flstandardbreds Chapter 111 A Long-Premeditated Plan [Bonus Chapter for Over 4000 5-Star Reviews]
Chapter 111 A Long-Premeditated Plan [Bonus Chapter for Over 4000 5-Star Reviews]
While Cheng Xing was busy battling with the ground troops, Lin Xuan was not idle either.
He sent signals to the three fleets in space, indicating that they could begin operations.
Everyone still remembers that the fundamental purpose of this battle was to eliminate the Gabriel cannons that threatened the three fleets.
While the representatives of the seven nations are currently unable to issue firing orders to the lunar base, it will still be challenging for the three fleets to eliminate this greatest threat on the moon.
It all depends on their teamwork.
At this moment, on Earth, one fireball after another is rising into the sky. Each fireball signifies that a military base has been attacked.
Such an anomaly naturally caught the attention of the garrison forces stationed at the lunar base.
"What happened?" an officer asked.
"I don't know. We're trying to contact ground command, but there's been no response so far."
Just as the officers at the lunar base were completely bewildered, a communication request came through the communication band from the representative of the Russian Federation, one of the three seats in the Asian Fleet.
The officers exchanged glances, and then the supreme commander connected the communication with the other party.
"Admiral Victor, please do not send communication requests to the lunar base without authorization. If you need to contact us, please call the PDC Secretariat to make an appointment next time."
“Amir, can you stop talking to me like a complaining woman every time? Tune in, buddy. Nobody cares about your Kshatriya identity here.”
Amir frowned slightly, but swallowed the curse that was about to come out of his mouth.
Since he was transferred to the lunar base, he has had many arguments with the Russian representative from the Asian Fleet. After all, they are the monitor and the monitored, so it's no wonder their tone is not friendly.
"Victor, you're not drunk and causing trouble here again, are you?"
"This time it's not that; I have something important to discuss with you this time," the Russian representative said with a light laugh.
"Do you know what's happening on Earth right now? The clone army has rebelled."
"what?"
Amir was somewhat incredulous. Although he had considered this possibility when he saw the fireballs exploding on Earth, he was still surprised to hear Victor's confirmation.
"You're lying to me."
"Why would I lie to you? Chang Weisi just told me."
"Chang Weisi?"
Victor then sent the pre-recorded audio message from Chang Weisi to the lunar base.
The message roughly translates to: The clone army has launched an unknown rebellion, attacking all missile bases and causing heavy losses to ground forces. They are requesting reinforcements from the Space Force.
"This……"
Amir was somewhat troubled.
If what Chang Weisi said is true, then the Space Force should indeed be called in to provide immediate reinforcements.
But he doesn't have the authority to do that; he has to send the request to the PDC leadership first. Only if the leadership approves it can he release the person.
Otherwise, no matter how much trouble they cause on Earth, they cannot easily allow the space force to enter Earth.
Amir originally thought that the Chairman's leadership would not pay attention to this matter, since such troop mobilization usually requires an application to the PDC's military headquarters. However, since he could not contact the military headquarters, he had no choice but to send the request to the Chairman's leadership to try.
To my surprise, my application was approved almost immediately after it was submitted.
It's a bit strange, though, why is there only one copy of the consent form?
Logically speaking, even if it is a decision made by the chairman, there should be 2 to 7 consent forms, right?
"Never mind, special times call for special measures. Maybe the other PDC representatives are busy with other things. As long as the rotating chairman agrees, that's enough."
Amir reconnected to Viktor's communication frequency.
"Victor, the Chairman has approved your request and the Space Force can now reinforce Earth."
"no problem!"
"However, I warn you, don't try anything funny, or I will bomb your home port directly according to the regulations."
"Don't worry, buddy, don't you trust me to handle things?"
After receiving the approved orders, the home port space stations of the three fleets slowly opened their docks, and the escort ships docked around the space stations started their engines, preparing to deliver the Space Force Marines.
“Victor, watch the direction of your frigate’s guns. Don’t point them at the lunar base. You know the consequences!” Amir warned again.
"Relax, it's us going to the battlefield, not you, buddy."
Three escort ships passed by the side of the home port, with their backs to the lunar base and their guns pointed towards the distant void to avoid misunderstanding.
Now that clone troop forces are attacking various parts of the world, it is clearly too late to transport marines using space elevators. Therefore, the three fleets have decided to switch to a hard landing method to deliver landing pods to Earth, so as to ensure that the fleets can reinforce Earth as soon as possible.
After the three frigates departed from the home port, the other ships following behind also followed the formation and proceeded to the designated location for delivery.
From a distance, these frigates look like they are laying eggs in space, launching landing craft from inside the ship down to Earth.
“Amir, I need to lower the ship’s altitude a bit, otherwise these landing craft won’t be able to enter the atmosphere if it’s too high,” Victor said.
"You guys are so fussy, approved!"
"Thanks, buddy. If you ever have the chance to go back to Earth, I'll definitely treat you to a shot of our Russian vodka."
The three lead escort ships slowly reduced their distance from Earth, but whether due to careless operation or intentional actions by the pilots, one of the escort ships was pulled around by Earth's gravity.
The next second, a warning arrived from the lunar base.
"Turn back, adjust the cannon back, or I'm going to fire!"
"Amir, don't get excited. Those are people from the European Fleet, a bunch of rookies. Their spaceship pilots are like those who learned to drive in a driving school, utterly terrible."
As he spoke, Victor opened the fleet voice chat and taunted them.
"Volga calling Guardian, didn't your fleet manual teach you not to drive under the influence of alcohol?"
Hearing Victor's joke, the officers at the lunar base gradually lowered their guard, thinking that perhaps it really was just an accident.
Little did they know that Victor, on the other end of the communication band, was sweating profusely.
"Damn, could you please not make the way you turned your fleet around so obvious? You almost gave yourself away."
While directing the remaining escort ships to deliver space troops to designated locations, he kept a close eye on the movements of the lunar base. If he spotted any troops, he would risk bombing his home port to deliver a blow to the enemy.
Fortunately, the subsequent fleet deliveries went smoothly. After the deliveries were completed, these escort ships did not return to their home port, but continued to hover above Earth, constantly trying to deflect the spaceships.
At this moment, their fleet's main guns were only 45 degrees away from the direction of the lunar base. If they wanted to bombard the lunar base, it would take at least 1 minute and 30 seconds to turn around.
That was enough for Gabriel's cannons to blast their home port to smithereens.
However, turning back was clearly impossible. The lunar base had already put them on alert, and Victor dared not test the lunar base's bottom line again.
But then, another accident occurred.
"Sir, the North American fleet has refused to reinforce Earth with us. They said they will not participate in our operation with Lin Xuan."
"Suka BuLei!"
Victor considered a million possibilities, but he never expected the North American fleet to suddenly outmaneuver them at this moment.
The US is indeed the US; even now, they're still trying to fish in troubled waters and reap the benefits.
If this operation succeeds, their North American fleet will be one of the three major fleets and will be able to operate independently. If this operation fails, they will still be able to protect themselves from attack even though they did not participate.
They really managed to snag every good thing.
"Sir, what do we do now?"
Victor was somewhat helpless.
"Contact Lin Xuan, she definitely has a way to deal with them!"
Soon, Lin Xuan learned about the North American Fleet.
He sneered, seemingly having anticipated the actions of the North American Fleet.
"Contact the North American Fleet commander for me."
Lin Xuan's communication was quickly connected.
“Mr. Lin Xuan, your actions are too reckless. We really dare not take such a big risk to join you. After all, based on our observations, your clone army is no match for the PDC's army. Even with the addition of the space forces of the three major fleets, it is not enough. This makes us worried about whether we can win. Please forgive us.”
"I forgive your mother!"
Lin Xuan was too lazy to waste words with the other party and spoke directly.
"I'm giving you only two choices. First, send the Space Force to reinforce me. Second, I am now the sole chairman of the PDC and still have control over Gabriel. Do you believe I can order them to blast you all to smithereens right now?"
The North American Fleet representative was taken aback.
"Are you threatening us? Mr. Lin Xuan, I hope you understand that we are just partners. Without the assistance of our three fleets, you would have no chance of defeating PDC."
"Do you think I really care?" Lin Xuan asked with a smile.
"I'm putting my words here today not only for the North American Fleet, but also for the other three fleets. If you want to cooperate with me, Lin Xuan, then either go all the way, or you say from the beginning that you don't want to cooperate with me, and I won't make things difficult for you."
"But if anyone dares to go back on their word after reaching a cooperation agreement with me, then I'm sorry, even if I have to join forces with the enemy, I will take you down first."
"Don't think I really wouldn't dare. Let alone joining forces with the PDC, even if the enemy is the Trisolarans, I would dare to join forces with them to clean up our own house first!"
Lin Xuan's words immediately silenced the entire North American fleet.
They knew that, given Lin Xuan's madman-like personality, she was absolutely capable of doing what she said.
Left with no other choice, the North American fleet also had to launch space forces towards Earth along with the first two fleets to reinforce Lin Xuan's clone army.
"Hahaha, Lin Xuan, it seems we didn't follow the wrong person. Someone like you deserves to be called a leader." Victor's hearty laughter came through the communication channel.
Previously, their impression of Lin Xuan was just that of a Wallfacer who was good at scheming and plotting, and their relationship with her was just a simple cooperation. But now, everyone felt that Lin Xuan had gained a bit of the aura of a leader.
"Alright, let's take the final step. It's time to get rid of this thing that has been threatening the three fleets for so long."
As Lin Xuan spoke, she sent a new instruction to the lunar base in her capacity as the chairman of the PDC.
"Lin Xuan, the Wallfacer, has betrayed us! Eliminate him immediately!"
The officers at the lunar base were all taken aback when they received this order.
"Lin Xuan, the Wallfacer... he actually betrayed us!"
Although Lin Xuan announced on her first day as a Wallfacer that she would join the ETO and pledge allegiance to the Trisolarans, everyone assumed that it was a way for her to conceal her Wallfacer plans.
However, this order from the PDC has now confirmed Lin Xuan's betrayal.
"Since that's the case, let's not just stand there, let's get to work!"
As Amir spoke, he ordered the Gabriel cannons to be turned around in preparation for attacking Reach.
Reach is Lin Xuan's private space station, and it is also within Gabriel's attack range.
However, Reach is located in a very remote area, near the equator, so Gabriel needs to adjust the angle of his cannon before he can hit it.
As the cannon was turned around, hundreds of nuclear fusion reactors beneath the Gabriel Cannon began to operate simultaneously, and the massive heat ignited the surface of the moon.
Originally, the cannon was designed to use cold fusion instead of a nuclear fusion reactor. However, due to Dr. Ding Yi's slow progress, a nuclear fusion reactor had to be used as the power source for the time being. As a result, the cannon might become unusable due to overheating after only a few uses.
But it doesn't matter; it's enough to deal with the three major fleets and humanity itself.
The particle accelerator was activated, and a trapped light particle was continuously accelerated within the cannon's muzzle. When it reached its maximum acceleration, it would be launched directly, shattering all targets.
"It's now!"
When Victor saw the cannon turn, he knew his chance had come!
He immediately gave the order for all three fleets to turn their escort ships around and aim their main guns at the lunar base.
This is a long-planned counterattack!
The 20 frigates had already planned to turn around, so the placement of their landing craft was carefully considered to minimize interference with friendly forces turning their ships around.
This scene was naturally witnessed by the officers at the lunar base.
"We've been tricked! Turn back now!"
Amir felt like his head was about to explode, and he quickly ordered the cannons to be turned around again.
However, it was too late.
1 minutes and 30 seconds!
That's just enough for all the escort ships to lock onto Gabriel.
The next second, more than twenty laser beams shot out from the direction of the three fleets, heading straight for the lunar base.
The main guns of more than twenty frigates easily penetrated the lunar base's defenses with almost no effort, and drove all the way into the hundreds of fusion reactors that were in operation!
A dazzling nuclear fireball exploded from the moon, its white light illuminating the once dark land of China as if it were daytime.
It's a pity there's no sound in a vacuum; otherwise, it would have added even more to the spectacle.