Chapter 651: Ambushed
The attack came suddenly and with unusual intensity. What's more, the enemy has long been prepared and carefully planned.
Because it was a sudden arrival, even the human expeditionary force commanded by Yang Yi only arrived a few hours early, and the distance of the last space jump exceeded three hundred light years, so Kuria believed that the defenders of the Miro system were definitely not ready for battle and could not organize effective resistance in a situation of surprise, let alone send the legion into the fortress in advance to launch an ambush here.
Actually, Kuria was not wrong in her judgment.
The Miro system is thousands of light-years away from the Greenwich Meteorite Belt, and before that, Curia had concentrated all his legions near the "Kuhn-Barrion Fortress", preparing to engage the invading main army of the Weavers, and did not deploy too many troops in other directions. Not to mention anything else, the patrol ships sent out by Kuria before did not approach the Miro system at all, let alone enter the Miro system to investigate the situation.
It can be said that, no matter how you look at it, the probability of an attack on the Miro system is not very high.
Besides, there are many star systems south of the Miro Galaxy, in the direction of the Greenwich Meteorite Belt, some of which have not only permanent residents, but also the Silicon Legion responsible for defending the star system. Even if the main army of the Weavers or the human expeditionary force marched into the Miro system, they would inevitably pass near these star systems, and even need to occupy several star systems. The point is that it is impossible for thousands of legions to directly cross the distance of hundreds of light-years, and must make short stops along the way. In other words, as long as the main army of the Weaver Clan and the human expeditionary force enter the Miro Galaxy, they will inevitably be discovered by the Silicon Charm Legion in other star systems, and it is naturally impossible to reach the Miro Galaxy quietly.
Obviously, this does not exist.
The human expeditionary force that acted as the vanguard had only two legions, and it was commanded by the "Star Sea", and the other ten warships were all small warships with advanced performance. For the "Star Sea". Crossing three hundred light years at once is obviously not a difficult task. With the "Star Sea" opening the way ahead, not only can ten small warships successfully reach the Miro system, but the Silicon Charm fleet under the command of Curia can also complete long-distance space jumps.
It is precisely in this way that the Silicon Charm Fleet can cross the dozens of star systems in the middle and appear directly in the Miro Galaxy.
It's not just Curia who thinks so, even Yang Yi thinks so. As long as you directly enter the Miro system and let the Silicon Charm army attack immediately, you can control the situation before the defenders can react. As long as you control the shipping routes in the galaxy, complete the blockade and encirclement of various planets, and let the defenders stay on the ground, you can make the Dragon God Empress come forward and order the War King who commands the defenders to disarm and surrender as the War Emperor.
Obviously, as long as nothing goes wrong, the Miro system can be captured without blood.
Of course, the key is speed.
It is precisely because of this that the Silicon Charm fleet under the command of Curia immediately headed for the inner layers of the Miro system as soon as it arrived. There was no delay.
As for the abandoned fortress, it naturally went unnoticed.
In Curia's opinion, Yang Yi and the others arrived early, although only a few hours early, but they must have conducted a preliminary survey of the fortress. With the strength of the human expeditionary force, especially the strength of those soldiers, if there was an enemy hidden in the fortress, it would have been discovered long ago.
The expeditionary force did conduct reconnaissance of the fortress. However, an unmanned detector is used.
Because no anomalies were found, Yang Yi did not send soldiers to land at the fortress. Anyway. The fortress is an asteroid with a diameter of about 1,000 kilometers, and if you send soldiers to investigate it, it will not only require a large number of troops, but also consume a lot of time. Since it is impossible to complete a reconnaissance mission in a few hours, it may not be possible to spot the enemy hiding inside the fortress before the arrival of Commander Curia's Silicon Fleet.
Clearly, it wasn't just Curia who was negligent. and Yang Yi.
What's more, the enemies in ambush in the fortress are cunning and patient, with at least a shrewd and calm commander.
At the time of the arrival of the Silicon Fleet. The enemy did not attack. It was not until more than a dozen small warships that had opened the way in front passed near the fortress, and the first group of about ten capital ships reached the vicinity of the fortress, that the enemy attacked, and the first to strike at those capital ships was the one to strike.
Suddenly attacked, the result can be imagined.
By the time Kuria reacted, more than a dozen capital ships in front of the flagship had been hit, six of which were immediately blown to pieces, and several others were also heavily damaged. Immediately after that, dozens of smaller warships were hit by artillery fire, and many were directly destroyed.
Kuria immediately reacted and gave the order to fight.
Almost simultaneously, the flagship began to slow down and turn.
It must be said that Kuria's luck was not too bad, or that the ordinary-looking flagship did not attract the attention of the enemy.
In fact, this flagship is not a flagship at all, just a capital ship.
Of course, this is not to blame for Kuria, he is just a top war king who has just been canonized, and the sphere of influence he controls is extremely limited. In addition, even if the War Emperor did it himself, it would take years, even decades, to cultivate a silicon beast that was large enough, and then spend more time transforming the silicon beast into a battleship. Among other things, it took Kutum about two hundred years to build his own flagship.
Obviously, Kuria couldn't have built one in just a few months, and the same was true for the Dragon Empress.
Because there is no suitable flagship, it can only be improvised. As a result, Kuria transformed one of the capital ships in the best condition into a flagship, to be precise, just let this battleship act as a flagship, without any modifications, and in fact, there was no need to do any modifications.
The Dragon Empress didn't take the flagship seriously, so naturally she didn't blame Kuria.
If this is not an ordinary capital ship, but a real flagship, it will definitely be targeted by the enemy, and it will definitely be attacked.
Although with the Dragon Empress, as well as Curia, Kuba, and Jackson, it would not be difficult to deal with a sudden attack, at least not to be destroyed, but if the Emperor's flagship was attacked in battle, even if it was only slightly damaged, it would inevitably have an impact on the Emperor's prestige.
Don't forget, in the Silicon Charm Alliance, the War Emperor is the supreme being. Not to mention an ordinary war king, even the strongest top war king is by no means an opponent of the war emperor. For millions of years, no Emperor of War has been injured by an attack by a King of War, let alone a flagship destroyed.
Luckily, there weren't many enemies in ambush inside the fortress, and even fewer heavy weapons could be used to attack the ships.
Immediately after the order was given by Kuria, the nearby battleships scattered and left the enemy's attack zone. Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen small warships came back and took the lead in attacking the fortress and suppressing the enemy's artillery fire. At the same time, the battleships in the back changed their formation, and dozens of capital ships lined up to attack and began to bombard the fortress with powerful main guns, attacking the points of fire on the fortress.
It's just that it is obviously not easy to destroy the fortress.
Don't forget, the fortress was built to the highest standards and is able to withstand direct attacks from the Galactic Alliance's capital ships. Although there are many capital ships in Kuria's fleet, relatively speaking, the capital ships of the Silicon Alliance are slightly inferior in attack ability to the capital ships of the Galactic Alliance. In fact, this is also the key to the Galactic Alliance's ability to hold on to the situation where its combat power is not as good as that of the Silicon Charm Alliance.
The attack continued for a while, and although it suppressed the fire points on the fortress, it did not destroy the fortress, let alone destroy the enemies inside the fortress.
When Yang Yi and Lin Feng arrived, the bombing was still going on.
By this time, hundreds of warships had been put into battle, and more than half of them were capital ships. Although the fire was so heavy that all exposed fire points on the fortress were destroyed, and the enemy did not return fire, the fortress was still there and was not seriously damaged by the heavy bombardment. As long as the enemy is not too stupid, he will hide in the fortress when he is bombed, and will never remain on the surface to die.
Kuria has been enraged, and is mobilizing more warships, and has several warlords ready.
Apparently, Kuria has recognized that the destruction of the fortress is unlikely, and the presence of the enemy already poses a serious threat. If you can't destroy the fortress, you can only capture it. For this reason, Kuria prepared the war kings and asked them to lead their legions to attack the fortress.
The problem is that even if the legions are dispatched, they may not be able to capture the fortress in time.
The point is, the fortress is simply too large and the internal structure is extremely complex. Not to mention that Kuria didn't have enough troops at his disposal, and even if he had, it would take a lot of time to take over the entire fortress and destroy the enemies hiding in the fortress, and pay a great price for it. If the enemy had prepared for it, such as by placing a large Primal Converter in the fortress, they could have perished at the last minute with the legions sent by Kuria.
In fact, as long as there is a delay here, the whole offensive operation will go wrong.
Yang Yi didn't delay much, and immediately found Kuria and asked Kuria to organize the fleet and continue to advance, not to waste precious time on the fortress.
Kuria was not stupid, he immediately understood, and without saying anything, he gave the order directly.
Obviously, there are not many enemies in the fortress, and it is definitely not the main force, it should be the defenders of the Miro system, but they have entered the fortress in advance and are ready for battle. Otherwise, the initial assault would have crushed the Silicon Fleet, at least destroying more of the capital ships. In this way, the surprise attack launched by the enemy is actually just delaying time, and naturally there is no reason to delay time here.
Soon, the Silicon Fleet was reorganized.
After Yang Yi and Lin Feng left, the Silicon Charm fleet bypassed the fortress. According to Yang Yi's request, Kuria left behind a hundred small warships, as well as two hundred Silicon Phantom legions commanded by two war kings. Yang Yi didn't need these warships and legions, but then he needed to occupy the fortress, and he didn't want to use the expeditionary force he brought. Besides, if you're fighting inside a stronghold, it's better to use the Silicon Legion. (To be continued.) )