372: Chapter 371 The First Outer Space Combat Mission in the Space Age

A highest-level operational directive.

It was officially issued from the Supreme Military Region's national combat command platform.

That same afternoon.

Boom! Boom! Boom! ———

Above the Lin Mo Research Center.

The signature engine roar of Xuan-Nu Fighter Jets echoed one after another.

This sparked constant speculation among the researchers inside the center.

Not long after.

At the Space Force Base.

Three hundred matte black Xuan Nu Aerospace Fighters were parked neatly in an elevator-style multi-level hangar, the same model as the one on the Luan Niao Mothership.

Six hundred primary and secondary Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet pilots, along with three thousand orbital assault warriors.

They were clad in fully armed Kunlun Armor.

They stood in neat ranks on the training grounds.

A total of thirty Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet formations, which were originally conducting routine cruise deterrence across various countries and regions on Planet Blue.

They completed their assembly in a mere half an hour.

At the same time.

The Logistics Department of the Supreme Military Region was also operating at full capacity.

Over 90% of the logistical support forces had arrived at the Space Force Base.

They were there to provide robust logistical supplies for the Xuan-Nu formations about to execute their special mission.

"Comrade Zhaozhong."

At the very front of the ranks.

Looking at the more than three thousand neatly lined up Huaxia Heavenly Soldiers, who exuded a dense murderous aura.

Chief of the Logistics Department Chief of Logistics Department Jiang Cheng asked curiously.

"The Space Force is suddenly making such a huge fuss; who are they going to wipe out?"

"Is it Russia?"

To the side.

Zhang Zhaozhong, Chief of the General Armament Department, smiled and shook his head.

"No."

"The Russians just handed over all their nuclear weapons to our Huaxia. Yesterday, I just finished leading a team to count them; they're being very well-behaved."

"What's more."

"Even if we were really going to fight the Russian Bear, why would we need such a massive display of force?"

Meanwhile.

The Space Force warriors in formation were also discussing non-stop through their squad channels.

The event was sudden.

Everyone was kept in the dark.

Everyone only knew that they were about to execute a highest-level combat mission.

And before this.

It was only during the time of the full-scale World War III.

That the Space Force had received a special-grade combat mission.

Even during the first special military operation carried out on the Japan archipelago last time.

The mission level was only Grade One.

Soon.

Surrounded by high-ranking generals of the Space Force.

General Yun Feijie, Commander of the Space Force, arrived at the martial training rostrum.

He began pre-battle mobilization for all the Space Force officers and soldiers ordered to execute the Asteroid Belt exploration mission.

After listening to General Yun Feijie's mobilization speech.

Only then did everyone learn the specific details of the mission.

The training grounds immediately erupted into discussion.

On the rostrum.

General Yun Feijie said in a loud voice.

"Soldiers!"

"For our Space Force's first outer space combat mission, we are heading to the Solar System's Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter!"

"The round trip alone will take six to nine months!"

"The mission cannot be described as anything but arduous!"

"But our mission is one of supreme glory!"

"..."

General Yun Feijie used less than ten minutes.

To cover the strategic significance of Vibranium resources and the main content of the exploration mission.

After finishing the brief explanation.

He then began to deploy the combat mission in detail.

"Within the Asteroid Belt, high-frequency celestial collisions occur year-round!"

"The environment is extremely harsh!"

"With the current flight performance of the Xuan-Nu Fighter Jets, venturing deep into it recklessly would be a certain death sentence!"

"According to the calculations of Lin Mo's research team!"

"Among the asteroids distributed in the main belt, there are a total of 26 asteroid groups that possess the same orbital elements and share a common origin!"

"Also known as asteroid families!"

"Conducting exploration within the internal regions of an asteroid family has a relatively higher safety coefficient!"

"Furthermore!"

"In the Asteroid Belt, there are also four asteroids with the largest mass and diameters exceeding 500 kilometers, named Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta!"

"Executing exploration on these four large asteroids is also relatively safe!"

General Yun Feijie paused for a moment.

Then he continued.

"Next!"

"Everyone will undergo seven days of hellish space training!"

"Afterward!"

"Our thirty Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet combat formations present here!"

"Will respectively head to the 26 asteroid families, including the Flora family, Eunomia family, Koronis family, Eos family, and Themis family, as well as the four large asteroids!"

"To officially carry out exploration and mining missions!"

"..."

General Yun Feijie's deployment was still continuing.

The Space Force warriors present had already become involuntarily excited.

Not long ago.

After the victory celebration gala.

They had originally prepared themselves mentally to actively welcome their upcoming successive retirements.

The topics in the usual squad voice channels.

90% of them were about job placement after discharge.

After all, once Huaxia won the victory in Planet Blue's World War III, Planet Blue would enter an era of complete peace, and such a large national defense force would no longer be needed.

Who would have thought that after only a few days, they would actually receive a combat mission to head into outer space!

Hundreds of millions of kilometers!

The Asteroid Belt!

How damn rare is that!

The more they thought about it, the more excited they became.

As for those risk warnings.

They didn't listen to a single word.

The first batch of Huaxia Heavenly Soldiers to execute an interstellar long-distance mission.

This epoch-making supreme honor.

Was enough to be recorded on the first page of the family genealogy, bringing even more honor to their ancestors than performing meritorious deeds in World War III!

Never mind this death risk of less than 10%, which could be called negligible.

Even if it were a near-certain death.

It would be worth going!

...

The soldiers thought simply.

But the logistical support work was not simple at all.

Chief of Logistics Department Jiang Cheng, Chief of the Logistics Department, and Zhang Zhaozhong, Chief of the General Armament Department.

The two of them were directly worried into two large squashes.

Heading to the Asteroid Belt.

A mission duration of up to nine months.

Just ensuring the diet of the two pilots and ten warriors in each Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet.

Was a very complex matter.

Fortunately.

The Kunlun Armor came with a self-cleaning system; eating, drinking, and basic needs could all be handled within the armor.

Otherwise.

With only seven days of logistical preparation time.

They would have truly been at their wit's end.

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