In the universe, a maroon planet is quietly suspended.Half of the planet glows with a cold white light, and the other half is hidden in the dark void.Countless floating and tumbling large and small gravel and dust, forming a white belt, drifted silently along their respective tracks.From a distance, it looks like a slow but unstoppable mudslide.Suddenly, a shadow shifted, engulfing several tumbling pumice stones.Moments later, the majestic ship of a battleship broke through the dark void of the universe and emerged in the light of the stars.Behind it, hundreds of warships, high and low, formed a huge spindle-shaped formation, like a black lead cloud covering the sky, enveloping the entire planet.A fleet passed.Before the planets could light up in the light of the stars, another fleet followed.For the next three full hours, the planet could only watch as countless warships6 flew over it, and any shadow passed over its body.It was a completely different celestial body.They sail freely through the void, cold, tough, and proud on the outside.The ship with its sharp lines was held high, and the long ionic wake of the tail thruster scattered a blue light in the void as if it were standing still, elegant and calm.In front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the bridge of the flagship [Hydfield] space carrier, Admiral McKinley withdrew his gaze from the distant maroon planet, looked at the Skynet screen, and said to Hastings: "Marshal, we have passed the fifth leg and are about to enter the krait corridor. ”Hastings, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, snorted and asked, "Did the reconnaissance ship in front send back news from the Mikami Yuto fleet?"
”"Not yet."
McKinley said: "In recent days, Admiral Qian Berlin and Admiral Li Hongwu have intensified their harassment of the Mikami Yuto fleet, and have tried to lure it out of the krait corridor several times.However, Mikami Yuto was very vigilant, and his fleet only stuck to strategic points and never took the initiative to attack, and the defense line shrank quite tightly.So, so far, our reconnaissance ships have not detected the traces of the enemy fleet. ”"I guess I want to delay Sober's journey south."
Hastings' old face was full of tiredness.He pinched his eyebrows and opened his eyes: "Order the fleet, shrink into a spherical defensive formation at the entrance of the krait corridor." ”"Yes."
McKinley replied, quickly giving instructions to the staff officer beside him.Turning around, the old man in front of him was quietly looking at the Skynet screen in a trance.On his face, there are deep wrinkles carved by the blade of time, and although the eyelids of a pair of eyes have been a little saggy, those eyes are still deep and clear, and there is no turbidity of ordinary old people at all."
McKinley."
Hastings said slowly, "I remember that the first time I met you was in the Space Navy Officer Training Course in the Mema Military Region. ”"That's you," McKinley said with a smile, "I've been your student since I was in military school."
Although I only listened to one of your classes at that time, for our students of that class, the harvest of that class was enough to benefit us for a lifetime. ”Hastings laughed, nodded, and said, "Speaking of which, that was more than twenty years ago.At that time, the five tiger generals of Feiyang were still high-spirited young and handsome.I heard that many girls don't know the number of your unit and the place where you are stationed, so they simply write to the Ministry of Defense to court. ”"Teacher, should I be proud of this?"
McKinley couldn't help but laugh.He is nearly fifty years old, and when he hears the teacher mention the years, he can't help but have a feeling of going back in time.It seems that he was young and proud, just yesterday."
Don't be complacent in front of me."
The corners of Hastings' mouth showed a playful smile like an old child: "When my leg wasn't injured, I received more love letters than you combined!"
”"I'm not comparing myself to you, it's not fair."
McKinley shook his head: "Among the five tiger generals of Feiyang, I received the second most love letters, more than Qian Berlin." ”"Isn't it the first?"
Hastings asked, surprised."
No," the smile on McKinley's face slowly faded, and after a long time, he said abruptly, "At that time, the most handsome, the most talented, and the most attractive to girls was Li Fo." ”He recalled: "At that time, Li Buddha was already a man of the hour.Young, talented, handsome and golden.Coupled with her natural cold temperament, many girls are fascinated by it.But he doesn't look down on anyone, and his mind is full of military.The more he was like this, the more girls admired him. ”Speaking of this, McKinley suddenly laughed and said self-deprecatingly: "I have always been unconvinced sometimes that Li Fo can rank first among the five tiger generals of Feiyang, I am afraid that it is because he has more admirers!"
”"Hahaha......"
Hastings couldn't help but laugh as he looked at his disciple, who was nearly fifty years old and still competitive.There was also a hint of blood on his pale face.He pointed his finger at McKinley, laughed, and shook his head, "You, I didn't expect you to have such a mind." ”"Hehe," McKinley said, lifting his military hat and straightening his head, "but now I'm not jealous of him." ”"Oh?"
Hastings asked, "Why?"
”"The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, there are always people who are more worthy of jealousy than Li Fo."
McKinley looked at Hastings and said with emotion, "For example, your prospective grandson-in-law. ”"You're jealous of him?"
Hastings snorted suddenly, his face unkind.McKinley, of course, knew what the old man was depressed about, and quickly explained: "I'm not jealous of his peach blossom luck.Although the woman next to the fat man ......"
Before he finished speaking, McKinley's words were glared at by Hastings, swallowed back into his stomach, and turned the conversation around: "Before, I always felt that Li Buddha was like a snow peak, cold and insurmountable.Unexpectedly, your prospective grandson-in-law is more powerful than him. ”As if thinking of the fat man's appearance, McKinley laughed as he spoke: "The first time the fat man saw Li Fo, he scolded Li Fo when he opened his mouth.It was the first time I'd ever seen Li Fo so embarrassed.Admiral Fei Yang, he was actually taught a lesson like a son by a fat man. ”"If at that time, I just thought that Tian Xingjian was not afraid of the powerful and won the Humphrey fleet when he was afraid of the powerful, then later, I was really impressed by this guy's military talent."
McKinley said with emotion: "From a destroyer in the free world to this bandit army, he has done things that I can't even think about."
As far as I know, after the First World War in the Newton system, the bandit army has been labeled as a special force by various [***] departments.No matter who they fought against, everyone looked forward to and waited for a miracle from the bottom of their hearts. ”"Like the current Battle of the Metis System?"
Hastings said: "I'm afraid, including you, have the same expectations in my heart." ”"Yes," McKinley frankly admitted, "Sauber led a fleet ten times as far south as the bandits, and even his vanguard Banning was two or three times the strength of the bandits, and unless a miracle happened, it would be hard for us to believe that the bandit army would be able to sustain us until we reached the southeast." ”"Your Excellency Marshal, General!"
As he spoke, an intelligence officer on duty quickly walked up to McKinley and Hastings, and saluted: "My reconnaissance ship has returned the signal, and has contacted the Mikami Yuto Division, which has a total of thirty-five A-class fleets, and is currently at the end of the krait corridor, discharging a diagonal sweep wing lineup and holding on to the central obstacle area. ”"Diagonal sweep airfoil?"
Hastings and McKinley both looked at each other in surprise at the same time, and quickly called up the information on the tactical computer.Judging from the information returned by the reconnaissance ship, Yuto Mikami really discharged the oblique sweep wing lineup.Thousands of warships, hidden behind the stardust and asteroid belts at the end of the corridor, were deployed along the gravitational reefs that had to be carefully avoided, and each battleship was aimed at the obstacle zone that the fleet had to pass through."
Why don't you use a herringbone formation?"
McKinley asked, confused.To send troops south, the Fijian coalition forces need to pass through the Chakner Long March system, pass through the Resque jump point, enter the southeast passage, and then enter the Salga Longbow system from the southeast main channel, enter Leray Bermuda, and then arrive in the Leray Central system via Bermuda.On the way, you need to pass through eleven galaxies and make more than a hundred voyages.On the way south of the Filipino Alliance, the only location that can be blocked by the West is the only Reske system in the West that has troops.And the best place to stop before entering the Resque jump point is the krait corridor that Yuto Mikami is currently guarding.As the world-famous Jeppen general, Mikami Yuto has extremely high military attainments, is resourceful and resourceful, and commands the Sujie Combined Fleet, including Jeppen's three-class fleet, and the total strength in the Resque system is more than eighty A-class fleets.Therefore, when he flicked a shot in the battle with Qian Bolin and Li Hongwu's department, and suddenly turned to the krait corridor, every Fijian League general understood that this famous general of Jiepeng had already seen the key to the southeast battle at a glance and occupied the most important position among them.This kind of sharp sense of smell to the point of horror made many Allied generals suspicious of the southward strategy.Most of the previous disputes within the Allied forces also came from this!
In everyone's opinion, even if most of the fleets of Mikami Yuren were still contained by Qian Bolin and Li Hongwu in Leifeng Star and Canglang Star, they couldn't get out of their bodies, and only more than 30 of them occupied the krait corridor, but these fleets, plus Mikami Yuren's own strength, were enough to delay the Allied army's southward pace for at least a week!
Originally, the Allied forces were insufficient, and the preparation time for the south was far behind that of the Western Covenant, and if the road was dragged again, I am afraid that the central passage of Lelei would have been broken halfway through.Therefore, from preparation to departure, the generals of the Fijian Alliance have been analyzing Mikami Yuren.But no one expected that Yuto Mikami would actually discharge an oblique sweep wing lineup in the krait corridor, although it can also hold the central obstacle area, but the attack power and unit firepower swing efficiency are far inferior to the herringbone formation.At present, the first batch of the Filipino League's southbound fleet has more than 60 fleets.If you are determined to concentrate on breaking through, although you will pay a few casualties, you will be able to break through the opponent's interception in one go.And in this war, what the two sides are fighting is the time that the herringbone formation can fight for to a greater extent!
McKinley looked at Hastings in bewilderment.The old man in the wheelchair was staring intently at the reconnaissance intelligence on the tactical computer.After a long time, Hastings turned his head and looked at McKinley: "Haven't you always been worried about whether we will be able to get to the Leray Federation in time, don't worry about it now." ”"Why did Yuto Mikami adopt this formation?"
McKinley is incredibly authentic.Hastings said: "Although the diagonal wing formation is not as powerful as the human formation with two wings in terms of attack power, it can't squeeze our formation and force us out of the obstacle zone when we break through the middle.However, this formation was able to ensure that we had enough to deal a blow, and the large force could quickly evacuate through the jump passage under the cover of the broken rear troops. ”Evacuate?
McKinley was at a loss.If the Lelei Central Passage is taken by the Filipino League, what is the use of Yuto Mikami preserving his strength at the moment?"
In this war, each of us is circling around an apple tree with the only apple on it, watching out for enemies and allies, and constantly calculating."
The old man raised his head and looked out of the huge porthole in front of the bridge, the flaming red nebula that was getting closer and closer: "Obviously, Yuto Mikami understood Sober's mind before you!"
”McKinley bowed his head and was silent.Although he and the Allied generals have repeatedly analyzed the battle situation recently, no one can really understand Sober's thoughts.What you see is only the surface.It's just that the Fiji Alliance currently has not obtained much information to support it.That's the gap.It's like a person with good eyesight who is able to see far away.And a patient with 1,000 degrees of myopia can only see in front of him.This gap cannot be bridged by hard work.It is a human gift, a moat more insurmountable than mountains and abysses.The battle situation of the whole world, like a chessboard, existed in the old man's mind.No one knows what he saw, let alone his next move.That's why no one can replace him.Dozens of member countries of the Filipino League are struggling with the flames of war.Everyone, including himself, looked at him with anticipation, hoping that he would be able to lead the Filipino League to the final victory.However, his body was weakening day by day.If he leaves before the last move, perhaps the entire Filipino League will never find anyone who can sit across the table from Sauber like him.In the end, who will lead this alliance, which is filled with all kinds of ideas, with very different attitudes to war, or rebellious, or selfish, and no one but Hastings?
Not by yourself, not by others you know!
After Li Fo led the army to split blatantly, the only possibility may be the fat man who has repeatedly created miracles.However, can he always create miracles when he is young?
Does the bandit army, which is still weak, still have a chance to grow in front of Sober, who is already overwhelmed by a large army?
Who is the ultimate winner of the Southeastern Campaign?
Who's going to finally pick that apple?!
In a daze, Hastings's voice came to his ears.This is the first order given by the Fijian Allied God in the past 30 years to personally lead the army in battle.His voice was weak but firm."
The sixth, seventh, and eighth fleets, in a pyramid formation, pressed the right flank of the obstacle zone.The central cluster, with the sixth, seventh, and eighth fleets as the core, has a long snake formation, moving clockwise. ”"Fijian Allied Forces, Forward!".
(To be continued)