Chapter 115: Solomon's Prelude
The battle in low-earth orbit is over.
The Huaxia side, who originally thought that they could get Laplace's Box here, seemed to have been tricked by the people of the Bister Consortium, and they didn't get much except for a speech from the undead.
This seems quite irritating.
Mao Xinglan negotiated directly with Saiyam. At nearly 100 years old, Sayam asked his eldest grandson, Katias, to purge the family of those who opposed it. After a bloody storm, the Bister consortium proved its attitude with a bloodstained list.
After that, Yuan Hao led the 18th Independent Fleet to respond to the 8th and 9th fleets of the Federation Army that hit the universe from the ground, and went to the official residence of the Bist Consortium in SIDE7 on the order of Mao Xinglan, and took over the secret box that the Bist family had been keeping from Katias that was enough to subvert the entire Federation.
Yuan Hao knew what was hidden in this box, and he also knew what kind of storm such a thing would set off.
He informed Mao Xinglan of the information that he had arrived. Then Mao Xinglan took the lead in contacting and brought the people who decided to reverse all this into space, and in the name of preparing to launch the Star One Operational General Attack, everyone gathered together and held a secret discussion in the name of holding an operational meeting.
The secret meeting took place on the Luna II, a military fortress of the Federation Army in space, where warships from Earth to space were assembled.
Under the gathering of the army, the power of the army reached its peak, and some confidential matters were naturally agreed in one meeting after another.
What exactly they talked about, Yuan Hao, who was just a mere colonel, didn't know. He did not become a general, and he did not have the qualifications to enter the venue. But Yuan Hao didn't care about this, because he knew that Jean was strong, and he knew that General Rebier, who seemed to be still insisting on North American interests at the moment, would soon be baptized in a certain battle.
“...... Maybe there's a conspiracy here, too!" thought Yuan Hao.
He didn't say anything about it to anyone. It was only after a certain meeting that he found Mao Xinglan and suggested to him: "General, in the war, I suggest that we better fight as a second wave." ”
"Why? Could it be ......" Mao Xinglan looked at Yuan Hao in surprise, and had a bad guess in his heart.
"Jean still has a background, especially in the universe, and no one knows what else they will do...... If our army takes the lead, we will be the first to suffer losses. Truth be told, the Federation is a little too optimistic right now. Yuan Hao calmly said his guess.
"I see! I'll pay attention to this......" Mao Xinglan nodded clearly.
The meeting continued, but the latter meetings were different from the previous ones: they were no longer talking about political matters, but instead of talking about military matters—mainly discussing the details of the Star-One operation.
At Mao Xinglan's insistence, Admiral Leibier made arrangements for the Eighth and Ninth Fleets, which were mainly composed of the Chinese side.
With Colonel Vulcan commanding the Third Fleet as the vanguard of the entire campaign, the Fifth and Ninth Fleets of the Federation Army were the main forces for the attack on Fort Solomon, and the Second Combined Fleet under the command of General Tiam, together with the Second Fleet, the Eighth Fleet, the Eleventh Fleet, and the Thirteenth Fleet as the third Fleet, was the final final formation.
"Although I can't put all the fleets in the rear, I did my best...... Do you know how many rolls I will receive when I say such awkward words in that kind of frenzied atmosphere......" When everything settled down, Mao Xinglan found Yuan Hao and vented his bitterness to him.
The constant victories, Jean's successive defeats, and the results of Jim's dedication on the battlefield have brought the people of the Federation Army back to their original spirits. They all thought it would be a very easy thing to take down Jean.
"Jean is only strong because they have MS, and now we have MS too...... So we don't have to be afraid of them at all. With the productivity of the Federation, we are enough to drown them with a huge sea of MS. Such a statement is very marketable in the federal army, and even many middle and high-ranking generals are convinced of it.
The morale of the Federation is high, the atmosphere is fanatical, and everyone wants to be one step ahead and gain the advantage of the battle against Jean.
In the midst of such a frenzy, you show your calmness independently, and don't blame others for looking at you with surprised eyes.
"Who made you unsociable!" This is the key to their feeling that Mao Xinglan is weird.
But......
"If we can have a few blank eyes in exchange for the preservation of our own strength, I think you are also willing. Yuan Hao smiled faintly.
"Hehe, every man has his own purpose...... But speaking of which, this time Reybier is also very hard......" Mao Xinglan said leisurely.
"Fight, how to fight?" Yuan Hao raised his eyebrows.
"They sent the 13th Independent Mobile Force to the Third Fleet as a vanguard!" Mao Xinglan said with a smile: "The 13th Independent Mobile Fleet is the new human team in Leibier's mouth, and he is Leibier's sweetheart." ”
"The XIII Separate Mobile Fleet...... Is it a White Fortress?" Yuan Hao was a little concerned about this.
"The White Fortress has sunk, and now they are piloting the White Fortress 2, which is the same type of battleship as the White Fortress...... Reybiel wants them to fight again, and he wants them to put on a show. The corners of Mao Xinglan's mouth curled slightly.
"Yes, but Reybiel will give them more support. Yuan Hao muttered to himself, and then shook his head gently: "Don't talk about this...... Tell me what my fleet is going to do next?Rebir knows that you have me under your command, and he can also know my strength from the White Fortress, and he will not ignore this kind of combat power...... So, I would like to know what I want to do next. ”
"Defend the system in the right rear of the formation! Stop the destruction of the system by Jean's side. Mao Xinglan told Yuan Hao of Leibier's request for the 18th Independent Fleet.
This order was decided at the combat meeting, and it was supposed to be sent to Yuan Hao by the herald, but Rebier also vaguely knew that Mao Xinglan valued Yuan Hao, so he handed over this order to Mao Xinglan first.
"System?" Listening to the words that came out of Mao Xinglan's mouth, Yuan Hao couldn't help but combine it with something omnipotent.
"Is this a big killer?" asked Yuan Hao with a smile.
"Count it out! It's enough to wreak havoc on Jean's Cosmic Attackers. Mao Xinglan said and frowned: "However, Lei Bier's sense of secrecy is very good, he didn't say anything about what this system was at the military meeting, just let you cooperate with the follow-up troops." ”
"It feels like a mystery. Yuan Hao smiled, in fact, he already had something in his heart at this moment: "If everything has not changed, then the system in General Bill's mouth should be that ......"
"Haha, I might be able to see the biggest solar furnace ever!" Yuan Hao thought, the corners of his mouth curled into a smile.
On December 22, UC0079, the 18th Independent Fleet under the command of Yuan Hao departed from the Luna 2. The independent fleet, consisting of a Pegasus-class assault landing ship, two Salamis-class cruisers, and two Columbus-class carriers, escorted twenty Columbus-class transports to the reef space in the direction of SIDE1 after replenishing a group of pilots and the Jim E-type, a pioneer of the space warfare style.
At this time, it was the time when the Jean army was massively shrinking its forces. Due to the large-scale operation of the Luna II and the White Trojan's raid on the Texas colony, Jean focused his attention on SIDE4, and the surveillance of the SIDE1 reef domain was much relaxed, which allowed Yuan Hao to safely pass through the complex reef area and arrive at the work site.
It was 12 a.m. on December 23, 0079. According to the battle plan originally formulated, the attack on Solomon Fortress will officially start in a dozen hours.
There is not much time left for Yuan Hao to work. During those last dozen hours, he had to keep the team as safe as possible.
"The MS team unfolds...... Minovsky particle combat concentration dispersion ...... The 18th Separate Fleet moved forward 200 km...... All band jamming is on!" Yang Xue, who commanded the fleet in place of Yuan Hao on the bridge of the red Pegasus, ordered in a cold voice.
By her order, the defense line of the XVIII fleet was laid out from three hundred to two hundred kilometers in front of the task force. The entire defense line presents a 4000R curved surface, tightly protecting the team behind it.
At this time, the 120 Herald Jim E's under the Eighteenth Independent Fleet were divided into three clusters and stood in the void in a goose formation, they were the first formation. Twenty kilometers behind them was Yuan Hao's Vanguard Gundam, a powerful mech, which was formed as a second formation on its own, and after this second formation, five warships belonging to the Eighteenth Independent Fleet. They exist as the third line of the defensive line.
At 13:12 on December 23, the 18th Independent Fleet completed the defensive line arrangement, and more than 120 MSs stood in the dark universe, gazing at Solomon Fortress 800 kilometers away.
That was the goal of this operation.
Meteorites orbiting the Earth's sphere contain a little bit of rare metals, and they are mined and exploited.
The tunnels that were opened and closed during the era of meteorite mining are now often used as bases.
Even digging tunnels tens of meters in diameter is cheaper than building a complete ship, and it can become a strong fortress, and the surface paved with stone alone is enough to make the people of the universe feel at ease.
Fortress Solomon, which has dozens of times the size of an average space station.
The Space Fleet Division of the Zeon Army is stationed here.
Space is vast, and there is no difference between up and down, left and right. The so-called up, down, left and right are all set by people according to their own circumstances according to different references.
To put it simply, if the sun or the side directly exposed to the sun is set to the front, then Yuan Hao and the others are undoubtedly on the back.
The huge figure of Solomon's fortress faced the sun, casting a large shadow behind him, and Yuan Hao and his escort team hid in this shadow, quietly doing pre-determined work through the shadows formed by the existence of the fortress.
"Finish the setup in the dark. Then, when the frontal fleet is advancing towards Solomon to attract the garrison fleet of the fortress to fight, the arranged system is moved to the designated coordinates and the focus is completed in ten minutes, so as to deliver the most lethal blow to the attacking enemy fleet......
Such a blow could not directly destroy the fortress, but it could have a great effect on the fortress's fleet. I think that's how the Union Army uses this weapon. The current defense line is still quiet, and Yuan Hao took advantage of such a quiet time to think about the tactics used by his Federation Army to attack Solomon, and his heart was full of sighs.
There are still capable people in the Federation.
To be honest, the Federation's tactics were not complicated, but they were such uncomplicated tactics, and they were quite effective for the Jean army defending Solomon Fortress at this time.
Because the main focus of the fortress was on the front of the garrison, the Solomon fortress did not pay much attention to the situation on the back of the fortress. They also knew that the Federation Army would inevitably operate in the reef airspace, but they all thought that the Federation Army's activities in the reef airspace were only guerrilla in nature, and there was no need to make great efforts to guard against them.
It's just some flies, don't take it too seriously!
As they said so, they sent three Muds, nine Rick Dems, to sweep it up.
Lieutenant Admiral Druze didn't have too many requirements for the results of the sweep, he just wanted to drive those annoying flies away - the guerrilla fleet of the Federation Army in the universe was something like flies to Vice Admiral Druze.
Annoying, but not deadly!
The attitude of the lieutenant general naturally affected the attitude of his subordinates.
The members of the three Musses and the pilots of the nine Rick Dems were not burdened by this, and they giggled and laughed, thinking that this was an easy thing to do.
However, what awaited them was a strong onlooker of dozens of MSs.
With the support of dozens of small observation satellites, and in the face of the huge number and considerable performance of the pioneer Jim, three Mtse cruisers and nine Rick Dem were broken in a short time. And the news of their defeat was not transmitted to the rear because of full-band interference on the federal side.
For the people in Solomon's Fortress, they are gone forever.
"Well, maybe it's chasing away!...... The people of these fleets are really uneasy. The people in the fortress sighed, but didn't think much of it. That's it.
"The key is SIDE4's fleet! Well, this may be the biggest battle since Rum. The hideous-looking Lieutenant General Druze stood in the command room of the fortress, looking gloomy.
Druze knew exactly how strong the enemy was this time. He didn't think he could get through it easily. In order to salvage this already obvious defeat, Druze once asked his eldest sister and Jean headquarters for help.
However, due to the large number of troops of the Earth Federation and their successful raid on the Genn Army base in Granada, Kycilia took her own safety more and more seriously. She did not send more reinforcements to Solomon, only sending a large MA Bigg Zam to Solomon.
This made Druze angry.
"At this time, you still ......," Druze gritted his teeth.
At this time, the time has entered December 24th.