Him and their stars

Somewhere on the edge of the Dawn Star Territory, a group of small-scale community fleets and imperial fleets are "happily" accompanying them in the unfamiliar sea of ​​​​stars.

The Community Fleet is naturally the Thirteenth Fleet responsible for patrolling and channel security. Now, after receiving a batch of 12 "assault ships" produced by the Xinyumen Shipyard, this fleet has also received two light cruisers and four destroyers from the expeditionary fleet. The scale is really huge. It feels overwhelming.

The Imperial fleet consisted of one battlecruiser, three heavy cruisers, three light cruisers and six destroyers. Although the absolute number of battleships is smaller, it may be because they are large and medium-sized ships, and they even appear more majestic than the "friendly forces".

Colonel Ina Silica stood on the bridge of the Aurora, the flagship of the Thirteenth Fleet, and placed the radio telescope on her face, scanning the distant starry sky. He nodded thoughtfully, as if he had really discovered some blind spot.

Yes, as a third-level psyker, she had just obtained the rank of colonel during the New Year. In terms of promotion speed, she was already as good as someone else.

"So, is there any discovery that can guide our next move? Miss Navigator?" Brigadier General Eleanor Bonaparte said with an expressionless expression on her hands.

Eleanor was kidding of course.

Although Ina Silika is already a newly promoted colonel and has joined the ranks of high-ranking officers, she was a scumbag from a public high school who almost didn't get her diploma back then and had no systematic knowledge of navigation. Of course the navigator couldn't do it. The current chief navigator of the Thirteenth Fleet is an experienced veteran. Although he is not a psyker, he is skilled in the business and has rich experience.

Of course, Eleanor also knew that although her friend and assistant was a scumbag, this kind of spiritual intuition that was sharper than wild animals was actually quite useful when exploring the stars.

No, after hearing the question, Ina nodded slightly with a heavy expression: "Actually, here..."

Eleanor's eyes lit up: "Is there a situation?"

"The Empire's Silas fleet is still at our three o'clock direction, maintaining the same speed as us, but the distance seems to be closer. But it doesn't matter. In this case, we are still within a safe distance for shelling. Outside. As long as Beiwei launches an assault, he can kill them in front of them with just one acceleration."

"...I asked you to find pirates, but are you thinking about how to find friendly forces to attack?" Eleanor Bonaparte said angrily.

"But, isn't this what you and Chief of Staff Yang mean?" Ina put down the radio telescope and blinked her big ruby ​​eyes hard: "In addition, Yu Lian...the commander also said that the so-called fire prevention and theft prevention Defending allies, indeed the most important thing should be placed at the end.”

Although Eleanor felt that there was some truth in what she said, she was still angry about it: "So, where are the pirates? What about such a big Nine Snakes pirate?"

"There is still no trace...it's strange. If they are still alive, they may have been driven to this galaxy."

"Then it might have crashed?" Eleanor thought.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. The timetable we have set for this pursuit is only one month, and it is coming soon. Why don't you ask the attitude of the opposite empire?"

"Indeed, the pirates can never be wiped out. Our power is limited, and we cannot spend too much energy and time on such daily tasks."

Yes, they are indeed on a mission to hunt down pirates and restore law and order. This starts with the joint special military operation a few months ago. At the end of the battle to annihilate Tianzi No. 1 anti-social organization, the Three Kingdoms seized a large amount of information from the snake's lair. There is some evidence that proves that the "Nine Snakes Pirate Group" active in the New World Highway area is a peripheral organization of the World Serpent.

The leader of this pirate group, Captain Sanz Planck, who is already famous and "chivalrous" at a young age, is said to have aristocratic blood from the Nepheid period, and is even a senior member of the Snake Organization.

A subordinate of this No. 1 terrorist organization is actually still active near the Dawn Star Territory. Isn't this a huge security risk? Wouldn't this threaten the "peace of a generation" and the common development and prosperity of the Dawn Star Territory?

...Of course, the biggest security risk is actually the "ally" on the opposite side, but this is not important.

Anyway, when the news reached the New World, it immediately attracted the attention of both parties. Both the empire and the community have mentioned this matter as the third most important thing.

...Of course, the first big thing is the movements of the "allies", and the second big thing is the progress of the Dawn Star Territory development plan. But that's not important either.

Importantly, according to information from the Milky Way, the World Serpent is actually an ally of the Predators, and has an inexplicable PY relationship with the Predator Expedition the year before last. Maybe, the person responsible for communication between the snakes and the predators is the Nine Snakes pirate group.

More importantly, Captain Plank himself seemed to have appeared in the civilian area of ​​the Fortress of Unity on July 7. His figure was captured on the surveillance screen, which is very imaginative.

As a result, the warning fleets and patrol fleets near the fortress all moved - of course, only these moved. In the real decisive battle, the fleet's attention is still on the "ally" on the opposite side.

All in all, this matter is important, but not that important. But to say it's not important is actually still very important. It is roughly based on this subtle state of wave-particle duality.

Then, on the morning of July 10, a patrolling destroyer from the Empire indeed discovered traces of the unknown fleet in a certain star system in the Dawn Passage.

The brave Imperial destroyer Hussar 777 arrived for close inspection and determined that it was a pirate fleet composed of eight large and small ships, all emblazoned with the emblem of the Nine Snakes pirate regiment.

The destroyer was subsequently discovered and sunk by the pirate ship, but the message was sent back to the Unity Fortress via the gravitational wave beacon.

Judging from the footage sent by Hussars 777 before he died, the two pirate ships were no ordinary armed merchant ships, they were clearly raider ships.

Well, just two small fire-breathing ships. It's actually not surprising.

After all, the Predator is a product that can thrive in the forbidden area of ​​civilization in the center of the galaxy. If nothing else, at least its vitality is still very strong. When their imperial dreams and top organizations were completely destroyed, these plunderers who fled to the New World scattered like weeds everywhere. After being cut here, they could always spring up elsewhere.

However, it is a different matter when predators and pirates join forces, especially pirates like Nine Snakes.

This is by no means an ordinary pirate, he must hit hard.

As a result, the nearby fleets of the two countries swarmed in like hounds after hearing the alarm bell.

The first to arrive from the community was the Thirteenth Fleet, which was quietly testing the performance of the "assault ship" nearby. What the empire arrived at was the Silas fleet - this fleet was performing the task of escorting supplies and was preparing to return to the country.

They all quickly received instructions from their superiors to completely wipe out the Nine Snakes pirate group. What followed was a pursuit that lasted for more than three weeks.

Facts have proved that no matter how tough the pirates are, they are unable to fight back in the face of a well-trained fleet. And once they are traced, it will be extremely difficult to escape.

During this period, no matter how hide-and-seek the pirates were, they would always be beaten up by the combined fleets of the two countries. Both the Empire and the Community were certain that all pirate ships were concentrated by their own artillery fire, and at least four of them, including the two Predator Flamethrowers, were definitely sunk.

However, it was difficult to confirm whether all the pirates had been wiped out, and whether Gangplank of the Nine Snakes pirate group was dead, so they could only continue the pursuit.

After chasing all the way to the M141 galaxy in the Dawn Passage, which is also the end of the currently known star map, the only remaining fleets still pursuing the team are the Community's Thirteenth Fleet and the Empire's Silas Fleet.

Eleanor praised this opponent very much: "There is a saying, although he is a pirate, he is also a very difficult opponent. That Gangplank's escape and stealth methods are quite good. I heard that he is a top student who graduated from the Alliance Naval Academy? It’s well-deserved.”

"So, according to the original plan, we will explore here for twenty-four hours and then return?" Ina asked.

"Yes. In the final analysis, it doesn't matter whether Captain Plank is the head of a snake or has some dark information about the Alliance in his hand. After all, he is just a pirate. In comparison, if a new gravity well can be explored, I don't think it will be possible this time. It's a waste of time," Eleanor said.

The two just discussed the follow-up affairs. At this time, the Imperial Fleet at 3 o'clock also sent a communication request.

That Major General Silas was a typical aristocratic general in his fifties who was quite magnanimous and coercive.

Both Eleanor and Ina felt that they really couldn't get along with this type of uncle. However, during this period of cruise, everyone was generally in peace, and they tried their best to cooperate while ensuring safety during combat. If you can ignore that both parties actually keep one eye on each other, it can even be regarded as a happy cooperation.

"Commodore Bonaparte, we have lost traces of the Nine Snakes pirate group and have decided to explore here for 24 hours and then return." Major General Silas got straight to the point and looked businesslike.

"So do we. Then, how about you exploring the outer ring and our army searching for the three planets in the inner ring?"

Major General Silas hesitated for a moment, but still nodded in agreement.

In this way, the two fleets that had been working together sincerely a few minutes ago carefully distanced themselves a little further and began preparations for planetary exploration.

Since this is daily exploration, I can take a break.

So, on the bridge of the Aurora, after the orderly served tea, the two began to chat casually. Eleanor really wanted to discuss the situation, but she always felt that as a senior military officer, it seemed a bit frivolous to control politics in private.

Besides, Ina across from her didn't look like she could discuss such a topic.

But at this moment, footsteps came from beside him. The one who came over was Eleanor's newly appointed adjutant, Lieutenant Luna Cole, a top student who just graduated from the Central Defense University last year and a member of the 832th World Tiger Talisman Group. A girl who has a calmness that is completely inconsistent with her age. At first glance, she is on the path of a disciplinary committee member.

She was usually very serious, but her expression at this time was even more serious.

After saluting, Lieutenant Luna Cole used his terminal to open the ship's communication library and retrieved a file.

"Secret emergency call from Unity Station." She wanted to report, but after glancing at the bridge, she fell silent again.

Eleanor looked at the telegram in surprise, and her expression immediately froze. The curious Ina came over, glanced down, and immediately raised her head in surprise.

There was only one sentence in the message: "The imperial defenders have launched an attack on us."

"So fast." After a long time, Eleanor breathed out a rough breath.

Lieutenant Cole smoothed his hair, thinking that what you said meant that you had been looking forward to a fight, right?

"Chief of Staff Yang and Yu Lian...the officers all said so, but I thought the fire wouldn't start here first." Ina whispered.

"Since it is an empire, the battlefield will appear anywhere." Eleanor said: "It was sent from Unity Fortress, Commander Yang, right? Where is the Fleet Headquarters of the Miracle Ring?"

Lieutenant Luna shook his head: "The message was sent from the Unity Fortress 12 hours ago. If it is the headquarters of the Ring of Miracles, it would be good to receive it as soon as tomorrow."

Yes, this is the New World, and there is no hyperspace instant communication network with a hypothetical core of protoplasmic wave terminals. The fastest communication method also relies on gravitational wave beacons for relay, and proper communication relies on roaring... However, when it comes to seismic waves, Eleanor suddenly remembered that the Community actually has one in the New World. At first, they said they were planning to stay in New Lushun, but later Teacher Yang secretly moved them to Tuanjie Fortress.

Although it is only a small terminal with limited coverage, with this thing, as long as signal decoders are installed in all the beacon towers, the orders of the Unity Blockade will be transmitted to all units on the side faster.

That is, we have received it, but the Empire has not.

Thinking of this, Eleanor immediately had an idea: "There is indeed no new news, but it doesn't matter. Before I set off, Commander Conneris and Chief Yang both told me that in this case, the community How the fleet should act."

Ina and Lieutenant Cole looked at each other and thought, isn't this what you said? But of course they couldn't express their objection at this time.

"So?" Ina asked: "Our military strength is not as good as the other side, and we escaped before the Silas fleet could react?"

"Oh hehehehe~~~~" Eleanor covered her mouth and laughed like a barbell: "Ina, who do you think I am? Let the bastards come closer!"