Chapter 76: Ambush
"It's not a good time to think deeply. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoCan't we just do something that can be done first? The bald head said to Liao Fan with some embarrassment, and everyone except Fang Hushan was embarrassed and thoughtful.
Liao Fan blinked his slender eyes, he had already expected such a situation, and he was not dissatisfied with everyone's attitude. He turned to communicate with Fang Hushan, who nodded slightly, stood up and walked in the direction of the electronic sand table. Liao Fan stayed in place to explain, and Fang Hushan was responsible for operating the electronic sand table for situation simulation. The two are like old partners for many years, and they can complete the collaboration without words.
"If you can't make a decision right away, you can't be tactically clear. Taking into account the practical difficulties, the staff group initially worked out special tactics for the ambiguous period. ā
Immediately, on the wide-area monitor, a complex comprehensive view of the situation between friend and foe appeared. The so-called friend or foe situation, since the Tranquility only has one starship, can actually be called an Imperial Army situation simulation.
From the four general directions of the Lunar Fortress, Earth, and to Mars and Mercury, dynamic red arrows converge towards the center identified as Tranquility.
"What's the matter, I think you're too nervous! We only have one ship, even a Brande battle cruiser, which will not make the Imperial fleet pay so much attention. Are you trying to say that the Imperial ships will go all out to encircle us? ā
Edlaide's words represented the thoughts of most people, and many people in the audience nodded their heads.
"Yes, this is not alarmist, the Imperial fleet is bound to encircle us." , Liao Fan replied affirmatively.
"For the sake of a spaceship, they will give up attacking the Lunar Fortress?" , Edlaide's words, have brought out sarcasm.
"They will definitely give up attacking the Moon Fortress, but not for one ship, but for the main force of the Solar System Fleet."
"This... It's hard to understand. Liao Fan's answer was too unexpected, and Edlaide, who was thinking of taking the opportunity to find the mistake, did not dare to draw arbitrary conclusions, but thought hard.
"In fact, only we know that we are alone, and only one starship is still picked up. Everybody, try to look at it from the perspective of the Imperials. The fleet was fighting in front, and the main warships of unknown origin suddenly appeared at important bases in the rear. If it were you, would you simply think that behind the battleship, it was just an accident and coincidence? ā
"You mean, the Empire thinks that we are the precursor of the main force, and the purpose is to copy their back path." , Edlaide's expression was grim, and with his ability, once he was led to the right train of thought, the following conclusions could be made naturally. His upright face turned red with shame, so that his previous sarcastic words about Liao Fan slapped him in the face.
"That's it, and that's the way it is. The problem itself will be more complicated. When I was considering how to deal with the Imperial fleet, I tried to analyze the strategic objectives they had in the first place, and found that their actions were full of disobedience and conspiracy. Whether it's bombing Earth, attacking a lunar fortress, or taking Lagrange Spaceport, these actions don't have much benefit for the Imperial fleet. ā
"It's too much of a bargain, and the actions of the fleet in your mouth seem like you're doing business." , Man Bear lost no time in interjecting a sentence, his foul mouth is already well known, and everyone has learned to automatically ignore his words. Liao Fan naturally didn't care about anything.
"From a purely military-technical point of view, the Earthsphere is more symbolic to the solar system than it does otherwise. If you want to hit the morale of the solar system, just bomb the Earth, there is absolutely no need to spend time on spaceports and moon fortresses. This is a deep interspersed operation, and it is impossible for the Imperial fleet to permanently occupy the Earth at the core of the solar system, and it is against common sense for them to spend all their efforts to capture all the fortresses and bases. ā
As Liao Fan unfolded, the atmosphere at the headquarters was filled with doubts, sticky and thick like silt.
On the electronic sand table, the red arrow representing the Imperial fleet quickly inserted into the Earth's circle, first skimming the spaceport, facing the Earth at a very fast speed, and then turning around and hiding in the shadows of the planet. When the blue arrows representing the Wanderer battle group broke out of the earth and drove straight to the spaceport, the red arrows waited for an opportunity to take the spaceport in one fell swoop, and ambushed them, waiting for the blue arrows to approach, and the two sides became entangled.
The blue arrows fled to the moon, and the red arrows chased after them. That is until they come across the Drandal Starbase, which represents the gateway to the Moon, and form a standoff there.
The picture then changed, and there were faint red arrows around the Earth's circle, including Mars and Mercury, and there were traces of the Imperial Fleet's activities in the shadows of the Earth.
"Spaceport is a trap! No wonder the Imperial Army left so many land forces behind, but there was no garrison fleet. They are going to fight street battles with the main forces of our army. ā
Max shouted. It has become clear that the Lagrange spaceport is a huge trap to lure the solar fleet to attack, and to rely on large groups of land forces to fight street battles with the attacking forces to keep them attached. The Imperial Fleet hidden around took the opportunity to besiege the main force of the Solar System Fleet.
"Yes, that's a huge trap. It's just that our appearance, and General Grayfaman's insistence, has exceeded the expectations of the Imperials. In their opinion, the one who has the ability to occupy the spaceport must be the main force of our fleet. Then it is perfectly normal to launch a siege network. ā
Roughly sober and clearly described, the atmosphere not only did not improve, but became heavier. The people who were originally planning to run away realized that the situation had exceeded their imagination. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the trap, it is impossible for the Imperial Army to let them go.
"However, you didn't see it, how do you know that the Imperial fleet has ambushes in the other three directions? Perhaps they do not have enough troops, and it is possible to launch a surprise attack only in one direction. ā
Avina is not giving up, she questions the strength of the Imperial fleet. After all, to encircle the Earth's Circle, the number of troops required is quite large, far greater than the number of enemy ships encountered by the Wanderer battle group.
"It won't just be a raid, there will be ambushes in the Imperial fleet. Just imagine the size of the ship group itself if the land combat strength of our battle group Tranquility were to be extended to 4 divisions such as the Imperial Fleet. ā
Under the guidance of Liao Fan, everyone consciously or unintentionally compared the wheels, the size of the detachment of the 1 capital ship of the Tranquility battle group, the marine corps with the scale of 7,000 people in 1 mechanized brigade, and the marine combat force of 220,000 people in 4 divisions and regiments from the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet. The Imperial Marine Corps was about 32 times the size of the Wanderer battle group. Although the ratio of the troop establishment varies according to strategic objectives, campaign tactics, and combat methods, and cannot be discussed purely on the basis of the difference in the size of the land troops, the Wanderer battle group also belongs to the form of an expeditionary fleet, and it is believed that the gap in the structure of the troops between the two sides will not be too huge. Even if you halve the 32 times the number of troops, count it at 16. The Imperial Expeditionary Fleet was supposed to have 16 capital ships. It is known that the expeditionary fleet has two battleships, Jiaolong and Tenryu, and two space motherships, Yaeyama and Toba, for a total of 4 capital ships. And so on, the distribution of ship groups of the Imperial Army in all directions should be quite even
When people realized that in every possible direction of advancement, there was a large group of ships the size of 4 capital ships in ambush, even a veteran of a hundred battles could not help but change his face.
The Brand's starship's characteristic alarm sound brought everyone back to reality.
"Unmanned reconnaissance aircraft found."
At the same time as Jasmine issued a warning, a slender beam of light shot out from the bow of the ship, traversing a distance of nearly 4,000 kilometers, vaporizing an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft the size of a chair.
At the last moment, the drone is still sending a message to the outside world. The Tranquility's whereabouts are revealed.