The fleet of Strong's First Group retreated slowly. Their rear guard was entangled with the newly reinforced Charno's temporarily mixed warships. The battle was not very fierce. The Strong people are eager to get away from these disgusting and dilapidated Charno battleships, but the Charno people don't seem to be in a hurry, because they know that the returning Ninth Fleet will appear on the battlefield at any time, and that's when they The moment to launch an attack. Of course, this kind of waiting is no secret to both the enemy and us. Although Garfia was extremely anxious and looked at the brown sugar-like Decharno fleet out of the porthole, there was nothing she could do.
"General, we should abandon the rearguard fleet!" Kate said seriously, with not even a trace of unbearable expression on her square face, as if everything was taken for granted.
Of course, Garfia is very aware of the dilemma faced by Strong's First Group at this moment, but most of these soldiers are on the battlefield for the first time and have not yet experienced the cruelty and ruthlessness of war. Garfea hesitated a little, as abandoning his comrades might very well arouse dissatisfaction among the soldiers.
"General, Jialie is still waiting for you to return at the headquarters. Do you think he will let you go with his character?"
"What's the meaning?"
"Whether you return to the empire or the frontline headquarters, what awaits you will be strict military law. According to imperial law, everyone including us will also be prosecuted by the Military Justice Department. Three hundred thousand people, General, Jiale will definitely put all the responsibilities on us. At this moment, do you think we should still consider the views of the soldiers? It is clear that there are only two roads in front of us, one is to the opposite side of Charno People surrender. If this was an evenly matched war, I would definitely advise you to do so, but unfortunately this is not the case. So" there was a trace of hesitation on Kate's face, and her twinkling eyes kept looking at the expressionless man. Garfia.
"Go on."
"Maybe we should choose "escape"!" Kate's voice was very soft but she said the word "escape" extremely firmly.
Gafeiya said nothing, and his eyes slowly swept across the many staff officers in the command room. It seemed that everyone was avoiding his gaze.
"Is this your mutual decision? You are still young and your life has just begun, so you don't want to return to the Empire to face trial, and you would rather become an interstellar pirate?"
No one answered, these once-dazzling young staff officers answered Gafeiya¡¯s questions with endless silence. Garfia looked at the familiar faces, many of whom he had personally promoted. Even Kate had been following him since she just left the military academy.
"General, we need someone to lead us. And what will happen after you go back?" Kate did not continue, but Garfia already understood what he meant.
"Just do what you want!"
The battleships of the Ninth Fleet flew rapidly through the starry sky. Of course, they were not avoiding the pursuers behind them. The distance between two Earth hours represented an interstellar distance that ordinary people could not imagine. The empire's pursuit fleet is still very far away from them.
"Lieutenant General Yi, the latest news from the temporary mixed fleet is that the Strong First Group has thrown away the rearguard fleet and is accelerating its withdrawal into deep space."
"Weird!" A puzzled look appeared on Yi Lexiang's young face. Even if Strong was escaping, he should have been heading towards the Empire's base camp. How could they escape into the depths of the interstellar world?
"There's nothing surprising about this." Bo Jiangang smiled faintly. Although the Strong people's reaction was a bit unexpected, he could still understand why these Strong people were like this. This kind of practice is not a rare thing in interstellar wars. The more severe the military law of an empire, the more likely it is for this kind of situation to happen. Except for a few pirate families, most of the interstellar pirates traveling between the stars are made up of deserters. Perhaps only civilian officers like Yi Lexiang who have been in the army for a short time are not aware of these things.
"You are saying that the Strong people abandoned their rearguard fleet and chose to become pirates!" Yi Lexiang had an expression of disbelief. In his heart, this was just a lost battle.
Wu Wei on the side curled his lips and couldn't help but interjected, "With the death of more than 300,000 marine soldiers, no matter who the commander is, the empire will not let him go! In addition to fleeing, his only option The choice is to surrender to us, but given the current huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, the possibility of this is zero."
Yi Lexiang remained silent after listening to Wu Wei's words. Pang Hai, Song Guorui and other senior commanders turned their heads and kept winking at Wu Wei, signaling him to stop talking.
Looking at Chief of Staff Bo Jiangang¡¯s embarrassed expression, Wu Wei suddenly retracted his words in realization, and the atmosphere in the headquarters suddenly became a little dull.
Empire Alliance, a political alliance composed of a dictatorship system where imperial power is supreme. It was once a decadent political system spurned by many democratic countries. When a general's military decision-making errors led to a disastrous war, what awaited him was harsh and cruel military law.
Yi Lexiang walked down the command bridge and came to the wide interstellar porthole in the command room, with a hint of confusion under his calm face. How many soldiers are there in the Ninth Fleet, 800,000 or 1 million? When Bo Ningyan issued the order, did she think about how many soldiers her decision would lead to a road of no return? She may have thought, or maybe not, that when this decision that may affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of people is made, the only thing that can restrict it is one's inner conscience. In Yi Lexiang's memory, no senior general of the Republic of Charno has been held accountable for command errors for nearly two hundred years. Is this progress or regression of civilization? In the silent command room, everyone in silence was thinking about the same question.
The space at the junction of sy-20 and sy-19 areas is quiet and empty at the moment, and the rearguard fleet abandoned by Strong's first group has long been reduced to floating metal wreckage. The silence in the command room did not affect the ecstatic starship soldiers. The flashing starship light signals rendered the star field colorful. This was the starship soldiers celebrating their victory in their own unique way. . Further in the starry sky, the reinforcement fleet of the Imperial Alliance had just arrived. The two Starfleet commanders looked at the calm starry sky and shook their heads helplessly. It was obvious that Garfia had made a choice, although one Starfleet commander chose to be a The pirate leader seems a little bleak, but when there are only two roads in front of you, life and death, making a choice is actually not that difficult.
Bo Ningyan immediately received the good news of the success of the Ninth Fleet's surprise attack. Also rescued at the same time as Bo Yuanya were more than 100,000 brave Charno soldiers defending the fortress. Bo Ningyan's high-pitched heart slowly fell. The young staff officers in the theater command room put aside their usual rigor and cheered and jumped, shouting "Light of Victory" and "Light of Victory" excitedly.
Bon Ningyan stood quietly on the command platform and stared at the jubilant ocean. Following the cheers of the officers, she softly murmured the same word, "Light of victory!" Tears rolled down her cheeks. This young general once again created a miraculous record. Not only did he achieve a heartfelt victory, he saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, he also saved Bon Ningyan's almost fallen soul. Bo Ningyan quietly left the podium and returned to the empty office, leaning weakly on the high back of the chair. Did he also expect such a result?
The Ninth Fleet, the mixed fleet, and the huge battleship group slowly moved towards the fortress defense line of sy-19 under the watch of the imperial fleet. The battle is over for the time being. Both the Imperials and the Charno people need time to lick their wounds. The war is not over yet.
"Axiang, Bo Ningyan just sent a message, hoping to have a private meeting with you." Bo Jiangang walked up to Yi Lexiang and said softly. Bo Ningyan did not send a voice communication, just a simple text message through a confidential electronic channel. Perhaps she was speechless in the face of Bo Jiangang's questioning eyes. Bo Jiangang knew that just before the attack, Yi Lexiang had a brief phone call with Bo Ningyan. He didn't know what Yi Lexiang said to his stubborn and stubborn sister on the phone, but then The general headquarters changed the original order to recover sy-20.
Yi Lexiang took the electronic folder recording the encrypted electronic information from Bo Jiangang's hand, pondered for a moment, and nodded towards Bo Jiangang. He happened to want to have a heart-to-heart communication with the commander-in-chief of Kador, so it was best for Bon Ningyan to take the initiative to request a meeting.
The Ninth Fleet was ordered to defend the sy-19 defense zone. Yi Lexiang's flagship sailed with the mixed fleet in the Kador defense zone to the "Dongshui" space fortress where the theater general headquarters is located. Bo Jiangang and others temporarily stayed at the "Tianyuan" space fortress. The defense facilities of sy-19 were seriously damaged, and the imperial fleet that had suffered heavy losses would launch a counterattack at any time. Everyone must use the short battle gap to seize the time to repair and rebuild a new defense system. In addition, Bo Ningyan's proposal to meet purely It was private in nature, so only Pang Hai, an experienced and prudent staff officer, was accompanying him.
After a short voyage, the light aircraft carrier "Light of Victory" slowly landed at the airport of the "East Water" space fortress. The temporarily formed mixed fleet also returned to their own defense areas on the way, in the tightly defended Kador There should be no problem with the safety of the former base camp. Yi Lexiang also left his most elite escort fleet on sy-19. The sy-19 is located at the forefront of the entire Kador defense line and directly faces the threat of the imperial army. At this time, every point of combat power is very precious.
After stepping off the battleship, Yi Lexiang looked around the empty airport. In the huge airport, only the 'Light of Victory' was docked alone on the starship berth made of solid alloy metal. Several black special welcome cars were parked there. Berth entrance, ??Security personnel wearing black guard uniforms stood scattered around the welcome car in combat formations. A middle-aged man with the rank of lieutenant colonel hurriedly greeted Yi Lexiang as he stepped off the battleship, with a faint smile on his face.