Chapter 1,476 Massive Approach

The constant pressure exerted by the Protoss on the other side of the Abyss finally forced the Fallen Apostles to mobilize more troops to the far frontier. No matter what problems the latter had internally, it seems that their general military mobilization and external defense mechanism Seems to still be functioning normally: there may be some loss in efficiency, but at least they still respond effectively enough to the protoss invasion.

But these have little impact. Even if the defense mechanism of the fallen apostles is still operating, they cannot simultaneously block the two-sided attack of the New Empire and the Gods.

What the Protoss is good at is continuous combat and stable advancement. Although their movement speed is not as fast as the Xiling Apostles, they have strong battlefield demobilization capabilities and pressure resistance. The more fallen apostles invest in the fleet of the Protoss army, the more likely they will be defeated. The deeper it sinks, the fewer counterattacks the Imperial Army will face once it takes action. The enemy commanders must also know this, but they have to keep their fleets at the forefront of the Protoss' attack: if they don't do this, the far reaches of the Abyss will soon be breached by the Protoss.

Under enough pressure, the Fallen Apostles will also make mistakes in judgment, and they will relatively underestimate the threat of the New Empire: this is the time for the Imperial Army to act.

Following Sandora's order, the huge imperial fleet slowly broke away from the locking force field of the star port, jumped into the void in batches, and rushed towards the abyss barrier that had been blocking the imperial army for several years.

"The first army is approaching the abyss identification zone. The vanguard force and the main fleet are executing order field separation...The separation is completed. The information offset between the vanguard force and the main fleet is 35%, and they will contact the enemy outpost in advance. "

"The Fourth Legion releases the void disruptor, and the disruptor is deployed!"

"There is an abyss reaction in the identification area...it is determined to be the Fallen Apostle frontline outpost! The order field is being expanded and a quick kill is being carried out!"

Reports from each fleet are summarized to the general headquarters. The commanders of each fleet decide on their own local battle plans. Sivis and Sandora are personally responsible for the general headquarters to coordinate all fleets. As we get closer to the abyss. The intelligence to be processed in the command hall of the Imperial Admiral began to increase at a speed visible to the naked eye, but the best frontline commanders and military commanders in the empire gathered here. This massive amount of frontline intelligence was processed here in an orderly manner, without any fuss. Confused.

I knew it was best not to get involved in things I didn't understand at this time, so I waited quietly aside for the time being, with my eyes always staring at the holographic projection in front of me: the shipboard host translated the abstract void route into an easy-to-understand schematic diagram. , I was able to get a rough idea of ​​the current situation of the fleet and how the firefighting area was progressing.

The abyssal area is like a large mess of cotton wool on this diagram. Large swaths of shadows gather on one side of the picture, representing a twisted zone that is completely unknown to the Imperial Army. The edges of these shadows look messy. Jagged wavy lines. These wavy lines are not actual "defense lines", but interference zones composed of a large number of void outposts and void fortresses. These interference zones composed of void facilities stretch endlessly, shrouding the entire abyss area in a fog. The chaotic information they release prevents the Empire from accurately scanning the situation in the abyss, and it is also unable to accurately locate 99% of the material world there. As long as these void outposts are still operating, they can continue to disrupt the Empire. The fleet's void engines prevent us from rushing into the inland areas of the Fallen Apostles, so now the Imperial Army is gradually destroying these outposts.

Void Outposts are things set outside the world. There is a constant order field around them, so they can be permanently deployed in the void. The scale of void outposts is often small, usually only equivalent to a small star port. The main functions of these outposts are surveillance and early warning, as well as serving as jamming towers. Their combat capabilities can deal with small groups of invading troops, but they are obviously unable to cope with the pressure of large armies: the imperial fleet's method of dealing with these small outposts is violent and simple. That is to expand the fleet's order field and rush over directly.

The small order field of the outpost will be annexed in an instant, and then the outpost itself will be strafed at very close range by the fleet's secondary guns. Under normal circumstances, it only takes one round of strafing to wipe them out.

The order field is the only basis for the spacecraft to survive in the void environment, and it is also the prerequisite for various conventional equipment and observation methods to work properly. Because of the special nature of the void, the concept of "observation" does not exist where there is no order field. Therefore, unless we use the void radar, we cannot "see" anything outside the order field, even if it is "close to" the order field: within the scope of the void, "close to" and "infinity" are one and the same. concept. So when the Imperial Fleet was sweeping the void outpost of the Fallen Apostle, it was like this: an abyssal facility suddenly appeared in the chaos far away from the fleet, and then all the warships at the shooting angle opened their secondary guns, flooding the sky with overwhelming firepower. That little outpost would be destroyed in an instant.

Simple violence is direct, but this does not mean that we are invincible. The void outpost is just the most basic early warning unit on the border, just like the automatic machine guns set up outside the fortress. It should be easy for a fleet to destroy them. A truly large-scale counterattack It hasn’t appeared yet.

The Imperial fleet is not rushing towards the abyss in a swarm: doing so is tantamount to a reckless act seeking death. In fact, the several fleets have different combat missions. Even in a special environment like the void where artillery cannot be fired, each fleet has various tactical actions.

The First Fleet is responsible for the direct attack. They are divided into three echelons: the vanguard, the main force, and the rear. The information offset between the three echelons is 35% to ensure that the order field of the front team will not interfere with or blend with the rear team, and to prevent the enemy's void disruptor (a type that can reduce Dangerous weapons with order field stability) pose too great a threat to the entire fleet. Void disruptors are the most commonly equipped defensive weapons at border outposts. Although most enemy outposts have not had time to use them, once they are deployed, they will pose a fatal threat to the imperial fleet, and the vanguard will deal with the void. The outpost is also cleaning these things. The main force and rear forces of the First Fleet are constantly rotating warships with the vanguard: they have built battlefield facilities similar to the Gate of the World in the order field for rapid passage between order fields. If you look at the order field, If this is a simplified version of the universe, then of course you need to use the principle of the world gate to jump from one order field to another.

The spacecraft of the First Fleet are constantly rotating between the three order fields, replacing the damaged spacecraft of the vanguard to ensure that this spear is always sharp and invincible.

Splitting the fleet into several small order fields also has other purposes: the smaller the order field, the less information it contains, and the faster it "moves" in the void. If you put a The fleet is viewed as a file. Think of the moving process in the void as a cut-and-paste copy, then obviously the smaller the file, the faster it will move. What we need now is speed: before the counterattack of the Fallen Apostles escalates, we must find a material world that can be occupied as a bridgehead. Otherwise, the fleet will not be able to exert its combat effectiveness in the void.

Divide a fleet into several order fields, and continuously jump between these order fields to ensure that one squadron has sufficient combat power. While taking advantage of the speed of the small order field, it ensures the advancement speed and stability of the entire fleet. Edge combat power, this tactic is Pandora's favorite. It was also invented by her 1.26 million years ago. It is still very effective even when one's own side has the numerical advantage and surprise advantage. This tactic can amplify the fleet's advancement speed to almost the limit.

Of course, this tactic also has disadvantages, that is, it is very risky: if there are not enough reinforcements from the rear to arrive in a short time, or the enemy's combat effectiveness is too strong, this spear that emphasizes speed and sharpness will be easily broken: After all, it needs to split the entire fleet into several parts. As the fleet speed increases, its anti-strike capability also decreases.

Anyway, it really fits Pandora's aggressive character.

While the First Fleet was clearing the outpost barriers outside the abyss, the Fourth Fleet was responsible for continuously releasing void disruptors. These temporarily deployed disruptors were weaker than the fixed equipment equipped at the Void Outpost. But it still poses a considerable threat. They themselves are actually a small order field device, but unlike the normal order field, the order field generated by the void disruptor "oscillates" rapidly, and it has sixteen different order groups. Each order group can be regarded as a "world view" (think of the order field as a simulated self-consistent mathematical system, then it is actually no different from a small world in essence, it is a self-explanatory formula group Only), the Void Disruptor will quickly switch the expression of its order field according to a certain code. When they come into contact with other order fields, these little things will crazily destroy the surrounding laws like hexadecimal programs that break into the binary system and are forcibly read. We know that the reason why the order field can be maintained in the void One side is safe. The main reason is that it is a self-circulating and self-interpreting "rule book". If something cannot be explained appears in this rule book, then the entire system will naturally get stuck.

Void disruptors are such a thing. They locally destroy the order field and reduce the stability of the system. Once the number reaches a certain level, they can block the latter: for a fleet sailing in the void, this is deadly. The void disruptor is therefore regarded as the only effective "weapon" in the void environment. However, although this thing is very useful, it can only be used for defense. "Launch" weapons are not allowed in the void. You can't hit such a jamming device at the enemy like a cannonball, because you can't make one that can attack other enemies. Fire control devices that accurately lock and track the order field, so the biggest role of these disruptors is to deploy them around themselves to create a safe zone for themselves.

The Sixth and Seventh Fleets have no combat missions for the time being. What they have to do now is to join the Royal Fleet, follow the First Fleet that opened the way and the Escorting Fourth Fleet, preserve their strength, and activate concealment until we contact the Fallen Apostle. Until the material universe: these two fleets will serve as our main force to capture the bridgehead.

Other second-line troops (such as reserve echelons) are in their own order fields, maintaining an information offset of 35% to 75% with the Central Army Group. Their combat tasks must be adaptable. If When the enemy's large forces appear, they will be responsible for meeting the enemy. If we reach the enemy's material world before then, they will be responsible for bombing. In short, we must preserve the combat effectiveness of the Ace Army as much as possible.

The figure of the commander-in-chief of the First Fleet appeared on the communicator: "Constant contact with the abyss area has been confirmed. The number of enemy void outposts has increased sharply. A large number of void fortresses have been detected in the front. The vanguard has encountered strong resistance."

The holographic image next to it shows the situation of the First Fleet. It can be seen that they are fighting an "indescribable" thing. A series of sudden explosions suddenly erupt from the spacecraft, or disappear into the order field out of thin air: This is what happens when you hit an enemy void disruptor. The power of the disruptor caused the order field to partially collapse, and those unlucky spacecraft that were hit were either severely damaged or thrown into the void.

As the enemy's counterattack force further strengthened, black and red self-destructing drones and suicide warships began to frequently break into the order field of the First Fleet. They suddenly appeared on the monitor screen, and then madly pounced on all large-scale ships. Spaceships, this kind of attack at all costs is very effective: the cleaning speed of the First Fleet is slowing down, and if this continues, Pandora's "three-team rotation" tactic may not be able to keep up with the fleet's consumption rate.

"The Fourth Fleet has gone to support you," Sandora said calmly. "Continue to maintain the cleaning speed and hand over the Void Fortress to the backup echelon attack team. We must land in the material world immediately."

"The void environment is really troublesome," Viska muttered a little anxiously, "the main gun can't even be used."

As Sandora said before, the fallen apostles did not relax their vigilance against the new empire because of the attack of the gods on the other side of the border. Most of their inland troops may have been enriched on the battlefield against the gods, but in this The inherent strength of the flank defense line has not decreased much, as the imperial army continues to advance towards the abyss area. We began to encounter increasingly powerful counterattacks.

The advance speed of the First Fleet is no longer as fast as it was at the beginning. The "three-team rotation" tactic will greatly enhance the advancement speed and attack efficiency of the Grand Army (because it always uses the best third of the entire fleet) Leading soldiers in combat), but its ability to withstand pressure is not strong. When the army of fallen apostles gathers and begins to counterattack. The vanguard began to suffer massive battle losses. Sandora has ordered the Fourth Fleet to go to support, but it seems impossible for us to maintain the momentum that was so smooth at the beginning.

But at least there is good news: although the enemy's counterattack was fierce, we did not detect any signs of their large-scale deployment of troops from the interior to this side. It seems that the Protoss has indeed dragged all the attention of the fallen apostles to the other side of the front. .

However, Shandora always frowned, and even though the current situation was all planned, she showed no signs of relaxing. I couldn't help but look at her curiously: "What? Does something feel wrong?"

"The enemy's strength shouldn't be so small," Sandora pointed to the schematic diagram of the war zone. The imperial army was approaching the abyss like a swarm divided into several groups. The black and red logo representing the fallen apostles was emerging from the abyss. I looked at everything normal, but Sandora discovered something was wrong. "Even if the gods can attract most of the enemy's attention, the fallen apostles It is by no means that there are no troops to send inland. The counterattack forces we encounter now are all the enemy's border troops. Let's say active defense. There are no troops sent inland in the abyss area. Let's say abandon this front... The First Fleet encountered The strength of the counterattack is no joke."

"Who knows, maybe they really lost all their money in the civil war." I shrugged.

I understand what Sandora means, that is, the strength of the fallen apostles is still far less than expected. Even if the factors of their civil war losses and the containment of the gods are taken into account, the strength they have shown is still not enough. The queen is used to carefully considering everything. Your Majesty became a little uneasy at this time.

"The family fortune has been ruined?" Sandora smiled slightly, "I really hope that's the case, but unfortunately I always feel that the fallen apostles are not so stupid. Even if there are serious conflicts within them, they will not even give up their foundation. "

At this moment, a report suddenly came from the command hall below: "Your Majesty! The material universe has been detected within the jump range! Mild abyss pollution, and the stability meets the landing requirements!"

Sandora immediately stood up: "The First Fleet reintegrated the Order Field and prepared for the second batch of landings. The Fourth Fleet went to lay out interference belts on the world barrier. The Sixth Fleet and the Seventh Fleet were ready to rush in, Xiaoxue."

Shandora turned to look at our prophet who was accompanying the army. Xiaoxue had closed her eyes and fell asleep a second ago. At this time, she had opened her eyes, and a little white light slowly dissipated in her eyes: "There are a lot of space mines around the landing point. Send one first." Send a batch of self-destructing drones down to detonate those things. After landing, there will be a round of the strongest counterattack firepower to attack the flanks of the Sixth Fleet. The Judgment Throne of the Seventh Fleet will be on top. Use your reflection mode to teach those lunatics a lesson, and then shield Fully open, that’s it.”

This is the power of the prophet.

After Xiaoxue explained all the precautions, I nodded to Sandora and waved my hand to the command hall below: "All fleets take action!"

The Sixth Fleet and the Seventh Fleet, representing the two fleets with the highest combat power on the technological side and the mysterious side of the New Empire respectively (the latter had to be represented, because the mysterious side is currently the only organic force), did not look back after receiving the order. The fallen apostles naturally adjusted their order fields and rushed towards the nearest material universe. Of course, the fallen apostles deployed a large number of interference and locking systems on the world barrier of this universe. However, under the concentrated impact of the entire imperial fleet, these defenses soon collapsed. .

After less than half an hour of fierce fighting on the world barrier, the Sixth and Seventh Fleets successfully completed the landing.

However, the real battle has just begun.