Detecting the radio signal sent by the scientific expedition of the New Roman Empire on the planet "Yi", Robb was keenly aware of the opportunity to capture the opposing scientific expedition. Although the radio signal was sent sixteen minutes ago, it is unlikely that the other party will have time to evacuate the planet's surface in such a short period of time. So, Robb sent a request to the commander of his ship group, hoping to break away from the array and go to capture the scientists who landed on the other side.

The commander of the group, Rear Admiral Anthony Britta, was unhappy with the request of his men to leave the group and take separate action in the midst of the war. In the communication system, he said to Robb: "Major, we will soon exchange fire with the enemy and form a siege on them. You're leaving at this time just to catch a few scientists who may have left the planet's surface? ”

"Sir, while the enemy is not ready for us at this time, I will lead a ship to a sneak attack, and I will definitely be able to capture the scientists of New Rome." Robb confidently replied, "I have a platoon of Marines on my ship, and I'm a Marine myself. Please approve my request, and the success of the Zhiyuan will be the icing on the cake for our victory." ”

"The icing on the cake?" Britta was amused by Robb's assertiveness to the point of arrogance, but he still reminded Robb with a serious face: "Major, didn't you notice the report sent by the reconnaissance ship?" The enemy still has a cruiser fleet of more than 200 ships near the interstellar planet, so you are not afraid that you will become an egg and a stone? ”

At this critical juncture when he was on his way to besiege the main fleet of New Rome, Rear Admiral Britta was willing to take the time to argue with his men, and in a rather spicy tone. This made Robb feel disappointed and angry, but he could only say in a firm and humble tone: "Sir, I will launch a sneak attack from behind the planet to try not to be detected by the enemy's cruisers. ”

A small cruiser is not too much for a huge fleet, and one less is not too little, and the "Zhiyuan" commanded by Robb is just at the outer end of the array, and breaking away from the ship group will not have any impact on the formation. Besides, if you succeed in capturing the other party's scientists, it will also be a lot of credit. After a little thought, General Bretta agreed: "Alright, Major Luo, I approve your request. For the scientists of the Empire, be sure to take them safely! ”

"Yes, sir." Then Rob gleefully gave the order to his crew: "Excellent, turn, ready to fire the Akuberi engine." We go around the far side of the planet. ”

It's not that Robb doesn't like to participate in large-scale fleet battles, on the contrary, he has always looked forward to participating in this spectacular battle of thousands of warships firing a salvo of 10,000 guns. It's just that under the current situation, it is unlikely that he, a small cruiser captain, will make any outstanding achievements in fleet operations. Therefore, Robb, who was eager to make a leap forward on the road to glory, had to find another way to establish miraculous achievements.

The commanders of both the Imperial Army and the Federation Army paid almost all attention to the "Cyrus" fleet, which began to turn to the right, and no one cared that a cruiser left the left flank of the Federation Army.

The "Cyrus" fleet under the command of General Muhammad Ahmat still completed the turn at a tight and coordinated pace at the top speed of one-half of the speed of light, and rushed towards the right wing group of the 13th Fleet nearly 10 million kilometers away.

The battleship group of the 13th Fleet under the personal command of Admiral Henning Gessler maintained a dense formation and the highest reaction propulsion speed, closely following the rear of the "Cyrus" fleet about 500,000 kilometers, showing superb fleet command and control art.

Jiang Ziyue, who was outside the literary unit for two days, received General Ahmat's rather disdainful reply of "don't worry about it" from the notification ship, and he was very unconvinced, which also aroused his fighting spirit even more. He quickly informed the captains of the various captains of the ships that had been prepared, and then turned on the public communication channel and mobilized loudly:

"Brethren, Admiral Ahmat rejected our request to join the battle, not because we were weak, but because he looked down on our Frontier Fleet. Even under the siege of the enemy's superior forces, the young soldiers of the Central Fleet were still high above us and did not want to ask us for help. Today, we're going to put on a show for Admiral Ahmati and the 'Cyrus' fleet. I ask everyone to strictly implement the plan I have conveyed to you, so that the lord of the Central Fleet will have less insight and knowledge, what is the meaning of less is more! What does it mean to defeat the strong with the weak! VENI，VIDI，VICI.”

The difference in treatment and estrangement caused by the division of labor between the Central Fleet and the Frontier Fleet of the New Roman Imperial Army has long caused many officers and men of the Frontier Fleet to be very dissatisfied. But Jiang Ziyue has fully proved in a series of previous battles with the Bundeswehr tracking fleet that even the weak border fleet can win impressive results. This greatly encouraged the countless officers and men of the Frontier Fleet.

Now, Jiang Ziyue's passionate speech has undoubtedly ignited the blazing fighting spirit in their hearts. In the public communication channel, there was an enthusiastic response from the officers and soldiers:

“VENI，VIDI，VICI.”

"Spread out the formation. Target, enemy battlefleet, Akuberi speed 3. Jiang Ziyue ordered loudly.

The 221 cruisers of the New Roman Imperial Task Force quickly dispersed and accelerated their sprint, leaving the interstellar planet "Yi" and rushing to the battlefield beyond the two-day civilian unit, preparing to launch an attack that neither they nor the opposing commanders could have imagined after completing the faster-than-light voyage.

Jiang Ziyue didn't know that in the other direction, outside the two Wenwen units, a Bundeswehr cruiser had entered the speed of light and flew towards the interstellar planet "Yi".

At 9:57 a.m. on June 22, the fleet battle that took place in the star field around the interstellar planet "Yi" had evolved into a battle between siege and counter-siege. The "Cyrus" fleet, which had successfully turned to the right, met the right wing group of the 13th Fleet of the Federation Army, consisting of 700 battleships and cruisers, at full speed, and the two sides quickly approached at relative speed at the speed of light.

The commander of the 13th Fleet's right-wing group was Rear Admiral Aida Pollock on the veteran battleship Berserker, a sharp-eyed black general who had already seen the complex psychology of the opponent's refusal to admit defeat easily.

Although the Imperial "Cyrus" ship has been caught in the unfavorable situation of being surrounded by the Bundeswehr on three sides, the 13th fleet of the Wehrmacht has not yet completed the encirclement, and even the group of federal battleships that have been following closely behind can only catch up with it at a distance of more than 500,000 kilometers. The "Cyrus" fleet still had enough time to spread out of formation, enter a faster-than-light state, fly around the planet "Yi" and get out of the battlefield.

The "Cyrus" fleet turned to Pollock, a relatively weak group of ships, apparently still in the mindset of picking up a handful and leaving. General Aida Pollock did not know that the commander of the opposing party was Ahmaiti, who was secretive about the retreat, but he was very confident in his judgment.

"Decelerate, one hundredth of the speed of light, and enter a spiral. Get ready to volley the enemy! "Aida Pollock gave the order decisively, and he was determined to entangle his opponent and form a flanking attack with the battleship formation commanded by Henning Geisler.

The commander's command prompted his men to slow down with speed and precision. Almost simultaneously, the seven hundred Federation warships erupted a reverse-thrust hydrogen-oxygen combustion flame, pushing the warship to slow down dramatically. Soon, the right flank of the Bundeswehr fleet was running at a low speed of about one percent, lined up in a long line horizontally against the "Cyrus" fleet of the Reich Army, which was flying at a high speed of millions of kilometers. Each battleship entered an irregular spiral course with a diameter of five to five hundred kilometers, opened all its gun doors, and prepared to give the enemy a head-on attack.

Admiral Muhammad Ahmaiti, commander of the "Cyrus" fleet of the New Roman Imperial Army, was still thinking about penetrating the opponent at the highest reaction speed, and then spreading out into formation into the speed of light and leaving the battlefield. In the best-case scenario, the formation of Federation battleships chasing all the way behind will cause great confusion in a quick encounter with the enemy's right-wing ship group in front of them, and the Imperial army will be able to leave calmly.

In fact, at a distance of millions of kilometers, he could no longer find out what was going on in front of him. As for the current enemy situation, we can either rely on previous detection and calculation, or we can only wait until the distance is reduced to less than 300,000 kilometers.

Seemingly millions of kilometers away, a warship that reaches half the speed of light takes only a few tens of seconds.

At 9:59 a.m., according to calculations, the Imperial "Cyrus" fleet was 600,000 kilometers in front of the right flank ship group of the Federal Army. In the tactical command center of the battleship "Berserker", on the three-dimensional image showing the situation of the enemy and the enemy, the enemy's green and blue ship-shaped icons are about to overlap.

"Fire! Back off! "Major General Aida Pollock gave the order in a loud voice.

The Federation battleships and cruisers spewed millions of rays of light, then stopped moving forward, began to accelerate back in an irregular spiral, and then prepared to launch a second round of fire.

The long distance forced the first two salvos of the Union right-wing ship group to be aimed only on the estimated enemy position. But because the goal is moving in a straight line, albeit extremely fast, the aim is still quite accurate. Countless laser beams and particle beams passed through the cosmic void and rushed head-on into the dense ship group of the "Cyrus" fleet, hitting the target, provoking bursts of dazzling light and dealing a powerful blow to the Imperial Army.

Muhammad Ahmaiti was surprised that his opponent was able to strike with such precision from an effective combat distance. He soon realized that this was the result of flying in a straight line. But the Imperial "Cyrus" fleet has no way to retreat, and entering a spiral state is equivalent to slowing down, which will allow the formation of Federation battleships that are closely following behind to catch up.

Muhammad Ahmai was overwhelmed and gave the order: "Shoot, keep the speed, penetrate the enemy!" ”

At this time, you can only penetrate the opponent hard. The Imperial warship instantly unleashed tens of millions of dead rays, stabbing at the Federation fleet.

However, the warships of the right-wing ship group of the Federation Army all maintained a spiral retreat state with irregular changes in curvature, and at a distance of 300,000 kilometers of effective combat distance, the Imperial Army could not know in time that the opponent had changed from advance to retreat, and the position of the target was no longer accurate, and firing was equivalent to blind fire. I saw countless laser beams and particle beams passing through the Federation warships and disappearing into the depths of the universe.

Under the command of Aida Pollock, the Federal fleet quickly launched a second round of firing. Precise and ferocious firepower once again inflicted serious damage on the opponent.

Once again, the Imperial Army could only launch a symbolic salvo against the opponent.

The distance did not shrink as quickly as General Ahmaiti had anticipated. The gravitational sounding system has obtained new data on the state of movement of the Federation fleet, and the green ship-shaped icon displayed on the stereoscopic image has begun to recede. It is clear that the other side did not intend to allow the "Cyrus" fleet to easily penetrate its own formation, but to keep a distance as much as possible and inflict as many losses as possible on his "Cyrus" fleet.

But Ahmaiti doesn't intend to slow down and fight his opponent. Because the "Cyrus" fleet was more than 500,000 kilometers behind the battleship formation under the personal command of Admiral Henning Geessler, once it slowed down, the "Cyrus" fleet would immediately fall into a situation from which it would never recover.

The "Cyrus" fleet firmly maintained course and speed, and as it fired, it rushed straight to the right flank of the Thirteenth Flotilla of the Federal Army.

The Federation right-wing ship group launched two more precise salvos in quick succession, knocking out some of the already damaged Imperial warships.

After the fourth round of volleys, the two sides finally entered a 300,000-kilometer effective distance. At this time, the Imperial "Cyrus" fleet advanced at the fastest speed of half of the speed of light, and the right wing ship group of the Federation Army retreated at the fastest speed of more than a quarter of the speed of light.

In just four seconds, the Imperial Army will be able to charge into the Federation array. But in those four seconds, both sides had enough time to launch two rounds of fire.

The opponent's four volleys from outside the effective combat range managed to destroy nearly a hundred ships of the Imperial Army. This deprived General Mohammad Ahmat of the will to win. A series of carelessness and mistakes made the "Cyrus" fleet more and more dangerous. However, for a veteran who never retreats lightly, entering the effective combat distance of 300,000 kilometers still gives him hope of victory.

"Keep up the speed and hit me hard!" From the flagship, Cyrus the Great, came the emotional howl of Ahmaiti.

The "Cyrus" fleet, which had the superiority in numbers and firepower, was like a lion that had been holding back for a long time, and finally burst out with strong and precise force.

Dense laser beams and particle beams intertwined into a web of light that caught the battleships of the Federation Army spiraling back at high speed, inspiring a brilliant light.

"Intensify the firepower! Launch the missile! Aida Pollock's screams were also heard aboard the Berserker.

The stronger the enemy, the more he can motivate him. If it weren't for the previous orders from his boss, Henning Geisler, to prohibit him from ramming and engaging tactics, he would have left the flagship long ago, put on that exclusive "Zulu Warrior" costume mech, and flew into enemy lines.

Not to be outdone, the Federation fleet also burst out with great power, pouring a large amount of directional energy and missiles at the enemy.

After a round of firepower, Ahmaiti immediately gave the order: "Penetrate the enemy formation, and then disperse the formation, Akuberi speed is three levels and two seconds." ”

What he meant was that after passing through enemy lines, he would enter the superluminal speed, and he would change to superluminal speed by sailing at level 3 at the speed of Akuberi for two seconds. In that way, the distance between them and their opponents will increase to 30 million kilometers. It immediately became clear to his subordinates that Muhammad Ahmat did not intend to retreat in earnest, but to break out of the enemy's encirclement and then organize an attack.

General Aida Pollock also quickly gave a new order: "Stop retreating, immediately turn backwards, and accelerate in a straight line!" ”

Pollock's swarthy appearance is tall and strong, and his face is full of meat, and he looks like a reckless "black brother". But in his bald head is a delicate brain. He had calculated that after the sixth round of shooting, there would be more than a second and a half between the enemy and the enemy. In this usually imperceptibly short period, the Imperial fleet will completely rush into his formation, and his battleships will complete their turn.

The two sides engaged in another round of shooting, blowing up some of their opponent's hapless warships into space junk.

The Federation ships were shelling and turning, while the Imperial forces approached at full speed as they fired.

The two groups of ships looked like two schools of fish, one large and one small, and the huge group of Imperial warships quickly engulfed the group of Federation warships, which was nearly half smaller, and then "lined up" the group of Federation warships from the tail.

As Aida Pollock calculated, when the Imperial fleet rushed into its array of ships, his ships had already completed their turn, stopped spiraling, and began to accelerate.

Another brush between the Imperial Army and the Federation Army was a flash of the true meaning. But at this moment, General Mohammad Ahmati was shocked to find that the enemy warship in the real-time video had maintained the same orientation as his warship.

But he and even the entire "Cyrus" fleet had no time to react.

The enemy ship in the image disappeared, and a strong vibration was immediately heard in the rear of the battleship.

The right-wing group of the Federation, having completed the turn, opened fire as soon as it broke away from their array. This time, the shot was aimed at the fragile rear of the Imperial warship, and it was very close.

The onslaught caused a terrifying glow in the back of many Imperial warships. Some of the glow is caused by the capture of high-energy particles by the electromagnetic shield, some of the glow is triggered by the laser beam bombarding the ceramic alloy armor, and some of the glow is emitted by the ion thruster that has been exploded.

A single shot does not cause fatal damage. Just like Admiral Henning Geisler turned too slowly earlier, and only had time to give the "Cyrus" fleet a kick in the ass, there was no danger.

But the treacherous Aida Pollock had all the calculations, and his fleet not only fired a salvo in time, but also accelerated rapidly.

The tail of the Federation battleship erupted with a large stream of blazing flames and ions, speeding up after the Imperial warship that had already passed them away. Two seconds later, the Federation launched an eighth salvo, once again projecting all directional energy fire at the Imperial battleship, knocking the opponent to the butt and firing.

On the "Cyrus the Great", Ahmaiti was horrified to find that his opponent had rushed to a top speed of half the speed of light, closely following a distance of less than 300,000 kilometers. This meant that every two seconds, the Cyrus fleet would have to suffer a fatal blow from behind by the Federation forces.

Unlike Federation warships, which are designed to resemble cigars or strips, the directional turrets arranged in a spiral curve on the surface of the ships can all be fired in all directions without obstacles. The turrets of most directional energy weapons of the wedge-shaped appearance of the Imperial warships are limited by the flat front part of the hull and the wide rear part of the hull, and can only fire at the front hemisphere, and only a few tail turrets can fire backwards.

Therefore, the "Cyrus" fleet, which had already crossed the opponent's array, could now basically only helplessly withstand the powerful onslaught launched by the opponent from behind. As the formation of the Imperial warships gradually dispersed, the casualties gradually increased. Battleships were constantly destroyed, exploded, shattered by intensive fire from behind.

Ahmaiti stared at the huge stereoscopic image, his eyes full of remorse and anger.

The battlefield presented a situation that made the Imperial army lose face: the "Cyrus" fleet of nearly a thousand warships was scattering and fleeing for their lives at full speed; Less than 300,000 kilometers behind them was the right flank of the Bundeswehr Fleet 13, less than half as numerous as them, driving them with fierce fire, like a group of fire-breathing elves chasing a large group of demons that were disintegrating. Behind the 200,000-kilometer right-wing ship group of the Federal Army is the new battleship formation of the 13th Fleet.

At this time, the fleet on the left flank of the Thirteenth Fleet of the Federation Army was still millions of kilometers away. In other words, the Thirteenth Fleet has not been fully committed from the beginning to the present.

The practice of penetrating the enemy line is indeed quite risky, and the slightest mistake or the opponent's shrewdness can be self-defeating and fall into death. Ahmat and the Cyrus fleet could only hold on for now, spreading out at full speed until the massive ships were safe enough to fire the Akuberi engines and move faster than the speed of light.

But this process takes time, and time is fair to everyone. The federal fleet behind it was fully capable of destroying more than half of the ships of the "Cyrus" fleet in the next ten seconds.

Ahmat had closed his eyes and seemed to have begun to pray. Now he can only pray that the loss will be smaller. But in any case, returning to New Rome with a crippled fleet of "Cyrus" would be an unacceptable disaster for any commander.

General Aida Pollock sat contentedly in his seat in the Berserker's tactical command center. His own precise calculations finally made the enemy army, which was originally in an advantageous position, reduced to a "small suffer".

No one noticed that just to the left of the "Cyrus" fleet and the right flank fleet of the Federation Army, three ships pulled up to nearly 10,000 kilometers of the Imperial Army reconnaissance ship swept past and entered the speed of light. Although the gravitational waves they provoked were detected by the main warships of both sides, the commanders did not take it seriously.

"Free fire! Don't let them run! Pollock exclaimed excitedly.

In terms of overall strength, the Bundeswehr XIII Fleet has an advantage. But since the "Cyrus" fleet passed through the battleship formation under the personal command of Admiral Henning Geisler and turned around, it was only his fleet of old battleships and cruisers that could deal a heavy blow to the enemy, which was only half of the opponent's opponent. So, naturally, Pollock was very happy. From a local point of view, he has used his precise judgment and the stupidity of his opponents to succeed in winning more with less. At least according to the data collected so far, his fleet has destroyed far more enemy ships than the enemy has destroyed his own ships.

"At ten o'clock, a new enemy ship was discovered, two light seconds." The Berserker's computer sounded the alarm before the early warning officer.

On the stereoscopic image, many green and blue ship-shaped icons appeared at the 600,000-kilometer ruler at the left end of General Pollock's fleet, which was in a long linear formation.

"It's the enemy's cruiser formation, about two hundred!" The early warning officer then reported a detailed report on the enemy's situation, "at a speed of only one thousandth ......"

Before the early warning officer finished speaking, the huge "Berserker" had already shaken violently out of control.

"Alert, caught up in a faster-than-light warp bubble." The computer calmly warns.

The same warning was given by almost all the ships of the entire right flank fleet of the Union Army. They were all subjected to a relentless space storm, and were carried into space fluctuations equivalent to 5,000 times the speed of light, and were driven into space ten astronomical units away in one second.