Section 14 The Killing of the Sun
Diego? Gato was not just a technocrat loyal to the reformist patriarch who led Wang Zeren, but his efforts to persuade Wang Zeren to take advantage of the opportunity to stage a coup d'état to rise to power have shown that he was also an ambitious conspirator.
In Gato's view, it was a pity that the always wise and decisive consul Wang Zeren was now caught in the quagmire of benevolence and righteousness, and he could not extricate himself from it, and it was a pity that he missed the opportunity, although he himself knew very well that he had not fully understood Wang Zeren as a leader so far, but he was still disappointed that Wang Zeren had rejected the suggestion to start an incident.
Of course, there was more than one thing that disappointed him, and before Gato could express his elaborate diplomatic rhetoric to negotiate with the Bundeswehr Bundeswehr, just as Gato was about to send a notification ship to negotiate with the Bundeswehr fleet, an Imperial Army unmanned notification ship belonging to the "Zheng He" fleet suddenly broke through the sky and sent a counterattack announcement in the synchronous orbit of the planet "New Byzantium".
At this moment, look down at the battle from above the silver road:
The Perseus Interstellar Bundeswehr "Robb" task force expedition to the heart of the new Roman Empire is backed by the star "Himalayas" and obliquely facing the planet "New Byzantium" nearly 30 astronomical units away, and about one astronomical unit away from it is the giant planet "Helen" at 10 o'clock.
In this way, Colonel Robb and his task force created a "siege" posture in the era of interstellar warfare, where he could launch long-range artillery strikes on the planet "Neo-Byzantium" at any time, and could use the "Himalaya" star and the "Helen" giant planet to cover the flank.
The right time, the right location, and the right formation make it difficult for the opponent, Jiang Ziyue, who is good at winning more with less and winning by surprise, to calmly launch his signature tactics and space storm, so that Robb can smoothly threaten the "new Byzantium" and will achieve his military and political goals.
On May 6, 2920, at about 21:32 hr EST, there was less than an hour left before Colonel Robb's "ultimatum" was issued.
The most important sun of the new Roman Empire, the "Himalaya" star, which rotates slowly clockwise, suddenly flashed a dazzling light at the equator of the other hemisphere, which could not be directly observed by the "Robb" task force.
A flare of great scale erupted.
The same amount of high-energy and high-heat matter of hundreds of Earth-mass erupted into space in an instant, and under the inertial stress caused by the rotation of the star, it was thrown to the top of the coronal layer in a parabolic trajectory.
At this fleeting moment, nearly a thousand cruisers almost simultaneously changed to faster-than-light speeds, appearing in outer space tangent to the top of the corona with the material thrown by the star.
"'Akuberi Cannon', fire!"
In the laser communication circuit, which was filled with the interference noise caused by the sun, Jiang Ziyue's impassioned order came, of course, this was just the emotional cheer of the commander in the face of victory.
Under the precise control and effective coordination of the computer, the warships have already fired the "Akuberi" engine step by step and automatically.
Nearly 1,000 huge clusters of hydrogen particles close to the speed of light intersect and annihilate with anti-hydrogen particles, rapidly compressing space, and then forming large-area spatial fluctuations, which involve the solar projectiles that happen to pass through them, bringing them in and out of the speed of light.
The "space storm," which was wrapped in extremely massive high-energy and high-heat matter, instantly passed through the "narrow" space of less than one astronomical unit between the "Himalaya" star and the planet "Helen," and swept in front of the "Robb" task force at the speed of the fourth order of "Akuberi," that is, the equivalent speed of 50 million times the speed of light.
Subject to the influence of the structure and gravity of the stars and the trajectory of the projectile matter: the "space storm" launched by the "Zheng He" fleet from this position cannot directly blow the "Robb" task force, but the radius of tidal force generated by the "space storm" launched by nearly 1,000 cruisers in a wide formation is very huge, so that the periphery of the "space storm", especially the inner side facing the sun, will drive a larger amount of projectile material than if it was directly involved in the space storm.
Therefore, when the "Space Storm" launched by the Imperial Army passed in front of the "Robb" task force, its outer periphery near the Sun was driven by the slower speed due to the spatial contraction, but the solar projectile with greater mass quickly flooded the entire fleet.
It's like a huge wave crashing down a small pile of gravel on the beach.
The orderly formation of the "Robb" task force was instantly swept away by the strong tidal force on the outside of the "space storm", and then fell apart and disappeared in light and heat.
The killing of the sun is difficult for any man-made material to resist.
The cruiser, which was only protected by a single-layer electromagnetic shield and weak armor, was quickly ignited and exploded in the high temperature and high heat of hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius and the high-speed solar ejection, and everything on it, whether it was a man or a machine, was decomposed into an atomic state.
The huge battleships of the Bundeswehr also continued to roll and burn in this heat wave, but fortunately, the multi-layer electromagnetic protective cover and multi-layer ceramic alloy armor barely protected the core part of the battleship, so that the people and equipment inside would not be completely destroyed.
After just two to three seconds, the tide of solar ejection materials that had been redirected by the "space storm" disappeared, and at the same time, it also slapped the once invincible "Robb" task force into hell.
More than a thousand cruisers of the Perseus Star Federation were melted down, and nearly two hundred battleships were blown away from tens to hundreds of astronomical units, and they were also burned to the ground.
"Is this the power of the Star Destroyer?"
On the 404th of the "Qin Tianjian", Dr. Cai Lili, who had the honor to personally participate in and witness this unprecedented feat in the history of human warfare, directly using the great stellar flare as a weapon to annihilate the enemy, couldn't help but exclaim.
After this battle, the admiration of the officers and men of the "Zheng He" fleet for their commander rose to an unparalleled level, but Jiang Ziyue was quite calm in the face of the respect and praise of his subordinates, and he said calmly in the communication system:
"Looking back at the history of warfare you learned in the military academy, as early as the earth era, the tactics of flooding the enemy army and shelling the ice lake were already too numerous to mention, and today we all work together to achieve this 'sun killing', which is the inheritance and development of the military wisdom of using nature to annihilate the enemy in ancient times!"
His tone gradually became agitated and high-pitched: "I want to thank you for your high degree of coordination and cooperation, and for the unparalleled precision of execution, for our miraculous victory, to the Senate and the people of Rome, and to cheer for our victory, veni, vidi, vici."
“veni,vidi,vici.”
The "Zheng He" fleet was jubilant.
Amid cheers: "Siegfried" fleet Rudiger? Natzmer calmly suggested: "Sir, are we going to send reconnaissance ships to track the remnants of the enemy and logistical supply fleets?" ”
"Then send an unmanned reconnaissance ship! But we don't need to chase them anymore, and they may not make it back to 'Aegis' alive! ”
Jiang Ziyue's tone was full of confidence and satisfaction, a day ago he was racking his brains to defend the "new Byzantium", and now he finally annihilated the enemy with zero casualties, which is really a big heart.
He then switched to public communication to the whole fleet and shouted:
"Brethren, it's a time of triumph!"
The killing of the sun.
Zero casualties.
War of Annihilation.
Victory.
Jiang Ziyue.
Banzai.
veni,vidi,vici.
……
After the good news, the entire planet of "New Byzantium" burst into an unprecedented wave of joy and celebration.
The elders came out of the shelter under the Great Wall Mountain Range to receive congratulations from the happy people, and in the Imperial Privy Council, the tense expression of the consul Wang Zeren was finally relaxed, and he was very happy to say to the Imperial Proclamator Diego? Gatto says:
"Gatogong, it seems that our previous worries were all unnecessary!"
"Your Excellency, the victory belongs to you, to Jiang Ziyue and all the commanders and fighters of the 'Zheng He' fleet, to the Senate and the people of Rome!" Gatto exclaimed excitedly.
"Looks like we're going to have another award ceremony, a real award ceremony!" Wang Zeren said happily.
After nearly half a year of guerrilla warfare, crisscrossing almost the entire human world of the Yingxian Spiral Arm Stars, Jiang Ziyue led the "Zheng He" fleet to complete the finale of the battle with incredible and flawless innovative tactics.
After confirming that the enemy was no longer able to fight back, he invited Dr. Cai Lili and the "Qin Tianjian" No. 404 to return with gratitude and joy, but the other party politely refused.
"Colonel, I must lead the team close to the 'Himalayas' for follow-up observations, and I am still full of worries about the cost of this victory!"
Although Cai Lili also looked happy, her crystal eyes flashed with uneasiness.
"Dr. Cai, you are the biggest contributor to this victory!" Jiang Ziyue said in a respectful tone: "Without your timely appearance and guidance, there would have been no perfect victory, I thank you very much!" ”
"Thank you, Commander Jiang!" Cai Lili tried her best to make her tone appear flat.
The bald man in front of him is not too outstanding, but he is full of "magic", and he uses the wisdom of the power of the universe.
"I would like to express my sincere respect for your loyalty, Dr. Cai Lili, and I hope that I can raise a glass to you at the celebration banquet in the near future!"
Jiang Ziyue was quite excited, he hadn't been so happy and excited for a long time.
This is also clearly felt by the subordinates who participated in this public communication.
"I'm sure we'll be able to catch the celebration feast, Colonel Jiang!"
"Then I'm looking forward to it!" After Jiang Ziyue finished speaking, he raised his hand and saluted.
In stereoscopic imaging, the delicate Cai Lili smiled back with a charming smile and cast an admiring gaze.
Jiang Ziyue led the "Zheng He" fleet to return to the planet "New Byzantium", while Cai Lili and the "Qin Tianjian" 404 flew to the star "Himalayas".
"The sir, he was actually rejected!"
On the way back, I took advantage of Jiang Ziyue to go back to the room to rest: In the bridge of the "Siegfried", the big copy of Jieming? Lieutenant Alfryke began to joke about Jiang Ziyue.
"Hehe, Great Love Saint, you're mistaken!" Tang Xingyun hurriedly corrected his colleagues: "Dr. Cai has another appointment, didn't you hear it?" ”
"I feel relieved to see that the chief is full of expectations for beautiful women!" Abighiji? Kumanfur also said.
"Dr. Chua said that she was able to make it to the celebration banquet, and maybe we could see unexpected sparks at the celebration banquet in the near future!" Tang Xingyun shouted, and was filled with confidence: "The spark of love!" ”
"Do you want to bet?" Ralph? Turk asked immediately.
"Only officers can open the market!" Jerry? Morris said.
"I'll open the market!" Alflake exclaimed.
"I'm betting two hundred gold marks, and there won't be any sparks between the chief and Dr. Cai!" Second Lieutenant Xu Kuishan suddenly spoke.
"So sure!" Tang Xingyun was very surprised.
"Don't think of our chief as abusive as you!" Captain Rudiger? Captain Natzmer said solemnly, but then said with great interest: "Since Ensign Xu has made such a big bet, I will also follow a hundred gold marks!" ”
After the "Zheng He" fleet returned to the airspace near the "New Byzantium" planet, they did not relax, and they still maintained the highest level of combat alert, until a week later, when the long-sailing "Caesar" detachment rushed back to take over the defense, Jiang Ziyue ordered a rest.
At this point, this vast battle that affected almost the entire territory of the Perseus Federation and the New Roman Empire came to an end.
The original ambitious New Roman Empire was completely defeated, not only did the planet "Aegis" not be defeated, but the interstellar planet "Yi" was even more regained, and it also lost the powerful main force of the Central Fleet, and the strength of the Federation fell to a dangerous disadvantage compared with the strength of the Federation.
The only thing that allowed the Senate to save some face was the perfect victory of the battle plan of the border fleet "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty": the "Zheng He" fleet won a series of great victories in guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines with zero casualties, and even returned to defense in time, destroying the federal fleet that counterattacked and invaded the planet "New Byzantium" with an unimaginable attack, so both reformers and conservatives spared no effort to praise Jiang Ziyue and his "Zheng He" fleet.
Imperial Proclamator Diego? Gato, at the new press conference, re-added his previous statement:
Han Wu is heroic, Zheng He is heroic.
Ziyue is wise and brave, and the soldiers are strong.
patrol the atrium, embracing the princess;
End the legend and ask God.
Gallop vertically and horizontally, and return to the imperial capital.
The sun kills, protects the people and destroys the enemy.
Intrigue and strange arts, the universe is extended.
Remembering meritorious deeds and standing through the ages.
On June 18, one month after the "New Byzantine" planet "Hanshan" hospital, after the gravitational adaptation recovery treatment, all the personnel of the "Zheng He" fleet were inspected by all the bureaucrats of the Senate, the Imperial Privy Council, the Imperial National Assembly, and the Imperial Political Coordination Committee led by Archon Wang Zeren in the People's Square.
The grand finale of this grand celebration to welcome the triumph of the soldiers was the grand finale, the awarding ceremony of the New Roman Empire.
Wang Zeren personally wore the medal of "Diamond Sword Oak Leaf Golden Caesar" to Jiang Ziyue's chest, which was the fourth time he had truly won the "Golden Caesar" medal, and at the same time there were 11 officers and men in the fleet who made great contributions in this great attack behind enemy lines.
Concealed in the sound of ceremonial cannons and applause was the destruction of the three subfleets of the Central Fleet of the New Roman Empire, "Constantine", "Attila", and "Alexander", together with the commander-in-chief of the Central Fleet, Imperial Field Marshal Frederiga? Lenny? Feng? More than 150,000 soldiers, including Badenbrock, were killed or missing, and nearly 100,000 soldiers were taken prisoner by the Federation. Child? Party? Party? Lieutenant General Li Jingxian.
In the Battle of the "Aegis" Star Field, the Imperial Central Fleet lost all logistical supply ships, nearly 5,000 warships, more than half of which were battleships, except for the "Mao? Marsh? In the east, less than 1,000 battleships and more than 1,400 cruisers returned to the fleet.
The "Three-Headed Dog" operation was completely reduced to a bamboo basket of water, and the two ends were empty, but it achieved the perfect defensive counterattack of the Immortal Star Federation, which became the biggest defeat of the new Roman Empire since 2890, after this battle, the Imperial Army only had the Central Fleet "Charlemagne" and the newly formed "Caesar" two detachments, as well as the Frontier Fleet was still intact, and was almost unable to cope with the large-scale invasion of the opponent.
In the face of the dangerous situation, Wang Zeren and the elders felt pressure, but fortunately, the Immortal Federation put forward a slightly relaxed peace proposal through the communication channel on the "Taiji" planet, which made the Imperial Senate see a respite, but to seize this opportunity, it needs the cooperation of one person, and this person is the hero respected by the whole country, Jiang Ziyue.
After the triumphal ceremony, Wang Zeren summoned Jiang Ziyue in the office to meet with his confidant Junte? The three of Fischer had a secret meeting, and he said to Jiang Ziyue directly:
"The federal side once again proposes peace negotiations and hopes to exchange prisoners, especially Song Xiaoyu, the daughter of President Song Tingrong!"
"After I accidentally caught Song Xiaoyu, I expected that the 'three-headed dog' might encounter accidents in the battle, and I intended to use her as a bargaining chip to exchange prisoners of war in the future, but I didn't expect to send her back!"
"But you didn't hand Song Xiaoyu over to the Senate!" Wang Zeren pretended to be dissatisfied, but he did not blame Jiang Ziyue for hiding Song Xiaoyu privately, Jiang Ziyue's series of behaviors in defending the "new Byzantium" have shown that he has doubts about the information security of the Senate, and naturally, he will wisely put Song Xiaoyu, an important bargaining chip, in a security environment that only he can control.
Jiang Ziyue thought for a while, and then said truthfully: "For safety, I asked the 'Hippocrates' to pretend to escort Song Xiaoyu back to the planet 'Iserlon', and the real escort mission was the 'Lin Kesheng', and I sent Song Xiaoyu to a secret asteroid!" ”
"I won't care about your reasons for doing this, but you must know that the conditions offered by the Federation this time are very considerable, in order to show peace sincerity and in exchange for Song Xiaoyu, they will release all our officers and soldiers, including Li Jingxian!"
"Li Jingxian!" Jiang Ziyue was a little surprised, he always thought that Li Jingxian, who had fallen into the trap of the Federation Army, was killed in the explosion caused by the bombardment of the "Atlantis" planet "Socrates" base by the "Zheng He" fleet.