The fleet sailed along the predetermined route to the predetermined area between the orbits of planets No. 3 and No. 4.
This place is too close to the blue star, and the space is filled with violent rays, making most long-range reconnaissance methods unusable. Sun Zhengyuan was not afraid and led the fleet forward at high speed.
Navigation within the galaxy sometimes takes more time. After a whole day of sailing, the squadron approaches the scheduled meeting area.
In the flagship bridge, a large-scale federal fleet finally appeared on the virtual porthole. Hundreds of starships of various sizes were scattered in the void, forming a three-dimensional attack formation, with a very obvious deterrent effect.
On the big screen, three starships in the Federation fleet were marked with eye-catching marks. They are much larger than ordinary starships, and their slender hulls are full of violence and beauty.
Sun Zhengyuan sneered, "You only have three battleships and you want to threaten me? Isn't that too little?"
An old man with a gloomy face appeared on the screen, saying: "You have invaded the sacred federal star field. This is a very bad provocation, and you must pay the price for it."
"The territory of the Federation has not yet extended here."
"That's because your memory is old. Six months ago, the Federation announced that this is our natural leading star."
Sun Zhengyuan laughed loudly, "Then I can also declare that the entire Milky Way and even this super galaxy cluster are the leading stars of our prosperous Tang Dynasty! Is it useful? It's just words."
"It seems that you are not going to admit your mistake, which will only make your mistake more serious."
"I have dealt with quite a few generals of the Lancers, and I have also fought with two secretly. But to be honest, there are not many who are as annoying and stupid as you."
The old man was unmoved at all, his voice was as mechanical as a robot, and he said: "Your personal opinion of me does not affect the facts. You personally and the army are responsible for this invasion."
"Then how am I responsible?" Sun Zhengyuan looked sarcastic.
"Disarm, hand over the starship to our custody, and then wait for trial. The federal court will make a fair decision."
Sun Zhengyuan laughed, "Federal court? Still ruling fairly? Do you think I am as stupid as you? What can I do if I don't disarm?"
The old man looked regretful and said, "If you are seeking your own death, there is nothing you can do about it."
"Why, are you still planning to use force?" Sun Zhengyuan made a rare joke.
The formation on the opposite side began to change. All large and small starships extended their main guns, their shields began to charge, and they assumed a fighting posture.
Sun Zhengyuan gradually put away his smile and said coldly: "Old man, are you serious about this? Have you thought about the consequences?"
The old man's face was expressionless, "The Federation Star is sacred and inviolable! Intruders must be punished!"
Sun Zhengyuan smiled instead of getting angry, "You want to do tactical exercises, right? That's fine, I'll just see how much better your fleet command level is than others. If it's similar, I don't mind giving you lessons."
The formation of the Third Squadron also began to unfold. The four capital ships each led their own fleet strike groups and distanced themselves.
The old man did not cut off the communication and said: "You have one last chance to surrender or be destroyed."
"Do you think I am someone who will surrender?" Sun Zhengyuan sneered, "Besides, even though you have more starships, you just have more fish. With this advantage, do you think you can beat me?"
The old man finally showed a strange smile: "Our advantages are more than that."
Deep in space, waves of water emerged, and a large number of starships released their stealth status and slowly approached.
Sun Zhengyuan looked solemn, glanced at the comparison of the numbers of the two sides, and said solemnly: "Do you want to start a war?"
"No, it was the Tang Dynasty that started the war. It was you who invaded our star domain, so we couldn't defend ourselves."
At this time, the intelligence officer next to him said: "It has been confirmed that the other two fleets are affiliated with the Jolly Roger Corps, and their combat strength is twice ours!"
Sun Zhengyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Three against one, you really think highly of me."
He switched a channel and asked: "Lao Xia, what do you think?"
A calm voice sounded on the channel: "The other party is prepared and will definitely not be kind."
"It looks like there's really going to be a war..."
"Do not impulse."
"The main gun shield on the opposite side has started to charge, and you still tell me not to be impulsive?!"
Sun Zhengyuan opened the fleet-wide channel and began to give orders: "Everyone is at the highest level of combat readiness, the main gun shields are charged, and we are ready to fight at any time! Please note that no artillery fire is allowed without my order."
Little bits of energy light began to emerge, converging on the main gun muzzles of the starships. From a distance, it looked like a large group of fireflies flying around the starships.
This scene is gorgeous and brilliant, sketching out a beautiful picture in the void, but what it opens is the curtain of war.
There was silence in the fleet channel, and all the commanders of the strike group remained quiet, waiting for the next order. This time they were not facing star thieves, nor just the federal fleet. The result of the battle may be a comprehensive battle between the two camps.
At the beginning of the war, even the most capable generals did not dare to decide to open fire without permission.
Sun Zhengyuan suddenly smiled bitterly and said to himself: "Suddenly I no longer want to fight this battle. However, this is not something we can decide, right? Just wait, we can't wait long anyway."
After the starship's main gun is charged, it must be fired within ten minutes, otherwise the energy will be dissipated and recharged. So Sun Zhengyuan knew that the waiting time would not be too long.
A commander's voice sounded on the channel, "General, you're not afraid anymore, are you?"
Sun Zhengyuan sighed and said, "You brat, you dare to provoke me. I think you don't want to live anymore! Anyway, there are still a few minutes, so I'll just say a few more words."
"The situation in this battle is dangerous. You are all old men who have been with me for many years. I don't need to say more. If a fight really breaks out, we will break out. But there are many high-speed starships prepared on the opposite side. It is possible to leave this galaxy.
Not easy."
After a pause, Sun Zhengyuan continued: "There are two ways before us. One is to evacuate at full speed, but we may pay a heavy price in the process of escaping. The assessment result is probably this."
The evaluation report appeared on the screen, and Sun Zhengyuan himself was a little surprised when he saw it.
The report shows that during the escape process, due to the inability to escape the pursuit of the Federation's high-speed starship, nearly half of the number will be lost in the process of escaping from the galaxy's gravitational circle.
Sun Zhengyuan's hands were trembling, "Half of the loss... 50,000 people!"
50,000 lives is not a simple number at this moment. There are many faces familiar to Sun Zhengyuan. They are fresh faces. Even if he has experienced hundreds of battles, it is difficult to see the soldiers as cold numbers of battle losses.
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At this time, a light spot suddenly lit up on the screen. It was not big, but it was dazzling.
A thick beam of energy cut through the void and hit a starship of the Third Squadron!
Sun Zhengyuan closed his eyes.
After a while, he opened his eyes again, which were filled with solidified anger, "I have decided not to escape! We are here to fight hard!"