The fierce and chaotic fighting has made it impossible for the two sides to coordinate in an orderly manner as a whole. 1(6) k Minor Says αр.(1)(6) Finishing the interstellar marines can only be fought over in squads around each battleship. The commander of the New Roman Imperial Army, Lieutenant General Ivan Ignatiev, had no other way but to constantly urge his men to fight bravely.

When Li Jingxian made a suggestion in the communication system that was the same as what Gus had said earlier, Ignatiev did not immediately comment on it. In a slightly trembling voice, he retorted, "How did you get such an order?" Leaving behind the Marines and fleeing for their lives was completely contrary to the fine traditions of the new Roman fleet. ”

"Sir, this is a very difficult choice for you." Li Jing first said in an empathetic manner, and then told the other party bluntly: "Why don't I make the choice for you?" ”

"What did you say?" Ignatiev asked in surprise.

"Sir, I'm the Second Deputy Commander. If you lose command as well, the Cyrus fleet will be in my hands. Since you didn't give the order to retreat, I'll do it. Li Jingxian had already shown the momentum of aggressively 'forced' people, "I know that you also want to retreat in your heart, but you don't have the courage to leave the marines, for fear that this controversial order will bring accusations and curses." But I don't care what other people think, and I'm capable of coping with it all. ”

"So you want me to transfer command so you can leave the Marines and run for your life?" Ignatiev asked. His expression and tone had become quite helpless, because the other party had indeed 'penetrated' into his heart.

"Precisely, to keep a more valuable battleship force." Li Jingxian calmly added.

Ignatiev fell silent again. Colonel Gus Whitehead's suggestion was justified, General Ahmati had already been killed, and any further fight would be a crushing victory. Moreover, even the chances of a crushing victory are very slim, after all, the enemy still has more than 600 battleships, and the overall number has completely overwhelmed its own side. But if you want to retreat with your whole body, it has become impossible, and if you continue to 'melee', you are likely to be destroyed with the enemy in the end.

Seeing that the other party was silent, Li Jingxian persuaded again: "Sir, retreat now, we can at least keep four hundred battleships." The 'Cyrus' fleet was not yet in a state of destruction. I suggest that you make a casual excuse and 'hand' over the command to me. It's up to me to complete this heart-wrenching retreat. ”

From another point of view, Li Jingxian's words are tantamount to a blatant seizure of power. However, just one thing is nothing to him. In his eyes, since the goal is established, it must be achieved by unscrupulous means.

After weighing it repeatedly, Ignatiev finally agreed, and he said in a low voice: "Okay, Li Jingxian. I hope we can see the dazzling light of the two gods of war again. ”

"General, I'm glad you made a wise choice. The Senate and the people of Rome will not forget your trade-offs in your dying days. Li Jingxian said proudly.

Subsequently, the battleship "Stalin" issued a notice that the acting commander, Vice Admiral Ivan Yefimovich Ignatiev, had relinquished command due to a computer malfunction in the tactical command center, that all the officers and men of the "Cyrus" fleet were under the control of the second deputy commander, Rear Admiral Li Jingxian, and that the "Tenoch" had been upgraded to the flagship of the fleet.

The first order issued by the new commander Li Jingxian shocked all the officers and soldiers - all the Marines stopped fighting and surrendered to the nearest Union army!

"General Li, this is tantamount to treason." Colonel Gus Whitehead was puzzled by what Li Jingxian had done. He originally wanted to persuade Li Jingxian to lead the fleet to retreat, but he didn't want Li to give such an order. He continued: "The Marines should be allowed to attack the enemy with all their might, so as to buy time for the detachment of our fleet." ”

"Gus, that's a tactic that most people would think of." Li Jingxian responded contemptuously to the other party, "Exchanging the death of a comrade for your own life may not be successful." ”

"But......" Gus was about to speak, but was interrupted by Li Jingxian.

"Just watch it. I will keep our fleet and our marines alive. ”

Then Li Jingxian made a brief announcement to all the Marines: "Warriors of the Interstellar Marines, I am Major General Li Jingxian, the acting commander. I salute your bravery and bravery, but I must confess to you that victory is hopeless, and that the fleet's time to connect back to you has been lost. Therefore, with great regret, I ask you to stop fighting on the spot and give yourself a way to live. For yourselves, and for your family and friends,,VIDI,"

Li Jingxian ended his broadcast with Caesar's slogan. The famous phrase "I come, I see, I conquer" is now a bitter irony for the "Cyrus" fleet, which is ready to leave his companions and run away.

The commander's order quickly shattered the morale of the officers and men of the Marine Corps in the bitter battle. The embarrassment of the battleship, which had no hope of victory and no return of its own men, was personally told by the acting commander, and the damage caused was far worse than that of the enemy's 'excited' missiles. The officers and men who were fighting fiercely with their opponents in the air began to disperse on a large scale, some surrendered directly to the other side through the international civilian channel, some desperately flew back to their mothership, and some were at a loss.

The sudden change in the enemy situation also caught the federal army by surprise. The rapid disintegration and surrender of a large number of Imperial Marines forced them to begin to 'spend' trouble containing and managing prisoners, and to pursue their scattered opponents. Many Federation warships stopped firing, and the commanders, while reporting new enemy movements to their superiors, were anxious to ask for new instructions from their superiors. All of a sudden, the fleet of the Bundeswehr also fell into the predicament of "chaotic" and slow response.

"The order is given, and all the battleships accelerate past the enemy ships, and then enter the speed of light and withdraw to the second rendezvous point." Li Jingxian lost no time in giving the order.

The huge battleship group of the Imperial Army immediately accelerated. As the huge tail vent burst out with thick and bright flames, one after another the battleships rushed out of the battlefield space that was glued to the 'chaos' and 'chaos', leaving behind their own marines who were still floating in space, and quickly moved away.

The unresponsive Federation fleet was about to launch a pursuit, and the opponent had already dispersed and rushed into the depths of the universe. Therefore, the counteroffensive launched by the fleet of the new Roman Imperial Army "Cyrus" against the interstellar planet "Yi" was declared a failure.

When Li Jingxian commanded the fleet to retreat, he did not send a notification ship to inform Jiang Ziyue's cruiser. Therefore, after the "Cyrus" fleet fled, Jiang Ziyue led the cruiser fleet back to the battlefield, only to find that the imperial fleet had disappeared without a trace, and only the enemy was cleaning the battlefield. And soon, they were under heavy attack by the Federation fleet. Jiang Ziyue, who was not an opponent at all, had no choice but to quickly lead the fleet into the faster-than-light speed, and finally ended the planetary battle with a disgraceful attitude.

At this point, the first battle between the New Roman Empire and the Perseus Star Federation over the interstellar planet "Yi" came to an end.

For the Imperial Army, the small task force led by Jiang Ziyue completed one after another with less victories and gorgeously opened the prelude to the battle, but in the end it could only end hastily, or even flee in the wilderness. The "Cyrus" fleet was dealt a devastating blow, and Li Jingxian finally brought back 403 battleships, and the battle ships were lost more than 70%. Although Jiang Ziyue's cruiser fleet was maintained at the level of nearly 200 ships, his fleet was integrated several times, and the actual losses exceeded 50%. In total, more than 70,000 Imperial officers and men were killed, including Admiral Muhammad Ahmaiti, commander of the "Cyrus" fleet, and more than 30,000 marines belonging to the "Cyrus" fleet surrendered to the federal army.

The Union Army was ultimately victorious. In one day on 22 June, a series of battles took place in succession, resulting in the loss of nearly 1,400 battleships and cruisers of the 13th Fleet, and the death of nearly 80,000 officers and men under Rear Admiral Anthony Britta and below. The number was already nearly double that of the opponent, and the battle damage data was slightly larger than that of the opponent. Therefore, judging by the results of the battle alone, the 13th Fleet of the Federation Army was the losing side. However, they captured the interstellar planet "Yi", crippled and drove away the "Cyrus" fleet, achieved the goal of the battle, and thwarted the imperial army's attempt to contain the main force of the federal army with the help of the "Yi" star field at the strategic level.

On June 26, when the Imperial Central Fleet gathered on Planet Iserlohn received a report of defeat from an unmanned notification ship, the commander, Field Marshal Bergdorff, reluctantly canceled preparations for an attack on the Federation and sent a notification ship to Planet New Baiting to report to the Senate on the situation of the battle and the decision to cancel the all-out attack.

When Ignatiev, Li Jingxian, Gus, and Jiang Ziyue, the commanders of the Imperial Army, led the fleet back to the planet Iserlon, they were greeted by no cheering crowd, no fresh 'flowers' and applause, only Marshal Bogdorff with a 'gloomy' face and Admiral Karios, the commander of the Border Fleet with a smug face.

On July 2, the planet Iserlohn was bathed in the dazzling light of the two stars "Huiziro Bo Chitley" and "Shakti". However, the soldiers had no intention of enjoying the quiet weather, and their 'chests' were full of bitterness and resentment when they returned from defeat.

Outside the towering Frontier Fleet Command building, on the vast airfield, fleet commanders at all levels stepped out of their respective aerospace planes. Many people are not adapted to the gravitational environment of the atmosphere because they stay in weightless space for a long time. But they still lined up in neat ranks according to their ranks, walked into the headquarters building, and participated in the campaign debriefing meeting.

There's nothing special about programmed meetings. As soon as the commanders had completed their reports, they were strongly criticized by Field Marshal Styric Bergdorf. He believes that the officers did not follow through and that ultimately led to the defeat. However, for the time being, he could only verbally punish his subordinates, and the determination and punishment of all of them could not be carried out until the investigation team organized by the Senate reached a conclusion.

Many ended the meeting in a state of displeasure and depression, but General Blake Karios took Jiang Ziyue back to his office with a proud face. The office, which was once very spacious, was already crowded with representatives of officers and soldiers of the Frontier Fleet. When they saw Jiang Ziyue coming in, they immediately burst into warm cheers and applause.

“VENI，VIDI，”

"Long live the Senate and the people of Rome!"

"Long live the Frontier Fleet!"

"Sir, this is ......" Jiang Ziyue asked puzzled.

"Major Jiang Ziyue, you are the pride of our border fleet and our monument!" Vice Admiral Fernández de Zubarán, Chief of Staff of the Frontier Fleet, happily explained, "From the beginning to the end of the campaign, the fleet under your command not only repeatedly defeated an enemy who was several times superior to you, but also successfully assisted the Central Fleet in annihilating the enemy!" ”

Karios also explained: "Although the Central Fleet lost, our Frontier Fleet did not lose in this battle and achieved an unprecedented tactical victory!" ”

Then the orderlies brought Afrikan red wine, and Karios personally brought a glass of red wine to Jiang Ziyue, and then shouted to the crowd: "Brothers, cheers to the glorious return of the hero of our Frontier Fleet, Major von Jiang Ziyue, and his task force!" ”

"Cheers!" Everyone shouted in unison.

The warm occasion made Jiang Ziyue sweep away the haze of defeat in his heart, and responded in a high-profile manner: "Thank you, this glass of wine also pays tribute to our dead brothers!" Then he led everyone to drink the low-alcohol red wine in the glass.

Subsequently, the officers and soldiers expressed their respect to Jiang Ziyue, and then dispersed and returned to work.

Karios said meaningfully: "Ziyue, you have achieved the greatest achievement in the history of our border fleet. ”

Jiang Ziyue, who had regained his composure, looked a little ashamed and said, "Sir, I lost Academician Ulf Bernstein and more than fifty scientists. ”

"It's not all your fault, either." De Bazuran comforted him, saying, "You were not the only one in the fleet, and you were not the supreme commander of the battlefield. ”

"But General Hamaiti had already ordered me to take charge of their safety."

"So what?" Karios asked rhetorically, "No matter how much you blame yourself, you can't save them right away." What you need now is to recuperate and recuperate, for Your Excellency the Archon has a new plan for you. ”

"New arrangement?"

"Yes, but we don't know the specifics." De Bazuran replied, "In short, you can stay at the Space Recuperation Center in peace during this time, and you don't have to worry about anything." ”

"Also, in the name of the Border Fleet Command, a welcome banquet for the Frontier Fleet Expeditionary Soldiers will be held at the Kunlun Hotel tonight. The person who informs you must be present unless they are lying on a stretcher. Karios said happily.

"After losing the battle, you still have a welcome banquet?"

"As I said, it was the Central Fleet that lost. We're not failing. Karrios emphasized, "Understand? ”

"Yes, sir." Jiang Ziyue can only agree with what his superiors say. The success or failure of the Battle of the "Yi" Star Field was no longer of much concern to him. His beloved 'woman' fell into the hands of the enemy in this battle, and even if he achieved a great victory, it seemed to be meaningless.

Jiang Ziyue soon returned to the cruiser "Siegfried" in space, only to find that the navigator, Lieutenant Benjamin Alfreyke, was missing.

"Where did he go? How do you leave your post without permission? Jiang Ziyue was dissatisfied with his subordinates.

"He took a leave of absence from me." Captain Joseph Ditri explained.

Sergeant Tang Xingyun said with a mysterious expression: "Sir, he is rushing to New Paris to meet his lover." ”

"He also said that he invited us to dinner with his lovers tonight." Ralph Turk was even more expectant.

"Tonight, the headquarters will hold a welcome banquet at the Kunlun Hotel to entertain all the officers and men of the task force. Admiral Karios ordered all but those lying on stretchers to be present. Abighiji, convey this order to the captains. ”

"It's a disappointment." Tang Xingyun said disappointedly.

"Nebula, you call Benjamin and tell him to be there on time."

"There's no more to dinner with the beautiful 'women'." Kumanfur said bitterly.

At this time, Dietrich reminded in a low voice: "There will be a lot of beautiful 'women' at the welcome banquet." In addition to the performances and waiters, there are many ladies and ladies who will be in attendance. But for us, they can only see, not touch. ”

"You can't touch it, it's just torment." Tang Xingyun shouted.

"Enough. Can't you live without women? Jiang Ziyue shouted angrily. The talk of the 'female' by his subordinates undoubtedly touched his thoughts about Chen Weiyin. "In the rest of the vacation, before everyone left the nursing home, everyone gave me an honesty."

"Sir, please don't stir up." Joseph Dietrich comforted his boss that he had seen Jiang Ziyue's inner pain, so he said: "We can all understand your feelings, but some things are irreparable, and you shouldn't blame yourself too much." ”

"Yes, sir." Tang Xingyun also said, "I just received a notification from the 'Gate' of the Ministry of Intelligence, and the Federation has announced the list of the first batch of prisoners of war of the 'Yi' Star Field Society, with the name of Dr. Chen Weiyin on it. It's not good news, but it at least shows that Dr. Chan is safe. ”

"Safe?" Jiang Ziyue asked suspiciously. He also knew that the scientists of the empire would be treated as if they fell into the hands of the Federation, but now that this happened to his beloved Chen Weiyin, he had doubts about the policies of the Federation.

"She's a scientist, and her enemies respect her." Dietrich said.

"I hope so." Jiang Ziyue sighed. Chen Weiyin's situation is no longer beyond his grasp, and he has no power to return to heaven. I originally thought that through the investigation of the "Yi" planet, I could renew my old relationship with her, but I didn't expect to be separated from her for thousands of light years, and it was thousands of light years without contact.

"Thank you for your concern." Jiang Ziyue then thanked everyone.

"Sir, we want to thank you too." Sergeant Jerry Morris, who had not spoken, spoke, "Lead us back alive and see the dazzling light of the two gods of war." ”

"This is one of the responsibilities of being a commander, and it should be." Jiang Ziyue said with a smile.

At this time, the captain of the "Nezha", Captain Lota Stoldt, called a "private" person.