In the entire known star field, if the province of Heyue is taken as the reference point, the direction of the imperial capital is due east, and the normal vector of the maximum cross-sectional area of Heyue is the upper and lower direction as the positioning standard, then to the west of Heyue is the destroyed Red Moon Province, and further west is the Aum Empire.

To the north of Heyue is a large nebula barrier, and the Sky City is behind the barrier, and to the northeast of Heyue, in the nebula barrier, there is a passage connecting the two major star powers, the Sky Eye.

The location of the Eye in the Sky is less than 30 light-years away from the northernmost star oasis galaxy in Kawagoe.

In the interior of Heyue Province, there are two major dark nebulae, namely the Ursa Minor Nebula and the Arcturus Nebula, of which the Arcturus Nebula is completely located in the territory of Heyue, and the nebula also extends a nebula belt that connects with the Ursa Nebula.

In the past, these two large dark nebulae were the source of turmoil in Heyue Province, but now, they have become a source of wealth for Heyue, and countless Nebula fleets have poured into them to hunt Starry Sky Beasts, and the output value of Nebula Beasts is as high as 100 billion per day!

Now, with the Imperial fleet attacking, these two dark nebulae have become a natural barrier to the province of Heyue.

Sheltered by two large nebulae, there were only two ways for the Imperial fleet to safely enter Kogoe.

The first is from the Black Forest Province northeast of Kawagoe, passing through an extremely narrow nebula corridor and detouring around a distance of at least 300 light-years.

The second is to enter from the southeast of the Kawagoe in the Doji Province, in which the fleet will start from the border line of the Doji Province and travel all the way straight in the direction of the center of the Kawakoe for about 5 light years before encountering the Arcturus Nebula. The Arcturus Nebula is 40 light-years thick and impossible to traverse, so it can only be circumnavigated north along the boundary line of the Arcturus Nebula, and after about 18 light-years of travel, a narrow and thin nebula will appear.

The nebula belt connects the Arcturus Nebula and the Ursa Nebula, which is less than 100 light minutes thick at its narrowest point, and the concentration of dark energy is also quite low.

If you follow the second path to enter Kawagoe, the distance is less than 23 light years, and there are no nebulae around, so the probability of Nebula Beast's sneak attack is very low, and it is much more reliable than the first path.

In fact, the Imperial Combined Fleet also chose this path.

At present, 108 fleets have assembled on the border of the province of Doji, and the first batch of reconnaissance warships, a total of 224, has already set off for Ha Yue Province.

The mission of these reconnaissance warships was twofold: first, to find out the road conditions and reconnoiter the defense forces of Ha Yue. Second, establish safe quantum jump points.

The first task is understandable to everyone, and this is what any war has to do. The second task, which involves the technical details of large-scale quantum jumps.

23 light-years is not far away, but it is not close, and if you fly at ordinary sub-light speed, you have to fly for at least 30 years, which is obviously unacceptable.

With the current general technology of the Crimson Empire's fleet, the only way to get the fleet to the front lines of war is to quantum jump.

However, with so many fleets making quantum jumps, the disturbances caused in the quantum ocean can be very drastic. This is the equivalent of a large bonfire lit in the middle of the night, and in the darkness not far away, enemy snipers lurk.

If there is no safe jumping point, then a massive jump of the fleet is to queue up to commit suicide!

Therefore, the task of this reconnaissance fleet is crucial, if it cannot establish a safe quantum jump point, then the Imperial Combined Fleet can only linger on the border of the province of Heyue without an inch.

When the Imperial fleet began to move, Kawagoe was not idle, and before the reconnaissance fleet departed, 32 Kawagoe fleets gathered next to the fifth star field behind the Arcturus Nebula, that is, the space fortress of the Volcanic Island star field.

There are 32 fleets, each of which is equipped with one mothership, three frigates, three assault ships, and five reconnaissance ships. Each of these ships was built from the ground up, and the outer protective paint of the battleship was almost spotless.

However, although the fleet is new, the warriors on the ship are not new, each fleet has an average of 23,000 soldiers, of which more than 60% are from the Earth Federation, and more than half of the 60% earth warriors have participated in actual combat, and many elites have fought bloody battles with the Dark Shura.

All told, more than 30% of the fleet is battlefield veterans.

The Earth warriors form the skeleton of the fleet, guaranteeing the absolute loyalty of the fleet.

At this time, the 32 fleets have already set up the quantum jump array and are about to step into the frontline battlefield. In the communication channel shared by the major fleets, Zhang Yuan, the governor of Hayue, was making the final mobilization for the war.

Zhang Yuan's voice was very low, but in the low voice, there was a hidden will to kill.

"Four years ago, I participated in the Battle of Shouyang Star, and I witnessed the fall of heroes and the defeat of Dark Shura. We are victorious, relying on the sacrifices of heroes and the sacrifices of countless warriors! Now, we have stepped out of the Star Sea Corridor, have more powerful forces, and have encountered more powerful opponents. At present, a strong enemy, like a surging wave, any retreat will lead to a tragic fate, at this moment, the only way to move forward is to break the waves! ”

"Forward!"

"Forward!"

"Forward!"

The echoes of a mountain and a tsunami echoed in the communication channel.

After a pause in his voice, Zhang Yuan finally said: "May Heyue win!" May the earth shine under the stars! Fight! ”

As soon as the voice fell, the fleets began to speed up. After flying for a while, the fleet dispersed and flew towards their respective quantum jump points, and when they reached the intended jump point, the quantum engine was activated, and the hull of the ship dispersed in a cloud of phantom light.

The river is their appearance, and a large number of safe quantum jump points have long been built, and in terms of mobility, the river crossing fleet greatly surpasses the opponent.

From a distance, this scene looks like a brilliant fireworks slowly blooming in the dark starry sky, incomparably magnificent and incomparably expensive.

Countless warriors, with their lives and blood, lit up the dark and dreary starry sky.

Through the hologram, Zhang Yuan watched this scene in silence.

He has participated in many wars, and he can also get a lot of first-hand information when he stands on a high ground. The Ha Yue fleet was about to face an incomparably tragic battle.

More than 700,000 fighters of the fleet set off this time, but in the end, no more than 100,000 will survive. Countless flesh-and-blood young people, countless beautiful lives, and countless moving stories will turn into a cloud of interstellar dust in the flames of war.

When the last fleet disappeared into the starry sky, Zhang Yuan sighed lowly.

He is not alone, Liu Rui, Lu Meng, Feng Chime, etc. are all standing by his side.

Lu Meng is not a native of the earth, although he joined the Earth Federation, but he has not experienced the war of the earth against the dark Shura, for her who was born in the southwest province, the concept of national race is very weak, and her own personality is indifferent, so she has always been light and light.

But now, in the face of the burning fighting spirit of countless earth warriors, she was still moved, and she turned to Zhang Yuan and said, "Lord Governor, are you worried?" Not necessarily. Although our warriors are fewer than the Imperial Combined Fleet, they are the most majestic warriors I have ever seen, and they are iron fists clenched together, but the Imperial Fleet is a mess of sand. In this war, victory is definitely on our side, there is no doubt about that! ”

Liu Rui is the chief consul of Heyue, a pure earthling, he can best understand Zhang Yuan's mood at the moment, for them, victory is never a choice question, but the only direction.

In this war, the Heyue people may surrender in exchange for survival, but the earthlings will be crushed to pieces for victory!

He understood that Zhang Yuan's sigh was a kind of emotion and a kind of pity. Every soldier in the fleet is a young man, in the prime of his youth, in the prime of life, who should have enjoyed the most beautiful time of his life, a vigorous or quiet and warm love, or traveled around to experience the beauty of the world and the magic of nature, but now, they have to go to hell and fight for the future of the race.

This is the most helpless choice.

He whispered, "Your Excellency, this is probably the fate of our generation. From another point of view, it is not a blessing to be able to die in the burning blood and fight to the death for the love of the heart. ”

Zhang Yuan nodded slightly: "That's right, but I hope this is the last generation." ”

After speaking, he turned to look at his disciple Feng Chime: "Little guy, I'm really sorry to drag you into such a Shura field." ”

Wind Chime's big eyes blinked: "Mentor, this place is 100,000 times better than the garbage collection site." ”

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10 hours and 24 minutes after the departure of the Kawatsu Fleet, the first battle broke out, located in the No. 5 cloud bay east of the Arcturus Nebula, and a reconnaissance ship of the 3rd reconnaissance detachment under the 13th Fleet of the Earth encountered an Imperial reconnaissance ship.

This was an unexpected encounter, and the commanders on both sides were stunned for a moment, and the encounter broke out!