Chapter 1968
Fleet Assembles!
Chapter 1968 Fleet Assembles!
As the first rays of dawn rose above the horizon, Earth Federation warships of all types, following orders, traversed space tunnels to reach the ocean of the floating continent and arrived at their designated combat zones.
They came from the Pacific Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet, respectively.
At this moment, both fleets were temporarily placed under the command of the same person.
"This scene is truly extravagant! I have never seen anything like it before."
On the lookout tower of the Garuda, Kenes held a telescope and looked at the warship battle group on the sea below, and couldn't help but sigh.
"This is nothing. There are other fleets in space."
He Ming didn't seem to care.
He originally did not want to serve as the commander-in-chief of this combined fleet.
Besides not wanting to take command, the main reason was that once he became the commander-in-chief, he wouldn't be able to pilot the Banshee Gundam out for fun.
Fortunately, Gop understood He Ming's thoughts and did not actually let He Ming take over the command, but only let He Ming be nominally in charge.
In reality, the true commander-in-chief behind this combined fleet is General Reiber, who has not made any public statement since the declaration of war.
After all, the Titans and the Valley in the universe are mortal enemies who are locked in a life-or-death struggle.
To suppress these two restless forces and jointly deal with the Hellish Federation, we need a powerful figure who can keep the situation in check.
Therefore, after discussing with Rebil, Gop decided to appoint He Ming as the nominal commander-in-chief, while Rebil would be in charge of actual command.
of course.
Whether the operation succeeds or fails, He Ming will not be held responsible. All he will be left with is to pilot the MS into battle and wait to collect his credit.
He Ming had previously expressed doubts, even worrying that Gop, that old fox, might be up to something.
But he only accepted the appointment after Rebil made assurances.
There is no other reason.
In his contact with Rebil, Gop had already hinted at his desire to leave the Chabro headquarters and retire from the military to enter politics.
Therefore, after Gop's departure, someone needed to fill the power center and command structure vacated at the Chabro headquarters.
Therefore, Gop did not hesitate to set his sights on Rebil, who had been staying in space and refused to return to Earth.
Upon learning of this from the serious-looking Rebil, He Ming almost burst out laughing.
On the surface, Gop was scheming against him, but in reality, he was scheming against Rebil.
Moreover, they were openly and honestly plotting against Rebil.
Gop, with an air of authority, told Rebil—I'm retiring from the military and entering politics. "I'm not helping you with this mess, Chabro," he said, "you're on your own."
At this crucial moment when the whole situation was developing in accordance with their plan, it would be strange if Rebil didn't get furious when Gop suddenly abandoned his responsibilities and stopped working.
But Rebil had no choice.
In the current situation, someone is indeed needed to stay in Chabro to keep those "demons and monsters" in check.
Ultimately, the two old generals reached an agreement.
Rebil commanded the battle, while He Ming was merely a figurehead. He Ming was then promoted to Rebil's position based on his great merit, while Rebil returned to Chabro to take charge of the battle.
As the two were watching the fleet below, a series of loud roars suddenly came from the distant sky.
As the two instinctively pointed their binoculars in the direction of the roaring sound, they saw large aircraft bursting out of the clouds high in the sky, flying in formation towards them.
"Depp Rogge?! A heavy high-altitude strategic bomber?!" Kenneth exclaimed in surprise.
"I thought the Federation had already retired all these old relics. In my time, these old relics were almost nowhere to be seen."
He Ming nodded slightly.
This type of heavy high-altitude bomber is indeed very rare.
Aside from appearing in the One Year War, it hasn't been seen in any subsequent works.
Especially after the emergence of the Garuda-class aircraft carriers, the Depp Rogge heavy high-altitude strategic bomber, which could only conduct bombing operations, became obsolete.
Unexpectedly, through this serendipitous turn of events, Depp Rogge, who should have already retired, has the opportunity to return to the battlefield as a veteran.
Since it is a war of national annihilation, all available forces must be deployed.
Even if the first battle of this war takes place in the capital of the United States of Hell, it won't stop Gop from wanting to build up a good political reputation for himself before leaving office.
It's important to understand that who could stop Senator Gop, who had retired from the military to enter politics with the immense prestige of a war that led to the destruction of a nation?
"It seems this war is a war we are destined to win."
Kenneth put down his binoculars and let out a long breath.
This kind of force is something even the current Federal Army wouldn't be able to match.
Even the officers of the Earth Federation Army, who lived in an era that was accustomed to a form of warfare that leaned towards counterinsurgency, had never seen anything like it.
"It is indeed a battle we must win."
He Ming put down his binoculars and looked towards the entrance to the observation deck.
Murasame happened to be there.
"Colonel, General Rebil is calling."
"it is good!"
Meanwhile, in distant orbit, Earth Federation Forces spaceships arrived one after another in their designated space area and began preparations for landing.
However, aside from being busy with their own tasks, most of their attention was focused on the fleet led by Magellan-class battleships ahead of the combined fleet.
Since the Delaz Rebellion, the Magellan battleship has been a rare sight in the Earth Federation Forces' fleet of space battleships.
The older Earth Federation Forces crew members were fine; they only glanced at the Magellan-class battleship, which seemed somewhat different, before continuing with their work.
The crew members who joined the Earth Federation Forces after the Delaz Rebellion looked at the seemingly retired old battleships with surprise, wondering why they were there.
"Magellan? I didn't expect the Chabro headquarters to take this war so seriously, even bringing out old warships that should have been retired!"
On the bridge of the Titans' flagship, the Alexander-class heavy cruiser, which was part of the fleet tasked with defeating the United States of Hell.
Sirocco, who had been appointed fleet commander by Djamitov, put down his binoculars and said sarcastically.
"Yes, I heard that the Federation has made some modifications to these Magellans and achieved some results. However, due to the intelligence blockade, our intelligence personnel have not been able to obtain the modification data of these Magellans."
Basque Om stood beside Sirocco, pondering the information about Magellan.
"It's alright! Don't worry about it. Battleships are outdated relics. The battlefield now belongs to mobile suits! No matter how powerful Magellan is, can it still bombard ground targets from orbit?"
At this point, Sirocco burst into laughter.
(End of this chapter)