Lihua is also familiar with weapons such as space turrets.
They are actually unattended automatic defense and attack devices. They can be scattered in space and rely on their own program logic to automatically perform a series of actions such as search, positioning, aiming, and attack.
Because it runs automatically, there is of course no need to communicate with each other.
This also explains why we did not detect any communication from the enemy after we were attacked at this moment, and why it is speculated that the enemy cannot master more advanced communication methods.
However, this method is usually not used in space battles, especially space pursuit battles. The reason is very simple. Creating such a self-operating fort will definitely consume a lot of energy and materials.
Moreover, it is only meaningful in extremely large numbers. A small number of forts are of no use at all. In this way, more energy and materials will be consumed.
Energy and materials are the most important things for a space navigation fleet.
If this thing is relatively powerful and has strategic significance, then it will be built. The key is that the survivability of this thing is not strong, and it is easier to be discovered and then destroyed or captured.
What Lihua didn't expect was that the weak third-level civilization would even bring out such a thing.
Is it because of an emergency that you seek medical treatment?
Lihua was not even interested in searching for and killing these forts one by one. Anyway, these forts did not pose any threat to her own side, so they simply moved randomly - in this way, those forts would inevitably be under the control of the automatic control system.
Simultaneous maneuvers are required to lock one's side, which will consume a large amount of fuel carried by one's side. Space turrets usually do not carry much fuel, so they will lose any effect due to exhaustion of energy.
Rather than conducting a large-scale search, locating and then clearing them out one by one, it is more reasonable to stand still, maneuver randomly, and wait for them to consume their energy for a few days.
Lihua's judgment was recognized by the plenipotentiary envoys of the expedition committee. Therefore, during this period of time, the expeditionary force did not take any response actions except for random maneuvers and raising the defense level.
Time passed quietly.
Up to now, Li Heng's "Comet"-class combat spacecraft has completed more than 30 attacks and a corresponding number of random maneuvers.
Because the enemy warships also started random maneuvers, he had to direct his own spacecraft to close the distance with the enemy as much as possible in order to achieve a higher hit rate.
At this moment, the distance between the two sides is only about 10 million kilometers.
Viewed with the naked eye, that direction is still just a vast and empty starry sky. Except for a few extremely bright blue supergiant stars that are clearly visible, the rest of the stars all appear very dim.
But among the instruments and equipment, the tail flame ejected by the giant spacecraft in the distance was as bright as the sun, and even a little dazzling.
"It's 10 million kilometers away, we can't get any closer."
Li Heng issued the order.
"yes."
The spacecraft seemed to have touched the invisible water, passing lightly above the red line of 10 million kilometers, and then moved away. At this moment, thousands of electromagnetic gun projectiles were fired out, flying towards
reach a distant goal.
They will reach their target after about two hours of flight. And even if the enemy is performing random maneuvers, the extent to which its course can change within a two-hour period is quite small.
Shortening the distance is the best way to combat random maneuvers.
Two hours passed quietly. Among the remote observation instruments, the enemy's huge battleship still stood majestically, like a demon suppressing the dark universe, indestructible and unhostile.
According to route calculations, at least 30% of our projectiles should have hit the enemy in this attack. But this small attack did not seem to have any effect.
Or, even if this giant spaceship is attacked thousands of times at this level, it will not be damaged at all.
This can't help but make people instinctively doubt the meaning of all their actions and the meaning of this action.
Li Heng knew in his heart that this kind of mentality existed not only in his own spaceship, but also in the other comrades scattered in this dark starry sky - if they were still there, they would definitely have it.
If this mentality is not dealt with properly, it will inevitably lead to the collapse of one's own faith and spirit.
but……
It is quite natural for this situation to occur. Before carrying out this combat mission, psychologists had already calculated this point and made corresponding arrangements.
"The 36th attack is over. Okay, everyone, let's take a rest. Today, um, eat something delicious today, everyone is here to help!"
In the gravity-free environment of the spaceship, in the kitchen, a total of twelve crew members all participated. They kneaded the dough, mixed the fillings, and finally made a pot of dumplings full of rough flavor.
It was cooked in a special pot, and people chatted and laughed while eating the meal. After that, the deputy captain had a heart-to-heart talk with several crew members who were in a more unstable mental state.
The haze shrouding the small cabin quietly dissipated.
"We don't have much supplies, it's time to get some. Well, according to the supply map, the nearest standard resource box to us is about 365,000 kilometers away. In the next period of time, we will slowly maneuver in that direction.
Bar."
365,000 kilometers is only a short distance in space. However, in order to balance combat missions and concealment requirements, it takes at least five days to complete this distance.
Five days later, the spacecraft, which had conducted 16 more attack missions, finally arrived near the supply point and began to search for the nearby supply boxes through close-range search methods.
The design of the standard resource box means that it can only be searched and located after it is close to a distance of less than 1,000 kilometers. This is also to avoid being discovered by the enemy.
But this time the search came back in vain. All means showed that there were no macroscopic objects within the surrounding 1,000 kilometers.
No debris was found. At the same time, according to orbit calculations, even if there is a random deviation, it cannot deviate too far.
This standard resource box has disappeared.
This may not be good news, but everyone, including Li Heng, feels a little more stable.
After all possibilities are eliminated, only the last possibility remains.
This standard resource box was taken away by our comrades who were also hiding in the dark.
This is the most direct evidence that our comrades exist in this dark starry sky.
We are not alone. There are many, many others here, fighting with us.
We are not lone wolves, but... a pack of wolves.
At this moment, the own ship that took away the standard resource box is probably not far away. In fact, as long as oneself sends out a communication wave, it may be received by them. Then, oneself may also receive theirs
Reply. In this way, we, who have been isolated from the outside world for such a long time, can talk to our comrades.
But no one made a request for communication.
After confirming that the standard resource box here had been taken away, the combat spaceship Li Heng was on also left quietly. While continuing to take care of the combat mission, it began to move towards the coordinates of the next standard resource box.
Just like the previous ship that took away this standard resource box.
A kind of tacit understanding that can be formed without communication, knowing the other party's position, or saying a word is filled in this dark starry sky.
At this moment, almost ten days have passed since Commander Lihua made a judgment and took "random maneuvers" to exhaust the energy of the enemy's space fort.
During these ten days, attacks from the outside world from all directions have been continuous, showing no signs of weakening, but instead beginning to gradually increase.
It seems that the more random maneuvers one's side makes, the more space turrets exist in the surrounding area, and even the shorter the distance between them is.
If the distance wasn't getting shorter and shorter, how could the enemy predict his own trajectory so accurately?
Everyone knows that a single attack method has no other means except electromagnetic gun projectiles. This method can cause very little damage to one's own side.
This Tianlong-class space carrier, even if it is a model that has been eliminated by major civilizations, even if it has undergone many later repairs, is not very afraid of this kind of attack.
But... no one can withstand such a long period of continuous attack. Water droplets can penetrate stone, let alone extremely high-speed electromagnetic gun projectiles?
Under ten days of continuous bombardment by electromagnetic gun projectiles, the number of external devices destroyed on this Tianlong-class space carrier has increased to more than a thousand, and hundreds of maintenance personnel have been unfortunately killed. In fact, some
A total of five combat spaceships parked at the berth were damaged. One of them was unlucky and was directly hit in the engine area, causing it to completely lose its combat effectiveness and had to be taken away for overhaul.
More importantly, Lihua didn't know how long this situation would last.
Did the enemy really build so many space forts, so extravagant that they were spread all over the entire route? Did their fleet bring an entire planet with it? Otherwise, how could they dare to waste materials and energy like this?
Lihua couldn't think clearly or understand. This made her extremely angry, and she even set a record of eating five people in one day.
But the pressure from the Expedition Committee is still coming.
"Commander Lihua, you must find a way to solve this situation of being passively beaten as soon as possible. If you cannot improve the situation in a short period of time, our Expeditionary Committee will hold an evaluation meeting to evaluate whether you are capable of serving as the commander of the expeditionary force.