Just as the 19th escort formation was in decline, a shocking scene appeared. The little Phil 1 charged towards the fleet of cruisers that were dozens of times her own. She kept firing with her main guns to attack the enemy cruisers. The other two frigates followed immediately. Unexpectedly, the empire's frigates suddenly launched a charge, and the Red Pirate's cruiser gave up the shelling of the crossbow arrows in chaos.
At this time, another enemy cruiser boarded a fighter plane also released the Hell Claws and Hell Blade formations, and Chinedu immediately responded.
"Lightning Squadron, take off!"
Just as the fighter jets of both sides were approaching the battle, Phil 1 finally failed to persevere and was bombed by a large cannon to fly the entire superstructure. However, even though she lost the commander, she still insisted on sailing and continued to fire at the enemy ships.
On the ships with flames everywhere, the sailors scattered everywhere, trying to repair the ship in the blood that had been over their ankles. The surviving gunners and mechanical priests gathered around the only gun that could fire, constantly loading, firing, and reloading.
The officer with a strap tied around his head and half of his face twisted by burns encouraged the loading sailors at his best:
"Hurry up! Brothers! Hurry up! Beat those heretic dogs hard!"
A few seconds later, two luminous spears hit the stern of Phil 1 and triggered a catastrophic explosion.
The death of Phil 1 made Chinedu angry. With its sacrifice, Phil 3 and Phil 4 entered the best range of torpedoes. With a command, more than a dozen torpedoes were fired at a cruiser of the Red Pirates. The warship failed to dodge. The three shots of lightning were blown away, and the bow of the ship was blown away directly, rolling in the continuous explosion, spilling out a large amount of metal debris.
In response, another Red Pirate Cruiser and the plundering ships crazily poured shells and light spears on Phil 3 and 4. Dozens of shells exploded on the superstructure and deck of Phil 3, causing serious crew reductions on the ship and the captain to be injured.
"For the Emperor! We will fight to death!"
Captain Phil 3's voice mixed with painful gasps echoed in the communication channel. At this time, he was already sitting on the edge of the captain's platform with sparks. His military uniform was completely wet with blood. He was surrounded by the corpses of the officers. His blood-stained left hand held the communicator and his right hand covered the exposed intestines.
"Engine operating room! Accelerate to the limit! Overload the reactor if it is insufficient power!"
Accompanied by the last roar of the engine, Phil 3 drove by the wreckage of Phil 1. This fearless frigate insisted on fighting until the last moment of his life.
"Hakan!"
Chinedu shouted loudly to the bridge of Phil 3 through fleet communication.
"Hakan! Can you hear it?"
"Sir, I...I'm here."
"Switch now!"
"Sir... it's impossible..."
Chinedu clenched his fists, and suddenly his bridge shook again and accompanied by a harsh burst. Due to the number difference, the Fury Squadron was unable to intercept all the fighter planes, and the enemy's Hellblade began to siege the Crossbow, especially the bridge and the upper deck.
Finally, he glanced at the hell blade passing by his mouth, and then whispered:
"Hakan, meet the throne."
"Haha...yes...to meet at the throne..."
Phil 3 rushed all the way, and its body continued to disintegrate in the explosion. However, it seemed like a burning arrow of revenge, and it was still rushing towards the enemy cruiser at full speed at an extremely fast speed. Although the other party tried hard to turn, it was too late to be so close.
In a dazzling flash, Phil 3 hit the enemy cruiser straight behind. While disintegrating, it also caused the cruiser to explode violently. Then the engine collapsed partially, and even affected a nearby plundering ship. At the same time, the Star Eagle bomber formation also used the air defense firepower of the plundering ship to attack the dying cruiser. At the cost of being shot down two, it completely destroyed it with a massive amount of ammunition, allowing it to fall apart in the violent explosion.
At this time, only the Crossbow and Phil 4 were left facing the enemy's cruiser and three plundering ships. The Snake had been protected by two two destroyer squadrons and was still maneuvering to the predetermined position to meet with the cruiser formation in the other direction. Its main gun kept firing at the rear of the enemy's main battleship, and the battleship was still fighting against the Inquisitive Truth.
But the process has not been completed yet, and the Crossbow still had to block the cruiser carrying the Chaos Space Marine. Although he did not know this, he knew his mission and could not let the enemy's warship approach the Snake.
Although he was continuously harassed and attacked by the enemy's fighter jets, the crossbow still fired four volleys at the enemy, but the hit rate was poor and he failed to penetrate the enemy's shield.
In response, the enemy also fired at the crossbow. The provocative shield and armor were not excellent. After being attacked by the fighter plane, they were directly penetrated by the enemy. The bow of the ship was knocked out on the right side. The torso of the gunners inside were blown up, and the remaining limbs flew everywhere, all killed. The deck also caught fire. The fire extinguishing device could not be used due to power outage.
Then one after another of the shells fell on the crossbow arrow. In order to facilitate the surviving main gun to fight back, the crossbow arrow turned slightly, but the pipe damage efficiency was extremely poor after the fire, and the thick smoke was suffocating, which greatly reduced the combat efficiency.
But the Crossbow still tried to fire a salvo at the enemy, and the cruiser was also attacked by the Star Eagle Bomber formation while evading maneuvers. He was hit by plasma missiles several times in a row, and a main gun and a light turret were destroyed.
At this time, the Phil 4, which independently fought against several plundering ships, was not in good condition. The entire ship had been shot through several times, the cabin was greatly reduced, and the speed was reduced to the lowest. However, the combatants of the entire ship were ready to die and were still operating the undestroyed main gun to shoot at the enemy.
"It seems that we only have the last glory left."
Realizing that the Crossbow could not match the enemy's cruiser, Chinedu, who had already put on a breathing mask, tried to "climb" back to the command seat, and then issued the final command on the bridge that had begun to lose pressure and damage.
"Technical priest, prepare an overload reactor and let the engine burn at full speed. For the sake of the emperor, we will be loyal to death!"
"Sir, I received the coordinated combat communication and reinforcements are coming."
Chinedu quickly turned on the miniature imager and immediately saw a new formation joining the battlefield, a Gothic heavy cruiser, five frigates and destroyers.
Then Chinedu ordered to join the other side to coordinate the combat plan. As soon as the Empire's heavy cruiser formation joined the battlefield, it immediately launched cross-fire shooting.
The shells and beams rushed towards the Red Pirates' formation like rain. Faced with the firepower of the heavy cruiser, the cruiser carrying Chaos Space Marines could no longer be arrogant. The shells fell on the bridge and exploded. The people on them died almost instantly, and the corpse covered in red armor was thrown into space.
Then it was hit by a torpedo on its port side, and the ship began to roll violently, and a large number of metal fragments were sprayed out.
After a few minutes, it broke into two pieces.
At the same time, the empire's inverted triangle pocket array finally took shape, and several heavy cruisers and a battle cruiser moved to the rear of the Red Pirates fleet and sealed their pockets.
"The Supreme Mentor, already in place."
On the bridge of the Inquisitive Truth, Azriel nodded slightly after receiving the news, and then said in a deep voice:
Chapter completed!