Counterfeit Hero

, Heidfeld, is like a huge whale universe, quietly suspended in the void. The bright starlight shone on her streamlined steel hull, reflecting the cold, frosty light.

Allied officers and soldiers often leaned against the bridge railing with their chins in their hands, staring at their flagship for a long time.

No one knows when the signal light of this battleship that has gathered everyone's attention and expectations will light up. He didn't know that at this moment, the West York space fighter clusters were approaching the green planet's atmosphere again and again and turning back again and again. "Swimming back and forth like a shark to show off its power," Admiral Tian Xingjian prepared to take the fleet wherever it went. Each warship maintained first-level combat readiness as usual. However, after waiting for such a long time in a confused and pessimistic atmosphere, the officers and soldiers were Seems a little listless.

The main gunner took the rag and wiped it here and there, making all the instruments in the main gun cabin shiny and clean. The pilots were wearing combat uniforms, holding their helmets and taking a nap on the benches in the pre-war mission room.

The staff went about the matter at hand in the most inefficient manner. "For a small thing" I am even willing to take a trip on the edge-piercing machine myself.

Even the captains were not at the command seat, but locked themselves in the captain's room drinking.

The soldiers on duty have nothing to do, and the officers and soldiers on rotation are even more bored. They either lie down in the rest cabin and "sleep" and watch TV. Or they sit in the cafeteria for hours with a spoon, and while they are lost in thought, they mix the rice on their plates into paste. In the living area, water can be seen everywhere. Here, people sit in a daze on garden benches or on the bridge terrace.

The bustling wine, billiards, and game rooms that used to be there are now empty. Although there was nothing to do, no one was in the mood to have fun. Since the defeat at the Battle of Twin Stars and the news that Hastings was seriously ill spread throughout the fleet, everyone felt that their hearts were empty. It was as if someone had taken away the backbone that had been supporting him.

He touched his heart and said, "No one in this fleet is afraid of war.

Although the enemy's commander is Sober, for these soldiers who have long put life and death aside, "that is not what they consider at all."

As long as there is someone to command, as long as the flagship orders to rush forward. Not to mention Shan Baier, even if they are faced with the God of Death, they will immediately abandon all fear and hesitantly turn into tigers descending from the mountain to pounce!

What they fear is the confusion of the unknown road ahead!

This kind of waiting day is a kind of suffering for everyone.

"Damn it. Are we going to fight or not? If we want to fight, we will risk our lives and fight against the bastards from Xiyue. If not, we will break up immediately. Staying in this hellish place without touching the world or the ground is nothing!"

"I think the marshal is too stupid to choose such a young guy as commander. How old is that guy? Twenty-seven or twenty-eight? He's not older than my son!"

"Fuck you, you are only thirty-four this year. You have a son when you are six or seven years old? Can you be tough?"

"I'm extremely talented! I can't do it?!"

"I am an admiral! You have been in the power cabin for more than ten years." The captain took care of you and was promoted to major. Even if it's your grandson, you still have to listen to others! I'm not telling you, "Your whole life will be ruined by your stinky mouth and crotch!"

"Military rank is nothing, I just want to be comfortable! In terms of technology, Fleet 183 has searched all over, who the hell dares to be the first in front of me? I am born with a bad mouth. My mother farted when she gave birth to me!

I don’t like it.” Not to mention the general, even the marshal, I also scolded him!

Also, don’t fucking make excuses about my crotch. If you are a soldier and fight, there will be no tomorrow for you today. I'm looking for a woman. If you take off your pants and give me money, you and I will agree. "No one owes anyone! In front of God, even the bastard wouldn't dare to punish me to hell for this!"

"That's enough for you two. Why are you talking so far? Just wait! Whether it's a fight or a flight, there's always an idea. That's the capital of the Lelei people." No one is in a hurry, you guys are making a fool of yourself! "

Sounds like this fill every corner of the fleet every day. No matter which theater they come from or which member country they belong to, the soldiers are equally impetuous and anxious.

"However, there are exceptions to this."

Compared with the coalition officers and soldiers, the bandit soldiers in blue uniforms appeared much calmer and calmer.

Although they are on different warships, they rarely meet each other. However, the intelligence officers, communications officers, and logistics and mechanical maintenance personnel on each ship will often travel to and from different allied fleets in planes to exchange communication codes and intelligence, and request logistics supplies. Or request repair parts. For more than ten days, they had many contacts with bandits. .

Although many people have had prejudices against the bandits since they went south, however, after the bandit fleet gave the Xiyue people a fierce attack in the Double Star Corridor, which greatly increased the Allied forces' majesty and morale, everyone began to have a negative attitude towards the bandits. The view became much more peaceful.

When Jia Yi retreated all the way here, it was basically the bandits who took the lead. After several ambushes and interruptions at critical moments, this elusive fleet has repeatedly made military exploits. By now, no one has listened to the unfounded rumors and regarded these incredibly tough guys as militia rookies.

Capture Humphrey, defeat O'Brien, defeat Sheldon and defeat Banning. The dazzling halo of these famous generals in Western York is now on the heads of the bandit army, and it is impossible to look at it! If such a fleet can also Known as militia rookies, the so-called elite fleets of the Fei League may have to plunge into the black hole!

Those politicians never go to the front line." They only open their mouths in the back and grin.

They know nothing!

Soldiers are not politicians, and they don't have so many problems with being jealous of talents and scheming for power and gain. There may be some people at the top of the military who think about the problem from a different perspective, but for the officers and soldiers below, strength is dignity, the rules, and everything! They are all risking their lives with their heads raised. Who doesn’t want to have a partner who is both strong and trustworthy?

Maybe one day on the battlefield, someone will be able to save your life!

Be it jealousy or prejudice, you are playing tricks in the face of strength. Whoever has the ability, who is Lao Can, and whoever is not convinced, go up and challenge them, and beat them until their noses are bruised and their faces are swollen. Everyone will obey you! If you don’t have the ability and still stand by and make cold remarks, you are making yourself uncomfortable! I can beat you ten times a day if you cover your pocket while you are sleeping!

Besides, this is war time! No matter how stupid you are, you should understand that if you behave like this in the army, you are destined to not live until the end of the war!

The military has always been a place that respects the strong and heroes. Since the war broke out, these fleet officers and soldiers, who have been sailing alone in the endless space forever, have never thought that they could leave intact corpses. On weekdays, drinking and fighting are commonplace and violate military discipline." On the battlefield, he was a ruthless man who would use a white knife in and out with a red knife without batting an eyelid, and dared to drive a warship directly into an enemy ship.

There is only one way to win their respect, and that is to be stronger, more ruthless, and more life-threatening than them!

Not to mention the battle between the bandits, the calmness of these guys and their daily training can make even the most unruly coalition soldiers win over.

When have you ever been on a bandit ship and not seen these guys training so hard? When has there ever been a time when you didn’t feel the busy and cunning atmosphere?

Regarding the intensity of training, "You can scare those white-hatted guys from Feiyang Double-Headed Eagle to the point of scolding their faces!"

In terms of discipline, these Mars militiamen are ten times better than the most elite fleet! Orders and prohibitions are carried out vigorously and resolutely, and any instruction can be executed as quickly and best as possible in the shortest possible time.

Being the captain of these battleships is so easy!

That's how people are. At first, he despised the other party after hearing the rumors, but when he discovered the other party's true strength, stubborn prejudices, and repeated repetitions, he was finally convinced, and he respected and respected him more than ordinary admirers.

Unknowingly, the bandit fleet located on the left side of the command cluster has become the leader of the entire southeastern coalition fleet in people's attention!

As the new generation flagship of the Bandit Army, the Bandit Army, Doomsday I-class space carrier, President Hamilton, "is much larger than the other nine. Not only does its defense power double." The number of aircraft is also thousands more.

One, Lightning Falcon! The fighter jet ejected out of the ejection channel.

Nia, who was piloting the fighter plane, gently pulled the control stick, and the fighter plane rolled in the air and flew directly over four waiting fighters.

The four fighters simultaneously increased the thrust of their tail thrusters and followed quickly. In the blink of an eye, the five fighter planes had formed a standard herringbone five-machine formation and rushed into the strangled battle group of hundreds of space fighters not far away.

"Colonel Nia is so handsome!"

On the bridge terrace, more than two dozen officers Mou Qing raised their heads to watch the training of the bandit pilots.

Among them were the combat staff from the base camp: a maintenance officer with an automatic maintenance arm on his arm; a pilot wearing a combat uniform holding a helmet; and several young captains. Several female staff pointed at the fighter jets they had just led The red-headed fighter plane that joined the battle group, its nose painted like a red-crowned crane, was chirping, its eyes twitching.

Everyone knows that "that is the new super ace pilot who just completed the 100th shot down in the previous battle, Nia. At the same time," she is also one of several boss ladies who often accompany Fatty and are recognized by the bandit soldiers. one. .

Since putting on the pilot uniform again and becoming the captain of the 1st Fighter Group of the USS President Hamilton, Nia has won the respect of all pilots with her talent and hard work.

She is highly skilled and calm. At the critical moment, you can always see the red-headed fighter jet rushing to the front, biting the enemy's tail, and turning it into a ball of fire that exploded in the air.

Now Nia has become a symbol of the bandit pilot.

As long as they see that red fighter plane still fighting, the pilots will never flinch or get tired.

Catherine stood quietly by the porthole. Hands on the railing.

More than three years ago, she was just a cadet who had just entered the military academy. But now, the childishness on her face has faded, and the girl's figure has become taller and plumper. Under the eyebrows like distant mountains, her eyes are smart and steady. The white large-brimmed military cap on her head and the beautiful uniform on her body showed that she was already the commander of a destroyer.

From the Garipalan Military Academy, to a combat staff officer, and then to join the bandit army with the Russell Tibetan Front Fleet leaving Leray, along the way, Catherine experienced and witnessed the most painful and darkest moments of the Leray Federation. However, whether it was when the LeRay Federation was forced to withdraw from Bermuda or when she later left the capital with the Tibetan Front Fleet, she never lost confidence.

She always firmly believes that one day "the fat commander" will lead them to win this war. Those who have the same belief as her are the young officers beside her at this moment!

Catherine turned to look.

It's rare today that these classmates who rarely see each other are gathered together.

The big-headed young man closest to her was named Wang Fuxing. The thorn in Fatty's mechanic training camp was now the leader of the second group of the damage control department of the President Hamilton, with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Originally standing next to Wang Fuxing were Mike with freckles and Charlie with glasses. These two were also the proud disciples of the fat man in the machine repair training camp. Now one of them is the deputy director of the power module of the destroyer Ping. , and the other works in the logistics and maintenance department of the destroyer USS Eagle in the Cloud! Both have the rank of major.

However, "because of the appearance of his good friend Admiral Tian Xingjian and Angela, the communications officer of the USS space carrier, Wang Fuxing unfaithfully drove away the two brothers who rarely met, and surrounded Angela to please and behave.

Seeing Angela's reserved and happy face, seeing Mike and Charlie glaring at Wang Fuxing from the side, and further away, veteran Corey, former mechanic training camp instructor Hank, and a bunch of people with eyebrows The male classmates who have gradually shown their maturity and perseverance, and the female classmates who still chatter like little birds when they meet and make a fuss about everything." A warm smile appeared on Catherine's face.

Among the hundreds of Allied fleets and millions of officers and soldiers, each one is as small as the dust in the desert.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a fleet, but it is a huge city. On weekdays, the chance of everyone meeting each other is pitifully small. A coincidence like today may not happen in a few decades.

Unless you have free time after the war and can make an appointment.

Thinking of the war, Catherine couldn't help but sigh softly.

The vast and solid land, the fresh natural air, the warm sunshine." Clean and tidy streets, antique buildings, wooden fences and open-air cafes under sun umbrellas—life that was so familiar in the past that one would almost ignore it—will continue to exist. come back?

Millions of kilometers away, the "space fighter cluster" of the Sobol fleet has shrouded the capital star in darkness.

There will never be freedom and peace until we defeat the god-like famous general of Western York, Le Ray!

Will this battle be won or lost? After the battle, how many of the companions here will be able to survive and chat like they are now. Bickering, laughing and playing like children.

It seems that before long, one or two people around you will disappear silently.

Although everyone has a tacit understanding not to mention it when they meet, "whenever we part, there is always concern and nostalgia for each other in everyone's eyes."

It seems that every time we say goodbye, it is a separation of life and death.

"What's wrong?" Sensing that Catherine was in a bad mood, Angela came over and held her arm, asking with a smile.

Catherine shook her head and said with a smile, "Nothing."

"You...Angela didn't ask any questions. She looked away and suddenly pointed excitedly at the space fighter group that was undergoing actual combat training and shouted??? Look, Colonel Nia shot down another one! Wow" she He is really my idol, so awesome! Sister Nia, come on! ".

"You two, hurry up and find a time to get married." Catherine was not distracted by Angela's deliberate cheers. She is silent." She suddenly said quietly to Angela and Wang Fuxing who came over.

"Marry?" Angela was stunned, then she glared at Wang Fuxing with a blush on her face: "Who wants to marry him?" I'm only twenty-two and a half! "

Wang Fuxing was also stunned, but did not speak. Instead, he shut his mouth smartly. Catherine suddenly mentioned this matter with a naive look on his face. How could Angela not know what she was thinking?

She sighed, took Catherine's hand and said, "Katherine, don't think too much. With Fatty Commander, we will definitely win!"

She pointed behind her and drew a big circle with her finger: "Look at our Doomsday-class space carrier. Such a powerful defense "carrying 3,600 fighter planes" is equivalent to three super-class carriers. Sobol has ?"

"Besides, our battleships can also be broken into pieces. The attack power of a space carrier when broken down is equivalent to that of a B-class fleet. If we attack it into the central core," even a B-class fleet cannot withstand it. ! ", "Look at our soldiers again. No matter they are Lelei people or Mars people, who is not determined to unite with Fatty Commander to win this battle?" She said, glancing at Wang Fuxing next to her: "Just tell Wang Fuxing and the others. They usually seem to be carefree, just like the fat commander. But these days, they are really working hard in training, and they don’t even know how much meat they have lost!”

Catherine smiled. She actually knows what Angela said better than anyone else.

Since its formation, the Bandit Army has never stopped growing. Everyone in the group moved forward with all their might. No one wants to be left behind.

Take the mecha warriors of the bandit army as an example. Whether they are ordinary recruits or mecha war gods, they undergo high-intensity mecha control training for up to five hours a day. The remaining time is allocated to four hours of tactical coordination, three hours of physical training, two hours of hand speed training and one hour of theoretical study of skills!

Same goes for other members.

The crew of the battleship piloted the battleship to conduct tactical evasion, and the time to seize the attack position and fire the main gun salvo increased one second after another, which was not enough. The formation changes and tactical changes of the fighter pilots have reached the level of proficiency. They have also shot out ejection channels, chased each other in space and bitten their tails, practiced escort, assault, strangulation and melee.

The gunner in the main gun cabin stares at the fire control screen and murmurs something every day, manually calculating coordinates and distances, and reducing errors just for the moment when the electronic fire control system may malfunction due to being hit or interfered with during battle!

Members of the damage control team would run wildly in the corridor whenever they had something to do. Drill emergency repairs and firefighting. They moved the heavy parts and machines out of the warehouse and put them back. After a training session, "everyone will shed a layer of skin."

Even those seemingly idle staff officers spend all night frowning and thinking in front of the electronic sand table and deduction computer in order to obtain a piece of data or come up with a better battle plan every day.

It was hard and tiring, but no one backed down and was lazy!

Since the formation of the Bandit Army, every member of the Bandit Army has naturally developed a sense of pride and loyalty to this group. A sense of mission!

Everyone firmly believes that "in this troubled world, the only one who can save Le Lei" or even save the Fei League is this army!

"Very arrogant" is the firm and unshakable belief of every bandit officer and soldier!

Because of this belief, they gritted their teeth and persisted until now. Even when Hastings was defeated in the Double Star Corridor and retreated all the way here." When the coalition officers and soldiers were all panicked and confused, the bandit officers and soldiers did not have any panic or hesitation.

As long as the fat commander is here and as long as this army has not collapsed, Sobol can't win!

Training is still training, resting and eating are exactly the same as usual.

Everyone is full of energy and ready for the final battle!

"I'm waiting to marry Angela after the war is won." Wang Fuxing on the side said to Catherine with a smile: "I will give her a grand wedding with full preparation." Instead of hastily getting married at this time. "

"Bah." Angela spat at Wang Fuxingyi. "My face turned red with embarrassment, but I didn't refute.

"Why hasn't there been any movement, sir?" Catherine looked at the two of them and changed the subject.

As a top student in the command department and the captain of a destroyer, she understands Sobol's terror better than Wang Fuxing and the others. However, at this time, she doesn't want everyone to feel heavy.

Especially a topic like marriage that should be full of joy and happiness.

"Don't worry, sir," Angela had just said. Suddenly, the battleship's broadcast sounded a notice of fleet assembly. At the same time, the bow signal light flashed. A flag was raised from the automatically opened hatch.

"It's the flagship flag!" Everyone pointed out the window and shouted.

The appearance of this flag means that Fatty will use the Hamilton as the flagship of the Southeastern Alliance!

"The battle is about to begin!"

When the battle siren sounded as scheduled.

"The young people of Garipalan College" hugged each other goodbye.

After giving her last companion a hug, Catherine strode first to the suspended elevator leading to the port. Before the elevator door could even close, tears were already pouring out of her eyes.

In the hazy field of vision, "people on the terrace are running towards different destinations."

I don’t know how many people will survive after this battle!

Looking at the vigorous and energetic figures, Catherine said silently in her heart.

"Stay alive! Let's celebrate victory together!"

"On the parliamentary observation ship" people talked in small groups in low voices, looking up at the big screen from time to time.

Judging from the location of the spaceship, Lelei's Capital Star was surrounded by densely packed warships of the West-York Allied Forces. At a glance, it looks like a huge light bulb covered with ants.

The main force of the West Yo fleet and the Feng Yang command cluster are located in the shadow on one side of the Capital Star's largest companion star, the Blue Moon. The two sides extend "like two large pincers of a crab, sandwiching the capital star. On the outer channel" is a defensive chain, with more than eighty fleets, like a group of sharks, swimming back and forth.

And between the West York Fleet and the Capital Star, there are eight ships, the Emperor! - class giant transport ships and several Ark - class medium-sized transport ships, escorted by destroyers and cruisers, have already made their way out to a place 100,000 kilometers away from the planet's atmosphere. Twelve huge fighter jet clusters almost overwhelmed the breakthrough line formed by the ruins of the airport.

Everyone understands that as soon as we cross that line, the battle in the atmosphere begins.

However, "the several back-and-forth of the West York fighter jet group also made the tense atmosphere in the viewing hall loosen a little. Even though I knew that the war was right in front of me, I had been looking forward to it for so long." Even if the spirit can still remain high, the body can't. It's inevitable to feel a little tired. For a while, everyone only chatted with people they knew well.

The topic of chatting naturally cannot be separated from this battle.

And a dispute that happened in the corner not long ago also became one of the topics.

Except for some Westerners who spoke for their own people, officials and reporters from neutral countries discussed matters as they happened. While appreciating the accuracy of the reporter named Harriman's prediction, he also laughed at the several Western journalists centered on the female reporter who knew nothing about space combat. Not only did they not know that the fighter planes were dispatched just to test and lure, they actually claimed that the victory would be won in two hours. atmosphere.

Although everyone spoke in a low voice and there was some distance between each other, the looks in their eyes as if they were laughing could be seen by the female reporter from Xiyo and others. He became even more resentful towards the Harrimans.

"Harriman," you said, what are our Allied forces doing now? Berg didn't bother to pay attention to the resentful eyes of the Westerners, and asked anxiously: "The enemy's fighter jet clusters have approached the atmosphere several times." They still stood still. Are you really prepared to let the enemy in? That is the capital of the Leray Federation! One indiscriminate bombing, no one knows how many people will die! "

"It should be soon." Harriman frowned slightly and looked at the time: "The coalition forces are short of troops. Perhaps they want to use the Army's air force to hold back West York's space fighters. "

He said, pondered for a while, clapped his hands lightly and said, "That should be it." "All the ** parties" in Western York are led by the Binart Empire. Even the development direction of the army organization and military technology is the same. Their own R\u0026D and manufacturing capabilities are weak, and they basically buy from the Binart Empire. Mature technology or authorized imitation.”

"The Binart Empire is not as good as Feiyang and Chakna in terms of fighter technology. But it is unique in battleship and naval gun technology. It has always followed the model of big ships and huge guns. The main battleship formation The power of the salvo is unparalleled in the world. In terms of carrier-based aircraft and space aircraft carriers, it is weaker. Its elephant-class fleet has the strength of three to six class fleets, but it only has one space carrier and only 1,200 carrier-based aircraft. shelf!"

Harriman stared at the West York fleet on the screen and continued: "Although Sobor had nearly two hundred A-class fleets when he went south," about thirty were lost in the battles at the Double Star Corridor and the jumping point. A-class fleets, including those allied fleets that each have a space carrier, the number of carriers he currently has on hand is only between 80 and 100. ".

"As for our allies, in addition to the standard equipment of one super fleet and one mothership, Feiyang's double-headed eagle fleet is equipped with two space carriers. And the bandit army has ten, apocalyptic, super space ships. Mothership. In terms of the number of fighter planes, we are still far ahead of the Western York Army!"

"Now, the strategy adopted by our coalition forces is to wait for the Westerners to put their fighter planes into the battle in the atmosphere. Without the help of space fighters, the Westerners will not be able to open a channel for the giant transport ship, and the landing will be difficult. It's just talk on paper. Therefore, sooner or later they will put their fighter planes into action. This is the best time for our coalition fleet to attack."

"I understand. Our coalition wants to use the advantage of fighter planes to make up for the lack of military strength. But" Ren Shang, who stood aside, raised his glasses and asked curiously: "Why didn't Sobol annihilate our coalition fleet first?" , and then go back and land? Or, let the space fighter pretend to break into the atmosphere first, wait until the coalition fleet appears, and then come back. "

"This place is different from the waterway. Although the waterway is vast, it is full of dangerous areas and no-man's land." Once it is driven out of the waterway and loses the jump channel, it will take the warship ten days and a half to fly out of the half-hour jump journey. Therefore, when fighting in a place like Double Star Point, the coalition forces could only retreat. "

Harriman shook his head slightly and explained.

"But these immigrant galaxies in LeLei are different. Thousands of years of development have cleared a large number of waterways. In addition, the Bermuda and Newton galaxies are transported here." It is not easy for Sobol to capture the coalition forces. Taking the capital star as its advance base can not only obtain supplies to firmly occupy it, but also radiate to the entire southeast. More importantly, he can use this to force our coalition forces to fight with him! "

"For him, the attack of space fighters into the atmosphere gives our coalition forces some opportunities and advantages. However," judging from the total strength, he still has the absolute upper hand. If we can use this to force our coalition forces to confront him, he will actually make a profit. After all, if the fighter plane cannot enter the strangulation range, it will not be able to play its role. With his commanding ability——…

Harriman sighed quietly and shook his head. After a long time, he continued: "As for the fighter planes entering the atmosphere and coming back, this hypothesis is impossible to establish. I, the commander of the Allied Forces, am not a fool. If the army's land-based fighters did not entangle the enemy, they still would not show up!"

Ren Shang and Berg looked at each other, thought about it carefully, and both nodded in agreement with Harriman's judgment.

"In that case," Berg turned to look at the screen: "Xiyo tried a few times and understood the strategy of our allies. Their landing battle is about to start."

"Yes." As soon as Harriman finished speaking, several fiery red fireworks bloomed on the screen.

Everyone suddenly looked up, and on the long-range vision device, "A swarm of Western fighter jets has rushed through the abandoned airport in overwhelming numbers" and entered the atmosphere. In the atmosphere, endless anti-aircraft fire, missiles and thousands of land-based fighter planes have been approaching quickly! Before the two sides even met, several fighter planes were destroyed in the intensive artillery fire and turned into meteors flying to the ground.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Half an hour later, when all the "Western fighter jet clusters" had been engaged in the battle in the atmosphere, a Fei Alliance warship, with a flash of white light, took the lead in appearing at the end of the jump channel outside the Western York fleet's defense chain.

Everyone in the viewing hall held their breath.

They saw "behind this Fei Alliance battleship, countless giant steel ships were approaching with murderous intent!!"

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