Chapter 577 Harvesting the Fruits of Victory
The Federation Fleet in the Lubian system was ultimately defeated.
Although Vice Admiral Verne, the commander of the Eighteenth Fleet, quickly took over the command after the other four fleet commanders were killed, he still could not reverse the morale of the Federation fleet that had fallen to the bottom.
Due to the loss of a large number of the main fleet in an instant, although the number of remaining federal warships is still greater than that of the Atlas battle fleet, it is obvious that the secondary ships, which have fallen into a leaderless state, cannot sustain themselves in this situation. Battle line.
Some captains with more flexible minds and less fear of the Navy's Military Justice Department immediately commanded their warships to break away from the formation. Then, after the main propulsion array operated at super power to quickly increase the speed, they entered a jump and left. the battlefield.
According to previous regular human fleets - whether federal or imperial, warships that broke away without authorization during battle generally had only three consequences.
Either they voluntarily ‘surrender’ and provide various reasons to request a light punishment.
Either the traces were discovered by the military, and the person and the boat were eventually captured and severely punished.
The only thing left is to become a pirate or join a rebel army.
Including Amber, the command level of the Atlas combat fleet naturally discovered that the federal fleet was leaving one after another.
For this situation, Atlas's many warships can't do much, because now they don't have enough warships to intercept.
Therefore, they could only rely on some nearby warships to attack and try to intercept the opponent. After all, Amber and the others could not determine whether these warships ran away or went to other areas to reorganize their formations.
Fortunately, as the fleets pressing up from two directions continue to compress the space of the Federation fleet, it becomes more and more difficult for these warships to make the jump.
When Amber piloted the 'ATLAS-modified' backup machine, held up a 'light saber' huge enough to cut off ships, and brought a large number of HCPs and heavy armored combat boats, he pierced through the interception of the federal fleet and killed them all in one go. The only remaining flagship 'Fali' is behind and behind.
The final commander, Lieutenant General Verne, finally issued the order for the entire fleet to surrender, and asked his flagship, the Fali, to take the lead in firing three white flares to represent surrender.
"Fuck! I won! I really won!"
The moment he saw the "Legal" signal to surrender, Randall was so excited that he jumped up from the captain's seat of the "Infinity". If it weren't for the seat belt connected to the seat behind the cabin suit, he would not have been able to do this. It is possible that it rushed directly to the ceiling of the bridge.
But others on the bridge did not pay attention to the movements of the commander of the Third Task Force, because the entire bridge of the Infinity was already immersed in the ecstasy and excitement of victory.
The cheers, screams, and sobs that had been suppressed in previous battles were finally released and cathartic at this moment.
After the correspondent made a ship-wide broadcast, this scene quickly spread throughout the super flagship, and the entire battleship suddenly boiled.
Followed by the other surviving battleships, HCPs, and heavy armored combat craft of Task Force 3
Murat, who had fought a bloody battle, leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh after seeing the white signal flares rising like light rain from the Federation fleet in the distance in the cockpit of the aircraft.
The 'ATLAS-mass production model' he was driving had no outer armor intact at this moment, and its huge body was full of traces of being hit by various weapons.
However, under Murat's control, these unavoidable attacks only caused minimal damage to the machine, allowing him to continue fighting until now instead of going to 'Valhalla' to 'report' to Baninger and the others.
I don’t know whether this is good news or bad news.
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36 hours later, the Atlas Battle Fleet completed the suppression and temporary supervision of all enemy ships in the war zone, and also rescued as many survivors as possible.
Amber also saw the battle report completed by Cliffs, Randall, Isabel and others with the assistance of Lilith in the battle conference room of the Dawn.
Although this battle, which could be considered life-or-death and future-determining for the Atlas Group, was ultimately victorious, the Atlas combat fleet, which was the main force in the battle, suffered heavy losses.
The two unmanned fleets, which had managed to reach nearly full strength before the war, were the main 'resistance units' on the Atlas side in this fleet battle. After the battle, the battle damage rate exceeded 50%.
Among the remaining 50% of unmanned warships that were not directly sunk in battle, there are actually many "big broken" warships that have basically lost their combat capabilities, and if they are not repaired in time, they may even be scrapped directly.
Although it is unprecedented in the history of human fleet warfare that a battleship that can survive for such a long time and half of it survives the attack of four fully-equipped main fleets, Amber saw the battle damage report. , I still felt that my vision was dark for a while.
After all, these unmanned warships were smashed out one by one with real money, not blown by strong winds.
Fortunately, the losses on the unmanned fleet's side were very simple. They only lost these battleships, and the high-level shipboard control personalities carried on them safely returned to the virtual space created by Lilith before the battleships sank.
Theoretically, as long as Atlas builds new warships, these high-level shipboard control personalities can re-form their combat effectiveness in minutes, and they will also be in the form of "reliable veterans" who have experienced fierce battles.
So when Lilith also discovered that Amber was a little dizzy due to the damage to the unmanned fleet, she very 'considerately' said in his ear:
"Master~ Don't faint yet."
Then, Amber saw the next item in the battle damage entry - the casualties of the Third Task Force and the First Fleet, which also included the personnel losses among these manned fleets.
Since the Third Task Force experienced two fierce battles in a row, its losses were relatively serious, with the battle loss rate exceeding 65%.
The few destroyers and frigates that were lucky enough to survive and experienced the "Battle of Three Idiots" will be decommissioned, sealed and transformed into museums after this battle
The losses on the First Fleet's side were relatively small, because the attack was launched from the bottom of the Federation Fleet, and there were not many counterattacks, and the battle loss rate was only 10%.
However, due to a round of operations following Amber's 'Death Charge', the loss rate of HCPs and heavy armored combat boats in the fleet exceeded 50%
"I can actually accept the loss of ships and equipment. These things can always be replenished as long as we have money, but the casualties are still too serious."
After seeing the bright red number '19229' in the column of casualties of the Atlas combat troops in the battle report, Amber sighed with some disappointment.
Although the Atlas combat fleet has been greatly reduced in personnel compared to the traditional fleets of the Federation and Star Dragon Empire, the number of people lost in a fleet battle is still not small.
Amber also knew that the meaning of this string of numbers was no longer as simple as in the game, but represented living but withered lives.
There are humans, Roma, and even a handful of elves from the Empire of Thousand Stars.
Their different personal goals and dreams came together in the Atlas Group, and then they left their lives in this dark and cold space forever.
The above is what Amber's 'emotional side' thought after seeing the casualties.
Amber's 'rational side', after seeing this string of numbers, highlighted a 'heart bleeding'.
Because this not only means that Atlas Group has lost a group of experienced crew members, pilots, and drivers, but also needs to spend a lot of time and energy to train them.
At the same time, it also means that the group is about to pay an astronomical pension.
But despite this, Amber still specifically emphasized to Isabel, the Director of Human Resources and the Director of Finance that pensions must be distributed accurately, and the families of the fallen must also be implemented in accordance with the group's "Preferential Treatment Clause for the Family of the Fallen" .
At this point, Amber acted extremely tough and did not give others any chance to refute.
Of course, others did not dare to contradict him at all, especially when it came to these 'basic' things.
When discussing the preferential treatment for the families of the deceased, considering that the number of casualties this time was relatively high, he also asked some key matters.
"So are the hardware and software facilities such as the venue, teachers, and equipment of Zhongji College ready?"
"We are completely prepared. Master Ain Stormrage, who was responsible for training the young psykers, also brought these children to the academy to conduct various tests for us in advance~" The one who answered was Tadashi. After picking and choosing Isabel, who was preparing for the college, Amber found that this noble lady was quite suitable for this project, and all aspects were arranged in an orderly manner.
"Manpower seconded from the Tower of Babel Comprehensive Exercise Training Center, Yuge Family Chamber of Commerce, Atlas United Industries, Atlas Mining, Atlas Private Military Company, and the Financial Business Center of the Group Headquarters have formed the third team. A group of teachers completed pre-job training one month ago
All the infrastructure required by the college, including the virtual reality training center, multi-functional comprehensive training ground, and multi-purpose workshops, have also been completed and accepted. By the way, George also reported that the mine The team specially left a good piece of asteroid gravel, which can be used as a 'teaching aid' for the college."
After listening to Isabel's report that all the preparations for Zhongsi Academy were completed, Amber nodded with relief.
Amber also promoted the construction of this academy specifically for the children of Atlas Group employees who sacrificed their lives.
As long as you are an employee of Atlas, whether you are an ordinary employee or a combatant, as long as you sacrifice yourself for the company's cause, your family members can enjoy relevant pensions and benefits, and your children can also choose to study in this school. Zhongji Academy.
This school can be said to be extremely strong in terms of 'application and diversity', both in terms of teaching staff and hardware facilities. Children of the fallen can enter the chemical industry and manufacturing industry after undergoing basic training and initial assessment. , mining, biomedical, finance and combat-related majors.
After successful graduation, it will be directly divided among the various companies under Atlas.
In other words, as long as the children of those who died in battle enter the Chungji Academy, they can directly enter the Atlas Group or its subsidiaries to work as adults.
You must know that with the help of Lilith, Atlas Group requires far less manpower than other companies. Therefore, after developing to the current stage, in addition to combatants, the recruitment of new employees for other positions has become extremely strict. Harsh, it often happens that tens of thousands of people compete for one position
So from another perspective, after entering Zhongsi Academy, these children of the fallen have already reached the end compared to other job seekers - if they are successfully 'brainwashed' in Zhongsi Academy, they will become Atlas Group If you take lifelong dedication as your goal in life.——
After finally discussing the losses of Atlas Group, the next topic made everyone at the meeting a little excited.
That's about the gains after this battle.
Although it is true that Atlas has just experienced its biggest loss since its establishment, at the same time, the gains after the war are definitely not small. The federal active warships recovered on the battlefield have already allowed the combat fleet to "recover".
The captured battleships were enough to equip 1.5 full fleets, while the other light cruisers, destroyers, and frigates easily exceeded the number that two full fleets should have.
In other words, after this battle, Atlas captured almost two full federal fleets.
And Amber didn't hesitate at all, and immediately decided to 'keep the ship but not the people'.
Those who are willing to stay and join Atlas, especially maintenance personnel and HCP pilots, can join on a selective basis after identity review and assessment.
As for the other crew members and officers, Amber will directly 'pack' them and send them back to the Federation. He doesn't want to help the Federation support so many people for free.
The remaining battleships were directly transformed into unmanned battleships while the shipyard was being repaired, and then the two unmanned fleets that had suffered greater losses were replenished.
The severely damaged Third Task Force was directly merged with the First Fleet to form the Atlas Group's only manned fleet at present, serving as the main mobile force.
Compared to the visible and tangible 'surface gains' like battleships, Amber actually pays more attention to the 'invisible' hidden gains.
The biggest hidden gain in this is that after the end of this war, the control of the Federation and the system autonomous government in the Rubian system was almost wiped out.
From this moment on, Atlas has become the largest armed force in the Lubion Galaxy - and it is still unshakable.
So Amber directly split the relatively complete First Fleet into several squadrons, and then dispersed them all.
Their goal is also very simple and clear, that is to quickly suppress other forces with space armed forces in the galaxy, and then control all collection stations, deep space refining stations, shipyards, industrial space cities, colonial satellites and other important infrastructure in the galaxy .
Facilities with few people can basically be solved by a gang-hopping operation by the Marines on the battleship.
The guards in these facilities did not have a high fighting spirit and chose to surrender with little resistance.
As for the colonial satellites that had more people left behind and slightly stronger defensive capabilities, Atlas's warships only adopted the method of siege + cutting off external contact, and then slowly captured them after the large forces arrived.
Almost within 3-5 days after the end of the fleet battle, the armed forces of the Atlas Group controlled more than 80% of the deep space infrastructure of the Lubion system, and completely gained control of the Lubion 5. And began to support the ground forces of the Renaissance Alliance in launching a new round of offensive.
At this point in time, it can basically be announced that the Rubin Galaxy is completely under the control of the Atlas Group, and this is also the first galaxy that Amber has actually controlled.
However, after receiving these reports one after another, Amber did not relax. Instead, he turned around and ordered Para IV and the defense force of A. Bawa Ku Fortress to enter a state of combat readiness.
After all, no one knows whether the Federation will have other hidden forces, or whether Marshal Trafalgar will choose to 'change homes' just like he did in the strategic decisive battle with the Empire.
Moreover, Pyra IV, which is located within the territory of the Star Dragon Empire, must also defend against the Star Dragon Empire.
Because when the news of the federal navy's defeat spread, Amber couldn't be sure whether the empire would want to take advantage of the fact that the main force of the federation had suffered heavy losses and the main force of the Atlas Group had been transferred to try to send Get No. 4 back.
It is true that Princess Agnes did offer an olive branch to Amber through Baron BASF, and was even willing to hand over Para 4 to Amber and Atlas.
But the plot planning and copywriting of "Starry Sky OL" taught Amber one thing, that is, never believe in the 'promises' of those in high positions in the Federation, the Empire, or even the Thousand Stars Empire.
Before the power of both parties is completely equal, unconditionally believing in these so-called 'promises' is no different from sticking your head into the noose.
However, a report received on the fifth day after the fleet battle still made Amber dumbfounded.
"What? You said that Baron Basf also brought his fourth wife to the A. Bawa Ku Fortress?"
"Yes, Boss" Shikodi on the other side of the screen nodded with a helpless smile.
"The application was told to be released three hours ago, and the person arrived at the gate of the fortress two hours ago."
"To co-write, you have to bring the person over first and wait, right?"
Amber raised her eyebrows and then asked a crucial question.
"Does Baron Basf, or the Empire, or the Princess, already know the outcome of our fleet battle with the Federation?"
Shikodi: "Boss, after the battle started, we gradually shut down the quantum entanglement communication service in the Rubian galaxy and nearby areas. To enter the nearest communication service area, there are five jump standard distances at the fastest. That is, five days. , if nothing else happens, this news should have been sent out not long ago.”
"In other words, Baron Basf brought his wife here without knowing the outcome, and it is said that this 'fourth lady' is quite familiar with Agnes?"
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"That's right~"
“Interesting.”
(End of chapter)