"Well, the Fortress, there is no evidence that there are any signs of rebel ships left behind, these cowards must have fled before our troops arrived, and we are currently expanding the search area, analyzing and investigating the possible whereabouts of the rebels, but since all the surveillance systems we have set up in the XY-193 star field have been destroyed, it is not going very well."

"Understood, Keyhole Three, continue your investigation and stay vigilant. Complete. An Imperial officer aboard the USS Fortress muttered, "A bunch of cowards who don't dare to fight openly, only sneak around......."

The Imperial-class space carrier Fortress slowly cruised through the starfield of what had once been the Holland space station, centering on the massive spacecarrier with a cold steel metal surface, surrounded by six other other spacecarriers of the same type. On the periphery of the seven space carriers, a large number of Imperial fast battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and escort ships guarded them like meteors, and many small Banshee fighters and dagger attack planes flew by in the middle of these ships, all of which together formed a terrifying presence of extreme destruction in this star field, enough to turn any uninvited guest who tried to approach it into debris floating in space.

This terrible Imperial fleet came in a hurry after discovering that there was a communication problem with the Holland space station in the XY-193 star field, but when they arrived at the scene, all they were left with were pieces of metal wreckage and debris floating around, as well as some paralyzed ambulance support ships and escape pods, and the Holland space station, the warships and interstellar fighters stationed here, unmanned monitors, communication satellite arrays, batteries, etc., all ceased to exist, and the entire star field became empty. The rebels evacuated with almost everything destroyed here.

It is said that Admiral Steve's face was as gloomy as a thunderstorm in June, and the officers below naturally did not dare to slack off, and without the general opening his mouth, they immediately carried out the aftermath as quickly as possible: collecting evidence, investigating the whereabouts of the rebels, recovering valuable wreckage, personnel rescue, and questioning....... All the work was carried out rapidly with the efficiency that is characteristic of the Empire.

An Imperial officer, who had carefully approached behind the Admiral with the lightest possible steps, had an unfortunate expression on his face like a mouse chosen to tie a bell to a cat, and the Admiral was thinking about something, and the officer took a hesitant step, he had a message to report to the Admiral, but if necessary, he would rather wait for hours than disturb the Admiral's thinking.

"What's the matter?" Admiral Steve asked, he heard a voice behind him.

"Sir." The officer carefully watched his words, "We have finished interrogating the survivors of the Holland space station, and combined with the evidence recovered from the recovered wreckage, we have some preliminary information about the rebel fleet that attacked the space station. ”

"Go on." The admiral looked back, his expression was cold, and he couldn't see the emotions in his heart.

"Yes, sir, our preliminary estimate is that the rebel fleet consists of ten ships, including one space carrier of unknown type, three Führer-class fast battleships, and six Sabre-class cruisers......"

"A space carrier? Fast battleships? The admiral was stunned, and then a wave of anger rose from his heart, he regretted it a little at this time, he knew that today, he should have nippled these hateful rebels in the bud as soon as possible, it is really a tiger to breed, and now this group of rebels actually has even the sharpest type of ship such as the space carrier, and there are three fast battleships....... So, when did this group of rebels develop to this scale under his nose?

"Where did these rebels get these powerful warships?" The fleet commander standing next to him shook his head, a little puzzled.

The admiral's face was a little cloudy, he waved his hand, and motioned, "You go on." ”

"Yes...... Sir, the rebel fleet is certainly terrifying, but the most terrifying thing is that their carrier-based aircraft, all of which are composed of cutting-edge lightning starfighters, it is estimated that at least the size of two wings will not be lower, in addition, the rebel fighter group is also supported by keyhole early warning and control aircraft and electronic jamming aircraft, our Banshee and Gladius starfighters are not as good as the rebel fighters, and without support, the whole battle situation is completely one-sided. At the same time, due to the presence of rebel jammers, the Holland space station was strongly interfered with, and it was impossible to send any warning and distress signals to the outside world, and by the time we found out that there was a communication problem, it was too late. ”

It was a lightning starfighter again, the admiral heard this, he felt a heartache, followed by unquenchable anger, and when he mentioned lightning, he had to think of the TAU-7 space station again, the stolen fighter prototype and materials, the criminal who appeared on the space station, and his nephew......

If it weren't for the instigation of those rebel scum, if it weren't for that damn bastard, the Lightning Fighter might have been part of the Empire's sequence, and the Empire had invested so much in this plan, only to end up making a wedding dress for someone else.

"And what about the current movements of the rebel fleet? Has there been any progress? The Admiral barely kept his composure, at least on the surface.

"No, Admiral, I'm sorry," added the officer stubbornly so as not to disappoint the Admiral, "but we have found a possible clue that we are analyzing further." ”

"Oh, what's the clue?" Admiral Steve asked with interest.

"It is a former 11 Starfleet Major Tulle who is not strong-willed, according to the rescued space station personnel, when the rebels captured the space station, Major Tulle not only gave up resistance, but also took the initiative to ask for asylum to the rebels, and claimed that he has important information to hand over to the rebels, we are analyzing the information he may have, from which we may be able to infer the next move of the rebel fleet."

11 fleet? 11 fleet again? There are quite a few traitors in this fleet, the admiral thought angrily, and in the future, he will have to strengthen the security monitoring of this fleet. However, how could a major officer of the 11 fleet run to the Holland space station?

After reviewing the records, an official from the Security Bureau next to him explained in a low voice to the Admiral that because Major Thule's father and sister were dissidents against the Empire, they needed to conduct a stricter security review of the major, so he was temporarily transferred from the fleet and sent to the nearby Holland space station. Thankfully, with the exception of Major Thule, who narrowly escaped the Empire's grasp, his father and sister had been successfully arrested by the Security Service in the Hada system.

"The Hada system? You say they were arrested in the Hada system? The admiral seemed to sense something, and asked hurriedly.

"Yes, Admiral, these two men are currently being held on the Tau-29 space station in the Hada system, ready to be sent to Heidelberg in the near future along with the rebels captured during the raid."

"Hahaha......" The admiral was overjoyed and burst out laughing, he turned to the fleet commander standing aside, "what do you think?" Your Excellency, Commander? ”

"Admiral, you mean the rebel fleet is heading to the Hada system?" The commander hesitated and asked uncertainly.

"Is there any need to be suspicious? Commander, it's as simple as one plus one equals two, think about it, the TAU-29 space station is holding the rebel prisoners we captured, the traitor major threw himself into the rebels, and his father and sister also happened to be locked up on the TAU-29 space station, isn't that information clear enough? Even if the rebel fleet doesn't go to the Hada system next, they will go somewhere sooner or later, and we can wait for them there. The Admiral was overjoyed at his reflexes and wisdom.

The commander was convinced, he nodded, and ordered to his officer, "Order the fleet to change course and head to the Hada system, and also inform me of the TAU-29 space station, so that they can enter full alert in case of a rebel raid." ”

"Yes, Commander."

The large fleet finally had a clear goal, and the staff officers quickly worked out the fastest route to the destination, and the fleet began to slowly turn around according to the new course, heading towards a space jump point in the XY-193 star field.

"Sir, we can't make any contact with the TAU-29 space station." Not long after the fleet set sail, and far from reaching the space jump point, a communications officer sweated profusely and reported bad news.

Admiral Steve's face turned unsightly, and the fleet commander peeked at the admiral and said, "Don't be so sure, try again." ”

"Sir, I've tried many times, and the TAU-28 space station in the XY-733 star field adjacent to the Hada galaxy can be contacted normally, but it can't be connected to the TAU-29 space station, I'm afraid, it's been disturbed."

Disturbed by gan? Who interferes? Does this need to be asked? Everyone knew what was going on.

"Damn it," the admiral couldn't help but jerk to his feet and walked around in annoyance, "giving these damned rebels a head start." ”

"Order the fleet to rush to the Hada system at full speed, notify the Imperial forces in the nearby star fields, and make every effort to rescue the TAU-29 space station in the Hada system." The commander was able to barely maintain his composure to give orders.

However, he knew that it was too late, and all they could do now was to do the rest. He had also heard a report about the rebel fleet just now, although the number of ships in the rebel fleet was small, it was obvious that they were all elite forces in the rebels, and the empire did not have any decent strength in the star field near the Hada system, what use could those fast battleships that encountered the rebels' lightning fighters, a few cruisers, destroyers, and the few banshee fighters they carried on board come in handy? In order to effectively confront the rebels, it must be supported by a space carrier equipped with a keyhole warning and control machine and a guardian electronic jammer, and the nearest space carrier is still far from the Hada system.

The commander was a little confused, the time between the attack on the Holland space station and the loss of contact with the TAU-29 space station is easy to calculate, from the departure of Holland to TAU-29, with the speed of a cruiser or a fast battleship, it is completely possible to catch up with this time, but the much slower speed of the space carrier is impossible, is it, the commander pondered, or the space carriers of the rebel alliance can keep up with their fast battleships or cruisers, Or maybe there's a secret space jump between the two star fields that the empire doesn't know......