Counterfeit Hero

When the fat man rushed to the front command room, it was already a busy scene. Operation staff officers, correspondents, intelligence officers, and coordinators of various services were shuttled back and forth. All the various instruments filled in the huge hall were all activated, and a group of Group data, battle reports, charts, instructions. They are constantly gathered here, and after being sorted, they are gathered on the general podium where Russell and Bernadotte are.

Tian Xingjian walked to the command podium and saluted Bernadotte and Russell. Russell pointed to a command computer next to him and said: "Where is your position? Except that you cannot issue orders, other permissions are the same. We are the same, there is no overall plan here, you can only rely on the real-time intelligence and data in the computer to make inferences."

The fat man nodded and couldn't wait to sit down and start flipping through the information. This command terminal was exactly the same as the one used by Russell. The interstellar map, planet map, troop strength, firepower, logistics, combat units, enemy intelligence, etc. were all clear at a glance.

The battle report showed that the Fourth Mixed Fleet successfully attracted the attention of the Empire's garrison fleet at the space jump point. When they approached the jump point, they suddenly split into two. One by one, a human figure was drawn across the space, directly in front of them. The garrison fleet was forced to start the engine and turn the ship's bow to prepare for the battle. Otherwise, when the two legs of the herringbone were pinched together, the garrison fleet would have no choice but to lose its armor and plummet for thousands of miles.

After the Fourth Fleet bypassed the garrisoned fleet, it began to disperse again. The four dispersed teams led the pursuit of the Imperial fleet and combined at times, turning over the entire airspace. The pursuit fleet and the garrison fleet were torn apart, making it impossible for them to maintain firepower reserves for the space jump point.

Russell and Bernadotte keenly seized this opportunity. They ordered the fourth fleet to make a circle and cooperate with the forced breakthrough of the first and second mixed fleets.

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The battle at the space jump point has begun, and in the rear, a giant transport ship loaded with landing troops has also taken off. Fatty flipped through the data over and over again. He wanted to first figure out the current comparison of the enemy's and ours' forces.

Intuition told Fatty that Liebgot would not give up the opportunity to attack the federal fleet at the space jump point so easily. ***. Where would the old guy hide the knife?

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Space defense has this flaw. The defender will never know at what moment the opponent's warships will appear in the vast airspace outside the space jump point, and a few minutes later, these warships will activate their energy shields. Only by seizing the moment when the enemy breaks through can the defender destroy a large number of the attacking warships.

Since the Fourth Fleet is equipped with all the latest new warships produced by the Federation, the control and cooperation of the warship officers and soldiers have become increasingly tacit. They are under the command of Lieutenant General Brown. Pull the pursuit fleet and the garrison fleet into a line, and then turn back. Hold on to the middle of this line! The first and second fleets broke through the space jump point at this moment. Only a small number of imperial warships could pose a threat to these warships that had not yet opened their energy defense shields. The Federation almost broke through the space jump point at the minimum cost!

However, the Fourth Fleet managed to break through the encirclement and interception of the Imperial fleet, including the pursuit fleet and the space garrison fleet, with a loss of 5%, and was about to turn back to form the three arrows of the trident with the First and Second Fleets. But they ran into another imperial fleet that appeared behind the first and second fleets!

The wily Liebgott had ambushed this fleet between a planet and its satellite 20,000 kilometers away for a long time, although he did not wait for the opportunity to sneak attack the first and second federal mixed fleets. But he waited for the opportunity to flank the Fourth Fleet!

This ambush made the commander of the Fourth Mixed Fleet, Lieutenant General Brown, very uncomfortable. He could have defeated the two Imperial Mixed Fleets by simply turning back and cooperating with the offensive of the First and Second Fleets. but now. The appearance of Gacharin's ambush fleet made it impossible for him to turn back. Not only was he unable to turn back, it gave the two imperial fleets the opportunity to bite his tail tightly and follow him to break through the pincer attack of the first and second fleets.

No matter how brilliant the commander is, there is no way to control the direction of the war at this moment. Russell seized the opportunity and allowed the First and Second Fleets to break through to avoid great losses, while Liebgott. The most suitable ambush location was chosen. Although this fleet did not dare to launch a sneak attack on the First and Second Fleets, they caught up with the interception of the Fourth Fleet.

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The fat man nervously looked at the command reports sent back from the front line, the battleship data, the situation between the enemy and the enemy, and the airspace map. The appearance of the third imperial mixed fleet was a bit unexpected. Although he knew that Liebgot had arrangements, the fat man was watching the stars in front of him. In the picture, I can't find the enemy's layout!

On the whole, Liebgot seems to have been taking the initiative and being led by the Federation. However, he placed the fleet in silence between a planet and its satellite 20,000 kilometers away. No matter what situation arises, as soon as this chess piece is put into the battlefield with preparation, it can change the situation immediately! Turn your hands to make clouds and turn your hands to make rain! Simple and effective.

The fat man took a deep breath and cursed: "Old fox." He thought: "If I were Brown, what would I do?" This was a question that he could not imagine.

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At this point in the space battle, it has nothing to do with Russell and Liebgott. They are the only ones who can decide the fate of both fleets.

Lieutenant General Brown was sweating like rain! The Fourth Fleet has almost entered a desperate situation! Because the engines of the first and second mixed fleets were stalled when they broke through the space jump point, they had to cross horizontally to intercept the two imperial fleets behind them before they could bite them, and their speed was simply not enough. This is the biggest dilemma encountered by the Fourth Fleet. Brown is a smart commander. During the attack on the Galileo System, he never brought the fleet into dangerous situations.

But now, it seems that there is no escape. Two or three imperial fleets, one in front and one behind, are trying to encircle the fourth fleet at high speed. What should I do?

In war, a moment of hesitation pays a heavier price. Fortunately, someone made the decision for Brown. Sixteen battleships and one hundred and ten cruisers were broken off like a gecko's tail. They placed the battleship between the two imperial fleets that were following at high speed and the main force of the Fourth Fleet, blocking them on the spot!

A battleship captain connected to the communication channel, his face trembling a little. But he tried to stand up straight and said to Brown: "General, it is an honor to fight under your command. Goodbye."

It was the first time I truly commanded a large mixed fleet, and the first time I truly experienced the cruelty of war. Lieutenant General Brown, who had never imagined that he would sacrifice the lives of soldiers, knelt on the bridge, grabbed his hair in pain and shouted: "No!".

The commanders of the first and second mixed fleets, who were moving towards the rear of the fourth fleet with all their strength, shouted desperately: "Speed ​​me up! Rush up!!" The soldiers in the power cabin had tried their best. After all, it was not the engine room of an ancient ship. , even if they open all drives. When the propulsion is turned to the highest level, one can only watch the battleship slowly accelerate. If possible, they would like to use themselves as energy engines to fill the auxiliary power.

Sixteen of the latest battleships and one hundred and ten cruisers tenaciously blocked the attack. Their desperate resistance only delayed the leading force of the pursuit fleet for more than ten minutes. Like fireworks that suddenly bloomed in the universe, after the dazzling light, they turned into nothingness, together with tens of thousands of officers and soldiers. Disappeared into the vast universe, leaving no trace.

The Federation fleet, with its two engines fully turned on, almost crashed into the Imperial fleet's battleship group. The cruisers reacted the fastest. Some captains squeezed away the fire control operators and fired desperately, venting their anger. Other captains squeezed away the soldiers responsible for controlling the course, and maneuvered the warships to continuously rush into the imperial battleship group. , and then advance.

The Imperial fleet was not to be outdone. They did not allow their prey to slip away from their mouths, and rushed forward crazily, regardless of the interruption of federal cruisers. Many battleships were even crashed.

The battleship's long-prepared main guns suddenly fired a salvo, unscrupulously and without any scruples, just firing in a high-speed collision! Destroying everything in front of him. The distance between the two sides was so close that they could even see the opponent looking at the opponent from the port window of the other side's battleship.

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Tian Xingjian sighed. The answer was indeed sacrifice.

He understood it a little earlier than Brown. When he first met the Demon Tiger, the federal soldiers who used their bodies to charge back told him that there would be no victory without sacrifice.

He looked up at the calm Bernadotte and Russell. They didn't seem to be looking at the assembly battle report that was delayed for an hour or two. They were all looking at the star map, as if their eyes had already seen the star tens of thousands of light years away. A battle.

The result of the first and second mixed fleets' strangulation with the enemy was that they were evenly matched. Who can win depends on the outcome between the Fourth Fleet and the Empire's ambush fleet.

Before the fat man lowered his head to stare at the battle report, he seemed to see a smile on the corner of Russell's mouth.

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Lieutenant General Brown raised his head, with bloodshot eyes. He stared at the oncoming Imperial fleet, as if he wanted to put the opponent in his mouth, bite it into pieces and swallow it with his teeth! He opened the fleet communication channel and said to everyone: "I once promised to take you back and bring a glorious fleet back! Now, our companions have sacrificed themselves to fulfill my promise. They came before me. Go, go to heaven. Now is the time to see them off, follow me! Charge and see off the heroes!"

Brown's flagship rushed to the front of the entire fleet with a high posture. Sacrifice is the tradition of the Federation, and so is taking the lead! The red-eyed Brown led a group of red-eyed warships and suddenly increased their speed. That fierce charging attitude made the oncoming imperial fleet timid!

The effective range of the new Federation warship's firepower is much longer than that of ordinary warships. The Fourth Fleet's training showed results. They fired the first salvo at the most suitable position. The Imperial fleet suffered this firing before entering. However, at this time, the Fourth Fleet had dispersed like a rain of arrows in the sky and still maintained a high-speed charge. The third round of volleys, the fourth round of volleys, the two sides were like knights charging each other in ancient times, desperately trying to open holes in each other's bodies with their spears. They kept bleeding, and the battleships kept exploding.

The commander of the imperial fleet was sneering. It was so stupid that such an opponent with superior warships actually charged against him! Brown's red eyes radiated fierce light, and he punched the bridge railing. The order was given: "Fighter group, it's up to you! Attack!"

The Fourth Fleet neatly shifted 45 degrees to the right, and the fighter jets that had been hidden behind the fleet rose into the sky, like a peacock screen that suddenly opened, and pounced on the stunned Imperial warship!

The imperial fleet seemed to have exploded, and everyone was shouting in panic: "Impossible! How could these fighters keep up with the high-speed charge! Impossible! The aircraft carrier cannot be released so fast! Our fighters! Release the fighters quickly. !”

It was already too late. The Federation fighter jets swarmed into the formation of the Imperial fleet and opened fire wantonly in the formation. Energy artillery fire, mixed shells, missile guides, and communication jammers rained down on the Imperial warships like rain from the sky. The huge body of the battleship is simply unable to cope with such a group of fighters. They can only resist it with their thick skin and thick flesh! However, the role of fighter planes is not only to attack, they are like lingering ropes, which are put on the head of the battleship again and again, making you angry, making you crazy, causing your communication to be blocked, leaving you without a chance. Find a way to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, so that the more powerful but slower guided missiles can hit you accurately!

The two Imperial fleets chasing the Fourth Fleet finally escaped from the strangulation of the Federation's First and Second Fleets. They rushed forward. However, they did not pursue the Fourth Fleet and directly left the battle.

The one that suffered the biggest blow was the ambush fleet. They didn't know that the new battleships and cruisers were designed with towed fighter plug-ins, and the fighters released in batches by the aircraft carrier had always been attached to these battleships. With the support of the other two fleets, only 40% of them were able to escape the battlefield.

The outbreak of the fourth fleet and the battle between the first and second fleets finally reduced the loss at the space jump point from 2 to 1 to 0.8 to 1. A brilliant victory.

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Tian Xingjian repeatedly looked at the command records sent back from the front line and looked at the live video. This was the first time he sat in the room and felt that the battle in distant space was so close to him, so close that he could touch it!

On the command terminal computer, the final statistics of this battle were displayed, a row of bright red words.

Death toll: 273,369 A dazzling victory.

Russell and Bernadotte were discussing something quietly, and their expressions were still so calm. .