Him and their stars

At this time, Admiral Mergash, who was on board the Glory Knight, had no time to pay attention to the movements of some "sublight speed bombing speedboats". While he was concentrating on commanding the fleet to turn, paying attention to the movements of the aircraft carrier and the status of the landing battle, he also tried to use artillery fire to cover the approach of the Phoenixes.

Yes, our side has indeed been forced to the lower position of the artillery battle formation, but this is a price that can be paid. Since the position is disadvantageous, it must be overcome with better artillery skills and more intense artillery fire.

As a result, the gunners of the Imperial fleet simply forgot about the gunnery drills and continued to fire at the Community fleet at a pace that was far more than twice the safety standard regulations. As for whether the capacitor will be overloaded and whether the wire will overheat, it is no longer a matter of consideration now.

Anyway, the Imperial Army's damage control has always been very good, even more famous than the gunners and stormtroopers, so it should not cause any fatal damage to the ship. As for whether the main gun will be overloaded and scrapped... that will be discussed after the battle is over.

Then, in just fifteen minutes, the Imperial fleet, which was at a disadvantage in the bombardment position, suffered six consecutive orbital cannon rounds, two light spears, an ion cannon and a sublight missile in the face. In addition, it only took a few shellings. The key is that the sub-light speed missile should be loaded with some unknown special warheads. After hitting the Grand Judge Dreadnought in front, violent electromagnetic radiation and strong photon interference occurred at the same time. Spreading out, the communication function of this dreadnought ship was immediately shut down.

Now, in the era of cross-galactic colonization, do our own warships actually have to use light signals to communicate?

However, this is a price worth paying. Duke Mogash thought that in comparison, the hits caused by his side were indeed only a quarter of the opponent's, but after all, it was considered an effective counterattack.

More importantly, the Phoenix aircraft carrier is already approaching. The decisive "Dragon of Dawn" on the opposite side will definitely find its own threat. However, if he tried to avoid and increase the distance from the aircraft carrier, he could take the opportunity to gain the upper hand. If he doesn't give way, he will definitely be rushed to a safe distance by the armored aircraft carrier. At that time, he will no longer be able to prevent his own gang fighting.

At this time, Admiral Mergash finally found a little sense of superiority in having enough cards in his hand. He couldn't help but sigh deeply, feeling that when this battle was over, he might not have the courage to set foot on the battlefield again. .

"Your Excellency, the No. 3 main gun of the Frontier Bo can no longer fire!"

"Well, let them continue attacking with other main guns."

"The Grand Inquisitor is using lights to signal the decree and inquire about the next move."

"Tell them that since they can no longer accept immediate instructions, they can do it on their own and show some subjective initiative."

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Earthlings' Tiger and Leopard Cavalry have activated new components and are unfolding patterns of light."

The chief of staff said: "People on Earth call this kind of thing light wings."

Admiral Mergash nodded and said: "No need to pay attention, I have already made arrangements. Just let Holy Shield deal with it! Now, all soldiers in the army, go straight forward!"

There is a saying that when the war has reached this level, the mental state of both the ship and the personnel has reached the limit. It is true that everyone can only focus all their attention on the most threatening first target. In the eyes of the imperial soldiers, no matter how flashy that new type of boat is, how can it be less threatening than the new type of dreadnoughts of the Earthlings?

So, when the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry began to charge, no one thought it was a big deal.

The wings of light spread out by those small boats indeed look very gorgeous, so gorgeous that they hardly belong on the battlefield, and gorgeous enough to be used as backup dancers for those performance boats.

Then, the dozens of small boats suddenly accelerated, and suddenly approached the defense circle of the Holy Shield cruisers, and then suddenly, like petrels, they lightly passed through the stormy waves composed of space shock bombs.

By the time the Imperial Army reacted, the spear points of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were already pointing at their throats. Everything at this time is closely related to the life and death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

"The enemy ship is approaching! Enter the orange air defense warning zone immediately!" the chief of staff reminded loudly. Then, before Admiral Mergash gave the order, he shouted: "All anti-aircraft firepower is deployed! Switch to point shield mode!"

At this time, he no longer cared whether he, a defeatist counselor, was suspected of overstepping his authority.

"Why did they get in?"

"Is the Holy Shield's rib defense out of position?"

"It's too fast! It's so damn fast!"

Such suspenseful conversations circulated on the imperial ship, but until this time, although they were shocked, it had not developed to the level of horror after all. In fact, long before the order to prepare for air defense was issued, the experienced captains on the dreadnought had the same reaction.

The Imperial Army had tried its best to estimate the threat those small boats could pose to them as high as possible. Therefore, before the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had even entered the attack range of the space torpedo, various intertwined air defense fire nets had formed a barrage barrier that could not be penetrated by pins or water.

However, in the next moment, many sharp-eyed Imperial soldiers clearly saw that the black-painted boats were completely wrapped in drop-shaped bubbles. Those translucent films reflected the starlight and the flames of the bullet rain, thus covering the triangular ships themselves.

When those starlights dissipated, the boats one by one had already approached the most dangerous red distance from the dreadnought.

But until this time, the officers and soldiers who witnessed this scene had no time to react. This kind of thing has exceeded their common imagination.

The first to be attacked was the Grand Inquisitor, which had been at the forefront of the fleet. This unlucky dreadnought has not yet restored communications, so it cannot hear the warnings from surrounding friendly ships. In just five seconds, four space-bubble torpedoes filled with powerful anti-matter warheads landed on the waist and abdomen of the Grand Inquisitor, who was still completely confused.

The automatically activated space bubble generator caused most of the torpedo to sink directly into the armor, and then exploded.

Everyone saw with their own eyes that a silent explosion erupted from the inside of the ship from the inside out, and immediately formed a white light that covered the sun.

A huge penetrating wound suddenly appeared on the central axis of the battleship. The entire ship lost control on the spot, spinning in place as if it was a conditioned reflex. As it turned, the wound on the hull expanded even more, as if it had been cut in half by an invisible blunt saw.

Fortunately, after the Grand Inquisitor performed a 720-degree gymnastic turn, the entire ship came to a stop. The cracks on their bodies only cut half of the hull. As a result, this giant ship was cut in half, but it could not be considered completely cut in half.

If someone can rescue them later, they might be able to drag them back to the dock.

What a gratifying and good news!

The next one to be attacked was the Frontier Boat. Although her captain desperately tried to maneuver the battleship away from these deadly boats, how could he do it in time?

Probably because the ship's bright green and tiger-spot camouflage painting was too flashy, she suffered even more severe attacks than the unlucky Grand Inquisitor.

Twelve anti-matter torpedoes accurately enveloped it completely, two-thirds of which completed the rhythm of space neutralization, armor burst, and final explosion.

The observers on the Glory Knight clearly saw that the explosion of this giant ship rose from near the bridge. Immediately afterwards, more explosions ripped out fire from inside the ship.

This means that while the Frontier Bo lost its command level, some high-risk cabins inside the ship were also detonated one after another.

The imperial soldiers suddenly understood that since the beginning of this battle, the first dreadnought ship that was about to be completely destroyed was about to appear.

They were all frightened out of their wits by this idea.

But at this time, they had no time to consider other factors. The Radiant Knight and the remaining Frontier Conqueror were also perfectly hit by two torpedoes respectively.

Good news, there are only two after all. Sometimes, good and bad are not absolute concepts but relative concepts. Compared to the crippled Grand Inquisition and the soon-to-be-fallen Border Lord, they are still relatively healthy after all.

The bad news is that with just two torpedoes, the battleship suffered more damage than the previous shelling battle.

At least, Admiral Mogash on the bridge clearly felt the huge vibration, as if it was the center of an earthquake deep inside. Many officers and soldiers were thrown out by the sudden impact, and screams broke out for a while.

Compared to the Shining Knight, the atmosphere on the Fuxi was a completely different story.

"All enemy dreadnoughts were hit!"

"The Frontier Bo has no energy response!"

"Long live! Long live!"

On the bridge of the Fuxi, Earth's soldiers cheered. Some sensible people even realized that this seemed to be the first dreadnought ship sunk by the empire in half a century, and they were already part of history. If it weren't for the well-trained elite crew present, some people might have gone crazy on the spot.

In addition, the staff department has received a report from Colonel Gao Lanfu from the Hawpar Cavalry and completed the statistics. Luo Zeshi reported directly: "The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has separated from the enemy group. Currently, only three ships are injured, but there are no serious problems. A total of 63 bombs were dropped, 34 hits, and 15 perfect triggers."

"Well, the hit rate is not bad. However, the trigger rate of the torpedo is less than half. This should be a process problem of the space bubble generator. Sure enough, there is room for improvement." Yu Liandao.

Luo Zeshi looked up at the mountains in awe, saying that what he most admired was his boss's Versailles energy.

Chief of Staff Mkawa also said: "Even so, the results of the battle are so brilliant that it is unbelievable. The empire's fearless fleet can definitely lose its combat effectiveness."

Yu Liandao: "Very good, we have already won half of the battle, but the more this happens, we must stay calm! If we overturn at this time, it will become the biggest joke in the history of war! The entire fleet turns to 50, advances 3, and opens up the empire. Carrier distance.”

He paused and showed a ferocious expression: "Tell everyone, get ready for the turkey shooting contest."

On the other side, the vibrations on the Shining Knight had just subsided, and Admiral Mergash felt as if he had lost weight, and his whole body was floating on the spot. He quickly reached out and grabbed the handle next to the seat.

Either the gravity simulation system was destroyed, or the energy supply on the ship could no longer guarantee its continued operation.

As soon as this thought crossed Admiral Mogash's mind, he saw his chief of staff, whose face was covered in blood, floating past him like a ghost, and said in a weak and even slightly ghostly voice:

"The shield is overloaded. The ship's control AI automatically turned off the gravity maintenance system and maintained all energy on the shield. Do you want to turn it back?"

Admiral Mergash held the handle tightly and wanted to curse, but looking at the chief of staff who was covered in blood and had a dead look on his face, he couldn't curse.

The chief of staff seemed to still have energy, and continued to add: "Also, the energy shaft tube has been leaked, and the engine power can no longer be maintained. Our mechanics are working hard to repair it... However, the explosion on the rear side of the ship just now, It cost us three maintenance teams.”

This means that half of the damage control team on board the Glory Knight was directly reimbursed.

This of course means that this dreadnought, which is armed to the teeth, has directly transformed from an iron knight driving a horse to a cripple stuck in a mud puddle.

Admiral Mogash actually wanted to laugh for a moment. He suddenly discovered that his plan, that he led this powerful imperial fleet, crossed the most dangerous star field after going through hardships, and lurked in an ambush in unexpected places on earth. It should be recorded in the textbooks. The war example suddenly became a joke.

Of course, if he himself is a joke, aren’t the big guys in the Privy Council and the Grand Marshal’s Palace even more of a joke within a joke?

He still didn't laugh after all, and sighed: "Where's the Conqueror over there?"

"Three main guns were destroyed, the shield was down, and the emerald steel armor belt was penetrated, but the overall power is still guaranteed." said the chief of staff.

He is indeed a defeatist strategist, but he is also a dedicated and capable chief of staff. Although he was thrown out by the explosion and his face was bloody, he finally did not lose consciousness. His first reaction was not to heal, but to ensure the condition of the other battleships.

Admiral Mergash glanced at the chief of staff gratefully: "Tell the Conqueror. Escape. Yes, and Viscount Nebot, let the aircraft carriers also escape quickly. All the warships that can still move, escape."

A trace of hesitation flashed in the chief of staff's eyes.

"You don't think we can still make a comeback by relying on gang warfare, do you? We are no longer able to provide artillery cover. The Earthlings' dreadnoughts can completely ignore us and continue their fleet movements leisurely, stretching the distance and killing the aircraft carriers one by one. Dropped. More than 40,000 marines, eight astral knights, and four phoenixes. To them, they are just wild ducks in the field now." The admiral said with a wry smile.

"With the Glory Knight still able to fire, we can at least serve as a fixed turret. We'll cut off the rear for everyone."

"No, what I mean is that the Frontier Conqueror is already on the run."

"..."

In fact, even the brave imperial army's morale is about to reach its limit after facing so many waves of damage beyond common sense.

Just like that, the Empire's only intact-looking dreadnought, the Frontier Conqueror, made an extremely unprofessional 180-degree U-turn and prepared to escape.

In combat, this move is very dangerous. Because during the 180-degree U-turn, the battleship's protection is the weakest. Not only is it unable to counterattack, it also directly exposes its fragile side with a large projection area to the enemy's main gun.

However, the timing she chose was still very clever. A minute ago, at the moment when those deadly boats approached one's own dreadnought fleet, the Earth fleet on the opposite side seemed to have anticipated this scene, and began to move in a counterclockwise arc again, trying to escape. Bird's Charge.

Therefore, the Conqueror actually chose the most ingenious time to turn to escape.

It can only be said that no matter how unprofessional the action is, as long as the timing is chosen right, it becomes the most wise and decisive action.