Him and their stars

Major General Sobek, who was not yet thirty years old this year, watched everyone discuss passionately. Of course, although the atmosphere was lively and even quarrelsome, it did not deviate from its "safety first" policy.

This moved Sobek very much. All the elite soldiers transferred from the empire present considered him as an expert on the "Dragon of Dawn" issue.

He was the youngest person present, but he was also the one with the most say. When he was a young boy in the colony and dreamed of restoring the glory of his ancestors, he never expected that he would be like this before he was thirty years old.

Therefore, while being moved, he only felt that the moral integrity was not worthy of the pressure.

He was about to say a few words when Lieutenant General Midbesh said in a no-nonsense tone. "Then, our response strategy must be sent to all friendly fleets."

The chief of staff said helplessly: "Sir, not all friendly fleets will be like us..."

"Cowardly, aren't you?"

"Pragmatic, what I want to say is pragmatic!" the chief of staff said loudly.

The attendees burst into laughter, and the scene was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.

In such a good workplace atmosphere, we must not let everyone be deceived because of my family opinions. When Soback thought of this, he felt that he was guilty, and he quickly said: "In the final analysis, the commander and the subordinates only put forward some immature opinions."

"Brother, you are too humble, or you are too eager to be humble." The lieutenant general said: "Facing that person, all the tactics we formulated are just treating a dead horse as a living horse."

Sobek was filled with admiration for a moment. He originally thought that he was already the most cowardly, no, pragmatic person. But I would never have imagined that General Midbexi is the real master!

Having said this, I heard the lieutenant general mutter again: "To put it bluntly, shouldn't the world of extraordinary beings be solved by the extraordinary beings themselves? Shouldn't the majestic demigods go to the heaven to pick up the knights and the tribunal? Is it too unruly to stay here and bully weak and humble gods like me? Humph, I can see now that the most unruly person in the universe is psychic. ”

However, those who rule the universe are also psychics! You dare to say this, I don’t know if you are really cowardly or really brave.

...But then again, I am also a psychic, but I can actually hear empathy. There must be some serious illness, right?

Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene seemed a little subtle, the lieutenant general quickly added: "Of course, we are imperial soldiers, and everyone must be prepared to die on the battlefield! I just hope that the sacrifice must be meaningful. If it is just If you turn it into scraps to embellish the enemy’s military exploits, you’re sorry for the wives, children, and children who are waiting for you to come home!”

"The general said yes!"

"You have to live a solid life, and you have to die well."

All the senior generals present praised him one after another.

Soback looked at the fierce general brother opposite him with sharp eyes, and then glanced at his colleagues on the scene. He still felt that if the frontline generals of the Imperial Army were all of this type, he would not always think about being transferred to the logistics department. .

He looked at the star map, his mind moved, and he said casually: "In addition, we must also be careful about the possibility of the enemy fleet rendezvousing in the nebula in advance."

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Lieutenant General Midbexi also looked at the star map and enlarged the frontal channel information. This general with a fierce face is actually a very careful person.

"You mean, the forked road will meet up at Channel 1?" the chief of staff asked.

As the only two navigable main channels in the Far Coast Nebula, the I Count Star Gap and the Luckner Corridor are connected by four branch channels in addition to their intersection in the Said System. This is the so-called "Far Shore Nebula Branch Road", and there are four in total.

However, three of the channels are all "north" of the Said system and have long been controlled by the empire.

What remains is the No. 1 branch channel. If you miss this place, Yu Lian's fleet will have to wait until they leave Nebula if they want to reunite.

Of course, according to the judgment of King Sand and his staff, it is unlikely that the rest of the fleet will reunite in the nebula.

"The branch channel is a bit narrow." The pilot said thoughtfully.

"Then the dreadnought can also pass through." said the chief operations officer.

"However, the jump efficiency will be affected. Won't the Tuosen fleet and Karaman fleet behind take the opportunity to catch up? Then it will form a situation of flanking the two sides." The chief of staff thought for a moment: "Of course, they You can also catch up and launch an attack, forcing the enemy Athena formation to divert into a side road."

Everyone looked at Lieutenant General Midbesh, who spread his hands: "This is beyond my ability to comment. Each of our fleets has its own mission and its own plan. Don't you know? , Has mysticism always been a characteristic of the Imperial Army? Of course, even the staff also plays this trick, which may be closely related to the temperament of their supervisor. "

So, is this person really a coward or really brave? Soback shuddered. He suddenly felt that although he had some affinity with the Lieutenant General, this guy was quite mixed, so it was better to keep the friendship with colleagues.

The lieutenant general added: "In short, you'd better take care of your own duties first. Under the current situation, as long as you don't make mistakes, you will definitely win. I hope everyone will keep this in mind."

"As long as you can survive, it's victory." the chief of staff added, like an experienced mouthpiece.

Soback almost stood up and saluted the lieutenant general. What he likes most is such mature and prudent remarks and attitude.

In this way, the military discussion ended happily with all the senior generals reaching a consensus.

...Originally, this is indeed how it should be.

However, just as the meeting was about to end, a communication was received from the Lucknar Corridor, coming from the friendly Karaman fleet.

As the imperial fleet responsible for chasing the Athena, they finally caught up with their target near the A11 galaxy in the Lucknar Corridor, and they could prepare for the next move.

"We attack." Lieutenant General Karaman sent an instant message. However, due to severe magnetic interference within the nebula, the picture and sound are somewhat distorted.

"General attack?" Lieutenant General Midbexi asked his friend.

"No, drive away the tired enemy." Lieutenant General Karaman, who has the face of an elite aristocratic officer, seems to be the type who cherishes words as much as gold.

Soback looked at Midbexi, only to find that the latter closed the corners of his mouth. Although the sound could not be heard, the subtle mouth shape was probably saying "Here comes the damn thing again, he is about to overturn" or something like that. .

This is really knowledge...well, the curse of psychic energy! Yeager Soback was full of struggle, saying that he did not want to have such keen observation skills.

The holographic projection of Lieutenant General Karaman on the opposite side stared at Midbexi, and his tone was still stiff: "If we can succeed, please cooperate."

"Understood." Lieutenant General Midbexi said: "Please also control the scale of the battle."

"I know it well."

Aren't you two good friends?

…

On the Fuxi, when Yu Lian appeared on the bridge with a relaxed pace, the atmosphere here was still not anxious, and the number of people on duty was still about 30% of the normal cruise level.

The entire ship did not enter a state of emergency combat readiness, and did not even notify all officers and men to stop taking rotations and rest. It seemed that they were a little too relaxed and heartless.

However, Yu Lian was very satisfied.

Just this detail is enough to prove that the officers and soldiers of the entire fleet do have the temperament to deal with things calmly. They will not change their pace because of the enemy's actions, nor will they let themselves fall into mental tension at any time, but they can maintain professionalism and efficiency in handling affairs. This is completely different from laziness and laxity.

Yu Lian felt that this was the true temperament of a strong military.

As long as it does not become arrogant and arrogant, it is necessary to continue to maintain this calm and composed temperament.

Chief of Staff Mkawa saw Yu Lian entering the bridge and rushed over to greet him.

Yu Lian scanned the timely star map of the Far Shore Nebula and saw that on the solid line representing Earl I Star Gap, four black triangle icons representing the Imperial Army had arrived in the galaxy next door.

From the star map, it looks like this situation is really about to bring about a storm. This is naturally a timely report sent back by the Sky Survey Eye and the reconnaissance ship at the rear.

"Is the Royal Rabbit where Soback is located over here?"

"It's certain. In addition, the flagship should be a Flame Dragon-class dreadnought. At their current cruising speed, they will catch up with us in 70 hours at the fastest. Do you want the entire fleet to be put into combat readiness?"

"No need for the time being. The enemies coming this way will not do anything unnecessary." Yu Lian was very sure.

Now our fleet has completed most of the channel in Earl Star Gap. If all goes well, it will leave the nebula within 80 hours and enter the most stable young and middle-aged galaxy group in the far bank star region.

On the other side, the Athena formation taking the Lucanal Corridor probably followed this schedule.

According to the original plan, the two fleets would meet at the Xinliao star system on the border of the far coast sector before the arrival of June, and then rush to Xinshuntian to redefine their defenses. A large amount of military supplies are stored there, and it is also the capital of the Far Coast Sector and the largest residential settlement.

Of course, this is when everything goes well.

Yu Lian knew full well that the empire would never let everything go smoothly for him.

Yu Lian nodded and quickly turned his gaze to the Lucknar Corridor next door. If he said that he was about to have a storm, the situation of the Athena was simply dark clouds.

No. The thunderstorm has actually started over there.

Of course, the thunder was loud, but the raindrops were really nothing special.

"How's the battle going?"

"It ended 5 minutes ago. Because General Bai had already prepared for the battle, the entire army suddenly turned around in the A11 galaxy of the corridor, turned around, and gave the empire's pursuit fleet a head-on attack. The enemy fleet took the initiative to leave the battle line."

Of course General Bai was talking about "Tai'a". After the girl arrived at the Fifth Ring, the National Defense Committee awarded her the rank of major general in accordance with the traditional treatment of psykers. Compared to someone else, Tai'a's promotion is generally in line with the Basic Law, and the Earth's Gong Gong princes are not so fussy when assigning military ranks.

However, the real commanders of the Athena formation were actually Major General Leis and Brigadier General Teach. One of them is the former deputy commander of the Far Coast Fleet, and has been the right-hand man of Sylvester for more than five years; the other is the captain of the Athena, and is also a traditional old ship who has experienced hundreds of battles. long.

However, these two veterans are also pragmatic and low-key types, and they all said that Miss Tai'a is the one who matters in this way, at least in name.

In addition, to say that it was a head-on attack, to put it bluntly, it means that the empire took the initiative to leave the battle line after suffering small losses.

Of course, considering Tai'a's own temperament, if her side's losses were greater, she would not hide it in the battle report. Since it is a "head-on attack", it at least means that the losses of the empire's pursuers will exceed those of our own side.

Not bad! Yu Lian thought. I didn't expect that girl to have the talent to lead troops in war. Although she was not the one commanding the fleet, the maneuver of turning around and turning around seemed like something she could do.

If you have determination, you will have the talent to become a famous general.

In a sense, decision-making is even more of a test of talent than strategy.

Yu Lian suddenly showed a comforting smile: "It's still a typical counter-pursuit and counter-harassment, but the results this time are more generous than last time, right?"

"Yes, at least four destroyers were definitely sunk, one light cruiser was seriously damaged, and we lost 1 Lightning Striker and 1 Ranger-class light cruiser. We also shot down the enemy at the cost of three White Devils and four Phantoms. 13 aircraft.”

"This kind of exchange ratio should continue to be publicized. In this way, more and more countries will feel that the imperial devils are exaggerating. If the combined fleet of Cirke friends can be quickly strengthened, this series of small-scale battles will The meaning is not limited to the results on paper." Yu Lian smiled.

In fact, Yu Lian has been doing this all this time. After all, Saide has fallen, and Xinya has a large army pressing down on the border. The local soldiers and civilians always need some good news to persevere.

There was still obvious worry on the face of the chief of staff: "It's just that in order to meet the pursuers, the march of General Bai's fleet was affected. Before they left the A11 galaxy, another enemy pursuit fleet also arrived. Now, The number of enemy ships behind them has exceeded 400, and there are two dreadnoughts."

Yu Lian didn't take it seriously: "The capacity of the gravity well in the corridor is limited, and the imperial army will slow down."

Of course, the chief of staff agreed with the commander's judgment, but still said: "However, we cannot rule out that they will do the same thing later."

Compared to the caution on the Earl Star Gap side, the pursuers on the Lucknar Corridor side were much more active.

If the imperial troops on both sides were wolves, one side would be like following an injured tiger, and the other side would be like tracking a herd of deer.

"Very good. I originally thought that when we sailed out of the Far Shore Nebula, it was time for the Imperial pursuit fleet to launch an attack. They would be like a pack of hunting wolves, following, harassing and biting until we were completely When we fall into fatigue, it’s time for the final siege. However, it’s obvious that the enemy is preparing to start early.”

Major General Mkawa said quite seriously: "Only the Lucknar Corridor started in advance. As for the I Earl Star Gap, because of your presence, the pursuers did not dare to make mistakes. Your Excellency, you alone have the power to intimidate It’s as big as a Titan.”

He really thinks so.

Yu Lian smiled noncommittally, walked to the star chart terminal, and enlarged the projection of the far shore star area.

"The enemy's personnel and warship status are actually far superior to ours, and they actually have a mobility advantage. Once they reach the star area, they are more likely to complete the encirclement of us."

His fingers slid along the channel of Earl I Star Gap. When his fingertips slid from the nebula to the hinterland of the star region, the icon representing the route suddenly changed from two zigzag lines to a network extending in all directions.

Chief of Staff Mkawa nodded slightly and added: "Just now, the staff has completed ten cruise calculations. Everyone can basically confirm that if we follow the original plan and rendezvous in the Xinliao galaxy, the enemy fleet is likely to be here. There is indeed a huge security risk in completing the encirclement. Of course, the premise is that they must gather twice as many troops as us on the battlefield."

If there weren't so many people, even if we complete the encirclement, we will definitely break through. What Major General Mkawa wants to say is actually this.

He was always worried that the combat effectiveness of this fleet was based on the commander's personal prestige, but unknowingly, the mentality of the strong had already appeared in every soldier, including of course the most staid old staff officers. Grow yourself.

"There are so many of them." The major general said again: "Sir, the more it is at this time, the more we need to avoid losses. Before the fleet is fully prepared and rested, all battles will be worth the loss."

Yu Lian was very pleased. It is precisely because of such mature and steady veterans that he is not worried that his remaining fleet will completely turn into arrogant and arrogant soldiers.

"What are your suggestions?"

The old chief of staff's cheeks trembled, and there seemed to be a hint of struggle and desolation in the wrinkles.

However, he did not hesitate after all, and said in a deep voice: "The original battle plan of giving up the rendezvous in the Xinliao galaxy, diverting supplies to Shuntian, and setting up defenses. Your Excellency, I believe that the entire far-coast star region is completely lacking." The meaning of defense."