762. Determined to win
"There are hidden Republic fighter jets on Terminus?" Matt Horner frowned, "This is a trap. The Republic has been prepared for our actions and has already won over Terminus. , just to set up such a situation."
"Then what should we do? Retreat?" the combat staff officer asked with a cold sweat on his face.
"Our combat analysis has made it clear that now is the best opportunity to occupy the planet Terminus!" Matt Horner's eyes were extremely firm, and he said decisively: "Ignore Terminus. The target on the planet! Our biggest enemy is always the Republic Fleet! Leave matters on the planet to our ground forces."
"yes!"
At this time, another alarm came from the sensor, and 20 Galactic Republic Aquintens-class light cruisers broke away from the hyperspace channel and joined the battle. What is deeply disturbing is that the alarm of hyperspace fluctuations has not stopped.
Matt Horner took a deep breath, stared at the holographic star map, and murmured: "I hope our army can withstand this test."
The fleet of the Fourth Civilization continued to retreat, breaking away from the gravitational circle of the Terminus planet, forming a combat formation, and recalling all the fighters and bombers that went to the planet for bombing, preparing to engage the enemy and start a fleet battle.
The army of the Galactic Republic obviously had a clear plan. The Z-95 Headhunter fighter jets hidden on the planet Terminus did not break out of the atmosphere to fight the Fourth Civilization Fleet.
In fact, this is a very wise choice. As a fighter of the last era, the Z-95 Headhunter has proven in countless battles that it is no match for the Phantom fighter. Therefore, guarding the planet's atmosphere is the correct tactic.
But what was the right tactic for them meant another plan failed for Matt Horner.
Then, all that's left is a head-on battle.
Matt Horner's eyes became extremely sharp. He waved his hand suddenly and shouted: "Cole-class battlecruisers, ships 11 to 20, charge the super-matter electromagnetic gun again!"
"yes!!"
"Calculate the distance, preview the target, and fire!!" Matt Horner shouted again.
A salvo of main guns from 10 Cole-class battlecruisers kicked off the frontal battle of the fleet.
The Galactic Republic fleet continued to advance, and after entering the optimal range of 1 light minute, it opened fire, and took off a large number of fighter jets to prepare to attack the Fourth Civilization Fleet.
Turbolasers and heavy X-rays were intertwined, while thousands of fighter jets from both sides were also engaged in a fierce battle in the air.
As in the previous battle, the Galactic Republic's fighter jets had an absolute advantage, while the Fourth Civilization's fighter jets relied on their cloaking devices to tangle with them.
Moreover, the new generation fighter jets from both sides were also put into actual combat in this battle.
The Galactic Republic ARC-170 fighter jets have been installed, and there are more than 300 of them in this fleet!
The Fourth Civilization's Viking fighters were also put into mass production, and 100 of them participated in this battle - and this was also a stealth fighter.
The battleships of the Galactic Republic are still rushing to the battlefield one after another. Half an hour later, 20 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers also joined the battle!
What makes people despair is that although the hyperspace fluctuations have weakened a lot, they are still continuing!
Matt Horner formed all the battleships into a defensive formation, and the Cole-class battlecruiser's super-matter electromagnetic gun did not continue to fire after two salvoes, choosing to save ammunition.
The fleets of both sides continued to exchange fire.
However, because there was a large gap in the arrival time of the Republic fleet, a strong concentrated firepower had not yet been formed. They did not continue to attack forward, but chose to stop at a distance of 0.8 light minutes and assemble the fleet on the spot.
Follow-up warships are still arriving. After 5 2000-meter-level Invincible-class battlecruisers, 15 Karak-class light cruisers, and more than 40 Corellian DP-20 gunboats arrived on the battlefield, no more warships arrived. Come.
Like the Fourth Civilization, this fleet is also one of the few mobile fleets that the 18th Army of the Republic can spare when it is attacked from two directions.
It's not that these battleships don't want to arrive at the same time, it's mainly because these battleships are hugely different in terms of performance, age and size, and the hyperspace engine levels they are equipped with are also completely different. Therefore, even if they set off at the same time, they can only arrive at the battlefield one after another in the end.
But even so, this fleet has already formed a numerical advantage over the fleet of the fourth civilization.
After the battleships were assembled, the Republic fleet recovered the 2,000 fighter jets that had taken off previously, and then took off again with 2,000 new fighter jets.
At the same time, all the warships formed a wedge formation and launched an attack!
Matt Horner directed the fleet very carefully and defended desperately. The Cole-class battlecruiser protected the Sova-class aircraft carrier in the rear, while the Sowa-class aircraft carrier began to retreat as far away from the combat zone as possible.
In fact, according to various plans in the combat plan, the possibility of early intervention by the Galactic Republic was not unconsidered. However, in this case, the judgment of the Supreme Command was to retreat immediately.
But after thinking about it, Matt Horner chose to continue fighting.
First, the number of Republic fleets was not as large as they imagined.
The second...fourth civilization...needs too much space...
Hyperspace channels are almost something that the fourth civilization dreams of.
The planet Bespin gave the Fourth Civilization its first planet on a major hyperspace lane, but it only had one direction and was blocked by the 18th Army of the Republic.
What they want now is another direction of attack.
This is just like Jingzhou to Liu Bei. If Jingzhou is lost, the world will be lost... Because only Liu Bei in Yizhou is left, and this is the only direction left.
The same is true for the Fourth Civilization. Only by occupying the planet Terminus can we gain more strategic offensive directions, defeat the 18th Army, and completely open up a passive strategic situation.
Now...cannot retreat!
Matt Horner gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
"General! The Supreme Command sent an order requiring us to withdraw from the battlefield immediately according to the combat plan." The combat staff came over and took out an authorization message from the Supreme Command.
Matt Horner took a deep breath, was silent for a moment, and then said: "Return the call. Judging from the situation on the front line, our army still has the possibility of seizing the planet Terminus. Please continue the attack plan! Terminus , our fourth civilization is determined to win!! I am a natural disaster!"
The combat staff's eyes also became firm, he stood at attention, saluted fiercely, and said loudly, "I am a natural disaster!"
Matt Horner waved his hand suddenly and said loudly: "Call all ships! Fight to the death, I will be a natural disaster!!"
