Chapter 1529: Nothing to be proud of

Outside the battlefield full of artillery explosions, in the darkness far away from the theater, a larger fleet of Watchers is advancing in the direction of Higgs 5.

Their speed is very fast, and the number of warships is astonishing. Countless adjudicator battleships were mixed among countless **** battleships, marching forward mightily.

Compared with the Guardian fleet that is at war with the Ailan Hill Empire fleet, this fleet is significantly larger, and it is more of the highest level of World Destroyer warships.

These super battleships, known as the World Destroyer, are even comparable to smaller planets, because they are so huge that the Guardian battleships flying around it are like a group of flies around the watermelon.

And those Arbiter battleships, which are already very large, are much more clever than the World Destroyer battleships.

On the forward flight path of this large fleet of Watchers, a radar operator raised his arm on an outlying reconnaissance cruiser out of the Alanhill Empire.

The captain walked behind him, and almost at the same time saw the dense light spots appearing on the edge of the radar screen.

It's as if a group of flying birds suddenly obscured the radar's detection signal. Seeing so many reflected signals through the screen will indeed give people an unprecedented shock.

"The enemy's fleet! The second one! Damn it!" After seeing these signals, the captain quickly looked at the communications officer: "Transfer data to the flagship! Turn immediately and start the main engine!"

"Turn one hundred and eighty degrees! The main engine starts!" The helmsman immediately manipulated the joystick in his hand, and at the same time repeated the captain's command loudly.

The attitude engine on the outside of the Violent 2 cruiser ignited and started. The front half of the engine on the left and the second half of the engine on the right worked at the same time, and the entire warship quickly turned around in a circle.

Then the huge engine began to work, the spout lit up with a dazzling light, and the entire battleship began to accelerate in the direction of the Ailan Hill Empire.

"The energy of the jump engine is 90% complete!" The officer controlling the space jump of the spacecraft reported loudly.

The captain who returned to his position nodded, and then said: "No need to report! After the charge is completed, start the space jump directly! Return to the fleet!"

"Understood!" After the officer sitting in front of the computer responded loudly, he was about to start tapping on the control panel.

On the bridge of the 3rd Fleet Flagship Ferry, which was attacking the Watcher Forward Fleet with all its strength, Admiral Pullen Eike of the Elan Hill Empire Space Force received the message just received from the adjutant.

He frowned, and then immediately commanded: "Give Marshal Lawnes a generator to tell him that the enemy reinforcements are close to the battle zone! Ask him for the next battle order."

"Yes! Sir!" The adjutant stood up and saluted immediately, then turned and left to carry out his orders.

At the same time, inside the bridge of the 1st Fleet’s flagship battleship Serris, the carrier fleet’s liaison officer is reporting to Marshal Lawnes the results of the carrier-based aircraft attack: “The first batch of carrier-based aircraft units are returning, they Nuclear bombs with armor-piercing warheads can indeed destroy large enemy warships, and they have achieved gratifying results."

"150 carrier-based aircraft with armor-piercing warheads destroyed 44 ruling warships of the enemy army. This record is quite amazing." His tone was full of joy, because he could finally be sure that his aircraft carrier fleet was in combat. Capable.

Before, how much combat power the aircraft carrier fleet has, whether it has combat power, no one knows what it is. It is impossible for everyone to pin their hopes on whether a weapon that does not know the effect can work.

Well now, the aircraft carrier fleet can indeed sink enemy warships, so that the combat effectiveness of the space fleet of the Ailan Hill Empire will be doubled!

This is definitely good news for the Ailan Hill Empire, because the aircraft carrier that was put into construction before, as well as a series of facilities related to the production and maintenance of the aircraft carrier, are no longer uncertain whether they can continue to be put into use.

Just listen to this liaison officer continuing to say: "If we send more carrier-based aircraft, it is entirely possible to directly use carrier-based aircraft to destroy an entire enemy fleet!"

Lawnes seemed very happy. He had a large number of warships in his hand. These aircraft carriers could provide him with more tactical options. This is very good news for him.

But before he had time to compliment him, an officer hurriedly came over with a message.

After standing and saluting, he handed the message to Marshal Lawnes: "Marshal! General Pullen Eike called, and their guard ships deployed on their flank detected the enemy's reinforcements."

"Reinforcement?" Lawnes' adjutant exclaimed subconsciously. He once thought that the enemy had dispatched so many warships this time, it should be the rhythm of a battle.

Unexpectedly, what Lawnes said just now came true, and the enemy really didn't put all his troops into it.

But if so many warships are not all the enemy's strength, then this time the enemy is really a terrible opponent!

You know, the guardian fleet in front of you was besieged by the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fleets for almost three hours, but it was not completely annihilated. This shows that the number of them is huge.

Such a number is not the enemy's main fleet. It can be imagined that the number of the enemy's fleet must be ten or even a hundred times the number previously estimated!

Even the commanders who have always had confidence in the number of their own warships can't help but mutter in their hearts at this time, they are no longer as confident as before in the outcome of this war.

Marshal Lawnes also frowned, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and asked, "What about the specific number?"

"The detection density is too high... Like the previous enemy fleet, it is impossible to tell the number." The officer immediately replied.

In the next second, Lawnes, who had hardly thought about it, immediately ordered: "Let the 3rd fleet return! Give up the plan to annihilate the enemy fleet! With the safety of the fleet as the core, we will leave the fire contact with the enemy fleet! "

He didn't want to let the third fleet continue to take risks. Although it was tempting to eat the enemy fleet in front of him, it was also very important to preserve his own fleet.

Only by saving yourself well can you better destroy the enemy when there is a chance in the future. This is the tactical concept that Emperor Chris has always adhered to.

Of course, what Lawnes didn't know was that Chris had actually copied someone else's work for this idea of ​​preserving oneself and destroying the enemy.

"Yes!" The officer in charge of sending the order saluted and left, while Marshal Lawnes looked at the holographic star map and didn't speak for a long while.

On the one hand, his plan to completely wipe out the enemy fleet seemed to have failed. He could not ignore the enemy's reinforcements and continued to pursue and fight the enemy in front of him.

On the other hand, he is also thinking about judging how many fleets will come in the direction of the enemy's reinforcements.

After a few seconds, the computer completed the exact position of the enemy reinforcements on the star chart and gave a possible number guess.

Lawnes saw the opponent's general formation and had a little judgment of his own. The reinforcement fleet that appeared behind the enemy fleet was at least twice the number of the Guardian fleet currently being beaten.

If the enemy continues to engage in fire, it is possible for the opponent to encircle the forward 3rd Fleet from the flank.

Once this happens, the 3rd Fleet may suffer a lot of losses. Lawnes knew that his decision to order the 3rd Fleet to retreat was correct, so instead of changing the order, he opened the mouth and added to several officers around him: "Order, the 1st and 2nd Fleet retreat, keep the formation back to the border. !"

"Yes!" The adjutant standing next to him saluted immediately, and then went to deliver Lawnes's order.

Soon, all the advancing Ailan Hill Empire fleet stopped advancing, the fleet as broad as the Milky Way gave up chasing the enemy, and let the Guardian fleet fly into the distance.

After a few seconds, the attitude engines of these warships' heads began to work, and all warships began to retreat backwards, completely opposite to the direction of the enemy's retreat, slowly retreating toward their own border.

The two sides quickly stopped shooting at each other because everyone was out of each other's range. The battlefield has returned to the original silence from the hustle and bustle that shone everywhere.

The wreckage of the destroyed Warden Warship is floating everywhere, and some scientific research spacecraft of the Ailan Hill Empire are collecting these fragments that are slowly disappearing.

The second battle of the Higgs 5 planet ended with a complete victory for the Airanhill Empire. Marshal Lawnes personally took the command, and the main force of the Ailan Hill Empire suffered a negligible loss and severely damaged the invading Guardian forward fleet.

On the distant planet Ailan Sirius, inside Chris’s palace, in the emperor’s office, the Minister of Defense Castner is reporting to Chris the latest progress of the war: "Four hours ago, the war broke out, and the place was In the Higgs region...the Dothan and Arrant regions are both at risk of being invaded."

"Marshal Lawnes is commanding troops to fight against the enemy. According to the current situation, our army has a clear advantage." He had already learned before he came that the enemy's fleet was as large as that of the Alanhill Empire. Comparable.

Before, many people questioned that the Empire’s exhaustion of arms expansion and war preparations, and the creation of an unprecedented space fleet is a typical example of great rejoicing for the people and fortune.

But now, it seems that there are no such doubts because the message from the caretaker has been circulated on a small scale.

"The enemy was not able to break through our fleet's line of defense. The two sides broke off contact after about 4 hours of fighting." Luo Kai gestured on the star map, explaining the process of the battle between the two sides.

"Because the enemy forces failed to break through the defenses of our fleet, there was no battle on the surface of the planet between the two sides." He said, pointing to the Higgs 5 planet behind the fleet.

"Our fleet lost two Violent-class cruisers and sank more than 500 enemy warships." Then, he said the losses and results of the battle.

From this perspective alone, the results of the battle can simply be described as brilliant, but he did not say that, which in itself shows that the situation on the frontline battlefield is not optimistic.

Chris knows that the enemy's reinforcements have arrived, and the idea of ​​annihilating the enemy's forward fleet has not been completed. The victory of this battle is not enough for everyone to celebrate.

"Carrier-based aircraft attacks are effective, and missiles with armor-piercing warheads can destroy large enemy warships. This has been confirmed." However, in order to boost morale, Luo Kai continued to report good news.

"General Plenneck led the 3rd Fleet to achieve an amazing record. They destroyed at least 70 large warships from the Watchers from the flank." He said, pointing to the 3rd Fleet that had already begun to return to the Atlanta area. .

Then, he spoke lightly about the enemy's situation: "At least from the current situation, the Higgs 5 area is still safe. The enemy seems to be regrouping the fleet two light years away to prepare for a second attack. "

In this situation, the most important part of the enemy still exists, and it is stronger than imagined. Our already staggeringly large fleet did not defeat the enemy in one battle, and could only squat with the enemy on the border.

Of course everyone understood, so the atmosphere in the office was a bit depressing. Dessell fiddled with his blond hair lightly with his hands, and Chris didn't say a word.

As a result, Luo Kai continued to report on combat readiness, explaining the military’s preparations for war: "We are strengthening the defenses of the Higgs, Dothan, Arrant, and Holy Demons. In addition, the supplementary 8th Fleet is also presenting to Greece. The Gus region moves closer."

He said and looked at Chris: "In order to ensure our superiority in the next battle, the staff's recommendation is to send clone troops to the Higgs area to ensure absolute security on the frontline battlefield."

"I approved." Chris didn't say much, and directly agreed to the suggestion.

Luo Kai nodded slightly and continued: "The requisitioned civilian transport spacecraft is rushing to transport supplies and troops to the above-mentioned areas. 11 million puppet troops have arrived, and subsequent troops are also in transit."

"This is good news." As he said, he squeezed a smile and talked about the construction of the battleship in a half-joking manner: "The new large dock is building more Invincible Tier 2 super battleships because there are too many battleships. , Our tradition of naming cities is almost impossible to apply. If we continue to add warships, we will soon be able to name battleships only after villages and towns."

"There is nothing to be proud of. Our enemies may have named their battleships with every grain of sand under their feet!" Chris tapped his fingers on the edge of the table and said solemnly: "Want to defeat such an enemy." Everyone must go all out!"—

Take a rest, save enough energy and continue to make up for it!