The crisis situation of the Kraken assault fleet soon reached the most critical moment due to the Xel'Naga fleet's unremitting delay. The opponent's flank fleets had already surrounded the center from both sides, and it looked like it would be over in less than ten minutes.
A complete encirclement was formed on the assault fleets of the two races!
In this case, Harlans had no other choice but to order the protoss's judge assault fleet to take the lead in withdrawing from the opponent's encirclement. Otherwise, if the assault fleets of both tribes were defeated by the other party, then this would
There is no need to fight a battle.
Stukov's decision-making has reached the final moment. All Leviathan's main guns have been charged according to its instructions and are waiting for it to issue the final salvo order.
At the same time, the rear formation of the Xel'Naga fleet on the opposite side apparently also detected the energy dissipation when the main guns of the insect swarm's flagship group were being charged. The top platforms of all the huge obelisk battleships except the largest among them were all opened at the same time.
, colorful giant snakes sprang out from inside the obelisk!
This is not the first time we have dealt with these basilisk insect swarms. Each color of basilisk has different abilities, and each ability is very powerful and difficult to deal with.
The most important thing is that the basilisks conceived inside the obelisk warships that appeared on the battlefield at this time are obviously complete, because there are nine basilisks emerging from the inside of each obelisk warship!
Seeing the appearance of these basilisks, especially the heads of all the red basilisks that began to extend forward, the expression on Stukov's face suddenly became uglier.
This means that the opponent is ready to counterattack. When one's own flagship group fires a salvo first, the opponent's flagship will use the red basilisk's breath equivalent to the power of the flagship battleship's main gun to straf the main formation of the combined fleet!
The breath blasts of twelve huge red snakes were definitely not something that the front line of the swarm fleet could withstand. Even if the Protoss' Glory-class battleships and Judge assault ships were added to defend together, it would be meaningless!
"Prepare to disband the formation. As soon as our flagship fires, all ships will disperse immediately!"
In desperation, Stukov can only try to use dispersed formations to consume the energy intensity of the opponent's main guns. However, in a fleet battle of this scale, disbanding the formation means that the fleet will most likely no longer be able to form salvo firepower.
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At this moment, the situation of the Kraken commando team of the insect swarm has reached its most dangerous moment. The interceptor fleets on both sides of the opponent's wing have formed a huge encirclement network against the Kraken fleet from all directions, and the opening of this large network is
It is gathering quickly now!
Stukov pursed his lips and was ready to issue a salvo order to rescue his own assault fleet.
However, at this moment, bright fireballs suddenly erupted from the flanks of the Xel'Naga Fleet's main formation. A burst of chaos suddenly erupted on both sides of the Xel'Naga Fleet's main formation, which had lost the protection of the flanking fleet, and was surrounded by the other side.
The closing speed of the net also suddenly slowed down!
Due to the sudden incident, the commander of the Xel'Naga fleet did not realize what happened on the flank of his fleet for a moment, but a bright light suddenly flashed in Stukov's eyes on the other side!
It quickly moved its eyes back to the battlefield star map, only to see two smaller red triangles appearing on the left and right wings of the opponent's fleet at some unknown time, and they were frantically harassing the rear of the Xel'Naga fleet's main formation!
The trap laid out in advance finally took effect at the critical moment!
The corners of Stukov's mouth twitched upward slightly, and then he quickly regained his calm expression.
"All Leviathans, cancel the main gun salvo, dissipate the launch energy, and re-enter the standby state!"
"Command the fleet, except for the Kraken assault fleet, which continues to break through, all other ships are approaching in a wing formation!
Heavy Artillery Viceroy Squadron, maintain fire suppression! Brood Lord Squadron, move forward! Interceptor and Corruptor Squadron, cover the flanks! Mutalisk and Prowler troops advance forward, ready to engage!
Our Kraken squadron remains dormant and continues to defend against enemy firepower! The Leviathan flagship fleet follows the main force of the fleet forward! The Behemoth logistics fleet maintains its position and is on standby!"
It very calmly conveyed the orders to each squadron through the main hive mind, and at the same time, its face showed the confident and indifferent look from the beginning again.
The small force that suddenly appeared on both sides of the Xel'Naga fleet was part of the entire tactical layout against the Xel'Naga fleet.
Long before the two fleets began to exchange fire, these two light fleets composed of Mutalisks, Corruptors and Prowlers broke away from the formation, took a long way from the void around the Eternal Battlefield to both sides, and attacked the flanks of the opponent's fleet over a long distance.
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Originally, the tactical intention of these two small forces was to limit the movement space of the opponent's fleets on both wings, and to force the opponent to allocate troops to defend against the harassment of these two flexible small fleets.
But I didn't expect that these two small forces would suddenly appear at the most critical moment, and bring a new glimmer of hope to the Kraken Squadron's breakout!
When the overall situation on the battlefield suddenly changed, Stukov decisively ordered the entire army to attack. He wanted to take advantage of the overall pressure of the fleet and the opponent's distraction to deal with the two small forces, forcing the opponent to give up the encirclement and suppression of Krak.
Ken Squadron!
On the other side, Protoss Executive Officer Harens also understood the tactics that Stukov was preparing to implement almost at the same time. He also cooperated without hesitation, allowing the Protoss fleet to attack across the board with the Zerg fleet to command the other side.
The official created the tactical illusion of fighting to the death at all costs!
And this is not just a tactical illusion. Once the opponent is reluctant to spit out the fat in their mouth, they can also feint and turn into a strong attack at any time, using the time difference bought by the two harassing units of the insect swarm to suppress the opponent's fleet formation and force them to
The opponent uses the current unfavorable formation to engage in a close fleet decisive battle with them!
If the battle situation really turns out to be like that, then the Xel'Naga fleet will definitely suffer a big loss due to the disadvantage of an unfavorable formation! They can even take this opportunity to eliminate the two flanking fleets that the opponent has gathered to surround the center in one fell swoop!
Now the formation of the two fleets has become a standard "T" shape. The top row is the joint fleet of the two races arranged in a wing-shaped formation, and the bottom row is the two wings folded together, trying to eat
The Xel'Naga fleet of the Zerg Kraken assault fleet!
Originally, due to the spacious buffer zone between the two fleets, the combined fleet had no chance to withstand the terrifying firepower bombardment of the Xel'Naga fleet and complete this "T" shape before they could eat the Kraken squadron.
However, due to the interference of the two small groups of insect swarms that suddenly shot out from the flanks of the Xel'Naga fleet, the formation of the Xel'Naga fleet was pulled slightly out of sync.
This disconnect gave the combined fleets of the two races an excellent opportunity to rush forward, especially when the Xel'Naga fleet was unable to perfectly concentrate the firepower of the entire fleet due to the harassment of the two small forces. This assault opportunity
