Perhaps because of such an embarrassing retreat, or because he gave up the attack on the enemy's submarine carrier, Su Yang's mood was extremely depressed, or at least silent. Natasha didn't say anything as if she had done something wrong. Only Rick, unaware, seemed to babble a little.

There is at least 15 minutes left to fly from the airspace of the battle just now to the waters of Mayan Island, where ATF3 is located. And these 15 minutes seem to be like years, torturing Su Yang and Natasha.

Wait until Su Yang and the other two planes break through the clouds and break into the sea area where ATF3 (Task Force 3) is located. At this time, what appeared in front of them was a mess - the 30,000-ton CVL131 light aircraft carrier disappeared without a trace on the sea surface at this time, leaving only a large number of burned wreckage floating on the sea; The three-thousand-ton FFG-58 missile frigate has tilted to the right, and the sea water has already covered most of the deck, and thick smoke has covered the entire hull at the same time.

The only one that survived was the FFG-31 frigate, which, despite being hit by a missile on the stern, was still able to make an S-type anti-aircraft maneuver, but had no time to worry about the overboard on the sea.

There were three lone VF-1s hovering in the air, like frightened birds, and as soon as they saw Su Yang and their formation, they scattered and fled, completely losing the will to fight. Fortunately, by this time, the rebels who had attacked the United Army had retreated, and the all-channel jamming had disappeared, so they could be recalled. After Su Yang carefully observed their wings, he found that they had used up all their ammunition.

Hovering in the air, Su Yang inspected the entire battlefield, he couldn't understand why a task force detachment of the United Army had suffered such tragic losses.

A reply was soon received from the surviving FFG-31 frigate, "We have been attacked by more than 30 unidentified warplanes." The FFG-58 was hit by two anti-ship missiles, and it is estimated that it will not be long before it sinks. The CVL131 aircraft carrier was sunk within 2 minutes by the main gun of the Jetratti battleship, the keel of which was broken. The captain said with palpitations at this time.

Su Yang was silent for a moment, "FFG-31, AA101 will immediately start to take over the command of this combat area. All air combat units took note and immediately launched anti-aircraft patrols to prevent enemy counterattacks, cover FFG-31 to rescue survivors and evacuate to safe areas. ”

In the event of a severe blow to the troops and the disrupted structure, officers with the highest rank can automatically take command of the combat forces that can be gathered.

In the course of long-term air defense patrols, Su Yang constantly received reports, and the preliminary result was that the losses were very heavy, and the SVF-82 squadron with five squads was almost completely wiped out, and only 3 aircraft remained; CVL131 sank, and no one survived the ship; The FFG-58 sank, half of the crew survived, and the captain was killed; FFG-31, with 20 casualties. Due to the injuries and inability to cross the ocean, FFG-31 moved to the vicinity of Mayang Island with all the rescued people who had fallen into the water.

According to statistics, the losses suffered by the rebels who launched the sneak attack were almost negligible, with only 3 F203s and 2 VF-1s. This is probably the biggest defeat the Unification Army has suffered since the Interstellar War.

Since the missile frigates do not have the ability to park VF fighters, VF fighters have been parked near Mayan Island and temporary camps have been set up.

In this way, Su Yang flew in the air for 18 hours before he got a shift to rest and landed near the temporary camp. Until then, such a camp was more of a refugee camp, littered with materials salvaged from the wreckage of FFG-58 and CVL-131; And because there were too many wounded, FFG-31 was given priority in medical conditions, and all the wounded except for the critically wounded were concentrated on the island. To make matters worse, due to the severe lack of tents, the wounded were confined to lying on rocks under a pergola propped up by canvas, ventilated on all sides.

However, when Su Yang rested, a transport plane airdropped a large number of materials and personnel, which greatly improved all kinds of conditions.

"The wounded were all transferred by helicopter to the hospital ship of ATF6 (Task Force 6), which was approaching. Combat personnel and equipment await the arrival of ATF6 for handover. In the tent of the improvised command post, Su Yang picked up the satellite phone and was talking to the headquarters of the United Army in Macrosscity.

On the other end of the phone was Colonel Claudia, "Originally, this was a tentative operation, but I didn't expect the damage to be more serious than I estimated...... We will definitely avenge the revenge of ATF3, and now ATF2, which has two light aircraft carriers and five frigates, is heading north to search and advance. ”

Su Yang picked up the military dagger on the table and clenched it tightly, "Colonel, at least our operational goal has been achieved." ”

"Major, in fact, this battle is not quite your style!" Claudia's tone seemed to be filled with disappointment, "Knowing that the enemy's submarine carrier was exposed, she didn't take the initiative to attack, but chose to retreat." It's very different from what you did in Macrosscity Defense. Even if it is only to damage the enemy ship, it will be of great help to our subsequent search operations. ”

For Su Yang, he hadn't thought of these for a long time, but now it sounded as uncomfortable as a pain in his body, "Colonel, the decision to humble himself is based on the following reasons. First, the machine has lost three Ghost and Gunpod, and more than half of the anti-aircraft missiles have been consumed, so it is exhausting to get rid of the entanglement of the enemy's ACE; Second, when the enemy's submarine aircraft carrier emerges, it is very likely that it will release fighters or recover fighters, and our two-plane formation is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength; 3. The raid distance is too long, and the probability of failure increases sharply; Fourth, this machine is a test model, and it is also responsible for receiving combat data......"

"Anyway, you chose to survive, didn't you?" Claudia interrupted Su Yang's words, and then said in a slightly emotional tone, "I don't want to lose a main force in such a situation. ”

After hanging up the phone, Su Yang stabbed the dagger in his hand into the table. Because of the force, the dagger pierced the table made of composite materials.

"Yang ......"

Su Yang looked back and found that Natasha was not far away, with her head down, as if she had made a mistake, and she didn't dare to look at him squarely.

"Why this look?"

"Because it's me ......"

"I am the Supreme Commander here, and I am responsible for any decisions I make." Su Yang slowly walked towards Natasha, "I always need one or two people around me who can give me a different opinion, so that I can make the right decision." There is an old Chinese saying that if you listen to it, you will understand it. ”

As if she had been praised, Natasha quickly smiled brightly.

Su Yang was suddenly amused by Natasha's slightly childish temper, and he almost laughed, but fortunately he held back.

Su Yang and Natasha walked to the vitrified rock, snuggled up to each other, and looked up at the bright starry sky. Su Yang, who was surrounded by exhaustion, instantly felt the pain of falling apart, but he still put his coat on Natasha.

"It's such a beautiful starry sky~~" Natasha said softly, "I seem to be about to merge into this huge universe." ”

"It's as if we're not from this universe." Su Yang took a long breath, "However, maybe we have to take it here for a while before the rescue fleet arrives." We still have a lot of opportunities to see the night sky like this. ”

"But as long as you're with me, every night is different!"

But after waiting for a long time, Su Yang didn't answer him. Natasha looked down and saw that he had already entered the dream.

"Good night."