The first thousand four hundred and seventy-six chapters are very close
The constant pressure exerted by the Protoss on the other side of the Abyss finally forced the Fallen Apostles to mobilize more troops to the far frontier. No matter what problems the latter had internally, it seems that their general military mobilization and external defense mechanism
Seems to be still functioning normally: there may be some decrease in efficiency, but at least they still respond effectively enough to the protoss invasion.
But these have little impact. Even if the defense mechanism of the fallen apostles is still operating, they cannot simultaneously block the two-sided attack from the New Empire and the Gods.
What the Protoss is good at is continuous combat and stable advancement. Although their movement speed is not as fast as the Xiling Apostles, they have strong battlefield demobilization capabilities and pressure resistance. The more fallen apostles invest in the fleet of the Protoss army, the more likely they will be defeated.
The deeper it sinks, the fewer counterattacks the Emperor will face after it starts taking action. The enemy commanders must also know this, but they have to keep their fleets at the forefront of the Protoss' attack: If
If they don't do this, the far reaches of the Abyss will soon be conquered by the Gods.
Under enough pressure, the fallen apostles will also make mistakes in judgment, and they will relatively underestimate the threat of the new empire: this is the time for the emperor to act.
Following Sandora's order, the huge imperial fleet slowly broke away from the locking force field of the star port, jumped into the void in batches, and rushed towards the abyss barrier that had been blocking the emperor for several years.
"The first army is approaching the abyss identification zone. The vanguard force and the main fleet are executing order field separation...The separation is completed. The information offset between the vanguard force and the main fleet is 35%, and they will contact the enemy outpost in advance.
"
"The Fourth Legion releases the void disruptor, and the disruptor is deployed!"
"There is an abyss reaction in the identification area...it is determined to be the fallen apostle frontline outpost! The order field is being expanded and a quick kill is being carried out!"
Reports from each fleet are summarized to the general headquarters. The commanders of each fleet decide on their own local battle plans. Sivis and Sandora are personally responsible for the general headquarters to coordinate all fleets. As they continue to approach the abyss,
The intelligence to be processed in the command hall of the Imperial Admiral began to increase at a speed visible to the naked eye, but the best frontline commanders and military commanders in the empire gathered here. This massive amount of frontline intelligence was processed here in an orderly manner, without any fuss.
Confused.
I knew it was best not to get involved in things I didn't understand at this time, so I waited quietly aside for the time being, with my eyes always staring at the holographic projection in front of me: the shipboard host translated the abstract void route into an easy-to-understand schematic diagram.
, I was able to roughly grasp the current situation of the fleet and the progress of the firefighting area.
The abyssal area is like a large mess of cotton wool on this schematic diagram. Large swaths of shadows gather on one side of the picture, representing a twisted zone that is completely unknown to the emperor. The edges of these shadows appear to be
Messy and uneven wavy lines, these wavy lines are not actual "defense lines", but interference zones composed of a large number of void outposts and void fortresses. These interference zones composed of void facilities stretch endlessly, covering the entire abyss area.
In the mist, it is the chaotic information they release that prevents the empire from accurately scanning the situation in the abyss, nor can it accurately locate 99% of the material world there, as long as these void outposts are still operating.
, they can continue to disrupt the void engines of the imperial fleet, preventing us from rushing into the inland areas of the fallen apostles - so now the emperor is gradually destroying these outposts.
Void outposts are things set outside the world. There is a constant order field around them, so they can be permanently deployed in the void. The scale of void outposts is often not large, usually only equivalent to a small star port. These
The main functions of the outposts are surveillance and early warning, as well as serving as jamming towers. Their combat capabilities can deal with small groups of invading troops, but they are obviously unable to cope with the pressure of large armies: the imperial fleet's method of dealing with these small outposts is violent and simple.
Just expand the order field of the fleet and rush directly over.
The small order field of the outpost will be swallowed up in an instant, and then the outpost itself will be strafed by the fleet's secondary guns at very close range. Normally, they will be wiped out with just one round of strafing.
The order field is the only basis for the spacecraft to survive in the void environment, and it is also the prerequisite for various conventional equipment and observation methods to work properly. Because of the special nature of the void, the concept of "observation" does not exist where there is no order field.
Therefore, unless we use the void radar, we cannot "see" anything outside the order field, even if it is "close to" the order field: within the scope of the void, "close to" and "infinity" are one and the same.
Concept. So when the imperial fleet swept the void outpost of the fallen apostle, it was like this: an abyssal facility suddenly appeared in the chaos far away from the fleet, and then all the warships at the shooting angle opened their secondary guns, overwhelming the sky.
The firepower will destroy that small outpost in an instant.
Simple violence and directness - but this does not mean that we are invincible. The void outpost is just the most basic early warning unit on the border, just like the automatic machine guns set up outside the fortress. It should be easy for a fleet to destroy them, truly large-scale
The counterattack has not yet appeared.
The imperial fleet does not rush towards the abyss in a swarm: doing so is no different than a fool seeking death. In fact, the several fleets have different combat missions. Even in a special environment like the void where artillery cannot be fired, each fleet has its own unique mission.
A tactical action.
The first fleet is responsible for the direct impact. They are divided into three echelons: the vanguard force, the main force, and the rear army. The information offset between the three echelons is 35% to ensure that the order field of the front team is not consistent.
It will interfere or blend with the rear team, and can also prevent the enemy's void disruptor (a dangerous weapon that can reduce the stability of the order field) from posing too great a threat to the entire fleet. The void disruptor is the most commonly used at border outposts.
Equipped with defensive weapons, although most enemy outposts have not had time to use them, once they are deployed, they will pose a fatal threat to the imperial fleet. The vanguard is cleaning these things while dealing with the void outposts.
Er. The main force and rear army of the First Fleet are constantly rotating battleships with the vanguard: they have built battlefield facilities similar to the Gate of the World in the Order Field for rapid passage between Order Fields - if
Thinking of the order field as a simplified version of the universe, then of course you need to use the principle of the world gate to jump from one order field to another.
The spacecraft of the First Fleet were constantly rotating between the three order fields, replacing the damaged spacecraft of the vanguard to ensure that this spear was always sharp and invincible.
The division of the fleet into several small order fields also has other purposes: the smaller the size of the order field, the less information it contains, and the faster it "moves" in the void. If you put a
The fleet is regarded as a file, and the movement process in the void is regarded as a cut and paste copy. Obviously, the smaller the file, the faster it moves. What we want now is speed: before the Fallen Apostle's counterattack can be upgraded, we must find a
Only if you can occupy the material world as a bridgehead. Otherwise, the fleet will not be able to exert its combat effectiveness in the void.
Divide a fleet into several order fields, and continuously jump between these order fields to ensure that one squadron has sufficient combat power. While taking advantage of the speed of the small order field, it ensures the advancement speed and stability of the entire fleet.
Edge combat power, this tactic is Pandora's favorite, and it was also invented by her - it was created 1.26 million years ago, and it is still very effective today. When one's own side has a numerical advantage and a surprise advantage, this tactic can
It can amplify the fleet's advancement speed to almost the limit.
Of course, this tactic also has disadvantages, that is, it is very risky: if there are not enough reinforcements from the rear to arrive in a short time, or the enemy's combat effectiveness is too strong, this spear that emphasizes speed and sharpness will be easily broken:
After all, it needs to split the entire fleet into several parts. As the fleet speed increases, its anti-strike capability also decreases.
Anyway, it really fits Pandora's aggressive character.
While the First Fleet was clearing the outer layer of outpost barriers in the abyss, the Fourth Fleet was responsible for continuously releasing void disruptors. These temporarily deployed disruptors were weaker than the fixed equipment equipped at the void outposts, but they
Still pose a considerable threat. They themselves are actually a small order field device, but unlike the normal order field, the order field generated by the void disruptor "oscillates" rapidly, and it has sixteen different orders.
Groups, each order group can be regarded as a "world view" (the order field is regarded as a simulated self-consistent mathematical system, then it is actually no different from a small world in essence, it is a self-explanatory
(just a set of formulas), Void Disruptors will quickly switch the expression of their own order fields according to certain codes. When they come into contact with other order fields, these little things will be like breaking into the binary system and being forcibly read.
The hexadecimal program also crazily destroys the surrounding laws. We know that the reason why the order field can keep one party safe in the void mainly relies on it being a self-circulating and self-interpreting "rule book". If this rule book appears
If something cannot be explained, then the whole system will naturally get stuck.
Void disruptors are such a thing. They locally destroy the order field and reduce the stability of the system. When the number reaches a certain level, they can block the latter: for a fleet sailing in the void, this is
Deadly. The void disruptor is therefore regarded as the only effective "weapon" in the void environment. However, although this thing is very useful, it can only be used for defense. "Launch" weapons are not allowed to appear in the void. You
You cannot shoot such a jamming device at the enemy like a cannonball, because you cannot build a fire control device that can accurately lock and track other order fields. Therefore, the biggest role of these disruptors is to deploy them around you and provide yourself with
Create a safe zone.
The Sixth and Seventh Fleets have no combat missions for the time being. What they have to do now is to join the Royal Fleet, follow the First Fleet that opened the way and the Escorting Fourth Fleet, preserve their strength, and activate concealment until we contact the Fallen Apostle.
Until the material universe: these two fleets will serve as our main force to capture the bridgehead.
Other second-line troops (such as the reserve echelon) are in their own order fields, maintaining an information offset of 35% to 75% with the Central Army Group. Their combat tasks must be adaptable. If
When the enemy's large forces appear, they will be responsible for meeting the enemy. If we reach the enemy's material world before then, they will be responsible for bombing - in short, we must preserve the combat effectiveness of the Ace Army as much as possible.
The figure of the commander-in-chief of the First Fleet appeared on the communicator: "Constant contact with the abyss area has been confirmed. The number of enemy void outposts has increased sharply. A large number of void fortresses have been detected in the front. The vanguard has encountered strong resistance."
The holographic image next to it shows the situation of the First Fleet. It can be seen that they are fighting an "indescribable" thing. A series of sudden explosions suddenly erupt from the spacecraft, or disappear into the order field out of thin air:
This is the result of hitting the enemy's void disruptor. The power of the disruptor causes the order field to partially collapse. Those ships that are unfortunate enough to be hit are either severely damaged or thrown into the void.
As the enemy's counterattack force further strengthened, black and red self-destructing drones and suicide warships began to frequently break into the order field of the First Fleet. They suddenly appeared on the monitor screen, and then madly pounced on all large-scale ships.
Spaceships, this kind of attack at all costs is very effective: the cleaning speed of the First Fleet is slowing down, and if this continues, Pandora's "three-team rotation" tactic may not be able to keep up with the fleet's consumption rate.
"The Fourth Fleet has already gone to support you," Sandora said calmly. "Continue to maintain the cleaning speed and hand over the Void Fortress to the backup echelon attack team. We must land on the material world immediately."
"The void environment is really troublesome," Viska muttered a little anxiously, "the main gun can't even be used."
As Sandora said before, the fallen apostles did not relax their vigilance against the new empire because of the attack of the gods on the other side of the border. Most of their inland troops may have been enriched on the battlefield against the gods, but in this
The inherent strength of the flank defense line has not decreased much. As the Imperial Army continues to advance towards the abyss, we begin to encounter increasingly powerful counterattacks.
The advance speed of the First Fleet is no longer as fast as it was at the beginning. The "three-team rotation" tactic will greatly enhance the advancement speed and attack efficiency of the Grand Army (because it always uses the best third of the entire fleet)
vanguard combat), but its ability to withstand pressure is not strong. When the army of fallen apostles gathered and began to counterattack, the vanguard began to suffer a large number of battle losses. Sandora has ordered the fourth fleet to go to support, but we want to maintain a
The momentum that started so smoothly seems to be impossible.
But at least there is good news: although the enemy's counterattack was fierce, we did not find any signs of them deploying large-scale troops from the interior to this side - it seems that the Protoss has indeed dragged all the attention of the fallen apostles to the other side.
The battle is on.
However, Sandora's brows were always furrowed. Even though the current situation was all planned, she showed no signs of relaxing. I couldn't help but look at her curiously: "What? Does something feel wrong?"
"The enemy's strength should not be so small," Sandora pointed to the schematic diagram of the war zone. The emperor's army was approaching the abyss like a swarm divided into several groups, and the black and red logo representing the fallen apostle was coming from the abyss.
Emerging, I saw that everything was normal, but Sandora discovered something was wrong, "Even if the Gods can attract most of the enemy's attention, the fallen apostles will never be without troops inland. What we are encountering now
The counterattack forces are all the enemy's border troops. Let's talk about active defense. No troops have been sent to the interior of the abyss area. Let's talk about abandoning this front... The intensity of the counterattack encountered by the First Fleet is not a joke."
"Who knows, maybe they really lost their money in the civil war." I shrugged.
I understand what Sandora means, that is, the strength of the fallen apostles is still far less than expected - even if their civil war losses and the factors of the gods' containment are taken into account, their strength is still not enough, and they are used to carefully considering everything.
Her Majesty the Queen felt a little uneasy at this time.
"The family fortune has been ruined?" Sandora smiled slightly, "I really hope that's the case, but unfortunately I always feel that the fallen apostles are not so stupid. No matter how big the conflicts are within them, they won't even give up their foundation.
"
At this moment, a report suddenly came from the command hall below: "Your Majesty! The material universe has been detected within the jump range! Mild abyss pollution, stability meets landing requirements!"
Sandora immediately stood up: "The first fleet reintegrated the order field and prepared for the second batch of landings. The fourth fleet went to lay out interference belts on the world barrier. The sixth fleet and the seventh fleet were ready to rush in. Xiaoxue——"
Shandora turned to look at our prophet who was accompanying the army. Xiaoxue had closed her eyes and fell asleep a second ago. At this time, she had opened her eyes, and a little white light slowly dissipated in her eyes: "There are a lot of space mines around the landing point. Send one first."
Send a batch of self-destructing drones down to detonate those things. After landing, there will be a round of the strongest counterattack fire concentrated on the flanks of the Sixth Fleet. The Seventh Fleet's Judgment Throne will be on top. Use your reflection mode to teach those lunatics a lesson, and then shield
Fully open, that’s it.”
——This is the power of the prophet.
After Xiaoxue explained all the precautions, I nodded to Sandora and waved to the command hall below: "All fleets move!"
The Sixth Fleet and the Seventh Fleet, representing the two fleets with the highest combat power on the technological side and the mysterious side of the New Empire respectively (the latter had to be represented, because the mysterious side is currently the only organic force), did not look back after receiving the order.
The fallen apostles naturally adjusted their order fields and rushed towards the nearest material universe. Of course, the fallen apostles deployed a large number of interference and locking systems on the world barrier of this universe. However, under the concentrated impact of the entire fleet of the emperor, these defenses were quickly declared
collapse.
After less than half an hour of fierce fighting on the world barrier, the Sixth and Seventh Fleets successfully completed the landing.