Chapter 1905 The Second Naval Battle of Angstrom (1)
Only a true god can place such a terrifying monster among the stars... Their steel bodies, the steel bones rumbling in the endless darkness, are only filled with ignorant flesh and blood, and their blood vessels are steel
, their muscles are also steel, their skin is also steel, their blood is the red and blue flames, their supernatural power can rival real monsters and demons, their roars are enough to penetrate the storm, and even their whispers can be swept away
They will touch millions of stars and completely destroy things that cannot be foreseen by the human eye.
But... all this horror will also disappear, and these monsters will turn back into those lifeless iron blocks: as long as their machine souls and bodies disappear with the time that can wipe out their youth, rusting, and rotting to death.
————Imperial Admiral Francesco Flores "Void Fleet"
Faced with Soshyan's sudden attack, Huron realized that an opportunity had come, but he immediately fell into another dilemma. There were differences between him and his subordinates on how to deal with it at the moment.
The Red Pirate War Lords and leaders headed by Mogaro Kale believed that the fleet should be concentrated for a real fleet decisive battle with Soshyan. This time the empire broke away from the protection of the Angstrom orbital defense. With the help of numbers,
and firepower advantage will definitely lead to a complete victory, or at least the probability of victory will be very high.
The foreign mercenary leaders headed by Zhu Fu and a small number of red pirate lords believe that the empire must have ulterior motives in doing this. If they engage in a hasty battle, big trouble may occur. It is better to take advantage of Angstrom's empty defense and concentrate all its efforts.
When he attacks the Forge World, he will be able to break through when the Empire breaks through, but the strategic situation will soon change.
Mogaro Kalai insisted that this was the best opportunity to eliminate Soshyan and the main force of the Imperial Expeditionary Force. Once let go, it would be difficult to find them again, and the Forge World was not that easy to fight even without the Star Fortress.
, if the Empire were to make a comeback, it would most likely be a repeat of the last invasion of Angstrom, which resulted in a bloody defeat in the face of solid planetary defenses and a complete defeat.
But Zhu Fu retorted that there was no reason that Soshiyang could not think of. Since the other party dared to attack, there must be a reason. The only possibility was that the empire's reinforcements had arrived. A decisive battle with the opponent at this time would mean being defeated.
Instead of taking this risk, it is better to raid Angstrom. Even if the attack fails, you can escape unscathed. After all, the ultimate target of this battle is Angstrom, not Soshyan himself.
Mogaro Kalai believed that there might be something wrong with the empire, and Soshyan had to return. Moreover, they were not ignorant of the deployment of the imperial fleet, and the movements of most of the fleet were monitored.
Yes, it is impossible for the other party to emerge a powerful fleet out of thin air. With the current concentration of naval power of the Red Pirates, unless the other party mobilizes a sector-level main navy fleet, even if it cooperates with Soshi Yangli, it will not be possible.
Possibly defeating the Red Corsair's armada.
Since the Red Pirates themselves have blocked subspace communications, Huron doesn't know what enemies have appeared on the edge of the galaxy or what their scale is. However, he supports Zhu Fu's view. Since Soshiyang dares to take the initiative, he must
It means reinforcements are coming.
But Mogaro Kalai is not unreasonable. According to the real-time information provided by his intelligence manager, it is impossible for the expeditionary fleet to gather to support Angstrom, which means that it is most likely a small fleet.
He also suspected that this might be another scheme by Soshyan.
Mobilize yourself to attack Angstrom and then launch a surprise attack mid-battle?
Or should he deceive his main force into a decisive battle and then withdraw?
Or some other intention?
Various possibilities and speculations flashed through his mind, but there was no certainty, everything was uncertain.
risk--
possible--
guess--
Huron really wanted to find a wizard to do divination at that time, but he just thought that not only was it too late to do so now, but it would also be ridiculed.
After thinking about it, Huron decided to wait and mobilize the fleet on the one hand. On the other hand, he would understand the situation in various defense zones through long-distance communications and make a decision based on the actual situation.
Soon the news came that a small fleet had indeed appeared at the edge of the galaxy. Judging from the signs and markings, it was obvious that it was the mysterious Gray Knight.
Gray Knight.
Huron made a prompt decision and attacked with his entire army!
He finally accepted Mogaro Kale's opinion. Even if the reinforcements from the Gray Knights were included, the enemy's fleet combined was less than half of theirs. As long as this battle was won, the entire empire's expedition would basically collapse.
It's not too late to go back and take care of Angstrom.
If Angstrom is attacked first, the Gray Knights will be considered a variable. If the battle reaches a stalemate and the opponent comes to attack and behead him, Huron thinks that he is not strong enough to be surrounded by a bunch of Gray Knights and still escape unscathed.
It is much safer to destroy the opponent in a naval battle.
And Huron wisely believes that the best way is to separate Soshyan and the Gray Knights. This seemingly "double-teamed" situation will in turn prevent both sides from supporting each other. At that time, he only needs one
A small fleet blocks the Gray Knights, and the main force quickly eliminates Soshyan's side, and victory is within easy reach.
Just do it. At this time, Soshyan's fleet was close to the edge of the galaxy and was bombing the dark fortress and fortifications on Angstrom Six. Huron concentrated the large forces in his hands with extremely fast efficiency and speed.
Some of the warships left for the battlefield, leaving only a small fleet to monitor Angstrom.
At this time, Huron believed that Soshyan had made a mistake. He should not pay attention to the fortifications on the planet. Although they were very strong, they did not have strong anti-orbital power. Soshyan wasted time on them.
opportunity to arrive in time.
But what he didn't know was that Soshyan did this to destroy the main demon altars in order to make the battlefield more "clean".
But Huron also made some responses. There were not only planets at the edge of the galaxy as fulcrums, but many asteroid fragments were also part of the defense system, and without exception they were transformed into gifts sacrificed to the dark gods.
Not long after Soshyan completed the bombing of Angstrom No. 6, the red pirate fleet came in like a swarm. Each ship pushed its engine to the limit, striving to use the fastest speed.
Make a reservation at the end.
In the second Battle of Angstrom, the balance of power between the two sides was even greater than the first time. Although they suffered a failure in the first Battle of Angstrom and lost some capital ships, Huron led the new fleet in
After joining, as well as being supplemented by the Korkerian fleet and the support of other foreign warbands, the Red Corsair fleet is more powerful than before, with 3 battleships (the Retribution-class battleships Despair Invocation and the Betrayer that survived the previous naval battle
(including the Skullreaper warband's flagship Styx-class heavy cruiser Bloody Dawn), as well as 29 strike cruisers/light cruisers, and more than 200 small battleships - mainly modified pillager ships.