93. A New Crisis (2)

In Conference Room 2, everyone in the room was silent, everyone here knew that something was wrong, and since the Empire already knew the route of the Faith, there was no reason not to take action unless they were fools, and the Faith, the fast ship codenamed Alliance I, including the Supreme Leader of the Alliance, Lady Elmeda, and the entire resistance alliance and the cause against the Empire were in danger.

Lady Elmeida cannot but mention the Resistance League, who is the supreme leader of the Resistance League and one of the founders of the League. Mrs. Elmeda's husband, Mr. Elmeda, was originally the leader of an underground rebel group in the Empire, and had been secretly engaged in rebellion against the Empire before the birth of the Resistance League, and he unfortunately fell into the hands of the Imperial Security Service and was sentenced to death by the highest authorities of the Empire.

After the death of Mr. Elmeda, Mrs. Elmeida bravely took over the leadership of this weak rebel group, and she took a comprehensive re-examination of the struggle against the Empire, realizing that isolated, scattered, and weak rebels could not confront the powerful Imperial authorities. She resolutely changed her tactics and tried to unite other rebel groups, including some that had previously been hostile to her, and with her sincerity, her charisma, and her tireless efforts and perseverance, she eventually convinced the leaders of these groups that they would be able to convince them of the power of unity, and that more communications, centralized leadership, and more money, supplies, and weapons would make them better able to stand up to the Empire.

Finally, in 571, more than 200 years after the Treaty of New London, which divided humanity in two, an equally important treaty was signed, and under the auspices of Lady Elmeda, the Treaty of the League of New London was born. Compared with the previous Treaty of Independence, the significance of this alliance treaty is that it laid the foundation for the birth of the rebel alliance. Lady Almeda, one of the founders of the League and one of the signatories of the New London Treaty of Alliance, was also chosen as the supreme leader of the Resistance League.

Risen did not actually meet Mrs. Ahmeda, he only saw photographs or images of her in documents or publicity. But he still maintained the highest reverence for the lady. Being able to grow from scratch, from weak to strong, has been able to expand the resistance alliance to this scale today, which is not something that anyone can do, and she has paid unimaginable hardships, sweat and efforts for ordinary people. Under great responsibility and pressure, but at the same time, she was also respected and loved by almost everyone within the League, and she was elected consecutively with high votes in the Supreme Leader of the Resistance League in successive elections of the Council Council, and she was the soul and heart of the Resistance League.

Not to mention that she knows almost everything within the Alliance, including bases, personnel, intelligence, military power, long-term development, and cooperation with the Federation...... The mere loss of her, the loss of her leadership, was an almost unbearable loss for the Resistance Alliance.

"How many escort troops does Alliance One have? Is it too late to notify the Alliance One to change its course? Risen broke the silence in the room and asked tentatively.

General Martin shook his head bitterly. "It's too late, the High Command of the Alliance only learned today that the route of the Alliance One was leaked, and since then the High Command has been trying to get in touch with the Alliance One, but all communication efforts have failed. As for the escort force, there are only two destroyers, and the fighters they carry plus the Alliance One's own fighter squadron are only twenty, and among these fighters, only eight of them are carried by the destroyers, and the Lightning Alliance One's own fighter squadron is still a Banshee starfighter. ”

"What? Why don't so many of our Lightning fighters re-equip the escort squadron of the Alliance One? Schneier said in surprise.

A look of remorse flashed in General Martin's eyes. "This is Madame's order. As the new strike force of the alliance, the lightning fighters must be given priority to the front-line combat units, and the 7th Fleet has all the lightning fighters in this way. Originally, it was planned to reequip the fighter squadron of the Alliance One with the addition of the next batch of Lightning fighters, but it was a pity that ......"

The general sighed helplessly in his heart, when preparing the 7th Fleet, Mrs. Elmeida insisted on the lightning fighter that was originally reequipped for the Alliance 1, and gave priority to the 7th Fleet, although she was a little uneasy at the time, but first, this was the order of the supreme leader, second, considering the importance of this operation, and third, because this ship had rarely encountered this situation, so she reluctantly agreed, anyway, the next work of replacing the Lightning fighter for the Alliance 1 also began quickly, and in terms of time, it was nothing more than a little slower.

And the result is that there is a problem in this slightly slower beat, he should have resolutely refused today, Mrs. Elmeda's 7th fleet is less than twelve lightning starfighters, and the combat power will not be reduced too much, but it is different for the Alliance One. The engines of the Alliance One Clipper have been improved, and it is not for fighting, but for getting out, and with twelve lightning bolts instead of the cover of the Banshee, it may allow the Alliance One to have more wrecks and escape pursuit. Although under the premise that the empire is deliberately ambushed, twelve lightning fighters may not be able to play much role, but it is better than nothing, and it is a little more hopeful, although the hope is still pitiful.

"So what do we do? Or what do you need us to do? Checkmate. I remember you said earlier that it would be up to all of us to undo the damage caused by the Imperial spies, but is there any hope that we can save Alliance One? Colonel Alfred asked.

"That's true, Colonel. The fleet just received an emergency distress signal ten minutes ago, the signal is very weak and not clear, intermittent, to the effect that it is being pursued by the Imperial fleet and needs emergency rescue, etc., after our personnel analysis, it is likely to come out of the Alliance-1 in the XY-245 star field, that is to say, the Alliance-1 has not fallen into the hands of the Empire ten minutes ago. ”

"General, although the current location of the fleet is relatively close to the XY-245 star field, it is impossible to get there in ten minutes, from the current position where we are, we have to reach the XY-245 star field," Lieutenant Colonel Taylor silently calculated in his heart, and said, "We also need to go through at least four jump points, and it will take more than fourteen hours to arrive." And by the time we get to the XY-245 star field, I'm afraid the battle will be over long ago. ”

"That's right, Lieutenant Colonel, so we have to take risks, and that's why we urgently summoned everyone." General Martin said firmly.

"Adventure?" Risen looked at Schneier in confusion and then at everyone. Everyone was at a loss, what does this have to do with adventure? How to take the risk? Could they be able to fly to the vicinity of Alliance One at any risk? It is already clear on the star map that there is no space jump point directly to the XY-245 star field, and without a space jump point, they can't go anywhere.

"Ralph?" General Martin said in a loud voice to the man in the corner.

"Understood, General." The captain hurriedly pressed a few buttons, and the content displayed on the big screen in the conference room changed again. This time it was a map of the star field, and Ruisen recognized it at a glance as a map of this star field.

"The current location of the fleet is here." The stick in the General's hand points to the green Confederate fleet emblem. "We're all on our way to this stardust belt full of intense radiation, and it will take about forty-two minutes to reach this stardust belt......"

What the hell are you doing in this place? As soon as I heard that it was strong radiation again, Ruisen felt a little hairy in his heart, and there was a taste of being bitten by a snake for ten years and afraid of the well rope, why did the fleet always like to run into the radiation belt? Isn't it possible for the universe to be so vast that it is normal to have a space? I've never heard of a space jump point in that stardust belt.

"According to the coordinates given to us by the High Command. Hidden within this stardust belt is a secret space jump point, Jpx, which is a one-way space jump point. The other end of the jump point is near the Jp4 jump point in the XY-244 airspace, and you can reach the Jp4 space jump point in 10 minutes with the degree of a lightning fighter, and you can reach the XY-245 space through Jp4, and the whole process takes less than an hour. General Martin gestured.

There really is a space jump point, it sounds very simple, but why does the general say adventure? And why is only the fighter mentioned and not the fleet? Risen thought as he listened, and it still took an hour? That's a long time that's enough to give birth to a lot of things.

"An hour? General: I doubt that the Alliance One will be able to hold out for as long as an hour. A squadron leader was puzzled, and his question was also what Risen wanted to ask, but the hour he didn't ask depends on how many Empire pursuers, and if it was Risen himself, he would definitely do his best for such a priceless man, and he was skeptical that Alliance One could hold out for an hour.

"We don't know, we only hope for a miracle." The general forced a smile unnaturally.

"I see." The squadron leader nodded and stopped talking.

"And let me warn you, it's not that easy." The general perked up and warned: "First of all, the radiation of this stardust belt is very strong, relying on the shield of the fighter jet, you can only hold on to the radiation for a minute at most, and the time is simply not enough to reach the Jpx space jump point, so you must rely on the battleship to send you to the vicinity of the jump point; Secondly, this one-way space jump point is very unstable, slightly larger ships and even fighters cannot pass at all, the fleet cannot pass through it, even if it is a lightning fighter to pass through it, it is very dangerous, so this is what I mean by the adventure, of course, the fleet, after escorting you through the jump point, will also go to the XY-245 star field according to the normal route and meet you; In the end, even if you manage to reach XY-245 through this jump point, you will have to face the unknown alone before the fleet arrives, and you may run into an overwhelming Imperial fleet and fleet of fighters, or even worse, we really don't know what awaits you in XY-245. ”

Sometimes unstable space jump points? Risen suddenly remembered that his encounter with Yao hadn't been the result of that unstable jump point that had led to their first meeting? What will it bring him this time?

"I know that this operation is dangerous, and as is customary for the Alliance, you will need to volunteer. However, due to the extraordinary crisis of the situation, I have to exercise my authority again, and I order you all to participate, and if you do not volunteer, do you have any opinions? If you have any comments, I will record your opinions and different views. ”

The crowd fell silent.

"Okay." General Martin smiled with satisfaction, "Then this operation is still carried out by Rissen. Captain Nigaul commands the lead group, you first pass through the jump point to confirm safety, and then the follow-up group 6 continues through the entire operation, under the unified command of Colonel Alfred. Once you have successfully arrived at XY-245, you can quickly find and confirm the location and status of the Alliance One, and if the Empire is still not successful, do its best to rescue and help the Alliance One break away and hold out until the fleet arrives, and if the Alliance One has been destroyed, use the scanning beam of the Lightning Fighter APG-49xT series sensors to try to find out if Lady Almeda is on the escape pod, or if she has been captured or dead, which is important. In short, do everything possible to rescue Madame, if not, Madame Almeida must not fall into the hands of the Empire, do you know what to do, understand? ”

"It's the general." The voice is very neat and decisive.

"Captain, I'm sorry you've just returned from the operation, and you're back on the mothership, and you need to strike again, but this is an extraordinary time, and you're our best pilot, and we need you." The general looked at Ruisson apologetically.

"I understand, General, I don't care, I should be fine with half an hour's rest." Risen said in a deep voice.

"Go tell your squadron to get ready for takeoff as soon as possible, pilots, good luck to the Alliance." The general waved to the crowd.

One by one, the people stood up, no one spoke, and one by two quietly left the conference room, thinking about their squadron cabin.