CHAPTER 458
The Power of a Supercapital
The repeated defeats of the Alliance army had left an impression in the hearts of the insectoid soldiers that they were weak and easy to bully. They believed that the courage of the humans was as weak as their bodies, and some even joked that this attack on the Pan-Human Alliance was the easiest battle the insectoids had ever fought. It was just an ordinary drill, not a war at all.
Today, however, the Alliance acted out of character. They defended the Westwind defense line to the death as if they were going to fight to the death with the insectoids. In fact, that was exactly what they were doing. On the first day of the battle, both sides suffered similar casualties. The Alliance did not allow a single insectoid warship to cross the Westwind defense line.
General Tanini was anxious. The insectoids were famous for their impatience in the universe, and Tanini's patience was one of the best in the race. However, he still could not last past the first twenty-four hours of the battle. Besieging the Westwind defense line and gradually nibbling away at the last of the human army had been a plan that General Tanini had personally formulated before the start of the battle. A day had passed, and General Tanini realized that this seemed to be progressing very slowly. Thus, he overturned his plan and switched to sending out all of his main forces to kill their way through the middle.
Close to a thousand combined fleets rapidly approached under the cover of their enormous capital ships. Cannon fire filled the battlefield for a moment, and the sudden attack caused several of the Alliance's fortress planets to fall. However, at this moment, the insectoid fleets' attack unexpectedly came to a halt.
Tai quickly made a decision after seeing the virtual image of the battlefield. The Freedom Cavalry, the Alliance's only supercapital fleet, would take the field.
Insectoid expeditionary force, flagship, Sacred Glory.
"Who can tell me what's going on? Who can tell me?! "Tanini hugged his head angrily and asked loudly.
"This is impossible! Brother Uti is the smartest insectoid in history! How could he just die like this!? "
The generals of the expeditionary army in their military uniforms and the staff officers lowered their heads in silence, allowing General Tanini to rage.
After a bout of cursing, Tanini seemed to be tired. He sat on the chair and panted heavily. His eyes seemed to be tearing up.
At this moment, the communications officer cried out in alarm, "General! The Human Alliance's army has begun to move. They have rushed out of the line of defense and are preparing to face us head-on! "
Tanini fiercely kicked away a chair next to him, stood up and said, "Good! I can use these damned humans as a sacrifice to Uti! Pass on my order! Full assault! Kill this damn line of defense and all these despicable humans for me! Leave no one alive! "
Rumble ~
Cannon fire filled the air. Thousands of insectoid capital ships charged at the very front, followed by battleships, cruisers, and frigates.
The humans had only sent out a rapid response force consisting mainly of battleships. Their strength was far inferior to the insectoid fleet. The moment the two armies clashed, a third of the Alliance fleet was immediately destroyed, and they hurriedly retreated back to the Westwind defense line.
General Tanini, who had long since gone mad, did not give up. He commanded the fleet to charge and kill, chasing all the way to the Westwind defense line.
The Westwind Defense Line was arranged in a semicircle. The insectoid fleet entered the center, and before they knew it, they were already under the firepower of almost all the fortress planets.
Suddenly!
The radar system flashed loudly, and the communications soldier hurriedly reported, "General! Another Human Alliance fleet has suddenly appeared behind us through warp engines. The signal indicates that the size of the enemy's ship is extremely large, probably dozens of times larger than our flagship! "
Tanini was slightly taken aback. He gritted his teeth and said, "Send two fleets over to prevent the enemy from ambushing us from the rear. The main fleet will continue to push forward. Do not stop for even a minute!"
"Reporting to General! This fleet has been confirmed to be the Freedom Cavalry! "the communications soldier nervously reported.
Supercarriers were ships unique to the Pan-Human Alliance. They were dozens of times larger than regular carriers and were known as the largest ships in the universe. The insectoids had always been very wary of this supercarrier fleet, the Freedom Cavalry, and had done everything in their power to destroy them. Alas, the Freedom Cavalry had never appeared in this war. In the battle at the Westwind defense line, the Freedom Cavalry had finally taken off their mysterious veil, but they had appeared behind them, which caught General Tanini somewhat off-guard.
"Behind us?" Tanini muttered to himself.
"General, our two flanks and the front are currently being defended by fortress planets, while the human Freedom Cavalry is behind us. This is a classic encirclement!" an insectoid staff officer nervously said.
Supercarriers were so frightening that ordinary warships would not be able to contend against them, but the insectoid capital ships were all concentrated at the front, attacking the fortress planets, so the defense behind them was rather weak.
Tanini forced himself to calm down from the depression of Uti's death. The truth was very clear. Although the supercarrier fleet was not large in number, if used well, it could still deal a heavy blow to the expeditionary forces.
At this moment, Feimu pushed open the door and walked in. Tanini glared at him.
"The war is getting intense. Where did you go?"
Feimu said with a dark expression, "General, I have an urgent matter that I need to report to you immediately."
He walked right up to Tanini and whispered into his ear, "General, send my regards to Uti."
* Squelch! *
A sparkling blue dagger suddenly protruded from Feimu's sleeve and stabbed into Tanini's chest. The blade pierced through the front and protruded from the back, and the black longhorn beetle pattern on the blade instantly turned red.
…
Sixty supercarriers formed the Freedom Cavalry, along with thirty auxiliary attack fleets, 279 dreadnoughts, and 385 regular carriers, formed the most powerful attack fleet in the Pan-Human Alliance.
They broke through the rear of the insectoid expeditionary forces, cutting their way through and killing their way through!
* Kaboom! *
The dreadnoughts used powerful cannon fire to attack. The super-large cannons had been enhanced by the Battle Enhancement Chip, and each round could destroy an insectoid battleship!
The Battle Enhancement Chip was also known as the Desperation Chip, because once this chip was activated, the dreadnoughts would be unable to move for a very long time, unable to warp. They would remain motionless and open fire, unable to dodge even if they were attacked by the enemy.
The fact that the dreadnoughts had activated the Battle Enhancement Chip from the very beginning meant that this fleet had no intention of leaving alive. All they wanted to do was fire, fire, and fire until their ships were destroyed!
The carrier fleet released countless Steel Cavalry combat drones. Each Steel Cavalry drone had the defense and firepower of a frigate. A normal carrier could release 150 Steel Cavalry drones, and 385 carriers added up to a total of 57,750 Steel Cavalry drones!
But this was not the most terrifying part. Whether it was the dreadnoughts that existed to fight for their lives or the regular carriers that could release a large number of armored cavalry drones, they were just foils to this war.
The true main force was the supercarriers!
Each of the sixty Super Carriers could release two thousand Iron Cavalry Unmanned Bombers!
The armored cavalry drones and the armored cavalry drones did not seem to have much of a difference in their names. The former was called armored cavalry, while the latter was called Iron Bombardment. However, these two types of drones were fundamentally different!
The armored cavalry had the attack power of a frigate, while the Iron Bombardment had the firepower of a battleship! Moreover, they moved faster! They were more agile!
The Iron Bombardment would get close to the enemy warships and then quickly fire the Dictator torpedo. The sight of 2,000 Iron Bombardment torpedoes firing together was a spectacular sight, like a rainstorm in the pitch-black night sky. Anyone who saw such a scene would not wish to be the one being attacked, because they were such terrifying existences.
Be it the dreadnoughts, the armored cavalry of the regular carriers, or the Iron Bombardment of the supercarriers, they all had one thing in common: they did not care about their lives!
The Dreadnoughts were built to put their lives on the line, and the drones were computer-controlled, so they did not know fear!
The news of Uti's death sent General Tanini into a panic, but it was not long before Tanini died as well, and the expeditionary army fell into a leaderless state.
The supercarriers led by the Freedom Cavalry would not let go of this golden opportunity to attack. They charged in from the rear of the expeditionary army, destroying any insectoid warships they encountered along the way.
Only the capital ships could resist the attacks of the supercarriers. The battleships and cruisers were merely cannon fodder. The insectoid capital ships had already been entangled by the fortress planets in front of them and could not move. Moreover, the cumbersome capital ships needed a lot of time to turn around and move back.
…
Six hours later …
"The insectoid cabinet meeting has ended, and it has been decided that Qingliu will take over the Golden Tent for the time being. As for the master of the Golden Tent, an official announcement will be made in seventy-two hours. The butterfly patriarch, Qingliu, is of the anti-war faction. I reckon that the Alliance will soon receive a truce request from the insectoids," Xia Fei very calmly said.
Tai nodded. He did not habitually ask Xia Fei if what he said was true, for reality had already proven that not only was everything Xia Fei had said true, it was also abnormally precious.
"As for the sudden internal strife in the insectoid fleet, I've already looked into it. It turns out that six hours ago, the expeditionary army's commander-in-chief, General Tanini, was assassinated."
"Assassination? Why did it have to be at the start of our counterattack? Isn't this too much of a coincidence? "Tai muttered to himself." Could this have something to do with you as well? "
Xia Fei smiled. "Marshal, I just happened to know some inside information. As for why Tanini was suddenly assassinated, I truly have no idea."
Tai took a sip of tea. "Uti died, and not long after, his brother died as well. No matter how I look at it, there's something unusual about this. I don't mean anything by it. I'm just asking."
"How's the Westwind Defense Line?" Xia Fei asked, changing the topic. He was not willing to discuss too much about himself and his experiences in the insectoid territory.
"The battle situation is still tense. The supercapital fleet took advantage of the momentary panic of the free insectoids to break in from the rear, wiping out a third of the insectoid fleet in one fell swoop. Right now, the battle is beginning to tilt in our favor, and all that's left are the capital fleets. These big fellows have great combat strength, but they're not very agile. Without the support of regular fleets, it's very difficult for them to exert their full power."
Xia Fei waved his hand, making a cutting gesture. "Very soon, the insectoid expeditionary army will receive the order to retreat. I don't think that we can just let the insectoid main fleet return, letting them come and go as they please? If that's the case, our Pan-human Alliance will look too weak. "
"Of course, I'm just a layman when it comes to military affairs. What I'm saying is just what I think."
Tai firmly nodded. "I can understand your feelings. If possible, I'll do my best to kill every single invader. When do you plan on returning to the Alliance?"
Xia Fei replied, "Of course, after this damned war is over. Right, I also want to ask you for something."
"What is it?"
"A capital ship license."
"A capital ship? When did you get a capital ship? "
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