Kaiden was speechless for a while, but quickly returned to normal.
It's not Xie Yuan's fault that Kaiden knows very little about this ship - because this was originally a new ship forced by Senator Anderson, and it's still just the running-in period.
At the beginning, there was no room for Star Alliance members on the Guangfu - but once the relationship between Caiden, Adams and others and Xie Yuan was involved, the latter was forced to come in due to favors and a real shortage of talents.
Why did I enter this ship to assist Xie Yuan? To seize the rights to the spaceship? No, it was to stabilize the increasingly arrogant and full-fledged Xie Yuan from leaving the Star Alliance Navy - this was to prevent a large-scale Pan-Asian breakaway
The Starfederation Council is developing one of the small projects of this great operation alone.
It is not that the Star Alliance Council has not noticed the flirtation between Pan Asia and Cerberus, and it may have noticed that Pan Asia has begun to secretly accumulate its own independent fleet weapons - but the specific intention is unknown.
The only information that the Star Alliance Intelligence Bureau can detect is the Guangfu in Xie Yuan's hands. However, the Star Alliance, which has always understood the inside story of Pan Asia, knows that Pan Asia Zheng Zhi is known as an iceberg - as long as they unite as one, the phenomena that remain on the surface will last forever.
It's the scene they want you to see.
Fortunately, they are still a little conflicted, so some leaks were made, but the leaked fragments of information show that the core is Xie Yuan, who has always been free and wandering outside.
Xie Yuan has a good relationship with Shepard and Kaiden - but he hates the Star Alliance. This is already widely known information.
So if the breakthrough point lies with Xie Yuan, then ordinary intelligence stealing is really useless - thanks to Cerberus' past intervention, Xie Yuan almost does not trust his all-purpose tool, always staying disconnected from the Internet, and regularly formatting the memory.
And never store important information on any hard drive.
The beauty trap is useful but limited - at this time, Xie Yuan is very proud of his horse hoof disease and does not need any psychological comfort at all, not to mention that there are no beautiful women who can capture his heart at once... let alone that tomboy Ashley.
Already.
Tough measures are the last resort with the greatest consequences, but the problem lies in secretly arresting Xie Yuan and finding no manpower capable of subduing him; threatening his family. Since Xie Yuan came out, he has not been back in person for nine out of ten years.
As a female, the suspicious target "Ada King" is almost inseparable.
And public arrest is even more impossible: Xie Yuan can still obey the arrangements of the Star Federation Council at this time - just like this time.
Although there is no excuse to incriminate someone, the probability of killing Xie Yuan, who is not inferior to Shepard and even stronger in terms of personal force, is very small - the blurry video on Omega proves this.
; If this person is forced to rebel, the wealth and life of many people in the future may not be guaranteed.
This is absolutely impossible for some big figures in the Star Alliance Council to accept... Therefore, Kaiden's role is not only to explore the secrets, but also to rely on personal relationships to win Xie Yuan back.
So he quickly adjusted his mentality and prepared himself: "Then what is our next strategy?"
"After closing the distance, we continued to fight with the Collector's cruiser, trying not to let them leave easily, hoping to wait until the second warship would join us for encirclement."
Xie Yuan already had a clue about this: "At the same time, we need to send elite marines down to reinforce the local resistance forces to repel the residents who have just entered the colony and prevent the collectors from plundering humans again."
"Do you think there is anything else to add?" Xie Yuan looked at Kaiden and asked.
"No more," Kaiden had no objection to this. "I can't think of any better measures in a short time."
"Well! Let's execute it like this first." Xie Yuan was just about to give the order, and then rolled his eyes, "By the way, I would like to tell the Space Marines who are on board our ship to prepare for combat - once we get close enough, collect
The person will be ready to join the gang."
"Jumping gang members?!" Kaiden was immediately puzzled, "How would they do this with such backward technology?"
It’s no wonder Caiden is so skeptical. Today’s conventional space tactics rarely use the tactic of gang jumping.
The flagship class will initially launch main gun fire at an extremely long distance of tens of thousands of kilometers; the fleet will continue to approach, maintain lateral evasive movement and aim the bow gun at the enemy. After taking off, the fighter jets will try to get close to interfere with the torpedo range.
A cautious general will weaken the enemy with long-range artillery fire and fighter attacks before closing in and firing. An aggressive commander will move forward so cruisers and frigates can attack.
The Guangfu is different from other flagships or cruisers in that it not only has a central axis main gun, but also has triple turrets on the top and bottom that can turn 360 degrees in all directions.
Therefore, it can carry out dogfighting tactics. In addition, the Guangfu also has a considerable number of interceptors and fighters - it will not lose to any enemy ship in close combat.
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Orders began to be gradually transmitted downwards, and as the ships gradually approached the surface of the horizon colony, soon the sensors could clearly convey the view of the enemy ships in front of the command level.
Looking at the Stitch Monster, which was composed of a mechanical battleship wrapped in a pile of biomass, Kaiden, who had never seen a Reaper battleship before, couldn't help but have a stern look on his face: "So, this is the Collector's battleship."
"Yes, he was originally a Prothean. After being harvested, he became like this - so that most of the collectors are just puppets polluted by education."
Xie Yuan is already familiar with the collector's situation.
"No wonder, the Prothean-Collector Awakeners brought back had to be transformed into the appearance they had in front of them through a lot of make-up—"
Caiden was terrified of this: "If most people knew that the Protheans they once worshiped were like this... how desperate they would be!"
"Relying on the sky and the earth is not as good as oneself. If the Protheans are not good enough, they will naturally make mistakes, so there is no need to belittle themselves."
Xie Yuan's sigh was nothing too sad: "And what we have to do now is to kill this slave-catching team as completely as possible!"
"That's true." Kaiden agreed with this.
However, what happened next was somewhat unexpected - most of the 200-man Marine Corps refused to go out because they had just boarded the ship and had not undergone repairs, and were willing to temporarily perform guard patrols on the ship.
The Marine Corps officer Captain Curtis was very apologetic and ashamed of this, and proposed that no matter which unit was sent, he would be willing to join the ground operation as a platoon leader.
Xie Yuan and Kaiden looked at each other with helpless expressions on their faces.
The Marines have a history before the founding of the Starfleet Navy, but have never been taken seriously - they sometimes accept the toughest missions, but rarely receive the equivalent rewards.
The marines sent to Xie Yuan's Guangfu were definitely combat elites, but in a side sense, these people were also experienced veterans.
According to the regulations, assigning new marines to small ships such as frigates and destroyers requires an adaptation time of 24 to 72 hours depending on the situation, and it is not recommended for marines to accept missions during this period.
But many Marines understand it this way: When I join this destroyer or frigate, I have at least one day of "free vacation", and during this time, I don't have to accept missions.
If there are no other organic military forces on board the Guangfu, then it can indeed be forced to dispatch under special wartime circumstances - but the trouble is that they are not the only organic military forces here!
Therefore, even if they risk being constantly punished by the officers, they are not willing to give up this rare day of freedom - in their view, the promotion path is difficult and performance is a useless thing.
"Fuck! The Marines actually did this to me! I asked them to work as cleaners for a month starting tomorrow!"
Xie Yuan cracked his knuckles angrily, then suppressed his anger and gave the order to the little angel: "Ask Zefeng to arrange for a company to enter the colony immediately to assist in the defense - I need to get immediate information about the Horizon Colony.
.”
"Got it!" After receiving the instruction, the little angel immediately made arrangements.
"The troops you built yourself are more trustworthy and more reliable."
Xie Yuan finally relaxed a little about this, but when he thought about the Marine Corps, Xie Yuan felt a little bored... But soon, Xie Yuan remembered something - because the collector was controlled, he had a fighting spirit that was not afraid of death.
, and at the same time, you can also launch gang-hopping raids regardless of casualties.
Originally, it would be safer to go down to the ground colonies, so Xie Yuancai asked the newly arrived marines to pick relatively soft persimmons and pinch them, so as to understand the capabilities of these marines.
This is no joke. The Collector troops who dare to raid enemy ships and jump gangs must have the direct gaze of the Reaper "Pioneer". Because Xie Yuan is located here - when Shepard, the son of destiny, appears again from the perspective of the "Pioneer"
Before, he was sure that his priority would be the highest.
If you don't do less difficult ground tasks, you just stay lazy in the ship... You are seeking death, don't blame me.
"Let me communicate with the veterans of the Marine Corps again." Kaiden also asked angrily, "This is simply disobedience - they must accept the order and set off immediately!"
"Forget it!" Xie Yuan waved his hand, stopping Kaiden from making the next move. "After all, the Marine Corps is indeed new here, and it is right that it needs to be repaired. Anyway, there are still my old subordinates. Let's arrange for them to do some interior work on the ship.
Patrol work—it’s also a way for me to rest and perform some simple tasks at the same time.”
"That's a good suggestion - I'd love to see what they have to say!"
Caiden strongly agreed with this proposal and immediately gave the order to the temporary adjutant of the Marines on the radio.
Xie Yuan continued to focus on confronting the Collector's warships.
In terms of size and performance, the Guangfu can definitely outperform the Collector's warships, but it is not to the point of crushing it - after all, the most powerful main gun will not be used this time.
But the Collector is also a reckless man who is not afraid of life and death, and under the command of the Pioneer, Xie Yuan found that the advantages of both sides were being equalized - his control reflexes were very good.
Now, the distance between the two sides is getting closer, and Xie Yuan has discovered through the sensor that 20% of the structure on the opposite side has been damaged - this kind of damage is not light, and two more salvos at the same time can completely crash the enemy ship.
But this does not mean that Xie Yuan can complete the shooting down in a short time - because as the distance gets closer and closer, the Collector's ship moves more and more flexibly... several shellings were avoided by it.
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This kind of extreme performance operation must be micromanaged by a reaper "pioneer"!
Mud, you can't afford to play.
What was even more troublesome was the next step of the pioneer. After a while, Xie Yuan received a notification from the little angel: "Warning from the radar area, many small combat units flew out from the belly of the enemy ship and aircraft... The number is amazing!"
"Activate the close-defense combat system of the entire ship! And keep the distance!"
Xie Yuan did not panic, but issued tit-for-tat response instructions, "Notify the entire ship to prepare for the enemy to join forces! Is there any visual image of the radar area?"
"Parsing..." the little angel immediately reported, "The analysis is completed and is being sent!"
Xie Yuan looked carefully and saw that they were round things like scarab beetles... Judging from the scale, they were indeed very small, about less than ten meters in length, not even as big as the shuttle on the Normandy...
There are densely packed numbers, at least thousands, and they are still emerging from the collector's ship in groups.
"This is 40% of the collectors dispatched, right? This collector general is really cruel,"
Xie Yuan looked at the content on the holographic display, chuckled, then stood up and told Kaiden: "Continue to keep a distance from the enemy ship while continuing to fight - make him unable to even try to migrate.
!”
"Where are you going?!" Kaiden looked at Xie Yuan who stood up and asked hurriedly, "The ship still needs your command, and you are going to rest at this time?"
"The command task is no longer something that can be solved simply by sitting here."
Xie Yuan walked past Kaiden and patted him on the shoulder: "No matter how good our guardian system is, it can't completely guarantee that it can block this density of collectors from jumping gangs - I'm also worried that it will eventually enter part of the hull.
And getting rid of them is a priority.
Don’t underestimate the Collectors race, especially when everything is controlled by the Reaper Heralds. Help me take care of this place. I trust you, so do your job well.”
"aye aye sir" Kaiden could only accept this order, and then watched Xie Yuan disappear in a flash of white light.
Then, Kaiden could only watch the holographic projection attentively, and fire the gun based on the judgment given by the computer, or wait for the opportunity.
Xie Yuan did not actually enter the pipeline that might be invaded, but went directly to the second deputy's office. Ada had been sitting in the office chair waiting for a long time: "Ada, did you get any interesting information?
"
"I can only say that all of these people staying here have records of having done covert missions."
Ada turned over the computer screen to show Xie Yuan the dense personnel reports: "Only Caiden, Curtis, Ashley who has not come up yet, Vega and others are normal soldiers.
The others are all military teams of the Intelligence Bureau of the Star Alliance Navy."
"So these are a group of moles from the Star Alliance!" Xie Yuan was also amused, "Then my conscience will not hurt even more."