Upon the arrival of Alexei Stukov's Imperial Char fleet and Purifier Executor Koralion's fleet, Admiral Matt Horner was convinced that both the balance of forces and the positions of the enemy and ourselves were correct.
Since our own side was in an advantage, we ordered all fleets under our command to retreat backwards in order to lure the Tiamat swarm fleet in front of them to go deeper.
At the same time, Stukov's Char fleet was approaching at high speed from the left side of the Tiamat swarm, with naval guns opening the way and roaring gunfire. In the other direction, countless Purifier fighters were leaping in from
The mothership USS Sebros roared out.
The pincer is about to close.
There was no advance tactical drills or battle planning, and the arrival of the Purifier fleet at this time was not even expected by the empire. However, the commanders of both sides accurately assessed the situation in a very short period of time and decisively ordered the fleet to start attacking immediately.
To put it one-sidedly, the Tyranid Empire and the Purifier fleet that arrived after a long journey are not only quite exhausted, but may also not be ready for a battle. The Tiamat swarm waiting here can be said to be waiting for work, but this is not
Let them take advantage of you.
The situation on the battlefield reversed in an instant. Even the sinister and sophisticated Dagos, Lord of the Swarm, who was commanding the Tiamat Swarm Fleet from far behind, was still confused the moment he saw the Purifier Fleet appear.
Relying on the zerg's innate ability to sense psychic creatures, Dagos did not sense any trace of essence or biomass from this protoss fleet. It was as if the warships were driven by a group of dead men.
Which lost world did this group of protoss come from that was forgotten by the protoss empire?
Immediately afterwards, Coralion's Purifier fleet gave the Tiamat swarm a small mechanical protoss-like shock.
From around the Sebros, new jump signals are constantly emerging. One after another, huge streamlined hull Purifier aircraft carriers sail out of the hyperspace channel, and the terrifying shadows of the ships occupy the vast starry sky.
.Although it still lacks the support of motherships, the number of aircraft carriers in the Purifier fleet has reached an astonishing number of more than 400.
For a battleship of this level, this number can crush the enemy to death even if it is smashed.
Like the force of thunder, a massive number of unmanned carrier-based aircraft, attack aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft piloted by legionnaire personalities stormed the right wing of the Tiamat swarm fleet like huge ocean waves. This terrifying number was even greater than the one used to win with numbers.
The insect swarm was even more terrifying. This made the Imperial Navy officers present suspect that the Purifier Protoss was actually another form of insect swarm.
The huge forge and repair shop (Purifier—Repair—Bay) on the Purifier mothership Sebros were originally prepared for launching large-scale interstellar wars. In other words, fighting is their specialty.
For a moment, an equally large group of Purifier fighter jets and a swarm of Tiamat worms came close to fight. On the scale of an interstellar space battlefield, it was simply a duel between two people holding pistols at a distance of less than fifty yards.
The most terrifying thing about the zerg is that for the victory of the group, they will never care about individual sacrifices. All individual zerg are just an extension of the main hive's will. But the purifier protoss is also not afraid of any sacrifice, even if it is to carry the purification
Even if the carrier of the heroic personality is destroyed, they can be reborn immediately by uploading to another carrier.
The moment the two sides started fighting, it was truly a fight to the death regardless of the cost. However, within a few quarters of an hour, the mechanical wreckage of Purifier fighter planes and the huge bloody skeletons of Zerg were flying everywhere. The battlefield
The area covered is so large that it must be measured in astronomical units on the scale of interstellar warfare.
Burning, capsized battleships and flying insect creatures filled with flesh and blood occupied the entire battlefield.
At the same time, the two fleets of the Tyranid Empire also blocked the Tiamat Swarm's retreat, forcing them to face the wrath of the Purifier Protoss. Although all warring parties suffered considerable losses,
In comparison, the Zerg is undoubtedly much larger.
Dagos, the brainworm, discovered that it was losing the war, but the current situation did not allow the Tiamat swarm to evacuate the star field, because if the reinforcement fleets of the Tyranids and Purifiers were allowed to continue to advance, the Tyranids would
The main force of the insect swarm in the Beerus system will have to be made dumplings.
At this time, the arrows represented by the multiple Tyranid Empire and Durham protoss fleets in all directions have been pointed directly at the Tiberus galaxy. Not only the main force of the Tyranid Empire fleet has been used, but in order to teach the swarm a bloody lesson, Sasha
Most of Gurath's Durham gold fleet has also been dispatched, and even the Arkship Spear of Adun is on its way.
Therefore, it is obvious that the situation is gradually becoming unfavorable, but the Tiamat swarm is still increasing its troops. Fleets belonging to Tiamat and other swarms are constantly jumping in, and they are determined to fight to the end.
Formation.
Even in an extremely unfavorable situation, the power of the Tiamat swarm itself cannot be ignored. Especially when the brainworm Dagos concentrates its forces on one point, it is not easy to defeat this swarm.
Especially when other insect swarms are also reinforcing the Tiamat insect swarm, the situation becomes unpredictable again, and the balance of victory and defeat that has tilted towards the empire once again begins to waver.
For the Tyranid Empire, the situation has become tricky again, because their mission is to rush to the designated location as soon as possible to complete the encirclement, so as to break the siege of the Warfield fleet in the Tiberus system, rather than follow them here.
Tiamat's swarm is fighting to death.
The situation is changing rapidly, and if there is a slight delay, the fighter plane may be missed and the entire Warfield fleet may be wiped out.
"Admiral Matt Horner, we must defeat the Tiamat swarm here, and the sooner the better." On the main screen of Matt's flagship Hyperion, Alexey Stokov
A thin face appeared, surrounded by several senior staff officers in military uniforms.
The military uniforms and insignia of the Char Fleet are different from other imperial troops, being more brown in color, the color of the Ashes World. As war eagles under the throne, these elite Char Fleet soldiers are naturally impressive.
Compared with two years ago, Lieutenant General Stokov was also thinner than what Matt remembered. Fortunately, time and the emperor's respect have erased a lot of the impact of the defeat. Stokov
My husband is still the guy from Earth who sits on a mountain of corpses made of Zerg bones, cursing his wife and drinking vodka.
The most admirable thing about Stukov is that he is a rare general among the imperial generals. He is resourceful and foresighted. He must use his troops well and has never been careless. He is a wise general who can be seen at a glance.
to the key point that determines the outcome of the battle.
"We can't delay here for too long." Matt said to Stukov: "But the current strength of our army is not enough to defeat the Tiamat swarm in a short time."
There was no need for Matt to say this. If he wanted a quick victory, he had to see who the enemy was, but he just wanted to know what Stukov had to say about this.
In front of Stukov, Matt can be said to be just a fledgling boy. As early as when Matt was still ignorant, Stukov had already begun to eliminate the rebellious earth colony rebels. Although Matt could not
Therefore, I think that I am not as good as Stukov, but I can definitely follow his advice.
From a strategic point of view, it is of course necessary to eliminate the Tiamat swarm as soon as possible and complete the encirclement. Even taking a step back, they can also detach a squadron to contain the Tiamat swarm while sending the main force to continue to attack Tiberu.
The star system advances, further putting pressure on the main force of the insect swarm within it.
But there is no doubt that the Tiamat swarm is definitely a tough guy.
"Yes, the Tiamat swarm is much more difficult to fight than Carlos and Gerald's swarm." Stukov said: "But it will be completely different if we have a big killer weapon in our hands."
For a moment, Matt thought of the psychic crushers that the Stukov Char fleet was accustomed to using on the Char battlefield. It is said that they even installed psychic disruptors and crushers on their own battleships.
The only problem is that one is that the energy consumption required by the psychic crusher is too staggering even for a battlecruiser and cannot be activated at the same time as the shield. The other is that the coverage area is quite limited, just a city
The area is useless on a cosmic scale and can only be turned on during close combat.
This determines the simple and rough fighting style of the Char fleet. They often fight in the face of the fleet, which is completely different from other imperial fleets.
However, after absorbing a large amount of original zerg genes, the current zerg's psychic link has also evolved a certain immunity to the psychic crusher. Now it is not easy to make them suffer a big loss.
So, Stukov is talking about the Xel'Naga artifact in Matt's hand.
Long before each fleet set off, Emperor Augustus summoned the fleet commanders to inform them of their intentions and assign their tasks. Stukov knew that Matt possessed the Xel'Naga artifact.
But Stukov should also know that now is not the time to use the Xel'Naga artifact. After all, the coverage of Nova Impact is limited, and it cannot be used on a mere swarm of insects.
On the other hand, we must not reveal that the Xel'Naga artifact is here yet. Otherwise, with the personality of the second generation master, it can be said that it will definitely run away. As a dignified master, it has completely used the skill points to escape and survive.
It's full.
Taking a lesson from the sudden death of Al, the previous master, seeing that the situation is not good, the current master will not hesitate at all.
"I just thought that we can change the plan temporarily." Stukov looked at Matt and said.
Stukov does not like to fight by the rules, but uses reverse thinking to win unexpectedly. His success often comes from a flash of inspiration in the battle. Stukov has also done some temporary changes in the route of attack during the battle to outflank him.
He was also called a sinister villain by the narrow-minded Edmund Duke because of his ability to retreat the enemy's retreat and cut off supplies.
"Of course, I'm not asking you to activate the Xel'Naga artifact now." Stukov said: "Your mission is just to send the super bomb on the flagship into the Tiberus system and detonate it, and the zerg may
They wonder why a flagship suddenly disappeared on the battlefield, but they can't guess what the truth is."
"Well, given the Hyperion's sailing speed, even if the Overlord guesses it and responds quickly, we can still use the Xel'Naga artifact to severely damage the Zerg that failed to evacuate in time." He continued:
"In my opinion, the Overlord has been vigilant, but it does not think that it will fail. The situation is not good for the Overlord. It has naturally made a mistake that we all make. If it just wants to fight to the death and make a comeback, it will
Expose flaws."
"In that way, once the main force in the rear is defeated and a large number of Cerebrates die temporarily, even the Zerg will inevitably lose morale."
At this moment, looking out from the bridge of the Hyperion, the situation on the battlefield can be described as chaos. The warships of humans, zerg and purifier protoss are bombarding each other, and countless fighter planes and zerg are fighting in between.
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The main gun of the aircraft carrier of Coralion opened fire at this moment, and a terrifying golden solar beam penetrated the entire battlefield in an instant, and tens of thousands of zerg were instantly wiped out.
The three-dimensional imaging of parallel-connected sensors shows that the number of zerg is still increasing, and the zerg killed are not even as many as those that have recently entered the battlefield.
"I understand." Matt thought for a moment and then said: "Pass the order and all the warships will be under the command of Lieutenant General Alexey Stokov."
"Navigator, enter the jump coordinates of the Tiberus system immediately."
Matt Horner's fleet actually has another mission, which is to seize the opportunity of the encircling fleet to push as many bug fleets as possible to the Tiberus system and jump into the center, killing all the aliens in one go.
The insects are exploding to the sky. In other words, you have to wait until the net is closed before exploding the fish.
But that doesn’t mean you have to wait for all the enemies to enter the network as expected before activating the artifact. Generally speaking, it is impossible for the enemy to follow the plan completely.
Emperor Augustus the Great, who was far away in Korhal, knew the secrets of war, believed in the talents of his generals, and delegated power appropriately. He only gave orders to each fleet in terms of grand strategy, but gave each fleet commander great autonomy and authority.
Trust. After all, the time it takes for the information from the front line to reach the Augustgrad Palace and then the orders from the palace to reach the front line is enough to finish several large-scale interstellar wars.
This means Matt can make practical decisions.
"Dr. Stetman, make sure the Xel'Naga artifact can be activated at any time." Matt connected to the Hyperion laboratory again.
At this moment, Stetman was teasing the brainworm Alpha in the glass container with a cookie, while the latter was trying his best to lick through the specially treated reinforced glass with his tongue.
This guy is an optimist. No one pays attention to him. After a while, he will find a place to play by himself. If he is tired, he will dig a hole and lie down in it.
"Okay! This is called central flowering." Stetman said excitedly: "Please imagine the happy scene of throwing the grenade into the cesspool, yes, that's it."
Hearing what he said, Matt couldn't help but imagine, and black lines appeared on his forehead. There were very few incompetent people among his colleagues in the empire, but there were still a lot of jerks and fun-loving people.