Outside the battlefield filled with artillery explosions, in the darkness far away from the war zone, a larger fleet of Watchers was heading in the direction of Higgs 5.
Their speed is very fast, and the number of battleships is even more astonishing. Countless Advocate battleships are mixed in with countless Guardian battleships, moving forward in a mighty manner.
Compared with the Watcher fleet that is currently fighting against the Airansil Empire fleet, this fleet is significantly larger in size and has more destroyer warships as the highest level.
The size of these super battleships, called Destroyers, is even comparable to that of smaller planets. Because of their size, the Guardian battleships flying around them are like a swarm of flies surrounding a watermelon.
And those Judiciary battleships, which are already very large in size, are much smarter than the Destroyer battleships.
On the route of this large Watcher fleet flying forward, a radar operator on an outbound reconnaissance cruiser from the Elanshir Empire raised his arm.
The captain walked behind him and almost simultaneously saw the dense spots of light appearing on the edge of the radar screen.
Just like a flock of birds suddenly blocking the radar detection signal, seeing so many reflected signals through the screen will indeed give people an unprecedented shock.
"The enemy's fleet! The second one! Damn it!" After seeing these signals, the captain quickly looked at the communications officer: "Transmit the data to the flagship! Turn immediately and start the main engine!"
"Turn 180 degrees! Start the main engine!" The helmsman immediately controlled the joystick in his hand and repeated the captain's order loudly.
The attitude engine outside the Violent Level 2 cruiser was ignited and started. The front half engine on the left and the rear half engine on the right worked at the same time. The entire battleship quickly spun in a circle.
Then the huge engine started working, the nozzle lit up with a dazzling light, and the entire battleship began to accelerate in the direction of the Eilanhir Empire.
"The jump engine is 90% charged!" the officer controlling the space jump of the spacecraft reported loudly.
The captain who returned to his position nodded, and then said: "No need to report! After charging is completed, start the space jump directly! Return to the fleet!"
"Understood!" The officer sitting in front of the computer responded loudly and started typing on the control panel.
On the bridge of the flagship ferry port of the 3rd Fleet, which was attacking the Watcher's forward fleet with all its strength, Admiral Pren Aik of the Space Force of the Airanshir Empire took over the message he had just received from his adjutant.
He frowned, and then immediately ordered: "Send Marshal Lawns a message and tell him that enemy reinforcements are approaching the war zone! Ask him for the next combat order."
"Yes! Sir!" The adjutant immediately stood at attention and saluted, then turned and left to carry out his order.
At the same time, on the bridge of the 1st Fleet flagship USS Seris, the liaison officer of the aircraft carrier fleet was reporting to Marshal Lawns the results of the carrier-based aircraft attack: "The first batch of carrier-based aircraft units are returning.
Nuclear bombs using armor-piercing warheads can indeed destroy large enemy warships, and have achieved gratifying results."
"150 carrier-based aircraft carrying armor-piercing warheads destroyed a total of 44 enemy Arbiter warships. This record is quite amazing." His tone was full of joy, because he could finally be sure that his own aircraft carrier fleet was fighting.
Able.
Previously, no one knew exactly how much combat effectiveness the aircraft carrier fleet had or whether it had combat effectiveness. It was impossible for everyone to place their hopes on whether a weapon whose effect was unknown could work.
Now, the aircraft carrier fleet can indeed sink enemy warships. In this way, the combat effectiveness of the Airanhir Empire's space fleet will be doubled!
This is definitely good news for the Airanhill Empire, because the aircraft carriers previously put into construction, as well as a series of facilities related to the production and maintenance of the aircraft carriers, are no longer uncertain whether they can continue to be put into use.
Just listen to the liaison officer continue: "If we send more carrier-based aircraft, it is entirely possible to directly use carrier-based aircraft to destroy the enemy's entire fleet!"
Genesis also seemed very happy. He now has a large number of usable warships. These aircraft carriers can provide him with more tactical options, which is very good news for him.
But before he could even say a few words of praise, an officer hurried over with a message.
After standing at attention and saluting, he handed the message to Marshal Lawns: "Marshal! General Plunkeye is calling. The guard ships they deployed on their own flank have detected the enemy's reinforcements."
"Reinforcement?" Lawns' adjutant subconsciously exclaimed. He once thought that the enemy had dispatched so many warships this time, and the outcome would be determined by a battle.
Unexpectedly, what Lawns just said came true, and the enemy did not invest all their troops.
But if so many warships are not the enemy's entire strength, then this time the enemy is really a formidable opponent!
You must know that the Watcher fleet in front of you was besieged by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd fleets. The battle lasted for almost 3 hours, but it was not completely wiped out. This shows that its number is huge.
Such a number is not the enemy's main fleet. It can be imagined that the number of enemy fleets must be ten times or even a hundred times the number previously estimated!
Even the commanders who have always been very confident in the number of their own warships can't help but murmur in their hearts at this time, no longer as confident as before in the outcome of this war.
Marshal Lawns also frowned, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and asked: "What's the specific number?"
"The detection density is too high... Just like the previous enemy fleet, it is impossible to distinguish the number." The officer immediately replied.
The next second, without thinking, Genesis immediately ordered: "Let the 3rd Fleet return! Give up the plan to annihilate the enemy fleet! Focus on ensuring the safety of the fleet and break away from fire contact with the enemy fleet!
"
He did not want the 3rd Fleet to continue taking risks. Although it was very tempting to eat the enemy fleet in front of him, preserving his own fleet was also very important.
Only by preserving yourself well can you be able to better destroy the enemy when there is an opportunity in the future. This is the tactical philosophy that His Majesty Emperor Chris has always adhered to.
Of course, what Reigns didn't know was that this concept of preserving oneself and destroying the enemy was actually Chris just copying someone else's work.
"Yes!" The officer in charge of delivering the order immediately saluted and left. Marshal Lawns looked at the holographic star map and remained silent for a while.
On the one hand, his plan to completely annihilate the enemy fleet in front of him seemed to have failed. He could not ignore the enemy's reinforcements and continued to pursue the enemy in front of him.
On the other hand, he was also thinking and judging the direction of the enemy's reinforcements and how many fleets were coming.
A few seconds later, the computer completed the exact location where the enemy reinforcements appeared on the star map, and gave a possible estimate of their number.
Lawns saw the general formation of the opponent and made some judgments of his own. The reinforcement fleet that appeared behind the enemy fleet was at least twice as large as the Watcher fleet that was currently being beaten.
If we continue to engage in firefights with the enemy, the enemy may turn around and surround the advancing 3rd Fleet from the flanks.
Once this happens, the 3rd Fleet is likely to suffer a lot of losses. Lawns knew that his decision to order the 3rd Fleet to retreat was right, so he did not change the order. Instead, he spoke to the officers around him and added:
"Order, the 1st and 2nd fleets to retreat, maintain formation and return to the border!"
"Yes!" The adjutant standing next to him saluted immediately, and then went to convey Royce's order.
Soon, all the advancing Eilandsil Empire fleets stopped advancing. The fleet, which was as broad as the Milky Way, gave up chasing the enemy and allowed the Watcher fleet to fly into the distance.
After a few seconds, the attitude engines on the heads of these battleships started working, and all the battleships began to retreat backwards, completely opposite to the enemy's retreat direction, and slowly retreated towards their own border.
The two sides soon stopped shooting at each other because everyone was out of each other's range. The battlefield returned to the original silence from the hustle and bustle of flashing lights everywhere.
The wreckage of the destroyed Watcher battleship is floating everywhere, and some of the scientific research ships of the Elanshir Empire are collecting these slowly disappearing fragments.
The second battle for the planet Higgs 5 ended with a complete victory for the Airanthil Empire. Marshal Lawns took personal command, and the main fleet of the Airanthil Empire severely damaged the invasion with almost negligible losses.
The Watcher Vanguard Fleet.
On the distant planet of Ailansiris, in Chris's palace, in the emperor's office, Minister of Defense Kastner was reporting to Chris the latest progress of the war: "Four hours ago, the war broke out, and the location was...
In the Higgs region...the Dothan and Arant areas are all at risk of being invaded."
"Marshal Lawns is commanding the troops to fight against the enemy. Judging from the current battle situation, our army has a clear advantage." Before he came, he had learned that the enemy's fleet was equally large in size, almost as large as the fleet of the Airanhill Empire.
On par.
Many people had questioned it before, thinking that the empire was doing everything possible to expand its military and prepare for war, and to build a space fleet of unprecedented scale.
But now, there seems to be no such doubts because the message from the watcher has been circulated on a small scale.
"The enemy failed to break through our fleet's defense line. After fighting for about 4 hours, the two sides broke away from contact." Luo Kai gestured on the star map and explained the process of the battle between the two sides.
"Because the enemy was not able to break through our fleet's defense line, the two sides did not break out on the planet's surface." He said while pointing to the Higgs 5 planet behind the fleet.
"Our fleet lost two Violent-class cruisers and sank more than 500 enemy warships." Then, he talked about the losses and results of the battle.
From this aspect alone, the results of the battle can be described as brilliant. However, he did not say so, which in itself shows that the situation on the frontline battlefield is actually not optimistic.
Chris knew that the enemy's reinforcements had arrived, and the idea of annihilating the enemy's forward fleet had not been completed. The victory of this battle was not enough for everyone to celebrate with peace of mind.
"Carrier-based aircraft attacks are effective, and missiles using armor-piercing warheads can destroy large enemy warships. This has been confirmed." However, in order to boost morale, Luo Kai continued to report the good news.
"General Plunkeye led the 3rd Fleet to achieve amazing results. They destroyed at least 70 large warships of the Watcher from the flank." He said, pointing to the 3rd Fleet that had begun to return to its base in the Arant region.
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Then, he mentioned the situation of the enemy in an understatement: "At least judging from the current situation, the Higgs 5 area is still safe, and the enemy seems to be regrouping the fleet 2 light years away to prepare for the second attack.
"
The most important thing about this situation is that some of the enemies still exist and are more powerful than imagined. Our already astonishingly large fleet did not defeat the enemy in one battle and could only maintain a stalemate with the enemy on the border.
Of course, everyone understood, so the atmosphere in the office was a bit depressing. Des gently fiddled with his blond hair, and Chris said nothing.
So Luo Kai continued to make a combat readiness report, explaining the military's war preparations: "We are reinforcing the defenses in the Higgs, Dothan, Arant and Holy Demon areas, and the additional 8th Fleet is also sending troops to Higgs.
Gus area is close.”
He said and looked at Chris: "In order to ensure our advantage in the next battle, the recommendation of the staff is to send clone troops to the Higgs area to ensure absolute security on the front-line battlefield."
"I approve." Chris directly agreed to the suggestion without saying anything else.
Luo Kai nodded slightly and continued: "The requisitioned civilian transport spacecraft is rushing to transport supplies and troops to the above-mentioned areas. The 11 million puppet troops have arrived, and the follow-up troops are also in transit."
"This is good news." He forced a smile as he spoke, and talked about the construction of battleships in a half-joking manner: "The newly built large shipyard is building more Invincible Level 2 super battleships because there are too many battleships.
, our tradition of naming battleships after cities is almost no longer applicable. If we continue to add more battleships, we will soon have to name battleships after villages and towns."
"There is nothing to be proud of. Our enemies may have named their battleships after every grain of sand under their feet!" Chris tapped his fingers on the edge of the table and said solemnly: "If you want to defeat such an enemy
, everyone must go all out!”——
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