From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 556 Reinforcements
Because the second and third unmanned fleets uploaded the 'jump signature code' parsed by the jump engine to the A-Bava-Ku asteroid fortress before entering the jump, the latter also sent this 'jump signature code' to the third task force through quantum entanglement communication.

The jump engine, which is manufactured based on the technology of the Forerunner civilization's "jump drive", is essentially a minor modification of this drive to make it compatible with human warships.

To be honest, humans still don't understand the principle of this thing very well. We only know that after the "jump drive" is activated, it will generate a unique "jump signature code" based on the starting point, end point, distance, hyperspace route and other information of the jump.

When a human fleet jumps, it will generally send this 'jump signature code' and other relevant information to friendly forces.

This 'jump signature code' also conforms to the characteristics of space fluctuations, so after friendly forces detect space fluctuations that conform to the characteristics, they can compare the information carried by the 'jump signature code' to know which fleet has arrived.

That's why the Infinity knew at the first moment that it was Atlas' unmanned fleet that arrived at the battlefield more than 400,000 kilometers away, not the fleet of other forces.

As flashes of light continued to be heard in the dark universe, the fleets of both sides on the battlefield also detected warships that had broken out of the jump. These warships immediately formed a battle formation after breaking out of the jump, and then rushed towards the area where the Third Combined Fleet and the Federal Fleet were fighting.

Yes, rushed over.

Because through the optical observation channel, against the dark and cold background of the universe, we can see the long tails left by the warships of the two unmanned fleets, just like a series of comets dragging their tails.

"Colonel, here are our reinforcements!"

On the bridge of the Infinity, the officer on duty shouted out in excitement when he saw the optical observation screen connected to the main screen.

"Calm down, Captain Raven, you are a naval officer, you must always stay calm~"

After seeing the reinforcements arrive several hours earlier than scheduled, Randall calmed down and even told others not to get excited.

"Colonel, I didn't see you staying calm just now." The officer on duty muttered softly.

"What do you say?"

"Colonel, please rest assured that I will remain calm at all times!"

The officer on duty stood at attention with a snap and saluted, causing some of the bridge crew members around to burst into laughter.

Obviously, the arrival of the reinforcements made everyone feel a lot more relaxed.

At the same time, the "Infinity" also received communication access requests from the second and third unmanned fleets. After the communications staff confirmed that the application identification code and other information were correct, Randall nodded and agreed to the communication access.

Soon, two virtual images of commanding artificial intelligence wearing white and silver uniforms appeared on the main screen of the Infinity's bridge, one on the left and one on the right.

Not surprisingly, there are two female figures.

In other words, on all current warships of mankind, the images of shipboard control personalities and command-type artificial intelligence are all female without exception.

After the appearance of these two commanding artificial intelligences, the tense atmosphere on the bridge of the Infinity, which had been tense due to the battle, was given a sense of comfort.

"Hello, Colonel Randall, I am Selene, the commander of the second unmanned fleet."

"I am the commander of the third unmanned fleet, Hecate."

The two commanders of the unmanned fleet spoke, their voices gentle and firm, like the soft sound of waves on a moonlit night. Lilith's specially adjusted voice made the crew calm down after hearing their voices.

"Based on the order issued by the Boss, we are ordered to come to support the operations of the Third Task Force. From now until the arrival of the Boss, the Second and Third Unmanned Fleets will temporarily be under your command, Colonel Randall." The one who continued to speak was Selene, the commander of the Second Unmanned Fleet. Obviously, she was also the joint commander of the two unmanned fleets.

"Thank you for your support!" Randall raised his hand and saluted, then went straight into command mode.

"The second and third unmanned fleets, please follow the route shared by the data link to suppress and pursue the federal fleet. The firing restrictions have been lifted. Once you enter the attack range, you can organize your own attacks!"

"Received, Colonel Randall, the unmanned fleet begins to execute orders."

The two commanding artificial intelligences also raised their hands in return and saluted, then temporarily ended the communication. The observation team also quickly reported that the two unmanned fleets had deployed an attack formation and began to accelerate again.

Since the unmanned fleet does not need to consider the load capacity of the crew, the acceleration of the warships can be very high, and the approach rate and relative speed with the federal fleet are also increasing rapidly.

Compared to the "survival" of everyone on the "Infinity", the bridge of the flagship of the Federation Fleet, especially the faces of the two fleet commanders, were full of sorrow.

The 17th and 18th fleets had already suffered heavy losses from the plasma torpedoes and heavy anti-ship missile groups that had caught up with them.

More than 30% of the warships at the rear of the formation were damaged, and many of the damaged warships could not be towed away in time, so the losses would only increase over time.

The two fleet commanders, Benelli and Stoner, also wanted to break contact and keep distance as quickly as possible, and then fully deploy the fleet to counterattack with superior firepower.

But the sudden appearance of two unmanned fleets immediately made them give up this idea.

Originally, the Atlas combat fleet had strong combat effectiveness with the support of the "Infinity", and it also caused heavy losses to the federal fleet.

The enemy's fleet is now more numerous than ours. If we continue to fight back stubbornly, wouldn't we just be asking for death?

Major General Benelli is indeed young and occasionally gets excited and makes some radical moves, but this does not mean that he will rush to his death.
"Speed ​​up and get away. These cargo ships can't be fought. This battle is fucking stupid!"

Rear Admiral Benelli angrily hammered the armrest of the captain's seat, and the "high-risk area" of the captain's seat once again suffered damage that it should not have suffered.

After hearing what Benelli said, Rear Admiral Stoner, commander of the 18th Fleet, rarely raised any opinions. Instead, he nodded and agreed directly to the former's plan.

Soon, the two federal fleets that were passing through the field at high speed changed their combat strategies, directly stopped attacking the Third Combined Fleet, and supplied all their energy to the deflection force field, maintaining the posture of the bow facing the enemy.

Randall and his men immediately noticed the "standard disengagement posture" of the federal fleet. After each ship tried another round of attacks and tested the opponent's defense after the deflection field power was fully activated, Randall also ordered each ship to cease fire.

Since we can't penetrate the enemy's defense in a short time, let's not waste ammunition and energy for the time being. Who knows if there will be other battles later?
As Randall thought this, he watched the federal fleet pass the 'closest contact point' and go away in another direction.

Now this sudden encounter is over. To be honest, the Third Task Force suffered heavy losses, but it managed to hold on until reinforcements arrived and successfully covered the cargo fleet.

But for some reason, Randall still had a vague feeling that the battle might not be over yet.

"Let's get ready. When Amber comes, we don't know what new tricks she will come up with."

As this thought flashed through his mind, Randall immediately issued a new order.

"Attention, Third Task Force, start rescuing survivors and assist in towing damaged warships! Second and third unmanned fleets, be responsible for the surrounding space alert and expand the air defense network. Over!"

(End of this chapter)