Colonel Yeager Soback was caught in a fierce battle between heaven and man. He looked at Yu Lian, who was deep in thought, and felt that with this guy's usual temperament, he should be willing to take this risk, right?
However, if I were really attacked by a predator ambush or some other strange enemy, this guy would definitely abandon me and run away without hesitation.
He hesitated for a moment and then said: "Actually, I have been to this galaxy before."
Colonel Yu and his adjutants all looked at him, and then added: "I have served in the Governor-General's Colonial Fleet for three years, and served as the charge captain and gunnery chief on the cruiser Sir Vicar 141.
I once accompanied the fleet to explore the channel in that direction. However, as the current star map shows, we reach the Shepherd A galaxy, and then the border D912 galaxy, which is the end."
The Border D912 galaxy is exactly at the end of the route that Feifei drew on the star map, and getting there from the Shepherd A galaxy only requires two jumps.
"We walked all the way to the end. After some daily exploration, we still found nothing. On our way back, when we passed the Tree Shepherd A galaxy, we came across a sizeable pirate fleet."
"Pirates?" Fifiqi said, "But it can be seen from the star map that there is only one channel for this channel."
"That's right. Black channels and underground intelligence organizations always control channels that are officially unknown." Soback said helplessly.
In fact, the official also has control over channels unknown to the public, but your level has not reached that level yet. Yu Lian thought.
"Are you saying that the predator fleet is likely to retreat from the waterways controlled by the pirate groups?" Feifei asked: "In this way, it is also very likely to ambush through these unknown waterways and cut off our retreat.
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Colonel Yeager Soback nodded heavily: "This is indeed a very important aspect!" However, after hesitating for a moment, he added: "But when we fought against the pirates, we lost.
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Yu Lian and Feifei exchanged glances, and each saw the surprise flashing in the other's eyes.
Of course, the empire's fleet in the colonies cannot be compared with the local Guards fleet. The quality of the single-wheel crew is even inferior to that of the local sector guard fleet and the princes' fleet. But even so, the imperial army is still the imperial army.
The lower limit is already beyond the reach of most countries. No matter what, they should not be defeated by pirates...
Well, in this universe with extraordinary strong men and holy relics of former civilizations, there are still many Robin Hood stories. There are also examples of imperial fleets overturning at the hands of pirates, but these are all placed in a universe that has been thousands of years old.
In the history of the Age of Discovery, in fact, if any pirate really built a battleship for the Imperial Army, he would definitely be the most handsome kid in the underworld in the universe in the past ten years.
As a result, no news was revealed at all. If the empire just blocked the news, it would not be possible. It can only mean that the pirates on the other side also intend to cooperate.
Sobak added: "We did lose, but it was really inexplicable. When we discovered the pirate fleet, before we had time to prepare to start the bombardment, the shield generator and radar on the ship were interfered with. Immediately afterwards,
It was a sudden shelling from a long distance."
"Have pirates mastered such firepower?" Feifei became even more confused.
"I dare not say this. At least the bombardment did not come from the pirate fleet we discovered, but from other directions. Maybe they have an ambush. There are too many lawless places in the New World, and the scale of the pirate group is unimaginable in the mainland.
"Soback thought for a moment and then added: "The pirates who attacked us last time in the Shepherd System were the fleet of Odgoth the Greenbeard."
This is a familiar name. His active stage spans the New World and the Milky Way galaxy. He can be regarded as a mafia leader who gathers the stars. In terms of reputation and strength, he can also be ranked among the top five pirate kings in the universe.
Of course, how on earth did the pirate fleet cross the star gate and come and go freely between the two major galaxies... I can only say that you understand everything you know, and you don't have to be serious if you don't understand. These days, knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing.
Already.
However, Yu Lian felt that the phenomenon described by the other party was vaguely mentioned by someone. After thinking for a moment, he said to Soback: "It would be better for you to return to the Snowstorm as soon as possible and take charge."
Seeing that the other party seemed to want to say something else, Yu Lian interrupted: "The imperial soldiers on that ship believed it, but they didn't believe me. To put it bluntly, once a battle breaks out, they might be worried that I would find someone.
From the beginning, I let you die in the rebellion in a reasonable and legal way."
The corner of Colonel Soback's mouth twitched. Since this guy said this, he must have put this idea on the agenda. He felt that he still had to rush back to the Blizzard immediately.
At this time, Yu Lian had already made a decision: "Let us know, change the direction of march, and go to the Shepherd A galaxy. We have indeed received bad news, but bad news is better than no news."
Soback felt that not only did he need to rush back to the Blizzard, but he also asked the captain and the others to be prepared to flee at any time. He felt that Yu Lian must be prepared to use him and Blizzard as cannon fodder in the rear, so he must be too
Just be prepared in the same way.
In the following three days, everything was relatively calm. Yu Lian still slept for less than six hours a day and tried his best to complete all daily affairs to perfection.
As for Colonel Soback, who has returned to the Blizzard, of course the same is true. In the next three days, all the officers and men on the ship have been maintaining the highest combat readiness, even better than last month when they were conducting reconnaissance in the enemy's rear.
He was so nervous that all the soldiers in the army were a little mentally weak.
However, such tension is not meaningless. At least, when the two ships arrived at the Hailing α system, which was one jump away from the Shepherd A system, the imperial radar officer who had been on combat readiness received
A clear distress signal. And it is real-time. This can prove that the other party is in the local system.
After getting permission from Yu Company, the Snowstorm broke away from the formation, maintained a constant speed, and drove little by little in the direction of the distress signal in a fighting attitude. Then, behind the satellite of a desolate planet similar to the earth, a ship lay on the ground.
An Imperial destroyer dying in a crater.
The condition of this Apocalypse Eagle-class Type 3 destroyer is indeed miserable. Only two-thirds of the hull is left, and the other third was smashed into the desert more than 200 kilometers away and scattered everywhere.
They are parts and fragments. Of course, the condition of the two-thirds of the hull is generally intact, but the scarred scratches on it are probably not mentioned, and the various damaged external accessories can also be ignored, but the most fatal one is
There was only one damage, but it was a transparent hole in the center of the ship. It looked like it was directly penetrated by the rail gun shell.
Generally speaking, after a ship is penetrated, there will be structural damage, triggering a chain reaction that collapses the entire ship. But this destroyer has persisted until now, which can only be said to be a great blessing.
Captain Hongshan was preparing to arrange a rescue team to search and rescue the survivors on the ship in accordance with the usual combat procedures, but Soback trembled and whispered: "Don't forget about the Lion's Den Fortress!"
Now, almost all senior officers already know that the predators have unknown biological weapons in their hands. As a result, many previous tactical instructions must be replaced.
Fortunately, after being replenished at the Gate of Glory, the personnel on the two ships are still quite complete, including of course professional rescue teams. Colonel Soback then eliminated the two landing craft and sent a company of stormtroopers and two
A professional medical and pest control team was dispatched.
After passing through the almost scrapped destroyer, they found the survivors hiding behind the thick isolation door on the bridge. There were a total of 4 officers and 28 non-commissioned officers, who were also the only remaining survivors of the destroyer.
Fortunately, no alien monsters were found on the ship. However, Soback still did not dare to take the trouble and did not immediately take these people back to his ship. Instead, he provided some space suits and supplies.
The most senior surviving officer, a Wulfling mate with an unimportant name, told Sobek through the communication channel that they were the companion ships of the cruiser Saber-tooth Tiger and were attacked three days ago. Our side was fighting and retreating.
They were defeated and fled back to this galaxy, but due to the serious damage to the ship, they had no choice but to make an emergency landing on this satellite. The captain and most of the crew were also killed in the previous battle and the impact of the final emergency landing.
As for the situation of the cruiser Sabre-tooth Tiger that Soback is most concerned about, the Wolfling first officer recalled that the enemy concentrated most of its firepower on the largest target, which was the Saber-tooth Tiger.
A moment ago, I had seen with my own eyes how the Saber-toothed Tiger was completely destroyed.
Soback lowered his eyelids and observed three seconds of silence for his old boss before asking: "So, what kind of enemy is it? Is it an ambush from the predators?"
The Wolfling first mate's big round face, as majestic as a bear, showed obvious fear and confusion. It could be seen that he was indeed frightened by the previous scene, but more importantly, his three views had been subverted.
Unbelievable.
"What happened to that wound? Was it hit by the Predator's rail gun?" Captain Hongshan also asked.
The first mate said: "Well, he was actually hit by a stone?"
Soback and Hongshan looked at each other and felt that this guy was indeed beaten to the point of losing his mind. They couldn't help but sympathize with him. They were about to comfort him when the bridge received a communication request from the Scarlet Throne.
After opening the communication, Yu Lian went straight to the point: "Let the survivors hide. The jump signal was captured in the direction of the Shepherd Galaxy, at least three digits."