A Big Gamble To Win
Ultrasaurus Landing Operation ZAC 2038
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However, the Imperial Army's losses were also great. The number of Zoids injured on the front line continued to increase, and each division was eagerly waiting for the arrival of replacement units. Resupply across the Central Mountain Range was also extremely difficult, and on top of that, bombardments of the supply route, carried out by Salamanders, was becoming more intense day by day.
The Imperial Army's advance halted on the west bank of the Red River, and the two armies faced each other across the river. The Imperial Army didn't have the power to cross the river, and the Republican Army lacked the decisive force to drive the enemy beyond the Central Mountain Range.
As the seasons changed, the time came when the humid easterly winds blew across the Margarita Current, washing the eastern coast of the Central Continent. The wind hit the Central Mountain Range, bringing heavy rain and turning the plains of the Republic into muddy swamps. The rainy season that President Helic had been waiting for had arrived.
While the Imperial Army was deprived of its freedom to move on the muddy plains, the Republican Army secretly brought the Ultrasaurus to the front lines at Cooper Port on the southern coast of the Republic. A dangerous operation to get behind the Imperial Army, a landing operation in Imperial territory, had begun.
Mythos Bay, in the southern part of the Empire. It was just before 5:02 a.m. As a fishing boat heading out for its morning catch rounded the cape, it suddenly found a huge island standing in its way. It was the gigantic body of an Ultrasaurus that had crossed the Floresio Sea and appeared in the Imperial seas. The surprised fishermen heard a thunderous gunshot. At 5 a.m., the landing operation had begun.
Small-scale Republican Zoids surged towards the Imperial coast. The Snakes forces were the first to attack the Imperial coast position. Its beaches were instantly covered in smoke from all the exploding shells. While the Imperial garrison continued their desperate battle with the Snakes, the Republic's large Zoids broke through the defensive line. |
The coastline fell into the hands of the Republican Army. A Sabretiger appeared in front of the Gojulas, which advanced toward the interior without a moment's rest. The Gojulas roared and attacked. Their mission was to hold off the Imperial army until the Ultras could safely advance into the interior. |
The Roaring of the Ultra's Cannons
An invisible narrow road stretched out before the Ultra Force, which continued to advance north. All of the Zoids of the Republic's landing force were protecting it with their lives. It was also the road that the remaining Imperial forces were trying to block with all their might. At the end of that road was the Command Headquarters, an important base from which operations were issued to the Imperial Expeditionary Forces that had invaded the Republic, and where Emperor Zenebas himself was in command.
They would attack the Command Headquarters and force them to retreat deep into the Empire. Then, if the Republican Army built a camp along the mountain range on the west side of the Central Mountain Range, the Imperial Army, which had invaded the Republic would lose all supplies as well as their only way back to the Empire.
A reconnaissance Puterasu passed overhead as the Ultra charged at full speed. They were going to search for the exact location of the Command Headquarters. All the soldiers aboard the Ultra looked up at the Puterasu in prayer.
Ironkongs broke through the Republic's defensive lines and attacked the Ultra Force. One Ultra stood before of Kongs, bracing itself. The Ultra Force was being reduced one by one, but if the last one could bombard the enemy headquarters, the operation would be a success. |
Puterasu continued to fly above the fog. Jamming radio waves made their radar useless. When they tried to lower their altitude to avoid danger, the enemy headquarters building appeared through the fog. "COMMAND_HEADQUARTERS_DISCOVERED..." A communication flew through the sea of fog. |
Ultra's cannon slowly aimed at the sky. All the crew members except the gunner jumped out onto the flight deck and stared out from the front of the ship with bated breath. "Fire!" Two shells fired with a roar. |
The shells cut through the air, heading towards their target. After a moment of numbing silence, a plume of white smoke rose far ahead of them, and a moment later, a crackling sound and a cloud of dust engulfed the Ultra. Was it a hit? Or had they failed? The radio operator jumped onto the deck. "It's a hit! The enemy Headquarters has been blown away." The crew cheered. The operation that determined the fate of the Republic had been a success. |
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