This round, the fourth wave of civilian ships, totaled more than 8,000. The distance between the ships was so wide that the entire group appeared rather loose and massive, large enough to "swallow" the sparse array of the entire "Klaus Liszt" task force.

"Again, what the hell?" Robb shouted impatiently, and then ordered without hesitation: "Let them pass!" Let's speed up and split the formation! ”

"Sir, I think this must be an enemy conspiracy." Skati Tiassi was suspicious again.

"We can't take the initiative to open fire on civilian ships." Robb was a little helpless and a little angry.

The order was quickly transmitted.

All sorts of large New Roman Empire ships soon rushed into the fleet of federal ships.

In the tactical command center of the battleship Yulapa 2, the commander, Colonel Robb, and the captain, Major Scati Tiassi, were able to see the details of the approaching civilian ships through stereoscopic imaging.

In the open interstellar radio rescue channel, there was even music played by the Imperial refugee ship.

It was a low-key pluck, low and powerful.

"What's this tune?" Robb asked, puzzled.

"Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Third Movement." Scati Tiassi blurted out, "This is the last part of the third movement......"

As the distance drew closer, the murmuring of drums and violin chords grew quicker, more uneasy, louder and louder, as if the doors of the hundred billion guns were opening and preparing for a salvo.

The band played in unison -

Symphony of Destiny Fourth Movement Symphony!

Thousands of cruisers of the New Roman Empire immediately flashed into the image in the bridge of the Federation battleship, and appeared behind the battleships, surging with the sound of music, erupting hundreds of billions of light.

"Free Fire!"

On the cruiser "Siegfried", Jiang Ziyue, the senate and the Roman dictator, shouted excitedly.

In fact, it was just his habitual order. Because the Frontier Fleet had long agreed to take the music as the order, when the fourth movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony sounded, the fire volley, and the Imperial cruisers would attack bravely.

Accompanied by the fourth movement of the majestic Symphony of Fate, more than 6,000 Frontier Fleet cruisers, under the personal leadership of the dictator, burst out in unison and bombarded the Bundeswehr warships of the Immortal Star.

Suddenly, trillions of dead light were intertwined into a net of fire to encircle the "Klaus Liszt" task force, which was intertwined with civilian ships.

The Klaus Liszt task force had more than 700 battleships and nearly 1,000 cruisers, but it was instantly stunned by a sudden blitzkrieg from a large number of opponents.

If the number of ships and firepower of the two sides are compared, if they face each other head-on, it will be difficult for Jiang Ziyue's cruiser to defeat the task force fleet commanded by Robb. However, Jiang Ziyue learned the lessons of the first "Yi" Star Battle "faster-than-light raid" that year, and knew that even with the advantage of sneak attack, it would be difficult for the cruiser group to easily eat the opponent's battleships.

As a result, the Imperial Army, through careful planning and deployment, launched strikes from the weakly protected rear of the enemy's battleships as soon as the battle began. The Imperial Army, in groups of seven or eight cruisers, concentrated on bombarding the tail of a Federation battleship, causing it to quickly lose its main reaction propulsion capability. The rest of the cruisers relied on the single-ship firepower advantage of the Federation cruisers to take a diversionary attack.

Many of the new, hugely armed battleships of the Federation were quickly engulfed by the flash of explosions under the close siege of the cruisers of the New Roman Empire, under the onslaught of directional and kinetic weapons.

"Fight back! Counterattack! Fight back—"

Robb instinctively gave the order, but the loud voice was still drowned out by the sound of explosions.

"Yulapa" 2 was attacked by seven Imperial cruisers. Like a fierce lion being chased and bitten by wolves, "Yulapa-2" was still pierced through the electromagnetic shield and hull armor despite its resolute counterattack, and the high-energy laser beams and particle beams fired by the Imperial Army melted through the tail ion thrusters, and the energy swept through, causing one big explosion after another in the ship.

The fierce and ferocious hunt stretched over a dozen astronomical units. The "Klaus Liszt" task force, which had just been fierce, was soon reduced to a herd of trapped beasts torn apart by wolves.

The border fleet under Jiang Ziyue's personal command seems to have the blessing of infinite defense, and almost cannons pierce and explode shells against Bundeswehr ships. After all, most Imperial cruisers fired at close range of only a few thousand to tens of thousands of kilometers, almost to the point of hitting them with a blind shot, and focused on their vulnerable tails.

After just over twenty minutes, the scales of victory and defeat were completely tilted in favor of the new Roman Imperial Army. Most of the Federation warships were badly damaged and lost their main power, while the Imperial Frontier Fleet lost only a few hundred cruisers, only one-twentieth of its troops.

According to the intelligence reported by various parties, more than eighty percent of the enemy ships have lost their ability to sail and fight, so Jiang Ziyue decisively ordered: "All of them should be transferred and assembled in the predetermined airspace." ”

The Imperial cruiser group, which received the order, soon stopped the slaughter, turned course and left the battlefield. The Imperial Army Hospital Ship Regiment, which had already been patrolling not far away, quickly entered to rescue the wounded ships and personnel on both sides.

Jiang Ziyue once again fought a beautiful raid battle, fully creating and taking advantage of the favorable time, place and people. A good lesson for his old rival, Robb, who has always imitated but never surpassed him.

It's just that he didn't know that the fleet that he personally annihilated was led by Robb.

Of course, having become the dictator of the Senate and the Roman people for salvation and war, he had little time to understand the defeated enemy. Because, the unmanned reconnaissance ships on the perimeter of the "Himalaya" stellar bow shock wave returned that the main forces of the enemy's fleet were flying quickly.

"Sir, oh no, Your Excellency!"

Captain Rudiger Natzmer, the captain of the "Siegfried", was still a little uncomfortable with Jiang Ziyue's new honorific title, but he still asked as boldly and in a worried tone as before: "If we don't clean up the battlefield, won't we be afraid that the remaining enemy ships will retaliate against our civilian ships?" ”

"I'm worried, too." Jiang Ziyue said worriedly, "But the situation is pressing, and you can see that the enemy's main force is coming quickly." We were lucky just now, and the time difference between the enemy's advance and the enemy was beaten. Now, we don't care about that much, and sometimes it's really hard to avoid ......."

At this time, Jiang Ziyue swallowed back his words, because the entire fleet and even the entire New Roman Empire, only he and Zhang Qingliang, the director of the imperial city management, knew the next plan.

"I know, it's hard to avoid sacrifice!" Tang Xingyun blurted out, looking open-mouthed.

"However, sir, if we use the cover of civilian ships to launch a sneak attack, I am afraid that it will give the enemy an excuse to slaughter our civilian ships in the future." Xu Kuishan said his inner thoughts in a heavy tone.

Jerry Morris, who rarely takes the initiative to speak, said at this time: "I think so. This fight is likely to be a very bad start......"

"Alright, shut up!" Captain Rudiger Natzmer interrupted his men.

Immediately, there was a silence in the bridge's communication circuit, an unpleasant silence.

This is a rare occurrence in the bridge of the cruiser "Siegfried".

In the past, neither Jiang Ziyue nor later Joseph Dietrich, including the current Rudiger Natzmer, would have had such a strange atmosphere when they were captains.

But today, Jiang Ziyue, the former captain of the ship, who has become the supreme dictator, personally commanded the flagship, after a hearty victory, there was an ominous silence.

The unusual atmosphere was unbearable for Ralph Turk, who gently pushed away the helmet shield of his spacesuit, revealing his tense face.

Benjamin Alfrec, who was usually a bohemian copy, also pushed off the helmet shield and smiled at Turk. But it was clear that his smile was very reluctant. Anyone who saw him knew he was just pretending to be relaxed.

Abiji Cumanfur deliberately coughed twice in the open communication system, but these two sounds only made the silence of the entire bridge even more strange.

After a long time, Jiang Ziyue's voice came from the communication system: "I'll go back to the cabin to rest." ”

"The dictator leaves the bridge!" Rudiger Natzmer immediately exclaimed.

According to the order, the crew did not need to react at this time.

But Benjamin Alflake suddenly exclaimed in a mocking tone:

“Heil Mein Kaiser !” (Long live the Emperor)

"Lieutenant Alfryck!" Captain Rudiger Natzmer exclaimed with dissatisfaction.

“Heil Mein Kaiser !” Sergeant Ralph Turk chanted as well.

"Long live my emperor!" Tang Xingyun also shouted in Mandarin Chinese, his tone excited.

“Heil Mein Kaiser !” Abiji Kumanfel and Jerry Morris also chanted, their voices high and genuine.

"Long live my emperor!" Xu Kuishan also shouted.

Jiang Ziyue ignored them and flew straight away from the bridge.

The slogan Alfreck and his comrades is not original, but ancient.

Field Marshal Friedrich von Wickert, dictator of the war in 2751, who had sought dictatorship for life after the war, chanted this slogan when his men met with him.

Marshal Du Yimin in 2890 was also welcomed by many with the same slogan after his victory in the "Himalayas" Star Field Battle.

However, neither of the two war dictators, supported by their elite subordinates, died well.

However, the captain of the "Siegfried", Captain Rudiger Natzmer, could still deeply feel that his subordinates were sincerely cheering for their commander Jiang Ziyue. These crews, especially the sergeants, have been with Jiang Ziyue since he came to the cruiser "Siegfried" from victory to victory, no matter how strong the enemy is.

Finally, he also exclaimed passionately, "Heil Mein Kaiser!"

And to spread the slogan through the communication system of the fleet.

Soon, the chanting of "Heil Mein Kaiser" and "Long live the Emperor" over the public radio signal spread throughout the Imperial Cruisers, and then throughout the retreating fleets of the New Roman Empire and even every corner of the "Himalaya" stellar sheath and spread to the Perseus Spiral Arm interstellar space.

A massive fleet of nearly 6,000 cruisers, under the personal command of their Salvation and War Dictator, flew away from the hectic Himalayan star system at high speed, preparing to sail faster than light.

Through the portholes and protective covers, Jiang Ziyue stared for a long time at the blue and white planet surrounded by countless tiny points of light, "New Byzantium". And the terrifying figure of the giant planet "Helen" soon came into view.

One of the centers of human civilization in the Milky Way Immortal Spiral Arm Interstellar Galaxy, the new paradise of the New World, the planet "New Byzantium", is very likely to be completely destroyed in the new and old years of this Earth era.

Jiang Ziyue, like many of the people in this great retreat, grew up here. "New Byzantium" is the homeland, the home planet.

But he has a much greater responsibility on his shoulders than anyone else, he has to lead everyone to evacuate the dying home planet, and resist the invasion of the Perseus Star Federation army to keep the country and power.

As a result, he is also under much heavier pressure than anyone else. Although the Frontier Fleet under his direct command had successfully attacked the Bundeswehr advance fleet, the inevitable bloody storm that followed was inevitable but inevitable for him to avoid.

At this time, he couldn't help but think of Baitou Gus, and also remembered Lotta, and remembered the good times when the three of them worked together that year.

At that time, the Senate and the Roman people were stable and prosperous. Although they also encountered many difficulties, they worked together and went to the battlefield with joy and sweetness, and the battle was thrilling and dangerous, and the victory was full of fun.

Now he is alone, without Gus's wisdom, without Lotta's entanglement, and without the exquisite cooperation and tacit understanding of the three of them, but he has to bear the great responsibility of the people and history.

Gus Whitehead and the Gustav II have long since been turned to stardust, and Lotta Staudt has been buried in the hot soil of the planet Africa, and only the loyal Siegfried team has always followed him.

He knew very well that next, the infamy of the ages and the controversy of the ages would be added to one.

However, the reality does not allow him to worry about so many false reputations that he cannot control.

A dark gray unmanned notification ship with a black double-headed eagle badge on its hull sprayed with a beam rod quickly changed to a faster-than-light state, and made a big announcement to the flagship cruiser "Siegfried". This notification ship, named "Li Xia" No. 233, brought the information that Jiang Ziyue had been looking forward to.

The action of sending out more than 20,000 unmanned reconnaissance ships and notification ships in the deep space outside the Immortal spiral arm in the direction of the planet "Arthurgard" has finally come to fruition at this critical moment.

Facts have proved that Jiang Ziyue's genius judgment is extremely accurate. The unmanned reconnaissance ship of the New Roman Imperial Army discovered the supply fleet of the Impedite Interstellar Bundeswehr in the outer space of the spiral arm of the star "Heimdall", about 500 light-years from the star of the planet "Arthurgard".

As many as 4,000 huge logistical supply ships of all kinds formed a huge group, and under the escort of 1,000 cruisers, they spewed out dazzling wakes and methodically flew towards another assembly point agreed upon by the battle fleet that had already entered the stellar sheath of the "Himalayas."

Jiang Ziyue, who returned to the lounge, immediately returned to the bridge of the "Siegfried", and when he came in, he ordered loudly:

"All turn around, target the star Heimdall!"

"Your Excellency, do we not care about the retreat here in 'New Byzantium'?" Xu Kuishan boldly questioned.

"Abighiji!" Jiang Ziyue did not answer the navigator's question, but called the communication sergeant, "Tell everyone that the dictator of national salvation and war will lead them to fight the country!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Abhiji Kumanfre responded excitedly.

"I'm going to chant 'Long live my emperor' again." Benjamin Alfreck laughs.

"Yes, we chant together, for our great dictator!" Tang Xingyun also said.

"No, you don't." Jiang Ziyue rejected his subordinates' proposal in a calm tone, "When we complete the retreat of 'New Byzantium' and annihilate the main force of the enemy's fleet, it will not be too late for you to shout long live." ”

Although full of confidence, Jiang Ziyue's heart still couldn't be happy, but became heavier.

Because the hundreds of thousands of civilian ships and billions of people crowded around the planet "New Byzantium" are very likely to suffer from the crazy retaliation of the Immortal Interstellar Bundeswehr because of their sneak attack just now. In particular, the Imperial Chengguan troops, who had just sailed their ships to provide cover for them, would also carry out a more decisive task entrusted to them by the dictator.

At the beginning, Zhang Qingliang, the director of the Senate and the Roman People's Planetary City Management Law Enforcement Supervision Corps, also known as the director of the Imperial Urban Management, was not only shocked after listening to the plans and orders of Jiang Ziyue, the dictator of national salvation and war, but also out of anger, and shouted at Jiang Ziyue in a disrespectful tone:

"Only a tyrant would use such an incompetent method to wear down his enemies!"

"I can't do anything better." Although Jiang Ziyue's response was calm, his expression was helpless, "Under the current comparison of forces, we can only lure the enemy to consume ammunition and energy prematurely to create conditions for our army to fight a decisive battle." ”

"Didn't you say that Admiral Irina would lead the central ship back in time to annihilate the main force of the enemy fleet?" Zhang Qingliang still could not understand the dictator's intentions.

"I don't dare to trust General Irina 100 percent, even though I do trust her 100 percent on the surface. However, once the Central Fleet is unable to defend in time, we will only be able to use the limited strength of the Frontier Fleet to maneuver with the enemy fleet to the end. Even if the Central Fleet can return to the defense smoothly and in time, it is very necessary for us to carry out this plan in order to give the Central Fleet an advantage in the event of a decisive battle. For Zhang Qingliang, Jiang Ziyue took the trouble to explain.

"I hope this 'Chang Kaishen-Huayuankou' plan is really not as sad and ridiculous as a historical fact!" Zhang Qingliang said stupidly.

"Please rest assured, Gong Zhang." Jiang Ziyue said confidently, "As long as your people can resolutely implement my plan, even if the Central Fleet does not return to defense in time, I can use the limited strength of the Border Fleet to severely damage the main force of the enemy's fleet and weaken the short-term war potential of the entire Immortal Interstellar Federation." You must know that after this difficulty, the 'new Byzantium' was destroyed, and our national strength was greatly reduced. Even if the Exodus plan succeeded, the Senate and the Roman people would still face great economic and military difficulties for the next two to three years. It is precisely this crisis that the enemy has taken a fancy to, and has exhausted its elite in a vain attempt to settle the country in a vain battle. Therefore, in any case, we must seize this golden opportunity and use all available methods to create all feasible conditions to annihilate it and create an environment for peaceful reconstruction after the disaster. ”

"But this sacrifice is too ......" Zhang Qingliang's determination is still difficult to make.

"Sacrifice is inevitable, and the price must be paid." Jiang Ziyue said firmly, "But I, Jiang Ziyue, have never won a war!" ”