"Sir, this is the Red Pirate signal from the edge of Pai Shang Star."
Marco reported that as a technical director, he was also qualified to participate in the combat meeting chaired by Iengrasper.
Upon hearing this news, the Black Legion's fleet commander was stunned for a moment, and then said:
"They are still nearby? This is interesting, where is the empire?"
“Remote surveyors are scanning more than 30 ships anchored in high orbits of the Pai Shang starry sky, and the thermal reactions of the reactors and sensors show that the battleship and heavy transport ships are mixed.”
The ruthless Kranon leaned his hands against the shiny metal edge, and a faint sneer flashed across the corner of his mouth.
"I still need to use instruments? I can see it with my eyes."
"The eyes can't be that accurate."
Hearing this sentence, the leader of the Iron Brotherhood, Kapak Tari, shook his head.
He was a soldier who served in the late Great Crusade. His eyes were originally silver, but now smoke-gray lenses were deeply embedded in the scarred eye sockets. During the Battle of Fal, he was severely damaged by sharp debris after the explosion of the cabin, causing serious nerve damage and turning his face into a cold, mysterious mask, but he never cared about it and was only proud of the scars he left during his service.
After receiving support, Marco continued his report.
"...We also detected an unusually huge reactor signal, consistent with the Dark Angel's Boulder Fortress."
Irongrasper nodded.
"A terrible thing, but it's past its heyday. I just didn't expect the Dark Angels to open their nests, and they would have lost so badly before."
Then, he looked seriously at the hologram above the table and the data updated in real time.
The Pai Shang Star is in the center of the hologram, with small red icons dotting the world, and the new battle group of the Black Legion is approaching, marking the size and position of the enemy ships on the orbit.
Several of the marks are particularly evident, mainly the Dark Angel's Boulder Fortress, the Eternal Loyalty of the Astral Knight and the Heart of Light of the White Church, while other icons are classified according to their size and reactor emissions.
At present, the picture shows that no less than 10 cruisers are docked at Pai Shangxing, surrounding the other 10 transport ships, and there are also small double-digit warships cruising and patrolling the outside.
Heller Renault stood on the left of Irongrasper, almost completely disguising the worries on his face.
There is no doubt that the enemy has twice their battleships. Although the Black Legion enjoys unexpected advantages for the moment, no one can say how long this situation will last.
Not only him, the entire dim hall was filled with tension and uneasiness—
In fact, most of the Black Legion lost confidence due to previous failures. If reinforcements had not arrived, they would have escaped long ago.
Heller Renault then focused his attention on tactics, trying to put his ominous feeling aside.
"Sir, the number of enemies exceeds us."
Irongrasper glanced at the other party and said sarcastically:
"I can do calculations in my mind, brother, I think I can count to thirty by myself."
Heller Renault twisted his shoulder uncomfortable.
"Yes, of course, I'm not trying to attack the obvious, I'm just curious about your strategy-"
"Don't be nervous, brother."
But Iron Graspell chuckled and patted Heller on the shoulder.
"I understand what you mean."
He pointed at the fleet above the Pai Shang stars.
"Our mission is not to defeat them. Even Oglin knows that this is impossible. We can't even chew the huge rocks, let alone other battleships."
As he said that, he turned his head and glanced at Kranon.
"We just need to send reinforcements to the ground."
Kranon snorted and croaked:
"The opposite side is not an idiot. Will you swagger onto the track?"
“So we have to count on it.”
Irongrasper pointed to a faint signal near the planet.
That was the Red Pirates' fleet.
"I'm very curious."
Kapak Tari suddenly spoke:
"How did they do it so close without being discovered?"
"What is the leader of the Red Pirate this time called Ga? I don't remember it, but that guy has two tricks in psychic energy, and he also has a group of Thousand Son Wizards under his command."
"wizard."
Kranon spat directly on the ground.
“It’s all disgusting things.”
"Anyway, their means are very useful to us, that's all."
As he said that, he clicked the operating board.
"This is a combat plan, and I sent it to the Red Pirates. According to the plan, we have a high probability of being able to-"
As he was speaking, the alarm on the bridge suddenly rang.
"Sir! They discovered us, and the patrol fleet had come over and was preparing for battle. With its current course and speed, the contact time was forty-five minutes."
Marco straightened up and held his hands tightly behind his back.
"Sir, what are your instructions?"
They have already drawn their bows and have no turning back, but now they are still some distance away from Pai Shangxing, and the battle group still has the time and ability to withdraw from the galaxy.
If they choose to move on, they will irrevocably enter the battle.
Iron Graspell did not hesitate.
"Execute the attack plan, send a signal, maintain speed, and fight immediately once the patrol enters range. We will launch the first strike, and the Red Pirates wait for instructions."
Marco bowed to Iengrasper, turned around, and sent a series of orders to the commanders.
Iron Grasper turned his attention back to the hologram, looked for a while, and turned to Kranon and said:
"Brother, you have to be ready for orbital landing. I expect we will pass through the low orbit of Pai Shangxing in three hours."
"I see."
After Kranon finished speaking, he began to convey orders through his channel.
At this time, the image above the collector is updated again, this time depicting the approximate locations of the three patrol squadrons.
In front of them, the three squadrons were shown in bright red, slowly turning into a rough crescent formation towards the oncoming Black Legion fleet, like a pair of embracing arms.
Numerical data of the two colors blue and red describes the distance, course and speed of the two armies vary with the steady increase in speed.
Iengrasper carefully studied these luminous data particles, with his arms crossed and his expression distant and deep.
Suddenly, Heller Reno felt a sense of uneasiness when he saw a ghostly smile flashing across the fleet commander's face.
At that moment, he wanted to know what the picture was depicted in the other person's mind, because he knew this guy so well that everything was good, but sometimes he was prone to overconfidence!
But now he can't do anything, he can only pray that the dark power can protect them this time.