The once spectacular 9th Fleet, which consisted of more than 40 large and small starships, has almost disappeared.
In the void, there were all steel wreckage floating, and some of the wreckage had a terrible arc light, showing that there was still energy that had not been consumed. In a huge wreckage that was only more than a thousand meters, there were actually starry sky fighters entering and
Flying out, it should be the fighter planes that have replenished their photon missiles and are ready to return to the battle. If it weren't for these fighters, you wouldn't even know it was a mothership.
You know, they used to be giant steel beasts with a length of more than 3,000 meters, but now, only half of them are left. They are almost completely scrapped, but they are still fighting.
In fact, before the arrival of the independent fleet, it was clearly visible in the long-range optical detectors that at least five or six starship wreckage would emit photon missiles from time to time. All the people here practiced their actions.
The oath I made when I entered the federal military camp: life will never end and the fight will not stop!
There are no more than 8 starships left that are relatively complete in terms of form. Of the 6 heavy cruisers, only one is left. There is only one mothership. The remaining are four destroyers and two frigates. However,
In one hour of fighting, the 9th Fleet suffered as much as 80% damage.
Under normal circumstances, the 9th Fleet could have declared defeat long ago, and the starships could independently break out of the encirclement. In this way, although the battle failed, some could still escape and the entire fleet would not be wiped out.
But the 9th Fleet obviously did not do this. Judging from the pictures sent back by the remote monitor, they still stubbornly maintained a defensive formation to deal with the waves of charges launched by the mercenary fleet.
Tang Lang and all the officers and soldiers of the Independent Fleet looked at the remaining starships that had only begun to gradually change their formations after their own arrival. They could fully imagine what had happened before that. The 9th Fleet, which was fighting to the death, even used the wreckage of its own destroyed starships as a bunker.
, launched a counterattack against the opponent, so even 100-meter-level steel wreckage was rarely seen on the battlefield. The half-destroyed mothership might have been doomed if it hadn't been firmly protected by the other starships.
Mingyue Shang's face was filled with misery!
She finally believed what her father once told her. On the battlefield, if there were no fortifications left, then the remains of the nearest comrades would be used to build fortifications. This was a story that she once thought was impossible.
That's not disrespect, but, comrade-in-arms, although I'm sorry, I need you to fight with me, even if you are dead. Because I believe that you, who die, want to win the war just like me.
For the sake of victory, comrades, please use my body to build fortifications to block the enemy's bullets for you, and protect you from firing bullets into the enemy's barrel.
Yes, comrade, for the sake of victory! I would rather turn into ashes.
Tang Lang's face was as steely as he answered the signal from the 9th Fleet command ship. The former cruiser "Han Xin" disappeared. The officers and soldiers of the Han signal who once sent a mockery to the "Phoenix", Tang Lang wanted to hear again.
Listening to their voices, even if they are ridiculing, it has become a fantasy.
The figure of Lieutenant General Feng Qin, chief of staff of the 9th Fleet, appeared on the big screen.
"Where is Commander Zhou Tai?" Tang Lang's expression changed, and his heart sank suddenly.
If an admiral commander dies here, the loss will be too great for the Federation, even if it means annihilating these three fleets.
"Thank you Major General Tang for your concern. Admiral Zhou Tai was seriously injured and is being rescued in the medical cabin! Now the entire fleet is temporarily under my command." Lieutenant General Feng Qin's words finally made Tang Lang feel relieved, but the next words of Lieutenant General Feng Qin made everyone
His face was grim, "But our 9th Fleet suffered heavy losses. The commander of the 1st Squadron, Major General Li Zhongxun, died in the battle. The commander of the 2nd Squadron, Major General Zhu Feng, died in the battle. The commander of the 3rd Squadron, Major General Zhou Kai, died in the battle. The flagship Han signal ship
The Brigadier General of the Changkang Army died in the battle, and the school officers, lieutenants, and soldiers were unable to recover the escape boats in time, so it is still impossible to estimate the specific casualties. 36 starships, large and small, were lost, and only 600 starfighters were left."
In this battle, all the commanders of the three major squadrons of the 9th Fleet were killed, and four-fifths of the starship was damaged. The Federation Fleet has always had a tradition that few captains are willing to abandon the ship and escape, preferring to stay with their beloved battleship.
, Falling into the galaxy forever. That almost means that all the key officers and commanders of the 9th Fleet were lost in this battle. Even if the Federation can rebuild it, it will not be able to return to its previous combat effectiveness for at least a few years.
In other words, the 9th Fleet was completely disabled.
"However, Commander Tang, although our 9th Fleet has suffered heavy losses, the remaining warships can still attach to Jiwei to attack the invading enemies!" Lieutenant General Feng Qin looked sad, but still looked at Tang Lang with eager eyes.
He continued, "The enemy fleet is not as majestic as before. In the battle with our fleet, they destroyed 30 enemy ships. According to statistics, the enemy fleet still has 110 large and small warships."
The faces of the generals on the bridge of the independent fleet were solemn. Even though they were outnumbered, the 9th Fleet was able to destroy almost as many enemy warships as itself. This was beyond the so-called tactics, equipment and combat effectiveness.
category.
This is a competition of fighting will. Even if you chop me with a knife, I will bite off a piece of your flesh no matter what. They are worthy of the name of the top ten fleets of the Federation.
"Leave the rest to us. You have done a good enough job. Please allow me, the entire independent fleet, to pay the highest salute to all the officers and soldiers of the 9th Fleet." Tang Lang stood at attention and saluted solemnly.
All the soldiers on the bridge connected to the video stood at attention and saluted.
"Thank you, but our 9th Fleet does not need to pay tribute, we need..." Lieutenant General Feng Qin returned the salute solemnly, turned his head to look at the starship wreckage floating around the portholes, tears finally flashed in his eyes. "We need
Revenge, comfort my brothers with the corpses of those bastards."
"Okay, Chief of Staff Feng, please wait a moment. I will give you the answer in one minute!" Tang Lang nodded.
After the arrival of the independent fleet, the retreating mercenary fleet was reorganizing in the distance.
Apparently, after being briefly frightened by the independent fleet's nearly 300-ship starship group, they observed through the monitor that this hodgepodge fleet was both strong and incompetent. Among the 300 starships, more than 150 were nothing more than 300 starships.
Small assault ships, and among the larger starships, definitely not more than half can be called battleships.
Therefore, they were not willing to cripple a regular federal fleet. They planned to bury this seemingly powerful but average fleet here to deal a greater blow to the Southwest Federation.
As for the combined fleet, it is true that there are many problems such as uncoordinated command.
Just a slowdown caused some confusion. The battleships traveling in front were obviously running a little fast. After receiving the order, they had to circle back to the main formation, thus occupying the position of the rear fleet. The starships of the independent fleet were
You have to move forward to hold your position.
This situation caused a burst of ridicule from the mercenary fleet more than 100 kilometers away. More than 70% of the captains had even asked the flagship for orders. Instead of lining up, they should take advantage of the ragtag group of people who were not stable.
, rush up and kill them.
But "Falcon" Nass was unusually cautious, and after pondering for a few seconds, he still rejected the passionate proposal of his subordinates.
In fact, the previous battle with the 9th Fleet gave him a new understanding of the country and people of the Southwest Federation. The equipment of the main fleet of the Southwest Federation is not bad, but it is by no means stronger than those under his command.
The battleships were still a little lacking, but the fighting will they showed was something Nass had never seen before.
Although he achieved certain results during the siege with three times the force, he also lost nearly 30 starships under his command. When he received the news of the loss of the starships, he could hardly believe his eyes. This was 3 to 1.
What a comparison of troops! But the battle loss ratio was almost 1:1.
Who on earth said that Chinese people are good at individuals but not at groups? Those who say this should really be thrown into the stars and fall into darkness forever.
These seemingly messy starships on the opposite side, not to mention the fighting will of the fleet just now, as long as they have half of theirs, are a tough nut to crack. If you rush over hastily, it will be okay if the opponent really collapses, but if you fall into
After a lot of fighting, Nass was not even sure he could bring a few starships back to the Great Eagle Empire.
He came to help the empire's younger brothers, the Jiepan people, to destroy this country with the imperial secret order. He came to earn merit, not to sacrifice his life for the Jiepan people.
Whenever historians study the classic battle named "Battle of the Sunset" that led to the decline of the Jeppon Empire, they will basically regard this time point as the turning point of the entire battlefield.
They all agreed that if "Falcon" Nass chose the suggestion of his subordinates and launched an attack on the unsteady joint fleet at this time, perhaps the outcome of this battle would be different, and Tang Lang also
He would not become famous in one battle, and more and more famous generals chose to attach themselves to his command, eventually growing into a being that even the Great Eagle Empire's military was extremely afraid of.
After Tang Lang fully fledged, he was even tougher than his father-in-law. Admiral Changsun was very awesome, but he was just a representative of the fat-beating Jiepen people, but this one even beat the Eagle Empire's chief military attache in the Star Alliance.
He couldn't take care of himself, and it wasn't him who did it himself, but the most "notorious" fat man under his command. In front of tens of thousands of Star Alliance attendees, he went up and did it! He beat the shit out of him.
Coming out soon.
The whole country of the Great Eagle Empire was outraged, and even the emperor showed up to condemn this man and demand an apology, but this man only answered with four words: If you don't accept it, come and fight!
After that, there was no more. No matter how much the Great Eagle Empire felt aggrieved, it could only hold it in while this person was still alive.
Of course, that's all for later. What historians think is probably only a possibility at best, and there can never be a conclusion about something that didn't happen.
The reality is that Nass, who did not want to fight for the Jiepen people, chose to be cautious, attack when advancing, and retreat when retreating. From this point of view, there is nothing wrong with him.
In the words of historians, Nass was sacrificing the precious lives of his men in exchange for time for the Combined Fleet to regroup and boost morale. Every second was extremely important to Tang Lang and the officers and soldiers of the Combined Fleet.
Nass didn't know that the more than 20 starships that were the core of this hodgepodge fleet in his eyes had only been integrated for less than a month, and most of them had never even experienced a war. It could be said that they were different from those made by
Compared with the small assault ships that were transformed from civilian starships and controlled by air pirates, their battlefield experience may not be as good. The only thing they are strong at is their discipline.
In three months, Tang Lang instilled the most important discipline of the army into this complex fleet, which was their only advantage.
Now, Tang Lang has time to instill discipline into the entire combined fleet.
The entire combined fleet, which was originally moving forward, began to slow down slowly and stopped. Two super large starship groups faced each other from a distance.
Many captains of the combined fleet began to suppress their racing hearts and loudly issued orders to their ship formations, "Enemy traces! Form up!"
"Line up in a wild goose formation!"
Based on the coordination of previous exercises, the huge fleet of the combined fleet began to form tactical formations, arranged into combat sequences, and launched in space.
However, the pace of coordination is still relatively unfamiliar, and the distance between each battleship is obviously not as precise as the array arrangement of the militarized assembly line factory of the opposing mercenary fleet. On the contrary, it is uneven, but the fighting spirit is extremely high.
Especially after seeing the tragedy of the 9th Fleet.
The eight starships of the 9th Fleet did not join the formation of the Combined Fleet, but formed alone on the right wing of the Combined Fleet. They were in a forward formation, and the last ship on which Vice Admiral Feng Qin was was still desperately carrying out damage control operations.
The damaged heavy cruiser formed the arrowhead, the four destroyers formed the two wings, and the two frigates and the last mothership formed the rear wing.
They showed their attitude with actions, and they wanted to fight to the death.
Tang Lang connected the image of the bridge of the Phoenix to the communication channel of the entire fleet. On the big screen, the heads of the formation captains and captains of the entire combined fleet appeared in split screens. At this time, everyone was watching through the video.
Tang Lang.
It was the first time that Tang Lang felt such tremendous pressure. After all, hundreds of people were all looking at you with the same nervousness and solemnity. No matter how strong Tang Lang's psychology was, he could still deeply feel the hundreds of pairs of eyes and the representatives behind them.
The hopes and worries conveyed by thousands of pairs of eyes in the fleet.
This is a war, not a game. This is a matter of life and death. Life is an exciting victory that determines the situation. Failure is a one-sided massacre, and the fate of tens of millions of people is reversed and displaced. The situation in the interstellar world changes, and history takes a turning point.
But everyone felt the power of history at the same time.
They are in the midst of history, creating, or experiencing the feeling of a period of history.
Some people already feel that their life is not in vain.
"Everyone, you have seen the situation of the 9th Fleet. Our federal army did not let us down. They delayed the enemy until our army arrived. But the price they paid was that the federal admiral, Commander Zhou Tai, was seriously injured.
, four generals were sacrificed, 36 starships were destroyed, and tens of thousands of officers and soldiers were killed. Now, the enemy's main fleet, which cost them a huge price, is right in front of them. To tell you the truth, they still have 110 main battleships, and I
The combined fleet, plus the remnants of the 9th Fleet, can be called the main battleship, but there are only 60 ships, less than half of the opponent. The only advantage is that our army has up to 300 starships of various types, and this is the territory of the Southwest Federation.
." Tang Lang faced the entire fleet and spoke his commander's voice for the first time, and his voice was as solid as stone.
"I am the commander, and I can issue military orders for a general attack, but I still want to hear your voice, because you are soldiers, and it is you who can finally charge at the enemy and fire artillery fire. I hope to be here and
The people I fight alongside are the brave men who have witnessed sacrifice but still dare to sacrifice, not the cowards who rely on their passion but are now just fighting with each other. If you are not brave enough, you can leave so that I can stand firm
I will give my back to my comrades." Tang Lang looked around at the many captains and captains on the virtual screen and continued with a firm gaze.
"Your Excellency, Commander, we cannot avoid this battle, and there is no way out. In fact, from the moment we followed Miss Mingyue, followed the Phoenix, and followed you, Commander, there was no way to escape.
Escape! Now, please give the commander a military order!" Yu Chaozhong, the acting captain of the "Yu Qian" who was temporarily appointed as the captain of the second brigade, took the initiative to speak.
He is mature and prudent and understands the importance of Tang Lang's personal centripetal force at this juncture. Only by firmly expressing support can he have a chance to win this war. The slightest hesitation may cause the entire complicated fleet to collapse psychologically.
Here, there are not only the Federation people, but also the air pirate coalition forces coming from the meteorite sky. The Federation people are willing to fight for their loved ones, why should they? After seeing such a mighty enemy army.
"Boss Tang Lang, our Meteorite Starry Sky Division is waiting for your orders! We are willing to be the vanguard." A bearded man followed closely, expressing the meaning of the force he represented.
This is the leader of the third force in the Meteor Star Sky. After Tang Lang destroyed two major forces in succession, his force has become the largest group in the Meteor Star Sky except for the "Phoenix" Legion. His statement is naturally authoritative enough.
Tang Lang was quite surprised that the Air Pirate Alliance could express a clear fighting stance in such a short period of time. He originally thought that even if these guys didn't escape, they probably wouldn't fight to the death.
As everyone knows, after Tang Lang led the air pirate coalition to completely annihilate more than a dozen large main starships of the 1st Squadron of Jepen's Sixth Legion in the Bermuda Star Field, air pirates of all sizes in the meteorite sky have regarded Tang Lang as a god.
That was a regular fleet that could sweep across the meteorite starry sky. In the recorded history of the meteorite starry sky, there had never been a regular fleet that relied on hundreds of small starships such as assault ships to completely annihilate a regular fleet, but Tang Lang did
arrive.
The rules of survival in the meteorite starry sky are very simple, the weak eat the strong. Tang Lang is the person at the top of the meteorite starry sky food chain. His orders, for these air pirates who are accustomed to respecting the strong, will only be more powerful than the more than 100 large ships in the distance.
The sense of oppression brought by the starship is more important.
The head of the Cheng family, Cheng Shaoning, who once wanted to introduce his daughter to Tang Lang, also spoke up, "Commander, no need to say more, please give the order! We have already discussed tactics for this situation before! I'm just waiting for your order!"
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Tang Lang's gaze stayed in the distance.
Compared to the noisy and high-spirited fighting of the entire combined fleet, Tang Lang was not surprised. What worried Tang Lang even more was the coldness shown by the mercenary fleet in the distance. It seemed a bit bad to be able to face the repeated changes in the formation on his side.
In the formation, the opponent made no movement at all. The legendary "Falcon" is worthy of being a famous general on the starry sky general rankings.
Of course Tang Lang knew that his deliberate lack of restraint on the less disciplined civilian starships and air pirate starship groups was a smoke bomb. If the opponent sent an army to attack, it would play into his hands, and fighting would be the best way to do it.
What he wants most at the moment is that if they form a formation and shoot at each other, the losses to the combined fleet will be unbearable.
What he is facing may be a very formidable force. I believe even the discerning captains in the combined fleet can see this.
But what can be done?
There is no better way, even if there is a mountain of swords, a sea of fire, and a burning road to hell. Their fleet, which is composed of military and civilians, must bravely rush forward, because behind them is Tianquan, who has no resistance at all.
The galaxy! And the tens of billions of federal people. The tragedy of Pegasus cannot be repeated again. Even if all the federal people here who can breathe are dead, these mercenaries must be dragged to watch the sunset together in this star field forever.
Facing those hundreds of pairs of eyes, facing the reliance and look up to more than 100,000 sailors.
Tang Lang, who withdrew his gaze, paused for a moment, looked around the audience, then looked at the virtual light screen, facing the hundreds of pairs of eyes, and said, "Behind me is my hometown. I can't retreat even one step! Anyone who retreats will be killed! In front of me, the enemy is
Although there are many people, we can only fight to the death! Those who advance are brave!"
"Fight to the death!"
On the light screen, hundreds of people, with yellow skin and black eyes, male captains and female captains, spoke in unison, resounding throughout the fleet.
"war!"
"war!"
The shouts of more than 100,000 people blasted through the communication channel like a roaring tsunami.
The light from the stars fell on the portholes where the United Fleet and the 9th Fleet starships began to advance, with dazzling brilliance.
Like a shining star!
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ps: I’m sorry yesterday, the unit had a meeting, and it lasted a whole day. Because Fengyue didn’t save the manuscript, I basically wrote it now, so I could only stop updating for one day. Today is still a chapter, almost 6,000 words. If you have a monthly vote, vote monthly