Him and their stars.

Chapter 1655: Will You Continue to Persist?

Fifteen minutes later, all the warships of Yang's fleet entered the blue protective layer. If we look from the opposite DL361 galaxy, it seems that these miserable Earth warships have sunk into the near-Earth orbit of the deep blue giant planet, and then they are captured by the planetary atmosphere containing a large amount of liquid metal and the huge gravity, and destroyed in the deep blue abyss.

You know, even if it is a Titan ship, once it loses power and is captured by the mass of a giant planet, it will definitely die miserably. Before they are pulled and torn apart by the huge gravity of the planet, they will first be crushed into powder by the atmosphere composed of the liquid metal layer.

In the vast history of cosmic exploration of this generation of galactic civilization, many giant ships have been destroyed by the gravity of stars and black holes, and of course there have also been many unlucky ones who have fallen within the gravitational range of giant planets.

Speaking of war alone, using astrology to destroy enemy warships is itself a topic worthy of study.

Well, in the universe, the deep atmosphere of giant planets, which are infused with liquid metal layers, can often play the role of the abyss and hell. In many cosmic horror adventure stories, the giant Leviathan monster that devours the starry sky is originally bred from this kind of planet.

...Well, considering the unfolding of the Tianshu Battle, it is true that the horror story has come true.

However, this time the experience was completely different. Perhaps because they had gone through many tests, the members of Yang's fleet did not hesitate, and entered the atmosphere of the giant planet in an orderly manner at a low-speed cruise mode, as if they were naturally passing through a gravity well.

The moment the ship came into physical contact with the atmosphere of the giant planet, the oppressive deep blue color disappeared without a trace. Even the gravity that had been pulling at the ship disappeared as well, like an illusion.

Such a mysterious change is indeed beyond everyone's common sense. However, this idealistic universe is so huge that the most steadfast common sense is that there is no common sense, so everyone is in a stable mood.

The warships hid behind the protective cover, just like hiding under single-phase transparent bulletproof frosted glass, and a sense of security came naturally. The officers and soldiers hid under the armor of the warships, but they felt like they were behind a double wall, and they had a double sense of security. This was clearly a dream-like happiness.

This is not just a simple sense of steadiness and relaxation, there is even a hint of kindly tolerance and warmth.

This feeling became even more obvious when the Imperial fleet appeared.

In fact, after Yang's entire fleet entered the coverage of the protective shield and all detectors actively turned off their signals and entered silent mode, a faint light appeared in the direction of the gravity well.

For safety reasons, there were no sensors installed there, but Yu Lian's psychic perception had reacted. That was naturally a reaction to the Imperial Fleet's imminent jump into the galaxy.

Yu Lian was capable of serving as the chief navigator of any large fleet or expedition ship. With his current space perception and recognition capabilities, the high-energy celestial changes of an entire galaxy were actually within his recognition range. However, he did not expect that the space conditions behind the star gate were also included.

  In other words, the perception of psychics can actually pass through planetary gates? Or, can the energy and material manifestation of psychic energy also pass through planetary gates?

Yu Lian thought that when he had time, he could try to fire two Spirit Storms at the back of the Star Gate. However, considering that although this move was extremely powerful, its range was even shorter than that of the destroyer's main gun, he still held back.

It took only ten minutes for the Imperial Fleet to completely enter the system. It was a group consisting of three battlecruisers, two aircraft carriers, and 36 other warships. On paper, the fleet's combat power far exceeded Yang's fleet. If combat readiness, ship condition, and personnel were taken into account, the gap would be even greater.

This scale is actually far beyond the size of the Imperial Army's patrol and guard squadrons. Even if it is used in frontal stronghold assaults and fleet decisive battles, it is enough to carry out tasks such as flanking, cover and auxiliary attacks.

"Tsk, you don't mind wasting energy. However, I have also guessed it. It's nothing more than that all the patrol fleets were beaten by you. They can't threaten you at all, and they can't even intercept and delay the actions of Yang Fleet. Instead, they will turn it into a battle record. Therefore, the empire can only expand the size of the fleet. It can be seen that the total strength of each pursuer is greater than that of Yang Fleet. You really deserve it!" Yu Lian sighed.

However, Yang Xiyi didn't feel that there was anything to be proud of.

"There are at least five squadrons of this size chasing me. Five in total, really five! How incapable am I?" Yang Xiyi opened his not-so-large palms as wide as possible, trying to express his difficulties to Yu Lian.

At this time, the Imperial fleet had also entered the galaxy. They opened a watertight search formation at the entrance of the gravity well and slowly pressed towards the star gate.

It was obvious that they did not find any problems and were just doing their routine work. But even so, judging from the formation and fleet operations, the imperial soldiers were very serious about their work. On the one hand, it was because they were professional and elite enough, and on the other hand, it must be because they had an excellent and professional commander.

So, there were no assault ships in this fleet. Perhaps they knew that these unfortunate things, which were not sure whether they were warships or fighters, would be targets in front of the light wing fighters.

Of course, there are no frigates or arsenal ships. Perhaps they know that this extreme design is weak compared to torpedo ships and will be eliminated sooner or later.

In this case, the commander of this fleet must not only be very professional, but also a smart person with a quick mind.

Yu Lian confirmed his guess by looking at the number and emblem on the side of the enemy flagship.

"This seems to be the newly built Lanjun battlecruiser, which is from the same batch as the Yutu. It only passed the test completely two months before the war." Speaking of this, Yu Lian sighed in his heart.

  What an obvious signal of war, but the Earth side just couldn't see it. However, to be honest, this can't be blamed on the dignitaries. At that time, the whole universe was talking about "peace for a generation", and even the alliance was endorsing the covenant signed by everyone. Even if I have no trust in the Dragon Kings, don't I have a little fantasy?

"Yes, it's also my old rival. It's the flagship of Major General Mettig." Yang Xiyi looked at the screen on the other side and couldn't help but sigh again: "It's really a beautiful battle cruiser, but it's much more beautiful than our Yinglong class."

"Compared to this new ship, the Hyperion looks old, doesn't it?"

"That's an inappropriate analogy. However, I actually want to agree with you. But considering that the Hyperion is coming, she should return to my hands, so I naturally can't say bad things about her. So, let's just keep the wife who has shared the hardships with me."

  Is this metaphor appropriate?

In short, in full view of everyone, the Imperial fleet maintained a cautious yet decisive posture and passed through the DL361 system.

At the closest point, the Imperial Fleet and the Lanjun were less than 20 kilometers away from the gas giant planet disguised as the Stargate. This was almost the maximum distance. If they were any closer, the fleet would definitely be captured by the giant planet's gravity.

But even so, the Imperial Fleet had no intention of stopping, as they indeed did not find any clues.

Of course, they never imagined that in the blue atmosphere of the giant planet, the main force of the enemy fleet that they had been chasing for tens of thousands of light years was hidden in it, pointing its main guns at their flanks.

Two hundred thousand kilometers, by the standards of a decisive battle between space fleets, is almost like a bayonet on a battleship. At this distance, once the Yang fleet suddenly launched a thousand artillery fire, it would definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on the Mettig fleet. However, after struggling for less than three seconds, Yang Xiyi gave up this tempting plan.

“If we cannot destroy the enemy fleet in a short period of time, preventing any messenger from escaping and unable to send out any warning, we must not expose the existence of the star gate,” Yang Xiyi said.

“We can’t even start a war on DL361.” Yu Lian said.

Yang Xiyi shook his head: "That would be too deliberate. I should find an opportunity to fight a few battles with the Imperial Fleet here. The ice planet opposite is a good choice."

This is the case of the virtual being real and the real being virtual. However, despite this, when the Imperial Fleet passed through the Star Gate, all the gun ports of the Yang Fleet remained open. Yu Lian could even feel that all the officers and soldiers of the fleet were concentrating and holding their breath.

So, when the enemy army walked away and Yang Xiyi breathed a sigh of relief, he was also ridiculed by Yu Lian.

He himself did not care, and even smiled more. Teacher Yang, who always had a clear mind and was always as steady as a rock, finally showed a hint of obvious relaxation.

In front of outsiders, he always looks like he can sail ten thousand light years against the sun, but he is a smart man with a clear mind and practical actions. He knows that people, like fleets, have their limits. Under certain conditions, people's limits may even come earlier than the limits of warships.

Although Yang's fleet still maintained a considerable degree of combat effectiveness on paper, the morale of the officers and soldiers had reached rock bottom and they could collapse completely in the next battle at any time.

However, with this star gate, things are completely different.

Even if its passage state is completely Schrodinger's, and even if the smartest brains of the community have not discovered its passage rules, as long as this Illuminator's creation is here, it will be a perfect refuge. Even if the Yang Fleet cannot pass through and return to the mainland, it can completely hide in the protective layer and pretend to be dead.

In this way, officers and soldiers will not be forced to dance on the edge of the limit.

At this time, Yang Xiyi finally relaxed completely, and the fatigue caused by the suppressed lightning seemed to be released, and it became obvious in an instant. He yawned loudly.

However, facing Yu Lian's worried look, he shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I will ask the National Defense Committee to reimburse me for the rest time I have saved during this period. If I don't have a paid vacation for two or three years, it would be exploitation."

In this way, it took the Mettig fleet four hours to pass through the D361 system. They certainly didn't know that they had escaped a fatal disaster, and they certainly didn't know that as they were getting farther and farther away from this ordinary giant planet, the people on the giant planet really started a meeting without paying attention to the people around them.

Soon, in the temporary meeting room of Tianshu Laboratory, more than a dozen holographic projections appeared on the seats. Now everyone was only separated by a star gate, and the "physical distance" alone might be closer than the earth and the moon, so instant communication was not a problem at all.

Among them is of course the long-missed Brigadier General Eleanor Bonaparte, who is now basically doing the work of Deputy Commander of Fleet Yang; Colonel Horatio Wayne, who has unknowingly become a cruiser captain and occasionally has to perform squadron missions; and Lieutenant Colonel Akinayama Hachiman, who is currently serving as the fleet's operations staff and most of the time is simply performing the duties of chief of staff.

As for Michelle Kent, another member of the 830 Party, she was not present. She was constructing the Watheim system, one of Yang Xiyi's three caves.

The one who had changed the most was Ina Shirika, not in appearance, but in temperament. Even through the screen and the star gate, Yu Lian could tell that this girl must have reached the fourth ring.

...In her previous life, when she was at her peak and was called the "Shakugan Witch", her strength was just like this. But in this life, she is 20 years younger than she was at the same time.

In addition, Ina is now a colonel. If the National Defense Committee knew her current strength, the general star would not be stingy. It can only be said that the treatment of psychics is good! As long as the rings are upgraded, the promotion will not stop, and the speed will not be matched even by the moon people.

Apart from these old friends, the rest of the officers present were not even acquaintances. Except for a few old captains from the former 13th Fleet, who were still familiar to him, the rest he had never even met.

Although he was not familiar with them, Yu Lian was familiar with the resumes of each of them. The difficulty and danger of the guerrilla warfare in the Dawn Nebula could be imagined. Those who could persist to this point must be elites with both ability and loyalty.

Yu Lian decided to treat them as his own "Davarich".

After quickly scanning the scene, he couldn't help but sigh, "Major General Orwell and Major General Markov...are not here!"

The former once taught at the Central National Defense University and also served as the commander of Yu Lian. When the war began, he served as the military and political chief of the Onotia colony. After evacuating with Yawata, he finally met Teacher Yang at the Unity Fortress.

The latter has always been the nominal commander of the 13th Fleet, but his main job is the captain of the Lexington. In a sense, this old aircraft carrier expert can be regarded as Yu Lian's first nominal direct superior in his life.

"Commander Orwell died in the DL11 star system on November 15. While organizing everyone to counterattack the Empire's landing force on Trial 211, he was shot by an Imperial psychic." said Hachiman Akinayama.

"Commander Markov, it was during the Yao Chi counterattack on December 12. The Lexington was hit by enemy battleship fire and the bridge was impacted." Eleanor Bonaparte said.

They answered in a calm tone, and the expressions of everyone present were also calm. The sadness that had just emerged was suppressed by a professional and efficient aura.

So, after being silent for two or three seconds, Yu Lian nodded slightly: "Okay, now that things have come to this, let's get straight to the point."

"That's exactly what should be done." Yang Xiyi said.

Yu Lian folded his hands together and placed them on the desk. He spoke in a war zone commander's tone, "What I want to ask is, given the current situation in the Dawn Nebula, is there any need to persist?"

He looked at Yang Xiyi and said, "Of course, Commander Yang wants to continue to persevere. I understand what he means. However, even with the Star Gate of Babel Tower, your situation will not improve. The Community's military strength is stretched to its limits, and it is impossible for it to rush to the New World on a large scale. I can assure you that the warships coming from the South Heaven Gate are the only reinforcements you can get during the entire war."