The fleet led by Ivan continued forward, ignoring the ships of the Gaians pursuing behind them. The universe is three-dimensional, and fighting in three-dimensional is very different from Erwei, in fact, Ivan can't come up with any good way to block the approach of the Gaian spaceship, even if he divides his forces to intercept it now, it will have no effect at all, and the best way is to disperse and break away from the proposal of Lieutenant General Ji Jing.

But Ivan will not use this scheme until the last resort, and once the fleet is dispersed and detached, where will the detached battleships go? Returning to Earth can only throw themselves into the net, but they can go to the boundless depths of the universe, with the current capabilities of their warships, they can't do this at all, and I'm afraid they won't be able to really fly out of the solar system in their lifetime.

The result of dispersion and detachment is obvious, only a temporary security, and in the end, it is still facing difficulties. Rather than this, it is better to continue the march towards Pluto, and perhaps there is a silver lining.

Ivan didn't know the real reason for this order, but he vaguely guessed a possibility. As one of the best astronauts on Earth and the commander who once piloted the Starry spacecraft to Pluto, Ivan suddenly remembered something when he received this order.

He didn't know if this answer was correct, but since Mike. General Carson gave the order and put the command in his hands, and Ivan decided to take a gamble.

In fact, there was not only Ivan who had this idea in the fleet, but there was also another person, that is, the captain of the War Horn, Commodore Hull.

Hull, who served as the captain of the Hades Doolittle, is also the best astronaut on Earth like Ivan, and has also experienced the voyage of Pluto, and even has one more experience than Ivan, that is, together with the capture of the Hades by the Gaians, the Gaian spacecraft attempted to land on Pluto but was defeated.

When I receive this order. Like Ivan, Hull also thought of a possibility, but the difference was that Hull was even more convinced of this speculation than Ivan.

The reason is simple, Hull escaped from the Hades at the last minute, becoming the only person on the Hades spaceship to escape. But after fleeing, Hull himself knew very well, although he was safe for the time being. But it is almost impossible for him to return to Earth with the space shuttle he is on, because even if he flies by inertia, the space shuttle will one day return to orbit near the Earth, but don't forget that with the supplies on the space shuttle, it will not be able to last until this day comes.

But Hull never imagined that he would inexplicably pass out on the space shuttle, and when he woke up again, he had actually returned to the vicinity of Earth and was rescued. Hull never figured out what was going on, and he made a lot of guesses to figure out the answer. But neither the speculation can be confirmed.

When the headquarters of the Earth Space Fleet announced that the fleet would be led by Ivan as the supreme commander to break through in the direction of Pluto, Hull was shocked and suddenly thought of a possibility, and as time went on, he became more and more certain about this speculation.

As the captain and commodore of the War Horn, Hull certainly belonged to the upper echelons of this fleet, and Vice Admiral Ji Jing and Ivan's conversation and discussion of Hertonguò communications were well known. When he saw Ivan reject Vice Admiral Ji Jing's scattered and detached Jianyì and asked the fleet to continue its march towards Pluto, Hull felt that he had understood it all.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect ......." Standing on the bridge. Hel muttered to himself, his expression particularly complicated.

"General. What didn't you expect? As Hull's adjutant, Liao Zhiyuan asked puzzled.

"Nothing ......." Hull shook his head, although he was sure of his guess in his heart, but after all, this guess had not been finally confirmed, and Hull felt that maybe it was a secret, the highest secret of an Earth Space Fleet. Since Commander Ivan did not announce it, it was impossible for Hull, as a subordinate, to say it in advance.

However, one glance at his adjutant revealed that Major Liao Zhiyuan was a Chinese soldier who had worked in China's Ministry of National Defense before becoming his adjutant. Still a confidential staff officer, maybe he might know something.

"Liao, have you heard about Pluto?"

"Pluto?" Liao Zhiyuan thought for a while and asked: "Back then, I remember that your U.S. government first discovered that Pluto had an alien base, right?" By the way, General, you used to be a member of the Hades, you went to Pluto, what is going on with the alien base over there? Why didn't you land back then? ”

"Hehe, there are some special reasons, and I can't say it in a few words." Hull replied with a wry smile, it seems that Liao Zhiyuan really doesn't know about Pluto, and then in order to confirm that he asked about the Chinese Pioneer spacecraft, Liao Zhiyuan only knows some scratches about the situation of Vanguard, which is basically the same as what Hull knows.

"Did you guess wrong?" Hull frowned, and then thought that the Chinese have always been very secretive, maybe this secret is not only kept secret from outsiders, but also from their own people. It's normal to think like this, and if it were them, Americans would probably do the same, after all, it's the Pluto base!

The chase in space continues, with parts of the Earth Space Fleet in front and two ships of the pursuing Gaians in the rear. On the third day after Ji Jing's proposal to disperse and break away was vetoed, the distance between the two sides was much closer, and according to the speed of both sides, in two days or so, the Gaias who were chasing after them would be able to enter the firing range.

After the third day, Ivan began to order the ships to continuously send distress signals to Pluto, and the frequency of the signal was the frequency of the Earth Space Fleet, and sent to Pluto with human text messages. Many people felt strange about this decision, and some even felt that Ivan was overly nervous, and what was the use of sending such a signal towards Pluto? Could it be that the Pluto base reacted back?

But Ivan's order was still resolutely carried out, but to his disappointment, there was no reaction from Pluto's side, as another day passed, and by the end of the fourth day, the Gaian spaceship was already very close to them, looking at the countdown beating on the display screen, Ivan couldn't help but feel irritated in his heart.

"Damn, did I guess wrong? If that's the case. So why this order? At this time, Ivan was a little uncertain, and the answer in his mind began to waver, and then looked at the time of the countdown, Ivan began to hesitate, because he knew very well that if he waited until the other party directly entered the range of fire before dispersing. Then none of their warships will be able to escape.

"Continuation or decentralization?" Ivan hesitated, he calculated the final time, and the time left for him was less than 6 hours, and if there was no reaction by the time, then he could only give the order to disperse.

Six hours seemed like a long time, but it actually passed quickly, and the time passed minute by minute in the chase, and soon the time left for Ivan was coming to an end.

"Commander, Lieutenant General Ji Jing asks for communication!"

"Take it in."

"Yes!"

The projection of the bridge flickered. Soon from vague to clear, Lieutenant General Ji Jing appeared in front of Ivan.

"Commander, we ......."

"I know we're running out of time." Ivan interrupted the other party, looked at the time display and replied: "There are still 51 minutes and 27 seconds left in the critical time for dispersion and detachment, and if the dispersion and detachment are exceeded this time, the survival rate of each ship will drop sharply." ”

"Yes, Commander. I recommend yì you make the choice! Lieutenant General Ji Jing said sternly.

Nodding, Ivan replied, "Let the ships be ready." Always ready to disperse and disengage. ”

"Thank you, Commander, I think you made the right choice." Vice Admiral Ji Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief, as a soldier, Ivan was the commander of this fleet after all, and if he insisted on going his own way, Vice Admiral Ji Jing would even consider taking decisive measures. You must know that there is no difference between the two of them in terms of rank or position, and with the prestige of Lieutenant General Ji Jing's Earth Space Fleet, if Ivan leads the team alone and forcibly breaks away, Ivan will have no way to take him.

Fortunately, this incident did not happen after all, Ivan's mind was not hot, and he clearly saw the crisis he was facing. Soon. The order was given to the ships to prepare for dispersion and separation, and the predetermined plan for dispersion and detachment had already been prepared, and the captains of each ship only had to carry out the plan according to the plan.

As the minutes passed, the messages for help from Pluto continued to be sent, but Pluto remained silent and did not respond.

Finally, the time to disperse and break away came, with Ivan's order, the ships began to disperse according to the plan, at this moment, the fleet that was originally arranged in formation was like exploding fireworks, and the ships began to disperse in all directions with the Advance as the center, looking at it from a distance, it was like a flower suddenly blooming in the universe.

The Earth Space Fleet suddenly dispersed and broke away from the spaceship that was somewhat unexpectedly caught up by the Gaians, who did not react until they continued to follow their original orbit for some distance. In terms of numbers, of course, there are more than the earthlings, and the Gaians only sent two ships. But the difference in strength between the two sides is obvious, and the combined warships of the Earth Space Fleet cannot repel each other, but the earthlings did not turn around and fight hard, but instead adopted the method of dispersing and disengaged, so that the two spaceships want to pursue the warships that are detached from all directions, even the Gaians cannot do it.

In the end, the Gaians chose two targets, which were none other than the fleet's flagship, the Advance, and the War Horn, where Hull was located.

After giving the order to disperse, according to the predetermined plan, the Advance continued to move in the direction of Pluto, while the War Horn broke away about 20 degrees to the upper left of Pluto, and since their two ships were the closest to the original course, the Gaians quickly pursued them, and one of the Gaian ships slightly adjusted its course to pursue the Horn of War, which had changed course, while the other ship continued to sail in its original course and pursued the Advance.

Bruce's eyes were glued to the screen, and the Gaian spaceship behind them continued to approach them little by little, and the distance between the two sides continued to shrink.

"The opponent has 36 minutes to go into range!" Bruce reminded.

Ivan nodded slightly, but did not respond, he stood in front of the chair on the bridge like a sculpture, looking up at Pluto, which was already clearly visible in front of him.

"33 minutes to go!" Beads of sweat oozed from Bruce's forehead, it stands to reason that it would not be possible to heat up like this inside the constant temperature of the hull, and he was mainly nervous. In fact, not only Bruce, but also Zheng Jian not far away, although his face looked very strict, his clenched fists on his knees had long exposed the tension in his heart.

"29 minutes!"

Every time Bruce shouted, Zheng Jian's heart jumped heavily. Moving his gaze to Ivan, who was still standing, Zheng Jian found that Ivan's expression had not changed in the slightest, as if there was no spaceship chasing after him.

Zheng Jian's heart sank, he knew that the reason why Ivan kept the battleship moving forward without giving any instructions was probably because he wanted to use them as bait to disperse the other warships from the same time, and the same choice as the advance was the War Horn, when the other Gaian spaceship adjusted its course to pursue the War Horn, the War Horn never made any move to change course, I am afraid that Hull has the same idea as Ivan at this moment.

"27 minutes!"

Another 2 minutes had passed, and time was running out on the Advance, and everyone on the Advance had already understood the outcome they were about to face. The War Horn took a little more time than the Advance, this is because the Gaian spaceship adjusted its course and gave the War Horn about 15 minutes more, but these 15 minutes were not very useful, and once it was bitten by the other side, the result was predictable.

"25 minutes!"

When he heard that there were only 25 minutes left, Ivan's eyebrows raised slightly, his eyes still looking at Pluto in front of him, and his thoughts seemed to return to the past with the vast cosmic background. From a carefree childhood, to a teenager who aspired to become an astronaut, to the day when he finally stepped on a rocket and flew into space for the first time after hard work.......

There is also the happy experience of working on the space station later, the scenes of training young astronauts in the training center, and the heroic ambition of leading the Starry Sky to the depths of the universe, which made Ivan infinitely emotional.

"Starry Sky...... It's beautiful! ”

The sound of Bruce chiming the time in his ears, whether there were 23 minutes or 22 minutes left, it made no difference to Ivan, his eyes were fixed on the vast starry sky, which kept shining so brightly. And in front of my eyes, the earthy yellow planet that once occupied a very important position in his life and career.

"Pluto......." Ivan pronounced its name, maybe this is where he belongs. Just as he had accepted the reality and was about to face the final moment, suddenly there was only a light in front of him, and the Pluto, which was inconspicuous in the universe, instantly emitted an extremely strong light, and this light slashed through space like a sharp sword and stabbed straight in the direction where they were. (To be continued......)

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