Chapter 164 Disputes within the Shatta people
The cooldown time of the neutron lance of the battleship's main gun is 150 seconds. The battleship at full speed exceeds 600,000 kilometers per hour. Even if the speed is reduced to 250,000 kilometers per hour, it just exceeds the Shatar battleship's maximum speed of 230,000 kilometers per hour. .
The speed of 250,000 kilometers per hour is 69 kilometers per second, and 150 seconds is 10,350 kilometers, but in fact the battleship group stopped at about 9,000 kilometers.
Turn around and start charging the main gun.
There was another earth-shattering wave of neutron light lance fire, and another 30 Shata battleships were destroyed.
The suppression of speed and range is so unsolvable. As long as you can't catch up or hit, you can only be beaten passively, unless you use the doomsday main gun or rely on the super-high speed of the space fleet to catch up.
But at this time, the Sand Tower Civilization only has two doomsday main guns and one Star City Doomsday Arc. This is indeed unstoppable, but it only fires once every half an hour. Although Li Qing's battleship is not as good as the Sand Tower people, it still has More than 800 ships can still withstand these losses.
Needless to say, as for the aircraft fleet, at this time, the five aircraft carriers' total of more than 1.8 million space fighters have been damaged by nearly one-third. They cannot defeat five against one and cannot be used at all.
There are millions of space fighters in Star City. One Star City has a hangar capacity equivalent to four super aircraft carriers. One super aircraft carrier can accommodate 1.08 million space fighters, four in total 4.32 million space fighters, plus four Star Castle could raise millions, a total of five or six million.
But Star City is too far away from the battlefield, and we won’t be able to get there for a while.
And it's useless to rush over. Li Qing still has a fleet of 700,000 aircraft on standby. As long as the fleet comes, they will immediately greet them.
At the end of Star City, the battleship group, the space machine group, the mixed formation of frigates, destroyers, and cruisers were all blocked from the front, and all were at a disadvantage. Gu Shenzhou and others did not expect this change in the battle situation.
In his imagination, the Jialan Army might be capable of fighting, but if it was only capable of fighting, it would definitely be a disastrous victory.
The result was completely beyond his expectation. The Jialan Army, which had an absolute fleet disadvantage, actually suppressed a division of the Shata Tribe, which had an absolute advantage in fleet size, in a frontal battle.
Of course, this was beyond the expectations of the Shatta tribe commander.
I thought that with a force advantage of more than five times, it would be enough to defeat the fleet in front of me, and then negotiate terms after showing my strength, but it turned out that it seemed that I couldn't beat it, which was embarrassing.
The embarrassment is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that if you lose the battle, it means that you have no room to negotiate terms.
"What to do?"
The command room was eerily quiet. They were all intelligent creatures, and their reactions were no different from humans.
"Say, what should we do next?"
It wasn't until the commander asked for the second time that a staff officer said:
"We have two options. Use a dedicated line to contact the Quelta Fortress and ask them to dispatch a brigade. It only takes one day to support them, but the Quelta Fortress needs to face a more powerful force. The human fleet is under greater pressure than us, and they may not be able to mobilize the fleet over there.”
"The other option is to bow to the empire and use a dedicated line to contact Locke Fortress. It will only take two days at most for reinforcements to arrive. Our tribe still has a lot of strength left. Even if we bow to the empire, we can still guarantee a certain number of seats. And With a certain status, they will not be like those tribes who have now fallen into the lower echelons of the empire.”
"Besides, bowing your head now is only temporary. He will grow old and die. Then we will still have a chance to rise."
The staff officer paused and then said:
"Of course, we can directly surrender to humans and set conditions, attach ourselves to humans in a vassal way, and use human power to fight against him."
The command room was very quiet, and some commanders murmured:
"Quelta cannot be contacted. The human expeditionary force is very strong and he cannot mobilize the fleet."
"But I don't want to become a vassal of ugly humans. My people cannot accept it."
The command room became quiet again.
"Boom!"
A Titan arc shot into the Sand Tower battleship group. The dazzling arc pulsed continuously like a chain of lightning, and the seven battleships turned into fireballs and fell apart.
Li Qing discovered that without the damage of the Titan's light spear, although the two divine lights were not able to completely destroy the Sand Tower's flagship, they were enough to cripple a Sand Tower aircraft carrier flagship and disrupt its combat capability. This was actually a good thing.
In the first battle, it was necessary to reduce the number of opponent's flagships as much as possible to ensure an advantage. Now a total of six opponent's flagships have been sunk, especially four dreadnoughts. The advantage has been lost. There is no need to sink more at this time.
If it's ruined, wouldn't it be better to wait for the prisoners to come over and repair it again after the war?
Although the combat effectiveness of the flagship of the Sand Tower civilization is not comparable to that of human flagships, it is still a flagship. The power of its main gun is there, and it also has its own aura.
Even if you don't want to use it yourself, you can just reward it to three of your subordinates.
With the flagship in hand, the strength of the three of them will be greatly improved, and they will be able to stand alone.
No matter what they are asked to do in the future, or whether they go out on their own adventures, the three of them have enough strength to stay at the headquarters and guard the house.
As he thought, the door of the black hole opened, and the light of destruction penetrated the void again. After melting all the dozens of large and small battleships, including seven battleships, that were guarding the aircraft carrier in one breath, the aftermath will The slowly gliding aircraft carrier was violently slammed back hundreds of meters.
Immediately afterwards, the second ray of divine judgment blasted out, and the thick armor on the surface of the aircraft carrier's huge body melted away, and the thick hull melted to reveal the cabin. It was the same as the first aircraft carrier Li Qing destroyed, but the damage was not as severe. .
Li Qing deliberately chose an aircraft carrier with a large number of escort warships in front, so that the dozens of large and small warships in front of it could block part of the power. Otherwise, two rays of divine judgment could definitely bombard an aircraft carrier of the Shata Civilization. kill.
It is worth mentioning that although both are flagships, the aircraft carrier is larger than the dreadnought because it has to accommodate a large number of space fighters. Its shield armor and hull are higher than those of the dreadnought, so it is naturally more capable of withstanding attacks.
"Another city!"
Li Qing was in a good mood after making sure that the aircraft carrier would not blow up. If he won this battle, he wouldn't make too much money.
The Light of Divine Judgment can be launched once an hour, but each launch can affect the situation of the battle. Losing an aircraft carrier will have a big impact on the Shatta people.
Although there are still two aircraft carriers that can control these space fighters, the number of fighters has exceeded the command limit of their command system, which will inevitably affect the battle.
Even though they were no match in the first place, they were weakened again, and the gap became even wider.
However, although this wave of attacks did not directly destroy the aircraft carrier, the blow to the Shatta people's headquarters was greater than the direct destruction. The commander-in-chief, who was still hesitating, finally made up his mind and solemnly ordered:
"Contact Locke Fortress through the dedicated line and ask them to send troops for support."
As soon as he finished speaking, the black sea spider man wearing a gorgeous robe immediately stood up and objected loudly:
"We cannot bow to the empire!"
The commander looked at him and he continued to speak loudly:
"We have been separated from the empire for more than 20 years, causing the empire to waste countless manpower and material resources. The current crisis of the empire is also caused by us. If you bow to the empire, do you know what will happen?"
All the Shatar people were silent, and only the commander-in-chief said:
"But if you don't bow to the empire, your alliance with humanity will not end well."
"But on the one hand, it will definitely not end well, and on the other hand, there are still some opportunities. What will you choose?"
"Having sex with a foreign race will never end well. The worst ending may be annihilation. We are a member of the empire and originate from the same mother planet. The worst ending is to perish like those tribes, but at least the tribe can still exist. , there will be opportunities to rise in the future.”
"He is a super psychic who can live for tens of thousands of years and will be even stronger in the future. Our descendants will have forgotten revenge after tens of thousands of years."
"When His Majesty sent a special envoy here before, he promised to guarantee the existence of our tribe."
"He also made a promise to the Erfen people, and look at the Erfen people's current fate."
Both sides fell silent.
After a while, a third person said:
"Since no one can convince anyone, let's vote!"
All eyes were focused on him, and the commander-in-chief said:
"Then let's vote. There are 37 people present. Those who agree to request support from the empire raise their hands!"
With a bang, one by one, the Sea Spider executives raised a spider arm.
"Twenty-one votes in total!"
The commander-in-chief said with some surprise:
"It's already more than half. There is no need to vote again later. Now we have decided to contact Locke Fortress to send troops to support and tide over the immediate crisis first."
"Wait a minute."
The black sea spider stretched out his hand and shouted:
"Why not continue to vote? Maybe some people agree with both options."
The commander-in-chief of the Shatta people was a little helpless and turned around and said:
"Then, if you agree to alliance with humanity now, please raise your hands!"
A large number of sea spiders raised their hands. With a glance, the commander-in-chief's face changed slightly.
Of the 37 people present, 21 actually raised their hands. He looked at several of the tribal dignitaries and asked:
"What are you doing?"
One of the Sea Spider dignitaries who raised his hand twice said:
"I feel that I can accept whether I bow to the empire or form an alliance with humanity, as long as the safety of my interests and assets can be guaranteed."
The other sea spiders who also raised their hands nodded and said the same thing as him.
"Both are 21 votes."
The black sea spider said loudly:
"The votes are all the same. It was originally a tie, but I received a commission from the commander-in-chief of Quelta Fortress two hours ago. His opinion is that if the war is unfavorable, priority can be given to the alliance with humans."
Someone in the command room suddenly exclaimed, and some didn't believe it. He waved his hand and said:
"I know some people don't believe it, but this is a fact. Commander Quelta told me that human civilization is higher than ours. Not only do they have stronger technology than us, but they also have super flagships like Titan. He is putting pressure there. It's very big. Without support, he can't guarantee that he can persist forever and not rule out the possibility of surrendering to humans in desperate situations, so."
He looked at the sea spider dignitaries and said loudly:
"Humanity is very powerful. Even the empire may not be able to defeat them. We are now allied with them and signed an agreement to help humanity defeat the empire and gain the independent existence of the tribe. Even if we become a vassal, we will lose more than what we will lose after being unified by the empire. Be stronger.”
After everyone listened, they started talking a lot, but judging from the current situation, many of those who were undecided had already begun to take a trend.
After a while, someone said:
"If Commander Quelta makes a decision, then I take back what I just said and decide to support the alliance with humanity."
"I agree too."
"I agree too."
In just a short while, seven or eight people changed their minds. The black spider man looked at the commander-in-chief and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, you have seen the results."
The commander-in-chief sighed:
"I saw it."
The black spider man nodded:
"Then contact the human fleet on the opposite side to cease the war."
"Sadly, this may not work."
The commander-in-chief of the Shatar fleet stood up in the astonished eyes of the sea spider dignitaries and the fleet staff, and calmly announced:
"I have contacted Locke Fortress one day ago and submitted a letter of surrender to the empire. Judging from the time, reinforcements from Locke Fortress will arrive in one day."
"You"
All the sea spiders stood up with shock on their faces, and the black spider pointed directly at him and shouted:
"You are betraying the tribe!"
But the commander-in-chief just clapped his hands expressionlessly. The door to the command room was pushed open, and a group of fully armed soldiers walked in and rushed straight towards the many Black Spider dignitaries present.
"What are you doing? How dare you!"
No matter how much they yelled and cursed, they could not change the result of being captured by the guards. After everyone was captured, the commander turned his head and said expressionlessly:
"You should take a good rest and wait until the situation stabilizes before we let you out."
The black sea spider pointed at him and cursed:
"What you do will put the tribe into dire straits. You are the sinner of the tribe."
"Put it down!"
He waved his hand expressionlessly, and the guards escorted away many of the Sea Spider dignitaries who were still yelling, leaving only a few dignitaries who agreed with his decision.
Soon there were only a dozen people left in the command room. He took a long breath and said loudly:
"Time will prove that my choice is right!"
After speaking, he turned to the staff group on the other side who were still in shock and said:
"I order the fleet to fight while retreating. The second brigade assembles and prepares to move to the rear. The first brigade and the third brigade prepare to retreat, all the way back behind Star City."
Li Qing, who was on Titan, quickly discovered the abnormal movements of the enemy fleet. After some meditation, he thought:
"Do they want to withdraw to Star City and use Star City's super firepower to compete with us?"
"But although Star City's firepower is strong, it cannot change the situation."
He didn't think too much, he just retreated. It was easy to get out, but it was not so easy to retreat. The speed of fighting and retreating would definitely not be as fast as before. It would not be possible to retreat for more than ten hours.
Ten hours is enough time to sink all the flagships and defeat the opponent's remaining fleet. At least one-third of the battleships must be left behind. Even with the fire support of Star City, there will be no trouble.
He looked at Chu Yuan and said nothing, but Chu Yuan nodded as if he knew what he wanted to say, and quickly issued a series of targeted fleet mobilization orders. (End of chapter)