Taking the "King" class battleship as an example, at full strength, there should be 236 personnel of various types on the ship. They are responsible for each cabin and weapons, power, and defense systems. When the fleet received an emergency evacuation signal from the fortress planet during training, it was impossible to return to the space port to receive other operators, let alone launch an attack on the marines occupying the command center.
They are not equipped with ammunition, do not have enough artillery energy, and even the energy furnace in the ship can only provide 30% of the power. Coupled with the fact that during the assembly process, pre-hidden warships were constantly gathering from various garrison planets, the energy consumption was naturally much higher than usual.
The biggest problem is food.
The food required by six million people every day is an extremely terrible figure. If it is fully loaded, it can barely meet the demand. But the problem was that the Ninth Squadron did not load supplies according to wartime requirements, and the amount of bread and meat stored in the cold storage was only a quarter of normal conditions. Although when they left the garrison planet, the warships that came to rendezvous had some food, but in the face of a huge population base of six million, it was just a drop in the bucket.
In addition to energy, Yang Wei also requested supplies such as food. However, before he could say anything, he was forced to cut off his own ear
On the periphery of planet ag64, there is a federal fleet of about 6,000 ships. Their mission is only to protect the two main passenger shipping lanes, but Zhao Yi knows very well that the purpose of this fleet's existence is largely to monitor his own garrison area.
There was no warning, the famous Andrew. Wei Xi, led his "Grizzly Bear Pirates" to suddenly attack the federal patrol fleet. The entire attack process was simple and crude, with no procedural Q&A or threats of asking for money. The "Grizzly Pirates" who had ambushed in advance surrounded all the escape routes of the federal fleet, firing large-caliber lasers and missiles without any expense. Under this high-intensity all-round attack, the federal patrol fleet only lasted less than twenty minutes. It will forever turn into dust in the universe.
"Remember! You only have forty-six minutes to pass the channel¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª"
Yang Wei stood on the flagship bridge, issuing a series of orders in a panic amidst Zhao Yi's scolding in the micro communicator. The wounds on both sides of his head were bandaged, and a white bandage went around his chin. Pinned to the back of the head. Although the wound was still aching, he could no longer care about so many things - as long as the fleet could arrive at the scheduled location on time, all the effort would be worth it.
The closed medical cabin can regenerate severed limbs. However, Yang Wei has not yet received treatment.
As long as you cross the waterway, you leave the federal sphere of influence. The military department has received the news that the "Grizzly Bear Pirate Group" has annihilated the patrol fleet, and it will only take sixty-six minutes at most. The federal fast fleet can reach the incident area.
Although the order of the fleet was somewhat chaotic, there were no collisions. When Yang Wei watched with trepidation as the last warship on the screen crossed the channel at full speed and appeared in a new cosmic space, his face, which was distorted by pain, tension and humiliation, gradually released a trace of imperceptible ferocity.
"What you give to me, I will return to you a thousand times. Since you made me lose two ears, then I will also let you taste the taste of losing everything¡ª¡ª"
Everything went very smoothly in order to cross the passage within the specified time. The fleeing fleet could only turn on the engine to maximum power and consume all the last remaining energy.
Including Yang Wei, everyone is in the fleeing fleet. Anyone with a little military knowledge knows very well that Zhao Yi did not lie. The minimum time limit he gave for crossing the channel was indeed a combination of various unfavorable factors, as well as the reaction and speed of the federal pursuit force. Judging from the location of planet ag64 and the reaction of the Federation Army's dispatch center, this is the best that can be obtained at present, and it is also the only result that can only be accepted.
Hundreds of thousands of warships are like thick dark clouds covering the sky, slowly descending on the desert of the continent to the north of the planet Quintessa. From a distance, it seems like a miracle performed by God, using huge pieces of gray steel to forever cover the boundless yellow sand dunes.
The folding landing gear releases a lot of steam. An artificial gas barrier was formed over the fleet for more than ten minutes. Yang Wei slowly walked down the hanging ladder from the open hatch and stood on the sand that was burned by the sun. He squinted his eyes and stared worriedly at the area in the distance that Zhao Yi promised should belong to the supply fleet. The sky is now empty and gray.
"Compared to a few months ago, his appearance has undergone tremendous changes - including his original thick black hair. The completely white or gray part occupies more than half. ?Faint wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes, his eyes became cloudy, and his hands, feet, and shoulders would always tremble involuntarily. . . . . . These aging conditions, which were originally only possible in the 70s and 80s, made Yang Wei feel increasingly powerless. Even when I am alone, there is always an indescribable feeling of powerlessness and sadness.
Just four months ago, he had just celebrated his thirty-first birthday. . . . . .
More and more people are getting out of the battleships¡ª¡ªFor citizens who are used to living on immigrant planets, taking a spaceship for a long time is really a disguised form of imprisonment. Although the oxygen supply of the respiratory system in the cabin is sufficient, it cannot be compared with natural products. What's more, Quintessa, a distant pirate planet, has always had a strong temptation for residents of the civilized world. No matter where the future road leads, it can't stop their curiosity to really get in touch with it at this moment.
Yang Wei felt that his right hand hanging by his side was being squeezed tightly by an extremely comfortable softness. He turned slightly, lowered his head, and a young figure came into view.
That was his son who had just turned six.
¡°Dad, where is this place?¡±
The boy¡¯s eyes showed an instinctive fear of unfamiliar environments, as well as a hint of curiosity about new things. After all, it is impossible to see such a huge desert on the immigrant planet. The environment there is all man-made, with dense and pleasant green everywhere.
Yang Wei's stiff mouth began to curve. He squatted down, held the boy in his arms, and gently stroked his son's hair with his palms: "We must stay here for a while."
"I don't like this place."
The boy looked around blankly and shook his head rather stubbornly: "I want to watch the Rockets' baseball finals and swim at the beach. Here there is nothing."
Yang Wei felt his throat was dry, and he didn't know how to persuade his son. I could only open my mouth mechanically, paused for several seconds, and then said in a hoarse voice as unpleasant as the friction of rusty gears: "There are many beautiful things in this world, but they are not the only ones that make up the world . . . How do I put it? Forget about baseball and swimming! At least. They are unlikely to come into contact with you again for a long time. You you have to learn to live another life, a new one Life."
The boy looked at his father, with deep melancholy showing in his eyes.
"You mean we have to starve. Just a piece of bread per meal, or less, like now. Is that right?"
The rapid development of civilization and science and technology has greatly improved human intelligence - especially at the age of boys, they can already understand and understand many issues that originally belonged to the adult world.
Yang Wei didn¡¯t know how to answer his son¡¯s question. The only thing he could do was hold the boy tighter. And his scattered eyes also caught several other figures who had just stepped off the spacecraft.
That is his wife and mother. . . . . . and relatives who are related by blood.
"Dad I'm hungry"
The boy's weak voice was completely covered by the roar from the distance.
That is the unique sound of the engine of a large spaceship. People standing on the desert subconsciously cast their eyes to the sky, among the thick gray clouds. Gradually, long and narrow fusiform warships were revealed. They alternate with each other and form a standard five-layer attack formation in the air. It was like a huge steel disc that enveloped all the fleeing fleets that landed on the ground.
"This. This is the battleship in the garrison area of ??planet ag64. They, aren't they our allies? Didn't they promise to help us? They what on earth do they want to do?"
A major standing not far away raised his head and murmured in disbelief. His eyes were rapidly bloodshot, and his pupils revealed a look of disbelief and despair. From this distance, Yang Wei could clearly see that he was touching the pistol on the belt on his back. The hands were shaking violently, and even the whole body was shaking violently with unspeakable fear.
No, not only in the air, but also on the ground beneath our feet, there was a heart-stopping vibration. The sand grains are constantly jumping within the range visible to the naked eye. . . . . . this means. An extremely large number of heavy mechanized troops are moving in this direction at high speed.
¡°No¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªWhy is this happening? Why is this happening?¡±
An officer who had just stepped off the battleship stumbled over and shouted at Yang Wei angrily: "Didn't you talk to them? They promised to give us enough energy and food, and also promised to open up the channel for us to move on. Find out??. Why? Why are they still in battle array? "
Yang Wei's face turned pale, and he stared at the warships hanging in the sky - the number of the entire fleet was actually not that large, only about 20,000. But even so. The fleeing fleet that stayed on the ground and crossed the channel at top speed was unable to resist at all. Their ammunition reserves are almost completely zero, and the remaining energy is not enough to even start the engine, let alone activate the protective shield. Even if you are lucky enough to escape from the encirclement, there will not be enough power to escape from the planet's gravitational circle.
What¡¯s more, the bigger problem than energy is still food. Without supplies, everyone would starve to death
It was not difficult to connect to the "New Flush" communication. The moment Zhao Yi's figure appeared on the screen, Yang Wei even felt relieved. This means that the other party does not want to kill all the fleeing fleet, otherwise, they will not retain the opportunity to communicate with themselves.
Not only Yang Wei, but almost all high-profile people in the escape fleet were gathered in front of the big screen at this moment. They care about the content of the conversation more than ever and want to truly control their own future.
"We have arrived at the designated place as agreed. I hope you can keep your previous promise."
Yang Wei racked his brains to piece together every word. He tried not to offend the other party, and tried his best to retain the last and insignificant dignity for himself. Although he really wanted to punch the indifferent face on the screen at this moment, he had to keep a smile on his face.
Zhao Yi, who was wearing the uniform of a major general of the Federation Army, folded his hands, with a dull expression showing no trace of joy, anger, sorrow or joy.
He never spoke, but looked at everyone gathered around Yang Wei with cold and stern eyes. The silence of the unpredictable future is uncomfortable, almost suffocating. finally. Just when the dull atmosphere was about to break out, he spoke calmly.
"Everything has its price. Energy is like this, food is the same."
Zhao Yi¡¯s expression was obviously joking.
Yang Wei felt a stagnation in his chest. He subconsciously touched his no longer existing ears with trembling hands, and his vision suddenly turned black, almost causing him to faint.
"Youyou promised it yourself. Youyou deceived me?"
He roared almost word by word.
¡°You¡¯re right¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡±
Zhao Yi looked at him calmly: "You and I do have a personal grudge that must be resolved. However, the little price you paid is not enough to make me change my mind and get what you want. Haha! This It's not as simple as simply replenishing energy for a certain warship. A total of 216,003 warships The supply of 50% solid energy alone has reached the inventory of ag64's defense area. Half. Not to mention. Food for millions of people.¡±
"You, you personally promised"
Yang Wei felt like he was about to lose his mind.
"Yes! I said so¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª"
Zhao Yi interrupted him coldly: "However, I regret it now. Because, do you still have the dignity to get help from me out of thin air? By the way - you and I have never been friends , and your uncle, Lieutenant General Yang Shuchen, is now just a prisoner in a federal prison."
Yang Wei felt hot all over his body, and his blood seemed to be boiling, rushing to his brain at an unimaginable speed. He gasped for air. The wounds on both sides of my head hurt more than usual. Humiliation, pain, anger. . . . . . A large amount of negative emotions controlled the nerve center. He gritted his teeth tightly and made a terrifying "hehe" sound in his throat. This is an extremely abnormal state. It attracted the attention of several officers nearby. They grabbed Yang Wei's hand, pressed him on a chair, and sprayed cold water on his head and body, using the simplest and most effective way to try to calm him down.
A colonel, about fifty years old, took his place as the protagonist of the conversation.
"Your Excellency, I have no intention of challenging your authority, nor do I want to waste time and energy on useless issues. We have never wanted to be your enemy from the beginning to the end. We just want to leave the Federation and stay away from the civilized world. Let's talk frankly! You What do you want to get?"
Zhao Yi released his hands on his chest. Turn behind your back. He looked at the colonel indifferently and said: "Hand over all your valuables. Including gold, art, banknotes, and all similar items that are personally carried."
"Personal belongings?"
The colonel looked shocked and shook his head instinctively: "No, this is impossible."
"My?Are you done yet¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡±
Zhao Yi stared at him gloomily: "For a fleeing fleet, 210,000 warships are too many. If you want to get rid of the pursuit of the federal fleet as soon as possible, you must give up those heavy-armored, slow-moving heavy ships. Battleships. Sixty thousand battleships, this is my bottom line¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡±
The colonel¡¯s face turned pale.
As one of the speakers of the escape group, he certainly knew the background of this fleet - when he received the news of the federal army's attack on the fortress planet, the Fourth Fleet intercepted twelve ships returning from other space regions to the "Land of Hope". "Light" heavy cargo ship. The cargo contained therein was hundreds of thousands of containers filled with gold ore. According to relevant information found on the ship, nearly 20,000 tons of gold can be extracted from these ores. Because of this, these items of great value also became part of the escape fleet.
"There is no reason for me to help you in vain. Food and energy cost money. I sympathize with your current situation and will give you a certain degree of preferential treatment in terms of price."
Zhao Yi's voice sounded like the temptation of the devil in hell: "Of course, you can also refuse. Capturing the fleeing fleet is a distinguished military achievement. I can definitely rely on this to add another gold star to my shoulders. As for you people Are you going to be thrown into a federal prison? Or exiled to a distant planet to become an industrial civilian? It's none of my business! I have never known you, and I have never had any dealings with you. To be honest, I really want to hear it from you. Hear the word "reject". You can't resist a heavily armed army. Humph! Don't forget¡ª¡ªthe corpses of the war dead can be made into cans. As for women and children that's the edge. The best slave for sale in the zone.¡±
This last sentence completely crushed the colonel¡¯s last mental support. The look he looked at Zhao Yi was no longer filled with anger, but with unprecedented fear.
(During the Chinese New Year, I have been going back and forth to relatives and friends¡¯ houses, laughing and quarreling, and then it¡¯s Valentine¡¯s Day to spend time with my wife and son I know that breaking up is a heinous sin, and I know that I am ashamed of my book friends and everyone, Should I die, should I die, should I die, please forgive me for the fact that I gained a few kilograms during the Chinese New Year!)
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