From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 622 Airborne Capital
Amber, who was far away at the Atlas headquarters, was indeed a little surprised after receiving the news. He did not expect that Marshal Trafalgar actually had such a trick up his sleeve. He could only sigh that "the old ones are still the best."

Major General Henry in the Federal Capital Martial Law Command felt like he had gone from hell to heaven after receiving the communication from the garrison fleet.

Especially after obtaining support from the orbital strike fleet, the martial law commander suddenly became more confident.

At first, Major General Henry was not sure whether it was intentional by Marshal Trafalgar. Among the majority of the capital garrison fleet that remained, there were 3 squadrons with a total of 30 "Dragon-class" near-orbital attack ships.

In addition to providing fire support through orbital attack missiles, these attack ships can also deploy orbital paratrooper forces composed of infantry, light multi-legged vehicles and HCP.

After the low-orbital strike ships were connected to the tactical network of the martial law troops, Major General Henry, relying on the authority of the commander-in-chief, discovered that the Marines on these low-orbital strike ships were all veterans recalled from the front lines of the previous battle with the Empire.

"Marshal Trafalgar seems to have been prepared. Did he guess that those two bastards, Elaine King and Thomas White, would stage a coup?"

Major General Henry thought silently in his heart, but this time he was wrong.

Marshal Trafalgar prepared a group of veterans with rich combat experience to stay in the Capital Garrison Fleet, not because he guessed that the leaders of the two parties would launch a coup - in fact, the armed coup that is currently taking place is, in a sense, also quite accidental.

The Admiral had simply 'seen too much', and left behind such an absolutely loyal and combat-capable force just to be on the safe side.

Of course, Major General Henry did not think of this, or he did not have the time to think about it at this moment, because.
"The counterattack starts now!"

Major General Henry was dancing with excitement in the combat command center of the martial law headquarters. The support of the garrison fleet gave him the confidence to reverse the current disadvantage and wipe out all the rebels in one fell swoop.

Although the orbital paratroopers are mainly light infantry, they are equipped with some all-terrain vehicles for mobility, and a small number of light multi-legged tanks carrying 120 dual-purpose guns to provide some direct or indirect fire support, and finally a small number of HCPs are kept at the bottom of the box.

Such a force deployed to resist a unit like a heavy combined brigade is like an egg hitting a stone. The latter may be able to resolve the battle by concentrating some heavy armored units and charging.

However, the characteristics of the orbital paratroopers allow Major General Henry to quickly deploy them to some key positions, and the street fighting within the city can also make up for some weaknesses of lightly armed troops, allowing them to have more cover to rely on, rather than confronting the enemy head-on on the plains.

What's more, the orbital paratroopers dropped down have all undergone a lot of actual combat tests on the front lines. Compared with "parade units" like the Capital Garrison Brigade, their combat experience is far superior, and this experience is enough to offset their own disadvantages and even turn the tide of the battle.

The majority of the garrison fleet left behind by Marshal Trafalgar now completely revealed their nature as a "re-skinned" fleet.

Unlike other people's impression that the Capital Garrison Fleet would only conduct a steady 'orbital cruise', those low-orbit attack ships directly lowered their orbital altitude in a very aggressive manner and entered the attack position in a very short time.

When Major General Henry saw the signal "Orbital Strike Ready" on the command terminal, he became excited. After all, he had never commanded such an elite force since he became the commander of the capital's garrison.

So he did not hesitate any longer and directly transmitted several coordinates and related information that needed to be defended and controlled by the orbital paratroopers to the near-orbital attack ship squadron through the tactical network, and issued the order for the "orbital paratroopers to land immediately."

In low orbit above the federal capital planet.

At the bottom of the first wave of 10 near-orbital attack ships, the orbital airdrop hatches slowly opened, and rows of specially made airdrop pods were pushed to the launch position. The yellow indicator light representing "ready to airdrop" flashed inside each airdrop pod, and at the same time, the voices of the airdrop commanders of each ship also rang in the ears of these orbital paratroopers.

"Everyone, prepare for airborne! Target - important nodes in the Capital Special District. The rebels are rapidly approaching the Capital Special District. We must reach the ground before them and prepare to defend the capital!"

The commander's resolute and powerful voice echoed in the communication channel. Everyone knew the significance of this combat mission, and was even more aware of the weight of the order to "defend the capital."

As the airdrop entered the countdown, the engine of the near-orbital attack ship began to emit a low roar. The powerful power surged inside the hull, and the ship trembled slightly, aiming the airdrop capsule at the bottom of the ship at the target area.

Through the display screen at the bottom of the airdrop capsule, the orbital paratroopers could see the blue planet below gradually rotating, and the mountains, rivers and huge cities on the surface of the planet were becoming clearer and clearer in their field of vision.

"Five, four, three, two, one, start airdrop!"

In an instant, the huge ejection force launched the drop capsule out of the transport ship like a cannonball. Hundreds of drop capsules formed a spectacular falling star in orbit, whizzing towards the planet's atmosphere.

At first, in the dark and silent space, the drop capsule flew at high speed along the predetermined orbit, leaving a long booster trail behind it, and descended towards the planet's atmosphere with an unstoppable momentum.

There were endless stars all around, distant and cold, as if silently watching this raid that spanned heaven and earth.

As the altitude decreased, the planet's gravity gradually pulled the drop capsule towards the atmosphere. When it touched the edge of the atmosphere, violent friction instantly occurred. A layer of hot orange-red light appeared on the surface of the drop capsule, and the surrounding air was extremely compressed, forming a violent plasma layer, emitting a deafening whistling sound.

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Wrapped in the plasma layer, the airborne capsule was like a burning meteor in the white night, drawing brilliant and thrilling tracks in the atmosphere.

The orbital paratroopers in the cabin were under tremendous overload pressure, their bodies were pressed tightly against their seats, but their eyes remained firm.

These soldiers who are absolutely loyal to the Federal Navy and Marshal Trafalgar are not afraid of any danger. As long as an order is given, they will not hesitate even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire from which there will be no return.

Not to mention, the purpose of their action this time is to defend the capital and protect the legitimate government of the federation from being attacked by the "rebels".

At this moment, those residents in the federal capital planet who were in a suitable geographical location saw for the first time in their lives a series of 'white night meteors' passing over their heads.

This was a scene they had never imagined, never dared to believe, that would happen over the federal capital.

But now, it is really happening.

This also means that the federation is about to change.

(End of this chapter)