Chapter 121: Regrouping
As soon as the announcement was made and the official appointment was obtained, Mao Xinglan commanded the First Combined Fleet of the Federation Army to retreat, and they withdrew not far away, that is, a thousand kilometers, to reorganize the fleet at the edge of the S area of the Abba Waku Fortress.
Supplies are deployed, and the wounded are arranged. Everyone is busy tight.
The ship's laser lights flickered, like cosmic stars announcing their position in the dark night. They stopped in the void, allowing countless dinghys and ships to shuttle between them.
And so, hours passed.
The remnants of the fleet were largely completed.
Mao Xinglan divided the First Combined Fleet to which he was a member into three parts:
The fleet directly under his own control consisted of 4 Magellan-class, 10 Salamis-class, and 4 Columbus-class, and the flagship was the Ruzal;
The 13th Independent Fleet, dominated by the White Fortress JR, was reorganized into the 19th Fleet under the command of Bryde, with 2 Magellan-class, 8 Salamis-class, and 3 Columbus-class;
The remaining troops were under the name of the 18th Independent Fleet, with the Red Pegasus as the flagship and Yuan Hao as the commander, under the jurisdiction of 4 Magellan-class, 6 Salamis-class, and 6 Columbus-class.
Of course, the Eighteenth Independent Fleet also changed its name and became the Eighteenth Fleet of the Earth Federation.
This is all the proper meaning of the question, and Mao Xinglan's disposal is also decent. It was necessary for him to take charge of the army on his own, and it was inevitable to reorganize the Federation fleet with the white fortress JR and the red Pegasus combat core.
By the time the marshalling was complete, it was 5:00 a.m. Mao Xinglan contacted the Second Combined Fleet and the Third Combined Fleet of the Federation Army, which were in charge of the NE area, and re-agreed on the start of the battle.
At 5:30 a.m., the First Combined Fleet of the Federation Army, which had reorganized its fleet, again advanced towards the S section of the Abba Waku fortress.
At the same time, Kilian, who had urgently pacified the instability in the local area of Jean, returned to the fortress of Abba Waku with the last levies he could raise from Jean, as well as the MS and warships.
At this point, the Jean army has completed the final build-up of combat forces.
The Jean fleet around Fort Abba Waku had four or more warships, more than 30 heavy cruisers, and more than 80 light cruisers—nearly 70% of all Zeon ships still in operation.
In addition, more than 1,500 aircraft of the -06 type, more than 1,200 aircraft of the MS-09R model, and more than 200 aircraft of the new MS-14 model. If you combine the old model and the prototype model, the total number of aircraft will reach nearly 3,000 aircraft.
This is Jean's last strength. And in addition to the remaining veterans of Jean's previous battles, they were the student soldiers and mobilized national soldiers mobilized by Gilian. They are of poor quality, but they are all full of passion.
Although Gilian did such a thing, he still wanted a little face, and he made up another set of statements about his father, the Duke of Dejin, who was killed by himself:
“...... My father negotiated with the Federation for peace, but the people of the Federation assassinated my father, and when my father was dying, he realized the abomination of the Federation and gave me an order. It was with deep grief that I pressed the button...... And then you saw it.
Now, more than half of the Earth Federation Army has disappeared into the universe due to the attack of our colonial laser cannons. The light of this colonial laser is a testament to my Zeon's justice!"
This is also a saying, which is legendary, and can fool the people below. In fact, the student soldiers and the national militia did not have any doubts about this.
Those who could think of any conspiracy were Jean's higher-ups.
Kilian was still relatively decent under Jean's domestic propaganda. Such a decent person, you say that he is a poisonous man who kills his father, how can those people who are fighting to believe it? The style of painting changes too quickly, and people can't adapt to it.
So after Kilian explained a little, everyone believed Kilian's statement.
There are people who truly believe, and that is the case with the student soldiers and the national militia.
Others identified Kilien, and they followed him no matter what kind of person he was: like Colonel Diraz......
And some, like Kycilia, are silently plotting something.
But no matter what everyone thought in their hearts, at least after Gilian completed this declaration, Jean's morale was unprecedentedly high. In fact, they also knew that, given the current situation in Jean, if there was a defeat at Abba Kuwa, then Jean itself would be the final battleground – and the fragility of the colony would be devastating if it became a battlefield.
"Can't let Jean be hit...... 's soldiers' soldiers decided to fight hard.
"Sieg Zeon!" their shouts shook the fortress of Abba Waku.
At 8:10 a.m., the Federation Army, having arrived at the designated position for combat, began a general assault on the fortress of Abba Waku.
The general assault begins with a missile attack.
In the eyes of the Jean troops arrayed here, above the shadow of the Federation ship that was faintly visible in the distance, there was first a flash of lights of unknown sparkling lights, and then countless missiles with blue tail flames were seen coming from the darkness. At first, it was a small lamphead, but in an instant, it became a desperate sea of saturated bullets.
"Enemy...... Attacked!" The young pilot Zagu piloting the Type 06R screamed in horror, and was immediately overwhelmed by the endless barrage.
Although the Minovsky particle can interfere with the radio signal of an area to a large extent, and thus reduce the performance of guided weapons, when tens of thousands of missiles are fired at an area, the results are still very staggering - a wave of missiles in the S area alone knocks out 100 MSs.
Most of these are Zagu and the like piloted by new recruits and student soldiers, and many of them are old mechs that are ready to be phased out. It's not a loss for Jean, but it gives the Federation the feeling of how Jean's MS troops have become so different.
It doesn't matter if the enemy is strong or vulnerable. In short, the time has come, and the coalition fleets are all beginning to move forward.
After the barrage, the Federation fleet, spearheaded by the Babrick-type assault boats, placed the fleet behind the assault boats.
By this time, the Babrik-class assault boats were equipped with beam scrambling devices to deflect the shot of the Mirovsky particles. Although the effect of this is not very useful, no matter how low the effect is, it is much better than nothing.
And Jean quickly responded accordingly after receiving such a blow in the head.
As a result of the combat training learned during the Battle of Solomon, a considerable number of missile batteries were added to the fortress of Abba Waku, and thousands of blasting bombs disguised as meteorites were placed.
This is an unguided weapon that houses a rocket pulse device and hollows out a meteorite, carrying a large amount of explosives. It doesn't have a high hit rate, but it's quite effective against fleets that are densely packed in formations.
With the advance of the Federation fleet, Jean made extensive use of missile batteries and meteorite bombs, and destroyed a large number of Babrick-type assault boats that were forming a beam disturbance curtain.
"To take this place, this force is still too small?" Watching the red dots that represented the Federation disappear one by one on the screen, Kilian in the staff headquarters was secretly happy.
The expression of disdain for the Federation spread on his face, which made the soldiers in the staff headquarters feel at ease.
Due to the effective interception of missile batteries and meteorite bombs, the Federation fleet was moving slowly to the point where it was difficult to accept.
"All ships obey the order, and the MS troops will attack quickly! Sweep away the batteries placed on the fortress of Abba Waku in one fell swoop!"
At 8:40 a.m., the Federation fleet, unable to endure any longer, released its MS troops.
The ships also committed suicide in the battle of A. Bawa.
While this was clearly an overkill, since the transports equipped with the solar system had long since been lost in earlier Colonial laser attacks, there was no other countermeasure available to the Confederals who did not have an effective arm against the fortifications.
"One person can do it. As long as there is only one soldier left, it will be a victory for our army. ”
The Federation released the MS, and Jean sent his own MS troops to intercept it.
And just like that, in the airspace around the fortress of Abba Wakku, an unprecedented and tragic MS battle and a decisive battle between the fleets in an extremely close range began.
Against the numerical superiority of the Federation Army, Zeon's mobile fleet with the Doros-class space carrier as the core responded to the battle. In particular, the "Doros" in the N-field and the "Doroa" in the S-field (S-field) were strong against the onslaught of the enemy.
The light is coarse and thin, staggered in the dark. The balls of light that explode from time to time bear witness to the passage of life.
The cold space has now become a scorching battlefield. Countless lives are thrown into it, uttering heart-rending cries to end the lives of others for their own existence.
At this point in the battle, there was no concept of a so-called battle line other than the general direction. Battleships, MS, fighters, assault boats, and combat weapons with distinct styles are intertwined to form a chaotic and tragic battlefield.
In such a battlefield, Yuan Hao drove the powerful Vanguard Gundam into battle.
Although his status in the Federal Army is already a temporary brigadier general, which is a proper high-level, Yuan Hao's definition of himself is still the controller of MS, not the commander of fleet warfare. After the war entered a white-hot situation, he handed over the command of the fleet to Yang Xue, and did some stupid things to charge into battle.
"Sir, you're a brigadier general of the Federation now. Although it is temporary, it is also a high-ranking general, can you pay attention to it and protect your life well! Keep rushing to the front line, that is the behavior of a reckless man......" Regarding Yuan Hao's decision, Yang Xue wanted to dissuade him with concern.
"Ann ...... You don't know the performance of the Pioneer Gundam and my piloting skills...... Besides, it's really not as good for me to be in the captain's seat as I am on the front. Yuan Hao argued, while insisting on his actions: "The operation of the fleet will be left to you." You can do whatever you want. ”
He said as he slipped away. Yang Xue wanted to intercept him, but she couldn't stop him at all. In the end, he could only look at his back and shook his head gently.
In Yang Xue's helplessness, Yuan Hao attacked from the Columbus-class supply ship in the S area - the reason why the Pioneer Gundam is placed on the supply ship instead of the red Pegasus is because only a big guy with the specifications of the supply ship can put the Pioneer Gundam with the space warfare component directly added. After all, compared to the average MS, the Pioneer High is still a little too large.
With such a large volume, it must be a very distinctive thing to appear in the chaotic battlefield. There are villains of about eighteen meters around, and Yuan Hao, who is in it, is like a giant who broke into Lilliputian, and suddenly became the target of all attention.
For a while, the dazzling MEGA particle beams, with tracer bullets of 120mm and 90mm bullets, shrouded Yuan Hao who entered this area.
This is a saturation attack, the staggered shadow of bullets, blocking Yuan Hao's body.
Although the body turned rapidly, drawing complex trajectories in the dark universe and avoiding it, even with Yuan Hao's reflexes, it was impossible to completely escape this heavily connected light-speed torrent. Among the dozens of beams that gathered fire, there was still one beam that captured the Vanguard Gundam.
It was a direct blow to the engine.
"What's the use of being big, he's definitely going to die!" Jean's soldier was sure.
However, just before it could pierce the mech, the beam of light dissipated into droplets of light.
No matter how thick the armor is, it is impossible to bounce off a beam cannonball with hundreds of thousands of degrees of heat. However, the beam did scatter before hitting the Vanguard Gundam.
I force field obstacle protection!
He cried after the shadow.
The MEGA particle cluster generated by Mie particles is used to propel the special force field I field launched by the projectile. The barrier that surrounds the body by using this principle to diffuse and deflect the beam is the I force field barrier.
"Damn!" said Jean's soldiers, bitterly hated.
But just hating is not helpful at all.
The subsequent light bullets were also bounced off in front of the body one by one. However, the impact of the bomb and the electromagnetic interference waves shook the cockpit of the Pioneer Gundam violently.
However, Yuan Hao, who was deeply immersed in operating the seat, only frowned slightly at such a violent shaking, but he was not distracted for a moment.
Looking at the enemy who was blocking in front of him, Yuan Hao pouted very unhappily: "Get in the way!"
The Pioneer Gundam erects a spear-like MEGA particle cannon.
Yuan Hao, who was in the cockpit, noticed that there were two Msai-class cruisers in front of him, and the shadows of escorts could also be seen around the cruisers.
The Vanguard Gundam continues to approach the opponent, and the opponent fires at the approaching Vanguard Gundam with its own anti-aircraft machine gun and MS's carrying firearm.
"Give me death!" Yuan Hao shouted, pulling the trigger and firing a spear-like cannon that was caught behind his shoulder.
The thick MEGA particle beam instantly pierces the sky.
Some of the veterans of the escort cruiser were like spreading out on both sides as they watched the particle cannon charge. They are very experienced, and the way of nature is exactly what to do on the battlefield.
Avoidance!
The cruiser wanted to make a similar maneuver. But how can the maneuverability of a battleship be compared with the MS.
And so, the light passed.
Yuan Hao fired the MECA particle cannon visually, and the light swept over the side of the cruiser, although it was not a direct hit, but the heat from the beam that swept through the side caused the main gun and several anti-aircraft machine guns to melt.
"The enemy ships are damaged, their combat power is weakened!" - that's enough.
Yuan Hao drove the Pioneer Gundam through the gap between the two cruisers, and at the moment of passing, he fired a small missile launcher to sweep away the surrounding MS.
Like lightning, Yuan Hao passed. He was left behind a fragment of the debris of the aftermath of the explosion.