Chapter 1562： Calm down

In the deep universe, an unprecedented fleet battle is underway. The number of warships used by both sides has exceeded that of previous battles.

The 1st Space Fleet of the Allanhill Empire is fighting fiercely with the Guardian Fleet that is attacking its own defense line near Higgs 5.

The dense star destroyer light illuminates the entire battlefield, and countless battleships are neatly organized into a square array, lined up along the track, and continuously shelling towards the distant target.

On the large battleship deck, the magic laser cannon turrets are neatly pointed at the enemy fleet, and the giant cannons that have been charged have bursts of dazzling light in the universe.

And after a massive salvo, a tragic explosion came in the dark universe in the distance.

In the offensive Guardian fleet, an Arbiter ship that was hit exploded violently, breaking into two pieces.

Farther afield, a huge World Destroyer battleship hit by the Star Destroyer was also dying out, just like a box of firecrackers that had been ignited.

Just beside these exploding Watcher battleships, countless black energy rays hit the direction where the fleet of the Ailan Hill Empire was located, also densely packed.

And within the Ailan Hill Empire fleet, tragic explosions are also constantly occurring. A cruiser was directly hit by a black energy ray and exploded in an instant, and even the lifeboat did not have time to release it.

Next to the exploded cruiser, a huge Alanhill Empire battleship was also hit. The hull of the battleship that had exhausted its defensive energy was easily penetrated, and the explosion had lifted up half of the deck, and the turret had already floated into the universe.

The fierce battle is still going on, and the battleships of the Ailan Hill Empire slightly adjusted their positions, trying to avoid the deadly attacks from far away.

"Hold on! Gentlemen! The enemy is just bluffing!" A captain stood in his command position with his back hands behind his back, firmly encouraging his men.

His battleship was hit by enemy fire at this moment, and the black energy that penetrated the armor exploded inside the battleship, flying off the attitude engine on the side of the hull.

Inside the warship, the airtight doors fell rapidly one after another, accompanied by a tense prompt sound echoing in the dim promenade: "The hull was penetrated! The hull was penetrated! The airtight structure was damaged! Airtight! Damaged structure!"

Wearing a white spacesuit, a crew member hurriedly passed through a corridor. He lifted a cover on the side with the symbol of the fire extinguishing system.

Pulling out a console from inside, he reached out and entered the control code, and then hurriedly pulled down the manual gate above.

"I did it manually! Why is there no response!" He held down the intercom and asked the companion on the other end.

"Pull it again! Maybe there is a problem with the circuit, maybe there is a problem with your operation!" Inside the headset, an anxious voice of the damage control officer came: "The sensor shows that the 5 cabins next to you have caught fire! If you can’t vent the pressure, more than half of the cabin on the left may be killed off by an explosion!”

"I'm trying! I'm trying!" He tapped the code again, then pulled the gate next to him, and the frustrated crew member shouted into the intercom.

On a roughly five-inch screen, there was still a red light flashing failure prompt. The airtight door behind the crew member suddenly fell down at this moment: "Oxygen leak! Oxygen leak! Please immediately..."

As soon as the crew member stretched out his hand, he fastened the glass mask in front of him until a prompt in front of him turned green, and then he continued to ask: "I'm doing it again! It still doesn't work!"

"Damn... you better get out of there..." In the earphones, the military officer murmured desperately, and then there was no sound.

Suddenly, a violent explosion occurred in the cabin next door, and the flames spread through the promenade, instantly engulfing the few puppet robots that had just passed there.

At the same time, with the tragic explosion, the hull of the battleship was lifted into the space. Because of the air pressure, the surrounding debris, corpses and furniture all flew out.

"I X..." Through the small window on the airtight door, the crew member who saw the cabin next door had been completely blown up, subconsciously cursed.

Accompanied by his cursing, the leaky cabin he was in exploded.

His spacesuit was instantly penetrated by the explosion fragments, and then his whole person rolled into the universe with the airflow uncontrollably.

From his perspective, he saw that the warship he had left was disintegrating, and he saw the officers in the bridge looking at him through the glass window.

Then, he couldn't feel anymore. It was pitch black before my eyes, and a deep sleepiness came.

Inside the bridge of the super battleship Serris, an officer is standing in front of Lawnes, recording the commander's orders.

Lawnes stood at the map table and issued the first order he personally issued since the battle broke out: "The battleship on the left wing forwards 1.1 million kilometers! Close the distance with the enemy! Keep firing continuously! "

"Compress the enemy's flank and put pressure on the opponent... so that the opponent can't comfortably attack our right flank..." He said word by word: "The warship on the right wing keeps its original position! Don't retreat! Reinforcement troops will immediately arrive!"

The chief of staff hurriedly walked into the bridge command post, glanced at the several staff officers who were waiting for him, lowered his voice and asked: "Why did the fight suddenly start? Such a large-scale battle would be a little early warning. There's none?"

A staff officer handed the information to his officer and explained: "The opponent's fleet movement has an early warning. We have sounded the battle alarm based on the situation on the front line... But this time, the opponent is obviously a bit... embarrassed and angry. ."

"It seems that the other party wants to drive our fleet far enough away from Higgs 5." Seeing the attacking method of the opponent's warship, the chief of staff immediately guessed some of the opponent's thoughts.

The opponent's attacks were almost parallel, and such a full-scale attack was not aimed at his 1st fleet at first glance.

Obviously, the opponent hopes to suppress the 1st Fleet, give up its position, and widen the distance between the Ailan Hill Empire defense line and the Higgs 5 planet.

"Completely surround Higgs 5... It seems that the other party's patience is about to run out!" He muttered to himself while looking down at the report.

On the battlefield, another round of enemy volleys came head-on. A large part of it was offset by the defensive barrier on the battleship in front, and some leaked to the rear, flying over the porthole on the side of the battleship Serris.

As far as he could see, a broken warship was being dragged away from the battlefield by the repairing spacecraft, and the occasional explosion made this broken warship, whose appearance was already embarrassing, look even more miserable.

"The battleship Powell is completely finished... It was hit directly, and the bodies of soldiers blown out by the explosion floated on the Sujia..." An officer held a piece of the battle damage report that he had just sent. I don't know who it is reporting to.

"If we continue to stay here, will there be problems?" a staff officer frowned and asked his colleagues around him.

He didn't worry about what was wrong with his battleship, because if the Serris was really dangerous, the 1st Fleet would also be over. This kind of thing would never happen to him.

What he was worried about was whether the enemy's plan would be shaken if the enemy wanted to encircle the Higgs 5 planet more firmly, then the 1st Fleet would stick to its current position.

"The problem is not a problem, but the loss will increase exponentially. I think this is not something that your majesty wants to see." Another staff member shook his head slightly.

Hearing what he said, the chief of staff slightly frowned and reminded: "From the beginning of the battle, we have already lost more than 20 Invincible-class battleships. This loss rate is not too slow."

"However, we can still tolerate such losses. The enemy's losses are not smaller than ours. In such an attack, the opponent will hold on for a few more hours at most, and will take the initiative to retreat and disengage." The staff officer immediately explained. .

In fact, although the caretaker can reproduce almost indefinitely, their reproduction and reproduction also take time.

Obviously, the loss of the Ailan Hill Empire is not small, but the loss of the other side is also great. The battle between the space fleet of this size between the two sides is completely exhausting.

Having said that, although such consumption will not make the Ailan Hill Empire painful, the loss is ultimately a loss. The frontline commanders will naturally take the initiative to reduce their own losses. This is their responsibility.

In fact, what made them hesitate was whether the Higgs 5 should really give up this decision entirely.

In fact, in accordance with the previous strategic decision of the Ailan Hill Empire, Higgs 5 should be discarded as a bait after receiving a round of supplementation.

But because of Andre and others' persistence on the surface line of defense, as well as the tenacious defense of the 1st Space Fleet, until now, the guards have not completely surrounded Higgs 5.

The 1st Fleet is within easy reach of Higgs 5. It only takes a short assault to reconnect with Higgs 5.

Just like the last time, the Allan Hill Empire can continue to reinforce Higgs 5 at any time, which is in fact contrary to the strategic intention of abandoning Higgs 5.

Part of the reason for not expending a lot of manpower and material resources to build a magic eye portal is also true.

If the Ailan Hill Empire can reinforce Higgs 5 at any time, turning it into a millstone, and constantly fighting with the opponent, then the opponent is likely to immediately turn to attack other places after realizing this is a trap.

This may disrupt the Alanhill Empire's own defense deployment, and from a strategic point of view, it is completely outweighed by the gains.

Therefore, whether Lawnes, Wagron, even the theater commander Modler and Medias, they have not made up their minds to stick to Higgs 5. This is the key to everything!

Even the commanders are entangled and weighed repeatedly, which better shows how temporary the Ailan Hill Empire's strategic deployment for the Higgs 5 area is.

Everyone did not expect to play so well here, that whether or not to completely abandon this place has become a question mark.

"If we continue to retreat, then Higgs 5 will completely become an isolated island surrounded by enemies." A staff officer was obviously a little unbearable and muttered a little.

On the ground, there is a dragon general, and Andre, a brave commander... There were millions of soldiers reinforced there more than ten days ago... Now it is abandoned like this, isn't it a bit too cold-blooded?

In fact, many people have such doubts. The millions of friendly troops on the ground are really a pity for abandonment.

The chief of staff was also unwilling to give up, but he had to consider the subsequent changes in the entire battle, so he said: "A month ago, they should have been an isolated island under siege... We have been insisting here for their sake. The flanks provide cover."

Before Lawnes could say anything, an officer came over at this moment and handed Lawnes a telegram: "Report! Marshal, General...the captain of the battleship Saint-Nolle has called... Long live the emperor... Go ahead."

"The Saint Nole was sunk?" Lawnes was taken aback. He remembered that the battleship, when the construction of the battleship was completed, was the entrance ceremony presided over by Plenneck himself.

"It disintegrated and sank less than a minute ago," the officer said with regret.

"..." Lawnes was silent, not knowing whether he was lonely because of the loss of a battleship, or he was thinking about something.

"Send a telegram to General Andre, just one word, take care." For a long time, when everyone was a little anxious, Lawnes finally spoke. His voice was a little hoarse and it sounded a little uncomfortable.

"Yes! Marshal!" The officer stood at attention and saluted, then turned back standardly and left here.

"Order! Cancel the left-wing forward order! All warships retreat... 10.5 million kilometers away! Get out of contact with the enemy's shelling!" Then Lawnes issued the order for the fleet to retreat.

This is the first time the Allanhill Empire fleet has retreated across the board since the surface battle on the Higgs 5 broke out.

And the distance of 10.5 million kilometers is no longer the distance that can be broken by one attack. This means that it is impossible for the Higgs 5 to obtain support from space.

...

"The call from the 1st Fleet... There is only one word, take care." The communications officer handed a message to Andre in the underground bunker.

Andre was taken aback for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face: "Go away? Good to go! If you don't leave, Marshal, I don't dare to fight here. If you leave, I can be calmer... Go to hell!"