Luo Bo didn't answer immediately, but asked cautiously, "Has Mayor Bai informed Admiral Shi Jingsheng?" ”

"What if the two generals, Shi Jingsheng and Cao Cuixin, know about it?" Bai Shichang asked rhetorically, "Isn't the actual command of the fleets of the two countries coming to 'Taiji' in the hands of the two of you?" I am sure that the commanders of your detachments are following the orders of your two colonels. ”

"Mayor Bai, you should know that the ships under the command of the two of us are only limited." Jiang Ziyue reminded.

"Yes." "Our fleet is commanded by General Zhou Jiande, and the Imperial Army is commanded by General Hayed. We can only mobilize the detachments under our respective jurisdictions. You're not going to let our detachments form a coalition to destroy the controlled Thirteenth Fleet. ”

"Exactly." Bai Shichang nodded in response, "Actually, this is the meaning of 'Taiyi', which hopes to destroy the Thirteenth Fleet through the fleets of the Federation or the Empire. In this way, it does not have to take action in person, and can continue to hide its true face for a period of time, without revealing its true strength to 'Yi' prematurely. ”

"We have no obligation to serve as cannon fodder for 'Taiyi'." Robb refused without hesitation, "What's more, all the warships of the Thirteenth Fleet are still the property of the Perseus Star Federation. Moreover, neither the president nor the Ministry of Defense knew about the situation of 'Taiyi', and without instructions from above, I could not lead my subordinates into battle without authorization. ”

Jiang Ziyue and Luo Bo's attitudes were very different, and he said, "Mayor Bai, please rest assured. The planet Taiji and its people were sheltered by the Senate and the people of Rome. You don't have to turn to outsiders, I'll contact Admiral Hayyad and persuade him to stop the Thirteenth Fleet. ”

"Thank you, Colonel Jiang Ziyue." Bai Shichang said gratefully.

"It is our duty to defend the peace and prosperity of the planet under the rule of the Senate and the people of Rome." After Jiang Ziyue finished speaking, he saluted the other party.

Seeing Jiang Ziyue's performance, Luo Bo also hurriedly said to Bai Shichang: "Mayor Bai, although our army has no obligation to protect the people and the good of the people of the New Roman Empire, it has the responsibility to defend the peace and tranquility of the entire Yingxian spiral arm human world. ”

Bai Shichang responded calmly: "We Chinese have an old saying - listen to their words and watch their deeds. The planet 'Tai Chi', and even the entire human race of the Perseus Spiral Arm, are waiting for your promise to be fulfilled. ”

"Don't worry. Never have I ever broken my word. I will report to General Shi and General Zhou on the situation of the Thirteenth Fleet, and I will help you as much as I can. Robb said confidently. After finishing speaking, he gave a military salute to Bai Shichang.

Bai Shichang, who was old but still radiant, had a satisfied smile on his face and terminated the meeting correspondence.

However, Vice Admiral Hess Hayyer, who commanded the main force of the New Roman Empire's border fleet to negotiate and exchange prisoners of war, flatly rejected Jiang Ziyue's request to attack the sudden appearance of the "former Federal Thirteenth Fleet". Hayeg didn't actually know the secrets of what happened underground on the planet Taiji.

"However, Colonel Jiang Ziyue, I personally agree with your judgment." Mr. Hayeg said he didn't want to do anything about it. Since the first Battle of the "Yi" Star Domain, the commander of any border fleet would unconsciously give Jiang Ziyue respect and even privileges, and Hayeg was no exception. Jiang Ziyue's achievements in stereoscopic imaging are probably unattainable in his ten lifetimes.

So he continued: "You may have full authority to command your detachment and carry out any order you deem necessary. And I, according to the original plan, escorted everyone back to the planet 'New Byzantium' to resume their lives. ”

"General, I hope to be able to get support from four more detachments." Jiang Ziyue pleaded.

After thinking for a while, Heyer said cautiously: "Two, I can only transfer two detachments to you." Immediately afterwards, he did not forget to emphasize the reason for this, "Colonel, there are too many scattered troops, and my escort mission will become more difficult. ”

The timid Hayegg undoubtedly suffered from gains and losses, and Jiang Ziyue couldn't insist anymore, so he had to agree, saying: "Then please transfer two additional detachments to me, but I hope to designate the detachment myself." ”

"Absolutely." Heyegg became refreshed.

"I want the twenty-seventh and the one hundred and seventh."

"Okay."

As a result, the 27th Detachment, commanded by Captain Lota Lewaldt, and the 107th Detachment, commanded by Major Joseph Dietrich, were placed under the command of Jiang Ziyue, and together with the 81st Detachment, a new Frontier Fleet detachment was formed. For the new battle sequence, Jiang Ziyue named the "Baldhead" fleet in honor of his old friend Gus Whitehead.

After forming the "Zheng He" fleet, Lota Lewaldt has been following Jiang Ziyue in guerrilla operations for tens of thousands of light years, and even made crucial suggestions in the defense of "New Byzantium" earlier. Rear Admiral Joseph Dietrich, the former first mate of the Siegfried and now the captain of the cruiser Rhineland and commander of the 107th detachment, was even more excited to return to Jiang Ziyue's banner.

"Sir, what kind of victory will you lead us to this time?" In the communication loop, Dietrich asked happily.

"It's up to you to perform." Jiang Ziyue said with a smile, looking confident, "We will go to snipe the Federation's Thirteenth Fleet, and I will send you the specific battle plan later, and then we will make history again." ”

He then raised his hands in Roman salute and chanted, "VENI, VIDI, VICI."

“VENI，VIDI，VICI.” Dietrich and Lewaldette also raised their hands and chanted.

The entire "Baldhead" fleet consisted of less than eight hundred cruisers, but not one of them doubted the words of their commander.

Under Jiang Ziyue, victory is inevitable!

"Victory is inevitable!"

Robb swore the same to his superior, General Zhou Jiande, but it seemed slightly less convincing.

Unlike Hess Hayyager, the commander of the fleet on the side of the New Roman Empire, Vice Admiral Zhou Jiande was fully aware of Robb's series of encounters under the planet "Taiji", and also knew about the requests of the "Taiyi" and the Mayors' Alliance. Therefore, he personally felt that the stakes were very high, and he could not casually make commitments and adjust the established deployment of the fleet.

"Colonel Robb, first of all, you must understand that although that fleet is no longer under our control, they are still an important asset of the Perseus Star Federation." Zhou Jiande clarified his views to his subordinates word by word, "Secondly, even if they are controlled by the so-called 'Yi' interstellar planet and attack the 'Taiji' planet, our Bundeswehr is not obliged to protect the Dominions of the New Roman Empire. Also, as a commander, I have a duty not to allow my men to fight in dangerous conditions where the enemy's situation is unknown. ”

In the Bundeswehr, Zhou Jiande is not only quick in action, brave in battle, but also very calculating. Under the current situation, he is reluctant to act rashly to help the "Taiji" planet and even the new Roman Empire attack the suddenly unmanned Thirteenth Fleet, which is also in line with the routine use of troops.

On the other end of the communication meeting, Admiral Shi Jingsheng remained silent. In her heart, she didn't agree with Robb's proposal to attack the Thirteenth Fleet, but she didn't have control of the fleet herself, so she couldn't say anything.

Robb knew it would be difficult to convince Zhou Jiande to fully support his proposal. However, the current Thirteenth Fleet is undoubtedly a great opportunity for itself, and the success of stopping it will not only keep its promise, but also increase the prestige of its victory. Zhou Jiande is currently in charge of the Eighth Fleet and the Seventh Fleet, and his overall strength exceeds that of the former Thirteenth Fleet, which suddenly appeared, and he can win a battle. However, no matter which side of the human race is completely ignorant of the former 13th Fleet under the control of "Yi", especially its strategic and tactical use, it is undoubtedly full of risks and uncertainties to launch an attack rashly.

So, he retreated and pleaded: "General Zhou, I understand your concern. But I would like your approval to let me command my own squadron to stop the Thirteenth Fleet. I would also like to take this opportunity to figure out how these warships were controlled. ”

"I also have to bear a great responsibility for granting such a request." Zhou Jiande said tactfully.

From the bottom of his heart, he hated Robb's practice of "reporting the second generation" to a higher level, pretending to be clever, and even being self-righteous, but Robbo's exploits are obvious to all, and he is quite supportive of the middle and high-ranking members of the army and many officers and men at the grassroots level. However, on the other hand, the enterprising spirit of the soldiers is also encouraging Zhou Jiande himself, but he is limited by the interests of the entire fleet and even the Federation, so he can only adopt a conservative strategy.

After a little thought, Zhou Jiande finally agreed and said, "Okay, Colonel Robb. You can command your detachment to move on its own, but I hope that regardless of the outcome, you and your detachment must return to the planet 'Aegis' in its entirety, and you must regularly send a notification ship to report on changes in your movements. ”

"Sir, I hope to get more detachment support so that our army can gain superiority over the enemy." Robb was unabashedly aggressive.

Zhou Jiande in the hologram hesitated for a moment before saying, "I can only transfer another detachment to you." I still want to emphasize that the safety of the planet 'Taiji' is not our responsibility, but the safety of the Federation is our obligation. ”

"Thank you, sir, I understand." Robb responded with great pleasure.

Therefore, in addition to the 34th Detachment of the Eighth Fleet under his own command, Robb was also given command from the 88th Detachment of the Seventh Fleet. The total number of new and old battleships, 270 cruisers, and the interstellar marines under his command totaled nearly 100,000. Robb once again named the newly formed battle group "Robb Task Force".

On October 1, 2920, human standard time, a day of special significance for most Chinese in the Yingxian spiral interstellar world, especially on the side of the New Roman Empire, the "white-headed" fleet led by Jiang Ziyue had flown out of the sun sheath of the "too void" star. Under the leadership of the "Taiji" Planetary Twelve Mayors Alliance, the "Nuwa Mending the Sky" operation launched in the name of the exercise has been carried out smoothly, and more than one-third of the personnel have been transferred to the merchant fleet in space. Its transfer efficiency is much higher than that of the Immortal Interstellar Federation organization "Atlantis" planetary retreat earlier.

Sawada, the director of the Public Security Bureau, optimistically estimated that in the next two days, it would be possible to transport all the remaining humans on the ground to merchant ships and begin to move material property. However, the approaching Bundeswehr Fleet at high speed casts a huge shadow over this optimism, even though the countless inhabitants of the planet "Taiji" in it do not know their true situation.

The Twelve Mayors' Alliance's greatest concern was that the Thirteenth Fleet, controlled by Yi, would launch an attack on the dense merchant fleet orbiting the planet Taiji, as predicted by Taiyi, the master of the planet Taiji.

Fortunately, at this time, Colonel Jiang Ziyue of the New Roman Imperial Army fulfilled his promise and led the "Baitou" fleet to quickly attack to intercept the approaching 13th fleet.

In terms of fleet strength, the 13th Fleet of the former Bundeswehr, which had more than 800 battleships and nearly 100 cruisers, had an absolute advantage over the Imperial Army's "white-headed" fleet, which consisted of only 773 cruisers.

Therefore, when the unmanned reconnaissance ship reported the opponent's position, Jiang Ziyue did not lead his troops to attack immediately, but only followed at a distance of thousands of astronomical units.

The Thirteenth Fleet, which was under the complete control of the "Yi" Star, showed Jiang Ziyue a unique way of marching. Instead of flying along a straight line to the planet "Taiji", all ships spread out in a radial pattern and leaped into superluminal speed. Different from the practice of human beings who continuously fire the "Akuberi" engine and carry out straight-line faster-than-light navigation when traveling faster than the speed of light, these ships only use "point navigation", that is, each time they jump into the speed of light, they only fire the "Akuberi" engine once, so that the spacecraft can fly faster than light for one second and then change out. Then he changed course and fired the "Akuberi" engine again into the speed of light. In this way, each point of its flight is connected to form an extremely irregular curve with a general direction towards the planet "Taiji".

The disadvantage of this is that the ship's ion thrusters and jet thrusters are subjected to more frequent and higher loads, which not only greatly increases the failure rate, but also seriously reduces the service life. But it is precisely because of this that the unmanned reconnaissance ships of the Imperial Army that follow closely cannot accurately estimate the flight direction of each battleship in the next second, making it impossible for Jiang Ziyue to implement the "faster-than-light interception" tactics that Jiang Ziyue once shone in the "African" star field battle.

After these "easy" star warships changed to the speed of light, they accurately and quickly formed a spherical array that seemed loose but could effectively support each other for supply and maintenance. The distance between the ships is about 5,000 to 10,000 kilometers, which can make it difficult for the so-called "space storm" to be effectively used. However, with the meager firepower of the cruisers of the "white-headed" fleet, they did not dare to launch a strong attack easily, and even if they carried out the "faster-than-light raid" operation, it would be difficult to succeed.

In the face of the information sent by the unmanned reconnaissance ship, on the cruiser "Siegfried", Lieutenant Benjamin Alfrey, the big copy, couldn't help but smile and said: "Sir, the enemy is guarding against your tricks everywhere, and it seems that the Bundeswehr has studied you in all aspects." ”

"Don't worry, I expected them to react like this." Jiang Ziyue responded with a slight smile.

He spoke Mandarin Chinese, so his subordinates didn't hear him use the word "they". In fact, at this time, the entire "Baitou" fleet, except for Jiang Ziyue himself, everyone - Dana Pontick, who followed the flagship "Siegfried" is an exception, did not know that the current 13th Fleet was actually controlled by the "Yi" star, and they all thought that they were facing the 13th Fleet controlled by the British Immortal Interstellar Bundeswehr.

Jiang Ziyue did not intend to explain the actual identity of the enemy to his subordinates. All he needs is his subordinates to be precise in place to complete his instructions and deployments.

"Sir, is that all we have to do with it?" The captain, Captain Rudiger Natzmer, hurriedly asked.

Without waiting for Jiang Ziyue to answer, Benjamin Alflake preemptively said, "Sir, you must have come up with some shocking new tactics to prepare to deal with this group of enemies who are destroying the peace in one fell swoop. Alfryk flattered Jiang Ziyue unabashedly, although he knew that Jiang Ziyue didn't like to be slapped by his subordinates, but he still did it unscrupulously.

"So far, I can't really think of a good way to deal with them." Jiang Ziyue pretended to be helpless, but in fact, he was really helpless.

"Impossible, sir, you never take us into uncertain battles." Alflake didn't believe what Jiang Ziyue said.

"Report, unmanned reconnaissance ship 'duckweed' 7407 returns." Sergeant Abiji Cumanfur exclaimed, "A fleet of nearly nine hundred warships of the Federation Army has flown out of the sun sheath of the 'Void' star and is heading towards us. At about 6:23, seven light-years away, Akuberi was at a speed of four levels. ”

At the same time as the Kumanvre report, all the data was displayed on the holographic display system on the bridge.

Suddenly, a tense atmosphere permeated the entire bridge. The soldiers who didn't know the inside story thought that the new Federation fleet would join forces with the fleet following in front of them, posing a serious threat to their side.

However, Jiang Ziyue was still very calm, and said in a relaxed tone: "Benjamin, I said just now that I couldn't think of a good way, but now I have it." ”

This sentence relieved everyone's nervousness, and the others in the bridge breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sir, you're a joy to us." Benjamin Alfreck excitedly said, "As your loyal and heroic men, can you let us know in advance of your mastery?" ”

"In order to ensure that we will win, of course ......" Jiang Ziyue paused deliberately, "No." ”

Before his subordinates could respond in disappointment, he immediately ordered: "Abighi, send an unmanned notification ship, and I will transmit encrypted information to the fleet commander of the Federation Army." ”

"Sir, I heard you right." The talkative Alfleck chimed in.

"That's right." Jiang Ziyue said solemnly, "This time, we will have a strong alliance in the future." ”

"A strong combination?" Alflake asked.

"It's October 1st." Tang Xingyun said in the communication system of the bridge, his tone was quite proud.

"I never expect the Chinese commanders of the Federation to have the feeling of nostalgia for the Second Republic, but only hope that they will see the reality of the situation and uphold the pragmatism of the Second Republic." Jiang Ziyue calmly responded to Tang Xingyun's words.

"Sir, the unmanned notification ship 'Nightingale' 3138 is ready." Kumanfur reported.