The Thunder Fleet Air Base is located in the Marotei Galaxy. It is a space base with high military value that has just been occupied by human civilization. It is located in the Gulf of the Milky Way. There are a large number of alien civilizations around it. It radiates a large area of civilization. It is the center of human civilization. The Milky Way is an extremely important strategic location, and it is also the bridgehead for human civilization to connect to other civilizations in the Milky Way. Therefore, the fleet stationed at this base has the most powerful combat effectiveness of the Federation.
The Thunder Fleet has 30,000 third-generation intercontinental ships, 50,000 Taishan motherships, and hundreds of thousands of landing ships, patrol ships, unmanned reconnaissance ships, etc., and various auxiliary warships.
After receiving the order from Commander-in-Chief Chen Xiaolin, the huge Thunder Fleet galloped toward the Oryun Galaxy. More than 200,000 interstellar warships, large and small, formed a long metal dragon that could not be seen at a glance. The earth flies away in the depths of space.
The flagship of the Thunder Fleet is located in the central area of the fleet. It is a similar intercontinental ship that is a little larger and a little thicker than the ordinary third-generation intercontinental ship.
A military meeting was taking place in the flagship command room. The holographic images of officers wearing captain's uniforms appeared layer by layer on the seats on both sides of the meeting. Everyone's eyes fell on the chairman's seat of the conference table. She is a female officer and the commander-in-chief of the Thunder Fleet - Zhou Dan.
A holographic star map marked with military information appeared on the conference table. Zhou Dan looked at the star map intently while listening to the chief of staff's military explanation.
The chief of staff lightly touched the holographic screen, looked at Zhou Dan, and explained: "According to the monitoring information provided by the base, this location is where the insect tide has been determined, because this insect tide has the characteristics of interfering with space-time energy, and has superb Camouflage skills, therefore, we cannot know the exact size of this insect tide and their location. For the sake of caution, the staff group recommends implementing a conservative strategy. The fleet should use this wormhole channel to come out from this location. "
After speaking, the chief of staff stretched out his hand and clicked on the star map, marking the galaxy next to the Orr Cloud Galaxy - YU887 Galaxy - Burston Galaxy.
Zhou Dan frowned slightly, looking at the military strategic star chart, as if he was thinking about something, but did not say anything.
"Why did you choose this galaxy? The Burston galaxy is a single star. We couldn't get resource supplies at all in the past, so it is not suitable for long-term operations."
"The Burston Galaxy is too far away! The Giant Orr Cloud Galaxy is 17 light-years away!"
"Why not choose the Koller system? It is closer to the Oryun system and has sufficient planets, suitable for wartime supplies."
"Burston Galaxy, this is too conservative. When will we be able to complete the combat mission?"
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Seeing that the commander-in-chief Zhou Dan had no response, the captains of each ship became anxious and couldn't help asking questions.
"Captains, first of all, we must clarify our combat mission. This combat mission is not to fight to the death with the Darkworms, but to test the combat effectiveness of this insect tide and confirm whether they have the ability to resist 'tachyon weapons' , if possible, it is to obtain the true scale of this insect swarm and provide accurate enemy intelligence for the federation's next actions, rather than start a decisive battle with the Dark Zerg." The chief of staff turned to look at the virtual images of the captains, Analyzed.
After a pause, the chief of staff looked at the strategic star map and continued to explain: "The information on this insect wave is very sparse. We are not sure whether the Dark Zerg has expanded to the Oryun Galaxy. Therefore, the options for the foothold have changed. The space is very limited. The reason why we chose it is precisely because the Burston Galaxy is a single star system. This galaxy is a barren galaxy that cannot provide any supplies except for the energy of the star. The Dark Zerg will definitely not choose this galaxy to station. Therefore, this galaxy For us, the galaxy is the safest place to stay near the Orr Cloud Galaxy."
"Although this is the case, we also lost supplies at the same time!"
"The best of two evils, I agree with this choice!"
"That said, it's still acceptable. However, without sustainable supply points, our combat time limit has been greatly shortened!"
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After the chief of staff explained this, the captains understood the concerns of the staff, and most of them accepted the plan.
Faced with the supply issues raised by the captains, the chief of staff had already considered it. He stretched out his hand and touched a few times on the holographic screen, and made standards in several galaxies near the Burston galaxy. He continued to explain: "This mission determines our The war will not be very long, 2-3 years if everything goes well, and 5-10 years if progress is slow. Therefore, the supplies needed by the fleet can be compressed to a certain range according to this timeline, and then temporary supply points can be established along the way. The replenishment of urgently needed supplies can fully meet the needs of the fleet."
The chief of staff finished his speech and looked at Zhou Dan silently, waiting for her choice.
Zhou Dan frowned. This mission was the most critical experience in her military career. Due to her family background, Zhou Dan easily got involved with the top brass of the military. However, the opportunity to truly experience dangerous battlefields came time and time again. Because of this factor, she missed out. After successfully controlling the Thunder Fleet, she finally waited for an important turning battle. Therefore, Zhou Dan wanted to gain more initiative and was not satisfied with this conservative battle plan.
"You just planned this opportunity? Is there anything else?" Zhou Dan looked at the chief of staff and continued to ask.
The chief of staff looked at Zhou Dan hesitantly and nodded: "Of course, in addition to this conservative plan, we also customized a more radical combat plan, directly using the Taishan mothership group to attack the insect tide at this location and attract the insect tide. Attention, and then use the tachyon main gun of the third-generation warship to carry out ultra-long-range attacks, and finally verify the combat capabilities of the Dark Zerg. However, once this battle plan is implemented, the Taishan mothership group will face a huge chance of being annihilated. risk."
After a pause, the chief of staff looked at Zhou Dan with worry and said: "Commander, this battle plan may also anger the insect swarm and cause them to launch attacks on other civilizations in the galaxy in advance. At that time, we The territory occupied by the Milky Way will soon be vulnerable to the threat of this insect wave."
"Well, I understand!" Zhou Danchong nodded to the chief of staff, looked at the captains and asked, "Do you have anything else to add?"
"Commander, I do not agree with choosing a conservative plan. The sooner we can obtain information about the strength of this insect wave, the more valuable it will be to the Federation. Even if the insect wave suddenly breaks out, there will be enough time for the Federation to react quickly."
"Commander, I think we should implement a radical plan. According to the information conveyed by the base, this is a new insect wave, so we should not let them grow. We should attack them quickly and eliminate them completely before their foundation is stable. go out."
"No! According to the accurate information provided by the base, this insect swarm has many magical abilities. If we launch an attack rashly, we will most likely follow in the footsteps of the First Fleet."
"Commander, you must not rush in! This insect wave is different from the past..."
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As soon as Zhou Dan finished speaking, the entire conference room immediately became lively. The captains spoke enthusiastically. They were divided into conservatives and radicals. You and I expressed their opinions one after another.
"Stop! As is the old rule, write your conclusions into a meeting report and I will refer to it." Zhou Dan raised his hands slightly, stopped everyone, and announced.
"Yes, Commander!" All the captains responded in unison, not daring to show any signs of neglect.
Zhou Danliu frowned slightly, looked at the chief of staff, and signaled him to terminate the virtual meeting with his eyes.
The chief of staff understood and immediately reached out to turn off the projection signal of the holographic conference.
With a "swish", a large holographic image of the captain disappeared from the seats in the conference room. The command window in front showed a vast galaxy, which was constantly flying back. The Thunder Fleet was rapidly moving forward. OK.
"Commander, we are still 20 million kilometers away from the wormhole, and we expect to arrive in 56 hours." The chief of staff looked at Zhou Dan and reported.
"Yeah! I understand." Zhou Danfeng raised his eyes and glanced at the other party.
The chief of staff bowed slightly to Zhou Dan and exited Zhou Dan's command room, leaving her alone.
Zhou Dan looked deeply at the vast galaxy, and there was a deep uneasiness in his heart. It was the trouble of making a major decision, and it also came from female intuition. The insect tide was too mysterious, and this mission might be unlucky. .
However, even so, Zhou Dan would not give up this golden opportunity in any case.
"Xiaoyu! If it were you, what choice would you make?" Zhou Dan murmured to himself as an image emerged in his mind that he hadn't seen for a long time.
Although the image of "Zhou Yu" in her memory has become very blurry, it was precisely because of Zhou Yu's influence that Zhou Dan embarked on a career as an interstellar commander. Over the years, she has grown step by step. Climbing to the position of commander-in-chief of the expedition fleet, she relied not only on her background, but also on her outstanding military capabilities.
However, this military operation carried heavy responsibilities and was particularly dangerous, so Zhou Dan's mood became unstable.
Time passed bit by bit, and for a brief moment of confusion, Zhou Dan began to work intensively, sifting out valuable information from the auxiliary suggestions of meeting reports submitted by tens of thousands of captains, and at the same time, digging out valuable information. valuable military talent.
At the level of commander-in-chief, Zhou Dan already had a preferred choice in her mind. However, she did not want to make any mistakes. One order from her could determine the fate of hundreds of thousands of lives.
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The Thunder Fleet was aptly named. After receiving the order from the base, it acted quickly. It assembled and set off within three days, and finalized the strategic plan within seven days. Fifteen days later, the Thunder Fleet entered the space-time wormhole and disappeared in the Marotei Galaxy.
In the Oryun galaxy, in the nearby star field, unmanned reconnaissance ships shuttled out of the wormholes, flew away urgently, and gradually formed an arc-shaped reconnaissance network, speeding towards the entire galaxy.
In the Burston galaxy, a huge fleet gathered. They were like excellent hunters lurking in the forest, quietly watching the movements of the unmanned reconnaissance fleet ahead.
"At the twelfth hour, the investigation network found nothing."
"The reconnaissance network is 70 million kilometers away from the seventeenth planet."
"Report, 18 reconnaissance ships in Area B have disappeared for no reason, and we have discovered the first insect tide!"
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In the flagship command room, the officers' reports on the operating platform rang out one after another. The unmanned reconnaissance ship quickly launched a surprise attack on the formed reconnaissance network, and immediately unearthed the hidden insect tide.
According to the intelligence from the base, he learned that this insect swarm had the ability to interfere with space-time wormholes and emit invisible force fields. To deal with such a tough enemy, Zhou Dan gathered the wisdom of the entire army and launched a response. The reconnaissance network search operation in front of him was just A very small component.
"Very good, the unmanned reconnaissance ship retreats immediately and finds the location of the disguised 'Force Field Bug'." Zhou Dan ordered.
"Understood, all suspicious targets in the area have been searched!" the officers responded.
Immediately, thousands of speeding asteroids were displayed on the large holographic screen. Their positions happened to be not far from where the unmanned reconnaissance ship disappeared.
The officers on the operating table all turned to look at Zhou Dan, waiting for her to give the order to attack.
The main force of the Thunder Fleet is located in the Burston system. However, other small fleets are already following behind the reconnaissance network composed of unmanned reconnaissance ships. The purpose is to destroy the "force field bugs" and show the entire insect tide. This Once the operation is successful, the fleet will face a big battle next.
"Well, the reconnaissance network has been withdrawn, and Thunder One is ready to attack!" Zhou Dan stared at the holographic screen and ordered.
"Thunder One received!" A captain's response sounded from the lower right corner of the large command screen.
Immediately, the flagship command screen showed a small fleet of more than a thousand third-generation intercontinental fleets that suddenly accelerated and turned into a stream of light and flew rapidly towards the insect tide.
Ahead, tens of thousands of small unmanned reconnaissance ships turned around and quickly broke away from the war zone. The supporting small attack fleet followed closely, locking the target ahead, and launched a large wave of curvature missiles instantly.
After the curvature missile group flew out of the trajectory, the internal small curvature engine started and the missile group accelerated.
After a few seconds, the warp missile group all entered the curvature navigation state. They distorted time and space, crossed space, and in the blink of an eye, they collectively hit the target they were aiming at.
"Boom..." The dense curvature missile group exploded with a bang, and the speeding asteroid group was suddenly knocked out of its prototype.
Soon, the time and space in the nearby star field was distorted, as if someone had lifted the lid, and a large dark sea of insects was revealed. The sea of insects was formed by the gathering of huge insects with ferocious faces. They are dark brown all over, as if they can easily blend into the dark starry sky. They are huge, nearly 2 kilometers long, with pairs of long tentacles on both sides of the body, a pair of huge front feet, a pair of scarlet compound eyes... The overall look is indescribable. fear.