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"Our next move is mainly around how to get those crystals. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 "Now that the space threat of the Sijing people is gone, we have enough time and energy to plan the operation. ”

"If that's the case, then I think we can send troops out now and raid New York directly." Sun Dahai pointed to the location of New York on the map and said, "We don't need to wait until everything is arranged before we act, at least we need to know in advance what those crystals are and how much of a threat they are to ourselves." ”

"I was already thinking about this question when our space fleet won." Lin Hai said, "But even if you want to start moving, you have to wait until the gathering tools are ready. The preparations we had made in New Haven had been interrupted by a surprise attack by the Sijings, and we didn't have much liquid nitrogen to use right now, so we got the next town and found enough supplies to continue preparing those tools. ”

"It's going to take a couple more days, and if you can't find enough material before you get to New London, you'll have to push it back."

"It won't take that long." Lin Hai smiled, "The location of New London is good, it looks like we are 70 kilometers back, but we are not that far from New York. As long as enough collection tools are obtained, the operation can be launched immediately, the space fleet will provide fire support for the operation force from low earth orbit, and even the operation force can also directly enter New York by the airdrop module from low earth orbit in the form of orbital airdrop, collect enough crystals, and then transport them by shuttle back to orbit. ”

"You want to do an orbital raid?"

"What's not to do? In the past, we didn't have that condition, but now, we have our own space fleet, and we are still the capital ship of Yishui, of course, we can use it flexibly to increase our tactical options. As for the collection of crystals, not only our ground forces here are working on it, but also on the lunar base, as long as we see which side is completed first, which side will act first. ”

"New York is still in the hands of the Sijing people, judging from the previous reconnaissance of our drones, the troops deployed by the Sijing people in the city are not too small, if we send fewer people, it will be difficult to complete the task easily." "If we were to initiate the operation, whether it was to cross Long Island Bay and land directly in New York, or to deploy ground troops in the area closest to New London, it would take one or even several battles to achieve our goal," Sun said. ”

"So after learning that a space orbital airdrop could be carried out, I personally preferred this option." Lin Hai gestured a few times, made a vertical falling motion with his hand, and directly pointed out an energy ripple on the location of New York on the electronic map, "The space fleet will protect the safety of the orbit and provide orbital fire support, and the airdrop troops will directly drop to the collection area on this basis, first establish a defense line around the perimeter to ensure that the collection operation will not be affected by the subsequent battle, and then drop the collection team - carried by the shuttle or airdrop capsule, after collecting the content and quantity we need, The shuttle then took all the personnel away. ”

"This is a good way, with the cover of the space fleet, the operation should be relatively successful, but the coordination of the various operational units is very important, there can be no mistakes, otherwise there will be problems."

"So after the plan is formulated, all the action time will be arranged and coordinated by EVA to reduce possible errors." Lin Hai said, "And this operation, although it can be regarded as our mental calculation, but outside New York, we still need a force to launch a feint to attract the attention of the Sijing people, and it is best to attract some Sijing troops in the city, so that the plan can be better implemented." ”

"The feint troops will be under more pressure."

"Can you command the feints?" Lin Hai looked at Sun Dahai.

"There's nothing wrong with letting me take command, but where are the troops coming from?" Sun Dahai asked, "Is it to be drawn from our troops?" In that case, the feints would need to move in advance, from here to New Haven and beyond. ”

"Of course it won't be drawn from these troops." Lin Hai pulled on the electronic map, narrowed the entire map, and put the moon in the hologram, "The cultivation module of the clone soldier is not only available to the ground base. In order to ensure the construction and operation of the lunar base, and for the sake of secrecy, the construction of the lunar base is only one month slower than the South Pole base. It's just that you don't know it. ”

He continued: "Especially later, when we fought with the Sijing people many times, and I got the full set of blueprints for the Kodiak-class battle cruisers, in order to secretly build our space fleet, the secrecy of the moon base has increased a lot, until now, Dr. Kane doesn't even know that we have a base on the moon, and he always thought that those starships were built on the ground before flying into space. Although he miscalculated because of the ability of the Kodiak-class cruisers to enter and exit the atmosphere, it also illustrates the degree of secrecy of the lunar base. ”

"Wouldn't it be even refined ore and a moon base?" Sun Dahai asked.

"Of course there is." Lin Hai looked at Sun Dahai with a "isn't this nonsense" look, "Without their own mine, how can they build a starship?" Isn't it necessary for us to launch a space shuttle from the ground all day to transport it? If that's the case, haven't you been aware of the Antarctic base that you've been in charge of for so long? ”

"Well, your secrecy operation was quite successful, and everyone, except for the people involved, didn't expect that you had also set up a base on the moon." Sun Dahai nodded and said, "So that means that the feint attack force will also be sent from the lunar base?" ”

"Of course, in the end of this operation, all troops need to fall from the sky and return to the sky when they leave. Okay, no more nonsense, since the space fleet has bought us some time, let's not waste them. With that, Lin Hai dragged Sun Dahai back to the electronic map and began to discuss the plan of action.

Forty-five hours later, the Earth was in near-Earth orbit over North America.

The three large starships of the Iron Eagle were floating in the void here, and dozens of shuttle transport planes were traveling back and forth around the three starships, looking very busy. More Eagle Claw space fighters spread out farther away, or guarded around, or patrolled back and forth.

Further down the fleet, thirty space transport planes, larger than the shuttle planes, were already lined up here, and all the bow parts of the transport planes were all aimed at the ground and ready to rush into the atmosphere at any time.

"Sir, it's almost time." On the bridge, Colonel Targate said to Brigadier General Towin, who was standing in front of the main porthole of the bridge, "It's time to enter the countdown." ”

"Hmm." Brigadier General Towin nodded, looked back at the time, and all the screens showed the time, so he turned and walked towards the command seat, "Shall we start now?" Although there have been combat operations to assist in the conduct of orbital airdrops in the past, this is the first time that such a time has been stuck. ”

"In the past, because we basically had the advantage, we had the final say on how to fight, but now it's different here." Tagate, who had returned to the deputy seat seat, said while adjusting his seat belt, "This operation, but the lieutenant general is personally watching, we are only responsible for the track cover and providing assistance for the transportation of troops, not the main actor." ”

"Ha, isn't there a sense of loss, huh?" Brigadier Towin returned to his seat with a smile, then put on his helmet, but did not put down his mask, but his tone and expression did not show any sense of loss, "But we still have work to do, at least we have to prevent the Sijing people and other starships from being sent." ”

"Of course." Targate looked at the time that was constantly beating on the screen in front of him and replied, "But the beginning of this operation still has to be carried out on our side, so there is no need to lose." There was no look of loss on his face either.

"The timing is just right." Towin said, then he picked up the communicator and said in a solemn tone, "Operation Echo, start now." Feint troops, now start ground delivery! ”

With his order, thirty space transport planes immediately started their tail engines and rushed into the atmosphere, and soon, the nose of these space transport planes quickly rubbed a violent fire in the atmosphere, and then the entire belly of the plane also seemed to burn, and the thirty space transport planes, like thirty neatly arranged meteors, rushed straight to the ground!

On the track, after the feint troops descended, Brigadier General Towin gave the order again: "Operational troops, prepare for the first wave of airdrops, prepare for the first wave of airdrops!" ”

With his order, a large number of armor plates opened in the underbelly of the three battlecruisers that had been prepared for a long time, and one after another round box drop pods slid out of the hull, leaving only a mechanical arm that could be detached at any time to connect to it.

"Pay attention to the movements of the feint troops, and pay attention to maintaining smooth communication with the ground." When this was done, Towin put down his communicator and looked at Tagate, "Next, it's up to us to see if the feint force can attract enough Szing troops." ”

"If it doesn't work, then there will be a lot of pressure on the operation force, and there will be a lot of casualties, and it will even affect the subsequent collection work." "At that point, we may need to provide orbital strikes." ”

"Personally, I'm not that big fan of orbital strikes." "There's always going to be some uncertainty, and I don't want to be a friendly killer. ”

"The railgun strikes carried out by the battleship are not as accurate as space-based weapons like ion cannons, and the deviation is not so bad. Although it is true that live ammunition is somewhat inferior to directed energy weapons due to some environmental influences, the statement that friendly killers are really exaggerated. "If you need railgun support, we also have a coaxial laser cannon to use, and the accuracy of that thing is very reliable, except that the rate of fire is not as fast as that of the railgun." ”

"It's not enough lethality, it's a penetrating weapon, and what we need in a ground attack is a weapon of mass destruction." Towin shook his head and replied, then looked at the rest of the crew, "What is the current situation of the transport fleet?" ”

"We've entered the black barrier area, and we're tracking it with optical equipment." The crew replied while putting the video on the screen, thirty space transport planes like meteors, the friction between the fuselage and the atmosphere entered the white heat, the ionization phenomenon was quite serious, and all the transport planes turned into a ball of fire and fell downward, and it was no longer possible to communicate with the fleet.

"In two minutes, they'll be out of the Black Barrier." After showing Towin the real situation, the crew went on to report, "Communication with them will be restored then." ”

"Good." Towin nodded, "According to prior observations, the feint attack force chose to land in the control area of the Sijing people, so no one else can notice the existence of the fleet except for the Sijing people, so that you can avoid trouble later." ”

"That's thanks to Sijing himself." "Thanks to the plasma storm they created, it saved us a lot of trouble." If it was before, even if the landing site was on Long Island, the northern part of Long Island could still see the fires generated by the transport plane breaking through the atmosphere, but now, the plasma storm obscured the whereabouts of the transport plane, and the control area of the Sijing people also blocked the peeps of others. Although the plasma storm is weakening and spreading now, it can at least ensure the secrecy of our operation. ”

"Secrecy?" Towin looked at Tagate and said, "The Sijing people must have been able to detect our movements, otherwise how did they send a fleet to stop us before, so where did they come from?" ”

Tagate spread his hands: "It's just for the secrets of human civilization in this time and space." ”

"Sir!" The observer interrupted the conversation between the two, "Signs of Sijing activity have been found in the plasma storm!" It's a small target! ”

"Their fleet was beaten by us, but there are still quite a few fighters on the ground." "Still, if they get close to the transport fleet, the consequences are terrible." ”

Nodding, Towin looked at the battleship's gunnery again: "How is the anti-aircraft laser cannon ready?" ”

"The preparation is complete, but there are still some troubles." The gunnery officer replied, "In addition to the problem of range, the interference of the atmosphere is also serious. The impact of the plasma storm was a bit worse than expected......"

"Let's fire." Without waiting for the gunner's explanation, Torwin ordered, "I didn't expect to destroy those combat boats in such a position, just hinder them, and the previous plan for this was also planned." Our task is also to escort the landing force to the safe landing. ”

"Yes, sir." Seeing Towin's insistence, the gunnery officer didn't say anything more, and directly activated the weapon system, and the computer carried out target correction.

More than a dozen thin red rays of light pierced into the clouds that hovered over North America, and a few seconds later, a few tiny sparks appeared on the optical detection equipment and disappeared in a flash...... (To be continued.) )