With a flash of colorful light in the void, the Aquila returned to normal space from the faster-than-light state and entered a relatively static state, and the bridge that had been prepared immediately became busy, and Che Qi carefully adjusted the angle of the optical system three times, and began to capture twenty images of the light sky.

When Ye Fei thought of this method, the picture of the disappearance of the Third Fleet had indeed only reached the position of eighteen light days away from the incident site, but it took the battleship two days to fly here, and eighteen light days became twenty light days!

Twenty light days is about 3,500 astronomical units, a distance equivalent to 116 times the distance between the Sun and Neptune.

However, at the current speed of the Aquila, it only takes more than six hours to fly over this distance, and even if this angle is blocked by an unknown celestial body, it may be able to pull away at 76 times the speed of light and recapture the image of the Third Fleet from a different angle.

"Why isn't it okay? Is it in the wrong location? Ye Fei urged impatiently.

It is also a problem for the ship to be too fast, and if you fly more or less in faster than the speed of light, you will miss the position where the image is received.

"Probably not." Che Qi said without raising his head, "This position was originally chosen farther away, leaving enough time for adjustment, even if you find the right position now, you will have to wait for a while to see the image at that point in time when the communication was interrupted." ”

The distance of twenty light days is not even a backyard on a cosmic scale, at most it is just the level of the kang above and under the kang, and the telescopic ability of the optical system is comparable to that of an astronomical telescope, and there is no pressure to receive the picture at this distance. However, the distance of 3,500 astronomical units is not calculated in this way, and the slightest change in the position of the Aquila will cause the optical system to deviate from the target by millions of kilometers, and the difference between the end and the ground is thousands of miles.

Therefore, Che Qi and Jiang Xue had to work closely together, the former was responsible for constantly fine-tuning the lens angle of the optical system to capture the source of the image, and the latter was responsible for controlling the position of the battleship and keeping it as static as possible.

Ye Fei suppressed the anxiety in his heart and sat back in the command chair: "Understood, you should do it as soon as possible." ”

"I mean, what's wrong with you, boss?" The veterinarian asked, puzzled, "I'm about to find out the mystery." Excited? ”

"On the one hand." Ye Fei said. "I'm wondering if I can return to my homeland to rest for a while after figuring out the reason for the disappearance of the Third Fleet."

"Ha Luha, go with me." The veterinarian laughed. Laughing so much that the nose is not the nose. A mouth is not a mouth.

The First Battle of the Nameless Star Domain defeated the main force of the Outer Skeletons. Now that the surrounding areas of the solar system are calm, the headquarters should at least arrange for the various fleets that are carrying out combat missions to return to their homeland in batches to rest and recuperate, and give everyone a holiday or something.

He himself should leave the Aquila. I'm back in Lab One.

"Let's hope everything goes well." Ye Fei never dared to put his hope on the old men in the headquarters, unless the outer bones were all dead.

"Found it!" Cha Qi shook his fist excitedly.

"Quick, put it on the big screen!" Ye Fei hurriedly retracted his scattered thoughts and urged repeatedly.

Cha Qi immediately complied, and the picture captured by the optical system immediately appeared on the spherical panoramic screen.

At the beginning, the picture was not very clear, and only the outlines of the two bone mounds and several giant ships could be vaguely seen, but the optical system was fine-tuned by Che Qi, and a clear image was quickly formed.

"It's the Third Fleet!" Ye Fei exclaimed.

You don't need to distinguish carefully, just looking at the composition of the battleships, you can know that Lu Dao must be the Third Fleet.

The veterinarian playfully said to himself: "The Third Fleet is unlucky enough, too." ”

The Third Fleet received an order to stop the Brown Spotted Behemoth on the way to Gliese 581 from the mainland of the solar system, and four destroyers were sent by Qiu Yu to track the Brown Spotted Behemoth, as a result, one assault ship was seriously injured and returned to the local land, and it has not yet returned to the formation; Three destroyers were destroyed by the Sea Urchin group, leaving only one still tracking the Brown Spotted Behemoth; In the battle of Gliese 581, another supply ship and an assault ship and a repair ship were lost.

When Qiu Yu came into contact with these two bone mounds, there were only five battleships, two capital ships, an aerospace carrier, a supply ship and a submarine, and the fleet composition in the image was completely in line with the situation of the Third Fleet.

In the five years since the establishment of the expeditionary force in 2204, purely in terms of losses, the battle loss rate of the Third Fleet ranks first in the whole army, but the record is mediocre.

Although there are also objective factors such as the nature of the task, Qiu Yu will definitely not be able to run the responsibility of a poor leader, and it is estimated that after returning to the homeland, he will be transferred from the command post at the least, and he will be casually arranged to retire from an idle position.

Ye Fei glanced at the veterinarian and didn't speak, but he agreed with the veterinarian's point of view very much in his heart.

It's not that he and the veterinarian don't sympathize with the fate of the friendly army, but sympathizing with the encounter and looking down on the combat effectiveness of the Third Fleet are two different things, the army is a place where the strong are respected, and the strong soldiers, even the enemy will give enough respect; Pig-like allies that even their own people will despise!

The most famous pig teammate is probably the Italian army in World War II, and a German military enthusiast once commented: If Italy remains neutral, it is equivalent to an increase of 10 divisions in our army; If Italy were to oppose the fascists, it would be equivalent to an increase of 20 divisions in our army; But if Italy wants to join the Axis powers, our army will have to spend 50 divisions to protect him!

The heart is higher than the sky and the fate is thinner than the paper, saying that it is the situation of the Third Fleet, looking at the battle of Gliese 581, you will know that you have a hard battle with the outer bones, not to mention the heavy losses, and also throw down a large number of personnel, and you have to rely on Ye Fei to clean up the mess with the Aquila.

This kind of troops, which do not play much role in the battle and drag the friendly troops back, and rely on the friendly army to wipe their butts, can make the friendly army look up to it.

In short, an unreliable teammate is simply an ally of enemies, a nightmare for allies!

Of course, the Third Fleet also has its own special features, that is, the fleet uses a large number of recruited mercenaries, and the number of real domestic soldiers is only a small part of the total proportion.

It is precisely this peculiarity that makes the overall combat effectiveness of the Third Fleet unacceptable.

You must know that these mercenaries come from various countries, the national conditions of each country are different, the habits are different, most of them attach importance to interests rather than honor, many mercenaries do not even have the concept of a country, it is okay to fight a little, and it is really a large-scale battlefield of the scale of the campaign, and the performance is not even comparable to the Chinese militia, and the combat effectiveness is a negative scum at all! (To be continued......)

PS: Some of the comments in this chapter may be a bit exaggerated, but they are definitely not far from reality, and if you are interested, please see the work.