Chapter 498 Marco Polo Fortress and Nameless Fortress
Marco Polo Fortress, a military fortress of a superpower in the Zone 2 colony 60 years ago.
Later, the country was at war all year round, which resulted in the treasury being empty, the economy plummeting, and the people's living conditions deteriorating, which eventually led to the country being torn apart by civil strife.
As a symbol of their past, Marco Polo Fortress was gradually forgotten by others as this superpower fell apart and perished.
The 6th Army-level fleet of Dion's 3rd Expeditionary Force used Marco Polo Fortress as their important stronghold.
Why did the Dion Army know about Marco Polo Fortress?
Because when that superpower fell into disintegration and perished, many scientists were recruited by the Mars circle.
The Dion Empire also hosted some scientists from the Marco Polo Fortress, as well as some members of the design team who participated at the time.
When Dion's 3rd Expeditionary Force invaded the 2nd District Colony, it immediately dispatched the 6th Army to occupy the forgotten Marco Polo Fortress.
The internal structure of Marco Polo Fortress is exactly the same as the structure in the design drawings sent by the design team back then.
The 6th Army began to transform the internal structure of Marco Polo Fortress.
In addition to the Marco Polo Fortress, there is another important stronghold near the Ghas Empire, a large meteorite fortress.
It was also one of the fortresses of the superpower back then, but before it was completely renovated, the superpower had already split and perished.
This fortress has no name, and the nameless fortress was also built by some of the participants who fled to the Dion Empire after the country's demise.
The 2nd Army of Dion's 3rd Expeditionary Force is also occupying the Unnamed Fortress, but when it was refitted that year, it was only 20% complete.
The 2nd Army has not undergone much transformation. Apart from expanding some internal buildings, it is to allow the 2nd Army to obtain basic logistics and maintenance guarantees.
But whether it is the Nameless Fortress or the Marco Polo Fortress, they are the key targets of the Tianyi Mercenary Group.
However, at the two fortresses, the Tianyi Mercenary Group allowed the United Army to participate in the battle.
The Tianyi mercenary groups will each send a military-level fleet, while the United Army will fight as a group army.
The joint army that attacked the nameless fortress was a large army (a total of 6 army-level fleets), mainly organized into troops. The Gas Empire sent 3 army-level fleets.
The Gas Empire will send three military-level fleets because they received information from the Tianyi Mercenary Group and learned that the Nameless Fortress is about 500 kilometers away from the border of the Gas Empire.
This made the Garth Empire feel like it would not allow others to snore on the side of the bed. Therefore, in the attack on the unknown fortress, the Garth Empire seemed to be actively participating, but in fact, it was also fearful in its heart.
The military-level fleet of the Tianyi Mercenary Group that attacked Marco Polo Fortress came from the 1st Army of the 1st Group Army of the Tianyi Mercenary Group's home base.
Major General Isis commanded the 1st Army of the 1st Army of the Mother Base, which was also the crusade against the 1st Army. In addition to the 1st Army, the Shadow Mad Dogs, Dire Hounds, Bloodthirsty Wolf Regiment and Sword and Shield Troops all participated.
Salamanda serves as the supreme commander of this battle.
The isolation tactic earlier was also a tactic planned by Salamanda.
In the bow of the Torres 2, Captain Regina sat on the left, and Rear Admiral Isis sat on the right, Lieutenant Colonel Salamanda.
Colonel Regina felt extremely stressed. She was transferred as the captain of Torres 2 last month, and the identities of the two people beside her were not simple.
Major General Isis is a famous general in the Tianyi Mercenary Group. Although not as famous as Lieutenant General Shrek, he is still a famous general who has made countless military achievements in the Tianyi Mercenary Group.
Although Lieutenant Colonel Salamanda is not as high in rank as her, he planned and commanded countless battles against Dion's 3rd Expeditionary Force. As long as the Marco Polo Fortress and the Unnamed Fortress on the other side are captured, Salamanda will immediately be promoted to two levels in a row.
More importantly, Salamanda is the most popular person next to their boss Long Fei.
Many people in the mercenary group want to curry favor with Salamanda himself.
Major General Isis asked Salamanda: "Lieutenant Colonel, why don't you personally pilot your Gundam to fight today?"
"No, if I stay here, I can get first-class credit as soon as possible and be able to command the troops in combat."
The staff sent a report: "The entire fleet of the United Army Group launched a beam attack, and the Marco Polo Fortress launched a group of anti-beam missiles."
"The anti-beam particles spread very strongly, and all the ships of the United Army still fired beam cannons. The anti-beam particles began to gradually dissipate under the attack of the beam cannons, and all the ships of the United Army launched guided missiles."
Salamanda ordered: "All warships launch mobile drill missile groups and Minov particle missile groups, and mix these missiles into the missile groups launched by the United Army."
Isis saw Salamanda's tactics and tried to destroy the defense system of the Marco Polo Fortress. The Minov particles affected or paralyzed the defense devices, communication equipment, etc. of the Marco Polo Fortress, thereby affecting the combat capabilities of the Marco Polo Fortress.
At this time, Isis asked Salamanda a question that was not on the battlefield at this moment: "Lieutenant Colonel, is there a detail among the prisoners of Dion's 3rd Expeditionary Force?"
"What details?"
"More and more pilots of the Holy Machine have been captured recently. The pilots of the Holy Machine are teenagers. When you and your old comrades escaped from the Mars circle, the soldiers of the Dion Army were all teenagers?"
"When I was still in the Mars circle, the average age of Dion Army soldiers was around 20 years old. Now I also found from the report that the average age is around 17 years old."
"So Lieutenant Colonel, do you think the Dion Army will soon be out of troops?"
"It is possible that the population of the Mars circle was only about 500 million when I left. Even if their newborn babies are born desperately in the past few years, they cannot make up for the lack of soldiers in a short time."
"Lieutenant Colonel, by the way, half of those prisoners are women."
Salamanda glanced at Isis and nodded, saying: "The ratio of men to women in the Mars circle is about 200 million for men, and about 300 million for women."
"So, the Dion Empire allows men to marry multiple wives, and lower-class people can also marry two wives as long as their financial conditions permit."
Salamanda said half-jokingly: "If the Dion Empire did not start a war, it would be a country that many men dream of, and they would love to have more wives there."
"Tch." Elise rolled her eyes.
Another report came from the staff: "Our mobile drill missiles destroyed nearly 30% of Marco Polo's defense devices, and the Minov particles have almost spread around the entire Marco Polo Fortress."
"Open our superconducting communication network, and then bring the entire United Army closer to our communication network."
"The United Army stopped launching guided missiles."
Due to the relationship between Minov particles, the guided missiles of the United Army will also turn into headless flies and be unable to control within the area of Minov particles.
"The United Army launched a general missile group for bombing."
Salamanda ordered a halt to the launch of maneuverable drill missiles and Minov particle missiles.
Generally, missiles are traditional missiles that hit where they are pointed. The missile group flies towards the target fortress like a barrage.