Only the real gods can put such a terrifying monster among the stars... Their steel bodies, steel and iron bones rumbling in the boundless darkness are filled with ignorant flesh and blood. Their blood is the red and blue flame, with supernatural power, which can match the real monsters and demons. Their roars are enough to penetrate the storm, and even their whispers can pass through millions of stars. They will touch and completely destroy those things that cannot be foreseeable by the human eye.
But... all the horrors of this will disappear, and these monsters will turn back to those dead iron blocks: as long as their souls and bodies disappear with the time that can erase their youth, rust and rot to the end.
—————Imperial Admiral Francesco Flores "Void Fleet"
Faced with Soshiyan's sudden attack, Huron realized that the opportunity had come, but immediately he fell into another dilemma, and he was about how to deal with it at the moment. There was a disagreement with his subordinates around him.
The lords and leaders of the Red Pirates, led by Mogaro Kale, believed that the fleet should be concentrated to fight Soshyan in a truly meaningful fleet decisive battle. This time the empire was separated from the protection of Angustom's orbital defense. With the advantages of quantity and firepower, our side would definitely win a great victory, or at least the possibility of victory would be very high.
The foreign mercenary leaders headed by Zhu Fu, and a small number of Red Pirate Lords believed that the Empire must have other goals in doing this. If they faced the hasty battle, it is likely that something big might happen. It would be better to take advantage of Angstrom's defense emptiness and concentrate all his efforts to attack and forge the world. The Empire's breakthrough would allow him to break through, but the strategic situation would change immediately.
Mogaro Kale insisted that this was the best opportunity to eliminate Soshyan and the main force of the Imperial Expeditionary Force. Once it was let go, it would be difficult to find it again. Moreover, even without a star castle in the casting world, it would not be so easy to fight. If the Empire kills a resurgence, it is likely that the last invasion of Angustorm would be revived, and the head was broken in the face of the solid planetary defense, and all the people were defeated.
But Zhu Fu retorted that there was no reason for Soshiyang to think of what they could think of. Since the other party dared to attack, there must be a reason. The only possibility is that the reinforcements of the empire have arrived. At this time, the decisive battle with the other party means the possibility of being attacked from front and back. Instead of taking such a risk, it is better to raid Angustorm. Even if the attack fails, you can escape unscathed. After all, the ultimate goal of this battle is Angustorm, not Soshiyang himself.
Mogaro Kale believed that it might be that something was wrong with the empire, so Soshiyan had to return. Besides, they were not ignorant of the deployment of the imperial fleet. Most of the fleet's movements were monitored. It was impossible for the other party to emerge a powerful fleet out of thin air. With the current naval power concentrated by the Red Pirates, unless the other party dispatched a star-level naval main fleet, even if they cooperated with Soshiyan, they would not be able to defeat the Red Pirates' invincible fleet.
Since the Red Pirate himself blocked the subspace communication, Huron now doesn't know what kind of enemies appeared on the edge of the galaxy or what scale it was. However, he supports Zhu Fu's view. Since Soshiyang dared to take the initiative, it must mean that reinforcements have arrived.
But Mogaro Kale is not without reason. According to the real-time information provided by his intelligence supervisor, the expeditionary force's fleet is now impossible to concentrate to support Angustom, which means it is likely to be a small fleet.
He was also suspicious that this might be another strategy of Soshiyan.
Mobilize yourself to attack Angustom and then launch a raid in the battle?
Or should I trick my main force into a decisive battle and then retract?
Or some other attempt?
All possibilities and speculations flashed through his mind, but there was no certainty, and all of them were uncertain.
risk--
possible--
guess--
Huron really wanted to find a wizard to divine, but he just thought about it. It is not only too late to do it now, but it is also ridiculous.
After thinking about it, Huron decided to wait first. On the one hand, he mobilized the fleet, and on the other hand, he learned about the situation from each defense zone through long-distance communication, and then made a decision.
Soon the news came, a small fleet indeed appeared on the edge of the galaxy. Judging from the signs and marks, it was obvious that it was the mysterious gray knight.
Grey Knight.
Huron made a quick decision and the whole army attacked!
He finally accepted Mogaro Kale's opinion. Even if the reinforcements of the Grey Knights were included, the enemy's fleet was less than half of them. As long as you win this battle, the entire empire's expedition would basically collapse. It would not be too late to turn back and deal with Angustorm.
If you fight Angustorm first, the Grey Knights will be considered a variable. If the battle is stalemate and the opponent takes a raid and beheads, Huron thinks he is not strong enough to be surrounded by a bunch of Grey Knights and can escape unscathed.
It is much safer to eliminate the opponent in a naval battle.
And Huron wisely believed that the best way was to separate Soshiyang from the Grey Knight. This seemingly "double-teamed" situation would in turn make it impossible for both sides to support each other. At that time, he only needed a small fleet to block the Grey Knight, and the main force quickly eliminated Soshiyang's side, and victory would be at your fingertips.
He did it as soon as he said that, Soshiyan's fleet was approaching the edge of the galaxy and was bombing the dark fortresses and fortifications on Angustorm Six. Huron concentrated most of the warships in his hands to the battlefield with extremely fast efficiency and speed, leaving only a small fleet to monitor Angustorm.
At this time, Huron believed that Soshiyan had made a mistake and should not pay attention to the fortifications on the planets. Although they were very strong, they did not have too strong anti-orbital power. Soshiyan wasted time on them and gave him the opportunity to arrive in time.
But what he didn't know was that Soshiyan did this to destroy the main demon altars in order to make the battlefield "cleaner".
But Huron also made some responses. Not only planets are used as fulcrums at the edge of the galaxy, but many asteroid fragments are also part of the defense system. They have been transformed into gifts sacrificed to the dark gods.
Not long after Soshyan completed the bombing of Angustom Six, the Red Pirates fleet, like a swarm of bees, rushed in a vast expanse of force. Each ship pushed the engine to its limit, striving to reach the predetermined position as fast as possible.
In the second battle of Angustom, the power balance between the two sides was even greater than the first. Although they suffered the failure of the first battle of Angustom and lost some battleships, after Huron led the new fleet to join, received the addition of the Korkria fleet, and supported by other foreign war gangs, the Red Pirates' fleet was stronger than before, with 3 battleships (the retribution-class battleship that survived the previous naval battle, and abandoned it.
The Torture Battleship, the Emperor-class Battleship Death Swamp), 2 combat barges (Huron’s flagship Destruction Ghost, the Sword of the Heavenly Condemnation War Gang flagship Dark Fate), 4 battlecruisers, 13 large/heavy cruisers (including the Skull-Stepeech heavy cruiser Blood Dawn), and 29 strike cruisers/light cruisers, and more than 200 small battleships - mainly modified plundering ships.