Him and their stars

Yu Lian estimated that the center of the earth should provide some support to Yang Xiyi, but it would not be too much. To put it bluntly, until now, the plunderers have been wreaking havoc on the colonies of the empire. Maybe the big shots on earth are just busy gloating about their misfortune. Of course, there must be some who feel the same way, as if it is not the empire that is suffering, but their own father.

However, the fire has not yet reached his own house, and the big shots can't get anywhere no matter how anxious they are.

"I estimate that the greatest support Marshal Paris can give to the colonies through the headquarters is the army." Yu Lian paused: "If you want money, you have to go through the National Defense Committee, or special approval from Congress... Well , but Chairman Nishita wants to pass the party’s primary election to compete for the next president, so he can’t cause trouble to his fellow members of the party at this time, right?”

Eleanor nodded, shook her head, then tilted her head, turned her profile to Yu Lian, and said seriously: "After Gan Jiang and Miss Moye helped me with my fortune telling, they took Ina and Captain Mengjiao left together. It has been more than a month now. Calculating the time, it is indeed time to return. This is the fourth exploration of that star field in the past half a year. I hope You can gain something."

"...most of half a year?"

"Yes! Our exploration of the URX46 star field began in August last year. Hasn't it been more than half a year now? Of course, for safety reasons, it is best to compress the exploration time to one About a month ago. This is the fourth time now.”

So what exactly did you do? Did they really find a mithril mine in the URX46 star field and intercept it?

Also, what roles do my two junior nieces play? And took away all the psykers in the fleet?

Yu Lian was indeed curious, but Eleanor was still very tight-lipped. Since she didn't want to say it, she naturally couldn't ask. Besides, Yu Lian is not so bloodless and tearful that he can control his senior sister.

But then again, the psykers were not present, and the fleet actually dared to bring them out to fight. Is this the senior sister's audacity or crazy jumping. Aren't you afraid of being ganged up on?

"If I am so incompetent that I will be attacked by pirates and join forces, even if Ina and the others are here, I should kill myself to thank the soldiers." Eleanor said proudly.

What's so proud about this? If you really commit suicide for this reason, there will not be another brave man in history who would rather break than bend, but only one more foolish fool.

"And didn't we discuss how the fleet should fight without psykers when we were students? Now I am just turning the dream of my youth into reality." Eleanor sneered: "It's a certain After these people become psychics, are they ready to draw a clear line between us mortals?"

Yu Lian thought to himself that I didn't draw a clear line, so the senior sister must not be talking about me.

"Of course, it was indeed a bit heart-pounding. Chief Marklov also criticized me. However, now that we have Yuri and Fina, there is no need to worry about this."

In this way, the Scarlet Throne officially joined the formation of the Thirteenth Fleet, starting formation training while conducting the final combat readiness cruise.

At this time, a total of 2,700 crew members transferred from various ships also boarded the Throne and were quickly staffed in important departments of the ship.

This even included a brigade of multi-purpose fighters, all dialed directly from the Lexington and Saratoga. As a result, the spacious hangar of the Throne was finally no longer empty enough to hit the sky.

The captain in charge of commanding the fighter planes is Lieutenant Colonel James Dutt, who was transferred from the Ninth Fleet only in the second half of last year. He is a medium-sized, energetic and excellent pilot and commander.

Although it was the first time Yu Lian met the other party, it was not the first time he heard his name. In the Volunteer Army era of his previous life, this top pilot was already old and naturally could not fly the aircraft himself. However, he served as an instructor and trained many outstanding flying warriors for the Volunteer Army. He was also a historical hero who enjoyed the reputation of a hero. celebrity.

...Of course, there were too many celebrities who chatted and laughed with him, so Yu Lian was already very calm. Now, he is the biggest celebrity in the entire fleet, and at least half of the people in the galaxy have heard of his name.

In addition, what makes Yu Lian happy is that this brigade also includes four test aircraft, which are the X-21 test fighters "jointly designed" by the Red Star Design Institute and Falkong Company. They are currently temporarily named "White" by the military. devil".

This fighter plane, which was born at the wrong time in the previous timeline, might be able to bloom fragrantly because it appeared in advance.

What is even more gratifying is that among the four pilots of these "White Devil" test aircraft, Li Baolu and Martha Daken were included. These two "old" comrades who participated in the Navy Day together and participated in the Far Shore Battle are now lieutenants.

"Have you installed that thing?" Yu Lian asked.

"It's installed. However, the officers said that you don't need to expose it in advance to deal with pirates, so it hasn't been used in actual combat yet." Li Baolu showed a knowing smile. It is difficult to see such an expression on this innocent child's face.

"Indeed, even if you don't use that thing. The performance of the White Devil is definitely not inferior to the purple electric dragon that the empire has just finalized. Aren't you two relying on brushing to become a trump card? Come on, next year, we can convince the military to I’m determined to change my clothes!”

Li Baolu immediately geared up and said that having a new fighter plane was equivalent to having a new sword, and he was waiting to test the sword with the Predator's dreadnought, completely forgetting that he was on the Predator's dreadnought.

Until he was kicked by his girlfriend Martha, he didn't understand why.

Then, the temporary first mate of the Throne changed from Feifei, who was just making up the numbers, to Lieutenant Colonel Kong Qingyu, the former captain of the Luoyang.

This experienced old officer is considered to be the senior subordinate of her father, and he was born as a serious old seaman. For an officer like him in the "non-professional group", it would be almost impossible for him to wear the star when he retires, if not for chance. However, which admiral wouldn't want his deputy to be an old officer who looks very hard-core?

Lieutenant Colonel Kong Qingyu is not yet sixty years old, but he is very satisfied with his current situation. He felt that his career should still have ten years. As long as he did not die in the war, he would most likely be promoted to another level, and then he would be able to enjoy retirement life with the treatment of a general. In fact, he would not die in the war right away. Yes, this star plus the same level of pension can be awarded to his family immediately.

In short, Lieutenant Colonel Kong didn't mind at all being the deputy of a junior who was more than thirty years younger than himself, nor did he mind at all from being a captain to a first officer.

After all, this is a dreadnought! The Community Navy has not had a new dreadnought for several years. His elite officers who had graduated from the Naval Academy were all drooling at the dreadnoughts built by the alliance. All the important positions on the new dreadnought are like carrots and pitfalls, and have long been snatched up by related households. But they never expected that I, an old and uneducated marginal person, would be there much earlier than them.

Based on this qualification alone, the general is stable!

Probably because of this, the first mate, who was almost sixty years old, suddenly burst out with the enthusiasm of a twenty-year-old young man. Every day, he led people energetically around the ship that was dozens of kilometers long, knocking here and touching there, as if he was checking the teeth of an animal.

Then, twenty-four hours later, he found Yu Lian: "It's such a good ship. It suffered so much damage, but it didn't affect its normal navigation at all. To be honest, this is much better than our Independence-class ship." too much."

Yes, the predator ships are ugly and green-skinned, but their performance is not weak at all.

Probably fearing that Yu Lian would misunderstand, the first mate hurriedly added: "However, after all, the Independence class is an old ship for decades. Hahaha, it is almost reaching its old age. If the Alliance is building it for us Those twelve Republic-class ships will definitely not be weaker than this."

Yu Lian thought it was hard to tell. The experimental nature of that thing is quite serious. I really don’t know why I placed an order for twelve ships at once. Of course, considering that the last four ships were jointly built by the community and the alliance, it can be considered a good start.

Kong Qingyu added: "It's just that I have checked the condition of the ship. There is no problem with the engine, but the shield is actually the Sirius 4 type produced by the Toss Merchant Group. This is a battle cruiser-level shield. In order to ensure protection, it is a one-time Six more units have been installed. This actually poses a problem to the proper efficiency of energy. Also, in terms of main guns..."

"The main gun was also purchased from the Toss Merchant Group. In addition, the original ones of the Marauders did not have uniform properties and specifications. The ability to fire salvos was all due to Dr. Xie, the special technician chief, and a group of temporary workers. It was rubbed out." Yu Lian smiled and said: "If we encounter a dreadnought with the same specifications, we will be no match at all."

"If you want to restore this ship to combat effectiveness, it does need to be overhauled frequently, and the internal devices also need to be replaced, at least to domestic specifications, so as not to cause problems with supplies."

"Yes! It would be a shame for such a good ship to appear in its strongest form." said the first mate.

"You can talk to Dr. Xie and see if we can work out a renovation plan."

"We have already talked. I have never talked with such a great scholar before." There was a hint of complacency in the lieutenant colonel's honest expression: "In short, he also agrees with my point of view. If this ship wants To participate in a high-intensity war, you really need to recuperate."

"So, does it really need an overhaul?"

"If it is a complete overhaul, it will at least need to be returned to the shipyard in Gibraltar, and it will take a year and a half to completely repair it. However, since the Thirteenth Fleet placed its first home port in New Port Arthur, Blue Label Company has still built a large-scale The dry dock. At least it can be carefully prepared." The first mate thought for a moment and then said: "At least it can be replaced with a standard type of weapons and shields."

The main guns and shields used by dreadnoughts are not a big deal, and spare parts can be stocked in any dry dock.

Yu Lian looked at the first mate and saw that the old gentleman was still smiling with energy and confidence, so he nodded tacitly and said, "Then, I'll leave it to you."

"Thank you for your understanding." The first mate sighed with relief, and then, as if he had received the highest instructions, he devoted himself fully to the subsequent training and combat preparations.

The naval cadets from the Toss Merchant Group were embarrassed to find that their technical positions had been taken over by Earth officers, and they felt a little depressed for a while.

After all, not every naval cadet can have a dreadnought to play with before they graduate.

So, Yu Lian told them that not every naval cadet can be mentored by elite officers who have experienced hundreds of battles at close range. You must learn to cherish it!

The naval cadets of the Toss Merchant Group are not students who have not left the ivory tower. Most of them are industry elites who have worked on armed merchant ships for several years. Naturally, they understand society and reality very well.

Of course, after the Earth officers and soldiers boarded the ship, the situation when they met the original dozen or so Imperial technical officers was somewhat awkward. Fortunately, the empire and the community are still "allies" after all, and there should be no irresolvable hatred. As for the various "minor border frictions" over the past thirty years since independence, haven't both sides already characterized them as misunderstandings? Aren’t we all members of the Galactic Civilization Parliament?

As long as both parties don't intentionally cause trouble, and don't say they love each other, they can at least live in peace. perhaps……

After all, the imperial officers are alone. Their leader, Colonel Soback, is still out of contact. No matter how fierce he is, he will not cause trouble at this time.

On the contrary, Yu Lian was worried that his own officers and soldiers would cause trouble.

After all, these core members of the Thirteenth Fleet all participated in the Far Shore Battle, and their strong military temperament was based on the humiliation of the Imperial Army. Therefore, Yu Lian called the officers for a small meeting and ordered them to restrain their men and not to cause trouble at this time.

"These are technical officers, not stormtroopers or astral knights. Even if you provoke these people, you won't show any ability!" Yu Liandao.

Yu Lian was also one of the commanders of the Far Coast Nebula Battle and one of the founders of the Thirteenth Fleet. Even if he excluded the high-ranking psykers and the champions chosen by the God of War, his prestige in the minds of these old subordinates was enough. .

As a result, they all expressed their gratitude to Commander Yu Company, please rest assured that we old subordinates will not pick on the weaklings and will never embarrass you.

In this way, after undergoing rigorous running-in training, the "rabble" on the dreadnought became more capable, and they became more skillful in cooperating with the teammates of the Thirteenth Fleet.

According to the original plan, they conducted several more days of war preparation cruise along the "New World Highway" channel. During this period, two very small-scale actual battles also occurred.

One was a small group of pirates whose reputation was not yet in the top 100 on the bounty list. They only had two small boats in total and were preparing to rob a cold chain ship transporting frozen meat.

This group of pirates were reduced to robbing grain-carrying ships, so you can imagine how miserable they were.

After seeing the huge fleet of the Thirteenth Fleet arriving, the birds and beasts naturally dispersed. Our side didn't even bother to change the original channel. We just fired a volley of cannons in the direction of the pirate ships, sank one and seriously damaged another, and then gave up. Naturally, we didn't pursue it specifically.

Li Baolu proposed that he could lead the attack, but the fighting spirit was not too high. It was obviously just out of the pilot's sense of responsibility. Yu Lian naturally rejected him.

On the other hand, Captain Bakvi of the cold chain ship was so grateful that he almost knelt down in front of everyone.

He stated that he set out from the imperial colonies to transport frozen meat to New Port Arthur and New Yumen. If he was intercepted this time and went wrong, he would be bankrupted in terms of liquidated damages alone.

In such a troubled time, he and his crew actually risked their lives to go out for transportation. It can only be said that this is the life of working people.