From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 642: Poseidon Team, the heat resistance, cut off our logistics.
As Amber led the fleet to advance towards the assembly center, the "Polarized Light" special ship, which had already located the assembly center and transmitted the exact coordinates back to the fleet, also quickly made a complex orbital adjustment in accordance with the latest instructions, and arrived at a position that formed a "triangle" with the Atlas fleet and the Federal Navy fleet, and began to monitor the First Fleet pursuing from behind.

In the opinion of Tom, the captain of this spy ship and commander of the entire spy ship squadron (although there are only 5 ships), for the "Polarized Light", hiding in this position to monitor the federal fleet is much safer than clearing the way in front of the fleet.

Whether on the ground, in the ocean, in the sky or in the boundless universe, the pioneers and vanguards in battle are always in a high-risk environment, because no one knows what "surprises" are waiting for them ahead.

Even if you think you are sneaking quietly, you may actually be exposed to the enemy's reconnaissance. Then, after entering the enemy's attack range, you will be torn into pieces by a sudden jet of heavy metal particles.
Although the Polarized Light now seems to have separated from the fleet and is monitoring the enemy fleet alone, it is not so easy to be discovered.

The interstellar dust cloud of the 'Pillar of Life' was originally located at the edge of the gravity well of the 'Eye of Serpens', so the effect of gravitational wave radar in this area can be said to be extremely poor. Coupled with the existence of a large number of dust clouds and interference from various sources, the detection of fleet-level targets in this area is greatly reduced. As for finding a hidden boat, it is even more difficult.

Right now, the Polarized Light has not only entered stealth mode, but is also hiding behind several giant ice crystals. The surveillance of the battlefield is entrusted to dozens of probes linked by transparent carbon nanotubes.

This was just one of the reconnaissance methods used by the Polarized Light. As soon as it arrived at this location, the spy ship launched 12 self-powered spy satellites.

These "little things" remotely controlled by neutrino communication found some gravel, ice crystals and other objects to cling to according to the pre-set settings after they dispersed, or directly fixed themselves on the micro-powered camouflage meteorites thrown by the "Polarized Light".

The huge reconnaissance network composed of spy satellites and probes also allowed the "Polarized Light" to firmly lock onto the movements of the Federal Navy fleet, and in accordance with Amber's instructions, focused on the movements of the damaged ships in the fleet.

After many actual combats, Tom has apparently gradually figured out the positioning of the spy ship. It is much more concealed than ordinary reconnaissance ships, which not only allows the spy ship to do dirty work such as "subversion behind enemy lines", but also allows the ship to have a very high survival rate when performing many extremely dangerous reconnaissance missions.

Moreover, after a major transformation, the internal structure can even be said to be completely changed, so that this special ship has nothing to do with the "Dragoon-class" destroyer except that it still looks like the latter.
At this moment, while the Polarized Light was conducting reconnaissance, a group of "worker bees" that came with the ship also took this opportunity to start mining on the nearby ice crystals, replenishing the ship with some working water, coolant, and pure water for drinking for the personnel.

Because these worker bees are small enough, unless the opponent sends another reconnaissance ship to get "close", there is no way to detect the mining activities of this group of "worker bees" at the current distance.

Entering the blackout bridge, only the faint light in front of each combat station workbench can be seen. The holographic projection platform in the middle of the bridge is also temporarily shut down to reduce the energy supply demand of the entire ship, so that this hidden warship can minimize all energy reactions.

Captain Tom just sat in his command seat, quietly looking at the composite images sent back by the spy satellite. After serving as the captain of a spy ship for so long, the young officer who jumped out of the space elevator starport with Randall at that time has become much calmer.

Time passed minute by minute, and just as everyone on the bridge was watching the approaching Federal Navy fleet and praying in their hearts that the other party would just pass by without discovering them, the scene that the spy ship had been waiting for for so long finally appeared.

"Captain, the enemy's damaged ship is moving, and it looks like it's about to break away from the formation!" the intelligence officer suddenly said excitedly.

"Now that you've seen it, calm down and don't get so excited." Tom frowned, then summoned the shipboard control personality that hid the virtual projection.

"Calculate the orbits of these damaged ships to see if they intersect with the areas marked by the Boss."

Under normal circumstances, a stream of data would flash near the shipboard control personality as a calculation's 'effect animation', but right now the entire spy ship is in low-power mode, so there is no virtual image of the shipboard control personality next to Tom.

"Calculation completed. The damaged ship's orbit completely intersects with the marked β area. Recalculation is in progress. Calculation completed, the result is correct!"

After hearing the last words of the shipboard control personality, Tom nodded and looked at the communications officer who had been on standby: "Send a message to the Boss, using the encrypted channel."

"Yes, Captain!"

The communications officer saluted and quickly began to operate. Soon, the Polarized Light sent a triggered pulse neutrino communication to Amber's flagship. The content was also very simple:
"The enemy's damaged ships are moving towards area β"

As the federal fleet's vanguard maintained strict signal detection, this communication signal was naturally captured by an electronic reconnaissance ship deployed in front of the fleet.

However, under the neutrino communication disguise of Atlas, which was adjusted by Lilith herself, this communication signal was naturally regarded as a ray from a pulsar by this electronic reconnaissance ship, and then filtered into the "clutter".
'Eternity', bridge.

Ramos: "Boss, I received an encrypted communication from the Polarized Light. The other side's damaged ship is indeed heading to the β area!"

"That means the enemy's logistics team is indeed hiding here!"

Hearing Ramos' words, Amber couldn't help but wave her fist slightly. The experience and memory of her previous life finally came in handy in this life's fleet battle.

In the early stages of the previous game "Starry Sky OL", Marshal Trafalgar was undoubtedly the most famous fleet commander. Players also conducted in-depth research on Marshal Trafalgar, who was the first "fleet combat technical inspector" and a high-risk "target of attack" at the time.

The battle between the combined fleet of players and the fleet commanded by Marshal Trafalgar is the most important and also the most difficult content of the Guild War in the first season of the game.

The gameplay is very simple and unpretentious, full of the style of the "Second Tour" in the early days.

The fleets of different guilds will fight against the fleet commanded by Marshal Trafalgar, and the guilds will be ranked according to the value of the participating ships and the battle damage ratio, and the guilds will be weighted 30% to be included in the first season guild battle points. The planner's idea at the time was the same as the literal meaning of the rules. The lower the total value of the player's participating ships and the higher the settlement battle damage ratio, the more points will be obtained.

But the problem is that when the first season of the guild war began, the entire "Starry Sky OL" had only been launched for one month.

The most dedicated and hardworking players can only drive a stock heavy cruiser, which is the highest driving level a player can achieve as long as they learn skills every day.

Even their skill levels are not fully maxed out, such as 'Heavy Cruiser I', 'Battleship Control IV', 'Long-Range Target Locking Research I', 'Signal Analysis III', 'Trajectory Budget III', 'Ballistic Analysis II', 'Weapon Upgrade Research I', and 'Controlled Pulse Theory II'.

Not to mention the large fleet of players, which are still hovering at the destroyer level. Even if many players meet the skill level requirements, they don't have the money to buy a destroyer.
The same situation applies to the Pink Fluffy Bunny guild where Amber is. Although the guild president and several krypton guys are driving white-board heavy cruisers, the problem is that among the remaining players in the guild, the ratio of light cruisers, destroyers, and frigates is 1:8:1.

In other words, the entire guild fleet is actually a rapid strike formation with several escort teams.

And the one they faced was Marshal Trafalgar, who had a fully staffed "Old Federation" naval fleet under his command. According to the plot setting, it was composed of a group of elite Old Federation naval forces that left after the establishment of the New Federation.

In this case, if the player fleet goes to cause trouble for Marshal Trafalgar, it can no longer be said to be a futile attempt, it is simply seeking humiliation.

On the forums at that time, you could see videos almost every day of an entire player guild fleet being destroyed by a single salvo from the fleet commanded by Marshal Trafalgar.
The kryptonians of "Pink Buttercup" bought the highest level of insurance for all the players in the guild, and then they finally got nothing after being wiped out 8 times in a row.

They quickly united a large number of kryptonians to put pressure on the official, and dug out that the game planning team leader had previously planned an old "naval battle" mobile game.

In that game, a very difficult "different color grid event" was launched, which directly discouraged a large number of players.
The final result of this incident was that the official added a "plot kill" and set Marshal Trafalgar's fleet to be in a state where it had just escaped the pursuit of the "New Federation" fleet.

Not only did they cut the number of battleships in half, they also significantly reduced the number of main guns the fleet could fire, the accuracy of their firing, and the frequency of their firing. They then "exploded" all of their plasma torpedoes and anti-ship missiles, while directly reducing the number of ship-borne HCPs to just a quarter.

After dealing a blow comparable to the one that dealt to the Lich King, Marshal Trafalgar, the boss of the guild war, could barely be considered capable of fighting. Otherwise, the process in which the fleet was completely wiped out in the first round of salvos would have been a complete waste of gaming experience for the players.

With the process of "maneuvering", players finally have room to maneuver, and various targeted tactics were quickly developed based on the huge player base.

What ultimately proved to be the most effective was the tactic of attacking the logistics squadron developed by a group of 'unknown players' who were highly suspected to be from the Naval Command College, Annapolis Naval Academy and Kuznetsov Naval Academy.

Because in the game, in order to reflect the gameplay, logistics ships can directly carry out unscientific remote supply work during battle, which is in a way like a traditional "nanny".

Therefore, after taking out the logistics squadron first, Marshal Trafalgar's fleet will lose its ability to recover immediately, and players can then grind the marshal to death.

In order to find the location of this logistics squadron, a large number of players, including Amber, went directly into the War History Museum and began to frantically check all the battles that Marshal Trafalgar had previously commanded. In the end, these players really figured out some of the command habits of this naval legend.
The story is over, let’s get back to the topic.

Therefore, as the commander of the 'Pink Fluffy Rabbit' fleet, Amber was also well-known to the public at that time, and of course she was very clear about Marshal Trafalgar's command style and habits.

The three areas α, β, and Ω that he circled on the star map were also calculated based on his memory, indicating the possible locations of the Federation Navy's logistics squadron.

This is why Amber was so excited when she learned that the damaged ships of the Federation Fleet were maneuvering towards the β area.

Because this means that the information he has about Marshal Trafalgar is valid!

Different from the "nanny" role in the game, in the universe where Amber is now, the logistics squadron of the human navy is indeed carrying out serious logistics supply work. In addition to conventional supply ships, the logistics squadron will also gather a group of combat pre-positioned ships deployed in the war zone.

In addition to storing strategic materials in advance, these pre-positioned ships can also provide the fleet with emergency repairs during wartime, which is also the most important reason why the damaged warships rush to the logistics squadron.

For Marshal Trafalgar and the three naval fleets under his command, this logistics squadron is undoubtedly very important.

Although the warships of the combat fleet originally had the ability to sustain themselves for a certain period of time, one must know that Trafalgar had been lurking here for more than ten days in advance. Not to mention the consumption of supplies in these days, the process of the fleet lurking in this interstellar dust cloud alone would cause a lot of non-combat damage.

The proton annihilation bomb assembly center, which served as a 'bait', was obviously unable to provide logistical supplies for these warships.

In other words, this large number of logistics squadrons lurking in the β area are the "lifeline" of the three federal fleets.
Thinking of this, Amber no longer hesitated and gave orders continuously:
"Pass my order, rear guard fleet, start implementing the 'isolation tactics'!"

"Poseidon Squadron, prepare to go. Complete emergency acceleration under the 'partition cover' of the rearguard fleet, then activate the stealth action mode and head straight for Area β to steal Trafalgar's logistics squadron!"

(End of this chapter)