Chapter 1238: Turning from defense to offense

The Red Maple Republic Fleet temporarily lost its command, and the Rotating Water Federation beat the fallen dog. The fierce artillery battle between the two sides lasted for nearly an hour.

The Red Maple Republic Fleet completed the command reorganization during this period, but the short-term chaos lost nearly 200 warships, and the warships of the Rotating Water Federation were attacking more and more fiercely.

The most fatal thing was that they lost the reactor jammer.

In terms of quantity, the Red Maple Republic Fleet was at a disadvantage. They dared to come mainly because they could interfere with the normal operation of the Rotating Water Federation warships.

Now the biggest trump card is gone. Although the loss is not unbearable, the new commander judged that it is no longer possible to continue the combat mission.

So after another two hours of shooting, the Red Maple Republic Fleet began to turn and tried to leave the star field.

The Rotating Water Federation Fleet naturally chased all the way. The two sides continued to entangle for three hours. The Red Maple Republic left a total of nearly 500 warships as a price, and finally escaped from the cover range and started the jump to escape quickly.

The Xuanshui Federation did not pursue them, mainly because they were afraid of being surrounded by the reinforcements of the Red Maple Republic, but they sent out a reconnaissance fleet to track the movements of the enemy fleet.

This battle, which started with the largest-scale air battle and ended with naval gunfire, finally came to an end.

There is no doubt that the Xuanshui Federation won. This is a very important victory. It is the first truly irrefutable and critical victory achieved since the two countries went to war.

The people of the Xuanshui Federation have long complained about the army's constant defeats. They don't care why the Red Maple Republic wants to mess with us. Since you want to mess with us, then fight!

There has been no good news all the time, and the loss of the star gate has made the people resentful and depressed.

This victory is not only a victory on the battlefield, but also a victory dedicated to the people. It will surely greatly inspire the people's patriotic enthusiasm.

But behind the victory, there is also a price.

Of the eight specially modified starships, only two managed to survive and join the main force. They were dead soldiers from the beginning. All the crew members on the ship were told before departure that they were crucial, but the chance of survival was very low, so they were allowed to withdraw from this mission.

But there were still nearly 10,000 soldiers from the Xuanshui Federation who chose to board the starship to participate in this mission of living against death.

In addition, the space fighter fleet, which served as a smoke bomb, also suffered heavy losses.

There were more than 3,000 space fighters, but less than 1,000 were left after the war. After searching the battlefield and sending them to the hospital, the total number of surviving pilots was fixed at about 1,200.

This was the number after the Red Maple Republic chose to escape when the battle situation was unfavorable, and the Xuanshui Federation fleet took over the battlefield to search for survivors. If it was a normal battle, it is likely that the survival rate of the pilots would be less than 30%.

This group of people is also a hero. Even if Li Chengxi's achievements are not counted, the fleet sank nearly 80 warships in total, which is a record that has never been seen before.

At the same time, the main fleet of the Xuanshui Federation lost a total of 134 warships of various types, and the cruiser and aircraft carrier formations lost 22 ships.

The victory was a great victory, but the price was also quite heavy, with a total number of casualties exceeding 100,000.

The military held a medal ceremony for all survivors and held a collective memorial service to commemorate every hero who died.

The stimulation brought by this great victory made the people very enthusiastic about joining the army, and the sales of war bonds also soared. Some points where war bonds were sold were even in short supply.

This victory not only represents the entry of the Xuanshui Federation into a strategic counterattack state, but also greatly ignites the people's enthusiasm for resistance and strengthens their determination to drive the invaders out of the country.

Internationally, this great victory also brought considerable diplomatic capital. Many small countries that had originally waited and see about the fight between the first and second brothers of the Star Cluster United List began to publicly condemn the aggressive behavior of the Red Maple Republic, and some countries began to ban all trade with the Red Maple Republic.

If the Red Maple Republic can maintain its overwhelming offensive, these small countries will not dare to speak. Who knows whether they will come to deal with themselves after dealing with the Water Federation. Even if they only send a fleet, it will be enough for these small countries to drink a pot.

But it is different now. The offensive momentum of the Red Maple Republic was forcibly interrupted, which means that it is not invincible.

The small countries jumped out to express their attitude at this time, and the Red Maple Republic did not dare to do anything. What? You want to fight me? Come on.

But before that, you have to think about it. If you send troops to fight me, can you withstand the counterattack of the Water Federation?

It's like America was once the only one in the world. No one dared to say no to it. A tube of washing powder was used as an excuse to dare to start a war against a sovereign country.

But when everyone found out that someone hit America, and America was licking her jade lotus and saying everywhere that I defended it and didn't hit me, it didn't matter whether it hit or not. What mattered was that America didn't dare to fight.

The situation of the Red Maple Republic is very similar. It was overwhelming at the beginning of the war, but now it has to flee in embarrassment after being hit hard by others. Its indestructible body has been broken.

As the saying goes, when the wall falls, everyone pushes it. There is no justice in the war of aggression. If it is weak, everyone will come to step on it.

But then again, although a victory can make the Rotating Water Federation go from defense to offense, the Red Maple Republic is not dead yet.

The Star Gate is still in the hands of the Red Maple Republic, and the Rotating Water Federation, which has just won a great victory, is unable to take back the Star Gate in a short time.

It is currently accumulating strength and preparing for the next war, which is the war to take back the Star Gate.

Once the star gate is recaptured, the Rotating Water Federation will take back most of the invaded star regions. Next...

That's their land, their people, and their blood.

All the shipyards are working overtime, and even the cement of the new shipyard has not dried completely before they start working.

The Rotating Water Federation, a superpower that controls more than a dozen star systems and has a population of tens of billions, has entered a wartime production state. All productivity is serving the war. Countless factories are running 24 hours a day, sending a steady stream of military supplies to the front line.

This terrible industrial capacity allows the Rotating Water Federation to replenish its fleet at a rate of one warship every six hours, and launch a squadron from the surface of the planet every week.

Although the lifespan of these warships is difficult to evaluate, the number is definitely enough.

Fleets are consumables, even starships. This is part of the terrible fangs of interstellar wars. No wonder recyclers never participate in wars head-on.

Because the capital that recyclers have worked hard for their entire lives can only be used as filler in the face of war, especially in this kind of war between major powers. No matter how powerful an individual is, he is just an ant that can be crushed at any time in front of the will of the country.

The flames of war are still spreading, and it is far from being extinguished. Now it will only burn more and more fiercely.