I Am the Swarm

The original intention of this meeting was to discuss, and there may be errors in intelligence, such as the wrong judgment on the computing power of the swarm this time.

But then the direction of the meeting was taken off the rhythm by some captain, and the theme of the meeting was completely released.

Two hours later, the meeting ended without any useful results. The blocking plan was implemented normally, but more attention should be paid to avoiding it.

At the same time, Khamis made a report to the operational command of Riken's home planet on the temporary suspension of the plan.

The next day, from afar, the swarm spotted the returning spacefleet of the Rickens.

Relying on the long range, the Taikoo class changed its direction of travel, and the electromagnetic gun aimed at the Riken fleet and launched the first attack.

Today, the tactics of the swarm have also changed. Instead of firing 8,000 cannons in salvo, they shoot in groups.

Every thousand electromagnetic guns are used as a group to lock a position and carry out coverage strikes.

The advantage of this is that the attack range is larger, and multiple evasion areas can be blocked at the same time, so that the Rikens need to calculate more things and it is more difficult to evade the attack.

And in order to make the artillery attack more continuous, the time of the swarm firing each group of volleys is spread out, forming a continuous and layered fire suppression.

The Liken tribe was at a disadvantage in terms of effective range. They had to withstand the swarm's artillery fire and continue to advance for tens of thousands of kilometers before reaching the effective range of their main guns.

As the swarm changed the rhythm and style of shooting, it caused more trouble for the Rickon. They had to spend most of their time avoiding the attacks of the swarm, but due to the new attack strategy of the swarm, the attacks continued, and shells threatened the fleet every moment.

And because the tactical purpose of the Rickens is obvious, they just want to get close to the Taikoo class and reach their own firepower range. This purposeful behavior allows the swarm to eliminate a large amount of useless data.

There is no need for artillery fire to specifically target the Riken fleet, it is only necessary to block all azimuth coordinates where they can approach the Taigu class after adding the performance parameters of the battleship.

If the Rickens wanted to accomplish their tactical purpose, they would run into the artillery strike area themselves. And if they want to avoid these areas, they will not be able to get close to the swarm troops, and their tactical goals will not be achieved.

In this round of confrontation, the swarm took the lead.

The swarm's style of play made the Riken extremely uncomfortable. In just one hour, seven or eight warships withdrew from the battle order without firing.

The most important thing is that the Riken fleet has been turning around on a similar wheelbase. After such a long time, the effective advance distance is only a few hundred kilometers.

You must know that the distance they have to break through reaches tens of thousands of kilometers. Now this situation is not much different from standing still.

According to the current situation, it is still unknown how much combat power the fleet as a whole can retain when they break into their range.

"We must change our tactics! Our intentions are too strong. The opponent's attack method will infinitely magnify our disadvantage in range. If this continues, we will not be able to sustain the arrival of Star Lazer."

In the tactical communication channel of the First Space Fleet, the captains and staff officers were already arguing. Everyone doesn't want their car to be forced to withdraw from the battlefield before they can touch the enemy. This is really useless.

"We can't keep the swarm moving forward. We must disperse and increase the calculation of the opponent, so that we have a chance to break through the fire blockade." A captain suggested.

"But in this way, we cannot guarantee the unity of our fire salvo and target, and it is difficult to effectively kill the opponent." Another captain questioned.

"Stupid! Have you forgotten our tactical purpose? We want to hold them back and wait for the arrival of Star Lazer and other fleets, not to annihilate them." The previous captain shouted.

"Juwens is right, our purpose is to hold them back, we must be willing!"

"Support, only by dispersing can we increase the calculation amount of the other party, and we will be able to approach them more easily!"

"But if it is dispersed like this, the danger will be greatly increased."

"Isn't it dangerous now?"

"I support scattered attacks! If this continues, the opponent will cross the orbit of Lazer Star!"

"agree!"

"But if we do this, our tactical intentions will be exposed. What if the opponent retreats or rushes in under fire?"

This is indeed a problem. The Rickens do not know that the Swarm has a more effective way to obtain information. Therefore, they are still thinking about hiding their tactical intentions under such circumstances.

Two civilizations are at war, and there can be no mediocrity in command, and every step has its own purpose.

And once the Ricken fleet disperses and harasses and does not aim at killing, then the intention of delaying time is too obvious.

The battlefield where the two sides are currently located is in the vast space, up and down, left and right, 360 degrees, and there are no dead ends in all directions. It is impossible to set any traps.

Then, the only possibility that there is a trap is that after more than ten days, the Lazer star will arrive at this location.

If they change tactics, the initiative will fall entirely in the hands of the swarm. If the swarm didn't want to fight, they had to retreat a certain distance, cultivate for a few days, and let Lazer pass, then all the plans of the Riken tribe would come to naught.

But if you don't stop the swarm from advancing and let the swarm troops cross the orbit too early, then you can only rely on the three major fleets to encircle and suppress them.

Although the Rickens are confident that the three major fleets alone can eat up this swarm army. But without the support of Lazer star's ground firepower, it will inevitably cause more serious casualties.

If the army in front of them is the opponent's main force, then they can naturally fight to the death. But according to the current intelligence, what is in front of us is only the vanguard of the opponent.

If the three major fleets were to be crippled just to deal with the vanguard, how would they fight when the opponent's follow-up troops arrived?

It might as well just surrender now, since the results are pretty much the same anyway.

All kinds of arguments are very reasonable, which puts a lot of pressure on Khamis, the leader of the legion. Some of him can understand the mood of Masai at the time. This is not a civil war between the same clans. Once a wrong decision is made, the entire nation may be lost forever. .

Until the end, Khamis made a difficult decision, the fleet maintained its formation and continued to detour with the swarm troops.

At the same time, he asked the data department to calculate all possible paths for the swarm troops to pass.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of the swarm commander, the fleet had to bite the bullet and hit the area covered by the swarm's artillery fire, which made Khamis' command extremely uncomfortable.

But in order to achieve the overall strategy, he had to do so.

Battleships continued to be hit. Fortunately, because of the long distance, it was almost difficult for the same battleship to be hit by multiple shells at the same time, which gave them a buffer time.

The less damaged ones are repaired urgently, and those that affect the maneuverability are withdrawn from the battlefield.