As Tang Lang issued instructions one after another, the seriously injured ships shown in red on the screen shook and retreated, and the ships behind replaced the formations to fill in. Those that could not retreat were naturally pursued and smashed into pieces by the terrifying energy rays.
As for the crew members on the ship, even their bodies could not be seen under the high temperature of the explosion.
In a still-existing seriously injured warship, a young crew member wearing a space suit stumbled and shivered, looking for a corner that he thought was safe. Under the transparent mask, tears were already streaming down his face. He was witnessing such a cruel space battle.
, the cruel and huge death threat directly crushed the courage that this young man had built up with countless bold ideas before starting the war.
However, who can criticize him? If they can firmly follow their predecessors onto the starship and sail to the battlefield, they are already stronger than most people.
In other words, at this time, who has time to criticize bravery that is defeated by fear.
An experienced sailor ran quickly in the passage of the ship's hull and rushed to the next battle gun compartment. The attack of the opponent's energy cannon produced electromagnetic pulse damage, which damaged the battleship's electronic system. The energy cannon was not controlled by electronics and could only be turned manually.
Operation. The old crew member saw that an enemy ship had locked onto his side, and the "stuck" gun was the only position that could hit the opponent, so he ran for tens of meters and rushed to the gun cabin in a death race.
Switch to manual operation, and the moment you aim at the enemy, you just see the opponent's energy ray coming directly.
Less than 50 meters away from the young crew member, he saw with his own eyes that the gun cabin where the veteran who fought so hard was hit by an energy beam. The entire gun cabin was penetrated by the energy beam, forming a large hole with a diameter of more than five meters.
, and the veteran who had just struggled to launch the energy beam had long since disappeared. The terrible energy beam directly hit him and reduced him to a molecular state. The last energy beam launched manually by the veteran was finally noticed by the mercenary warship, and an emergency
Flexibly changing direction, the energy beam rubbed against the armor of the mercenary warship. After only breaking a few armor fragments, it became a light and shadow in the void.
I would rather die than fight, even if the fight I exchanged for death would only leave an insignificant scorch mark on the enemy.
Everything the veterans did really happened before the eyes of the young starship soldiers. And is that what the veterans often say in their daily bragging: "Even if it means death, I will take a bite out of you"?
It turns out that that was not bragging, they were really doing it!
The mercenary's artillery fire was still raging, breaking large holes in the starship hull that had completely lost the protection of the energy shield, but the artillery fire still did not stop, wherever it could be fired.
Under the transparent mask, the fear in his eyes was gradually replaced by shame. Something called bravery gradually revived in his young heart. He stumbled and ran along the violently trembling passage inside the ship, even though the earphones were already inside.
The captain's voice came: All crew members can find the nearest rescue cabin and abandon the ship!
The young crew member was still running. He was not looking for a rescue capsule or a lifeboat, because he knew that leaving this dilapidated but not yet crashed starship would not have a great chance of survival. The mercenary starship's gunfire even hit the ship.
These life-saving capsules are shrouded together.
At that moment, the young crew member already understood.
The veteran did not seek death, but wanted to save himself, but failed.
On such a battlefield, crying and escaping will not solve any problem. The only way to survive is to live towards death!
The young crew member finally found an energy cannon that could be fired manually, and he stood on the gun position.
Under the gunfire, I don't know how many young people have been like him, crying and shrinking into the corner. No matter how sadly you call your mother, the starship will still be torn apart by the blazing energy beam, and the fragile human body will be thrown away.
Before entering space, they had been squeezed into a ball of meat by the steel that squeezed everything. I don’t know how many young people, under the leadership of their seniors, were hit by energy beams even at the next moment into molecules that can no longer be found with the naked eye.
, but before that he shot his own heroic bullet.
Kneel down or die standing up! There are only two choices in total. As for whether there is still a chance to breathe air, this is no longer an individual decision. It must be left to everyone, and it depends on the choice of most people.
If more people choose the former, they will all die and no one will survive.
Fortunately, whether it was for victory or to continue breathing air, the combined fleet's artillery fire never stopped, even if the wreckage of the ship had turned into a fireball and slid towards the abyss.
In the flagship of a mercenary squadron, a high-level commander who had always been arrogant when facing the combined fleet also frowned at the war situation outside. He hesitated for a while, took the initiative to connect to the flagship screen, and said:
"General Nass, the Southwest Federation is stubbornly resisting. Their fighting will is beyond our expectations, and they are even willing to die together. Their battleships are broken and our battleships are valuable. It will be very disadvantageous to continue fighting like this."
At first, this high-ranking commander only thought that although Tang Lang's men were numerous, most of them were nothing more than a mob, and what awaited them would be a one-sided massacre. However, during the encounter, he discovered that although the Southwest Federation fleet chose to defend in a group due to many problems with firepower and starship defense,
The lineup is small, but their fighting will is quite tenacious, and their command is also breathtaking.
Many times, they have clearly opened a gap in the opponent's formation, and the starship formation can take advantage of the situation to move in. No matter how tenacious a single starship that loses the protection of the formation is, it can only fall into the situation of individual combat. For the tonnage and firepower,
For our own fleet, which is much stronger than the opponent, it is just a dessert in the mouth.
For example, the current mercenary fleet is like a pride of lions hunting cooperatively on the grassland, while the combined fleet is a herd of bison. The bison form a group, and the lions have strong combat capabilities, but they are helpless against them, and may even be trampled to death.
, but if lions are allowed to break into the bison herd and separate the bison herd, the bison that cannot form a numerical advantage will eventually become food for the organisms at the top of the grassland's food chain.
However, the opposing commander's control of the fleet had reached an incredible level, and the gap that was opened was filled in a very short period of time, leaving no chance for them to tear the formation apart.
Of course, this senior commander would not mention this in front of his supreme commander. The "Falcon" with a cold face has always been known for his meticulous command of battleships, but now he has a young
At least for now, his opponent has shown that his commanding ability is not inferior to his. If he, his subordinate, has to mention it to his face, how can he be so embarrassed?
What forced this senior commander to find the "Falcon" was that although their mercenary fleet achieved considerable results during the battle, destroying at least a dozen frigates, destroyers and dozens of assault ships of the opponent, they successfully
Those who are sharp will lose their sharpness.
Even if a group of mercenary warships attacks like a sudden rain, how can war really be fought with one force? If you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred.
Encountering the combined fleet being beaten, many warships fought back desperately, and the mercenary destroyers and frigates at the forefront of the attack formation also fell like rain. At least a dozen warships had been beaten into a ball of candle flames burning in the void.
Such pain made the senior commander of the mercenary pierce his heart. He had to bite the bullet and make a suggestion: "How about we clean up the formation and give him a big wave, or use the star fighter planes in several motherships?"
, enough to teach their conservative Iron Barrel Formation a profound lesson!"
Nass, however, had a calm face and snorted coldly: "There is an old saying among the Chinese: a desperate fight is the last resort! Obviously, the opponent believes in this sentence, but he may have forgotten that their ancestors also said that going too far is not enough! The opponent's
A commander is too obsessed with people's own power, but they don't know that in this starry sky era, whoever has the highest technology will win. Perhaps the Chinese people's thinking is still stuck on the ancient blue star more than 4,000 years ago! I think that with the help of
It’s really ridiculous that the spirit and will can be used to this day even after fighting a powerful opponent!”
His eyes were gleaming with coldness, and he said in a deep voice: "Just wait! They are almost finished."
A group of high-ranking commanders on the screen all expressed surprise. They knew that Nas would not say such confident things before he was sure, which meant that the other party was really going to be in big trouble.
The eagle hunts with a cold gaze, waiting for the opponent's flaw, and then kills it with one blow!
Tang Lang always felt uneasy. Although the entire combined fleet formation, the Iron Barrel Formation, looked like it was being suppressed by the mercenary fleet's aggressive attack, the mercenary fleet had the upper hand and could use such an offensive to attack them with great force.
The pressure of rain.
But this is not the reason for Tang Lang's uneasiness. If the battle continues like this, he is absolutely sure that he will consume more than 60% of the strength of the mercenary fleet before his defensive formation is broken, and he is hiding in the center.
The strongest battleships of the independent fleet have not yet fully demonstrated their firepower, and the remaining 50 to 60% of the mercenary fleet will definitely not be able to survive.
Tang Lang had already "made insinuations" about the character of the supreme commander of the mercenary army in his "cordial and friendly" exchanges with Francis. Francis naturally didn't say anything at first, or tried to get through with some nonsense, until the fat man
With a "silver smile", he took out an alloy rod as thick as an ostrich egg, and he was completely subdued. The fat man with compassion could only put the alloy rod on his body surface, which was covered with bruises, but it was still considered a reward.
Combining some of Nas's previous battle videos and Francis' aggrieved introduction, we know that this man is different from the slightly arrogant Francis. He is an extremely calm and cautious person, and can even be said to be cunning.
Looking at the previous deployment and testing of mercenaries, Tang Lang confirmed Nass's military style from the side. He did not seem to have such a character that would not let go while taking advantage of the situation.
After all, the mercenary fleet suppresses the combined fleet and bites fiercely, but it also suffers from the counterattack of the combined fleet's energy cannon. This kind of fierce fighting style that almost hurts both sides is not something that the calm "Falcon" can do.
An extremely strong sense of foreboding enveloped Tang Lang.
He looked around. Mingyue Shang, Hao Daier, Fatty, and the busy people, including Jiang Cheng, Shen Chengfeng, and Ye Xiaozhouren on the other side of the light screen, were all unaware.
All their energy has been involved in the ferocious and complex battlefield. Maintaining the formation, preventing their casualties from rising sharply, and effectively attacking the enemy are what they are currently committed to do.
As for other matters, it may be that Tang Lang's previous performance gave them enough confidence, so they basically left them to Tang Lang. Even Jiang Cheng rarely took the initiative to cut into the light screen to discuss specific strategies and tactics with Tang Lang.
"Give me the surveillance footage of the situation in the surrounding areas other than the frontal battlefield," Tang Lang suddenly said.
The people in front of the staff table immediately raised their heads, and their faces became solemn. They didn't understand why Tang Lang should pay attention to the situation of other unimportant fronts at such a juncture.
Obviously, they were aware of Tang Lang's inner uneasiness and high vigilance.
Mingyue Shang fluttered her fingers and issued instructions one after another. Some of the detectors previously thrown by the reconnaissance ship transmitted the signals to the Phoenix through the reconnaissance ship.
On the virtual light screen in the center, the battlefield situation switches from the front to the sectoral scenes of the entire fleet up, down, left, right, and in many other directions.
The mercenary fleet on the periphery of the battlefield is like a giant net, covering the cigar-shaped behemoth of the United Fleet. The light blue energy shield flows brilliantly under the countless energy beams, which looks very difficult. .But the formation still remains intact, and the starships in the formation take turns to replace and recharge. The mercenary fleet is like a bastard chewing a stone, biting it very ferociously, but there is nothing that can be done with the stone for the time being.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they were also afraid that they would suddenly find something abnormal on the light screen.
You must know that they are facing Nass, a general who is very famous in the starry sky. They are also afraid that the other party will use various tricks of space warfare and turn them into a stepping stone for him to increase his reputation.
Looking at the overall situation, no abnormalities were found, but Tang Lang's ominous premonition was getting stronger and stronger.
Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, Tang Lang pointed to a spectroscopic screen on the big screen.
"What's this?"
The light screen quickly enlarged and gradually became clear.
Everyone looked and saw that it was a defensive point located in the northeastern sector of the formation, and that point was currently being attacked by a flanking force of mercenaries.
After enlarging the light screen, people can see that under the cover of the ferocious firepower of the mercenary fleet, there are several strange-looking mercenary warships attached to several joint fleet warships like tarsal bones. The captains of these are extremely The small mercenary starship, which is no more than 50 meters tall, is like a beetle and can actually stick to the bottom of the battleship of the United Fleet.
If you had not observed carefully, you might have missed this small spot on the battlefield. Moreover, both warring parties now use electromagnetic bombs, which are special bombs designed to destroy communications and generate magnetic storms. The Phoenix and the Independence Fleet benefited from the grid. Rising's technology was modified to a certain extent on the way to the Federation. Regular fleets such as the 9th Fleet also have temporary backup communication devices, including the air pirates, but many civilian starships do not. These lost communication. They may not have the opportunity to report the opponent's new attack mode to the Phoenix flagship.
It goes without saying that this is the legendary starship assault battle.
Tang Lang has heard of this model, but has never seen it before, because in such large-scale fleet operations, such small starships have insufficient protection and are easily captured and destroyed by large-caliber energy cannons. Normally,
After the fleet has a certain advantage and suppresses the opponent's firepower, it will send out this kind of assault ship equipped with mechas to break into the enemy's starship and enter the battle for control of the starship.
However, in such an anxious state of battle between the two armies, the opponent used this move, which not only showed the arrogance of the commander, but also had sufficient confidence and strength.
At least, those starships could continue to emit very little artillery fire, and their interiors had obviously been captured by the enemy's elite mecha troops.
And obviously, their intention is not just as simple as destroying the opponent's warship resistance.
Watching helplessly, those small starships like blood-sucking beetles silently snatched away from the belly of the battleship that had stopped firing. What was even more frightening was that under the cover of the mercenary peripheral firepower, these ships restarted
The battleships swam towards the core center of the combined fleet like sneaky fish. The surrounding battleships could not even notice that their own battleships had quietly turned into sinister daggers quenched with poison.
Now the combined fleet formations are interlocked, trying their best to cope with the pressure of external attacks. The retreating warships have their own channels to evacuate to the rear, and then the reserve ships rush to fill the vacancies. Who knows the ulterior motives of this group of warships inside?
At this moment, everyone's expression changed when they saw the actions of those warships from the distant battlefield surveillance.