Chapter 584: A Hasty War
Before the surprise attack on Cobo 12, the Theron people also held a similar departure ceremony, and the scale of the military parade at that time was no smaller than it is now. However, at that time, No. 1 presided over the launch ceremony and made a speech together with several other models of Theron people's representatives in order to "unite public opinion", so the feeling of this sense of control was far less strong than it is now.
As the current supreme leader of all the Therons, as prophesied by the other Theron people who defected to the Space-Time Council, as soon as he returned, he used his prestige to abolish the previous Theron people's voting system of heavy Dà issues, and imprisoned all other compatriots who did not agree to immediately go to war with the Space-Time Council in the prison that was originally intended for humans.
Now, the powerful One doesn't need to worry about any opposition from within the Theron people. After enjoying the confidence he had gained from his speech, he immediately ordered the entire fleet to set off, aiming for the solar system.
Thousands of warships began to jump in batches after receiving the order, and almost in an instant, the huge Theron fleet made a collective leap to the outer reaches of the destination solar system. Of course, at this time, they were not facing the expected space-time fleet, which had only a few dozen warships when they last met.
Shen Chao knew that when he returned to the 035 plane, the space-time flow speed of the two planes would be synchronized immediately, and after that, the Theron people would definitely fight back in a very short time. But he didn't know how much combat power No. 1 could mobilize to fight.
Therefore, in order to deal with the unknown size of the Theron fleet group, the maximum defensive effect was obtained. When arranging Jace's defenses, he played a trick, and it was this little trick that completely changed the fate of the Theron fleet!
In the Kuiper Belt at the edge of the solar system, Theron warships suddenly appeared. Due to the sheer size of the jump, the Theron split the fleet into many parts before this jump, each using slightly different jump coordinates.
The slightest difference in coordinates was enough to teleport their fleet groups to different locations in the solar system in batches. The distance between a few rays and one or two rays avoids the possibility of being packed together at the destination.
Although even if the entire fleet were to take exactly the same coordinates, it is unlikely that any two ships would end up in exactly the same position and collide. However, under the guidance of the idea of taking precautions, they still adopted this prudent plan.
Of all these Theron fleets that made the jump, most of them were found near the Kuiper Belt. and one of the fleets that went deepest into the solar system appeared near Saturn's orbit as soon as it jumped out of hyperspace.
Here, for the first time, they encountered Jace's defensive fleet. Although the two sides were close in number and soon discovered each other, since this was the first time they had met, Jace's ship's characteristics did not match the characteristics of the Space-Time Fleet that One had brought back earlier.
So, the Therons did not immediately attack them. Just quickly set up the battle formation and let the tens of thousands of fighters in the hull fly out, while checking the situation. At any time, they are ready to pounce and throw nuclear bombs.
In contrast, the Jaces' reaction was much calmer. After all, before coming to this plane, Shen Chao had proposed that the Theron people would probably come over in a day or two, and after seeing these strange warships suddenly appear in front of him, Jace was surprised for a while, but quickly issued a statement to the Theron people as planned.
It is a statement requesting peaceful intercourse, which outlines that Jace is a mechanical race from an extraterrestrial plane, and states that his race is an ally of the Plane Council. Protect the system with kindness and hope to communicate with the people of Theron......
The Theron fleet on the opposite side paused after receiving this statement, and it took about two minutes to pass the text of the statement to the mothership in the Kuiper belt intact. Then the two sides confronted each other for more than ten minutes.
In these ten minutes. One on the mothership has been thinking about how to deal with this unexpected situation. As Jace's peace statement does not mention the details of their cooperation with the Plane Council or their history.
Moreover, the number of Jace battleships that appeared in front of them at this time was very small, less than a hundred. So, from One's point of view, it wasn't sure whether these Jaces were the rescuers who had been brought in by Shen Chao or the ones he had left behind for a long time.
If you think about it, they can't even directly determine whether the other party is really a mechanical race right now. In his opinion. This is probably just a trick made by Shen Chao to scare off his fleet.
Bolstered by such self-soothing and inflated thoughts, One ignored Jace's plea for peace, and instead ordered the forward fleet to engage while converging with the main fleet and rushing to the battle zone.
These things happen very quickly. The Jaces were still looking forward to the dawn of peace, and just when the Jaces were slowly believing that the Therons, who were also rational mechanical races, would accept their peace declaration, the Theron battle group on the opposite side suddenly launched an attack on their fleet without hesitation.
Tens of thousands of Theron fighters carrying nuclear missiles of various models and yields rushed towards Jace's fleet formation. Without being reminded by anyone, Jace knew that his peace plea had failed. Although they do not know the specific reasons for the defeat, they have just left another major war zone and are not intimidated by the situation in front of them.
After confirming the Theron hostility, the Jaces adjusted their formation, distanced their ships from each other, and quickly approached the Theron detachment. While using the close defense guns of their own ships to fire at the onrushing Theron fighter group, they also sent their own fighter group to meet the enemy group.
Unlike the Space-Time Fleet that had fought against the Theron before, the Jaces were not worried about the safety of their fleet due to their ability to transfer the Jace's agents on board at high speeds. Even if the entire fleet of fighters were blown up, they would not suffer any substantial losses.
Their ships are much more expensive by comparison, and at least in this battle, their ships are the decisive force. With the first round of deployment on both sides, both Jace and the Theron were quickly reaping their own successes.
Jace's fighters were not as numerous as the Therons, but the two sides quickly became entangled. With the protection of a powerful kinetic barrier and ferocious on-board firepower, Jace's fighter group was able to quickly achieve an advantageous kill-to-kill ratio over the Theron group.
Of course, due to the scale of the engagement and the proximity of the battle, the Theron also flew down dozens of Jace's fighters after a bit of tossing. Many of them were even achieved by Thoron fighter planes rushing forward and carrying out suicide bombs with onboard nuclear bombs.
Balls of light produced by the nuclear explosions were constantly generated in the area of engagement between the two sides, proving the fierce nature of the battle between the two sides. In such fierce battle conditions, although Jace's fighter group was more technologically advanced, they were not able to suppress the enemy's fighter group due to their numerical inferiority.
But even so, they managed to hold back nearly half of the Theron fighter fleet and complete their tactical mission. The number of fighters that finally arrived near the Jace fleet was good, and although they dropped hundreds of tactical nuclear missiles against the Jace fleet in front of them, they did not achieve any tangible results.
Of course, in addition to the fierce fighting between the two sides, the warships of both sides quickly exchanged fire. Jace's ships largely ignored the group of Theron fighters that harassed them, and rushed all the way straight within range of the enemy ships.
Although the range of the Jace's plasma guns is slightly inferior to that of the Mass Effect Acceleration guns, their rate of fire can reach a very powerful level, reaching a maximum rate of fire similar to that of a semi-automatic rifle, reaching an ultra-high rate of fire of 300 rounds per minute.
This rate of fire is nothing for a single weapon, but for a naval gun, it is quite ungodly. The reason why Jace made such a main cannon was to make up for the disadvantage of his weapon's range compared to the lack of powerful races in the Citadel.
Having learned from the Space-Time Council that the Theron warships did not have any form of energy shield or stance protection, Jace's ships fired a large stream of hot plasma at the Theron fleet at their maximum rate of fire.
In the first round alone, these barrages of plasma, fired from the main guns, hit the main armor of more than 20 Theron ships, causing considerable damage. Bursts of light appeared on the hull of the struck Theron warship, like a fireworks display at a festival.
With this expensive "fireworks display", the hulls of the Sheron warships that were hit were left with a series of large gaps in the hulls of the Sheron warships, the edges burned red. Many of them are the type in which the thick layer of main armor is burned through in one piece, and the internal equipment is damaged in a large area.
Among them, several Theron warships were hit continuously, and the whole explosion directly occurred, which instantly became a big push of cosmic garbage. Such a high destructive power is far beyond the psychological preparation of the Theron people, and although One mentioned before coming that the enemy's weapons will have a long range, the lethality should not be so great.
According to One's description, the enemy's weapons would not immediately incapacitate their ships as long as they did not hit important positions, but at the moment, less than half a minute into the actual battle between the two fleets, more than 10 Theron ships were incapacitated.
Many of the remaining warships also had serious system failures, and the people of Theron on board were battling disasters such as fires on board, unstable energy sources, and offline weapons. At this time, Jace's fleet was still far from the range of the Theron ships.
Anyone could tell that if the battle continued like this, the Theron fleet here would be wiped out. However, at this critical moment, the rescue fleet of the Theron finally arrived at the scene. (To be continued......)
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