The Phoenix's series of maneuvers, hard attacks, and counterattacks stunned the two mercenaries and two starships, but the two drooling Federation starships were not left in awe.
After a short period of energy accumulation, they collectively bombarded the Atlantic-class destroyer.
It was only then that the shocked Hilton woke up as if from a dream. His pipe had already fallen on the luxurious wool carpet, and his voice was as hoarse as a broken gong: "Withdraw, order the No. 3 ship to retreat!"
The Phoenix can blast away the shield and armor of the No. 4 ship with "one shot", so it can naturally blast away her own ship. This reason is very simple and easy to understand.
But when starships are fighting in space, not everyone can turn the bow of the ship and run away immediately. The bow of the ship is heavily armored. Even without the energy shield, it can block a round of main gun bombardment. This engine can be installed on the ship.
The stern cannot be used, and the turning of the huge ship body cannot be done easily, it will take time.
If you want to run away, someone has to make sacrifices and use your own defense to block the enemy's incoming artillery fire. As long as the opponent does not form an encirclement, it is basically possible to escape from the combat zone. This is also true in previous interstellar fleet battles.
There are very few cases of annihilating opponents.
No one is chasing the few remaining starships in the void for several days. As long as the opponent loses its combat capability, the main target of the star fleet is the planet that has lost its fleet escort.
However, that means that the person responsible for breaking up the rear will be sacrificed. Even if there is an escape capsule, if the opponent suffers heavy casualties, even if the rescue capsule will not be fired, the rescue capsule will not be rescued. And when the planet is tens of millions of kilometers away, the rescue capsule will not be rescued.
Even in the light-year void, hiding in a rescue capsule with limited power and surviving may be more desperate than sitting in a small boat on the vast ocean of the planet.
You can still feel the sea water on the sea, and maybe catch a fish or something. In the void, there is nothing but nothingness.
It’s not that there are no examples of surviving for a year in a rescue capsule in the void. In an interstellar war that broke out hundreds of years ago, the Great Eagle Empire went through three consecutive battles and finally won, but that was already 32 months later.
It happened. When the fleet returning from victory passed the edge of a battlefield 10,000 kilometers away on its way back, it unexpectedly found a lifeboat belonging to its own side. According to the number, it belonged to a cruiser, and that ship
The cruiser was destroyed 26 months ago. If nothing else happened, all the crew members in the lifeboat should have died.
They either died of energy exhaustion or food shortage. Anyway, for a small lifeboat with a life support system of only 6 months at most, 26 months is enough to kill everyone in the lifeboat with a crew of 60 people.
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But the miracle is that after life detection, there are still 9 people alive inside. It is a miracle of life. The 9 crew members were welcomed back to the Great Eagle Empire as heroes. How they survived may be everyone's curiosity.
, as the investigation proceeds, the truth gradually emerges.
However, the truth is chilling. The dead people not only reduce oxygen consumption, but also provide food. It is not what they save, but themselves...
The hero instantly became a criminal, and the nine surviving people were sent to prison with life imprisonment without the possibility of commutation. This also contributed to one thing, that is, the life support system in all lifeboats was changed from 6 months to 12 months.
The moon, but that, is useless against the endless void.
Sacrifice requires the courage to face death and a spirit of dedication.
If they were soldiers, maybe with a military order, they would have no choice. But the "Blood Spiders" obviously forgot one thing. They are mercenaries, "legal" bandits who can ignore interstellar laws. Their characteristics of burning, killing and looting are doomed to them forever.
It cannot become a regular army.
The No. 3 transport ship, which was ordered to pull back, turned around before the Atlantic-class destroyer.
Perhaps it knows that the transport ship is big and powerful, but its maneuverability is much inferior to its companions, so it simply takes a step ahead and outperforms its companions to win.
"Blood Spider" looked pale as she watched the two frigates fire wildly at her ship, and the energy shield was damaged like a candle in the wind.
Desperately, she looked at the Phoenix, which started to move at high speed, hoping that its main gun would not fire so quickly, but obviously, Hilton and her men were disappointed.
The energy engine of the Phoenix was even more abnormal than they imagined. The Atlantic-class destroyer finally completed the turn under the fierce fire of the "Yu Qian" and the "Li Dingguo" who did not hesitate to weaken the strength of the energy shield and increase the strength of the energy cannon, and prepared
The moment they accelerated their escape, the Phoenix's five main guns began to gather energy amidst their desperate wails.
The thirteen-level energy shield that once made people feel astonishing was like being hit by the giant hammer of the Creator. It only lasted four shots before it was shot into beautiful soap bubbles in the starry sky. The last shot accurately hit the stern engine of the ship and exploded.
The energy engine that turned into a ball of fire even pushed the huge ship forward hundreds of kilometers!
The ensuing big explosion was inevitable, and an unknown number of lifeboats and rescue capsules were ejected from the giant ship. However, the highest military commander of the Federation had ordered that mercenary prisoners would not be accepted. All lifeboats that attempted to escape were released with the energy of starfighters and starships.
The secondary guns were called out one by one, firing into fireworks of different sizes in the void.
Occasionally, fish slip through the net, but no one takes care of it. This is the territory of the Federation, and if they are caught by the Federation people, based on their behavior on Pegasus, they may be worse off than dead.
The last transport ship, which had outrun its companions in fear, had obviously forgotten one thing. As a transport ship, it had an inherent disadvantage in speed, especially when facing such a destroyer, it was rushing towards the beam star.
On the way to escape from the surface of the planet, the Phoenix fired its last shot, which was the dark side of the planet facing away from the sun. At that moment, the explosion of this thousand-meter-long giant ship should have been visible in the dark night sky above the southern hemisphere of Star Liang.
firelight.
Francis, who was sitting in the mecha and running towards Prison No. 1099, felt a palpitation in his heart. He looked up at the sky. Under the light of the stars, he could not see the exploding fire of the starship covered by the light of the stars. Only the other side of the planet could see him.
People are watching the beautiful meteor shower, which is the lifeboats that were mercilessly locked and destroyed and the fragments of the former steel behemoth.
And in the starry sky, on the two frigates, all the soldiers standing in the portholes and in front of the light curtain cheered loudly. The officers took off their hats and threw them into the sky. The shirtless soldiers danced excitedly.
Shake hands and shake arms to celebrate the sudden and amazing victory in this long-term depression!
"Everyone, now is not the time to cheer!" Hao Daier's voice spread to every corner of the three starships. "Miss Mingyue and Major General Tang Lang are still trapped on Daliang Star, what should we do!"
"Anyone who dares to resist the Federation fleet is a traitor to the Federation!" Yu Chaozhong's voice sounded low.
"Bring me back, sir!"
"Counterinsurgency!"
"If you don't surrender, destroy them!"
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One by one, the commanders solemnly expressed their opinions in the communication channel. The four mercenary starships swaggered out of the beam star, which fully explained the problem. They did not need to look for any other evidence.
Either disarm or be regarded as rebels, they no longer need any feeble explanation.
Carrying the power of destroying the four starships of the Black Hawk Company, with the Phoenix as the arrow and the two frigates as the wings, the three starships raised their main guns and headed straight for the orbit of the Liang star, which had been stunned by the battle in the planetary space.
Guard garrison.
Although separated by hundreds of thousands of kilometers, the murderous aura was strong.
The entire Liangxing will tremble under the energy cannon.