Chapter 2117 The Last Chip
Huron was on guard against the Minotaur fleet. As early as the opponent separated from the imperial fleet, he deployed two cruiser formations to try to block it. However, just as Sosh As Yang judged, ships in different positions in the formation required different sailing distances, and the biggest problem of the Red Pirates was the uneven performance of the ships. In addition, during the turning process, they continued to engage in battles with the main fleet of the empire. In the above factors Under the interference of Huron, Huron's order gradually caused the red pirate's own formation to become chaotic.
This made the execution of the interception order issued by Huron much slower than planned. Before all the intercepting ships could adjust their positions, the Minotaur's assault fleet rushed into the rear of the Red Pirates. , some ships were directly hit to pieces, and some were shattered to pieces by their ferocious firepower.
Just as the Minotaur fleet was rampaging behind the enemy's rear, the White Templar fleet, which received Soshyan's orders, merged with the Black Templar and Crimson Fist fleets and separated from the main fleet and carried out the attack directly. They made a 180-degree turn, passing each other and driving on the outside of the battle line. At the same time, the team led by Soshyan continued to turn right at a small angle, assuming a posture to maneuver to the right side of the Red Pirates.
In this case, Huron followed the idea of fighting around the Death Pole. In order to prevent the imperial fleet from attacking the fleet from one side, he ordered the entire fleet to turn to the right, turning about 90 degrees, trying to maintain the ability to destroy the fleet. The ship is aiming at the Imperial main force.
But during the turning process, the shape of the Red Pirates' formation also continued to change, like a coiled rope that was held at one end and loosened with a little force, turning into a line.
In addition, there was the continuous harassment of the Minotaur fleet, which quickly turned the entire Huron order into a tactical disaster, and the White Templar formation that broke away from the main team was completed at an extremely fast speed After turning 180 degrees and executing a maneuver to the left, almost every warship maintained pace and coordination and the integrity of the formation, far exceeding the Red Pirates in terms of discipline and combat readiness.
What’s even more outrageous is that due to Huron’s continuous instructions, some ships that were supposed to intercept the Minotaur fleet gave up their mission and turned with the main fleet, causing the Minotaur fleet to be besieged before. They actually penetrated the Red Pirates' array and rushed out. Although several of their warships were damaged, it was not enough to withdraw from the battle. During the process, some Red Pirate warbands launched gang-hopping operations, but the Minotaur was completely The regiment was dispatched, and there was almost a company of troops on almost every ship. Those red pirate teams who jumped into gangs immediately found themselves jumping on the pirate ship.
The Minotaur fleet that passed through the formation did not stop there. Instead, it made a 90-degree U-turn and turned back to attack the straggler old ships and small boats of the Red Pirates, which were quickly sunk. A scarred Carnage-class cruiser.
At this time, Huron realized that something was wrong. Originally, his plan was to use the Death Pole Map as the core to attack the empire's fleet as a group. However, when Soshyan formed a vertical formation and maneuvered at high speed, Huron found that his plan was too taken for granted. Although the Death Pole Map was large and strong, it was too slow to achieve the task of intercepting the Imperial column. According to the current actions of the Imperial fleet, his fleet would soon be trapped. In a state of being flanked on three sides, it would be impossible for the Death Map to protect the entire fleet.
This made Huron angry and unwilling. Until now, what has been damaged most by this expedition is not his strength, but his self-esteem and self-confidence. In the past, he never thought that he was worse than any space warrior or mortal, even Ah In his eyes, Patton is just an old warlord who rests on his laurels and relies on his old age. He firmly believes that it took him less than a century to build the foundation that the other party took 10,000 years to build, so he never takes anyone seriously.
But this expedition failed again and again, and he was defeated one after another, making him seem to be completely overwhelmed by Soshyan at both the tactical and strategic levels. It could even be said that he was crushed. Pressure, Huron himself once doubted that he might not be Soshiyang's opponent. Could it be that the other party was really his natural nemesis?
Confidence is as important as life to a Chaos Warlord, but Huron can hold back this breath. He believes that he must be the final winner.
But in this naval battle, the command gap between the two sides was once again revealed. In fact, it was not that he didn't know about the fleet's problems, but he still took some chances in this decisive battle and wanted to prove him in front of the world. Stronger than Soshyan.
But reality slapped him mercilessly.
But at this point, even if he knocked out his teeth, he could only swallow them in his stomach. Huron pretended to be calm and continued to issue instructions, ordering the Havocbringer-class battleship Sacrifice and three other large cruisers to join thirty small and medium-sized battleships to stop the attack. The White Templar Squadron tried to push the opponent back as much as possible to prevent the team from being attacked from both sides. At the same time, it ordered the laggard warships to fight with the Minotaur fleet on the spot, giving priority to gang-hopping battles and delaying the opponent as much as possible.
Finally, he ordered the flagship Destruction Ghost as the leader, together with the battleships Desperate Prayer and Torment, as well as the main cruisers that could keep up, to cooperate with the Death Map to launch an attack on Soshyan's own team, as much as possible Drag the opponent's fleet into the gang-hopping combat range of the Death Map.
After the order was issued, the red pirate fleet, which had been almost static before, immediately started moving. However, the actual situation was still far worse than Huron expected. Since it had been attacked, the red pirate formation had long been loosened. This move quickly turned part of the damaged fleet into an isolated part, and they had to find ways to control the damage on the ships while trying to keep up with the fleet as much as possible. Some ships even began to break away from the formation. An escape attempt. If the Red Pirates' clustered formation had turned into a curve before, it had become an incomprehensible mess an hour later.
But Huron can't care so much anymore. He must now let the Death Diagram play a decisive role.
The original plan of the Red Pirates was to attack the Soshyan fleet in a horizontal formation. However, due to factors such as falling behind or being damaged by some ships, the formation gradually turned into a diagonal line, and the battleship Torment rushed to the front.
This immediately made it a target for the empire's heavy artillery battleships.
Ten minutes later, the starboard front armor of the Torment was penetrated by a side salvo from the Oberon-class battleship Ivy, forming a breach of more than 300 meters. The upper deck was then penetrated by A spear of light hit.
This is not over yet. The front of the starboard side of the Torment was hit by a macrogun shell from the Revenge-class large cruiser Marble King. At this time, the shield of the Torment was completely overloaded. Just as it tried to turn At that time, another plasma macrocannon shell hit the middle of the starboard side, directly paralyzing the upper gun deck of the ship.
Under various intensive firepower strikes, a fire quickly ignited inside the Torment, three reactors were overloaded, and a catastrophic accident occurred
The more deadly shot came from the main gun of the Silver Redemption, hitting the right side of the Torment's bridge. Although it did not directly hit the bridge, it also nearly destroyed the entire command system of the battleship.
Later, a large number of fighter jets flew out from the Imperial formation. They came from the Emperor-class battleship Valiant, the Jupiter-class battlecruiser River of Sighs, and three Dictator-class cruisers. Nearly a thousand fighter planes attacked the Red Pirates' main team, and at the same time, a large number of Hell Blades, Hell Claws and Chaos Dragons flew out from the death map.
Seeing that the battle situation was getting worse, Huron decisively ordered the release of a device in the Death Pole Map.
Soon, a subspace scream spread to the battlefield with the space hulk as the core, instantly filling the communication systems of each battleship with harsh noises regardless of the enemy or friend. On the one hand, Huron continued to fight with Sosh with determination. Yang fought fiercely, and on the other hand, he also sent out an astrological signal, asking Blackstone Fortress to rush to the battlefield immediately!
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