As the Ninth Fleet gradually approaches the Kador Defense Line, there are fewer and fewer civilian spaceships in the interstellar shipping lanes, and various military transport ships, medical ships, and logistics supply ships have become the mainstream in the busy shipping lanes. From time to time, smaller fleets quickly passed by both sides of the fleet.
Although there is still some distance from the frontline of the defense line, messy warship wreckage floating in space can already be seen in the empty star field. The traffic ships that maintain the smooth interstellar waterway clear the piles of metal debris out of the waterway from time to time, and then the logistics team The liquidation ships collected them and transported them to the rear. These floating metal debris will be smelted in the rear factories and built into new warships to supplement the front lines. The energy cannon in front of the traffic ship emits dazzling light from time to time, crushing some larger wreckage to prevent damage to the high-speed warship.
The arrival of the huge Ninth Fleet did not seem to attract the attention of other warships. In the past few months, at least three main fleets have sailed to Kador through this busy route, and many of the warships have long been turned into part of these broken wrecks. The Kador defense line was like a huge meat grinder, smashing the living lives and the metal hulls that carried life into pieces. Only the huge and dilapidated space fortresses were still barely surviving.
The empty interstellar space has no air carrier for sound to propagate. Everything seems to be a silent pantomime, silent and desolate. Looking out through the portholes of the battleship, this extremely busy and endless interstellar channel not only does not give people a sense of vitality, but is more like the entrance to a huge space tomb. The endless and dark starry sky in the distance seems to be It's the mouth of the devil that keeps devouring life, which makes people's hearts tremble.
There was an oppressive heaviness in the battleship's command room. With every step the battleship took, everyone's hearts became heavier. The tragedy of the war far exceeds everyone's imagination!
The students, who were originally full of enthusiasm and dreamed of making great achievements, had already quieted down at this moment. The simulation system could never interpret the real battlefield atmosphere. Facing the broken limbs of the human body that floated through the windows from time to time, some young women The trainees covered their mouths and ran out of the command hall. There were waves of vomiting sounds in the corridor. Huang Sifei, Ye Bo and other male trainees barely suppressed the nausea in their chests and turned their attention to Yi Le, who was almost the same age as themselves and others on the bridge command platform. Xiang.
Yi Lexiang seemed not to have seen the tragic scene outside the porthole, and his young face remained calm. Compared with the bloody ground battlefield, these seemingly complete human bodies are not so unacceptable. However, there was a bit of worry on his face. According to the military regulations of the Republic, the remains of every soldier who died on the battlefield should be properly disposed of. The mutilated remains of soldiers floating past the window could only explain one problem. The situation in Kador has become so serious that the frontline command has no time to pay attention to the remains of the soldiers who died heroically.
"The communication of the Kador Defense Area Headquarters is connected." The clear words of the combat staff echoed in the silent command room, and the tired figure of Lieutenant General Bon Ningyan was displayed on the holographic image screen.
Pang Hai, who was thinking carefully, waved his hand and signaled the cadets who were onboard the ship to leave the command hall. The next conversation between the two generals may involve military secrets. It is obviously inappropriate for the cadets who are not regular soldiers to be present.
"Lieutenant General Yi Lexiang!"
"Lieutenant General Bon Ningyan!"
Without too many whitewashed polite words, the two generals with different ages invariably used the two simplest titles of military ranks as their opening remarks. The war situation was tense and the military situation was fierce. Excessive greetings were not the attitude that a qualified soldier should have.
In the holographic image, there was a smile of relief on Bon Ningyan's face. This young man whose brother had high hopes for him has grown into a qualified soldier today; but compared to the first time the two met, Bon Ningyan was more disappointed. His graceful and round face was quite haggard, and his originally dark hair now had a few strands of white hair between his temples.
"Let's make a long story short. The situation on the front line is very critical now. Ten days ago, the Imperial Alliance launched a large-scale military operation. The Kador defense line is in danger. Two of the twenty-four space fortresses were destroyed and three were lost. Currently, the Imperial Alliance's The intensity of the attack shows no sign of weakening, and the Ninth Fleet will probably go into battle immediately. I'm sorry that I can't give you any time to rest."
"Coordinates of the defense zone." Bo Jiangang, Chief of Staff of the Ninth Fleet, sounded coldly, without any hesitation. He knew his sister, and she would never be so anxious if the war situation was not critical.
"Your task is to take over the command of sy-19. I have ordered the confidential staff to send you the defense area command authorization code. There are two of our space fortresses in the sy-19 defense area. An hour ago, the defense area headquarters and the general front Refers to the loss of contact. If the fortress is lost, the mission of the Ninth Fleet is to retake it." Pang Hai immediatelyPulling up the schematic diagram of the Kador defense line that had just been received, Bon Ningyan's urgent voice came through the loudspeaker.
"SY-19 is the last bulge of the Kador defense line. If we lose SY-19 again, we will completely lose the actual control of the other three space fortresses. As far as I know, the Empire has not yet fully controlled In the other three fortresses, our soldiers are still fighting bloody battles, waiting for rescue. I leave everything to you!"
Yi Lexiang had a serious expression when he ended the call. The severe situation in the Kador war zone was completely beyond his expectation. Compared with the calm and peaceful Capital Star, the tense and intense Kador was simply another world.
"According to the information provided by the Kador Defense Area Command, there are approximately two interstellar wing of the imperial forces in the sy-19 defense area, and we have four garrison fleets. The electromagnetic signals are complex, and we have lost contact with the garrison fleet."
"The space tactical map has lost the coordinate signals of two of them!"
"It has been confirmed that the surface of one of the two battle fortresses has been lost!"
The latest battle reports are constantly being refreshed on the tactical map connected to the "Skynet" system of the Kador defense zone, indicating that the situation on Sy-19 is becoming increasingly tense. In the past few days, the Kador Defense Line Headquarters has deployed several small fleets from the rear. However, in the face of the uninterrupted attacks of the Imperial Alliance, these small fleets were submerged in the chaotic battlefield without even causing any splash. . At this time, the sy-19 defense zone had gathered at least ten starship numbers. If Yi Lexiang's ninth fleet had not arrived in time, the Kador defense zone would have had to use strategic reserves to enter the battlefield. The other defense zones were also facing great pressure. Kador, who had gathered most of Charno's army, was unable to mobilize any reinforcements in the face of the aggressive imperial army!
The tense and depressing atmosphere in the command room made many staff officers who participated in the war for the first time so nervous that they could not breathe.
"Order the escort fleet to speed up, and the commando type to occupy the forward position." Yi Lexiang's calm voice sounded.
Only its escort fleet of the huge Ninth Fleet is composed of elite soldiers drawn from the task force and has just experienced the Battle of Munro not long ago. Both in terms of combat effectiveness and command flexibility, it is more qualified than other formations for the forward attack position. .
Song Guorui secretly glanced at the expressionless Chief of Staff Bo Jiangang. Yi Lexiang's order seriously violated the starship combat regulations. The regulations clearly stipulate that Starfleet's flagships are not allowed to be deployed on the attack front unless absolutely necessary, lest the damage to the flagship trigger the collapse of the entire fleet.
Bo Jiangang is not unaware of the serious consequences that Yi Lexiang's order may have. At this time, it is a helpless move for the fleet commander's escort fleet to occupy the forward position of the battle formation. After all, the Ninth Fleet is a fleet formed almost entirely from new recruits. Although the flagship may be besieged by intensive artillery fire from the Empire, the benefits of doing so are also obvious. Not only will the resilience to withstand blows be greatly improved, but also the It will greatly boost the morale of your own fleet.
The escort fleet in the center of the fleet slowly accelerated beyond the vanguard fleet at the front of the fleet and became the vanguard of the entire fleet.
"Raise the flag and turn on all the lights!" Yi Lexiang once again issued a tactical order that seriously violated discipline. Entering the interstellar era, the so-called "raising the flag" does not mean actually hoisting the flag on the battleship, it is just a synonym for disclosing the location of the flagship. Generally speaking, this method is only used when the battle is won or the remaining troops are gathered. It is rare for the flagship of a fleet to reveal its flagship position before entering the battlefield. It is almost the same as seeking death.
All the starship captains and soldiers looked through the open portholes at the flagship 'Light of Victory' ahead with complicated eyes. Their morale, which was originally low due to seeing the wreckage of the starship in the channel, could not help but be cheered up. It's clear to everyone why Flagship took such a drastic approach. That is telling every soldier participating in the war that if death is really imminent, as the commander-in-chief, Yi Lexiang and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers escorting the fleet will be the first to generously go to justice without hesitation.
"Pah!" A young starship slapped himself bitterly, "Damn it, what's there to be afraid of?" Later, give me a hard beating on those idiots from the Empire Alliance!"
"Who is leading us? That is Lieutenant General Yi Lexiang, the 'Light of Victory' of the Republic! Let's take aim later, Lieutenant General Yi has even raised his flag, there is nothing to be afraid of! I heard The veterans of the escort fleet have said that Lieutenant General Yi is a lucky general, and the only thing you can do with him is win the war!"
Similar scenes are constantly being staged on battleships. The originally sluggish fleet suddenly becomes ferocious, exuding murderous aura.
The battleships that were either advancing or retreating along the way seemed to be inspired by the blood in their chests when they looked at the main fleet with high morale and the flags displayed.The constantly flashing light signals convey the message of life and death and never give up. For a moment, the originally lifeless and dim interstellar channel seemed to suddenly become alive, and the bright battleship lights seemed to be the beacon of victory that continued into the distance.
Bo Ningyan from the Kador frontline headquarters looked at the pictures from the synchronous surveillance satellite. She was usually calm and composed, but she could not suppress the blood boiling in her chest. This is the style that a Charno soldier should have. This is This is the style that Charno people should have.
Under the excited gazes of all the officers in the command headquarters, and under the admiring and excited gazes of all the starship soldiers along the way, the Ninth Fleet seemed to be singing a silent war song as it sailed towards the sy-19 defense zone to meet its first enemy. A battle.