Chapter 135 Second Duel

At this time, news came from the fleet detachment about 12 million kilometers away from the Indestructible that they had encountered the stubborn resistance of the enemy, and a group of enemy fleets returning at the same time were already attacking them, making it necessary to protect this important fleet base.

" chief of staff, now return according to the coordinates sent to you."

"I understand, sir."

The enemy has been hit hard, and it will be more difficult to resist the alliance's attack if it still draws its strength to defend against the outer space base. Huo Xiu asked a brigade to attack the space base, his intention was inevitably to attract the enemy, but at the beginning, he had imagined that whether the enemy would return or not, he could continue to fight in both results.

However, the current results are obviously the most satisfactory to him.

It will take a few minutes before the return of the squadron. Before that, the enemy had abandoned the regional advantages close to the colonial star - these so-called "advantages" made them lose their grasp of the flexibility of the battlefield, so that the enemy first attacked the spaceport and then used unexpected weapons to destroy a large number of warships.

They can no longer continue this passive strike situation.

The enemy broke out, and the alliance gradually withdrew from the colonial star. Although it was fully prepared, the fierce space station still destroyed their six warships. If the enemy immediately abandoned its dominant position at the beginning and attacked from the periphery, the attack launched by the Fifth Fleet could only end in failure or misery.

However, the enemy's momentary misjudgment gave the Fifth Fleet a chance. Among them, the most dazzling one was the cruiser equipped with new weapons. Plasma cannons made the enemy unable to fight, and the continuous electromagnetic guns hit the self-righteous enemy in the first round of strikes. As a result, the enemy's losses soared.

"Now the warships are very close to each other and can be released*." Huo Xiu stared at the picture on the main screen. Due to the pursuit and breakthrough, the distance between some warships from each other is no more than 10,000 kilometers - already within the range and attack range of some large *.

*'s struggle makes the battle white-hot, and the frequency of warships attacking each other is still much lower than *. Each large ship can carry more than 20 pieces of various specifications* at a time*, nuclear*. Although *the threat to warships is small, nuclear* is something that everyone must pay attention to.

Nuclear* is a tactical nuclear bomb. Due to cost savings, most of them use atomic fission reaction methods, and their explosion can produce about 10,000 to 30,000 tons * equivalent. Although only light radiation is left in the use of nuclear bombs in space, its power also makes it impossible for some warships to ignore, and thousands of millimeters of alloy armor will still be exposed to high temperatures. Melt an opening.

"Shir, catch an ultra-long-distance artificial intelligence* attacking us!" Eve suddenly reported that the image shows the trajectory of * rapid flight. In a vacuum with almost negligible resistance, the speed of * continues to accelerate and can easily soar to 100 times the speed of sound.

"It is expected to collide in 30 seconds!"

"The first batch of interception* interception is invalid!" Eve continued to report, "25 seconds later, collision!"

Everyone stared nervously at the commander, while Huo Xiu stared at the main screen picture. Since the other party can specifically focus on this cruiser from a large group of melee warships, it must be prepared. Therefore, this is an artificial intelligence* of a high-explosive nuclear warhead. It cannot be intercepted, and laser weapons only play a huge role in short-range defense, but if the other party is a nuclear power of 5 million tons or more. Bullets do not need to hit warships at all, but only need to detonate within three kilometers - the artificial intelligence system happens to be extremely skilled in this aspect.

"How many artificial intelligences do we have*? Strategic." Huo Xiu asked calmly.

"Crash after 20 seconds."

"There are still three strategic nuclear bombs left, one enhanced radiation bomb and two 5 million tons of strategic nuclear bombs, sir." The weapon operator's forehead is already sweating.

"Fifteen seconds later."

"Launch two strategic nuclear bombs and let the guidance system receive Eve's control." Huo Xiu said quickly, "Eve, is it okay for you to detonate exactly within a kilometer?"

"As long as the artificial intelligence system of warheads runs normally, there is no problem."

"Okay, implement it immediately."

"Crash in ten seconds."

Eve ran nervously, and her holographic body had become blurred. After a few seconds, it seemed that after centuries, when her voice finally sounded in everyone's ears, everyone found that it seemed to be many times more pleasant than usual.

"launched*."

"It is expected to enter the detonation range in three seconds." Eve said, "Correct, five seconds... six seconds, seven seconds - the other party's artificial intelligence system control * steering."

The main display simulates the "S" mobile steering that occurs by the enemy *, which is almost impossible if it is placed on other * guidance systems, but the smart artificial intelligence is like a cunning fox. It finds that the enemy wants to intercept and escape immediately!

But Eve only gave one * chase order, and the other * movement trajectory has slowed down, like running out of fuel for the propeller--

"Enter the detonation range in five seconds."

Eve reported a confusing prediction. According to the current pursuit momentum, it was impossible to stop the other party * - but the next moment, the original motionless * suddenly accelerated out, the refresh frequency of the image accelerated, and the enemy * happened to "break" its attack range, and then it burst in the distance. A churning death flame was released - the strong light flashed away, and the space returned to calm.

"Successful interception." Eve said calmly, "No, the enemy's electromagnetic guns are coming--"

A fierce sense of collision hit, and the light of the command bridge went out in an instant. Most people grabbed the armrest beside them, but some people could not react and fell to the ground. The "dudu" alarm sounded. A few seconds later, the bridge turned on the backup line power supply and returned to light again.

" Sir, the electromagnetic cannon penetrated the right-wing armor layer, the energy output pipeline of the second group of reactors was damaged, and the regional air pressure leaked. At present, the technical personnel are preparing to manually replace the line."

Captain He Jun reported the damage to the warship.

"Where is the enemy ship?" Huo Xiu asked loudly.

"63,000 kilometers away from our side--" Eve controlled the image of the camera and zoomed in, "our old opponent - the 'Indestructible'."

"Okay, it's you again!" Huo Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "Is the capacitor charging situation of the electromagnetic gun?"

"85% has been completed, and the charge is expected to end in one minute." A soldier reported.

"After charging, output all the reactor energy to the plasma cannon," Huo Xiu ordered, "Eve, you control the electromagnetic cannon to prepare to say hello to the other party."

"Yes, sir." Eve said, "But the enemy ship is moving, and the probability of hitting is not high."

"It doesn't matter." Huo Xiu didn't expect to hit it. He put his hope on the plasma gun. "As long as the plasma cannon hits, I think this distance is very appropriate."

Several warships looked a little strange and moved their mouths, but they couldn't say anything - once the commander made a mistake in judgment, the flagship that gave up mobility and chose firepower would become the enemy's dead target - the destruction of the flagship was ten times more serious than the team, and the commander's death would leave the fleet leaderless.

But all the soldiers believe in him!

"The plasma cannon has been charged!"

"Eve, launch the first electromagnetic gun, then the plasma gun, and finally the electromagnetic gun. The interval should be short and strive to improve the accuracy.

"Yes, sir!"

The first electromagnetic gun disappeared into the starry sky, followed by a light blue, teardrop-like deadly flame, and then a high-speed flying plasma gun - the interval between attacks was only milliseconds, with a distance of more than 60,000 kilometers, which was about three seconds.

The electromagnetic gun roared.

The Indestructible is already evade maneuvering, but it also forces its muzzle to leave the Indestructible - if it can persist, launch two electromagnetic cannons that lock the movement trajectory of the Indestructible in that second, and may now the flagship of the Fifth Fleet have been destroyed.

But in the face of crisis, the "Indestructible" did not show the same effect as its name - two electromagnetic cannons that poured all their were dodged by it and were about to accelerate away from this area when the plasma cannons that were slow for a few seconds came to his left wing - as last time, millions of ultra-degree ultra-high plasma boiled Come, directly gasify the alloy armor on the surface and melt a huge gap.

Indestructible bridge, everyone couldn't help cheering loudly. This is the second duel between the Indestructible and Indestructible, but the result is the same - it ended with the Indestructible being opened by a plasma cannon.

"Pay attention to the use of emergency thrusters, we have become enemy targets!" Huo Xiu's plain tone came, and everyone quickly restrained their excitement and threw themselves into the battle position.

"The flagship seems to want to leave the battlefield." Eve stared at the "Indestructible" that was gradually moving away, and the surrounding warships were also retreating.

"Sul, Lieutenant General Aaron Baker reported that the enemy has shown the intention to leave the battlefield."

"Major General Wang Hanyang reported that the enemy they were responsible for had entered the fault space to escape."

Two consecutive reports reveal the enemy's intention to retreat. But they really have no choice. They suffered heavy losses as soon as the war started, and they could not organize a strong attack. If they were a qualified commander, they should retreat instead of defending the colonial star.

"Chase and hit hard, show our power to the enemy, so that they will no longer have the courage to face our Fifth Fleet!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Sir," Eleanor's image showed, "we have reached the designated area."

"I saw it." Huo Xiu said, "You are responsible for chasing the enemy's flagship detachment and trying to hit the enemy's core force. However, please note that your action is based on the premise of preserving the main strength of the fleet. When some special circumstances may threaten the fleet or may make you unable to grasp the war situation, the first priority is to keep the fleet intact.

Eleanor stared at Huo Xiu for three seconds, and then answered loudly, "Yes, sir."

Everyone was a little strange about the chief of staff, but they didn't think deeply. I'm afraid that only Eleanor can really understand Huo Xiu's intention - Huo Xiu's position is actually more suitable for chasing the enemy's flagship fleet, but he gave her all the pursuit tasks, and also stressed that the first priority is to preserve strength rather than attack regardless of cost, which is nothing more than giving her relatives in the flagship a chance and a way to live. .

The communication was disconnected, and Eleanor's heart was extremely complicated. Before taking action, she hopes to perform her duties as a soldier, but she may not be able to do it, but she will feel guilty for the rest of her life. When the battle began, she found that she had overestimated herself and even had the idea of resigning.

She knows that hesitation is not the quality that a vital combat staff officer of a fleet should have - but she can't quit now, and the fleet needs her very much.

Huo Xiu's words made her put down a stone in her heart. She really can't do it! But also let her know that there are people who really care about her - although it's just a cold formulaic order, in this situation, it's more important than any sweet words - she will do it - except this time.