Nine Hundred and Sixty Sky Road

Captain Zhong's words aroused Ye Han's vigilance. Whether intentional or not, the whereabouts of the army involved military secrets. Ye Han felt that it was necessary to check the background of Captain Zhong.

It is said that the superiors can arrange for someone named Zhong to come over. This person should be very reliable!

"I would say there is no need at all." Captain Zhong rubbed the soles of his feet. "There are missiles, cannons, and several warships on the island. It would be a waste to leave so many people alone."

Ye Han shrugged and did not answer. Captain Zhong seemed to understand that his words had crossed the line and changed the topic rationally.

The two chatted for a few more words, but ended when Captain Zhong left on his own initiative.

In the following days, Captain Zhong seemed to deliberately avoid Ye Han, and the two almost never met again.

Ye Han didn't have the heart to explore, so he just reported his suspicions to his superiors and let it go.

On December 13, 2029, after more than 80 hours of non-stop sailing, the fleet finally arrived at Ti Island this morning.

When the troops set off, Ye Han was still worried about whether he would encounter bad weather such as storms on the way, but his worries were really unnecessary. It was almost the end of the year, and when he saw the end, this sea area was the calmest during this period. .

After the fleet arrived, the Yuzhu received the docking notice immediately, which surprised Captain Zhong... This was not his first time coming back to Ti Island, and he had never been treated like this before.

Ye Han had already informed the entire army to prepare to leave the ship. When the Yuzhu docked at the port, everyone stayed in the car in the cargo hold and waited silently.

There was a sudden noise in the cargo hold, the thick bulkhead slowly opened, bright sunlight penetrated into the cargo hold, and the lights on the top of the cabin suddenly became dispensable.

"Let's go!" Ye Han gave the order, and Car No. 1 took the lead to drive out of the cabin, towering into the clouds... No, the orbital elevator that ran straight into the sky immediately came into view.

Anyone who sees it for the first time will be shocked by its majesty, even if Ye Han has seen a similar scene on Europa.

The cables of the Earth Orbital Elevator are much thicker than the one on Europa, and the ground facilities are extremely complete. The eight platforms are facing each other, and even the space train is much stronger than those on Europa.

The changes in the Sky Train are not only technical improvements, but are also directly related to the diameter of the cable - thicker cables mean stronger pulling force, and the carrying capacity of the Sky Train has been greatly increased.

The military did not give this unit any time to rest. A team of more than 2,000 people and hundreds of military vehicles drove out of the ro-ro ship and immediately drove to the platform according to the instructions. After identifying themselves, Ye Han gave an order, and all the officers and soldiers took action. , move the equipment on the car onto the sky train as quickly as possible.

Twenty minutes later, all the supplies were transferred, and a team of more than 2,000 people plus equipment filled four trains. Everyone strictly obeyed Ye Han's orders and stayed in the train waiting for departure.

At this time, another fleet of ships arrived on the sea, and one of the cruise ships flying the Stars and Stripes was given priority to dock. After a while, a group of fully armed American soldiers appeared on the dock.

Ye Han made a rough estimate and found that there were more American soldiers than the Airborne Division. The exact number was hard to tell, but it was probably between 2,500 and 3,000.

He couldn't help but be speechless. Is the United States investing so much in the Jupiter mission?

The next cruise ship to dock was from England. The total number of passengers was not as large as that of the US military, but it was no less than two thousand.

There were so many ships on the sea, and Ye Han suddenly had a bad feeling.

As expected, the fleet that had just arrived was filled with troops from various member countries of the base group. As ships from various countries docked one by one, the port was quickly filled with groups of mobile infantry armed to the hair.

The dozen or so member states of the al-Qaeda group sent at least a few hundred people, and the total combined strength was at least 20,000.

Ye Han had always thought that the main force in the sneak attack plan was the resistance organization, and the airborne division was just following the situation. Now seeing the troops sent by Al Qaeda, he suddenly realized how determined each country was - the orbital airborne troops are the essence of the entire army.

The base group will never just pick a troop and send it over to handle errands.

While he was thinking wildly, the sky train received the order to set off. The No. 3 train where Ye Han was on started moving together with the No. 7 train on the opposite side. The two trains soon met on the cable and climbed upward at an extremely stable speed.

The self-used sky train is no longer a fully enclosed canister type. Instead, it is equipped with many round portholes like ordinary trains. Through the portholes, you can see scenes in all directions.

The soldiers curiously squeezed to the porthole and looked out. As the height increased, the huge ladder island became smaller and smaller in everyone's sight, and became more and more inconspicuous. The blue sea gradually occupied everyone's field of vision.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion of the eyes, but the horizon seems to be getting more and more curved.

Ten minutes after setting off, several meteors falling from the sky attracted the attention of the soldiers. However, not long after, a parachute opened behind the meteor's butt. Only then did everyone realize that it was not a meteor at all, but a meteor thrown from space. Coming down from the train carriage.

The soldiers watched the carriages getting lower and lower, and finally fell to the sea in the distance. Several recovery ships immediately set off from the ladder island and rushed over to salvage the carriages.

Many people have the same thought in their minds: How many times have these trains been abandoned?

They are not curious about the answer, but they are worried about potential safety hazards after repeated use of the train... It is a bit unfounded, but it is also human nature.

The drama of the mid-course crash did not happen. More than four hours later, the train arrived at the low-orbit dock on time.

Because the earth's gravity is relatively strong, the low-orbit dock of the earth's orbital elevator is located at an altitude of more than 700 kilometers, much higher than the side of Jupiter's moon.

The design of the low-orbit dock is similar, but the volume is much larger. After the train stopped, Ye Han immediately organized the troops to transfer to the transport boat. The team of more than 1,000 people filled more than 40 transport boats.

After waiting patiently for a while, the transport boat jumped out of the airport. With the same roller coaster-like acceleration, the transport boat turned into level flight and soon joined the assault ship that came to meet.

The assault ship is a new landing ship redesigned for the Jupiter mission. It has no ability to land on a planet. Its tonnage is average and can only be regarded as a medium-sized warship. One assault ship can just accommodate an airborne regiment.

The military can completely build a large assault ship that can carry an entire airborne division, but such an assault ship will be a large warship comparable to an aerospace mothership. It is too eye-catching, and once a problem occurs, an entire division will be lost.

Medium-sized ships can not only reduce the difficulty and period of construction, but more importantly, there is no need to put all the eggs in one basket, so as to avoid being wiped out by aliens.