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Chapter 1346: Cutting off the retreat route, Ilxia defense operation (4)

The reason why the battle to defend the space fortress Ilsha was difficult was not because of the number of enemy troops, the enemy's fighting will, or the enemy's tactical qualities.

The most important reason is that both the front and back of the space fortress Ilsha are enemy-occupied areas, which means there is a possibility of being attacked from both sides.

As I said earlier, the space fortress Ilxia can block the jump, and the Red Maple Republic fleet withdrawing from the front line cannot jump from the front to the rear of Ilxia.

It was obvious that the enemies from the rear had leaped over and were attacking Ilsha from both sides.

The good news is that only the jump signal of the enemy's cruise ship formation has been discovered so far. The enemy's main fleet may be moving at a slower speed and is still on the way. Time waits for no one, so the fastest cruise ships and mobile aircraft carriers were sent directly to cooperate with friendly forces to encircle the space fortress Ilsha.

But the bad news was that the number of enemy reinforcements exceeded 300, not counting the enemy troops that were being attacked overhead. Including the Swan, the patrol fleet protecting the fortress did not exceed 200 at most.

Although they were protected by the fortress's artillery, they were at an overwhelming disadvantage in terms of numbers, not to mention that the enemy's main fleet could leap over at any time.

The Xuanshui Federation naturally also sent a reinforcement fleet, and it was a brand new fleet, composed of brand new warships produced since the war began, and of course most of the members were recruits.

Their combat effectiveness is certainly not as good as that of a battle-hardened fleet, but their numbers are sufficient.

The real problem is when the support will arrive and whether we can hold on until then.

But that is something the captain and the military staff need to consider. For the carrier-based aircraft pilots who have already set off, they only need to consider the enemy in front of them.

Ion beams and tracer bullets danced before my eyes, instruments and levels spun wildly, and even with an oxygen system, the suffocating G-forces made it hard to breathe.

That's the fact. The pilots just have to charge forward, but the guys at the back have a lot more things to consider.

Hall was one of those people who had no time to think about other things. She fired the last three rockets at the battlecruiser that was trying to approach. Then, in the orange flash of the explosion, she did as Li Chengxi said and threw away the barrel, and took out a foldable 180mm howitzer from her back.

The huge recoil makes it difficult for Silver Cyclone to bear. Its stable posture will be destroyed after firing a shot. The Silver Cyclone's void kit is still not very good in terms of propulsion power, and it is unable to control this gun.

After Hall barely fired two shots, he realized that he couldn't use this thing, so he had to throw away the howitzer and grab the 40mm rapid-fire cannon to fight the incoming space fighter.

Although the size and specifications of Silver Tornado's fingers are similar to those of MS, and their weapons can basically be used interchangeably, it is not absolute.

Fortunately, the magic mecha has an extremely fast rotation speed, and it is difficult to hit as long as it remains maneuverable. Therefore, even without a shield, it can fight against space fighters that far outnumber itself with just a 40mm machine gun.

It was a very correct decision for the Storm Kingdom to use it to replace carrier-based aircraft. It is easy to operate and quickly forms combat effectiveness, has a high lower limit and is easy to maintain. It can also easily change different armaments according to different tasks.

The armies of small countries are small, so it is easier for them to replace their equipment. In contrast, for large countries like the Red Maple Republic and the Whirlwater Federation, even if they realize that magic mechas can perform better than carrier-based aircraft in war, it is not so easy for them to replace their equipment, and their production lines have to be rebuilt manually.

But the magic mecha could not defeat a thousand at once. The absolute disadvantage in numbers forced the Silver Tornado to quickly switch from offense to defense, jumping up and down continuously.

The shield on his left arm was already pitted less than twenty minutes after the battle began. If it weren't for this shield protecting the cockpit on his chest, Hall would have become a number on the list of casualties.

"We can't hold on any longer. The enemy is about to break through the blockade. I repeat, the enemy is about to break through the blockade!"

The absolute disadvantage in numbers not only made it difficult for the Silver Tornado to resist, but also for a large number of friendly carrier-based aircraft. On average, one carrier-based aircraft had to face enemies that were three or even four times its number.

Even if the opponent's pilot's operation clearly showed that he was a rookie, a random punch could still defeat an old master, not to mention that the pilots of the Xuanshui Federation were not that old either.

Due to the absolute numerical disadvantage, the friendly forces kept falling and exploding like birds with broken wings, and the interception network formed by the anti-aircraft guns on the warships and fortresses had obvious gaps.

The Whirlpool Federation must re-establish a blockade closer to the fortress, but before that, the pilots, including Hall, cannot retreat. Once they retreat, the enemy will rush over like a flood without any obstruction, and the fortress, which has not yet fully recovered its functions, will not be able to stop them at all.

Will the cruise ships, including the Swan, be better?

No. In addition to cooperating with carrier-based aircraft to fire anti-aircraft barrages at enemy aircraft groups, warships also need to be careful of torpedoes.

The Red Maple Republic learned the large-scale torpedo tactics used by the Cyclone Federation in the last meteorite belt torpedo operation. The anti-aircraft firepower and shield strength of the cruise ships were not as good as those of the warships of the main fleet. A large number of torpedoes flew over, posing a considerable threat to the fleet. More than a dozen cruise ships have been destroyed.

After all, not only are they at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, but they are also attacked from the front and above. Unless everyone is a super ace like Li Chengxi, they really can't stand it.

Speaking of Li Chengxi, here he comes.

Several ion beams hit the enemy fighter planes trying to bite Hall's six o'clock direction, followed by a string of beam Vulcan cannons flying past from the left side of the silver tornado.

"It doesn't look good..."

Due to the need to reassemble, Li Chengxi arrived much late and was unable to attack immediately.

As a result, when he came out, he found that the line formed by the fighter planes of the Xuanshui Federation was about to fall apart.

"Don't use your nuclear bomb, it will drag us in!"

Although Hall felt reassured by Li Chengxi's presence, he still shuddered at the thought of the weapon called a nuclear bomb.

"Not really. Using nuclear bombs against carrier-based aircraft is a waste."

As Li Chengxi spoke, the huge nozzle behind him suddenly spun upwards:

"Follow me."

Then the machine rushed downwards, completely disregarding any front line.

Hall immediately chose to follow. Although Li Chengxi did not obey orders, his intuition on the battlefield was very accurate and he could often find the enemy's flaws.

This is not actually intuition, it's just pure experience.

When escaping from the melee, several enemy planes caught up, but were easily destroyed by Li Chengxi's floating guns.

He immediately turned around and raised the beam rocket launcher.

A strong light of light green gathered at the muzzle of the rocket launcher, but it did not form a particle beam and be launched as usual. Instead, it continued to gather as if accumulating power.

Three seconds later, the light reached its peak and Hall saw Li Chengxi pull the trigger.

Immediately afterwards, a ball of light shot out from the muzzle and quickly expanded, turning into a huge energy body that was taller than the silver whirlwind and wrapped with strands of electric light.

The ball of light hit the left rear of the enemy aircraft group from below and exploded immediately.

The strong light engulfed at least a dozen space fighters, which mixed in with the spreading light green light. Orange flashes could also be seen lighting up one after another.

This is the beam rocket launcher's charging mode. It is quite powerful, similar to the energy spread of a battleship's main gun.

The downside...

Looking at the red 'low energy' prompt that appeared on the screen, Li Chengxi knew that this thing could not be used frequently.

(End of this chapter)