On the eve of the second large-scale engagement, Liao Fan met with the chief of staff of the Second Fleet. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoHe's a guy with white skin and a strong military temperament. For this kind of academy character, Liao Fan has always been grateful and insensitive. Perhaps out of prejudice, he always felt that this kind of person valued theory more than reality. In war, it is often tempting to believe in theory because it does not conform to reality.

This chief of staff is newly appointed, and Liao Fan doesn't know much about him, but his preconceived notions make him full of wariness of him.

"Report to the chief, captain of the Tranquility, Liao Fan reports."

The standard military posture, uncompromising etiquette, everything is so impeccable under the cold expression. But it's this gesture that gives people a sense of distance. Liao Fan knew very well that this style would make the chief of staff have a bad impression of him, but he didn't know this person and was not willing to please him at all. Liao Fan was often counted down by his old superiors, saying that if it weren't for his stinky temper, he would have been able to touch the colonel class a long time ago with his ability.

"Very good, the military appearance is neat, the momentum is like a rainbow, and he deserves to be the best cruiser captain in my fleet."

The Chief of Staff smiled at the corner of his mouth, not in the slightest displeasure at his indifference. He took the initiative to shake hands with Liao Fan and pulled him to sit down on a chair next to him.

Liao Fan is not easy to trust others, and he is more and more vigilant about the unprovoked enthusiasm of the chief of staff. The so-called nothing is diligent, either treacherous or thief. Goosebumps rose when he was pulled by the hand, and he finally resisted the urge to shake off his hand, and the expression on his face became more and more stiff.

The chief of staff finally saw Liao Fan's unnaturalness, and the corners of his eyebrows flashed. This expression did not escape Liao Fan's attention, and he became more and more sure that nothing good was coming this time.

Before the chief of staff said the core content, he had already made up his mind that no matter what requirements or tasks, he could delay and rely on what he could. Do your best not to get carried into the pit.

Another man entered. This person he knew, was attached to the special detachment, was the commander of the stealth bombing fleet, rear admiral.

"This is the captain of the cruiser Tranquility that everyone often refers to. You see if it's a talent. ”

Under the introduction of the chief of staff, the commander of the special detachment glanced at him, and from that vague gaze, Liao Fan saw a careless, kind of look at garbage. He pretended not to notice anything, and looked ahead as if he was listening to the admonition.

"Very good, the Serenity has a great record. Judging from the ship's records, you are very good at responding to reality and commanding flexibly. This is exactly what this mission requires. I think I can get him on board. At the end of the words, it was not directed at Liao Fan, but directly towards the chief of staff.

"This... I'm sorry, our ship was damaged in the last battle, and the officers and men are tired to death, and the combat power is not as good as before. ”

Without waiting for Liao Fan to finish speaking, the chief of staff responded first, "Don't worry about this, I will notify the logistics department to give the Tranquility the best supplies, the highest priority repairs, and will also give each officer and soldier 5 hours of leave, which is enough for you to recover." ”

Liao Fan opened his mouth and finally didn't say anything more. Because he was already at the corner of the chief of staff's eyebrows, he saw that he couldn't hide his anger, and from this moment on, he was sure that the chief of staff had bad intentions towards the Tranquility.

The officers and soldiers were as happy as a holiday, and they had no idea that this pie falling from the sky might be a stone behind it, which could smash people's heads and bleed.

Liao Fan refused the invitation of his subordinates to relax together, and wandered alone on the bridge of the ship, pondering for a long time.

The combat meeting was held after a 5-hour break. It was an unbelievably short meeting. Adequate preparations were made in an attempt to convince the Commander of the Stealth Fleet to prepare a better operational environment for the Tranquility. All that awaited him was an internal meeting of the opposing detachment. Liao Fan read pity and mockery in the strange eyes of the captains of the bombing ships.

Before the meeting began, he knew the location of the Tranquility, and there was no doubt that it was cannon fodder.

As the starships participating in the operation as guest troops, in addition to the Tranquility, there are five destroyers and two other cruisers. According to the mission arrangement, eight decoy ships formed an interspersed detachment to feint the rear of the Imperial fleet, waiting for the enemy's reserve fleet to arrive. After being blocked by enemy ships, the detachment had to fight and retreat, and on the premise of preserving itself, it would stick to the enemy. At the same time, the stealth detachment launched a surprise attack with the enemy in the other direction, dealing a fatal blow to the Imperial army.

Liao Fan has no objection to the tactical arrangement itself, and there is nothing wrong with becoming a decoy fleet in theory, after all, it is not for them to be nailed to the spot, to be able to retreat in time, and then assist the special forces to complete the fatal blow, the risk is not large, and the credit is not small.

But his natural sharp instincts gave a warning, and the tactical mission arrangement was really as simple as a feint and then turned in? The fact is so simple, why did the chief of staff personally come out and persuade him to actively cooperate?

With many questions, unable to communicate with the stealth fleet, Liao Fan could only retreat and find several captains of the decoy fleet.

After communicating with each other, I realized that these starships were all thorns in the detachment where they were located, and they were kicked out like garbage. In line with the natural keen sense of the thorns, the other 7 captains unanimously agreed that there was a big conspiracy in this.

The combat operation began two hours after the meeting. Looking at the officers and soldiers of the Tranquility, with a satisfied expression after full rest, stepping on the battlefield, Liao Fan had an urge to disobey the order. In the end, he didn't do anything, because he was confident enough to get the Serenity out of the harsh environment.

3 cruisers and 5 destroyers, it seems that the scale is not large, but it is also to the extent that it is impossible to ignore. After eight hours of silence, they appeared behind the enemy's flank, causing a real amount of confusion. A large number of logistics, maintenance, and supply ships were in disarray. The Imperial assault ships in charge of guarding bravely but unscrupulously launched an unruly assault.

Watching the 450 caliber railgun fire in a salvo, the Imperial assault ship disintegrated, turning into several small fireballs that flashed in the darkness. Without waiting for the cheering on the bridge to stop, another assault ship came into their field of vision. 4 Aslock fighting missiles drew a beautiful arc in the void, crashed headlong into the side of the enemy ship, 4 bright yellow balls of light covered the light of the enemy ship's explosion, and under the saturation attack, no one could survive.

Blood sacrificed two enemy ships, the murderous aura of the officers and soldiers was released, Liao Fan just wanted to order a retreat to rest, the empire's space fighters appeared near the left, and the close-range rapid-fire guns and 120-caliber continuous fire railguns pulled out a terrifying barrage. The Imperial warplanes struggled in the net of fire, and soon turned into space junk and lost their threat to the cruiser.

At this time of the battle, the imperial army's high fighting spirit, tenacious fighting spirit, and mad dog-like way of acting made Liao Fan frightened.

"Let's go in! There is no need to wait for any enemy reserve groups. With this density of enemy ships alone, we won't be able to support it for long. ”

The captains of the decoy detachment held a short meeting and decided to retreat immediately. The density of enemy rearguard forces was greater than expected, and in this case, they would be swallowed up by the swarming assault ships without waiting for the arrival of the enemy's reserve ships.

Liao Fan was thinking about something else. According to the current situation, the decoy detachment can be described as an effective fire reconnaissance. Based on the density of enemy ships, as well as their location, it is possible to draw inferences.

The Imperial fleet is hiding its strength.

According to his judgment, the number of logistics ships of this size would have to increase the number of the Imperial fleet by at least 30%. If so, for the sake of the overall situation, it is necessary to break the principle of silence and send a message to the main forces of the fleet to put them on alert in advance. The worst possible is that now that they are attacking in a roundabout way, 30% of the enemy's hidden forces are also making a detour, and unlike their decoy, the detour of the enemy ships will bring a deadly threat to the capital ship group.

The decoy detachment, with the tacit agreement of the captains of each ship, withdrew ahead of schedule. Behind them, a huge group of Imperial frigates was chased. The detachment no longer took the initiative to attack, but concentrated on a defensive counterattack on the way back.

Liao Fan is still struggling with whether to break the silence of communication. If he did, he would inform the Empire's pursuing forces that they were not hiding their forces, but were just a harassing detachment. The enemy has no scruples, and can easily mobilize a large army to destroy them in a roundabout way. Does he have the ability to save the Wandering in the midst of the encirclement and interception of the enemy ship group?

"Sir, the Ruida 3 ship breaks the silence of the communication." , the communications non-commissioned officer pulls him back from the tangle to reality. The cosmic battlefield became sinister in an instant.