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Chapter 623 Orbital Strike on the Capital

"Report to the General! The field air surveillance radar has detected a large number of units dropping at high speed outside the atmosphere. Based on the characteristics, they are identified as drop pods of orbital paratroopers! 300 in number! The expected landing point is the capital city!"

"Orbital Paratroopers?!"

Vice Admiral Austin was shocked when he heard the report from his subordinates. After all, according to the intelligence he had previously obtained and provided by Elaine King and others, there was only an understaffed garrison fleet in the orbit of the capital planet, and the orbital defense platform had also been infiltrated by the forces of the leaders of the two parties, and would be blocked after the "pest control" operation began.

Although not all orbital defense platforms can be controlled, they can at least stop the garrison fleet that lacks combat experience, not to mention allowing them to launch orbital airdrops.

Although Lieutenant General Austin is an old army officer, he was able to serve as the Army Chief of Training at the end of his service and return to the capital to become the joint commander of three garrison brigades. He still has some connections and relationships, so he knows very well what the garrison fleet in orbit is like.

The orbital paratroopers above may not be able to conduct airborne training once a year, let alone break through the orbital defense platform.
"What the hell is going on?"

Before Lieutenant General Austin could figure this out, the communicator sitting on the other side of the command cabin suddenly said to him: "General, I received a communication request!"

“Who started it?”

"Yes, it's Major General Henry, the martial law commander." The communicator was stunned for a moment after seeing the initiator of the communication, and then spoke with some stammering.

Right now the two armies were about to clash or engage in battle, and at this time the enemy commander suddenly sent a communication request, which really surprised everyone in the command cabin vehicle, especially Lieutenant General Austin. At the same time, they were also curious about what the other party wanted to do.

"Hook it up and see what this guy is up to."

Soon, the communication was connected, and after Lieutenant General Austin informed Elaine King and Thomas White of the situation, the two party leaders also connected in to listen in.

"Lieutenant General Austin, what on earth are you doing?!"

Major General Henry's voice was filled with anger, but even at this time, when facing Lieutenant General Austin, who had a higher rank and position than him, he still remembered to use honorifics.

"I"

Faced with the aggressive questioning of Major General Henry, Lieutenant General Austin was about to say something, but was interrupted by the former and heard the angry martial law commander continue:
"You should know that the President has issued a martial law order. At this time, the capital garrison troops should have assembled at their bases and wait for instructions at any time. What exactly do you want to do by leading two brigades to the capital?"

Lieutenant General Austin froze in place for a moment, not knowing how to answer this question. He couldn't just ask him to say that he was here to stage a "military coup", right?
Thinking of this, he looked at the icons representing the two party leaders in the communication channel, and then said:

"Major General Henry, I know you are very angry and excited now, but I hope you can calm down, or... listen to what Ms. Elaine and Sir Thomas have to say?"

"Are these two damn guys here too?" There was a pause in the communication channel, and then Major General Henry's more angry and serious voice came. "What the hell are you two doing? Say something!"

But the next second, Lieutenant General Austin saw a large number of text messages sent by the two party leaders on his side, and the core idea summarized was very simple - they didn't answer.

Seeing this scene, the old lieutenant general of the army couldn't help but sigh, and at the same time cursed these politicians in his heart for not having any reliable person at the critical moment.
Finally, he had to bite the bullet and speak:
"Major General Henry, I hope you can calm down for a while. We are actually worried about the country just like you."

"You guys are a bunch of idiots! Are you worried about the country and going crazy to stage a military coup?!"

Lieutenant General Austin had never thought that he would be scolded by a junior whose rank and qualifications were lower than his. He immediately became angry: "Major General! I advise you to be careful with your words. Do you usually talk to your superiors like this?!"

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I am warning you for the last time. Take your troops back to the base immediately, or you will be blown to pieces by the orbital strike!" Major General Henry said coldly, and added a sentence after a moment:
"And those two bastards who are listening, just wait for the missiles from the orbital attack ship to fall on you! If the Capitol is blown up, it's fine. At worst, we can just build a taller one later!"

"beep------"

As the signal sounded, indicating that the line was disconnected, Lieutenant General Austin and the other two observers woke up from their dreams.

"Hey wait, did he just say 'orbital strike'?"

Republican leader Thomas White was the first to react, and it seemed that the Capitol where he was was also the target of the attack.

"Didn't they say that the orbital defense platform would stop those idiots in the garrison fleet? Why are they even launching orbital strikes now?!"

Elaine Jinye said, "This should be the other party bluffing, right?"

"This...may not be a bluff."

Lieutenant General Austin did not dare to lie and answered immediately: "Just now, the air defense radar has captured the orbital paratroopers entering the atmosphere. Judging from the time, during the time we just talked, the airborne capsules of these orbital paratroopers may have smashed through the dome of the Capital Special District and landed."

"No. Where are the anti-aircraft weapons of the capital? Just let them fall like that?"

"The air defense weapons of the Capital Special Zone are naturally controlled by the Capital Security Command, which is now the Martial Law Command. Moreover, the 'insect eradication' plan did not take into account the existence of orbital airborne troops at the beginning, so naturally there was no consideration of infiltrating air defense weapon units."

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There was silence in the communication channel for a moment, and finally Thomas White spoke:

"Even if there are orbital paratroopers landing, it doesn't mean that the other party really dares to carry out an orbital strike, right? This is the capital. Do they want to engulf the federal capital in flames?"
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"Attention, orbital attack ship squadron, the approximate location of the rebel main force has been transmitted, please capture the attack target yourself! The Capital Security Command and Martial Law Command authorizes you to carry out orbital strikes on the Capital Special District and surrounding areas!"

In the direct communication between the Martial Law Command and the Garrison Fleet's Orbital Attack Ship Division, Major General Henry's firm tone made everyone realize the determination of this "Capital Defender".

"The orbital attack ship squadron received the order and will carry out the orbital strike mission according to the planned schedule."

After completing the orbital paratrooper drop, the 30 near-orbital attack ships quickly orbited the planet again and returned to the sky above the capital like a necklace hanging in the air.

This time, the bottom of their ships were opened to reveal missile silos with the warheads inside.

There was no hesitation or doubt. For these naval soldiers carefully selected by Marshal Trafalgar, there was only resolute obedience to orders.

Under the influence of the electromagnetic acceleration orbit, one after another "Peace Dove" orbital ground-attack missiles were quickly ejected from the launch silo with fleeting flashes of lightning.

Accelerate, maneuver, change trajectory. Then, follow the predetermined attack trajectory and dive into the atmosphere.

On this day, the residents of the federal capital planet also saw a "meteor" falling from the sky for the second time.

(End of this chapter)