Chapter 15 & 16: Thaumaturgy (1 & 2) (Revised)
"It's all your fault! Nonsense, now it's okay, being thrown aside. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
Jasmine's count, flying over a distance of 3 meters, hit the thick bear skin head-on, and bounced back.
Ivan's expression was not guilty, but rather the arrogance of a victor. The bruises from the electric shock and the skin trauma from the fight made him look ridiculous.
"What did I say, there are gods three feet above my head, and people are watching the sky. Torture me with chains, use electricity for me, and now it's all right, and you will be punished! ”
"So, even you have retribution, the god's vision is really accurate."
Fang Hushan's gloomy words made Xiong shrink his neck, he looked at the chief of affairs with a wary gaze, and subconsciously moved his huge body.
The Viking 3 is out of the protection of the battle group. In the end, they were not able to get permission to enter the Helicarrier. The marines who boarded the ship for inspection left them to dry on suspicion. Only two seriously wounded were allowed to be evacuated. Leaving 24 officers and men staring at the assault ship.
Liao Fan watched coldly at the battle between the three of them on the bridge. Ship No. 3 remained in combat condition. Not getting into the mothership means that there are no supplies, no repairs, and a lack of spare parts.
The situation has become difficult.
In order to avoid being attacked by the Imperial Army, the assault ship floated at a distance of 500 meters from the Wanderer. Although it was much safer with the protection of close defense artillery fire, he still used a directive gravitational device to capture a large area of wreckage and conceal the assault ship.
Looking at the heartless appearance of the three of them, he was very envious. You can't be so relaxed. His mind was constantly thinking about the situation, strategy, planning, attack, retreat route, etc., there was no rest, no leisure, and he had forgotten the last time he relaxed. I often wake up in my sleep, still thinking about everything on the battlefield, how I should be as a commander, and even if I lose my identity as a commander, my habits are still the same.
The military doctor diagnosed him with battlefield syndrome, a mental illness, and persuaded him to want to open some. But if it's really so easy to think about it, he won't work so hard.
The battle group was on their guard and had no way of knowing the direction of the troops. He could only see some clues from the changes in the situation on the battlefield.
First, the Wasp-class space fighter group inexplicably lost control of the surrounding airspace. Their actions are extremely strange, and they are not so much inferior to the powerful Imperial fleet as they are to cede the power of the universe.
When he was thinking about the irrationality of the actions of the fighter group, the situation changed again. A mixed group of converted transport ships mixed with troop carriers braved the light and rain of the close-in defense guns of the space carrier to drive directly to the side of the mothership.
The Imperial Army is about to engage in broadside battles.
Looking at the number of troop carriers, the enemy Marine Corps is no less than 5,000 people, and the entire Marine Division is established. If all of them can be delivered into the Wanderer, the enemy can be said to have an absolute advantage.
He judged that the key to victory or defeat in the battle lay in the process of the enemy's ship group advancing through it. If the Wanderer is able to sink or damage most of the troop carriers, the balance of victory and defeat will be tipped in their favor, and if not, it will be captured.
Braving heavy rain of fire, the enemy forced their way in. Converted transport ships exploded, and a large number of meteorites were scattered from the wreckage. These scattered stones are useless from a military point of view, but they can serve as shields. The relatively nimble Ghost-class troop carriers, hiding in the shadows of these meteorites, approached the Wanderer.
"No, it's not a problem to just get close to the anti-artillery, you must send a mobile force!" , Liao Fan couldn't help but stand up with a shout. The three people on the bridge looked at Liao Fan with complicated eyes. His words were as ominous as a curse, and the situation in the void took a turn for the worse.
Liao Fan's first reaction was to block the troop carrier. The battle alarm sounded, and the assault ship dragged its half-limped body to charge the enemy ship group.
In the void, the figure of the small assault ship looked inconspicuous and lonely. The Ranger did not send a single soldier.
"Do they want us to go it alone!" Jasmine screamed, and no one could answer her.
A wall of light blocked the way of ship No. 3. This was caused by the explosion of a converted transport ship. The No. 3 ship reluctantly changed its stance and gave way to the charge. The black meteorite instantly flooded its original location.
Have you given up yet? Don't these bastards struggle before they die?
Under Liao Fan's anxious gaze, the demon level was divided into three groups, and they stung on the wandering number like leeches. During the whole process, the No. 3 ship did nothing and could not act.
He frowned, his face full of unwillingness and helplessness.
"I said, we have a small role to play... , Jasmine muttered quietly.
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The space battlefield has become calm, and it is very eerie. I knew that the fiercest battle had turned into the Wanderer, but from the outside, nothing happened.
Ship No. 3 seemed to have been forgotten, floating silently among the wreckage of the transport ship.
He didn't like the atmosphere, everything was so abnormal, something unusual must be going on, he hated the feeling of being out of control.
Time passed, Fang Hushan opened the meal, Xiong was angry and didn't eat, and after struggling for five minutes, he finally succumbed to the overflowing aroma.
The Wanderer floats motionless in the void, seemingly halting all functions, is that really the case?
The situation changed again, and it was an extension in the direction that Liao Fan did not want to see. Battleships, cruisers, destroyers, etc., evacuated the front line. Transport ships, shuttles, and troop carriers began to move closer to the space carrier. Everything was in order, and the Wanderer seemed to remain motionless.
"It's over!" , the bear's voice was a little emotional.
“。。。 What are we going to do? Want to be a captive? Or just run away? Jasmine's voice was uneasy.
"Anyway, the rice still has to be eaten. Hurry up and don't interfere with the plate cleaning plan. Fang Hushan is still calm.
The Imperial's shuttle is docking with the Wanderer. Presumably some big man is preparing to surrender or something. The tide is over, and it's time to think about your own way out.
Looking around the bridge, the three people stared at him in surprise. After a little reflection, it became clear that they wanted to know where he standed. Or become fellow travelers, or everyone goes their separate ways.
The light of the explosion exceeds the light entry limit of the wide-area monitor, and the system automatically blocks the light intensity. An alarm sounded on the bridge.
The docked shuttle spun and fell towards the tail of the Wanderer, crashing into the protruding part of the giant ship many times, and finally could not bear it and exploded into a bright fireball.
"Connection accidents?"
The two troop carriers were reluctantly held up by the giant ship and lost their freedom of movement, and the close defense guns located in the stern of the mother ship continued to tilt their fire towards them. The armor shattered, the hull disintegrated, and the soldiers inside the troop carrier were scattered in the void. The dense lines of railgun fire formed an extremely fine web of fire, and nearly a thousand hapless Imperial soldiers were cut into minced flesh and turned into cold corpses in the universe.
"It's not an accident, it's alive!"
Jasmine's metaphor is very vivid. The attitude control vents around the Wanderer emitted pale blue flames of light, like an oversized deep-sea jellyfish. The giant ship slowly adjusts its direction in space. The tail engine spouts, which change from black to light blue. The colossal energy is released from the vent, in exchange for enough power for the giant ship to gallop across the stars.
The Imperials were in disarray, and a large number of unarmed ships scrambled to leave the once-docile mothership. The Wanderer's weapons system unleashed a waterfall of light, and deadly lines of fire shot out in rows and struck the Imperial ships, sending large numbers of Imperial troops to the realm of death.
"Oh my God! Deceit, that fat man actually used this kind of trick. The bear looked excited.
The four ejection ports of the mothership were wide open, and the space fighters and assault ships dragged a beautiful wake and came out.
The time to kill has come.
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An entire Imperial Marine Division invades the Wanderer. In order to increase efficiency and spread the risk, the enemy commander divided the forces into three echelons. They worked the three main points of breakthrough, boarding, and propulsion, and everything was done very well and perfectly.
Jin looked at Zhang Zhen beside him puzzled, what did he want to do, did he already have the heart of surrender? No, if he is going to surrender, he doesn't need to do that.
On the electronic sand table, the battle was clearly planned in advance, divided into three blocking forces, and gradually withdrew from the position at the same time. Leave countless obstacles behind. The enemy was able to maintain a full formation at first, and then slowed down due to the drag of heavy equipment.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the blocking forces arranged new positions on the enemy's offensive route.
After several times, the Imperial Army abandoned its heavy units and the light infantry advanced to attack.
Zhang Zhen's strange plan began to show its extraordinaryness from this time. On the Wanderer, dozens of small bypass passages play a role in quickly transporting troops. The Imperial hoplites and all-terrain combat vehicles, which lagged behind the large forces, fell prey to the interspersed troops.
The poor heavily armed Imperial Army had to face a numerically superior surprise force in extremely unfavorable terrain and lacked effective cover from light infantry.
After a short exchange of fire, the heavy armed forces were annihilated. The distress signals they sent could not reach the location of the large force due to strong interference.
The Imperial army at the front was carried away by the anticipation of victory, and did not even think about determining whether the large rear was safe or not.
The battle didn't start for long, and its rhythm was already under Zhang Zhen's overall control. It is unbelievable that he has not issued an additional directive until now, and all the actions of the troops have been arranged in advance.
Kim Jong-tae has once again discovered the unbelievable.
The Wanderer's main thoroughfare, the massive aisle connecting the various important facilities, was blocked by numerous armored alloy gates, and soon the enemy's light infantry stopped moving on the avenue due to the lack of explosives, and they turned to the auxiliary path next to the passage and advanced in a circuitous way.
This gave the Rover a chance.
A complex maze system is activated. From the electronic sand table, you can clearly see the operation of the ship's maze system. Relying on armored doors, movable auxiliary passages, and the cover of obstacles, the 3 echelons of the Imperial Army were unwittingly led into a passage that could never reach the end. Many times, on the same path, three echelons pass through many times without knowing it.
At this stage of the battle, playing with the enemy between applause, Zhang Zhen's image became unfathomable in his eyes.
Kim Jong-tae has already determined that the Wanderer, at least in terms of broadside combat, cannot fail. What made him depressed was that he didn't even know in advance about the preparations for a battle on such a scale.
The battle enters a new phase. The Marine Forces, commanded by Shen Tianhao, concentrated their forces to attack the enemy echelon located in the belly of the ship. During the battle, the Imperial Army showed terrifying lethality. With all the advantages and the initiative fully in their hands, the Wanderer Marine Corps could not take much advantage and paid a great deal of casualties to control the enemy and wipe it out.
It is conceivable that under normal circumstances, it is impossible to win in a broadside battle with less than 2,000 soldiers allowed to enter the Imperial Marines.
The biggest gain of this battle was not the elimination of more than 1,000 enemies, but the acquisition of the communication code and wartime password of the Imperial Army. Because the attack came so suddenly, it was launched at a time when the Imperial soldiers thought they had won a great victory. The battered echelon command did not have time to destroy the important information, allowing these deadly things to fall into the hands of the Wanderer.
The Imperial soldiers put up a desperate resistance, causing casualties among the defenders, and were eventually eliminated one by one due to their outnumbering. The most pitiful thing is that their companion, the first echelon of the deep mountain Osa, is passing through the auxiliary passage separated by a wall. Kim Jong-tae, who was observing the battle situation through the electronic sand table, couldn't help but feel sorry for the enemy, as long as they destroyed the thin alloy wall, they could obviously win.
"Hey, hey, you're our chief of staff, and you can't think about the enemy."
Zhang Zhen reminded him with a teasing color, which hit his weakness, making this mean-looking officer look up shamelessly for a while.
The starship generals of the Imperial Army, deceived by the Wanderer in the name of breaking into the troops, withdrew a large number of main battle ships, and foolishly sent a general to the Wanderer to surrender.
Everything went according to Zhang Zhen's script, and the round captain didn't even give an order during the whole process.
Kim Jong-tae stared blankly at everything that was happening in front of him, he couldn't believe that such an unbelievable thing was actually done by the troops under his control. When did they come up with this set, and how did they do it without telling themselves?
He felt that he was a fool, he thought he was in control of everything, and he still wanted to argue with Zhang Zhen. Such an important tactical course of action, which was completed without his knowledge. What is he, is it a joke?
The tactical arrangement, which can only be called thaumaturgy, is clearly presented to him. For the first time, he knew that interstellar warfare could still be fought like this.
Seeing the void, the Imperial ships fled in panic, and finally could not avoid the fate of destruction. The Wanderer is firing on all cylinders, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of Imperial soldiers.
Kim Jong-tae couldn't bear it anymore, "Why hide it from me!?" ”
"No one is hiding anything."
"But! These arrangements will not be completed overnight, and you have already made up your mind. ”
"We, who do you mean? Me, do you still have Shen Tianhao and Zuma? ”
"Who else could there be?"
"Hahahaha... You're thinking too much. The flesh on Zhang Zhen's body trembled.
"Then please give me a reasonable explanation!" , Kim Jong-tae's face was gloomy, his face was thin, and his muscles twitched.
"There's no need to hide it, and there's no need to prepare it in advance. The Wanderer has always been known for its invincibility in broadside combat. Rush into enemy lines, induce them to launch a broadside battle, obtain the enemy's communication code and temporary password, and shake up the entire battle. If you look up the examples of the Wanderer, there are too many similar examples to be found. It's just that you didn't settle down to understand this battleship. ”
Zhang Zhen's words left Jin speechless. He frowned, trying to refute, but gave up because of his lack of knowledge about the Wanderer.