Huron was on guard against the Minotaur fleet. As early as the opponent separated from the imperial fleet, he deployed two cruiser formations to try to block it. However, as Soshyan judged, the ships in different positions in the formation were
The required sailing distances are different, and the biggest problem of the Red Pirates is the uneven performance of the ships. In addition, during the turning process, they are still fighting with the main fleet of the Empire. Under the interference of the above factors, Huron's order actually made the Red Pirates
His formation gradually became chaotic.
This made the execution of the interception order issued by Huron much slower than planned. Before all the intercepting ships could adjust their positions, the Minotaur assault fleet rushed into the rear of the Red Pirates, and some ships were directly hit.
They were smashed into pieces, and some were shattered by their ferocious firepower.
Just as the Minotaur fleet was rampaging behind the enemy's rear, the White Templar fleet, which received Soshyan's orders, merged with the Black Templar and Crimson Fist fleets and separated from the main fleet, and made a 180-degree turn.
, passed the main team and drove on the outside of the battle line. At the same time, the main team led by Soshyan continued to turn right at a small angle, assuming a posture to maneuver to the right side of the Red Pirates.
In this case, Huron followed the idea of fighting around the Death Pole. In order to prevent the Imperial fleet from attacking the main force from one side, he ordered the entire fleet to turn to the right, turning about 90 degrees, trying to keep the hulks aimed at the Imperial main force.
posture.
But in the process of turning, the shape of the Red Pirates' formation also continued to change, like a coiled rope that was held at one end and loosened with a little force, turning into a line.
In addition, there was continuous harassment by the Minotaur fleet, which quickly turned Huron's entire order into a tactical disaster. The White Templar formation that broke away from the main team completed a 180-degree turn at an extremely fast speed and implemented
In order to maneuver to the left, almost every battleship maintained pace and coordination and the integrity of the formation, far exceeding the Red Pirates in terms of discipline and combat readiness.
What's even more outrageous is that due to Huron's continuous instructions, some ships that were supposed to intercept the Minotaur fleet gave up their mission and turned with the main fleet, causing the Minotaur fleet that was previously under siege to actually penetrate the Red Pirates.
The formation rushed out. Although several of their warships were damaged, it was not enough to withdraw from the battle. During the process, some red pirate war gangs launched gang-hopping operations, but the Minotaur was dispatched as a whole group. They almost every
There was almost a company of troops on each ship, and the red pirate team who jumped into the gang immediately found themselves jumping onto the pirate ship.
The Minotaur fleet that passed through the formation did not stop there. Instead, it made a 90-degree U-turn and turned back to attack the laggard old ships and small boats of the Red Pirates. It soon sank a scarred ship.
Carnage-class cruiser.
At this time, Huron realized that something was wrong. Originally, his plan was to use the Death Map as the core to attack the empire's fleet as a group. However, when Soshyan formed a vertical formation and maneuvered at high speed, Huron discovered his plan.
It's too natural to take it for granted. Although the Death Map is large and strong, it is too slow to achieve the task of intercepting the Imperial column. According to the current actions of the Imperial fleet, his fleet will soon be trapped on three sides.
By then, it would be impossible for the Death Pole Map to protect the entire fleet.
This made Huron angry and unwilling. Until now, what has been damaged most by this expedition is not his strength, but his self-esteem and self-confidence. In the past, he never thought that he was worse than any space warrior or mortal, even Ah
In his eyes, Patton was just an old warlord who rested on his laurels and relied on his old age. He firmly believed that it took him less than a century to build the foundation that the other party had taken 10,000 years to build, so he never took anyone seriously.
However, this expedition failed again and again, and he was defeated one after another. It seemed that he was completely overwhelmed by Soshyan at both the tactical and strategic levels. It could even be said that he was crushed. Huron once himself
They all doubt that they are really no match for Soshyan. Is the other party really their natural nemesis?
For a Chaos Warlord, self-confidence is as important as life, but Huron can hold back this breath, he believes that he must be the final winner.
But in this naval battle, the command gap between the two sides was once again revealed. In fact, it was not that he was unaware of the fleet's problems, but he still took some chances in this decisive battle and wanted to prove to the world that he was stronger than Soshiyang.
But reality still slapped him mercilessly.
But at this point, even if he knocked out his teeth, he could only swallow them in his stomach. Huron pretended to be calm and continued to issue instructions, ordering the Havocbringer-class battleship Sacrifice and three other large cruisers to join 30 small and medium-sized battleships to stop the attack.
The White Templar Squadron tried to push the opponent back as much as possible to prevent the team from being attacked from two sides. At the same time, it ordered the laggard warships to fight the Minotaur fleet on the spot, giving priority to gang-hopping battles to delay the opponent as much as possible.
Finally, he ordered the flagship Destruction Ghost as the leader, plus the battleships Desperate Prayer and Torment, as well as the main cruisers that could keep up, to cooperate with the Death Map to launch an attack on Soshyan's own fleet, and try to drag the opponent's fleet into death as much as possible
Within the range of Jitu’s gang-hopping operations.
After the order was issued, the red pirate fleet, which had been almost static before, immediately moved. However, the actual situation was still far worse than Huron expected. Since it had been attacked, the red pirate formation had long been loosened, and this movement caused some damage.
The fleet quickly became an isolated part, and they had to find ways to control the damage on the ships while trying to keep up with the fleet. Some ships even began to break away from the formation and try to escape.
If the formation of the red pirates huddled together had turned into a curve before, then an hour later it had become an incomprehensible mess.
However, Huron couldn't care less. He had to let the Death Diagram play a decisive role now.
The original plan of the Red Pirates was to attack the Soshyan fleet in a horizontal formation, but due to factors such as falling behind or being damaged by some ships, the formation gradually changed into a diagonal line, and the battleship Torment rushed to the front.
This immediately made it a target for the empire's heavy artillery battleships.
Ten minutes later, Torment's starboard front armor was penetrated by a side salvo from the Oberon-class battleship Ivy, forming a breach of more than 300 meters, and then the upper deck was hit by a light spear.
This was not over yet. The front of the starboard side of the Torment was hit again by a macrocannon shell from the Revenge-class cruiser Marble King. At this time, the shield of the Torment was completely overloaded. Just when it tried to turn, the middle of the starboard side was hit again.
A plasma macrocannon shell hit, directly paralyzing the ship's upper artillery deck.
Under all kinds of intensive firepower, a fire quickly ignited inside the Torment, three reactors were overloaded, and a catastrophic accident occurred.
The more deadly shot came from the main gun of the Silver Redemption, hitting the right side of the Torment's bridge. Although it did not directly hit the bridge, it also nearly destroyed the entire command system of the battleship.
Then a large number of fighter jets flew out from the Imperial formation. They came from the Emperor-class battleship Valiant, the Jupiter-class battlecruiser River of Sighs, and three Dictator-class cruisers. Nearly a thousand fighters attacked directly.
The Red Pirates' main team also flew out a large number of Hell Blades, Hell Claws and Chaos Dragons from the death map.
Seeing that the battle situation was getting worse, Huron decisively ordered the release of a device in the Death Pole Map.
Soon, a subspace scream spread to the battlefield with the space hulk as the core, instantly filling the communication systems of each battleship with harsh noises regardless of the enemy or friend. On the one hand, Huron continued to be determined to fight Soshyan, on the other hand
An astrological signal was also sent, telling Blackstone Fortress to rush to the battlefield immediately!
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In June, the Maelstrom Expedition will be completely over. At the same time, the protagonist will also face a new journey and new problems. In addition, there will also be some farming and development plots that Lao Mo is particularly good at. I hope everyone will continue to support!