Chapter 1703 The 4th Titan
King Thoraine looked at the star map and saw that the ship's AI had projected the predicted movement trajectory of the Earthling fleet onto the screen. Therefore, he could intuitively see clearly at a glance that if both sides maintained the current state of fleet movement, he would indeed be easily cut to the side and attacked by the enemy's superior firepower.
At that time, even if our own side can turn to attack under the desperate cover of the guard ship, it will definitely suffer heavy losses.
More importantly...
"The enemy fleet, the enemy fleet has always maintained a charging speed. It should be ready to join the gang?" The chief of staff's voice was not loud, but his words were very clear, perfectly conveying his current doubts. Of course, this was an experienced elite officer, but he had worked with equally experienced generals. This was his first time serving as an assistant to the elected emperor, and he was really worried that this young His Highness would really show the same moodiness as a dragon.
Fortunately, the young Emperor Chosen once again showed stability, composure, and courage far beyond his peers: "The entire fleet is wearing armor, and please bring my heraldic machine. We..."
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As a professionally trained elected emperor, he naturally felt that only the strongest warships should carry out the mission of breaking the rear. Then you should do it yourself.
Anyway, there are more than 70,000 crew members on the Xiaolong, including three brigades of elite armored grenadiers, as well as new types of garrison robots. In addition, counting himself and the navigator, there were six psykers. Even if someone jumps the gang, he can still fight and retreat until reinforcements arrive.
Speaking of which, the rest of the fleet is also moving closer to our side after receiving the report. The nearest Sobek fleet is less than half an hour away.
However, the chief of staff put forward a different opinion: "Your Highness, the Fuxi ship has been dispatched in person. I think that person should be on the ship."
"So?"
"When the official just thought of the alien transformation plan, he personally went out and took advantage of the occult channel we set up to board the Natural Crest." The chief of staff's voice sounded quite heavy.
As a result, the Natural Crest became the first Titan ship captured by the Galactic Empire in two centuries. This was a great humiliation that had not been suffered during the Seventh Galactic War.
Of course, the second half of the sentence was not said in too much detail, but King Soleyn himself certainly understood what the other party meant. An obvious struggle flashed across his young and handsome but resolute face.
Although he always imagined that he could capture the "Dragon of Dawn" with his own hands and become the starting point of his achievements in this life, but he also knew that if that person really appeared in front of him with all his strength and tenacity, would he still have the courage to continue fighting? Very doubtful.
Even though that man was already the commander-in-chief of an army, he was really capable of jumping into a gang and charging into battle to kill people. With his ability, once he boarded the Xiaolong, how long would it take for the 70,000 crew members, three brigades of armored grenadiers, and six psykers including himself to reach him?
Is half an hour really enough? But even if reinforcements do arrive, can they stop him? How long did the natural heraldry number last?
The young emperor-elect suddenly realized that he had made a huge mistake. Ever since Duke Xia Ming returned to China to "debrief his duties," his side actually lacked a high-end psychic combat force that could compete with the opponent on the frontline battlefield.
...The majestic Holy Galactic Empire is actually at an absolute disadvantage in the field of high-end psykers. Who would believe this?
King Solane misses his cousin, Duke Xia Ming, very much now. Although there was a little discord between the two because of the fight for the throne, if the duchess could arrive early, he would definitely be willing to serve her as his own aunt.
No matter what, King Thoraine cannot tolerate the Xiaolong falling into the hands of the opponent. Any serious commander will feel a huge sense of humiliation if his flagship is taken away from him.
"So, we..." There was a pause on King Soleyn's face again. The following lines did put a lot of pressure on him. However, after struggling for a few seconds, he still ordered: "Order the Nightmare Mountain-class guard ship formation to stay behind. The rest of the fleet formations were all disbanded, and all warships retreated to a safe range based on the orders of their respective captains. This ship will immediately turn 180 degrees and move towards Fortress Zero.”
The chief of staff was quite impressed. He was already mentally prepared to be the bad guy. After all, taking the blame for the Dragon King was an opportunity that no one else could ask for. But now, King Soleyn has personally issued the order to disband the formation and retreat, which means that all arsenal ships and guard ships will become the prey of the opponent's main force.
As a result, tens of thousands of sailors were placed on the altar. And every one of them, every family, will have reasons to hate King Solane in the future.
However, the young Emperor Chosen still did so.
The huge Xiaolong opened its shield to the extreme, and withstood the continuous bombardment of the Earth Fleet, it made a 180-degree U-turn on the spot. This maneuver is actually a taboo for military strategists. During the U-turn, the warship had almost no ability to resist when being bombarded by the enemy.
Now, King Thoraine relies on his Titan ship's rough skin, thick flesh, and strong shields to be able to perform such atypical tactical maneuvers.
Fortunately, in this real world, what produces the greatest consequences are not actions that theoretically should not be performed, but indecisive behaviors. The Imperial Army officers and soldiers on the Xiaolong should be fortunate that the person who made the decision for them was a very decisive young man.
As a result, the youngest Titan ship in the empire was hit by three spear cannons, two ion cannons, and a rail gun, as well as at least ten missiles (one of which carried an anti-matter warhead). After clearing it, he still completed the turn calmly and started to accelerate.
Her whole body started to catch fire, and she looked very embarrassed, but the ship showed no sign of wavering. She still calmly completed the smooth acceleration and immediately opened the distance between herself and her pursuers.
At that moment, Xiaolong was like a general who was awarded armor. Although he was stabbed like a hedgehog by arrows, he still firmly rode on his horse and bravely marched towards the end of the sky in the setting sun... Well, Retreat bravely.
We don't care whether she is moving forward or backward, just say whether her upright and firm posture is stable or not.
This scene, of course, all fell in the eyes of Yu Lian on the bridge of the Fuxi. Now he just felt that his opponent was indeed a decent person who made prompt decisions. His performance of coming and going when called upon was truly magnificent, and even his escaping gesture revealed a certain level of majesty.
"I heard that Xia Guan heard that King Soleyn Yount on the Xiaolong has just turned twenty years old." Feifei said.
It is true that twenty-year-olds are the easiest to get enthusiastic, but this one acted too steady. Similarly, it is also different from the setting of Chenxi Royal Family's crazy batch.
Chief of Staff Mkawa said: "Could it be that the other experienced imperial officers made the decision for him?"
"The twenty-year-old Dragon King is also a Dragon King. I have never seen a Dragon King who would let his subordinates make decisions for him." Yu Lian thought of Grand Duke Yount who became a model of border development lord in his previous life, but he was not too surprised: " The Dragon of Dawn has always had heroes throughout the ages, but there is something wrong with this family’s genes.”
A serious illness? Shouldn't it be a sacred bloodline blessed by the spirit of the universe? Chief of Staff Mkawa once again expressed his astonishing admiration for his parents' treason, and asked sideways: "Then, are you ready to pursue?"
"Forget it. The Xiaolong class is equipped with eight particle reactor superchargers. Its performance in running a marathon at sublight speed may not be as good as the neutrino engine on our Lord God class, but the explosive power generated in an instant is still better. After all, they have already accelerated and it is almost impossible for us to intercept them.”
"As for the enemy's No. 0 Fortress, the Thor has also begun to take action." Feifei added.
In other words, if they continue to pursue Xiaolong, they will most likely run into the imperial army brigade coming to help before they can block the enemy ship. Yu Lian gave up the plan of chasing the enemy with difficulty but decisively, and then ordered the fleet to turn its direction again and attack with all its strength those guard ships that had begun to leave behind.
To be honest, with the protective power of several guard ships in Nightmare Mountain, really deploying the domain deflection shield is like pulling out a wall of sighs in the universe. Even with the destructive power of the Lord God and Ying Long, it would take some time to completely destroy it. But the problem is that the lightning strike ship has already started charging in advance, and it can completely break the shield physically and disrupt the formation. All the battleships that followed later had to do was to naturally hunt.
But even so, the Nightmare Mountains spread out their queues in a resolute manner, and instead charged in the direction of the Fuxi.
They were like infantrymen launching a countercharge against the charging cavalry, tragic and decisive, but it seemed to have no effect.
Then, the New Gris guard ship was smashed on the spot by the anti-matter torpedo of the lightning strike ship. Because she was struck by lightning at close range, her proud four-layer armor and deflection shield didn't even have time to react.
The newly rebuilt Rogue Squadron thunder strike ships started to slaughter in a swaggering manner. Before the battleship's bombardment arrived, they had already disrupted the guard ship formation that was ten thousand times their own mass.
Therefore, after the Imperial Guard ships paid a heavy price for six ships being sunk within five minutes, a certain Imperial Army Commodore in charge of the formation concluded that the subsequent mission could no longer be accomplished, and after issuing an order to disband the entire fleet, he swallowed the gun suicide.
Before that, the praise arsenal ships were already retreating.
"Let the captains attack freely. Those Praise-class ships will be counted as dead if they can kill them." Yu Lian ordered.
To be honest, although military theorists from various countries believe that arsenal ships and guard ships are types of ships that will be eliminated, Yu Lian, as the initiator, has certain doubts. After all, in his previous life, these two types of warships were still active on certain battlefields.
For example, the Tribute-class arsenal ship that played a major role in the War of Condemnation, to put it bluntly, is a super-large cannon with an engine. In a sense, it can be regarded as a miniature version of the Colossus, which can be used when attacking fortresses. The threat should still be great.
Put it this way, Xiaolong's design seems to be a bit like a giant cannon with an engine. However, while ensuring firepower, it also ensures secondary guns, protection and speed. This is not so much a victory of design as it is a victory of overall engineering and technical reserves.
So, why does the Galactic Empire always like to engage in such extreme shooting?
"The Yeager Soback fleet is coming, it's only half an hour away from us." Chief of Staff Mkawa said.
"Will he arrive as scheduled?" Yu Lian asked.
"This..."
"Hahaha, I mean, half an hour is enough. Our formation remains intact, so we don't have to worry about one or two returning squadrons."
Now that Yu Lian has made a decision, everyone just has to work hard to implement it. As for the subsequent development, it was a real nightmare for the fleet of the Galactic Empire.
The soldiers of the community poured their full fighting will and determination for revenge into artillery shells, missiles and beams, and vented their bombardment at the lost formations and imperial fleets.
The high-temperature energy and shock waves intertwined into a giant web of death, turning the imperial warships in a dilemma like flying insects falling into the dense web. They flapped the engine wings in vain, but the scorching giant web continued to shrink, tearing away all the space they could move around.
The explosion ignited the hull that was torn apart by the shock wave, flickering in the gaps between the giant nets, adding a rather dreamy embellishment to the death.
The arsenal ships that were being hunted once again sent a wide-area distress signal to the surrounding area. Of course, this is not because the imperial officers and soldiers on these arsenal ships are scared out of their wits, they are just following the prescribed combat procedures.
This is part of the battle-hardened tactics of the Imperial Space Fleet.
Of course, Yeager Sobak, who was on the Royal Rabbit, could also see this scene. In the distance, the horrific scene of his comrades being buried in flames and reduced to nothing became increasingly clear on the screen.
Of course, he also received a distress signal from his own warship. Through those noisy electromagnetic sounds, Soback even felt that he heard the screams and wails of his comrades.
However, what can he do? He is also very desperate now! Putting aside the soy sauce support, he only has one battle cruiser and one aircraft carrier that can be regarded as capital ships. How can he be the opponent of those Yinglongs, let alone the main god.
...No, even those menacing lightning strike ships are enough to defeat me, right?
"So, what are you doing? Your Highness, King Suo! It's just that you fell into the trap, why am I the one closest to you?" However, even such a rebellious slander is of little help to reality. As the fleet commander, Soback must make a decision.
However, even if you are a really strong general, it is indeed very difficult to make similar decisions. You know, even the most upright Miss Serlu, who in the past would definitely say "We cannot just watch our comrades die!" has now fallen silent.
Even if you think about it on your knees, you know that even if the Soback fleet were to attack, they would not be able to hold on for ten more minutes.
The smartest thing to do is, of course, to wait until all the scattered squadrons nearby arrive and reunite with one's own side before considering the next move.
However, he had to listen to the orders of His Highness the Chosen Emperor.
Just when Soback was thinking that even if he was disobeying orders, he had to save his life first and prepare to escape, the order from the Shikisami also came.
"The Sobek Fleet, stay still."
This is an order personally issued by Marshal Ikenluojia. Soback doesn't think about anything now, he just thinks about building a shrine for the Marshal and his old man in the future.
He had just breathed a sigh of relief and was about to make arrangements for the so-called alert matters when he heard the latest news reported by Captain Peggese.
"There is a strong mass response in the direction of gravity well No. 1, in the domestic direction... It is a Titan ship!"
"The fourth Titan ship? Has it arrived on the battlefield?"