Chapter 143: Facing the Battlefield (I)

This is a very risky job, Chen Fang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, the 19th Division is the ace division of the legion, but it is far from enough.

You must know that the combat personnel of the 19th Division are only about 10,000 people, and they can't all be placed in the refinery, hundreds of large mines, and transportation arteries, all of which have to be guarded by the troops, and it is a miracle that there are 3,000 people left in the refinery, Chen Fang does not think that 3,000 people can resist the Red Devils, if the information provided by Li Qing is true, all the troops of the 19th Division will be cannon fodder in the refinery, which does not consider the possibility of the Red Devils contacting other pirate forces to conduct joint operations.

The military's top brass are not stupid and can't afford to make low-level mistakes, unless, they don't know that there is only one crystal oil refinery in Kadolan. How is this possible? These important information should be investigated before the expedition, and the father-in-law, the marshal, is not fake.

What Chen Fang didn't know was that in the military information, there was not just one crystal oil refinery, but as many as dozens, and there were indeed dozens of refineries in Cardolan, which were abandoned long ago before piracy was rampant, and they were seriously damaged, and they have lost their production capacity, and it is impossible to even repair them. The only one who has preserved production capacity is the old William's family, and these secrets are unknown to outsiders who sell crystal ore.

This is not to say that there are dozens of crystal oil refineries, the refinery is not valuable, wrong information is destined to lead to wrong judgment, if Cado Blue Star has dozens of mines, it should have a large number of crystal oil reserves, and in fact, even the old William who still retains production capacity has been in a state of shutdown for a long time, and the crystal oil reserves are pitiful, far from enough to meet the needs of the military, and there is no way out, why bother refining the ore into crystal oil, is it waiting for pirates to rob it?

Therefore, although Cardoran is densely packed with large and small mines, there is very little crystal oil, and there is only one refinery, if Monte knows these hidden secrets, I am afraid that he will jump on the spot, and send at least three divisions of troops to quickly seize the refinery, and even temporarily change the strategic deployment. It is by no means like the majesty of the face at this moment, calm and relaxed.

Chen Fang could not determine whether the military's decision was a mistake or another mystery. As a small major, still a deputy, he was too soft-spoken to express his opinion at such a time, in fact, while he was still thinking about it, Monte interrupted the video.

After the order was given, the lively General Monte immediately put on a smiling face and came to Lu Beiyan's side to listen to the teachings.

As the commander of the battle, he also stood behind a battle-hardened marshal, who was naturally walking on thin ice, lest something go wrong, so he immediately ran to see what the marshal meant.

"Who is the woman next to Li Sibu?" From the edge of the screen, Lu Beiyan could still see a woman with a rather good posture and elegant temperament, eyebrowning at his baby son-in-law.

"It seems to be an expert from the Federation." Monte never dreamed that the marshal didn't talk about military affairs, but he became interested in a woman in the corner of the screen, and he didn't know the marshal's thoughts, so he naturally didn't know whether it was evil or lucky, and he didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere at the moment.

"Why don't I know?" Lu Beiyan's face was serious, he raised his head and looked at the trembling Monte.

"Uh......" Monte was speechless. Such a trivial thing still needs to ask the marshal? To tell the truth, even he, the commander, did not receive the request, and arranged for an expert from the Federation to accompany the army on the expedition, and the division headquarters could decide for itself, the second battalion was the trump card of the 19th Division, as long as the experts were willing, the division commander would not stop him.

In fact, Monte can tell Li Qing's identity is also a guess, and vaguely remembers that he has given instructions for a document inviting federal experts, coupled with the federal uniform Li Qing wears, so he boldly speculated.

"This kid is doing quite well." Lu Beiyan muttered in his heart, his face was cloudy, and he suddenly stood up and walked out of the command room.

Looking forward to it, it can be regarded as looking forward to the transfer of the 19th Division out of the fleet, and while rejoicing, Li Sibu couldn't stop gearing up, the second battalion is the trump card unit, not to mention in the 9th Regiment, it is also well-known in the 19th Division, as long as he leaves the fleet and encounters the opportunity to charge, the division headquarters will not forget him.

Chen Fang was worried, and it was very likely that he would encounter the Red Devils on this trip. Despite his lack of interest in military affairs and his desire to challenge the masters, as a nobleman, he knew what it meant to prioritize, and William Sr.'s refinery was a matter of the overall situation, and once it was destroyed, the fleet would be very passive.

At full speed, after two days, the Blue Planet of Cado is in sight, and from a distance, this beautiful planet is like a huge sapphire, floating quietly, indescribably mysterious, leading people to reverie.

Chen Fang was not relaxed, but more nervous, the situation was not good, only a small mining ship could not escape the Red Devil's inspection,

With a fleet of tens of thousands of people slaughtering the Cado Blue Star, the Red Devils could not be completely unaware.

Woo ~ Woo ~ The fleet is under attack, and all members are on alert.

The expected alarm made Chen Fang suddenly startled, the Red Devil finally appeared, and the appearance at this time was not an accidental encounter, but a trap that had been planned for a long time.

"Damn, I waited for a week, and finally came out, I thought that all the pirates were hiding in the cave, brothers, I will play with my life later, those who kill the enemy will be rewarded, and those who are cowardly in battle, don't blame someone Lu for being ruthless." Li Sibu's mobilization was simple and distinctive.

Chen Fang stared at the bright spot on the display screen, the three assault boats, it seems to be a weekday patrol, this is impossible, the fleet has annihilated many pirates in front, and the action of suppressing bandits has long been exposed, at this time, it is impossible for the Red Devils to send people to patrol routinely as if nothing happened.

In less than two seconds, the bright spot suddenly shook and changed to two, and the number of pirates increased to six assault boats, and they used the overlapping method to fool the detectors. If it was full, the number of pirates approached two thousand, and this was by no means an encounter, but a premeditated ambush.

The 19th Division has tens of thousands of troops, and it still has an advantage in numbers, but considering the defeat of the pirates, they should know the strength of the fleet very well, and dare to take this ambush, obviously taking into account the superiority of the fleet, so the advantage cannot be called an advantage.

Before Chen could come back to his senses, the bright spot shook again, and it changed from one to two, and the six assault boats became twelve, so that the number of pirates reached three thousand six hundred mechs.

"They came prepared." Li Qing is also staring at the bright spots, since he is prepared, there must be core members in the pirate team, even if the fleet can win, it will be a hard battle.

Twenty-four assault boats, the number of pirates has surged terrifyingly by more than 7,000 mechas, even in terms of numbers, the fleet does not have much advantage, and the two sides are evenly matched.

Although I don't know what the military has planned, the Red Devil's intention is very obvious, deliberately not moving the refinery of old William just doesn't want to alarm the vanguard fleet, if she destroys the refinery of Cardolan two days ago, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the military, and it is still too late to temporarily adjust the deployment.

She had to wait for the fleet to advance step by step, until there was no way to retreat, and then she smashed the refinery in one fell swoop, only in this way could the vanguard fleet be trapped in Cape Flandish.

The distance between the two sides was repeatedly closer, and there was still less than half a minute before the range of the ship's guns stopped, and a large number of mechs rushed out of the hive like swarms, filling the screen for a moment.

"Four thousand four hundred and seventy-one mechs." When everyone thought that the numbers were meaningless, Chen Fang calmly said a string of numbers.

Li Qing was shocked when he heard this, counting the dense points of light on the screen was not something ordinary people could do, not to mention that at this time, although the officers and soldiers were full of fighting spirit, it was inevitable that they would be nervous, unless they were extremely calm people, I am afraid it would be difficult to count a hundred points of light.

Li Sibu was busy beckoning the officers and soldiers to rush to the rear cabin, and when he heard this, he thought that Chen Fang was scared stupidly, and said with a smile: "My deputy battalion commander, you just stay in the ship and count slowly, if you have any mistakes, I can't afford it." ”

The stakes were so high that Chen Fang couldn't be silent any longer, blocked the way, and said: "The pirate's assault boats can carry three hundred people when they are full, and they dispatched four thousand four hundred and seventy-one mechas, which means that it is enough to dispatch fourteen assault boats, in this case, why should they use twenty-four assault boats." ”

Li Sibu still had the heart to dwell on such a boring question at this time, and said impatiently: "Why are you sure that all of them are dispatched, maybe some people are still in the assault boat, or maybe they are bluffing, I heard that you are a student of the Imperial Academy, are you stupid to study?" ”

Chen Fang explained: "This is impossible, the pirates still do not have an advantage in numbers at the moment, and if they bluff, they will not only dispatch twenty-four assault boats. The ambush warfare in space pays attention to quick battles, attacking the opponent's ship with all its might, and once the ship is broken, the mecha can only wait for death, which you should understand, so the pirates must be pouring out, and the mecha will not stay in the assault boat, which is a trap. ”

Li Sibu said angrily: "What do you nerd understand? I know that I don't have time to talk to you on paper, get out of the way, stop me again, and be careful that I will convict you of cowardice. ”