Chapter 904: History of the first exchange of fire
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Most of the officers and soldiers of the Thirteenth Fleet were lawless people, so of course they immediately sent Eleanor's "greetings", using a clear wide-area broadcast. Major General Marklov couldn't stop him even if he wanted to.
You can imagine the ridicule of such a broadcast.
If the imperial officers on the ship were a little more narrow-minded, they might have fought back with gritted teeth at this time. However, this Luzhou No. 177 cruiser was able to escape from the devil's maze and the pursuit of the predators, and nothing else.
In other words, at least Shame should have been cultivated to another level.
As long as all their communication equipment was not down, they must have received the "blessing" from their own side. However, the imperial warship still seemed to be undecided and continued to move forward. Not only did it not slow down at all, even the ship's escape trajectory
There is no yaw at all. It is as if the Earth Fleet in this galaxy does not exist at all.
Eleanor Bonaparte looked at the scarred Imperial battleship that still escaped safely. She wanted to express her sympathy and admiration, but she really couldn't.
In any case, an Imperial warship that had been lost for two months and was thought to have been destroyed and lost lives returned, followed by two menacing pursuers. What should this situation mean?
"Nine times out of ten, the maze has been cracked." Eleanor sorted out her thoughts and said in a determined tone: "It is precisely because of the crack that the Luzhou No. 177 was able to escape. It is also because of the crack that the Predator's battleship was able to escape.
I want to observe the situation closely. This is how the two sides will meet."
Of course, Eleanor's judgment has no basis, but it does sound quite reasonable.
Later developments seemed to confirm her judgment. The two Predator bombers and the Earth fleet stared at each other for nearly three minutes, and then slowly retreated towards the gravity well behind them.
They did not turn around, but kept pointing their dense cannons straight ahead, as if they were afraid of being attacked by the Earthlings. They pulled away for a while to make sure that the opponent would not attack immediately, and then quickly turned the bow of the ship and started the battle.
The jump engine drilled into the gravity well and disappeared on the spot.
"It was only 60% before, but now I am at least 80% sure that the maze has indeed been cracked!" Eleanor was full of confidence.
One captain suggested a direct pursuit, but the latter thought about it carefully and rejected it: "I'm not sure if this is a trap for predators. We still need more information."
Marklov was very pleased. Although his "deputy" was actually the real commander, although he was young, and although he had always followed the line of a brave general who led the charge, he was still a top student in the Department of Strategic Studies and a member of the Tiger Talisman Group, and he still had a very good mind.
sober.
"Chief Yang said that we can make decisions on the fly." The old engineer expressed his absolute support for Eleanor.
Facts have proved that sometimes, patience is very necessary. The Thirteenth Fleet waited in place for less than 4 hours. At 21:34 standard time on May 17, it pointed to the gravity of the Devil's Maze.
The signal came again from the well.
This time, the gravitational signal fluctuated very obviously. Before the ship itself entered the local galaxy, its mass signal had already been captured by people on Earth.
"One large fire-breathing ship, two large motherships, and twelve medium-sized ships!" The radar officer quickly made a judgment, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "There are no dreadnoughts."
"If the enemy escapes again this time, I will definitely not be a trap." Eleanor Bonaparte smiled: "The predators are definitely not rich enough to use so many battleships as bait."
"Maybe it's because our fish isn't big enough," Marklov said.
Moreover, you don't seem to have considered the possibility of our failure! Don't forget that the opponent's military strength has the advantage! After all, the old man did not say the second half of the sentence.
On May 17, 832 in the common calendar, at 21:46 space standard time, the first battle between the Thirteenth Fleet from the Community and the Predator Fleet in the "Magic Palace Labyrinth" star field began.
In fact, as the fleet commander, Commodore Eleanor Bonaparte's confidence was not lost. She had already guessed that once the "maze" collapsed, the predators would definitely use it to confirm the safety of the channel.
A fleet with considerable combat effectiveness was deployed to find out what was going on.
As a result, the first large fire-breathing ship to jump out of the gravity well was hit by three anti-matter torpedoes on the spot, and the most ferocious bow main gun component was immediately severely damaged. There was an obvious gap in the frontal firepower of the ship.
At that moment, the four destroyers also accelerated to close the distance, and launched twelve more proton torpedoes on the spot.
This large enemy ship, which was comparable in size to a battle cruiser, was hit by four torpedoes in the middle section of the cabin. Although it was not sunk, the entire hull slowed down little by little at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if its knees had been broken.
Middle-aged social animal.
Several Marauder ships that appeared later were also surrounded by Earth fighters that had been cruising here for a long time. These fierce fire-breathing ships were riddled with holes before they even had time to fully activate their air defense systems.
To be honest, this kind of operation in which the opponent rushes forward to deal damage before they can jump out of the gravity well is somewhat unethical. If it were placed on the mainland of the Galaxy, even if it wins, it will be criticized by public opinion.
However, this is the New World, and the opponents are predators. They have been expelled from the river a long time ago. Of course, they are not considered human beings, at least they cannot be civilized people, so there is no need to talk about the rules of the world.
In short, after these three oncoming attacks, the Predator fleet was obviously fooled. Facing the Earth fleet, which was at a disadvantage in terms of total strength, it was immediately at a disadvantage.
Of course, even if there is no winner in this battle, history will definitely leave a record in black on a white background: In this joint operation to exterminate the predators, the community was the first to engage in an exchange of fire with the enemy.
On the same day, and almost at the same time, the Imperial forward fleet in the Iris Cross System had all arrived in the nth system. As the commander of the fleet, His Highness Brunhilt, King of Sulyuka, also naturally took over.
The fast fleets of the Ketai and Bakvi people were mainly composed of various types of cruisers.
As a result, the number of ships under her command instantly exceeded 500, including one Titan and six battle cruisers.
Ninety-five percent of the countries and political systems in the galaxy cannot produce such a fleet even if they exhaust their national strength. But to the expeditionary force sent by the Empire to the New World, this is really just an outpost fleet.
However, in the same galaxy, the community that had been "confronted" with the empire for three months only had a temporary residential outpost and three military armed cargo ships in formation.
Now, this outpost, which can only accommodate more than a thousand people, has naturally been surrounded by the empire's fleet.
Although the Earth officers and soldiers at the outpost constantly issued warnings to the Imperial warships on the opposite side, since the opposite side showed a willingness to play rogue to the end, no matter what they did, their own side would appear particularly weak.
But what can everyone do? We can't use the small defensive cannons on the outposts that can only hit meteorites and pirate landing craft at most, right?
Yang Xiyi had to admit that if the dominant party really wanted to act rogue, it would be really difficult for him.
"Eating late-night snacks while surrounded by the Imperial Army is actually quite different." Yang Xiyi smiled at his subordinates: "You have never experienced being surrounded by an elected emperor and millions of Imperial Army soldiers in your life, right?
This may be the peak of your life, but you must fully appreciate this feeling."
The officers and soldiers in the outpost looked at the battleship's gun muzzle less than 500 meters away from the porthole of the outpost. They thought that after reaching the peak of their lives, they would have no more life, and every one of them was about to cry.
However, Yang Xiyi told them: "Don't be afraid, the empire will not fire. They just want us to experience the pressure that a thousand people are pointing out. However, as long as we don't embarrass ourselves, others will be embarrassed!"
Although that is said, if ordinary people really have such psychological quality, they will never be ordinary people. In order to relieve the pressure, Yang Xiyi took the remaining more than a hundred officers and soldiers in the outpost to the top level for observation.
Platform, the closed armored roof was opened, leaving only a transparent dome, and then a barbecue and hot pot party was held on the site.
After such an operation, the embarrassment and fear of the officers and soldiers were successfully relieved. After drinking a few cups of yellow soup, everyone felt that they had been filled with courage from the top of the sky to the tail vertebrae, and they simply sang and danced on the dome.
Get up. At the end, the officers and soldiers of No. 100 put their arms around each other and began to sing a chorus in the midst of hundreds of imperial warships and thousands of cannons. They first sang from the Community Navy military song "Anchor Weighing March"
The national anthem "Free Terra" was sung, and the Lion Heart Club's anthem "Fen Xun" was sung, and finally under the leadership of Yang Xiyi, it became "The Voice of the People".
This is a song that was just created last year. It was written by Mr. Qi and composed by Sir Shangyi, a famous left-wing musician in the Empire. It includes the Earth Common Language version and the Imperial Language version. Now, Mr. Qi is ready to put this song
It became one of the party anthems of the newly established Pioneer Party.
However, this song "Voice of the People" was sung for the first time in the New World. The officers and soldiers of the community who sang the chorus were not yet aware of the power it would represent in the future era, but they really felt that although they were only in
The small outpost only covers one-third of an acre on the rooftop, but they are the embodiment of the people, the unyielding will, and the heroes standing in the light!
The Imperial Army had probably never seen such a scene. For a moment, they actually showed obvious discomfort and stopped the ship on the spot. Several assault landing craft approaching the outpost also returned on the spot.
At this time, a communication from the Dawn Angel was also sent, but it was the Chief of Staff of the Imperial Fleet, Ms. Ostana Barr. She was a major general, and Yang Xiyi was also a major general, so they were equal in terms of foreign affairs etiquette.
Although Miss Ostana is a very bookish beauty who wears a smile on her face 24 hours a day, her eyes are still very oppressive when she smiles and says nothing. The ordinary officers and soldiers who are singing and dancing face her gaze.
, I immediately realized what it was like to be a naughty kid when I was a student but was treated badly by the dean of students.
The momentum that he had shown no fear in the face of thousands of troops before began to wane now.
Yang Xiyi sighed in his heart. Yu Lian once told him that all the men under King Suliuka were ladies. He finally believed it now.
Ms. Ostana glanced at the scene, and finally her eyes fell on Yang Xiyi. The latter was obviously a little confident in her own shame, but at this time, facing those fiery red eyes that seemed to emit blazing beams of light,
I actually felt a little stressed by being stared at.
She then smiled and said: "Although this is our first meeting, I have admired his name for a long time. However, General Yang, I also know the allusion to "The Empty City Strategy". Are you planning to use the same trick a second time?
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Yang Xiyi said: "General Barr is joking. n is a public star field. You and your fleet can do anything. Similarly, my men and I can do anything in our own outpost. We are just doing team building."
, just eating hot pot and singing."
"Hot pot is a good thing. My Royal Highness told me that there is no more all-encompassing delicacy in the world than hot pot. Although I think she is also imitating parrots, it still makes sense." She paused and then smiled: "
Since you have set up the hot pot stalls in front of us and are still singing and dancing, does it mean that, at least in this environment, we are still friendly forces. The army of predators and the snakes fanning the wind behind them are the real ones.
enemy."
Yang Xiyi smiled and nodded. The conversation was flawless, and he really couldn't find a place where he didn't need to nod.
"So, are you willing to tell me honestly that the reason why you transferred all the fleets is because the maze has been cracked?"
Yang Xiyi said sincerely: "I just let them go on a routine exploration mission. The devil's maze is too dangerous. If more people can take care of it, maybe the survival rate will be higher."
"So, what does the cracking of this devil's maze have to do with Colonel Yu Lian, who has been missing for nearly a month?"
Yang Xiyi shrugged and said: "I can't say there is definitely a relationship, but I can only say that everything we do is a choice of fate."
Ostana added: "Then, the last time the raiders attacked the New Jade Gate of your country, I heard that an undeveloped ruins of the Enlightened One appeared there. What does this have to do with it?"
Yang Xiyi's heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate a beat. He knew that with the scale of the Enlightenment ruins, it was unrealistic to keep it completely secret, but the empire's intelligence capabilities could always surprise and scare people.
Of course, on the surface he remained unmoved and said calmly: "The universe is very big and coincidences happen from time to time. What we have to do is learn to watch calmly and wait for the follow-up."
Major General Barr said: "It is true, but as policymakers, we cannot regard coincidence as common sense. Members of the Predators and Snakes also launched a sneak attack on your country's New Yumen Planet in March. It is difficult to say that they are not fighting.
The doctrine of this Enlightened One relic. This relic is very related to the success or failure of our expedition. Now that General Yang has sent all your fleets, there will definitely be a void in the defense of New Yumen. It is better for you and us to
How about we join forces and conduct another joint protective inspection of that ruins?"
Yang Xiyi pondered for a while, and then sighed: "General Baer, you were actually conveying His Royal Highness King Suliuka's wishes, right?"
Ostana smiled and said nothing.
"Then please tell her that as a soldier of the community, I have my own position. However, please rest assured, her and you, that I may have my own tricks, but the community will never be the one to break the covenant.
The culprit,”
"I have received your apology. I will convey it to His Highness in detail," Miss Chief of Staff said.
Yang Xiyi suddenly felt a severe headache. She always felt like a phantom beast keeper comforting a hungry dragon. He immediately cast a sympathetic look at Miss Ostana Barr opposite.