"Seven frigates were sunk, two light cruisers were seriously injured, and one medium cruiser was lightly injured." The adjutant immediately reported the battle damage to Adams.
"Withdraw the two seriously injured light cruisers from the battle order. The other ships, concentrate the shield energy on the bow and continue to move forward!" Adams remained calm. Although he suffered a head-on blow before he even saw the enemy, this bit of loss was nothing to the entire alliance fleet.
The joint fleet of the Aldera Empire and the Valsalrian Army continued to approach Turandot, and the main cannon of the Dawn Vessel was fully charged again!
"Fire at once!" Following Aurelia's command, the 200 main cannons on the Dawn Vessel bloomed with a dazzling brilliance. In this confrontation between teachers and students, Aurelia, who owned the Dawn Vessel, undoubtedly had the upper hand.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! The joint fleet, which was bombarded again, still did not find any trace of the enemy.
"Damage report!" Adams's expression did not change. Although he had been attacked twice before he even saw the enemy, he had experienced countless battles in his life. It was not like he had never seen a situation worse than today.
"Eleven frigates and one light cruiser were sunk. Four light cruisers and one medium cruiser were seriously injured. Two heavy cruisers were lightly injured." The adjutant's expression was rather ugly. Although the ships had concentrated the shield energy on the bow, the problem was that as the fleet moved forward, the distance between the two sides was undoubtedly getting closer. The energy weapons were consumed less on the way, so they were more powerful. This caused the joint fleet's losses to become even heavier.
"Order the seriously injured ships to withdraw from the battle order. Has the reconnaissance ship not reported back yet?" Adams frowned slightly. This situation of being beaten without being able to fight back made him feel very aggrieved.
"Not yet." The adjutant replied dejectedly. More than a dozen exploration ships had been sent out long ago, but they did not return any valuable information at all.
After two rounds of bombardment, there were only about 2,500 light-seconds between the joint fleet and Jiang Fei's fleet. When the Dawn Vessel's main cannon was fully charged again, the exploration ships sent by the joint fleet finally found traces of the Fifth Fleet.
"Sir! The exploration ships have found the enemy! The coordinates are XXX, XXX, XXX! " The adjutant shouted excitedly. They had been passively taking a beating earlier. If it wasn't for the Old Marshal who was calmly commanding them, they would have thought that they had seen a ghost!
Boom boom boom boom … At this moment, the flagship's hull shook violently. Clearly, the Dawn Vessel's third round of bombardment had arrived!
"Two thousand three hundred light-seconds away?" Adams ignored the tremors of the ship. He widened his eyes and asked his aide-de-camp for confirmation. This distance was not something a normal warship cannon could hit!
"That's right, the coordinates are very precise!" The adjutant confirmed. Because most of the ships of the Fifth Fleet were trash, their stealth effect was not very good. Although the Dawn Vessel was advanced, it was too big. Stealth had nothing to do with it, so the joint fleet's reconnaissance ships could easily lock onto their coordinates.
"How is this possible?!" Adams had been in the army since he was a child and had fought in countless battles. It could be said that he was familiar with the abilities of the warships of various forces, but he had never heard of a warship that could fire from 300 light seconds away, not to mention the first time they were attacked, which was 3,000 light seconds away!
What did ten times the range mean? This meant that if the opponent's fleet was mobile enough, they could completely kite them to death without paying any price!
"Order! The second and third fleets, leave the main route to the left. The ninth and twelfth fleets, leave the main route to the right. After leaving, the four fleets will immediately advance at full speed. We must complete the encirclement of the enemy fleet within three minutes! " Adams was indeed a veteran commander. After learning of the enemy's advantage, he immediately responded.
Soon, the four fleets separated from the main fleet and flanked the left and right sides. The reason why Adams was so urgent was mainly because the Dawn Vessel's firepower was too strong. Three minutes meant that the main fleet had to withstand at least three more bombardments. In addition to the previous three bombardments, almost a hundred warships would be sunk before they encountered the enemy!
"How can there be such a powerful spaceship?" Adams was very puzzled. If it weren't for the fact that his fleet was unusually large, as a veteran commander, he really wouldn't want to fight against such a powerful warship. Because no matter if he won or lost, his losses would be immeasurable!
"Sister, the enemy has divided their forces. It looks like they plan to surround us," Lacus immediately reported to Aurelia. Lacus immediately reported to Aurelia. Her shipboard radar was much better than the Alliance Fleet's. Every move of the other party was almost transparent in her eyes.
"I don't know who's leading the Alderaan Empire this time. It seems that they have some ability. They actually responded immediately after getting our coordinates." Aurelia nodded. The opponent's response was very good. After blocking her retreat, she couldn't use her range advantage to kite the opponent.
Dealing with this kind of tactic was actually very simple. They could split their forces to deal with it, or they could defeat it one by one. If Aurelia's subordinates were commanding a standard fleet, she would choose to split her forces and use her excellent fleet command ability to defeat the opponent through continuous detours and division.
Unfortunately, Aurelia's fleet was a transport fleet. It only had a few light frigates and a few drone carriers. They could bully pirates, but against a regular army, they were simply experience babies. To put it bluntly, apart from the Dawn Vessel, there was no one in the entire fleet that could fight.
So once they split their forces, the fifth fleet would become like the current joint fleet. Ships that separated from the Dawn Vessel could only passively take a beating.
"Stop the bombardment and turn the fleet around. Target the enemy's left flank! Go meet them! "Aurelia immediately ordered.
The fifth fleet, which had been preparing for a long time, immediately turned around and rushed directly towards the enemy's left fleet.
"Sir, the opponent has changed direction. Their target is Sir Tesla's left fleet," the adjutant reported.
"Order Tesla to slow down his fleet, concentrate the shields on the bow, and be prepared to be bombarded. Cancel the shield defense for the right fleet, and supply all energy to the power engine. We must circle to the enemy's rear as soon as possible!" Adams ordered.
"What about us?" the adjutant asked.
"Continue to maintain the current speed and pray for Tesla." Although there was a trace of reluctance in Adams' eyes, his expression was very firm. As the saying goes, the merciful do not command an army. For the sake of victory in the battle, Tesla's left fleet had been sacrificed as bait.
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