After receiving a communication from Duan Jingwen, Ye Han explained the previous findings and emphasized that the observations were made with the Nanzhou's telescope. The Nanzhou should have observation records at that time.
When Duan Jingwen heard this, he immediately pulled out the observation data according to the time period mentioned by Ye Han, and then adjusted the observation direction according to the data. Five minutes later, the observation team finally discovered the first alien warship.
Observation found that it was an ordinary alien spacecraft, nothing comparable to a battleship. At most, it only had a few self-defense weapons on board.
As time went by, the number of spacecraft discovered by the observation team skyrocketed, and Ling Yu also formulated new combat plans around the alien spacecraft ahead.
In fact, there is nothing special about the new plan. Space is an unobstructed place and you can see what the enemy is doing at a glance. The fleet's tactics cannot be as complex and changeable as they are on Earth.
The actions of the Third Fleet must not be hidden from the aliens, and the conspiracy cannot be carried out, so they can only ponder the conspiracy.
Half an hour later, the Third Fleet was divided into three.
The flagship Nanzhou led another battleship to form a two-ship formation, broke away from the main force, accelerated and flew straight, and unabashedly pounced on the alien spacecraft collecting asteroids.
According to Ling Yu's opinion, only the Nanzhou should be sent to carry out the attack mission. The aerospace carrier is most suitable for dealing with lone enemy ships.
However, the headquarters is located on the Nanzhou. The risk of Nanzhou acting alone is too great. Under the common opposition of everyone, Ling Yu can only bring one more warship.
The remaining warships are evenly divided into two groups, AB, whose mission is to attack the reinforcements sent by the aliens depending on the situation, or simply attack Europa directly.
Among them, fleet group A is composed entirely of space battleships and is mainly responsible for intercepting enemy forces; fleet group B, in addition to battleships, also includes the Yushan, which will decide whether to participate in the interception or to attack Huanglong according to the situation.
The plan is very simple, but how it is implemented depends entirely on how the aliens respond.
Not long after the Nanzhou set off, the aliens judged the intentions of the two battleships, but the main human force was still lingering near Europa. If the reinforcements were sent less, they would definitely be intercepted by humans, and if they sent more reinforcements, they would be intercepted by humans.
It will weaken Europa's defense, which is simply a dilemma.
The third fleet was waiting for any movement from the aliens from top to bottom, but the alien fleets in the first class did not move, the second class did not move, and the third class remained the same, with no sign of dispatching at all.
On the contrary, the spacecraft that collected asteroids immediately gave up their previous missions and quickly withdrew from the collection area after receiving the alarm from Europa.
Now it was the Third Fleet's turn to catch the enemy blind.
The flying speed of human warships is not bad, but compared with alien warships, there is no particularly obvious advantage.
There is a three to five-day flight between Io and the collection spacecraft, and the two-ship formation takes about the same amount of time to fly there. Even if the collection spacecraft is not fast enough, it can be far away from the Nanzhou if it is evacuated a few days in advance.
The plan failed midway just after it started. Ling Yu's expression was extremely ugly. The aliens were so cunning!
It was meaningless to continue with the previous plan. Ling Yu decisively stopped the operation. The mood of the soldiers was a little low, but okay, it was just low.
There is currently no suitable action plan, and there has been no new news from Beidu. Ling Yu can't help but fall into a dilemma.
It is easy to maintain a stalemate. Although piecemeal efforts may not achieve much results, the cumulative effect can always weaken the enemy's strength. However, judging from various signs, Beidu's intention is to stop Europa as soon as possible, which makes people scratch their heads.
It’s still the same old problem. The strength of the Third Fleet is too weak. It’s okay to engage in harassment battles. A head-on confrontation is simply seeking death. But the current situation is that the alien fleet is determined to defend Jupiter Zero, unless the Third Fleet is a moth to the flame.
We have to attack hard, otherwise we have to wait for the opportunity to annihilate even one enemy ship, let alone destroy a large number of enemy ships.
Space warfare is very simple, because all the enemy's movements are under one's control; space warfare is very complicated, because all one's actions are completely displayed under the enemy's nose.
The supplies carried by the Third Fleet are enough to last for several months, but once the operation reaches a stalemate, it is not impossible to remain in a stalemate for several months, so Ling Yu has always had a sense of urgency in his heart that a storm is coming, and hopes that the fleet will open up the situation as soon as possible.
After careful consideration for a period of time, Ling Yu issued the order to carry out harassment warfare, and the fleet quickly took action and approached Europa again.
But this time, instead of approaching from the side, the action was launched from the side and behind, pretending to attack the planetary engine. The real purpose was to take the opportunity to destroy the alien warship!
Of course, if the alien fleet's defense is not tight enough, Ling Yu wouldn't mind throwing a few nuclear bombs into the planetary engine.
The planetary engine is only accelerating. After Europa entered the constant speed flight stage, the planetary engine has stopped working long ago - if this thing is still working, no matter whether the fleet or the landing force, there is no chance of getting close, let alone destroying it.
It's up.
Viewed from behind Europa, the planetary engines look like a group of giant volcanoes on the ground, but if you look closely, they feel extremely abrupt, like a ringworm parasitic on the earth.
The actions of the Third Fleet immediately attracted the attention of the alien fleet. Hundreds of warships left their positions and gathered in the attack direction of the Third Fleet. When the aliens thought that enough warships had gathered, these alien warships took the initiative.
Leaving Europa, it flew towards the Third Fleet at a relatively slow speed, assuming a deportation posture as if it did not want to engage in a fight, but did not want the Third Fleet to approach.
"It's interesting!" Ling Yu showed a sneer, "Order Fleet Group A to leave!"
Fleet Group A, consisting of five battleships, immediately separated from the main force, and the Third Fleet split into two, making the appearance of splitting its forces to attack.
The alien fleet was also divided into two, blocking the human fleets in both directions.
There is no point in continuing to divide the forces. The Third Fleet only has a dozen warships, but the enemy has hundreds of warships. No matter how powerful the combat capabilities of the human warships are, it is impossible to win with a disparity of ten to one in strength.
Ling Yu touched his chin and said in a deep voice: "Fire a few missiles to explore the path and aim at Europa."
After receiving the order, the main force of the fleet and fleet A were disbanded at the same time. All human warships spread out like flowers. Taking advantage of the brief opportunity when the alien fleet did not react, each ship opened fire on Europa.
There are various types of missiles, a large number of artillery shells, and some smoke screens for cover.
In short, all available weapons are used to make the fire test look like a premeditated formal attack, rather than a feint that can be seen through at a glance.
