463 Ulterior motives
The violent explosion knocked Sino to the ground, and the room lost its artificial gravity for a moment, and everything flew into the sky and smashed everywhere. Under the protection of the automatic balance of the battle armor, Sino, who had collided with the wall of the ship several times in a row, finally understood that it was not that he could not stabilize, but that the entire starship was rolling.
He flew to the podium as hard as he could, and saw that Jane had already pounced on the podium first. At this time, a desk whistled and flew in, she grabbed the command platform, did not dodge or dodge, resisted the collision alive, and then gritted her teeth and started the emergency self-rescue procedure.
Starship starts self-testing, and one by one the devices reboot, self-test, and merge into the network. The Starship Stabilization System is back in operation, and the tumbling stops. Then the communication system began to work, and Sino heard the communication channel filled with noisy calls and inquiries, and then a voice with a significantly higher volume said: "The flagship has been hit hard and is unresponsive. This ship is now taking over the duties of the flagship, and all ships of the fleet are obeying the order! The order is hereby ......"
Sino accessed the communication channel and sneered: "I'm not dead yet, so I want to seize power?"
The man looked a little embarrassed and explained, "I'm just following the rules and procedures. ”
"Alright, alright!" Sino interrupted him angrily. However, Sino also knew that the man was indeed following the procedure, but he was a little more anxious. He put the matter aside for a moment and asked, "What about the enemy?"
"After its successful attack, it fled into storm clouds. ”
Sino froze and ordered, "Check the battle damage!"
A few minutes later, a detailed report reached Sino's terminal. Although he was mentally prepared, when he saw this report, Sino still felt slightly dizzy.
The entire bow of the heavy cruiser he was riding on, along with the three main guns, disappeared, and the entire hull was cut by a quarter, leaving only a terrifying section of the original bow. The huge heavy patrol was blown up and rolled and flew hundreds of kilometers, which shows how terrifying the power of the explosion was.
Most of the functions inside the ship have been lost, and it is impossible to even defend itself. Fortunately, the power system is still working, and there is still 70% of the power, which can be evacuated from the battlefield and transferred to the rear.
No matter how you look at it, this heavy cruiser is a heavy hit, and it is close to being scrapped. It can still be repaired, but it already costs more than two-thirds of the price of a new one. This makes repairs tricky, and it has to go through a lengthy series of evaluations to decide whether to repair or build a new one altogether.
Sino froze and said, "From now on, the flagship will be the Red Swordfish, and I will transfer to the Red Swordfish, and all ships will be on alert." ”
Moments later, Sino was seated on another light cruiser, the crew still busy carrying equipment, sorting out the wreckage, and rescuing the crew scattered in the sky.
At this time, the captain of the original Red Swordfish, that is, some men who were eager to take over the command of Sino's fleet, walked over quickly and said, "General Sino, I suggest that you retreat first and leave a frigate to search for the survivors." ”
There was no expression on Sino's face at the moment, and there was no sign of anger or anxiety. He said unhurriedly, "Why do you make this suggestion?"
"My lord, we didn't inflict heavy damage on the enemy just now, so we can't stay here for long. ”
Sino said lightly: "What, are you afraid?"
"It's not that I'm afraid, it's that there's no need for a senseless sacrifice. It didn't take long for it to replenish the torpedo, and our light cruisers couldn't resist a salvo of it! If it weren't for this environment, we wouldn't have to be afraid, and it would have killed itself if it dared to come. But it's just that we're in this hellish place now, so we'll give it a chance to sneak attack!"
Sino looked at the man, suddenly smiled, and said, "Are you accusing me of poor command and bringing the fleet into danger?"
The man was stunned, his expression was a little unnatural, and he said, "General, I didn't mean that. ”
Sino smiled, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "It's okay, you're right! Okay, let's withdraw to the high orbit now, just leave a frigate. ”
"Thank you, General!" the man saluted solemnly.
Sino glanced at the energy supply station outside the porthole and said, "It takes time to disassemble and move, and we can't stay here for too long." Disassemble a sample and come back, and destroy the rest directly!"
After a pause, Sino said again: "Let the Three-Tailed Shrimp go on a search and rescue mission." ”
"Yes, General. The man saluted and left the cabin.
Jane was silent next to her before she said, "Do you have ulterior motives?"
"What's the matter!" Sino said with a smile, then paused, and said, "Even if there is, it depends on whether that guy is worthy of cooperation." ”
At this time, high-energy beams appeared outside the porthole, shining on the orbital station, causing a violent chain explosion in the blink of an eye. The two shuttles returned with two power furnaces each. They each flew into a light cruiser, and then the hatch of the light cruiser began to slowly close, and the entire fleet was ready to move.
At this moment, an accident happened, and 4 power furnaces exploded at the same time!
The violent shock wave blew the hatch directly away, and completely cleaned the inside of the ship, and all the crew members involved were instantly crushed into various shapes, and there was no chance of surviving at all. All equipment within the explosion radius was destroyed, and even the opposite side of the hull was slightly raised. The hull of one of the light cruisers shook, and suddenly there was a noticeable twist.
The power of the explosion of the power furnace was beyond everyone's expectations, far exceeding that of a space torpedo. The strongest support structures in the light cruiser are somewhat deformed, not to mention the rest of the equipment and even the personnel.
Sino stared at this scene blankly, and after a moment suddenly became furious, and shouted: "I said that I would only take one sample, whoever is the one who makes the assertion of X, and bring back four of them......!"
Jane tugged at Sino and said, "I think the people who disobeyed the order are already dead." ”
Sino took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said, "Rescue the damaged starship, all the crew retreat to high orbit, and the Three-Tailed Shrimp will stay behind to search and rescue the survivors." The rest of the starships are now evacuated immediately!"
Several destroyers moved closer to the light cruise, two towed one, and withdrew to the high orbit. However, at the beginning of the traction, one of the light cruisers suddenly broke in two!
There was no way, the two destroyers each dragged one and flew to the high orbit.
Sino rode the only intact light cruiser, cushioned the entire fleet, and slowly sailed away. He stood in front of the porthole, silently watching the treacherous storm clouds.
"What are you thinking?" asked Jane softly beside her.
Sino said calmly, "He should have already changed his torpedo, right?"
Jane's face also changed slightly, and she stopped talking, silently looking at the porthole.
At this moment, the Bursting Serrated Dinner Knife rushed out of the storm clouds, aiming the front of the lotus canopy at the retreating Federation fleet.
A plea to fire lit up on Sino's podium, but he raised his hand and signaled that he was not allowed to fire.
The lotus canopy below, despite the astonishing malice exuding from every hole, did not catch up in the end, and just watched the Federation fleet go away.
In the command cabin, Sino said lightly: "It's a pity, it's not good to send the three-tailed shrimp to death." ”