Chapter 3 Covering the Sky and the Sun
There are a number of military strategists in the heart. Historians will quote a well-known scholar who admires the bandit army as an almost mocking remark when evaluating the heroic and arrogant military trumpet.
"That's an army that is particularly interested in other people's backs, or butts!"
Every time you see this sentence in various military and historical works, people will think of the time and can't help but laugh.
In the battle of Newton's jump point, which will forever be recorded in history, Sheldon, who had already made a preliminary judgment, did not choose to retreat, but rushed to order the whole army to press, leaving only a Hawk-class fleet behind him to defend, which was his biggest mistake.
However, everyone also admits that at that time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have another result in the future if I change any name.
There are three main reasons for this.
First of all, the bandit army came too quickly.
Not to mention that Sheldon couldn't estimate it, even the Lelei military and government, who had already learned of the arrival of the bandit army at that time, did not expect that the bandit army would arrive in just over twenty hours, attacking Midway Star and Rodbia Star one after another, and annihilating the two Elephant-class fleets of Desik Fifth Group and Blizzard!
This record was not known until after the end of the Newton system.
Whether it was the Lelei military that knew about it for the first time after the battle, or the Filipino Alliance and the Western Covenant side that only received the news of Lelei's great change two days later, there was no one who was not dumbfounded!
Secondly, the unique structure and ramming angles of the bandit warships, as well as the ramming tactics, allow them to directly set the jump coordinates behind the enemy fleet, and throw the enemy's tail formation into chaos at the first time. This made Sheldon's Eagle-class defensive fleet behind him, facing the jump point in a vigilant formation, which did not play any role at all.
Third, it is because in this battle, the bandit fleet led by Tian Xingjian has a post-apocalyptic, class space carrier that has changed the entire space battle mode, and the emergence of this kind of mothership has completely eliminated the defensive defects of the traditional space carrier, and the leading tactics of fighters that are highly respected by many military experts have really been put on the stage of war.
In war, no tactic or weapon can be used as well as man. However, in many evenly matched situations, more advanced weapons and tactics can often change the course of war at certain critical times.
For example, during World War II on the ancient earth, the German generals were one step ahead of the lightning raid tactics of armored clusters, and at the beginning of the war, Britain and France and other countries that still fixed their tactical thinking in World War I. Presents an overwhelming advantage. Another example is the Gulf War in the following decades, when the US military had the technical advantage of only me to fight you and not let you fight me, the Iraqi Army collapsed almost without fighting back.
Therefore, scholars can easily see from the fact that after the war, the militaries of various countries have invariably developed their own interstellar navies along the space combat mode in which fighters are king, and from the moment the bandit fleet rushed into Bermuda, they have actually stood at the pinnacle of the interstellar navy of that era.
Under the attack of more than 45,000 fighters, which is equivalent to the combined strength of forty-five fleets, any fleet that uses traditional cluster artillery bombardment as the dominant tactic will be strangled.
In addition to the above three key factors, scholars have also summarized the spirit of Lelei people's unity, the precise coordination of the bandit army under the coordination of artificial intelligence Skynet, accurate positioning, fast response speed, strong electronic interference and many other factors, to prove the inevitability and irreversibility of the bandit army's final victory.
But in the end, everyone agreed that the final rout of Sheldon's fleet was actually the last reason.
That is the appearance of Lieutenant General Le Lei Tian Xingjian and 500 rampant.
It was that almost crazy and irrational raid that made the Sheldon fleet, which was still fighting hard, finally lose the courage to continue fighting.
However, at the time, Sheldon had no way of knowing his predestined fate.
The tide of battle in the Newton galaxy is beginning to change.
With the orders of the flagship Sidon Light being sent to the command rooms of each ship at a rate of more than thirty per minute, the Binalte fleet gradually recovered from the chaos.
Some of the binart battleships began to move laterally to intercept the bandit warships, and some of the battleships quickly broke away from the battle under the cover of friendly ships, turned around along the perimeter rotation line, and quickly occupied the attack positions in the new combat space. The battleships in the center began to retreat in an orderly manner, and the battleships in front were grouped in a class fleet to hold down their positions.
At the same time, the two wings came out of the binalte to drive the patrol cluster. Also turn around and reinforce the center at a faster pace.
This series of responses by the enemy amazed the officers of the fleets of the allied countries such as Tatania.
In Sheldon, the fleet suffered heavy losses. Even the fighter group was almost completely wiped out due to the lightning attack launched by the bandit fighters from behind, and they were able to stabilize their positions in just 15 minutes.
The flagship, the Light of Sidon, slowly retreated with the main formation. Around the huge hull, more than 300 surviving Binalte vampires and warplanes were circling around, waiting to land.
Looking at the scarred warplanes outside the porthole, Sheldon's face was already blue.
Although after losing contact with Wolfley's fleet and Desik's Fifth fleet, he already had a foreboding and prepared for the worst, even leaving a Hawk-class fleet for defense with caution and almost timidity. However, he still didn't expect that the bandit army would come so quickly.
At the critical moment when he was about to completely annihilate the Malki fleet and completely occupy the Newton space jump point, this army changed the entire battle situation with ramming tactics and overwhelming warplane clusters!
Sheldon admits that for a moment before, he was a little confused. However, years of war and the instinct of a commander made him quickly sober up.
Luckily, the bandit fleet attacking from behind would take a few minutes to activate the energy shield and recharge the main cannon.
And this little fleeting time was enough for him to regain the chaotic fleet.
In his hands, there are also twelve tiers of fleets. Even though he lost a lot of warships and more than 80 percent of his fighters, he believed that the strength of the current Binarte fleet could not be eaten by the bandits.
The final outcome of this thief battle is just his withdrawal to the Lelei Central Star Field.
Sheldon withdrew his gaze from a warplane outside the window. The Battle of the Newton System, which cost a lot for two or three months, ended in failure, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Sheldon stared at the tactical computer in front of him. The virtual curtain of the computer was spinning in front of his eyes. The entire cosmic space of the Newton Jr. jump point is exactly the same.
The distance of the fleets of both sides, the position. The intensity of firepower, the route of each battleship, a variety of icons, data and routes, swim in the virtual space, like a green fish of light.
Judging from the screen, the bandit fleet attacked very fiercely, and they almost bit the Binarte fleet with twenty-one huge space carriers as the front to crash into the main formation of the Binarte fleet.
Sheldon gently rested his chin on his hand, his gaze wandering over the twenty-one space carriers of the bandits.
It seems that he doesn't want to give up the opportunity to pursue the victory, and the bandit space carrier presses up very hard. Relying on the powerful attack power of the fighter group, they constantly strung towards the center of the Binarte fleet, biting the Binarte fleet to the ground.
It's a very clever way to play. Sheldon frowned tightly, thinking to himself. This attack of the bandit army can maximize the advantage of their fighters, and can make the most of the chaos of the Binalte Imperial fleet. It can be seen from Skynet that the warships that are close to those motherships are almost powerless to fight back under the blows of the fighters.
However, the other party seems to be too greedy. With the retreat of the Binarte main formation, their space carriers, which were already somewhat disconnected from the rear fleet's driving group, were even farther away from their battleship main formation.
And the two-wing patrol fleet of his own fleet is coming at high speed, if the other party still bites like this, perhaps,
"General! Our Eagle 1st fleet was entangled, and the retreat of the central cluster could not be synchronized. The voice of Chief of Staff Liszt came to his ears.
Sheldon was still frowning.
He saw the question that Liszt had mentioned, but it was only a small gap.
Just wait a little longer, or use another detachment that has been with you next to the command cluster to support you.
Suddenly, a thought crossed Sheldon's mind, thousands of bandit fighters were entangled with the Eagle First Fleet on the left side of the main formation.
Under the interception and attack of these fighters, the Eagle First Fleet, which was supposed to cut across and block in front of the main formation, was struggling.
And the space carrier of the bandit army is rushing towards its own formation at high speed.
Could it be that they want to take advantage of this gap to bite and annihilate their own command cluster?
"General, I think I can do it" Chief of Staff Liszt was about to suggest to Sheldon to send a detachment of fleets, but Sheldon suddenly raised his palm and interrupted him.
"Speed back!" Sheldon suddenly ordered.
Liszt's eyes widened. I don't understand why Sheldon suddenly gave such an order.
The current Binarte and bandit fleets are like two semicircular balls. Entangled with each other. And the own fleet, which was originally disrupted by the bandits, took a lot of effort to regain its position.
To continue to gather the surrounding fleet, the main formation must not move too fast.
Otherwise, for example, the Eagle fleet in front, a wolf-class fleet on the right, and a lion-class fleet above will become isolated due to the loss of support, and it is very easy to be divided and surrounded by enemy ships.
Although he couldn't figure it out, Liszt immediately gave the order.
He knew that Sheldon was definitely not a man who was greedy for life and afraid of death.
He is far superior to himself in military talent, just like an experienced and sharp-eyed chess master, he may not understand the chess he plays, but this does not mean that he has made mistakes.
The Binalte fleet was in its own position and began to accelerate its retreat. The pace is much faster than before.
As the formation accelerated, the surrounding battle situation began to change. The battleship, which was supposed to return to the left flank of the main formation at the estimated time, turned into a detour to the left front of the main formation, and the fleet, which was supposed to retreat in a few minutes, had to temporarily change its battle plan because the rear passage was cut off by the bandit warships
It seems that seeing the main formation of Sheldon's fleet accelerate, the space carrier of the bandit army rushed even more quickly. Sheldon stood in front of the tactical computer, coldly watching the chasing bandit space carrier while looking at the time.
Liszt was also frequently looking at the Skynet screen, watching the fleet that should have been leaning over gradually becoming isolated, and watching the original route and plan become chaotic again due to the accelerated withdrawal of the formation, and his forehead was already dripping with sweat.
"How many recovered fighters are still able to be dispatched?" Sheldon asked.
"Four hundred and fifty!" Liszt replied quickly. The remaining three large aircraft carriers and five medium aircraft carriers of the entire fleet were all concentrated on the Sidon Light.
"Order the pilots to be all combat-ready and ready to strike at any time! Order a group of battleships, complete the charge of the main guns, and wait for orders. Sheldon said loudly. At the same time, a new combat route map was sent to the patrol group that was getting closer and closer to the central war group.
"Yes!" Liszt turned around and ordered.
"Come on, come over a little more" Sheldon stared at the bandit mothership on the tactical computer. muttered in his mouth.
Time passed minute by minute, bandit space carrier. While recovering and releasing the fighter. While crushing tightly at the Sheldon Fleet, he advanced at high speed along the widening gap.
Under the attack of the fighters that covered the sky and the sun, the Binalte fleet in the surrounding large and small war groups suffered great losses. Many of the commanders of the detachment did not understand why the main formation, which had gathered a large number of warships and held down the position, suddenly accelerated its retreat. Many of the Captain Binartes threw their hats and red eyes.
They never thought Sheldon was a coward, but. In the face of the enemy's attack, Sheldon is fleeing.
Facing the rows of Skynet consoles under the command platform and the repeated cries for help, and facing the nervous eyes of all the staff officers and Liszt, Little Sheldon did not furrow his eyebrows.
He just stared intently at the opposing space carrier, staring at the patrol group that had come from the flanks of his own side.
Finally, in a faster and faster heartbeat. The patrol cluster has arrived at the predetermined coordinates!
"Stop retreating!" Sheldon stood up suddenly, roared, and ordered with a fierce look: "Order to drive the patrol group, and make every effort to cut off the connection between the opponent's space carrier and the rear ship group." Order the fighters to go out at once, protect the light of Sidon, order the battleship main formation, saturation attack, target, bandit space carrier! ”
These three series of orders shocked the staff officers present.
Liszt looked at the Skynet screen and suddenly realized.
On the Skynet, as Sheldon ordered the main formation to retreat, while bringing his own circumferential muscle six into chaos. It also kept the big air carriers of the bandit army and the fleet in the rear busy.
The 21 bandit motherships that did not have a group of battleships to escort them only relied on fighter planes to escort them.
And with the pursuit of this way to lengthen the battle line, as their fighters have achieved greater and greater results, many of their fighters have fallen far behind or joined the surrounding large and small battle groups, and there are not many fighters around the mothership!
At this time, Sheldon ordered his main formation to meet it, which was a great opportunity! As long as the patrol group that doesn't know when it makes a detour intercepts the other warships behind the bandit mothership, the other party is equivalent to giving twenty-one space carriers to the Binarte fleet!
He jerked up and looked in admiration at Sheldon, who looked like a god of war on the podium.
That's what celebrities do! Just like a national player, the average chess player will not know the steps in his head. I don't know, and the commander of the bandit army obviously doesn't know either.
Before you know it, the space carrier of the bandit army has gone to death!
In the ever-changing chaotic battle situation, he can lift his weight lightly, grasp the opponent's defects in one fell swoop, quietly lay traps, and lure the opponent into the game step by step, in this airspace, there is only Sheldon!
Regardless of whether the opposing commander has discovered this trap now, the bandit mothership is finished!
Twenty seconds later, the bow of the battleship beside the Sidon Light lit up with a huge white ball of light.
Salvo!
Clusters of light swept through the void and crashed into the group of bandit motherships.
The mothership's energy shield flickered wildly in the night.
White light, blue light, red light, intertwined, colorful.
When the dazzling light suddenly dissipated, I saw that there were three huge bandit space carriers, which had turned into dozens of large and small pieces in the endless artillery fire. Every fragment rolled in the firelight, flashing the electric sparks, and from time to time there were explosions again and again. This astonishing record suddenly made the entire Binarte fleet go crazy.
Whether it was the battleship or the warbands scattered around, every Binarte soldier was excited by the sight in front of him!
"Honjin, attack!"
This roar that resounded through the sky was like a loud trumpet!
On the communication screen of the president's office, 500 rampaging mechs waited quietly in the preparation area of the ejection channel.
Flavio sat comfortably on the couch, looking at the screen, waiting for the fat man to surprise him. These pictures were not broadcast live to the public, and what could be seen, except for him, were some senior generals of the Lelei military around him.
More than ten minutes have passed, and the camera is still aimed at the fat man's mecha.
And the fat man. There doesn't seem to be any intention of moving quickly.
At the moment, the fleet is fighting under the command of Russell. With the retreat of the opponent's own formation and the confusion of the formation, the bandit army is achieving greater and greater results. And the space carrier is also getting closer and closer to the other party.
On a small screen next to it, another battleship Binarte was destroyed and turned into explosive flames.
Flavio and the generals shook their fists hard.
Battleships flew past the bright flames, circling and firing at each other. Space fighters flew between them at high speed, like swallows flying in a rainstorm.
The battle is getting fiercer and the situation is getting more and more chaotic.
Suddenly, a Vice Admiral Leray stood up suddenly, pointed to a Binarte cruiser that appeared behind the bandit space carrier, and shouted, "Why are there enemy ships here?" ”
No one answered him, and the generals, who couldn't see the Skynet situation map, didn't know what was going on at all.
Just when everyone was stunned and felt that something was wrong, suddenly, on a small screen, the main formation of the battleships of Binarte began to fire a salvo.
"Sure enough, Sheldon's fool was fooled."
When the terrifying white light came on, the little fat man's voice appeared on the screen.
"General Tian Xingjian disintegrates, President Flavio disintegrates, Admiral Bernadotte disintegrates, and the next salvo fires, everyone will disintegrate, and it is estimated that their main formation should also rush up."
"Admiral Tian Xingjian?" Before Flavio could turn around, the three post-apocalyptic ships on the screen were reduced to pieces in the firelight.
Flavio stupidly looked at the light of the explosion, watched the hundreds of mechs stand silently in place, and watched the warplanes on the mothership's tarmac that had been recovered one after another but not released slowly entering the ejection channel, not understanding what was happening.
Just now the fat man said to beat Sheldon or did he say to get beaten?
Everyone looked at each other.
In the picture, the voice of the fat man and Russell's command is constantly heard.
"The first group attacked, the second group attacked, and the third group attacked"
"Nia, I'll leave the door to you."
"Target, enemy ship command cluster space carrier!"
After a series of chaotic commands, the fat man led the mechwarriors into the ejection tunnel.
A moment later, the salvo light of the main array of the Binalt battleship shone again. Countless energy cannons flooded the space carrier where the fat man was, and on the main screen, the camera began to shake violently.
Just when Flavio was on the verge of a heart attack, he saw the tattered mecha piloted by the fat man facing the camera, giving a thumbs up, and then slamming into the starry sky.
The camera quickly switches to the shot of the fat mech. The main formation of the Binart battleships, not far ahead, was approaching. Tens of thousands of bandit fighters had already swooped down, flying up and down the Binart battleship like butterflies.
Behind him, more than a dozen bandit motherships were torn apart in the endless light of fire and cannons. The flame, like a fiery red nebula, obscured the entire screen, like the end of the world
The old-fashioned clock in the president's office sounds the passage of time in the silence.
Suddenly, on the screen, straight blue ion streamers lit up from the tumbling "wreckage" at the same time, like dense fireflies in the night sky, one after another, one after another.
Cover the sky!