The landing formation has been flying at full speed for a day and a half and is about to reach geosynchronous orbit. The long-lost Earth is becoming clearer and clearer.
Although the space of the landing craft was narrow, the soldiers could not suppress their expectations when they thought that they would be able to return to the Earth in more than three hours. They all liked to float to the portholes and look for the Earth with great interest - this place was still some distance away from the Earth. The portholes
The angle was wrong, and the earth could not be seen anywhere on the boat except the pilothouse.
Ye Han was closing his eyes to rest when the cab suddenly turned over Beiyuezhou's communication. He quickly opened his eyes and chose to connect.
Huo Qiang appeared on the screen, and Ye Han quickly said hello: "Chief."
Huo Qiang said: "Ye Han, I have two pieces of news to tell you, one good and one bad. Which one do you want to hear?"
"Listen first." Ye Han said.
He secretly guessed that the good news was that the flight bag problem was probably solved.
Huo Qiang said: "The good news is that the Qiongzhou base is ready. The spacecraft can be launched at any time. I don't care when it will be launched or how it will be docked. You can contact Qiongzhou directly."
"Where's the bad news?"
"The alien fleet will be arriving soon."
Ye Han's mind was stuck for a moment. It wasn't until two seconds later that he understood what he heard: "Isn't it right, Chief? Didn't the alien fleet be blocked by the assault fleet?"
"Where did you hear that?"
"No?" Ye Han was dumbfounded, "What about the attack fleet?"
He had always regarded the news he heard from Bian Ge as official news, but he didn't expect that it was the opposite, and it was actually hearsay.
"The assault fleet is fine." Huo Qiang said.
"Then how did the alien fleet escape?"
"How do you get away? They flew to Earth half a month ago, and the attack fleet hasn't come back yet." Huo Qiang said angrily.
Only then did Ye Han remember that there was still more than half a month's flight between Europa and the Earth: "Didn't you say that the attack fleet was heading for Europa?"
Huo Qiang said: "At that time, the alien fleet was still at Europa, and the attack fleet followed the alien fleet and came back."
Ye Han couldn't figure it out even more: "Why not clean up the alien fleet?"
"What are you going to clean up? Is it as simple as your words?" Huo Qiang glared angrily, "The entire fleet only has this little wealth left, and if it's all wiped out, why don't you change it for me?"
Ye Han immediately collapsed. The reason why the fleet avoided the battle was to preserve its strength?
He also came to his senses at this time. The once powerful Beiyuezhou fleet was now reduced to a few members of the assault fleet. If the fleet was really given to him to command, he would not be willing to let the fleet fight the aliens.
Based on the current comparison of the strength of the enemy and ourselves, even if we win in a fight, it will be a miserable victory, and the gain will not be worth the loss.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. The alien fleet will arrive in about four hours. It will be located just above the Pacific Ocean. We don't know yet whether they are going forward or retrograde. If they are going retrograde, they will fly right over Australia in five to six hours.
." Huo Qiang sighed, "Ye Han, you must be mentally prepared!"
Ye Han gritted his teeth as he heard this: "Is it possible that they are going retrograde?"
"It's very possible." Huo Qiang said, "The moon is currently over the Indian Ocean. Unless the alien fleet wants to hit the three-level defense network, it will have to go retrograde."
"When will the moon arrive in Australia?"
"You should ask when the third-level space station can see Australia." Huo Qiang corrected, "The time is about 3:40 in the morning."
Ye Han did a simple calculation in his mind: "In other words, in the worst case scenario, the alien fleet will be able to fly over Australia one and a half hours after we land, and then we have to wait another four hours to get the third-level space station.
Cover, right?”
Huo Qiang nodded: "That's right."
Ye Han had a severe headache: "Now we are in big trouble!"
"It's not small." Huo Qiang actually said this, "You should think about it carefully."
He didn't say what he was considering, but Ye Han understood that he was referring to the combat plan: "What else to consider, either delaying the airborne landing, or finding a place to hide as soon as possible after landing..." He suddenly thought of those who installed equipment in the industrial area.
dugout.
But it's useless to think about it. The air-raid shelter where the equipment is placed must be big enough to accommodate all the officers and soldiers of the Airborne Division. But will this help the mission?
No, not at all!
The purpose of airborne is to catch the insect swarms and aliens off guard. If they shrink into the air raid shelter immediately after airborne, the significance of airborne operations will be lost.
Moreover, after shrinking their troops, the aliens will definitely command the insect swarm to counterattack madly, and the possibility of blocking the troops in the air-raid shelter is very high.
It will not be easy to break out of the air raid shelter by then, unless naval fire support is called.
But what about after the support? Each battalion split up and rushed to their respective goals... Ye Han felt like his balls ached just thinking about it.
Even if everything goes well, it will still take several hours to complete the set tactical objectives, and the moon can only shine on Australia for a maximum of twelve hours, so it is not possible to receive fire support from the space station at all times.
In the best-case scenario, the tactical objectives would be accomplished immediately after the airborne landing, and the brother troops would immediately begin transporting uranium ore. Hundreds of thousands of tons of uranium ore could be transported in twelve hours.
Just kidding?
The more Ye Han thought about it, the more he thought about it. He felt that there were so many things going on that he couldn't find a solution. He hesitated for a while before asking: "Chief, what's going on with Marida now?"
"What do you mean?"
"Uranium mine, are there any signs that they are touching the uranium mine?"
"No abnormalities have been found so far."
Ye Han gritted his teeth and said: "Chief, the situation is too complicated. I don't think it's good now, but I suggest giving up the original plan."
"Continue." Huo Qiang encouraged.
"I think the suddenness of the airborne landing is very important. If the airborne landing is carried out according to the original plan, Marida will not be able to be controlled within the stipulated time. At that time, the airborne landing will become a warning. Not only will it fail to achieve the combat purpose, but it will become a laughing stock."
Ye Han briefly stated his thoughts, "So I suggest giving up the original plan, changing the direction of the formation now, directly cutting into the retrograde orbit, entering the cover of the No. 3 space station, waiting for an opportunity to enter the atmosphere and airborne, even though it is a little late in the evening.
, but it is more in line with the mission needs.”
"What happens next? How long will it take to control Marida? How will the uranium be transported out?"
"I have thought about this problem before. It is best to let the fleet cover it for a while."
"Cover is not a problem, but you also know the current situation. The fleet cannot fight the enemy in any case. Once the alien fleet launches an attack, our fleet may evacuate at any time."
"I understand." Ye Han nodded, "The fleet must preserve its strength. Our only reliance is the No. 3 Space Station. We must have the No. 3 Space Station hanging over Australia to ensure the safety above our heads."
"Yes, that's what it means." Huo Qiang said, "What happens next?"
