When Lieutenant General Biffick's Dreadnought King Tiger received the report of the rapidly approaching Yulian fleet, it was 9:35 pm. At this time, of course, the entire fleet under his command was still in a state of first-level combat readiness.
middle.
However, this combat readiness state is for offense, not defense.
For a violent general like Biffick, everything is offensive, and offense is everything. He never wants to hear that his army is defending or standing still. His fleet should detour to Cui in two hours.
The rear side of Ling Fortress can also deliver a fatal blow to the enemy fleet when it cuts off its retreat route.
However, he never expected that when his fleet was only halfway through, he received the news that the Natural Crest had been attacked by the main gun of the enemy fortress and was currently unable to contact him.
The flagship was attacked, and the troops preparing to land in the fortress in frontal combat had to temporarily stop their attack and even began to retreat. As a result, Vice Admiral Biffick's fleet was a bit embarrassed.
The so-called "woodpecker tactic" always requires you to knock first before you can peck!
So, for a while, even such a resolute and fierce general like him was a little at a loss.
...So, there are actually fortress cannons on the Cuiling Fortress? These Bakwe birdmen didn't tell the truth? How brave! Even the imperial father dared to plot against a mere birdman?
Lieutenant General Biffick was furious, but it only took him two seconds to calm down. Even if he wanted to pursue the problem of the Bakvi Birdman, it was Marshal Ikenroga's authority.
More importantly, after the shelling just now, he couldn't help but calm down.
"The first shot hit the Natural Crest, and also set the bridge on fire? Even if it was a sneak attack, such a hit rate is really unbelievable." Biffick said with emotion.
"Yes, it is close to the Imperial Army's energy cannon shooting record. That is the record during training." said the Chief of Staff.
"Furthermore, it is said that the beam that originally hit the Royal Rabbit was deflected and then hit the Natural Crest?" Biffick's expression became more solemn: "This, could this be part of the enemy commander's plan?
Inside?"
"I think this might be a coincidence, right? Probably..."
"But what if it's not a coincidence?"
"..."
The chief of staff felt that his suspicious-looking officer had completely turned into the opposite persona, with a character whose virtue had been taken away from him, but there was no evidence. More importantly, his little heart was hanging in the air.
Therefore, Lieutenant General Biffick immediately sent a request for instructions to Marshal Ikenluojia of the Four Seasons God: "Should the lower official headquarters withdraw, or should they wait in place?"
To be honest, asking for instructions from the headquarters in the middle of the operation has completely subverted Lieutenant General Biffick's personality.
However, before there was a clear response from the Shikishen, a harsh warning sound suddenly sounded in Wang Hu's bridge.
"The enemy fleet is coming! The enemy fleet is coming! It's... the lightning strike ship! Number 65!" There was a tremor in the voice of the guard sergeant. Obviously, the results of the Battle of the High Seas and the Battle of the Blood Gate have already reached the mainland of the empire. Yes.
To them, these inconspicuous but extremely deadly small spacecraft are almost becoming ghost stories.
Lieutenant General Biffick shouted: "Calm down! We are not the stupid geese parked in the dock of the Cathay people. We are just soldiers to stop us! All departments, according to the existing tactics, launch anti-air defense operations!"
After the Battle of the High Sea and the Blood Gate, how to deal with the Community's lightning strike ship raids has become a major issue for the Imperial Army. However, time is limited. After all, it is only more than a month.
, it is impossible to come up with any forward-looking defense plan right away. Even if you have an idea, it will take more time to test and practice.
However, after carefully analyzing the battle records, King Wilente believed that the thunder strike ships did move like ghosts and were fierce, but they were not without weaknesses. In essence, their high-speed penetration actually relied on the occurrence of space bubbles.
However, the single operation time of this equipment is less than one minute, and it must be turned off when it is close to the target and needs to drop bombs.
...That makes sense, but it still cannot eliminate the fundamental threat of this weapon.
King Wilente then proposed that if preparations are made, before the enemy lightning strike ship enters the attack range, the Aegis-class light cruiser with fierce protective firepower and various types of guard ships can conduct fire interceptions at medium and long distances, forcing the lightning strike ship to advance.
By activating the space bubble, you can weaken the opponent's attack effect with maximum efficiency.
No one knows whether the above statement is just talk on paper, but after all, it sounds reasonable, and it can be done with the current establishment of the Imperial Army. It is still worthwhile to give it a try.
Even so, everyone is inevitably a little nervous.
Lieutenant General Biffick said loudly: "There are only more than 60 enemy ships, one-third of the number during the Battle of Blood Gate. This shows that most of these lightning strike ships have been lost in the previous hard battles in the far shore nebula. We
The tactics are very effective!”
Strictly speaking, only a quarter of the lightning strike ships under the Yu Fleet were actually shot down, while the remaining half were maintained in the dock.
However, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to distinguish the subtle mathematical problems involved. What's more, after all, the fierce general brother is also a psyker who has experienced hundreds of battles. The voice at this time naturally contains the power of words and spirits to encourage and exorcise evil spirits. In addition, he
My prestige in the military is indeed strong, and it did quickly dispel the gloom and tension among the crew members.
The fleet assembled by Vice Admiral Biffick is a high-speed assault fleet that is respectfully called the "Hell Lancers" by many soldiers. It is impossible to carry bulky and slow guard ships. Of course, this kind of air defense mission can only be carried out by troops equipped with dense air defense weapons and auxiliary equipment.
The cannon-laden Aegis cruisers came to execute the mission.
They are indeed the most elite imperial fleet, and they completed a very exquisite fleet movement in the shortest time. The Dreadnoughts and War Cruisers, which were originally used as assault arrows, retreated to the center of the fleet, while more than thirty Holy Shields swam to the periphery.
, opened the firepower network and began to prepare for interception.
However, even so, the lightning strike ships arrived too quickly. While the Biffick fleet was still conducting battleship movements, it had already completed the first round of bombing attacks.
Fortunately, the damage was much lighter than expected. Only one battle cruiser and two heavy cruisers were hit. One of the cruisers died on the spot.
At this time, our own Aegis cruisers finally formed their formation and began to disperse fire. Three ships in the Lightning Strike fleet were also shot down. They noticed this scene and immediately left the line of fire.
However, these dangerous boats did not stay away, but just wandered around and waited for orders.
"What the hell, it's like a group of disgusting hyenas!" Lieutenant General Biffick cursed, but then shook his head and praised: "However, our king tiger can't do anything against these hyenas! What a shame!"
He could now see that the tactics proposed by King Wilente were indeed effective, but their effectiveness was very limited. If the pilots of the torpedo ships continued to attack without fear of life and death, they would still be able to achieve a good casualty ratio.
It is said that King Suliuka is asking major shipyards to come up with special designs for small and medium-sized frigates. At the same time, his own side is also trying to imitate the lightning strike ship, but this will not happen until next year at the earliest.
However, after such a harassment, the main force of Yulian's fleet had taken the opportunity to attack them.
At this moment, Yu Company, which was surrounded by an enemy force five times its size, actually had an opportunity to attack the smaller force with more troops.
This is of course because the Natural Crest was attacked, and the Imperial fleet in front of it retreated in panic by at least half an astronomical unit, giving itself a chance to act. It is also thanks to the Lightning Strike Fleet ambushing here. Although they failed
Inflicted heavy damage on the enemy fleet, but successfully delayed their actions.
"Thank you for your hard work! Thank you for intercepting," Yu Lian said to Annie.
"It's not interception, at most it's harassment." Major Anne Romanova on New China 001 said modestly.
If possible, change your gratitude into something substantial. Just as she was about to say this, she heard Yu Lian say again: "In addition, you also want to thank me. Thank you for my foresight in allowing you to arrive at Cuiling 7 Planet in advance."