Him and their stars

On January 16, 833 in the common calendar, the group consisting of the Ninth Fleet and the New China Guard Fleet completed its last maintenance and replenishment. Even the twelve old-fashioned arsenal ships dug out from the depths of Bai Yujing's dock were filled with the latest large-scale nuclear fusion missiles and kinetic energy shells. It looks like after this battle, we can just tow the hull and sell it for scrap metal.

According to Professor Zinov's "calculations", if it is really possible for the giant beast to wake up, there should be signs of it within the next forty-eight hours.

As a result, all officers and soldiers naturally entered a state of full combat readiness. Miss Tai'a and William Banner, plus a dozen carefully selected elite crew members, also boarded the New Shenzhou 2 early. This light-wing ship had even left the main force according to the original plan and lurked behind the halo of the fourth planet in the Tianshu system.

...In the first twelve hours after full combat readiness, nothing happened.

Brigadier General Bazin suddenly felt that there was really not much difference between himself and the unlucky guys waiting for their shoes to fall. Fortunately, it was speculated that this situation might happen from the beginning. Deng Zhengqing suggested that the entire army should take turns to rest while maintaining alert. The veteran naturally approved the young man's suggestion. In this way, although the tens of thousands of soldiers in the entire fleet have been waiting for danger for a long time, they should still be able to continue to persevere.

The rest were resting, but the veteran showed far more energy and physical fitness than most young people. He was always paying attention to the direction of the giant planet on the bridge, and at the same time reviewed everyone's combat readiness over and over again. , and possible flaws in the tactical plan.

In the early morning of January 17, Brigadier General Bazin finally stated that there was no problem with combat readiness and there seemed to be no problem with the tactical plan. Anyway, with their abilities, they can't see any problems.

All the officers on the bridge let out a long sigh of relief.

The energetic old general still held the thermos cup filled with wolfberry and took a big sip. He felt that his current fatigue had finally been relieved, so he waved his hand and asked everyone on the bridge to take a rest and grab a midnight snack or something.

Of course, considering that the battle could start at any time, they could only work in shifts.

When Deng Zhengqing saw that the Commander was still on standby at his command position, he naturally stayed. He always felt that after these twelve hours, although all the soldiers in the army were working hard, only General Bazan was the hardest working. He is obviously the oldest one, but he is as energetic as a young man. In the previous twelve hours, I had not been away from my command position for more than half an hour, and I only took a nap for more than ten minutes in total.

He didn't know why, but he always thought of the gentleman in his hometown who had been the mayor of the town for thirty years from this veteran who was over seventy years old. He was also a veteran of the Revolutionary War, meticulous, diligent, and even obsessive-compulsive. Everyone only regarded the old man as a nagging elder, but when he died of illness at his job, the whole town went straight to see him off.

When the old mayor was there, everyone didn't think there was anything extra, but when he was gone, everyone realized what they were missing.

Although General Bazin is over seventy years old, he is also a typical veteran of the War of Independence, and he is much more energetic than the young people of this generation. He has not reached the point where he has to work hard and die suddenly at his job.

Thinking of this, Deng Zhengqing hurried forward and advised the old man to take a rest and leave the post here to his temporary care. Anyway, this is what assistants dare to do.

"You are just the second officer of the Xiaguang and the fleet combat staff. To command the fleet, well, I'm afraid nearly twenty people will have to die before it's your turn, right? It's your turn to take care of it? You know you moon people? They all have the habit of stealing classes and walking alone, why, now they don’t even act anymore?”

As soon as he finished speaking, the veteran laughed heartily, as if his sense of humor had finally come into play.

Deng Zhengqing wanted to laugh with the Commander, but found it a bit difficult.

"The only problem with you young man is that you lack a sense of humor." The old man shook his head.

"... I will try my best to make corrections." Deng Zhengqing could only say this.

"Hahaha, then I'll wait and see."

Just before the other party was about to give another advice, Commodore Bazin added: "A large part of our fleet is a regional guard fleet, as well as new ships that are in the running-in period, and many recruits. I am the only one who has fulfilled my duty, and the rest Only soldiers will truly fulfill their duties."

Deng Zhengqing wanted to say something, but he felt that his heart was blocked by some complicated emotions, and he couldn't even speak for a while.

"There is no way, we veterans in the early days of independence all have this virtue. At that time, everyone really felt that by becoming independent from the empire, we could have our own homeland. At that time, we really believed , the golden age of earth civilization will come... However, the Marshal left early. And is this era really the goal of our efforts? Some of my old comrades can't even get pensions . I should be at the age where I should be fishing, walking and gardening at home, and occasionally taking care of my grandchildren, but I still have to go to the warehouse to check the door." Brigadier General Bazin flashed a look of confusion.

If it were the former Deng Zhengqing, he might be as confused as the old general. But now he knows that this is because the success of the War of Independence was an accidental event that did not conform to the laws of history. The people on earth succeeded too easily, leaving behind too many things that should have been eliminated in the process of the great waves and the fiery refining of the War of Independence, but they are still held high in the temple.

In other words, they even dared to call themselves heroes in the War of Independence and seized more rights than during the era of imperial rule.

Before the Revolutionary War, they were the masters of men. After the Revolutionary War, they were still the masters of men. Doesn’t that mean independence is in vain?

If you want to have a golden age for the people of Earth, you must at least clean up the old and young people who kneel in the empire and the compradors who are pro-alliance. Only then can we provide real benefits to the people.

Half of the above content is the "new knowledge" Deng Zhengqing learned through someone's private life, and the other half is his own summary.

However, Deng Zhengqing was not sure whether he should discuss this topic with the old general. He always felt that the time was not yet ripe.

At this time, I heard Brigadier General Bazin say again: "However, if the star planter is really shot down, the star will revive. Is that what Professor Zinov said?"

Deng Zhengqing nodded.

"It's hard for me to imagine what the scene will be like. It will definitely be a spectacular scene beyond my imagination. However, if it is really successful, at least the New China Star Region will definitely change, right?" Brigadier General Bazin asked.

Deng Zhengqing was silent for a few seconds, then nodded vigorously: "It must be so!"

"That's enough! A veteran like me doesn't understand politics, let alone the general situation. If I can do this, I will be worthy of Marshal Li's teachings. As for rest...hehehe, after this fight Fight, or die, but you have plenty of time to rest." The old man held up the thermos cup, and it seemed that he was ready to continue to stick to his post:

"Go and get some rest, then. Major."

"Your Excellency, I hope to be here on standby." Deng Zhengqing said: "At that time, it would be great to be an errand messenger."

"……up to you."

Brigadier General Bazin ignored his young assistant and seemed to focus on the strong tea soaked with wolfberry in the thermos cup. As a result, the bridge fell into a brief silence.

In this silence, Deng Zhengqing stared at the blue gas giant planet on the screen. He always felt that this thing was no different from the giant planets he had encountered and seen.

It was really hard for him to imagine that there was actually a space beast hidden inside that was larger than an adult dome whale, a giant whale like Yankai, and even bigger than the mother body of a space amoeba.

Something with a mass comparable to the moon is actually a living thing? Is this so fucking possible?

Even though he was intellectually willing to trust the judgment of Professor Zinov and the scientists, his actions also cooperated with Brigadier General Bazin and his superiors, and he did everything he could. But even so, it was difficult for him to accept this possibility emotionally.

He couldn't help but glance at Brigadier General Bazin, whose face was calm, and he was filled with admiration. To be fair, if I were in the commander's position, it might be difficult to cooperate like him.

As soon as this thought flashed through Major Deng Zhengqing's mind, the light on the huge giant planet suddenly became dazzling. In just a short moment, the blue halo turned into blazing white.

Immediately afterwards, under the strong white light, there seemed to be shadows slowly condensing in it, vaguely forming a ghost like a prehistoric demon.

At that moment, Deng Zhengqing was momentarily stunned. For a moment, he felt that everything in front of him was full of fantasy and surrealism lacking a sense of reality. As a result, everything he could capture and perceive seemed a little ridiculous or even distorted.

But immediately, he knew that this was the beginning of the battle. After the momentary tension and absurdity dissipated, there was an uncontrollable excitement, accompanied by a surging fighting spirit.

None of my classmates have ever seen a behemoth of this size, right? Have you never seen the invincible leader among us?

...No, in other words, since the civilization of this generation has written and historical records, it has never encountered an enemy of this scale, right?

No matter what the outcome of the battle is, I am destined to be in the history books!

At this time, the veteran's voice rang out: "Here we come! Tell the whole army to get ready for battle!"

His voice was very calm, as if he was dealing with a group of pirates.

"All fleets, get ready for battle!" Deng Zhengqing's sonorous voice spread throughout the entire ship in one second and throughout the entire fleet in half a minute.

All the soldiers who were still resting woke up from their dormant cabins, and under the leadership of their respective officers and non-commissioned officers, they entered their respective combat positions in an orderly manner. Various instructions echoed in the steel corridors of each battleship.

"All ships, turn on the engines and switch to combat mode!"

"The engine power is normal. It is expected to enter combat mode within three minutes. All crew members are requested to enter combat positions quickly. The living area will be closed within 90 seconds. Repeat!"

"Check all weapons."

"The gun door opens and closes normally."

"The energy pipeline is normal."

"The shell conveying pipeline is normal."

"Arsenal fleet, all system missiles contacting nuclear warheads are locked."

"The lockout has entered the unlocking stage. The arsenal ship's elastic launcher is operating normally!"

"The arsenal ship's railgun is operating normally! The capacitor is starting to warm up!"

The twelve arsenal ships immediately broke away from the protection of the main fleet, and according to the original plan, headed towards the fifth planet in the Tianshu Galaxy, a rocky planet with considerable mass and gravity. They would use the planet as cover to move into predetermined bombardment positions.

Escorting them were three Kagerou 1-type destroyers, which were specialized escort warships with enhanced anti-air firepower and shields.

As for why escorts are needed to fight a giant beast, we can only say that this is the result of Professor Zinov's "calculation". Anyway, so far, all his predictions have come true, and everyone has to continue to trust him.

At the same moment, the remaining battleships also formed a welcoming formation and headed towards the swaying blue giant planet. All the orbital gun doors directly in front of the ship have been opened, and the electromagnetic light began to flash, condensing with a cold evil spirit.

If these battleships are like a legion that spreads out its formation, advances step by step towards the enemy, and performs tactical maneuvers, then the New Shenzhou 2, which has separated from the fleet and begins to accelerate, is like a fierce general riding alone. She controlled the light war horse and drew a perfect trajectory as if drawn with a light dart, heading towards the other side of the giant planet. Within a few seconds, everyone on the fleet could no longer detect each other's presence with the naked eye.

Miss Anne Romanova sighed, tied her half-length silver hair into a short ponytail behind her head, and then threw her uniform jacket aside, leaving only a thin shirt.

"You might as well take off this one and change into a special attack suit. Then you'll look more like a little girl from the Stormtroopers." William Banner said angrily.

"This is a sense of ritual. You, a dog-licking cowboy, won't understand." Captain Romanova snorted coldly.

"Lick, lick the dog..." Banner said he was greatly offended.

"Very good. Gentlemen, please remember that our ship is the lowest in the entire fleet, but it is the real trump card! Leave the ship to me, and the gun positions to this cowboy, and the rest..."

"Leave your spirit to me!" Tai'a said seriously: "As long as I am alive, everyone will never faint or vomit."

"Then we will definitely not let anything happen to the engine." The chubby Essen French gave a thumbs up: "Annie, just fly! Believe in the ship we made!"

"...Hmm, I believe it, but then again, why are you on the boat? Also, why are Tamir and Xiaobai also there?"

"I'm on the ship. Maybe I can adjust the calculation target at any time. After all, it's a monster comparable to the moon. One attack may not be fatal, and it may take several more attacks." Xiaobai said.

I was just dragged up. After all, Aisen and Xiaobai are both on board, wouldn’t it make me look cowardly if I don’t? Although Tamir thought so, of course he couldn't say that, so he could only force out an ugly smile.

"That's why we put so many extra warheads on our ship?"

The New Shenzhou 2's magazine can only hold seven or eight space mines at most. However, if it is just warheads, you can put more. Now, warheads are placed in every nook and cranny of the ship, including toilets and bathtubs.

"If the mines are not effective, then get closer and drop bombs at close range, just like flying an orbital bomber to bomb the fortress." William Banner gave a thumbs up, full of confidence.