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Chapter 576, Stealing a Ship

After completing two rounds and launching all the missiles, the two Blackfishes completed their mission.

The strike was very effective, and all the ammunition had been used up, so there was no need to stay any longer. The carrier's traction system began to work, and the two Blackfish began to evacuate at a starting speed that was impossible for conventional ships.

It only takes a moment for them to be pulled away.

However, before the evacuation was completed, another Blackfish was destroyed.

In the end, only one black fish successfully retreated.

The sacrifice is worth it.

It would be absolutely a good deal to exchange two Blackfish, plus the thousands of people on board, for a battleship.

After the Retribution-class ship was destroyed, the door in front of Alfonzo II was wide open.

The next target is this.

After several frigates blocking the way were eliminated, the most powerful war ark of the Alfonzo sect was no longer protected.

All it can rely on is its thick armor.

But armor alone is not enough?

A warship relies on four methods to reduce damage in order to survive in space naval battles: maneuvering and evading, fire interception, void shield/energy shield, and armor.

Without one, the survivability of the ship will be greatly reduced.

And now, Alfonzo II was down three.

Because of the attack of the heroic spirits in the ship; because after Dubo was eliminated, the psychic power almost covered the entire ship, and the neurozoa were killing crazily, and the maneuvering evasion and fire interception capabilities on the Alfonzo II were largely paralyzed. After all, for these two items to work, they need people to control them. If all the people were killed, or the control room and command center were destroyed, how could it operate?

The void shield was also torn apart by Gu Hang's hands.

If there is only one piece of armor left, no matter how thick it is, it will be useless.

Not long after the Retribution-class battleship in front was destroyed, Alfonzo II was blown into countless pieces under the continuous firepower.

The next target is the only Zhuge-class aircraft carrier in Alfonzo’s fleet.

After dealing with it, the next target is a Dragon Snake-class battlecruiser.

At this point, Alfonzo's entire fleet showed signs of collapse.

Up to this moment, the flagship 'Alfonzo II' war ark, an aircraft carrier, a battleship, and two battlecruisers, a total of five main battleships have been destroyed.

The price paid by the Alliance so far has mainly been various small and medium-sized ships. Six large-scale Moon-class cruisers have also been lost, and one truly giant ship, the Koroja, has also been destroyed.

This was certainly a heavy loss, especially the destruction of the Koroga, which was extremely painful for the Alliance, which only had eight giant ships in total.

Along with these ships, at least one million sailors and marines died.

This is the fleet decisive battle.

When the fight reaches this scale, both sides must decide the winner and fight to the death. That's how it is.

Not to mention, the Alliance's fleet strength is at least one level lower than Alfonzo's fleet. It was only because of Gu Hang and the Space Marines that the situation was turned around.

But even if the situation is reversed, losses are still inevitable.

And even this isn’t the end.

The decisive battle is not over yet, especially since Gu Hang has issued an order requiring the entire fleet to push forward.

When the distance between the two sides is further reduced, the hit rate of firepower will increase accordingly, and the difficulty of avoiding firepower strikes through maneuvers will also increase. The overall intensity of naval battles will further increase.

Of course, with Gu Hang's presence, the alliance fleet will gain a greater advantage in the whole process.

After all, the entire tactic of the alliance fleet was essentially based on the use of Gu Hang's powerful psychic power. His action of tearing the void shield of the enemy's important warship was like a sign that the fleet's subsequent coordinated firepower would directly and effectively destroy the enemy's main combat power.

Gu Hang was already prepared to bear greater damage, such as the loss of one or two more battlecruisers, or even the destruction of one of the 'Hippogriff' or 'Nova'.

He was determined to completely destroy Alfonzo's fleet here.

And the Alfonzo fleet on the opposite side obviously also felt Gu Hang's firm determination.

Do they have the same determination to fight the Alliance fleet to the end at the cost of total annihilation?
Do they dare to bear the consequences of total destruction here, just to make the Alliance feel the pain?
Their performance is clearly not the case.

The entire Alfonzo fleet had lost its brain and its backbone.

Although there was another Sage of the Main Occupation on the Emperor-class battleship, he was supposed to take over the command of the entire fleet, but in fact, he was unable to do so.

The performance of the entire fleet did not get better.

Even under the pressure of the Alliance fleet's advance, he did one thing: ordered the fleet to evacuate!
This caused a great uproar, and also showed that the only remaining sage of the main occupation after the destruction of the War Ark had very weak control over the entire fleet. Some captains of the ships did not recognize his orders.

After all, no matter how great the losses were, they still had the Emperor-class battleships and a Retribution-class, so they were not without the ability to fight. Even if they couldn't win, they couldn't just turn around and leave.

Their considerations were not without reason. If they withdrew from the battle completely, they would inevitably be pursued by the Alliance Fleet. How many ships would be lost in the process?

If we retreat, where can we retreat to?

In the entire Aozhua star region, there are very limited options for accommodation.

Go to Heyang VIII? It's true that it's their base, but it was raided by the Alliance once and the entire orbital defense system was destroyed. Going there is not much different from being in deep space.

Go to the Wenqi-Wuqi line? That's a good place. If you can get there, then with the help of the complete defense system on this main transportation route between the Proud Claw Star Region and the Alfonzo Star Region, you can not only get a chance to breathe, but also contact the Alfonzo Star Region and get help directly from your base camp.

but……

That's too far.

How many ships can survive being chased by the Alliance fleet and return to the Wenqi-Wuqi line?

No one can tell.

There is another place that might be a good choice - Phantom Moon. That is the star system where the Fury Fleet was chased and had nowhere to go, so they stayed.

They were originally there, waiting for the powerful Alfonzo fleet to join them, and they found a nearby place like Huanyue with a relatively complete orbital defense system to defend.

At that time, they thought that they only needed to hold on and not be destroyed before the main force of Alfonzo's fleet arrived, and that would be the end of the matter. Unexpectedly, the Alliance ignored them and turned around to target Alfonzo, the reinforcement.

Now, they probably haven't received any news about the super-large-scale fleet decisive battle that took place in the Bowan galaxy.

But no matter what, there are Space Marines there, two regiments at that, which gives the Alfonzo Cult better means of dealing with boarding attacks - although Fury was beaten by the Phoenix in the Dragonhawk star field back then, it is still a Space Marine after all!
What's more, they still have a battleship and a battle barge. With the addition of two large ships, the overall strength of the fleet can be improved.

However, going to Huanyue would mean going deeper into the Aozhua star field, and the retreat route would become even more slim.

After joining forces with the two lost regiments, Fury of Flame and New World Torch, will they be able to regain the upper hand in the confrontation with the Alliance?

I'm afraid it still won't work.

How does one battle barge plus one Retribution class compare to one War Ark plus one Retribution, one Zhuge and two Dragon Snakes?
Wasn’t Alfonzo’s fleet badly beaten in its heyday?

If the psychic pressure brought by Gu Hang cannot be resolved, then strengthening the fleet's strength will be meaningless. Now the captains of Alfonzo's fleet are fully aware that Gu Hang's power is enough to level the strength of the fleets of both sides.

Unless the fleet's enhancement level can be raised to two levels, to the point where it can crush the Alliance fleet without the Void Shield, there is no way they can win.

Each choice was difficult, the captains had different ideas, and the only remaining sage of the main business did not have enough prestige to immediately and quickly unify all different opinions after Dubo and the War Ark were destroyed, and let everyone execute his orders...

The combination of these factors made the chaos of the entire Alfonzo fleet not only show no signs of improvement, but even worse. The will of the fleet was divided, a small part wanted to continue fighting to the death, and the other part could accept retreat, but they could not agree on the direction of retreat.

During this process, the alliance fleet did not rest at all and kept getting closer and closer; Gu Hang did not rest either, and the void shields of one ship after another were torn apart and then destroyed.

By this time, the Emperor-class battleship of the Alfonzo sect no longer had the patience to continue arguing with its colleagues.

The sage on the ship gave the final order to all the ships, requiring them to follow him in breaking out, aiming towards Wenqi and Wuqi.

Rather than an order, it was more like a notice.

The other captains in the fleet continued to argue and debate, trying to put forward their own opinions, but the Emperor-class battleship ignored everything else and withdrew on its own.

Some warships followed him, but the remaining ships became even more shaken and even in chaos.

At this point, everyone knew that they could no longer stay and resist. When the Emperor-class battleship left, the strategy of fighting to the death was doomed to fail completely.

Some captains of ships who originally wanted to fight to the end could only turn around and run away faster after cursing.

The entire Alfonzo sect fell into total collapse.

They split into many directions, formed into many groups of different sizes, and tried to escape from the battlefield.

At this point, the alliance is already the undisputed winner.

This battle can be considered won.

But the war is not over yet.

Victory is only one aspect. After the victory, the sweet fruits of victory are what are most coveted.

After spending so much effort and paying such a high price, how could the Alliance Fleet be content to just stop at "winning"?

It is very necessary to take advantage of this opportunity to destroy as much of Alfonzo's fleet as possible.

After the Alliance lost the Koroja, the Steel Wing also exploded. There are only six giant ships left. If you really count them, they are not as strong as the Alfonzo Fleet. Let them catch their breath again. Who knows what changes will happen in the future?

Of course, there might not be a complete Alfonzo fleet now. The fleet was scattered and broken into pieces.

But despite this, the defeated Alfonzo fleet actually still retained very strong strength.

After all, they still have one Emperor-class, one Retribution-class, and six Serpent-class battlecruisers still alive.

Faced with such an enemy, it is impossible for the alliance to pursue them separately.

Otherwise, any fleet that dared to act separately would not be able to withstand the counterattack of Alfonzo's fleet without Gu Hang's assistance.

It is estimated that many fleets of the Mechanicus will eventually escape successfully.

If you are destined to not catch all the fish, then you must try to pick up the big fish.

Those small and medium-sized ships were ignored, and Gu Hang didn't even think much of the battlecruisers. After all, battlecruisers were relatively low in value, and they ran fast and were difficult to catch.

At the same time, we also need to consider the sustainability of "fishing". Those heading to the Phantom Moon should be fished first, as it is close there. If the Mechanicus really joins up with the Fury and the New World Torch, it is not impossible to deal with them, but it will become troublesome.

As for those heading towards the Wuqi-Wenqi line, such as the Emperor, they can be put on hold for a while.

After all, the road is long and there is still a long way to go.

Guided by this line of thought, the first thing Gu Hang targeted was the largest fleet heading towards the Fantasy Moon Galaxy.

This group of mechanical ships was led by the only remaining Retribution-class battleship, followed by three Serpent-class battlecruisers.

The fate of being targeted by Gu Hang was miserable. One of the three dragon snakes was eliminated first, and the other two, seeing that the situation was not good, abandoned their teammates and ran away.

The battle cruiser was still very fast and it was difficult to catch up for a while.

However, the Retribution-class ship that remained in place was too short to run away.

After eliminating the surrounding frigates one by one, only a lonely Retribution-class ship was left.

His void shield had been torn apart. If the Alliance fleet wanted it to die, then even though it had thick armor and powerful firepower, it would still have to die.

However, Gu Hang became greedy.

How did the Alliance's only Retribution-class battleship, the 'Nova', come about?

Stolen!
How can we not seize such a good opportunity?

In fact, Gu Hang thought the same way not only about the Retribution-class ship, but also about the Emperor-class ship that fled to the Wenqi-Wuqi line.

(End of this chapter)