The Allied headquarters was located in the central core of the fortress and was a huge hexagonal area.It is completely isolated from the rest of the fortress.The people who work here are the elites of various countries who have been specially selected and rigorously vetted.The identity of each individual is classified as a special secret.Not to mention that their close family members don't know their work units and unit numbers.Even the [***] ministries to which they originally belonged, which were not specifically responsible, could not inquire about anything about them.In addition to the staff of the headquarters of the base camp, if anyone else wants to enter here, in addition to using the pass specially issued by the base camp with S level or higher authority, they also need to pass through a total of 26 well-guarded posts and five isolated warning areas guarded by troops who do not communicate with each other.In the base camp of the headquarters, there is a living area for Reading, and there is also a port and a special train line for Reading Force, which is responsible for the supply of materials and the entry and exit of personnel.In the event of an emergency, the part of the fortress where the base camp is located is enough to separate from the main body of the fortress and become a space carrier with complete navigation capabilities, a large number of space fighters and strong protection capabilities.At this moment, compared to other areas of the fortress, the atmosphere in the base camp is more solemn.White electronic lamps hidden in the walls illuminate the corridors and halls.On the side of the corridor, the floor-to-ceiling portholes and ceiling dome are artificial simulations of natural scenery.The warm sunshine, the blue sky, the vast and verdant hillside meadows, the swaying trees and the majestic snow-capped mountains in the distance, everything seems so real, like a fairyland.However, busy people turn a blind eye to all this.In the headquarters hall, thousands of Skynet console virtual screens were suspended in mid-air.As the light flickered, the interstellar map on the screen zoomed in and out rapidly, the warships cruising on the surveillance screen, the Allied officers on the communication screen reporting, and the data and text rolling.The sound of electronic system, communication prompt, the opening and closing of automatic doors, and the sound of footsteps are endless.The staff secretaries hurried back and forth.The offices of the heads of various departments are also already overcrowded.There were also a large number of people from other parts of the fortress, who were inspected by the guards of the Ministry of Passage, lined up in fully enclosed automatic vehicles, and were taken directly to the department they were going to.No one has time for a cup of coffee, and no one can walk a little slower.The only ones who seemed to be idle and free were the commanders of the Allied fleets who were surrounded by twos and threes by the portholes of the headquarters hall.These high-ranking officers all hurried here after receiving orders from the headquarters.They stood in a remote corner, and most of the time, except for the occasional salute to the officers and soldiers passing by, they talked in low voices.Occasionally, he would raise his arm to look at the time and anxiously paced back and forth a few steps.They were waiting for the end of the high-level Allied meeting.The top brass of the coalition who hurried to Al-Aqsa after Sober's dispatch was about to make a final decision."
What do you say, what is Command going to do?"
A lieutenant general of the Celeliac Federation returned the salute to a staff officer of a major passing by, and worriedly withdrew his gaze from the busy hall to look at his companions gathered around him."
Going south to reinforce Lere is a certainty.Not to mention that the Command would not give up this opportunity to close the passage to Leray, but with the Lordship of Hastings alone, it was impossible for the bandit army to face the army of Sober alone. ”A burly lieutenant general beside him said."
However, with our current troops, what problem can we solve by going south?"
A stocky major general frowned.The burly lieutenant general said: "This is a strategic necessity.No matter what kind of fight it goes and what problems can be solved, the battle of Le Lei Passage must be fought.Although on the surface, our forces are at an absolute disadvantage, but after all, we are the defenders, as long as we can hold the central passage of Leray, we can increase the pressure on Seuss and Jeppen......"
"Can we hold it?!"
”An admiral with an elegant temperament sneered: "From the outbreak of the war to the present, the strategic initiative has always been in the hands of Sober.The West occupies most of the interstellar lanes, and the mobilization of troops is far more efficient than ours. ”As he spoke, he looked around: "Don't look at the more than 400 A-class fleets under Sober's command, it seems that they have already poured out.But I'm sure that once we go all out south and face off against Sauber in the Lere Federation, he'll have more fleets to the southeast!
In terms of preparation, he is much more adequate than we are!
”The words of the elegant general made the generals present silent for a while.No one can deny the possible surname of the Admiral's judgment.Perhaps, before the southeast did not become the main battlefield, the 400 A-class fleets were the current problems that the Filipino alliance forces had to worry about.But once the two sides form a needle-to-needle battle for Maimang in the southeast star field, then this blocking battle is likely to evolve into a decisive battle between the Fijian Alliance and the Western Covenant.Those present were all elites of the Filipino League.In this war, Hastings and Sobor fell step by step, and until now, they can see some clues.They didn't understand what Hastings was going to do.And from their own point of view, it is indeed somewhat difficult to accept that the main forces of the Allied forces are now thrown into the southeast and involved in a strategic decisive battle.A strategic decisive battle is usually fought by two belligerents as a last resort.One situation is that the superior side has gained the ripe moment and urgently needs to strike the final blow.The inferior side needs to turn things around because they are pointed at by the opponent's soldiers.On the other hand, both sides need to seize a certain strategic point and finally break out after 6 consecutive investments.The Lelei battle situation is different.On the surface, the closure of the Le Ray passage seems to have contributed to the formation of the elements of the decisive battle.However, in fact, for the Filipino League, which had just experienced a series of changes such as the split of Livertle and the dissolution of the parliament, internal contradictions, the disadvantage of troops, and the low expectation of blocking and holding the Leray passage made the Filipino League completely unqualified for a decisive battle.In the face of the well-prepared Sober, once the Filipino Alliance goes south, then the Le Lei theater may become a quagmire that cannot be pulled out as the battle situation evolves.As Admiral Ruya said, whether it is the current strength or the later investment, Xiyue has a greater advantage.If the only coalition forces of the Filipino Alliance are defeated by Sober, and they are unable to mobilize enough troops in the later stage, or even if the gap is widened by Siyo, which continues to invest a large amount of money, then not only will it not force Seuss and Jeppon to withdraw from the war, but there may be a worse chain reaction.Only by giving up the decisive battle, lowering the strategic objectives, exchanging space for time, delaying the time for Sobo to open up the Leray passage as much as possible, or moving in the direction of the Karlston galaxy to contain the surname counterattack, is the most in line with the current interests of the Filipino League."
It's really too hasty to start a decisive battle now.""
The mobilization of the Allied forces is not as good as that of the Western Covenant, and the current strength is at a disadvantage, coupled with the lack of pre-war preparation, once we are defeated in the southeast, it will be a fatal blow to the entire Filipino League.""
Yes!
There is no obstacle to the deployment of troops in the West, but we are very difficult.If you don't open up a few key channels, you can't fight hard with your opponent!
”"At present, there are almost no fleets of the Allied Powers in the Northwest, West and Southwest, and the last time the Republic of Bema sent a fleet over, it also retreated because the shipping route was blocked.Once the battle situation is stalemate, our troops will not be able to keep up, and we are afraid that it will be difficult to support it with Fei Yang alone. ”"That's right.Besides, now Chuckner can't spare his hands at all, and Ryan and Livr wear a pair of pants.Although their fleet is gathered here, it is difficult to expect them to work together with everyone based on the appearance of those guys.It would have been better if Fei Yang hadn't split, but now that so many things have happened, it would be a little anxious to start fighting in the southeast immediately. ”For a time, the generals were talking."
Hmph, now that the troops are at a disadvantage, when will they have an advantage again?"
The burly lieutenant general's cold snort interrupted the generals' discussion, and he said angrily: "These problems did not appear just now, if you are afraid of wolves and tigers, don't fight this battle!"
”As he spoke, he squinted at the elegant general: "You said you couldn't hold it, but I just thought it could hold it!"
”Although the military ranks of the two sides are high, they are not generals of the same country after all.Speaking of which, the fleets under his command are all roughly equal in size, so there is no scruple in arguing."
You think you are God," Admiral Ruya sneered: "Can you keep it, can you just say it with your mouth?"
”"Of course Lao Tzu has a basis!"
The burly vice admiral raised his head and said loudly: "First, with the twelve A-class fleets that Fei Yang has just arrived, the total strength of our allied fleet has reached one hundred and one!"
”The generals all fell silent and looked at the burly lieutenant general.Everyone knows the current strength of the Allied forces.The one hundred and one fleets in the mouth of the vice admiral are actually one hundred and thirty, but according to the standard combat effectiveness of the A-class fleet, it is calculated as one hundred and one.Among them, there are 46 Fyan fleets, 11 Eastern Fleets, 5 Western Fleets, 31 Central Fleets, 13 Northern Fleets, and 8 Southern Fleets!
The burly vice admiral continued: "In this, the Feiyang fleet can move when it is said to move.Skynet is theirs, and it doesn't need to be changed.This is their homeland again, and it is convenient to replenish.There were some internal problems before.Now that Hastings has regained control of the army, it is they who are the fastest to assemble and fight. ”"In addition, the Central and Eastern Fleets are the first to build a command system and renovate Skynet, and the supply of materials is almost complete, and it will not take long to complete all the pre-war preparations, and they can continue to go south in 6.The fleets of other major theaters, even if the time drags on a little longer, is not unacceptable for the war situation. ”"We are going south for 6 consecutive years, and the West Covenant is not a group of 400 fleets that can arrive collectively!
In addition, we have a geographical advantage.If we can eat the forward fleet of the Western Covenant and win two battles, even if it is a decisive battle, we will be able to regain the strategic initiative.The Leray Federation can withstand Sheldon's onslaught with a few old fleets, and we can't hold out for a few months?
”"If you want to talk about fighters, if you don't take advantage of the bandit army to close the Lelei passage and kill Susjiepeng and take the initiative in grand strategy, what kind of fighter is a fighter?"
The burly lieutenant general sneered: "Do you want to wait until Your Excellency Hastings is critically ill, or wait until everyone is exhausted?"
If we don't grasp such a good opportunity, how long will we have to wait?
”The generals were thoughtful.True, as the lieutenant general said, in this world, there is no war for which it is not fully prepared.Whether it's an advantage or an opportunity, it's all played!
Just like the battle when the bandit army returned to Lelei, in terms of strength, how can the bandit army have any advantage?
Moreover, they are different from Fiji.Although the Filipino League experienced insufficient preparation before the war and internal contradictions and chaos after the outbreak of the war, it is currently at a disadvantage in all aspects, but after all, the foundation is still there.Although the Western Covenant is on the offensive, in the various regions of the human interstellar territory, the Filipino Alliance can still hold it at a low level.The bandit army, on the other hand, is a lone army.There is no more backup, and even the entire fleet is cobbled.Could it be that their commander, Lieutenant General Tian Xingjian, did not have the worries of looking ahead and looking backwards, and did not have the preparation to fight out?
When they took the central passage of Leray, they did not consider that they would stand alone against Sober's army before the Allies moved south?"
Twenty days!"
The burly lieutenant general said confidently: "I believe that the bandit army can buy us at least twenty days!"
With these twenty days, the Allies will be able to make sufficient preparations, and after going south, relying on the jump point, we will be able to hold out for at least another three months!
Three months is enough to crush Seuss and Jeppen!
”Twenty days?
The generals looked at each other.The first Allied forces to go south and prepare the fastest fleet of Feiyan, it would take a week.Whether there is time for this week, everyone is completely bottomless.Now, he actually said that the bandit army could hold out for twenty days?
If there were twenty days, the Filipino Alliance, which had been freed from the constraints of the Union Council and was fully mobilized under the orders of Hastings, would be able to gather more troops.Chacna's fourth batch of reinforcements will be able to be put into the Resque theater, and the troops currently assembled will also be fully prepared.This battle may be fought!
However, can the bandit army resist for twenty days?
Just when everyone's hearts began to heat up, the words of Admiral Ruya made the people present fall into the ice cave again."
Don't forget, in Reske, there's Yuto Mikami!"
The admiral smiled contemptuously: "Not to mention that Yuto Mikami went south with all his strength and attacked Lelei with Sauber, just if he took down the Cigar Nebula Corridor and blocked the jump point in Area 63, it would be impossible for us to reach Lelei in twenty days!"
”............"
Mikami's fleet approached Canglang Star today, and after attracting the attention of Li Hongwu's fleet from the front, its main force shook a shot, passed through the Cigar Nebula, moved towards the jump point, and now has entered the krait corridor. ”In the conference room, General McKinley, chief of the general staff of the coalition command, slowly put down the battle report he had just received, and turned his eyes to Hastings, "Qian Berlin's department is trying its best to intercept ......"
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There was a dead silence in the entire conference room.The generals of all countries either shook their heads slowly or sighed silently.Everyone knows that the news that the bandit army took Le Lei is known to Fiji League, and Xiyo also knows it.Both sides are scrambling for time.With the current situation of the Filipino League, even without the obstruction of the Union Parliament, it will not be able to catch up with the West Covenant, let alone this delay of the Union Council.Although Hastings quickly dissolved Parliament by thunderous means and forced a resolution to send troops south.However, the alliance between Sober, who had already completed the preparations, and the genius military strategist Yuto Mikami, was obviously sharper.Sober's army was dispatched on a scale that exceeded all expectations.If it weren't for the Allied intelligence department to get the information at a great cost, and the command quickly made a judgment based on the intelligence, I am afraid that Sober's fleet arrived at Lelei, and the bandit army stupidly met it, and everyone would have known.And Yuto Mikami's reaction is also extremely fast.After getting the news of the great change in Lelei, Yuto Mikami, who had been fighting with the Qian Berlin fleet near the Numi airspace, suddenly played a trick and turned his head and went straight to the Li Hongwu fleet in the Minotus airspace.In the case of insufficient troops, Li Hongwu could only retreat to Canglang Star to avoid being flanked from front and back.As a result, while Yuto Mikami was approaching Canglang Star in the front, the main force turned his head through the Cigar Nebula and killed the krait corridor.The krait corridor is a key location leading to the second and third arms of the Resque system.Whether you are heading southeast into Sousse or southwest into the Salga Longbow system, you need to pass through here.With the strength of the Sujie Combined Fleet in the hands of Mikami Yuren, even if it can't stop the Allied forces from moving south, it will not be a big problem to drag it out for a few days.And more importantly, the small general Jeppen, who was fierce in his use of troops and accustomed to killing everything, probably chose to abandon Reske for the time being, and instead led the main force south to Lelei, capture Bermuda, and block the retreat of the bandit army."
Little bunny!"
As soon as Li Cunxin thought of the fat man, he was angry, and scolded and said: "If he can discuss it with us more before taking down Lelei, why waste such a good opportunity?!"
”The generals looked at each other and smiled wryly.The old marshal was a little unreasonable."
Marshal Li, the situation at Newton's jump point was critical at that time, and I'm afraid General Tian didn't expect to be able to recapture the central passage of Lelei in one fell swoop."
Husseini, the general of the Silyak Federation, shook his head and said, "I can only say that time is not with me." ”"If the bandit army can hold out for a month, maybe we still have a chance."
Admiral Prittok Hirst, who had been stunned, muttered.Still, perhaps feeling that such an idea was too naïve, he laughed self-deprecatingly and sighed.Admiral Chakner, Rabinsky, who was on the sidelines, suggested: "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to take one step at a time."
If the coalition forces can't move south in time, let the bandits retreat to the Longbow system.Voluntarily abandon the central passage of Leray. ”"I agree with this opinion," said Husseini, "and the main force of Mikami Yuto will seize the jump point and stop our allies from moving south, although it will be able to buy time for Sober."
However, it also gives us a chance to annihilate its main force. ”He leaned forward slightly: "As long as you move fast enough, fight resolutely enough."
Our Allied fleet, together with Chakna's fourth reinforcements, will be able to inflict heavy losses on the Reske coalition, if not outright defeating the Sujj coalition. ”"Just give up the Leray Central Passage?"
Marshal Li Cunxin glared unwillingly and looked around.In the end, along with everyone's eyes, fell on Hastings, who had been silent.Hastings, seated at the conference table, was with his head bowed, using his pen to sketch an electronic interstellar map."
Time is indeed a little tight, and it will be a lot of pressure to intercept Sauber in the central passage of Le Ray for a month," although he did not look up, Hastings seemed to feel everyone's attention.While continuing to sketch the interstellar map, he said in a calm tone: "However, with the strength of the bandit army, it is not impossible. ”Hastings clicked on one of the spin keys next to the interstellar map, causing it to spin up from the table.On the interstellar map, there is an area that has been outlined by him in red.It was a vast star field that stretched west from the central system of Lelei to the territory of the Desik Empire.Li Cunxin, who was on the side, suddenly widened his eyes."
Order the fleet, out as planned.I'm here to meet General Yuto Mikami. ”Under the stunned gaze of the generals, Hastings smiled slightly and said leisurely: "I don't know who the commander of Sober's forward fleet will be?"
”…… (To be continued)