"The Reaper fleet will arrive in 30 seconds..."
Huge hopes were followed by huge disappointments, and the gap in between caused everyone's brains to come to a brief halt. Lok Man Novels
The entire fleet was silent. Everyone was staring closely at Li Huamei and General Hackett on the screen, waiting for them to say their "judgment". At this time, many people had already thought that if there was really a super large-scale pursuit behind them, fleet, the Star Alliance will have to use more fleets to cut off the rear. At this time, the possibility of letting the "Skyrian Star Domain Task Force" retreat is actually very slim.
General Hackett gritted his teeth, the veins on his head burst out, and his expression became a little ferocious. He looked around unconsciously at first, and it was obvious that his heart was also violently moving. But just when his eyes suddenly turned firm and he was about to say something, Li Huamei suddenly said first: "I order—"
All the rest of the fleet perked up! The captains standing guard in front of the communication channel even subconsciously jumped out of their chairs and stood at attention. General Hackett also stopped what he was saying and looked at Li Huamei through the screen with confusion.
"The entire fleet will be divided into three batches and retreat immediately!" She quickly ordered without hesitation, and at the same time, she sent out a large number of instructions with her fingers flying. She, her immediate superior, personally issued the instructions, and everyone only had to follow them. They will not take any responsibility, even if it means "escape from the battlefield". "One batch every seven seconds. The first batch, No. xx, No. xxx," although she kept saying it, the order was actually sent out long before it was spoken. Therefore, some warships that received the order immediately started taking action.
"...The third batch, Shanghai and Kunlun. Above!" Sure enough. As usual, she left the flagship and the people of the original "Skyrian Star Domain Task Force" at the end. There were only a few seconds left to prepare, and it could be said that he dropped everything and ran away... Therefore, although the captains had thousands of words in their hearts, they could only salute Li Huamei with all their strength as a military salute. Then leave the communication station and immediately start arranging evacuation.
Time flies by second by second, like a devil's footsteps getting faster and faster.
After the brightness of the repeater increases to a certain level. Entering the heartbeat-like flashing stage - which every naval warrior knows is a sign that the teleportation is about to be completed - the Reaper fleet should have entered the zero-mass jump channel. On the battlefield. Star Alliance battleships of all sizes... some were still covered in thick smoke, and some were half-broken. But the warships still insisted on gathering together, avoiding the wreckage on the battlefield, and flew in the direction of the secondary repeater in twos and threes.
In front of the repeater. Only two battleships remained in place - one was the "Shanghai" heavy cruiser commanded by Colonel Muyu, and the other was the "Kunlun", which turned from deep red to pitch black! The 1.26-kilometer-long dreadnought battleship is really like a mountain range at this moment, guarding behind all the battleships!
General Hackett did not object to Li Huamei's order. He just thought a little more about it - these surviving naval officers and soldiers had just experienced strangulation and blocking battles with the Reapers! Real gold is not afraid of fire, and they have passed the cruel fire test!
Compared with the value of the new warship itself, these seeds of the rest of the war are actually more precious. They are likely to grow into the core of the future counterattack against the Reapers! The Star Alliance is not at the end of its rope yet. It will still have the strength to continue manufacturing more warships in the future. Therefore, they should not die here while driving old battleships. They deserve better battleships... Even if they lose a few more battleships, it is worth it. Don't blame Hackett for being so cold. If he cannot do this, he is not a qualified overall commander.
"Come back safely!" General Hackett solemnly said one last word to Li Huamei, then hurriedly hung up the communication. Now that things have changed, many of his plans have to be adjusted accordingly. And saying something like that is already very rare for a cold and hard old man.
"So. Honey, can you do me a little favor now?" When the communication with Hackett was over. Li Huamei suddenly smiled, turned around and took the adjutant's hand and said.
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"Xu Jing, why are you here?! What happened to your hand?"
The bridge of the "Shanghai" suddenly became very quiet. Colonel Muyu, who was dizzy with the preparations for the retreat, raised his head with some confusion, but was frightened by the person standing in front of him - his wife actually appeared out of thin air!
"The general arranged for us to take the Shanghai to evacuate." Xu Jing, with red eyes, bit her lip and said. Of course Muyu knew that she must have cried a lot. Xu Jing pointed to the four people following her. "There are seven of us in total, and the other two seriously injured people are in the emergency room."
Yes, Colonel Muyu’s wife Xu Jing—is Li Huamei’s adjutant. Remember the Skillian Raid? The three people met at that time. When Li Huamei first picked up the baton, Muyu and Xu Jing happened to be holding their wedding on the planet "Elysium" and were therefore involved in the war. This also started a friendship between the three of them that lasted for almost ten years.
"Li Huamei...damn it!" Xu Jing actually appeared on his boat. Of course Muyu immediately figured out Li Huamei's purpose!
He slammed the electronic board in his hand on the table and angrily dialed the flagship's communication. "Tell me, have you lost your mind for being a hero?" As soon as the communication was connected, Muyu angrily cursed at Li Huamei. "Are you saying that the Star Alliance will immediately perish without you?! The Earth will stop spinning without you?! Who do you think you are? Why are you rushing to die? There are so many men in the Navy who have not yet died, so we must have you Become a hero and end the queen?! You..."
On the screen, Li Huamei knocked on the microphone with a helpless expression, interrupting his words. The next sentence left Muyu speechless. "The Kunlun's main engine was damaged."
"All four are broken?"
"There is another performance with 15% left." Xu Jing corrected stubbornly from the side - she was easily persuaded by Li Huamei, and now she is particularly hoping that Muyu can persuade Li Huamei - except for being arrogant and unreasonable, Xu Jing considers herself clumsy. She is tongue-tied, and most of the time she can't speak to either of these two people when it comes to reasoning.
With this little propulsion power, there is really no way for the "Kunlun" to keep up with the retreat speed. "Then...then you can leave on my boat." Muyu came up with another idea.
"But my main gun is still intact," Li Huamei's reason once again left Muyu speechless. "You know, I didn't have much chance to fire before."
Yes, the reason why Li Huamei has always been at the front is to use the new battleship's shields and armor comparable to the "Overlord" level to "block the guns" of the old battleships behind! Otherwise, those old-fashioned warships might not be able to survive a round, and the "Overlord"-class main guns would die if hit or rubbed! Therefore, except for the first round of sneak attacks on the Reapers, the Kunlun once killed a "Overlord" with one shot. Most of the time, the "Kunlun" had to concentrate all its energy on the shield, and could only occasionally fire a few cold shots. Even Li Huamei had to use the battleship to perform the "Three Swords that Reach the Sky", or sacrifice "unimportant" parts of the battleship to shield the battleships behind - otherwise the "Kunlun" would not have been damaged to this extent, but We can still fight.
"Don't worry, you know... I have a way to leave." Li Huamei blinked at the two of them and deliberately raised the hand with the jade bracelet so that they could see it through the screen. As friends, especially Xu Jing who was Li Huamei's personal adjutant, Muyu and Xu Jing knew that Li Huamei had some "special abilities".
"Captain, pay attention to the retreat time! We only have ten seconds!" The correspondent, sweating profusely, yelled at Captain Muyu and made a "ten" gesture fiercely.
"Goodbye, obey my previous orders!" Li Huamei nodded, and finally added meaningfully, "Remember to take good care of Xu Jing!" and then closed the communication.
Muyu and Xu Jing were helpless.
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"5, 4, 3..."
The countdown to the Reaper's jump time continued, and the communication screen dimmed.
Li Huamei still had a parting smile on her face. She looked at the jade bracelet on her wrist, took it off and put it on the driver's seat - the jade bracelet had actually been exhausted when she summoned Anne and the four hundred soldiers. Energy... In other words, Li Huamei has no way to leave. Even though she has been promoted to heaven at this moment, she is actually of little use in the battleship strangulation battle. How can a body of flesh and blood withstand the main gun of a starship?
Perhaps Li Huamei had experienced life and death disasters too many times, and Li Huamei did not feel too many emotions. On the contrary, when she wanted to leave a few words for Lu Yuan, she became completely panicked - her cheeks were red, her heart was pounding, and she had no idea what to say...
In the end, Li Huamei could only tell herself that there were still so many things to prepare for, and then hid herself in the work pile in a panic.
As for her thoughts... If Lu Yuan understands, he understands. If he doesn't understand... then he just doesn't understand!
She was the only one left on the entire battleship, so Hua Mei controlled the gates of all passages to be closed one after another. This not only slightly increases the toughness of the ship's hull, but also the segmented cabins help control the spread of the disaster; the warship does not need to carry out long-distance maneuvers, shut down the severely damaged main engine; there is no need to cool down, discard the metal vapor condensate that has completely lost its function; close the protection shield, transferring energy from the shield to the main gun...
Li Huamei adjusted the detailed settings of the "Kunlun" little by little, striving for any slight advantage.
When the repeater suddenly shined brightly again, endless Reaper warships appeared in the Arcturus galaxy - because the number was so huge, they even filled the battlefield space just now.
Li Huamei completely ignored the countless reapers surrounding the "Kunlun".
She leaned into the command seat, and more blue tentacle lines stretched out from the chair. The secret numb lines wrapped her up, completely connecting Li Huamei and the battleship as one!
"The first sword, the immortal guides the way!" (To be continued)
