Interstellar leader

Near the Oates transition point, coordinates (186,0.3, 0.1, [-]).

A fleet stopped quietly in the pitch-black universe, all light sources were extinguished, and the faint rays of stars in the distance could not reflect the colors visible to the naked eye. The hull was like an ordinary meteorite, which was difficult to detect, lurking waiting for the prey to take the bait.

"Report sir, the transition point disturbance has been detected." The screen in front of him changed, and the observer immediately sent the data to Li Qing.

The cockpit of the "Water Drop" is curved, with the highest console in the center, a main optical computer, and a 3D display platform. Blue light floats in the air, outlining the digital modeling of the battlefield .

Li Qing sat in front of the master optical computer, his deep black eyes reflected the blue light of the screen.As the light flashed, data and charts were reflected in the cold pupils, like a god controlling everything.

"Judging from the images, it is predicted that the enemy fleet will consist of three Galaxy-class transport ships, fifteen destroyers, and one Galaxy-class battleship." Li Qing's finger moved to the last crest, and his pupils shrank slightly.

All the warships of the Federation were pinned down on the front line, and the Republic did not tear itself apart from the Empire.Logically speaking, the empire's transport team should be a little more relaxed and not deploy such a strong force.Li Qing, who has been in the Science and Technology Bureau for more than a year, is well aware of the military power of the empire, and battleships are not small shrimps that can be mobilized casually.Send battleships to transport convoys, what exactly are they transporting?

The cruising speed of this fleet is obviously not low.According to his expected route, the fleet appeared within the detection range of both sides in a short while.The lead battleship was a model Li Qing had never seen, and it seemed to have been built after he left the Empire.

"Adopt the second plan, consume and destroy its electromagnetic protection first. 'Meteor' destroyer, don't let the water drop enter the range of the opponent's destroyer, be careful of their weapon system, remember the weakness I told you before, go around from their Attack from the bottom."

Li Qing stared at the position and actions of the battleship in the digital model, and his brain quickly simulated its next path.Several virtual routes converged into a point in the air, he moved his fingers slightly, and quickly set up the weapon system, and the cold mechanical voice of the shipboard AI sounded.

"Energy starts 184%, coordinates (0.2, 0.3, 185), launches in three seconds, coordinates (0.2, 0.3, [-]), launches in five seconds."

"The entire fleet stops. What is this?"

In the central control room of the opposite flagship, Colonel Outan, the new baron of the Empire, frowned as he looked at the unclear shadows in the model. "Check to see if there is a problem with the detection system."

He made great achievements on the front line of Gaia, but was assigned to perform the task of escorting the logistics team.Originally, Ou Nan, who was unwilling to reconcile, never imagined that he was personally received by His Majesty the Emperor, and this special starship was allocated to him.

The three transport spaceships in the center of the fleet are loaded with replacement parts for weapons destined for Gaia, precision maintenance tools and other parts that can only be built locally.Although Gaia is rich and beautiful, there is almost no military industry.If the starship needs to be repaired in Gaia nearby, these parts transported from the empire are essential.

Unexpectedly, the Imperial Expeditionary Force encountered setbacks on the pioneer front, which was the easiest to attack and difficult to defend.The cowardly and incompetent federal army was unexpectedly tenacious this time. The empire couldn't hold on to the transition point it had already achieved, and the repeated flag changes made the war infinitely protracted.

When Onan received the news, there were already many starships injured on the front line, so there must be no mistakes in this mission.

When he came back to his senses, his subordinates were already standing beside him and began to report. "Return to sir, all detection systems are normal."

Suddenly, a creepy coolness rushed from his heels along the spine all the way to his brain, like being stared at by a beast hiding in the dark, and the alarm bells rang in his heart.Before he could react, Onan had pulled up the poor major and yelled.

"All listen to the order, open the protective cover, and turn! Immediately turn away from Yinxin!"

As soon as he finished calling, a microwave bomb exploded on the shield.The strong electromagnetic pulse interfered with the arrangement of the shield, and even burned and broke down several external circuit boards.

boom!Another one, but this time a microwave nuke.Because of the turn he ordered, the explosion point was facing the hole in the protective cover just now. The large amount of energy generated by the nuclear explosion was converted into electromagnetic pulses, and the protective cover was completely scrapped.Before the repairs and recharging are completed, this starship is no longer able to block any electromagnetic shells and laser weapons hitting the hull.

Onan's cold sweat immediately flowed down his forehead.This is a coincidence, right?It must be a coincidence... He couldn't imagine that the other party's commander could calculate to this extent.If true, no one would want to be his enemy—that would mean being manipulated to death.

At this time, the distance between the two sides is already very close.With the strong lightning generated by the explosion, the water drop's telephoto camera captured the appearance of the enemy ship.Streamlined like a cigar, the beautiful metal case is painted in black and dark blue.The flickering light illuminates the smooth cursive script on the ship.

The Duke of Bastal.

Li Qing smiled wryly in his heart, he didn't expect Chris to be so obsessed with him.

At this time, on the "Duke of Basdar", the technicians nervously checked the damage and repaired it.Colonel Outan had already seen the appearance of the attacker on the opposite side.

There is no logo, no painting or serial number, and it is impossible to recognize what model it is with the naked eye—most starships have the same shape, and if one is not very familiar with it, it is basically impossible to identify it based on the general appearance.His pale face became even more gray.Star thief?But when did the Star Bandit have such a strong strength and dare to hijack the army?

But if it wasn't for the Star Pirates... Ou Nan dared not even think that if the Republic declared war on the Empire, the Empire, which was already short on supplies, would be in the predicament of a war on two fronts. To the hope of victory.

It took only a few seconds for these thoughts to circle in my mind.Looking at the situation on the battlefield model, the destroyers of the two fleets were already fighting together.

In Ou Nan's original idea, although he was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, he didn't know how many blocks he had left behind the opponent's starship technically.

The result was completely unexpected.My galaxy-class battleship was actually being crushed and beaten by the star-class cruiser on the opposite side, and kept moving up and down to avoid it. When the only time to fight back, the opponent was caught in time and descended like a prophet, avoiding the enemy he was determined to win. one strike.

You must know that the nuclear bomb that was successfully dodged just now was launched by the latest generation of intelligent computing system. Logically speaking, if it is not known in advance, it is impossible to dodge.

Its core program was written by Duke Basdar.The young talent flashed across the night sky like a shooting star, and the short-lived flash in the pan was embarrassing.It is said that he died to protect His Majesty the Emperor, and later became a well-deserved white moonlight in the heart of Christopher I, and even issued a rule that the empire would never have a duke with a different surname.

All the nobles envied the dead Duke of Basdar, and some envious people even gossiped about the unexplainable relationship between the young and handsome minister and the emperor.

Those who understand the truth just sneered and thought in their hearts, if you also have the ability to help the emperor ascend the throne, have the courage and loyalty to help him block bullets, work twelve hours a day, and crush all the experts in the Academy of Sciences with computer skills, and incidentally Develop a series of new weapons... Even if you are ugly old men and old women, the emperor will still appreciate you.

Onan sighed.If he hadn't died so early, the Empire would have won.

Once again he commanded the Duke of Bastal to narrowly dodge an electromagnetic shell, which grazed the folded sun panels on the top, and the poor thing was burned out a big hole.

O'Nan's heart skipped a beat, and his complexion became extremely gloomy.From the moment he ordered the turn, to the seemingly even and helpless struggle between both sides, he always felt that something was wrong.He now understands that this is not a tie, the other party is too relaxed and freehand, as if trying to test something.But now, as the three transport ships turned to flee, the other party finally lost patience—this trial process was almost over.

But why?He was completely puzzled. The fleet transported this time adopted the latest generation design of the empire. From weapon hardware to operating system, to the unparalleled cruising speed of the starship, everything should be superior to other forces.

From the start of the war to the present, the speed of the cruiser on the opposite side has exceeded his imagination, and its attack power is not too high, but under the superb control of the opponent, people have to avoid its edge, not to mention that this battleship was in the first place. The protective cover was knocked off.

There are also twenty destroyers of the enemy, and their power is no worse than that of the latest "Seagull" destroyers of the same class in the empire.It is effortless to stop, turn or even roll over suddenly, as if it is not a small starship but a near-Earth fighter.

What's even more frightening is that every attack they seem to hit is the weakness of the "Seagull", and the tactical formation is not so strange.In the blink of an eye, the fifteen destroyers of my own were beaten down to five, and the opponent only injured one, abandoned the weapon bay at the front, and left the battlefield to hide aside.

He would never know that when the Duke of Basdar designed a new weapon, he not only copied a copy to the Republic, but also perfected the loopholes he deliberately left on it.

All this started two years ago, and the weapons used by the frontline legion of the Republic are of course the "latest generation", and the old starship is also equipped with a program written by Li Qing. The program on the imperial starship calculates every step All in its predictions.

Li Qing was still staring at the screen expressionlessly, but he had mixed feelings in his heart, he wanted to laugh but couldn't.

Obviously there is no whole body, but Chris has no doubts about his faked death.Sure enough, the power of psychology is infinite, and Chris will never have the idea that he is a spy, because the result of following this logic will be unacceptable to him.

He originally thought that this ambush battle would not be too easy, but he did not expect that after testing, he found that the equipment of the enemy ship on the opposite side was almost all the latest generation.This means that he is now fighting with the starships he designed, and no one on this battlefield understands the strengths and weaknesses of these things better than him.

Now, it's time for this to end.

Slender and strong fingers fluttered nimbly on the keyboard, and the "Storm" aimed at the "Stratus" calculation program of the Imperial Fleet began to speed up, and found the enemy ship's flaw in a short while.

According to the commander's instructions, the operator skillfully set the nuclear bomb and pressed the launch button without hesitation. The "Duke of Bastal" just dropped a height along the longitudinal axis, turned sideways to give up the transport mission, and escorted the transport ship full of supplies back to escape. A nuclear bomb hit its energy source with incomparable accuracy. cabin.

The ship whose energy module was hit was doomed to perish in the sea of ​​stars, and the heat brought by a series of nuclear reactions burned everything blocking it. Before that, the shock wave had killed all the people on board.

This extremely powerful starship was blown to pieces by its designer, and turned into pieces of shapeless cosmic garbage after a dazzling flash, floating in the cold space, returning to its original material appearance.

At this time, the last destroyer of the enemy was also torn to pieces.Only their mission targets remained in the space—the three extremely huge but powerless transport ships, fleeing in all directions in a panic, trying to leave the battlefield and return to the original place.

But their speed is not worth mentioning in front of the "Water Drop". The cruiser inserted horizontally between them from below, and turned a half-arc gracefully, like a swan patrolling its own territory.Under the silver wings, it quietly stretched out the black muzzle, and the blue arc jumped on it, and the bright light was beautiful and dangerous.

The captains of the transport ship watched all this in horror, and yelled frantically to ask the communicator to send a letter of surrender to the unknown starship.The poor correspondents have never experienced such a scene, their hands are shaking like a sieve, all possible ways and frequencies of reception have been exhausted, and the other party still has no response.

It's over.thought the captain.Their purpose is not to rob money, but to kill.

The communication channel of the Water Drop was filled with overwhelming information from unknown sources. The other party was just a logistics team member who had never been on the battlefield, and some of them were not even soldiers.However, Li Qing's team members knew very well that they could not keep any prisoners in this mission, in case they would pass on the information of the Republic's sneak attack to the empire.

"Send them to the God of Death." Li Qing gave the order coldly.

The operators of the weapon system carried out his instructions precisely, and three nuclear bombs detonated their energy capsules one after another.The portholes of the Water Drop were completely dark in an instant, and the system automatically controlled the scorching light to enter the ship to protect their eyes.

The aftermath of the explosion dissipated in the absolute zero universe, like a short-lived firework, and everything returned to silence.

Li Qing raised his eyes, the cold blue light reflected in the dark eyes didn't seem to disappear.He had a cold face and his lips were tightly pressed into a straight line. "Report casualties."

"Casualties have been confirmed with zero fatalities and three moderately injured."

Those injured were the three pilots of the destroyer that was unfortunately damaged. One-third of their hull was destroyed, most of which were in the weapon compartment, but it also caused some failures in the heating system of the life support system. , the three of them had varying degrees of tissue frostbite, and have already been transferred to the main ship.

When the crew members of the Water Drop saw their officer stand up from the console, they sighed in relief, the corners of their lips curled up a little bit, the coldness in their eyes faded away, and the feathery tenderness was about to overflow , people can't take their eyes off.

"That's great." Li Qing's voice also carried a hint of a smile. The deep and warm voice pierced the ears of the pilots of the destroyer, and they were stunned for a second, almost forgetting that they had just killed someone. I just want to indulge in this tenderness and can't extricate myself.

"Check the battlefield, let's go home."

After recovering from the illusion of indifference and inhumanity, they were suddenly delighted to find that the well-known Captain Lancelot had returned.go home...

"Yes, sir!"