The battle between the two sides came to a stalemate when Shang Si transferred half of the Third Fleet.

Zheng Duan's investigation team was indeed very powerful, and its weapons and equipment were several times stronger than the fleet led by Shang Si, but the advantage in quality could sometimes be offset by quantity. No matter how strong Zheng Duan's individual combat strength is, he still can't break through the defense line of Shang Si's fleet when the number of fleets is not superior.

Flagship of the Mission.

The atmosphere is very different now than it was when the war began. The breath of anxiety seemed to permeate the entire ship.

Zheng Duan's face was gloomy, and his relaxed expression at the beginning had long since disappeared. Almost all of the fleets that formed the investigation team this time were his descendants, and although the number of warships was small, he was confident that the configuration of these warships was definitely the top level in the entire Federation.

It is unbelievable that such a fleet is in a stalemate with a local unit like Anxing Province.

But that's just the way it is.

"Didn't the first regiment break through the opponent's defenses?" Zheng Duan asked the adjutant on the side with a gloomy face.

The adjutant reflexively stood up straight, did not dare to say anything else, and directly reported the situation on the front line.

"A regiment is engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy."

"You sue the captain of a regiment." Zheng Duan's tone was calm, "I'll give them another twenty minutes, and if he still can't take the other party, he won't have to come back." ”

"Yes!" The adjutant shuddered for a moment, then hurried to convey the order.

Zheng Duan leaned back in his chair and stared directly at the battle map.

Within two minutes, the adjutant who had just run away rushed over again, looking panicked.

"Panicked, what do you look like!" Zheng Duan scolded.

But the adjutant did not calm down because of Zheng Duan's words this time. He panted and said, "Oh no, General! Just now, the radar detection report shows that the enemy's fleet has appeared on the flank of our fleet! ”

"What?!" Zheng Duan was shocked.

He thought that all the warships of the enemy fleet had been put into the battlefield, but he didn't expect that the other party still had a fleet to sneak attack his flank!

The adjutant on the side was still talking in a panic: "According to calculations, in five minutes, the flank of our fleet will enter the attack range of the enemy fleet!" General, what to do?! ”

"This can't ......," Zheng Duan muttered in a low voice. At first, he knew that the other party had the strength of four fleets, but no matter how he said it, after fighting with the Zerg for so long, he would consume more than one fleet! But now it seems that the other party has at least a complete three-and-a-half-fleet establishment, could it be that they have only lost half of the fleet when fighting the Zerg? How is this possible! Are the Zerg all vegetarians?!

Of course, Zheng Duan didn't know that this situation occurred because he and Shang Si's tactical thinking were completely different.

Shang Si has always disliked to fight head-to-head, don't look at him always with a cold and ruthless face, but under normal circumstances, he will not choose to go head-to-head with the other party. He is better at using some flexible tactics to consume the opponent's living force first, and then annihilate the opponent in one fell swoop after our strength has the advantage, which is his consistent approach.

His set is very effective against low-level zergs. Except for the S-level Zerg, which has an IQ equivalent to that of humans, other Zerg below the S-level generally have a lower IQ than humans. And the lower the rank, the more stupid. So unless it's a large-scale battle or a sudden encounter, a small-scale and planned annihilation war like the one now, Shang Si just needs to find a way to make a trap, and then lure the outer Zerg inside.

Of course, this method of combat is not without its flaws. First of all, this requires the strength of the fleet to be about the same as that of the Zerg, even if it is two or three times less, but it must not be ten times more than the fleet like the general battlefield. Otherwise, if you force down a hundred wisdom, it will be useless to make a trap or something. Second, it is the high cost of this tactic. However, Shang Si said that now that they are working for Monica, the other party can't care about that consumption with him.

But Zheng Duan didn't think so. Most of the battles he commanded before were large-scale battles with the Zerg, and they were generally frontal with the Zerg. Therefore, for the small-scale annihilation war faced by Shang Si, under his habitual thinking, he thought that Shang Si and the Zerg were also in a head-on confrontation, and of course the calculated battle losses would be much more.

Of course, Shang Si's fleet was not without battle damage, but because of its own advantage, the damaged battleships were withdrawn quickly, so they were not strict. Most of the warships were repaired to continue to be able to go to the front line, and a small number were really damaged, Shang Si had incorporated them into the Third Fleet before, and now he was staying behind to guard the motherworm.

"General, what should I do? Give me a command, the enemy is about to attack! The adjutant said anxiously.

Zheng Duan was silent for a while before he said with difficulty: "Let the first and second regiments quickly withdraw to defense." ”

The adjutant was stunned when he heard this, and the first and second regiments were withdrawn, is this not going to fight with the fleet in Anxing Province again?

Zheng Duan: "What are you still doing!" ”

Adjutant Yi Ling: "Yes!" ”

Zheng Duan: "Mobilize the remaining armored ships of the fleet to the flanks, and you must resist the first wave of attacks first." ”

Adjutant: "Yes! ”

After conveying the order, the adjutant looked at Zheng Duan, who was sitting silently in the command seat, and said with some hesitation: "General, after the first and second regiments are withdrawn, should we evacuate here first while the fleet on the other side's frontal battlefield has not yet chased over?" ”

He was a little worried that the fleet of Anxing Province would surround them at that time, and the attack just now at the expense of ammunition had stretched the current ammunition inventory of the investigation team. With neither firepower nor military superiority, they are not as familiar with this star field as the Anxing Provincial Fleet. Therefore, once they are surrounded, it is estimated that it will be difficult to even break through.

"Withdraw?"

The adjutant did not expect that the person in the command seat would refute this opinion.

"Why should we withdraw?!"

"But we have ...... ammunition stockpile"

"You don't have to worry about that." Zheng Duan said with a sneer.

The adjutant still wanted to persuade a few words, but Zheng Duan's next sentence surprised him.

"You go and inform the mech team, bring the astral blasting explosives, and go to the zerg lair."

……

"The fleets that the mission is engaged with us have begun to retreat." Xiao Yi stared at the battlefield situation reflected on the screen in front of him and said, "Do you want to chase it?" ”

"Chase." Shang Si replied without hesitation.

"I think the same thing as you." Xiao Yi said, "That person Zheng Duan, I really don't feel at ease if I don't see him leave this star field with my own eyes. ”

Shang Si also agreed with Xiao Yi's words in his heart. He didn't have much contact with Zheng Duan, but he could also detect that this person was not a fair and honest person. Instead of worrying about him making small moves not far away, it is better to drive him away directly.

After giving the order, Xiao Yi stretched.

Concentrating for long periods of time is a terrible thing, and this battle is somewhat tiring.

Although the investigation team has not been completely driven away yet, the subordinate first, second, and fourth fleets have formed an encirclement situation, as long as Zheng Duan still has brains, he can only run out along the gap they left, otherwise with their current ammunition inventory, being surrounded will definitely be the rhythm of annihilation.

Although Zheng Duan's brain was hot when he was fighting just now, he should have been woken up by a basin of cold water now. According to Xiao Yi, Zheng Duan's fight in this battle was simply terrible.

At first, he wanted to rely on the advantage of firepower to take away a wave of Shang Si's side, but the fleet led by Shang Si withstood it. The tactical intent was not achieved, and he should have changed the combat method, but Zheng Duan wanted to drill the tip of the horns and insisted on continuing to rush into the dead end of increasing firepower.

Shang Si was able to withstand so few fleets at the beginning, and as time went by, more and more warships gathered on Shang Si's side, and the defense became stronger and stronger, Zheng Duan's tactics that didn't work at the beginning could still succeed after that?

"Would you like tea?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Coffee, thank you." Shang Si replied.

"Okay......" Xiao Yi walked helplessly towards the pantry.

He just couldn't understand why someone liked bitter things.

Xiao Yi added two tablespoons of sugar to his juice and took a sip.

Tsk, this kind of taste is the taste of the world...... Xiao Yi thought to himself.

Yan Kou, who was passing by, accidentally saw this scene, and he suddenly felt a toothache......

……

As soon as Xiao Yi put the coffee on the table, the emergency communication came in.

What appeared on the screen was the anxious face of the vice captain of the Third Fleet.

"What's going on?" Xiao Yi asked, his calm tone made people involuntarily calm down.

The deputy captain of the Third Fleet took a deep breath, as if he had cleared his mind, and then began to report quickly but clearly: "The fleet radar has just discovered that a strange team of six mechs is flying towards the hive. We opened fire immediately after our warning, shooting down four of them, but two of them were too close to attack. ”

"You cut the screen." Xiao Yi said.

"Yes."

Immediately the hive appeared on the screen. Because he didn't want to anger the mother, this side was not attacked, and the asteroid where the mother worm was located was very complete.

At this time, two mechs appear in the screen. It's just that the distance is too far to see clearly. The picture is slowly zooming in.

"It's true that you can't fire at random at this distance." Xiao Yi said.

Shang Si, who was also watching the picture, nodded. If the fleet fires at this distance, then it will definitely alarm the mother worm. If they haven't set it up yet, it's not a good choice.

At this point, the screen has been zoomed in to the point where the mech's appearance can be blurred.

"It's the mecha of Zheng Duan's fleet." Xiao Yi only glanced at it and made a judgment. Then he suddenly said loudly: "Not good! ”

Shang Si also reacted and immediately connected to the communication of the deputy captain of the Third Fleet.

"Withdraw all the personnel chasing the mech! The Third Fleet is fully defended! ”

The deputy captain of the Third Fleet, who heard this order, was full of doubts.

"Quick!" Shang Si said loudly.

"Yes!"

Although the deputy commander of the Third Fleet couldn't understand why the superior would give such an order, the army's habit of obeying his superiors still allowed him to carry it out quickly.

Just before the chasing mechs sent out returned to the battleship, a violent white light filled the entire screen of the command room.

And before, it was the monitoring screen of the hive!