Chapter 268: Dismissal on the Spot
Countless shells flew out of the barrels, passing through the atmosphere and the light film of the ring world and flying towards the fleet of the Corruptors.
Because the Corruptor warships tend to use a special fighting method of close combat to obtain enemy equipment, the interception formation of the Corruptor fleet is very dense.
The commander of the Corruptor has long been mentally prepared to sacrifice 100,000 warships to keep the Imperial fleet here.
Tens of millions of shells passed through the atmosphere and rushed into the Corruptor fleet, blasting countless Corruptor warships into blood and debris all over the sky.
"Now, the warships behind will go up and intercept the Imperial fleet here!" Pang Qi, the commander of the Corruptor, ordered loudly after seeing the Imperial fleet finish firing.
At this time, Huo Yun in the Imperial fleet also issued a series of instructions to the Imperial warships.
"All personnel should find fixed objects nearby and prepare to welcome weightlessness." Huo Yun said and fastened the safety belt around his waist tightly.
After confirming that the fixation was completed, Huo Yun connected the communication of all the warship captains:
"All warships, turn off the thrusters and free fall!"
The original plan made by Li Mingze was to sacrifice the destroyers in the fleet to protect the battleships and cruisers, which took a long time to build and had high costs, and return to the empire.
But Huo Yun couldn't bear to let the soldiers in the destroyers in the fleet sacrifice like this. After some ideological struggle, he chose to temporarily change the combat plan.
Although it was different from the original plan, all the warships chose to obey Huo Yun's orders.
The thrusters at the tail of the imperial warships that were about to break out of the atmosphere suddenly shut down, and the warships that were rushing upwards stopped abruptly and fell to the ground.
The huge inertia tore the keel and walls of the imperial warships, making a series of harsh sounds.
Because of the sudden inertia in the warships, the soldiers who did not hold on to the fixed objects were thrown out, but because they were all wearing power armor, the damage was limited.
"All ships adjust their posture! Re-ignite!" Huo Yun's body was suspended in the air due to inertia, but was tightly fastened to the seat by the seat belt. Although this posture made him uncomfortable, he still gave the order calmly.
After receiving the order, the thrusters on the side of each ship began to work frantically, turning the warships around one by one.
Then, when it was close to the ground, the thrusters under the bow lifted the bow, and the thrusters at the rear of the warship suddenly exerted force to make the warship rub against the ground and jump back into the air!
The Corruptor fleet in orbit was dumbfounded. This empire's fleet did not play by the rules!
"Stop them for me, I don't believe how they can get up without weapons and ammunition!"
"In addition, send 100,000 warships to guard between several planets of the Sith Empire and the ring world for me. If a supply ship comes out, we will blow it up!" Pang Qi was so angry that his teeth itched. There were nearly one million Corruptor warships, but now only more than 600,000 are left!
The empire did not lose even a single warship, and the only loss was 6,000 supply ships!
"One hundred thousand warships stay here, and the remaining four hundred thousand warships follow me. Let's take this opportunity to demolish their homeland!" The commander of the Corruptor smiled sinisterly and commanded the separated four hundred thousand warships to fly towards the four planets of the Empire.
At this time, Huo Yun in the ring world had realized that he had made a fatal mistake. Now he had no ammunition to break through the blockade of the Corruptor, and the Empire's mobile forces were all allocated to the Thunder Fleet.
In other words, the four planets of the Empire now have no mobile defense forces, and the orbital artillery alone cannot withstand the enemy's attack.
"We must rush back to the Empire!" Huo Yun was extremely anxious at this time. He did not expect that his momentary softness would cause such a big trouble for the Empire.
"Huo Yun! What a good thing you did! According to the plan, if all the destroyers were sacrificed, the Empire Fleet would be able to return safely, but now you have wasted a great opportunity to break through!"
"And you captains actually listened to his temporary change of plan. Do you have brains!" Li Mingze's angry figure appeared on all the warships holographic screens.
"Your Majesty, the officers and soldiers on the destroyer are all good guys. I don't want them to die like this." A merciful army is not good for a commander. As a commander, you must be decisive and ruthless. Being soft-hearted is the worst thing to do in a cruel war. Huo Yun also knew that his defense was so pale and powerless. His voice slowly lowered and he could not speak any more.
"Waste! Do you know that what you have done has put billions of people in the entire empire in danger!"
"If the Corruptor's fleet is allowed to solve all the orbital defense modules of the four planets, our four planets will be exposed to the enemy's orbital bombing."
"Billions of people on the four planets are in danger because of your small change!" Li Mingze was so angry that he cursed. Why do some people just don't understand that some people are destined to sacrifice for the overall situation?
These people's sacrifice is for a larger collective. Their sacrifice is valuable. If they don't sacrifice, they will still die after their mother planet is destroyed!
"Huo Yun, you are guilty of disobeying orders, forming a faction without authorization, and threatening the safety of civilization. Do you know your crime?" Li Mingze glared at Huo Yun's eyes.
"Your Majesty, I know my crime, and I feel sorry for the people of the empire." Huo Yun cried and knelt on the ground.
"Huo Yun, you will be punished for all three crimes and all your duties will be dismissed on the spot!"
"The guards took him to the isolation cell of the warship and waited to be sent to the military court for trial when he returned to the empire!"
"All warship captains will be demoted one level on the spot, and the deputy captain will be promoted to captain. The next fleet will be commanded by me personally!" Li Mingze hung up the communication after he finished speaking.
Two soldiers came forward and held Huo Yun, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Captain, come with us, we won't make things difficult for you." The two soldiers said to Huo Yun.
"Yes," Huo Yun nodded and stood up, and was taken to the isolation cell by two soldiers.
Just as Huo Yun walked to the gate of the bridge, Li Mingze opened the gate and walked in, passing Huo Yun.
"Your Majesty, I was wrong!" At this moment, Huo Yun seemed to have aged by dozens of years, and his face showed deep fatigue.
"I will order the court to give you a lighter sentence. Go home and relax." Li Mingze shook his head regretfully and walked into the bridge.
"Welcome, Your Majesty!" Many officers in the bridge hurriedly stood up and saluted, not daring to breathe. After all, the fact that a fleet commander was dismissed and sent to prison on the spot was too shocking for them.
"I will personally command the fleet below. All warships, listen up! Target the wreckage area of the Ring World, full speed ahead!" Li Mingze sat in Huo Yun's command position and waved his hand.
The warships of the Imperial Fleet turned their bows and headed towards the damaged area of the Ring World.
"Your Majesty, why do we have to go to the damaged area of the Ring World?" an officer asked puzzled.
"Look at this." Li Mingze waved his hand and showed the image of the damaged area of the Ring World.
Countless huge scaffoldings in the damaged area of the Ring World collapsed disorderly on the metal surface, and the huge scaffoldings were filled with various caves of various sizes.
And huge deep pits appeared from time to time on the metal ground, and it was unknown where they led to underground.