Chapter 626: Warm Expectations
The "eagle" attack formation of the mercenary fleet on the opposite side has begun to take shape and is in a state of preparing for attack.
The overall momentum of the mercenary army can be described as surging, with the "eagle" formation unfolding in space, with the heavy cruiser as the invincible "eagle's beak", the destroyer with strong mechanical power and firepower as the wings that can kill the opponent at any time, and the overwhelming starry sky fighter that the mothership can dispatch at any time as the claw, just like a Kunpeng soaring above the nine heavens, unmatched.
Its magnificent appearance brought a soaring morale to the mercenary army. Heavy ships, light ships, one by one, row by row, column after column, are arranged in a staggered manner according to some kind of formation rules, thus forming a momentum of overwhelming mountains and seas, destroying withering and decaying.
As this momentum advanced in some kind of mechanical, deathly cold posture, all the opponents in front of them could feel the monstrous murderous aura.
This is a combination of equipment and momentum, just like the battle between the two armies in the ancient era of cold weapons, the opponent's heavy cavalry has sat on the armored horses, pulled down the steel mask, urged the war horses, and the array slowly moved.
And what about the infantry that preceded these heavy cavalry? What can be done? I'm afraid that the only way to do this is to hold the shield in your hand, and you rely on me and me to form a tight enough battle formation, trying to hold together to defend the opponent's overwhelming attack.
But what about the final outcome? Those who can resist the opponent's attack in such a battle will not exceed 100 in the history of human warfare, and those who can defend and win the battle are only a few fingers.
Will people in such a dire situation be part of that small percentage?
No one can tell them the answer, maybe only their own hearts.
When the captains of the formations of the combined fleet and the captains of the capital ships saw this scene, a wry smile appeared on everyone's tired faces.
I thought that the battle would be difficult, that we would be tired, that we would despair, and that we would die, but I didn't expect that the real battle of the Sunset Gorge would be so difficult.
The opponent, directly after two tentative attacks, put on a decisive formation. And all the tactics they had discussed before to take advantage of the large number of their starships and engage the enemy were all useless.
However, there is only one heavy cruiser among the more than 200 starships of the entire combined fleet, can he withstand the fire of the opponent's 9 heavy cruisers? Will it be that if it can't hold up even a round of artillery fire, it will be turned into a fireworks? Captains of ships who are familiar with the performance of starships know that the probability is higher than 99 percent.
"Commander, the mercenaries are powerful, our side has suffered heavy casualties, there are still five combat ships in our brigade, less than one-third, the Cheng Jiashang Alliance armed escort fleet I brought is only this ship still alive, thousands of Lingyi Xingerlang have all died in the starry sky, and I have no shame to go to see my hometown fathers. That bastard in Chu Shanqiu hadn't been fighting with me for ten minutes, and his ship had already been hit several times before, so it was estimated that he had already taken the first step. Hehe, it is estimated that before he left, he was still worried that one of his sons would not be able to fight Lao Tzu's two sons, and if Lao Tzu could survive until after the war, he would not be able to sleep well below. The head of the Cheng family, who had already fought a battle before, appeared on the screen again, with a little relief or relief on his face.
"Then, let me fulfill the wish of that bastard who has been fighting with me for twenty years, and die here with him! The remaining 3,000 Lingyi Xingerlang of our ship are willing to be the front of our fleet to resist the first wave of enemy attacks! ”
A gentle-looking, ordinary-looking man looked over from the light screen, facing Tang Lang, his eyes were full of respect, "I, Yao Yuan, thought that my life had been frozen since then, because I offended my boss and retired from the army as a major and deputy captain, my heart was full of unwillingness, on the surface the owner of a veteran bar, but in fact he became the head of the largest armed smuggling on that planet, not because of money, but because of the unwillingness in my heart, but I have never been steadfast in my heart, maybe open that small bar, I can often see those veteran comrades-in-arms, and my heart will have a moment of peace.
From the moment I chose to leave and led my starship and brethren to follow you here, I knew that I was still a soldier of the Southwest Federation after all, and no matter how much some people treated me poorly, this starry sky was my motherland. Now, I, Yao Yuan, have returned to the battlefield, and today, I will lead my brothers to fight here. I don't know what future generations will think of today's war, whether we will be heroes or no one cares!
But I know that behind me is the homeland that I must protect, and the girl who admired me is still waiting for me at the bar. Today, I am a warrior, either standing or dying. At the very moment when I am still standing, it is a shame to let the enemy step past me and step into the land behind me!
I would like to lead my ship as the front of the fleet! Permission from the Commander! ”
"I" Yu Qian "all apply to be the front of the fleet! ”
"I" Li Dingguo "am willing to be the front of the fleet! ”
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One by one, the captains stood up and applied to Tang Lang for the position at the front of the fleet.
Although they all know that when the enemy begins to attack, the starships located in the first column will inevitably become the shield of the whole fleet, and their end will inevitably be the first wave of victims on the battlefield. The enemy's ferocious artillery fire will definitely not give them a chance to be replaced back in their own position.
But they still came forward to apply.
"Commander, please give the order!"
Tang Lang's gaze slid over the captains and captains who showed their bodies on the screen one by one, and his heart was surging.
To be honest, from his own point of view, in addition to commanding some mecha troops, he has never had such experience in commanding large-scale fleet operations, and he is more out of an instinct for war and absorbing the opinions of experienced generals such as Jiang Cheng and Shen Chengfeng, so that he can be regarded as maintaining the battle situation so far.
It can be said that the large-scale fleet battle that took place before, which did not take much time, was the most difficult and cruel training in his short life, and if he did not improve and grow rapidly, the price would be the continuous death of his comrades. Whether he knows or doesn't know, as long as he is with him, he will die in this starry sky.
Is it cruel? It's cruel, but that's war.
War will not give you a chance to improve slowly, it will use the most dripping blood as your unqualified score.
There are too many meticulous arrangements and strict laws to be observed in space operations, and large-scale group operations are very demanding in terms of command, coordination, supply, and support for a ship group, and it is not easy to simply arrange them into a formation without falling apart, let alone using the formation to carry out flexible attacks, defenses, attacks, and harassments. In particular, under the dazzling eyes of the artillery fire, it is difficult for the ship group to maintain stability and orderly advance and retreat, let alone conduct high-intensity operations. The challenges facing a commander are always grandiose.
The problems faced by being able to command ten starships and commanding a hundred starships are also different and more complex. Everyone here gathered together because of Tang Lang's amazement in Daliang Xing, but everyone ignored whether Tang Lang had the combat ability to command such a huge group of ships?
Maybe some veteran captains have thought about it in this regard, but as the commander of the independent fleet, Tang Lang has no one to replace Tang Lang with his rank and authority.
In fact, Tang Lang's imminent command of the battle also dispelled the doubts of these captains. He can form an iron bucket formation to resist the attack of the mercenary fleet at the right time, and he can also command the troops to attack at the right time, and he can also make the decision to accept it without being carried away. These flashes, as well as the central intelligent brain system from the immortal bird's superb, allowed the entire ship group to exert extraordinary strength.
And now, these captains used their bravery to give Tang Lang a fairly high score.
If you don't waste firewood, then my generation should be willing to die!
Only a strong and wise enough general can make my subordinates feel the urge to give everything for victory, even if it is my life.
Brave and commendable.
However, the enemy's strength is still an insurmountable hurdle.
They are about to face, the general attack of the enemy! Die Literature Network
The United Fleet is anxious, and Tang Lang needs to make a choice!
The mercenary fleet in the distance, which was about to be completed, was not as confident as they seemed on the surface, and after two rounds of attacks were frustrated, their morale was inevitably low.
In terms of coordination, tactical capabilities, firepower and defense, Nass's space fleet was far above the improvised, cobbled together combined fleet.
However, this group of Combined Fleet warships, this group of warships, held together, just did not let them go further, no matter how fierce the attack of the mercenary warships was, they just could not let them cross the line of defense of their group.
This made the fierce mercenaries feel a kind of terrifying and intractable obstacle, they don't know what has supported these people to hold on to this moment. The opponent's warships are obviously all miscellaneous models, and many of them are converted from civilian starships, and now many of them have been hit hard, and they are even inconvenient to move, I don't know if they can still put up a position, but their guns, the weapon launches on their ships, are always aimed in the direction of their mercenary fleet.
They put away their contempt for the people of the South-West Federation, they thought that this was a small country, a people who were not very united, and they thought that their invasion would not be as easy, if not as easy as the battles they had fought before, and it would never be very difficult. This was also evidenced by previous battles.
But they found themselves wrong, whether it was the 9th Fleet that had dealt them a heavy blow or the ragtag army in front of them, they had smashed their once invincible life into the dark starry sky with their fierce fists and teeth, and now, they no longer had the arrogance and confidence they had before, only a heavy depression.
Even if you solve the group of ragtag troops in front of you, what can you do? The fleet composed of a group of civilian ships and semi-military ships allowed them to use a decisive battle formation to burst out with twelve points of strength, so when they faced the regular fleet of the Southwest Federation again, would they be beaten out?
This possibility is already a definite answer in the minds of more than 95 percent of mercenaries.
"Captain, I heard that you and Commander Tang Lang once fought side by side on Rafi! Can you tell us what kind of person he is? You know, before yesterday we had never heard of such a Victory Medal winner, such a young general! Looking at the mercenary fleet gathered like dark clouds destroying the city in the distance, someone forced himself to suppress the fear in his heart and asked Ye Xiaozhou, who was sitting on the command seat on the bridge.
In fact, he just wanted to overcome the fear in his heart through Tang Lang's resume and past. Because, the fleet outside, yes, those hundreds, gathered from all parts of this star field, constitute a huge steel lineup, they are fighting, countless people's lives, fate, forming lines, at this moment, it is a young man who leads all this.
They chose him, then only believe in him, believe that he can lead them to victory, this is the truest idea of ordinary officers and soldiers.
"Yes, it's an honor, I met the commander on Rafi, at that time I was just a small captain, fighting with a mecha platoon, and the opponent of my Dawning Military Base was Miyamoto Gang, a rising star in the Jeppen army known as the "flower of famous generals", he personally led a mecha company composed of all 9th generation mechas, the situation is far worse than now, after all, we still have more starships than our opponents. Ye Xiaozhou's eyes showed memories. I don't need to say the final result, you also know, Miyamoto Tsuyoshi was wiped out under his command, and he was the only one left to flee alone, and all these results were obtained in addition to my comrades who died in battle, and the commander who made effective tactical planning and single-handedly defeated Miyamoto Tsuyoshi made great contributions! ”
The officers and soldiers who heard Tang Lang's resume for the first time collectively gasped, they might have imagined how many dicks their commander had, but after hearing Ye Xiaozhou say this, they were still shocked. Miyamoto Tsuyoshi is known as a high-level first-class mecha master, and he is also a top-ranked figure in the starry sky celebrity list.
"Because I know him, I received his summoning order, and I am here, and I believe that he will definitely lead us to another glorious victory." Ye Xiaozhou looked at the Immortal Bird in the distant ship group, his face was firm. "When the country and the nation are in danger, there must always be one or two people who should stand out and stand at the 。。。。。。 of this era."
"Yes, we can win! Because we have a commander of the Victory Order laureate. ”
The encouraged officers and soldiers pulled down their combat masks one after another, and sent a farewell signal to their familiar comrades-in-arms on the public channel.
The enemy marches in a heavy attack formation, this is the decisive battle, the battle is fought, and the comrades-in-arms who fought side by side just now, many familiar people, may never see each other again.
"Commander, please give the order!"
"Give the order!"
"My naval guns are already hungry and thirsty."
"Fight for the country, although there is no regret in death!"
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More and more voices came from the conductor's light curtain.
Nas on the opposite side is a veteran with nearly thirty years of combat experience, and he is a figure on the list of famous generals in the starry sky, but Tang Lang, who is now commanding the combined fleet, is just a lonely young man in front of the command seat.
The strength of the mercenary army, the captains with a little combat experience can also see it, and many old captains also feel unfair at this time, the unfairness lies in the fact that with Tang Lang's youth, he has to stand in that position, to bear, to be responsible for the entire ship group.
Therefore, Cheng Shaoning, the head of the Cheng family, stood up, and he was willing to use his life to help this young commander who was the same age as his youngest son; Therefore, more captains stepped forward, their biggest purpose was just to share the pressure on the shoulders of that young man.
It takes courage to die.
Because it takes courage to die to help others.
Of course Tang Lang understands, once on the battlefield, his comrades-in-arms dragged a wounded leg and ran wildly in the jungle in order to find out the location of the lurking sniper for him, and at the moment when he was shot by the opponent, Tang Lang pulled the trigger with tears.
Leaving the barracks, leaving the green, leaving the land, Tang Lang once thought that he was also far away from those who would always live in his heart. But now, these people in front of him are so similar to his comrades-in-arms back then.
This nation has never lacked people who dare to give their lives for what they want to protect, regardless of the passage of thousands of years, this is a heritage that is deeply rooted in their genes.
The inheritance has never been broken.
A warm and soft hand like nephrite was placed on the back of Tang Lang's hand.
Tang Lang's heart fluttered, and he turned his head sideways, just facing the bright moon dress's pair of bright autumn pupils.
The bright girl said softly: "We will all live well, don't forget, back to Kunlun Star, I still owe you a cup of tea, you have to let me pay it back to you." ”
"A debtor will not repay his debts, but a creditor cannot fail to collect debts!"
This may not be a true love story, but it may be the warmest expectation in the world.
Just imagine, the two of them sit on the bank of the sunny and warm Tianqing River, taste a cup of fragrant tea, and look at the men and women holding hands and walking on the quiet Tianqing River without worry, what a satisfying state of mind.
Tang Lang nodded with a blank look in his eyes, and finally gave the order.
"The Immortal! Move forward! ”