Chapter 602: A Trap Full of Sense
Before he died, the captain wanted to figure out who had captured his ship under his nose and how they had done it. Today, however, he was destined not to get the answer he wanted, and as soon as he was out of the captive crowd, several members of the expedition pointed their guns at him.
And the Master Chief only looked back after hearing his question, as if to praise his courage with his eyes. However, this little approval did not drive him to answer the captain's question, but he simply waved his hand and motioned for the team to escort the captives out.
The mission's operational requirements are clearly stated that all operatives are to refrain from mentioning the names of the expedition and the Temporal Council on any occasion. This is because they are at an absolute military disadvantage in this plane, and rashly revealing their identities is likely to cause big trouble.
After sending off the captives, the Master Chief and the others spent about an hour inspecting the entire ship, allowing the military planes to move in groups, bringing all the members of the Imperial Army on board, whether dead or unconscious, to the lower cabins for unified care.
After an initial security check, the captives were blindfolded and taken to the cargo hold at the time gate where they were housed, and without their knowledge, they were transported en masse to a high-security prisoner of war camp prepared at the rear.
After arranging the transfer of the prisoners, the Master Chief was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. To be honest, the process of capturing this Star Destroyer was a little easier than he imagined, but there were many details in the whole process that he did not expect, and if it were not for the low security of the enemy and the very successful release of hypnotic gas, they would probably have failed.
Thinking of this, he rejoiced and reconsidered his next step. According to his original plan, he was going to copy the battle plan on this Star Destroyer and try to capture another Star Destroyer tens of thousands of kilometers away in almost the same way.
But now. After the actual experience of seizing ships, he was less confident in his original arrangement. If the Star Destroyer hadn't been as weakly guarded as this one, the existing combat plan would undoubtedly be suicidal.
While he was considering a new battle plan, there was good and bad news from Cortana. The good news is that by reading the operation records of the various systems of this Star Destroyer and various databases, she has basically figured out how to operate this Star Destroyer.
The bad news is. Unless there was extensive avionics integration, she wouldn't be able to control the ship on her own like any other ship. After all, there is a hardware partition between the main operating systems on this Star Destroyer. She couldn't connect all the systems to a single console.
In addition to this bad news, she brought another, even worse news. The captain of another Star Destroyer sent a new communication request, and the captain of the other ship asked to speak directly with the captain of his own ship to confirm why they had cut off the regular communication between the two sides.
Previously, in the process of seizing the ship, another Star Destroyer also made a call request. Cortana, who had already gained control of the communications system at the time, disguised herself as the voice of the Imperial Army's operators, and lied that their Star Destroyer was conducting a safety exercise at the request of the captain.
At that time, this set of arguments was to deceive the other party, but now nearly two hours have passed. The captain of the other party and the captain of this star destroyer are very familiar with each other, and they know that the captain of this ship will not fail to respond for such a long time for no reason, so this time the other party not only issued a strong communication request, but also gave an ultimatum message that if they do not respond, they will board the ship, and it is obvious that if they delay any longer, the other party will come to the door to find someone.
"Can you delay the other person a little longer?" Master Chief asked, reviewing the progress of the mission. Now is not the best time to capture the second Star Destroyer. In fact, even the Star Destroyer they had just captured. They also need some time to do a thorough security check.
"Look at the tone of the other person, I don't think so. I've been procrastinating a few times, and I don't think there's much patience on the other side......" Cortana replied in a less optimistic way.
"Then we'll have to put the finishing touches on it early, turn off all the main reactors on board, and lock all the weapons on." We need to be a little more adaptable......" Master Chief said in a slightly meaningful tone, and even Cortana didn't immediately understand what he meant.
Turn off the reactor. It's easy to understand what the weapon locks onto, it's nothing more than creating the illusion that something is wrong on the ship, but how to deal with it, even Cortana can't figure out the unbridled tactical imagination of the Master Chief without brainfighting.
After a brief discussion of new plans among the team members, the Master Chief's follow-up plan began to take shape. Although the prototype of this plan seems somewhat feasible. But the people who heard his plan weren't excited at all.
On the contrary, there are quite a few people who are already looking at their temporary captain with neurotic eyes. Master Chief didn't care about the looks, and he knew how crazy his new arrangement was. However, based on the example of the battle when the Star Destroyer was captured just now, Master Chief had abandoned any plan to storm another Star Destroyer.
The soldiers of the Imperial Army may not have very strong tactical literacy on average, but they are by no means a motley army. The vast majority of the combatants have considerable combat perseverance, and their firepower is not weaker than theirs in the slightest.
To capture another Star Destroyer in its entirety, they must outwit it, not force it. Master Chief's new combat plan at this time can effectively weaken the vigilance of the Imperial forces on another Star Destroyer, and reduce their vigilance. Of course, that's in the case of a qiēshun lì, otherwise a person who doesn't play well may even lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot.
It's like the Master Chief thinks his plan is reasonable! Those who question him also see nothing wrong with their opposition. Because the Master Chief had to use a lot of uncontrollable dangerous goods in this plan, although none of them were the most dangerous ones in the expedition's dangerous goods warehouse, but a bad arrangement was enough to cause a man-made disaster.
However, due to the tight schedule, there was no better plan for the public, and it was not feasible to consult the rear in the limited time. So after a short argument, everyone immediately went their separate ways.
Some of the team members quickly repaired and covered up most of the traces of battle left by their own troops on the ship, and they mainly cleared all the wreckage of the aircraft and men that had been destroyed in the battle. The blaster craters left on the wall were not addressed, as they might have helped him in their "crazy plans" for the next installment.
After cleaning up the traces, they placed some "dangerous objects" inside the hull that the Imperial Army had never seen before. Then, at the urging of the other Star Destroyer, they deliberately sent out a vague and inaudible communication, and then completely cut off the communication, leaving the other party to guess what was happening.
Sure enough, a series of anomalies they created caught the attention of the other party, and the other Star Destroyer, after several shouts to no avail, finally lost patience and drove to the vicinity of the Star Destroyer where they were, and sent a landing force to check on the inside of the friendly warship.
Hundreds of Storm Commandos made a dozen troop shuttles into the ground floor hangar of the dormant Star Destroyer. When they landed, they found that the hangar, which was supposed to be busy, was very empty, and no one was found.
The only strange thing in the hangar was a strange-looking, soft-bodied creature that looked like a spaceship. It was a deceased CEPH instance, one of the many space CEPH captured by the expedition on CEPH's parent plane.
At this point, the CEPH instance is dormant, the size of a six-wheeled truck with a cargo box, and will wake up and attack anything that comes in sight when stimulated by strong lightning.
The Master Chief is the reason why he would have such a dangerous item sent from the rear warehouse to the operation site in order to use it as a bait to confuse the Imperial Army troops who had just boarded the ship to investigate. Neither these storm infantry nor their commander knew what was going on on the ship.
Therefore, after seeing something strange, they may be nervous, scared, curious...... But there is no doubt that this is the bait that someone else has set up here. And as long as it can confuse the other party, the purpose of the master chief has been achieved.
At this time, for the expedition team, the biggest difficulty in capturing another Star Destroyer was not the large number of people inside, but the doubts and vigilance of the other party. The commander of the opposing side had clearly suspected that the friendly warship had been captured.
Seeing the number of landing troops sent by the other side, you can see that the other party is just testing, and the other Star Destroyer is probably already on the highest alert now. It is likely that there are nearly 10,000 heavily armed fighters waiting for the unexpected to happen.
In other words, it is likely that more than a third of the nearly 30,000 crew members on the opposing ship are already in a state of readiness for battle. In such a situation, if the speculation that their friendly warship was occupied by a hostile force is confirmed, they are likely to directly open fire and sink the battleship that the expedition has just captured. Or worse, they may call in support from the rear.
And for the expedition, the worst thing is such an opponent who is waiting for his own move. Only when the other person lets down their guard or turns their attention to something else will they have the best time to act.
That's why the Master Chief knew it was dangerous, but borrowed a lot of dangerous goods from the rear and placed them on this Star Destroyer. The dormant CEPH in the airport is just the beginning, and there are many unexpected dangers waiting inside the hull of the Imperial Army. (To be continued......)
PS: First of all, thank you for the monthly pass of "Five-color Dawn, Moonlight and Shadow, Death Sima Chen, Sky Easy", the creative state is not very good tonight, only this chapter, everyone will see you tomorrow night