High-energy beams crisscrossed the starship, constantly slamming into the starship's hull. Although the starship was constantly maneuvering, changing angles and stress points, it still could not prevent pieces of hull armor from falling off and being damaged.

The starship's exterior suddenly exploded into flames, and a high-energy turret was blown away from the hull, tumbling away from the hull, and still exploding, floating into the depths of the universe.

The starship was full of people on their backs, light screens and all kinds of small objects flew around, and several crew members who were flying directly flew up and hit the ceiling fiercely.

Lin Xi firmly grasped the handrail with one hand, so he was not thrown out of the air. She quickly clicked on the command platform to select a set of weapons from the starship, and then selected the target on the opposite side.

The side armor plates of the frigate opened, revealing rows of emholes below, from which missiles slid out, ignited, and quickly flew towards the locked target. When the swarms of missiles pounced on the Federation starship, the Federation starship also released a large number of missiles, several times the number.

Lin Xi tried his best to stabilize his body while desperately firing back, and the frigate swam away in the rain of artillery fire and bullets, and the hull would be lit up with dazzling flames from time to time.

The image of the colonel appeared on the command platform again, and at this moment, the image was constantly distorted, and the voice was also a little intermittent: "The battle situation is unfavorable, now our ship will open the way, your ship will follow our ship, and immediately withdraw from the battlefield!"

"Evacuate? Can't evacuate now! Time isn't enough, the mobile base needs time to recharge before the final defense can be activated! We'll need to hold them back for at least another 20 minutes. Lin Xi shouted.

"No, we can't last 20 minutes. In addition to defense, mobile bases can also jump and retreat, believing that they will make the right choice. ”

Lin Xi hurriedly said: "The mobile base is the fulcrum of our two galaxies in 03 and 05, if it retreats, it will inevitably lead to a decline in the cruising ability of our fleet in these two galaxies, and maybe it will lead to the entire galaxy being handed over to the opponent! As long as we hold on for another 20, no, 15 minutes, the battle situation will be completely different!"

The Colonel sighed and said, "Unfortunately, I don't see any difference in the situation of the battle, but I know that if you don't retreat, your ships will be destroyed!" ”

Lin Xi gritted his teeth and said, "I can't carry out such an order. From now on, our ships will act alone to fulfill the task of delaying the enemy fleet. ”

The colonel was taken aback and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Lin, you have lost your ability to judge. As the commander of the fleet, I can't let you do that. I declare that from now on you will be relieved of all command, and your ship will be managed by the flagship!"

The command interface in front of Lin Xi immediately turned red and was displayed as unusable. At the same time, all systems on board the ship lost their operational capabilities and switched to automatic operation.

Lin Xi was in a hurry, and tried continuously to regain command, but he was unsuccessful.

The frigate shook violently, slowly turned around, and then followed the flagship and began to break away from the battlefield.

The Federation fleet pursued only slightly, more with firepower, and then regrouped and continued along the predetermined course.

The three scarred Tang starships regrouped after being out of range of fire, accelerating away into the distance.

Lin Xi stood in front of the command podium, watching as the Federation fleet gradually accelerated to sub-light speed, entered the jump position, and then disappeared one by one. She clenched her fists, and she didn't know what she was holding in her palm, and she quietly cut her palm, and blood ran down her fingers.

The colonel's figure reappeared, he looked at Lin Xi, sighed, and said, "My duty is to bring you back well, as for the direction of the entire battle situation, that is a matter from above." If you have any objections to my command this time, you can appeal to the authorities when you go back. But now, my decision is not going to change. ”

At this time, in Lin Xi's field of vision, the last Federation starship completed its jump and disappeared.

Lin Xi was silent for a moment before he said, "This batch of Federation starships is here to attack the mobile base. ”

"We've bought time to warn that their attacks won't succeed. The colonel comforted.

Lin Xi continued: "They have exposed their whereabouts, they have also lost some time, and they are still acting according to the original plan. Since they can know the exact location of the mobile base, they will not be unaware of the performance data of the mobile base. Even if they reach their destination, there is a high probability that the mobile base will be evacuated. And after that?"

The sudden rhetorical question made the colonel stunned, and then understood something.

Lin Xi didn't intend to be vague about it, raised his voice a little, and said, "What is certain is that at this moment, we must have multiple fleets already on the way to jump over. This Federation fleet knows full well that if they destroy or expel our mobile bases, they will be encircled. ”

"In other words, they don't plan to go back at all!" Lin Xi said word by word.

There was silence in the communication channel, and no one spoke. In the invisible corner, the crews had different expressions. Some of them were ashamed, some were indifferent, and some were unimpressed.

After an embarrassing silence, the colonel spoke first: "I personally admire the courage of this Federation fleet. However, as the commander of the fleet, my duty is to bring you all back while striking at the enemy. The order to retreat remained the same, and the fleet marching target was mobile base No. S20. Now the ships are ready and are expected to enter space in 30 minutes to jump. Lieutenant Commander Lin, in view of the current special circumstances, your place will be temporarily replaced by Deputy Captain Sun Yao until you arrive at the mobile base. ”

Lin Xi silently saluted and did not speak.

The fleet gradually accelerated, heading towards the jump point.

Lin Xi did not stay on the bridge anymore, but returned to his captain's room. She stood in front of the virtual porthole, looking at the endless deep space, and suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly, and said to herself, "If only I hadn't been surnamed Lin." ”

At this time, the terminal next to it shows that a new battle report has been received. The battle report is constantly flashing and has a special marking. This mark will only appear when the content of the received document is related to Chu Jungui.

Lin Xi opened the file, and inside was a piece of information taken from the Federation. Intelligence indicates that the Federation has lost contact with an advance base on the surface of Planet 4. Previously, the base's two former commanders, Gamble and Agnes, had behaved very unusually, and their tenures were exceptionally short, and they didn't look like they had been transferred, but rather like they had fled in a hurry.

Lin Xi called up the background information about the base, and then found that the coordinates of the federal base were adjacent to the Doomsday Shadow.

A smile finally appeared on her face, perhaps there was no one in this world who knew that person better than her. What it means to lose contact with a base, and to be next to that guy again, is self-evident.