Chapter 1771 I am more valuable than the fleet
It can be seen that Chief of Staff Mkawa must have made great determination when he said these words.
Of course he knew that although the Far Coast Sector was on the border, it was not a "backwater" like New China. New Suncheon is a military center where one billion people live. New Tennessee's high-quality beef and various agricultural products are exported to the opposite side of Nebula. New Seville is also a famous marine tourist resort and marine industry base.
Not to mention, there's that Lumina.
The planet that Chief Yu personally led. If it were placed in ancient times, it could almost be called the Land of Longxing, right?
All of the above can actually be given up. This is war.
However, even if this is the case, who can really stay calm?
Yu Lian's expression was calm, and he motioned to Chief of Staff Mkawa to continue.
"After sailing out of the far shore nebula, General Bai can lead the Athena to the direction of New Seville for supply and rest, and look for opportunities to continue fighting with the enemy."
This is of course a more euphemistic way of saying it. To put it bluntly, the Athena and its fleet were treated as abandoned objects to attract the enemy's attention.
However, it is still the cruel fact. Judging from the current war situation, this kind of sacrifice is actually a matter of course.
"As for us, we don't need to stop at Xinshuntian, but take the nearest channel to Nantianmen. Considering that the imperial army must allocate its forces to attack the major strongholds in the astrological area, we will have a chance to escape. As long as our fleet arrives in advance Once you reach Nantianmen, everything will be fine.”
Yu Lian shook his head and said: "But this is just your speculation. Will the Imperial Army give up the pursuit and annihilation of us in order to attack the astrological sphere? Chief of Staff, you still think of the Imperial people too rigidly. Moreover, Who said that after meeting with Marshal Bonaparte of Nantianmen, things will get better? Chief of Staff, staying together for warmth will only delay your death, not resuscitation.”
In the silence of Chief of Staff Mkawa, Yu Lian seemed to suddenly think of something again. He stretched out his fist and knocked on his palm, as if he had just thought of an important question: "Yes. If we really give up the Far Coast Star, All the strongholds in the area, what do you think the earth will say?”
Major General Mkawa couldn't help but smile bitterly: "...Your Excellency, there is no need to play this riddle with old Mkawa. The orders from the earth are not important to you."
Yu Lian felt a little unfair: "I have never disobeyed the orders of the earth, I just respect reality in execution."
The chief of staff showed a narrow smile: "So, this is why so many people have high hopes for you. Only when you are worthy of your name can you be honest. This has been true since ancient times."
Is it true that when people get older, they tend to talk only half the time?
Yu Lian looked at the old man meaningfully and changed the subject calmly: "Chief of Staff, Marshal Bonaparte and I have reached a consensus and determined the operational principles for the remaining fleet on the far shore."
Chief of Staff Mkawa opened the terminal and started recording.
"Inform the Athena and ask them to speed up immediately, try their best to get rid of the enemy fleet behind them, turn in the 7A galaxy of the Corridor, and take the Nebula Fork No. 1 channel into the I Earl Star Gap. Meet us in the galaxy."
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Major General Mkawa had a moment of doubt, but began to record it anyway.
"After our fleet arrives at the Earl I-4 system, it can stay temporarily. Wait for the Athena to come over from the No. 1 branch to meet up."
"Understood. So, shall we start fleet operations based on the standard of a large-scale fleet battle of about a thousand ships?"
"No need. Everyone can be more relaxed. As I said, the pursuers behind me are a group of very pragmatic guys." Yu Lian smiled and said: "Speaking of which, Chief of Staff, do we have any stage ships? It’s the kind that can project live singing and dancing in space.”
"No. Your Excellency, after you invited all the friends from the literary and artistic circles of the labor force in February, there will be no such ships left."
"What a pity." Yu Lian's face was filled with regret.
Fortunately, none of these ships were left, and the chief of staff felt particularly fortunate.
"In addition, by meeting in advance, you can certainly gain a certain degree of tactical initiative, but the Athena will be in danger of being overtaken by the enemy fleet on the Nebula Trail. In addition, if you let go of the Lucknar Corridor, the enemy will speed up through the Nebula. It is possible to cut off our retreat to Sinsunchon in advance.”
"Hey, Chief of Staff, isn't this why you persuaded me?" Yu Lian made a joke.
Major General Mkawa could not laugh, and his expression even looked quite embarrassed and even stiff.
"Okay, let's think about the escape route again. Chief of Staff, after leaving the Nebula, move to the mountain and sea channels without stopping. New China is actually a good place, with simple folk customs, beautiful scenery, and everything you should have. . The mountain and sea channels are narrow and rugged, even easier to defend than Seide.”
"..."
After the chief of staff was stunned for a few seconds, a hint of joy actually flashed across his face.
Of course, he then realized that he had lost his composure and coughed slightly embarrassedly: "But if that's the case..."
"Even so, the Imperial people still have time to react in advance to intercept and contain us." Yu Lian smiled: "But, Chief of Staff, do you know that for the Empire, what is the value of a target? More than this fleet? ”
Chief of Staff Mkawa was slightly confused for a few seconds, and then a hint of surprise appeared on his face. However, before that, Yu Lian had already pointed his thumb at his chest, showing a proud expression.
"Of course it's me."
While the chief of staff was shocked to the point of speechlessness, Yu Lian smiled again and said: "It would be even better if it were me and the dragon boat."
Major General Mkawa was stunned in place for at least half a minute, and finally couldn't help but said: "Your Excellency, wasn't this all part of your plan from the beginning?"
Yu Lian spread his hands: "Tell me, Chief of Staff, notify the Patrol and get my spear! Where are my lovely 'old enemy' Yeager Soback and his comrades now? "
……
The Imperial fleet, led by Lieutenant General Midbexi and Major General Sobek, maintained a rigorous and solemn march in the dark void, just like a large herd of beasts migrating in the grassland of the stars.
Their state was indeed too neat. It definitely didn't look like they were chasing the enemy, but more like they were marching. Naturally, they couldn't get up fast, but the victory was that they were tight.
Judging from their appearance, even if the Earth Fleet suddenly turns back and presses back directly, even if the "Magic Dragon" who cannot even be named suddenly starts to break through the formation on his own again, he must be able to hold on until the reinforcements from behind arrive. Come here.
However, on May 23, Vice Admiral Midbeschi, who was on the dreadnought ship Golden Calvary, issued an order to bypass the entire fleet and stop advancing.
The entire fleet accepted this unusual order very naturally. After they arrived at the Earl's Gap-5B galaxy, they immediately stopped advancing and stopped at the edge of the galaxy. Soon, the captains received the latest order from the headquarters, requiring all of them to start fleet formation operations and change the entire fleet from a marching state to a defensive counterattack posture.
At this time, they were only 114 light-years away from the exit of the Far Coast Nebula, and they only needed 5 jumps.
However, the Midberg fleet, which had a total strength of 247 ships and had one Yanlong-class dreadnought and four battlecruisers, still stopped timidly. Like a brown bear parked on the edge of the bush, it carefully stretched out its nose to smell the "prey" or "hunter" behind the jungle.
He had to be careful.
This world composed of deep space and stars is an endless wilderness and a dark forest where the sun never shines. In this world, the positions of prey and hunter are always reversed.
And one of the instigators of all this, Rear Admiral Yeager Soback of the Galactic Empire, was standing at the top railing of the Royal Rabbit's bridge, staring at the starry sky outside the huge porthole in front of him, as if he wanted to He threw his whole body into the deep sky.
In his senses, natural and artificial light spots mixed together to form a silent movement, which resounded to the far end of the universe, and seemed to be able to awaken the devil behind that universe.
Yes, what everyone considers his "old enemy", his "inner demon", his "nightmare", and his old friend are leading the main force of the Earth Fleet to stop in the I Count-4 galaxy, which is a jump away from us. pace. According to the scout ship, they even turned around and took up their positions, as if they were ready to fight back at any time.
In accordance with the principle of "safety first" and at the same time following His Highness the Sand King's request not to fight in the Nebula (Love) on the far coast, the entire fleet should of course stop the pursuit and even take a stance to counter the enemy's counterattack.
Everyone is very resolute in this regard. But even so, Yeager Soback's little heart could not stop being cold. He always felt that this was not safe. The opponent's large fleet would pounce like a giant beast, and the stars all over the sky were the claws of the giant beast. In front of the star-like beast, the artificial light of our own fleet is too small.
He shuddered very calmly, quickly withdrew his gaze, and asked his subordinates: "According to the battle plan formulated in advance, this ship should..."
"We should be on the left wing of the entire army and be responsible for commanding the 3rd and 4th heavy cruiser detachments. If the enemy fleet launches a surprise attack, we must act as the first line of defense." Captain Peggese directed the movement of the entire ship. He replied: "Also, Your Excellency, our main artillery is engaged in interception operations."
"Main gun interception?"
"Yes. According to that man's usual style, if he charges in person, there is more than a 60% chance that he will attack the main formation from the left wing. We are likely to be the first batch of the entire army to face him. The main gun does have to be Warm up in advance," Miss Sellu also said. A trace of doubt inevitably flashed across her face, but she still mustered up the courage to say: "Once the war starts, we will face the most dangerous challenge. But it doesn't matter, we will face it together! Die side by side!"
This should be an emotional time. However, Soback always felt that he had shot himself in the foot, and for a while he didn't know what expression he should make.
"This is also the battle plan you proposed, using dense main guns to intercept a saint." Captain Peggese looked gearing up: "To be honest, Your Excellency, I am a (mortal) person who loves cannons after all. Sailor, I've been meaning to try this (shooting psykers with cannons) for a long time. Thank you very much!"
This guy only spoke half of what he said, but both Soback and Sellu could hear his subtext and couldn't help but quickly exchanged a look.
This guy's symptoms are indeed getting worse, but he is indeed the most capable captain Sobek has ever seen, even more than his old Kiyan partner.
Soback said helplessly: "Just let it go, Captain. I really don't want to go to the prison of the Tribunal to collect your body next time."
"Uh, I'm sorry, sir, but sir, we have to prepare in advance. All battleship main guns should start charging one hour in advance."
"I know. Sellu... notified the entire fleet to let the pilots immediately enter combat positions and take off at any time. They are actually the front line of interception and investigation." Yeager Soback said in a calm tone.
Even the latest Titanium Blade fighter is a target of massacre in the face of Dragon's mobility, not to mention the possibility of encountering the enemy's latest Red Ghost. However, their sacrifice can provide an early warning for the entire fleet.
The captain glanced at his commander with some surprise. He had always felt that his commander was actually a good and harmless man at heart, but now he seemed to be a bit like "using troops like sand".
So, is this the alienation of human nature by power? Or is it the alienation of human nature caused by war?
Captain Peggese felt that he still needed to observe carefully.
Unfortunately, the person involved was not aware of it. He looked at the front porthole again to make sure that most of the surrounding warships were in place, then tiptoed back to his chair and threw his body back.
The young general let out a full sigh, half talking to himself and half complaining: "It would be great if I had the command of the entire fleet!"
"The entire fleet?" Miss Viscount Serlu asked doubtfully: "You mean to take over the command of the entire fleet in place of Lieutenant General Midbesh?"
"Don't talk nonsense, sir, he is a good man and I have a good relationship with him. What I mean is..."
"The entire Far Shore Front, right?" Captain Peggese laughed.
"What an admirable ambition! Your Excellency, have you finally decided to aim at the Marshal of the Empire and start working hard?" Miss Serlu's face was filled with emotion.
Soback said angrily: "...What I'm saying is that if I were the commander of the far coast, I would not launch the general offensive of Laushizi. As long as His Royal Highness King Su from the Cirk direction takes Xinya, they themselves will also They will run away. We can even watch the defenders retreat. Isn't it a great achievement to take over the Saide fortress in such a bloodless way? Isn't it a great achievement that the millions of soldiers who died on the Saide front line can go home in such a way that the country is safe and the people are happy. Beautiful?”
Miss Viscount and Mr. Captain looked at each other. They were not sure whether the officer was joking, but they felt that what he said made sense.
"Commander, you are indeed a good man." Captain Peggese said.
"But... I have to remind you, Your Excellency, you cannot let others discover that you are a good person." Viscount Serlu said.
At this time, Lieutenant General Midbexi's communication was immediately picked up.
Sobek quickly ordered the call. Immediately afterwards, the voice of his current boss appeared, with a face like a knife and an axe, beard and hair like a lion's mane, a tall and majestic body, and an upright and majestic temperament.
In short, everyone looks like a majestic warrior, even more like a serious imperial marshal than the thin old man on the God of Four Seasons.
Of course, he only looks like a fierce general, which is a good thing that makes everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
"The Karaman fleet had a battle with the Earth's Athena formation in the A11 galaxy of the Lucnar Corridor. It suffered some losses." He started with these words, with a hint of vagueness in his voice. smile.
Didn't you say that you are good friends?
Is such obvious schadenfreude really good? Soback thought, but he actually wanted to laugh a little bit.