The Bizarre Adventure of Tartaros Fleet

That's Covenant equipment.

"Some kind of storage device, it was still sending when we found it. Do you have any idea?"

"The Star Alliance... where did you find this?!" He turned around uneasily, clenched his fists, and said to the soldiers next to him, "Quick! Go and inform Commander Stamforth!"

Second Lieutenant Breitning's hands began to tremble, and his fear and panic surprised Oregana—after realizing what this instrument meant, an invisible pressure immediately enveloped everyone here.

"What about...the contents?"

"The content is... Winter is in a hurry!"

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Chapter 1010 Chapter 49: Admiral's decision

The command "Winter emergency" has a long history. As early as 2526, when the war between humans and the Star Alliance began, this kind of military command had already been used.

Used to describe a situation in which Covenant forces are aware of or already exist in a human colony, this directive is given the highest priority among planetary defense related directives.Incidents that could be classified as a winter emergency include intercepted Covenant communications whose names mention UNSC colonies; recovery of physical evidence of Covenant activity, such as waste materials or remnants or damage from the use of directed energy weapons; multiple occurrences in the system Space jump traces or directly engage the Covenant.

And the things that the mysterious "Sparta" in front of him brought out belonged to the physical evidence of the activities of the Star Alliance.

It doesn't matter who they are now-a Covenant creation is now in this space station, in front of me, if it's fake, it's easy to say.For example, which colony these two people actually come from are lunatics, and which remote colony made the ship. They brought their own "Star Alliance Creation", turned off all the equipment on the ship, and spent several months floating there pretending to be a meteorite. Entering Tianyuan Four is not impossible in terms of practical operation... But it is hard to believe that the special storage equipment that can be carried by a single soldier was developed by a certain colony or rebel organization.

Any technology related to space, whether it is a space monitor or a superluminal engine, needs a lot of technology, equipment and financial support to get it done. These elements are not available in remote places or non-governmental organizations.Just that single soldier space storage device can already prove that their origin is not as simple as my first thought.

And the analysts and technicians under him have concluded based on their experience that the Covenant sensor is also genuine.

This made Stationmaster McRob feel chills all over his body.

A civilization from other worlds, the technology they possess will most likely not be weaker than the Star Alliance... Even if it is weaker than the Star Alliance, it is better than humans, because humans don’t have such small space bags that they carry around, and they don’t accidentally A jump engine that gets lost to another world.Right now they seem to belong to the type that can communicate, but if I am not careful, General Stamfors is not careful, or ONI (Military Intelligence, they will definitely intervene in this matter) is not careful, human beings will probably get along with the two. Two alien forces are at war at the same time.

It's ridiculous, we can't even beat one... If this one here accepts the surrender, then humans surrender to this alien force called the Concord, and then the Consolidation will continue the war with the Star Alliance to protect humans?

Stationmaster McRober couldn't tell, but he didn't want things to get to that point either.

On the other side, Commander Stamforth on the Kernwolf was also taken aback.

Commander Stanford is not a simple admiral. He was promoted to vice admiral 40 years ago and gradually became a pivotal figure in the UNSC. He noticed the potential of Dr. Catherine Halsey and took her as a partner to protect She and her project are protected from people who want to see it go away.After that, Stamfors became the head of the third department of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) for a while. Even after he quit ONI on the surface, he was inextricably linked with ONI.

Because of this, after the battle of Octanus, Commander Stamforth originally wanted to go to the command headquarters in Sydney, Australia, but Margaret Orlanda Palangos, the highest chief of the Military Intelligence Bureau, The Admiral suggested that he go to the Hatscock Base on Reach.Because she believed that the Tianyuan four star system would be attacked by the Covenant within a few weeks.

[If the Star Alliance really attacks Tianyuan [-], then start the 'Red Flag Project' immediately. 】

This is quite a worrying thing.

The offices of the Office of Naval Intelligence overtly and covertly collect and analyze intelligence on certain organizational groups as well as individuals; political, cultural, technological, etc.In addition, it is also responsible for internal counterintelligence and propaganda work.It is responsible for various intelligence matters up and down the UNSC.For this reason, ONI employs members of other military branches, and even civilians, to carry out the Secret Service's covert work.MI's operatives enjoy a great deal of freedom of action in the discharge of their duties, and they often do things that violate ethical boundaries to achieve their goals.

ONI does care about the survival of the human race, but they don't care about the survival of an individual, nor the survival of everyone in a certain area or a certain army.

In this war, the war situation is becoming less and less optimistic for human beings, so ONI formulated a crazy plan with extremely risky and "predetermined losses" - Operation Red Flag.The core of this operation is to let a large group of Spartan II savages enter the hometown of the Star Alliance, capture the Prophet alive and force the Star Alliance to negotiate. To do this, the following steps are required.

The first step requires a colony planet that is under attack by the Covenant.Choose a planet with a large number of Forerunner relics, attracting a large number of Covenant fleets.

The second step, when the Star Alliance is attacking the planet, build a frighteningly tough battleship, load it with Sparta, and rush in to the flagship of the Star Alliance—preferably a CAS-class attack aircraft carrier or a CSO class aircraft carrier.

Step three, wait.After the macho boarded the ship, they could easily sacrifice all the Covenant soldiers on the entire ship with high efficiency, push them all the way to the bridge, and then use the SUPER AI carried by the Mjolnir armor to crack the navigation computer of the Covenant .

The fourth step is to take the captured Star Alliance flagship to the Star Alliance hometown.Entering the city of fraternity, thousands of troops captured the Prophet of the Star Alliance as a hostage, forcing the Star Alliance to agree to a truce, and ending this war that humans are destined to lose once and for all.

Sounds simple right?The core idea of ​​three of the four steps is to jump to the gang, the macho charge and WAAAGH, and the reckless is over.

If you randomly pick a UNSC captain or Marine Corps commander and ask them if they hit the mark, they will be sprayed [Are you crazy? ], but ONI thinks this trick is feasible.In order to complete this set of operations, the military took out a Kingfisher-class cruiser-this type of battleship is a standard structural resistance, a series of internal cross braces and honeycomb structures, which enable the ship to withstand a surprising number of blows; The ship can afford to continue operating with the loss of all areas and 90% of its armor.

The Kingfisher class was originally positioned as the smallest ship of the cruiser class, with a hull consisting of five interconnected hexagonal and octagonal sections.The bridge hangs below the front of the hull.Eight ports of call are spread throughout the hull.The tonnage is only one-third of the subsequent Marathon class. The early Kingfisher class was very lacking in power and firepower. The installed armaments only included six Archer missile launchers and a single electromagnetic accelerator (MAC). The MKII fusion engine The power is only one-tenth of the contemporary new goods.

And when the battleship named Pillar of Autumn has been strengthened in firepower, armor and power, it becomes very macho - the new reactor can make the superimposed magnetic field increase the ship by [-]% when needed The thrust of the magnetic acceleration gun has become a three-barrel, firing a special ferrous core shell, the core is covered with a carbon tungsten shell, and it will explode after being hit.After aiming at the Covenant ship, press the big red button to fire the cannon, the first two shots broke the shield, and the third shot the core.

At the same time, the original hangar and port of call were dismantled, and [-] shooter missile pods were stuffed in, with [-] rounds of ammunition prepared.Four Shiva-type nuclear warheads, three Havok-type (HAVOK) nuclear warheads, forty [-]mm point anti-aircraft guns, and one protruding [death to me].These weapons are capable of tearing apart most Covenant warships by hand.

Such a macho boat happened to participate in this action called 'Red (meng) Flag (nan) Project'.At the same time, the Spartans of the second phase were also assembled on the Reach Star, and the structure of the Pillar of Anti-Autumn Wind rode the face tearing ship. After tearing the ship, the Spartans jumped on the gang and rode the face tearing people. The whole plan sounds smooth and smooth.

But calm down and think about it... I feel that the probability of overturning the car is actually very high. (scratches head)

At this point in time, the vast majority of UNSC forces have not received word of the imminent attack on Reach.However, if the Red Flag Project is carried out on the Reach Star, it will cause incalculable human deaths and military sacrifices.This is also the real reason why the Reach Star is now on high alert.

The Star Alliance is definitely coming, and Stanford knows this in his heart, but it is not good for a third party to appear at this time, and no one wants this to be an accident.He wanted a little Martian whiskey and Sweet William cigars to ease his heart and brain a little, but now was not the time for such things:

"Report the details on your side." He said in the communication. "Try to be as detailed as possible, McRob."

McRob is a reliable person. He is known for his calmness, accurate judgment, skilled business level, and vigilance far above the average. This is why he was transferred from other places when raising the defense level of Reach.Stamfors thought he could trust him, especially at a time like this.

But today he seems a little shaken, even though he is still calm on the surface, his words are not as powerful and flawless as usual——

[We found two unidentified people who somehow managed to get through the blockade in a small spaceship, handed me what looked like a Covenant sensor, and said...] Macro Stationmaster Bo frowned [said that they came from another world, they came to Reach Star by accident because of an experiment accident, and then discovered this sensor. 】

As he spoke, he turned the camera slightly away so that he could take pictures of the Covenant equipment being handled by technicians.Under the light of the space station, that piece of black metal seemed out of place with the surrounding things, and every gap revealed a sense of alienness that did not belong to human beings.

"..." Although he already had the answer in his heart, Stanford still asked, "Is it real?"

[The technical sergeant thinks so, he says he's sure. 】

messy messy...

The whole plan... No, it's not just a matter of the plan, the whole situation has become blurred.The number of Spartans currently assembled is far less than expected, and the action of the Star Alliance is faster than expected. It is very likely that the Red Flag Project will not be able to catch up at all.Not only that, a new force with this technology enters the battlefield, which side will they stand on?

Is it in the interests of humans to stand on their side?Going to war with the mighty Covenant will suffer huge losses, if humans can't give enough attractive things, then why should they suffer huge damage and fight the Covenant?The destruction of human beings has nothing to do with them, they don't have to wade into this muddy water, just watch from a distance or simply offer an olive branch to the Star Alliance...

But from another perspective, the opponent's reason for fighting is also very good.They are obviously stronger than humans, but whether this new force is stronger or weaker than the Covenant, the aggressiveness and expansion of the Covenant may turn them off - if they were watching before, they would understand these things .It is very likely that these people have been watching all the time. The exorcism caused by the experiment must be a lie, otherwise how could they speak fluent English when they first met?

The general touched his cuff and asked:

"Where are those two people now?"

[In my place, they are fully armed, and I dare not arrest them at will. 】Station Master McRob replied【They look like Spartans...but they're still safe now. 】

Looks like Sparta?Meaning wearing a certain type of armor?He secretly remembered this in his heart.

"Keep an eye on them, I'll come over right away." Commander Stamforth thought he should take the risk, and at the same time... it was time to prepare for defense.

The Star Alliance should be moving here now, and I must start mobilizing the fleet immediately.A big battle is bound to break out on Reach, and this battle will become a turning point in the war—whether you win or lose.So he had to keep as much power as possible in his hands.

"Strengthen alert and call for fleet support."

"Yes!"

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There is no such luxurious place as a luxurious reception room in the space station, so Oregana and Liu Lizi are sitting in the lounge of the marines.

There was no tea, no snacks, and the only person sitting with him was a marine with a nervous expression—it looked like a small captain.The door of the room was closed, but the detector could see the heavily armed soldiers outside through the thin wall.Oregana could feel a sense of tension and uneasiness floating in the air, but she found a very definite fear.

Is it because I can communicate that I let them relax a little, or is it because the people here are afraid that life and death have been ignored?

Stationmaster McRobs is talking to a big man. Although he is separated by a wall, the outside voices have entered his ears through the communication channel. The commander of this defense zone, General Stamforth, will come in a while, and he has already figured it out. How to talk to the general about it.And Liu Lizi is transmitting data with the driver of Sterseus in the communication link - the 'scout' who is in a state of stealth has discovered many interesting things.

[Legion Commander, I am Artanis. ] Artanis' voice sounded in the communication, in another world, his troops are ready to go [The troops have been assembled, I need any information from the front. 】

A mother ship as the flagship, several aircraft carriers, the storm battleship, and the void radiance ship as the escort force are on standby next to the End World, the crystal is full of energy, and the Templars meditate under the shining dome of the mother ship, letting Be at your best.

Oregana already had the information he wanted.

【Can you see it? 】

Following the command link and passing through the subspace beacon, it is the panorama of Reach.All the turrets on the track are not in combat state, all kinds of sensors are turned on, and the battleship is ready for battle.Although the planet itself is a beautiful ecological planet, there is a sense of chill everywhere.

But the image looked comical in Artanis's sparkling eyes.

In a part of the planet, beside a mountain range, there are a large number of red marks—that is the real-time feedback detected by the life sensor of the Statius class in close orbit.There are a large number of ground troops, there is no lack of heavy firepower, huge multi-legged combat vehicles, small transport ships, and even a warship more than 900 meters long.

That's right, it's bigger than the Raven class. According to Tartaros's classification, it's a battleship-class warship. In the atmosphere... it flies quite happily.The anti-aircraft guns on the ground have been stacked, and the things that are tens of meters long are stuck there one by one, and they seem to be enough to bombard warships in low earth orbit.

Then everything went on as usual on Reach, there was no large-scale mobilization of ground troops, and the fleet did not respond, as if nothing had happened.In addition, no matter whether it is the troops of the Covenant or the UNSC, they are equally indifferent to the close-by Stesius, which seems to be performing a farce.Only two helicopters were flying towards the Covenant-controlled area, except for the pilot, there were only six soldiers.

The unique energy field spread from several special buildings, covering the entire landing area steadily.This obscured the field of view of many detectors, and even the sensor of Struthus could not see through it at the first time-but the driver found a large number of disturbed life signals through the life detection equipment used for search and rescue, and then analyzed the interference in reverse , adjust the detection band to sweep out all the things below.

Artanis couldn't be dumbfounded because he didn't have a mouth, but his surprise was already evident in his voice.

[It was infiltrated, and the scale was terrifying. 】 He asked 【Didn't you find it? 】

[The enemy—that is, the attacking force of the Star Alliance has entered this area. They have captured the outpost and cut off contact. The local defense force just sent troops to investigate. They thought it was a rebel army or a local resistance organization . ] Oregana said, circled the power generation equipment on the ground and the super MAC turrets in the high-orbit area [If the power station is destroyed, all of these turrets will fail, but it seems that the Star Alliance has not discovered it yet. 】

Artanis shook his head, this is a gesture he learned from humans to express his confusion——

[The technology gap is so big?Humans will suffer greatly. 】

[But we don't think it's simply a matter of a big gap in technology. 】

[You mean, maybe someone is playing tricks? 】

【Um. ] Oregana opened the small box at her waist, took out a chocolate bar from it, and gnawed on it, then put a wooden stick in her mouth, only to find a no-smoking sign on the wall and The look in the eyes of Captain Ma Run who wanted to speak but didn't know how to speak - how to dissuade an alien from letting her not smoke in the space station?This is indeed a difficult question.So Oregana didn't light it, but bit it lightly in her mouth [How could there be enough rebels to take down a communication station in the most important military base?Could there be rebels or resistance groups that took over the communication station in Augustgrad? 】

[…August Gradler once had. 】

Oregana almost laughed out loud—but she held back.Honestly, didn't quite hold back.

Captain Ma Run's expression became a little flustered - an alien who suddenly smiled strangely into the air for no reason, with a distorted face was really scary.

[Jokes are all jokes,] Oregana waved her hand at the squad leader, indicating that it was nothing serious, and became serious again [Now the opponent has erected all the anti-air equipment, and there is still a battleship-level battle The ship is at a low altitude, and it is not convenient for us to airdrop. 】

This situation is actually very difficult to deal with.

The opponent has occupied the ground and has heavy firepower, which is equivalent to driving a nail in.There is only one way to safely airdrop, and that is to first sink the low-altitude 'battleship' through bombardment, and then kill the anti-aircraft turrets through the bombardment of the reloaded battleship-this will directly cause a battle in low orbit.And the enemy is not the only warship.

According to the memories of Tin Woodman and Warscythe, it was the Covenant's 'Heroic and Prudent' fleet that first infiltrated Reach at the beginning of the Battle of Reach.Its force includes a CSO-class supercarrier 'The Long Night', an ORS-class heavy cruiser, two CCS-class battlecruisers and at least six SDV-class heavy frigates.Although only one SDV-class heavy frigate has been detected so far, the others must be on the way or waiting somewhere.At the beginning, only one battleship was used to expose them as late as possible. They did not want to be disturbed too much when searching for the remains of the forerunners, but once the advance troops were defeated and could no longer hide, the follow-up ships would follow immediately. Enter.

This involves the classification of warships in different civilizations and different worlds.

The CSO-class super aircraft carrier has a long axis of 28.96 kilometers, which is five kilometers faster than the Hessen Academy ship. It is still called a super aircraft carrier. Compared with the same level of size in Tartaros, this pair is right for the small space fortress Go up; the ORS-class heavy cruiser has a long axis of three kilometers, which is fearless according to the classification of Tartaros; the CCS-class battle cruiser has a long axis of 1782 meters, which is enough to reach the threshold of the flagship class; That kind of battleship in Tartarus.

If you go directly to attack the ground at this time, it means fighting a flagship battle in low orbit.The local army and the Covenant ground forces fought, the flagship battle above, the orbital bombing and the wreckage kept falling... After the battle, the planet was destroyed.Although the star Reach was indeed burnt to glass in "Halo", Oregana wanted to avoid such things from happening as much as possible.

The main purpose of the Star Alliance's attack on Reach Star is not to kill people. Although that is a purpose, it is not the main purpose. What they really want are the forerunner ruins on Reach Star.Therefore, they will be more restrained in their attacks, avoid damage to the ruins, and use ground troops to attack to search for the items of the forerunners instead of rushing to conduct large-scale bombing of the battle zone.

Our side is worried about the civilians, and the Star Alliance is worried about the relics of the forerunners. Both sides are wary. Therefore, in the early stage of the battle, the two sides will only "safely" conduct a tug-of-war to test each other in a small area.Therefore, it is necessary to suppress the attack of the Covenant's ground forces at this stage, evacuate civilians as much as possible, and find a way to lure the 'Long Night' to a place far away from the planet for disposal.

How to quickly deploy troops to the face of the Covenant ground forces became a problem.A quick airdrop attack is impossible due to the existence of the opponent's air defense equipment, and even rushing to transport troops outside the air defense circle will cause trouble - Oregana does not believe that the Covenant is not monitoring the sky of the entire planet at this time, even if With the permission of the UNSC (she believed she could easily persuade them), the strike cruiser could not appear easily, at least not before the appearance of the "Long Night", and no cosmic strike force of CODOR could appear in front of the Covenant.

Then there is no need for airdrops.

[Use the Astro-class frigate to deploy the Marine Corps, and take a probe down to jump the Dark Crystal Tower—then follow-up troops will use the Dark Crystal Tower as the coordinate point to teleport. 】Thinking of this, Oregana said 【The other party relies on stealth equipment to deploy troops, so we can do the same. 】

At this moment, there was a noise outside.After a while, an elderly man with gray hair appeared who looked to be middle-aged and elderly.He wore a low-key black uniform, without any medals or other decorations, looking cold and distant, unsmiling.

"I am Commander Stamforth here. Madam Legion Commander, we thank you for the information you provided... The Covenant is extremely vicious. They are used to killing everyone and never taking prisoners." He paused slightly for a moment" Your act of kindness could save hundreds of millions of people here."