During the time when Aube's fleet was heading towards the World Security Alliance's joint fleet, except for the necessary logistics personnel, almost all the combat personnel in the fleet were seizing every minute and second to rest. They knew that once the battle started, it would be a tough one. The size of the joint fleet was far larger than Aube's fleet. Once the battle started, these soldiers would have to invest more energy and endurance than the soldiers of the joint fleet. Only by fighting in their best condition could they have a higher chance of protecting themselves and seizing the opportunity to defeat the enemy.
Even Xiao Ran returned to his room on the Angel and rested for a long time. It wasn't until the temporary command center on the Angel sent someone to wake Xiao Ran up that Xiao Ran got up and went to the bridge of the Angel.
The current captain of the Lord Angel was Bucky Lulu. In addition to the bridge staff, some senior officers, including Obu, were also standing in the bridge. Apart from the bridge staff, Bucky Lulu and the officers all turned around and saluted Xiao Ran when she walked into the bridge. Bucky Lulu waved her hand gently to signal them to lower their hands. After that, Bucky Lulu nodded and returned to her seat in the bridge.
Xiao Ran looked at the screen in front of the bridge. The silhouette of the joint fleet had faintly appeared on the screen. The reconnaissance aircraft also transmitted the image to another screen on the bridge. From the screen, it could be seen that the joint fleet was indeed very large. A rough count showed that there were no less than 100 warships. There were almost 10 carriers alone. One could imagine how many MS-class warships were in this fleet.
After all, this was a joint fleet composed of many Federation, forces, and countries. The size of Aube's fleet was less than one-third of the enemy's fleet. In terms of numbers, they were already at an absolute disadvantage. Once the battle started, the disadvantage would be huge.
In the entire bridge of the Angel, the atmosphere was quite solemn. Many people frowned with heavy expressions. The size of the joint fleet alone had brought them a lot of pressure. However, Xiao Ran was extremely calm when he saw this scene. He had faced enemies with greater numbers before. The small size of the joint fleet of the World Security Alliance wasn't enough to shock Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran stood behind Bakirulu, one hand gently supporting the back of Bakirulu's chair, and asked, "What's the specific situation?"
After Xiao Ran's voice trailed off, a senior officer behind him replied directly, "The two sides will start to come into contact in half an hour at most. Judging from the size of the fleet alone, the enemy's combat power will be more than three times ours. Once the battle starts, we will be under immense pressure. The possibility of victory is not high from a conventional perspective."
"All the combat departments on our side are in position and ready to attack at any time. I believe the enemy has already discovered us and is ready to fight. However, I suggest that we use a roundabout attack to avoid a direct battle with the enemy. After all, we should have a huge advantage in the number of ace pilots. We can use targeted attacks to deplete the enemy's strength. In a direct battle, our combat power is far less than the enemy's. We don't have the conditions to fight a direct battle in this situation."
Xiao Ran turned to look at the person who spoke. It was a high-ranking officer in his forties named Aubrey. His calm demeanor was filled with the spirit of a soldier. However, to be able to come up with a proposal that suited the current situation and truly understood Xiao Ran's desire to completely annihilate the enemy and come up with such a battle plan, it wasn't as simple as just courage.
Xiao Ran nodded. In fact, the other party's idea was the same as his. They would use ace pilots to harass and deplete the enemy's morale and weaken the enemy's numbers as much as possible. Of course, this kind of attack was not to let the ace pilots directly fight the enemy.
Currently, there were still a few people who could be called ace pilots in Aube's army. Xiao Ran could count them. Aslan was one, Mu, and the Martian prince Yagnes were another. Then there were Stella, Sting, and Aube, the three Unyielding Cockroaches, Aeschi's group of four, and the ten or so participants. Their skills and combat power were much better than the combined forces of the miscellaneous mech pilots.
In addition, in Aube itself, there were also some pilots with considerable strength. For example, the Jaguar Wade who took over Mu's Assault Gundam had the ability to equip the Assault Gundam with IWSP equipment. He was even better than Kajali. Although there weren't many pilots like Wade, it was still possible to find a dozen of them in the whole of Aubrey.
Looking at it this way, there were more than 30 people in this Aube's fleet who had the strength of an ace pilot. If it was just to harass and attack from the side, the number was more than enough. Of course, if the other party sent out all of their forces, Xiao Ran and the others could just escape directly. However, if they did not send out a lot of forces, then Xiao Ran and the others would be able to take them down completely.
Aube's fleet only needed to protect themselves from afar and delay Xiao Ran and the others' actions. After all, it would take half a day to reach Aube even with the speed of a battleship. During this half a day, if the combined forces were to be harassed endlessly by Xiao Ran and the others, it would definitely be a very troublesome matter.
Xiao Ran patted Bakirulu on the shoulder and said, "Tell Gnacou to prepare for attack. Inform Aeschi to get her people ready as well."
"The fuel for the long-distance thruster has been charged. We can set off at any time." Bakirulu nodded. Xiao Ran turned to look at the people behind him and said, "You guys make the arrangements. Choose some people with enough ability to move together. You should know better than me how many elites and aces there are in Aube."
In most of the MS in this world, there were plasma thrusters that did not require fuel at all. However, there were also many thrusters that could use fuel for propulsion. Generally speaking, in the case of long-distance and high-intensity battles, most MS would inject fuel. For example, in the case of the Midnight Gundam used by Xiao Ran, in the case of a non-nuclear engine, the new high-energy battery independently developed by Aube alone was not enough to support the Midnight Gundam to carry out a complete battle. Therefore, injecting fuel could effectively conserve the energy required for battle and make the battle last longer.
The people standing behind Xiao Ran nodded. The officer who spoke to Xiao Ran just now also asked in surprise, "Sir, are you going to attack personally?"
"Okay. Otherwise, I won't be at ease. I'll leave the matters here to you and Bakirulu." Xiao Ran waved his hand and walked out of the bridge.
After going to the pilot's waiting room to change into the pilot's uniform, he took his helmet and went to Gnacou. At this time, Mu, Aslan, Agnes, Olu, and Sting had already sat in the cockpit of the Archangel. Other than Stella's Archangel, who could not participate in naval and air combat, everyone was waiting for Xiao Ran's order to attack.
In addition to the Lord Angel, Aeschi, who chose to go to the Aub's large mothership, the Yu Jian-Yu Thunder God, also brought three members of his team, Siman, Harvey, and Baines, to board the Aub's large mothership. Behind them was a group of more than ten participants with various kinds of Aub's spaceships.
As for Xiao Ran, he walked among the Gnacou and looked at his Justice Gundam, then at the Midnight Gundam. He raised his eyebrows, turned around, and walked to the Midnight Gundam, and sat down in the cockpit using the elevator rope. If it was a battle, of course, the Justice Gundam was the most suitable. After all, the Justice Gundam had some special abilities, including the GN Dragoon that could be used in the atmosphere, and the Solar Furnace that could squeeze out several times the performance of the spaceship. However, in the end, Xiao Ran still chose to use the Midnight Gundam, a spaceship that had been tested in actual combat, because he felt that it was more meaningful for Aube to use this spaceship in such a situation. After all, it was only a harassment battle, and he could also test the Midnight Gundam's actual combat ability.
After the spaceship was activated, and Aube's boot screen appeared on the main screen, Xiao Ran also connected to the bridge of the Lord Angel. "Bakirulu, begin the attack sequence."
"Roger that."
While Xiao Ran was in the cockpit, the Midnight Gundam was slowly brought into the ejection slot by the Gnacou. After the spaceship's feet accurately landed on the electromagnetic ejection slot, Xiao Ran also put the helmet on his head. He held the Midnight Gundam's control stick with both hands, and his left hand lightly pushed on the auxiliary control stick. The backpack on the Midnight Gundam began to emit a white light.
Xiao Ran glanced at the CIC on the upper left comms screen, took a deep breath, and said, "Xiao Ran, Midnight Gundam, attack."
After Xiao Ran's voice fell, Xiao Ran also pressed a button next to the auxiliary control stick. Suddenly, the Midnight Gundam's feet stepped on the ejection slot, and the Midnight Gundam was instantly ejected. When the Midnight Gundam left the ejection slot, Xiao Ran slightly pulled his right hand back, and his left hand returned to the left main control stick. He stepped on the Midnight Gundam and lightly charged into the sky.
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