"Brothers, change of battle plan! Fleet decelerate immediately and concentrate energy on the bow shield! " Tesla's expression didn't change after receiving the order, but he already understood his situation.
Although no one wanted to be used as bait, as a soldier, Tesla certainly understood that there would be sacrifices for victory. Today, the person to be sacrificed was him!
"Let the psionicists supply all their psionic energy to the shield. Whether or not we can survive depends on the speed of our brothers!" Tesla ordered.
In an instant, the fleet on the left began to decelerate. At the same time, their bow shield became brighter and brighter.
Boom boom boom boom … Another round of bombardment destroyed several frigates. Due to the addition of the psionicists, the defense of the Aldera Empire's warships had skyrocketed. In addition, the accuracy of the Dawn had inevitably decreased, so the losses of Tesla's fleet this time weren't as great as before.
"Sir! They're coming for us! "At this time, the radar personnel of Tesla's fleet also discovered the movement of the 5th Fleet.
"Come on! It's good that they're taking the initiative to approach us. This way, the fleet on the right can complete the encirclement faster! "Tesla nodded slightly.
"Sister, we're 500 light-seconds away from the enemy's fleet on the left. Our fleet is about to enter the attack range!" Lacus said to Aurelia.
"Order the Grey-horse-class drone carriers to release the drone formation. Cobalt light frigates to withdraw their defense. Guard air defense ships, pay attention to intercepting the enemy's drones," Aurelia ordered. Aurelia ordered in an orderly manner. The other ships of the 5th Fleet were relatively weak. If they all entered the attack range, then it was obvious that the enemy would be able to hit them as well.
Following Aurelia's order, the 5th Fleet behind the Dawn immediately began to release drones. More than a dozen Grey-horse-class drone carriers each carried two drone squadrons. In an instant, a large number of drones took off and pressed down on the front of the fleet like a dark cloud.
The small and agile drones were extremely fast. They quickly separated from the fleet and headed straight for Tesla's fleet.
At the same time, Tesla's adjutant also began to report the situation. "Sir, the enemy has released a large number of drones!"
"Is the enemy a carrier fleet?" Tesla frowned. Logically, a fleet composed mainly of drone carriers wouldn't have much direct firepower. They generally relied on the ultra-long-range combat of drones while they hid in the distance to carry out kiting tactics.
But today, the fleet that Tesla was facing was not only extremely powerful, but also took the initiative to attack. This action was very puzzling.
"Release the drone to intercept!" Although he was puzzled, Tesla still issued a response order.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh …" A large number of drones from Tesla's fleet took off to intercept the 5th Fleet's drone cluster.
Dozens of seconds later, the two groups encountered each other. The fighter jets were locked in combat in the air, while the unmanned bombers of the Fifth Fleet headed straight for Tesla's fleet.
Faced with the threat of the bombers, the drones of Tesla's fleet would definitely not let them go. They tried their best to intercept and destroy these bombers. However, the drones of the 5th Fleet that were escorting the bombers were not to be trifled with. For a moment, a large number of drones were tangled together in a chaotic mess.
"No! They have an aircraft carrier fleet and too many drones. We can't stop them! " Tesla frowned. Although he also had a few drone motherships for support and air defense, they were too few in number, and the drones they carried could not fight the enemy for a long time.
"Order the main cannons of the fleet to fire in unison. Target the airspace where the drones are engaged in combat!"
"Order! Move the defense spaceships to the front of the fleet and try to intercept the remaining enemy drones! "
After Tesla gave the order, the entire left fleet immediately responded. The main cannons of all the spaceships fired at the same time. There was no need to aim or lock onto anything. They only needed to bombard the battlefield where the drones were entangled.
"Boom boom boom boom …" Energy beams flew past. In an instant, the entangled drone battlefield was plowed clean. More than 90% of the drones were vaporized, including the drone formations of the Fifth Fleet and the intercepting drones of Tesla's fleet.
However, with such a cannons attacking mosquitoes, there would always be some that slipped through the net. Without the intercepting drones, the remaining bombers increased their speed again and pounced on Tesla's fleet.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh …" The defense spaceships at the front of the fleet opened fire. They were equipped with high-frequency laser weapons that fired extremely fast. This invincible weapon had a short range and little power. It was basically no different from tickling a battleship. However, it was extremely effective against the drones.
Moreover, each defense spaceship was equipped with dozens of high-frequency laser weapons. Therefore, the effect was like a shotgun hitting sparrows. One hit and it would kill a large number of drones!
However, there were too many drones of the Fifth Fleet. Even if the defense spaceships used high-frequency laser weapons to intercept some of them, there were still hundreds of bombers that broke through the blockade.
"Boom boom boom …" The Cyclops missiles carried by the bombers poured out in torrents.
"Sir! Yoshino, Sauron has been sunk! " The adjutant's voice was very sorrowful. Although Tesla's fleet had already lost a few battleships, the two that had just been sunk were heavy cruisers, one of the core forces of the fleet. They were also Tesla's most precious assets.
"Yes!" Tesla just nodded faintly. Since he had become the bait, he had long been mentally prepared. Not to mention the two heavy cruisers, even if his flagship was destroyed, he would be buried along with it. Tesla was mentally prepared for that.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh …" The high-frequency laser weapons of the defense spaceships were still firing continuously. A large number of bombers and fighters of the Fifth Fleet were blown up. However, before these bombers were blown up, they were also continuously pouring out the missiles they carried.
"Boom boom boom …" Another few defense spaceships and light cruisers were destroyed. Tesla, who had received the battle report, twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.
"High energy response ahead! Evade! "At this moment, the fleet alarm sounded. It was obvious that the main cannon of the Dawn had been fully charged again.
"Boom boom boom boom …" Another few light battleships were blown up. At this moment, Tesla's fleet was already crippled. The combat power of the entire fleet was less than 40% of its peak, and they had yet to enter his firing range!
In other words, his own fleet was almost completely annihilated. Tesla and his fleet had yet to fight back. One could imagine how sullen he was.
"Damn it! Even if I die, I'll give these bastards a shot! Attack with all your might! " The red-eyed Tesla immediately ignored Adams' order to slow down. Seeing that the enemy fleet was about to enter his firing range, but his own fleet was also running low. If this continued, Tesla might not even have the chance to fight back!
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