Only a true god can place such a terrifying monster among the stars... Their steel bodies, the steel bones rumbling in the endless darkness, are only filled with ignorant flesh and blood, and their veins are steel , their muscles are also made of steel, their skin is also made of steel, their blood is the red and blue flames, their supernatural power can rival real monsters and demons, their roars are enough to penetrate the storm, and even their whispers can be swept away They will touch millions of stars and completely destroy things that cannot be foreseen by the human eye.
But... all this horror will disappear, and these monsters will turn back into lifeless iron blocks: as long as their machine souls and bodies disappear, rust, and rot with the time that can wipe out their youth.
————Imperial Admiral Francesco Flores "Void Fleet"
Faced with Soshyan's sudden attack, Huron realized that an opportunity had come, but he immediately fell into another dilemma. There were differences between him and his men on how to deal with it at the moment.
The Red Pirate War Lords and leaders headed by Mogaro Kale believed that the fleet should be concentrated for a real fleet decisive battle with Soshyan. This time the empire broke away from the protection of Angstrom orbital defense. With the help of numbers, And the advantage of firepower will definitely lead to a complete victory, or at least the possibility of victory will be very high.
The foreign mercenary leaders headed by Zhu Fu and a small number of red pirate lords believe that the empire must have ulterior motives in doing this. If they fight hastily, something will probably happen. I will retreat to the Forge World with all my strength. I will let the Empire break through, but the strategic situation will not change immediately.
Angus Angor insisted that that was the worst chance to eliminate Soshyan and the main force of the Imperial Expeditionary Force. Once missed, it would be difficult to find them again, and the Forge World was so difficult to fight even if there was no Star Fortress. Yes, if the Empire makes a comeback, it is likely to repeat the situation of the next invasion of Storm Torm, where the enemy was defeated behind the solid planetary defenses and was completely defeated.
But Zhu Fu retorted, "We can think of no reason for Soshiyang to think about it. Since the opponent dares to attack, there must be no reason. The only possibility is not that the reinforcements from the empire have not arrived yet. At that time, a decisive battle with the opponent, This means that there is a possibility of being flanked from behind and from the front. Instead of taking that risk, it would be better to attack Storm Tom even if the retreat is successful. After all, the ultimate goal of that battle is not Storm Tom. Not Soshyan himself.
Angus Anger believes that there may be something wrong with the empire, and Soshyan has to return. Furthermore, we only know the deployment of the imperial fleet, and the movements of a small part of the fleet are Without monitoring, the other party may have a weak fleet appear out of thin air. With the naval power concentrated by the Red Pirates at the moment, unless the other party mobilizes a sector-level main naval fleet, even if it is with Soshyan, Yinglihe is also an enemy fleet that can defeat the Red Pirates.
Since the Red Pirates themselves have blocked subspace communications, Huron is also vague about what kind of enemy appears on the edge of the galaxy, or what its scale is. However, I do support Zhu Fu's view. Since Soshiyang dares to take the initiative, if It means reinforcements are coming.
In the seventh Battle of Stormtom, the balance of power between the two sides was even greater than the first time. Although they suffered a victory in the First Battle of Stormtom and lost some capital ships, they followed the new fleet in Huron. Before joining, and being supplemented by Kork's extra-Asia fleet, and the support of other warbands, the Red Corsair's fleet was more advanced than later, with 3 battleships (the surviving Nemesis-class battleships in the subsequent naval battle desperately prayed , Cultist -class battleship Torment , Emperor -class battleship Death Marsh ), 2 battle barges (Huron's flagship Doomwraith , Sword of Scourge flagship warband White Destiny ), 4 battlecruisers, 13 There are 20 small/heavy cruisers (including the Skull Reavers' flagship Styx-class heavy cruiser Bloody Dawn), 29 strike cruisers/heavy cruisers, and less than 200 large battleships - mainly modified plunderers.
Huron really wanted to find a wizard to do divination at that time, but he just thought that it would be too late to do so now and would be ridiculed.
Or deceive his main force into a decisive battle, and then shrink back?
At this time, Huron thought that Soshyan had not made a mistake. I should pay attention to the fortifications under the planet. Although they were very strong, they had too weak anti-orbital power. Soshyan wasted time under them. Give yourself a chance to arrive in time.
Mobilize yourself to attack Stormtom and then launch a surprise attack in the middle of the battle?
Definitely hit Stormtom first. The Gray Knights are also a variable. If the battle is deadlocked and the opponent comes to attack and behead him, Huron thinks he is not weak enough to be surrounded by a bunch of Gray Knights and still survive.
Gray Knight.
And Huron wisely believes that the worst way is not to separate Soshyan and the Gray Knights. Such a seemingly "double-teamed" situation will not allow both sides to support each other. At that time, I only need to A large fleet blocked the Gray Knights, and the main force quickly eliminated Soshyan's side, so the advance was easily within reach.
It is rarely safe to destroy the opponent in a naval battle.
I also believe that it may be another plot of Soshyan.
Huron made a prompt decision and attacked with his entire army!
After thinking about it, Huron decided to wait and mobilize the fleet. On the other hand, he would understand the situation in various defense zones through long-distance communications and make a decision based on the actual situation.
guess--
Very slowly, news came that a large fleet had indeed appeared at the edge of the galaxy. Judging from the signs and markings, it was obvious that it was the mysterious Gray Knight.
I finally accepted Angus Angor's opinion. Even if we count the Gray Knights' reinforcements, the enemy's fleet combined is half of ours. As long as we win that battle, the entire empire's expedition will basically collapse. It's too late to go back and deal with Qi Jian and Liang Tom.
possible--
Or some other intention?
But Huron also made some countermeasures. There were only no planets at the edge of the galaxy as fulcrums. Many large planet fragments were also part of the defense system. In one case, they were transformed into gifts sacrificed to the White and Dark Gods.
But what I do know is that Soshyan did this to destroy these major demon altars in order to make the battlefield more "clean".
Just a short time after Soshyan completed the bombing of Stormtom 8, the special red pirate fleet came like a swarm in a mighty manner. Each ship pushed the engine to the limit, striving to use the slowest speed. The speed reaches the predetermined position.
Just do it. At this time, Soshyan's fleet has not yet approached the edge of the galaxy and is bombing the White Dark Fortress and fortifications under Stormtom 8. Huron concentrated my men with extremely slow efficiency and speed. A small number of warships went to the battlefield, leaving only a large fleet to monitor Stormtom.
risk--
Various possibilities and speculations flashed through my mind, but there was always no certainty, everything was certain.
But Angus Anger is not unreasonable. According to the real-time information provided by my intelligence manager, the expeditionary fleet may now gather to support Stormtom, which does not mean that there is a small probability that it will be a large fleet.
(End of chapter)
