Sorry, My Interstellar Fleet Only Recruits Women

The first day.

The Kingdom of Aalborg fought desperately to withstand the enemy's attack and held on.

However, it also resulted in considerable casualties.

Even on this night, the army of the Kingdom of Gebuchi continued to launch attacks.

They were like a pack of wolves, ready to tear apart the sheepfold of these lambs before them.

On the other side.

An air force base in the Kingdom of Baljik.

A paratrooper unit had already assembled here early on.

"Report.

Everyone is here, and all the parachutes have been checked!

The paratrooper commander looked at the 610,000 men who were fully equipped and ready to go, and reported to Governor Pedro in front of him.

"Brothers of the 1st Baljik Parachute Regiment and the Royal Parachute of Aalborg."

Governor Pedro stood on a high platform, microphone in hand, looking at the ten thousand people before him.

"You all already know about this mission."

You will divide your forces into five groups and simultaneously airdrop into five enemy strongholds and fortresses. Take these strongholds before our mechanized forces arrive.

Ensure the unimpeded passage of our mechanized forces.

Especially the location of the most remote strategic base.

You must not only take it, but also hold it for the next few days until the mechanized troops arrive.

Once the enemy learns of the loss of these places, they will surely send a large force to attack you.

You will be under a lot of pressure.

Many of you will die.

You have all studied the battle between the Frost Dragon Kingdom of the Northern Continent and the Southern Fortress, and have read the relevant battle materials.

It was a bloody battle.

But their paratroopers did it.

I believe you can do it too.

The Kingdom of Gebuchi is our enemy; they are attacking the Kingdom of Aalborg and our Kingdom of Baljik.

They will destroy our homes and enslave our people in the future.

We are fighting for our homeland right now.

Of course, I won't just offer you empty words of encouragement.

First of all, on behalf of the Kingdom of Baljik, I, Pedro, hereby confer a first-class merit on all 10,000 paratroopers present. If any of you die, the Kingdom of Baljik will provide for your families in their old age and ensure that your children grow up without worry about food or clothing.

I, Pedro, assure you.

If you completed your combat mission on the front lines and returned alive.

I can also promote you to higher ranks and titles.

The third prince of the Kingdom of Aalborg also made a promise.

We have discussed this matter with each other.

Besides these.

Once the task is completed, everyone...

A prize of three million will be awarded.

If the person dies, the prize money will be given to your family members according to your written will!

In addition, those who demonstrate bravery in this operation will receive extra rewards and honors!

Hearing about these rewards, all 10,000 people were thrilled.

When the rewards are plentiful enough, it can overcome the fear of death.

Three million, with ten thousand people present.

That's a full 30 billion.

This is a huge sum of money.

However, the leaders of the Baljik Kingdom and the Aalborg Kingdom were well aware of this.

The importance of this war.

If we lose, then these rewards are out of the question.

If we win.

Then, after defeating the Kingdom of Gebuchi, they can become the lords of half of this western continent.

The value behind this far exceeds 50 billion!

They can still figure out the score.

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, we will definitely complete the mission!" the commanders of the two legions said in unison.

"Let's get ready to depart," Governor Pedro waved his hand.

"Prepare to board!"

A paratrooper force of over 10,000 people requires a large fleet of transport aircraft.

Previously, they probably wouldn't have had this capability.

However, this time, Marshal Chu Xuan specifically applied to the Xiaolong Kingdom.

A fleet of transport planes was specially sent to ensure the successful completion of this mission.

When Executive Officer Pedro saw the paratroopers board the transport plane, he knew very well that more than 90% of them would likely never return.

He left silently and got into his car.

Heading to another military camp.

Although there was a precedent of battle at the Southern Fortress of the Frost Dragon Kingdom before this.

However, there are significant differences between the two.

The difference is that the paratroopers stationed in the Southern Fortress can receive artillery and air support from the rear.

However, for this mission, apart from a few target locations relatively close to the Kingdom of Baljik that the fighter jets could reach, the rest were beyond their flight radius.

Even the furthest position.

Even transport planes cannot guarantee a safe return trip; they will most likely need to make an emergency landing in the wild, and even the crew members are prepared to parachute.

Therefore, the pressure these paratrooper units will face on the front lines will be unprecedented.

I glanced at the time.

The first batch of paratroopers will take off in half an hour.

In order to ensure that all attack missions are initiated simultaneously, and to prevent enemy targets from reporting the attack and prompting other areas to strengthen their defenses.

Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that all attack locations launch attacks at almost the same time.

Therefore, the fleets at different mission locations take off at different times, and the timing is very precise.

Executive Officer Pedro arrived at a military camp in his own car.

In this military camp, a large number of tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled artillery are ready to go.

We are about to depart.

"Your Excellency, what brings you here?" The first commander of the military camp hurriedly came to Governor Pedro's car.

Governor Pedro glanced at the mechanized force.

"Your First Mechanized Corps will be tasked with leading the combat operations."

You are important.

You need to be prepared for both possibilities.

If the paratroopers successfully capture those passes and fortresses, you will proceed quickly.

If the paratrooper force fails, you need to quickly enter combat mode and capture the fortress in the shortest possible time to buy time for follow-up troops.

Also, if you encounter enemy troops along the way, you must be prepared for battle.

Did you understand?

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, our First Legion is the most elite mechanized armored legion in our Baljik Kingdom."

We will absolutely not let you down, and we will defeat all enemies along the way!

"We guarantee the successful completion of this mission!" the commander of the corps declared, raising his head.

"I'm waiting for you to come back so I can celebrate your success."

Governor Pedro left the military camp, but instead of returning to the rear, he stayed in the temporary command post at the front.

Here, he can travel to any military camp at any time if needed.

"The time has begun for paratroopers to launch simultaneous attacks on five enemy strategic facilities."

The battle has already begun at the front.

Ten minutes later, our army's mechanized armored corps will set off ahead of schedule.

They crossed the border in the twentieth minute.

"We arrived at the first important enemy pass at the thirtieth minute," said the adjutant beside him, holding up a map.

Governor Pedro glanced at the time: "Thirty minutes to take the first pass and fortress."

This is very difficult for paratroopers.

The adjutant pointed to the pass and fortress that was the closest to the actual border controlled by the Kingdom of Baljik and was an unavoidable location.

It is located between two mountain ranges.

If they were to bypass this route, the mechanized armored forces would need at least ten more hours to complete their mission.

Furthermore, the likelihood of encountering enemy attacks on the road would greatly increase.

The enemy garrisoned 10,000 men in this No. 1 pass fortress, and more than 30,000 men were stationed around it.

Our paratroopers do not actually need to completely control this pass before our mechanized forces arrive.

All we need to do is control the main road that runs through the fortress.

The first mechanized unit will then pass through quickly!

Because of the distance.

"Our artillery and air force will provide support for this key pass and fortress," the adjutant said.

Thirty minutes.

These were truly agonizing thirty minutes. "Governor Pedro closed his eyes, as if he could already see the battle scene inside Fortress No. 1.

Gebuchi Kingdom's First Pass Fortress

At an altitude of 5,000 meters, several transport planes are flying silently among the clouds.

All the hatches were open.

Rows of fully armed paratroopers stood at the hatch, looking down at the clouds.

At this moment, they can't even see the target they need to land on; all they can see are clouds and mist filling the sky.

The first batch of paratroopers to be airdropped were the most elite. Their mission was to perform a high-altitude low-opening maneuver, opening their parachutes at the lowest possible position to gain control of the ground in the shortest possible time.

To secure a safe landing area for the paratroopers who land later!

"The first paratrooper company." A company commander wearing a parachute and carrying various individual combat weapons stood at the hatch, looking at the more than one hundred people in front of him.

"We are the most elite of our paratrooper unit."

You are all elites.

Therefore, our superiors entrusted us with the most important and also the most dangerous task.

What we need to do is deploy our parachutes at an altitude of 600 meters to shorten the descent time.

Once landed, control the designated landing site as quickly as possible to suppress enemy fire.

Waiting for the next batch of Brothers in Arms to complete their parachute jump!

Did you all understand?

"I understand."

"In a row."

"Follow me!" The company commander took the lead and jumped down first.

After passing through the clouds, we soon saw the No. 1 Pass Fortress below.

The descent was very rapid.

However, they need to adjust their dive direction in the shortest possible time to ensure that they can approach the landing site using the shortest path and in the shortest time.

Prior to this, reconnaissance aircraft had conducted reconnaissance over the fortress several times.

Three landing sites were identified.

On the map, each of their paratroopers had memorized the terrain and topography of this pass and fortress.

Even at night.

Even with only a few dim lights, they were able to determine their landing location immediately.

The rule is 600 meters.

However, the company commander, looking at the altitude, hesitated to open his parachute.

The lower the parachute opening altitude, the faster he can approach the ground.

final!

At an altitude of over 600 meters but less than 500 meters.

The company commander opened his parachute.

One by one, the parachutes opened behind him.

"If you open your parachute at an altitude of about 600 meters, by the time you land..."

There is approximately one hundred seconds of airtime.

In those one hundred seconds, once you're spotted, you'll be sitting ducks in mid-air.

This is what their instructors told them at the time.

For these paratroopers, those 100 seconds were the longest 100 seconds of their lives.

It takes about twenty seconds.

Ground searchlights spotted the parachute in the air, and more searchlights were then activated, along with air raid sirens.

Soldiers at each garrison began to take their combat positions, and anti-aircraft machine guns and other weapons were adjusted and aimed at the air.

Just as these anti-aircraft machine guns were about to fire.

A shrill whistle came from behind.

Fighter jets swooped down at high speed, speeding past the paratroopers, while machine guns opened fire on all the anti-aircraft units on the ground, suppressing their anti-aircraft firepower.

at the same time.

Further away, shells flew in arcs, falling toward the No. 1 pass fortress.

That was artillery reinforcement from within the Kingdom of Baljik.

The company commander felt the scorching heat below and the surging heat waves from the explosion.

In his later memoirs.

This is what he wrote.

"That parachute mission was absolutely insane."

To cover us, fighter jets swooped down beside us. Although that suppressed the enemy's fire, the turbulence they created made our parachuting unstable. I later heard that dozens of paratroopers had their parachute lines tangled together.

Fortunately, their training was up to standard.

They managed to cut off their main parachute and deploy their reserve parachute.

Although at that height there was a risk of fractures upon landing, several of them did indeed suffer fractures at the time.

But at least they landed safely.

The worst thing is the fire support from the artillery in the rear.

If their commander's watch is thirty seconds slow, or if there's even the slightest problem with the damn parabola or other random data they're calculating...

Then their damn shells will fall on our heads.

Even so, I still never want to experience the scene of my own shells exploding under my feet in my entire life.

The blast of air made my umbrella very unstable.

And the heatwave from the explosion really felt like you were being steamed alive.

Fortunately, according to later statistics...

Our first group of paratroopers had an extremely high survival rate.

It far exceeded our initial expectations.

But I still hope I never have to do a mission like this again in my life.

later?

What followed, of course, was a fierce battle with the enemy after landing.

Under the bombardment of our fighter jets and artillery, the enemy was unable to prevent an effective defense in a short period of time.

This gave us a brief respite after landing.

But that was short-lived; the enemy's counterattack came quickly.

We started to pick up weapons, and we were surrounded by enemies almost everywhere we went.

Gunshots were heard everywhere.

We cannot back down.

Because we paratroopers had no way out.

As the veteran recounted this story, he complained, but his face still wore an expression of pride.

He touched a gruesome wound on his arm, a remnant of that war.