At about 9 o'clock in the morning on July 12, 3137, the ship was about to meet the enemy. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info entered a state of combat readiness, and all staff were prepared for deep-sea acceleration mode, and as of 9:22, no enemy ships had been locked.

Soaked in an acceleration solution, the journal of the Serenity was recorded in the form of mental translation. In this way, Liao Fan completed the psychological preparation before the war. The Tranquility's bridge was extremely small, making it unsuitable for accommodating a large number of auxiliaries as a command headquarters. The airtight cabin separated by a wall on the bridge became the command center of the Tranquility.

As a highly automated capital ship that can be controlled by Jasmine alone in extreme cases. To get the most out of it, you can't do it alone. To this end, including Liao Fan and other senior officers, as well as the auxiliary personnel supplemented in the spaceport, a total of 12 people supported the shelf of the headquarters. Even so, the Tranquility's command system is the smallest relative to a starship of its class. In fact, its command was staffed only at the level of a cruiser.

Although it is not a bridge, the interior of the Tranquility headquarters is roughly the same as the bridge. It has wide-area monitors, command chairs, and rows of multi-function consoles. Grayfaman, Liao Fan, Edlaide, Avina, Fang Hushan, Max, Ivan, Man Ruide and others all have their own positions. There is an electronic sand table in the corner of the headquarters, which can show the battlefield where the Tranquility is located, and even the overall environmental pattern. Four staff officers gathered here to control the electronic sand table to provide intuitive battlefield situation information for the decision-making level. There is one remaining mobile personnel to assist in the work of other posts, and he must be able to fill the position at critical moments, which is equivalent to the existence of the commander's reserve.

In deep-sea acceleration mode, the cabin is filled with liquid, and everyone is immersed in it to participate in the battle.

The atmosphere at the command was awkward. The bald commander asked about the plan to engage the enemy, but was met with a silent response.

"I thought that the position of chief of staff, when the commander asked, had no right not to answer." , Ivan, the communications staff officer, since he was recommended by Liao Fan to join the commando, the two have been in a hostile state, at least for the human bear. He seized every opportunity to make Liao Fan ugly.

Sensing the gaze focused on him, Liao Fan did not feel uncomfortable. Having gone through a lot of things, having lost something important in the war, he no longer cares about the eyes of others. However, as a chief of staff, it is really necessary to make the command aware of the difficult status quo. He sorted out his thoughts in his mind for a moment before he spoke in a cold tone.

In the accelerator, the pronunciation is muffled and undulating differently than in the air.

"The Tranquility is in big trouble. The biggest problem lies with us. ”

No one in the command rushed to interject him, Liao Fan had already established in the minds of everyone, and only those in the upper position had prestige. Everyone attaches great importance to his words and opinions, and even the bear, who has the biggest opinions, will not interrupt him at this time.

"There is an old saying that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible, and the problem we encounter now is not knowing oneself. Just imagine, what should we do when we encounter the Imperial Army? Fighting, walking, or surrendering, the normal strategy is nothing more than these three aspects. But what can we do? If we choose to fight, what are we fighting for? What is considered a victory? Is it a battle with the Imperial reinforcement fleet, and a tactical victory is a victory, or is it a victory if it is crucified here, and the main force of the Imperial fleet is dragged down. And for whom will we win? For a coalition government? For the Space Army? Or for our own sake? ”

There are a lot of them, and Liao Fan did not directly tell the conclusion, but used questions one by one to arouse everyone's thinking. He knows very well that now is the time to wait, and it is better to say the conclusions. But the current situation of the Serenity didn't allow him to do that.

The passengers of the Tranquility can be said to be scattered, and there is a lot of suspicion and distrust between people. He was not sure if there would be a split within him after hearing his conclusions. Therefore, step-by-step guidance is necessary, even if the Imperial Army launches an attack now, the internal problems that should be solved still have to be solved.

Many looked thoughtful.

"Let's go. If we choose to retreat, where do we go? Some say that they will go to the earth, some will retreat to the moon, and some will break away from the earth's circle and simply go to Mars for help. The question is, really found help, in what capacity did we appear, the lost bridge group of the Wanderer? The rout of the port of Lagrange? Or civilians who have lost their homes? ”

Speaking of which, in the headquarters, people's thoughtfulness turned into restlessness. He could see that the expressions of many people in the headquarters had become unnatural.

"No matter how you look at it, the tactical case must be based on having a clear positioning of itself, what we are now, where our interests are, only by figuring out these can we give a targeted plan to engage the enemy."

The scene fell silent again, and unlike before, everyone had their own thoughts.

"Ahem... Allow me to suggest that the Tranquility be viewed as a whole, that we are all Tranquility people, and that we belong to a starship regime called Tranquility City. It seems to me that most of us can't go back, can we? Manred has recently become showy, and he is not ordinary. His demeanor, tone, and expression all exuded a strong sense of presence around him. Under his eager gaze, some people were thoughtful, some nodded slightly, and some avoided his gaze intentionally or unintentionally.

Liao Fan belonged to the ranks of thoughtful people, and he thought in his heart, Starship Civilization and Tranquility City sounded pretty good.

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At 9:35, in front of the Drandal Starbase, the Imperial fleet temporarily retreated 5,000 kilometers, and the two sides were on the delicate line of engagement and ceasefire.

After the Imperial fleet set up its defenses in a predetermined formation, the ship groups took turns receiving supplies. Maintenance ships, medical ships, and so on are also rushing to treat the seriously wounded on the starships and repair those more serious damage, in order to restore the combat effectiveness of the first-line starships as soon as possible.

In fact, not only the Imperial Fleet is doing this, but also the Moon Fortress is also carrying out intense supply and maintenance operations. The temporary truce was the result of a tacit understanding between the two sides. Even some unarmed shuttles were allowed to appear on the battlefield to search for survivors who had been left behind.

The Imperial Flagship Yaeyama, the captain of the fleet, Jun Tada, met separately with the captains of the battleships Ishigen and Kagawa to exchange views.

"Your Excellency, are you saying that we are likely to be facing the main force of the enemy?" Although this result was exactly what the expeditionary fleet wanted, when the enemy's main force appeared, the trembling feeling of danger still made Shi Yuan shiver. He wasn't scared, he was excited. For battleships, only a tough battle from ship to ship can reflect the value of its existence.

“。。。。。。” , another captain, Kawakawa, did not express his opinion directly. However, seeing that he subconsciously straightened his uniform and puffed up his chest, he must have a high fighting spirit in his heart.

"The probability of the enemy's main forces is very high. Although only one Brande cruiser was discovered, and the other side was very cunning, only looking for trouble with the spaceport. However, I can't think of a 10-kilometer-class capital ship, and the people of the solar system have the courage to use it as a reconnaissance ship. ”

When Tada mentioned the Brande battle cruiser, he subconsciously lowered his volume. Let the atmosphere of the conversation seem solemn.

Shi Yuan thought that Tada Jun was very concerned about the appearance of such a capital ship at such a time. In fact, it's a very interesting situation. On the surface, the worst-case scenario indicates that the Brande Star Field is on the opposite side of the Empire. The most optimistic analysis also concludes that the strength of the solar system fleet far exceeds expectations. After all, as one of the three cores of human civilization, Brand's combat effectiveness of its capital ships makes people's scalps tingle when they think about it.

Shi Yuan has already made a decision. He saluted Tada Jun with his chest straight, "Sir, please allow my Jiaolong to fight, it will definitely live up to your expectations and get a good start for the fleet against the enemy's main force." ”

"Wait, I have a different idea." , Hechuan stretched out his hand to stop Shi Yuan.