Chapter 315: Digging into the corner
Falling into despair, the "Destiny Transcendent" suddenly found that the firepower from the front suddenly weakened. On the battlefield ahead, the geth battleships exploded one after another. On the bridge, desperate members of the flagship's crew and members of parliament rushed to the portholes, stunned as they watched the destructive fireworks that obscured the sky in front of them.
There are too many battleships that have been destroyed in an instant! As the gas and wreckage of the explosion expanded through space, the hurricane of destruction swept wildly around, and those small-mass geth battleships were even blown away!
Under the gaze of everyone, the four cruisers of the Star Alliance lined up in a tight formation, firing at full power, and rushed out of the gunsmoke! Appear directly in front of the "Destiny Transcendental"!
The bows of the four Star Alliance battleships turned slightly sideways, avoiding the transcendent in front of them, and still bursting out with all their firepower in the overclock! The laser turrets on both sides were neatly strobe-firing volleys, like bright wings on both sides of the ship's hull. The pyro-torpedo, a slow-moving weapon that was considered to be on its way to an end, never seemed to be so glamorous - because the geth ships were so densely packed and surrounded by Destiny - that the pyrolysis torpedo was almost every shot! And then...... Rumble...... Although the torpedo was slow, it exploded with terrifying power.
The Geth Dreadnought class may still be able to resist hard, and the cruiser is basically cannon fodder. Because it is a reactive torpedo with a large area of influence, it can even empty a small piece of geth at a time...... It's so domineering.
"We also need this torpedo...... "The captain of the Destiny Transcendent watched this "backward" weapon flourish, and his heart was full of envy, jealousy, and hatred. She didn't know what she was talking to. In exchange for a cold glance from Congressman Asari.
Li Huamei's fleet did not stagnate in the slightest. Several warships followed the lead red ship's movements, and with one flip turned the bow around, turning into a diamond-shaped shield that obscured the front of the Destiny Transcendental.
"This is the Destiny Transcendental, the flagship of the Citadel Guardianship. Please...... Please come to the ship to identify yourself. The navigator of the Destiny Transcendent nervously sent a communication request to the other side.
"This is the Schillian Task Force of the Second Fleet of the Star Alliance Navy, I am Commander Li Huamei......" A clear and clean voice sounded in the channel, and just listening to her, it seemed that she could imagine the image of a heroic female soldier.
"Thank God, it's the fleet of the Star Alliance, and reinforcements are coming!" Before Li Huamei finished speaking, the navigator couldn't help shouting excitedly. Deliver the news to everyone through the ship's channel! Suddenly, after hearing the news, there was jubilation on the flagship. People clapped loudly and hugged each other. Rejoice in this hard-won dawn.
Only a few of the Citadel Councillors were reserved, and they just nodded to each other. Seeing that everyone's excitement could not be calmed for a while, the councillor representing Asari stepped forward. She first motioned for the navigator to leave the position, and then took over the communication channel. "I am the Executive Speaker of Parliament. You're welcome. The hero of our Schillian raid. ”
Sure enough, as a successful politician, Congressman Asari linked Li Huamei's name to the newsmaker from a few years ago in just a few seconds. Hearing her speak so calmly, it was as if she had never forgotten about the little thing about Schillan. Even if Li Huamei knew what was going on, she would still have a good impression.
"Greetings to you, Your Excellency the Executive Speaker." Li Huamei replied.
"Your Excellency Li Huamei, I want to know the situation in the outside world and the number of fleets that the Star Alliance has come to support. If you can. Senator Asari said.
She is polite and maintains the demeanor of a pangalactic leader even on the battlefield. At this time. The captain of the Destiny Transcendent walked up to her, showed her an electronic copy with "62%" written on it, and lip-synced to her, "The flagship's shield is being restored." The Fried Rice was the strongest warship, but as soon as the incoming fleet interrupted the geth's dense attack, her shield immediately showed a reverse rise. Hearing the good news, Senator Asari was in a better mood.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency." Li Huamei said bluntly, "We don't know what's going on at the moment, but as far as we know, all the main-stage repeaters have been turned off. We were able to come because we happened to be nearby......" Li Huamei explained the situation in detail. Citadel's ability to control the main repeaters across the galaxy is a secret outside the top, so she pretends not to know, and everything else is the truth.
When they heard that only the four warships they saw in front of them came to help, the survivors of the Divine Citadel Guardian Fleet fell silent again, and held their breath in their hearts. They had been directly destroyed dozens of warships before, and the number of dreadnoughts alone far exceeded the four cruisers...... However, in order not to completely extinguish their hopes, Li Huamei deliberately said that she saw the repeater abnormal, and then tried every means to rush to the fortress - so that one was selling; The other, also hinting - I think so, and others will surely think so, that reinforcements from all races will continue to flow ......
At this time, the outbreak period of the four ships of the Star Alliance finally came to an end - the stored pyrolysis torpedoes were completely emptied, and the defensive batteries of the overclocking explosion were all overheated, leaving only the main guns still firing without a single shot. But with Li Huamei's command, the four battleships retracted backwards in a loop, retreating into the spherical formation of the Divine Citadel Guardian Fleet. The posture of the fleet looks methodical and easy.
Seeing this, Congressman Asari's eyes lit up. She first glanced at the Destiny Transcendent's flagship commander and frowned. After only a few seconds of muttering, she said into the communication channel, "My hero, we are facing a difficult time, can you help us get out of it?" ”
Hearing her words, the commander of the Destiny Transcendent turned his head sharply, looked at her in disbelief, and the electronic version in his hand fell to the ground.
Councillor Asari didn't say this in a moment's heat of time - first, Councillor Asari had seen the mistakes of the commander of the Manifest Destiny before, which made her extremely disappointed in this man, and she didn't believe that this man could lead the convoy out of trouble;
Secondly, in the few minutes that we just communicated. Her assistant has already brought all the information on Li Huamei's face to her. When she saw that one of them was a joint military exercise between Turui and the Star Alliance, and Li Huamei commanded an old cruiser, but finally reversed the outcome of the entire military exercise, Congressman Asari immediately realized. In terms of battleship command, Li Huamei is likely to be a genius!
Coupled with the bonus points of the hero of the Schill Raid, she finally decided to put the treasure on Li Huamei...... In short, it's just the difference between ten deaths and nine deaths! Li Huamei's misleading words are not heard by ordinary people, but she will not be fooled! Councillor Asari has clearly realized that reinforcements ...... Most likely, there will be no more reinforcements.
"Can you trust me?" Li Huamei did not pretend to excuse herself, nor did she emphasize her advantages. In this race against the clock. Her question goes straight to the core.
"I can!" Congressman Asari replied categorically.
"Then I need command of the Citadel Guard." "You got it." Once the decision was made, Councilor Asari acted equally quickly, directly asking the Destiny Transcendent to switch command to the "Hangzhou" of the Star Alliance.
"It was a difficult decision. But I think you're right. Councillor Turi of the Citadel stood behind Councillor Asari and expressed his support for her. As a combat race, the commander of the Destiny Transcendent is more than "clumsy" in his eyes!
However. Things are still unexpectedly - the command of the fleet has just been switched. The next moment, a tidal wave of command information is fed back from the command bus! These instructions are numerous and detailed, and even the attitude adjustment and movement direction of each battleship are marked, and the time scale is accurate to within microseconds!
"I'm like an AI!"
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The besieging geth fleet found that when the four Starlink cruisers were combined, the operation of the Citadel Frigate changed mode......
If we talk about the spherical formation in the past, it was all the warships that shrank to protect the Destiny Transcendent in the center. If each ship is stubbornly resisted, even if it is destroyed, it will not get out of the way...... Well now this "ball". Turned.
Despite the thousands of geth warships, the beam of artillery fire during the salvo was simply overwhelming. But when it comes to the specific part, there are still quite a lot of differences. Then you can see that the salvo of a group of small geth frigates was intercepted by a turquoise cruiser that had already been heavily damaged. The battleship was already in danger, but when he faced the small battleship, the strength of each of the main guns could not exceed the limit of the battleship's remaining shields - so he carried this round without danger - and then, when the shield was only 3% left, he was ordered to retreat to the interior of the spherical array to recover.
Strong against strong, weak against weak, and even rely on preemptive attacks to destroy the opponent's firepower...... But few survivors realized that they had survived the round without any casualties...... Because all the crew members of the convoy are driven crazy by the swarming orders! They needed to strain all their nerves to complete Li Huamei's request, and then the next moment new instructions came one after another, leaving them with no time to check the results.
Only the few members of the Citadel on the flagship had time to marvel at it.
"Looks like I made the right choice." Councillor Asari finally breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't know how Li Huamei gave those orders...... Honestly, I don't want to know. Because if something really involves AI or something, everyone doesn't look good. But after Li Huamei took over, the immediate effect not only gave her, but also gave the survivors more confidence!
At this time, the big screen in front of the bridge of the Destiny Transcendent made a "beep" sound, turning from yellow to green - the flagship Destiny Transcendent, which was protected in the center, did not take a shot this round, and charged the shield with all its might, her shield value finally climbed above 90% again!
"We're in the second phase!" Li Huamei's voice resounded on the bridge of every battleship, and with her words, new orders swarmed in!
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The addition of the four Star Alliance warships is like injecting vitality into the Citadel Guardian Fleet, making the entire fleet come alive. Everyone could see that a minute after and a minute before seemed to be a world apart, as if they were two very different fleets.
With the new command, the spherical formation bounced off like a shrunken leech, and elongated into a cigar shape - a new formation, directly putting the Destiny Transcendent at the forefront!
Actually put the flagship carrying the parliament at the front, and directly leaked under the fire of the geth?! If it weren't for Li Huamei's previous command, it gave everyone confidence. If it weren't for everyone subconsciously operating according to her command, I'm afraid Li Huamei's new finger would not be executed at all! Even so, the commander of the Destiny Transcendent is going to go crazy. She yelled into the microphone in a frenzy. "What are you doing?! Do you know what you did?! You're kidding the lives of parliamentarians! ”
"You have 98% of the shield!" Li Huamei took the time to reply to her.
"Oh~" The flagship commander choked fiercely, and the fried rice number, which was almost full of shields, could carry four episodes without moving...... No, it's a four-round salvo. However, when she saw the contemptuous eyes of Councillor Asari, she suddenly realized that if she didn't fight again, she was afraid that her life would be over...... So the flagship commander was dying and found a flaw. "Doesn't Your Excellency Li Huamei know? The Destiny Transcendent's main cannon is overloaded, and we don't have any weapons! Are you going to use an unarmed battleship as an arrow?! ”
"So...... You're an idiot. After more than ten seconds, Li Huamei's answer came faintly. As soon as he opened his mouth, the commander wanted to go crazy. At this time, the Destiny Transcendent sounded the prompt sound of "Main Engine Online", the engine of the Fried Rice was restarted, and the entire fleet had begun to charge in the direction of the Divine Citadel according to Li Huamei's instructions!
The Fried Rice is equipped with one of the best computers of the Asari. It in addition to helping to control the battleship. There is also spare time to sort out and parse the collection of instructions that Li Huamei sent to the fleet. As the layers of instructions were regrouped, the people on the flagship could already clearly see the prototype of Li Huamei's follow-up plan - once the cigar-shaped fleet with the Destiny Transcendent as the arrow broke out of the enemy group and approached the Citadel Space Station, it would change formations along the shell of the Citadel again.
At that time, with the huge outer walls of the Citadel in the way, the fleet would only have to face a spherical siege of 200 to 220 degrees from the front - compared to the 360-degree siege in the past, the pressure would be much less! And as long as the fleet fights back, it runs in circles around the fortress. The geth fleet on the outskirts will have to follow - it looks like the Citadel fleet can even hold a considerable advantage!
Defeat to victory, aside, it was a pipe dream - but hold on until new reinforcements arrive. It's possible! How can the parliamentarians, who understand this, not get excited! Therefore, of course, there is no good face for the fastidious flagship commander - Li Huamei scolded that guy as a "fool", and a group of high-ranking officials actually nodded one after another......
But what Li Huamei said was not actually that, she didn't have the leisure to mock others.
"Don't you realize it until now?" Li Huamei's voice came again, waking up the commander, who was already in a trance. "The sheer size of the Destiny Transcendent is the most powerful weapon of all! You don't need a main gun at all...... All you have to do is bump it over! ”
Hearing Li Huamei's answer, the crowd was simply shocked! They were all elites in the military, and they instantly understood the meaning of Li Huamei's words. In the operation of the Grand Fleet, a sufficient distance should be maintained between battleships. And when the mothership recovers the fighter or vehicle, according to the requirements of the code, the fighter and the vehicle need to close the Mass Effect core first - the reason for this is because of the principle of the Mass Effect field.
The mass effect field is a continuous field, and its change in matter is also continuous. This means that a ship equipped with a Mass Effect Core will not tear apart the ship's structure when the effect field changes the ship's own mass.
But when two different Mass Effect Fields intersect, the situation becomes completely different! Unless it is under a unified command, anything can happen - canceling each other out, reinforcing each other...... But the most is the rapid twisting! Like Shepard's "twisted" ability, the hull of a ship that is simultaneously interacted by two fields suddenly heats up and is then stretched and torn at the molecular level.
In this case, the only criterion for who wins and who loses in the two field effects is "the strongest wins"! And the Mass Effect Core of the Destiny Transcendent is the strongest of all the warships present! So she didn't need to attack at all, just slammed into it - the other party's hull would be heated and torn under the double field effect. Then the Destiny Transcendent went up and slammed it lightly, and the weakened hull was as simple as an egg shell......
This kind of obscure cold trick was obtained by Li Huamei from Lu Yuan, and Lu Yuan was obtained from the Reaper -- because the Reaper always grabbed the battleship with the big claws in front of him, and every time he grabbed the battleship into pieces, he looked indestructible -- so Lao Lu studied it deeply and came to a conclusion. It's not that the strength of the battleship's shell is not powerful, it's really because it's the core of the reaper!
"We charge!" Thinking about this, the personnel on the flagship were suddenly excited! Get ready for a big fight! The Destiny Transcendent began to speed up proudly, and with the remnants of the Citadel Guard, it crashed towards the densest position of the geth ship group without hesitation!
Looking at the geth battleship blocking the front, it was smashed like a piece of paper, and the crew on the flagship was simply enthusiastic! Each impact caused countless people to shout, and the cheers after cheers could not be stopped! Looking at the situation at the scene, I thought that the Mandate of Heaven was the dominant side, although the strength of his own hull also decreased greatly under the double field effect, and the shield fell down like a cliff under the fire, but at this moment, ...... Who cares about that?!
"Ahem~" Seeing that everyone was crowded to the porthole, the sudden congressman quietly opened the communication with Li Huamei, cleared his throat and said.
"Little girl, do you want to come to Turui's side?" (To be continued......)