Chapter 20: The Battle of the War Horses
The War Horse Galaxy, located in the central hinterland of the Xinghan Empire, is only 4 light-years away from the Crown Galaxy, where the imperial capital is located, and it can really be called the gateway to the imperial capital.
Due to the unique natural conditions of the War Horse Galaxy, this is the most densely populated and economically developed area of the Xinghan Empire, and once it is controlled by the rebels, it will pose a great threat to the security of the imperial capital.
There are three planets that can be inhabited by humans in the War Horse Galaxy, namely: Yueqiu, Arazuki and Akahara, and 80% of the population lives on these two planets.
At present, Arazuki and Chiyuan have been controlled by the rebels, and Yueqiu has also fallen into the flames of war, and Huang Wei, the chief of the War Horse Galaxy, who is under great pressure, has sent reinforcements to the imperial capital many times, hoping that the emperor can send troops to help destroy the rebels.
"Isn't there any news from the imperial capital's army yet?" Huang Wei walked around the office with his hands behind his back, asking his secretary every few minutes.
The secretary hurriedly replied: "The Imperial Capital has sent a message, Admiral Shenshan has led the 7th Fleet to the War Horse System, and it should arrive soon." ”
"Soon, soon, how fast, exactly?" Huang Wei roared angrily: "If I don't come again, I won't be able to hold on here!" ”
The secretary was too frightened to answer, and hurriedly lowered his head, with the stinky temper of the chief man, a scolding was light, and if he annoyed him, he might have to suffer a few big ear scrapes.
At this moment, the staff officer under Huang Wei hurriedly ran into the office, and as soon as he saw Huang Wei, he shouted loudly: "Report! Report! Here it comes! The army of rescue is coming! ”
When Huang Wei heard this, he jumped up excitedly, grabbed the staff officer and asked, "Who is here?" Is it the 7th Fleet? ”
"That's right! We've just detected that a fleet has jumped to the outskirts of the galaxy, and at the current rate, it will only take a day or two to get there! The staff officer said excitedly.
Huang Wei listened, slapped his head with both hands, and let out a long breath: "It's finally here......"
Seeing the commander-in-chief's relieved look, the staff officer also sighed secretly, and said in his heart: "It's okay now...... The War Horse Galaxy is saved. ”
Since the rebellion appeared, Huang Wei, the chief of the War Horse Galaxy, and a group of officials under him can be said to be under great pressure, in the history of the empire, there has never been a large-scale war in the War Horse Galaxy, but I didn't expect that there was a huge rebellion this time, no matter what the final result is, he is the chief of the army.
If it is nothing to lose his official position, according to the laws of the empire, Huang Wei is likely to face prison, and only by quelling the rebellion as soon as possible can he have a chance to get rid of such bad luck.
At first, Huang Wei didn't take these rebels to heart, there were actually many rebellions in the empire, but most of them couldn't make any waves. With the strength of the imperial army, it is almost effortless to deal with a small number of civilian rebels.
Therefore, Huang Wei sent the 214th Armored Corps stationed on Yueqiu Star to the capital of the Desert Moon Star, where the rebellion occurred, to suppress it.
Huang Wei thought that things would come to a conclusion soon, but what he didn't expect was that after the 214th Corps went, it suffered heavy losses in the first battle, and the loss of the troops reached more than 70%, which could almost be regarded as the total annihilation.
When Huang Wei saw the battle report, he almost couldn't believe his eyes, so angry that he almost pulled out his gun and collapsed the messenger.
You must know that the 214 Corps is a veritable mecha unit, with dozens of the latest mecha and more than 500 mobile armored infantry, such a powerful combat power was actually defeated by the rebels, Huang Wei couldn't even dream that this kind of result would occur.
However, judging from the battle video transmitted back by the local satellite, this result is actually not unexpected, because the rebels have a larger number of mechas, and the defeat of the 214th Corps, which was underestimated from the beginning, is a doomed result when the enemy is outnumbered.
At this time, Huang Wei realized that this rebellion was by no means as simple as imagined, the rebels were not only well-prepared, but also extremely organized, and it was impossible to extinguish the rebellion in one go without overwhelming military superiority.
So Huang Wei reorganized the army on the one hand and prepared to launch a second attack on the rebels; On the other hand, he asked the intelligence services to gather all the information about the rebels as soon as possible, so that he would not know anything about the enemy.
However, the rebels did not give Huang Wei much time, and the victory in the first battle made the rebels very strong, and it only took a week to capture several large cities on the Desert Moon Star in a row, and the local garrison was easily defeated without even decent resistance.
The fall of several large cities left the rebels heavily supplied, and in a short time the rebels quickly grew to frightening proportions, and cities that lacked military protection had to submit to the rebels in order to avoid being destroyed.
Things have developed to this point, and the Arazuki Star can be said to have fallen under the control of the rebels, except for a few space cities in orbit that are still under the control of the army, and there are not many ground troops left in the Arazuki.
The speed of the expansion of the rebellion made Huang Wei have no time to make a deployment, in order to avoid the army being hit hard again, he did not dare to rashly send the army to land in the Wild Moon Star, so he temporarily adopted the method of planetary blockade, sending heavy troops to defend several space cities, and not let the rebels take a step out of the Wild Moon Star.
Huang Wei thought that as long as the rebellion did not continue to expand, it could be slowly suppressed, after all, the government army still had a great advantage, and now it was just a little unprepared.
It's a pity that Huang Wei still thought too simply, although he sent a fleet to block the Barren Moon Star Sky Domain, the rebellion was still expanding.
Just a few days later, there were rebels in Yueqiu, and several corps appeared at once, occupying several of the most important industrial cities.
At this time, Huang Wei panicked, he neither dared to withdraw the fleet blocking the Desolate Moon Star to support, nor did he dare to easily engage the rebels, for fear that his troops would be broken one by one, so he could only temporarily gather the army near the capital Pegasus City for a tight defense, and other places had to be surrendered to the rebels.
At this time, Huang Wei became a frightened bird, and he cowered in Pegasus City and didn't dare to move, even if news for help was sent from all over the country, he had to pretend not to see it.
Huang Wei pinned his hopes on the reinforcements sent by the imperial capital, as long as the imperial capital's fleet arrived, these rebels would definitely not be the opponent of a powerful fleet, and then take the opportunity to turn the situation around.
However, the top management of the empire did not reply for a long time, so anxious that Huang Wei was like an ant on a hot pot every day, and his temper became more and more stinky, and he either beat or scolded the people around him, and the entire command headquarters was shrouded in a terrible atmosphere.
Just when Huang Wei was hiding in Pegasus City and didn't dare to move, the rebels had already swept the world like a raging wind, relying on the powerful mecha troops, the various garrisons were not opponents at all, and soon most of the area chose to surrender.
Yueqiu was originally the industrial powerhouse of the empire, and after being controlled by the rebels, it immediately produced all kinds of weapons at full capacity, and the quantity and quality of equipment were no less than the level of the regular army.
At the same time, the rebels also recruited soldiers and talents everywhere on very favorable terms, and constantly expanded the number of troops, at this time, except for the capital Pegasus City and the orbital Space City, the entire Yueqiu was already the territory of the rebels.
Just when Huang Wei was about to despair, he finally received the news of reinforcements, and the 7th Fleet sent by the imperial capital had arrived at the outskirts of the War Horse Galaxy, and as long as he held on for a few more days, he could reach Yueqiu.
Huang Wei was so excited that he almost burst into tears, and he ordered people to be ready, as soon as the 7th Fleet arrived, they could cooperate with each other and launch a counterattack against the rebels from both the air and the ground.
In addition, Huang Wei asked people to get in touch with the 7th Fleet immediately, and he had to discuss with Admiral Shen Dan, the commander-in-chief of the fleet, to jointly formulate the next battle plan.
"Admiral Shen Shan, welcome to you! I've finally got you here! Huang Wei almost burst into tears when he said that he was excited, and his voice became a little choked.
However, Shen Dan on the other side of the video had no expression on his face, and there was even a bit of mockery in his eyes.
"Chief Huang Wei, His Majesty the Emperor has received your request and specially ordered me to come to support, and I must extinguish the rebellion in the shortest possible time, I hope you can cooperate with me in the battle." Shen Dan said in an official tone.
Huang Wei nodded and said, "This is natural, I will definitely do my best to exterminate the rebels with the general." ”
"Excellent! Next, I would like to ask Chief Huang to hand over the authorization instructions of the command system of the War Horse Galaxy to me, so that I can have an understanding of the local troops and make the next deployment. Shen said proudly.
"What!" Huang Wei was taken aback, he never expected that Shen Shan would have to surrender his military power as soon as he came, once the authorized instructions of the system were handed over, the entire army of the War Horse Galaxy would be under Shen Dan's command.
Huang Wei said in his heart: "How can I say that I am also the chief of a galaxy, and the power is not under you, how can I be pointed at by you like this." ”
Shen Shan had already expected that Huang Wei would not obediently hand over power, and at this time, when he saw Huang Wei's reaction, he really looked hesitant, and he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
"Is there anything wrong with Chief Huang Wei?" Shen Shan asked knowingly.
"This ...... Hey...... Admiral ...... As far as I know, according to the laws of the Empire, you, as the commander-in-chief of the support forces, should cooperate with me in the battle, I wonder if the admiral has forgotten this rule? ”
"According to the law, this is the case, but now the situation is special, I have the order of His Majesty the Emperor here, please see it clearly." As he spoke, he sent a confidential document.
After decryption, Huang Wei opened the document and looked at it, and immediately turned pale with fright, and beads of sweat dripped down the corners of his forehead.