On July 31, 2033, the Sirius rode alone on an expedition to Saturn.

The moon has no atmosphere, and there is no sad wind and bitter words for the occasion, only Wu Han took a group of senior generals to see off the Sky Wolf.

Not only did there be a lot of high-ranking Chinese generals in Beiyuezhou, but the international base also sent a group of high-ranking officers to participate in the send-off.

Before the Sirius, no human warship had ever had such a high standard of treatment, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to appear again in the future.

The officer corps that saw them off was very eye-catching, but the ceremony of going out was not grand, and it could even be said to be shabby, Duan Zhiyang simply reported on the big screen that the Sirius was ready, asked to sail and so on. Then Wu Han agreed to the battleship to sail, and sent a few words of blessings, so simple that the departure ceremony was not a ceremony at all, and the Sky Wolf officially set sail.

At this moment, the Sky Wolf was shining brightly, and all the Chinese generals were full of pride in their chests, and all the foreign generals were deeply jealous in their eyes.

No one knew what would happen to the Sirius, but everyone had poured countless anticipations into it.

When Sirius departed, it happened to be the tenth day that the expeditionary force entered the Uranus sector.

Since leaving Saturn, the battle between the expeditionary force and the alien fleet has not stopped, and the three battleships have turned around from time to time to give the enemy ship a few cannons, most of the time the shells are wasted, and there are very few times when the enemy ship is actually hit.

It's not that the expeditionary force doesn't work hard, but the aliens have learned well and figured out the means of human beings, and it's not so easy to hit enemy ships.

No one knows how long this chase will last, for ten days, the alien fleet is still full of energy, and the three captains all believe that this battle will not be fought for a while and a half, and they must be prepared for a long-term chase.

After determining this, the three captains immediately issued the same order, and a large number of crew members went into hibernation, leaving only the most basic control personnel to minimize the consumption of materials.

The three captains all hoped to hold out for a longer period of time, but the consumption of supplies had decreased, but the consumption of ammunition had never been reduced, and the inventory of ammunition was decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Ye Han and others also thought about using laser cannons to resist the enemy as much as possible, but the range of laser cannons was too close, and there was no concealment of shells, unless the expeditionary force and the enemy were close to death, they would not use laser cannons at all.

Time passed day by day in the chase, on October 2, Ye Han and Ruan Yinghua received a communication from the Shihe, Zhang Guoliang said straight to the point: "Our ship's ammunition is exhausted, and I can't hold on!" ”

Ruan Yinghua was angry on the spot: "What are you kidding? ”

"I'm not kidding." Zhang Guoliang looked serious, "Shihe is a frigate, it can't be compared with a destroyer, let alone an aerospace carrier, just a few minutes ago, I just fired the last shell." ”

"What do you think?" Ruan Yinghua's tone was not good, "Want to go back to Earth? ”

Zhang Guoliang sighed: "When will I say that I will return to Earth?" He didn't like Ruan Yinghua's tone very much, but he didn't want to conflict with Ruan Yinghua.

"And what do you want?" Ruan Anh Hoa's tone was still vicious.

Zhang Guoliang looked at Ye Han, and Ye Han played helplessly: "Okay, okay, what's the noise?" I'm not a child anymore, and I have something to say slowly. ”

Ruan Yinghua glanced at Ye Han, with dissatisfaction clearly written on his face, but he didn't speak again.

Zhang Guoliang can be used as a soft persimmon pinch, Ye Han should forget it, don't say anything else, just say that the sinking sign on the Leishan Ship, he has to weigh it carefully.

The military pays attention to the rank of position, but it is not the same in all cases.

From ancient times to the present, the army is a place where the strong are respected, don't look at Ruan Yinghua's position is half a level higher than Ye Han, but he can't help Ye Han has a superhuman record behind him, no matter what kind of position, in front of the record of the Lei Shan, he has to look at Ye Han with admiration.

Compared with the Leishan, the Qingzhou can't take advantage of the record at all, and Ruan Yinghua naturally can't speak hard.

To put it mildly, who doesn't like this kind of brilliant subordinates? If the two of them really have a conflict and go to the top, it's really hard to say who the top will help.

Zhang Guoliang said: "The ammunition is gone, there is not much fuel, and there are still some supplies, but not too much, it is said that I should return now!" ”

The frequent high-speed maneuvers have greatly increased the fuel consumed by the battleship, and the remaining fuel can no longer fly back to Earth, and even if it returns, it can only fly back slowly by inertia.

Listening to Zhang Guoliang's words, Ruan Yinghua's eyes widened again, and his two eyebrows were almost raised, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't want to let Ye Han stare fiercely before he could speak.

Ruan Yinghua held his breath in his chest, almost holding back his internal injuries.

Zhang Guoliang pretended not to see anything, and continued: "Considering the safety of the earth, I can't go back at this time anyway, so I discussed it with the soldiers, voted democratically, and decided to give up the return voyage. ”

"Give up?" Ye Han's eyes widened in shock.

Ruan Yinghua was also dumbfounded, he always thought that Zhang Guoliang wanted to go back to Earth now, in that case, the enemy ships following Shihe would follow Shihe to Earth, this was the fundamental reason why he had not given a good face, and the result was so embarrassing, Zhang Guoliang didn't plan to do so at all.

Ye Han pondered the words and said slowly: "Give up returning...... What about you and your crew? I'm too far away from the Green Island to make it there, so you can't stay in the battleship all the time, can you? ”

Since leaving Saturn, the three battleships have separated, each going in one direction, and the enemy ships that are trailing are grouped together, but I didn't expect that now it has become a stumbling block for their own family.

Zhang Guoliang said: "I plan to let the soldiers leave the ship in a lifeboat, and the battleship will be autonomous, keep the existing route, and how long can it be delayed." ”

"Lifeboats?" Ye Han couldn't believe his ears, "Lao Zhang, don't be kidding, this place is the Uranus region, more than ten astronomical units away from the earth, the sky is high and the road is far away and there are dangers everywhere, if you are not careful, the boat will be destroyed and people will die, and the possibility of returning to the earth in a lifeboat is too low, it is better to ...... If you hold on a little longer, I'll lean over right now, and everyone will move to me!" ”

"Come to me!" Nguyen Anh Hoa's attitude is almost a 180-degree turn.

He put on a face to show Zhang Guoliang, never because of personal matters.

Zhang Guoliang was very tempted, but after hesitating for a while, he still shook his head, and his attitude was very resolute: "It's still not necessary, according to my plan, the Shihe is no one, and it can also lead the enemy forces behind, on the other hand, no matter which of the two of you comes, it is two enemies combined into one...... Do you think aliens are too stupid to see what you're here for? ”

Ye Han said dejectedly: "Impossible, dog. Day. The enemy may be fooled, but the probability of not being fooled is even higher. ”

Zhang Guoliang said: "That's it, the stakes are very high, so you can't take risks, even if it's just a little bit." ”