Chapter 327: Attack from both sides
The dragon bird fleet was chased all the way behind by the Yaqiu fleet, obviously having a certain advantage in numbers, but no one had the heart to turn back and fight with the Yaqiu fleet.
At this time, the Dragon Bird fleet only cared about fleeing for its life, lest it run too slowly and become the target of the Yaqiu fleet, and the morale of the entire fleet completely collapsed.
Seeing that the Dragon Bird fleet was approaching the edge of the galaxy, it happened that the reinforcements sent by Li Xingqi also happened to jump to the periphery of the galaxy at this time.
The person who led the reinforcements was a close confidant named Wu Qiang under Li Xingqi, and his current military rank was colonel, as long as he made a few more military exploits and was promoted to major general, there would be no problem.
Wu Qiang is not very old and has the momentum of a young man, so he is very valued by Li Xingqi, and Wu Qiang also wants to take advantage of this opportunity to perform well and accumulate achievements for his promotion.
This improvised patchwork fleet is only one-third of the regular fleet, and the number is less, but they are all relatively capable warships.
The fleet had just broken away from the transition and was speeding towards the Yaqiu system, just as the dragon bird fleet fled towards the edge of the galaxy.
"Sir, we just detected a large fleet heading towards the outer reaches of the system, not too far from our location." A staff member said to Wu Qiang.
Wu Qiang hurriedly asked, "Who knows the fleet?" Is it Aqiu's or the Dragonbird fleet? ”
"It's the Dragonbird Fleet." The staff replied.
Wu Qiang felt strange in his heart, the dragon bird fleet was rushing to the outside of the galaxy, could it be that he was planning to launch a surprise attack on our army?
Thinking of this, Wu Qiang couldn't sit still, beckoned to the officer in charge of intelligence, and asked, "Can you tell me the details, is the Dragon Bird fleet coming towards us?" ”
"It doesn't seem to be." The intelligence officer replied.
"It's strange, why are they rushing out of the galaxy if they're not coming at us?" Wu Qiang frowned and said, "Could it be that they are planning to retreat?" ”
"I think it's a possibility, otherwise they wouldn't have a reason to do that."
At this moment, a soldier hurriedly ran to report: "Report! Another fleet was discovered, just behind the Dragon Bird fleet, judging by the situation, it should be in pursuit, and the preliminary judgment should be the Yaqiu fleet! ”
Hearing this, Wu Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped the table and stood up and said, "That's right!" It seems that the Dragon Bird Fleet has been defeated and is being pursued by the Yaqiu Fleet! ”
After listening to Wu Qiang's judgment, everyone nodded in agreement, judging from the information they have obtained so far, it should be like this.
One of the officers said, "Now that the Aqiu fleet has won, it seems that we have made a trip in vain. ”
"Yes, I didn't expect the Yaqiu fleet to defeat the dragon bird fleet, it's really surprising......"
"This dragon bird fleet is too weak, there are more than the Aqiu fleet, and it can still be defeated, the Aqiu fleet is a fleet that has just been established......"
Everyone began to talk about it, and the atmosphere seemed very relaxed, after all, the Yaqiu fleet had won, and there was no need for them to participate in the battle.
However, Wu Qiang, as the commander of the fleet, was silent, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something, and he never participated in the discussion of everyone.
A staff member inadvertently saw Wu Qiang, and saw that his expression was a little solemn, not at all as relaxed as others.
"Sir, what are you worried about?" The staff asked softly.
Wu Qiang said slowly: "If we just watched the Dragon Bird Fleet escape, wouldn't we come to Yaqiu for nothing, and we wouldn't have the face to meet people when we went back." ”
Wu Qiang's words just reached the hearts of everyone, they traveled thousands of miles, day and night, but they went back without fighting and without making an inch, and others were afraid that they would laugh at them for just traveling at public expense.
At this time, someone said, "What does the chief mean, should we take the opportunity to stop the Dragon Bird Fleet?" ”
Wu Qiang nodded and said, "Not bad!" Now that the Dragon Bird Fleet has just suffered defeat, it is the time when the people's morale is weak, our morale is rising, and it is so coincidental that if we rush to the front of them to intercept them, we will definitely be able to defeat them, and we will be considered a meritorious person when we go back. ”
After hearing this, everyone nodded again and again, and said one after another: "The chief is right, now that our morale is high, there is no reason why we can't beat them, not to mention that there is also the Yaqiu fleet in pursuit, and the attack on both sides will definitely be a complete victory!" ”
Wu Qiang saw that everyone agreed with his opinion, and his heart was very happy, he stood up and said: "Since everyone is in favor of fighting, then without further ado, take advantage of the fact that the Dragon Bird fleet has not yet arrived, rush in front of them, and block their way!" ”
"Yes!" The crowd replied in a loud voice.
The fleet that received the order temporarily turned around and did not directly enter the Yaqiu system, but accelerated its speed and rushed in the direction of the escape of the Dragon Bird Fleet, intending to intercept the way before the Dragon Bird Fleet.
After several hours of flying, Wu Qiang's fleet finally rushed to the designated position and intercepted the retreating route of the Dragon Bird fleet.
Wu Qiang ordered that the whole army be ready for battle, and as soon as the Dragon Bird fleet arrived, they would immediately launch a rush attack and take the opponent by surprise.
At this time, the morale of Wu Qiang's fleet was booming, and everyone wanted to make meritorious contributions, and they would be rewarded when they returned, and promotions and salary increases were all expected.
This time he rushed to Yaqiu to support, and Li Xingqi gave a strict order, requiring that he must arrive before the specified deadline, otherwise he will be severely punished. Similarly, as long as you can complete the task well, you will receive much higher rewards in the future than usual.
Soon, the intelligence department sent the latest information to Wu Qiang, and the Dragon Bird fleet arrived soon, and it was expected to enter the firing range in more than ten minutes.
Wu Qiang immediately ordered all ships to prepare for shooting, and at the same time, the formation of the fleet was spread out as much as possible, so that the dragon bird fleet that was about to escape could be intercepted as much as possible.
"Report to the sir, the enemy fleet is already within range!"
Wu Qiang nodded, and decisively ordered: "Attention everyone, the battle has officially begun, fire!" ”
After receiving the order, all the battleships opened fire together, and the beams of hundreds of particle cannons shot towards the dragon bird fleet in front.
The Dragon Bird fleet, which was busy escaping, naturally detected that there was a fleet interception ahead, so it deployed its defensive cover early and began to fight back at the same time.
However, the Dragon Bird fleet now has no unified command at all, and all the warships are in charge of their own battles, and they cannot form an effective formation at all, so the counterattack is also very scattered.
Wu Qiang soon discovered this phenomenon, so he ordered the fleet, divided into small battle groups, and concentrated firepower to attack the enemy's warships.
Although there are a lot of warships in the Dragon Bird fleet, the battle is extremely chaotic, and a battleship is often attacked by more than a dozen warships of the other side, and soon the defensive cover can not hold on, so one by one the battleships are killed one by one, and the battle situation is very tragic.
Seeing that the way ahead was blocked, and that they were superior in numbers but were not opponents of others, these people in the Dragon Bird Fleet also began to panic.
At this time, it finally occurred to someone that the strength of a single warship would definitely not be able to break through the other party's interception, and it was possible to escape only if everyone acted together.
So, some of the captains of the ships deliberated on the spot, and decided that everyone would break through in the same direction together, so that perhaps some of the warships could rush over.
As for who will survive and who will become cannon fodder, then it will only be left to fate.
Having made up their minds, a part of the battleships began to assemble and break through to the same place.
Wu Qiang found that the other party had changed, so he also ordered to change the formation, so that the fleet set up a long formation, as if a wall blocked the way of the dragon bird fleet.
On the side of the Dragon Bird fleet, the first batch of warships that tried to break through were quickly destroyed, and all of them became part of the cosmic dust.
However, although they did not succeed, their actions inspired others, and more and more warships began to break through in groups, and the battle suddenly became fierce.
Although the morale of the Dragon Bird fleet is low now, and they don't have the courage to fight with the Yaqiu fleet, the desire to escape is extremely strong, and they can ignore the fleet chasing behind them, but if anyone doesn't let them escape, they will really fight!
I saw the dragon bird fleet rushing towards Wu Qiang's fleet one after another, and the two sides fought more and more fiercely, and they had completely entered a white-hot state.
This time it was Wu Qiang's turn to be surprised, he never thought that this defeated Dragon Bird fleet would actually burst out with quite strong combat effectiveness at this time, and one after another battleships seemed to rush over as if they were desperate, like beasts that were extremely hungry.
"Keep fighting! Don't stop! Hold on a little longer, and Yaqiu's fleet will be almost there! While commanding the fleet to fight, Wu Qiang delivered an encouraging speech to the entire fleet.
Wu Qiang, who originally planned to take the opportunity to grab the credit, now realized that he had miscalculated and bumped into the Dragon Bird Fleet that was going crazy and wanted to break through, resulting in extremely heavy losses for himself.
Fortunately, the Dragon Bird fleet is still very chaotic now, otherwise the fleet led by Wu Qiang may not be able to hold out for so long, and it would have been almost consumed long ago.
Wu Qiang regretted it very much, he shouldn't have participated in the war so recklessly, but now the losses are very large, and it is impossible to get out, so he can only hope for the Yaqiu fleet.
At the beginning, Wu Qiang didn't plan to contact the Yaqiu fleet, and wanted to take all the credit for himself. But now he had to contact the Yaqiu fleet, hoping that the Yaqiu fleet could come to support as soon as possible, otherwise his fleet would not be able to hold on.
The Yaqiu fleet was not ambiguous, and immediately agreed to speed up and launch a fierce attack from the rear of the dragon bird fleet to reduce Wu Qiang's pressure.
Feng Kailong was a man who did what he said, and immediately ordered the fleet to increase its speed, attack from the rear of the Dragon Bird Fleet, and completely annihilate the Dragon Bird Fleet by attacking from both sides.
"General, the dragon bird fleet ahead has entered the firing range." said the officer in charge of intelligence.
Feng Kailong didn't talk nonsense, and simply ordered neatly: "Start attacking and destroy as many enemy ships as possible!" ”
"Understood! Attention to the whole fleet......"
The Aqiu fleet then began to launch a fierce attack, reducing the number of the dragon bird fleet as much as possible.