In an instant, this originally peaceful cosmic space suddenly erupted, just like colorful fireworks blooming in a festival, red, yellow, and white...... Beams of energy of various colors staggered and shuttled between the two planes, the white smoke trails of missiles filled the entire space, and the fighter groups on both sides were like a flock of frightened birds, sharply dispersed in a hundred different directions, and then the targets they chose to chase were entangled together, chasing and being chased, covering and being covered, flashing, exploding, terror, and death became the main theme of this space.

Risen didn't have time to appreciate and observe, at the beginning of the melee between the main group and the Banshees of the Empire, he had just arrived at the edge of the battlefield with the 1st and 4th squadrons of the lead team from the left and right, and it was not wise to pass through the center of the most intense air battle, their target was too obvious, too many enemy planes could temporarily change their attack target, and sneaking through the edge of the battlefield was not so noticeable.

He glanced around, his own squadron was trailing closely behind him, and the 1st squadron was on the other side with their squadron leader leading it, at the right time and in the right place.

"Guys, let's get started." Risen called out calmly, "Tulip squadron, activate the afterburner of your fighter and follow me." ”

"Understood, Tulip One."

He slammed the thrust control lever to his head, pressed the afterburner start switch, and the blue tail flames of the four ion engines of the lightning starfighter were stretched long, and the powerful thrust pressed Risen on the seat, and the fighter changed to a stable attitude of some mid-range and medium-range, like a wild horse that had broken off the reins, and rushed out, and the other team members did not dare to slack off, and followed closely behind their captain in the same way.

However, despite their suddenness and swiftness, there were still a few Imperial Banshee fighters who noticed the uninvited guests, and it wouldn't be surprising if they had also come to join the fight. But the group of lightning fighters did not care about the battle, they did not have the slightest intention of disbanding the formation to disperse the attack, which could not but attract the attention of some vigilant Imperial pilots, and the two Banshee fighters, under the cover of their companions, freed themselves from the air battle and flew towards Ryson's tulip squadron.

"Tulip One, two banshees are approaching us, are we going to meet them?" This is Tulip 5 reporting to Rissen.

"No, the course remains the same, you go ahead and give them to me." Risen calmly replied that these two enemy planes could not be allowed to interfere with the attack operations of the entire Tulip squadron.

He stared at the red dot on the sensor, his eyes fixed on the screen as the distance between the two sides getting closer and closer, and after a few more seconds, he was about to start slowing down and turning.

Just as his left hand was about to pull back the thrust control stick, the two banshees abruptly abandoned their intentions and changed the direction of their flight, forcing them to do so by two lightning fighters catching up from behind.

Risen breathed a sigh of relief, his tense left hand quietly soothed, and a familiar and morale-boosting voice entered his cockpit, "Hey, Risson, I'll take care of this, keep your way on." ”

"Thanks, Schneier, you're just in time."

"I said, I'll cover you today, I'll do what I say." There was a smug look in his friend's voice.

"I know, then you can do this promising job well, I'll go first, and I'll come back to see you after completing the task, over."

He turned his attention back to the front, and without the interference of the two Banshees, the Tulip Squadron had quickly completed the breakthrough, they had already left the Banshee and the other lightning fighters behind, and between them and the communication satellite array near the space station, there were only a few Imperial cruisers and destroyers.

Under normal circumstances, it would take a certain amount of time for the whole squadron to break through or pack up these ships, because the cruiser can carry a squadron-sized Banshee fighter, and no matter what they want to do, the squadron's fighters are a problem that cannot be bypassed, and the battleship itself has strong self-defense firepower and a high-strength shield system. But fortunately, this cruiser has already sent out its fighter squadron, and is currently fighting the lightning of the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th squadrons, and Risen has no intention of cleaning it up now, so it is still very simple to simply skim these Imperial ships without engaging in firefights, and it will not delay a lot of time.

As soon as they approached the Imperial ships, the dense anti-aircraft fire of the cruisers and destroyers was already rushing towards them, one after the other, passing through the flight queue or blooming on the surface shields of the fighters, and this somewhat blind blocking fire did not cause much material damage to the fighters, but at best could only interfere with the fighters' shields or the pilots' psychology.

"Tulip One, they're attacking me, should we fight back? Give them a little color to see? Several of the new pilots who were participating in actual combat for the first time began to lose their breath, and a trace of nervousness could be heard in their tones, as well as a kind of excitement to try it.

"Great idea, but who do you want to fight back? Who are we targeting? Risen scoffed, feeling a little annoyed, and repeatedly emphasized, how did he become nervous as soon as he was caught in the middle of the artillery fire? Like suffering from amnesia?

"Uh......" Several pilots immediately seemed to be doused with a basin of cold water, and their feverish minds began to clear up, "Our target is those communication satellite arrays. ”

"It's good to know, I've finally got the hang of it, hmph, I thought you had forgotten it all. Tulip squadron, evasive maneuver, do not engage in firefights with enemy ships, repeat, take evasive maneuvers, pass through at maximum speed, double protection with shields in front of you, and then strengthen your rear shield protection after passing through enemy ships. ”

"Understood."

The group began to spread out, but not very widely, and they remained in a rough formation, and under the control of the pilots, the fighters were somewhat drunk, flying in a staggered manner, from left to right, up and down, trying to make it impossible for the turrets of the Imperial ships to be accurately aimed.

"Okay, we've crossed, now watch your rear, don't relax." Risen said calmly, and now the beam has turned to attack from the rear of the fighter.

"Tulip-One, the communications satellites are in front of us, but there are some automatic laser batteries near them that are protecting the satellites."

"I see it." Risen checked his sensor screen, the 1st Squadron had also passed through the Imperial ships almost at the same time, the communication satellite was next to the space station, and it was divided into four small arrays in four directions around the space station, each array had nine satellites, and he hurriedly divided the two squadrons' respective attack arrays with the squadron leader of the 1st Squadron to avoid confusion and repeated attacks.

"Tulip Squadron," he switched the communications back to his squadron, "Listen, guys, we're targeting the second and fourth arrays, the first and third arrays are in charge of the 1st squadron, concentrate the fire on those communication satellites, the automatic laser batteries will be more on that later, be aware that the firepower of these batteries is very strong, so be careful to stay away from these batteries when attacking, and properly adjust your shields, I don't want any of us to be shot down by these stupid batteries, and besides, the defensive firepower of the space station itself cannot be underestimated, So don't get too close to the space station......."

Before he finished his words, eight small red dots appeared from the Holland space station, which was the Imperial Banshee's fighter jets, obviously, although most of the banshees stationed on the space station had been sent out and were in a melee with the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th squadrons, there were still a few spare planes left in the space station after all.

As soon as the Banshee fighters burst out of the space station, they immediately split into two teams, flying towards the 1st and 4th squadrons, respectively, and entered the interception route.

"Cut, annoying thing," Resson cursed, and he immediately changed his order, "The first team comes with me, let's clear these enemy planes, and the other teams continue to carry out the mission of attacking the communication satellites, and we will come after we clean up these enemy planes, hoping that by then we can have a free time and no more help." ”

"Yes, Tulip One."

While their four Lightning fighters broke away from the other fighters in the squadron to meet them, four Lightning planes from the 1st Squadron group also left the main group. Eight against eight, the number of both sides is equal, but in terms of quality, the banshee can never be the opponent of lightning, whether it is firepower, speed, shield or rapid acceleration, deceleration, roll rate, etc., it is inferior, only in some flexibility, the banshee has some advantages because of the lighter body, but the advantage is not very obvious, and air combat is not just more flexible, it is the comprehensive use of fighter performance, personnel quality, coordination and various tactical and auxiliary support measures, compared to the empire, The Alliance had the upper hand in almost every way, and the Banshees couldn't win the air battle with that little flexibility alone.

A Banshee fighter became his victim first, Ryson's fighter unexpectedly flipped over from above him, and then swooped down, accurate cannon fire poured directly above the cockpit of the Banshee fighter, the strong white flash of the shield hit illuminated the cockpit of the Banshee, and also illuminated the pale face of the Imperial pilot, and when the shield could not withstand such a large fire bombardment, the first beam of energy through the shield blew that cockpit into a ball of fire along with the pilot.

"I've got a bite too, I've got a bite too, Captain." Tulip II's unrestrained shouts of triumph were heard from the communication, and after successfully covering Risen's attack, her lightning fighter also managed to keep up with her fellow downed banshees.

"I'll follow you behind to cover you, and attack boldly with confidence, Tulip Two." Risen shouted encouragement.

The young pilot was relieved that with Risen to escort him, she no longer had to worry about any threat from his rear. Now, she focused all her attention on the Banshee fighter in front of her, the previous tension had gradually eased as the battle progressed, and the skills and lessons learned in flight training began to come to mind, and the young pilot began to use her flying skills, biting the enemy plane tightly, and from time to time constantly firing one or two energy beams in front and behind the enemy plane, testing the nerves of the Banshee fighter pilot.

Yes, Risen nodded, the pilot who piloted the Tulip II was Jessica, a former student of his, this method he had taught her before, the purpose was not to shoot down enemy planes, but to force the opponent to make mistakes, inexperienced pilots would often panic after seeing the energy beams constantly appearing in front of and behind their fighters, and unconsciously or deformed their technical movements, or make irreparable mistakes in panic, which eventually led to being caught by enemy planes and shooting them down in one fell swoop.

It seems that there is nothing to worry about, Risen swept his eyes to Tulip Three and Four, they have also successfully bitten one Banshee, and when the wingman of the other Banshee was about to come to support his companion, he was chased away by Tulip Four, Tulip Three's lightning emitted energy beams like whips, one after another on the Banshee that he was targeting, that Banshee Style seemed to last long, and the strength of his shield would soon be broken under such an attack.

He took his gaze back, but inadvertently found that the two planes were very close to the Banshee fighter chasing in front of them, and the distance was gradually decreasing, Tulip II had already fired, and the energy beams fired from the laser cannon began to hug the enemy plane's shield, but Jessica still needed a few seconds to break through the enemy plane's shield.

His heart moved, there was something wrong with this, this distance was too close...... He hurriedly shouted loudly, "Be careful, the enemy plane may have to slow down urgently to make you rush over, Tulip II." ”

She heard her instructor's urgent cry, suddenly came to her senses, and subconsciously retracted the thrust control lever and activated the reverse vent of the fighter, at this moment, the banshee had already begun to urgently decelerate and brake, thanks to the lightning fighter has better deceleration performance than the banshee, the young pilot did not rush to the front of the banshee.

The result of the failure of the trap setting was that the distance between the two sides was closer, and the banshee almost occupied most of the front vision of Tulip 2, Jessica didn't even think about it, and immediately the machine gun fire was full, and at this distance, she would not miss it with her eyes closed.

The Banshee Fighter continued to tremble under the torrent of fire, flames and debris continued to emerge from the body, and then the Banshee exploded violently in front of Tulip II, countless metal debris scattered in all directions like leaves, and dazzling white light filled Tulip II's cockpit.

"I finally shot down enemy planes too, I finally shot down enemy planes too." Tulip 2 cried out like a child, "Thank you, thank you, Captain, thank you for the reminder." ”

"Congratulations, Tulip Two. However, in the future, you should pay more attention to observation, use your mind, and write a summary report of today's battle immediately after the battle. ”

"Yes, Tulip One." The young pilot replied excitedly, and Risson's last warning did not dilute her joy and excitement at shooting down an enemy plane for the first time today.

Risen smiled, his mind went back to the past, the first enemy plane he shot down was a Federation Hellcat, he couldn't remember what he felt at the time, and the pilot he killed, he never dared to ask Fei Lun what kind of person he was.