Him and their stars.

The first thousand nine hundred and seventy seven chapters

"Level 6 alarm! The shadow of an unknown ship was spotted at 6 o'clock! Level [-] alarm! The shadow of an unknown ship was spotted at [-] o'clock!" The shrill alarm sounded instantly throughout the ship.Suddenly, the officers and soldiers on the Fuxi dreadnought suddenly woke up like a colony of ants.

Twelve-unit turbo laser groups, semi-automatic tractor beams, and anti-aircraft missiles were activated one after another.The laser battery secondary guns and orbital secondary guns on both sides of the ship pointed at the distant space.Immediately afterwards, the main gun at the front of the battleship began to glow, and the first level of warm-up began.

Immediately afterwards, the Type [-] deflection shield of this huge battleship also began to activate, and a light signal was sent to the surrounding wing ships, asking the entire fleet to start dispersing.

In just three minutes, more than 3% of the armaments on this giant ship had resumed combat preparations and perfectly executed all combat instructions.

Forty percent of the equipment has been restored. This does not mean that the other 10% of the crew have pulled their hips. It means that according to the standard space fleet combat regulations, in the case of a level three alarm, if [-]% of the department has completed basic combat readiness within [-] minutes, That is a qualified act.From this perspective, the performance on the Fuxi is already considered top-notch.

Of course, except for the fact that Commander Paul Ferragu arrived at the bridge only 15 minutes after the alarm started, everything would be considered perfect.

Therefore, as a mature social person with high emotional intelligence, Yu Lian, who arrived at the bridge early, simply posted himself by the door and used his psychic powers to disguise himself as an inconspicuous piece of furniture.After waiting for the chubby Admiral Ferragut to enter the bridge, sweating profusely, he finally showed up, acting as if he had just arrived belatedly.

It can be seen that General Ferragut was very moved by his high emotional intelligence behavior.He first nodded to the other party, then put on the airs of a commander, and said in a deep voice: "What happened?"

"It's just implementing necessary safety measures." Commodore Tovey reported: "At 11:35 today, that is, 20 minutes ago, our ship captured the fleet signal at 12 o'clock, 2.5 astronomical units away from our fleet. "

Wow, active gravity source radar is really useful.Yu Lian is very proud.This kind of equipment was negotiated by me personally.

Captain Tovey continued to report: "This ship sent a navigational warning notice as a routine, but received no response. In addition, the other ship was still approaching me, so I sounded the alarm as usual."

... 2.5 astronomical units. At the current speed, it will take half a day for both sides to enter the effective range of the main guns. Do you need to be so nervous?Admiral Ferragut stared at the captain with wide eyes. He always felt that the other party was playing him, but what could he say?Being prepared for danger is a quality that a strong army should have. How could he still accuse his officers and soldiers of being neurotic?
"Well done." Admiral Ferragut said as he walked towards his command position: "Notify the entire fleet to be on alert and maintain the regular cruising range. Also, continue to send navigation warnings to the other party. If We haven’t received a response yet, but when the two sides are one astronomical unit away, a deterrent shot can be approved.”

After the chubby commander finished speaking, he couldn't help but glance at Yu Lian.The latter immediately gave a thumbs up, as if "Your Majesty the Commander's arrangements are perfect, I admire you."

Admiral Ferragut grinned widely and sat down in the command position with great dignity, quite majestic.

As a result, this returning task force began to act in an orderly manner according to standard naval procedures.But I don’t know whether it was unfortunate or lucky. Just when the Chief of Arms announced that the pre-activation of the No. 1 orbital main gun was completed, the fleet on the opposite side finally sent a notification.

"We are a fleet of the Yinli Chamber of Commerce, a subsidiary of the Toss Merchant Group. They are food transport ships. We will evacuate immediately." Although it was a telegraph, you could hear the panic on the other side just from the voice.

"Why didn't you answer just now?" Captain Tovey asked.

"This, this, the communication operator on duty is drunk... But, sir, we are really good people! Please believe us."

Okay, this sounds quite reasonable and acceptable for the time being.Looking at the radar display, the fleet on the opposite side indeed began to turn 45 degrees, indeed avoiding the march route of our own fleet.Judging from the navigation trajectory, the two sides will indeed pass each other while maintaining a safe distance.

Another hour passed.The shipboard AI finally completed the data comparison of the silhouette and quality of the opponent's fleet, and found that it was indeed a registered merchant fleet.

Then, another half hour later, the real-time images of the merchant fleet came through. They were indeed six large cargo ships with no combat effectiveness at first glance. They were escorted by four cruiser-sized armed merchant ships and a group of ships. A refitted decommissioned destroyer.yes
...Well, just judging from the fleet composition, it is indeed possible that the gravity source radar will regard it as an enemy fleet worth being wary of.

Then, the cruiser responsible for escorting the fleet in front even accelerated its speed and approached for a closer inspection, but it did not trigger any emergency response from the other party.

"It is indeed a merchant fleet belonging to the Toss Merchant Group. Their destination is the Dolu Union Republic of the Alliance." Lieutenant General Kunesov, the deputy commander who was on standby on the Zeus, reported this.

In short, this can indeed be regarded as a false alarm.

"Very good, the alarm can be lifted!" Admiral Paul Ferragu ordered, then turned to the naval officers on the bridge and said: "Always being vigilant is one of the necessary safety measures. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone. Very satisfied with the action.”

Here on the ropeway, he smiled again: "It's just that a week after we entered the high seas, there were already five combat readiness alarms. Is this because I am too lax, or are you all too lively?"

The officers on the bridge of the Fuxi looked at each other in confusion. Some of them subconsciously looked at Yu Lian, who had been sitting in the corner treating himself as furniture, but the latter just picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

Then, Lieutenant Colonel Michel Rozez, the operational staff officer, stood at attention and saluted without hesitation, and said seriously: "Report to your Excellency, Commander, this is a request from Lieutenant General Yu Lian."

Yu Lian almost poured the tea into his nose, but it took a lot of effort to prevent himself from coughing.

"Uh... is it actually Lieutenant General Yu Lian's request?" Admiral Ferragut looked at Yu Lian behind him, a little surprised.

"Yes. General Yu Lian believes that being overly nervous is not a bad thing. It can at least be regarded as a kind of training." Luo Zeshi said seriously: "Of course, this was an arrangement made before you took office."

Therefore, Admiral Ferragut thought about it quite seriously, nodded and said: "Well, since it is General Yu's arrangement, there must be merit. However, there is still a degree that must be considered. Gentlemen, we Now I am going to serve in the military, and because of this, I need to balance work and rest."

Naturally, under the leadership of Yu Lian, everyone expressed their sage to the commander.Anyway, although this kind of correct nonsense has no nutrition, it can liven up the atmosphere and has no loopholes. Everyone agrees with it, and it can also highlight the harmony of people and people.

"Then, take a break." The commander ordered, and then came: "Brother Yu Lian, where are we now?" He did not ask the navigator and captain but asked Yu Lian, probably to express the friendship between the two parties. .It must be admitted that during this period of navigation, the relationship between Commander Ferragut and the "Number One Supervisory Army" Yu Company has always been very good.

Therefore, the overall atmosphere on the Fuxi was still positive.

Yu Lian didn't even look at the star map. He just glanced at the sky outside the porthole and said, "On the G72 channel in the Grand Open Sea Star Region. If nothing goes wrong, we can pass through Nado in 2 to 3 days." The Saturn system enters the G18 channel. At that time, due to the choice of channel, we may cross the national border between the Kingdom of Kaiyan and the Coordinating Minister State of Turan. Although we have sent a diplomatic note in advance, we still need to send a navigation note in advance. Notification.”

"Oh, it's really amazing!" Admiral Ferragut looked at Yu Lian with his visual wonder, his face full of sincere shock: "Brother Yu Lian can do things that even the top navigators can't do without using instruments. Something like that, right? Are all powerful psykers so omnipotent?"

"...I can only say that Xiaguan is a psyker who has received a complete education in aerospace and astrophysics." Yu Lian said with a smile.

Admiral Ferragut laughed and looked at the time again: "Go to the hotel, walk around, and eat."

After the alarm was lifted, the entire fleet also changed from the first combat speed to the normal balance speed.The Fuxi's gunports and shields were closed again, the high-load engines began to slowly reduce pressure, and the wake behind the huge hull also became straight. The orange light trail falling behind her began to change color, and there was no more sound.

Then, the officers and soldiers on the ship returned to their daily work status. Some even just came out of the gun emplacement, and then seamlessly switched to the status of cooks, and swaggered to the mess hall.

In comparison, the tension on the other three dreadnoughts lasted for at least half an hour longer.

Lieutenant General Kuransov, who was standing on the Zeus, completely witnessed the three-level alarm and the entire process of "training" and exclaimed: "It's amazing!"

"Yes, the neutrino engine is really amazing! The transition from cruising state is much smoother than before, and it also gives the ship better maneuverability. Such a big ship almost runs like a cruiser ." The captain of the Zeus is a typical technical officer and is very familiar with the performance of the equipment.

"I heard that the neutrino engine was also ordered by General Yu? Sure enough, the capable can do anything!"

Lieutenant General Kuransov said: "I'm talking about soldiers. The soldiers on the Fuxi are already one level ahead of other ships. This is remarkable."

In fact, all the officers and soldiers on the four dreadnoughts are carefully selected elites from the community military, but the soldiers on the Fuxi already have a somewhat "free and quiet" demeanor of the divine army. They are indeed superior. There is more than one realm.

The only difference is that Fuxi followed someone and fought an extra snake.

"According to the navigation records, in the three months since the Fuxi was launched into the sea, even if we put aside the actual combat process of participating in the snake suppression operation, the Fuxi has conducted mobilization training derived from emergencies a total of 128 times. In addition, They also conducted 4450 main gun firing trainings, for which the capacitor was replaced once when they returned to Turanka. As for the live-fire training of the secondary guns, there are even more countless." Lieutenant General Kuransov marveled.

"...I can only say that the team led by the young hero is indeed full of energy!" said the captain.

"Then, starting from today, the other ships must catch up! Commodore Tovey is an old colleague of mine. I will ask him to send a copy of the training log." The lieutenant general said: "I hope As soon as our fleet arrived at Nantianmen, the big cat and the birdman were frightened and fled. But if they really have a pimple on their heads, they will immediately go into actual combat. I don't want all the warships except the Fuxi Not even ready yet.”

The captain of the Zeus was very cautious when he heard this, and felt that the leisurely daily life of sailing was gone forever.

"Should we ask Commander Ferragut for instructions... Uh, I'm sorry, I made a mistake."

"Captain, you have to be lucky that our Dragon of Dawn, that genius and extraordinary person, is not a proud man of heaven, but actually has the same type of robe as us. With him here, the Commander is at least willing to sit on the high platform We were fooled by a leader who was auspicious... uh, ruled from the top. Anyway, we are on the 'high seas' now, and since we have exceeded the schedule on the march, it means that we still have potential to tap."

Indeed, after an extreme day and night march, before July was over, the returning task force had already entered the blue sea of ​​​​stars called the "high seas route" by veteran sailors. This is because the nebulae here occasionally Under certain conditions, it displays changing colors of blue and green, much like the shallow sea in some areas, hence its name.

This large stable group of stars also forms a stable gravity well channel, and naturally also forms a prosperous channel.

Of course, although stable young stars can form stable shipping lanes, it does not mean that planets that are easy to colonize can appear.According to the public law of the Age of Discovery, there would be no territory without colonization.Coupled with some historical reasons, most of the waterways in this starry sky are considered the so-called "high seas" and can be navigated freely.

In addition, because the Azure Star Territory is not a point of direct competition between the Empire and the Alliance, although there are many small countries in the surrounding area, there are generally a large number of people living there. This beautiful starry sky has not become a no-care zone like the Feimo Nebula. It has become a trade node with developed commerce.

At this time, it was less than 24 hours away from the largest space trading station on the "Great High Sea Route", the Nado Saturn System, which was more than three days faster than expected.

Therefore, the officers of the entire fleet even held a meeting last night. Admiral Ferragut asked everyone's opinions on whether the fleet should be repaired in the Nado Saturn system. ,
"It's okay to take a little rest. Just so you know, I'm also preparing coupons this time." The chubby commander smiled as kindly as Santa Claus.

It can be seen that Admiral Ferragut must be a man favored by coupons.

Of course, it is absolutely impossible to rest.Before Yu Lian, the supervisor, expressed any different opinions, they were collectively rejected by other generals.

The destination of the task force is always the same. It will span a 3200 light-year journey across the high seas and directly arrive at the Nantianmen. Whether it is a deterrent or a direct participation in the war, it all depends on the next step.

But no matter what, this star field is not within the direct control of these two overlords, and the surrounding countries are not enemies of the community.In the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the task force, they are the most powerful fleet within a radius of 5000 light years, bar none.

As for potential threats...even if they really exist, they can't possibly climb over the heavily defended Nantianmen and cross directly through, right?