It was the fifth standard day after Gu Hanhan set sail from the Three-Legged Crow Star that the fleet would pass through the Black Canyon in the isolation zone, arrive at the Li-Tang border, and then head to New Chang'an.
This news was told to her by Major General Li.
Now the relationship between Gu Hanhan and Major General Li is very close. They are probably two people who have suffered from the backlash at the same time. Gu Hanhan endured the pain of the backlash, while Major General Li wanted to die after witnessing her backlash. They don't have to sacrifice their lives to suffer. Although they each have their own sufferings, they are almost equal to sharing the joys and sorrows and suffering together. Thanks to this friendship of sharing weal and woe, their friendship is extraordinary. Apart from being unable to go to bed, their relationship is basically ok. In chatting, except for treason, there is basically nothing to talk about.
At that time, the fleet was jumping out of the ancient waterway. Gu Hanhan sat in the garden connected to the palace and saw the universe blooming in a gorgeous glow. At this moment, Major General Li came to Gu Hanhan and told her that the Black Canyon at the border of the isolation zone had arrived. The fleet would jump out of the ancient sea channel, make some adjustments outside the Black Canyon, and then open it. Isolated zone, headed to Li Tang. He excitedly told Gu Hanhan that in three days at most, they would be able to enter the territory of the empire, and in another week, they would be able to fly to the Tang Empire, the great eternal capital, New Chang'an.
"Originally, there was a subspace route from the place of exile to the empire's border. It is the current route of the ancient Hades Sea. This route can directly lead to New Chang'an more than 2,000 years ago." He said regretfully, "But after the isolation belt was built, the route was cut off in the middle. We can only cross by jumping out of the route and forcibly opening the isolation zone."
"Above Heaven"
In order to facilitate Gu Hanhan's understanding, he specially opened the star map and pointed it out to Gu Hanhan. The absolute isolation zone between the inner and outer camps stretches for tens of thousands of light-years in the Milky Way. It is a place of absolute darkness and death. Not only is communication completely cut off in the isolation zone, but there is also an active node of Skynet. None, and all the subspace channels and jump points left over from the Galactic Era and the Imperial Era have been dismantled and blown up, leaving no spaceships to cross, so it is called Black. canyon. The Black Canyon is thousands of light-years thick at the end of the Styx River leading to the border area affected by Li Tang's sphere of influence. The only way is to fold space and jump across these thousands of light-years of gray land to travel.
"That is to say, the fleet now has to use its own energy to forcibly dig a wormhole in the isolation zone, leading directly to the border of the empire." He said.
Although Gu Hanhan had been suffering from backlash for the past two days and was not motivated to do anything, hearing Major General Li's words that swallowed up the universe made him feel like a country bumpkin, and he was very shocked.
"You can directly fold thousands of light-years of space to travel. Do you have so much energy?" she asked.
You are not Su Yu. You don’t need money to drill holes!
"It shouldn't be a problem." The major general said without taking it seriously, "This is a basic energy unit, that is, the amount of joint output in a battle. Although I don't know much about the operation of the fleet, the empire ?Normally all fleets in the main sequence should have this budget, otherwise how can they still fight?"
Gu Hanhan was very convinced.
"The Tang Dynasty was so prosperous," she said, "you are rich!"
At least he is richer than Elder Bruch, who has lived for more than four hundred years and saved money for at least three hundred years! It can be seen that if you blindly act like a turtle, you will not make any money in the cosmic light, and you will have no future!
"I thought potatoes could not only roll through magnetic storms but also dig wormholes. The thing about energy is that if it falls on its head, it will burst out..." she muttered.
The major general looked confused: "What did you say, miss?"
"Oh, I said French fries tonight. Peel the potatoes before slicing them."
The major general's mind was instantly distracted: "What kind of sauce do you want for fried potatoes? Sweet, spicy or cheese?"
"Just wrap the tomatoes and chop a fish head and add more chilies!"
And then? When the major general came to his senses, she immediately asked: "How long will it take to dig the wormhole?"
The major general's mind was still wandering in the food stories of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and he could think of dozens of dishes to eat on the table tonight. He answered Gu Hanhan's question smoothly: "There are at least ten hours left. , we have to find a suitable space, and there are so many quality ships to arrange, so it won’t be too fast.”
Gu Hanhan looked at the universe. The Xiangyun had jumped out of the channel. There was not a single star in the dark universe. Behind them, the afterimages of countless spaceships seemed to be stretched out like a kaleidoscope, with flames Pandey erupted from the void. It's like endless fireworks are set off in a wilderness that no one knows about.
"Then it seems that we won't be able to catch dinner today." She said without regret, and made an agreement with the major general, "You must wake me up early tomorrow morning. This is the first time I have seen a wormhole. You can’t miss it. We’ll watch it while having breakfast, and I’ll take photos as we pass through the Black Canyon.”
But the actual time of digging the wormhole was later than expected. Major General Li estimated that it should be in the morning, and he actually prepared a large table of fried dough sticks, soy milk and xiaolongbao for breakfast. Tang Feng woke Gu Hanhan up early in the morning. I looked at it, but I regretted that I felt lonely after watching it. After the fleet jumped out of the ancient sea channel, it sailed for several hours before actually reaching the boundary of the isolation zone. Then it spent a few extra hours on the formation, and the performance had not yet started by lunch time.
The universe without a trace of starlight is the most boring, and the everlasting darkness seems to be frozen and never-ending. This makes Gu Hanhan feel sleepy, and she can vaguely hear the major general discussing the afternoon tea menu with her.
While half asleep and half awake, I suddenly heard the major general's thunderous sound: "It's begun!"
Gu Hanhan opened his eyes and suddenly woke up.
In the dark universe, the battleships in front have been arranged into a huge ring-shaped body. Energy ripples radiate out from the surface of the ship like ripples, and are connected through the vibration of the energy waves to form a whole. More energy lines bridged the spaceships, twinkling with stars and weaving into a complex network of light.
"We are still forming an array on the joint energy output platform." Major General Li explained.
Li Liyan is actually a major general because of his superpower level, and the fleet is even more important because of his illustrious family background and ancestors. He has never fought in a battle, and his level of understanding of fleet operations is not as good as Gu's. Han Han's physical analogy is much better. But after all, he is in the environment of the fleet. He has never eaten pork and has always seen pigs run away. He still has some knowledge, and because he entered through the back door from Li Shen's guard fleet, he doesn't have any knowledge, but he has it and it can be said to be profound. I can basically explain everything clearly. Gu Hanhan can't stand it. She has neither been on the battlefield personally nor experienced a real fleet battle. Although she has more experience than the rear admiral, she has zero knowledge of the fleet. She can't see anything. If you don't understand it, you are basically a novice. It was fitting that Major General Li, who was supposed to know everything, gave her this explanation.
The major general himself is also very excited, and his heart is more swollen than ever before. After all, he is also a person who has fought bravely on the Pegasus front! Although he didn’t know all the specific operations, there was nothing he didn’t know how to talk about!
"No matter how powerful a battleship is built, its output has an upper limit. The scene in the movie where tens of thousands of battleships rain down bullets and cannons fire volleys is actually ineffective output in many real battlefields. This is because Determined by energy rules. When faced with a barrier that cannot be shaken, the energy output based on an energy rule is not as effective as simple quantity superposition. For example, in the case of wormholes, the energy output of a simple battleship is no longer effective. It is impossible to open a wormhole in the universe by increasing the intensity. But they can exist as a base to provide energy and be launched using more advanced rules. This is the joint energy output platform, usually in the fleet Here we call it a joint launch system. In other words, the spacecraft complex is responsible for providing energy, and the high-level ability person in charge of the system is responsible for providing corresponding rules and launching it."
"Pure energy cannot cross the barrier, and pure rules cannot obtain enough energy intensity to penetrate the thickness in an instant, but if you put the two of them together, you can do it." The major general was very interested. He was preaching, and his tone was almost the same as talking about the banquet music, music, wine and delicacies he was good at. He said: "Depending on the need for intensity output, the number of warships joining the joint launch platform in a large-scale battle can be tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, and the number of high-level ability users supporting the launch will be hundreds. The scene is very sensational, and half of them The nebula can't be involved in it, but it's too dangerous, otherwise you can really go and have a look. Things like digging wormholes are completely trivial, of course we are now It doesn’t require that much spaceships and energy. With the scale of dozens of warships and the simplest array, half of the hosts can be rich.”
Gu Hanhan knew that what the major general described was probably the scene of the battle on the Pegasus front line. Su Yu had also described a similar scene to her, in a more detailed and romantic manner, and had specially captured the images for her, so Gu Hanhan Hanhan didn't have much reverie or longing for this, but the array the major general mentioned at the end suddenly caught Gu Hanhan's attention. She had just witnessed the ancient formation inherited from Li Tang more than 2,000 years ago on the battlefield of Tianji Star. It was an original method of using energy that was said to have been lost and extinct in the Galactic Era - without this thing? Would she still be there? She can no longer be a prisoner here, and is still happily being the "bloody queen of her canyon land." Now that the major general mentioned the array again, does Li Tang's current fleet arrangement have anything to do with it? In some sense, is it possible that the ancient heritage of more than two thousand years ago still remains?
"Array? What does formation mean?" So Gu Hanhan asked, "In other words, these spacecraft actually need to be arranged in a specific way before they can achieve the energy output needs?"
Her question clearly stunned the major general: "It seems that it is okay to say it is a formation. Array and formation have the same meaning, but in the military terminology of the fleet, it is generally called an array."
He obviously did not know the special connotation of energy formation, but he was particularly encouraged by the interest that his explanation finally aroused in Gu Hanhan.
"Since a joint system is formed, of course there must be certain requirements and a specific arrangement." The major general replied as if he was boasting about his knowledge, "This thing is actually the same as the formation of troops. The so-called military impermanence Potential, water has no permanent shape, there is a certain law, but the specific arrangement depends on the actual situation of the battlefield and energy requirements. How much energy is needed, what is being fought, how many warships there are, and how much capability there is Who is the person with the ability to host the center? These all have an impact. However, for simple targets, there are several basic array methods to choose from and use as needed, as well as calculation formulas and parameter input. Just go in and do the math. It's very simple, not difficult at all."
He pointed to the fleet being formed in the universe ahead, and gave an example: "For example, the one in front of us is the ring array. It is one of the most basic array methods of the joint output platform, and its characteristic is that all the energy after the joint is completed The output will be concentrated at one point in the center, and there will be only one launch center, which is most suitable for digging wormholes, which require extremely high instantaneous strength for a single target. You see, the energy bridges between the warships are all completed, all The energy light patterns are woven into a network, and when a point in the center starts to light up, the emission is about to begin, and the output tower of this array is right there."
