Chapter 1375 Encounter in the Zhenguang Galaxy (1)
The Constellation Law, which is recognized by all member states of the Constellation Federation, clearly stipulates that if an act of war occurs between member states, it shall not affect a third party.
The description of this third party has room for manipulation. It must not involve the third country as a third party, but it must not involve the neutral space station as a third party.
The territory of the Red Maple Republic and the Spinning Water Federation are not completely consistent, and some people have established neutral space stations in some parts.
It is illegal to pass from here, and it will make the Spinning Water Federation criticized in international public opinion.
But when she received the notice from the command, Alyssa looked at the coordinates and found that they looked familiar.
After the Swan completed its transition, An Yun looked at the white star like a lighthouse in the galaxy and said:
"This is the Zhenguang Galaxy, the territory of the Knight Agency. There won't be any problem if we get close, right?"
When tracking the starship, the Swan came to this neutral space station. It is famous for its colorful races and is the largest talent distribution center in the nearby star field. (See Chapter 1049 for details)
It's okay for one or two warships to jump over, just treat it as passing by and turn a blind eye, but for two fleets to jump over, this is too much, and the Knight Agency will definitely file a complaint with the Star Group Alliance.
"How did the commander plan the route? Didn't he say that he would go around here according to the plan?"
Alyssa glanced at the screen next to the captain’s seat:
"Someone has already sent questions to the fleet commander, but there is no answer yet."
Long turned his chair at this time:
"That lieutenant general is always steady. What happened this time?"
"You mean Lieutenant General Ken? He is stationed in the space fortress of Irshai. This time the commander of the third and fifth fleets is another major general."
Alyssa thought for a while:
"I forgot his name. I'm not familiar with him."
Alyssa knows many of the top military officials in the Spinning Water Federation, and the people she is not familiar with should be newcomers who have been promoted recently.
"Leave such an important battle to a novice?"
"The ability should be trustworthy, but maybe he is not mature enough."
At this time, new content appeared on the monitor next to the captain's seat. Alyssa looked at it and said:
"We are speeding through here. The headquarters has already negotiated with the Knight Agency."
Carlos said as he turned the rudder:
"I have a bad feeling we shouldn't be here."
"The command center is also very helpless. The ships operated by the newcomers executed too many wrong instructions. They did not have enough energy to follow the fleet jump, so they had to temporarily change the route and come here."
The jump distance of a fleet is not determined by the longest ship, but by the shortest ship.
The original plan was to bypass the Zhenguang Galaxy, but the newcomer's operational error resulted in insufficient energy for the jump all the way. Finding a temporary supply ship to inject liquefied magic would also delay time, so we considered changing the route.
But it is true that this kind of temporary route change is wrong, because unexpected situations may occur. As a commander, he failed to consider the cooperation of the new warship, which is considered a dereliction of duty.
There is actually plenty of combat time, and waiting at the same place will not delay the fighter plane, but the new commander strictly adheres to the time when there is no need to strictly adhere to the time.
As Alyssa commented, lack of experience.
"I hope there won't be any trouble. Just say something nice."
Carlos shrugged and controlled the steering wheel to follow the fleet on the new route. Now they need to wait for the jump mechanism to cool down. If they stay in this galaxy for half an hour at most, they will continue to jump away. The direction is to stay away from the neutral space station and avoid the fleet from landing.
All this went well, and the fleet was getting farther and farther away from the space station. Although the space station had also launched a patrol fleet, it was only for surveillance. Maybe it was because they were afraid that the passing soldiers would look bored and give them a shot.
However, ten minutes later, an accident occurred.
An Yun held the device attached to his temple and reminded loudly:
"The jump signal has been detected. The number is two hundred, no! Five hundred, and it is still increasing. Judging from the signal strength, it is the fleet of the Red Maple Republic!"
At about the same time as Anyun issued the reminder, an emergency notification from the fleet command also appeared on Alyssa's captain's seat display.
She immediately turned on the ship's radio:
"Notify the entire ship that this ship has entered combat status, and all members are in position."
The Third and Fifth Fleets, which were sailing normally, changed their routes one after another, changing from sailing to combat formations.
There are only ten seconds in total from the beginning to the end of the jump. These ten seconds are not enough for the fleet to complete the formation change.
However, the Red Maple Republic will not maintain its formation and jump to its face. The place where they appear is still very far away from the Swan, and both sides have enough time to set up their formation.
"It is confirmed to be the fleet of the Red Maple Republic. It is consistent with the intelligence. The number is about 1,000 ships, of which frigates and destroyers account for an absolute number. Only a small number of large warships were detected by radar."
"It seems that the Red Maple Republic does not have many troops left."
The loss of large battleships and crews made it impossible for the Red Maple Republic to mobilize a sufficient number of troops to resist the invasion of the Swirling Water Federation in a short period of time. This was consistent with what was stated in the briefing before the operation.
As mentioned before, it doesn't matter even if the combat goal is not achieved, as long as it can attract the fleet of the Red Maple Republic, it is victory.
Since this fleet appears on the road of the Third and Fifth Fleets, it means that the pressure from friendly forces in other directions will be much less.
From a tactical level, it was a mistake for the Third and Fifth Fleets to come to the Zhenguang Galaxy, but from a strategic level, it was a mistake.
The huge fleet of nearly 1,500 warships quickly formed a battle formation under the gaze of the warships that kept leaping over from the other side, preparing for the next artillery battle.
Both sides looked a little awkward, mainly because the new recruits added to the fleet were not yet skilled, and the formation did not look as stable as before.
Fortunately, the Xuanshui Federation has a total of about 500 additional troops, which only accounts for one-third of the total strength. Besides, not all recruits are so cheating.
But it's different with the Red Maple Republic. Their fleet is already smaller than that of the Spinning Water Federation, and the number of new recruits exceeds two-thirds.
It is true that the old and new recruits can quickly form combat effectiveness, but this also has a limit. You can ask a veteran to lead three new recruits, but if you ask him to lead a hundred, he will be exhausted and can't do it.
The same principle applies. If a fleet's new warships exceed a certain threshold, it will seriously affect the fleet's combat effectiveness.
Both sides started to move into formation almost at the same time, but it was obvious that the formation on the side of the Xianshui Federation was formed faster.
So the first shot was fired by the flagships of the Third and Fifth Fleets of the Spinning Water Federation, followed closely by the battleships that had completed their formation and were pre-aimed.
At this time, the formation of the Red Maple Republic fleet was still crooked, and it was not fully prepared to be beaten. And after discovering that the Xianshui Federation opened fire, they became obviously more panicked.
(End of chapter)