Chapter 2139 The Great Naval Battle (Part 2)
Just when the 19th escort formation fell into decline, a shocking scene appeared. The little Phil 1 headed towards a cruiser dozens of times its size. The fleet charged, and she kept firing with her main guns to attack the enemy cruiser. The other two frigates followed immediately. Unexpectedly, the imperial frigate suddenly launched a charge. In the confusion, the Red Pirate cruiser gave up the bombardment of the Crossbow. .
At this time, another enemy cruiser carrying a fighter plane also released a formation of Hell Claws and Hell Blades, and Chinedu immediately responded.
"Lightning Squadron, take off!"
Just as the fighters of both sides were approaching the battle, Phil 1 finally failed to hold on and received a macro cannon blast that blew away the entire superstructure. , but even after losing her commander, she still persisted in sailing and continued to fire at enemy ships.
On this ship with flames everywhere, the sailors scattered around, trying to repair the ship in ankle-deep blood. The surviving gunners and mechanical priests gathered around the only cannon that could fire, and kept firing. Load, fire, load again.
The officer, with a bandage on his head and half his face distorted by burns, tried his best to encourage the sailors who were loading ammunition:
"Hurry up! Brothers! Hurry up! One point! Beat those heretical dogs hard!"
A few seconds later, two luminous spears hit the stern of the Phil 1, causing a catastrophic explosion.
The death of Phil 1 made Chinedu furious. With its sacrifice, Phil 3 and Phil 4 entered the best range of torpedoes and ordered more than a dozen torpedoes. All fired at a cruiser of the Red Pirates. The warship failed to dodge and was hit by three mines. The bow of the ship was blown away, rolling in continuous explosions and scattering a large amount of metal fragments.
In response, another red pirate cruiser and the marauding ships frantically poured cannonballs and lances at Phil 3 and 4. Dozens of shells exploded on the superstructure and deck of Phil 3, causing serious attrition on the ship. The captain was also injured.
“For the Emperor! We will fight to the death!”
The voice of Captain Phil 3, mixed with painful breathing, echoed in the communication channel. At this time, he was already sitting on the risk Next to the captain's platform with sparks, the military uniform was completely wet with blood, and there were corpses of officers around him. His bloody left hand held the communication device, and his right hand was covering his exposed intestines.
"Engine operation room! Accelerate to the limit! If the power is insufficient, overload the reactor!"
With the final roar of the engine, Phil 3 drove past the wreckage of Phil 1, This fearless frigate fought until the very end.
"Hakan!"
Chinedou shouted loudly to the bridge of Phil 3 through the fleet communication.
"Hakan! Can you hear me!"
"Sir, I. I'm here."
"Turn quickly!"
"Sir, it's impossible."
Chinedu clenched his fists, and suddenly his bridge shook again with a harsh explosion. Due to the disparity in numbers, Fury Squadron was unable to intercept all fighters. , the enemy's Hell Blade began to besiege the Crossbow, especially the bridge and upper deck.
Finally, he glanced at the hell blade passing by outside his observation mouth, and then whispered:
"Hakan, meet at the throne."
"Haha. Yes. Meet on the throne"
Phil 3 rushed all the way, its body constantly disintegrating in the explosion. However, like a burning arrow of revenge, it still rushed towards the enemy cruiser at an extremely fast speed. Although the opponent tried hard to turn, But it was too late to get so close. In a dazzling flash of light, Phil 3 hit the side and rear of the enemy cruiser. While it disintegrated, the cruiser exploded violently, and then the engine partially collapsed, even affecting a nearby ship. At the same time, the Predator ship and the Starhawk bomber formation also faced the anti-aircraft firepower of the Predator ship and attacked the dying cruiser. At the cost of two of them being shot down, they used massive amounts of ammunition to completely destroy it, causing it to fall apart in a violent explosion.
At this time, only the Crossbow and Phil 4 were left to face the enemy's one cruiser and three raiders, and the Hydra had already received two destroyer squadrons. protection, and still maneuvered towards the predetermined position in order to join the cruiser formation in the other direction. Its main guns kept firing at the side and rear of an enemy main battleship, and that battleship was still fighting against the Indomitable Truth. Confrontation.
But this process was not completed yet. The Crossbow still had to block the cruiser carrying the Chaos Space Marines. Although he did not know this, he knew his mission and could not let the enemy warships get close to him. Snake number.
Although it was continuously harassed and attacked by enemy fighter planes, the Crossbow fired four salvos at the enemy, but the hit rate was poor and it failed to penetrate the enemy's shield.
In response, the enemy also fired at the Crossbow. The Defiant-class's shields and armor were not very good. After being harassed by fighter planes, it was directly penetrated by the enemy. A large hole was punched out on the right side of the bow of the ship, and the torsos of the gunners inside were torn apart. It exploded, with broken limbs flying everywhere, all of them were killed, the deck also caught fire, and the fire-extinguishing device could not be used due to a power outage.
Afterwards, shells fell one after another on the Crossbow. In order to make it easier for the surviving main gun to return fire, the Crossbow turned slightly to the left. However, the tube damage efficiency was extremely poor after the fire, and the dense smoke caused People are suffocated and combat efficiency is greatly reduced.
But the Crossbow still tried its best to fire a salvo at the enemy, and the cruiser was also attacked by the Starhawk bomber formation while making evasive maneuvers, and was hit several times by plasma missiles. The main gun and a ray turret were destroyed.
At this time, Phil 4, which independently fought against several predator ships, was in bad shape. The entire ship had been shot through several times, the cabin had lost a lot of pressure, and the speed had dropped to the minimum. However, the combatants on the ship regarded death as if they were home. Still operating the main gun that had not been destroyed to fire at the enemy.
“It seems that we only have the last glory left.”
Realizing that the Crossbow could not match the enemy's cruiser, Chinedu, who had already put on a breathing mask, tried to "climb" back to the command seat, and then issued the final instructions on the bridge, which had begun to lose pressure and be damaged.
"Tech Priest, prepare to overload the reactor and let the engine burn at full speed. For the Emperor, we will be loyal to the death!"
"Sir, we have received the cooperative combat communication, reinforcements are coming."
Chinedu quickly turned on the micro-viewer and immediately saw a new formation joining the battlefield. It was a Gothic-class heavy cruiser and five frigates and destroyers.
Afterwards, Chinedu ordered to join the opponent's coordinated combat plan. As soon as the empire's heavy cruiser formation joined the battlefield, they immediately launched crossfire.
Cannonballs and beams rained down on the Red Pirates' formation. Facing the firepower of the heavy cruiser, the cruiser carrying the Chaos Space Marines could no longer be arrogant. Cannonballs fell on the bridge and exploded. The men died almost instantly, and their bodies covered in red armor were thrown into space.
Subsequently, it was hit by another torpedo on its port side. The hull began to roll violently, and a large amount of metal fragments were ejected.
A few minutes later, it broke into two pieces.
At the same time, the empire's inverted triangular pocket formation finally took shape. Several heavy cruisers and a battlecruiser maneuvered to the rear of the Red Pirate Fleet to seal the pocket.
“The Supreme Master is already in place.”
On the bridge of the Unyielding Truth, Azrael nodded slightly after receiving the news, and then said in a deep voice:
"Then let's begin."
(End of this chapter)