A reconnaissance fleet dispatched from a second-class Jupiter ring near the General Palace discovered another light sail fleet, numbering more than 3,000 ships.
but.
The Wanhao tribe also paid the price.
The first to discover the enemy's War Eagle formation, a total of six War Eagles, was overtaken by the light sail fleet and was buried in a fierce salvo of light dome cannons.
Before they died, they sent back the investigation results in time.
News of the second light sail fleet soon reached the ears of Xuandu Governors.
A group of people started talking again.
"Judging from the position of this light sail fleet, it is definitely an ambush fleet."
"That's right. If the second-level Jupiter ring sends out the War Eagle Legion, they will definitely be ambushed by the bird people halfway."
"Fortunately, Your Majesty the General has insight into the Celestial Clan's conspiracy."
"It seems that the scale of this war is larger than expected."
Governor Zhang Xuandu, who had previously suggested "mobilizing the surrounding Jupiter ring military forces", even had a little sweat on his back, and was filled with fear.
Another half day passed.
The third and fourth light sail fleets were discovered one after another.
The number of these two fleets reached three thousand and four thousand.
Small-scale exchanges of fire frequently occurred between the reconnaissance aircraft fleet and the light sail fleet.
The losses of the Falcon Eagles began to rise sharply. So far, at least a thousand warriors have been buried in the vast sea of stars.
And here we are.
The number of light-sail warships that have appeared has reached an astonishing 17,000, which is more than twelve times that of the previous war.
The atmosphere in the first-class Jupiter rings suddenly became tense again.
The Xuandu governors had another dispute.
"There are close to 20,000 light-sail warships. If they forcefully attack a second-class Jupiter ring, there is a high probability that the Jupiter ring will not be able to stop them."
"The advantage of defense is naturally higher than that of offense. Even if the Jupiter ring is breached, the bird people will pay a heavy price."
"But the problem is, we can't do nothing and just wait for the light sail fleet to break through one Jupiter ring after another, right?"
"The Wandering Earth should be setting sail soon. Let's wait and see what the 'Stage of the Gods' will do to deal with the light sail fleet."
"I just inquired that within half an hour, the last two planetary engines will be installed."
Everyone's eyes looked through the large portholes and locked onto the behemoth in the center of Jupiter's rings.
Only a quarter of an hour passed.
The Xuandu governors keenly sensed that a deep and powerful extraordinary wave suddenly swept from the center.
A Xuandu blurted out: "The Wandering Earth has been activated."
The words just fell.
Twelve extremely bright tail flames spurted out from one side of the giant ball.
Each tail flame is five kilometers long, and looks like a brilliant light snake.
Under the push of the light snake, the huge giant ball started to move from slow to fast.
After just a few breaths.
The flight speed of the wandering earth has exceeded one hundred kilometers per hour.
This kind of acceleration ability seems to be quite average, far inferior to that of the War Eagle.
Considering that the diameter of the giant ball is nearly 60 kilometers and its weight is measured in "trillions of tons", this data is extraordinary and astonishing.
A group of Xuandu governors could not help but marvel.
"so amazing!"
"The power of the planetary engine is definitely on the same level as the divine array."
A few seconds passed.
The twelve light snakes changed.
The length of the small half-light snake was shortened by half, while the remaining half-light snakes remained the same.
This directly led to a result-the direction of the thrust changed, and the direction of the giant ball deflected by an angle.
Governor Gu Xuan glanced at it and couldn't help but be startled: "The direction the Wandering Earth is heading seems to be the location of the No. 1 Light Sailing Fleet, right?"
The so-called "No. 1" is the name given to the first light sail fleet by the General Governor's Palace.
This fleet has more than 6,000 light sail ships, blocking the passage from Class A Jupiter rings to other Jupiter rings. However, they are not in a hurry to attack, so it is clear that they are blocking it.
Governor Zhang Xuandu nodded and said: "It seems that the giant ball intends to break through the blockade of the No. 1 Light Sail Fleet."
Another Xuandu shook his head: "You are too courageous!"
A group of people watched the light snake getting smaller and smaller, and watched the giant ball sail into the distance.
After a while.
A piece of news came through - the Lord General is personally in charge of wandering the earth.
Governor Gu Xuandu clicked his tongue: "This is really preparing to use Wandering Earth to single-handedly fight a light sail fleet."
He had guessed like this before, but he didn't expect it to turn out to be true.
Zhang Xuandu sighed with a look on his face: "If this battle is won, General Cheng will completely change the pattern of the Xinghai battlefield with his own efforts."
Another Xuandu expressed concern: "The enemy's numerical advantage is too great, and the wandering earth may not be able to come back."
Governor Gu Xuandu said: "Let's wait and see."
*
Five hundred kilometers away.
The "wandering" speed of the wandering earth is still rising.
In a cabin at the core.
Qian Qingqing happily reported the news: "The current speed has reached twice the speed of sound, and the planetary engine is running very smoothly."
She paused and praised sincerely: "The planetary engine is a very successful and powerful design!"
Cheng Han laughed when he heard this.
After praising Qian Qingqing, she still felt that it was not enough, so she put her head towards it again.
"Bah!"
She was about to retract her head, but found that she couldn't move.
"Procedure……"
She only said one word, and the rest was blocked.
A full five minutes passed.
Only then did Qian Qingqing have a chance to escape.
She blushed like a big apple and looked shy: "I'll go to the main control center to take a look."
This girl had been holding her breath for a long time and was not breathing at all.
This shows that her physical fitness has indeed improved a lot after she was promoted to Xuanshi.
Cheng Han smiled slightly and ordered: "Lightsail Fleet No. 1 has discovered us. Accelerate the wandering earth to the maximum speed and prepare for battle."
Qian Qingqing's expression became serious and asked: "How to fight?"
Cheng Han made a gesture and chuckled: "Just use the 'collision tactic' and test the giant ball's ability to withstand strikes!"
Qian Qingqing hesitated: "Would it be too risky to do this?"
Cheng Han said confidently: "Believe me, there is no problem."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at the war simulation in the halo screen.
Another round of simulation has just ended, and the simulation results are perfectly in line with expectations.
Qian Qingqing nodded: "Okay!"
Cheng Han thought for a while and then said: "Send the real-time video of this battle to the General Governor's Palace."
He was very aware of the tense atmosphere in Jupiter's rings, and simply decided to use actual combat performance to dispel other people's worries.
Qian Qingqing responded crisply: "Okay!"
*
ten minutes later.
Inside the General's Palace.
The Xuan Governors saw the situation on the Xinghai battlefield through a detection Xuan array.
Since the distance was more than 2,000 kilometers and there were several transfers in between, the picture was not very clear.
But it can still be clearly seen that a large bright spot, arranged in a ring array, is grazing towards a giant ball.
The former is clearly a light sail fleet.
The latter is naturally a wandering earth.
in the screen.
The wandering earth dragged a long tail flame and crashed into the light sail fleet.
Governor Gu Xuandu was startled: "Oh my god, are you crazy, General Governor? Just bump into him like that?"