Chapter 65 - 25 Battle Situation Analysis Meeting (1)
Damn it, if I could kill you, I would’ve done it already. How can I kill you if I don’t know what you’re thinking? Fatty felt immensely aggrieved.
After circling around and returning to the original spot, a frustrated Tian Xingjian began to complete the calculations in his hands. It was a critical time now; if he was accused of dereliction of duty due to delaying the calculation tasks, that would be quite unfair.
He quickly cross-checked several battle plans and then inserted the electronic folder into the computer’s slot, extracting the data to start the calculations.
Having finished his work, he casually opened the space fleet battle report that Carl had called up earlier. At this moment in the Newton Star System, several space fleets were already locked in fierce combat. It wasn’t just the First Mixed Fleet that was under attack; the Second Mixed Fleet, stationed at the entrance to the Space Jump Point, was also under assault. Moreover, the enemies they faced were nearly twice their numbers, comprising the Imperial Space Task Force, which included six carriers!
Initial intelligence assessment indicated that these fleets were a mixed formation drawn from the Galileo Star System while the Federation’s 3rd and 9th Fleets were returning through the Public Star Domain to the Central Star Domain for resupply after raiding behind enemy lines. Their intention was to completely annihilate all Federation air forces within the Newton Star System, thereby creating conditions for ground warfare.
Aside from the number of ships, in terms of total combat strength of the ships and the combat capabilities of the soldiers, the seasoned Imperial Fleet exceeded the Federation by a margin. The only thing the Federation could rely on was their sheer resolve.
Incredible, even in space the situation was so dire! If the space fleet were to fail, Miloke Star would be doomed! Russell’s decisive blow was both precise and brutal. Evidently, since the planning stages of the Federation’s Thunderbolt operation, he had been setting up this chain trap step by step. The retreat and assembly of ground forces, the plan’s failure to secure Bafoli Pass, the pursuit of ground forces, the attritional attacks on the Jialuo Mountain Battlefield, the accurate estimation of the Federation’s harassment fleet’s energy resources, all these factors interwoven, precisely calculating the counterattack timing, had given the Federation only a day’s response time. Such military command artistry was bone-chilling. From the outset, Russell’s mind had seen the entire situation as a nearly resolved chess game!
Tian Xingjian was deep in thought when the door suddenly opened, and Carl dragged him up, saying, "The command center is holding a battle situation analysis meeting, Colonel Pat asked me to get you to the main conference room."
The two hurried to the main conference room of the Combat Department, which was already packed with people. Almost every leading staff officer from each group in the Combat Department’s various research rooms had gathered here, and Fatty couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. The strenuous arrangements indicated that the command center’s previous meeting had not yielded definite results.
Usually, such battle situation analysis meetings were restricted to several generals and the heads of various research rooms; there had never been a precedent for expanding it. The research groups below were only responsible for analysis, simulations, and submitting battle plans. The final centralized review would be submitted to the command center, which would then issue orders based on the comprehensive conclusions drawn from these plans and simulations.
It appeared that the command center’s meeting couldn’t reach a conclusion, the scope of analysis was too broad, and they had no choice but to enlarge the meeting in hopes of finding the enemy’s hidden intentions through collective wisdom.