Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 266 Facing the War Alliance! (4K)

Compared to aircraft carriers, Li Ye naturally wants a space carrier.

Aircraft carrier fleets can only be deployed at sea. Once a mobile city sails inland, it will have to be stored away in warehouses to gather dust.

But space carriers are completely different!
Flying high in the sky, it can follow mobile cities to any location and deploy air combat forces in real time.

When compared in this way, the differences between the two become quite significant.

Building an aircraft carrier is not as easy as you might imagine; it requires a massive amount of Tier 4 resources.

Li Ye's idea was simple: instead of doing this, he should prepare resources to build a Tier 5 space carrier.

Upon learning of Li Ye's idea, Fang Ying couldn't help but chuckle.

"As the lord of a mobile city, it's only right that I carefully manage resource consumption," he said seriously. "Air superiority is important, but sea power is also essential!"

He emphasized one point to everyone.

Aircraft carrier fleets can be deployed globally and, upon receiving orders, can quickly launch powerful firepower strikes.

"Remote deployment?" Li Ye pondered.

Fang Ying did indeed remind him of something.

An aircraft carrier fleet does not need to be constantly following a mobile city. As long as it is fully staffed, it can exist as a powerful independent force at sea.

If the Tomorrow Alliance wants to control or attack a certain continental region, it will not need to go to great lengths to mobilize its entire fleet; it will only need to send out aircraft carriers.

He finally made up his mind.

"Then let's build an aircraft carrier."

However, before preparing resources to build an aircraft carrier, Liye needs to plan its scale and force.

The Tomorrow Ship does indeed have the capability to build an aircraft carrier fleet.

Super Galaxy transport aircraft, Shadow Falcon fighter jet, reconnaissance aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, and Sea Eagle anti-submarine aircraft.

Flight III destroyers, Deepsea Hunter submarines, Wave Suppressor destroyers, Mechanical Squid, and the Orion cruiser that was never built.

To Li Ye's great regret, the aircraft carrier could not carry the Black Rain bomber.

This is mainly due to issues with size and weight.

Ordinary bombers typically have a wingspan of over forty meters, while aircraft carrier decks are only 70-80 meters wide, and takeoffs and landings would severely interfere with the operations of other carrier-based aircraft.

With a takeoff weight exceeding 200 tons, it far exceeds the tolerance limits of aircraft carrier catapults and arresting cables.

Bombers require long runways to take off, while aircraft carrier runways are only 100-200 meters long.

Aircraft carriers on Earth face the same problem.

Thinking of this, Li Ye couldn't help but frown slightly.

The inability to deploy Black Rain bombers would significantly reduce the combat effectiveness of the carrier strike group.

"A level 5 space carrier should be able to carry bombers, right?" he thought to himself.

However, Tomorrow is still quite far from reaching level 5.

After inputting the design drawings into the production workshop, Li Ye convened the War Committee and the City Residents' Committee, instructing them to begin arranging the selection and training of personnel for the aircraft carrier.

Generally speaking, a typical aircraft carrier requires 2000-3000 personnel, mainly crew members and aviation personnel.

The departments on an aircraft carrier are also complex and numerous.

For example, the ship's operations department, which is responsible for navigation operations, power maintenance, damage control and firefighting.

The aviation department responsible for deck scheduling, hangar maintenance, and air traffic control.

The combat and support department is responsible for weapons systems, intelligence and communications, medical care, and logistics.

For Li Ye, it was really hard to part with two or three thousand people from the Tomorrow.

Thanks to the Level 4 city simulation training cabin, personnel training is not a problem.

"Should the Tomorrow ship recruit another batch of personnel?" he wondered.

While busy with their work, Li Ye also dispatched reconnaissance aircraft to conduct reconnaissance throughout the entire colossal cave.

That petrified mountain range occupied two-thirds of the area of ​​the colossal cave, so it must have contained a great deal of mineral resources and mutated creatures.

The task of Nature H6 was to survey this petrified mountain range.

Half an hour later, Li Ye learned two things.

First, the petrified mountains contain a large number of mineral veins.

Secondly, a monster army was discovered at the other end of the plain. Judging from the army's banner, it belonged to the world-class organization "War Alliance".

"A war alliance?" Li Ye asked in surprise. "What is the size of this force?"

According to the pilot's report, this force consists of four Tier 4 configured Tier 1 mobile cities and a Marine Corps unit with one to two thousand Alliance soldiers.

According to Li Ye's concept, this should be a Level 4 mobile urban combat cluster.

A level 4 assault-type mobile city, plus several level 1 mobile cities with level 4 configurations.

Previous intelligence reports indicated that the monsters had dispatched troops to attack the Stone Elemental Civilization.

Following this line of thought, Li Ye began to ponder carefully.

In order to reach the Abyss of Rock, the monsters also activated the Elemental Dimension Teleportation Device, and this level 4 mobile city combat cluster was randomly teleported in.

"Where did that level 4 assault city go?" Li Ye asked in surprise.

Looking around at the enormous cavern and its surrounding tunnels, he seemed to understand something.

This level 4 assault city isn't necessarily inside this colossal cave; it's somewhere else. This monster force is clearly its vanguard in exploring this colossal cave.

After all, a Level 4 mobile city cannot move through tunnels; even the Tomorrow had to travel here via a wormhole.

"It seems this battle is unavoidable," Li Ye said slowly.

This alliance force, residing in the colossal cave, remains a significant threat. With it present, Li Ye cannot safely mine resources or hunt level 4 mutated creatures.

Moreover, wormholes are one-way, so there's no way to go back.

However, there is another option for Li Ye: to activate the recall device and retreat directly back to his home island before the War Alliance forces attack Tomorrow Alliance.

But he obviously wouldn't give up the resources in the colossal cave so easily.

Li Ye ultimately made the decision to confront this alliance force.

Overall, Tomorrow's Alliance holds the advantage.

The enemy's level 4 assault city is not located in the super-giant cave, making it impossible to deploy air forces, which is tantamount to handing over air superiority to Liye.

However, most of the Tomorrow's current flight units are at level 3, with only the Shadow Falcon fighter reaching level 4.

Li Ye summoned everyone and informed them of his plan to wage war against the War Alliance forces.

Surprised, everyone was eager to try it.

"So when will we start a war with the enemy, Alliance Leader?" Yang Zheng asked.

“One day later,” Li Ye replied. “We will launch a preemptive attack while the enemy is still establishing a foothold.”

Although it's said to be one day, it actually lasts much longer than one day.

Through the Level 4 city simulation training cabin, one day is equivalent to seventy-two days, enough for the participating troops to train in many combat scenarios.

At Li Ye's command, everyone immediately began intensive preparations. Li Ye himself entered the simulation training pod to take command.

However, just a few hours later, he received unexpected news.

The alliance forces have already set off for their location.

"I never expected the enemy to be in such a hurry even more than we are." He couldn't help but sigh. "In that case, let's begin."

Tomorrow, the Alliance will officially begin its battle against the War Alliance.

The main battlefield where the two sides clashed was the petrified forest that stretched across the center of the petrified plain.

The complex terrain of the forest adds many possibilities to the course of the battle.

The Iron Whale and the Star set sail, with the Bullfrog vehicles and special forces deployed on the deck of the Star as usual.

The Pacifier is ready at the rear.

Tomorrow will begin deploying combat troops to external areas.

On the A1 deck, Vanguard gunships, Black Hawk helicopters, Shadow Falcon fighters, reconnaissance aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, and Swift Sword mechs took off one after another.

Leopard 2A7V main battle tank, Prometheus, Leapfrog mech, Rapid Fire vehicle, Armored War Bear, Torrent heavy tank, Shadow Weaver tank, and Corruption Throat individual mech departed in sequence.

Watching the vast army setting off, Li Ye on the deck couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Times have changed, and the Tomorrow's combat power is indeed extraordinary.

Moreover, its naval forces have not yet been deployed.

Through the report from the reconnaissance pilot, Li Ye confirmed the situation of the five level 1 mobile cities of the War Alliance.

Two assault-type, one fire support-type, and two defensive-type.

"Concentrate your firepower and prioritize taking down that fire support city!"

As a Tier 4 fire support city of the Alliance, the city's deck is no longer filled with countless cannons, but with 7 Radiant type main cannons.

From the fighter pilot, Li Ye unexpectedly learned that the seven Radiant main cannons were slowly raising their muzzles, ready to fire.

He immediately realized what was happening.

"All aircraft, disperse and retreat immediately! The enemy is about to open fire!"

At the order, the Tomorrow's flight unit dispersed and withdrew.

A few seconds later, all the main guns of the fire support city opened fire simultaneously.

Initially, only a tiny point of light appeared in the sky above the colossal cave.

But the next second, this tiny point of light instantly expanded into a huge, incandescent white sphere—like a trapped star breaking free from its restraints, its light instantly illuminating the entire colossal cavern.

Countless crystals refracted iridescent colors as if boiling in the intense light.

The surface of the expanding sphere of light surged with crimson flames like solar prominences, then erupted with pure white waves powerful enough to burn the retina. The shockwaves from the vaporization swept outwards, causing centuries-old fluorite powder to ignite like stars in its wake.

The two fighter jets that were unable to evacuate in time were caught in the blast and instantly vaporized.

When the explosion ended, a perfectly circular cavity with a diameter of nearly a kilometer was created above the entire colossal cavern.

"What astonishing power!" Li Ye exclaimed in surprise.

He hadn't expected the Allied forces to have such amazing air defense capabilities.

This reminded him of the Vanguard's Tier 1 Radiant Cannons firing in unison during the Twisted Garden battle.

After the bombing ended, the alliance's fire support cities, which had been using urban camouflage, disappeared without a trace.

When asked if they could detect the signal, the reconnaissance pilots said they could not track it at all.

"It seems there's not only camouflage, but also signal jamming?" he mused.

With his command, the Shadow Weaver support tank reached maximum output power, and billowing black mist enveloped the battlefield.

This would cause enemy-supported cities to lose sight of them.

To resume fire, it must navigate around the black fog—which would bring it into the sights of Tomorrow's Alliance forces.

Or perhaps they blindly opened fire and bombarded the area in the black fog.

At this moment, both sides' forces have entered the petrified forest simultaneously and engaged in fierce fighting.

The War Alliance's marine forces are quite large.

A fully organized tank battle group, along with two to three thousand allied soldiers.

The guild soldiers are equipped with level 4 configuration, and some are even equipped with level 4 steam armor.

Tomorrow, the Allied forces will fight bravely, with Prometheus leading the charge into the enemy tank battle group, wreaking havoc and destroying their formation.

The leaping frog mechs and speeding motorcycles dart through the enemy lines, engaging in guerrilla warfare.

Heavy tanks and Leopard 2A7V main battle tanks were firing indiscriminately.

The most dazzling of all are the armored war bears, which roar and frantically pounce and tear apart their enemies.

Occasionally, Tomorrow Alliance fighters in the sky would swoop down and fire and bomb enemy ground vehicles.

The entire petrified forest was instantly engulfed in smoke and fire.

As the alliance forces advanced, an unusual sound suddenly came from not far away.

A Thunder Transport Vehicle suddenly appeared, and the Acid Throat mech on board quickly disembarked and sprayed high-pressure acid in aerosol mode.

Caught off guard, large numbers of Alliance soldiers fell one after another amidst painful screams.

In the forest, the special forces once again demonstrated their formidable prowess.

The crew members nimbly navigated the petrified forest using jetpacks and climbing grapples, throwing electromagnetic pulse grenades to disable enemy land vehicles and firing indiscriminately.

With the assistance of the intelligent fire control core, their firearms were able to automatically aim, significantly increasing their killing efficiency.

Meanwhile, the members in the distance raised their Silent Death sniper rifles, silently reaping the lives of one enemy after another.

Their primary targets were land vehicles and monster soldiers clad in steam-powered armor.

The enemy's assault and defensive cities also broke into the petrified forest. With the kinetic energy boosted by the level 4 power engine and level 4 tire tracks, the petrified giant trees were no match for their advance and were crushed one after another.

They quickly crossed the petrified forest and advanced towards the rear of Tomorrow Alliance's formation.

Their intention is to find and destroy the hidden human level 4 assault city, namely Tomorrow.

"Abandoning the petrified forest battlefield and instead carrying out a decapitation strike?" Li Ye's expression changed slightly. "Yang Zheng, Lin Wu, stop them!"

Upon receiving the order, the Peacemaker immediately began its bombardment.

Artillery, missile launchers, and electromagnetic railguns opened fire simultaneously, instantly plunging four Level 1 cities into a tidal wave of explosions.

However, thanks to their maneuverability and Tier 4 urban armor, they all withstood the attack.

Seeing a rapidly approaching, assault-type city taking the lead, Li Ye immediately spoke up.

"It's time, Fang Yong!"

Suddenly, the space around the assault city began to distort, and the entire city abruptly halted its charge.

Not far from it, the Iron Whale emerged from its urban camouflage.

The gravitational wave controller on the deck has been activated.

(End of this chapter)