"Are they joking, we don't know anything about the star field XY-245, we don't know if the Alliance No. 1 is still alive and where it is now, and we don't know how many pursuing Imperial troops there are, so we blindly send fighter jets without fleet support, it is very likely that we will follow in the footsteps of the Alliance No. 1 and fall into the ambush circle of the Imperial Fleet, not only can we not save the Alliance One, but even all the fighters of the 7th Fleet have also been put in, and the 7th Fleet will be completely finished......" A young pilot said fiercely.

"That JPX space jump point, I've heard of it, it is said that some ships that want to take shortcuts have tried to pass through here many times in the past, but only a few of the unmanned reconnaissance planes they launched were successful, many exploded on the spot, and some of them are gone and never returned, some of these unmanned reconnaissance planes equipped with space jump engines are even smaller than the lightning fighters, damn, this is simply asking us to gamble with our lives......"

"It's just, it's not voluntary, it's easy for those guys in High Command to make plans, just pass a coordinate point casually, we'll have to pin our heads to the waistband of our pants, anyway, it's not for them to cross the JPX jump point, to die, not to kill them." Another team member was indignant.

"Fight after battle, we just landed and want us to attack, is it possible that when we are robots, we don't have to sleep, eat, or rest?"

“………”

There was a buzz of discussion in the room, the players were excited, and the voices and tones were quite intense......

The fierce reaction of the team members, Risen had already anticipated, to be honest, he himself was full of complaints, expressing 100,000 doubts about this, there were too many uncertainties in this plan. However, he was a squadron leader, and he had to do his job. The team members can complain and complain, but he cannot, on the contrary, he has to appease and resolve the dissatisfaction of the team members and prepare for the next combat operation. This, that's the difference between a captain and a player.

"Captain." Jessica also whispered in a pleading tone. "Can you propose to revise the battle plan with the above? It took us an hour to get to the XY-245 space, and the Alliance-1 could hold out for an hour, maybe 14 hours. ”

"Quiet. Guys, don't fight anymore, I understand you. Risen hardened, pretended not to hear Jessica's plea, straightened his face, raised his voice a few degrees, interrupted everyone's grumbling, and said, "We have mentioned the opinions of all of you, but the decision remains the same. This is the army, not a kindergarten, the order must be carried out, and General Martin had to make such a decision as a last resort, and this is an extraordinary time, so please understand. ”

He softened his tone, "I know the risks of this operation and everyone's concerns, how can there be a safe thing in a war?" Every time we attack, we are risking our lives. And, isn't the safety of Lady Almeida worth the risk? ”

"This operation, Colonel Alfred and Lieutenant Colonel Taylor will be personally involved, they will take the same risk as you, and I, after our unmanned reconnaissance aircraft reports that it is normal, will be the first to pass the JPX jump point, you remember to follow me closely, move fast. Time is running out, and the lightning fighter's security incident in the radiation belt is only one minute, so don't put yourself in danger. Once we have successfully passed, we will signal again, and Colonel Alfred will lead the follow-up group to follow, and then we will jump into the star field XY-245......"

The team members listened carefully to Risson's words, they had gradually quieted down, and the previous excitement had gradually subsided. Sometimes, people's psychology is so strange, not suffering from inequality. The risks they take are not actually diminished, but when they are led by their superiors, who go on adventures with them, or even stand in front of them, they tend to ignore these uneasiness and risks, as if they never existed.

Because they are starfighter pilots, flying starfighters is inherently a profession of brave people who challenge dangers and risks, and they have been mentally prepared for this since they joined the ranks of pilots.

“…… You have thirty minutes to prepare," Risen looked at the time and ended his briefing, "I want all of my team to be on standby on their respective fighter planes in twenty-five minutes, let's go." ”

"Yes, Captain."

"Jessica," Resson couldn't help but stop the girl as she was about to walk out of the hatch, and from her frowning brow, Resson knew that she still had some concerns.

"Don't worry, we'll be fine, trust me." He comforted her softly.

"Yes." A smile appeared on the girl's face, and she nodded heavily, "I believe in you, Captain. ”

Perhaps, what she really cared about was not the dangers, but something else.

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"Attention, attention, battle alert, battle alert, all fighter pilots please go to their respective fighters, all posts, go on yellow alert, the fleet has entered the stardust belt, we have five minutes to reach the jump point......"

When Risen strode into the hangar, the black lightning fighter was quietly waiting for her master in his seat, looking like a charming black beauty, the tulip logo on the nose made her more charming, several ground crew members were busy making final inspections and preparations under the fighter, one by one the shining image recognition missiles had been installed on the three four-slot hardpoints on the belly of the lightning fighter, and the ground crew leader was checking something on an electronic control board opened on the ribs of the fighter.

"Sergeant, is there a problem?" He asked casually, and it had become customary for him to ask the sergeant that every time he got on the plane.

"No, sir, your fighter is ready, and she's in as good condition as new." The sergeant slammed the lid of the control panel shut down and, as usual, said crisply.

"Okay." Risen nodded, and climbed up the boarding ramp into the Lightning fighter's cockpit. The hatch above his head slowly closed.

He carefully checked all the systems of the fighter, they were all normal, and he turned on the communication.

"Tulip One speaks to the Tulip Squadron, remember to follow me, don't delay time, and Lieutenant Schneier's Thunderbird Squadron is jumping behind you, understand?"

"Understood, Captain."

On the bridge of the Raider. General Martin stood on the platform in front of him, his gaze carefully scanning the JPX space jump points displayed on the screen. The gray energy cloud is different from the ordinary space jump point, the other space jump points are roughly similar to the swirling energy cloud, while the JPX jump point is an irregular group, looking like a flying and tumbling cloud, in the center of the cloud, a dangerous red lightning faintly jumped, and the ship's instruments also measured many irregular energy fluctuations.

The general frowned, and after seeing this rather strange jump point with his own eyes, he began to wonder if this was really a jump point or some other weird cosmic anomaly. Maybe he should think about whether he really wants to change this plan, and he can't help but worry about their fate when he enters this thing that seems to open its mouth and devour everything.

At this time, a voice reached his ears, and one of the crew members reported, "The fleet has arrived at the jump point, at a distance of 15, admiral." ”

"Pioneer Team Risson. Captain Nigaul reported that all the fighters had completed their sortie preparations. ”

The general immediately put an end to his thoughts and worries. Shen Sheng ordered, "Send out an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft." ”

"Yes, General."

Rayson's Lightning fighter has entered the launch channel of the Raider, and in another launch channel, Jessica's Tulip II is also on standby in the channel, they are sitting in the cockpit, no one speaks, everyone is quietly waiting for the signal of the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, if the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft fails, then it means that this plan will not work.

Risen had mixed feelings. He had already seen this JPX space jump point from the screen in the cockpit, to be honest, it was really scary enough, at least it scared him, although he was looking forward to arriving at the XY-245 star field as soon as possible to rescue Mrs. Elmeda, but at this moment, he couldn't help praying in his heart, I hope that the unmanned reconnaissance plane will never send back a signal, and let the mission be aborted.

Unfortunately, it backfired, and it didn't take long for the reconnaissance plane to disappear, and an invisible signal passed through this weird space jump point to the bridge of the Raider space carrier, and the communications officer looked at the dripping red warning light and reported excitedly, "Everything is normal, General, the reconnaissance aircraft R-41 has passed." ”

"Inform Captain Nigaul of the lead group that they are ready to go."

"Understood, General." The communications officer switched the communication to the fighter channel and shouted, "Tulip One, the unmanned reconnaissance plane has successfully passed the JPX jump point, everything is normal, you can go." ”

"Yes, Raider." Risen understands that the choice is over. As he replied, he pushed the thrust lever, and the Lightning Fighter's ion engine spewed four long blue ion tails backwards, propelling the Lightning Fighter out of the space carrier.

Dididi, he had just left the Raider when a flashing radiation warning sign immediately appeared on the screen of his fighter cockpit, and the annoying siren sounded.

Ignoring the radiation warnings, he flew straight to the strange spot, and behind him, Jessica's fighters were already following closely, and the other Tulip squadron fighters were catapulting off the mothership one by one and closing in on him.

"Wow, the Radiant money here is really strong, Captain, it's much stronger than the last time you and Jessica met." A member of the Tulip Squadron said.

"Don't talk nonsense, Louie," Risen interrupted him impatiently, "come along. ”

He switched to the Thunderbird Squadron communication, "Schneier, get ready, we're going to pass in a moment, and then it's your turn." ”

"Understood, we will follow you." His friend nodded to him.

"Listen to my orders, get ready to start the space jump engine," Ressen's eyes were fixed on the jump point that was getting closer and closer in front of him, "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, jump." ”

The first to disappear was Risson's fighter at the very front of the queue, and then Jessica's...... In bursts of white flashes, one by one, the lightning starfighters disappeared into the jump point, and General Martin stared at it without blinking, until the entire tulip squadron disappeared into the JPX jump point, and he let out a sigh.

However, just when people's mood was a little relaxed, the unexpected suddenly appeared.

"General, danger," an officer on the bridge suddenly broke the silence and shouted in panic, "There is a large energy fluctuation at the JPX space jump point, and the jump point space is distorting ......"

"Stop, order the Thunderbird squadron to stop, give up the jump, and return immediately." General Martin didn't think much of it and yelled. He knew the danger, the immense destructive power of the space warp could easily tear the passing objects to shreds.

"It's too late......"

The communications officer was too late to call, the Thunderbird squadron had already begun to jump, they followed very closely, and in a few seconds, the fighters of the entire Thunderbird squadron had disappeared one by one in that jump point.

No, not all fighters, a Thunderbird squadron lightning fighter that was almost at the end of the line, was almost torn to pieces by the powerful space distortion force. Under the gaze of all the personnel of the fleet, it exploded into a large orange fireball, and the dazzling flash seemed to mock all the people in the fleet who were paying attention to it.

"What's going on? How so? It took a while for General Martin to come back to his senses and ask angrily.

"General, we are carefully examining all the data we receive, we don't know the cause for the time being, we can only speculate at the moment that these energy fluctuations and spatial distortions are likely to be caused by the pilot group as it passed." A technician replied, sweating profusely.

"General, Colonel Alfred asks what happened? Do they continue? ”

"Let him wait a moment." The general turned his gaze back to the technician. Sharply asked, "I don't care why, I just want to know, can we continue to card our fighters through?" ”

"This, General," the technician reluctantly said, "and now the energy fluctuations and spatial distortions at this jump point continue, and we don't even know how they happened......"

"That said, no." The general coldly interrupted him.

"Yes, General, the current situation is very different from the previous one, if we try to force our way through, we will bury all our fighters here, and the chance of passing will not exceed one percent, and this energy fluctuation and space distortion still have a tendency to continue to expand, not to mention through the fighters, even subspace communication cannot be transmitted through it, even if the pilot group can pass smoothly, Captain Nigaul will not be able to send any information back." The technician took the plunge and explained.

"So can you tell us when we'll be able to pass again?" General Martin rubbed his forehead, which had a headache, and asked tiredly.

"I'm sorry, General, we really don't know, it's hard to say when this energy fluctuation and spatial distortion will subside, but I estimate that it will take at least a few hours, if not a few days, and even if it subsides, we can't pass it immediately, and we still need to recalculate the parameters." The technician was bold and said, "But considering what happened before, I don't recommend sending fighters through the JPX jump point again, because similar situations may happen again, and it is impossible to take countermeasures without knowing the reason." ”

"Thank you for the advice, I see," General Martin calmed down and said politely, knowing that it was not the fault of the technicians, and that no one wanted to see such a situation happen.

"Inform Colonel Alfred that the mission has been canceled and that we are no longer attempting to de-alert via the JPX jump point. Command the fleet to rush to the star field XY-245 along the normal course as fast as possible. ”

"Yes, General."

"General," Captain Ralph asked quietly, "what about the pilot group and Risson. And what about Captain Nigaul? ”

"The lead group is under the command of Captain Nigaul, he's a good lad, just leave it to him, he'll know how to do it, haven't we already planned for this to happen? While it's not exactly the same, it's actually pretty much the same. ”

"I see, General." Not yet nodding.

There are only fourteen Lightning fighters that can get to the star field XY-245 in time, General Martin muttered, maybe it won't play much of a role, but who knows? Rissen. Captain Nigaul is a super ace, maybe, he can do some miracles, he in Operation Firefox, won't he succeed?