Him and their stars.

Chapter 1703 The Fourth Titan

King Solayen looked at the star map and saw that the shipboard AI had projected the predicted movement trajectory of the Earthling fleet onto the screen. Therefore, he could clearly see at a glance that if both sides maintained the current fleet movement status, he would easily be cut off from the side and attacked by the enemy's superior firepower.

At that time, even if our side could turn around and attack under the desperate cover of the frigate, we would still suffer heavy losses.

more importantly……

"The enemy fleet, the enemy fleet is always keeping up the speed of charging, should they be preparing to board?" The chief of staff's voice was not loud, but his words were very clear, perfectly conveying his current doubts. This was of course an experienced elite officer, but he worked with equally experienced generals, and it was his first time to be an assistant to the emperor. He was really afraid that this young prince would really show the moodiness of a dragon.

Fortunately, the young Elector King once again demonstrated stability, composure, and courage far beyond his peers: "All officers and soldiers in the fleet must wear armor, and bring me my emblem machine. We..."

As a professionally trained Elector Emperor, he naturally felt that the strongest warships should be used to carry out the rearguard mission. So he should go on it himself.

Anyway, there were more than 70,000 crew members on the Xiaolong, including three brigades of elite armored grenadiers and new garrison robots. In addition, there were six psychics, including myself and the navigator. Even if someone defected, we could still fight and retreat until reinforcements arrived.

Speaking of which, after receiving the report, the rest of the fleet was also moving closer to us. The nearest Sobek fleet was less than half an hour away.

However, the Chief of Staff expressed a different opinion: "Your Highness, the Fuxi has been dispatched personally. I think that person should be on the ship."

"so what?"

"When I thought of the Metamorphosis Plan, he also went out in person, and took advantage of the mystical passage we built to board the Nature's Emblem." The chief of staff's voice seemed quite heavy.

Thus, the Nature's Emblem became the first Titan ship to be captured by the Galactic Empire in two centuries, a great humiliation that had not been suffered even during the Seventh Galactic War.

The second half of the sentence was not elaborated, but King Solayen himself certainly understood what the other party meant. An obvious struggle flashed across his young, handsome, yet resolute face.

Although he always fantasized that he could capture the "Dawn Dragon" with his own hands as the starting point of his life's achievements, he also knew that if that man really appeared in front of him in full armor, it was very doubtful whether he would still have the courage to continue fighting.

  Although that man was already the commander of an army, he was still capable of personally boarding and charging into battle to kill people. With his ability, once he boarded the Xiaolong, with 70,000 crew members, three brigades of armored grenadiers, and six psychics including himself, how long would it take for him to reach him?

Half an hour, is it really enough? But even if reinforcements really arrived, could they stop him? How long did the Nature's Emblem last?

The young electoral king suddenly realized a huge mistake he had made. Ever since Duke Xia Ming returned to the country to "report on his work", the battlefield on the front line was congested and his side actually lacked a high-end psychic force that could compete with the enemy.

...The mighty Holy Galactic Empire is actually at an absolute disadvantage in the field of high-end psychics. Who would believe this if it were to get out?

King Soren now missed his cousin, Duke Xia Ming. Although their relationship had been a little strained due to the fight for the throne, if the Duchess could arrive earlier, he would definitely be willing to serve her as his own aunt.

No matter what, King Solean could not tolerate the Xiaolong falling into the hands of the enemy. Any decent commander who lost his flagship would feel a great sense of humiliation of being NTR.

"So, we..." King Soren paused again. The following lines were indeed a huge pressure for him. However, after struggling for a few seconds, he still ordered: "Order the Nightmare Mountain-class frigate formation to stay behind to cover the retreat. The rest of the fleet formations are all disbanded, and all warships are based on the orders of their respective captains and retreat to a safe range. This ship will immediately turn 180 degrees and move towards Fortress Zero."

The Chief of Staff was quite impressed. He had already prepared himself to be the bad guy. After all, it was an opportunity for the Dragon King to take the blame, which was something that others could not even ask for. But now, King Soren personally ordered the fleet to disband and retreat, which meant that all the arsenal ships and guard ships would become prey to the enemy's main force.

Thus, tens of thousands of crew members were sacrificed, and every one of them, every family, would have a reason to hate King Solayen in the future.

However, the young elector did it anyway.

The huge Xiaolong used its shield to the maximum, and under the continuous bombardment of the Earth fleet, it made a 180-degree U-turn on the spot. This maneuver was actually a taboo in military strategy. During the U-turn, the warship was almost unable to resist the enemy's bombardment.

Now, King Solean can only perform this atypical tactical maneuver by relying on the thick skin and strong shield of his Titan ship.

Fortunately, in this real world, the most harmful consequences are not those actions that should not be performed in theory, but the indecisive behavior. The imperial soldiers on the Xiaolong should be thankful that the person who made the decision for them was a very decisive young man.

So, the youngest Titan ship in the Empire, after being hit by three lance cannons, two ion cannons and one railgun, as well as at least ten missiles (one of which carried an antimatter warhead), completed the turn calmly and began to accelerate after its shield was cleared.

Her whole body began to catch fire and she looked very embarrassed, but the hull showed no signs of shaking. She still calmly completed the smooth acceleration and quickly increased the distance between herself and the pursuers.

At that moment, the Xiaolong was like a general in armor. Although it was pierced by arrows like a hedgehog, it still rode firmly on its horse, bravely advancing towards the end of the sky towards the sunset... well, bravely retreating.

Let's not worry about whether it is moving forward or backward, just tell me whether its upright and firm posture is stable or not.

This scene, of course, also fell into the eyes of Yu Lian on the bridge of the Fuxi. He just felt that his opponent was indeed a decent man who could make decisions quickly. His performance of coming when he was called and going when he was waved away was magnificent, and even his escape posture revealed a great deal of majesty.

"I heard that King Soleon Youent on the Xiaolong has just turned twenty years old." Feifei said.

Indeed, young people in their twenties are most likely to get carried away, but this one was too steady. Similarly, it was also different from the setting that the Dawn Royal Family was actually going crazy.

Chief of Staff Mkawa said, "Could it be that the other experienced Imperial officers made the decision for him?"

"A twenty-year-old Dragon King is still a Dragon King. I have never seen a Dragon King who would let his subordinates make decisions for him." Yu Lian thought of Grand Duke Youent, who had become a model of a frontier development lord in his previous life, and was not too surprised: "The Dawn Dragon has always had no shortage of heroes. There must be something wrong with this family's genes."

Serious illness? Shouldn't it be the sacred bloodline blessed by the spirit of the universe? Chief of Staff Mkawa once again expressed his astonishing admiration for his superior's treason and said sideways: "So, are you going to prepare for the pursuit?"

"Forget it. The Xiaolong class is equipped with eight particle reactor boosters. Its performance in running a marathon at sub-light speeds may not be as good as the neutrino engine on our Lord class, but the explosive power it generates in an instant is still better. They have successfully accelerated, and it is almost impossible for us to intercept them."

"As for the enemy's Fortress No. 0, the Thor has also begun to take action." Feifei added.

In other words, if they continued to pursue Xiaolong, they would most likely run into the Imperial Army's reinforcements before they could stop the enemy ships. Yu Lian gave up the idea of ​​pursuing the enemy with difficulty but decisively, and then ordered the fleet to turn around again and attack the guard ships that had been left behind.

To be honest, with the defensive power of the Yanshan frigates, if they really deployed the domain deflection shield, it would be like pulling out a wall of sighs in the universe. Even with the destructive power of the Lord God and Yinglong, it would take some time to completely destroy it. But the problem is that the torpedo ship has already started charging ahead of time, and it can completely break the shield and disrupt the formation by physical means. What the main battleship that followed needed to do was to naturally hunt and kill at the moment.

But even so, those Nightmare Mountains took a resolute attitude and formed a line, heading towards the Fuxi.

They were like infantrymen launching a counter-charge against the charging cavalry; their action was tragic and resolute, but seemingly ineffective.

Then, the New Gris frigate was smashed to pieces by the antimatter torpedo of the torpedo ship. Because it was struck by lightning at close range, her proud four-layer armor and deflection shield did not even have time to react.

The newly rebuilt Rogue Squadron torpedo ships started slaughtering with such brazenness. Before the main battleships' bombardment arrived, they had already scattered the frigate formation that was ten thousand times their own mass.

So, after the Imperial frigates paid a heavy price of having six ships sunk within five minutes, a brigadier general of the Imperial Army in charge of the formation judged that the rearguard mission could no longer be accomplished, issued an order to disband the entire fleet, and then shot himself.

Before that, the Praise Arsenal ships had already retreated.

"Let the captains attack freely. Kill as many Praise-class ships as possible," Yu Lian ordered.

To be honest, although military theorists from all countries believed that arsenal ships and frigates were to be eliminated, Yu Lian, as the initiator, had some doubts. After all, in his previous life, these two types of warships were still very active on certain battlefields.

For example, the Praise-class arsenal ship that made great contributions in the War of Judgment is, to put it bluntly, an ultra-large cannon with an engine. In a sense, it can be regarded as a miniature beggar's version of the Colossus. It should still be a great threat when attacking a fortress.

In this way, the design of Xiaolong seems to have a bit of the flavor of a giant cannon with an engine. However, while ensuring firepower, it also ensures secondary guns, protection and speed. This is not so much a victory of design as it is a victory of overall engineering and technical reserves.

  So, why does the Galactic Empire always like to engage in this kind of extreme shooting?

"Yager Sobek's fleet is on the way and is only half an hour away from us," said Chief of Staff Mkawa.

"Will he arrive as scheduled?" Yu Lian asked.

"This……"

"Hahaha, what I mean is that half an hour is enough. As long as our formation remains intact, we don't have to worry about one or two squadrons coming back for support."

Since Yu Lian had made the decision, everyone just had to work hard to implement it. As for the subsequent development, it was a real nightmare for the fleet of the Galactic Empire.

The soldiers of the Community poured their full fighting will and determination for revenge into artillery shells, missiles and light beams, venting their anger by bombarding the lost ranks and the Imperial fleet.

The high-temperature energy and shock waves intertwined into a giant web of death, turning the trapped Imperial warships into insects caught in a dense web. They flapped their engine wings in vain, but the scorching web kept shrinking, tearing away all the space they could move around.

The explosion ignited the hull torn apart by the shock wave, and flickered in the gaps between the giant net, adding a rather dreamy embellishment to death.

The arsenal ships that were being hunted once again sent out a wide range of distress signals to the surrounding areas. This was certainly not because the imperial officers and soldiers on these arsenal ships were frightened, but they were just following the prescribed combat procedures.

This is part of the Imperial Royal Space Fleet's well-honed tactical manual.

Yeager Sobak, who was on the Rabbit, could also see this scene. In the distance, the horrific scene of his comrades being buried in the sea of ​​fire and turned into nothingness was projected on the screen more and more clearly.

Of course, he also received the distress signal from his own warship. Through the noisy electromagnetic sound, Sobek even thought he heard the screams and wails of his comrades.

However, what could he do? He was also desperate now! Apart from the auxiliary ships, he only had a battlecruiser and an aircraft carrier. How could he be a match for those Yinglongs, let alone the Lord God?

...No, even those powerful torpedo ships would be enough to destroy me, right?

"So, what are you doing, Your Highness? It's fine if you fall into the trap, but why am I the closest to you?" However, even such a rebellious criticism is of little help in reality. As the fleet commander, Sobek must make a decision.

However, even if he was a strong and fierce general, it was indeed very difficult to make such a decision. You know, even the most decent Miss Serlu, who would have said in the past, "We can't watch our comrades die!", is now silent.

Even if you use your knees to think, you can know that even if the Sobek fleet takes over, it will not last more than ten minutes.

The smartest approach, of course, is to wait until all the scattered squadrons nearby arrive and reunite with our side before considering the next course of action.

However, the orders of His Majesty the King-Elect had to be obeyed.

Just when Sobaek was thinking that he had to save his life first and prepare to flee even if he had to disobey orders, the order from the Shikigami came.

"Sobek Fleet, don't move."

This was an order personally issued by Marshal Ikenroja. Sobek didn't think about anything else now, and only thought about building a shrine for the marshal in the future.

He had just breathed a sigh of relief and was about to arrange the so-called alert matters when he heard the latest news reported by Captain Pegset.

"There is a strong mass reaction in the direction of gravity well No. 1, in the domestic direction... Yes, the Titan ship!"

"The fourth Titan? Has it arrived at the battlefield?"