Chapter 621: The Composure of the Older Generation of Military Leaders

Not long after the exchange of fire near the presidential palace began, the defense commander of the Secret Service also figured out the identity of the attackers.

These teams that attacked the security forces of the "Corporate Federation" were also not official federal units, but "private soldiers" of another group of companies.

To be honest, the defense commander was still shocked that the security forces and private soldiers of these companies could take out HCP equipped with heavy particle cannons in the federal capital.

However, at this time, he didn't have time to think about the source of these things. After all, any additional defense force of the presidential palace would increase their chances of survival.

So the defense commander didn't think too long, and ordered the defense forces and fixed turrets near the presidential palace to provide fire support to friendly units.

The fixed heavy particle cannon easily penetrated the deflection field of a HCP that was targeted in the flash of lightning, and then directly tore open the upper half of the body.

Among the two teams originally stationed at the presidential palace, two of the six HCPs took the initiative to attack. In the blue light of the plasma propulsion array, they rushed directly to the roof of the nearby building and then launched a round of sneak attacks from a high position.

Although the dozens of tons of aircraft directly crushed the roof of the building, the two HCPs still managed to escape after destroying several multi-legged tanks and crushing the attacking team.

And brought a bad news.

When the two pilots just flew to a high altitude, they also instantly activated all the detection units of the aircraft, conducted a round of scanning, and then found that more unknown armed forces were approaching the presidential palace.

Soon, the last images sent back by several downed drones also showed that the configuration of these attacking teams was the same as that of the enemies in front of the presidential palace, which was a combination of infantry + multi-legged tanks + HCP.

The increase in the enemy's HCP is naturally not good news for the defenders of the presidential palace.

These units are highly mobile, highly firepowered, and have strong survivability when the deflection field is not invalid. It is actually a headache for the defenders to deal with them.

After having a numerical advantage, the opponent can use the high mobility of HCP to continuously pull, disperse the defense forces and the "gun line" of fixed firepower points, and finally complete the breakthrough.

"Sir, when the enemy reinforcements arrive, it will be difficult for us to defend."

The adjutant, who also saw the enemy reinforcements, came to the defense commander and said.

"Of course I know, I'm not blind." The defense commander replied angrily, "What can I do? Should I just run away without defending?"

The adjutant scratched his head: "He who knows the times is a hero"

"I don't want to hear such words again"

The defense commander turned around suddenly and forced the adjutant directly to a parapet, and the iron fist blessed by the combat exoskeleton also hit the adjutant's head directly.

"Think about your duty and why we are standing here now. If you don't have the courage to stay here, take off your equipment and get out! I will let others kill you as a deserter!"

"Sir, I didn't say anything just now!"

The adjutant stood up straight, saluted the defense commander, and then ran towards the front line with his weapon.

The defense commander looked at his back and didn't say anything, but he actually began to worry in his heart.

He was not a fool who liked to lead people to die on the battlefield, but as a Secret Service agent and a guard of the presidential palace, he had to stay here with his men.

And he also knew that if no other units came to support, the presidential palace would be breached sooner or later with these Secret Service agents and local police officers——

"Mr. President, the presidential palace guards reported that they have been exchanging fire with people outside, and the attack was launched by private forces affiliated with some companies."

"Has Mrs. Paris's support arrived?"

"A group of people have arrived with equipment, but they were attacked by the enemy when they joined together and lost some equipment. In addition, two groups of armed forces were intercepted on the way and are currently exchanging fire with the enemy three blocks away."

Inside the fortress under the presidential palace, Brandon was standing in front of the holographic sand table, listening to the officers around him reporting on the current situation.

He was not surprised to hear that another group of "private armed forces" were attacking Paris and their support.

He knew very well that after the disintegration of the military-industrial complex, these companies, which were far less powerful than before, had to seek refuge from senior officials of the federal government in order to survive.

A group of companies headed by Mrs. Paris chose to join the "Iron Triangle", while another part of the companies found the top leaders of the two parties.

That is to say, the military-industrial complex that was forced to disintegrate after being severely damaged by the Atlas Group at that time was basically divided up by the top leaders of the federal government, and formed a kind of abnormal situation of "political and business integration" but divided into different camps.

When seeing the logo on the attacking armored unit in the picture taken by the presidential security force, Brandon couldn't help but sneer:

"Humph Gabriel creatures, I didn't expect that after choosing to part ways with Mrs. Paris, they even decided to go to war in the end."

Another presidential aide said: "After all, this is a gamble for them. If they win the gamble, then it will be just a matter of time for them to return to their former status."

"That's why I can't let them succeed." Brandon's tone revealed a fierceness, and then he looked at the officer who reported the situation, "What's the situation in other directions?"

"The 3rd Guard Regiment has now approached the Ministry of Defense building. The vanguard of the 1st Guard Regiment, composed of HCP and high-mobility armored units, is counterattacking. The follow-up main force of the 1st Regiment is setting up a temporary defense line near the Ministry of Defense building. At the same time, after leaving a part of its troops to defend the Capitol, the remaining troops of the 2nd Guard Regiment are beginning to move towards us.

As for the Capital Garrison Brigade, the HCP units of the three brigades acting as the spearhead have all entered the Capital Special District. Colonel Karen of the First Brigade has ordered some light troops to leave the majority and are giving priority to our support. As for the second and third garrison brigades of the rebels, except for the HCP that has already entered the city, the other troops are still operating according to the standard attack process!"

Brandon: "They currently have a force advantage, so naturally they will not They will not be anxious, but will try to completely control the capital special zone step by step. "

"Indeed." The officer nodded after hearing this. "Among the other troops, the troops closest to the capital will not arrive until tomorrow night, which means that the rebels will have an absolute advantage in manpower before tomorrow night, and they must know this, so when the main forces of the two brigades enter the city, they will inevitably launch a fierce attack. "

"What do you think is the success rate of defending until tomorrow night with the troops we currently control?"

Brandon asked, and after seeing the officer's hesitant expression, he added:

"To be honest."

"One brigade, one regiment, plus Secret Service agents and some armed police, these forces want to fight against the forces of two heavy brigades and two regiments until tomorrow night. It is indeed unrealistic. "

The officer knew that it was meaningless to say something nice, so he no longer concealed and spoke his mind honestly.

"Let's not talk about the armed police. We can't expect them to fight the regular army. What's more terrible is that the second and third garrison brigades have a lot of heavy equipment in their hands. These extra heavy firepower are completely beyond our ability to deal with in urban warfare."

Brandon: "So what is your judgment?"

"If no other reinforcements can arrive, our army will definitely lose."

After saying this almost as if resigned to his fate, the officer saluted Brandon, and then stood quietly in front of the holographic sand table without saying anything.

The entire bunker was silent after the officer told the not-so-good situation.

Although those who can enter the bunker are all loyal to President Brandon or the "Iron Triangle", this does not mean that they can still maintain their confidence after hearing the "must lose" ending.

But since they have already entered the bunker, there is naturally no possibility of retreating, so everyone can only use silence to cover up their inner uneasiness.

"Hahaha, it sounds like the situation is not good for us~"

President Brandon's laughter suddenly rang out in the silence, which was not only a little inappropriate, but also a little harsh.

Everyone in the bunker looked at each other, and they even began to doubt whether this president who was "at the end of the road" had gone crazy.

But the next second, after hearing Brandon's next words, they all opened their eyes wide.

"But whether it is you or the enemy, it seems that you have overlooked the existence of another person in the "Iron Triangle."

"But isn't Marshal Trafalgar currently leading troops outside? Even if he knows the current situation in the capital, he can't come back to help, right?"

"What if I tell you that Marshal Trafalgar has actually anticipated such a situation, so he has kept a hand in advance? You haven't all forgotten that there is still a large part of the garrison fleet in orbit, right?"

Brandon looked at the "survival from a desperate situation" expressions on everyone's faces with satisfaction, although he also received a message from Defense Minister Miller through a secret channel a few minutes ago, and only then knew that Marshal Trafalgar had a backup.

"This Trafalgar. Actually only told Miller, don't you trust me?"

Although he was dissatisfied with the fact that the admiral kept it a secret, Brandon had to admit that this 'old military leader' was indeed experienced and very sharp in this regard.

He knew that after he led the main fleet away, it would be the best opportunity for those who tried to seize power, so the garrison fleets that stayed behind were completely loyal to his direct line, and were also the secret weapons that stood up at the critical moment to turn the tide of the war.

——

In the space near the federal capital star, a ship that looked like an ordinary merchant ship carefully hid itself in the shadow of the second satellite, and then the cooling layer under the armor plate of the ship began to quickly conduct the outer heat with working fluid water.

Not long after, the temperature of this 'merchant ship' dropped to a temperature close to the background of the universe under the action of multiple cooling systems.

"The ship's temperature has dropped below the red line, the black body coating and optical stealth have been activated, and the passive radar wave cancellation device has been adjusted to the adaptive mode. The ship has entered the stealth action mode."

After hearing the voice of the crew member who was ostensibly a navigator but actually a tactical information coordinator, everyone in the bridge breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially Major Merlin of the Atlas Combat Fleet-Special Operations Division, who was the captain, also loosened his hands that were tightly holding the armrests of the captain's seat.

You should know that their "spy ship" armed as a merchant ship was almost discovered by the patrol ship of the federal capital garrison fleet.

Major Merlin took off the helmet mask of the cabin suit, wiped the sweat on his face that was not dried by the constant temperature system, and asked: "What's going on? Can anyone tell me why the garrison fleet suddenly moved?"

"Captain, judging from the trajectory of the garrison fleet, they are preparing to enter the orbit of the capital star. I always feel that it is a bit like the process of escorting orbital attack ships into low orbit," the intelligence officer replied.

"Is the garrison fleet going to launch an orbital strike on its own capital?" Major Merlin raised his eyebrows, obviously a little surprised by this situation. "The garrison fleet should be under the control of the Navy Admiral, so they are doing this to "serve the king"? "

"I don't know whether they are going to serve the king, Captain, I only know that the orbital defense platform of the capital star seems to be trying to stop them?! Several sets of weapons have been activated!"

As the intelligence officer said this, he put the synthetic image generated by the integrated detection unit on the main screen of the bridge, and saw that some of the turrets on the orbital defense platform were adjusting their angles and pointing their beam axes in the direction of the garrison fleet.

Major Merlin: "No, according to our intelligence, shouldn't the orbital defense platform be in the hands of the president and his three men?"

The captain of the spy ship was a little confused, but he didn't have time to think about the reason. He immediately turned his head to look at the communicator on the other side and said:

"Send the current situation back to the headquarters, take the 24th encrypted line, quickly!"

Just as the Atlas spy ship was nervously transmitting the message to the rear, the capital garrison fleet in the distance also began to act. The warships in front of the formation suddenly launched all the ship-borne HCPs in the form of a full-deck attack.

Almost at the same time as these HCPs appeared in the universe, some weapon groups on the orbital defense platform in front of them also opened fire, and the beams of directed energy weapons and the ballistics swept by the close-range electromagnetic guns quickly covered the entire universe.

"The attack team confirmed that the orbital defense platform opened fire! Sure enough, this place was also infiltrated by the rebels in advance!"

The HCP commander of the garrison fleet said loudly in the fleet communication channel, and also issued an order to "allow counterattack" to all HCP squadrons that attacked.

After these steel giant pilots skillfully completed the attack formation, they quickly dispersed in all directions and began to attack from the side and rear.

Whether it is tactical actions, combat experience, or mentality, they are completely beyond the control of the garrison fleet pilots who always stay in the capital

"It's all within the Marshal's expectations. Don't panic. Compared with the battles we have experienced before, this is just a child's play!"

The commander of the garrison fleet, Major General Griezmann, the former commander of the 14th Fleet of the Federal Navy, waved his hand and said in a shocking voice:

"It's just an attack by some weapon groups. There is nothing to be afraid of!

The HCP attack team quickly eliminates the threat of these weapon groups!

The vanguard fleet releases the assault cabin! After the Marines complete the boarding, quickly eliminate the rebels on the orbital defense platform and contact other friendly forces!

The orbital strike ship squadron begins to descend to the orbit!"

After issuing this series of orders, Major General Griezmann said to the bridge communications officer:

"Contact the martial law headquarters on the ground and tell the martial law commander Major General Henry that the orbital support is ready!"