Chapter seven hundred and fifty seventh enrichment
Yu Lian estimated that the center of the earth should provide some support to Yang Xiyi, but it would definitely not be too much. To put it bluntly, until now, the plunderers have been ravaging the colonies of the empire.
They were just busy gloating. Of course, there must be others who felt the same way, as if it was not the empire that suffered, but their own father.
However, the fire has not yet reached his own house, so no matter how anxious the big shots are, they can't get anywhere.
"I estimate that the greatest support Marshal Paris can give to the colonies through the headquarters is the army." Yu Lian paused: "If you want money, you have to go through the National Defense Committee, or special approval from Congress... Well
, However, Chairman Nishita wants to pass the party’s primary election to compete for the next president, so he can’t cause trouble to his fellow members of the party at this time, right?”
Eleanor nodded, shook her head, then tilted her head, turned her profile to Yu Lian, and said seriously: "After Gan Jiang and Miss Moye helped me with my fortune telling, they took Ina and
Captain Mengjiao left together. It has been more than a month now. Calculating the time, it is indeed time to return. This is the fourth exploration of that star field in the past half a year. I hope
You can gain something."
"...most of a year?"
"Yes! Our exploration of the URX46 star field began in August last year. Hasn't it been more than half a year now? Of course, for safety reasons, it is best to compress the exploration time to one
About a month ago. This is the fourth time now.”
So what exactly did you do? Did you really find a mithril mine in the URX46 star field and intercept it?
Also, what role did my two junior nieces play? And they took away all the psykers in the fleet?
Yu Lian was indeed curious, but Eleanor was still very tight-lipped. Since she didn't want to say anything, she naturally couldn't ask. Besides, Yu Lian wasn't so bloodless and tearful that he used control over his senior sister.
Heart.
But, then again, the fleet dared to bring out the fleet to fight even though the psychics were not present. Is this a daredevil or a crazy jump? Aren't you afraid of being cheated?
"If I am so incompetent that I will be attacked by pirates and join forces, even if Ina and the others are here, I should kill myself to thank the soldiers." Eleanor said proudly.
What's there to be proud of? If you really commit suicide for this reason, there won't be another brave man in history who would rather break than bend, but only one more foolish fool.
"And didn't we discuss how the fleet should fight without psykers when we were students? Now I'm just turning the dream of my youth into reality." Eleanor sneered: "It's a certain person.
After these people become psychics, are they ready to draw a clear line between us mortals?"
Yu Lian thought to himself that I didn't draw a clear line, so the senior sister must not be talking about me.
"Of course, I did get a little excited while playing. Chief Marklov also criticized me. But now that we have Yuri and Fina, there is no need to worry about this."
In this way, the Scarlet Throne officially joined the formation of the Thirteenth Fleet, and began to conduct formation training while conducting the final combat readiness cruise.
At this time, a total of 2,700 crew members transferred from various ships also boarded the Throne and were quickly staffed in important departments of the ship.
This even included a brigade of multi-purpose fighters, all of which were directly transferred from the Lexington and Saratoga. As a result, the spacious hangar of the Throne was finally not empty enough to fly into the sky.
Already.
The captain in charge of commanding the fighter planes is Lieutenant Colonel James Dutt, who was transferred from the Ninth Fleet only in the second half of last year. He is an excellent pilot and commander with a medium build and energetic appearance.
Although it was the first time that Yu Lian met the other party, it was not the first time that he heard his name. In the volunteer army era of his previous life, this top pilot was already old and naturally could not fly the plane in person. However,
However, he served as an instructor and trained many outstanding flying warriors for the Volunteer Army. He was also a historical celebrity who enjoyed the reputation of a hero.
...Of course, there are too many celebrities who have chatted and laughed with him, and Yu Lian has become very calm. Now, he is the most famous celebrity in the entire fleet, and at least half of the people in the galaxy have heard of his name.
In addition, what makes Yu Lian happy is that this brigade also includes four test aircraft, which are the X-21 test fighters "jointly designed" by the Red Star Design Institute and Falkong Company. They are currently temporarily named "White" by the military.
devil".
This fighter plane, which was born at the wrong time in the previous timeline, might be able to bloom fragrantly because it appeared in advance.
What is even more gratifying is that the four pilots of these "White Devil" test aircraft include Li Baolu and Martha Daken. These two "old" comrades who participated in the Navy Day together and participated in the Far Shore Battle are now also
They are all lieutenants.
"Has that thing been installed?" Yu Lian asked.
"It's installed. However, the officers said that you don't need to expose yourself in advance to deal with pirates, so I haven't used it in actual combat yet." Li Baolu showed a knowing smile. It is difficult to see such a smile on the face of this innocent child.
Expressive.
"Indeed, even if you don't use that thing, the performance of the White Devil is definitely not inferior to the purple electric dragon that the empire has just finalized. Aren't you two relying on brushing to become a trump card? Come on, by next year, we can convince the military to
I’m determined to change my clothes!”
Li Baolu immediately geared up and said that having a new fighter plane was equivalent to having a new sword, and he was waiting to test the sword with the Predator's dreadnought, completely forgetting that he was on the Predator's dreadnought.
Until he was kicked by his girlfriend Martha, he didn't understand why.
Then, the temporary first mate of the Throne was changed from Feifei, who was just making up the numbers, to Lieutenant Colonel Kong Qingyu, the former captain of the Luoyang.
This experienced old officer can be regarded as an old subordinate of the senior sister's father. He was born as a serious old seaman. For an officer like him in the "non-professional group", if it were not for a coincidence, it would be almost impossible to wear a general when he retires. Yes. However, which admiral wouldn't want his deputy to be an old officer who looks very hard-core?
Lieutenant Colonel Kong Qingyu is not yet sixty years old, but he is very satisfied with his current situation. He feels that his career should still have ten years. As long as he does not die in the war, there is a high probability that he can still be promoted to the next level, and then he can If you can enjoy retirement life with the benefits of a general, you can actually die in the war immediately. This star plus a pension of the same level can be awarded to his family immediately.
In short, Lieutenant Colonel Kong didn't mind at all being the deputy of a junior who was more than thirty years younger than him, nor did he mind at all from being a captain to a first officer.
After all, this is a dreadnought! The Community Navy has not had a new dreadnought for many years. His elite officers who have graduated from the Naval Academy are drooling at the few dreadnoughts built by the alliance. New All the important positions on the dreadnought were nothing but pitfalls, and had long been snatched up by those with connections. But I never expected that I, an old and uneducated marginal person, would be hired much earlier than they did.
Based on this qualification alone, the general is stable!
Probably because of this, the almost sixty-year-old first mate suddenly burst out with the enthusiasm of a twenty-year-old man. Every day he led people around the dozens of kilometers of ship in high spirits, knocking here and there. Touching it as if checking the animal's teeth.
Then, twenty-four hours later, he found Yu Lian: "It's such a good ship. It suffered so much damage, but it didn't affect its normal navigation at all. To be honest, this is much better than our Independence-class ship." too much."
Yes, the predator ships are ugly and green-skinned, but their performance is not weak at all.
Probably fearing that Yu Lian would misunderstand, the first mate quickly added: "However, after all, the Independence-class is an old ship of decades. Hahaha, it is almost reaching its old age. If the Alliance is building it for us Those twelve Republic-class ships will definitely not be weaker than this."
Yu Lian thought it was hard to say. The experimental nature of that thing was quite serious. I really don’t know why he placed an order for twelve ships at once. Of course, considering that the last four ships were jointly built by the community and the alliance, they can be considered as A good start.
Kong Qingyu added: "It's just that I have checked the condition of the ship. There is no problem with the engine, but the shield is actually the Sirius 4 type produced by the Toss Merchant Group. This is a battle cruiser-level shield. In order to ensure protection, it is a one-time Six more units have been installed. This actually poses a problem to the proper efficiency of energy. Also, in terms of main guns..."
"The main gun was also bought from the Toss Merchant Group. In addition, the original ones of the Marauders did not have uniform properties and specifications. The ability to fire salvos was all due to Dr. Xie, the special technician chief, and a group of temporary workers.
It's made by rubbing it." Yu Lian smiled and said: "If we encounter a dreadnought of the same specifications, we will be no match at all."
"If you want to restore this ship to combat effectiveness, it does need to be overhauled frequently, and the internal devices also need to be replaced, at least to domestic specifications, so as not to cause problems with supplies."
"Yes! It would be a shame for such a good ship to appear in its strongest form," said the first mate.
"You can talk to Dr. Xie and see if we can come up with a plan for renovation."
"We have already talked. I have never talked with such a great scholar before." There was a hint of complacency in the lieutenant colonel's honest expression: "In short, he also agrees with my point of view. If this ship wants
To participate in a high-intensity war, you really need to reorganize yourself."
"So, does it really need major repairs?"
"If it is a complete overhaul, it will at least need to be returned to the shipyard in Gibraltar, and it will take a year and a half to completely repair it. However, since the Thirteenth Fleet placed its first home port in New Port Arthur, Blue Label Company has still built a large-scale
The dry dock. At least it can be carefully prepared." The first mate thought for a moment and then said: "At least it can be replaced with a standard type of weapons and shields."
The main guns and shields used by dreadnoughts are not a big deal, and spare parts can be stocked in any dry dock.
Yu Lian looked at the first mate and saw that the old man was still smiling with energy and confidence, so he nodded tacitly and said, "Then, I'll leave it to you."
"Thank you for your understanding." The first mate sighed with relief, and then, as if he had received the highest instructions, he devoted himself fully to the subsequent training and combat preparations.
The naval cadets from the Toss Merchant Group were embarrassed to find that their technical positions had been taken over by Earth officers, and they felt a little depressed for a while.
After all, not every naval cadet can have a dreadnought to play with before they graduate.
Therefore, Yu Lian told them that not every naval cadet can be mentored and mentored by elite officers who have experienced hundreds of battles at close range. You must learn to cherish it!
The naval cadets of the Toss Merchant Group are not students who have not left the ivory tower. Most of them are industry elites who have worked on armed merchant ships for several years. Naturally, they understand society very well and understand reality very well.
Of course, after the Earth officers and soldiers boarded the ship, the situation when they met with the original dozen or so Imperial technical officers was somewhat awkward. Fortunately, the Empire and the Community are still "allies" after all, and there should be nothing that cannot be resolved.
Hatred. As for the various "minor border frictions" over the past thirty years since independence, haven't both sides already characterized them as misunderstandings? Aren't we all still members of the Galactic Civilization Parliament?
As long as both parties don't intentionally cause trouble, and don't say they love each other, they can at least live in peace. Probably...
After all, the imperial officers are alone. Their leader, Colonel Soback, is still out of contact. No matter how fierce he is, he will not cause trouble at this time.
On the contrary, Yu Lian was worried that his own officers and soldiers would cause trouble.
After all, these core members of the Thirteenth Fleet all participated in the Far Coast Battle, and their strong military temperament was based on the humiliation of the Imperial Army. Therefore, Yu Lian specially called the officers to open a meeting
Xiaohui, ordered them to restrain their men and not to cause trouble at this time.
"These are technical officers, not stormtroopers or astral knights. Even if you provoke these people, you won't show any ability!" Yu Liandao.
Yu Lian was also one of the commanders of the Far Coast Nebula Battle and one of the founders of the Thirteenth Fleet. Even if he excluded the status of a high-ranking psyker and the champion chosen by the God of War, his prestige in the minds of these old subordinates was enough.
.
Therefore, they all expressed their sincere wishes to Commander Yu Company, please rest assured that we old subordinates will not pick on the weaklings and will never embarrass you.
In this way, after undergoing rigorous running-in training, the "rabble" on the dreadnought became more capable, and they became more skillful in cooperating with the teammates of the Thirteenth Fleet.
According to the original plan, they conducted a war preparation cruise along the "New World Highway" for several days. During this period, two very small-scale actual battles also occurred.
In one case, a small group of pirates whose name was not yet ranked among the top 100 lives on the bounty list, with only two small boats in total, were preparing to rob a cold chain ship transporting frozen meat.
This group of pirates were reduced to robbing grain-carrying ships. You can imagine how miserable their lives were.
After seeing the huge fleet of the Thirteenth Fleet arriving, the birds and beasts naturally dispersed. We didn't even bother to change the original channel, we just fired a volley of cannons in the direction of the pirate ships, sinking one and severely damaging another.
After giving up, naturally I didn't go after him specifically.
Li Baolu proposed that he could lead the attack, but the fighting spirit was not too high. It was obviously just out of the pilot's sense of responsibility. Yu Lian naturally rejected him.
On the other hand, Captain Bakvi of the cold chain ship was so grateful that he almost knelt down in front of everyone.
He said that he set out from the imperial colony to transport frozen meat to New Port Arthur and New Yumen. If he was intercepted this time and went wrong, the liquidated damages alone would bankrupt him.
In such a troubled time, he and his crew actually risked their lives on a voyage for transportation. It can only be said that this is the life of working people.