This is the innate ability of the young star planter. It will not mind our weak attacks during the action, and will only follow its instinct and move towards the sun. However, its instinctive immune mechanism will also react. Its defense cells will automatically start from
It falls off its body and attacks all threatening targets in the galaxy.
Professor Zinov's explanation flashed in Deng Zhengqing's mind.
...But, cells? Whose cells are this size?
Deng Zhengqing looked at the image fed back by the radar, and only saw something the size of a fighter plane, with an oval body, insect-like mouthparts, and the whole body was covered with spikes and crooked tentacles. If that
The Star Planter looks like a sacred creation, and these so-called cells are like demons that choose people to eat. The appearance really challenges the limits of human aesthetics. They stretch out light wings that are very similar to New Shenzhou 2.
He rushed towards him arrogantly.
Well, they are said to be immune cells, but in fact, the white blood cells in the human body are actually very ferocious in appearance. If you think about it this way, will you feel relieved?
He gritted his teeth and said to Brigadier General Bazin, who seemed hesitant: "Your Excellency, you cannot be held back by this."
The veteran nodded solemnly, with a flash of hesitation in his eyes, and immediately ordered the escort detachment to fill in the line. The remaining battleships adjusted thirty degrees clockwise as they advanced, accelerated to charging speed, and advanced in an arc.
, to intercept the Star Planter.
However, now comes the problem.
According to intelligence estimates, the "cells" of these star planters can burst out at a high speed equivalent to a sublight charge in a short period of time, but their endurance is a little less interesting. In other words, they are disposable weapons, and when separated from the main body
By that time, its "life" has already entered a countdown.
However, during the period of their existence, they must be intercepted. Otherwise, once the main force of the fleet, which is fully pursuing the Star Planter body, is penetrated by them from the waist or even the tail, with these warships now designed for the bow to confront the enemy,
His death would be quite miserable and depressing.
The so-called fourth and fifth detachments are both light cruisers and destroyers, but at any rate their air defense capabilities are pretty good. There is also an old model of Sentinel-class guard ship, which was also dragged out of the New Shenzhou sector from its own shipyard.
Although the ship is old, it is packed with close-range firepower like a hedgehog, and is equipped with a battleship-level wide-area force field barrier shield. Considering that the original Sentinel-class does not have this equipment, it is natural that it has
And it can only be modified by Xia Ji Ba from the New China Star Region.
But even if he continued to mess around, this large battleship, which was even larger than the Xiaguang and could be called the largest tonnage of the combined fleet, still came to the forefront of the fleet and opened a wide-area energy barrier. That was
A side of transparent glass that seemed to be condensed with photon energy extended to both sides of the ship, covering one's own anti-aircraft warships, like forming a shield wall for teammates.
On the guard ship "Shenzhou Candide", the captain, Colonel Bai Kelu, looked at the protective barrier deployed by the ship and sighed with some satisfaction: "Humph, give this thing a bit of the shock of our new Shenzhou!
"
The wide-area force field shields that are currently the mainstream equipment for protecting warships in various countries cannot reach a protection plane of this scale. Either the New China Guard Fleet obtained the latest products of the Empire or Alliance from somewhere, or it was their magic modification.
It was a breakthrough success.
"I originally planned to give the Imperial Devils a surprise, but I didn't expect that the first battle would be against that monster." Facing the incoming powerful enemy, Captain Bai was still confident, but then he sighed: "It's a pity.
Yes, we only have one ship. If we have twenty ships, we can defend the front watertight."
The captain looked at the enemy that was getting closer and closer to him, and ordered all close firepower to be in place. At the same time, he also asked the second echelon to prepare.
The so-called second echelon refers to allowing the crew to drive large anti-aircraft mechas, equipped with space components and fixators, to deploy defenses on the hull of the ship, thus forming a second fire interception network for large warships. When necessary
, and can even intercept enemies from joining gangs.
In this era where the technology tree is distorted and everyone loves hand-cranked cannons and gang-style charges, this is actually a symbol of courage. Those who dare to tie themselves outside the battleship with magnetic pads and traction ropes and face the enemy in space,
They are all the bravest crew members.
Fortunately, although New China is one of the poorest star regions in the entire community, it is a homeland established by adventurers and pioneers. The most important thing is brave people.
One thousand three hundred two-seat large land combat mechas, with the help of traction ropes and magnetic attraction pads, jumped out of the cabin one after another, and then were pulled by the attraction facilities and landed on the hull again.
"Those guys are really ugly!" Lieutenant Colonel Myrian, who led the team, said to everyone: "But they are really not the ugliest!"
Indeed, many of the crew members present were cowboys from pioneer families. Contact with all kinds of alien species with all kinds of strange shapes has been engraved in their DNA.
Since the headquarters said that these inexplicable monsters can be regarded as small fighter planes and jumping gang mechas, then let's fight like this!
The guard ship Candide held up its shield while dragging its wingmen behind it and began to move forward. It is not the habit of the New China cowboys to stay where they are and get beaten. More importantly, the sooner they make contact with the enemy, the sooner they will
It can buy the strike fleet time to attack.
However, this choice will make them bear the impact of those "Star Planter Cells" head-on, and they will inevitably suffer greater casualties.
Three minutes later, at 11:14 standard time, these "immune cells" like demons from hell spewed out countless beams of light towards the fleet.
It can be seen that they can only act based on instinct. These fierce light pillars were quickly caught by the light barrier.
"The shield power has been reduced by 67%!" the armed officer on the Shenzhou Candide said loudly.
Some people took a breath of cold air. These so-called "immune cells" were obviously only the size of a single fighter plane, but the power of a salvo launched by hundreds of cells at the same time was almost as powerful as the main gun of a battleship.
"...What kind of fighter plane is this?" Captain Bai snorted fiercely.
If there is a clear and rational will behind these "immune cells", a long-distance salvo alone would be enough to disintegrate the direction of the combined fleet. Fortunately, their actions are more instinctive.
After weakening the opponent's energy shield, he directly hit the shield physically, roaring like a crazy wasp and pounced on the Earthlings' warship.
All the close-range firepower of the fleet intertwined a fierce and blazing fire net in the void. Then, the crew quickly discovered that these guys not only fired like battleships, but were also ridiculously thick. They were obviously both
The single-seater fighter planes are even the size of unmanned wingmen, but each of them looks like an assault ship with shields open.
At 11:21, the first "cell" parachuted onto Candide's outer armor plate. This monster was ten meters long and had a crawling height of more than three meters. Compared with its host, it was indeed so tiny that it seemed unrecognizable.
Cell, but now looking at it up close, it is clear that it is also a terrifying monster that chooses people to eat.
Before the mecha closest to it could react, it had already pounced on it, tore half of the mecha's body apart with its mouthparts, and threw it away.
Thus, in this battle against the giant beast, the community's first war casualty occurred.
"All crew members, change into space suits." Captain Bai ordered in a deep voice. He now felt that he should have given this order five minutes earlier. But there was nothing he could do about it. After all, he was only an officer guarding the fleet. He used to only
Having fought against pirates, my combat experience and professional abilities were limited, and the attack speed of those monsters was indeed beyond my imagination.
What's more, wearing a space armor suit for shipboard operations for a long time is a great test for the physical fitness of the personnel.
However, even if he lacks professionalism and formal combat experience, this captain from a pioneer family still believes that the soldiers guarding the fleet will not lack courage.
"Everyone, grit your teeth and hold on! Think about our development in Baichuan Star, none of you have been allocated a public house there! Only by killing this big guy, can those public houses be left for your parents to take care of in their old age! Talent!
Pass it on to your wives and children!”
At the same moment, Lieutenant Colonel Myrian, who was on Candide's shell, controlled the mecha and swung a molten battle ax as big as a windmill to split open a charging giant beast.
"Boys, Baichuan Star has cultivated millions of fertile fields! Professor Ji said that if this guy is killed, this place will definitely become better! Tell your little brats, these are all our New China's
The old cowboys conquered the world!"
His partner and fireman laughed loudly in coordination, and continued to control the machine cannon on his shoulder to fire at the enemies who were constantly falling to the ground. Even the rain of bullets seemed to be much denser.
And at this moment, a monster waved its light whip-like tentacles to deflect the rain of bullets and landed in front of them. It was about to burst into action, but then, its body suddenly twitched and fell down.
It fell to the ground and never moved again.
It took Lieutenant Colonel Mylion a few seconds to realize that his head was still there. He swallowed with fear, then laughed and said: "Yes, they are just some cells! Do you see it? Kids, just hold on for ten minutes.
!Ten minutes! Our comrades will bring us victory!"
What he said is indeed correct. After these "immune cells" are separated from the main body, their action time is actually limited. However, the star planter's main body is still producing a steady stream while advancing. If its main body cannot be destroyed,
Kill, no matter how brave the pioneers who guard the fleet are, they will be overwhelmed sooner or later.
On the other side, the main fleet headed by the Xiaguang entered the charge speed ahead of schedule. Their actions will inevitably put a considerable burden on the engine. If the engine reaches the limit and cannot win, all the warships may become the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.
coffin.
However, now everyone has only this choice. This is also the possibility that General Bazan and Deng Zhengqing envisioned in the battle plan they formulated at the beginning.
"What a pity. I don't even expect to have a few more guard ships... But it would be great if we had ten Holy Shield or Ridge-class ships. If that doesn't work, the Iron Army's Shiwei-class ships would be good too!" Bazin
The brigadier murmured.
The Empire's Aegis class, the Alliance's Ridge class, and the Iron Army Alliance's Stone Guard class are the strongest escort light cruisers currently in service in the galaxy.
The situation has become smaller. Deng Zhengqing thought, you might as well think that we have ten Titan ships in our hands.
"It would be even better if the light-wing equipment of New Shenzhou 2 can be used on our large battleships!" Commodore Bazin sighed again.
This veteran feels that there is still a lot of room for improvement in the tactics he has formulated, but the premise is that his hardware can first keep up with the requirements.
He asked: "Is the strike fleet in place?"
"We are ready to attack. If the calculation is correct, the target will enter the predetermined strike position after 180 seconds."
General Bazin nodded. Fortunately, this terrifying planet giant is really just like an oversized space jellyfish at the moment. It is acting completely based on instinct, which gives our side the possibility of continuously attacking it.
...What if it is intelligent?
I don't even expect it to have the intelligence of Edelweiss, but it can be like an ordinary reptile predator. What will be my current situation?
Haha, not to mention this small combined fleet, I am afraid that the community must have a main fleet as large as the New World Expeditionary Force, and be mentally prepared to suffer more than 50% of the battle losses, in order to have the possibility of a war.
We are lucky after all! There is indeed some power protecting us!
Brigadier Bazin said to himself.
"Where is New Shenzhou 2?"
"Communication has been lost." Deng Zhengqing said.
"Lost communication?"
"The interference caused by the strong magnetic field phenomenon in the galaxy becomes more serious the closer we get to the inner ring of Tianshu Star. Our communication with the escort fleet has also begun to become unstable." Deng Zhengqing said, but then he added: "However,
The image sent back by the Sky Survey Eye received three minutes ago shows that No. 2 is still there and heading towards the orbit of the third planet."
The impact of the strong magnetic field phenomenon in the Tianshu Galaxy is more serious than everyone imagined. Fortunately, because of the existence of 11 priceless survey eyes, we can at least form a less efficient monitoring network through gravitational waves.
Although there will always be a delay of three to ten minutes, it's better than nothing.
"Planet Three? This is different from what was promised." Brigadier General Bazin frowned slightly, but then he was relieved.
New Shenzhou 2 is the final trump card in the battle, and it has given the captain the greatest autonomy.
Now, he has done almost everything he can do as the commander of the entire fleet, and can only perform the duties of a warrior.
"The entire fleet, enter the second charge speed, and the main guns start loading!"