In the deep universe, a fleet battle of unprecedented scale is underway. The number of battleships used by both sides has exceeded the previous battles.
The 1st Space Fleet of the Airansil Empire was having a fierce exchange of fire with the Watcher fleet attacking its defense line near Higgs 5.
The dense beams of Star Destroyer cannons illuminated the entire battlefield, and countless battleships were neatly organized into a square formation, lined up along the track, and bombarded the distant target non-stop.
On the deck of the large battleship, the magic laser cannon turrets were pointed neatly at the enemy fleet. Each of the fully charged cannons shot out dazzling lights in the universe.
After a massive salvo, a tragic explosion was heard in the dark universe in the distance.
In the attacking Guardian fleet, a hit Advocate spacecraft exploded violently and broke into two pieces.
Farther away, a huge Destroyer warship that was hit by a Star Destroyer cannon was also exploding, just like a box of firecrackers being lit.
Right next to these exploding Watcher warships, countless black energy rays were attacking in the direction of the Elanshir Empire's fleet, also densely packed.
Tragic explosions were also occurring in the Airanhill Empire fleet. A cruiser was directly hit by a black energy ray and exploded instantly, without even having time to release the lifeboat.
Next to the exploding cruiser, a huge Airanthil Empire battleship was also hit. The shell of the battleship, which had exhausted its defensive energy, was easily penetrated. The explosion had blown away most of the deck, and the turret was also damaged.
It has already floated into the universe.
The fierce battle was still going on. The battleships of the Airanthil Empire adjusted their positions slightly, trying to avoid the fatal attacks coming from a distance.
"Hold on! Gentlemen! The enemy is just bluffing!" A captain stood in his command position with his hands behind his back, firmly encouraging his men.
At this moment, his battleship had been hit by enemy artillery fire. The black energy that penetrated the armor exploded inside the battleship, knocking off the attitude engine on the side of the hull.
Inside the battleship, the air-tight doors fell rapidly one after another, accompanied by nervous prompts echoing in the dark corridor: "The hull has been penetrated! The hull has been penetrated! The air-tight structure is damaged! The air-tight structure is damaged!"
Structural damage!”
A crew member wearing a white spacesuit hurriedly passed through a corridor. He lifted a cover next to it marked with the symbol of the fire extinguishing system.
Pulling out a console from inside, he reached out and entered the control password, and then hurriedly pulled down the manual gate above.
"I operated it manually! Why is there no response?" He pressed the caller and asked his companion on the other end.
"Try to pull it again! Maybe there is a problem with the circuit, maybe there is a problem with your operation!" The anxious voice of the damage control officer came from the earphone: "The sensors show that the five cabins next to you have caught fire!
If you cannot relieve the pressure, more than half of the cabin on the left side may be blown away by the explosion!"
"I'm trying! I'm trying!" He punched the code again, then pulled the gate next to him, and the frustrated crew member shouted into the intercom.
On a roughly five-inch screen, there was still a flashing red failure prompt. The airtight door behind the crew member suddenly fell down at this time: "Oxygen leak! Oxygen leak! Please immediately..."
The crew member reached out and fastened the glass mask in front of him. It wasn't until a prompt in front of him turned green that he continued to ask: "I tried the operation again! It still doesn't work!"
"Damn... you'd better get out of there..." In the earphones, the damage control officer muttered desperately, and then there was no sound.
Suddenly, a violent explosion occurred in the cabin next door, and the flames spread through the corridor, instantly engulfing several puppet robots that had just passed there.
At the same time, with the tragic explosion, the outer shell of the battleship was lifted into the universe. Due to the air pressure, the surrounding debris, corpses, furniture and other things flew out with it.
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Along with his curses, the leaking cabin he was in also exploded.
His spacesuit was instantly pierced by the debris from the explosion, and then his whole body rolled uncontrollably into the universe with the airflow.
From his perspective, he saw the battleship he left disintegrating, and he also saw the officers on the bridge looking at him through the glass windows.
Then, he couldn't feel anything anymore. His eyes went dark and deep sleep came over him.
In the bridge of the super battleship Seris, an officer was standing in front of Genesis, recording the commander's orders.
Lawns stood at the map table and issued the first order he personally issued since the battle broke out: "The battleship on the left wing moves forward 1.1 million kilometers! Close the distance with the enemy! Keep firing continuously!"
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"Compress the enemy's flanks and put pressure on the opponent... so that the opponent cannot attack our right wing comfortably..." He said word by word: "The battleships on the right wing remain in their original position! No retreat! Reinforcements are coming soon
Coming soon!"
The chief of staff hurriedly walked into the bridge headquarters, glanced at the staff officers who were waiting for him, and lowered his voice and asked: "Why did the fight suddenly break out? There was no advance warning for such a large-scale battle.
No?"
A staff officer handed the information to his commander and explained: "The opponent's fleet mobilization was forewarned. We sounded the battle alarm based on the situation on the front line... But this time, the opponent was obviously a little... angry.
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"It seems that the other side hopes to expel our fleet far enough away from Higgs 5." Seeing the attacking method of the other side's warships, the chief of staff immediately guessed some of the other side's thoughts.
The opponent's attacks were almost parallel. At first glance, it was obvious that such a comprehensive attack was not aimed at his 1st Fleet.
Obviously, the other side hopes to pressure the 1st Fleet, give up its position, and increase the distance between the defense line of the Airanhir Empire and the planet Higgs 5.
"Completely surround Higgs 5... It seems that the opponent's patience is about to run out!" He said to himself while looking down at the report.
On the battlefield, another round of enemy salvos hit us head-on. Most of them were offset by the defensive barriers supported by the battleships in front, while some leaked to the rear and flew past the portholes on the side of the battleship Seris.
As far as the eye could see, a dilapidated battleship was being towed away from the battlefield by a repair spacecraft. Explosions occurred from time to time, making the damaged battleship, which was already in a mess, look even more miserable.
"The USS Powell is completely destroyed... It was hit directly, and the corpses of the soldiers blown out by the explosion floated to the Sujia..." An officer held a battle damage report that had just been sent.
I don't know who I am reporting to.
"If we continue to stick here, will there be any problems?" A staff officer frowned and asked his colleagues around him.
He is not worried about any problems with his battleship, because if the Seris is really in danger, the 1st Fleet will be finished. In his opinion, such a thing will never happen.
What he is worried about is that if the enemy hopes to surround Higgs 5 more firmly, then if the 1st Fleet sticks to its current position, will it shake the enemy's plan.
"There is nothing wrong with the problem, but the losses will increase exponentially. I think this is not what His Majesty wants to see." Another staff officer shook his head slightly and said.
After hearing his words, the chief of staff frowned slightly and reminded: "Since the battle just started, we have lost more than 20 invincible-class battleships. This loss rate is not too slow."
"However, we can actually tolerate such losses. The enemy's losses are no less than ours. With such an attack, the opponent will only be able to hold on for a few more hours at most, and then they will take the initiative to retreat and disengage." The staff officer immediately explained.
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In fact, although guardians can reproduce and replicate almost infinitely, their reproduction and replication also take time.
Obviously, the losses of the Airanhill Empire were not small, but the losses of the other side were also great. The battle between space fleets of this size on both sides was completely attrition.
Having said that, although this kind of consumption will not cause pain to the Elanshir Empire, losses are losses after all. Naturally, frontline commanders will take the initiative to reduce their own losses. This is their responsibility.
In fact, what makes them hesitate is whether Higgs 5 should really give up this decision completely.
In fact, according to the previous strategic decisions of the Airansil Empire, Higgs 5 should have been discarded as abandoned bait after receiving a round of replenishment.
However, due to the persistence of Andre and others on the surface defense line, as well as the tenacious defense of the 1st Space Fleet, the watchers have not completely surrounded Higgs 5 until now.
The 1st Fleet is very close to Higgs 5, and only needs a short assault to re-establish contact with Higgs 5.
Just like last time, the Airanshir Empire can continue to reinforce Higgs 5 at any time, which is actually contrary to the strategic intention of abandoning Higgs 5.
This is partly the reason why a lot of manpower and material resources were not expended to build a Magic Eye portal.
If the Elanshir Empire can reinforce Higgs 5 at any time and turn it into a millstone, constantly fighting with the opponent to consume it, then the opponent is likely to immediately turn to attack other places after realizing that it is a trap.
This may disrupt the Elanshir Empire's own defense deployment. From a strategic perspective, it is completely worth the loss.
Therefore, neither Genesis nor Wageron, nor even theater commanders Modler and Medias, have made up their minds to stick to Higgs 5. This is the key to everything!
Even the commanders are struggling and weighing things up again and again, which better illustrates how improvised the strategic deployment of the Eilandsil Empire for the Higgs 5 area is.
No one expected that this place would do so well, so it became a question mark whether to abandon it completely.
"If we continue to retreat, Higgs 5 will become an isolated island surrounded by enemies." A staff officer obviously couldn't bear it and muttered in a low voice.
There is a dragon general on the ground, as well as the brave commander Andre... Millions of soldiers were there for reinforcements more than ten days ago... Isn't it a bit too cold-blooded to abandon it like this now?
In fact, many people have this question. It is really a pity to abandon the millions of friendly troops on the ground.
The chief of staff was not willing to give up, but he had to consider the subsequent changes in the entire war situation, so he said: "A month ago, they should have been an isolated island surrounded... We have been persisting here for their benefit.
The flanks provide cover.”
Before Lawns could say anything, an officer came over at this time and handed Lawns a telegram: "Report! Marshal, General... The captain of the battleship Saint-Nolet is calling... Long live His Majesty the Emperor... Your Majesty
Take the first step."
"The Saint-Noire was sunk?" Lawns was stunned. He remembered that battleship. When the construction of that battleship was completed, it was the commissioning ceremony presided over by Prenac himself.
"It disintegrated and sank less than a minute ago," the officer said with regret in his tone.
"..." Genesis was silent, not sure whether he was feeling lonely for losing a battleship or was thinking about something.
"Send a telegram to General Andre, just one word, take care." After a long time, when everyone was a little anxious, Lawns finally spoke. His voice was hoarse and he sounded a little uncomfortable.
"Yes! Marshal!" The officer stood at attention and saluted, then turned back and left here in a standard manner.
"Order! Cancel the order to advance the left wing! All warships retreat backwards...the distance is 10.5 million kilometers! Get out of contact with the enemy's shelling!" Then, Lawns issued an order for the fleet to retreat.
This is the first time since the surface battle broke out on Higgs 5 that the Airansil Empire fleet has withdrawn in full.
The distance of 10.5 million kilometers is no longer a distance that can be broken through with one attack. This means that it is no longer possible for Higgs 5 to receive support from space.
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"The call from the 1st Fleet...just one word, take care." The communications officer handed a message to Andre in the underground bunker.
Andre was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face: "Let's go? It's good to go! If you don't leave, Marshal, I won't dare to fight here. If you leave, I can be more relaxed...