Chapter 248: The Fall of Sirius
The command hall of the Baiyang battleship shook violently amidst countless gunfire, and sharp alarms continued to sound.
But the girl sitting in the captain's seat turned a deaf ear. Her petite figure gave people a sense of calmness as if she were sitting upright.
Isa clasped her hands in front of her chest, tightly holding a silver cross pendant wrapped around poplar wicker, which her mother had worn when she was young. She hoped that at this moment, she could maintain the same courage and courage as her mother and sister.
courage.
Half a step away from the captain's seat, Xu Qiusheng, who was wearing a white riding uniform, put his hands behind his waist, his back straight. No matter how the battleship beneath his feet shook, his stance never tilted at all.
The officers in the command hall also sat silently in their positions and performed operations on the work platform, but no one reported the battle damage of the battleship, because it seemed to have no meaning this time.
Explosions occurred one after another inside and outside the battleship, and the high-temperature flames burned the thin space. The tongues of fire kept spitting at the wounds, like the flame demon from hell feasting on delicious food.
No vanguard ship could withstand the joint bombardment of a battleship and six frigates head-on, not even the Topol.
This is common sense that everyone on the battleship understands, but when Isa observed the scenes on the ground in low-Earth orbit, she felt that they on the Topol should also work for the Ruther soldiers and civilians who were struggling in purgatory.
They should do something more, instead of just hiding in the dark, watching the Ruther District fall step by step under the artillery fire of the Empire, and watching the Ruther soldiers and civilians die with their brains shattered.
But they only have a solitary vanguard ship, and they really can't do anything of strategic significance. Their appearance will only lead to death.
It wasn't until she saw the war apostle piloted by Shi Chen being suppressed by the firepower of the imperial fleet that Isa finally made the decision to use the Baiyang as a shield to gain valuable time for the ground combat plan.
Only in this way, even if the ship is destroyed and everyone is killed, it still has a possible meaning, so that she can live up to the name of Elizabeth.
The Baiyang's ability to support itself to this day is entirely due to its advanced and complete design concepts and its protective capabilities that completely exceed the specifications of an advance ship. However, even so, the Baiyang, which has been able to support itself until now, seems to have reached its limit.
Isa looked at the battleship model on the holographic screen that was already in a red battle-damaged state. She turned her head slightly, looked up at Xu Qiusheng and asked angrily: "You are so stupid, why did I make such a reckless decision?"
, you should also follow."
Two minutes ago, when Isa made the decision that the Topol would release its stealth mode and launch full fire on the Imperial fleet, she had ordered all non-crew members except the battleship crew and triple artillery crew to evacuate the Topol in the launch bay, but she was not allowed to do so.
What was a bit embarrassing and touching was that the first time I led an army in combat, the military orders issued were collectively disobeyed by all of my subordinates.
Upon hearing Isa's question, the officers sitting on the work platform that was almost out of order all raised their heads and looked at Xu Qiusheng who was being asked the question.
Under the light of the fire outside the ship, the mountainous man clenched his fist in front of his chest and knelt on one knee. He raised his head and showed a bright smile to Isa, and said in a deep voice: "Because, you are our princess.
.As your guardian knight, no matter how stupid and reckless your decision is, we will fight to the death!"
As Xu Qiusheng finished speaking, there was a dull sound of touching the ground behind him, and all the officers in the command hall knelt down on one knee, with their backs straight, "I will follow His Highness to the death!"
Isa looked at the group of soldiers who followed her to the battlefield of Blackstone Military Region, looked at their pious and firm eyes, and listened to their unwavering oaths. She suddenly let out a sob, and tears the size of pearls kept rolling down.
, fell on the Baiyang, splashing crystals all over the place.
"Topol, continue the attack!"
"Yes! My highness!"
Under the continuous bombardment of artillery fire, the super-solid alloy armor of the Baiyang's vestibule gradually collapsed. Only the silver cross emblem entangled with Baiyang wicker was extremely dazzling under the burning flames.
...
The command hall of the Ruther District fell into a deathly silence the moment the Baiyang appeared in sight. All the officers looked at the picture on the screen in shock.
"Empire 4 frigate collapsed!"
"The engine of the Imperial 6 frigate was shot! It is making an emergency landing towards Nanling!"
"The port side of the Empire 3 frigate suffered heavy damage! Firepower dropped by 43%"
"The power furnace of the Empire 1 frigate exploded and is falling!"
No one expected that under such an absolute disadvantage, the Baiyang still maintained its rationality and had no intention of fighting head-on with the Sirius. Instead, it poured all its firepower on those who brought trouble to ground operations.
A hugely troublesome and relatively fragile Imperial frigate.
When the Imperial people underestimated the enemy and were caught off guard, two of those frigates were destroyed by the Baiyang, which was as weak as a poplar flower. One made an emergency landing, and the other three ships also suffered heavy damage to varying degrees.
But even so, under the powerful firepower from the opposite side, the Baiyang began to reach its limit and was about to fall.
Seeing the Baiyang in flames under the bombardment, Feng Shangming, who had always remained absolutely rational and calm, couldn't help but burst into tears.
The old commander had no more time to sigh and lament, so he resisted not looking at the dying silver-cross warship and asked solemnly: "How long will it take?"
"Particle compression and acceleration completed!"
"Energy input maintains maximum output!"
"The evacuation of the Subrian position staff is complete!"
"A large number of high-energy particle polymerization reactions have been detected inside the Sirius, and it is estimated that there are still ten days before launch!"
"Nine!"
"eight!"
"seven!"
...
At the Suborion position, looking at the Baiyang in the sky that was still fighting back despite the burning fire, Shi Chen's heart was suddenly filled with incomparable pain and guilt.
If it weren't for his reckless decision, which dragged all the officers of the Ruther District Command into a desperate situation with no way out, if it weren't for his reckless decision, how could the Topol be so foolish to leave stealth and carry seven imperial warships on its back?
The bombardment was just to help him buy precious time.
But although he was painful and guilty, he never regretted it!
Because this is indeed his last chance, the last chance of the Ruther Military District, a chance to fight without bloodshed! A chance to win in battle, a chance to save the 13 million people of the Ruther District from fire and water!
Forced to endure the physical pain and inner suffering, with a beast-like roar, the War Apostle once again resisted the mountain-heavy loic particle rail gun, and at the same time it seemed as if he was carrying a load heavier than the mountain.
To bear a heavy responsibility, aim at the misty starry sky outside the Baiyang.
Listening to the approaching countdown coming from the communicator, Shi Chen shouted at the Baiyang's signal mark: "Isa! Get out of the way!"
The Baiyang in the night sky seemed to have heard his call, and as if it was trying its last bit of strength, the remaining engine spurted out a small amount of flames, struggling to move out of the ballistic range between the War Apostle and the Sirius.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up!!!" Shi Chen stared with red eyes, silently shouting for Baiyang in his heart.
"It is estimated that there will be five days before the Sirius is launched!"
"Four!"
"three!"
"two!"
Shi Chen's sight finally lost sight of the Baiyang, and he also saw the spiral gate of the main gun muzzle slowly opening against the background of the starry sky.
As if facing a giant beast that could destroy the world, Shi Chen's spirit suddenly became highly tense and concentrated, and the command's calibration sound came from the communicator.
"The railgun energy storage device is fully charged!"
"The shooting elements have been reset!"
"Other errors are left to the pilot to correct manually!"
"one!"
With the overlap of the command and Xiao Chu's double ballistic calculations, Shi Chen didn't hesitate at all, gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger hard!
A nova of light that seemed to be the beginning of the world exploded from the muzzle of the gun, instantly breaking through the barriers of space and time, and slammed into the main gun muzzle of the Sirius, which was about to spit out a world-destroying light.
There was sudden silence between heaven and earth.
The Sirius was like a giant beast that was feasting on heaven and earth. It suddenly swallowed a piece of food that was difficult to swallow and even indigestible. It burped, and the flames spit out the main gun muzzle, then suddenly converged, and rolled back.
return.
There was a deep muffled sound in the command hall of the Sirius. Prince Hong Jian, who had previously been sitting on the throne like a god, seemed to have been shot in the head by a sharp arrow from a mortal. He stood still and his eyes were dull.
An unknown moment passed, but it seemed like an eternity. The man known as the Wolf of the Empire looked at the white poplar ship that was still standing in the fire and the red metal giant behind her, revealing a hint of anger.
The look of relief.
In the sudden explosion of light and heat, the horizon fell into absolute white, and then returned to darkness.
Then die.
Just die.
Sirius, fallen.
Chapter completed!