Chapter 1359: Increase in Enemy Forces
No one is immortal in war, especially ships of the cruiser class, which are often the most dangerous unit in the fleet.
Cruisers do not have strong enough shields or powerful enough artillery, but they need to use maneuverability and flexibility to conduct deep reconnaissance in the most dangerous places.
There is a very realistic rumor circulating in the army that when you are selected to join the cruise ship, you can already write a suicide note to your family.
Light cruisers that have been modified many times like the Swan are an exception and cannot be replicated.
Alyssa felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She knew rationally that it was normal for people to die, but the person she had reported to just now was suddenly told that they were gone, and the feeling of loss still weighed on her heart.
The smile that relaxed as the war situation eased was taken back by Alyssa. She said seriously: "Captain Home and all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country are great heroes. Major, I will not allow you to Defiling the epics of heroes with tears on the battlefield.”
"Yes! I'm sorry, I lost my temper."
The major on the other side of the screen blinked hard, trying to swallow back the tears.
The most effective way to relieve grief is to cry without hesitation.
Alyssa knew this very clearly, because when her grandfather passed away, she hid in her room and cried for three days before she calmed down.
But not now, not anyway.
The enemy will not give you a chance to cry bitterly. As the commander of this cruising fleet, Alyssa must do what she should do.
This is what is called, soldiers can cry, but not on the battlefield.
Taking a deep breath, Alyssa continued:
"Now that Captain Holm has died in the line of duty, you should assume the responsibility of the flagship and receive the new route map. We will..."
Before Alyssa finished speaking, she was immediately interrupted by An Yun:
"New jump signal discovered! Number 173! The type is estimated to be a destroyer or frigate."
Could it be friendly forces again?
Alyssa raised her hand to the person on the other side of the screen to signal a moment. She immediately turned to look at the jump information marked by An Yun.
The predicted jump location is behind the enemy aircraft carrier...
wrong!
This is not a friendly force, but an increase in enemy force!
If it is friendly reinforcements coming from the Star Gate, the jump position should be behind the Swan, just like the cruiser formation just now.
The captain on the other side of the screen also discovered the jump signal and was looking down at the information. However, they did not have psykers and could not accurately predict the jump location.
After all, the configuration of the Swan is too luxurious, and rare psykers are usually only equipped on battleships or starships.
"There is a new jump signal, the number is 220, a signal of extremely high mass is found, it is speculated to be a battleship or starship!"
This is definitely not a friendly force. Alyssa knows that it is impossible for the Star Gate to send the main fleet to support. If this is done, the Star Gate's defense force will not be enough.
She made a quick decision:
"Notify the entire fleet to give up the attack target. Repeat, give up the attack target!"
While she was talking, she quickly clicked on the screen next to the captain's seat to reset the course.
"Starting from the last ship, all ships will turn around and start pulse flight. We must rush back to the fortress immediately!"
It was more like running away than rushing back to the fortress.
The major on the other end of the communication was obviously stunned for a moment:
"Turn around? But the enemy will be completely destroyed soon. Even if it is enemy reinforcements, we should..."
"Obey the order! Major! It's not time for you to sacrifice your life for the country!" The major showed an expression of reluctance, but the official rank was overwhelming. She gritted her teeth and saluted Alyssa:
"As you command, Captain Alyssa."
Communication was immediately cut off.
It is understandable to have a desire to avenge a colleague who was sunk, but the emotion of revenge cannot affect normal judgment.
The recruits didn't understand this and were easily emotional, so Alyssa forced them to obey orders.
But Alyssa didn’t care whether they listened or not, and said immediately:
"We also turn around and use the fastest speed."
Carlos slammed the rudder, and the Swan, which was originally leading the charge, simply turned in a drifting attitude.
Even if your butt is facing the firepower of the remaining enemy troops, you must turn around.
"Engine room! Direct energy into the pulse device immediately. This is the first priority!"
Generally speaking, pulse flight instructions need to be issued in advance so that energy can be allocated in the engine room. However, when the incident happened suddenly, the work that could have been done in an orderly manner suddenly became intense.
Under Alyssa's order, the entire cruiser fleet began to turn around, and started pulse flight back to the vicinity of the fortress starting from the last ship.
But even if this fleet is a mobile and flexible cruiser, it is impossible to complete the series of actions of turning around and running away within 10 seconds, and from the time the jump signal is discovered to the end of the jump, it is exactly about ten seconds.
"The jump is over, the signal is clear... it is visually confirmed that it is the enemy's reinforcement fleet!"
As soon as the Swan turned around, the enemy fleet had already arrived.
A large number of destroyers and frigates appeared behind the enemy's mobile aircraft carrier. Although they have not yet entered the bombardment distance, it is an acceleration.
Alyssa was also very nervous. No matter how hard the Swan resisted, it was only at the level of a destroyer. If it was covered by the firepower of the main fleet, its fate would not be much better than that of an ordinary cruiser.
But in her nervousness, she clicked on the icons of friendly ships on the display one by one with very precise and error-free operations, and then initiated communication.
"When the ship hears the communication, it immediately activates the smoke generator and blasts out everything that can block the line of sight!"
The Swan also started the smoke generator immediately and threw smoke bombs frantically.
"The enemy's second wave of fleet jump has ended, the signal is clear, the barrage is coming!"
"Emergency avoidance!"
The smoke bomb had just been fired and did not form a thick smoke wall. Besides, they only needed to aim in a general direction. After all, Alyssa used a relatively dense formation in order to destroy the mobile aircraft carrier.
As soon as the Swan executed an evasive maneuver, a large number of ion beams immediately passed through the smoke that had not yet completely diffused. Some of the ion beams hit the shield of the Swan, causing the blue shield seen from the bridge to flicker, like About to be penetrated.
The Swan's shield strength is already comparable to that of a destroyer. The reason why it is so difficult now is because after a period of fighting, there is not much shield energy left.
Since even the Swan was unable to resist, the cruiser was even worse.
Just within Alyssa's visual range, through the bridge, you can see that several cruisers that were about to start pulse flight were hit and melted, and some even exploded due to hitting their engines.
The cruiser cannot confront the main fleet head-on, not to mention that everyone is still facing the enemy with their buttocks.
The Swan can resist, but only relatively speaking. Since the Swan took the lead in the charge just now, the Swan is now at the end of the team.
Moreover, the Swan has no means of resistance against the enemies behind it. All the rockets have been fired, and it is now in a passive state.
All the people on the ship could do was adjust the ship's attitude and pray that the cruise ship in front could start pulse flight quickly and clear the way.
(End of chapter)