Broadside combat is an age-old tactic. However, the onboarding tactics of the new era of faster-than-light have been given a completely new connotation and form.

There is no so-called "broadside" between starships, and the warships of the two warring sides do not need to collide with each other, nor do they have to resort to gangplanks and ropes with hooks. Often at a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers or even 100,000 kilometers, the interstellar marines will be fully dispatched, relying on inertia and their own power to launch attacks on enemy ships.

Equipped with a rocket propulsion system and a large number of individual weapons, the Power Armor allows Interstellar Marines to maneuver and fight enemy Marines flexibly and effectively in space, and can even force onto enemy ships to carry out demolition operations or seize control of ships. Just like in the ancient days of sailing ships, the fleet bombardment was followed by bloody broadside fights. In the past hundreds of years of interstellar strife, the dispatch of interstellar marines to engage in broadside battles has often become the final stage of the final battle of the fleet.

Because early starships were not only expensive to build, but also scarce in number. Therefore, the original purpose of the broadside battle between starships was to complete the final blow to the enemy in the corner and capture the enemy ship. However, during the long StarCraft war, the side-to-side battle between starships gradually evolved into an important means of blocking and exhausting the enemy. In order to launch a broadside battle and form a large melee with the enemy fleet, the enemy is forced to advance without *, and it is difficult for reinforcements to provide fire support at a long distance, so as to achieve the goal of delaying the enemy's attack.

Especially in the two major battles up to 2890, the broadside battle was taken to the extreme. First of all, in the "Himalayas" Star Field Battle, Marshal Du Yimin used large-scale broadside battles to prevent the divided Federation fleets from supporting each other. Then there was the "Machu Picchu" Star Field Meeting, where von Bloomberg, a fierce general under the command of General Su Yu, entangled the main force of the Imperial fleet in a hard-fought battle of broadside, which eventually led to the complete defeat of the Imperial Army.

The commanders of both sides, Admiral Mohammad Ahmat and Major General Aida Pollock, who were now personally involved in the broadside battle, were involved in both battles in 2890. For them, it seems that the remnants of the old trumpet are still there, and the fight is endless. Today's battle is a continuation of the decisive battle of the past.

"The soldiers remembered the oath of enlistment, remained faithful to their duties, and protected the sacred interests of the Senate and the Roman people, even at the cost of their lives! VENI，VIDI，VICI.”

Ahmaiti, standing on the hull of the "Cyrus the Great", shouted in the communication system, provoking all the impassioned responses from his men.

“VENI，VIDI，VICI.”

"Fire on, kill these shits!" Ahmat shouted rudely, raising the particle gun on his arms and the missiles on his shoulder, and opened heavy fire on a group of Bundeswehr marines who were coming towards the Cyrus the Great.

The Imperial marines scattered around him also opened fire quickly.

Suddenly, countless miniature missiles and particle beams interacted into layers of fire nets, scattering them towards the enemies in space, and countless balls of light erupted.

The fierce battle in space is like a night sky full of countless fireworks, filled with all kinds of colorful balls of light and flashes.

Rear Admiral Aida Pollock personally led two groups of Marines toward the nearest huge battleship.

The battleship, which looked like a large wooden wedge, had lost its electromagnetic shield, but still resembled an erupting volcano, spewing fierce directional fire and kinetic munitions at the surrounding enemy forces. The intelligent computer immediately showed that this battleship was the new battleship "Cyrus the Great" of the "Commander-in-Chief" class of the New Roman Imperial Army.

"Seventy-seven squads are all going around the back to destroy its propulsion system, seventy-nine squads come with me!" Pollock was quick to give instructions. However, he led more than 30 marines behind him to the front of the belly of the "Cyrus the Great". Before the expedition to the planet "Yi", he read the latest information he had obtained, learned about some of the structural features of the enemy's new battleship, and knew that there was a protective maintenance window there that could enter the space inside the ship.

The rest increased the thrust of the rocket and maneuvered in the direction of the stern of the ship in the face of dense fire,

Sensors that were still functioning immediately sent information about the arrival of the Union Marines in the ship's belly to the bridge. However, in the face of the fierce broadside battles that took place around them, the Marine Corps under the command of the captain of the "Cyrus the Great" were fighting their opponents with all their might. The captain had no choice but to ask his commander for help: "The enemy has reached the belly of the forward ship, and all the squads have been put into battle. General, please go and clear up. ”

At the same time as receiving the report from his subordinates, the helmet display system also showed Ahmaiti the location of the enemy based on the transmitted data.

"The enemy is looking for death!" Ahmat replied confidently, and then ordered his own team to follow.

General Ahmat led more than 20 men to fly quickly along the hull of the "Cyrus the Great" and circled more than 3,000 meters to reach the forward belly position.

The Bundeswehr Marines have found the location of the repair window and are planting metal hydrogen bombs, preparing to blow up the thick ceramic alloy armor on the surface of the repair window.

"Kill!" Ahmaiti shouted excitedly and fired first, hitting two of his opponent's team members.

But the Imperial Army, which opened fire first, did not take much advantage. With a powerful electromagnetic shield around their perimeter and heavy armor, the Union Marines successfully withstood the first wave of their opponents' fire, formed a defensive formation, and quickly returned fire.

At a distance of several hundred meters, the two sides fired at each other on the smooth surface of the battleship. The missile trail and particle beam light are mixed with the explosion of light balls, reflecting each other.

By this time, the fleets of the New Roman Imperial Army and the Bundeswehr were completely melee, and the flying marines were shuttling between the warships and firepower nets of both sides, launching a fierce attack on the target.

After a few shots, several members of the team on both sides were killed through the power armor.

At this time, metal hydrogen bombs were also placed in Ambi.

General Aida Pollock immediately ordered: "Spread out and prepare to detonate!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the rocket thrusters behind the Federal Marines immediately erupted downward with powerful flames, propelling them away from the hull of the "Cyrus the Great".

Seeing this, Ahmaiti hurriedly issued instructions: "Catch up, don't let them run!" ”

As he spoke, he also activated the rocket thruster first, rushed into space, and continued to shoot at the other party.

With rocket thrusters with vector jets and attitude-controlled jets throughout the body, the two sides are able to engage in more agile and large-scale entanglements in space. Marines on either side are constantly changing their flight attitudes, dodging the opponent's targeting and attacks, and looking for opportunities to counterattack.

Ahmat's team was outnumbered, but they fought with courage and bravery.

Pollock's team maneuvered calmly, firing fire. They had a slight upper hand and were in no hurry to destroy their opponents, the main purpose was to suppress them as much as possible, and after blowing up the repair window of the enemy ships, they would spread the battle inside the enemy ships.

The metallic hydrogen bomb was quickly detonated, and a directional blast was carried out on the armor of the repair window. I saw a dazzling light flashing from the belly of the front of the "Cyrus the Great", and then the armor cover of the entire maintenance window was blown up, and a huge hole was opened.

"Quick, rush inside the enemy ship!" Pollock hurriedly ordered, and he maintained his strong firepower to suppress his opponent. Then he connected to the public communication and called for reinforcements: "I'm Aida Pollock, we have blown open the hatch in the belly of the 'Cyrus the Great', and we are entering the ship, please support immediately!" ”

At the same time, information on the location of the opening of the enemy ship was transmitted to the commanders of all levels of the Marine Corps.

The other Marines quickly flew back to the surface of the Cyrus the Great, alternately covering the maintenance window.

"Cyrus the Great" was left with no spare forces to block the enemy forces from the inside who had entered the maintenance window. Ahmaiti had no choice but to lead his team to catch up with the opponent and pounce on the maintenance window.

At this time, Pollock's 79th squad had already entered the maintenance window and was searching along the wide maintenance aisle.

Ahmaiti flew into the maintenance window and entered the passage first.

At this time, he found that in the sighting system, a huge image occupied almost the entire cross-section of the channel. This image is Aida Pollock and his oversized and powerful "Zulu Warrior" power armor.

Before Ahmati could react, his opponent unleashed twice as much firepower as a regular Union Marine.

The dazzling light from the particle beams hitting the electromagnetic shield and ceramic alloy armor and the light radiation from the missile explosion immediately dissolved into a bright and colorful ball of light, engulfing Ahmaiti.

Pollock then activated the rocket thrusters behind him and slid into front of his opponent at high speed. Whether the opponent is dead or alive, he must make up for the fatal blow.

The ball of light is gone, and Ahmaiti's silver-gray power armor has lost its electromagnetic shield and is damaged in several places, but it still retains its combat effectiveness.

But at about the same moment, Pollock raised his stout arms, grabbed his opponent's shoulders with two large pincers at the front end, and lifted them up to block in front of him. In this way, he is tantamount to using Ahmaiti as a shield. But his other purpose is to inflict the most terrible torture on his opponent.

I saw that on the arms of the "Zulu Warrior" costume mecha, two laser guns automatically turned the muzzle of the guns and aimed at Ahmaiti's chest to irradiate the laser.

"I'm Major General Aida Pollock." Through the general channel of the people, Pollock informed the other party of his identity, and said in a gloomy tone when the * master was reciting the scriptures of the dead soul: "I will help you release the imprisoned soul now!" ”

After more than ten seconds, the laser will penetrate the shell of the opponent's power armor and close-fitting space suit, causing the opponent's body to burst due to loss of pressure in this vacuum universe, and die with the most painful feelings.

"Bastard!" Ahmaiti cursed angrily on the general channel. But his power armor had been clamped down on, hanging in the air, and almost all of his weapons had been destroyed from the heavy blows he had received before. Therefore, he could only increase the power of the rocket thrusters and struggle. For a moment, the passage they were in was filled with the light and heat of the hydrogen-oxygen rockets, as well as the spherical droplets of water from the combustion.

The Imperial Marines in the back also entered the maintenance window one after another, but when they saw that their commander was caught by the enemy and blocked in front of them, they did not dare to act rashly.

"You should feel honored to die at the hands of a general." Pollock said smugly.

"You should also feel honored to die with Admiral Mohammad Ahmaiti!" Ahmaiti shouted excitedly.

Before Pollock could react, the Imperial Army's power armor, which had been pinched by his arms, turned into a blinding ball of light, and then quickly expanded, engulfing him as well. Pollock was so proud that he forgot that his opponent's power armor was equipped with a powerful self-destruct system.

The general of the new Roman Empire, Muhammad Ahmaiti, fought to the death and detonated his own power armor.

The energy of the explosion spread out in a violent radiation and flash, carrying a large amount of debris, and strongly impacting the Marine officers and soldiers in the passage. But Pollock wasn't dead, even though he was so close to the heart of the explosion, and a large area of his body was hit by countless rays, photons, and high-temperature and high-heat fragments. His specially enhanced "Zulu Warrior" power armor saved his life.

However, Pollock was incapacitated, and while the life-sustaining system barely functioned, the power, control, and weapons systems were destroyed.

The commander's suicidal attack provoked the intense anger of the Imperial marines who arrived behind, and they raised their weapons and prepared to pour revenge on Poirot. But before they could open fire, they were blown away by the dense fire from behind them.

Reinforcements summoned by Pollock arrived in time.

Not all of the Marines had the same advantage as the battle on the Cyrus the Great. On the whole, the situation was gradually tilted due to the numerical superiority of the Imperial Marines.

Jiang Ziyue's fleet, which was more than a million kilometers away from the space where the two sides were fighting each other, quickly and efficiently blew General Henning Geisler's battleship group away to ten astronomical units away with a space storm. However, they also missed more than a dozen battleships. Keeping up their speed, the sluggers rushed into the scuffle to reinforce Pollock's fleet.

Jiang Ziyue immediately ordered the cruiser fleet to reinforce the main fleet, preparing to participate in the tragic battle. At this time, the notification ship sent by Colonel Gus Whitehead delivered the Colonel's advice. Jiang Ziyue had to temporarily suspend the order and think about further action.

"Hold off the enemy? This is not an easy task. Jiang Ziyue said to his subordinates in embarrassment, "A space storm can be taken by surprise, and it may have no effect if it is launched continuously." ”

After all, the Federation battleship group that was hit by a space storm would definitely widen the spacing when they regrouped and killed, so as to reduce the number of ships swept away by the space storm as much as possible. Moreover, they can also rely on their huge numerical superiority to turn passive into active, determine the location of the Imperial Army's cruiser fleet, and then change the speed of light from all directions to besiege it, making it difficult for the Imperial Army to exert its effect even if it sends out a space storm.

"Sir, I suggest we stay here and wait for the enemy battleship group to reappear, and then launch another space storm." Siegfried's first mate, Dietrich, suggested.

"That's not right." Jiang Ziyue said. Waiting for the rabbit* is quite dangerous, not to mention that Gus Whitehead also asks to delay his opponent as much as possible.

"Sir, Captain Stoldt requests a communication." Communications Non-commissioned Officer Abiji Kumanfur reports.

"Pick it up."

The image of Captain Lota Staudert, dressed in a space combat suit, was quickly projected into the space of the bridge of the Siegfried. The female captain who did not close the protective helmet looked excited.

"Sir, why don't we go and support the battle of the 'Cyrus' fleet?" Lota asked, puzzled.

"Colonel Gus Whitehead has called, saying that it is not necessary to support them, and asking us to hold off the enemy's battleship group as much as possible." Jiang Ziyue explained.

"Colonel Gus Whitehead?" Lota asked, she didn't know who this person was.

"Commander of the sixth detachment of the fleet 'Cyrus'."

"Is he authorized to command us?"

The telegram didn't say it. But there was a lot of truth in his words. Jiang Ziyue analyzed, "A space storm can only mess up the enemy for dozens of minutes, but now the fleet is in a melee, but it may take more than an hour." We get involved, and then no one can stop the enemy's battleship group when it comes back. ”

"But we can't stay here and wait for the rabbit." Lota said sharply.

"Do you have anything to see*?" Jiang Ziyue asked eagerly, hoping that the bald female captain with a somewhat special identity could give him a little inspiration.

"Sir, remember the battle in May? Didn't you come up with the so-called 'faster-than-light raid' tactic? Lota asked rhetorical questions one after another.

Jiang Ziyue shook his head and said, "But the battle at that time has proved that those tactics are not mature. Especially in the face of enemy battleships, it was difficult for our cruisers to take advantage. This is what you have also seen with your own eyes. ”

"No, sir." Lota firmly denied Jiang Ziyue's words, "I thought about it for a long time later, and I thought that we just made the wrong choice of goal at that time. ”

Luota's words made Jiang Ziyue's eyes light up, and he hurriedly asked, "What do you say?" ”

Lota smiled smugly and said, "We were attacking the warships that were missed in the space storm, and these targets have always been on high alert, so naturally it is difficult to attack. But what if it was a warship that had just been taken away by the space storm? A warship that has been strongly coerced by a space storm is equivalent to an undefended state after the space fluctuations disappear. ”

"Great!" Jiang Ziyue on the captain's seat exclaimed excitedly, "Rota, you're so right! Without further ado, inform the fleet, spread out the formation, prepare for a faster-than-light voyage, and strike at the enemy battleship group in groups. ”

At this time, Lota asked, "Sir, if we succeed in achieving our goal based on my advice, how will you reward me?" Although her words were loud, her expression was a little twisted.

The bridge members of the "Siegfried", who are familiar with the emotional entanglement between Jiang Ziyue and Lotta, can't help but be in an uproar for her words.