Miss Serru stared blankly at the other party. For a moment, she was really not sure whether the other party was joking or amusing her.
Of course, Soback also knew that it would be impossible for a dignified rear admiral of the Space Fleet and a knight of the Astral Knights to resign and become the director of a food factory. So, after being tempted, he still said seriously:
"In any case, all the soldiers in the army have been away from home for more than a year, and they can't even make instant messaging with their families, so I always ask them to consider their practical problems. These small calculations are not
It cannot be left entirely to the consideration of the Grand Marshal's Office and the Supreme Commander. Now that I have become the squadron commander, I should start thinking about this."
Seeing Miss Serlu looking at him with awe, he hurriedly said: "This is not something I figured out. It's the teachings of my mentor. Hahaha, Serlu, sooner or later you will still be alone in the future.
Commander, I have to start learning now."
"I don't want to be the commander at all." She whispered.
"ha?"
Miss Serlu added: "...Well, it may be an unspoken rule of the entire army to seek benefits for the soldiers, and I can understand it. But we can't forget our own work, right? When we left New Port Arthur, the Earth
The Thirteenth Fleet is still cruising alongside us. But after speeding up last time, it completely left us behind. There has been no news from the other party for forty-eight hours now."
After Yeager Soback and his friends completed the preliminary exploration of the Ring of Miracles, hunted an ancient mechanical monster, and recovered the loot, they naturally received a commendation from Admiral Farrell.
, and new commands.
Considering the reputation of this "Wolf of Dawn" and his passionate relationship with the opposing "Dragon of Dawn", he will lead his fleet to pay a friendly visit to the community's new Lushun star port. Then, at the same time, he will
Together with the opponent's Thirteenth Fleet, they conduct a combat readiness cruise on the "New World Highway". Any pirates, remnants of marauders or other suspicious targets found on the road have the right to destroy the enemy on sight and restore peace to the New World Highway.
.
Of course, Admiral Farrell told Soback that throughout the Dawn Star Territory battle, the performance of the community's main fleet could only be said to be quite satisfactory. Although it had made many military exploits, overall it did not exceed the performance of the Imperial Grand Marshal's Palace.
assessment. On the contrary, what really surprised the elites of the Imperial Army, apart from the Marine Corps, was the Thirteenth Fleet.
Of course, no matter how well the marines perform, it cannot determine the victory of the war, but no matter how small a fleet is, it may become a poisonous needle piercing the heart.
So Soback's trip had some other purposes.
"I heard that the Thirteenth Fleet of the Earthlings has received new battleships in New Yumen. If you can find an opportunity, you can observe the opponent's formation and training status. If you can get the performance of the new ship, even
It's a new tactical training, so I'll give you another try!" Admiral Farrell patted Soback hard on the shoulder, his face full of expectations, "Young man, I'm very optimistic about you."
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"Speaking of which, you are a quick-thinking and quick-witted guy. You are indeed the best person to do this kind of thing. However, you should have a bright future, so you still have to be careful when doing things. You must put your own safety first.
Go up. After the cruise security mission is completed, go to the Gate of Glory to receive new warships. You will get a Phoenix-class battlecruiser."
Admiral Farrell thought for a while and added: "Also, I won't know about doing other small part-time jobs during this period."
Admiral Farrell also came from the grassroots level, and of course he was well versed in these matters. What's more, his old man had already spoken about this. Soback was really touched and felt that if he didn't take the opportunity to run some business
To give some benefits to the soldiers (and to myself) is not worthy of the commander's painstaking efforts.
Thinking about it carefully, Soback feels that he is very lucky. At least after participating in the God of War Festival, the colleagues and bosses he met in his official career are all good people. Of course, if the position also has less work, more money and is safe, then it will be even more
alright.
Everything went very smoothly afterwards. The Soback fleet successfully entered the community border and arrived at the New Lushun Star Port for a friendly visit. He saw the sea farms slowly spreading on the blue ocean planet of New Lushun.
, like ribbons spread on the ocean. However, he also saw the floating forts built in space orbit and the orbital hospital being dismantled.
"Then, why should the hospital be demolished?" Miss Serle asked the other party.
"Isn't the previous battle over? There is no need for such a million-bed orbital hospital? The maintenance cost of this thing is very high." The Earth officer replied.
Then, there was the joint combat readiness patrol of the Soback Fleet and the Thirteenth Fleet. The Earth officers on the opposite side behaved very well. As the admiral, Major General Marklov also led a group of generals and commanders, even on the flagship.
Invited Imperial officers to dinner and a game made of blood.
However, when the two sides left the border of the Community colony and entered the high seas of the "New Continent Highway", the Thirteenth Fleet suddenly sent a signal, saying, "Speed boats can race, capital ships can race, and fleets can certainly do it."
The words were incomprehensible. Then, without waiting for a response, he suddenly started to speed up.
Then, just like Miss Sellu said, the imperial military had no news from the other party for forty-eight hours.
Soback explained seriously: "This can at least show that the other party has the ability to command the entire fleet to cruise. To achieve this level, the performance of the ship and the elite crew are indispensable. Moreover, they can
Avoiding the automatic detection beacons we set up on the high seas shows that we are very familiar with the navigational astrology and various astronomical changes of the New World Highway. The entire New World Highway is their home field, and we really cannot take it lightly."
Miss Serru's eyes widened: "You won't just hand these over to the commission, will you?"
"Of course, those new assault ships are of the 'Tiger and Leopard Cavalry' level, which seems quite strange. Judging from their fleet formation, they should be preparing to organize these small ships into independent combat units, which is quite interesting.
It goes against common sense. Let’s ask Major General Marklov when we meet next time.”
Sellu is not very interested in those new assault ships. She is a very traditional astral knight and imperial officer. She feels that the decisive factor in winning or losing on the battlefield, besides the power of psykers, is the battleship.
However, now that Soback has said this, she also thought about it a little bit: "...I understand. I will send a letter to let the three Holy Shields under our command that are still under repair return to the team as soon as possible."
Actually, there's no need to be in such a hurry. That's what I said, Soback thought.
"But, you just said you were going to ask Major General Marklov? Did you mean to ask directly?"
"This is a normal military exchange. Serge, war is not about fighting and killing, war is about human relations."
"Like you and the Dragon of Dawn?" Miss Viscount smiled.
"That's different, it's him who is harming me." Soback said loudly.
"It's starting again, it's starting again. Sir, I know that friendship between men like you is always very awkward, especially when both parties are in different positions. However, I am your deputy after all. In front of me, you
You can be a little more honest." Serge said.
Am I not honest enough? I even told you that I want to work in a food factory! But you don’t believe me!
Sobek wanted to cry but had no tears.
At this time, Serlu said: "However, I have always felt that Commodore Eleanor Bonaparte really has the final say in the Thirteenth Fleet."
"This, so what?"
"I am a woman, so I know that women like us who work on the battlefield are the ones who hate the world the most."
Yeager Soback always felt that these words seemed to be satirizing himself, but he still said with a half-stern face: "Anyway, we did lose this fleet racing competition, but it doesn't mean that we lost."
Nothing was found. This at least shows that the formation of our original cruise fleet is a bit outdated. This kind of lake-class supply ship is already a support ship specially prepared for high-speed fleets that conduct combat readiness cruises for a long time. It has enhanced speed, but it is obviously
It can no longer keep up with the times.”
Serlu smiled helplessly and said: "Well, although it is a bit far-fetched, it should be possible to deal with Admiral Farrell. However, if it were you, there should be stricter requirements. Your Highness and Admiral Farrell
Everyone should have greater expectations of you."
So I don’t understand. Can you not have too high expectations for us?
Soback could only say in a serious tone: "I personally think that as the shipping routes become increasingly prosperous and the borders expand, more modular space stations with supply functions should be considered to replace these supply ships.
At the same time, the mobility of the patrol fleet will be enhanced. Sayre, we can work together to write a report."
Miss Viscount was slightly startled, then a flash of admiration flashed in her eyes: "By the way, this directly involves the security of the imperial waterways and the reform of the entire border security and defense! It is a big matter! This is what you should consider! Yes, we
It would be best to extend this proposal and directly write a detailed paper on waterway defense!"
You, what are you so excited about? Soback was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak.
"You are the 'Wolf of Dawn'. A famous general should also have a legacy of military theory. The person opposite already has "Psyker Grouping of Four" and "Mobile Defense Theory".
Yeager Soback wanted to slap himself on the spot, always feeling that he had dug a huge hole for himself. You know, he failed to pass the exam because he was really unable to write such a demanding paper.
He went to a top university in the empire, so he had no choice but to find a promising job in the colonial guard.
But now, I have to study the paper again. Moreover, the requirements for a paper written by a rear admiral should be much higher than that of a student, right?
Unfortunately, he lived to be twenty-six years old and still hadn't written an article of more than 2,000 words.
Just when he fell into a low-pressure state, the Candide on the opposite side was also approaching us. Now that it was safe, the two Aegis-class ships under the fleet opened the front-end gun ports of the ship and maintained a basic alert posture.
And our own Lake-class supply ship, which Admiral Sobek regarded as a "liability", also swaggered close to it.
From the current point of view, everything seems to be going well. But at this moment, the new captain of the Blizzard, Lieutenant Colonel Peggese, said: "There is something wrong with this armed merchant ship of the Candide..."
Soback also felt that something was wrong. He always felt that the cruising state of this merchant ship called Candide was too calm and too stable. Of course, he didn't know what the problem was, it was just a feeling as a psyker.
"It's better to be on the safe side," Soback said.
Miss Serru nodded and gave the order decisively: "Let them stop the ship! Accept our inspection from a safe distance!"
The Buran's forward rail main gun raised the two sharp metal rails, as if it had drawn a sharp sword.
Under the warning signal, the chubby armed merchant ship Candide had no choice but to stop slowly.
Well, the opponent's action of stopping the ship seemed tense and clumsy, which was indeed in line with the behavior of a normal merchant ship. Soback and his friends felt that they seemed to be a bit overreacted.
"It's better to board the ship for inspection first. Safety comes first," Soback said.
"But, Admiral, this is high seas, and theoretically we have no right to inspect it," an officer said.
"How new. We have stopped other people's cargo ships for inspection in other people's territory, and we have done it many times." Another person said.
"How about I go and have a look for myself?" Miss Sellu was eager to get started. Recently, no matter whether she was suppressing pirates or racing against the people on Earth, it was not the turn of a traditional astral knight to show off her strength. She was actually bored.
However, before the Buran's inspectors set out, a rather bright warning signal sounded from the bridge of our own ship again. It was the automatic detector arranged by the Buran in the gravity well that captured the transition signal of the new space vehicle.
Then, what appeared swaggeringly in front of them was a round metal sphere. From the analysis of the gravity signal, the mass of this thing should be about the same as a battle cruiser.
Immediately afterwards, hundreds of triangular aircraft suddenly appeared in the local system in a blink of an eye. Like a group of wasps whose nest was blown up, they rushed towards the Imperial fleet crazily.
During the year-long war, the Imperial Army officers and soldiers present had become very familiar with this kind of thing.
"Ancient drone mothership controlled by predators?"
"In other words, there are remnants of the predator fleet nearby?"
"Maybe it's even the Great Khan himself?" The Imperial Army officers on the bridge quickly exchanged opinions.
As for Soback himself, he looked numbly at the menacing uninvited guest in front of him, and his heart was calm for a moment. If it were the Thirteenth Fleet of the Community that suddenly appeared in front of him at this time, he might still be startled, but
These drones... To be honest, they are indeed quite powerful. In the battle of Devil's Eye, they almost forced him and the Blizzard to a desperate situation.
However, in the Dawn Star War that followed for nearly a year, he had fought with this kind of drone many times. No matter how timid a person is, he will feel very uneasy when he encounters a monster that is almost vomiting.
of.
"Aegis Cruiser, follow standard No. 3 tactics and deploy an interception net."
"The destroyer fleet prepared strong photon jamming bombs to isolate the connection between the attack aircraft and the command aircraft."
"Be aware that the C-type, the largest attack drone, is equipped with a small rail gun. Pay attention to their long-range bombardment."
After Soback gave these orders in an orderly manner, he was ready to start watching the show. But at this moment, those menacing triangular drones had already launched an artillery attack.
A dense row of orbital artillery shells roared towards them. They looked very powerful, but after all, they were too far away and none of them hit the Imperial warship.
However, the Candide, an armed merchant ship that had stopped to figure out the situation, was not so lucky. It was right between the Imperial Army and these ancient drones, and its fat hull was hit by two cannonballs on the spot.
It hit and a fire started.
"This, this can be considered an unforeseen disaster, right?" Soback looked at the fire in the direction of the merchant ship and felt great compassion.
"It's really unlucky, but we can't rescue him now," Serge said.
Indeed, there were quite a lot of drones coming from the opposite side. The imperial fleet did not deal with powerful enemies while rescuing the unlucky civilians. Everything could only be dealt with after the battle was over. Of course, Soback understood this.
However, when the Imperial fleet began to form a battle formation to face the ultra-long-range bombardment of the unmanned ships, the warning sound on the Buran rang again, and indeed there was a jump signal in the gravity well in the other direction.
Three minutes later, Lieutenant Colonel Peggese reported: "The signal is confirmed, it is the Clear Sky-class cruiser...it is the Aurora. Your Excellency, the Thirteenth Fleet of the Blue Star Community has arrived at this battlefield!"