Chapter 119 First Counterattack

333, on the afternoon of December 15, Epsiron Colonial Star Air Force Command

In the spacious and bright conference room, the senior officers of the Fifth Fleet gathered together to hold the first plenary meeting after Huo Xiu became commander-in-chief. There are more than a dozen generals present, most of whom are between brigadier generals and major generals, and generally serve as commanders or staff officers of fleet detachments.

The commander-in-chief sat quietly, and there was only one person talking at the scene - Major General Wang Hanyang, the deputy commander. Her voice spoke with a strong and soft momentum of women. At this moment, she wore an air force white daily uniform, casually tied her red hair, held a laser indicator in her hand, and pointed to the hologram in the center of the conference table.

"Dear everyone, in just a few days, the enemy's Third Fleet has fought with us 32 times, with a wide distribution, focusing on the colonial star of the Ita Galaxy, and seven times in the Epsyrian Galaxy. The scale of the battle is not large, and it also appears in the form of teams. The deputy commander summed up more than 30 battle reports. "According to my experience in commanding against the enemy, they are deliberately trying to find our flaws and destroy the military operations of the military in the colonial star of the Ita galaxy, but they have failed. I am allowed to pay tribute to the commander."

Everyone surrendered their eyes to Huo Xiu, who was silent. Although they had known each other for a short time, they had to admire their boss's combat command ability. Dozens of confrontations between the enemy and us can be seen by anyone as an extremely intellectually test. If the responsibility is placed on them, no one can guarantee that they can deal with it easily. But Huo Xiu showed a sense of ease from beginning to end. Moreover, he not only commanded the air force, but also commanded the land operations of the colonial star, which is not only explained by the cultivated proficiency, but also shows that he is naturally adapted to this and is a rare genius.

"According to the officer, the battle of the colonial star of the Ita galaxy has entered the early stage of reversal. It is impossible for the enemy to watch the loss of control of the upcoming colonial star. Therefore, they are bound to harass us one after another in the next few days to find opportunities to regain control of the Ita galaxy."

Wang Hanyang finished speaking and looked at everyone, "That's all I want to say. If you have any comments, please raise them."

After she sat down, another deputy commander, Lieutenant General Aaron Baker, said, "I suggest preparing a counterattack in response to the continuous harassment of the enemy in recent days. At the same time, it can make them shift their attention slightly from the colonial star to space and relieve the pressure of planetary battles.

After Baker's suggestion to counterattack, the generals present were a little surprised. In the months since the outbreak of the war between the alliance and the rebels, the alliance has always been passive defense, the number of active attacks is very small, and most of the news of defeat comes back. By December, the alliance had no energy to organize a counterattack since the failed strategy of former Air Force Commander Lawrence Shaw led to the destruction of the Sixth Fleet.

Now Lieutenant General Baker's counterattack is really not what ordinary people dare to think of. Including himself, he did not want to try this, but since he found that Huo Xiu showed a commander-in-chief ability that was not weaker than anyone in the confrontation with the enemy, he felt it necessary to mention this and also trusted the commander.

"It's not a good thing to have been passive defense. It can only cause signs that the enemy is difficult to defeat and make the morale of the army increasingly depressed." Ho Xiu agreed with Lieutenant General Baker's suggestion, "But Lieutenant General, you didn't list anything that could convince me. As a senior general, you know this better than me."

"Yes, sir, I just came up with this idea at the last minute." Lieutenant General Baker nodded and admitted, "I mainly hope to divert the enemy's attention and give us a chance to take the initiative."

"shir, I think I can supplement the lieutenant general."

Eleanor Cruz took the initiative to stand up, and Huo Xiu nodded slightly. Whether it was useful or not, it was a good thing to have his own opinion and speak. After all, she is one of her subordinates and holds an extremely important position of chief of staff. Without extraordinary skills, she can't convince other officers.

"I think about it from a big perspective." Eleanor's voice was generous and calm, and his eyes to other officers were fearless. "According to the statistics of the Military CIA, in the past ten days, all colonial galaxies or industrial planets in the vicinity of the alliance have encountered enemy fleets and small-scale conflicts. Almost all other fleets except for the First Fleet defending the Alpha region are large. More or less encounters and confrontation with the enemy. In the military report, it is believed that the enemy is planning countermeasures and looking for the defense loopholes of our fleet to launch a sudden attack, but I don't think so.

As soon as she stood up, she denied the view of the military department, which made the officers present look different. Baker would continue to listen and not show his attitude for the time being. Major General Wang Hanyang, because he was familiar with Eleanor, also wanted to hear the reason why she dared to veto authority, but Ho Xiu remained silent and only gave Eleanor a successor. Continued eyes.

"After a war, the destruction of our sixth fleet allowed the enemy to completely control space in remote areas, and the remaining colonial star resistance was also called the 'struggle before death'. It can be said that they are bound to control distant areas. However, the enemy also suffered losses in the war, and the commander suffered a lot of losses in the enemy's battle. In this regard, I think their current focus should be to eliminate the coalition troops in remote areas and thoroughly control the remote areas, and the frequent harassment against us is a strategic deception they have implemented.

"Bold thoughts." Wang Hanyang took the lead in expressing his position, "I agree with this view. If the enemy wants to invade on a large scale, they will definitely not play this intermittent game. On the contrary, they are now using this time to prepare and accumulate strength before launching an attack on us."

"Please go on, Chief of Staff." Lieutenant General Baker also became interested and changed her attitude towards the young chief of staff. She is not the kind of person who is suspended.

"Turn your eyes back from the overall situation, and then the counterattack strategy against General Baker." With the praise of others, Eleanor is even more confident. "The enemy fleet is active in the Jetar Galaxy and has often had lightning contact with us in recent days. On the one hand, they are indeed looking for opportunities, but on the other hand, it also shows that they are using time to restore the vitality damaged last time and preparing to completely master the Jet galaxy colonization. Minxing.

"Therefore, they will not rush to launch a large-scale attack on our side before the situation is completely controlled, which gives us a chance to raid." Eleanor said, "The sudden attack of our army will even disrupt the enemy's plans to a certain extent and make them suspicious."

"Wone analysis, General Cruz." Lieutenant General Baker nodded and said, "Your bold and unique insights have indeed solved some doubts that blocked my thinking."

"Shir, what's your opinion?"

Wang Hanyang looked at Huo Xiu. The opinion of the commander-in-chief is the most important, and this kind of risky behavior also needs to be determined by himself. It is not necessary to do it if he thinks it is feasible. War is not a child's play. Behind every order issued by the officer, there may be thousands of casualties.

This is the reason why senior officers have a stronger grasp of the battlefield and more transparent views. They will not have the blood of young people who ignore the death. Most of them consider the calmness of the overall situation, but the struggle has subsided and they also lack the grasp of the fleeting fighters.

Only Huo Xiu takes into account both aspects, which is his specialness and the instinct that others can never learn. In response to the speeches and opinions of the officers, he said, "I agree with General Cruz's speculation, but a more detailed strategy is needed in terms of actual combat arrangements. Here, I propose a framework that you are responsible for improving."

The officers nodded and concentrated.

"The opportunity for a raid is rare, and whether it is successful or not, it must be firmly grasped once." Huo Xiu looked at everyone and said, "We should give the enemy a passive defensive posture that is the same as before, and use appropriate deception to convince them that our recent strategy will not fluctuate too much. Secondly, the colonial star must never fall into the hands of the enemy again, so when we raid the enemy, we must be guaranteed. The backup support only needs to meet these two requirements. This raid plan will be established immediately, and I will approve it.

The officers fell into meditation. Now that Huo Xiu has already spoke and has been suppressed by the enemy for many days, they also want to take this opportunity to make a beautiful counterattack. Once it is successful, it is not only the glory of their fifth fleet, but also can inspire the whole army of the alliance, and they will become the focus of everyone.

"Sir," Eleanor was the first to say, "I suggest asking for help from the Fourth Fleet to exclude some of the detachments from our mission of maintaining the Ita Galaxy, and at the same time confuse the enemy with a full number, so that they think that we have adopted a sticking strategy. After that, we sent a fleet, preferably when they confronted us, while there was a slight emptiness inside the other side, and our army launched the most fierce firepower to raid them.

Lieutenant General Baker's eyes lit up and said, "No wonder you just stressed that the rebels would not launch a large-scale invasion at present. It turned out that they had been ambushed here for a long time. The future is terrible. It seems that even if I didn't take the initiative just now, you can't help saying it sooner or later.

"You're welcome, General Baker. I'm just recalling your mention." Eleanor said modestly, but as Baker speculated, she was already prepared.

"The plan is feasible." Huo Xiu stood up and said, "Guys, Aaron Baker and Wang Hanyang will host the meeting next. You refine this plan and give me the final result before dawn tomorrow."

"Yes, sir!"

Ho Xiu took Anne out, and the meeting continued.

"Anne, go to the communication room and contact the Fourth Fleet for me."