Chapter 874: Lucky: S
Betelgeuse VII sank like this, like the large and medium-sized battleships that had been sunk by Minotaur-class battlecruisers in the past, shattered in the explosion and turned into floating wreckage wrapped in smoke clouds.
The death of the commander made many soldiers feel confused and at the same time, it also made them lose their fighting spirit, and then they were passive and slacked off, and even gave up resistance directly, sending a surrender signal to the 23rd Ranger Regiment.
Will it be Harvin? The battleship commanders enraged by Cassan's death have almost all been reduced to the ghosts of the guns of 12 Minotaur-class battlecruisers. Hymn Will has long since died, Elizabeth has not been heard from, Athena has been defeated, several princes are preparing to flee for their lives, and now Halvin? Kasan is also dead, what is the point of this battle?
More and more people are choosing to give up and accept the fate of failure. Others tried to flee, thinking that although the Battle of Kehanos was over, the new forces had not collapsed, and the princes still had a chance to make a comeback.
Because of Halvin? At the cost of his life, Cassan blocked the salvo of 12 Minotaur-class battle cruisers, and the "Scorpio" was able to successfully start the warp engine, and the hull of the ship turned into a streamer and disappeared into this battlefield.
Next is the "Blood Raven" where the fourth prince Crony and the fifth prince Jordan are located, and the last is Prince Tyron's "Snow Wind". Since the safe passage cleared by the Lionheart's independent fleet at a heavy cost is not wide, if the three warships start the warp engine at the same time, it is easy to interfere, which will affect the sensitive electrical components, and no one will want to leave at that time.
Therefore, they can only leave one by one.
Halvin? Kasan dragged 12 Minotaur-class battle cruisers, but he couldn't stop those tricky wyverns and self-exploding mosquitoes.
As the countdown to the Blood Raven's warp engine began, three seriously injured dragons and one mosquito passed through the gap between the left flank and appeared behind the left rear of the Snow Wind.
Judging from their flight paths, it is absolutely impossible for the "Snow Wind" to shake them off and enter the virtual space unharmed.
Taryn felt like he was unlucky today. I have lived most of my life, and I have never been so sad as I am today.
As a last resort, he could only order the piloting group to stop the warm-up, immediately activate the weapon system of the "Snow Wind", and shell the three flying dragons behind him who did not hesitate to pay heavy injuries and interfere with the three ships leaving the battlefield. As for the self-detonating mosquitoes...... It will be solved by carrier-based UAVs.
The "Snow Wind" is also a special soul singer-class flagship. It's just that the core of the thruster array used for regular navigation in the rear is an Ipsilon thruster. Undoubtedly, this has greatly improved the speed and agility of the "Snow Wind", far surpassing the "Black Iron" and "Blood Raven" and other warships of the same class.
However, to the speechlessness of His Royal Highness, the Ipsilon thruster, which has always been working normally, is ...... at this critical moment today Unexpectedly, there were symptoms of unaccustomed to water and soil.
Perhaps the inertia caused by the emergency braking of the warp engine affected the entire propulsion system with the Ipsilon thruster as the core, and the related facilities including the auxiliary thruster and balance system were temporarily offline, but the warship's weapon system was still functional. In particular, the large-caliber railgun, which is the main gun, fires in one direction at the same time, and in the absence of a balancing system to adjust the attitude of the hull, the reaction force pushes the battleship and swings sharply to the right.
What does it mean to be in trouble? What does it mean to add insult to injury?
This is called a disaster, this is called a worse situation!
The above thoughts only lingered in Tyron's mind for a moment, and then they were replaced by fear.
A pillar of light burst out from a great distance, almost brushing the port side of the "Snow Wind", hitting the thruster group that emitted violent curvature fluctuations on the tail of the "Blood Raven". A blinding explosion of light lit up, and the flames rolled like dark clouds that tumbled violently. Wrapped in countless fragments, it boiled outward. The bright red hull of the "Blood Raven" was torn apart from the tail by a pair of hands, and large pieces of irregular wreckage fell off the hull and flew into the distance.
The shock wave from the thruster explosion tore through the ship's structure, and the flames and explosions spread rapidly along the energy pipeline, engulfing the entire ship.
The Blood Raven, which was carrying the two princes, was destroyed by a pillar of light from behind it just before it was about to enter the virtual space. Just like Betelgeuse, it turned into a floating wreck in the void.
Such a scene stunned many and frightened many people.
Taryn didn't stay, he was just scared...... If there is no thruster failure, if the balancing system is not offline. If the battleship had not swung to the right under the reaction force, the ship that would have been blown up by that pillar of light would not have been the "Blood Raven", but his "Snow Wind".
The Ipsilong thruster, which was striking with his younger brother at the critical moment, did not harm him, but saved his life at a critical moment.
Tyron's mood became very complicated, on the one hand, the explosion of the "Blood Raven", the death of his two nephews was inseparable from him to some extent, on the other hand, he felt glad from the bottom of his heart, glad that it was not himself who died, and he was glad that the Epsilon thruster failed at the right time, it was simply his lucky charm,
The pillar of light came from afar, and lasted for a short time, separating the Wyvern from the self-detonating mosquito, and at the same time destroying the "Blood Raven" in front of it, calming the space-time shock caused by the warp engine.
The deputy captain shouted in his ear: "Your Highness......"
Taryn knew what he wanted to say, and he knew what he had to do, and now there was no time for him to waste, and there was no time to sigh for him.
"Driving group, start the warp engine immediately...... Let's get out of here. ”
Before Taryn could finish his sentence, the leader of the driving group pushed down the joystick with his sweaty hands...... They had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Although it was only a moment before and after in terms of time, it felt like months had passed.
The failure of the regular engine does not mean that the warp engine is unusable, and the balance system is only slightly offline, and now it has been restarted, although the warm-up has not been completed just now, and there are some risks, but they can no longer manage so much.
When the pillar of light turned from bright to dark and disappeared into a lot of fluorescence, a faint blue flame erupted from the warp thruster at the tail of the "Snow Wind", and the hull that lacked symmetrical beauty lit up with a dazzling brilliance, and disappeared in this airspace in an instant.
After the departure of the "Snow Wind", some of the ships of the Lionheart's Independent Fleet also tried to leave the battlefield. Some managed to escape from Kehanos due to their location, while others were unsuccessful due to the interference of the Corruptor and the Wyvern.
The result of success is to save lives. If you don't succeed, you won't necessarily lose your life.
The captains of some warships, knowing that they had lost their chance, chose to give up resistance and surrender to the 23rd Ranger Regiment. Only a handful of ships resisted and were sent to hell by the Corruptor and the ships of the 23rd Ranger Regiment.
Of these surrendered ships, the Doomsday Fleet under Tyranny's command was the most straightforward. More than half of the battleships chose to abandon resistance. And the Lionheart Independent Fleet has just over a third. From this, you can see the gap between the two fleets, and also the gap between Tylen and Tramon.
Elizabeth said that he was the least of the Praise Will brothers, and that he was not slanderous.
Of the 1,300 warships of the Doomsday Fleet, about 700 of them surrendered, and less than 200 of them escaped from Kehanos.
Of the more than 2,900 warships of the Lionheart's independent fleet, only about 900 surrendered, partly because the junior sergeants mutinied and killed the command staff of the bridge; Part of it was that the battleship was badly damaged. Unable to fight, the command had to choose to surrender for the sake of the safety of the lives of all the soldiers on the ship; Only about 200 warships were genuinely tired of the war and gave up resistance.
The remaining more than 1,200 warships were sunk, and only nearly 700 were evacuated safely, even with the more than 300 warships that were damaged in the deep space outside of Kehanos and the main force of the 23rd Ranger Regiment and sailed to the Pokeby Star System for repairs. As a result of this battle, the United Kingdom of Turanx became known throughout the Hillenbuir region for the Lionheart Independent Fleet. From the original 5,000 warships, it has been reduced to the point where there is only one regular fleet left.
As everyone knows. With the current level of technology, it is easy to defeat the opponent, but it is difficult to defeat the opponent, let alone crush or even annihilate. The Lionheart Independent Fleet + Doomsday Fleet combined forces outnumbered the 23rd Ranger Regiment + Living Battleship Cluster, only to end up in a fiasco. Almost all the establishment has been wiped out, and it really hurts.
Of course, the Tang side also suffered a lot of losses, and Melol died; The Skywalker Guard has just over 120 ships left; Half of the auxiliary defense fleet was completely destroyed; Even the Corruptor and the Wyvern lost nearly 400 people; The 23rd Ranger Regiment was reduced by nearly a third. However, compared to the losses of the new faction, it is already very small.
Praise Will Death; Tramont and Elizabeth were captured; The sons of war are all destroyed; Brionac system crashes; The "Blood Raven" exploded; There are less than 1,000 ships left in the Lionheart's independent fleet...... What's more, after this battle, the Kehanos star system completely fell into the hands of the old-school forces and the Tang side.
This is not Congreve's Aradel star system, it's Kehanos, the heart of the country.
To put it bluntly, in this war, the combined forces of the Tang side and Henrietta defeated Zanggowell and achieved a victory that was enough to shock many people, which will add another glorious monument to the legendary history of Captain Tang, and many people will cheer for it, and many people will applaud it......
However, at this moment, he did not feel any joy. Cabreto died a lot, and Nacello died a lot. Victory? No, there is no winner in this war, whether it is Henrietta, Zanggowell, or him, who is the loser.
Today's martial arts are forged with a lot of white bones...... As far as the eye could see, every corner of the Kehanos star system was filled with the breath of destruction and the whimper of the soul.
Although he had already realized it, and although the memories from Tang Yan made him accustomed to death, when he personally led such a war for the so-called "justice" and "freedom", he was still a little sad and sad.
Grief is for others, and grief is for oneself.
This is only the battlefield of Kehanos, this is only the domain of the United Kingdom of Tulanx, if Elena's wish is to be granted, Seke? Bakar's revenge, Choi Eun-ho's ideals, Congreve's will, how much more blood will be shed? How many more tears will be shed?
Of course, despite the discomfort in his heart, even though he did not want to see more bloodshed and death, he still had to do it and finish it.
Before coming to the United Kingdom of Turanks, he had no idea how much responsibility he had on his shoulders, and he was only responsible for the crew of the Morningstar, for himself and his family.
Now, he finally understands what it means that with great power comes great responsibility.
This is not the narrow "responsibility" carried out by the protagonists of some heroic films whose goal is to save humanity and save the world. ”
The goal of those protagonists is really simple and naïve......
What he is doing now is not to drive the aliens who have invaded human society back to his hometown, nor is it like treating Harrington? Harris, like that, surrendered directly by force.
Henrietta once said, "Politics is the hearts of the people".
And the human heart is the most fickle, complex, and elusive thing in the world.
His fight for the power of the people of the United Kingdom of Tulanx may have been met with not praise but curse. His cry for the dignity of life may not be ushered in by support, but by indifference. He exhausted himself for a fairer society, perhaps with mockery.
Responsibility is not terrible like mountains and rivers, and responsibility is heavy like people's hearts.
The enemy can be defeated by force, but the hearts and minds ...... No.
He chose to help Elena, Seke, Choi Eun-ho and others change the country, which is tantamount to putting himself in the quagmire of people's hearts. It's tough, it's hard, it's hard, but since you have made a choice, you have to face the responsibility that comes with that choice.
He is not used to regrets, and he is not good at withdrawing, but fortunately there are still many partners to rely on.
On the road full of wind and rain, as long as there is someone to accompany you, you don't have to walk alone, it is enough.
The light of the phase crystal at the front of the Void Glow Ship slowly faded, and the three fluid force field projectors that were like flowers in full bloom closed inward, and the light that was enough to confuse the human eye was gone.
The nearby 23rd Ranger Regiment battleships were silent, neither taking over the surrendered ships nor pursuing the routed ships.
When Tang Fang jumped into the cockpit of the special operations transport ship, the Void Glow ship slowly sank into a cloud of streamers and disappeared into this airspace, and then, those battleships reacted, and the thrusters began to spew surging flames, advancing in different directions.
He knew why, and he knew that Sliphen had too many questions, and that the people at Seth Harbor had too many shocks, but he didn't have the heart to answer those questions, and he didn't have time to respond to those shocks.
The "Scorpion" ran away, and the "Blood Raven" was ignited by the Void Glow Ship, and he was quite satisfied with this result. As for the "Snow Wind"...... Honestly, he doesn't care about Taryn? Olipod.
In his eyes, those princes were much more important than His Royal Highness. (To be continued.) )