Chapter 6 The Situation on the Battlefield

She was about to speak, but I raised my hand to stop her. At this time, we were still in two separate cabins, and although they were only separated by a wall, they were not a normal conversation situation after all. So, without invitation, I set out through the hole in the wall. It was a somewhat responsible process, as her cabin was equipped with artificial gravity, otherwise it would not have been possible to use tables, chairs, and bottles, and I had to be careful to create a gravity-free area outside my body to keep my balance on the move.

The chair had been destroyed by her when she vented her anger, and I had to take a sitting position on the bed, remove the anti-gravity psionic energy, and the long-lost gravity returned, pressing me against the bed, giving me a sense of stability that was supported, and at the same time of some strange feelings, I couldn't help but sigh that the things that the most humble people had all the time on weekdays had become a high-end luxury that only the supreme captain was entitled to on this humble ship. With a wave of my hand, I recast a spell that affected the entire chamber, enveloping the two of us, "I must be wary of prying eyes from any direction, after all, there must be more than one psyker on your ship. Now, Major, debrief. ”

Naturally, I took on the tone of command, and I was able to save a little bit of the situation for my own defeat in the clash of wills, or compromise.

In my original cabin, Ah Da had already put the lifted iron sheet back on and carefully welded the gaps.

Sylvia subconsciously stepped back and raised her guard when her private territory was violated, realizing that being in the range of psionic influence also made her a little unhappy, and then she seemed to feel that this reaction was showing weakness, and she moved forward a little more, standing straight in front of me and looking down condescendingly, trying to overwhelm me with her height advantage. This kid really doesn't admit defeat at any time.

She quickly gave up her futile gesture and began to report to me, "Half a day ago, I received an undirected psionic message, a distress signal. I left the subspace ahead of time to try to come to the rescue, but found that it wasn't just a simple accident or disaster, as the message said, and the ship was being attacked by the Chaos Warship......"

"Stop!" I interrupted her, "What model is that Imperial ship?" What about the Chaos Battleship? ”

"The Imperial Battleship is one of the most common Luna-class cruisers in the Empire, the same class as the Gray Braid, which I served before, and the name of the ship is unknown, but since it appears alone, it is suspected that it does not belong to the Imperial Navy fleet, but to the Wandering Ronin. The Chaos Battleship is an Avenger-class large cruiser, and the name of the ship cannot be confirmed. ”

To be honest, I don't know much about naval ships, and I can barely guess a ranking of combat effectiveness from the name, such as battleships - battlecruisers - heavy cruisers - conventional cruisers - light cruisers, and so on.

I couldn't show timidity, and I was too embarrassed to pretend to understand, so I had to nod my head lightly to show understanding. Large cruisers against Luna-class ...... Well, I remember just now that she said that the Luna level is actually classified as a light patrol...... It looks like the combat power on the Chaos side is obviously much higher......

However, there is a saying in the Wehrmacht that wars cannot be won by displaying bigger guns, and they should be just as effective when taken to the navy.

"How's the battle going?"

"The luna class is seriously injured, and the thrusters and artillery arrays are all damaged. Chaos has already sent a landing force, but it has not yet been able to completely capture the ship, and when I left the bridge, Chaos was approaching the Luna class, and I should be preparing to take the string. She replied in an impatient tone, obviously trying to tell you that you don't understand. …,

But what I can understand is that the situation over there has reached a very critical point. Although I don't know how to fight ships, it's the same in a war on the ground, and you need to be very well prepared for artillery fire before you can send your infantry to take the enemy's position. In other words, the Empire's side has fallen into a total disadvantage.

Before the connection, if you want to land, you can only send the land forces through small transport boats, not to mention the danger and inefficiency of the road, and the small number of troops delivered is likely to be eaten by the concentrated forces of the opponent's crew, who have the advantage of the home field. But once the connection is complete, it will be different, and the Chaos soldiers will continue to pour into the Imperial ships, and the well-armed and experienced Chaos Space Marines will carry out a bloody slaughter on the fragile common people......

"So you decided to go to war and rescue that Imperial warship?"

"Yes, I vow to rescue a shipwrecked Imperial ship, and I vowed to fight every enemy!" The tone of the words was categorical with a strong sense of pride.

"And then?"

Then the cowards rebelled. They put me under house arrest and took control of the spaceship. They turned off their engines and hid in the asteroid swarm, trying to wait for Chaos to leave on its own when the battle was over...... Bah! Those filthy bastards, I'm going to send a commissar to shoot them all! I'm going to apply to the nuns of the Church to burn them......" pride turned into hysteria in an instant.

I looked at her indifferently, didn't speak, and told her with my eyes: Young man, your acting skills are not up to par, your posture is stiff and your expression is contrived, and the instigation is too bad. Neither the imperial bishop nor the commissar are so easy to play, right? People specialize in that.

She roared for a long time, and when she saw that she couldn't stir up my feelings, she had to calm down. Then I asked, "So, Chaos hasn't discovered us yet?" ”

The Major was stunned, "Why do you ask that?" Do you also identify with those cowards who try to avoid fighting? ”

"Answer my question, Major." I use the rank to press her.

"They don't know exactly where we are, but they definitely know we're here. The movement generated when exiting the subspace can be easily detected by the whole Melvid. "She looked at her and said that you should still die, we have no way out.

"So we're already in the Melved zone...... If you leave the ...... at full speed"

"It's not possible. Leaving the subspace ahead of schedule increased the rest of our regular voyage to more than thirty days, and we were transports and the other side was warships, and we couldn't escape. If you were to ask for help, you would be more familiar with the subspace than I am, and you should know that it is more likely that something hostile was summoned. Here is a long way from the cruising range of the Empire. Her sarcastic look became more and more stern.

Desperate situation...... But it's nothing, I've seen a lot of situations that are more desperate than this, it's just that the battlefield is not very familiar in front of me, so there's no need to be nervous......

After pondering for a while, I got up, looked down condescendingly, stared into her eyes, and asked, "If you completely dominate this ship, are you sure that you can defeat them?" ”

Actually, I wasn't as tall as her, but after a little excitement, I accidentally floated again. After all, the death of survival is pinned on her.

"Are you sure you can put down the rebellion?" She was also excited. Obviously, the same end is just a way for her to have no way out, and she will not choose a dead end if it can be solved more satisfactorily.

"I lead a regiment of five thousand men, and many times I have to serve as both bishop and commissar of the empire. And, before serving the Empire, in my tribe, a person like me with supernatural abilities was called a shaman, and it was easy for me to guide and dominate the human mind. Now, what about my problem? ”

She gritted her teeth, "Only three percent sure." After all, we are not regular warships......"

I waved my hand to stop her, "Sancheng is already worth our gamble." ”

No matter how stupid she may seem, this woman is still a hero of the empire with a strong record of success, and with a strong father in front of her, I believe she should still be able to learn a lot in tactics.

"How are you going to do it? If you shoot too many people, you will be undermanned, and the performance of the ship will not be able to be used, and the chances of victory will be even smaller. ”

Hey, who was still clamoring to shoot or burn the whole ship?

"Who do you hear that a political commissar must shoot someone? That's the kind of stupid commissar that only uses when they don't have a choice, and which of the legends of the commissars like Jarek and Kane is famous for being shot? Wait and see, and later, I'll give you a shipload of the most fanatical warriors. ”