Chapter 190 Harto Starport
The surviving guerrilla groups in the Northwest and Southwest also united with some rioting laborers and sent troops to the Miluo Plateau.
Because the governor died and his morale was gone, Howard and other remaining generals of the army were full of evil intentions, thinking about how to escape from Croatan, and had no intention of fighting at all. As a result, it was difficult for the remnants of the Second, Third, and Fourth Legions to form an effective combat force, and they would be defeated in the next defensive battle and deserted for thousands of miles.
In the city of Rhineston, the originally bustling and lively neighborhood has become extremely depressed. It took half a day to see a few panicked citizens walking by on the cold streets. The shops were closed, the market was closed, and the powerful and wealthy celebrities fled this dangerous city with their families on the transport plane at the airport.
The people who stayed behind closed the door tightly, staying in the house and not daring to go out. On the street, robbery and smashing occurred frequently. The well-dressed policemen had long since disappeared, and various government departments were closed down.
The streets were in a mess, with scraps of paper and soot flying everywhere, rotten food, broken glass, abandoned pets, and even dirty poop.
In just one day, the originally well-ordered, clean and beautiful capital turned into a precarious lonely city.
The news of Aldridge's death and the loss of the defense force quickly reached Ramsden's ears. The head of the Harto Starport, who had been gearing up for a long time, knew that it was time for him to make an appearance and clean up the mess.
On the third day, while ordering the fleet of cruisers to stand ready, he ordered to activate the large plasma cannons at Harto Starport and target the rebel base in the North Pole.
In his opinion, under the space-based weapons, the planetary army is a group of weak chickens and dogs. However, the fact gave him a loud slap across the face, and the brigadier general was deaf and dazed, completely dizzy.
During the charging process of the plasma cannon, a certain module of the electromagnetic confinement system suddenly became abnormal, and the disordered particle flow penetrated the magnetic force field. Destroy the structure of the accelerator, triggering a series of explosions.
The fire spread to the weapon defense platform attached to the Hato Starport, and tended to spread to the Starport Terminal. Ramsden had no choice but to order to disconnect from the weapon defense platform. He ordered his troops to put out the fire and rescue the disaster first.
However, something happened that he never expected. Some soldiers of the star port garrison suddenly mutinied, occupied some important facilities in the military port, and successfully opened the passage between the military port and the civilian port. Then, a large number of insurgents disguised as refugees and merchants flooded into the military port area and launched a fierce attack on the command unit.
In front of the rebel army pouring in like a tide, the dizzy Xinggang garrison retreated steadily, and the brigadier general fled in a panic. He originally thought that he would be invincible by leading his soldiers on board the battleship. Facing a powerful cruiser fleet,
The rebels at Harto Starport are living targets. Maybe they can be arrogant for a while, but in the end, they will definitely be wiped out.
Ramsden's thinking makes sense. The action was also extremely fast, and the battle was very successful. He and a large number of starport garrisons smoothly boarded the warship moored at the dock.
Of course, the reason why it was so smooth has a lot to do with the rescue of the cruiser squadron responsible for daily patrol missions.
Facts have proved that almost every move of Ramsden is under Marion's control.
Disconnect from Orbital Weapons Defense Platform. Leading his soldiers to board the ship, and the cruiser squadron returning to help, these are what Marion hopes to see.
Just when Ramsden ordered the ships to forcibly disconnect the fixing devices connecting the docks, a fleet of no-names suddenly burst out from the void not far away, and with lightning speed, they attacked the cruising ships. Cruiser squadrons around the starport attack.
Don't look at this is just a fleet of no-names. The strongest warship is only the battleship class, and there are many old models in the past, but it is naturally easy to deal with a cruiser squadron.
Soon, the cruiser squadron was wiped out. Most of the warships that hadn't left the pier were directly pushed against the chrysanthemums by the black muzzles of the motley fleet.
Commodore General's flagship "Void Crimson" still wanted to break through with its strong mobility, but several Sea Dragon-class cruisers of the Charles Federation fired a salvo and directly smashed it into a sieve.
Ambitious Brigadier General Ramsden? Adams ultimately failed to escape the fate of extinction, also stepped on Aldridge's footsteps. Perhaps, this is the favor of the goddess of fate for the two of them. As a pair of enemies, no matter who is missing between the two of them, the other will definitely feel lonely.
In the evening of the same day, Tang Fang and the three left the missile base with Marion, Virginia, and Claire, and took a shuttle to the Harto Starport.
The campaign against the remaining garrison has ended. Marion's deputy, Lieutenant General Nord von Carmen, the deputy commander of the rebel army, and a group of fleet generals have been waiting at the entrance of the connecting passage for a long time.
Unlike the slovenly Marion, Nord von Carmen is a Hebrew descendant who pays great attention to his personal image. Although he is nearly 60 years old, his skin is well maintained, fair and rosy, delicate and shiny. It can be seen that Usually do not use cosmetics less. What's even more unusual is that, as a Hebrew, especially Marion's deputy, he didn't inherit the former's eccentricity --- he had a big beard that he thought was very sexy and very manly.
Tang Fang also smelled a faint fragrance of wormwood on him, and paired with the spotless military uniform, it gave off a very elegant feeling.
"Could it be that every bad old man has a clean and tidy little white-faced adjutant beside him?" Tang Fang suddenly felt that his mind was a little wandering. He thought of Jim Raynor and Matt Horner in StarCraft. Next, he looked at himself, then at Aros and Howson, and felt a black line all over his head. These two elders were rougher than him...
After exchanging greetings, under the leadership of Nord, a group of people came to a reception hall in Xinggang. Through the window, with the searchlight of Xinggang, they could clearly see the warships moored on the pier.
"Can we talk about the fleet now?" Tang Fang said, looking back at Marion.
Marion walked up to him, glanced at the rows of warships on the pier, with a look of nostalgia on his face: "This fleet has a total of 389 ships, 78 of which are old ships from the Garcia uprising. The ships, and the rest, some from the Charles Federation, and some from the Empire."
"Just like now?" Tang Fang said, looking at the warships belonging to the Crotan cruiser fleet on the pier.
Marion smiled: "Otherwise, why do you think I fought a land battle with the Croatan Defense Forces? Aldrich and Ramsden are not compatible. Only by taking it easy and defeating them one by one can we occupy Starport and bring These Imperial warships are in the bag."
"You old guy, it really isn't easy." Tang Fang turned his head and glanced at him: "The Charles Federation is using you, so why aren't you using them?"
Marion sighed, and said helplessly: "The road ahead is rough and difficult. In the final analysis, the Garcia Rebel Army is just a weak force struggling to survive in the cracks. We cannot pin all our hopes on the Charles Federation. Dignity and freedom You must fight for it on your own, and you can never count on the charity of others. Only by relying on the support of the Charles Federation on the one hand, and arming yourself with the power of the Empire on the other hand, will the rebel army continue to grow and eventually overthrow Kirklaf The tyranny of a lifetime."
After listening to him, Tang Fang immediately figured out all the barriers. No wonder the rebels wanted to fight Aldrich on land. It turned out that the old Viking was a drunkard. Apart from obtaining resources such as Croatan's manpower, technology, and funds, his real goal was Ramsden. Commodore's garrison fleet.
The number of cruiser fleets and warships in Harto Starport is about 300. If it cooperates with the orbital defense platform, Marion's miscellaneous fleet has no possibility of victory. Therefore, he took advantage of the disagreement between Aldridge and Ramsden to perform a series of tricks.
The rebel army was no better than the Sulu Empire fleet. If the latter attacked, no matter how bad the relationship between Aldridge and Ramsden was, in order to keep the black hat on their heads, they would put aside their barriers and unite to the outside world. As for a mere ground rebel army, in the eyes of the two, they are just a group of mobs.
His Excellency the Viceroy will certainly not lower his noble head to ask Ramsden for help. Naturally, Ramsden is also happy to see his enemies make embarrassments, and even lose his life. In this way, he can lead the fleet to suppress the rebellion and gain fame in order to maximize his benefits.
When it comes to fighting with soldiers, attacking the heart is the top priority. Marion took advantage of the mentality of the two, first deployed in the dark, and then let the flames of the uprising sweep across the interior of Croatan. After driving the ground defense force to a desperate situation, Ramsden was bound to make his debut.
As soon as his fleet leaves the star port, or the space-based plasma cannon is activated, the chess pieces secretly arranged by the rebel army will play a role, and send a big gift to Ramsden. At that time, the Garcia rebel army hidden in the dark The fleet took advantage of the situation to fight out, and Ramsden, who was under the enemy's front and back and was in disarray, was bound to be defeated.
Tsk, tsk, one link after another, Marion's strategic planning can be described as quite meticulous. Perhaps, the only flaw is the existence of Gabriel Lace. Of course, this is an uncontrollable factor.
"What are your plans in the future? I think the Empire will not just sit idly by, and Kane Rudolph probably won't let it go." After a moment of silence, Tang Fang continued to ask.
"Integrate the fleet, absorb the backbone of the revolution, obtain the resources needed for growth, and then leave this star system and continue wandering in the starry sky to find the next target."
Tang Fang frowned slightly after hearing this: "Aros' killing Gabrielle should bring a lot of trouble to the fleet, right?"