章 16: Returning to War

編集者: Geoffrey_

“Pa.” The [Leader] mecha’s cabin door burst open as Grant jumped out flustered and exasperated. For a moment, he felt humiliated. For another moment, he felt indignant. Rushing over to Tian Xing Jian, he threw his fist out and started to beat him while scolding, “For you to even use a sneak attack, you are too despicable.”

Tian Xing Jian immediately retreated behind Nadal before naively saying with an expression of loss, “Do you also fight against your enemies on the battlefield with philosophy?”

Nadal stood in front of Fatty as he sneered at Grant, “You have taken the first action. Now that someone has directly fought back against you, you’re saying that others used sneak attacks on you? If you lose, just admit defeat. Are you a sore loser?”

The surrounding soldiers from the special scouts battalion moved forward together as they successively cracked their fists and rolled up their sleeves in preparation for a fight.

Grant’s face was somewhat red and somewhat white at the same time. After a moment, he finally threw down a sentence of “wait and see” before leading the commandos away angrily.

Alice felt that this wretched fatty was truly too despicable. His methods were all despicable and shameless to the max. She truly wanted to see the fatty being beaten to the point where he has to beg for his life. Yet this battle had ultimately been a loss for Grant. If they were to linger on any further, it would merely be bringing troubles upon themselves. As she was leaving, she could not help but glare at the fatty, yet what she saw was the wretched fatty giving her a flying kiss. She was filled with red-hot anger, and yet she could not do anything, Alice stomped her feet on the ground before running away. She had even ignored Grant as he called for her.

The entire camp finally started quiet down. Nadal gave the fatty a smile that did not seem like a smile. “You are good, Fatty. For you to let Grant eat such a big defeat, it seems that my eyesight is good.”

Fatty rubbed his head in a silly-manner before replying with modest, “It’s just luck, just luck. My level of battling with Battle Mechas is truly too low. All I can do is just bully those who have lower intelligence than me.”

Amidst the laughter of all the soldiers, Rashid announced, “From today onwards, first lieutenant Tian Xing Jian, 16th Division special scouts battalion, first company, we officially welcome you into our company.”

As Nadal left, he could not conceal his happiness. Seeing the defeated expression of Grant was truly one of his biggest joys. Who would have thought that even with such a fat external appearance, Fatty would have such formidable skill. Not only could he use his mouth to seemingly poison the other side, but his methods were also truly despicable and shameless. It seemed that this time, they could ride on the heads of the commando battalion. Making his decision, Nadal immediately went on to spread this news in the division department.

Joining together against a common adversary would truly create a mood of camaraderie between strangers, and for one of their own to create such a huge humiliation to the common adversary, he was totally the hero of their group. Thus, fatty, with the halo of heroism, soon integrated himself into the special scouts battalion.

It was the outer space New Age Year 2060, 19th of November. Miracolo public time, 1500 hours afternoon. The time left before the start of the most famous war in history, the Cato’s “Meat-Grinder Battlefield”, was less than 10 hours away.

Similarly at the same time, at 1500 hours, the Federation Army’s intelligence department confirmed that their defensive map of Miracolo Planet had been stolen, implying the possibility that their future combat plans had been revealed to the enemy.

1505 hours: The head of intelligence department received a call from the President’s Office and the Ministry of National Defense.

1510 hours: The Federation’s highest Supreme Headquarters, designated by both the President’s office and Ministry of National Defense, issued an order. The 5th Space Fleet was to enter and garrison itself within the big airports of the capital, implementing surveillance of the airfield nearby. Every flying vehicles would have to stop their action immediately, and anyone who resisted against the orders would be shot down without warning. At the same time, all communications would be controlled and disabled. The army would start to install interference on all radio waves.

1515 hours: The ground forces of the 1st Armored Division was fully mobilized, locking down every single key military institution within the capital. Every defensive battalion of the military installations were required to aid in the imposition of martial law.

1600 hours sharp: A total of 16 high-ranking commanding officers and 112 others who had been in contact with the blueprints and future combat plans were suspected of being spies and had been isolated for further interrogations.

1700 hours: Fatty announced that he would be treating the entire company to a meal, earning their endorsement and support.

At the same time, the Federation’s highest Supreme Headquarters convened a meeting. As their previous work had been completed three days ago, during this emergency, the Supreme Headquarters decided to begin the plans of opening the western passageway of Cato City to save the cities that had been surrounded by the enemies. This combat plan in Cato City had been termed as “Operation Lightning”.

1800 hours: The company commander Rashid, six others platoon second-in-commands, a signal team leader, and a technology-expert team leader had invited Tian Xing Jian to dinner.

At the same time, the orders of the Supreme Headquarters had finally reached the individual divisions, requesting them to prepare themselves and meet the schedule provided in the plan.

1820 hours: The feast that had just begun was cut short. The battalion department ordered the current second-in-command company commander to go for an emergency meeting. All company activities were cancelled, and all soldiers must be fully-prepared for war. The current war preparation status was at Level A.

1825 hours: Rashid and Tian Xing Jian reached the battalion department after having been informed of the plans. Battalion Commander Nadal had also arrived at the division department for an emergency meeting.

1910 hours: Nadal received a call from the division that this battalion department meeting would include even the platoon commanders that had an officer rank.

1913 hours: All officers with the rank of company commander or platoon commander had reached the battalion department.

1930 hours: Nadal finally returned after the meeting with the division. He immediately began to talk about the current war intelligence, explaining what was transpiring.

The forward command center had requested for all direct subordinates of the ground forces, the different armored divisions, and the aviation squadrons to fully prepare themselves for war. As for the commando teams within these divisions, they would set off at an earlier time. Their mission was to interfere with the enemy's radar, electronics, logistics, airbases, artillery, and the Sky Network System. At the same time, they are also required to acquire a clearer picture of the enemy locations while working in tandem with the air force to bombard them.

2000 hours: The meeting had ended, and the battalion was assembled.

2100 hours: The air-naval armored fighter planes were brought out of the hangar in preparation of charging them with energy and loading ammunition. At the same time, the commandos were assembled at the various big wild airports all over the place.

2130 hours: The air-naval armored fighter planes have departed from the airports. The first batch of commandos had also started to board the medium-sized transport ships.

2140 hours: Tian Xing Jian rode on [Logic] as he boarded a medium-sized transport ship. The door of the ship slowly folded itself before the lights within the cabin were switched on. The Aviation Squadron 16th Division, special scouts battalion, first company would be the first company to penetrate deep into the enemy’s territory. The distance of flight was over 1000 kilometers. They were in the first batch of transport ships to lift off.

2200 hours: The first batch of medium-sized flying ships started moving into formation. Three minutes later, the formation was complete and the various groups of transport ships started flying towards their destination.

2220 hours: The second batch of flying ships had finally left the airports. Three armored fighter planes were responsible for the protection of the flying ship Tian Xing Jian was on.

2225 hours: The medium-sized transport ship that was installed with reverse gravitational field has left the atmosphere. The three air-naval fighter planes continued to fly towards their destination that was within the atmosphere.

2245 hours: The flying ship once again entered the atmosphere and entered into formation with the fighter planes.

2305 hours: As they have reached their destination, the Imperial Army’s anti-air firepower started to shoot. The transport ship had been hit on many places.

2312 hours: The transport ship descended to a lower altitude above the designated location. The first company of the special scouts battalion started to jump down from the plane.

2313 hours: The very first Battle Mecha that descended from the sky, a broken-looking mecha, suddenly shouted out!

“This f***ing war! Your father is back once again!”

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章 17: Stealth

編集者: Geoffrey_

“[Fatty] has landed at coordinates (1045, 2207). Safe. Everyone who landed after me, please head in my direction.”

[Fatty] was none other than the callsign with Tian Xing Jian could not let go of. Initially, Rashid wanted to call him [Wretched man], yet the fatty immediately rejected it harshly. He said, “Either call me Hero or Fatty.”

There were no heroes that acted so wretchedly. Everyone agreed that the medal he had earned could not prove anything, thus they decided to just call him Fatty instead.

Usually, those of second-in-command would be the soldiers with the sharpest insight amongst the scouts. As they moved in a team, it would be the second-in-command team commander who walked at the very front. If they were moving in platoons, then it would be the second-in-command platoon commander who walked ahead. Of course, it would be the same for the second-in-command battalion commander as well. And right now, as they proceeded as a company, Fatty should be the one leading.

Feeling that this was such nonsense, Fatty forcefully spat out the moment the doors of the ship opened. The air outside tasted moist. Consecutive Battle Mechas fell down from the sky as they pushed the mecha force-assistance engine to its maximum potential, releasing sounds of “hong hong”. As the rapidly descending Battle Mechas were about 50 meters from the ground, a seemingly an unseen hand pushed the mechas upwards. This was the effect created by none other than the force-assistance engine which released a bout of downward impact force.

These standardized Battle Mechas were equipped with the best of the Leray Federation. Due to their status of being a special battalion, a large amount of state-of-the-art weapons and Battle Mechas had been provided to them.

The first company had three types of Battle Mechas. The most common was the 7th generation warrior-class Battle Mecha. This was a single-person operated mecha with extremely high manoeuvrability and defensive capability and could contend against the medium-sized Battle Mechas of the 6th generation. Ordinary soldiers would be using the standardized warrior-class pioneer version. As for Xi La De, the one he was currently controlling was of the same model as battalion commander Grant, the Leader version. This mecha had been gotten over from Nadal as Nadal had been using his person private Battle Mecha after many professional modifications and specialised installations in order to maximise its combat ability.

The second type of mecha was one the signal specialist of the team would use - a medium-sized four mechanical limbs beast Battle Mecha. They had two of such mechas. This mecha was named by the military as [Antenna] and was mainly used for maintaining communication with the rear and coordinating with the air force. During battles, the most important function for this Battle Mecha was its electromagnetic interference. It could cut apart the enemies’ communicative capabilities and attack their radar, Battle Mecha computer systems, scanners, GPS system and many other systems so as to create confusion and paralyse the enemy.

As for the final type of mecha, it was [Fury Fire], a heavy-firepower support Battle Mecha. There was a total of four such mechas within the first company. [Fury Fire] was also a 7th generation Battle Mecha and also the smaller version of the 6th generation heavy-sized Battle Mecha. Even though its size had reduced, its combat power was increased. This Battle Mecha could fit five people in total, with a curved-projectile fire cannon, three energy cannons, and a missile launcher. It was manufactured with an alloy that was even stronger and harder. The external armor was truly powerful, and it was matched with a large energy supply that fundamentally, it could be said to be a moving castle with ferocious firepower.

As for fatty, he had originally been given a warrior class pioneer version, though he had resolutely rejected. Thus, the only person with a private Battle Mecha in the first company was this fatty’s [Logic]. To the other soldiers of first company, they truly admired this new coming company second-in-command for playing with his life by using such a broken Battle Mecha onto the battlefield.

Fatty closely observed the scanner and radar on his [Logic]. There were no signs of hostile Battle Mecha around their location. However, this quiet mountainous forest would soon be flocked by the Gyaca Woods Empire’s Battle Mechas. They had to leave this location within 10 minutes of time.

The first company assembly after their descend from air was fast and stealthy. These special scouts had been baptised through hundreds of wars, and all of them knew what they had to do and how they should do it. After turning off their assistance engine, the Battle Mechas headed towards Tian Xing Jian’s location stealthily in the forest. Only the bigger-sized Battle Mecha would release sounds of occasional snapping of branches as they traversed through the dense forest.

Two minutes after landing, [Logic]’s Battle Mecha computer released a clear sound of notification. The first company’s two [Antenna], four [Fury Fire] and 77 warrior class pioneers, with a warrior class leader had arrived.

Fatty passed the command signal via his Battle Mecha’s computer to Rashid. Rashid waved his hands, causing all the assembled mechas to immediately spread out. Two in a group, with on in front of the other. Three such groups form a file. The entire team had turned into a long snake that could coil itself up anytime. There would be sharp-sight soldiers on the front and by the sides of the company. The entire company immediately marched onwards according to the destination pointed out on their Battle Mecha’s computer map.

To the west of their landing point, of about 50 kilometers in distance, there had been a blind spot scanned from an outer space satellite. This location had returned pitch black as the military satellite scanned over it. There must be certain Anti-Detection and Interference System installed in this location. Furthermore, this location was being sandwiched in between the two cities that had been occupied by the Empire. It was about 30 kilometers from the south to the north with a road bypassing their location. Thus, there was a huge possibility that this location must be a base of the enemy’s air force.

Radar and electromagnetic interference would not usually be installed near a road. The Federation’s air force had always suspected that this place might be the first location where the enemy gigantic transport ship had landed before turning into an anti-air guided missile silo. The reason behind this conjecture was because the southern and northern cities’ launched missiles had been interrupted from this particular direction, thus, this location of a mix between the temporary air force base of operation and a silo where missiles are launched from had been the initial conjecture suggested by the intelligence department of the Federation after seeing the black spot on the map. This conjecture had a huge probability of being proven right, thus, leading them to send a company of special forces over.

However, fatty felt something was weird about this place. If it truly was the base of air force or a missile silo, their airdrop down would not be so smooth. But if it wasn’t the aforementioned possibilities, then what could it be?

Very soon, their distance to the objective shortened to less than 10 kilometers. Platoon three commander, Jason, led his platoon to stay behind as reinforcement. Under the orders by Rashid, they form a circular defensive formation within a short period of time. Those sharp-sight soldiers who had been responsible for external surveillance naturally went out to an observation post 500 meters away. Tian Xing Jian had been observing this group of soldiers under him for the few hours he had been with them. Clearly, their performances confirmed his belief that their training was extremely strict. Their actions were firm and decisive as they had been baptised through war. Their analysis skills and actions were fast and accurate, and the tactical movements were truly flexible as well.

An [Antenna] and a [Fury Fire] took the initiative to break away from the group with several mechas following them as their guards. The other soldiers continued without stop towards their objectives.

Entering the area of interference, there was a high chance of meeting any patrolling enemies at any one time. Tian Xing Jian and three warrior class pioneer mechas walked at the forefront. They had to ensure the safety of the group following behind. Fatty chose a small hill southeast of their objective. He believed that from that higher viewpoint, he would be able to survey the entire enemy base.

Two platoons of special scouts maintained their utmost trust on fatty’s decision. Switching their mecha to stealth mode, they followed the broken Battle Mecha ahead of them who had been walking unsteadily. Everyone felt really weird. This mecha that had just been releasing black smoke in the morning and clattering sounds everywhere, was currently moving like a feline predator moving towards its prey in the forest. Its movement was gentle and soundless. If not because of their close proximity, they would have lost him. This broken Battle Mecha had seemingly blended itself into the darkness in the forest. This very scene made fatty even more enigmatic in their eyes.

Under the lead of fatty, they reached a distance of about 1 kilometer away from their objective. Along the way, the broken Battle Mecha that was at the very front had continuously use its particle accumulator in penetrating through many hollow big trees or underground burrows. Within these places, there had to be enemy sentries hiding. These spies had been killed within that short moment soundlessly, and cluelessly. None of the armor protection they had could block the particle accumulator’s penetrative power.

But, nobody had ever thought that a particle accumulator rifle would land in the arms of a Battle Mecha.

The warriors from the special scouts company following behind had never thought about anything else. They only felt that this path they took was unordinary. According to logic, usually a distance of 5 kilometers away from the objective would be their closest distance they reach before starting the surprise assault.

[Logic]’s radar had captured hostile Battle Mecha patrols. This team of patrol comprised of the Empire’s Iceman Mk.I and a team of infantry. They were currently patrolling around the outer perimeter wall of their base. Ten minutes later, this slow-moving patrol team had reached the location where fatty and the others were at.

At one kilometer away from the base, the night continued to be quiet. There had been no sounds of Battle Mecha starting up, and neither was there sounds of transport ships flying off and landing. This did not correspond to how a normal airport during war would sound like. Whether they would attack the base would be Rashid’s decision.

Fatty stopped. [Logic]’s mechanical arm raised upwards, before forming a fist.

After the entire group concealed themselves, the command signal was passed back to Rashid.

A minute later…

The leader version mecha released the signal for a surprise assault.

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