Chapter 1471 - Unstoppable (2/2)
On the other side, in downtown Capital, dozens of helicopters advanced rapidly from the air. Several fighter squadrons passed over the city. The F-22s and F-35s that took off from the military bases in the neighboring states collided with the formation of Aurora-20s and Wings of Freedoms.
As for why they came from the neighboring states, it was naturally because the previous tungsten rod blasted the fabled Andrews Air Force Base and the Air and Space Expeditionary Force stationed there into ruins.
But even if it was hit hard, even if everything happened too suddenly, after the orbital strike landed, the troops stationed near Capital responded as quickly as possible.
The two tank battalions of the 37th Armored Division rushed to the country’s top military command, and all the other combat units headed for the Rainbow House. However, unfortunately, the congested traffic on the highway became an impassable barricade, which caused most of these armored units to be blocked in the suburbs.
Forty-two CH-53Ds roared toward the city center as they transported special forces to be deployed in hot spots. On the other side, fourteen CH-47 Chinook helicopters took off in an emergency and deployed an armored company to the Lincoln Memorial by airlift; their mission was to stop the advancement of Celestial Trade power armors to the Rainbow House at all costs.
Lincoln Memorial.
This solemn memorial hall was not only a holy place for the UA people to cherish the memory of the late President Lincoln, but also a gathering place for political events. Not only did previous presidents deliver speeches here, but one day, several decades ago, Martin Luther King stood here and delivered his famous speech-“I Have a Dream.”
However, at this moment, the billowing smoke and the pungent smell of gunpowder had turned this place into a nightmare that everyone feared.
On the lawn outside the memorial hall, there was an unfinished trench. The National Guard of the Capital and the 11th Brigade 1st Battalion of the Marine Corps, who arrived here by helicopter, were stationed here.
The advancement of the orbital airborne brigade exceeded the expectations of the UA military. The UA soldiers stationed at the memorial hall were forced to engage with the orbital airborne brigade in the unfinished temporary fortification in a fierce exchange.
A volley of bullets swept over the sandbags and trenches, leaving bullet holes on the marble walls of the memorial hall. The original sacred place had become a bloody meat grinder, or to put it another way, a slaughterhouse…
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“You told me our Tridents did explode!”
“I swear our Tridents did explode…”
“Then tell me, what’s the situation with those people outside?!” Mike Pence’s entire body was trembling because of anger and fear. With his right hand holding the phone, he yelled to the Secretary of Defense James Mattis. “Why are they in our capital!”
There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.
James Mattis could not answer this question.
No one could explain why, why their twelve Trident missiles clearly hit the target, but Celestial Trade did not surrender. There were 96 nuclear warheads, and there was no country or organization that could survive after being hit by 96 nuclear warheads…
Since the War of Independence, no country had been able to send its army to this continent. Even if it happened, it only appeared in Hollywood blockbusters or the cinematics of AAA games. However, now when all this became a reality, Mattis did not know what to do.
After he took a deep breath, Mattis forcibly suppressed down the tremble in his tone and slowly said.
“Mr. President, Celestial Trade is advancing to the Rainbow House.”
“I have sent a special force to your location; you need to move immediately.”
“We will meet in Cheyenne Mountain Complex…”
Just when he called, an orbital airborne brigade of Celestial Trade had crossed the Arlington Memorial Bridge, which was only a 15-minute drive from the Pentagon. It was not only the President who had to move, he had to as well…