Chapter 18: "Keha" counterattacks
Two days have passed in an instant, and today is destined to be written in history, Arcturus has completed the assembly of his troops, and the entire fleet of the Son of Keha, with a total of 31 main battlecruisers of more than 1.5 million tons, a total of 146 100,000-ton Valkyrie frigates, and 68 450,000-ton heavy armored assault ships.
This is all the belongings of the Son of Keha at present, such strength is completely comparable to General Duke's Alpha Fleet, and even more powerful than the Alpha Fleet, because the Alpha Fleet has only 24 main battle cruisers, and the Alpha Third Squadron can be said to have suffered heavy losses in the decapitation mission, causing several capital ships to be sunk.
Today, we saw that Mengsk's fleet sailed out of the 21.3-million-ton starfortress -- Kekha Starport, with 23 main battle cruisers, 106 Valkyrie frigates, and 50 heavy assault ships.
At 17:00 p.m. local time, at 17:00 p.m. starport time, Mengsk took his "Hyperion" to lead the main force of Keha to the main star of Antiga, and the entire starport suddenly flashed with bursts of white light, and hundreds of space coordinates were distorted.
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And now the Federation can be described as anxious, just ten days ago, they thought that they had successfully assassinated Mengsk, and immediately held a press conference to announce that the leader of the rebel Son of Keha "Arcturos Mengsk" was killed in a secret decapitation operation, and the Federation also declared that the Son of Rebel Keha was about to fall apart and no longer pose a threat, and solemnly declared that those who rebel Shili should not openly provoke a civil war when humanity faces the survival of the alien race invasion, if surrendered, The government will ignore the past suspicions, and if it is the other way around, the son of Keha is a living example.
The federal government's press conference largely deterred some of the rebels, who were not as powerful as the sons of Keha.
But soon.
With a live video speech by Arcturus, it immediately caused an uproar, and the top brass of the federal government was outraged, and this time the beheading operation not only did not have the desired effect, but also attracted a huge negative impact, and the credibility of the government once again fell to its lowest point, and more and more questions began to be heard.
Citizens ridiculed the incompetence of government forces, and they even questioned whether such an army could solve the threat of an alien invasion.
With rumors of an alien invasion of Tasannis spreading, and the rise of multiple planets Shijie, the Federation is already showing signs of crumbling.
Unfortunately, the war reports of the retreat of the Antiga front continue to spread to the main planets of the Federation, Shijie, and the current Federation is almost terminally ill, and in the face of this situation, the dying and struggling government has to send troops to suppress it.
And what made matters worse for them was that the main star of Antiga sent a request for help to the Kpru star area, and the son of Keha actually attacked the main star of Antiga in an all-out way, and the son of Keha was like a hungry wolf, where is the defense of the main star of Antiga that their fleet can fight?
In just one day, Mengsk's army had successfully landed on the surface of the main planet of Antiga, and launched a large-scale attack on the Federation's ground forces.
Despite the smoke of the entire human race in the Kpopru Star Sector, the elder families are still dying
In the end, the council voted to abandon the Sara system, and ordered Admiral Edmund Duke, the supreme commander of the Sara system, to lead his Alpha fleet to reinforce the main star of Antiga. The main star of Antiga must not be lost, otherwise, Tasanis will be directly threatened by the rebels and alien zergs.
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The Keha side has been monitoring the movements of the Alpha Fleet in the Sara system from all sides, and sure enough, as Frank said, they have abandoned the Sara system.
After Edmund Duke and his Alpha fleet evacuated Sarah, Frank and Kerrigan were about to go.
Now, Frank and Kerrigan are on the bridge of a battlecruiser called the Regan.
"Captain, are you ready?" Kerrigan said directly when he came to the bridge.
"The Reagan has been resupplied and is ready to be dispatched at any time!" Captain Leo said that although his rank was higher than that of Kerrigan, he knew that Kerrigan, although only a lieutenant, was directly responsible to Monsk, and no one could order her.
"Let's go, then!" Kerrigan said.
"Good!" Captain Leo nodded, and then turned his head sideways to the helmsman of the "Regan" and ordered to sail out of the starport, and then he issued an order from the main control console of the bridge: "All ships obey the order!" Now sail out of Starport! Assemble at the space coordinate points of X219.66, Y2100 and Z300.47 in the Keha star field. ”
The moorings on the starport were almost empty, and the Monsk fleet had all left Kekha, leaving only a handful of large 2-million-ton supply ships, transports and some frigates.
I saw the "Regan" battle cruiser slowly sailing out of the port of berth, piloting this 1.5 million-ton monster, the pilot also needs an iron will.
There are more than 20 giant hydraulic pipes with a diameter of 1.6 meters at the mooring port, like the tentacles of a giant octopus, adsorbed on the heavy steel plate on the outside of the battle cruiser, as the battle cruiser continues to move away from the berthing port, these tubes that were originally rolled up like springs are slowly stretched, and when they are about to be completely straightened, I saw the pilot on the bridge of the battle cruiser quickly press a huge red button on the control panel. The pipes detached from the cruiser and the mouths began to emit white gas the moment they detached from the heavy steel plates of the battlecruiser, and then the pipes slowly floated back to the mooring.
The battle cruiser successfully broke away from the starport.
The helmsman quickly turned 56 ° and sailed to the target assembly point.
This time, they led 3 capital ships, 20 frigates and 2 2 million ton transport ships to Mar Sarah, and the three capital ships were absolutely sure where they could rampage in the Sara system, which was now empty of defense.
Once the fleet was assembled, they quickly entered the subspace and jumped, aiming directly at the Sara system.
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Bridge of the USS Regan.
Frank, Kerrigan, and the others gathered around a square main console, and they were discussing the deployment of the combat jihua.
A diorama of Mar Sarah is projected on the main console, along with a series of data about the planet.
The diameter of the Mar Sala is 9265 km, the gravity value is 1.09 °, and the axial inclination is 13.5°. The planet's main landforms are dominated by wastelands, mountains, and deserts, and the planet's geography is characterized by 18 small dust oceans, 3 plains and deserts, and 28 highlands, of which 17 are volcanoes. There are 12 colonies on the planet with a total of 580,000 humans, 86 mining farms and 12 high-energy gas refineries. The maximum average temperature during the day can reach 56 °C, and the minimum temperature at night can drop to minus 34 degrees Celsius.
Mar Sara as the edge planet of human beings in the Kepru Star Zone is also the eighth planet to be reclaimed, the harsh climate of Mar Sara is not a happy land, the most scarce water here, Marsala's water is transported from other planets, but the reason why humans can set foot on this planet is because there are rich crystal veins and high-energy gas gas resources here, and the 86 mining farms and 12 gas refineries here continue to export refined ore and unrefined ore, These precious resources, such as high-energy gas gas, are transported to Shijie, the main planet of the Federation.
Although Mar Sala is considered to be a backward planet with stagnant development, the developed mining industry here has quickly turned the planet into a strategically valuable resource planet. Despite the strategic importance of the planet, Marsala is insignificant compared to Antiga.
"Mar Sarah! Even if we're not here to get Federal Secrets, taking over this planet means a lot to the Sons of Keha. Frank said.
Kerrigan agreed, "Yes, capturing Mar Sara will provide Keha with an additional thirty percent of the Rare Crystal Veins as a strategic material. For that alone, we're going to take down the Sara system. ”
"Taking down the Sara system is a must, how could we possibly let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Before the arrival of the Federal Army, we are trying to collect as many mineral resources as possible. Captain Leo said.
"Frank! Tell me how to deploy the operation. Kerrigan looked sideways at Frank and said, Kerrigan is very serious now, because it is now in a state of combat readiness.
"To find the Federal Military Research Institute on the planet Mar Sara and obtain the secret weapon structure diagram inside, we need the help of one person, because only he knows where this secret military research institute is." Frank said.
"What? Frank, you ......" Kerrigan's eyes widened, and then he snorted coldly: "Didn't you say that you know about the Federation's secret military research institute?" You ......"
Frank shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly, "I don't know, but I know that one person knows, isn't it?" ”
"Who?" Kerrigan glared at him fiercely, thinking that this was material to be a general, but looking at his reckless appearance, who would dare to let him lead the fleet?
"The Chief of the Local Planet -- Jim Renault." "But he's supposed to be in a local federal army cell, and he's going to have to get him out of the box to get this information," Frank said. ”
"The chief of the local planets? That's not a federal government official? How can you be arrested? Kerrigan said suspiciously.
"Arrested on charges of wreaking havoc on federal public property, I know that's all!" Frank said.
"You know? Or a friend? Kerrigan asked.
"I don't know!" Frank said calmly.
"Frank! You'd better not have this happen again, or no one will save you from a court-martial! This time Kerrigan was inspired to warn Frank, a guy who really didn't know how to describe him, and even joked about war.
(To be continued...... )
(PS: Make up for yesterday's owe a shift, I'll continue to work, hehe!) )