Him and their stars

Chapter 1576 Being attacked

The first is 30 minutes. Everything unfolds like a scheduled performance, step by step, in the way everyone imagined.

In full view of the Earth Fleet, this group of predator fleets seemed to be forced to show their true reactions. They neither dared to turn back and escape, nor had the determination to advance and break out, so they just squirmed forward slowly. At this moment, they no longer looked like hungry hyenas, but more like a group of panicked sheep.

When the Predator fleet was actually two astronomical units away from the Blue Princess, an obvious jump signal appeared in the direction of the No. 2 gravity well behind the fleet.

Needless to say, the Alliance fleet arrived.

This should be the case. The first thing to enter this galaxy was a heavy cruiser in the shape of a triangular pyramid, which was the famous neutron star cruiser. Before the Empire's Clear Sky class entered service, this was recognized as the cruiser with the perfect balance of combat power and performance in the universe.

A few minutes later, more than ten Alliance warships had all arrived, and within half a minute they completed their fleet operations and began to move forward.

They didn't stop, didn't even waste time on greetings, they just sent a friendly signal agreed in advance to the Blue Princess, and then without saying a word, they entered the first level of charge speed and rushed towards the rear of the Predator fleet. Come.

Before the battleships arrived, the bombardment arrived first. The leading neutron-star warship directly fired a row of ultra-long-range sub-light speed missiles. Judging from the cruise trajectories of those missiles, they are definitely much more advanced than the anti-aircraft missiles launched by the Predators just now.

A small predator assault ship that fell at the end of the team was destroyed immediately.

At this time, the panic of these predator fleets finally took action.

They began to accelerate in the direction of the Blue Princess.

It can be seen that the predators are really panicked, because the swallow-shaped formation has obviously dispersed.

It can also be seen that they did not panic to the end. At least the Predator fleet did not make a gorgeous and tragic 180-degree U-turn against the Alliance's bombardment from the rear.

As a result, the dozen or so predator warships, indeed like insects frightened by the beating of woodpeckers, came towards the direction of the Community fleet.

By this time, everything unfolded perfectly.

However, the largest Marauder fire-breathing ship also entered the charging state very quickly, heading towards the Blue Princess in an almost straight line. He was soon beaten by his own escort warships and set on fire, but he kept moving forward.

"This is..." The president stood up.

"Using the flagship as a bait to launch a death-defying assault to cover the breakout of most friendly forces, the Predators have this tactic. This is also a very typical environmental impact. Only with such determination can they survive in the galactic environment. Only in this way can they continue to invade civilized countries. Only in this way can they give birth to khans like Tomitelli and have the galactic empire we see now." Marshal Aylwin said.

Is now the time to admire? President Nishita wanted to say something else, but the captain reported: "The enemy ship has slowed down."

Looking at the screen again, the predator's fire-breathing ship, after desperately firing a salvo of artillery, suddenly burst into flames at the stern, and the fragments of the hull were burning and falling in all directions. The Predator warship suffered such heavy damage that its speed suddenly slowed down, as if a warrior rushing into battle was naturally exhausted after suffering several wounds.

Although she was still moving forward, she was faltering and dying. She knew on her knees that this predator's warship would never be able to break through the Azure Princess's defense network.

As a result, the anxiety on Mr. President's face seamlessly switched to admiration: "Although he is a demon race, he is still such an admirable warrior. Sure enough, there must be my teacher among the three of us. Even the Ero people are worthy of us. A place to learn.”

Is this how this code is used? Moreover, I am not sure that there must be Eero people on the opposite boat, right? Yang Mingzhao pressed his temples and turned the iron ring on his index finger with his hand.

At this time, the Alliance fleet also pounced from behind. They sank three Predator assault ships in a row and drove the remaining enemy ships towards the Community's encirclement net.

The situation of being sandwiched between the two sides has been perfectly formed.

"In other words, it's more like a hammer and anvil!" President Nishita made a very original metaphor, and he was very excited for a while: "Speaking of which, this should also be the alliance after the war between us and the empire broke out. The first military joint operation between the Communist Party of China and the Community, right?"

Marshal Elwin was slightly startled, then nodded.

"Haha, that is indeed a good sign." President Nishita suddenly showed a happy smile.

At that moment, he seemed to have seen that under the inspiration of his own righteousness, the main force of the alliance was mobilized. Under his leadership, the elite soldiers and generals of the community joined forces. , killing the imperial army to pieces. In the end, the emperor could only look back and sigh, and the compensation for ceding territory shrank back to the Wanwang Pass.

He, Keith Nichtar, will not only be the greatest president in the history of the community, but also a god who will hold high the fire of justice in the free world.

...Then, his thoughts were interrupted by the sudden sound of an alarm.

He looked in the direction of the alarm and saw a communications officer yelling in a voice that was almost a scream: "The destroyer Yangwei 417 has been sunk. The attacker is... an alliance warship!"

"The Alliance battleship is shelling us!" another communications officer yelled.

The triangular pyramid-shaped heavy cruiser opened its gun doors again and threw out more than twenty sublight speed missiles equipped with thermonuclear warheads. But this time, these advanced standard missiles did not attack the Predator warships, but were clearly pointed at the Earthlings' Gannet light carrier and Anaconda 211 cruiser.

But this time, the opponent's artillery attack was even closer than before.

Anaconda 211 was lucky. It had an alert crew and commander, and its evasion was immediate. It was only hit by a missile and was not injured. However, there was indeed an obvious crack in her frontal armor. If a closer artillery battle does occur later, it will definitely be the opponent's main target.

The Gannet Light Mother on the other side was probably busy directing the fighter planes it had launched, and its movements seemed very slow. Caught off guard, the ship was hit by six missiles in an instant. This battleship was flat in shape, like a large biscuit, and the external armor on its back collapsed on the spot, just like a turtle whose shell was lifted from the wind. The most important hangar facility inside also started to catch fire.

After all, the Gannet is a 2000-meter-long mothership. It will not sink immediately, but it has completely lost all its functions as a mothership.

As a result, those Community fighters that had been launched into space also lost their home port in a daze.

But in fact, most fighter pilots have no intention of paying attention to such things. You know, even before the Neutron Star cruiser launched its brazen sneak attack, they had already been sneak attacked from behind by "friendly" fighter planes.

Nearly a quarter of the fighter planes fell in the sneak attack of "friendly forces" in the first place, including the only White Devil team - obviously, these alliance soldiers were too aware of the combat effectiveness of light-wing fighters, so they The target with the greatest threat of concentrated fire was selected immediately.

However, thankfully, as the President's escort force, the pilots present were all elites, and most of the fighter planes reacted and immediately began to fight back.

Although individual fighter planes are fragile, individual fighter planes are also really easy to turn around!

However, after losing the opportunity, they were also at a disadvantage. Just trying to protect themselves was already trying their best. Naturally, they could not come back to support their own fleet.

On the bridge of the Azure Princess, the crew finally recovered from the shock of being attacked by a brazen sneak attack and hurriedly entered the combat position.

"All isolation hatch doors, close immediately! All combat personnel, get in position immediately! Get in position immediately! This is not a drill! Repeat! This is not a drill! Where is the main gunner? Where is the gunnery chief? Why are you not on duty at this time?"

"I, we are on a cruise ship, and the gunnery chief is actually Chairman Speed's secretary!"

"Why did the secretary of the chairman of the ship management committee come to serve as the gunnery commander?" "So, because ours is a cruise ship! You also agreed to it at the beginning."

The Azul Princess is indeed equipped with a triple battlecruiser-class ion main gun. This was a modification carried out after Navy Day 830. Based on this alone, the firepower of this cruise ship is quite explosive by the standards of an armed merchant ship. But no matter what, she is just a luxury cruise ship after all, and now it is used as a vehicle for visiting heads of state. No one has ever considered using her main guns.

In this case, it seems reasonable to let the secretary of a big shot make a cameo to gain some qualifications.

Of course, the captain felt aggrieved. Did he really agree to this? President Nishita clearly agreed!

"Anyway, let the gunnery commander run to the bridge! Warm up the main gun for me!"

"It's been warmed up. The artillery team will be in position in three minutes!"

"Also, all ship security personnel, put on armor immediately! Shield! Raise the shield immediately! Where are the fighters on the ship? We have a squadron of fighters on the ship, right? Send them all out for support!"

There is indeed a hangar on the Celeste Princess. Of course, after Navy Day, part of the simulated ecological park and commercial street on the belly of the ship were carved out and modified. It can accommodate seven or eight more lifeboats and a squadron of fighter planes.

However, these fighters are actually old-model Titmox fighters, painted in all kinds of fancy colors, and they are used as a guard of honor for this trip.

…However, it’s still better than nothing.

"The pilots all attended the dinner yesterday, and many of them went to the club in Area E for a second round of drinks, um, and then a third round. They should all be empty."

"Then give them stimulants!"

In fact, until this time, the attacker's bombardment was still quite far away from the Blue Princess, but the bridge was still in unspeakable chaos.

There is no way, as I said before, the Azul Princess is a cruise ship after all. Although after the Navy Day incident in 830, most of the department leaders were replaced by officers and petty officers, two-thirds of the crew and department deputy positions were still civilians.

As for why not change them all into soldiers at once?

Well, the person who asked this question must be a child who has never been beaten by society! We only need to know that the ownership of ultra-luxury cruise ships like the Côte d'Azur Princess does not belong to the Community Government until now, and you should be able to understand.

Fortunately, the leadership on the ship and the crew members in key positions were, after all, elites selected from the space fleet. Although they were in chaos, they still passed on various orders.

As for the execution efficiency of orders, it is probably only one-third of the usual level. But no matter what, it was indeed carried out.

On the other side, Yang Mingzhao had already arrived at the third floor of the bridge and said to the confused President Nishita: "Your Excellency, the situation is urgent. We need to escort you to your exclusive refuge."

President Nishita stared blankly at the secretary who appeared in front of him, as if he had lost his soul.

Instead, Marshal Elwin asked: "Are these battleships really the Alliance Space Fleet? What about the silhouette comparison and signal analysis results?"

"My subordinate has already ordered everyone to do it, but the opponent's warship is equipped with magnetic camouflage, and the silhouette imaging system is interfered with. It will take at least five minutes."

The old marshal was naturally full of praise for Yang Mingzhao's quick response, but this was not the time for praise after all. He said solemnly: "Magnetic camouflage? This is suspicious."

President Nishita finally recovered from his confusion and asked in surprise: "This, this, you mean, these attackers are not the Alliance fleet?"

"We don't rule out the possibility of disguise." Yang Mingzhao said.

"But, what about the Neutron Star Cruiser? Isn't this kind of warship not allowed to be exported?" When Nichta was still the Chairman of the National Defense Committee, he considered introducing the Neutron Star Cruiser, but was rejected by the alliance.

"Even lightsabers from the Alliance can be sold on the black market, let alone cruisers? Apart from other things, I can at least be sure that the light spear cannon technology mastered by the predators must come from the Alliance. After all, it is a country of merchants! "Marshal Aylwin, who has served for nearly seventy years, sighed.

"...Actually, I can also confirm that the looters, through a third party, often do business with alliance officials for coalition products." Yang Mingzhao, who had been an official for two and a half years, also sighed.

Of course, the same is true for the imperial royal family opposite, so no one should laugh at anyone, and no one should blame anyone.

President Nishita's expression was very ugly, and he didn't know whether he was embarrassed by his naivety or blaming himself for his laziness and gaffe just now.

"So, the possibility that they are the Alliance fleet cannot be ruled out?" President Nishita asked with a straight face, feeling that he had grasped the blind spot again.

The marshal was startled for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile: "Yes, we still do not rule out this possibility, but it is not the focus now. Your Excellency, you must go to a safe place."

"Yes, yes... a safe place." President Nishita looked at the lightning and thunder outside the bridge window and shuddered. Although he has always set up a fearless tough guy persona for the public, this is indeed the first time that he has been so close to the deadly flames of war.

As for the Navy Day, the rebels killed people on the spot less than ten meters away from him in front of him... let's not mention it.

He stopped being pretentious and ran out of the bridge, surrounded by his loyal secretary and several members of the special service team who came over.

Of course, the hurried Mr. President did not notice that Marshal Aylwin did not leave his seat. As a veteran of the Revolutionary War, even if he has been around for ninety years, even if he has retired, he will never allow himself to escape the war.

However, at this time, screams came from the bridge again: "Predator battleship, Predator battleship forward!"

They were talking about the Marauder fire-breathing ship that had been intercepted by gunfire. The ship had lost a third of its hull and was still on fire. It looked like it was dead.

However, after it stopped in place for three minutes, the extinguished engine once again sprayed out refreshing blue flames, and soon began to accelerate. It was as if a knight whose head had been cut off got up and moved forward again with his sword.

Then, in just a few seconds, the "Headless Horseman" changed from advancing to charging. This was a faster and more fierce charge than any before.

The target of the charge, apart from the Blue Princess, was naturally not something he thought about.

The Earth's escort battleships were once again shocked by this divine unfolding. When they quickly gathered fire to intercept, it seemed to be a step too late. The fire on this strangely shaped triangular battleship seemed to be getting hotter, but its charging speed did not slow down at all.

When the main guns of the Azul Princess were slowly aimed at this aggressive uninvited guest, the captain could only give such an order: "Everyone, prepare for impact!"

He seemed to have no confidence at all that the ship's main gun could stop the opponent.

(End of this chapter)