Chapter 1362 Refusal to Surrender
It is said that the emperor cannot send out hungry soldiers before the soldiers and horses have food and grass.
It had been fighting for most of the day since the first shot was fired. Not to mention Li Chengqi, the soldiers at the scene should have been hungry long ago.
However, it is definitely unrealistic for soldiers to go to the mess hall to have a good meal as they usually cook in the ship's kitchen. They don't have the time and conditions.
For example, the fleet of the Spinning Water Federation is currently in a ring-shaped rolling formation above the cosmic fortress of Irsha.
The advantage of this is that the defense is greatly improved, and the time each ship takes to resist damage is also much shorter. The disadvantage is that the firepower output is seriously reduced.
This formation also puts low pressure on the crew. Logistics staff can deliver convenient meals to the crew, such as protein blocks and energy drinks. Candies containing taurine and caffeine can also be distributed to help the crew resist fatigue. .
But if the battle is extremely fierce and there is no time to eat even the simplest meal, you won't even have to eat protein blocks.
For example, the Red Maple Republic fleet is currently trying to break out.
They divided into two and surrounded the fleet of the Swirling Water Federation from the left and right sides in an 'eight' shape. Every cannon was eager to hit Hong Wen.
These people are the fleet that retreated from the front line, but behind them are the pursuers of the Spinning Water Federation. If they can't break through the space fortress Irsya, when the pursuers arrive, they will be blocked at both ends, and both sides will be beaten.
Therefore, it is best for the Xianshui Federation to maintain the current undefeated situation and wait for the friendly forces to come together for a just siege. But for the fleet of the Red Maple Republic, if they cannot break through the space fortress Irsya, they may be completely annihilated.
Do you still want to eat in this situation?
How can I have free time? If I have time to talk, I might as well shoot more cannonballs.
Of course, the spirit cannot break through the physical limit. At this time, medical staff will inject nutrient solution into the crew. After several days of fleet artillery battle, some crew members' wrists and feet will be pierced like colanders.
For a warship that can range from more than three hundred meters to more than eight kilometers to move perfectly, it requires thousands of crew members, among whom officers at all levels are very important.
If it is the kind of battle that lasts for several days, the crew can leave their posts for a while to have a meal or something, but the officers are the type who cannot leave at all.
Before the war, officers (especially captains) would be cleansed with enemas. After that, they would live on nutrient solution for several days during the artillery battle. Not to mention leaving to rest, even their buttocks would not be able to leave their seats, and they would even be injected with stimulants. class of drugs to keep you energetic.
As a result, some captains of warships never rested due to continuous operations, resulting in sudden death after the battle.
It is not difficult to understand why the officer's meal is much more delicious than the soldier's meal. It makes sense that even if the officer is so miserable, he feels that eating delicacies cannot make up for it.
Alyssa had never experienced this when she was a recycler. After all, even if a battle broke out among recyclers, it would usually end in less than three hours. The intensity was completely incomparable with war.
Speaking of Alyssa, after the Swan and the cruiser fleet returned to the fortress in a pulse flight, they always parked on the side and watched the main fleet's cannons on both sides of their heads.
When friendly forces are in trouble, they remain immobile. This may seem like betraying your teammates, but it is actually unnecessary.
The cruiser cannot participate in the artillery battle between the main fleets, its offensive and defensive capabilities are too weak, and its excellent maneuverability cannot be reflected in a dense formation. Coming to help is simply a living target.
If the situation is reversed, for example, if the attacking party is the Spinning Water Federation, the cruisers including the Swan will also have to charge. Now all we have to do is delay time. When the main fleet can fully withstand it, naturally, There is no need for a cruiser to go up and fight.
Moreover, rather than going up to kill people, the cruiser fleet stayed near the fortress and could also alert the rear whether there would be reinforcements from the Red Maple Republic. At least it could provide an early warning to prevent the main fleet from being stolen.
So the brains from the blow on the head were about to come out. After searching the nearby battlefield, the cruiser fleet, including the Swan, just ate melon and watched the show below, not in a hurry. The fleet of the Red Maple Republic is going crazy, and its offensive is getting stronger and stronger.
The fleet of the Spinning Water Federation continues to form a rolling ring formation, standing in front of you and preventing you from successfully retreating back home.
This back-and-forth lasted for nearly six more hours. During this period, the losses on both sides were extremely slight, and the total losses were not enough for a hundred battleships.
But the purpose of delaying time was indeed achieved.
The fleet of the Red Maple Republic was unable to attack for a long time, and the fleet commander obviously began to waver. The specific manifestation was that they were obviously the attackers, but they were retreating bit by bit, trying to break away from contact.
The cosmic fortress Ilsha controls a very large area of the star field around it, and the jump cannot pass through it. If it does not capture this place, the fleet of the Red Maple Republic can only make a large circle, during which it will be chased and chopped down by the fleet of the Spinning Water Federation. .
It was better to be chased and chopped than to be made dumplings, so the fleet of the Red Maple Republic began to retreat.
But this is not something you can withdraw if you want.
The fleet of the Red Maple Republic retreated a little, and the fleet of the Spinning Water Federation, which used a ring-mounted defensive formation, maintained its formation and chased forward, always dragging the opponent into its own shielding force field.
If the opposing fleet makes a forcible jump, I am afraid that only a small number of starships and battleships will be able to escape, and the main force of the fleet will have to stay.
Just like this, after another three hours, a large number of engine lights appeared behind the Red Maple Republic fleet, and the Sixth Fleet belonging to the Spinning Water Federation arrived.
This fleet was responsible for the pursuit. They appeared behind the Red Maple Republic fleet and immediately set up an attack formation.
When the third and fifth fleets guarding the space fortress Ilsha saw the arrival of friendly forces, they immediately changed their defensive formations into attack formations. The two fleets of the Red Maple Republic were now surrounded and beaten by the three fleets of the Spinning Water Federation. situation.
It stands to reason that before this happens, the Red Maple Republic should send a support fleet to help the friendly forces escape.
But no, no, no, the star field in the direction of the Red Maple Republic was empty, and no reinforcements came.
The squadron destroyed by Li Chengqi's two nuclear bombs was probably the last force that the Red Maple Republic could mobilize immediately. Their attempt to help the friendly forces break out failed. The two Red Maple Republic fleets trapped near the fortress will not end badly. good.
With an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength, coupled with the situation of being beaten from both sides, the battleships of the Red Maple Republic continued to explode in the void like fireworks. It was almost clear that the defeat was certain.
So in the second hour of the siege, the Red Maple Republic fleet sent a surrender signal, but the Spinning Water Federation refused to accept it.
In the fourth hour, the Red Maple Republic fleet continued to send out surrender signals. At this time, their fleet size had been reduced from more than 1,200 ships to less than 800 ships.
But the Spinwater Federation fleet still refused.
War starts when you want it to, but it doesn't end when you want it to.
surrender? What surrender? Why didn't I see it?
(End of this chapter)