No one expected that the sudden invasion of opponents would be three instead of one! When the third strange ball appeared in front of everyone, Plunk's face became extremely ugly.
It seems that what the other party wants to do is to annihilate his fleet. With this thought in his mind, Plunkeye immediately issued a combat order: "The three destroyers behind will withdraw from the battlefield immediately! The 14 destroyers behind are
Start charging the space jump engine!"
He no longer plans to continue the fierce battle here, because he feels that with the current size of the fleet, he may suffer a loss if he continues to fight here.
Since he couldn't gain any advantage, it would naturally be wiser to retreat first. His Majesty the Emperor's order to him was to be cautious and avoid losses as much as possible. It did not mean that he had to fight here until the last moment.
If necessary, he might fight this battle desperately. But it is obviously not that time yet, and Plunk Aike feels that his old life still has a greater use.
At this time, the leader, the strange ball hit by the magic laser cannon, fired again. Two black energy hit the bow of a destroyer in a straight line, causing a series of explosions.
This time, the luck of the Airanhir Empire was not so good. The huge explosion illuminated the nearby area, and all the nearby warships could clearly see the scene of the destroyer being killed in the explosion.
Within a few minutes of the start of the battle, a destroyer was sunk by the opponent's attack! This was not good news for Plenacre.
"Buzz...chirp!" The magic laser cannon fired again, and three brilliant rays of light rushed directly towards the strange ball.
This time, the opponent seemed to have been hit hard, and a huge explosion spread on the surface of the strange ball.
"Boom!" The second strange ball that revealed its shape also fired at this time. The same two black energy almost hit an exploration level 2 destroyer that was rushing at the front.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Almost all the warships in the Airanhill Empire fleet began to attack at this time. No one wanted to sit still and wait for death. Even if it was useless, they had to use up all the ammunition on their warships.
The 500mm caliber electromagnetic gun and the 800mm caliber electromagnetic gun began to fire non-stop.
Compared with orbital bombardment that attacks planets, when attacking targets in the universe, electromagnetic gun shells are sharper and smaller, somewhat similar to the armor-piercing shells on tanks.
Countless cannonballs here are flying towards those strange balls, and the strange balls over there are also accumulating strength and firing again. Neither side has the intention to hold back, and they will decide the outcome with the other party as soon as they come up.
Whether or not to retreat immediately is a very difficult choice for Plunkeye. Even if he gives the order to start retreating now, not all the battleships will be able to leave in the end.
It would take a lot of time to wait for the space jump engine to recharge. During this time, he could only bite the bullet and continue to deal with the opponent here.
"Boom!" Another exploration level 1 spacecraft was hit by a black energy line, directly penetrating all defenses and exploding at the edge of the fleet.
"The Seine has been sunk! The White Snow is approaching to see if there are any survivors who need to be rescued." The officer in charge of loss statistics reported to Plenace Hui when he saw that another destroyer had been sunk.
"General, continue to close the distance and try to launch all the nuclear bombs we carry! I think that if the number of weapons delivered at one time is enough, we will definitely achieve results!" the adjutant suggested.
Plunk's lips were closed and he did not speak. He was also weighing whether he should persist or retreat immediately after breaking his wrist.
He felt that even if he didn't use space jump, as long as he ordered the fleet to turn around, looking at the opponent's strange ball shape, it didn't seem like he would be able to catch up with him.
"Order all exploration level 1 destroyers to leave the fleet! Turn around and retreat to coordinates 978!" In the end, Plunkeye felt that there was no need to take the entire fleet.
As a space military branch similar to the navy, every battleship is expensive. Unless necessary, if you can save one, you should save one. This is the awareness that a commander should have, and it is also a great thing.
courage.
In battle, it takes courage to fight to the death, but it also takes great courage to decide to retreat. The commander who gives the order to retreat has to bear no less burden than the general who fights to the end and is shrouded in horse leather.
"General!" The adjutant looked at Plunkeye in disbelief. He did not expect that his superior did not intend to continue fighting, but chose to retreat.
"The remaining warships maintain their course! Continue to approach the target! All weapons will fire immediately after entering the range. There is no need to wait for orders!"
Plunk's plan was to cover the small warships and withdraw from the battlefield first. He also saw that the exploration level 2 destroyers with strong size and defensive capabilities were the minimum standard for entangled with the opponent.
A smaller, earlier-designed Exploration Level 1 destroyer would often only be hit once and be completely destroyed.
Rather than letting these small warships wait for death here, it would be more appropriate to remove them from the battlefield. As for letting these warships serve as cannon fodder and attract enemy firepower, Plunk's not crazy enough to do so.
If this was a decisive battle between the two armies, then he wouldn't mind letting these spaceships rush towards the enemy, or even crash into the enemy and kill them both. But this was just a tentative attack, and there was no need to be so brutal.
As his order was conveyed, the destroyers surrounding the main force began to turn. Those warships that still maintained their course passed by these turning warships in an instant and continued to rush towards the three strange balls in the distance.
"Transmit all attack effects and remote images to the rear! It seems that we need more powerful weapons to deal with these damn bastards." Seeing all the small warships leaving the fleet, Plunk said.
"The evasive action has begun! Please pay attention! The evasive action has started, please pay attention!" Along with the sudden sound of the prompt, Plunk Aik felt that the battleship under his feet suddenly changed its flight direction.
The attitude adjustment engines on the side all ignited instantly and started working. After these attitude engines were ignited, the entire battleship also gave way to the track it was sailing on before.
"Buzz..." Outside the magic defense barrier that lit up on the side, a black energy passed by the entire spacecraft. Plunk's flagship was almost hit by the opponent's attack...——
It’s still the same, don’t wait, Long Ling will continue to stay up tonight...
