On the way to Lockwood Base, there was a brief lull before the war. Angelia and Eugene, along with the captains of the Nightblade ships, held a video conference to discuss specific strategic courses of action. Originally, most people in the Alliance Army didn't understand how Commander-in-Chief Roland could attach so much importance to working with a little girl.

The Nightblade Legion's 8 ships, including the Phantasmal Light and Crescent, have all been converted into shell structures that can implement optical camouflage systems. The six captains in attendance, all of whom were much older than Angelia, and some of them could even be her grandfathers, were rightly unconvinced of being the little girl's subordinates.

"Our mission is to sneak up on enemy logistics ships and escort ships and disrupt the enemy's pace." Angelia sat at the head of the long table in the conference room, with holograms of the six captains projected on either side of the table, and she dragged out the 3D models of the Imperial logistics ships and escort ships in the database, showing them to the six captains: "Logistics ships are generally at the back of the fleet, and they are far from the battlefield. Although there were only two of them, most of them were protected by escort ships, and the total number of these targets was seventeen. The Empire's logistics ships are equipped with ATII shields, which are stronger than ordinary AT shields and are difficult to penetrate with ordinary weapons. Coupled with the fire support of the escort ships, the task was very difficult for us, who had only eight warships. ”

"So, Captain Lucia, what do you think?" The bad tone is the captain of the Queen Bee, Parr, who is an uncle with red hair and a fiery red beard, and seems to be the type with a bad temper. He wasn't tall, but he was quite burly, and his blue and white Union uniforms were about to burst by him.

Angelia had long expected that they would not be happy with her arrangement to be the leader of the Nightblade, so she continued calmly, "Since the Empire doesn't know that we can be invisible and will not detect our location, we must take advantage of this. The only ones in the Legion equipped with high-performance armor-piercing weapons were the Phantom and Queen Bee, so the destruction of the logistics ship was done by me and Captain Parr. ”

After a pause, Angelia began to explain her strategy: "First, after the enemy enters the firing range, we will ......"

Next, when Angelia showed her analysis of the battle situation, as well as her ingenuity and carefulness in strategic deployment, the group of elders couldn't help but be impressed, and soon, they also began to understand why Commander-in-Chief Roland wanted to reuse this little girl. It's just that there are still some people who are still not convinced.

Captain Parr snorted through his nose: "Actual combat is not like talking on paper!" Little girl, you don't seem to have any practical experience, how can you be confident that this strategy can succeed? ”

Angelia smiled: "Indeed, I don't have a lot of actual combat experience like the captains. But in the unpredictable battlefield, even the perfect strategy will be variable. Now, captains, what is the success rate of my strategy? ”

Captain Parr was speechless for a while, in fact, he also saw that this little girl was indeed not simple, the deployment just now was comprehensive, if he was an experienced officer, he should not have made a more thoughtful strategy than this one.

"Anyway, you'll know when you go to the battlefield, little girl, don't panic when the time comes, forget to act according to your own strategy!" Captain Parr laughed, his tone still tinged with contempt.

"I'll still be able to handle this." Angelia waved her hand, and the strategic star map disappeared, "But I hope Captain Pal will fully cooperate with me when the time comes—Nightblade's mission is critical and must not fail." ”

Eugene also added at this time: "Yes, if Commander-in-Chief Roland is to blame for this failure because of Captain Parr's non-cooperation, should we push you out?" ”

Captain Parr already looked down on Eugene's status as a pirate, and as soon as he heard this, the fire immediately jumped up, and he slapped the table, and even the hologram began to tremble: "You pirate stinky boy is not crooked there!" When Lao Tzu went to war, you weren't born yet! It's not your turn to threaten me! ”

Eugene was not angry, and looked at the bearded man playfully with his chin propped up: "Don't forget, sneak attacks are pirates' strength, and the Crescent has a history of using optical camouflage technology earlier than the Phantom Light, and the Crescent is the most experienced in this raid." Then his smile faded away, and he said with some sternness, "Also, please don't forget, Angelia Lucia is your legion commander, and if you don't respect her, you will disrespect Commander-in-Chief Roland who made this decision!" Or do you think you have more judgment and decision-making than Commander-in-Chief Roland?! ”

The bearded man was dumbfounded, his mouth was open and closed, and he could no longer speak.

Angelia was grateful to Eugene for defending her so hard, but now she had to show her fairness, so she straightened up and said, "Okay, Captain Eugene, that's not what Captain Parr meant, and don't talk too much." The battle is about to begin, what we have to do is to unite as one, win this victory, completely repel the attack of the Imperial Combined Fleet, and hold the southeast front! ”

Several captains, including the bearded man, stood up in unison and saluted her: "Yes! Legion Commander! ”

Angelia paused for a moment, in fact, her current identity is not considered an alliance army, so it stands to reason that she can't return this gift. But in the face of the solemn expressions of several captains, she still subconsciously stood up and returned the salute. At that moment, she seemed to see her father not far away, looking at her with relief and pride.

Yes, the alliance used to be my father's home, a place where all my father's expectations and efforts were poured into. Even if the Alliance may not be what he sees, it is the only hope for countless League soldiers and civilians, and even those who still survive under the oppression of the Empire.

And she should guard that hope. Her raised arms tightened, and her gaze became determined.

Planet Gort, a planet that once had a beautiful aura, had been completely destroyed in the last battle, and the fragments of the planet floated in the dark sea of stars, being smashed open by the huge hull and disappearing into the distance.

The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Fleets are fully deployed in their defensive formations and are ready for the appearance of the Imperial ship group. Through the real-time picture transmission, the situation of the battlefield was synchronized to the huge light screen of the Morritt Headquarters, and the commander-in-chief of Roland waited for the start of the battle with his hands behind his back.

On the other screen, there is the perspective of the Nightblade Legion, which has entered the protection of optical camouflage. They were making a detour to the rear of the Imperial fleet. After the improvement of Azer, although the battleship does not reach the maximum speed under normal conditions in the stealth state, it has been greatly improved.

Soon, a huge number of Imperial warships appeared in the radar range at a breakneck speed, and the red dots on the radar screen spread like a virus, looking a little creepy. The massive Blazing Knights fleet new carrier USS Dusk and Sacred Wings fleet carrier USS Watcher are moving at full speed toward the Alliance fleet under the protection of countless battleships, escorts, patrol ships, and other small warships.

Commander-in-Chief Roland's eyes lit up, the imperial side was really rushing forward regardless of it this time, and wanted to go to war directly before it had even discharged the formation? Looking at this situation, the enemy forces are most likely under the command of Admiral Nordin, the Admiral of the Holy Wings.

"Captains, get ready for battle!" Commander-in-Chief Roland issued an order to the Allied fleet.

At this time, the Imperial fleet had begun to fire armor-piercing light particle cannons at the Alliance forces one after another, and it seemed that they had chosen the same strategy as the last time Frem had chosen to crush the Alliance's defenses with the strongest firepower.

However, after the last battle, the alliance army had already prepared, and each warship released thermal barrier crystal defense devices one after another, and those small machines flew out in the space, quickly arranged in an orderly manner, forming hexagonal golden barrier crystals, and the honeycomb-shaped barrier network blocked the entire fleet behind.

Between the lightning and flint, the red light particle cannon slammed into the barrier network, blooming countless golden ripples, which looked particularly gorgeous and bewitching in this pitch-black space! However, the armor-piercing light particle cannon was powerful, and after this blow, the thermal barrier crystal defense system completely collapsed, and golden fragments burst everywhere.

After this blow, the Alliance Army has 320 seconds to counterattack the Emperor ** fleet with all its strength before the next wave of armor-piercing light particle cannons is launched!

For a while, the artillery fire was frenzied, and the two sides were entangled in one place, and the Imperial fleet attacked frantically with a large number of them, while the alliance side defended steadily and fired back.

They were also waiting for another news to come - news from the Nightblade Legion.

At that time, the Nightblade Legion had already penetrated deep into the rear of the enemy army, quietly following their logistics fleet, and advancing at the same speed as them not far away.

The logistics ships of the emperor are specially designed according to the different shapes of the imperial warships, and they have three or four metal pillars at the front end, just like plugs, which can be connected to the warship at any time during the battle to replenish ammunition, fighters, and personnel. Because of their large and bulky appearance, thickened armor, and very energy-hungry ATII. shields, they travel very slowly, so they still have a long way to go when the Imperial ships reach the battlefield. This creates an opportunity for the Nightblade Legion in the shadows.

Angelia watched from the bridge and turned to look at the blonde boy: "Azer, prepare to release ECM (1), wait for my orders!" ”

"Understood! ECM is ready, waiting for orders! ”

Turning her head to look at the big screen, Angelia gave the order: "Crescent, Buran, Bobcat, start taking position and aim at the enemy escort ship!" ”

On the radar, the Crescent, Buran and Lynx left the fleet and flew upwards, and the target of the grenade-type torpedoes was locked on four of the escort ships at a greater distance from the logistics ship.

Angelia stared closely at the enemy's movements, and after confirming that there was no threat, she gave an order: "Start attacking!" ”

In an instant, countless grenade torpedoes spun and pounced on the four battleships, and at the same time, Aize turned on the ECM, and the escort ship was hit by the torpedo in a dizzy situation, and it suddenly exploded and caught fire!

The enemy reacted quickly, and the remaining escort ships tightly surrounded the logistics ship in the middle. After firing the torpedo, the three Nightblade battleships suddenly revealed their bodies and flew out in three different directions. In order to protect the logistics ship, the escort ship did not dare to catch up lightly. Coupled with the interference of the ECM, it was only possible to fire torpedoes indiscriminately at three enemy ships.

In the nick of time, the Nightblade battleships Wave, Warrior, and Firefox suddenly lifted their stealth and spiraled upwards from below, shooting out plasma beams that destroyed five more escort ships!

Having lost nine ships in an instant, the emperor seemed to panic and shot wildly at the six enemy warships that showed their figures! However, the whereabouts of these battleships are ghostly, and the Crescent, Buran and Bobcat who have just disappeared in three directions turn on the optical camouflage again and fire torpedoes at them when the Emperor ** is dealing with the other three Nightblades, and two more escort ships have lost their combat capability.

The equipment of the escort ships is actually far inferior to the battleships, not to mention that there are only four left at this time. Soon, they were also killed by the "Night Blade", leaving only two large turtle-like logistics ships to resist stubbornly.

There were no high-performance weapons on the logistics ship, the Phantom Light and the Queen Bee appeared at this time, firing an armor-piercing light particle cannon at the logistics ship, and the ATII. shield was really strong, and these two shots hit it, but they didn't penetrate it. However, after all, the tide was over, and the Nightblade's battleships completely surrounded the logistics ships, throwing all the torpedo gun fire beams on the bulky ships, and finally, after the second armor-piercing light particle cannon was fired, the two logistics ships rolled and shattered like heavily hit eggs.

"Yay!! We did it!! Azer shouted excitedly, causing Angelia's tense nerves to finally relax, and she let out a long breath and looked at the captains of the Nightblade Legion who were also a little excited on the screen: "Thank you! We did it! Then she turned to the screen on the other side, where Commander-in-Chief Roland was looking at her appreciatively.

Angelia smiled confidently: "Commander-in-chief, the mission is complete, let's look forward to the good news from the front!" ”

(1) ECM: electronic jamming equipment, which can jam enemy radars, sights, etc.