hsntnovel Chapter 296
Chapter 296
Chapter 296
In the subsequent battles, 40% of the lost "Earth Spirit" drones were destroyed by collisions with asteroid fragments.
but……
If the battle took place in an empty universe, would the winning side really belong to the "Commonwealth of Liberal Democracies"?
Rex doubted it.
For the first time, he had doubts about the drone route of the "Commonwealth of Liberal Democrats."
Drones are great to use, but too restrictive.
"The ships listened to the order, immediately withdrew the drone group, and immediately evacuated to the border star field of the S-01919 star system."
In the end, Rex gave the order to withdraw the drone swarm.
He knew that at this moment, it was no longer necessary to let the drone swarms entangle the opponent's fleet.
With Rex's order, in the asteroid group on the other side.
The drone swarm swooping around the "Firestorm-class" frigate like flies suddenly turned and left.
They gave up attacking the enemy ships, and flew into the depths of the asteroid group in groups.
"Wang, do you still want to chase?"
There are two enemy warships ahead, shuttling through the asteroid swarm.
Dodging left and right, the engine at the rear spewed out dazzling blue and white tail flames.
From time to time, it will hit an asteroid, causing the shield to flash.
It makes people doubt whether the opponent will be crashed by the asteroid if they continue to chase.
After thinking for a while, Jiang Yu said, "Stop chasing, the fleet retreats, and dispatches all Fury-class interceptors to follow them and find their assembly point."
The opponent's fleet has already dispersed, and there is no point in chasing them any further.
Imperial warships are not completely immune to the asteroid threat either.
The energy of the shield is limited, and the impact of the asteroid will also cause certain damage to the hull.
Navigating at high speeds through a swarm of asteroids is not a sensible thing to do.
Following Jiang Yu's order, the speed of the imperial battleships located on all sides of the asteroid group slowed down.
The dazzling tail flames of the tail thrusters gradually weakened, and the reverse thrust engine of the ship's bow was activated, spraying out a long white tail flame.
With the withdrawal of both sides, the fighting came to an end.
In the silent group of asteroids, blank areas can be seen.
And in the blank area, there are a lot of metal debris floating.
There are "earth elves" drones, and there are also warship wrecks.
It can also be seen that corpses are floating in the dark universe, struggling.
War is never friendly, and in war, life becomes the cheapest thing.
The harbor gates on both sides of the battleship opened successively.
Fury-class interceptors flew out one after another, plunging into the depths of the asteroid group.
"Fleet commander, they gave up the pursuit, we are safe..."
As the imperial warships withdrew, the captains of the fleeing "Freedom and Democratic Federation" breathed a sigh of relief.
When a giant ship approached from behind, the feeling was too terrifying.
It's like a mountain pressing down, making people breathless.
Although they are immortal, they will still experience the pain of death.
"Retreat to the border assembly area and pay attention to the tail. Our actions have been seen by the other party in the past few months. Otherwise, the other party would not be able to ambush on both sides of the safe route, and we must not let the other party find our assembly point."
"We should have been targeted by the opponent's small aircraft, and we scattered the drone to disturb the opponent's line of sight."
"We are at least one day's flight away from the border assembly area. Don't go in a straight line, go around and return to the assembly area."
"Just do it in your own way, there is always nothing wrong with being careful."
Listening to the voices of the captains on the communication channel, Rex remained silent.
He knew very well that this failure would be the greatest shame in his life.
Is he too careless?
No, he was cautious enough.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have waited for more than a month, waiting for the logistics fleet and support fleet to arrive before heading to the habitable planet.
He thought about all the situations, but he didn't expect that the other party would be ambushing in the dangerous asteroid group.
Where did he go wrong?
Where is the mistake, how could Rex not know.
If he didn't know it before, he knows it now.
His fault lies in his lack of understanding of the technology templates owned by the enemy and his lack of understanding of the enemy's warships.
Looking at the friendly beacons on the tactical map, Rex's heart sank.
The loss was too great. In this battle, the fleet lost two-fifths.
Nearly half of the ship was buried in the asteroid swarm.
Only 27 "Tristan-class" frigates and 13 "Argus-class" destroyers remained.
The "Earth Spirit" drone lost seven tenths of it.
Of more than 1000 drones, more than 700 were lost in less than an hour of fighting.
No fewer than three hundred were destroyed by asteroids.
Although the opponent's two giant ships were paralyzed, they were only paralyzed and not destroyed.
If it were in an empty universe, how could the results be so disappointing.
Just as the "Federation of Freedom and Democracy" was evacuating the asteroid swarm, on the other side, the Imperial fleet was also evacuating.
"Our loss this time is not small. A "Cobra-class" destroyer and a "Firestorm-class" frigate were paralyzed, their engines were severely damaged, and they lost the ability to act on their own. The boats will push them back to the star field where the No. 1 star is located, and it will take at least half a year to repair."
Imperial warships are capable of self-healing.
Of course, this self-repair does not refer to the metaphysics of warship self-repair.
Instead, the battleship has the equipment, manpower and supplies to repair the battleship.
This is the advantage of a large ship, which can hold a lot of things.
Of course, self-healing is much slower than repairing in a dock.
It can be as little as half a year, as much as a year, or even two years.
What Ralph said made Jiang Yu realize one thing.
Although the Imperial warships were not easily destroyed, one or two ships were paralyzed in a single battle.
If there are more battles, will he have no ships to use?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yu revealed a look of deep thought.
Well, it's very possible...
Whether the opponent is a small boat or a smaller drone, the mass production speed is definitely faster than the construction speed of the imperial warship.
Although there is a time gap, you may not lose if you fight for consumption.
But the time fault is far away in the S-01888 star system, 01919 light-years away from the S-22 star system.
It will take at least one and a half months if the trip goes smoothly.
The damaged battleship simply could not return to the S-01888 star system in time for repairs.
Is the S-01888 star system more important, or is the S-01919 star system more important?
Of course the latter is more important.
The former is like a bonanza in Novice Village. Although it is rich and important, it is only for novices.
The S-01919 star system is the real bonanza outside Xinshou Village, which is mouth-watering.
In addition, there is a habitable planet and the natural barriers of asteroids all over the starry sky.
Jiang Yu couldn't think of any reason to abandon the base camp of the best location in the S-01919 star system.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yu got up and stood up.
"Relph, I'll leave it to you here. After this defeat, the opponent should not attack in a short time. I want to go back to the S-01888 star system, and I will be able to return within a month at least, and half a year at most. Tell Sandra the news so they don't worry."
(End of this chapter)