Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 1262 Top-Tier Overt Scheme (5400+ words)

The four pirate crews that Yang Bo has his eye on are the Fierce Dragon Pirate Crew, the Warrior Pirate Crew, the Iron Head Pirate Crew, and the Invincible Pirate Crew.

These four pirate crews were quite lucky; they were in the lead when chasing the transport ships that the Federation was using as bait.

Therefore, upon discovering the Federation's main fleet, these four pirate groups immediately chose to flee.

At this time, the other pirate groups were still hesitating.

Because the situation at the time was unknown, there was a main Federation fleet ahead of them on the current route.

The leaders of these four pirate groups were quite cautious. Knowing that the Federation's main fleet was behind them, they realized that things were not so simple and immediately changed course.

Therefore, these four pirate crews were also the first wave of pirate crews to escape Vikbon.

Moreover, after leaving Vikbon and entering another star system, these four pirate groups fled frantically in one direction.

The Fifth Fleet was originally pursuing these four pirate groups.

Because these four pirate crews suffered the fewest losses of all the pirate crews.

Some pirate groups had their flagships destroyed, but these four pirate groups lost none of their four C-class warships, eight D-class warships, and sixteen E-class warships.

Because the ambush formed by fourteen pirate groups was large enough.

Therefore, when the main federal fleet was in pursuit, the distance between these fleeing pirate groups reached more than three million kilometers.

In addition, there's the distance between the Federation's main fleet and these pirate groups themselves!

Therefore, these four pirate groups are further away from the Federation's main fleet, and there are also two B-class warships drawing fire.

These four pirate crews thought they were doomed because they were being chased like dogs by the Federal Fifth Fleet!
The four pirate crews once thought they were finished.

Although the four pirate crews could escape separately, without using a spatial jump, they had no way to escape the pursuit of the Federation's main fleet!
Because the performance of military warships is 20 percent higher than that of this export model.

If the Fifth Fleet of the Federation does not withdraw, the four pirate groups will be completely wiped out in a day at most.

Even if the four pirate groups escape separately, don't forget that the Fifth Fleet has enough warships to just chase after them!

"Haha, what a life-threatening situation!" After another space jump, the four pirate crews began their silent voyage.

The four pirate groups, who were constantly monitoring the news, discovered that the Federal Fifth Fleet had been wiped out by the Silver Moon Pirates.

Meanwhile, the Federation's Third Fleet had already wiped out the other pirate groups.

"Those bastards are the Silver Moon Pirates!"

"That bastard got away with this!" Several captains were overjoyed after seeing the news on the internal channel, but they were very dissatisfied with the Silver Moon Pirates' actions.

“I knew the more people involved, the greater the risk,” the leader of the Warrior Pirates said.
The leader of the Raptor Pirates chuckled slyly: "Now you know why we chose the forward position. Although this position means facing the firepower of two Federation fleets, it also allows us to react immediately in case of any trouble!"

The leader of the Invincible Pirate Crew also cursed loudly: "I fucking suspect that the council bastards deliberately leaked information about our operation?"

"There are too many people involved in this operation; there's no guarantee that there aren't some with malicious intentions among them!"

"Do you guys think it's possible that bastard from the Silver Moon Pirates is behind this?"

"I wonder which pirate crews are with him!"

"We all know about the conflict between the Silver Moon Pirates and those bastards in the council!"

"If we follow the council's orders, that bastard will definitely hold a grudge against us!"

"Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case, since our pirate crews have implemented communication control!"

"Those bastards within the council aren't a monolith either; they fight amongst themselves. I heard that some elders disagree with this operation!"

"No way, their internal conflicts are going to involve us?"

"Hmph, I've figured it out now. If our operation succeeds, it will enhance the reputation of the council."

"If we fail this time, the council will weaken our strength!"

"So what do we do now?"

“From now on, we’ll do our own thing. We’re the few who know each other well.” The four pirate captains now dared not trust anyone.

The pirates on the four pirate ships are now resting.

There are never enough people on a pirate warship.

The pirate warships couldn't muster as many personnel as the Alliance and the Empire.

These pirate groups spent almost ten days without rest, from the initial ambush to the pursuit and escape.

Now that they have been out of danger for so long and have begun to sail silently, these pirates have begun to rest.

The four pirate crews still need to sail for another eighteen hours before they reach another space jump point!

This is a good time to take a good rest!

Yang Bo, disguised as John Lee, led four warships and ambushed the four pirate groups on their only route.

"hey-hey!"

"I only need a Class C warship this time!"

"After these pirate groups lost a Class C warship..."

"Next time, we'll definitely have to team up with other pirate crews."

"Then the warship I implanted with the backdoor will be able to provide me with location information!"

Although these pirates sailed silently, their captains still exchanged data with the outside world in order to stay informed.
If everything is blocked, then Yang Bo will have no way of knowing the location of these pirate warships.

Of course, the entire fleet was completely shielded, and no matter what method was used, it was impossible to know the other party's location.

"Warning! Warning!" A fleet of twenty-eight warships from four pirate groups was sailing silently through the vast starry sky when suddenly a piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire fleet.

"Engine WD203 has been hit!"

"YS221's engine has been hit!" Because the four pirate groups had formed a warship formation, the two D-class warships that were attacked immediately issued a warning to the entire fleet!
wd203, the first two letters represent the Invincible Pirate Crew, and the 2 at the end represents the Earth-class battleship 03, which is the 03rd ship.

The Invincible Pirate Crew's D-class warships are numbered 201-220.

YS stands for Warrior Pirates, and 221 refers to the D-class battleship No. 01!
The reason it's 221 is because the number range before 20 belonged to the Invincible Pirates.

Everyone in the fleet jumped up in fright and rushed to their battle stations.

"WD203 crew abandon ship, self-destruction in 3 minutes and 50 seconds." Just then, the warning message changed again.

Everyone was shocked, proving that the main engine of this low-level warship had been damaged, causing energy to dissipate.

The weakness of a warship is its engine, which is the power source of the entire warship and also its steering mechanism.

At that moment, several more warships were hit, including two E-class warships and two D-class warships.

Then a boastful voice came from the public channel: "Haha, my little pirate darlings, this general is here."

Meanwhile, Yang Bo, disguised as John Li, had already started a paid live stream!

The title of the live stream was quite controversial.

The title of the live stream was: No comparison, no harm!

John Lee is the most popular person on the internet because he grew from a small company shareholder to an armed force with a huge fleet of soldiers.

He rose from a company shareholder to the governor of Karaya.

He has become a general in the Federation!

In less than two years!
Although Lee John's live stream costs 1,000 credits, more than 20 million people entered the live stream the moment it started.

Upon entering the live stream, I saw John Lee standing in front of the control panel of a warship, shouting loudly.

Everyone immediately understood: John Lee was out fighting pirates again.

Moreover, John Lee's live stream attracted many military experts as well as amateur enthusiasts.

Because John Lee's livestream really showed everyone all sorts of data when the warships attacked!

Dozens of warships can be clearly seen on the radar virtual projection of the Lee John warship!

Some of the warships have been marked as having been hit.

In other words, John Lee has already launched the first round of attacks.

"Everyone, please call me the Pirate Buster!"

"I just wanted to try my luck, but I didn't expect to run into a bunch of easy targets!"

"There are twenty-eight unmarked warships in front of me."

"Their configuration consists of four Class C warships, eight Class D warships, and sixteen Class E warships."

"Moreover, the performance data of these warships clearly indicates that they are export models from some country!"

"Furthermore, there isn't such a large warship fleet in this star system at this time!"

"Considering the direction they came from, they are very likely a pirate group that was scattered by the Federation's two main fleets." "I'm just that lucky."

"This general is not one of those cronies in Madhya Pradesh."

"Everyone, please look at the radar. Based on my years of combat experience, I believe two Class D warships are on the verge of exploding!"

Everyone was speechless as they listened to John Lee talking while controlling the console in the live stream!
In particular, John Lee's claim of having many years of combat experience made many people burst out laughing.

Many military experts and amateur enthusiasts quickly recorded the information and data provided by the warship.

This is real-world information and data; it's impossible to collect it under normal circumstances.

"Damn pirates, you have ten minutes to get off my warship!"

"Otherwise, this general will chase after your asses and beat you to a pulp!"

"Don't even think about running away in any direction!"

"Because the other Federation fleets are likely already on their way."

"This general has taken a liking to your four Class C warships."

"In ten minutes, this general will be attacking your Class C warships!" John Lee publicly threatened the pirates in the live broadcast!

Yang Bo's four warships were positioned to the flanks and rear of the four pirate groups.

The four pirate crews' warships will take another sixteen hours to reach the next space jump point!
If the four pirate crews were to escape now...

It takes forty-nine hours to locate the nearest spatial jump point.

No one can guarantee that a Federation fleet won't appear in another star system at the space jump point within these forty-nine hours!

Or perhaps the Federation fleet will come from elsewhere to chase after them.

This is also why Yang Bo chose this place to ambush them. If the timeline were extended further, the four pirate groups could easily scatter and escape.

Of course, these four pirate groups can now scatter and escape, but don't forget that John Lee also has four C-class warships.

His four Class C warships could easily catch up with four Class C warships during this process!
Yang Bo's strategy is a top-notch open conspiracy!
Some pirate groups only have two outcomes: either they will be destroyed by Lee John's warships, or they will abandon their Class C warships to Lee John and then evacuate.

Manpower was also quite important for pirates.

Although pirates have bases, not everyone who grows up in those bases can board a warship.

Working on a warship requires a certain level of expertise.

"Son of a bitch!"

"John Lee, you bastard, how the hell did you come out of here?!"

"John Lee, I'll fuck your ass!"

"John Lee, you despicable bastard!" The four pirate captains cursed him loudly upon hearing his shameless threat.

Yang Bo heard the four pirate captains cursing loudly, and of course, hundreds of millions of viewers in the live stream also heard it.

"Wow, this background music is really nice!"

"I think I heard that the crew of two Class D warships were evacuated!"

"If you delay for another ten minutes, you might lose several more of your Class D and Class E warships!"

"This general has plenty of money, and the four warships are equipped with ample solid energy!"

"Let me show you just how powerful my fleet's firepower really is!" Yang Bo directly controlled four C-class warships during the live broadcast, unleashing a salvo at the pirate group in front of him.

Because of the use of solid energy stones, the attack frequency of Yang Bo's four C-class warships was equivalent to the attack effect of twelve C-class warships!

Solid energy stones are all placed near the turrets.

Solid-state energy is also known as a backup energy system.

It is activated when the main energy system is interfered with or damaged!
At this point, the communication between the main energy system and the turret must have been interrupted.

At this point, the backup energy system will provide enough energy for the turrets to continue attacking, and the turrets also have intelligent systems, meaning that each turret is an independent attack unit at this time.

Of course, such turret attacks are very inefficient because these turrets are not networked and do not know whether their targets are locked by other turrets.

The professional military personnel in the live broadcast room were also taken aback when they saw the data displayed at John Lee's command center.

Even the main fleet of the military manages its backup energy system very strictly!
Because energy stones are too expensive, this energy source is never used except in emergencies.

However, upon reflection, these people realized that John Lee's approach was quite correct!

Because if they didn't show off like this, the pirates definitely wouldn't abandon their flagship and run for their lives!

In other words, John Lee could potentially exchange these energy stones for four Class C warships.

You're a pervert!

"John Lee, are you out of your mind? Why are you staring at us?!" The four pirate captains were also watching the live stream. When they saw John Lee withdrawing the warship's firepower, they all cursed him.

Then soon after, several more warships were hit!
The attack frequency unleashed by John Lee's four Class C warships was too high!
Actually, Yang Bo had a little scheme hidden in his plan: the power of these energy cannons wasn't very high.

The goal is simply to ensure that these energy cannons, once focused on the enemy warship, will cause it some damage.

If the energy cannon reduces its power, then the number of shots will increase.

It's a pirate crew, and because it's internally networked, it's now a pirate crew's internal communication channel, filled with countless warning sounds.

This one got hit, that one got hit, this place is damaged, that place is damaged!
The pirates on these pirate ships had never faced such intense firepower before!

Pirate groups fight when they can win and run when they can't. They often target transport ships.

Pirate crews rarely fight against regular armies, so they were all terrified by the high-frequency, high-intensity attacks unleashed by John Lee's four C-class warships.

Moreover, John Lee's warship was just to the side and rear, and now it's basically right behind him!

Even if these people control the turret, only a portion of them can aim at John Lee!
John Lee's four Class C warships formed a long, straight line.

This allows you to conceal your warship formation at the angle of least enemy fire.

Of course, these four warships will be staggered to facilitate the use of their energy cannons.

"Haha, this general rushed over here to see if I could catch a few small fish!"

"After all, your dozen or so pirate crews fled in panic."

"I never expected to be so lucky as to run into such a big fish as you."

"This background sound is awesome! There are still eight minutes left, or to be precise, you'll hear this sound in seven minutes and twenty seconds!" Yang Bo laughed heartily in the live stream.

Because what came through the public communication channel was the urgent alarm sound from the enemy warship's systems!

Even with a delay of several tens of seconds, you can still tell how much pain the other person is in.

"Delusion!!" The leader of the Invincible Pirate Crew cursed loudly in the public channel!

"John Lee, you bastard, if you dare, then hit me!"

"You want me to abandon my warship? No way!" The leader of the Invincible Pirate Crew was heartbroken, because he only had one C-class warship.

Just as the leader of the Invincible Pirate Crew finished shouting, the engine of a Class D warship was hit. Fortunately, it was a secondary gun of John Lee's fleet. The engine power dropped by 67 percent and it would take six hours of maintenance to restore it.

This made the leader of the Invincible Pirate Crew even more heartbroken.

Then one of the Warrior Pirates' Class D warships was also hit.

Two E-class warships of the Raptor Pirates were hit.

The Ironhead Pirates were the unluckiest, as both of their D-class warships were hit, but thankfully their engines and energy systems were not damaged.

It's not that these pirate ships don't want to activate their energy shields, but rather that activating them would reduce engine power!

This is when the pirates' rabble-like nature becomes apparent.

Ironhead, the leader of the Ironhead Pirates, quickly called out to John Li on the public channel: "I am Ironhead, the leader of the Ironhead Pirates. We will withdraw within five minutes. Please have mercy, General Li!"

The leader of the Ironhead Pirate Gang realized that if he didn't run away soon, his other fronts might be wiped out in a few more minutes.

Moreover, John Lee had four C-class warships chasing after him at breakneck speed. He really wanted to leave the C-class warships behind, but it was impossible. The enemy's goal was the four C-class warships.

Ironhead Pirates also knew that even if he ordered all his pirate ships to scatter and escape, he would have to go to other ships, because John Lee would keep an eye on the C-class ships!

Moreover, if John Lee were to become enraged and directly attack a Class C warship, his pirate crew might be completely wiped out here. No one knows if other Federation fleets or other gangs' fleets or armed forces might take advantage of the situation and plunder the enemy!

As a complete pirate crew, we are not afraid of these guys, but once we are scattered!

These federal warlord armies know best what kind of people they are.

"It's over!"

"John Lee's strength has grown again!" The Federal President, who was watching the live stream, heard the pirate captain in John Lee's live stream respectfully address John Lee as General Lee and ask him to go easy on him. He knew that John Lee's plan had succeeded once again.

"How can that bastard be so lucky!" The Federal Vice President gritted his teeth, finally understanding the meaning behind John Lee's livestream room name.

(End of this chapter)