Him and their stars

First, it took 30 minutes. Everything unfolded like a pre-arranged performance, and it was performed step by step in the way everyone imagined.

Under the watchful eyes of the Earth Fleet, the group of predators seemed to be forced to show their true reaction. They did not dare to turn back and escape, nor did they have the determination to break through. They just lingered and crawled forward. At this moment, they no longer looked like hungry hyenas, but more like a group of panicked sheep.

When the predator fleet really lingered to two astronomical units away from the Azure Princess, there was an obvious jump signal in the direction of the No. 2 gravity well behind the fleet.

Needless to say, it was the Alliance Fleet that arrived.

The fact should be true. The first to enter this system was a heavy cruiser with an overall triangular pyramid shape, which was the famous Neutron Star Cruiser. Before the Empire's Clear Sky class entered service, this was the cruiser that was recognized as having a perfect balance of combat power and performance in the entire universe.

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

They did not stop, nor did they waste time on greetings. They just sent a pre-arranged friendly signal to the Azure Princess, and then without saying a word, they entered the first-level charge speed and rushed towards the rear of the predator fleet.

The warships did not arrive, but the artillery fire arrived first. The leading neutron-star warship directly fired a row of ultra-long-range sub-light-speed missiles. Judging from the cruise trajectory of those missiles, they were definitely more advanced than the anti-aircraft missiles just fired by the predators.

A small predator assault ship that fell at the end of the team was destroyed in the first place.

At this time, the panic of the predator fleet finally responded to the action.

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

It can be seen that the predators were indeed panicked, because the swallow-shaped formation was obviously scattered.

It can also be seen that they did not panic at all. At least the Predator Fleet did not make a gorgeous and tragic 180-degree turn under the bombardment launched by the Alliance from the rear.

So, these more than ten Predator warships really came towards the Community Fleet like insects frightened by the beating of woodpeckers.

At this time, everything was unfolding perfectly.

However, the largest Predator flamethrower ship was very open and entered the charge state, almost in a straight line towards the Azure Princess. He was soon set on fire by his own escort warships, but he was still moving forward.

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

"The plunderers have tactics in this regard, using the flagship as bait to launch a desperate assault and cover the breakout of most friendly forces. This is also a very typical environmental influence. Only with such determination can they survive in the environment of the galactic center and continue to invade civilized countries. Of course, only in this way can they give birth to a Khan like Tomiteli and have the Galactic Empire we see now." Marshal Erwin said.

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

Looking at the screen again, the plunderer's flamethrower, after desperately spitting out a volley of artillery, suddenly a ball of hot flames rose from the stern, and the fragments of the hull burned and fell in all directions. The plunderer warship suffered such a heavy blow that its speed suddenly slowed down, just like a warrior who was charging into the battle array and naturally began to exhaust himself after being wounded several times.

Although she was still moving forward, she was staggering and dying. It was obvious that the plunderer's warship would never be able to break through the defense network of the Azure Princess.

So, the anxiety on Mr. President's face seamlessly switched to admiration: "Although they are demons, they are still such admirable warriors. As expected, there must be a teacher among three people. Even the Ero people have something worth learning from."

Is this theology used in this way? Moreover, it is not certain that the people on the opposite ship must be Ero people? Yang Mingzhao pressed his temple and turned the iron ring on his index finger with his hand.

At this time, the alliance fleet also rushed over from behind. They sank three plunderer assault ships in succession and drove the remaining enemy ships towards the community's encirclement.

The situation of being sandwiched on both sides has been perfectly formed.

"Or rather, it's more like a hammer and anvil!" President Nishita made a very original metaphor, and was full of vigor for a while, "Speaking of which, this should also be the first joint military action between the Alliance and the Community after the outbreak of the war between us and the Empire, right?"

Marshal Erwin was slightly startled, and then nodded.

"Haha, that is indeed a good omen." President Nishita immediately showed a relieved smile.

At that moment, he seemed to have seen that under his eloquence...his righteousness, the main force of the Alliance was fully mobilized, and under his leadership, the elite soldiers and generals of the Community joined forces to kill the Imperial Army. In the end, the Emperor of the Empire could only sigh in despair, ceded land and paid compensation, and retreated to the Wanwang Pass.

He, Keith Nishita, is not only the greatest president in the history of the Community, but also a god who holds high the fire of justice in the free world.

...Then, his imagination was interrupted by the sudden alarm.

He looked in the direction of the alarm, and saw a communications officer shouting in a voice that was almost like a scream: "The destroyer No. 417 of Yangwei was sunk. The attacker is... the battleship of the Alliance!"

"The battleship of the Alliance fired at us!" another communications officer shouted.

The triangular pyramid-shaped heavy cruiser opened its gun port again and threw out more than 20 sub-light-speed missiles equipped with thermonuclear warheads. But this time, these advanced standard missiles did not pounce on the plunderer's warship, but clearly pointed at the Earthling's Penguin light carrier and the cruiser No. 211 of Anaconda.

And this time, the distance from which the opponent launched the bombardment was even closer than before.

Anaconda No. 211 was lucky. It had an alert crew and commander, and the evasion was also immediate. It was only hit by a missile, but it was injured but not killed. However, her front armor was indeed smashed with an obvious crack. If a closer artillery battle really happened later, it would definitely be the opponent's main target of concentrated fire.

On the other side, the light carrier Gannet was probably busy directing the fighters it had launched, so its movements seemed very slow. Caught off guard, the ship was instantly hit by six missiles. The outer armor on the back of this flat-shaped warship, which looked like a large biscuit, collapsed on the spot, just like a turtle opening its shell from the upper wind. The most important hangar facility inside also started to catch fire.

After all, the Gannet is a 2,000-meter-long mothership. It will not sink immediately, but it has completely lost all its functions as a mothership.

So, those community fighters that have been launched into space also lost their home ports in a daze.

But in fact, most fighter pilots have no intention of paying attention to such things. You know, as early as when the neutron star cruiser launched a blatant sneak attack, they had been attacked from behind by "friendly" fighters.

Nearly a quarter of the fighters were killed in the sneak attack of "friendly forces" at the first time, including the only White Devil team - it is obvious that these alliance soldiers knew the combat effectiveness of the light wing fighters too well, so they chose the target with the greatest threat of concentrated fire at the first time.

Fortunately, as the escort force of the President, the pilots present were all elites, and most of the fighters still reacted and started to fight back immediately.

Although individual fighters are fragile, they are also very easy to turn around!

However, after losing the initiative, they also fell into a disadvantage. It was already their best effort to barely protect themselves, and naturally there was no way to come back to support their own fleet.

On the bridge of the Azure Princess, the crew finally reacted from the shock of being attacked blatantly, and hurriedly entered the combat position.

"All isolation hatches, close immediately! All combatants, take positions immediately! Take positions immediately! This is not a drill! I repeat! This is not a drill! The main gunner? Where is the chief gunner? Why isn't he on duty at this time?"

"I, we are on a cruise ship, and the chief gunner is actually the secretary of Chairman Speed!"

"Why would the secretary of the chairman of the ship management come to play the role of chief gunner?"

"So, because ours is a cruise ship! You agreed to it at the beginning."

The Azure Princess is indeed equipped with a triple-mounted battlecruiser-class ion main gun. This was modified after the Navy Day in 830. Based on this point, the firepower of this cruise ship is quite explosive by the standards of armed merchant ships. But no matter what, she is just a luxury cruise ship after all, and now it is used as a car for visiting heads of state, and no one has ever considered using her main gun.

In this case, it seems reasonable to let the secretary of a big shot play a guest role to brush up his qualifications.

Of course, the captain felt very wronged. Did he really agree to this? It was clearly agreed by President Nishita!

"Anyway, have the gunnery officer run to the bridge! Preheat the main guns for me!"

"It's already been preheated. The gunnery team will be in place in three minutes!"

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

There is indeed an aircraft hangar on the Azure Princess. This was of course converted from the simulated ecological park and commercial street in the belly of the ship after the Navy Day, and it can accommodate seven or eight more lifeboats and a squadron of fighters.

However, these fighters are actually old-model Chickadee fighters, with various fancy paint jobs, and are used as a guard of honor for this visit.

...But it's better than nothing.

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

"Then give them stimulants!"

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

There is no way, as I said before, the Azure Princess is a cruise ship after all. Although most of the department leaders were replaced by officers and non-commissioned officers after the Navy Day incident in 830, two-thirds of the crew members and department deputies are still civilians.

As for why they were not replaced by 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 super luxury cruise ships such as the Azure Princess does not belong to the community government until now, and you should understand.

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

As for the efficiency of executing orders, it is probably only one-third of the usual. But in any case, it was indeed executed.

On the other side, Yang Mingzhao had already come to the third floor of the bridge and said to the already confused President Nishita: "Sir, the situation is urgent, we need to escort you to a dedicated shelter."

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

Marshal Erwin asked, "Are these warships really the Alliance Space Fleet? What are the results of the contour imaging comparison and signal analysis?"

"I have already ordered everyone to do it, but the other warships are equipped with magnetic camouflage, and the contour imaging system is interfered. 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 to praise him. He said in a deep voice, "Magnetic camouflage? This is a doubt."

President Nishita finally reacted from his confusion and asked in surprise, "This, this, do you mean that these attackers are not the Alliance Fleet?"

"The possibility of disguise is not ruled out." Yang Mingzhao said.

"But, but what about the neutron star cruiser? Isn't this kind of warship not exportable?" When Nishita was the chairman of the National Defense Committee, he considered introducing the neutron star cruiser, but was rejected by the Alliance.

"Even the Alliance's lightsabers 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 plunderers must have come from the Alliance. After all, it is a country of merchants!" Marshal Alwin, who has served for nearly 70 years, sighed.

"... In fact, I can also be sure that the plunderers have traded coalition products with the Alliance officials through third parties." Yang Mingzhao, who has been an official for two and a half years, also sighed.

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

President Nishita's expression was very ugly, and it was unclear whether he was embarrassed for his naivety or blamed himself for his slackness just now.

"So, we can't rule out the possibility that they are the Alliance fleet?" President Nishita asked with a straight face, feeling that he seemed to have grasped the blind spot again.

The marshal was slightly startled, then smiled bitterly and nodded: "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 porthole of the bridge and shuddered. Although he has always given the public a fearless tough guy personality, this is indeed the first time he has been so close to the deadly war.

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

He didn't act pretentiously anymore, and followed the loyal secretary and several special service team members who rushed over, and ran out of the bridge.

The hurried president certainly didn't notice that Marshal Alwin didn't leave his seat. As a veteran of the War of Independence, even if he has seen ninety years, even if he has retired, he can never allow himself to escape from the war.

However, at this time, screams were heard again from the bridge: "Predator warship, Predator warship, move forward!"

They were talking about the Predator flamethrower that had been stopped by artillery fire. The ship had lost one-third of its hull at this time, and it was still on fire. It looked like it had died.

However, after it stopped in place for three minutes, the engine that had been extinguished once again spurted out refreshing blue flames, and then began to accelerate. It was as if a knight who had been beheaded stood up and moved forward again with a sword.

Then, in just a few seconds, this "headless knight" had changed from moving forward to charging. This was a more swift and fierce charge than any previous one.

The target of the charge, except for the Azure Princess, naturally did not think of him.

The Earth's escort warships were once again shocked by this divine deployment, and when they quickly concentrated their fire to intercept, it seemed to be a step too late. The fire on this strange-shaped triangular warship seemed to be getting hotter, but its charge speed did not slow down at all.

When the main gun of the Azure Princess slowly aimed at this aggressive uninvited guest, the captain could only shout: "Everyone, prepare for impact!"

He seemed to have no confidence in whether the main gun of the ship could stop the opponent.