Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

"Captain, Father Lati reports that the enemy ship's engine overload has been set and there are 30 minutes before detonation. The boarding troops have all been recovered, and the materials you requested to be transferred have also been moved." First Mate Collingwood reported.

"Got it, Archie, let's get out of here now."

The Epic was packed to the brim at this time, and even the corridor only had a gap in the center that could be safely passed.

Other places were filled with seized medical supplies and some freeze-dried food.

Although not many alien firearms were seized, and the styles and quantities were uneven, there were mainly three types: pulse rifles, pulse carbines, and pulse explosive guns.

But the total number was enough for the elite boarding team on the Epic to have one each.

"Captain, receiving the encrypted code, the remaining five attack ships in the squadron each sank a merchant-class cargo ship." Intelligence Officer Lina pushed the monocle clamped on her eye socket and reported.

"They did a good job. Our squadron has sunk a total of 154 million registered tons, of which 44 million tons are our achievements."

"I think the Sector Admiralty will see the value of the wolfpack tactics." This good news made Louise very excited.

"I think they will. Navigation Department! Set the next target and move towards the possible enemy target code-named 7005."

He skipped targets 7003 and 7004 because he believed that these two targets were patrolling light cruisers of the Tau Empire based on signal characteristics and behavior.

With the sailing during this period, and the occasional frightening "oolong" - the monitoring officer mistook the enemy light cruiser for a cargo ship without other clues except the amplitude.

Horatio has summed up a lot of experience and shared it with his officers.

For example, if you find a suspected cargo ship signal, don't rush to attack, but first keep a distance and follow for a while. During the tailing process, the light cruiser of the Tau Empire will drop the destroyer or frigate carried by the gravity grappling hook every once in a while to expand the patrol radius.

So if the signal source suddenly "splits" from a single one into multiple ones, then this should be an armed ship, not a cargo ship. But this judgment will not be absolute.

Horatio knows that the Merchant-class can also carry a gravity grappling hook, take two frigates or destroyers, and become an armed Ship.

In the foreseeable future, the Tau Empire will certainly adopt tactics similar to the Empire's Q-ship, disguising itself as a cargo ship, luring the Empire's attack ship to approach, and then releasing two frigates or destroyers to counterattack.

But by that time, it is his duty as the squadron leader to summarize the experience of the battle of wits between the two sides and ensure that his side always has an advantage.

For example, in the face of the above-mentioned insidious strategy of "tricking to kill", the Fury interceptor can be used for forward reconnaissance. After confirming the situation of the enemy ship, the captain of the attack ship can decide whether to attack.

As the looted Merchant-class cargo ship sent out a huge round of flame explosions in the dark void, the silent Epic moved away from the tragic victim and headed for the next target who was unaware of the approaching danger.

The First Hunting Squadron sneaked behind the enemy and conducted a cautious and cautious The ship made bold moves, making full use of the ship's Fury interceptors to detect and confirm, and then attacked the cargo ship instead of the enemy cruiser.

Even the intelligence command could not know their exact location. The slender knife-shaped ships were like a group of ghosts, appearing and disappearing. Every time they appeared, they would bring death, and every time they disappeared, they would leave a floating debris and corpse.

After Horatio shared the tactical experience through encrypted telegrams, other ships immediately analyzed and learned the battle examples and experience, and applied them to themselves.

As the first hunting month passed.

Because of the secrecy of the First Hunting Squadron's actions, the Tau Empire had not yet found out the true identity of the attackers even though it lost more than a dozen cargo ships on the border. Some cargo ships were attacked so suddenly that they did not even have time to send out distress communications.

However, For a vast universe of the entire star sector, the report that more than a dozen cargo ships were missing in the border was not worthy of the attention of the real leadership of the Tau Empire.

This was also the result Horatio wanted, so he specifically picked the single cargo ship to attack.

This not only prevented the escape of the fish that slipped through the net, but also facilitated the destruction of the bodies and the search for useful materials without attracting too much attention.

Another half a month passed.

The Epic had captured a total of 6 cargo ships at this time, sinking one ship every five days on average, and all of them were abandoned after being severely damaged by torpedoes.

When the results of the battle were continuously sent to the Imperial Navy Operations Command through encrypted telegrams, everyone had to admit that the gold content of the Sea Wolf School was still rising.

The deeds of the First Attack Squadron also attracted more commanders of the attack ship squadrons, and their propositions changed from fleet faction to wolf pack faction.

And more star sector fleets piloted the E-type attack ship.

Following the fleet, it was difficult for the attack ship to grab the results of the battle, the frequency of encountering the enemy was not high, and the results of the battle were easily intercepted by colleagues in the escort ship and destroyer squadrons.

This caused the already small amount of credit to be divided and embezzled by more competitors. The remaining scraps, unless one wanted to be a naval captain for life, no one was willing to be a fleet faction.

Finally, driven by interests and glory, several newly formed squadrons, totaling thirty or forty attack ships, followed the example of the first attack squadron and resolutely advanced to the front line, hoping to join this "sneak into the kitchen to pick up French fries" feast.

However, as the frequency of the attack ships increased, the combat strategies of different squadrons were different, and the unpredictable accidents occurred, the new attack ships of the Imperial Navy were inevitably witnessed, discovered, and even attacked.

Bridge of the Epic.

"Captain." Lina still spoke in a calm tone, looking at Horatio and said, "New information from the military intelligence command has been received."

"Please report."

"The E-110 attack ship of the 3rd Attack Squadron of the 2nd Hunting Group, which belongs to the Baka Vanguard Fleet, had a mechanical failure during the mission, and the engine left a conspicuous track. After the hunting was over, it was surrounded and hunted by the nearby Tau Empire destroyers.

Now our unit has received the distress signal from the E-110 attack ship. The Tau Empire destroyers are encircling and strangling it. Its reactor is damaged and cannot be overloaded and self-destructed.

We must not let the aliens capture our new attack ship, let alone let them get our code book and new cipher machine.

Major Horatio Cochrane, according to the final position you provided, you and your E-96 attack ship are the closest Imperial warships to the E-110 attack ship. Please rescue E-110 as soon as possible and as much as possible. If you are really unable to save the situation, completely destroy the E-110 attack ship and ensure that you are not captured.

Attached to the message are the latest known coordinates of the E-110 attack ship. Horatio frowned.

Everyone on the bridge was shocked when they heard the news.

This is not good news, it is terrible.

The E-type attack ship has just shined in the battle against the Tau Empire. If it is seized and studied by the enemy at this time, and even the communication code book is taken away, the consequences will be disastrous.

Not to mention that the weaknesses of the E-type attack ship will be seen through, once the secrets of the cipher machine and the code book are cracked.

Then from now on, any E-type attack ship behind the enemy will either be dumb or can only communicate at the risk of being exposed to the enemy in real time after the message is deciphered.

"Brief response, our ship will complete the mission at all costs."