High-energy beams of light criss-crossed and continuously hit the starship's shell. Although the starship continued to maneuver, changing angles and stress points, it still could not prevent pieces of hull armor from falling off and being damaged.
A ball of fire suddenly exploded from the starship's exterior, and a high-energy turret was blown away from the ship's hull. It rolled away from the ship's body and continued to explode, drifting into the depths of the universe.
Everyone in the starship was tumbling, light screens and various small objects were flying everywhere, and several flying crew members flew up and hit the ceiling hard.
Lin Xi firmly grasped the armrest with one hand to avoid being thrown away. She quickly clicked on a set of weapons on the starship on the command platform, and then selected the target on the opposite side.
The armor plate on the side of the frigate opened, revealing rows of launch holes below. Missiles slid out of the launch holes, ignited, and quickly flew towards the locked target. As swarms of missiles rushed towards the Federation starship, the Federation starship also released a large number of missiles, the number being several times greater.
Lin Xi tried his best to stabilize his body while fighting back desperately. The frigate was swimming in the hail of gunfire and bullets, and the ship's hull would often ignite with dazzling fire.
The image of the colonel appeared again on the command platform. At this moment, the image continued to be distorted and the voice was somewhat intermittent: "The battle situation is not good. Now our ship will lead the way. Your ship will follow my ship and evacuate the battlefield immediately!"
"Evacuate? We can't evacuate now! There's not enough time. The mobile base needs time to recharge before it can activate its final defense state! We need to hold them back for at least another 20 minutes." Lin Xi shouted.
"No, we can't hold on for 20 minutes. In addition to defense, the mobile base can also jump and retreat. I believe they will make the right choice."
Lin Xiji said: "The mobile base is our fulcrum in the two galaxies 03 and 05. If it retreats, it will inevitably lead to a decline in our fleet's ability to cruise in these two galaxies, and may lead to the entire galaxy being handed over. Give it to your opponent! As long as we persist for another 20, no, 15 minutes, the situation of the battle will be completely different!"
The colonel sighed and said: "Unfortunately, I can't see how the battle situation will be different, but I know that if you don't retreat, your battleship will be destroyed! Execute the order, Lieutenant Colonel."
Lin Xi gritted his teeth and said, "I cannot execute such an order. From now on, our ship will act alone to complete the task of delaying the enemy fleet."
The colonel was shocked and said: "Lieutenant Colonel Lin, you have lost your ability to judge. As the fleet commander, I cannot let you act like this. I declare that from now on you will be relieved of all command rights, and your ship will be taken over by the flagship!"
The command interface in front of Lin Xi immediately turned red and showed that it was unusable. At the same time, all systems on the ship lost their operational capabilities and switched to automatic operation.
Lin Xi was anxious and tried continuously to regain the command, but failed.
The frigate shook violently, slowly turned around, and then followed the flagship and began to leave the battlefield.
The federal fleet only pursued them briefly, using more firepower to drive them away. Then they reorganized and continued to move along the planned route.
The three scarred Shengtang starships regrouped after escaping from the range of fire, and accelerated away into the distance.
Lin Xi stood in front of the command podium, watching the federal fleet gradually accelerate to sub-light speed, enter the jumping position, and then disappear one by one. She clenched her fists, and she didn't know what she was holding in her hands. She cut her palms quietly and blood flowed down her fingers.
The colonel's figure appeared again. He looked at Lin Xi, sighed, and said, "My duty is to take you back well. As for the direction of the entire battle, that is a matter for the higher ups. If you have any questions about my command this time, I can appeal to you after I go back. But now, my decision will not change."
At this time, in Lin Xi's field of vision, the last federal starship completed its jump and disappeared.
Lin Xi was silent for a moment and then said: "These federal starships are going to attack the mobile base."
"We have gained early warning time, and their attack will not succeed." The colonel comforted.
Lin Xi continued: "They exposed their whereabouts and lost some time, but still acted according to the original plan. Since they can know the exact location of the mobile base, they will not know the performance data of the mobile base. Even if they arrive at their destination , the mobile base is also very likely to be evacuated. And what happens after that?"
The sudden rhetorical question made the colonel startled, and then he understood something.
Lin Xi didn't intend to be vague about it. He raised his voice a little and said: "What is certain is that we must have multiple fleets on the way to jump over at this moment. This federal fleet knows very well that whether they destroy or expel our Any mobile base will be surrounded."
"That is to say, they have no intention of going back at all!" Lin Xi said every word.
There was silence in the communication channel, no one spoke. In an invisible corner, the crew members had different expressions. Some looked ashamed, some looked indifferent, and some didn't take it seriously.
After an awkward silence, the colonel spoke first: "I personally admire the courage of this federal fleet. However, as the fleet commander, my duty is to bring you all back while attacking the enemy. The order to retreat remains unchanged, and the fleet The destination is Mobile Base No. S20. The ships are now preparing and are expected to enter the space jump in 30 minutes. Lieutenant Colonel Lin, in view of the current special situation, your position will be temporarily taken by the deputy captain, Major Sun Yao, until arriving at the mobile base. until."
Lin Xi silently gave a military salute and said nothing.
The fleet gradually accelerated and headed towards the jumping point.
Lin Xi did not stay on the bridge anymore, but returned to his captain's room. She stood in front of the virtual porthole and looked at the endless sky. She suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly and said to herself: "It would be great if my surname was not Lin."
At this time, the terminal next to it showed that a new battle report had been received. The battle report flashes continuously and has a special mark. This mark will only appear when the content of the received file is related to Chu Jungui.
Lin Xi opened the file, and inside was a piece of intelligence intercepted from the federation. Intelligence shows that the Federation recently lost contact with an advanced base on the surface of Planet 4. Prior to this, the first two commanders of this base, Gamble and Agnes, behaved very abnormally, and their terms of office were extremely short. They did not look like they were transferred away, but like they fled in a hurry.
Lin Xi retrieved the background information about the base and discovered that the coordinates of the federal base were adjacent to the Shadow of Doom.
A smile finally appeared on her face. Perhaps there was no one in the world who knew that person better than her. It is self-evident what it means to lose contact with a base and be next to that guy.
