Chapter 576, Stealing the Ship
After completing two rounds and launching all the missiles, the mission of the two Blackfishes has been completed.
The impact was very good, and all the ammunition was used up, so there was no need to stay any longer. The aircraft carrier's traction system came into play, and the two Blackfish began to evacuate at a speed that would be impossible for conventional ships.
It only takes a moment for them to be pulled away.
However, before the evacuation was completed, another Blackfish was destroyed.
In the end, only one black fish was successfully withdrawn.
The sacrifice is worth it.
It is absolutely cost-effective to exchange two Blackfish, plus a thousand men on board, for a battleship.
After the Retribution-class ship was destroyed, the door opened wide in front of Alfonzo II.
The next goal is it.
After several more frigates blocking the front were cleared, the most powerful war ark of the Alfonzo Sect no longer had any protection.
All it can rely on is its thick armor.
But how can light armor be enough?
A battleship relies on four methods to reduce damage in a space naval battle: maneuvering evasion, fire interception, void shield/energy shield, and armor.
Without one, the ship's survivability will be greatly reduced.
Now, Alfonzo II is directly missing three.
Because of the attack by the heroic spirits in the ship; because after Dubo was eliminated, the psychic power almost covered the entire ship, and the neuroprotozoa were killing crazily. The Alfonzo II's maneuvering evasion and fire interception capabilities, greatly The area was paralyzed. After all, for these two items to work, they need to be controlled by people. If everyone has been killed, or the control room and command center have been destroyed, how can it still function?
The void shield was also torn apart by Gu Hang's hands.
There is only one piece of armor left, no matter how thick it is, it is of no use.
After the previous Retribution-class battleship was destroyed, it didn't take long for Alfonzo II to be blown into countless pieces under the constant firepower.
The next target is the only Zhuge-class aircraft carrier in Alfonzo's fleet.
After taking care of it, it was time to move on to the next target, a Dragon-Snake-class battle cruiser.
At this point, Alfonzo's fleet was on the verge of collapse.
As of now, the flagship 'Alfonzo II' War Ark, an aircraft carrier, a battleship, and two battle cruisers, a total of five main giant ships have been destroyed.
The price the Alliance has paid for this has so far mainly been various small and medium-sized ships. As a large ship, six Moon-class cruisers were lost; among the truly giant ships, one battle cruiser, the Koroga, was destroyed.
This must be a heavy loss, especially the destruction of the Koroga, which is very painful for the Alliance, which only has eight giant ships in total.
Along with these ships, at least a million sailors and Marines perished.
This is the fleet battle.
When it reaches this scale, the two sides must decide the winner and fight to the death. That's it.
Not to mention, the Alliance's fleet strength is at least one level lower than Alfonzo's fleet. It was only through Gu Hang and the Space Marines who joined forces that the war situation was turned into what it is now.
But even if it is reversed, losses are still inevitable.
Even this isn't the end.
The decisive battle is not over yet, especially since Gu Hang has also issued an order, requiring the entire fleet to press forward.
When the distance between the two sides is further reduced, the hit rate of firepower will increase accordingly, the difficulty of evading firepower strikes through maneuvering will also increase, and the overall intensity of the naval battle will further increase.
Of course, with Gu Hang, the Alliance fleet will gain a greater advantage in the entire process.
After all, the entire strategy of the Alliance fleet is essentially centered on utilizing Gu Hang's powerful psychic power. His action of tearing apart the void shields of the enemy's important battleships was like a sign. The fleets would then coordinate their fire to directly and effectively destroy the enemy's main combat power.
Gu Hang was already prepared to bear greater damage, such as losing one or two more battle cruisers, or even one of the 'Hiphorse' or 'Yuhuo Nova' being destroyed.
He was determined to completely annihilate Alfonzo's fleet here.
The Alfonzo fleet on the opposite side clearly felt Gu Hang's firm determination.
Do they have the same determination to fight the Alliance fleet to the end at the cost of annihilating the entire army?
Do they dare to bear all the destruction here just to make the alliance feel the pain?
Their performance is obviously not the case.
The entire Alfonzo fleet has lost its brain and its backbone.
Although there was another sage who was on the Emperor-class battleship, he was supposed to take over the command of the entire fleet, but in fact, he was not able to do this.
The performance of the entire fleet has not gotten better.
Even, under the pressure from the Alliance fleet, he did one thing: ordered the fleet to evacuate!
This caused an uproar, and it also showed that after the War Ark was destroyed, the only remaining master sage had very weak control over the entire fleet. The captains of some ships did not approve of his orders.
After all, no matter how great the losses are, their Emperor-class battleships are still there, and there is also a Retribution-class battleship, which is not without the power to fight. Even if you can't win, you can't turn around and leave.
Their considerations are not unreasonable. If we just withdraw from the battle completely, we will inevitably be chased by the Alliance fleet one after another. How many ships will be lost in the process?
Withdraw, where can we retreat to?
In the entire Proud Claw Star Territory, the options for shelter are quite limited.
Going to Heyang VIII? It is true that that is their stronghold, but it was swept once by the Alliance and the entire orbital defense system was destroyed. Going there is not much different from being in deep space.
Go to Wenqi-Wuqi first line? That's a good place to go. If you can reach it, then with the help of the complete defense system on the transportation artery between the Proud Claw Star Territory and the Alfonzo Star Territory, you can not only get a chance to breathe, but also be able to contact the Alfonzo Star Territory and directly get Help from your own base camp.
But...
That's too far.
How many ships can return to the Wenqi-Wuqi line alive after being chased and bitten by the Alliance fleet?
No one can say for sure.
But there is another place to go, which might be good - Huanyue. That was when the Furious Flame Fleet was chased into despair and stayed in the galaxy.
They were originally there, waiting for the powerful Alfonzo fleet to join them, and found a nearby place like Huanyue with a relatively complete orbital defense system to defend it.
What they thought at the time was that they just needed to hold on and not be wiped out before the main force of Alfonzo's fleet arrived, and they would be done. Unexpectedly, the alliance ignored them and turned its attention to Alfonzo, the reinforcement.
Now, I'm afraid they haven't received news about this super-large fleet decisive battle that took place in the Bowang galaxy.
But no matter what, there are Space Marines and two war groups there, which gives the Alfonzo sect a better way to deal with gang-hopping battles - although Wrath Flame was also defeated in the Dragon Eagle Star Territory back then. It's silly, but they are still Space Marines after all!
What's more, they still have a battleship and a battle barge. With the addition of two large ships, the overall strength of the fleet can also be increased.
However, going to Huanyue would be equivalent to going deeper into the Proud Claw Star Territory, and the escape route would become even slimmer.
After joining together the two war groups, the Raging Flame and the New Age Torch, who were driven away as lost dogs, can they regain the upper hand in the confrontation with the Alliance?
I'm afraid it still won't work.
A battle barge plus a retribution class, compared to a war ark plus a retribution, a Zhuge and two dragon snakes, so what?
Wasn't Alfonzo's fleet in its heyday severely beaten?
If the psychic pressure brought by Gu Hang could not be resolved, it would be of little significance to enhance the strength of the fleet. Now the captains on Alfonzo's fleet are fully aware that Gu Hang's power is enough to level the strength of both opposing fleets.
Unless the fleet can be enhanced to a level that can crush the Alliance fleet even without the void shield, it will be impossible to win.
Every choice is difficult, the captains' ideas are not completely consistent, and the only remaining sage of the main industry does not have enough prestige to be able to unify all the different differences immediately and quickly after the destruction of Du Bo and the War Ark. Opinions, let everyone carry out their orders...
The sum of these factors caused the chaos of the entire Alfonzo fleet to not only show no signs of improvement, but to become even worse. The will of the fleet is divided. A small part wants to continue fighting to the end, while the other part is willing to accept the retreat, but they can't agree on the direction of the retreat.
During this process, the Alliance fleet did not rest at all, pressing closer and closer; Gu Hang also did not rest, the void shields of one ship after another were torn apart and then destroyed.
By this time, the Emperor-class battleship of Alfonzo's sect no longer had the patience to continue arguing with its colleagues.
The sage on the ship gave the last order to all the ships, asking all the ships to follow him to break out of the encirclement, targeting Wenqi and Wuqi.
This is more like a notice than an order.
The other captains in the fleet continued to quarrel and argue, trying to put forward their own opinions. But the Emperor-class battleship didn't care about anything else and withdrew on its own.
Some warships followed him, but the remaining ships were even more vacillating, even leading to chaos.
At this point, no one knows that they can no longer stay and resist. When the Emperor-class battleship left, the strategy of fighting to the end was destined to be completely bankrupt.
Some ship captains who originally wanted to fight to the end could only turn around and run away even faster after shouting curses.
The entire Alfonzo sect fell into total collapse.
They split into many directions and formed many groups, large and small, trying to escape from the battlefield.
At this point, the alliance is already an out-and-out winner.
This battle can already be considered won.
But the war is not over yet.
Victory is only one aspect. After victory, the sweet results are the most coveted.
After expending so much effort and paying a high price, how could the Alliance fleet be willing to stop at just 'winning'?
It is very necessary to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate the effective strength of Alfonzo's fleet as much as possible.
After the Alliance lost the Koroga, the Steel Wing also exploded. There were only six giant ships left. If you really want to calculate it, it is actually not as strong as Alfonzo's fleet. Let them breathe again. Who knows how the war situation will change in the future?
Of course, there may not be a complete Alfonzo fleet now. As they fled in all directions, the fleet was already in pieces.
But despite this, the defeated Alfonzo fleet actually retained very strong strength.
After all, they still have one Emperor-class, one Retribution-class, and six Dragon-Serpent-class battlecruisers still alive.
Facing such an enemy, it is impossible for the alliance to pursue them separately.
Otherwise, any fleet that dares to split up may not be able to withstand Alfonzo's fleet's counterattack without Gu Hang's assistance.
It is estimated that many fleets of the Adeptus Mechanicus will eventually escape successfully.
If you are destined to not be able to catch all the fish, you must try to catch the big fish.
Those small and medium-sized ships were ignored, and even the battle cruisers were not something Gu Hang could take a liking to. After all, the value of the battle patrol is relatively low, and it runs fast and is difficult to catch.
At the same time, the sustainability of ‘fishing’ must also be considered. Those who run towards Huanyue should give priority to fishing. It's close there. If the Mechanicus gang joins the Raging Flame and the New Age Torch, it won't be impossible, but it will become troublesome.
As for those running towards the Wuqi-Wenqi line, such as the Emperor, they can be put aside a little.
After all, it’s a long way to go, and there’s still a long way to go to catch up.
Under the guidance of this line of thinking, the first thing Gu Hang targeted was the largest fleet headed for the Huanyue Galaxy.
This group of mechanical ships was led by the only remaining Retribution-class battleship, followed by three Dragon-Snake-class battle cruisers.
The fate of being targeted by Gu Hang was tragic. One of the three dragons and snakes was eliminated first. The other two saw that the situation was not good and abandoned their teammates and sped away.
The speed of the battle patrol was still very fast, and it was difficult to catch up for a while.
However, the Retribution-class ship left on the spot is short of legs and cannot run easily.
After eliminating the surrounding frigates one by one, only a lone Retribution class remained.
His void shield has been torn apart. If the Alliance fleet wants it to die, then even though it has thick armor and powerful firepower, it still has to die.
However, Gu Hang got greedy.
How did the Alliance's only Retribution-class battleship, the Fire Nova, come about?
Snatched!
How can I afford such a good opportunity if I don’t grab it?
In fact, not only this Retribution class ship, but also the Emperor class ship that was heading towards the Wenqi-Wuqi line, Gu Hang thought the same way.
(End of chapter)