After leaving four enemy ships, Harleggs commanded the transport ship to fly towards the border at full speed. The screen-shaped outline of the Monamolin Mountains was at the far end of the horizon. In fact, after flying over the border of the Norman Empire, they still needed to fly a distance within the Kingdom of Basel. Now, this weak country is still standing in the Norman camp, so as long as there is no armistice agreement signed in one day, the Federal Army's actions in its territory will not have the reputation of crossing the border, but are just upright combat activities.

Threats from the sky were left behind, and threats from the ground were still everywhere. In order to avoid the enemy's air defense ground fire as much as possible, the major raised the flight altitude of the transport ship to nearly 20,000 feet. Without supercharged equipment and sealing settings, this was close to the upper limit of the altitude of the flying ship. Since the highest peak on Orence planet was only 16,000 feet, the intelligent creatures on Orence planet had never touched such an altitude before discovering the function of the Star Source Stone. In their cognition

This extremely pure airspace is exclusive to the gods. When the star source stone extracted by industrial metallurgy technology generates powerful aerial power driven by direct current, bringing human machines together with their bodies and souls to this height, the awe of divine power was shaken. In some countries, people liberate their nature and advocate freedom, while in other excessive, the royal power replaced the status of the divine power and showed more aggressive ambitions in a more centralized way. This is the core line of the modern history of the Orence planet...

In the night sky, floating clouds flew past the portholes quickly. Such a beautiful scene turned into another form with the rise of anti-aircraft artillery fire on the ground. The shells using delayed fuses shine like gorgeous fireworks, like colorful poisons. Most of them exploded under the transport ship, which did not directly threaten the transport ship itself, but the impact of the airflow during the explosion made it feel like it was encountered a storm, and the ship was constantly trembling and shaking, and no one would feel comfortable in such a state.

Looking down at the enemy's ground air defense positions from the air. When the anti-aircraft guns were firing in intensively, the flame light was like someone lit a match in the darkness; when the artillery fire was silent, the area returned to darkness.

Realizing that the explosion position of the shell was low, the enemy quickly adjusted the fuse setting, and the Federal Army transport ship was directly threatened by "glorious fireworks". The dazzling light began to flash directly in front and on both sides. Some shells exploded a hundred feet away. Even through the portholes and bulkheads, the people in the command room still clearly felt the terrible power of the explosion. Even experienced people could not help but tinnitus and palpitations and dizziness. Faced with this situation, the major did not sit and wait for death. He judged the situation and commanded the transport ship to avoid the enemy's artillery fire within the range of his ability.

The outline of the Monamolin Mountains is getting closer and closer. If this federal army transport ship can rush through the enemy area and cross the mountains to enter the federal army controlled area, then it doesn't matter whether its patrol fleet comes or not, but things are not that simple. Weiss, who is responsible for the human early warning radar, suddenly found that more than a dozen enemy fighter jets appeared in front of him. They appeared in the airspace of the Kingdom of Basel, but they may not be the armed forces of the Kingdom of Basel. After this neutral country announced its participation in the war, the Norman army quickly entered, nominally sharing its local defense pressure, but actually controlling the military and political order of the country, driving its army and people to serve the strategic decision-making of the Norman Empire.

In this era, flight technology is relatively primitive and flight tactics are relatively simple, but this does not prevent brave pilots from flying planes at night. Although there are no advanced equipment such as radar, they quickly locked their targets under the guidance of searchlights on the ground and in the air. At this time, Weiss and the others hoped that there would be a large cloud above their heads. As long as they hid in the clouds, it would be difficult for the enemy planes to accurately capture their traces. Now, they have to fight against these stubborn interceptors. During the day, the continuous consumption has caused more than half of the crew to leave the combat post and go to the medical room to report. The accompanying special service soldiers once again took up the combat post, using a few weapons and few ammunition left to fight the threat of enemy planes.

After locking the target of the attack, the enemy pilots launched an attack. However, they were obviously not so skilled in the air combat at night, and they could even be said to be unfamiliar. While looking for the attack location, two enemy planes could not dodge and collided. In the high-speed flight, they immediately hit.

Over, falling in the sky like a bird with wings. However, before the federal officers and soldiers were happy for a long time, an enemy plane crashed into a transport plane head-on. No one knew whether the enemy pilot made an operational error or the plane suddenly lost control. This impact seemed to have a huge gap in size and weight, but the relative speed made the damage caused by this impact serious. People in the command room could only watch the bow of the transport ship being cracked by a large piece - the impact just happened in a moment, and the visual impact was not as shocking as the Hollywood blockbuster, and there was no slow-motion replay for appreciation. After a moment, the wreckage of the enemy plane, broken hull fragments... all kinds of debris flew into the stern, and under the action of inertia, they flew towards the stern.

This impact would not cause the transport ship to fall immediately, but seriously affect its flight stability and balance. The experienced colonel had to order the speed of the transport ship to slow down. Although it was only 1/3 of the slowdown, it could still bring the enemy ships behind him closer. During this period, the remaining fighters continued to siege around, and they repeatedly straited the officers and soldiers on the ship with machine gun bullets, and they fought tenaciously like during the day.

The battle lasted for more than ten minutes, and the enemy planes left in disappointment because they exhausted their ammunition.

On the observation deck, Weiss carefully avoided the strafing of enemy fighter jets, while vigilantly observing the enemy's flying battleships. The battalions that were thrown away were like sharks that smelled blood. They rushed over with excitement, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer. The Federal Army transport ship began to descend after a period of stable flight. Weiss was a little worried, so he returned to the command room. When he saw the major standing there frowning, Octavere was silent.

"The enemy ships behind us are chasing us. If we maintain our current speed, they will definitely catch up with us before we fly over the Monamolin Mountains...we must deal with it in advance!"

Regarding Weiss' reminder, the major did not give a positive response, but was thinking about something with great concern. Just as Weiss was trying to get the answer from Octavell, an officer came to report that the cracked door and bulkhead of the cabin No. 1 had been blocked, but the temperature in the cabin dropped a lot and the personnel had to be transferred to the cabin No. 2.

Previously, the transport ship was flying at an altitude of nearly 20,000 feet, and the air temperature here was twenty or thirty degrees lower than the ground. The breaking of the bow caused a large amount of cold air to pour into the cabin at high speed, causing the cabin temperature to drop rapidly. The humans on the planet Orence are relatively cold-resistant, but this does not mean that they are not afraid of the severe cold. Over time, both the crew and the civilians must face the new enemy of low temperature and severe cold, which naturally includes Weiss's nephew. Therefore, this news made his mood suddenly heavier. At this time, he finally knew why the major was so frowning just now.

According to normal logic, this transport ship either maintains the flight altitude to avoid enemy ground artillery fire, or reduces the flight altitude to delay the temperature drop in the cabin, which is difficult to take into account both. Now, the decline of the transport ship is obviously the choice made by the major. Weiss didn't say much. He walked to the porthole and silently observed the enemy air defense positions on the ground. For the dangerous areas where the enemy troops are concentrated, he could tell them from a special field of view and issue an early warning in advance, but this method was extremely physically exhausting, especially during this period of time, his brain had reached the point of dying oxygen. For the safety of hundreds of people on the ship, he could only grit his teeth and persevere...

The flight altitude of the transport ship has been reduced to about a thousand feet, which is a dangerous position that ordinary bullets can reach. After the flight state is regained stability, the major ordered the power system to operate at full power. After that, unless Weiss issued an important warning, he only fine-tuned the flight direction of the transport ship. This nearly straight-line sprinting flight posture seems to be opening its chest to charge towards the enemy. However, in night air defense operations, the target of low-altitude and high-speed flying is often more difficult to capture and deal with than medium and high-altitude targets-although it cannot be completely distorted.

The enemy searchlights were tracked off, but due to the low-altitude sprinting left the shooting angle and reaction time of the enemy's ground air defense artillery, the chance of this Federal transport ship being concentratedly covered by the enemy's ground air defense firepower was greatly reduced. During this process, almost everyone in the command room gritted their teeth and clenched their fists, fearing that they would be hit by the enemy's artillery fire the next second. Fortunately, the transport ship was constantly hit by explosions and was swept away by many shrapnel. The people in the open-air seats also suffered casualties, but overall they still persisted tenaciously.

As time goes by, hope gradually turns from slimness to light... A flying green virtual frame finally appeared in the special vision. At this moment, Weiss burst into tears and almost burst into tears on the spot.

In sight, this federal fleet had a cruiser and two cruisers. Although three to three, both quality and momentum had an overwhelming advantage over the enemy. After getting the exact news from Weiss, the principal breathed a sigh of relief. He judged the distance between the two sides and ordered the transport ship to maintain altitude. Under his personal command, he maneuvered horizontally. While avoiding the enemy's artillery fire, he also avoided the pursuit soldiers behind him from capturing its trajectory too easily. After the most difficult moment, after the Federal fleet entered the range, the situation finally changed fundamentally. They quickly repelled the enemy ships behind them, suppressed the enemy's ground air defense forces, and covered the transport ships flying across the border.
Chapter completed!