Bright galaxy, mottled with light and shadow.

In addition to the glittering distant stars, the warmer stars appear azure and the cooler stars are orange-red.

Planets that absorb the rays emitted by the stars form orange spots, and clouds of interstellar dust that drift like clouds absorb various rays of light and become colorful.

In the vast universe, looking up at the boundless starry sky, without any boundaries, looking up at the upper limit, looking down at the deep bottom, in this quiet and empty starry sky, it is easy to make people lose their way, feel lost and lonely.

Yaze stood on the edge of the command bridge of the "Tarot" Star Destroyer, his deep gaze looking into the distance, as if he wanted to penetrate the galaxy and see the endless distance.

The colorful starry sky is like a black cloth sprinkled with glowing diamonds, smeared with various colors, which makes people dizzy.

"Report!"

A crisp shout pulled Yaze's thoughts back.

Yaze glanced back at the navigation staff, "Say!"

"After 3 maneuvers and orbit changes, a total of 24 minutes of sailing, the main combat group of the fleet has gotten rid of all tracking ships!"

The navigation staff officer reported loudly.

Yaze nodded slightly, and said, "Immediately follow the second set of sailing plans to the third star field, and notify the mobile cluster to delay the departure by ten minutes." All intelligence and reconnaissance ships must be carefully searched and strictly guarded! As soon as the enemy fleet is discovered, it will be reported immediately!"

"Yes!"

The navigation staff officer immediately saluted and left, while Yaze looked out the window for a while, and saw that the fleet cluster had begun to disperse and speed up into the jump preparation stage, so he walked towards the combat intelligence center.

Information!

The most important thing in interstellar warfare is intelligence!

Yaze knows his strengths and weaknesses too well, and the advantage is that there are enough warships, but the disadvantage is that this battle is to take the initiative to attack other people's spheres of influence, and he is not familiar with the battlefield.

In view of the previous fiasco of the 21 starships led by Renxi, Yaze was fully mentally prepared for this battle and attached great importance to intelligence gathering.

"Where is the Romy now?"

As soon as he entered the combat intelligence center, Yaze asked aloud questions.

Swish!

A staff officer immediately got up and reported loudly: "Report to the commander! The Romi has one minute to finish its jump, and it is expected to reach the designated position in two minutes!"

Yaze said: "Send a letter to the Romy, tell them to be careful, and carry out reconnaissance with the best defensive alert!

"Yes!"

Pulling out a chair and sitting down, Yaze looked around, his fingertips tapping on the table continuously, his mind thinking quickly.

The Romi is one of the three interstellar intelligence reconnaissance ships carefully selected by Yaze, as a professional spy warship, the ship's attack power is not strong, but it is very excellent in intelligence reconnaissance, high-speed maneuvering, stealth evasion, and so on.

This high-end cargo, which cost nearly 50 billion terradollars, has performed well in many previous inter-fleet confrontation exercises, and this is the first time it has been put into actual combat, and Yaze is very much looking forward to the surprise it will bring.

The two-minute wait was not too long, and the Romi interstellar intelligence reconnaissance ship quickly ended its jump, and then approached the mission star field at high speed, entering a state of "full stealth", completely hiding in the vast starry sky, and always maintaining its speed to maneuver in a zigzag shape to avoid mid-mines.

Immediately, the ship immediately launched an all-out intelligence collection, scanning and probing the surrounding star fields, collecting and analyzing electromagnetic radiation and various rays, trying to find the interstellar warship of the Marauder civilization.

After reconnoitering a range of tens of millions of kilometers, it was confirmed that there was no ambush and no space minefield was discovered, and then a message was sent to the main combat group.

After Yaze received the report, he became suspicious.

"What? Nothing? This ...... How is this possible?"

Ya Ze frowned, pacing back and forth twice, "Pass my order, the main force cluster should not jump over for the time being, let all the reconnaissance ships continue to investigate, and must not let go of any details." ”

Yaze still chose to be conservative, his life and future depend on this battle, and he can't take risks.

Space jump allows the battleship to quickly shuttle between different star fields that are far away, shortening the transportation distance and time, but there is also a disadvantage, that is, when jumping out, the battleship will be in an unprotected state without opening the protective shield for a period of time, once the enemy catches the fighter to carry out a surprise attack, it is definitely a heavy loss.

Therefore, Yaze would rather take more detours and wait more, and would rather lose three interstellar intelligence reconnaissance ships than risk the main cluster, because he can't afford to lose.

After the order was issued, the main group temporarily changed its sailing plans, while the adventurous Romi continued to expand its search range.

"The other party will definitely not set up an ambush in the same star field twice in a row, and the place where the Sixth Fleet was destroyed before must be absolutely safe!"

At this time, Le Xi, who was promoted to chief of staff by Yaze, reminded him in a hurry.

Yaze shook his head, "No! I'd rather wait than speculate about the other party's defensive intentions!"

Le Xi shrugged his shoulders and said no more, he knew that Yaze was more conservative, but he didn't expect it to be even more conservative than Renci.

But it's not a bad thing to take the initiative to attack the opponent's sphere of influence and be cautious, so Le Xi simply kept silent, because he understood and agreed with Yaze's tactics very well.

For unknown star fields with unknown circumstances, especially in areas where powerful enemies are hidden, the best way is to fight steadily and steadily, step by step, as long as the troops are concentrated, it is a good battlefield advantage, steadily advance and find slowly, and sooner or later the enemy can be forced to show up to fight.

The USS Romy's interstellar intelligence reconnaissance ship continues to investigate, but is doomed to find nothing.

In fact, Le Xi was right before, Qin Tian did not set up ambushes in the same star field continuously, but concentrated his forces to implement key defenses.

In this battle, Qin Tian knew very well that the other party's primary goal was definitely to hunt and annihilate his own starfleet, and the second was to find the planet Harak and destroy Entez and the others.

In other words, the opponent's army pressed the realm this time with a double task, and completing any of them means that the other task has also been completed.

For example, although they didn't find Qin Tian's starfleet, they found the planet Halak first, so under the siege, they would inevitably force Qin Tian to lead the fleet to come to the rescue.

On the contrary, if Qin Tian's starfleet was wiped out, then Planet Harak would also be found sooner or later, and it was only a matter of time before it was breached.

In view of this situation, Qin Tian was at a disadvantage in terms of troops, and it was better to retract the defense by releasing Starfleet to carry out guerrillas.

Therefore, Qin Tian's final tactic was very simple, that is, relying on the planet Halak, establishing a powerful attack and defense circle, and while attracting the main force of the opposing fleet to attack, he ambushed the starfleet outside the battlefield and waited for the opportunity to move.

On the surface, Qin Tian's tactics were a bit rigid, but this was the best choice after repeated simulation and deduction.

After all, the other party is menacing, with the strength of the Garan Empire's powerful interstellar expeditionary fleet, coupled with the lessons learned from the destruction of the Sixth Fleet, it is basically impossible to play ambush and sneak attack again, and the only way to go is to fight hard.

Therefore, Qin Tian, who does not have an advantage in military strength, the best choice is to rely on the resource-rich planet Halak to establish a defensive circle, with a steady stream of materials, equipment, and ammunition on the planet, the defensive circle will definitely be able to support it for a long time.

When the opponent's main combat cluster is caught in a fierce battle, the starfleet ambushed outside the battlefield can strike out lightning and carry out high-mobility operations, which can not only reduce the defensive pressure of the defensive circle, but also carry out an efficient and unexpected attack.

Of course, Qin Tian also had to watch out for the fact that the other party had also reserved two fleets as reserve forces, and once those dozens of interstellar warships joined the battlefield, they would definitely be a powerful combat force that could not be ignored.

In this way, Qin Tian has also prepared an interstellar fleet on the planet of Calbola in case of contingencies, in case the war on the planet Halak is tense, or the enemy suddenly increases his troops, he can quickly kill it.

……

Qin Tian adopted a conservative defensive strategy, which doomed the Romi to gain nothing for a long time.

And after expanding the search area to 10 million square kilometers and still gaining nothing, Yaze finally relieved and boldly led the main combat force cluster to start a spatial leap and rushed over.

"So far, we still haven't detected the enemy fleet, maybe they have already fled the battle, or maybe they are silently lurking in this star field. ”

Le Xi pointed to the three-dimensional map of the starry sky in front of him, and said with some amazement: "Obviously, the opponent we met is extremely cunning, and the strength is not bad, this is destined to be a hard battle of fighting spirit!"

Yaze gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, the enemy is more difficult than we thought, and the enemy who can completely destroy the Sixth Fleet is really not a vegetarian!"

Le Xi nodded and asked, "Then will we continue to investigate step by step?"

Yaze said loudly: "Go on! Respond to all changes with the same! As long as we do not disperse our forces, the other side will never dare to rashly attack us!"

Le Xi said: "I think if this continues, the enemy will appear sooner or later, because the planet Halak is near here, maybe a billion, or ten billion, but sooner or later it will be discovered by us!"

Yaze sighed thoughtfully, "That's right! Maybe the enemy is waiting for us on the planet Halak!"

Le Xi smiled bitterly: "If that's the case, it's an even harder battle!"

Yaze smiled faintly, the last thing he wanted was to fight a tough battle.

From ancient times to the present, it has been particularly difficult to fight tough battles.

In ancient wars, the defender guarded the city, with tall and strong city walls as protection, and enough materials and personnel to defend, the attacker often had to gather several times the number of troops, and it took countless manpower, material resources and time to break through, and in case the siege was not broken for too long, the opponent's reinforcements arrived, and the tide of the battle would inevitably be reversed instantly.

In the era of interstellar warfare, the defender relies on one or more planets to carry out defense, and the supply of materials, ammunition and troops that can be obtained is almost unlimited, forming layers of defense circles, which makes it more difficult for the attacker to break the defense.

The enemy's ability to destroy 21 starships in a matter of minutes proves that they also have a very professional starfleet in formation, which will undoubtedly bring more difficulty to the battle once they participate in mobile defense.

What to do?

Yaze's mind was in a mess, and he could only make a wish to the god of fire, which the people of Garan believed in, hoping that this battle would not turn into a tough battle.

However......

Things do not turn out the way you want!

In addition to the intelligence reconnaissance ship Romi, after adding three reconnaissance ships to expand the search area, the enemy finally appeared "passively".

The KVA reconnaissance ship was carrying out a reconnaissance and search mission more than 300 million kilometers away from the main combat cluster, when it suddenly came under a surprise attack by high-speed fire from an unknown target.

The enemy suddenly burst out at high speed, launched a rapid and frantic fire strike, the Kva's protective shield only lasted less than two seconds, and then it burst in an instant, and the hull was attacked by a large number of interstellar missiles, and the super-saturated attack greatly exceeded its defenses, so that the battleship exploded into slag in a matter of seconds.

The intelligence reconnaissance ship was originally a "death squad", and it was full of high danger to go deep into an unfamiliar star field to carry out reconnaissance, and it was reasonable to be destroyed instantly, and such losses were originally expected.

To Yaze's surprise, the enemy fleet that raided the Kwa was not large, but it was particularly steady and ruthless, rushing from a million kilometers away at high speed, attacking furiously and never delaying, which was the same way as the group of enemies who destroyed the Sixth Fleet before.

One trick is fresh, eat all over the world!

There is no doubt that the Kva was deep into the enemy's key defensive areas, so the enemy fleet had enough intelligence to launch a precise surprise strike.

In that case, Yaze has nothing to be polite about.

"Immediately fire anti-jamming munitions at the area where the Kva is killed!

Yaze issued the order very calmly.

The weapons staff officer immediately saluted, "Obey!"

Immediately.

In the main combat cluster, a number of interstellar attack cruisers immediately turned on the fire control system, and in the high-speed navigation, under the dim cosmic background, a large number of interstellar 0 missiles were continuously launched.

After these missiles came out of the standard launch unit, the curvature engine was activated, and a blue pillar of light like a Mach ring erupted, which suddenly accelerated, like a thousand arrows in unison, like countless blue points of light shining and disappearing, and soared towards the vast depths of the universe at great speed.

Tens of seconds later, in the star field where the Kva intelligence reconnaissance ship was blown up, a large number of interstellar missiles flew at extreme speed, like scattered flowers by heavenly maidens, spreading over a huge area, covering a three-dimensional area of millions of square kilometers.

In a flash.

In the dim universe, an extremely dazzling white light suddenly erupted, brighter than snow, purer than cotton, and a white expanse of light, which was an incomparably powerful composite pulse attack, with all kinds of manic radiation rays, as well as powerful gravitational field distortion kinetic energy, and various particles covered with high intensity.

This sudden critical attack is full of power, and because there is no weakening and hindering of air dust, the killing range is extremely rapidly expanding, and it is undoubtedly a huge impact and destruction for the reconnaissance and observation instruments and equipment within the hit range.

Under such an attack, if the instrument and equipment do not adopt anti-impact shielding protection and anti-overload design, it will inevitably be annihilated into slag in an instant.

It's like using a paper cup to catch water, and the water output of the faucet is limited, but if you go to the flood gate of a hydroelectric power station, the surge with fierce potential energy and huge flow will definitely wash the cup out in an instant.

Yaze launched such an attack, not only because the Garan Empire was rich and wealthy, and the interstellar missiles were used casually, but also because his main purpose was to destroy Qin Tian's reconnaissance and early warning network, destroying the satellites and remote sensing probes hidden in space, so that Qin Tian would lose his intelligence and reconnaissance advantage, and he could not see or be accurate.

However, how could the reconnaissance and early warning network that Qin Tian had painstakingly managed be paralyzed by just a few hundred interstellar missiles?

Qin Tian, who had been preparing for this big battle for a long time, had already made sufficient preparations, and at the same time as the opponent's intelligence reconnaissance ship was blown up, the large missile early warning satellite was activated, knowing that retaliation would inevitably come, and when a large number of missiles were detected, all the equipment was immediately powered off and turned off to start shielding protection.

In this way, Yaze's storm interstellar missile attack seems to be powerful and powerful, but the damage effect is not maximized, and there are not many equipment that is directly destroyed and causes failure.

After the attack was raging, the reconnaissance and early warning network resumed its work, and if Yaze launched two attacks with a short interval at any cost, the effect of the attack would be better, but he had no actual combat experience at all, so he only attacked one round.

It is impossible to completely paralyze Qin Tian's reconnaissance and early warning network with a round of attacks, and Yaze, who does not know this, believes too much in his hundreds of interstellar missiles.

After the missile attack, Ya Ze did not hesitate to order to chase and kill him, but unexpectedly, every move of the fleet cluster had already made Qin Tian in full view.

"It's coming!

Qin Tian originally thought that Topamide Tart knew Ya Ze well enough, but it turned out that Topamide Tart said that Ya Ze was very conservative and even a little cowardly, which was a big mistake.

In Qin Tian's view, the new commander is not conservative and old-fashioned, but he is relatively mild in tactics, not particularly aggressive, and especially following the rules and not being creative.

No, Yaze led the fleet to kill at high speed, and still did not forget to "follow the rules", he did not rush up in a swarm, but used the interstellar minesweeper assault ship to open the way.

The most powerful of the rough-skinned and particularly beaten-resistant minesweeper is the energy shield that covers the entire hull, and the energy density is so high that it makes the battleship look like it is packed into a large blue drop-shaped spindle.

And with such a "tough" protective shield to protect itself, this assault ship also carried out fire testing and simulated jamming while sailing.

Randomly launched high-yield munitions explode and glow from time to time, causing ripples of energy, and the signal of the simulated fleet cluster is to induce the explosion of potential hidden space mines.

There are minesweepers to open the way, Yaze is not at ease, he also sent many high-speed unmanned patrol fighters and space fighters to carry out reconnaissance, and the detection range is very large, as if he is too afraid of being sneak attacked.

Moreover, all the interstellar warships in the main combat cluster, whether they are star destroyers or heavy ships, have opened their protective shields and activated the space folding stealth device, eager to hide themselves invisible and protect themselves to the extreme.

Once bitten by a snake for ten years, I was afraid of the well rope!

It is impossible for Qin Tian to use a set of tactics twice, but Ya Ze is cautious and cautious to the extreme, it can be said that he is sincerely afraid of every step of the way, for fear of encountering an ambush and stepping on a large number of space mines, or suddenly killing an interstellar fleet to give a critical blow.

But Qin Tian didn't think so, the enemy fleet had already approached the city, and the tactics had been decided, so he still hesitated.

Don't be cowardly, just do it!

When the Galan Empire's interstellar expeditionary fleet approached the Halak Planet less than two billion kilometers and approached the first line of defense, Qin Tian did not hesitate to give the order to attack.

For a while, the silent battleship rushed out and kicked off the fierce battle......

(End of chapter)