Chapter 172 The Aftermath of the Battlefield
The air defense siren sounded throughout the entire position, and each soldier of the air defense force quickly followed the order and launched a new round of air defense battle.
At first, the air defense troops guarding the position noticed the huge scene of their own interceptor fleet fighting with the incoming Zeon air support troops.
every second,
every point,
Both enemy and friendly aircrafts fell to the ground.
That scene was as gorgeous as a shooting star during the day.
However, in every meteor falling from the sky, there are fresh lives.
As the enemy and we were fighting, and the combat airspace continued to spread above the air defense positions, everyone couldn't help but sweat.
Because, the moment both the enemy and ourselves completely enter the air defense zone, it is the moment for the air defense forces to launch an attack.
By then, the Earth Federation's air defense forces cannot guarantee whether they can avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces in such a fierce battle.
At this moment, a surprising change occurred.
The chief of staff had just arrived at Ray Bill's side, and before he could speak, he was stopped by the other party.
The chief of staff was stunned for a moment, only to realize that a pair of binoculars had appeared in Ray Bill's hand.
"This war is over."
Rebel put down the telescope and breathed a slow sigh of relief.
Under his gaze, the crash of two Gaut-class attack aircraft carriers undoubtedly signaled the failure of the Zeon ground forces' thousands-mile rescue operation.
Rebir still didn't know the process of the fall of the two Gau-class attack aircraft carriers, but he was able to see some clues from the commotion of the Zeon ground troops.
I'm afraid that among the second Gau-class attack aircraft carrier that crashed was an important general of the Zeon ground forces!
"Order, let the reserve team go out in full force! There is no need to reserve anything! Just end this battle as quickly as possible!"
When Rebel issued the order for a full-scale attack in a calm voice, the entire Bataan bridge was excited.
This large-scale war, which required 7.7 million Earth Federation military personnel and various equipment to be launched, has finally entered its final stage.
Under the command, the Type 61 tanks rushed out of the frontline maintenance center under the control of the impatient crew members, and rushed all the way along the road opened by the friendly forces until the final battle with the Zeon Osa Front Army.
front,
Fighter planes that were kept in reserve, or that had just returned from the air battle front line for emergency maintenance, took off one after another and rushed to the still fierce aerial battlefield.
Earth Federation soldiers who looked tired but became more and more motivated followed the path opened by their own armored forces, constantly cleaning bunkers and positions that may have hidden the remaining enemies, and thoroughly grasped the fruits of victory in this war.
in hand.
In the local battlefield where the orbital airborne troops were fighting, a warship that was very similar to the rumored White Fortress, but whose "front legs" as MS attack channels were straighter than the White Fortress, was slowly rising from a blazing fire.
It sailed over the wreckage of the Zaku II and headed towards the Bataan, the Earth Federation Army's frontline command headquarters for the O-D-Sa battle.
"Captain Zeon's orbital airborne troops have been basically wiped out! Now, they are being mobilized by the headquarters to go to the C3 area where the Bataan is located to assist in the defense."
After confirming the exchange of information with the headquarters, the upright first mate asked this ship. This is a brand new battleship built by the Earth Federation to deal with the war crisis caused by Zeon. It is also the famous White Fortress since the outbreak of the One Year War.
Stewart, the captain of the Pegasus-class assault landing ship Gray Ghost's sister ship - LMSD-76, reports intelligence.
"Yeah. I understand."
Stewart nodded and let the first mate plan his next actions.
As the captain of this brand-new battleship, Stewart did not expect that he would have the opportunity to catch up with this huge battle launched by the Earth Federation after it assembled most of its ground forces.
Being able to participate in this battle, regardless of whether he can make contributions in this battle, will definitely be a glorious addition to his resume as the captain of this brand-new battleship.
"It seems that you and I are both very lucky."
Under Rebel's order, the Gray Ghost did not attract the attention of the Zeon army as a lone force like its sister ship White Fortress, but was arranged to intercept the Zeon orbital airborne troops landing on the ground.
But this level is much more relaxed.
After all, before the Zeon orbital airborne troops land on the ground, they will be intercepted by the Earth Federation air defense forces.
"First Mate. Did you mention a name in your report just now, Black Deathwing?"
Stewart's eyes looked toward the burning sky where falling wreckage was constantly filled with flames and thick smoke.
"Yes! Captain. Black Deathwing is the title of Major He Ming, the most famous legendary figure in Zeon and our Federation."
"Yeah. I heard that Zeon gave him this title!"
Stewart laughed.
"Indeed, the intelligence from headquarters shows that the dark death wing seems to have become a key figure in our army's victory in this battle."
The first mate recalled the information exchanged with the command headquarters since the war began.
"Well. From the early stage of the battle, the Black Deathwing single-handedly drove the machine deep into the enemy's formation, taking out all of Zeon's heavy weapons, strongholds, and even the frontline headquarters. This kind of courage and strength is really rare. Also
No wonder General Rebel trusts him so much."
"Captain, are you jealous?"
"Hahahaha! How could that happen?"
Facing the first mate's question, Stewart laughed a few times, and then showed a look of thinking.
As one of the only Pegasus-class assault landing ships participating in this large-scale battle, Gray Ghost's role in this battle is actually a bit simple.
This is inconsistent with the combat positioning of the Gray Ghost and even the entire Pegasus-class assault landing ship.
Even though the mission of intercepting the Zeon orbital airborne troops is very important, when surrounded by friendly forces, the Gray Ghost seems to be dispensable.
Under this circumstance, when receiving the order to go to the command headquarters, the area near the Bataan, Captain Stewart of the Gray Ghost couldn't help but speculate whether a new mission would be issued immediately after this battle.
Otherwise, wouldn't the Gray Ghost, which had just experienced a small landing operation and still retained most of its combat power, become a decoration?
Will General Rebel, who is leading all this, let this happen?
the answer is negative.
However, Stuart still couldn't understand the deeper meaning of this.
After thinking about it, the MS unit to which Gray Ghost belonged completed the task of cleaning up the battlefield and sent back a request to return home.
"Captain! NT1 mission completed! Apply to return."
Chapter completed!