binnovel Chapter 490 Central Explosion
Chapter 490 Central Explosion
Not long after leaving the command center, a staff officer drove up to the roadside in a Shuguang Q1. Feng Tian suggested, "The headquarters is quite far from the main positions on the eastern defense line. Let's take a car there."
Li Chenglong shook his head: "Speed is of the essence in war, let's go straight there." With that, he gently pressed Feng Tian's shoulder with his right hand, and the two vanished from their spot in an instant. The staff officer who was about to open the door for them was speechless with surprise at this sight. After five seconds, he reacted and urgently cried out to the air, "Commander, please take me with you!"
However, no matter how much he shouted, it was useless, because only 5 seconds later, Li Chenglong and Feng Tian had already appeared in the command post of the eastern position.
Even now, Feng Tian hadn't reacted. He looked at Wu Gang and the others who were staring at him and Li Chenglong in surprise, then turned to Li Chenglong and asked, "Old Li, what's this?" Li Chenglong smiled calmly, "It's just a trivial skill, nothing to brag about. We've arrived at the command post now, let's get started."
Commanders Wu Gang and Xu Qingming also realized what was happening. They first saluted Li Chenglong in unison, and then explained the current situation. Because the number of special forces this time was very large, and a large portion of them were Level 2, Li Chenglong had brought up all combat-ready troops except for the city defense forces.
Soon after, the main commanders of the Dawn Army Air Force, Rocket Force, Armored Division, and the 3rd Army arrived. Li Chenglong glanced at his watch and immediately said, "It's 6 p.m. now. According to the joint research and analysis of our Strategic Information Support Force and the Central Information Management Department, these special forces will arrive at our position at 8 p.m.
He pointed to the map of Dawn City and the surrounding area on the big screen and said, "Because the number of special forces this time is very large, we cannot wait until they are all in front of us before we start fighting. Even if we are strong, we will be overwhelmed by so many special forces. In order to prevent this from happening, here is the following battle plan."
He then used the map on the large screen and the electronic sand table in front of everyone to explain the operation plan in detail. In short, the operation plan consisted of three parts.
First, all 200 Tyrannosaurus Rex fighters of the Dawn Army Air Force were deployed. They were then divided into four squadrons to harass the special forces flying in the air from different locations, trying to lure some of them over. Meanwhile, the S2 transformable mechs that were already waiting in the air used their aerial combat capabilities to annihilate the lured special forces together with the Tyrannosaurus Rex fighters.
To ensure the success of the luring plan, each Tyrannosaurus Rex fighter must be fully charged before takeoff, thus attracting energy-consuming special forces. To guarantee the plan's success, the Dawn Army's 3rd Air Force's airships and aerial mechs will also accompany them on the mission.
Simply put, the strategy is to use the Tyrannosaurus Rex fighter to lure a group of flying special agents into the encirclement, and then use the numerical advantage to quickly eliminate them.
The second aspect involves leaving only the 1st Army of the Dawn Force and the Rocket Force to defend the main eastern position. The 2nd Army will maneuver to the north, and the 3rd Army to the south, to encircle the special forces. Simultaneously, the Rocket Force's S1 land-based mech units will split into two and operate alongside these two units. During the separate operations, the accompanying land-based mech units will temporarily be under the command of the 2nd and 3rd Armies.
The third one is the most important and also the most dangerous. That is, Li Chenglong will use his abilities to bring all the level 13 experts except Yunlan to the center of the special forces, and use their super strength to carry out a central explosion on the special forces to achieve the goal of collapsing them.
Marina previously discovered, through her Void Domain skills, that a command system might exist within special species communities, and that higher-level special species might possess greater intelligence. After a month of joint research by Lena and Erica's team, they have finally proven that these special species are indeed commanded through some form of communication similar to radio waves.
The primary mode of communication in this scenario is likely a top-down, level-by-level transmission. If Li Chenglong and other powerful individuals could take advantage of the other units drawing the attention of the lower-level special forces on the periphery to launch a central explosion, they could disrupt their command system. Even if this didn't force them to retreat, it would create chaos within them.
It's important to understand that lower-level special forces operate almost entirely on the orders of their superiors and on instinct. Cutting off their command system is tantamount to stripping them of half their combat power. If they also cannot absorb energy within a certain timeframe, they will exhaust their own energy reserves and vanish completely.
After Li Chenglong finished making the arrangements, he ordered the officers of each unit to prepare immediately. Marina then said, "Lord Li, the high-ranking officers of our Third Army are all level 13 experts. If they all stay to carry out this operation, it will be like a group without a leader, and chaos will definitely ensue in the battle."
Li Chenglong nodded: "I've already thought of that. Ms. Marina and Ms. Cecily, you two will return to the Third Army to take command. This central demolition mission will be carried out by me, Teacher Lena, Ms. Qin Susu, Keltilan, and Sitros."
Marina and Cecily exchanged a glance before leaving together to carry out the 3rd Army's mission. Li Chenglong and the other four huddled together to discuss and begin formulating the operational plan for the central demolition. The troop deployment and command during this period were left to Feng Tian at the forward command post and Yun Lan and others at the rear.
After a brief reorganization, the various units set off under the leadership of their officers. Meanwhile, the Dawn Army's 200 Tyrannosaurus Rex fighters, divided into four squadrons, had already arrived at their designated positions. The Tyrannosaurus Rex fighters are two-seater aircraft; the pilot in front is responsible for flying the plane, while the pilot in the back is responsible for weapons control and information processing.
At 7 p.m., the forward command center received a report from the 1st Air Regiment that their reconnaissance aircraft had spotted a large number of special forces swarming in from the air and requested instructions.
Li Chenglong ordered: "The air force, the 3rd Army's air fleet, and the S2 mech units of the armored division shall carry out their combat missions according to the operational plan. Tell them not to lure too many special forces at once, otherwise they will be unable to take them all down at once and it will be dangerous."
At 7:30 p.m., according to communications from military reconnaissance aircraft, the special forces that had surged in from the sea had landed and were rushing toward Dawn City at an extremely fast speed. Five minutes later, Marina and Xu Qingming sent separate communications, saying that the 3rd Army and the 2nd Army had arrived at their designated positions and were just waiting for the operation to begin, so that they could launch a pincer attack from the north and south.
After some thought, Li Chenglong said, "Teacher Lena, Qin Susu, Keltilan, and Sitros. I've thought about it, and the 1st Army, as the only force on the main battlefield, is still too weak. The four of you stay here, and I will carry out the central demolition plan by myself!"
The commander of the 1st Army, Wu Gang, the deputy commander, Wei Lanxin, and the chief of staff, Lena, immediately said in unison, "This is absolutely unacceptable!" Lena stepped forward and said, "Commander, we can understand your thoughts, but there are so many void creatures, most of which are level two, and some are even level three. Do you know what kind of combat power their core area has?"
Wu Gang said solemnly, "That's right, and Commander, you don't need to worry about us. Although our 1st Army only has one level 13 teacher, Teacher Lena, there are quite a few level 12s. We can definitely hold on, so don't worry!"
But before he could finish speaking, Li Chenglong had already disappeared from the spot, leaving only a storage capsule on the table next to where he had just sat down.
Wu Gang walked up to Feng Tian and said angrily, "Comrade Feng Tian, as the commander of the 1st Army and a member of the Military Commission of the Dawn Army of the Chinese People's Congress, I hereby lodge a solemn protest. It is against our rules and regulations for the commander to do something so rash and put himself in danger!"
Feng Tian, the director of the Military Committee of the Dawn Army of the Chinese People's Congress, immediately said, "Alright, I accept your protest, but our Dawn Army's regulations also stipulate that in case of special circumstances, the commander can act according to his own will. So I can only accept your protest, but that's all. Well, I hope you can understand the commander's good intentions. The battle is about to begin, so please take your combat positions."
Wu Gang checked the time, put on his helmet, and said to the group, "Let's go, comrades!" Lena checked the contents of the storage capsule and found that it contained the latest super recovery potions. She smiled, shook her head, and left with the others.