Fiction REINCARNATION, Vol. 1

Declaration of War

<38> Declaration of War

I checked the video footage received from the Recon Units. The Antimonians seemed more energetic than the other planet people, and no tension was found in them. Antimon's big city was heavily populated, and large buildings and antique sites were also spotted. It shows the face of a powerful country that has long led the civilization of planet Merion. However, military facilities are not visible. It would have covered up all military bases in preparation for a clash with the National Union.

The northern part of the Antimon is bordered by the equator, facing the sea to the south, and many lakes exist in the inland. The lakes bear traces of large floating cities. When Antimon's population exceeded five hundred million, many people lived in those floating cities, but now the cities seem to have been abandoned. I am suspicious of the cities. It would be difficult to access if all sides were surrounded by water and thick layers of aquatic plants. Especially, the cities built around small islands are likely to have secret bases underground. I ordered the scouts to concentrate on the lake cities.

Our combatants' secret reconnaissance activities are progressing smoothly. However, our plan to join an international agency's official visit and conduct a reconnaissance has failed. That's because Antimon refused all foreign visitors after leaving the Union.

The operations Bureau used reconnaissance satellites to scan 35 cities inside the lakes, of which 20 smaller cities do not have residents except a few leisure facilities. Nine of them have only industrial facilities. The other six are large floating cities with additional artificial facilities around small islands, which could potentially have military bases underground.

The islands are scattered in lakes on both sides of Antimon's administrative capital, 'Honjiaboo,' and are also close to a space launch station. Although the largest city in Antimon is 'Dondahsan,' located south of it, there will be a concentration of major government agencies and core military bases in the vicinity of the administrative capital. If there is a fight going on inside Antimon, the main facilities in the Honjiaboo and the military bases around it should be targeted.

Inside the lake cities, there will be bases producing spacecraft and fighter jet. Lake cities built around small islands are natural fortresses, making it easy to block outside patrols and attacks on the military bases in the basement. Antimon authorities would have built an underground transport network connected to major cities, since transportation by ship or aircraft can be quickly exposed to the outside. If we find it, we can easily infiltrate the secret bases.

I ordered the scouts in Antimon to concentrate on patrolling lake cities and the space launch base around the capital and find underground transportation routes. If they contact Antimonians, who work at those areas, we can learn more about Antimon's military capabilities and internal affairs.

Finally, a military base has been found beneath the lake city near the launch site. At the same time, space development centers and national defense centers have been discovered in the central part of the capital. The Space Development Center is responsible for Antimon's space exploration and space resources development, while the National Defense Center establishes strategies and commands the military. These are unknown agencies, each being compared to the Space Exploration Headquarters and the Planet Defense Command.

Now, the main goal of my third combat brigade became clear. We must first attack Antimon Space Development Center to disrupt its M-Globe operations. and the National Defense Center to neutralize its ability to conduct war. If our recon unit infiltrates the National Defense Center, it can locate major combat units and military bases. In order to win the war, we must Antimon's combat units and paralyze its armaments industry. I met with the Operations Director to discuss the matter.