Chapter 2113 Destruction Charge
“What!”
Half an hour later, looking at the scanned information that was finally clear, Zhu Fu was so shocked that he almost jumped up from his throne, his eyes even wider. He was so wide-eyed that he wanted to fly out of his eyes.
He originally thought that he should stay behind the Corsaro Center Fleet, but he actually rushed all the way along the route of the vanguard fleet at the fastest speed that exceeded his own limit!
More than twenty capital ships, headed by the huge Emperor-class battleship, looked like armored heavy cavalry armed with spears, rushing towards the gangsters armed with battle axes and machetes with a devastating momentum. Come, their original speed should be very slow, but the Minotaur-class tugboat in front of them changed everything. These dozens of the strongest gravity tugboats currently in service in the empire are equivalent to adding 2-3 additional engines to each ship. Their straight-line speed suddenly increased!
But before, they had been hiding near the battleships and could not be discovered by the scanning array at all.
At this time, Zhu Fu's immediate thought was to retreat. However, when the order was issued, the empire's forward fleet had already blocked his main fleet from the flanks, and the two wings sent to detour were still stunned at this time. To attack the "Imperial Core Fleet" that was no longer in the rear, the situation suddenly turned into a duel between the main fleet led by Corsaro + the vanguard fleet and the main fleet led by Zhu Fu.
However, the power in Zhu Fu's hands was not enough to support his victory. He only had 2 battle barges, 2 large cruisers, 11 light and heavy cruisers of different types, and 45 small battleships.
The number looked okay, but those small warships were barely making up the numbers, and they really wanted to fight.
He realized that although he was cautious, he was still fooled. He always thought that the empire sent The vanguard fleet was just to interfere with the firing of the battleships. After all, this was a common tactic. Unexpectedly, its real purpose was to cover the assault of the central fleet.
So Zhu Fu ordered to open up the formation and concentrate firepower to attack the enemy's capital ship.
Running at this time means being massacred. He still knows this, so the best response is to delay. He still has hope of victory. The main thing is that the outflanking fleets will cover the two wings of the empire from behind. There is a gap between the fleets, and Corsaro's central fleet is attacked from behind. The outcome is yet to be determined.
And after leaving the tugboat, the speed of those capital ships will quickly decrease, and they will definitely choose to bombard at an appropriate distance, and they will eventually return to the original situation.
Just as Zhu Fu was trying to adjust his formation to deal with the upcoming bombardment, something even more unexpected happened.
Those capital ships did not conduct bombardments at an "appropriate distance". After the forward fleet restrained Zhu Fu's fleet and reduced its speed, they actually collided directly with Zhu Fu's main formation without even turning. , although those tugboats have long since released their gravitational tug, the inertia still exists.
A Murder-class cruiser that was too late to maneuver stood in the unstoppable charge route of the Hymn of Courage. Although the plasma macrocannon on its side was firing continuously, it could not destroy the void shield of this giant ship. Occasionally, some The cannonballs that passed through only scratched some scratches on the thick alloy bow.
The Hymn of Courage is different from other Emperor-class ships. It once experienced a bloody battle, resulting in severe damage to the bow. Therefore, the Navy changed its traditional sensor probe to the spine of the ship and provided It is equipped with a thickened armored bow.
The distance between the two sides disappeared in an instant. Everyone on the ship, including the Chaos Space Marines, could only watch in horrified silence as the huge Aquila emblem crashed into them. This seemed to be a slow motion, and the void shields on both sides The interaction dissolved, and when the bow of the Emperor-class battleship collided with the hull of the Murder-class cruiser, the armored surface immediately curved and was eventually completely crushed until the Emperor-class bow was almost completely buried inside, and then A series of explosions ignited the grotesque scene from within, splitting the Murder-class in two and flipping the wreckage into the void, disintegrating and flinging all crew members into the void.
It all seems slow, but in fact it is just the blink of an eye.
And the Hymn of Courage continued to move forward, its bow was only slightly deformed, and at the same time the macrocannons on both sides began to fire in unison.
A storm of destruction set off in Zhufu's fleet, and was later joined by six Vengeance-class ships. They all added temporary armored bows before the war, just like the retinue following the knight, plowing around the Emperor-class. Choosing a path of destruction, some small boats were unable to dodge and were directly smashed into pieces, and their macro cannons roared all the time. At such a close distance, even cruiser-level void shields were unable to match their sharpness.
A Hellbringer-class light cruiser soon had its shield overloaded, and was then covered by dense artillery. It was instantly torn apart from the bridge to the artillery deck, and then exploded into several pieces.
At the same time, the communication channels between the two parties became active.
"Giuffre, or Balzac, we will free you from the eternal pain of that corrupted body that has lived long enough."
Hearing from the former brothers The voice echoed on the bridge, and Zhu Fu only responded with a contemptuous laugh and tightened his grip on his battle ax.
"Then I'll wait for you, good brothers." "Commander-in-Chief, there is a message from the Moon of Destruction. The enemy has sent a second group of landing troops. Captain Azrael is executing the plan according to the plan, but he It is believed that the enemy's space hulk may be more powerful than estimated, and the plan start time may need to be adjusted."
On the bridge of the Eternal Loyalty, a large amount of information is gathered here, Cable. Shi Yang stood in front of the imaging device, observing the macro diagram of the battlefield.
After listening to Ustad’s report, Soshyan nodded intently and said:
“Reply to Chapter Leader Azrael, and everything will be decided by him on the fly.”< br>
"Yes."
Then Lysander came over again.
"Message just came from Kosaro Khan. They have engaged Zhufu and the prey has fallen into the trap."
"Well, reply to Kosaro Khan , don't underestimate the enemy. Just because half of the prey's body fell in doesn't mean there is no chance to break free and resist. Well, send two more frigate squadrons and one destroyer squadron to support, and try our best to contain this group of enemies. We will complete the battle in one battle. "
After saying that, Soshyan put his hands on the railing of the imager and stared in the direction of the Kara galaxy.
"At this time, Huron should also appear."
"Commander in Chief! A strong signal came from the subspace probe!"
Dietrian, who was personally in charge of the detection array, suddenly A monotonous but high-pitched sound was made, and then a huge red dot appeared on the imaging device.
“An enemy fleet is leaving the subspace and approaching the Kara galaxy!”
Soshiyang’s eyes widened slightly, straightened up, and smiled at Talos beside him:
"He's here."
Then he said to Dietrian:
"Send a message to Tu'shan Chapter Commander that the main Huron force has arrived. Please be sure to turn him away. "Outside."
About twenty minutes after the signal was sent out, the fleet commanded by Tu'shan arrived at the edge of the Kara system. What they had to face was the main force led by Huron himself, who was also the leader of the Red Pirates. The elite force has more than 26 heavy/large cruisers alone, as well as several battleships. But what really surprised Tu'shan was not the swarming of battleships, but something else.
A second space hulk besides the Savage Crucible!
Even in terms of volume, it is larger than the Crucible of Savagery, and it also has the ability to move autonomously and various weapons and facilities, almost the same as the hulk that appeared near the Moon of Destruction.
Under this situation, Tu'shan did not back down. He took advantage of the fleet's large number of gunboats - especially the natural disaster-class battleships - to conduct long-distance attacks on the enemy's ruined ships, and lined up the entire fleet. Form a single column, planning to attack while maneuvering, and try to prevent the opponent from having the opportunity to fight at close range.
But it is obvious that they alone cannot withstand such an offensive.
(End of this chapter)