Chapter 220 Fleet Array! Gunboat Attack! Interstellar War!

However, when it comes to the most critical and impressive technological point of the Reaper civilization, it is definitely inseparable from the energy shield!

In the original movie "Independence Day", after the failure of negotiations with the Reaper civilization, humans decided to launch tactical nuclear bombs at the Reaper's city destroyer warships.

But it turns out that the Reaper's energy shield can perfectly offset human nuclear bombs.

Not to mention defeating the Reaper's giant warships, there is no way to even break their defense!

In the end, it was humans who relied on electronic viruses to hack into other people's weapons and defense systems, defeating the Reaper civilization from within and winning the battle to defend the Earth.

Who could have thought that the Reaper civilization, with its huge advantage of flying dragons, would actually lose to a crashed reconnaissance plane and have their network technology intercepted by humans.

After much thought, Leon decided to borrow the human methods in the original book and use a decapitation operation to raid the interior of the Reaper civilization's mothership.

To this end, he planned to dispatch two Infinity-class ships, three RCS armored cruisers, and several Storm Eagle gunboats and shuttles as an assault fleet.

At the same time, Li Ang also decided to take a two-pronged approach, asking Song Zhaomei to prepare the network virus and the biotechnology department to prepare the scorpion tail lion virus.

When the time comes, don't worry about anything else and use all means you have to deal with these alien heretics, and you'll be done with it!

'After this trip, we can finally take down the War Moon and complete the mission.'

Li Ang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since the Reaper Civilization had come knocking on his door, he would definitely catch all these heretics in one fell swoop.

Including the Reaper Queen, all connected to the power grid!
Of course, there are also the technology points of the Reaper civilization.

If this decapitation operation is successful, the Universal Corporation will take over the Reaper's energy shield, core mining technology, and faster-than-light travel technology.

And ready-made super-giant battleships!

Li Ang withdrew his thoughts and stopped thinking about the upcoming battle. He turned around and returned to his desk.

With the assistance of the transcendental AI Europa, Leon conveniently checked the relevant information of this combat operation on the holographic screen.

From the list of combatants to the vehicles used and weapons and equipment, he actually has political considerations!

In addition to supporting employees from other Earths and the younger generation of warrior officers, he also encouraged many senior executives within giant companies.

This crackdown and the production capacity of the giant company are also the "show" that Leon wants the people of "Edge of Tomorrow" to see!
It is human nature to admire the strong. The public will follow whoever has the biggest fist.

Prior to this, the world's giant companies shocked the human beings on Earth 003 with large-scale projects such as the "space elevator" and the "moon base".

This proves the strong production capacity of giant enterprises.

Now, all Leon has to do is deploy his troops and send out a huge fleet to win this interstellar war with a crushing victory.

This war and the established victory will not only further expand and reshuffle the profit pie within the giant companies, but also be a deterrent to human beings in the universe and on earth.

Li Ang had to show his subordinates and employees the strong strength of the global giant and the excellent strategic vision of the CEO.

The arrival of the Reaper civilization gave Leon an excellent opportunity to reorganize his internal affairs.

But where there is war, there will naturally be sacrifices.

Li Ang had to be mentally prepared to face casualties. After making sure there was no doubt about the combat unit this time, he turned his attention to the new welfare plan.

[Adjustments to pensions for employees who died in global giant companies] and [Bonus and welfare plans for combat units in the market development department].

As the difficulty of subsequent worlds increases, the possibility of casualties and difficult combat missions will also increase several times.

Correspondingly, giant companies should also be prepared to "add money". If they want to make the pie bigger, they have to make appropriate distribution.

……

After 3 hours.

A Storm Hawk gunship quickly took off from the airport of the Nairobi military base and flew towards low-Earth orbit outside the atmosphere.

In the engine room of the gunship, more than twenty fully armed Astartes warriors wearing MarkX power armor were sitting in their seats, ready for battle.

In the seat near the cockpit, V was sitting motionless with his eyes closed and concentrating, without any psychological pressure from the upcoming mission.

At this moment, David Martinez, who was traveling with V to complete the raid, couldn't help but look at V and said to his chapter leader:

"Captain, why would such a crucial operation be carried out by us soldiers? Shouldn't it be Jack and Commander Reed who would normally be in charge?"

David's curious questions happened to be the information that the other Astartes warriors wanted to know.

This was the first time they had encountered such a high-profile and critical operation mission. Raid operations inside the enemy were usually carried out by V and Jack themselves.

Even the most ordinary auxiliary members are the most elite fighters in the Iron Hands Chapter, such as the last assault on Omega.

In today's list of starting combatants, there are only V and Jack, and the rest are basically "newbies", fighters with some achievements but not many.

For example, Corey, Steve and Bruce from the 001 "Netherworld" Earth.

In their opinion, the teaming of players for this operation gave them a sense of V, the king, leading four platinum-ranked players to play in a diamond league.

No matter how you look at it, it feels like a mismatch.

David's somewhat inappropriate words rang out in the cabin, and the Astartes warriors in other gunboats also heard David's question through voice sharing.

They did not interrupt David, and it was obvious that these soldiers who were "selected" to carry out the mission also felt a little flattered!
When V heard the question from David, his first reaction was to scold David and tell these rookies to concentrate and not focus on these unimportant matters.

But after thinking about it, V took a breath and decided to patiently give these soldiers some appropriate explanations to dispel their confusion.

"Although this operation will be dangerous, the overall difficulty is not high. No matter which unit is sent to carry out the mission, the success rate is high."

V first gave everyone a simple assessment of the difficulty of this mission, which slightly calmed the restless hearts of these soldiers.

Then, he continued:

"As warriors of the Iron Hands Chapter, you are just as outstanding as officers like Jack and Reed. The giant company will not favor anyone, and everyone will have a chance."

"It all depends on whether you can grasp it!"

V knew very well what political outcome Leon wanted to achieve, and he did his best to help his boss overhaul the internal structure of the giant company.

As expected, as soon as these words were spoken, the young Astartes warriors felt instantly lifted up, and after drinking this mouthful of spiritual chicken soup, they felt refreshed.

These fighters are just young, but not stupid.

From the information revealed by V, they could understand that this opportunity was specially arranged for them by their boss Li Ang.

No matter what, they must seize this hard-won opportunity!

"Yes, sir!"

The soldiers responded excitedly in unison.

In fact, to put it bluntly, we are all employees working for the world's giant companies. Even the soldiers in the regiment do not want to stand still and watch others rise step by step.

Ever since V became the only "Primaris" Astartes warrior in the Iron Hands Chapter, countless young warriors have also been eager to undergo the full process of transformation surgery themselves.

Become the second Primaris!

However, the promotion path and transformation progress of an Astartes warrior depends entirely on the merits he has achieved in combat missions.

Even David Martinez, a representative figure among young fighters, has only completed the 13th transformation surgery and is still a long way from the 22nd.

Generally speaking, the more times an Astartes warrior has been transformed, the more powerful he is, and the easier it is for him to obtain more difficult tasks that are easier to establish merit.

In this way, over time, the seniors will have a head start on the juniors, and those who accept the reform first will be more likely to move up the ladder.

When the gap between the two factions begins to widen, internal conflicts will arise. Young Deng feels that he has no chance to stand out, and Old Deng tends to become complacent.

After all, young talents like David Martinez who are promoted by their superiors are a minority. Most of the time, newcomers have far fewer opportunities than old employees.

Therefore, in order to strike a balance, Li Ang made this special arrangement, and there will be more such deployments in future operations!
At this moment, David, who was so excited, couldn't help but look at V.

After discovering that V was still calm and composed, he was no longer worried. He adjusted his mindset and David concentrated on preparing for the upcoming assault.

boom--! !

At this time, a slight vibration began to appear in the cabin of the gunboat, which meant that the gunboat was breaking through the atmosphere and heading for a low-Earth orbit 200 kilometers above the ground.

I don't know how long it took before the pilot's reminder sounded in the cabin:

[Everyone, we are about to arrive at the military docking port of the Moon Base, please be prepared! ]

After he finished speaking, V, who had closed his eyes for a long time, finally opened his eyes and began to instruct the young warriors:

"From now on, I am your first commander. You must obey my orders for this assault mission. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

The soldiers responded excitedly.

30 hours later, in the star field near Mars, there was only silent darkness and faint twinkling starlight.

The silence was broken only by the appearance of a fleet, which was seen advancing rapidly towards the other end of Mars and passing by.

This fleet is composed of two Infinity-class ships, three RCS-class armored cruisers, more than 20 Storm Eagle gunboats and several shuttles. The Infinity-class ship in the center is equipped with the most advanced weapon systems and a large number of fighters. In addition, its outer layer is also equipped with an "antimatter shield" to block missiles!
At this moment, inside the Infinity-class flagship, in a large combat conference room.

Hundreds of generals, officers, and non-commissioned officers of the Astartes Regiment from all over the universe and the earth were looking solemnly at the holographic screen in front of them.

The combat uniforms they wear are of different colors and paint schemes, each representing the department they belong to.

At this time, the commander-in-chief Morgan Blackhand, who was standing next to the holographic screen, spoke to everyone in a steady and calm voice, saying:
"Everyone, according to the AI's data analysis, we will come into contact with the ships of the Reaper civilization in one hour."

"Until then, our fleet must confront the Reaper ships head-on and buy opportunities for our assault forces."

"remember!"

"We are just a feint, and the commandos are the key to this battle."

Morgan Blackhand repeatedly emphasized the key points of this operation, and then explained to everyone below that the Reaper mothership has an energy shield.

"If our fleet's firepower cannot directly destroy the enemy's shield, then we will take the backup plan and send a small number of AI assault ships equipped with antimatter shields to break their defenses!"

Through observation and speculation, engineers from the Research Department believe that the energy shield of the Reaper civilization should be composed of some kind of energy material.

Using an antimatter shield for collision should be able to annihilate and render the enemy's shield ineffective.

But the prerequisite is that their AI assault ships are not destroyed by the enemy.

Of course, the backup plan will only be used when absolutely necessary.

After all, it is unlikely that the Reaper civilization would allow the giant enterprise's assault ships to ram into their mothership so brazenly.

At this time, Morgan Blackhand paused, looked around at the people around him, and spoke in a low voice, giving his final pre-war speech:
"Everyone, this battle is of great importance. I hope you will remain vigilant and rigorous, and cheer up."

"Our fellow humans on Earth 003 are watching our performance right here, watching the performance of the Universal Enterprise Fleet. This is our moment of glory."

"Since its establishment, the Universal Corporation has never suffered losses at the hands of any heretical civilization, and this time is no exception!"

"I want you to win this war!"

After he finished speaking, Morgan Blackhand glanced at the officers below with a sharp gaze, and after getting a definite response from everyone, he nodded.

"Very good, it looks like you are ready."

Immediately, Morgan Blackhand issued the final mobilization order: "Start the action now. When the battle starts, I will keep an eye on each and every one of you!"

"Yes!"

……

At the same time, in the operations meeting room on another Infinity-class starship.

As commanders, Raleigh and Asako Mori, like Morgan Blackhand, gave a pre-war mobilization speech.

"Yes! Promise to complete the mission!"

The officers below responded in unison.

Afterwards, Raleigh and Asako Mori terminated the video call, and the entire command room and various departments became busy again.

When all the officers left the meeting room, leaving only Raleigh Beckett and Asako Mori, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As commanders who were airdropped from other Earths, it was not easy for Raleigh and Masako Mori to serve as captains of the Infinity-class starship here.

In addition to commanding tens of thousands of people on the ships, he also had to keep the many soldiers under him under control. Fortunately, they were commanders appointed by Le Ang, and no one dared to disobey them.

This couple of commanders are generals of the Pan-Pacific Defense Force from the Earth 002 "Pacific Rim", and are also the male and female protagonists in the original movie.

Given that they have rich experience in fighting against alien civilizations on Earth 002, they were recruited by the Universal Corporation to serve as one of the commanders of this mission.

This time, they and Morgan Blackhand each led an Infinity-class ship, and cooperated with V's gunboat assault team to allow the Astartes warriors to sneak into the Reaper's mothership.

But then again, Infinity-class starships are usually controlled by Morgan Blackhand alone, or adjusted by the AI ​​itself.

But this time, Leon chose to let them come over to "help" Morgan Blackhand. In essence, he intended to give some merits to Raleigh and Asako Mori to facilitate their promotion later!

After seeing that there were no strangers around, Mori Mazi pulled Rowley to the center console, got close to him, and said in a low voice:
"With great power comes great responsibility. We must take this mission more seriously than anyone else!"

This couple of generals were quite smart. They knew Li Ang's arrangements very well and were fully aware of their boss's intentions.

And Rowley also smiled. He knew that it was not easy to gain the trust of his boss and have a chance to improve himself, so he would naturally do his best.

"I heard from the staff at the United Intelligence Bureau that there are more than a billion alien hybrids in the Reaper mothership across the way, and we only have more than 200,000 people."

Before Luo Li could finish his words, Mori Mazi had already grasped his hand and looked at him firmly: "But victory must belong to us!"

Just recently, Raleigh, Masako Mori, and their two children moved to Ideal City, where they have a better living environment and educational resources.

Whether it is for their children who are studying in the main universe or for the human beings on this earth, they must win this interstellar battle.

"Yes, we must win, for you and the children, and for the trust of the boss."

Luo Li was quite calm, but he was worried that if something really happened, both Mori Mako and he would lose their lives here.

"If anything happens to me this time, you must leave here first."

"Don't say such unlucky words! We all have to get back alive. Don't think of abandoning me."

Asako Mori frowned and scolded Rowley for being too worried.

"Hahaha, I'll try my best to survive!"

……

Here, under V's urging, the Astartes warriors who were about to land on the assault gunship checked their power armor, as well as the weapons and ammunition they were equipped with for the last time.

More than ten minutes later, as the lights in the cabin flickered, the pilot's broadcast began to sound:
[This is Assault Gunboat Team 1. All personnel, please prepare for battle. This ship has switched to stealth mode.]

[After the main ship and the enemy mothership engage in a firefight, we will go full throttle and head straight for the Reaper's mothership! ]

【…】

At this moment, in that dark star field.

The giant semi-elliptical battleship, which was nearly 800 kilometers long and 600 kilometers wide, was gradually slowing down towards the earth.

The bottom area of ​​the giant ship is embedded with a disc-shaped city destroyer ship. When the mothership reaches the earth's low-Earth orbit.

These "city destroyers" will enter the atmosphere, and then descend one by one over various human cities to carry out devastating attacks on humanity!

However, before the mothership of the Reaper civilization could approach the Earth as planned, a human fleet appeared ahead of their sailing route.

The next second, dozens of strike rays emitting orange light swept across the deep space of the universe. They were laser cannon shots from Infinity-class battleships and cruisers.

Since the Harvester civilization did not send out a reconnaissance team in advance to find out the situation on Earth, they were completely confused when facing the human fleet in front of them.

From their perspective, this fleet seemed to appear out of thin air, so the Reapers were unable to make corresponding adjustments at this moment.

boom--! !

When all the laser cannons fired by the fleet landed on the Reaper mothership, the thick energy shield immediately took effect.

The powerful laser energy was like a stone dropped into a lake, causing only ripples on the surface.

The Reaper's mothership was limited to a group of insignificant fireworks on the surface. In fact, these laser cannons did not cause any substantial damage to the hull.

Immediately afterwards, there was another round of dark blue plasma cannon fire and white and orange laser cannon fire at the same time, and their attack targets were exactly the same.

But again, there were only ripples on the Reaper's mothership, and the energy damage seemed to be completely absorbed by this layer of shield!

After these two rounds of salvos, the Reaper's shield did not disappear at all, and there was not even the slightest sign of being broken.

Seeing this scene, many giant enterprise soldiers in the Infinity-class battleship array felt a little stunned and shocked.

Although they knew before that the Reaper's shield could offset the energy damage of the laser cannon.

But what they didn't expect was that the opponent's shield was so strong that two rounds of full firepower failed to break the opponent's defense!

Morgan Blackhand, the commander-in-chief of the Megacorp fleet, remained calm at this moment. He observed the situation calmly and asked his soldiers to continue preparing for the third round of volleys.

At this moment, facing the sudden attack, the Reaper's mothership began to urgently change its course and further slowed down its original speed.

After receiving the order from the "Queen", the Reapers decided to send out a flying fleet to deal with the threatening factors that blocked their way.

In fact, to be specific, the Reaper civilization's understanding of Earth 003 is actually limited to the crashed reconnaissance plane and the news sent back by "mimicry" using superluminal communication technology.

But what is strange is that just two and a half years ago, the mimics that were executing the "harvest" program on Earth experienced an unexpected signal interruption.

There was no indication of mission success, nor was there any notification of mission failure. The Harvester civilization behind the scenes could not receive any message at all.

Therefore, the "Queen" of the Harvesters decided to lead the team to check it out in person. She wanted to see what "bug" had occurred in her mimicry army.

Humanity won the battle at a tragic cost.

But no matter what the result is, it will not delay the queen from coming to pick up heads and reap the earth!
(End of this chapter)