Chapter 37: The Last Hour (1)
On December 5, 20079 at 14:00 p.m. Earth time, the Zeon Army's Fort Solomon was completely captured by the Federation Army. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
More than 80% of the defenders of the Solomon Fortress were wiped out in the Solomon airspace under the attack of the Federation Army on the fortress's weapon, the Sun System.
Solomon Fortress Commander Dezru? Under the desperate cover of his subordinates, Zabi led the remaining remnants of his troops towards Abawaku, Zeon's largest cosmic fortress.
After this battle of Solomon, Zeon suffered another major defeat. Not only was an important defensive stronghold lost, but also a large number of troops, especially MS pilots with extensive combat experience.
The loss of skilled drivers made it impossible for Zeon to be effective in the middle of the day. In the face of the Federalists' imminent onslaught, a large number of student soldiers from Zeon were drafted and prepared to defend the best fortress in Abawaku.
The Federation Army, who had captured Solomon's Fortress, did not rush to launch an offensive at this moment, but began to quickly restore the function of this fortress.
Obviously, the Federation Army is preparing to use Fort Solomon as an advance base for attacking the fortress of Abahwaku, and the advantage of this is that the logistical pressure on the Union Army will be much less.
At this moment, in the fortress of Solomon, the helipads where the Zeon MS troops were originally stationed, are now filled with the Federation Army's Jaysteel and Steel Processor.
The Gundam units, which had distinguished themselves in the previous battles, were concentrated in a separate warehouse location. There is a special research team there, which is collecting and analyzing the actual combat data on these bodies in detail.
In the large headquarters of Fort Solomon, a group of senior officers are holding an emergency post-war meeting. The content is to solve the problems encountered by your own side in the process of capturing Solomon Fortress.
Previously, the task force used orbital attack ships to prepare to wreak havoc on the defenses of Fort Solomon. But I didn't expect the Zeon Army to come up with a way to use a large number of satellites and meteorite fragments to resist mass bombs.
Moreover, in the ensuing battle, a large number of MA troops invested by the Zeon side also caused a lot of casualties to the federal attack force.
If it weren't for the Solar System's surprise to wipe out the Zeon Army outside Fortress Solomon, the task force would have been in a very dangerous situation.
"Admiral, now there is only one orbital assault ship left, and I'm afraid it won't be of much use in the next attack plan for Fortress Solomon. I suggest that the next battle should be based on the solar system, and after breaking through the defenses of the enemy fortress, send the MS troops for a landing battle. A fleet commander spoke, saying that the attack power of the solar system was obvious to all.
This kind of fortress weapon with wide-area attack power is indeed better than an orbital attack ship in the current space battlefield. In addition, once the arrangement is completed, it is possible to continuously irradiate the target in a short period of time. Let any target within the strike range be hit by intense heat.
"I propose that the Orbital Attack Ships be sent to monitor the forces in Granada, so that they can use this weapon to strike at another Zeon stronghold. Anyway, it is also the gathering place of Zeon's main forces, which just weakens the opponent's combat effectiveness. Another staff officer also made his own suggestion, apparently with the idea of not wasting any strength.
After all, Granada also gathered a large number of Zeon troops, but that base was on the moon and was an immovable target. And such a large target is undoubtedly the most capable of making the orbital attack ship exert its power.
"I oppose this proposal, now is the most important moment to attack Zeon, ahead is Zeon's largest cosmic fortress Abawaku, so we should concentrate all our forces to conquer Abahwaku in one fell swoop, instead of dividing away precious combat power." Rear Admiral Adams immediately objected, after all, the orbital attack ship was his own unit, although in the Battle of Solomon, this weapon did not exert its original destructive power.
However, Rear Admiral Adams definitely did not want to see this force under his command be transferred, because as long as the orbital attack ship could successfully hit the fortress in the next attack on the fortress of Abawaku, I believe that the top brass of the Federation Army would definitely be impressed by this.
Lieutenant General Diamm pondered the proposals of several of his subordinates, because he knew that the previous proposals were good. Zeon's Granada base is no small threat, and it would be best if it could be destroyed.
But then the Federation forces will concentrate their efforts and capture the fortress of Abawaku in Zeon. The defenses there were probably stronger than Solomon's, so it was obviously irrational to disperse the forces.
"Now Zeon is on the defensive, so we just need to move fast. Then it is completely possible to capture Granada in one fell swoop before Zeon reacts. And if the Zeon side loses this base, then their power will be further weakened. Xia Houlin, as the youngest officer in the venue, suddenly spoke at this moment, which immediately attracted the attention of most of the people present.
After all the high-ranking officers saw Xiahoulin, they all recognized the chief of the Federation Army. The Zeon ships he destroyed were enough to form a fleet.
"Tell me about your plans, Zeon is not a rice bucket, they must be keeping an eye on this place right now. After all, our next step is to attack Abawaku, and the movement of the fleet cannot avoid the attention of the enemy. Lieutenant General Diamm looked at Xia Houlin and asked, to be honest, he was a little interested in the other party's proposal.
As Lieutenant General Diam spoke, all the officers present looked at Xiahoulin, ready to see what good battle plan the Fall King had.
Then Xia Houlin told his plan in front of a group of officers. That is to repair the plank road in the dark, and let the main fleet pretend to attack the fortress of Abawaku at any time. At the same time, the only orbital attack ship was secretly dispatched to surprise the Granada base on the lunar surface with a fatal blow.
Compared to Fortress Solomon, the Lunar Granada base is much easier to deal with. There are no obstacles that can defend against orbital attack ships, and it is impossible for the opponent to defend in advance.
After listening to Xiahoulin's suggestion, the officers present discussed it one after another. Eventually, Vice Admiral Diamm agreed to the plan, and the Federation fleet began to urgently carry out this temporary mission.
On December 10, UC0079, the Federal Army made a move to the fortress of Abawaku, successfully attracting the Zeon Army's reconnaissance force.
At the same time, a special fleet of the Federation Army quietly left Solomon Fortress and rushed towards the Zeon Moon Granada base.
On December 11, UC0079, the Federal Army Special Forces unexpectedly launched a mass bomb strike against the Granada base.
Although the Granada base found traces of the incoming Federation forces at the last moment, the orbital attack ships had already launched an attack.
The high-speed mass bomb forcibly hit the Zeon Army's Granada base, and was severely damaged in an instant.
Then the federal attack fleet, hidden in the other direction of the moon, immediately launched an offensive towards the Granada base.
The Zeon troops, which had been hit hard by mass bullets, had no way to resist the attacks of the Federal Army. So the remnants of the forces led by Kycilia, after a fierce battle, broke through the encirclement and headed for Abawaku.
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On December 16, UC0079, the Earth Federation Army had assembled at Solomon Fortress, and then began to move towards Abawaku, Zeon's last stronghold.
Lieutenant General Diamm decided to settle the Zeon problem during the month, and if the fortress of Abawaku was captured, the remnants of Zeon would be completely ignored.
Just as the Federal fleet departed, in the fortress of Abawaku. Zeon's side has gathered the most powerful forces at the moment, and the commander-in-chief Gilian? Zabi even came to this place himself to take command.
At this moment, except for Kycilia, who was ordered to go to the mainland and form a local defense front, other people such as Dezru? Zabi, Kalmar? Zabi is all here.
After the capture of Fort Solomon and the base of Granada by the Federation forces one after another, there was no way back for Zeon. If you don't stop the opponent's offensive here, then the mainland will become a battlefield.
After Zeon issued a ******, a large number of volunteers joined the defensive forces of the fortress of Abawaku. This has brought the strength of the army here to a new height since the start of the Zeon war.
At the same time, in order to resist the troops that had absolute numerical superiority over the weapons of the fortress and the federal army, Kilian? Zabi even quietly moved his secretly prepared colonial satellite laser cannon to the rear of the fortress of Abawaku.
Kilian? Zabi is ready to rely on the killer weapon of the colonial satellite laser cannon to give the incoming Federation fleet a surprise blow. As long as most of the incoming fleets can be wiped out, Zeon still has a chance to turn the tables.
At the same time as the Zeon higher-ups were meeting in secret operations, in another room of the Abawaku Fortress. Unbeknownst to those who participated in the meeting, they have now been wiretapped.
"Kilian? Zabi was a Hitler-like hero, having lost Abahwaku and Granada, and it was clear that Zeon would not be able to win again in this battle. But he still has to fight hard. "Laxis, listening to Kilian? Zabi's firm tone in the conference room was a complete expression of the other party's madness about the war going on to the end.
Kilian? Zabi is even preparing to use the Battle of Abawaku as a turning point to launch another counterattack against the Union Army and retake those areas that were previously lost.
"Don't underestimate Kilian? Zabi's plan, if the Federation forces were really hit by the colonial satellite laser cannon when they were assembling in Abawaku, Zeon might be able to make a comeback again. "Ever since Selena infiltrated the Duchy of Zeon, she has carefully studied Kilian? The de facto ruler of the principality of Zabi.
This guy is simply a copy of the Twentieth century Führer Hitler himself, and Kilian? Zabi is also a very shrewd man, and does not have the gambling mentality of the bearded Führer.
"It seems that we can't wait for the Federation Army to settle the battle, since Xiahoulin and his party are in danger. Then we'll help them out. Laxis looked at Selena as she spoke, and she still had the same smile on her face as always.
But Selena was keenly aware of the sense of danger hidden in Laxis's smile at the moment.