Time flies, and ten Earth days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Just like the information Ye Zan received, a federal fleet composed of hundreds of warships silently jumped out of the warp space and appeared directly at the edge of the star system.
Afterwards, without the slightest hesitation, the federal fleet spread out in an encircling formation and headed straight for the base of the Black Flag Pirates like a pocket.
If it hadn't been for Ye Zan's previous reminder, with the Black Flag Pirate Group's detection and warning capabilities, the federal fleet might not have been able to detect it when it arrived.
As for the federal government, the reason why they can't do much against the interstellar pirates has never been because they can't defeat them head-on.
In terms of equipment, technology, and training, the Federation Army will absolutely defeat the interstellar pirates.
However, you have to have a chance to use it first.
Interstellar pirates are not stupid. If they don’t run away after grabbing something, why should they stay and wait for death
The universe is so big, as long as it doesn't come face-to-face with the Federation fleet, and as long as it doesn't get traced on its escape route, it's no different than a drop of water merging into the ocean.
There is no way, the universe is too big, no matter how the federal government expands its army, it is impossible to cover the entire universe.
Therefore, the difficulty in dealing with interstellar pirates is not direct combat, but how to find their hiding places.
As long as you find the right place and let the federal fleet block the pirates in their nest, you can really do whatever you want to deal with them.
This fleet, from the fleet commander to the soldiers below, all have this idea.
To them, this is a free military achievement, no more than bending down to pick up money.
The only "regret" is that the order given by above is to directly destroy the satellite where the pirate base is located.
And this means that not only will the pirates and the base be destroyed together, but the "stolen items" in the pirate base will also be destroyed together.
Even if there is a different-dimensional storage space, the "space key" is not indestructible, and in the end nothing can be obtained.
Of course, it’s just a pity.
The senior leaders of the fleet looked down upon the pirates' little wealth.
And those below who value that little wealth are not qualified to disobey orders from above.
"General, the target has entered the range!" the young staff officer reported to the fleet commander.
A blond middle-aged man wearing a lieutenant general's uniform still looked at the chessboard in front of him. He only raised the hand holding a chess piece, waved it to the side twice, and said: "Just execute the plan. Come on early." Go back early.”
There really isn't much to say.
They are just a bunch of rats stuck in a nest. There is no need for the dignified federal lieutenant general to personally command them, let alone any pre-war combat meeting.
Although hundreds of warships are not many, there is still no problem in destroying a moon-like satellite with a single salvo.
Accident
There are no surprises!
Even if the pirates discover the federal fleet, how much trouble can they cause with their small base and a few small ships
Therefore, the blond general did not feel that this matter was worth distracting him from the chessboard.
Maybe, after he has finished thinking about this game, the fleet has returned to the military base, and he just happens to go home from get off work to attend the party.
However, before his chess piece fell, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the command hall.
"What it is!"
"Human, it's a human being, how is that possible!"
"Is there a malfunction? How can a person be in the universe!"
On the front of the command hall, on the huge display screen, what was displayed at this time was a person "walking in space."
Can people walk in space
Yes, but you must have equipment.
Not to mention battleships and fighter planes, a full-coverage individual mecha is also acceptable, and at the very least, a space suit is required.
But now, the scene outside the ship shown on the display screen shows that the man walking in space is clearly wearing casual clothes.
People inside the battleship can zoom in and even clearly see the brand label "Baleno" on the clothes the man is wearing.
How can this be!
How can humans with their thin and frail bodies be able to withstand the low temperature and radiation in space!
"Snapped!"
The chess piece in the general's hand fell on the chessboard.
He was originally angry at being disturbed, but when he looked up and saw the scene on the display screen, he was shocked and couldn't control himself for a moment.
"Fire, shoot, whatever it is, knock it out!"
A general is a general after all. Although he saw something incredible, he quickly reacted and issued the order immediately.
You can block the low temperature and radiation in space, how can you block the main gun of a battleship!
As the order was issued, the display screen was instantly filled with thousands of beams of light, all directed towards the strange man.
Although, due to the high concentration of energy, these thousands of cannon lights do not appear to be very dazzling.
However, compared with the battleship, the human body is still too small after all, so that it is instantly submerged in the gunfire.
"No matter who you are, I don't believe you can still live like this!" the fleet commander said bitterly.
His performance was a bit rude, not because he was lacking in power or stupid, but because he had an inexplicable bad feeling in his heart.
There is a joke rule in movies and TV dramas called "There is no harm when there is smoke".
This means that in most film and television works, when there is a big scene where smoke or flames obscure a character, that character will usually not be killed or injured.
From the perspective of film and television works, this kind of scene is to create suspense and highlight a certain characteristic of the character by first suppressing and then increasing.
From a practical point of view, since this person does not avoid this kind of situation, he either cannot avoid it or does not need to avoid it.
Therefore, the law of "no harm comes when there is smoke" can be realized with half the probability in reality.
Sure enough, after a wave of artillery bombardment, as thousands of artillery lights dimmed and dissipated, the locked target was exposed again.
It is no exaggeration to say that a person who was bombarded by such violent artillery light would be blown into atoms.
However, at this time, on the display screen, the man walking in space was standing there unscathed.
"Is it a holographic image?" The fleet commander asked nonsense in shock.
Don't think that after the ceasefire, the artillery fire has dissipated, everything will return to normal there.
The high-energy radiation left by the gunfire cannot completely disappear for a while.
Therefore, under the interference of such high-energy radiation, it is impossible for the holographic image to continue to exist there.
"But... it's not a hologram, is it really a human being?"
"How could it be a human being! Under such a bombardment, even satellites would be shattered. How could a human being survive?"
"What is that? We couldn't be hallucinating at the same time, right?"
Not only was the fleet commander shocked, but the entire hall was also talking non-stop. No one could figure out how to explain this scene.
However, after all, they still have the qualities of military personnel, so they will not act too panicked.
"That person... that person moved!"
With an exclamation, the entire hall suddenly became quiet, and almost everyone's eyes were focused on the display screen, including of course the fleet commander.
On the display screen, the unexplainable figure raised his hand and pointed at the flagship of the fleet, the battleship where the fleet commander was located.
After this finger, a huge "phantom" appeared above the figure, dozens or hundreds of times larger than the flagship star battleship.
The content of the "phantom" is also very weird, looking like a million gun barrels stacked together.
Or, it's like a ball with nails stuck in it, except the ball is huge and has millions of nails stuck in it.
If it is a battleship, it really doesn't look like a battleship. I don't know what kind of energy furnace can support so much firepower!
"What is that thing? Is it invisible there originally, or is it...a holographic image?"
"It looks like a lot of gun barrels are tied together. Is it possible that it can actually be fired?"
"It's just to scare people!"
"Does he think this thing can really scare us?"
Just like they don't believe that someone can walk in space without the help of equipment, everyone in the battleship also doesn't believe that the strange illusion has any offensive power.
After all, that’s so unscientific!
However, logically speaking, since the other party has put up this posture, it is impossible to say that it is useless at all!
"It's bright... it's bright..."
The muzzles of the millions of gun barrels in the "illusion" really lit up as if the weapons were being charged, and they were so densely packed that they looked like... sesame seeds sprinkled on the pancakes.
At the same time, piercing alarms sounded in the central control halls of all battleships.
"Dangerous energy detected!"
"The battleship is locked by high-energy weapons!"
"Impossible, how could that thing be real!"
"Activate the defensive force field!"
In an instant, countless beams of light struck, flooding all the external display screens of the battleship.
The battleship shook violently, as if it had returned to the age of great navigation, as if the outside was not the silent space, but the turbulent sea.
The shrill alarm sounded continuously, and the artificial intelligence of the main control system continued to play the heart-stopping alarm in a calm tone.
"Alert! The defensive force field consumes energy and enters the warning area!"
"Alert! The intensity of the enemy's attack exceeds the battleship's defense limit!"
"Alert! The port side armor is seriously damaged!"
"Alarm! Alarm!"
"What on earth is that? How could a group of pirates possess such weapons!" The fleet commander couldn't calm down and roared angrily.
No one would believe that one "person" could actually do this and put a fleet of hundreds of warships into such a crisis.
Therefore, in the heart of the fleet commander, or in the hearts of everyone, this must be some secret weapon possessed by the pirates.
But even so, the logic is still difficult to explain.
As the fleet commander said, this is just a group of pirates. How can they have more advanced weapons and equipment than the federal military
The attack ceased and the fleet was not completely destroyed.
Although, the situation of each battleship is not good, and various monitoring screens are filled with words such as "error" and "warning".
The display screen of the main control center shows the "health" status of the entire ship, and the battleship's icon is "painted" full of red.
"General, the battleship's engines are all damaged and cannot be repaired in a short time..." An adjutant synthesized all the information and reported to the fleet commander in a panic.
"What about the other warships besides the flagship?" the fleet commander asked.
"According to reports, they are all in a state of paralysis." The adjutant replied anxiously.
Yes, the fleet was not directly destroyed, but all the warships had lost their mobility, and escape was completely impossible.
This also illustrates the point that the opponent is probably not unable to destroy them, but intentionally paralyzes them.
In this case, it means that the other party has other plans, and at least they should not dare to completely offend the federal military.
The fleet commander thought of this and felt a little more confident. He raised his voice and said to everyone: "Don't panic, wait and see what the other party wants to do!"
Don’t worry if you have something to talk about!
Even if they are kidnapped and asked for ransom from the federal military, although it will make their faces look bad, at least their lives can be saved.
"What exactly do we want to do? I think I should be the one to ask you, what exactly do you want to do?" A voice sounded in the main control hall, and it was right next to the fleet commander.
After this voice sounded, everyone's attention was naturally gathered immediately.
Next to the fleet commander, a figure appeared out of thin air in the originally empty space.
Everyone on the Federation Fleet side of the hall was familiar with this figure. After all, he was also a figure with a high bounty on his head, the young master of the Black Flag Pirates.
Corning appeared next to the fleet commander, but he had no intention of subduing the opponent. Instead, he casually came to sit next to the chessboard.
However, no matter what Coning said, the federal army here cannot do nothing.
There was a "crash" sound in the hall, and almost everyone took out their guns and pointed their guns at Coning.
"Haha, I advise you to put away your guns, unless you think that thing is more powerful than your battleship's main gun." Kening said nonchalantly, while talking, he randomly moved the chess pieces on the chessboard.
"You... you mean, the one who fought with us outside just now... is you?" The fleet commander frowned. He felt that Kening's words were unbelievable, and at the same time he couldn't imagine that there was someone else. What else is possible.
"I don't want to go around in too many circles. The reason why I kept you here is because I want to talk to you about something, about the power I have." Kening said straight to the point.
Elephants will not joke with mice, phoenixes will not flock with sparrows, and emperors will not be polite to ordinary people...
Kening has reached the stage of dark energy engine, and his life level has already surpassed that of ordinary people.
Although this fleet commander has a very high social status, he is just an ordinary person in life.
Therefore, when facing such an ordinary person, Ke Ning has no interest in using false politeness, nor does he find much fun in showing off.
"The power you possess?" The fleet commander suddenly became energetic when he heard this.
The fleet commander is not stupid. Even if he feels that he cannot understand it from the bottom of his heart, the experience he just experienced is there, and it is impossible to forget it in the blink of an eye.
And since the other party mentioned this, it was definitely not just to show off out of boredom, but because there must be some use for this kind of power.