Him and their stars

Most of the officers and soldiers of the Thirteenth Fleet were lawless people, so of course they immediately sent Eleanor's "greetings", using a wide-area clear-code broadcast. Major General Marklov couldn't stop him even if he wanted to.

You can imagine the ridicule of such a broadcast.

If the imperial officers on the ship had been a little more narrow-minded, they might have fought back with gritted teeth at this time. However, this Luzhou No. 177 cruiser was able to escape from the devil's maze and the pursuit of predators. If nothing else, at least the degree of shame should have been cultivated to another level.

As long as all their communication equipment was not down, they must have received the "blessing" from their own side. However, the imperial warship still seemed to be undecided and continued to move forward. Not only did it not slow down at all, but the ship's escape trajectory was also There was no yaw at all. It is as if the Earth Fleet in this galaxy does not exist at all.

Eleanor Bonaparte looked at the scarred Imperial battleship that still escaped safely. She wanted to express her sympathy and admiration, but she really couldn't sympathize.

In any case, an Imperial warship that had been lost for two months and was thought to have been destroyed and lost lives returned, followed by two menacing pursuers. What should this situation mean?

"Nine times out of ten, the maze has been cracked." Eleanor sorted out her thoughts and said in a determined tone: "It is precisely because of the crack that the Luzhou 177 was able to escape. It is also because of the crack that the Predator's battleship was able to escape." I want to observe the situation closely. This is how the two sides will meet."

Of course Eleanor's judgment has no basis, but it does sound reasonable.

Later developments seemed to once again support her judgment. The two Predator bombers and the Earth fleet stared at each other for nearly three minutes, and then slowly retreated toward the gravity well behind them.

They did not turn around and kept pointing their dense cannons straight ahead, as if they were afraid of being attacked by the Earthlings. After pulling away some distance to make sure that the opponent would not pounce immediately, he quickly turned the ship's bow, started the jump engine and drilled into the gravity well, and disappeared on the spot.

"It was only 60% before, but now I am at least 80% sure that the maze has indeed been cracked!" Eleanor was full of confidence.

One captain suggested a direct pursuit, but the latter thought about it carefully and rejected it: "I'm not sure if this is a trap for predators. We still need more information."

Marklov was very pleased. Although his "deputy" was actually the real commander, although he was young and had always followed the line of a brave general who led the charge, he was still a top student in the Department of Strategic Studies and a member of the Tiger Talisman Group. He still had a very good mind. sober.

"Chief Yang said that we can make decisions on the fly." The old engineer expressed his absolute support for Eleanor.

Facts have proved that sometimes, patience is very necessary. The Thirteenth Fleet waited in place for less than four hours. At 21:34 standard time on May 17, the signal came again from the gravity well pointing to the Devil's Maze.

This time the gravitational signal fluctuated very obviously. Before the ship itself entered the local galaxy, its mass signal had already been captured by people on Earth.

"One large fire-breathing ship, two large motherships, and twelve medium-sized ships!" The radar officer quickly made a judgment, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "There are no dreadnoughts."

"If the enemy escapes again this time, I will definitely not be a trap." Eleanor Bonaparte smiled: "The predators are definitely not rich enough to use so many battleships as bait."

"It may also be because our fish is not big enough." Marklov said.

Moreover, you don’t seem to have considered the possibility of our failure! Don't forget that the opponent's military strength has the advantage! After all, the old man did not say the second half of the sentence.

On May 17, 832 in the common calendar, at 21:46 space standard time, the first battle between the Thirteenth Fleet from the Community and the Predator Fleet in the "Magic Palace Labyrinth" star field began.

In fact, Commodore Eleanor Bonaparte's confidence as commander of the fleet was not unfounded. She had already guessed that once the "maze" collapsed, the predators would definitely deploy a fleet with considerable combat effectiveness to find out, even if they just wanted to confirm the safety of the channel.

As a result, the first large fire-breathing ship to jump out of the gravity well was hit by three anti-matter torpedoes on the spot, and the most ferocious bow main gun component was immediately severely damaged. At this moment when there was an obvious gap in the frontal firepower of the ship, the four destroyers also accelerated to close the distance, and launched twelve more proton torpedoes on the spot.

This large enemy ship, which was comparable in size to a battle cruiser, was hit by four torpedoes in the middle section of the cabin. Although it was not sunk, the entire hull slowed down little by little at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if its knees had been broken. Middle-aged social animal.

Several predator ships that appeared later were also surrounded by Earth fighter planes that had been cruising here for a long time. These ferocious fire-breathing ships were riddled with holes before they even had time to fully activate their air defense systems.

To be honest, this kind of operation in which the opponent rushes forward and rides on his face to output before he can jump out of the gravity well is somewhat unethical. If it were placed on the mainland of the Galaxy, even if it won, it would be criticized by public opinion.

However, this is a new continent, and the opponents are predators. They have been expelled from the (Galaxy) Galaxy for a long time. Of course, they are not human beings, at least they cannot be civilized human beings, so there is no need to talk about the rules of the world.

In short, after these three oncoming attacks, the Predator Fleet was obviously fooled. Facing the Earth Fleet, which was at a disadvantage in terms of total strength, it immediately fell at a disadvantage.

Of course, even if there is no winner in this battle, history will definitely leave a record with black characters on a white background: In this joint operation to exterminate the predators, the community was the first to engage in firefights with the enemy.

On the same day, and almost at the same time, the Imperial forward fleet in the Iris Cross System had all arrived at the NR18 system. As the commander of the fleet, His Royal Highness King Brunhilt of Sulyuka also logically took over the fast fleet of the Catai and Bakvi people, which was mainly composed of various types of cruisers.

As a result, the number of ships under her command instantly exceeded 500, including one Titan and six battle cruisers.

Ninety-five percent of the countries and political systems in the galaxy cannot produce such a fleet even if they exhaust their national strength. But to the expeditionary force sent by the empire to the New World, this was really just an outpost fleet.

However, in the same galaxy, the community that had been "confronted" with the empire for three months only had a temporary residential outpost and three military armed cargo ships in formation.

Now, this outpost, which can only accommodate more than a thousand people, has naturally been surrounded by the empire's fleet.

Although the Earth officers and soldiers at the outpost constantly issued warnings to the Imperial warships on the opposite side, since the opposite side showed a willingness to play rogue to the end, no matter what they did, their own side would appear particularly weak.

But what can everyone do? We can't use those small defensive cannons on the outpost that can only hit meteorites and pirate landing craft at most, right?

Yang Xiyi had to admit that if the dominant party really wanted to act rogue, it would be really difficult for him.

"Eating late-night snacks while surrounded by the Imperial Army is actually quite different." Yang Xiyi smiled at his subordinates: "You have never experienced being surrounded by an elected emperor and millions of Imperial Army soldiers in your life, right? This may be the peak of your life, but you must fully appreciate this feeling."

The officers and soldiers in the outpost looked at the battleship's gun muzzle, which was less than 500 meters away from the porthole of the outpost. They thought that after this peak of their lives, they would have no more life, and they were all about to cry.

However, Yang Xiyi told them: "Don't be afraid, the empire will not fire. They just want us to experience the pressure that a thousand people are pointing out. However, as long as we are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed!"

Having said that, if ordinary people really have such a psychological quality, they will never be ordinary people. In order to relieve the pressure, Yang Xiyi took the remaining more than 100 officers and soldiers in the outpost to the uppermost observation platform, opened the closed armored roof, leaving only a transparent dome, and then opened fire at the scene BBQ and Hot Pot Conference.

After such an operation, the embarrassment and fear of the officers and soldiers were successfully relieved. After everyone drank several cups of yellow soup, everyone felt that they had been filled with courage from the top of their heads to their tailbones, and they simply started singing and dancing on the dome. At the end, the officers and soldiers of No. 100 put their arms around each other and began to sing a chorus in the midst of hundreds of imperial warships and thousands of cannons. They first sang from the Community Navy military anthem "Anchor Weighing March" to the national anthem "Free Terra", then sang the Lion Heart Club's anthem "Fen Xun", and finally, under the leadership of Yang Xiyi, they sang "The People's voice".

This is a song that was just created last year. It was written by Mr. Qi and composed by Sir Shangyi, a famous left-wing musician in the Empire. It includes the Earth Common Language version and the Imperial Language version. Now, Mr. Qi is ready to use this song as one of the anthems of the newly established Pioneer Party.

However, this song "Voice of the People" was sung for the first time in the New World. The officers and soldiers of the community who sang the chorus were not yet aware of the power it would represent in the future era, but they really felt that although they were only in They only occupy one-third of an acre on the rooftop of the small outpost, but they are the embodiment of the people, their unyielding will, and the heroes standing in the light!

The Imperial Army had probably never seen such a scene, and they actually showed obvious discomfort for a while and stopped the ship on the spot. Several assault landing craft approaching the outpost also returned on the spot.

At this time, a communication from the Dawn Angel was also sent, but it was the Chief of Staff of the Imperial Fleet, Ms. Ostana Barr. She is a major general, and Yang Xiyi is also a major general. They are equal in terms of foreign affairs etiquette.

Although Miss Ostana is a very bookish beauty who wears a smile on her face 24 hours a day, her eyes are still very oppressive when she smiles without saying a word. When the ordinary officers and soldiers who were singing and dancing faced her gaze, they immediately realized what it was like to be a brat when they were students, but they were treated badly by the dean of students.

The momentum that had been unafraid in the face of thousands of troops before began to wane now.

Yang Xiyi sighed inwardly. Yu Lian once told him that all the men under King Suliuka were ladies. He finally believed it now.

Ms. Ostana glanced at the scene, and finally her eyes fell on Yang Xiyi. The latter obviously had some confidence in his shamelessness, but at this moment, facing those fiery red eyes that seemed to emit blazing beams of light, he was actually a little stressed by being stared at.

She then smiled and said: "Although this is our first meeting, I have admired his name for a long time. However, General Yang, I also know the allusion to "The Empty City Strategy". Are you planning to use the same trick a second time? "

Yang Xiyi said: "General Barr is joking. NR18 is a public star field. You and your fleet can do anything. Similarly, my men and I can do anything in our own outpost. We are just doing team building." , just eat hot pot and sing."

"Hot pot is a good thing. My Royal Highness told me that there is no more all-encompassing delicacy in the world than hot pot. Although I think she is also imitating parrots, it still makes sense." She paused and then smiled: " Since you have set up hot pot stalls in front of us and are still singing and dancing, does it mean that, at least in this environment, we are still friendly forces. The army of predators and the snakes fanning the flames behind them are the real enemies. "

Yang Xiyi smiled and nodded. The dialogue was impeccable, and he really couldn't find a place where he didn't nod.

"So, are you willing to tell me honestly that the reason why you transferred all the fleets is because the maze has been cracked?"

Yang Xiyi said sincerely: "I just let them go on a routine exploration mission. The devil's maze is too dangerous. If more people can take care of it, maybe the survival rate will be higher."

"So, what does the cracking of this devil's maze have to do with Colonel Yu Lian, who has been missing for nearly a month?"

Yang Xiyi shrugged and said: "I can't say there is definitely a relationship, but I can only say that everything we do is a choice of fate."

Ostana added: "Then, the last time the raiders attacked your country's New Jade Gate, I heard that an undeveloped ruins of the Enlightened One appeared there. What does this have to do with it?"

Yang Xiyi's heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate a beat. He knew that given the scale of the Enlightenment ruins, it was unrealistic to keep it completely secret, but the empire's intelligence capabilities could still surprise and frighten people.

Of course, on the surface he remained unmoved and said calmly: "The universe is very big and coincidences happen from time to time. What we have to do is learn to watch calmly and wait for the follow-up."

Major General Barr said: "It is true, but as policymakers, we cannot regard coincidence as common sense. Members of the Predators and Snakes also launched a sneak attack on your country's New Yumen Planet in March. It is difficult to say that they are not fighting. The doctrine of this relic of the Enlightened One. This relic is very related to the success or failure of our expedition. Now that General Yang has sent all your fleets, there will definitely be a void in the defense of New Yumen. It is better for you and us to How about we join forces and conduct another joint protective inspection of that ruins?"

Yang Xiyi pondered for a while, and then sighed: "General Baer, ​​you were actually conveying His Royal Highness King Suliuka's message, right?"

Ostana smiled and said nothing.

"Then please tell her that as a soldier of the community, I have my own position. However, please rest assured, her and you, that I may have my own tricks, but the community will never be the one to break the covenant. The culprit,"

"I have received your apology. I will convey it to His Highness in detail." Miss Chief of Staff said.

Yang Xiyi suddenly felt a terrible headache, always feeling like a fantasy beast keeper comforting a hungry dragon, and immediately cast a sympathetic look at Miss Ostana Barr opposite.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Barr!"