Rotating, arcing, and constantly swinging to avoid starship gunfire, the mines wreaked havoc in the space in various postures. This was a performance that shocked everyone so much that everyone who participated in this silent but death-filled performance could not help but regard these lifeless mines as living elves. No matter how advanced the intelligent control system is, it is impossible to make actions as flexible and creative as humans.
The arrogant Mike placed the battleship with the most powerful firepower at the forefront of the entire fleet. The textbook-like precise arrangement had just won the admiration of many Imperial starship captains. This is a general practice in interstellar warfare to use fleet firepower to clear mine defenses. But at this moment, these arrogant steel battleships also became victims of the mine explosion. The desperate shouts of starship commanders, ordinary soldiers, and fighter pilots who were supposed to fly in the stars were transmitted to the command bridge of the combined fleet flagship through the tactical public channel. However, Mike and his staff team could only watch helplessly as the tragic events unfolded in front of them. A chaotic scene. No one has been trained to defend against these space mines, which seem to possess living intelligence. Mike could only order the entire fleet to move back continuously, but more mines were passing through the flames, passing through the dilapidated hull of the starship, and pouring into the entire fleet through the dense firepower network composed of the interception fire control system.
Chaos continues to spread and escalate. Imperial soldiers do not lack the courage to move forward, nor do they lack the spirit of sacrificing their lives for their country, but no one is willing to choose to die with these machines that are nothing more than a mixture of metal and explosive fillers. This is not an honor, but a shame, the shame of a starship commander. They fell into a trap prepared for them by Charno, and the price was their lives.
The huge and sturdy star battleship has an energy shield that can withstand energy weapon attacks. When fully charged, it can withstand a direct hit from a million-energy-level starship main gun. But it cannot stop mechanical kinetic energy weapons, including small space mines. However, military textbooks have obviously never mentioned that space mines can launch active attacks. The solid alloy shell, covering external armor and intelligent fire control interception system are used to deal with slow and bulky space torpedoes and cruise interstellar missiles. They are not suitable for dealing with space mines that are as agile and compact as manned fighter jets at the moment. Intense artillery fire and starship secondary guns fired at the speed of light can indeed destroy a large number of space mines. However, there are so many mines that a large number of gunners can shoot down a series of mines without any aiming. More mines are rushing towards the interstellar fleet in space from all directions.
Those swirling space mines that crossed the fire blockade and rushed into the energy shield looked for the weak points of the starship, and then slammed into them. The defeated group of fighter planes in the interstellar space had already suffered all their casualties. The fighter release platform, which is still spraying fighter jets outwards, has become the key strike point of the space mine. Even in the chaotic public tactical channel, some fighter ground crews and mechanics could be heard yelling without knowing what they were talking about. Those seemingly alive mines not only rushed into the parking bay, but also automatically pounced on the automatic loading system, and automatically pounced on the fighters preparing to eject. Another part that is mainly taken care of by the mine is the command bridge and the fire control radar system outside the starship. Some warships were detonated by mines to detonate their own ammunition depots, followed by a series of more violent explosions; the command bridges of some starships opened huge gaps when mines bombarded the same part one after another, leaving a vacuum. The suction force generated by the air pressure inside the starship sucked the unprepared starship commanders into the cold space; more mines passed over the ravaged battleships and pounced on other battleships at a loss in the rear.
Xin Qiang was scratching his head at the metal door of the induction operating platform, as if trying to find a gap to see what was going on inside. The small detective ship was currently hiding in a dense group of space mines, and a war between space mines and the interstellar fleet was taking place in the interstellar space not far from them. The fierce fighting, the flash of fire, and the exploding warships all showed that the new weapons sent by Anokhi were releasing their extremely powerful power. Yi Lexiang's excited shouts came from the closed operating platform, which made everyone who was sitting quietly in the command cabin looking at each other with nothing to do. Whether this is a war or a game, everyone is a little confused.
Thousands of space mines are wreaking havoc in the Imperial Star Fleet outside. Several meddlesome mecha team members are using the central computer of the scout ship to track hundreds of space mines they have selected at the same time, making a sound from time to time. exclaimed. There is an old proverb in Charno: There are no two identical leaves in the world. At this moment, the soldiers of these mecha regiments dared to pat their chests and say that there were no two space mines with exactly the same trajectory in front of them. There is no doubt that these appearance are completely the same as those of ordinary mines.The same space mines are under the control of their generals, otherwise you have no way to explain how the space mines can cooperate with each other and how they can constantly change their suicidal trajectories toward enemy ships. Xin Qiang finally gave up the extravagant hope of peeking inside the operating platform. He walked around the control cabin, which was like a virtual game warehouse, for a few times and then sat down slumped. He could never figure out how his general could control thousands of space mines in outer space at the same time.
The Imperial fleet finally collapsed. The swarm of mines pounced on the fleeing fighter planes and starships like space locusts, and more mines pounced on the almost undefended airport where a large amount of supplies were parked. The airport only has giant laser cannons that attack large ships. They are more often used to help the interstellar fleets resist enemy warships approaching the interstellar space around the airport. The airport captured from Charno still had at least a small number of small anti-aircraft weapons that had not been destroyed, and the temporary airport built by the Empire's front finger did not even have the defense weapon system of a general civilian airport installed. Two Earth hours away from Tesno, tens of millions of interstellar troops gathered at the Kador defense line. The Imperial people who were in an offensive posture obviously did not expect that the attack would appear in such a way, and it would be so violent and sudden. Explosions, fireballs, and other endless explosions gathered all kinds of mountains of military supplies in Tesno: including 12,000 unarmed civilian and military transport ships mobilized by the Imperials from the occupied areas and the rear. The thirty-two large airports included have become garbage floating in space. The residents of Tesno's Planets 3, 6, and 7 can all feel the shock waves from the sky. Even the dark night on the side facing away from the sun is reflected like daylight by the continuous explosion of airports in the sky. Countless airports When the fragments fell from the sky and passed through the dense atmosphere, it seemed like an extremely grand meteor shower feast. People are cheering, children are jumping, and the secret service organization is using all channels it can use to spread the meaning of this meteor shower to the people of Charno who are stranded in enemy-occupied areas. The patrolling Imperial soldiers looked up at the sky blankly. There were cheering crowds everywhere, and no one tried to stop them. Because they understand what is happening in space better than ordinary people.
General Edmund, the supreme commander of the Sixth Army, was slumped in his seat as weakly as Horner opposite him. The coffee on the table had already become as cold as the mood of the two of them at the moment. They knew very well what was waiting for them in the future. In addition to the extremely angry faces of the generals at the frontline headquarters, there were also cold handcuffs from the Military Justice Department, severe punishment from the Empire, and even death. It was their incompetence that caused the Empire to suffer its heaviest blow since the war began. In an era of war, the most precious thing for the Imperial Alliance, which is short of supplies, is not the lives of soldiers but the various supplies that are never enough. And just a third of the supplies collected by the empire when they occupied the vast Charno star field were reduced to ashes in front of them.
Seven special reconnaissance ships from the Ninth Fleet Guards slowly left Tesno, and they walked leisurely. At the last moment, Yi Lexiang detonated all the new space mines. He could not let the prototype of this new weapon fall into the hands of the Imperial Alliance. Although the Imperial defenders who suffered a heavy blow have no fighting spirit at the moment, he may be able to regain the entire Tesno system for Charno with the help of hundreds of starships of the Guards. But there is no point in doing so without strong reinforcements. The helpless result of not being able to pick the fruits after victory made everyone feel happy but also a little bitter.
After rendezvousing with the Guards, Yi Lexiang once again took a nostalgic look at the Tesno galaxy, which was invisible to the naked eye. His comrades are buried here, and there are also countless people looking forward to returning to Charno. For the first time, he saw what a hard and hopeless life the Charno people lived under the rule of the Imperials. At the same time, he also saw how the former dignitaries of the Republic, hidden under the glory of democracy, were ugly and crawling at the feet of the imperial power. Here he saw a different world, a real world. After sighing helplessly, Yi Lexiang ordered the fleet to set sail.
According to the interstellar calendar, a war that took place in the Tesno planetary system on July 7, 1647 in the New Era was recorded in history. On this ordinary yet special day, General Charno created a miracle of one man fighting against a main fleet. The first induction weapon used in the interstellar battlefield showed its unparalleled power to the world.