In the vacuum of the universe, the shock wave rippled silently. Even the Third Fleet, which was at a distance from the hive, was hit.

The asteroid where the hive was located was torn apart, and the debris thrown by the explosion scattered in all directions, and the space suddenly seemed to be a huge garbage dump, full of solids and dust.

"How's it going?" Shang Si asked in a deep voice. All he could see was the footage from the optical detector, and now the hive was obscured by shattered solids and dust, and he couldn't see the inside at all.

"The radar was jammed by the explosion and now it is not possible to detect the situation. The engineering group is undergoing emergency commissioning. Said the deputy captain of the Third Fleet.

But before he could finish speaking, the area of smoke and dust formed by the explosion suddenly changed.

A large shadow with a pitch-black outer carapace and a large shadow covered in red round spots broke through the fog barrier.

"Oh my God!" The vice captain of the Third Fleet exclaimed, "It's a female worm!" The mother worm has appeared! The mother has broken free from the nest! ”

There was uncontrollable horror in his voice.

"Calm down!" Shang Si's voice was like thunder, resounding in the ears of the panicked vice captain of the Third Fleet. Although this voice was stern and cold, it unexpectedly calmed the flustered vice captain of the Third Fleet.

"Organize a defense immediately, and I will transfer back to the fleet for support." Shang Si ordered.

"Yes!" Hearing the arrangement of his superiors, the deputy captain of the Third Fleet had a bottom in his heart, and soon began to adjust the fleet under his command.

After turning off the communication, Shang Si gave the order to transfer back the pursuers with a solemn expression. Xiao Yi, who was on the side, heard this, and said, "Zheng Duan's side, leave a team to monitor." ”

Shang Si nodded silently.

Xiao Yi sighed.

He didn't expect Zheng Duan to do such a thing.

As long as people with a little common sense know, after the mother worm is out of the hive, due to the loss of restraint, the combat effectiveness often rises geometrically. So after they cleaned up the outer Zerg just now, they didn't dare to attack the hive until it was completely arranged. He and Shang Si were afraid that one would accidentally provoke the mother worm and make it start to break free from the nest in advance.

But Zheng Duan was good, and specially sent a mecha team to blow up the asteroid. Although astral blasting explosives can tear asteroids apart, they can't do much damage to the special carapace of the Zerg. Zheng Duan's explosion like this clearly wanted to blow up the hive and release the mother worm.

And Xiao Yi was also sure that those mechs were definitely not only stellar blasting explosives, but also things that angered the mother worms. Otherwise, the mother worm would not have rushed in the direction of the Third Fleet as soon as it was blown up.

Xiao Yi observed the picture coming from front for a while, and then looked at Shang Si with a solemn expression: "You must annihilate this female worm, and you must not let it go." ”

The mother worm was enraged, and it seemed that she had completely lost her mind due to the stimulation of the outside world.

If the mother worm does not lose its mind, it is most likely to follow the supreme instructions of the Zerg and flee to the desolate star field where no one is inhabited. After all, after the anti-invasion war, most of the female insects were hiding from humans under the command of this creature, only seeking to recuperate and reproduce.

However, this female worm has lost its mind, and if it is not intercepted in this star field, then it is most likely that it will not be able to control its appetite and follow the guidance of its instinct to find a planet inhabited by humans. If it does succeed, it will be a disaster.

Shang Si also knew this, so he gave up the investigation team that pursued Zheng Duan and transferred back all the fleets.

Shang Si called up the star map of this star field.

Now the situation of the power comparison between them and the mother worm is not optimistic.

Before, their fleet was considered to have an absolute advantage, and after eliminating the peripheral Zerg, as long as the arrangement was completed, before the mother worm broke free from the nest, Shang Si was sure to destroy the nest with the mother worm.

But now it's different. After the initial elimination of the peripheral Zerg and the later battle with Zheng Duan's investigation team, the ammunition and energy consumption of the entire fleet was very strict. There were also battleships damaged in the battle, just resisting the frontal attack of the investigation team, the protective shields of the armored ships of his two fleets were very depleted, and if they wanted to participate in the next battle, they had to provide enough time.

Shang Si: "Help me with logistics." ”

The logistical communication was quickly connected, and the figure of Su Ne appeared on the screen.

"How much can the armored ship accomplish?" Shang Si asked.

"Time is too short," Sune replied. "Only 10 percent of the armored ships with full shields are charged."

Shang Si pondered for a moment before he said, "The armored ship doesn't have to be completely full, it's enough to be seventy percent. ”

"Yes." Sune replied.

This is a good way to increase the speed of the impulse.

Sune: "Logistics will try its best to replenish the armored ships as quickly as possible. ”

"But ......"

"But what?" Shang Si asked.

A trace of worry flashed on Sunne's face, "The energy storage of the logistics fleet is only twenty-one percent, and after the replenishment of the fleet is completed this time, the logistics is expected to run out of energy." And the ammunition storage of the four fleets is not much, although the logistics fleet also has some ammunition, but the number is too small, after all, the logistics fleet mainly stores energy. ”

Shang Si was silent for a long time before speaking:

"I see."

Sune was a little worried, but he didn't say anything in the end, closing the video after the salute.

……

Flagship of the Mission.

"General, they have retreated." The adjutant looked at the star map and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just that there's still a squad left, which should be monitoring our movements." ”

"Leave it alone." Zheng Duan said.

"Yes." The adjutant replied, then asked, "General, shall we leave this star field first?" ”

"Leave?" Zheng Duan smiled, "Why?" ”

"This ......," the adjutant said with some hesitation, "After all, we released the mother worm, and I am worried that the commander of the Anxing Provincial fleet will induce the mother worm to attack us out of anger." And the stocks of ammunition in our fleet are now almost exhausted. ”

"Don't worry about that." Zheng Duan said, "Xiao Yi has always been more rational than emotional, he will definitely do his best to stop the mother worm, and he will not take risks to play tricks." And if he dares to lead the mother worm to attack us, then our fleet will go directly to the interior of Anxing Province. For crazy mothers, appetite is always the most important. ”

Zheng Duan's tone was flat, but the adjutant was taken aback. Traveling to the interior of Anxing Province, isn't that just trying to use the civilians on the inner planet to attract the mother worm. That's tens of thousands of lives.

But the adjutant knew that his words were definitely not a joke.

Zheng Duan noticed his adjutant's stunnedness, but he didn't care, and continued: "The mecha team that went to blow up the insect nest said that it was killed at the hands of the rebels. ”

The adjutant of the "rebel ......" was still a little unable to react for a while.

"Rebels." Zheng Duan pointed to the blurred picture on the screen, which was the battlefield of the Anxing Provincial fleet and the mother worm in the distance. "If you go and write a sub-report, you will say that the investigation team was attacked by local troops and teams as soon as they entered Anxing Province, and some of the army-teams in Anxing Province defected, and the commander was Xiao Yi, the former commander of the Central and Central Army."

……

Sending the adjutant away, Zheng Duan stroked the cup in his hand. "Xiao Yi, you have to take this great gift I gave you......"

Zheng Duan chuckled in a low voice, and there was a burst of happiness in his heart.

……

Xiao Yi looked at the man in the command seat with a frowning brow.

The situation is indeed very bad, the ammunition of the battleship as an offensive force has shown a tendency to be insufficient, and the armored ship as a defensive force needs to be charged energy if it is to be used again. And in this battle, they must intercept the crazy mother worm.

Monk Si has experienced several actual battles and has also conducted many mock battles with him, Xiao Yi knows that Shang Si is a commander who does not like to fight the enemy head-on. Whether it is realistic or simulated, in most cases, Shangsi likes to rely on flexible and mobile tactics to achieve the result of less or less battle damage on his side.

Of course, in the simulation, since the object of confrontation is him, Shang Si can rarely achieve a micro-battle loss result. However, in the simulation, Xiao Yi also had to admit that the tactics used by Shang Si did reduce a large part of the fleet's losses.

However, the current situation requires the fleet to intercept the mother worm, and a frontal confrontation is inevitable. And Shangsi didn't have more time for layout.

After the mother worm leaves the nest, the carapace will become harder and harder with the passage of time, and the carapace's defense will continue to grow, if you don't destroy the other party in the shortest time, then the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for them.

"The First Fleet has converged with the Third Fleet." Xiao Yi informed Shang Si of the news. "It will take another ten minutes for the Second Fleet to arrive."

With the support of the First Fleet, the Third Fleet temporarily held the defensive line.

"Mecha troops dispatched." Shang Si ordered, "Sue them, the main purpose is to interfere with the attack of the mother worm. ”

"Stalling for time?" Xiao Yi said, "It will indeed take time for our armored ships to be put back into the battlefield. If you don't wait for the armored ship to attack directly with all your strength, the mother worm who is completely enraged by the attack will probably ignore the attack on the defense line. With our current defensive strength, we can't stop the other side. ”

"However, this scheme also has drawbacks. If we delay too long, I am afraid that not only will we not be able to kill the mother worm whose carapace has completely solidified, but the situation of the fleet will also become very dangerous. ”

Xiao Yi said that Shang Si didn't think about it, but without a sufficient number of armored ships, they would definitely not be able to stop the mother worm. But they can't delay it too long, otherwise they will not only fail to kill the mother, but will also be counterattacked by the mother.

Now this plan is essentially a race against the mother worm, and the risk is extremely high. As long as your opponent slows down for one minute, the final victorious scales will fall to the mother.

Although Shang Si was quiet on the surface, the pressure in his heart was actually very huge. The combat effectiveness of the fleet has dropped so much that he hasn't thought about taking shelter for the time being. However, although Monica did make a lot of small moves in secret, Shang Si did not dare to bet on the internal defense power of Anxing Province. An Shing Hong has limited financial revenue, and it is impossible to be armed. Releasing the female worm for the time being will ensure that the fleet is safe and sound, but when the other side is found again, it is likely that the other side has already caused heavy casualties.

Therefore, even if the probability of failure is extremely high, he has to resort to this solution.