In the three regions of Wuwei in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, a fleet composed of two starships was cruising.
On the starship bridge, the fleet commander did not stay at his post at the moment, but returned to the lounge, holding a cup of hot tea, sipping tea while reviewing the latest news.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the commander said impatiently: "What's the matter?"
A staff officer walked in and said, "General Lu, we have arrived at the predetermined star field."
General Lu said impatiently: "When you get there, scan the surrounding space and look for traces left by interstellar jumps. Do I still need to tell you this?"
The staff officer said: "I understand. However, this is not intentional interruption. I really don't dare to do it myself. I must have your order before I can take the next step."
General Lu's expression brightened slightly and he said: "It's good if you think so. Scan more carefully later. This is the border star field, and there will be star thief activities from time to time. If we can catch the whereabouts of a star thief this time, That would be considered a meritorious service.”
The staff officer perked up and said, "Don't worry, general! My subordinates will never let a trace go."
General Lu nodded and said, "Go ahead and do it."
At this moment, the lights in the room suddenly revealed a dazzling red color, and an electronic synthesized voice sounded throughout the ship: "Alert! A large-scale space jump has been detected, and the jump exit is 2 light seconds away."
General Lu jumped up from his seat and exclaimed in surprise: "So close!? This is a trap!"
The staff officer's face turned pale for a moment, but he was still calm and asked: "General, what should we do now?"
General Lu looked around, with a gloomy expression on his face, and said, "The other party is coming prepared. Our two old ships may not be able to outrun them."
"General, they are just some star thieves. We are all regular Chinese fleets. How can we still defeat them?"
General Lu shook his head slowly and said: "You don't know, there is only one force that dares to ambush the patrol fleet in this area. They dare to ambush because they have the support of the Federation. The warships they have are no worse than ours. .”
At this time, a soft female voice sounded in the room, which was the unique voice of the starship mastermind: "Starships appeared at the space jump point. There were four starships. They were initially judged to be Federation Eagle-class ships of the same type. The comprehensive evaluations of the single ships were 7546, 7762, and 8018 respectively. , 7159. Repeat..."
The staff officer's expression changed again, and he said: "Four ships worth more than 7,000? They are all destroyers! Although our Shuoxing exceeds 10,000, but..."
In order to simply and intuitively evaluate and compare the strength of various starships, Shengtang established a comprehensive evaluation system, integrating starship maneuverability, firepower, defense and special functions to give an overall evaluation, which is the starship's combat power value.
Of course, this cannot fully reflect the characteristics of the starship, but it can provide the commander with a basis for judgment. Of course, it was impossible for the Tang Dynasty to record every starship, but the main ship types of the Community and the Federation were all in the database.
According to the traditional standards of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, between 5,000 and 10,000 is a star destroyer, and above 10,000 is a cruiser level. The staff officer had no idea that the Star Thieves would be so ambitious, and that they would use four regular federal destroyers. Although the Shuo Xing barely meets the cruiser standard, it is only slightly more powerful than the opponent's single ship. The other one is only rated at 4000 frigate level, and the strength gap between the two sides is obvious.
General Lu put the tea cup on the table, grabbed his military cap and walked out, saying: "Go to the bridge!"
The staff officer followed quickly and whispered: "General, our speed is relatively fast. How about ordering Colonel Xu to cut off our rear?"
"How can it be!"
"This way at least the entire army will not be wiped out." the staff officer said quickly.
General Lu stopped and said, "Whether the whole army will be annihilated or not, we have to fight to know. I want to see if these Eagle-class ships can perform the same as our old opponents in the hands of the Star Thieves." Strength."
After entering the bridge, General Lu waved to two guards and said: "Take him down and lock him up! After returning to the ship, let him...retire."
"General, general!" The staff officer still wanted to struggle, but it was completely useless. He was dragged away by two guards.
General Lu stood in front of the command podium. In front of him was the vast expanse of deep sky. On the command podium, the situation between the enemy and us was displayed in a holographic image.
Seeing the opponent's four destroyers gradually dispersing and encircling them, General Lu immediately sneered: "They want to eat us in one bite! They are quite big-hearted. It depends on whether your appetite is equally big!"
He reached out and drew a line on the situation map, and a track appeared in front of the smaller frigate on the situation map, running straight into the middle of the two starships on the right. General Lu narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Tell Lao Xu to hold off the two ships on the right no matter what! Whether he can win this battle or not depends on him!"
A bold voice sounded in the communication channel: "Don't worry, if you just hold it back, there will be no problem! I can tell how the Eagle moves with my eyes closed."
"Okay!" General Lu pointed out his hand again, and the track of the Shuoxing appeared, pointing directly at the starship on the far left.
More than ten large and small engine ports on the Shuo Xing's hull lit up with blue light and began to accelerate forward.
Two light seconds were not far away. In the blink of an eye, the two fleets were fighting each other, energy beams bombarding each other, and exploding flames continued to appear on the ships of both sides.
The Shuo Star clung to the starship on the far left, continuously bombarding its opponent, and at the same time used clever maneuvers to avoid the pursuit of the other starship. If it couldn't avoid it, it used the thickest part of the armor to resist. It seems that General Lu intends to forcefully eat one of his opponent's starships, and then consider other things.
During the fierce battle, several inconspicuous small points of light appeared among the stars.
The alarm sounded loudly on the Shuo Star, and the mastermind's voice became nervous: "A new fleet appeared in the direction of the star system, suspected to be the enemy. There are one Eagle-class ship and three Falcon-class ships, 20 light seconds away, and are expected to enter the battlefield in 30 minutes. .”
"There is actually an ambush. 30 minutes?" General Lu's eyes became deep.
Colonel Xu's voice sounded again in the communication channel: "Old Lu! These grandsons actually have an ambush. I think it's really impossible this time. You go first, I'll take care of it for you!"
"no!"
"Only you can leave! My ship can't outrun the Eagle. Leave quickly, it will be too late. When you go back, you can find out who framed me, and then take revenge for me."
"Old Xu!"
"Let's go! Damn it, mother-in-law, who will avenge me if you die?"
General Lu held his hand extremely tightly, and finally hit the console hard, his voice becoming hoarse: "Get ready... to turn."
The ambush fleet that rushed out of the star system were all high-speed battleships, and they used the gravity of the star system to accelerate. If they didn't leave now, the Shuoxing would not be able to accelerate to a speed sufficient for a space jump.
At this moment in another dimension, a strange and huge spacecraft is traveling through the wormhole. In the control room, Chu Jungui suddenly reached out and fine-tuned the point of leaving the wormhole.
Li Ruobai immediately noticed his movements and asked, "What are you doing?"
"I think this point is better."
"What's a good idea?" Li Ruobai was surprised. There was a difference of a few light seconds. Is there any difference?
"Well, the coordinate numbers are more auspicious."
With a pop, all the water Li Ruobai had just drank spurted out, and he lost his voice: "Are you still studying metaphysics?"
Metaphysics? Chu Jungui thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more he thought the name was good, so he added the word metaphysics to the title of a task that had been running for some time. This task had already started, but Chu Jungui never found a good name, so the title remained empty.
He was thinking in his mind, but he never stopped modifying the coordinates of the landing point.
Li Ruobai let him do what he did and said: "It's the universe when you go out, there's nothing there. Even if you want to hit flowers and plants, it's not possible."
"With such an auspicious number, there may be adventures." Chu Jungui became very stubborn.
Li Ruobai sneered, "An unexpected encounter?! Do you think you are a koi?"
