Chapter 1809 A watertight layout
Of course, Feifei's doubts are not completely groundless.
After all, Yu Lian's cheap nephew was personally recruited by Brunhild, and he is still a retainer of the Suliuka family. It is obvious that even if the former Pirate King was not the leader in this combat operation to intercept the Pilgrim, he must have played the main role in leading the way.
Gong Ao even pressed forward all his connections in the underworld, which was a real performance.
Of course, Yu Lian couldn't help but think of that dream world line. He can grasp the geography of the Abyss Nebula through the history there, and Brunhilt can certainly do the same. Even if it is not as detailed as his own, it is enough for setting up an ambush.
Well... even without that unexplainable dream world line, the war has developed to this point after all, and everything is optional.
But what can he do? Now that they have been forced into the Abyss Nebula by the surveillance network deployed by the Empire in advance on the Cloud Tower Trail, of course they have no choice but to take a step through the Abyss Nebula.
Well, if the gamble fails, then you have to accept reality. A true brave man cannot give up on himself because of a little inconvenience in reality.
Not even a qualified adult, because you are not even qualified to give up on yourself.
"That's it for now, let's eat first... let's take a rest first. Navigator, is the jump channel still there?" Yu Lian gave a tactical instruction.
The Pilgrim has a genuine navigator, who is not a psyker but an experienced old technical officer. If he is simply the administrator of the jump engine and the surveyor of space parameters, he has done a very good job.
"It has collapsed." He answered immediately.
"Then you can relax a little. Captain Nemo, you make the arrangements." Yu Lian continued to issue tactical instructions in Feifei's sight.
No one dares to say that this order is wrong. After all, they had just barely escaped from the enemy's dragnet and had gone through a dangerous transition comparable to a roller coaster. Everyone needed to stabilize their spirits and also check the status of the ship.
Since it is time to take a rest, it is natural to consider a stable and safe standby environment as much as possible.
After preliminary exploration, the lookout began to report: "It is determined that the galaxy has a stable gas giant planet with a structure, and one of the satellites has a mass of two-thirds of Mars."
The existence of such a stable planetary structure in a galaxy in its twilight years is a miracle of astrophysics. Of course, the universe is so big that more miracles are acceptable.
Besides, if it were really true, wouldn't the birth of those naturally habitable planets be quite a miracle, right?
The captain nodded slightly and started step by step: "Enter the central planetary orbit clockwise to avoid."
This is of course to avoid excessive cosmic radiation. As long as you hide on the back of a huge planet, your huge size can become a natural protective umbrella. In addition, if you can collect some supplies, it is equivalent to winning the jackpot.
Of course, the supplies on the Pilgrimage are still far above the safety line, but there is never too little of this kind of stuff.
Of course, no one can expect to obtain natural water or food from such a system, but collecting even a small amount of usable energy would be considered a success.
An hour later, the Xunlin entered the orbit of this giant planet painted yellow with purple markings without any risk. Of course, the hull was slightly affected by gravity, but it was completely within control. Preliminary detection shows that there should be no star-eating giant monster hidden inside this big planet, so it should be safe.
Cosmic radiation has finally dropped to normal levels. Although it is only the critical point of the normal value, it is like a suspected patient with a fasting blood sugar of 6.0, who can still convince himself that he is a healthy person and can try to eat ice cream.
In addition, it cannot be ruled out that there are micro-rays here that have not been discovered by existing technology and databases, but at this point, everyone no longer cares about this small situation.
The Pilgrim finally got a short break. The crew members began to take turns eating and resting. The damage control department also put on engineering power armor and started external operations with installation and traction.
As for Long... there was a little commotion just now when he was under siege, but Feifei just called "Xu~~~" and calmed down.
After all, they didn't get beaten this time. Isn't that gratifying?
In addition, what is even more worthy of celebration is that everyone actually discovered the polar ice cap on the satellite that is suspected to be two-thirds of the mass of Mars. The initial detection did not contain harmful substances.
Come on, hit the jackpot. If it is on a normal shipping route, this satellite can already be regarded as a transformable planet, which is enough to obtain at least eight-digit satellites from the Standard Shipping Association, and can be guaranteed to exchange for 100 citizen families from the Empire.
Of course, the soldiers can rest and recuperate, but Yu Lian cannot. As a leader, he must choose the way out for everyone.
This is actually a good thing, at least you don't have to pay the public rations after you are exhausted.
In front of everyone, Yu Lian opened the star map again, drew a circle on the possible galaxies, and moved his fingers around the borders of the empire and the borders of the nebula.
"Perhaps we can enter from near Sarna." He thought.
"Is there a waterway there?" Feifei asked doubtfully, and then nodded slightly: "Indeed, this possibility cannot be ruled out. Count Salvin was also a border lord before."
This is hard to say. You must know that the Extreme Star Region is, after all, an imperial frontier to guard against galactic predators. Almost all the princes here can be regarded as border lords. Even the soldiers under Zhe Chong Mansion here are the most fierce.
However, when it comes to Count Salvin, their ancestors actually started out as pirates and interstellar trade, and did not have much dealings with predators.
However, the huge secret laboratories and underground factories on the Sarna planet are really beyond the standards. Without stable smuggling channels, it is difficult to imagine that Count Salvin could bypass the empire's surveillance and establish all that.
What's more, he's a snakehead. No matter how loose and free the snake's structure is, there are still team-building activities after all. Earl Sa must have a channel that allows him to go abroad at any time.
Yu Lian explained it this way and was naturally recognized by everyone.
However, this time it was not Feifei and Captain Nemo who raised doubts, but Colonel Singer, who was completely obedient.
"Well, Your Excellency, actually...when the communication was restored just now, I briefly contacted my colleagues on Earth."
"Oh, the committee's headquarters didn't escape?" Annie smiled.
Ever since he learned that Colonel Singer was a member of the Communist Party of China, he had always been at the bottom of the command hierarchy's contempt chain, and was often criticized by his colleagues. Fortunately, as a veteran in intelligence work, his spirit has been tempered and his mood is as stable as a mountain, almost to the point of losing his temper. In response to Miss Romanova's ridicule, she just smiled innocently.
If he were not wearing a military uniform, this guy would look more like a well-trained Indian butler.
"Actually, we have already run away, all the way to New Chang'an. Now we are preparing to evacuate in the direction of Cantilever. We really have plans to evacuate all the way to New China."
"You have really abandoned your superiors again." Anne said. "Lieutenant Colonel, how can this be considered abandonment? After all, we are also an intelligence agency under the National Defense Commission. Now the leaders cannot directly carry out leadership work. Of course, those of us who do grassroots information work must also consider the way out. This You are also responsible for the country.”
"Well... I wish you good luck." In terms of eloquence, Anne was certainly no match for an intelligence agent. Apart from blessing her, she really didn't know how to answer the question.
Colonel Singer said: "Then we received news from the Cantilever. Vice Admiral Yeager Soback's fleet had passed through New Tennessee and entered the Cantilever sector. The Cantilever strike fleet tried to fight, but was completely wiped out. New Paris is resisting, but the most optimistic estimate can only last another 43 hours.”
There was a brief moment of silence.
Feifei looked at Yu Lian more worriedly. Perhaps she was the only one present who knew that the Cantilever Strike Fleet was Yu Lian's late mother's old unit, and that New Paris was Yu Lian's "hometown" in a sense - although he only lived there for less than two years before he was 4 years old. Only years.
Fortunately, Yu Lian just sighed hastily.
The Cantilever Strike Fleet was a fleet built to guard against predators, but after the Condemnation War, funding and resources had begun to tilt. After the war broke out, a large number of veterans and cutting-edge ships in the fleet were of course transferred to the far shore and incorporated into the Sede Group. The current fleet is just a skeleton. In terms of military strength, it may not be as good as the Solar System Fleet after the second reconstruction.
However, they resisted tenaciously after all.
As for New Paris, it was able to resist for more than a day without the fleet to cover low-Earth orbit, and it was able to leave its name in the history of space war.
So far, no inhabited planet in the community can last for more than 4 hours.
However, even Yu Lian would never dare to expect that planet to become another Yaochi.
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"I hope that after the fall of New Paris, there will be no revenge from the empire." Someone said worriedly.
Feifei said: "This is unlikely. Lieutenant General Yeager Soback cannot do such a thing."
As she spoke, she looked at Yu Lian with comforting eyes. Rather than trusting Soback, she might be more confident that she believed in the "old enemy" recognized by Yu Lian.
Of course, her belief was not wrong. Yu Lian can no longer say what Soback's abilities are, but his character is actually trustworthy. The "good friend of the people of Earth" in the previous timeline is partly because he serves as a transportation captain for the volunteers, and partly because he really has no evil deeds.
If you exclude the minor shortcomings that are not worth mentioning, such as being a little worldly, a little indolent, a little foody and lazy, he can actually be regarded as a perfect knight model in all aspects.
If there were no position issues, Yu Lian would actually be quite happy to make such a fair-weather friend.
But there was no time now to ponder Sobek's example of chivalry, or to mourn the heroism of his comrades. The problem now is that once the Imperial fleet enters New Paris, it means that the waterway in the Cantilever Sector has been blocked.
Yu Lian's plan to travel from the galactic center to the cantilever and then to the far shore back to New China went bankrupt again.
"Colonel Singh, try to get in touch with your colleagues again. I hope to get an update on the cantilever at any time. In addition, the position of the new Independence must be secured."
It wasn't just Yu Lian who was blocked? Of course, there is also the Independence, which escaped before the Imperial Army arrived on Earth. They are only more affected given the physical distance.
"My subordinate, I will do my best." Colonel Singer looked flattered. By the way, this is the first time that the Commander has issued a direct order to him. Doesn't this mean that he is still quite important?
"It's her style to be so watertight?" Feifei looked at Yu Lian.
She was almost certain that this transfer was also done by Brunhilt. Considering that Lieutenant General Yeager Soback is already a disciple of King Sulyuka, this is not surprising.
Before Yu Lian could answer, Feifei said again: "Well, if we simply regard her as an aggressive and fierce general, wouldn't that innocent person become me? People who play strategy have a dirty heart, be it an orange cat or a fox. No matter what, they are all duplicitous monsters who can use their bad intentions to make fusion warheads.”
Yu Lian smiled bitterly in his heart.
Orange Cat is of course a strategist, and is even the leading military genius of this generation, a natural-born soldier. However, in another timeline, she was indeed more like an invincible overlord in her youth, and she truly showed her far-sighted strategic level after she was thirty years old.
...Well, it seems that the orange cat has also been strengthened. This can’t be my fault too, right?
"What now?" Anne asked.
"Actually, there is another way, but you won't choose it unless you have to." Feifei looked at Yu Lian with bright eyes and a calm expression.
Yu Lian nodded slightly.
Of course Feifei was talking about the escape road that Lao Tan took with his life and led the Helot rebels. Even a green spaceship made of ice can travel all the way, let alone the majestic Pilgrimage dragon ship.
The end of this escape road is the Sanchi Star Territory and the Cirque Kingdom. Although the latter has been conquered by the imperial army, it is still essentially a "chaotic situation" dominated by warlords, so there is plenty of room for maneuver. As long as you avoid Chero, which is occupied by the main force of the Imperial Army, and reach the Katun line, you can escape all the way to the vicinity of Femo.
By then, it doesn't matter even if they are discovered by Feimo's imperial fleet. The channel of the Spiral Cross Nebula is still very wide. As long as they run straight to Canchuan and escape into the Alliance's territory, everyone will be safe.
Yu Lian feels that he is still somewhat popular in the league. Even without these, for the sake of Dragon Boat, the alliance's profiteers will definitely provide them with shelter.
However, this would mean that he would be far away from this war. This is absolutely not what I want.
Before Yu Lian made a decision, Feifei said: "Now that the matter has come to this, let's seize the time to rest. Rest as much as possible when you can. I have a hunch that we are not out of danger yet."
Indeed, just because the channel has collapsed, that doesn’t mean it won’t open again. In this ever-changing starry sky, no one can guarantee this, including Yu Lian.
The Pilgrim can hide in this galaxy, and so can the Imperials.
Therefore, after the Pilgrim left the space channel, the captain ordered a large row of flashing mines to be dropped near the original airspace, and the induction devices and remote control devices were installed.
Yu Liandao: "Captain, the entire ship will rest for four hours. During this period, if it is discovered that the collapsed gravity well is expanding again, we will activate the mines immediately three minutes after the space channel is formed!"
Captain Nemo looked at the commander and smiled knowingly.
Their judgment was certainly correct.
Just after three hours of rest, the detector arranged near the original gravity well immediately sent out a report of space expansion.