Him and their stars.

Chapter 1773: For the sake of the empire, help your brother

Jaeger Sobek took a few seconds to calm down before he said, "Seek help? Is it Lieutenant General Karaman?"

Lieutenant General Midbehi nodded.

"The noble Marquis of Essoval, Lieutenant General Karaman?"

Lieutenant General Midbeth continued to nod.

The corners of Sobek's mouth trembled uncontrollably. In order to pursue the Athena formation of the Earthlings, the Karaman Fleet has already taken the Nebula Fork Road No. 1. If we really want to rescue them, it means that we must take the initiative to attack and penetrate the main force of the remaining fleet on the opposite side, so as to find a route to meet up.

In addition, even if we repel the main force of the Yu Lian Fleet on the opposite side and take the branch route, what we will immediately face is not the Karaman Fleet, but the Athena Group from Earth, right?

...Wait? This is not scientific!
Sobek immediately felt something was wrong: "Did the Fuxi Group on the opposite side take the Nebula Fork Road to provide support?"

Lieutenant General Midbeshi shook his head. "Not really. Our reconnaissance drones have confirmed that the enemy's main force is right in front of us. There has been no change at all."

"Then why did the Karaman fleet ask for help?"

They have the advantage in manpower, fleet and personnel status, and combat readiness. They did suffer a little loss the day before yesterday when they were chasing, but it was just due to carelessness.

Logically speaking, they shouldn't be beaten by the Earthlings to the point where they need to ask for help, right?
"What exactly did he say?" Major General Sobaek felt that the situation at the scene seemed to have a bit of evil spirit in the air.

"There is no specific communication, but only a signal for help." said Lieutenant General Midbehi.

This is understandable. The interior of the Far Shore Nebula is filled with chaotic magnetic fields, space turbulence, and even black holes that devour light and energy, so communications will certainly be affected. It is enough to keep the signal smooth, and there is no expectation of high-definition 48-frame delay-free video communication at all times.

However, in the current context, since I couldn't see the face of Lieutenant General Karaman who sent out the distress signal, I always felt that something was wrong.

The commander and deputy commander of the fleet looked at each other across the screen, and they could see the doubt in each other's eyes.

"So, this should be a trap?"

"We really can't rule out this possibility! Let's call the Karaman fleet immediately."

"Yes, at least we need to get confirmation in person. And, sir, where are our reinforcements?"

"It will take another 10 hours for the Laken Fleet to arrive, and the Steier Fleet will be even further away."

I've said it before, although the channel in the Far Shore Nebula can accommodate large ships, it is called "Star Gorge" and "Corridor" after all, and the quality of the jump it can bear is also limited. If you use so many troops to pursue, don't you still have to organize them into troops? Sobek couldn't help but complain a few more times in his heart, aren't you afraid of being defeated one by one?

Of course, he selectively ignored the fact that the distance between the fleets would never exceed 24 hours. If they were all defeated one by one by the exhausted remaining fleets, all the fleet commanders would have been fed to the dragons.

"Now that things have come to this, we should prepare the fleet for an attack," said Vice Admiral Midbech.

Sobek nodded and was about to give an order, but then he seemed to remember something important and whispered, "Then we have to re-operate the fleet, but we must prevent the enemy from suddenly attacking at this time. Strictly speaking, in the Third Battle of Said, the Dawn Dragon focused on the gaps when our fleet changed its formation when preparing for the general attack, and that's how we achieved those results."

"Indeed." The lieutenant general nodded slightly: "Then, brother Jaeger, the left wing led by you will continue to be responsible for the defense."

Sobaek was startled and began to feel a dull pain in his feet. It must have been caused by the stones that were hitting him just now.

"Don't look like that. If you have to lead the attack later, I'll go first, is that okay?"

"This is not the key issue. I think we should not change the formation until we are sure the alarm is real."

The conversation between the chief and deputy commander was of course wrapped in a soundproof force field. Otherwise, if it was heard by the people around them, there would definitely be people like Viscount Sellu who were full of a sense of ownership and lamented how the Imperial Army had become like this.

So the Midbeshi fleet stayed there for more than ten minutes.

Of course, during this process, they were not really "standing still when their friendly forces are in trouble", but they were really using high-power source-mass wave communicators to make calls in the direction of Nebula Fork No. 1.

Major General Sobek even suggested that the navigator use mystical means to contact friendly forces, but after learning that the navigator of this fleet was only a third-ring, he gave up the idea.

Well, not all psychics are gods who can travel across the galaxy without being bound by physics. Most of them are just ordinary people with some special abilities. This includes me.

Jaeger Sobek, when exactly did you develop such an arrogant delusion?
He wanted to slap himself again, but before he could do anything, the Viscountess ran over.

"Received the latest signal from the Karaman Fleet, it's a video link!"

When the terminal of the Rabbit was connected to the communication, Sobek also noticed the prompt that Vice Admiral Midbeshi was online. So, the commander and deputy commander of the fleet saw Vice Admiral Karaman appear on the screen at the same time.

The picture was still blurry and full of noise, but one could clearly hear a faint explosion. Considering that this was in outer space, it could only mean that the explosion occurred inside his ship, and it was very close to the bridge. Naturally, the general, who attached great importance to aristocratic etiquette and was very frugal with words, also had a very obvious look of panic on his face: "Were we attacked?"

"A sneak attack?" Sobaek stood up.

The other party did not answer. Obviously, this call for help was not an instant message, but a one-way video broadcast.

"We were attacked by that dragon! Our ship was attacked! General Midbeshi, it must be the Fuxi fleet in front of you that has been dispatched! Please send troops quickly. As long as you launch an attack, you can form a two-sided trap, and everything will be fine."

He seemed to be trying to calm himself down, but his face was full of panic and despair, and his voice even trembled. Of course, speaking from the content, General Karaman's words were not completely unreasonable.

He added: "I will try my best to hold on. But... General Midbeshi, for the sake of the empire and our alma mater, please lend a hand."

Such an arrogant noble lord, who is so disregarding of his dignity, must have been forced into a desperate situation, right?

But this is still unscientific!

Sobaek looked at Vice Admiral Karaman's distorted and even exaggerated expression of panic, then looked at the star map on the right, and finally swept his sight across the two armies' situation map on the left - according to the display above, the main force of the Yu Lian fleet in the opposite galaxy did not move at all, and still deployed a formation full of flaws, as if waiting for their own attack.

This evil spirit is really too strong.

Besides, the other person hasn't even started to exert any strength yet, why are you already asking for help?

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He didn't know if it was because of his preconceived notion, but he now felt that Lieutenant General Karaman's request for help seemed a bit devilish.

He still felt that this was a trap, so he immediately sent a message to the flagship Golden Skull: "Sir, Vice Admiral Karaman's request for help always feels a little, um... a little weird."

"Weird? Do you think this could be a trap?"

Sobek answered with acquiescence.

"Can psychics do this? Even interfere with our encrypted military communications?" General Midbeshi, a mortal, also showed a look of doubt.

Sobek looked at the lieutenant general with a blank expression and continued to answer with acquiescence. In fact, he himself could not answer.

Although he was also a member of the Knights, and the last disciple of the previous Grand Master, his attainments and accomplishments in mysticism were only at the average level of a fourth-ring psychic. In addition, if his personality was taken into account, his actual combat power might not even be at the average level.

Moreover, this method of monitoring, inducing and interfering with mystical means has always been the way of the Inquisition and the Star Viewing Pavilion. The warriors of the Knights said that these operations were unethical and lacked decorum, and they were really unfamiliar with them.

Of course, if it was the type of "Dual Cultivation of Sword and Curse" like the current Grand Master Xia Minggong, a definite answer could probably be given. Unfortunately, that prince really returned to the Heaven Realm, and it was said that he was going back to apologize.

Before leaving, she also awarded promotion orders to several senior frontline generals who had a "part-time job" in the Knights, including Major General Jaeger Sobek. It must be admitted that Duke Geribean is at least a great commander who knows how to behave.

Just like that, Major General Jaeger Sobek, who had just been awarded the rank of Guardian of the Knights, felt a little guilty when being stared at by Lieutenant General Midbech. However, his silence seemed to carry a bit of unfathomable reserve in the eyes of the latter.

"Well, psychics are capable of anything." The lieutenant general sighed, but: "I think his request for help is very real. Brother Jaeger, Karaman and I have known each other for more than 30 years. We were classmates when we were in the Saint Belia Junior Military Academy. I know that he is just such a pretentious type."

So, are you friends?

"More importantly, we received this distress signal. This is more important than anything else."

Sobek certainly understood what the other party meant, whether it was an exaggeration or a trap. When his side had been begged and asked for help by friendly forces in person, it would be absolutely unreasonable to remain silent.

Indeed, when working with a warlord who has ideals and hopes for progress, one should indeed pursue the strategic essence of "staying firm as a mountain when friendly forces are in trouble", but as long as the central command department has not lost its control over the generals, this kind of thing will never happen.

The two sighed heavily at the same time. Vice Admiral Midbeshi said, "Anyway, prepare to attack. The Golden Skull I am on will be the first fleet to jump. Once the jump is complete, start the attack immediately!"

Sobek immediately had a new understanding of his superior. He seemed to be a little timid in terms of strategy, but he was still very bold and brave in tactics.

He was about to say something, but suddenly he received the latest communication projection from the Karaman Fleet. Although the picture and sound were still blurry, it was finally instant communication this time.

However, what is worrying is that the person who appeared in the picture was not Lieutenant General Karaman, but Major General Turks, the deputy commander of the Karaman fleet.

"Where is General Karaman? What is the status of your fleet?"

I don’t know if it’s because of the video quality, but the general’s eyes are a little dazed and his voice is a little floating, like an old robot that is about to break down: “The battle is over. Our fleet has retreated to the Fork Road 1-B3 system and is on standby.”

"Where's Karaman?"

"Commander Karaman has died for his country."