Chapter 1337 Don’t feel guilty

The battle lasted nearly ten hours from the first shell launch, and the space fortress Ilxia finally returned to its owner.

The battle in the void was fierce, and it was not easy inside the fortress either.

The troops that entered the fortress encountered fierce resistance, and the two sides once fought for one cabin after another.

A large number of commandos invaded the fortress from different directions, some of which were warship ports, some were attack ports for space fighters, and some even took secret passages that the Red Maple Republic had not yet found out.

Under this strong siege, the troops of the Red Maple Republic continued to resist for several hours before finally surrendering. The remaining personnel were confiscated their weapons and were imprisoned in the confinement room in the fortress as prisoners.

They surrendered not because their fighting will was exhausted, but because the main fleet of the Red Maple Republic retreated.

This sounds very betrayal. Your Majesty is about to fight to the death, why did you surrender first?

But in fact, from a strategic point of view, this is the most appropriate choice.

Regardless of whether the fortress was recaptured by the Rotating Water Federation or not, the main fleets of both sides could not decide the winner in a short time, but the Red Maple Republic was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, and they did not dare to gamble whether the Rotating Water Federation had reinforcements.

Rather than continuing the stalemate and causing the fleet to be destroyed, it was better to sell out their teammates and retreat first.

Moreover, their retreat was not just a lip service, calling the rout a turn, but a real strategic retreat.

The tactic of the pincer attack was not something they had never seen before. It can be said that when the fleet of the Rotating Water Federation appeared near the space fortress Ilxia, the fleet commander of the Red Maple Republic understood that they were planning to cut off the logistics supply line.

The biggest flaw of the pincer attack is that it is easy to penetrate and encircle, but it is very difficult to eat up the besieged enemy.

The action of the Rotating Water Federation to launch a pincer attack must have been known to the Red Maple Republic military, and the fleet currently fighting on the front line may have also received the order and is retreating.

This means that the third and fifth fleets of the Rotating Water Federation, which captured the space fortress Ilxia, will face the fleet of the Red Maple Republic retreating from the front line.

In this case, there is no need for me to defend the space fortress. When the fleet returning from the front line retreats, I will cooperate with friendly forces to attack from both sides. Can the Rotating Water Federation withstand it?

The fleet retreated for this purpose, and for everyone in the third and fifth fleets, including Alyssa, they now have to face the risk of being attacked from both sides. They don’t know when this situation will occur, but they only know that it will definitely happen.

If they can’t withstand it and let the fleet of the Red Maple Republic run away, although they have regained the territory, the pincer attack is equivalent to failure and cannot eat up the opponent’s living force.

If they can withstand it, it should be the Red Maple Republic that is sweating profusely.

So retaking the space fortress Ilxia is just the prelude to a larger-scale battle.

“Captain Alyssa.”

An old officer appeared on the main display of the bridge. Judging from the shoulder straps, he is a lieutenant general.

"I have seen the report. Your heroic performance is admirable. I will call the military and apply for a medal for you."

"I don't deserve it."

Since the fleet commander of the cruiser formation was killed, the fleet is currently under the command of Alyssa. Naturally, she has to report to the commander-in-chief of the third and fifth fleets.

"Humility is a virtue, but I hope our heroes can be more proud."

"You are overpraising me. I just did my best to make accurate judgments in the emergency situation at that time."

"You did your best to save the cruiser fleet and successfully opened the way for the armored transport ship to attack."

The lieutenant general said, shaking his head:

"Forget it, anyway, no matter what I say, you will definitely not go back to the rear."

Ah yes, the lieutenant general kept flattering Alyssa and applying for medals, just to let Alyssa go back to the rear to be awarded.

Because the lieutenant general knew that the next battle would be very difficult.

The heroes of the Rotating Water Federation cannot be consumed here. Their survival will benefit the people and the country more.

But what Alyssa wanted was to fight on the front line. She wanted to follow the fleet to defeat the Maple Republic. This was the greatest condolence she could do for Benning.

"However, the cause of the strange explosion has not been figured out yet."

Alyssa was sweating when she heard this:

"Yes, yes..."

She felt very guilty.

To cover up her guilt, she said:

"The engineer report said that it seemed to be caused by an explosive that we don't know about. No magic power or explosive residue has been found yet. It seems very clean. The engineer speculated that the people of the Maple Republic made a mistake when using this weapon, which led to the self-explosion."

"Well, I also saw the report here."

The lieutenant general picked up a piece of paper and looked at it and said:

"I hope this weapon will not really be used on our heads."

"Uh... well."

There is no more to say. Alyssa will not be able to hold it anymore.

What puzzled the lieutenant general was that there was no intelligence about this powerful weapon. This was more dangerous than the weapon itself, which meant that there might be something wrong with the intelligence network in the Maple Republic.

He has already sent a liaison ship to send all the battle reports back to the rear, let's see what the military headquarters in the rear thinks.

Compared to this, how to arrange the defense is more important to consider.

"Since you don't want to go back, then okay, I'll give you the task of protecting the logistics fleet. Order your unit to lead the cruiser formation to set off immediately to meet the logistics supply ship. This is related to whether we can defend the fortress."

"Yes, I guarantee to complete the task."

Alyssa saluted a not-so-standard military salute, and the lieutenant general also saluted, and then the communication was hung up.

When the fleet of the Xuanshui Federation evacuated the space fortress Ilxia, it targeted the fortress facilities for repair.

The purpose is to wait for the future to return, and the function of the fortress can be restored in the shortest time.

Of course, this kind of repairable damage also requires a lot of materials, including rearranging artillery, deploying space fighters and pilots, and a large number of ammunition and munitions.

The most important thing is that they must repair Ilxia's fortress artillery before the fleet of the Red Maple Republic arrives. This will be the key to whether they can withstand the two-sided attack.

Seeing that the lieutenant general did not delve into the nuclear bomb, Alyssa breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Li Chengxi's voice rang out in the bridge:

"You can be more upright. You were too guilty just now."

"Who gave you this?"

"At least the ending is good, isn't it?"

"..."

Indeed.

Every time Li Chengxi acted on his own, he would make a mess, but he would also achieve his goal miraculously every time.

In other words, if you don't look at the process, the result is still excellent.

Alyssa leaned back in her chair:

"That thing won't explode on my ship, will it?"

"Nuclear weapons are very safe. Don't worry. They won't explode even if they are strafed with machine guns."

Hydrogen bombs need atomic bombs as detonators to detonate, and atomic bombs need to reach critical mass for nuclear reactions, so this thing is actually safer than gunpowder weapons or energy weapons.

And after the hydrogen bomb explodes, all the reactive materials will be burned, and the radiation level will quickly return to the safe value in a short time, which can be said to be clean and hygienic.

"How many of those things do you have left?"

"Uh... two?"

"Why is it a question?"

Because Li Chengxi didn't know how many nuclear bombs he had left, and the nuclear arsenal hanging on his backpack couldn't tell how many were in stock. Fang Lanyin was currently disassembling it to see how many there were...