Chapter 11: Ambush
Xia Houlin, who is usually calm, is so serious and nervous this time, and there is a reason. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info because this battle is to lure the place into the ambush circle.
If the Chaos Fleet hadn't been fooled, the next plan would have been lost. The Imperial patrols that were ahead, unaware that they were being used as bait, were dead in vain.
It turned out that when this plan to lure the enemy was formulated, it was to increase credibility. The Wood Magi showed the ruthlessness of the Mechon, and he didn't even notify the patrols outside.
It can be said that the Imperial warships that are being pursued by the Chaos Fleet are all decoys that can be sacrificed in this battle.
When human beings encounter danger, their potential is often very amazing. Especially when it comes to running for your life, it can be unpredictable.
At this moment, the surviving battleships of those patrols have all been pushed to the maximum speed of the battleships. Desperately rushing towards the asteroid belt with all his might, ignoring the artillery fire from behind him.
The patrol knew that as long as they entered the asteroid belt with a complex environment, the Chaos fleet that was chasing them behind them would be greatly restricted.
The fleet is in an area densely populated with asteroids, which is not conducive to carrying out operations. Without a rigorous formation, the opposing fleet's terrifying salvo firepower will be suppressed, and it will be easier for your side to escape.
Of course, the warships of the patrol will not choose the asteroid belt indiscriminately, because there is a relatively narrow safe passage in this area. There are fewer asteroids, allowing warships to pass safely.
This safe passage was the last retreat for the patrol fleet, in order to prevent something like this from happening today. Now it's time to put it to use, because if they rush past the asteroid field, they will be able to shake off the pursuing Chaos fleet.
The Chaos Fleet was clearly not prepared to let the patrols flee back to report the news, or it would be quite troublesome for them to take over the planet that produced important minerals.
After all, every important planet in the empire has a garrison fleet or planetary defense system in orbit. Attacking these defenses with warships will come at a price.
As a result, the fleet of more than thirty Chaos warships immediately sped up. At the same time, he used the beam cannon to fire a salvo to destroy the Imperial ships that were lagging behind.
The Chaos fleet is well aware that the Imperial Patrols have smaller ships. As long as you escape into the asteroid belt, there is a very good chance that you can escape the pursuit with the nimble hull of the ship.
But these Imperial troops did not know which path they were retreating. It had long been discovered by the Chaos Fleet, so it was impossible to get rid of it.
Without hesitation, the Chaos Fleet pursued into the asteroid belt and pursued it all the way down the safe corridor.
The beam cannons rained down on the Imperial ships fleeing for their lives. At the forefront of the Chaos Fleet was the huge Elizabeth-class battleship, a giant ship more than twenty kilometers long, which blew everything in front of it with dense firepower.
The occasional small asteroid was blown apart almost instantly under the dense fire of the Chaos Fleet, and then smashed into fine rubble by the rushing warships.
In the face of such a frantic pursuing force, the Imperial fleet was unlucky. The retreating battleships, one after another, were directly blasted by the artillery fire from behind them, and turned into a pile of fragmented wreckage in the passage.
At this time, the remaining warships of the Imperial Army patrol were only the last two. But they're already in the second half of the asteroid corridor, and in five or six minutes, they'll be able to get out of the area.
However, at this time, the luck of the Imperial patrol finally ran out, and with the salvo of the Chaos warships that came to the middle of the passage, the two battleships were drowned in a dense beam cannon in the next moment.
The Chaos Battleship, which destroyed the last two Imperial ships, had no intention of stopping to check the results. Instead, he immediately accelerated his preparations to pass directly through this area, and then raided the unprepared Imperial Star Sector to capture this galaxy in one fell swoop.
At this moment, the defense of the Imperial Army in this system can be said to be the weakest, as long as the Chaos Fleet launches an offensive by surprise, they will obtain this important mineral planet at the least cost.
As the Chaos Fleet accelerated again, heading towards the second half of the asteroid corridor. Among the asteroids on either side of the corridor, a dense beam cannon suddenly fired, followed by a large number of fish.
The Void Shield on the Chaos Fleet battleship immediately activated automatically, blocking all incoming beam attacks in an instant. Immediately afterwards, the fish also exploded on the surface of the shield, instantly destroying the first layer of the Chaos Battleship's shield.
However, the shields of these large warships often have three layers, so the second layer of Void Shield immediately resisted the next attack.
At this time, countless small fighters and small ships swarmed from the surrounding asteroids like hornets and launched an attack on the Chaos Fleet.
The Chaos Fleet that saw this scene knew that they had been ambushed. However, due to the narrow area of the passage, the fleet could not be completely deployed at all, and could only maintain a long snake formation.
However, after discovering that it was some mercenaries who were attacking, the Wonton fleet immediately launched an all-round attack with the dense beam cannons on both sides of the battleship.
In an instant, in the narrow asteroid passage, dense beams of light began to fly everywhere in all directions. Some of the fighters piloted by those mercenaries were hit by dense anti-aircraft fire before they could get close, and they were exploded into fireballs.
However, the mercenaries' small warships and aircraft, with the help of the cover of those asteroids floating around, constantly launched siege tactics. With endless firepower, it consumes the defense power of the Chaos Battleship.
The beams of light that continued to shoot from the asteroid pierced the darkness like a sharp sword, and bombarded the Chaos Fleet fiercely. Most of the artillery fire was concentrated in the Chaos fleet, the largest Elizabeth-class battleship.
The Elizabeth-class battleship that was under heavy attack continued to splash ripples on its strengthened void shield. But the ship's defenses were too strong. Those incoming beam cannons simply couldn't penetrate all of the battleship's defensive positions in a short period of time.
And the Elizabeth-class battleships, relying on their own dense firepower, launched a counterfire in the direction of the beam cannon attack around them. All of a sudden, in the asteroid belt around the passage, there was a continuous debris that was scattered and splashed in all directions.
At this moment, the Chaos Fleet could not turn around and retreat at all, because in the narrow passage, once the battleship ventured to turn around. will immediately expose its fragile tail thrusters, which will be extremely deadly.
Because no matter how strong a warship is, its thrusters will always be so fragile. And if it is blown up, the huge battleship will be equivalent to a bison with its legs cut off, waiting to be slaughtered at will by the opponents around it.
So under the leadership of the Elizabeth-class battleship, they immediately rushed towards the last section of this passage with an indomitable momentum. As long as you get out of here and go outside, the Chaos Fleet will have enough room to regroup and use absolute firepower superiority to destroy the enemy.
And even if the position of the passage ahead is blocked by the Imperial fleet, the Chaos Fleet has absolute confidence, relying on the strong firepower and defense of the Elizabethan battleship to forcibly break through the opponent's block.
Just as the Chaos Fleet was in full swing, in the command room of the dreadnought. After seeing the target heading towards the predetermined position in front of him, Xiahou Linli, who had been waiting for a long time, gave the latest order. As a result, a number of small aircraft emerged in the asteroid belt.
These new small flying machines did not participate in the siege of the Chaos Fleet. Instead, on the way to deal with it, dense machine mines were scattered.
In this interstellar era, the machine mine, a passive defensive weapon evolved from a mine, is also very destructive to warships. Especially in areas densely populated with such weapons, if a battleship accidentally hits it, it can cause a chain reaction. A large explosion can also quickly consume the energy of the Void Shield.
In the case of a large area of machine mines, because these things are so small. Battleships and cruisers are such big guys as they are very difficult to spot. Therefore, it is often the destroyers and frigates that go to clear the mines, and then directly open a safe road.
The Chaos fleet had apparently spotted the dense mines ahead, but the entire fleet had not changed its direction. Instead, the battleship suddenly approached the asteroid belt on the side of the corridor, preparing to cross the area blocked by the mine, next to the edge of the asteroid.
This method is very dangerous, because if the ship gets too close to the asteroid, it is likely that a collision will occur.
For extremely massive asteroids, the Void Shield of battleships, it is almost impossible to completely defend against them.
After seeing this move of the Chaos Fleet, Xiahou Lin couldn't help but stand up from his seat, and with a wave of his right hand, he ordered loudly: "Carry out the final strike against the enemy!" ”
As Xiahoulin's order was conveyed, another group of troops in the asteroid belt who had been waiting for a long time finally started to act at this moment.
On one side of the Chaos Fleet, some of the many asteroids accelerated towards the Chaos Fleet under the impetus of the huge thrusters.
For such an abnormal move, the Chaos Fleet, which was already on alert, immediately noticed it. So they opened fire on the approaching asteroids and began to take emergency evacuation measures.
But at this moment, these Chaos fleets are already above the mine-scattered area, so there is only so much room to dodge. Explosions began to appear in the Chaos Fleet, and then a chain reaction occurred in the minefield of the positive film.
In the face of the continuous explosions, the mercenary forces in the rear, who were still pursuing the Chaos Fleet, immediately dodged desperately in all directions. These guys knew that with these poorly protected spaceships, they simply couldn't withstand the impact of mine explosions.
At this time, an asteroid was approaching the Elizabeth-class battleship. Just before it was destroyed by the powerful beam cannon array, a large group of mobile suits suddenly appeared and fired a barrage of nuclear bombs at the battleship that was already very close below.
These nuclear missiles, which were suddenly fired, exploded in succession at a very close distance from the shield. The dazzling light instantly enveloped the battleship's entire body, creating a huge energy impact on the Void Shield.
The flash of light and strong electromagnetic waves generated by the explosion at close range also interfered with the aiming system of the Elizabeth-class battleship in an instant. As a result, the artillery fire that was originally going to attack the asteroid immediately lost its accuracy, and did not destroy this big guy who was constantly approaching.
As the flash of the nuclear explosion faded, the Chaos Space Marines on the Elizabeth-class battleship were horrified to find that they had lost the chance to completely dodge or destroy the asteroid.
As the asteroid slammed into the Void Shield of the Elizabeth-class battleship, a splash of electricity appeared at the point of contact.
Although the void shield of the Elizabeth-class battleship has begun to recover, it is facing an asteroid of astonishing mass. But I couldn't resist it.
The Elizabeth-class battleship's multi-layered powerful Void Shield, only after shattering the previous part of the asteroid. Finally, they were all overloaded and paralyzed.
At this time, the asteroid impact force finally disappeared, but the second half still smashed into the hull of the battleship, knocking out part of the battleship's weapon system.
At this time, the mobile warriors who had launched a nuclear strike before saw the opportunity and rushed towards the Elizabeth battleship.
The battleship's defense system was damaged a lot by the previous asteroid fragments, so the short-range defensive firepower suddenly weakened a lot. Therefore, there is no way to stop those mobile suits from landing on the surface of the battleship to attack.
The explosion of a tactical nuclear bomb immediately appeared on the surface of the Elizabeth-class battleship. A powerful close-range explosion, directly in the thick position of the ship's hull, tore a wide gap.
In the command room of the Intrepid battleship, Xia Houlin, who saw this scene, immediately couldn't help but applaud with a big victory. As long as your troops successfully land on that Elizabeth-class battleship, then the rest will be easy.
Then a series of thick beams of light began to shoot out from the asteroid belts on both sides. Like sharp arrows, it struck at those Chaos warships.
Immediately after that, hundreds of landing craft of various sizes swarmed towards the area where the Elizabeth-class battleship had lost its anti-aircraft firepower.