Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 1104 The Hunt Begins

One of the reasons why Yang Bo refused the position of Minister of Defense was that he wanted to avoid being too much in the spotlight, although the imperial media's opinions on Bart were all very positive.

But what are the virtues of nobles? There are feuds among the old nobles. The more famous you are, the more you will be remembered, envied, and hated.

Not to mention the enemies who have a feud, even many brothers cannot bear to see their brothers driving a Land Rover and living in a big villa.

The second is that Yang Bo doesn’t have time, and Li John’s side is almost at a critical moment, and it is unknown how long this time will last.

As for what the Duke said, it was just a casual remark. If he agreed to everything the other party said, it would not be in line with Bart's personality. This is Bart's character.

After rejecting the Minister of Defense, Yang Bo continued to pay attention to Wang Muxue's Ninth Fleet.

The Alliance Military and the Alliance Parliament were informed of the movements of the Ninth Fleet at any time. The Ninth Fleet had won the battle, but unexpectedly, more and more people opposed it.

These people are shouting about letting the law punish pirates.

Pirates’ lives are lives too!
Some people also wrote letters to the military and parliament, asking the parliament and the military to restrict the weapons authority of the Ninth Fleet and not allow the Ninth Fleet to continue to massacre others.

When Yang Bo saw this news, he knew that some people were dissatisfied with the Ninth Fleet. Not only had the Ninth Fleet made great achievements, it had also caused the military and parliament to be involved in scandals.

This is actually another way of discrediting the Ninth Fleet and reducing the contribution of the Ninth Fleet.

Of course, there are many people who support it. The Planetary Council of March Star requires the Ninth Fleet to wipe out all the pirates and ensure the safety of the March Star region.

In addition, March Star is voting on a bill to impose sanctions on those individuals and groups that have tarnished the reputation of the Ninth Fleet.

March Star also passed a resolution to commend the Ninth Fleet.

Eight hours after the incident, the Ninth Fleet captured the first C-class battleship, the flagship of the Skunk Pirates, and took 1240 pirates captive.

Twenty hours after the incident, a second C-class battleship and 1100 pirates were captured.

Twenty-two hours after the incident, a third C-class battleship and 900 pirates were captured.

Forty hours after the incident, a fourth C-class battleship and 1300 pirates were captured.

Fifty-five hours after the incident, the fourth C-class battleship and 1123 pirates were captured.

In order to deal a heavy blow to the Pirate Alliance, the Ninth Fleet will send the captured warships and pirates to March Star for judicial trial.

Sixty hours after the incident, the Ninth Fleet announced that the first phase of the strike mission had been completed and the established strategic goals had been achieved.

The Pirates League Board of Directors went crazy when they saw the news.

Five C-class battleships, this is an astronomical loss. Without new battleships, it will be difficult for these six pirate groups to carry out any missions.

Although these pirate groups still have C-class battleships, the base also needs to be protected. Every time the pirates take action, they will only leave enough forces to protect the base.

Otherwise, you may be wiped out by your peers.

In addition, the pirate groups that lost their warships have been making a fuss, demanding that the Pirate Alliance Council explain what happened.

How the Pirate Alliance Council collects intelligence.

The Pirate Alliance Council has actually been keeping an eye on the main fleets of various countries. The information comes from two sources. The first is external observation. Because the main fleets are so large, they can always see whether they are at the airport or not.

The second is some internal information. The pirate alliances all have backgrounds. Through multiple information collection, the movements of the main fleets of various countries can be roughly determined, such as the soldiers' leave status, material supplies, some navigation notices, etc.

The Pirates League Board of Directors is now confused about what is going on. It seemed like a simple double act, but what was the result?

A huge failure, the biggest failure ever.

Moreover, according to the agreement reached between the Pirate Alliance Council and the pirate group, providing false information will result in accountability.

This was something that the leader of the Silver Moon Pirates did. In the past, the Pirate Alliance Council just provided information and didn't do anything else, and the Pirates would be held responsible for any failure.

So the Pirates League Board of Directors is in big trouble this time.

Six C-class battleships, as well as varying numbers of D-class and E-class battleships, plus personnel losses, the cost would probably be tens of trillions.

How to do this?
How to take responsibility?

Even if I take 20% responsibility, this is the lowest!

The Pirate Alliance Council now has no idea why the Ninth Fleet is there, but it knows that the Ninth Fleet has left the port.

But who would have thought that the Ninth Fleet was actually right where the incident happened, and its position was also a super good C position.

The pirates couldn't escape even if they wanted to, and in the end they had no choice but to sacrifice their most powerful C-class battleship to save themselves.

The Pirate Alliance Council can only promise to investigate first and make further decisions after the investigation is thorough.

The Pirate Alliance Council requires the Pirate Combined Fleet, that is, the fleet targeting John Lee, to be more vigilant, replace encrypted communications, and re-formulate combat plans.

The good news is that the Pirate Alliance Council has relevant information about the Federation's main fleet, or slightly larger fleets.

And we also learned from the Karaya State Assembly that John Li did not have any reinforcements.

However, the Pirate Alliance Council was still somewhat afraid, while the pirate group of the United Fleet was not worried at all.

Because the pirate joint fleet is already strong enough, with five pirate groups, five C-class battleships, seven D-class battleships, and eighteen E-class battleships.

A fleet of this size can easily defeat any other fleet unless it encounters a main fleet, and can even attack some backward planets in the Federation.

The pirate fleet gathered together and was on the way to a decisive battle with John Lee. The Black Skull Pirates had two C-class battleships, two D-class battleships, and eight E-class battleships. The Shining Pirates had one C-class battleship, two D-class battleships, and eight E-class battleships. The Ghost Pirates had one C-class battleship, one D-class battleship, and two E-class battleships. The Witch Pirates had one C-class battleship and one D-class battleship. The Drummer Pirates had one D-class battleship.

In the dark universe, it moves quickly and silently towards the target location.

In the internal channel of the United Fleet, the leader of the Black Skull Pirates was discussing with the leaders of several other pirate groups: "I seriously suspect that there is a traitor in our Pirate Alliance. The task force is in such a bad situation this time."

The leader of the Glorious Pirates said, "They were just unlucky. After all, the Council didn't know the specific actions."

The leader of the Ghost Pirates also spoke up: "I think it's just bad luck. The Ninth Fleet is one of the few main fleets that have fought against us in actual combat. Their reaction speed is too fast."

The leader of the Witch Pirates was a woman. She said, "I think so too. The Council is not responsible for the specific plan."

The leader of the Drummer Pirates was a cyborg. He said, "According to my calculations, there must be something wrong with them. There is only a one in a billion chance that the Ninth Fleet will appear in that place, no matter what exercise mission the Ninth Fleet is performing."

"And we have also overlooked one place, that is the Roman Group. Perhaps this itself is a trap."

"Should we change our battle plan, since the Council has issued a warning?" asked the leader of the Witch Pirates.

"No need, just watch me when the time comes. I want to wash away my shame." The leader of the Black Skull Pirates said.

"Can you do it alone?"

"That's right, don't let John Lee defeat you again!"

"What will we do if you come on?"

"If we had known you were going to do it alone, we shouldn't have come here." The leaders of the other four pirate groups spoke up one after another.

"Thank you all!"

"I promise you won't go back empty-handed this time!"

"I must let that bastard Li John live well. I will take good care of him and cut him a hundred times every day!" The leader of the Black Skull Pirates gritted his teeth.

Because the leader of the Black Skull Pirates has been nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

Broke the shameful record in human history!

One mecha can capture a C-class battleship.

That would have been fine, but the key point was that the Black Skull Pirates didn’t dare to fight with John Lee at the time, and instead fled in a panic.

A dignified leader of a pirate group, with many experts under his command and countless wealth, unexpectedly suffered a huge setback in front of Li John!

The leader of the Black Skull Pirates gnashed his teeth in anger every time he thought of this, so he vowed to wash away the shame.

"How do we arrange our battle formation this time?"

"Is it 221, 131, or 122!" someone asked in the communication channel.

"I suggest using 131. Our Black Skull Pirates will act as the vanguard, and you can take care of the rest. We have two C-class battleships!" said the leader of the Black Skull Pirates!
"I feel like we're making a big deal out of nothing." The leader of the Witch Pirates said in a relaxed tone!
"I also think it's a bit of an exaggeration. The other side only has one C-class battleship, but we have five." The leader of the Glorious Pirates also felt that it was a bit of an exaggeration, so he agreed.

"But it's better to be careful!" The leader of the Drummer Pirates was more cautious!
The leader of the Ghost Pirates replied indifferently: "I don't care. I'll just follow your arrangements!"

Among these five pirate groups, the other four are here to give face to the Black Skull Pirates and also to make some extra money.

Because of Li John's C-class battleship, after defeating Li John, it will be the trophy.

That is to say, if the Black Skull Pirates want to get their warships back, they have to sell them to the other pirate groups at a discount. This is why the Black Skull Pirates have to use two C-class warships.

Because the two C-class battleships will make the Black Skull Pirates pay a lot less money when it comes to the subsequent distribution of spoils.

When pirates fight together, they distribute the spoils according to the size of the warships dispatched!
"It is estimated that we will arrive at the battlefield in seven days. We will form a battle formation in three days!"

"Since the Black Skull Pirates are going to be the vanguard, let's adopt a one-three-one battle mode!"

"I'll cover the rear!" said the leader of the Witch Pirates.

"Then the three of us have to stay in the middle!" The leader of the Ghost Pirates agreed when he heard this.

The pirate fleet decided to deploy for battle three days later.

The Black Skull Pirates act as the vanguard and serve as the first-tier combat force.

The Ghost Pirates, the Drummer Pirates, and the Glorious Pirates are in the center!
The Witch Pirates are at the end!
These people had no idea about their plan, and it was soon discovered by Yang Bo.

Yang Bo smiled in his heart, because the place where these guys were preparing to form a battle formation was where he was going to ambush.

In order to form a battle formation, the five pirate groups had to adjust the speed of their warships, some had to slow down and some had to speed up.

Whether slowing down or accelerating, a lot of energy will be consumed by the battleship.

And this is the best time to launch a sneak attack on the opponent!
As mentioned before, the energy power of the pirate warships is not as high as that of the imperial warships.

Once these warships begin to slow down or accelerate, neither the energy shields nor the energy cannons can reach maximum power when attacking them.

So give Yang Bo more time!
If the speed is not changed and energy is not consumed, the reaction speed of these warships, the energy shields, and the energy cannons will be faster.

Yang Bo is now on the Fugui, according to the route and speed of the pirate fleet.

A strike plan was developed.

Yang Bo’s plan was very simple, that was a sneak attack!
The Fugui battleship has been hidden behind a large meteorite.

This large meteorite is composed of cosmic dust, some ice and some iron meteorites.

Unless the enemy warship locks onto the meteorite and then turns on the active radar at full power, it will be able to detect the Fugui hiding behind the meteorite!
The direction where the Fugui was hiding was exactly the direction that the pirate alliance warships could not detect!
The sneak attack plan was also simple and crude, which was to wait for the pirate fleet to move forward from the other side of the meteorite.

When the pirate fleet sails to a certain direction and distance, the Fugui will open fire and use laser cannons to directly attack these warships.

The battleship Fortune will prepare a salvo.

This salvo has only a chance of hitting the target, which will directly blow up the propulsion engine of a warship in the fleet.

Then let the fragments of the exploded battleship directly affect the entire pirate fleet!
Because the power generated by energy explosions in space is extremely huge.

Fragments of these warships will explode in all directions at extremely high speeds.

At the same time, the huge electromagnetic shock of the battleship explosion will affect the radar signals of the entire fleet.

These fragments would have a fatal impact on surrounding warships.

Although the distance between these warships is more than 100,000 kilometers!
But the kinetic energy of these fragments is extremely strong, after all, it is the kinetic energy generated by the explosion of the battleship's energy engine!

Moreover, the opponent's radar signal was interfered, which gave Yang Bo enough time!
Then the pirate fleet will face further sneak attacks from the Fugui.

Of course, in order to conceal his tracks, Yang Bo had already released some passive detectors along the route of the pirate fleet.

Otherwise, it will be hard to explain if the news gets out!
Others would ask why John Li knew the exact location of the pirate fleet!
The five pirate groups of the Pirate Combined Fleet never expected that Li John would ambush them in advance!

These guys are still teasing each other!

"Do you think Li John will run away?" The leader of the Glorious Pirates was chatting with other pirate leaders while playing games!
Of course, this is a stand-alone game, because these pirates now only have internal communications and are completely isolated from the outside world.

Although these pirates say that they don't take Li John seriously, everyone should still be careful!
After all, these pirates are the ones who are able to walk.

Although the chance of such a thing happening in the Federation is extremely small, we still have to be on guard!

"I also feel that John Li might run away. After all, everyone knows what kind of people are on the Federation side!" The leader of the Ghost Pirates laughed!
The leader of the Black Skull Pirates felt terrible when he heard this, because if Li John ran away, he would have no way to wash away the humiliation!
"I feel like John Li is not that kind of person. This guy is just an egomaniac." The leader of the Black Skull Pirates said.

"It's hard to say. After all, the people in the Federation are very realistic. If John Li sells the battleship, he can use the money to live a good life in the Alliance or the Empire!"

"Haha, then we've made this trip in vain!"

The leader of the Black Skull Pirates gnashed his teeth when he heard this and said, "Whoever wants to buy my warship will be killed!"

"No matter where Li John runs to, as long as I find him, I will chop him up with my own hands."

"Even if he runs to the Empire, I will chop him off with my own hands!"

"He thinks he is an old noble like Bart, with a huge backer!"

The leader of the Witch Pirates also spoke up, "It shouldn't be possible. John Li can't guarantee that his warship sale will go smoothly. Those who can buy warships are definitely not ordinary people. Will these people steal from their fellow pirates right after they get the rights to the warships?"

"And even if John Lee got the money, what's the use of the money?"

"Whether Johnson goes to the Empire or the Alliance, he will be harvested by others!"

"The Alliance's Ministry of Justice and the Empire's nobles are all ruthless. An outsider with an astronomical amount of money will probably get into trouble soon."

The leader of the Glorious Pirates also agreed with what the leader of the Witch Pirates said: "It is impossible for everyone to trust each other in the private sale of warships. I would not dare to buy Li John's warships if I were in his place. What if Li John is a thief who robs his fellow pirates?"

"What's more, if you buy a warship, you will offend us. Moreover, looking at the entire interstellar society, only pirates like us can buy these warships. Whether it is the Empire or the Alliance, private ownership of warships is not allowed."

Time passed quickly as these pirate leaders chatted.

Yang Bo is now waiting quietly on the Fugui battleship.

Through the spirit seeds, we know that the prey is approaching the trap step by step!

The pirate fleet finally reached the time to change formation, and the leader of the Black Skull Pirates began to give orders: "Start the engines and speed up!"

The leader of the Witch Pirates ordered: "Start the engine and slow down!"

The leaders of the other three pirate groups also issued orders: "Activate the energy engine and adjust the formation!"

For a moment, the entire space was filled with energy fluctuations caused by the operation of the energy engine.

These energy fluctuations are detected by some passive energy detectors.

These passive energy detectors actually have no function and do not transmit any information to the outside world.

So the pirate fleet didn’t even detect these passive energy detectors!

Yang Bo has already made some modifications to the interior of the Fugui battleship.

All the energy cannons of the Fugui battleship are loaded with energy stones.

Because the Fugui battleship is also a C-class battleship, it will take a certain amount of time if it relies on an energy engine to supply energy!
Once the energy engine is started, there will be energy fluctuations, which will give the opponent time to react.

Yang Bo invested heavily this time because it was an opportunity to get rich quickly!
Half of the standard energy stones in reserve were taken out!
In other words, all the energy cannons on the Fugui are now powered by separate energy stones!
These energy stones are loaded directly next to the energy cannon and do not need to be transmitted through a huge energy transmission system.

That is to say, the energy cannons on the Fugui can now attack at the fastest speed, with the greatest power and at the highest frequency!

In addition, these energy cannons are manually controlled individually.

Of course, the manual individual control here is not controlled by a single person, but by the shaped interstellar creature used by Yang Bo!

This would give the outside world an illusion that someone was operating the energy cannon on the Fugui battleship.

Because the energy cannon is manually controlled and automatically controlled by the main brain system, it can be identified.

Yang Bo knew that it was impossible to keep all these warships because he only had one C-class battleship.

Yang Bo’s main target is also C-class battleships.

Yang Bo is very excited now, watching the prey step into the trap step by step, and then proceed step by step according to the plan!
The pirate fleet is changing its formation!

Because we are in space, it takes a long time to change formation.

Not to mention an interstellar war, even in a war on a planet, if one side is changing its formation and the other side launches an attack, the side that is changing its formation will suffer huge losses!
The pirate fleet changed its formation as it advanced.

The pirate fleet did not turn on any active radar at all.

Just the passive radar is turned on.

"The hunt begins!!" Yang Bo waited until the pirate fleet reached the designated attack star field, then used spirit seeds to control the shaped interstellar creatures to begin the attack.

(End of this chapter)