same time.
Fang Mobei got up from the dormancy warehouse with difficulty, shook his drowsy head, the first time he hibernated, it was inevitable that he would not be comfortable, and the other 6 team members also sat up from the dormancy warehouse with difficulty, and everyone was not very comfortable with this first hibernation.
"It seems that everyone doesn't sleep well" Zhang Xiaosi, who was also uncomfortable, looked at the other people in the same state as himself, and couldn't help but joke.
"All combat personnel have stopped dormant mode, the whole ship has entered a state of second-level combat readiness, and all combat personnel have quickly arrived at combat posts" The ship's radio sounded again.
"What's the situation?"
"Level 2 combat readiness?"
With more and more doubts in the cabin, everyone instantly sobered up, and Fang Mobei, who had received strict military training, immediately sobered up, and then changed into a combat uniform and shouted to the other team members, "What are you still stunned for?" Hurry up! Then he turned around and ran out of the dormant chamber and galloped towards the training module.
Being shouted by Fang Mobei, everyone quickly got up, changed into combat uniforms, hugged helmets, and ran towards the combat training cabin. The corridor outside the dormant cabin was full of fighters who had just changed into combat uniforms, and they all ran to their respective combat training cabins to assemble.
"Saihu, what's going on?" Fang Mobei looked at his comrades-in-arms who were hurriedly running towards the various combat training cabins beside him, and asked sideways.
The Saihu, which was composed of nanomaterials, was already attached to Fang Mobei's left arm at this time, like a mechanical arm. When fighting, nanobots can change into various forms according to the combat needs of soldiers, such as changing into a shield to resist a certain degree of attack and impact. Similarly, if the attack force exceeds the range of the nanoparticles themselves, the attacked nanoparticles will be destroyed, and once the nanoparticles lose 90%, the remaining 10% of the nanoparticles will automatically enter the self-protection mode, and the nanorobots that enter the self-protection mode will automatically condense into a ring and attach to the human body and no longer have the function of changing, until the nanoparticles are replenished again.
"Three days ago, the unmanned reconnaissance plane sent by Tiangong to Haitel was shot down by the air defense system of Hogg Base, and an air crew sent by Tiangong two hours ago was also shot down"
"Shot down? Didn't the Earth Federation know that the Tiangong was here to receive supplies? Fang Mobei said strangely.
"According to the information obtained, the Hog base has been controlled by a person named Mike Joseph, the Hog base has been equipped with high-performance air defense systems around the Hog base, and six electromagnetic laser cannons have been deployed in the Hog base, the soldiers are all mercenaries, the number is unknown, and the weapons and equipment are unknown" Saihu said truthfully.
"Is there any combat order from above?" Fang Mobei frowned.
As a high-achieving student who graduated from the Interstellar Military Academy of the Earth Federation, Fang Mobei had a bad premonition in the face of this sudden change in the situation. After graduating from the academy, he has participated in dozens of foreign operations of the Huaxia Alliance, whether it is protecting the head, decapitation operations, sabotage battles, and encounters, Fang Mobei has done quite well. Many people have a very high evaluation of Fang Mobei, but only Fang Mobei himself knows that the dozens of battles are only able to come back alive from every mission by relying on the excellent military quality and tacit cooperation of his comrades. And although the premonition is a bit metaphysical, it is precisely because of the occasional premonition at this time that Fang Mobei was pulled back from the brink of life and death.
originally thought that getting on the Tiangong would be equivalent to Fang Mobei, who was old, was caught off guard by this sudden "second-level combat readiness". Not to mention him, I believe that a considerable number of people on the Tiangong will regard serving in the Tiangong as if entering a nursing home.
At this moment, the command room at the head of the Tiangong was unusually quiet, and all the commanders of the ship with the rank of rear admiral and above were standing at the table, with a solemn atmosphere, as if their breath had been frozen. The only light came from the holographic projection on the table flickering on the picture, and everyone's eyes were focused on the body of Admiral Du Xinmin, the supreme commander of the Tiangong.
Just 3 days ago, when Tiangong arrived near Uranus, it immediately sent 3 drones to Haitel to reconnoitre, and lost contact when the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft approached the Hogg base built by the Earth Federation on Triton. When Tiangong arrived at Neptune, it sent another flying team to Triton to reconnoiter again.
The picture on the holographic projection is exactly what the seven starfighters saw when they flew at an ultra-low altitude over Triton in the dark night, and the entire video has been looped several times:
"Observatory, O'Hado 15-1 report, azimuth 240, heading to base Hogg"
"Roger, O'Hado 15-1"
"I see movement on the forward-looking infrared radar, I'll fly closer and see, the others are on standby" As the forward-looking image gradually advanced, the Hogg base was already in sight.
"I'm locked on radar, ready to release jamming bombs" voice from Robin, the driver of 15-3.
"All hands pull up, go full speed, adjust Bearing 210, target Hogg Base, conduct free reconnaissance," O'Hado responded.
With a loud bang, only 6 of the 7 forward-looking images remained. "mayday, mayday, mayday" with a loud sound, the audio signal disappears.
"Robin 15-3 jamming bomb has been released, now adjust posture to cover 15-1, ready to sacrifice"
With three loud bangs, 3 of the 7 fighters remained.
"Maggie 15-2, jamming bombs have been released, adjust posture to cover 15-1, ready to sacrifice"
"Dora 15-6, the jamming bomb has been released, adjust the posture to cover 15-1, ready to sacrifice"
"Observatory, O'Hado 15-1 reports, azimuth 220, 1 km from target Hogg base, O'Hado 15-1, ready to sacrifice" O'Hado's final voice sounded with two explosions, and then O'Hado's signal disappeared.
Du Xinmin looked at the infrared forward-looking picture that was repeatedly playing in front of him, his fists were clenched, the tea in the cup was already cold, and several generals standing in full gear across the table were waiting for his next order.
As the supreme commander of the Tiangong, Du Xinmin always remembers his mission, that is, to take the Tiangong safely to the DM71850X planet 12 light-years away, at least in his lifetime, he can safely deliver the Tiangong to the next commander, so as to draw a complete end to his career. At this time, his heart was extremely complicated, he knew very well that the Tiangong was not an offensive starship, and the Tiangong did not have the ability to strike the ground in outer space, and if he wanted to fight, he could only send the Air Service Corps to cooperate with the ground crew to land and fight. The footage and radar data from the previous flight team show that the Hogg base on Triton is very likely to have been controlled by Mike Joseph, and has been equipped with a complete air defense system, and the Hog base has also been equipped with high-powered electromagnetic laser cannons, and the last three fighters were hit by this electromagnetic laser cannon.
If the forced landing is carried out, it will inevitably bring great losses to the air service corps and the ground service corps, and Du Xinmin, who has always been a hawk, fell into contemplation at this moment.
Just as Du Xinmin was deep in thought, a female officer walked into the command room, "Report, news from the Hogg base"
"Joseph said that as long as we meet his conditions, he will provide us with enough SDS, but this condition is ......"
Du Xinmin said, "What conditions?" ”
The female officer paused and said, "Joseph has proposed 2,000 mechs and 5,000 interstellar fighters."
The manufacture of mecha and interstellar fighters is strictly controlled by the Earth Federation, and at present, only the United States, Huaxia and Tsarist Russia have mastered the technology, and the intelligence personnel of various countries have paid a great price to get the relevant design drawings, but in the end they have not obtained it, so Joseph has taken the weakness of the Tiangong that urgently needs to supplement the SDS, and intends to knock a stroke from the Tiangong.
After listening to the conditions spoken by the female school officer, Du Xinmin and several other generals immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Du Xinmin's tight brows also relaxed, and he picked up the teacup on the table and blew the tea that had already been cooled.
Tian Xiaoyun, the chief of staff, smiled at the unknown female officer, looked at Du Xinmin and said, "It seems that this Joseph is going to knock a stroke from us."
"Who let him hold our soft underbelly?" Fan Zhuoxin echoed.
Secretary-General Mi Shaotian touched his chin and thought about it, "After spending so much effort, it seems that what he wants proves what he lacks now."
"I suggest that you can fight a war, as long as you can solve their anti-aircraft firepower," said Bai Yunfei, commander of the Air Service Corps, looking at Ivanov beside him.
Ivanov thought for a while and said, "The air defense system around the Hog base has little impact on our ground forces, even if they have the deployment of ground troops, there will not be a lot of them, I'm afraid of the electromagnetic laser cannon in the Hog base, that guy is a big killer to the ground and air, and I don't know where this Joseph got it."
As soon as Ivanov's words were finished, he found that everyone was staring at him.
"What antimatter bombs, proton anaerobic bombs, electromagnetic railguns, which of those weapons bought and sold on the black market today didn't flow out of your old hair?" Li Mingqi, commander of the garrison corps, sneered: "A few years ago, during an anti-terrorist operation in our Huaxia Kingdom, a small-yield nuclear warhead was captured, and the combatants who witnessed it felt numb in their backs."
Ivanov teased: "What does your captured atomic bomb have to do with us"
Li Mingqi snorted coldly, "The warhead is engraved with Soviet manufacturing," and then Li Mingqi looked at Ivanov with a smile on his aunt's face.
"Ahem, let's get down to business," Vice Captain Maxim snorted in an awkward round.
Ivanov glanced at his compatriots gratefully, and then said, "We can send a mecha regiment to conduct a frontal battle to attract the firepower of the opponent's electromagnetic laser cannon and ground troops, and then send a small force to infiltrate the command system of the Hog base, even if it destroys the six electromagnetic laser cannons in the Hog base" Ivanov looked at Bai Yunfei and smiled and said, "As long as the six electromagnetic laser cannons are paralyzed, my mecha regiment is enough to crush Joseph's mercenaries and pull out their ground air defense facilities, Then the air crew regiment will be able to come down and enjoy the fruits of victory."
"Hmph, without the transport plane of my air service legion, can your mecha legion still jump?" Bai Yunfei snorted coldly and teased.
"This ......" Ivanov fell into an embarrassing situation again, and subconsciously looked at his compatriot Maxim, expecting his compatriot to save him again, but Maxim had no intention of interfering at all, and played with the cufflinks on his cuffs.
In the end, Du Xinmin opened his mouth and said, "Ivan's plan is feasible," and looked at Bai Yunfei, "Yunfei, you cooperate with the landing operation of the mecha regiment."
"Yes, chief," Bai Yunfei saluted.
"In addition," Du Xinmin looked at Tian Xiaoyun and said, "The infiltration operation is still handed over to your special service team, this infiltration operation is particularly important, and there is no room for failure."
"Yes, chief, I promise to complete the task," Tian Xiaoyun, chief of staff, saluted.
Just when everyone thought that the combat order had been issued, Du Xinmin raised another question: "If Joseph's ground combat unit is formed, a mecha corps may not be able to deal with it."
Secretary General Mi Shaotian pondered, "There is no information on the number and equipment of Joseph's ground combat forces," he said, looked at Ivanov, and continued, "If you don't know the specific situation of the ground forces at Hogg Base, you would send a mecha corps to fight, this seems to be a bit risky."
"Secretary-General, are you questioning the combat effectiveness of my Ground Service Corps Mecha Regiment?" Ivanov's eyebrows were cold, "There are nearly 800 soldiers in a mecha regiment, each soldier is a mecha with powerful firepower, whether it is individual combat or coordinated operation, it is the strongest ground combat force, and a mecha regiment on the earth can be worth a division"
"General Ivan, I think you have misunderstood" Mi Shaotian said helplessly, "No one here will doubt the combat effectiveness of the mecha legion, I just think that I am unaware of the other party's military strength and deployment, so I am rash ......"
"Secretary General Mi, are you too worried" Deputy Captain Maxim said, "Since Joseph wants a mecha, then we will give it to him and see if he has a good pair of teeth."
Tian Xiaoyun frowned, looked at Du Xinmin, and saw that Du Xinmin was drinking tea by himself, and didn't seem to have the intention of speaking, seeing that Mi Shaotian still wanted to speak, he preemptively said, "Secretary-General, when it comes to understanding the mecha corps, no one here is more familiar with it than General Ivan, in this case, the command of ground operations is under the sole responsibility of General Ivan."
Tiangong, the combat training cabin of the first mecha regiment.
Nearly 800 mechs were lined up in the entire combat training cabin, and hundreds of maintenance engineers were conducting the final inspection of the mechas.
Fang Mobei's team has a total of 7 people, each of them is checking the ammunition status on their mechas, each mecha is 4 to 5 meters high, the middle of the mecha is a place for soldiers to manipulate, soldiers stand in it to fix the foot pedals, wear gloves, every tactical action is transmitted to the mecha at the same time, whether it is running, jumping or even punching is extremely flexible.
The back of the mecha is a power plant, and each mech can be equipped with different types of weapons according to the needs of the soldiers.
Fang Mobei, Zhang Xiaosi, and Guo Kai are assault fighters, and the mecha weapons are mainly light weapons, equipped with 8 cannon rockets on both shoulders, 20mm caliber conventional assault automatic rifles with two-handed main weapons, and one-handed submachine guns on both sides of the control cabin, with 2-meter-long alloy knives hanging on the waist.
Bella is a supply soldier, and her mecha weapons are mainly small arms, with ammunition boxes fixed on both shoulders and reserves, and a one-handed submachine gun and an ion shield in each hand.
Oleg is a machine gunner, responsible for fire suppression, the mecha weapons are mainly heavy weapons, equipped with a cannon on both shoulders, two-handed main weapons are equipped with 30mm caliber heavy Gatling machine guns, the control cabin is equipped with hanging magazines on both sides, and a 3-meter power hammer axe is hung on the back.
Misa Ozawa, who is responsible for precision sniping, is mainly heavy in his mecha weapons, equipped with an electromagnetic railgun on both shoulders, and a one-handed submachine gun in each hand.
Sato Akata, who is responsible for blasting artillery support, is mainly heavy weapons, equipped with 100 demolition robots on both shoulders, and equipped with antimatter howitzers for two-handed main weapons.
Fang Mobei, who had already finished inspecting the mecha, was resting on the lifting platform, and the first group of mecha that had already received the order for the upcoming landing operation was making final preparations.
Fang Mobei took off the short sword from his back, it was a white slender stick with more than a dozen gray buttons on the surface, and every time he pressed one of the buttons, he would pop out from the two ends of the white stick or hook, or fork, or sword and other forms of nanoweapons, this kind of nano weapons were made of gold and were extremely sharp.
It is extracted from the element of gold in meteorites, so its preciousness can be seen. This short sword is a relic of Fang Mobei's mother, Fang Mobei's mother used to be a B-level physical practitioner and also a C-level spiritual power, Fang Mobei died of illness when he was very young, leaving only this short sword inherited by Fang Mobei.
Fang Mobei's feelings for the short sword seemed to continue his feelings for his mother, whether it was sleeping or resting, this short sword never left his body for a moment. It was precisely in order to be able to carry a short sword with him that Fang Mobei trained his physical skills hard, and when he reached the C-level physical skills when he was 17 years old, he justifiably carried weapons. C-level physical surgeons and C-level psychic power are recruited by various countries, no matter where they are, so those with abilities also have corresponding privileges.
Fang Mobei gently stroked the short sword, this short sword had a nice name - Bai Yu, which was taken by Fang Mobei's mother.
"Captain" Just as Fang Mobei was playing with Bai Yu, Guo Kai called Fang Mobei and motioned for Fang Mobei to look at the left front.
Fang Mobei followed Guo Kai's prompt to look to the left front, and saw a group of people walking towards this side under the leadership of Captain Lilia, and the leader was the head of the Second Mecha Regiment, Fang Mobei's father Fang Weiming.
Fang Weiming, born in 2116 A.D., is now 44 years old, and he was the commander of the most elite Grade A Legion of the Huaxia Alliance before he was transferred to the Tiangong Ground Service Corps. Many people don't understand why he applied for a demote and transferred to the Tiangong as the head of the mecha regiment with Fang Weiming's ability to become the commander in a few more years, because this matter was also called by Du Xinmin, the old chief, many times for questioning, perhaps only Fang Weiming himself and Du Xinmin knew the reason for this.
As if he felt that someone was looking at him, Fang Weiming just looked sideways, and saw that Fang Mobei was looking at himself, and when he was about to squeeze out a smile that he thought was more kind, Fang Mobei had already looked elsewhere.
Soon Fang Weiming walked in front of Fang Mobei's mecha, and the team leader Lilia introduced, "This is a small team, the team leader Fang Mobei, with rich combat experience, is also a C-level physical artist."