People's Federation will live forever

"And I have one more message to tell you, Commander."

Ignoring Ratolova's shock, Interferon lit up its icon again:

"Just now, the survival rate of this ship has risen from infinitely close to 0 to 50.00%."

The blue flash lights up the void, and just 36 kilometers to the right of the Hermes fleet with full firepower, a large-scale Cherenkov radiation blooms—[-] fully armed Dusk-class flying out of Mass Effect Arrived at the battlefield!

"This is Delta Δ, Ypsilon, and the joint strike fleet composed of the Interceptor Squadron. Notify all members of the fleet, lift the firepower restriction, and do our best to annihilate the invading enemy."

36 Twilight-class ships, 200 Hammers of Dawn, and more than 24 ion cannons have already aimed at their targets, and they are about to shine!But at this moment, another round of blue-shifted light radiated by Cherenkov lit up below the battlefield, that is, under the belly of the Ground Guards. When the shining light disappeared, [-] Twilight-class ships appeared inside, and Also with an electronic support ship!

"This is Eta η, Theta θ reserve fleet, we are about to launch an attack, large-scale electronic interference is about to begin, please switch to the safe channel!"

Seventy percent of the United Fleet's combat power converged in this galaxy, and surrounded the enemy with nearly twice the force. At the moment when Lieutenant General Andrew's mouth was dislocated due to shock, a dazzling light enveloped the Hermes fleet and shone on among the stars...

PS: The setting that can be announced now - until now, most science fiction works have not directly described a civilization that is not afraid of AI rebellion. On the contrary, the upper limit of civilization level in common works is due to "AI rebellion" and "fear of AI "Rebellion" and the prohibition of AI, which greatly lowered the upper limit of civilization.

Because there are differences, how do you explain to the AI ​​what a rebellion is?And do a good job about every possible prevention?

Chapter [52] Decisive Battle, Top of Sira

It is an enduring military maxim to achieve superiority in military strength on a local battlefield, use superior forces to annihilate enemies on the local battlefield to form local superiority, and turn local superiority into overall superiority.

There is a simple arithmetic problem. It is known that there is not much difference in the combat power of the two sides. They can both kill the opponent and can't stop the opponent's attack. It can be said that they are evenly matched. It is like fighting in a group. Then if 20 people fight 10 people, How many people can survive 20 people?

Using general logic, it seems to be 20-10, so 10 people can survive, but in reality, the side with the superior force will lose less and may survive 15 or more, because they can do two to fight one efficiently Subdue each other quickly.This is a typical manifestation of quantitative change leading to qualitative change at the military level, and now that you know this principle, you have already understood why Lieutenant General Janot did not hesitate to send 70.00% of the People's League's combat power.

What our general wanted was an overall victory different from the battle of the storm, and he seemed to have achieved it - when the strike fleet and the reserve fleet landed on the battlefield, it definitely did not only have a mental impact on the enemy, but also It is from the level of objective reality that the flanking attack on the enemy is completed, so that the enemy is at an absolute disadvantage!

"How could there be so many! How could there be so many!"

Lieutenant General Andrew lost his voice. No one could answer his question, because the entire Hermes United Fleet was in chaos. The first shot of the powerful Hammer of Dawn that I have seen before entering the arena is to release all the power without reservation. It does not matter about 5 minutes of cooldown after firing a shot with all my strength. Be sure to kill the enemy with the first shot when you meet. !

The magnificent light beam shuttles across the battlefield, and the People's Federation support fleet has a total of one hundred Hammers of Dawn blooming together, enclosing the Hermes United Fleet in a net of light beams, gathering [-] megawatts of energy at the fingertips, and all protection It's just thin paper with the tip of the flame, even if you are a battleship with an alloy layer that is tens of meters thicker, this dancing beam saber cuts down like a bamboo, and the warning of the damage to the hull rang piercingly in the ear, and the panicked adjutant has already He escaped from his position and ran towards the escape pod, but Mr. Lieutenant General didn't. He looked at the red font on the screen showing that the last barrier was destroyed, and screamed repeatedly in his mouth.

"Matthew, you bastard, you lied to me, you lied to me that the enemy only has 12 ships!"

At the last moment, the lieutenant general grabbed the quantum communicator, but his voice was drowned out by the rumble of the ship's hull now.The bridge is heating up, people's skins are bursting with blisters, and their beards and hairs are drying up and turning black together with their skins under the high temperature——

"Matthew, return my fleet!"

The light overwhelms everything, both the sublime and the evil will turn into scattered stars in the merciless universe.The bridge of the West Wind was pierced. As a large ship, it received all-round attention. There were almost ten Twilight-class main guns. At the moment when the light spears penetrated and intersected with each other, bright flames burst out of the huge ship.

The enemy, the flagship "Western Wind" was bombarded by the hammer of dawn, which fired at full force, and penetrated the bridge protection, and all the personnel inside evaporated.It is surprising that the first salvo of the People's League achieved such a great result, but our captains actually did not know the enemy's deployment. The most certain shot, so the first round of salvo by the People's Federation achieved a miraculous result of 80.00% hits with the support of the data of the electronic support ship!

Come on, this war has just begun now, are you ready, defenders?Maybe you don't know, the soldiers of the People's Federation have been thinking about you day and night for the past six months, even in their dreams, they are thinking about how to kill you, and everything they do is to kill you.That's right, you are indeed very powerful, and you have dozens of giant ships that the People's Federation has never imagined. However, we have long experienced how to hunt you giant beasts. The 600-meter battleship is indeed terrifying, but we now know very well what it has on it. The positions of engines, reactors, bridges and all important facilities, we have rehearsed countless times from humans to AI. We will shoot at you like a medical student in an anatomy class, and keep in mind. Please accept this honor as your invasion Sira's return gift.

"Announcement, this is Colonel Ratolova, commander of the Gamma Squadron 'Leningrad', thank you for your support."

"You're welcome, ma'am, the bravery of you and your subordinates has created an opportunity for this moment, and we should thank you. We have seen the loss of the Gamma fleet, and have notified the Fleet Administration to prepare for rescue. You can also Will you fight with us?"

"Of course!" Latolova gritted her teeth and said, "I have a big debt to settle with these bastards!"

The officer on the other end of the communication hummed, and ordered: "This is Major General Oran of the Joint Strike Fleet. All units maintain a distance between ships and maintain formation. The primary target is the Kshatriya class, which is the most threatening enemy, and then the enemy destroyer. Avoid direct engagements with battleships...in short, keep the enemy's numbers as low as possible."

"Announcement, this is Commodore Huck, the commander-in-chief of the reserve fleet. The enemy's formation has begun to scatter. Our position is just right to cut off the enemy from the middle and encircle them."

"Report, the part of the radio interception shows that the enemy has temporarily lost command. No matter what the reason is, this is our chance. Our ship has locked all the positions of the enemy ship, and the data has been uploaded to the AI ​​​​subroutine!"

When the commanders make good decisions, then AI is the best executor.There are a total of [-] ships that have just entered the field. They are five squadrons and two combined fleets, but they are operating as a whole.However, our enemy, the Allied Defense Forces, seemed a little clueless at the moment when they lost their commander. If there is no one to guide the fleet to fight as a whole, then each ship will have to deal with the biggest threat closest to itself at the moment—— The overall command is often the beginning of an army's disintegration. Since the ships of the People's League appear on three sides of them, the fleet is immediately attracted into three pieces. Formed a situation of playing more with less.

The ion cannon shuttled like raindrops, and the bombardment between the battleships entered a new rhythm. We can only continue to see the brilliance of the ships when they were shot, and the magnificence when the plasma beam cannon and the Hammer of Dawn cut the battlefield-the enemy still In the battle, even if you are caught off guard, even if your troops are at a disadvantage, you still insist on fighting.Destroying a spaceship is no easy feat, except in the first wave when the enemy is caught off guard, but...

"Notify everyone, I have the advantage, I just need to suppress them, don't easily pull them into the fighting distance!"

Rear Admiral Oran shouted that this former UIR Navy veteran has the calmness that the People's Federation of his age admires-"Our army's advantage lies in long-range and precision, so there is no need to take risks and not seek quick wins, so as not to jump over the wall in a hurry."

"Obey, the reserve fleet changes the angle, moves over the enemy's head, and kills the Kshatriya class that is hiding behind and sniping coldly!"

Surrounded by countless ion cannons, the Dusk-level brigade dragged its tail flame across the battlefield. The porcelain plate of the Renlian was in stark contrast to the square charcoal block above, one white and one black. The battle corresponded to those burning giant ships. Is it the distorted warships of the Allied Defense Forces that were punched out with countless loopholes, or the Twilight class with countless modular structures dismantled by the People's Federation? The wreckage drifted over a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers. Their battle was over, but they survived. Or not yet.

And the battle will not go on endlessly. As the battle situation deteriorates, the enemy finally realizes the reality and begins to take different actions," Ratolova called Major General Oran. The enemy has a tendency to regroup. Their The battleship appears to be releasing carrier aircraft and retreating backwards."

"Warning, the enemy ships are speeding up, they want to leave the battlefield!"

"Attention, the optical observation of the enemy's carrier-based aircraft is releasing missiles, and the anti-aircraft battery is ready... Do these guys want to escape?"

In a battle at a distance of [-] kilometers, even if the intercontinental missile can fly to the speed of the third universe, it is not a big deal. It is very interesting to say that no matter how fierce the battlefield is, the closest distance to the battle is [-] kilometers, which is equivalent to a person on the equator. Bombarding Antarctica, in fact, they have never seen each other with the naked eye.This weapon is only valuable if the distance is above the sub-light speed, so no one takes this missile seriously, just like we don’t use the main gun to hit those carrier-based aircraft, they can’t fly anyway.

However, ten seconds later, these missiles, which are not worth mentioning at the twilight-class, also reached the nearest [-] kilometers, and the hard electron lasers on the hull of the twilight-class were lifted up. Although we can't see it, we know that the invisible lasers are densely shining Moving forward, Battle Storm has determined the efficiency of laser spot defense at this extremely close range...

"!"

The flash of the nuclear explosion shone hundreds of kilometers away. The continuous flash of light and the subsequent EMP shielded the electromagnetic and optical observations of the United Fleet, just like a smoke bomb... No, it was launched from the middle of the flash of the explosion at a very high speed A large number of golden metal fluids came, densely rushing straight to the People's Alliance Fleet-it was a nuclear shotgun, and they actually used this thing on the battlefield!

Although the vast majority of these potentially inaccurate gadgets never touch the battleship, there are also cases where they collide with the shield of the battleship's mass effect field and cause consumption. The AI ​​responded perfectly to this wave of attacks, but the commanders had a bad feeling.

"They want to escape only if the impact point engine is ready, so it's just a way to slow us down."

"Slowing us down...are they brewing something?"

The captains exchanged ideas nervously, and a worry came to mind: "AI, did the gravitational wave sensor find anything?"

"Not yet."

A feeling of uneasiness enveloped the hearts of the captains of the People's Federation. Rear Admiral Oran consulted Lieutenant General Jenot in the rear, and changed his style after a prudent decision and issued an order:

"The fleet speeds up and pursues the enemy... No matter what they want to do, don't try to escape easily!"

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"Fleet Commander, the enemy ships are showing signs of retreating under our counterattack, and the fleet is pursuing. Admiral Oran is worried that this is a trap and asked for instructions."

On the moon, the Twilight-class fleet is waiting in formation—Alpha, Beta, Omega, from the beginning to the end, the three squadrons gathered above the moon.One-third of the Scylla Guard Fleet was the last defense of Scylla and the last reserve for this battle.Our Lieutenant General Jenot did not hide in the safer secret command room, but personally commanded the last fleet force on his beloved ship "Supreme Authority".

When he received Oran's report, the lieutenant general did not respond: "Tell Major General Oran that there is no need to worry about continuing to fight. Every time they sink an enemy ship, they will be guaranteed more points of victory, but at the same time, tell them——I agree with his kind." A strategy that doesn't throw everything at its fingertips."

The lieutenant general closed his eyes and made a calm appearance. Although there were no outsiders here, even an AI lieutenant general would never show timidity.Putting all the pressure in my heart, waiting in silence is the most tormenting. The lieutenant general is waiting, but the lieutenant general is actually betting. He bets everything on Renlian's ability to deal with the enemy's trump card.

The enemy he had never met was a master tactician—Gernott could feel it, so Admiral Oran's worry was certain. How could the enemy commander sacrifice a fleet in vain?If he wasn't an idiot, he must be up to something.

"Destroying and annihilating all the enemy's forces has never been the main purpose of war. What war wants is victory, and the best way to achieve victory."

Thira, 30 kilometers away, although it is no longer visible to the naked eye, the lieutenant general knows that the sky above the parent star of the United Nations is also busy, and one after another military satellites guard our home airtightly, because we know that what happened in That battle in galaxies beyond wasn't all there was at all, Scylla was what our enemies wanted in the first place.

FTL... No matter what kind of FTL it is, as long as it is a civilization that masters the speed of light, why does it have to honestly come in from the outside?The galaxy is not a closed system, it is not your home, you can still enter a gate.The space is open, and access is free, so why...

"Through the interrogation of Lieutenant General Douglas, we determined that it is difficult to jump directly to the vicinity of the planet, and the interference of the star's gravitational force must be considered, but it is not impossible."

In the space, a circle of invisible ripples is forming.People can't see it, and they can't feel it, but we have a way to detect the fluctuations produced by the ripples.

"Gravity anomaly readings appear and are rising exponentially, Commander, they are here."

Here it comes—Jernot stood up abruptly, and asked anxiously, "How does it compare to the last batch (referring to Hermes)?"

"Almost twice the size."

"!"

Lieutenant General Jenot stood up as if struck by lightning, all the words were stuck in his throat, he only felt a feeling of breathlessness pressing on his heart, the soldier had only one thought in his head.

"Maybe it's not a bad thing for that fool Douglas to be captured. Our enemy has received false information. He'll probably guess that I still have half a reserve—well, 34 ships like Hermes, maybe a little more. Well, So he decided to send most of his troops to wipe out the Hermes army, leaving enough defensive forces to seize the initiative... Reasonable analysis, aggressiveness, and the style of my youth."

Admiral Matthew Bunker lit a cigarette again, and the thin man shook his head regretfully.

"If the council chooses Admiral Francisco and those academic wastes, you can win."

But you met me—what an honor, I don’t care whether you are the remnants of the “overlord colonial regime”, I only know that after 200 years, there is finally a big battle to fight, as a soldier, after I retired You gave me a big gift just a moment ago, and I also reciprocate your respect that belongs to me. I don't fight uncertain battles.

In this battle, I brought not only half of the investigation fleet.Through the mediation with the Minister of the Navy and some personal friendship, I also brought a group of fringe colonial fleets. Each of them is eager to obtain a new life in the new world, so the fighting spirit is particularly high and they are willing to be the leader!

So I arranged for them to be pioneers... "This is war, Andrew, don't blame me, the Union Defense Army will take care of your family."

The time has come, Mr. Admiral stands in front of the console, watching the light of the engines of his direct line fleet disappear into the ripples of space, the number of ships is close to 2.5 times that of Hermes, and the target...

"Go directly to the enemy's home planet, and end this war quickly and efficiently. The victory belongs to the Allied Defense Forces, and the glory belongs to you, my soldiers!"

PS: The author who can be released now complains - space battles are indeed not as interesting as ground battles

What I mean is that space warfare really depends on technology and objective conditions. It is difficult to play any great tactics in space warfare. Forced tactics are almost equal to - attacking the enemy's intelligence or our side suddenly violating objective reality, In high-tech combat, the proportion of people is much smaller, and it often depends on equipment.

Chapter [53] Broken Star Dream

"The worst has happened, in unexpected numbers, they're coming."

The trajectory of gravitational fluctuations was received by the detector, and the value is still rising. This fluctuation spreads around at the speed of light and can be clearly determined to come from the position between Sira and the moon—the enemy is indeed very bold, but this In fact, it is also expected, because don't underestimate the 38 kilometers between the tin moons. The void in the middle can accommodate other planets in the entire star system, and there is enough space to become an ideal battlefield.

We are not unprepared for all this, but this preparation cannot be called sufficient, at least our intelligence and strategy have not expected that the magnitude of the enemy has reached such a level-"Have you considered how to deal with this A level enemy?"

"Considered."

"Then how?"

"No, in half a year, the People's Federation fleet has expanded to its limit. All military deployments have reached the best efficiency under the current conditions. I have no way to do more. Doing any more will deviate from our original intention. .”

"Then what's the use of you."

"..."

At the highest position in the Eternal City, there are two pairs of eyes watching all this, and two voices are communicating briefly.But just as the eyes are not real eyes, the conversation is not through words or voices.The information exchanged in those tangible or intangible networks flowed through the minds of the two leaders, and Commander Olivia was immediately very disappointed.

"Until now, do you still have to deceive these people, telling them that there is no army of the dead, AI fleet?"

"Olivia, you said this sentence - let human beings rely on their own strength, because pain is also a kind of growth, otherwise they can't progress...Isn't it?"

"That's where I feel bad."

Although she doesn't have a real body, Olivia's eyes are and must be looking at everyone in this war. Her distress is completely experienced by Li Wei through the interaction of information. The contradictions are all unreserved, so that he can empathize with him.

"They are all my subordinates, my students. I watched them rush to the battlefield, and I knew very well that many people would never see them again. You can laugh at my kindness. I thought I was used to it long ago. But since...'Ascension' I've felt some strange emotions again."

Olivia said softly: "When I live forever, I feel more and more... Human beings are so sad, they always have too little, but lose too much."

"I'm glad you didn't say 'humans are ants', but longevity does alienate people. Olivia, you just think from a different perspective because of your situation. You can adjust your serotonin secretion , so you can be happier."

The fish that come ashore are no longer fish, and the long-lived humans are no longer ordinary humans. Their needs and heights are completely different, but isn’t this the reality of the People’s Federation—in the name of humans, but by non-humans? Created.

Li Wei jokingly changed the subject - "We still have a big battle to fight, and we haven't come out for activities for some days, are you ready?"

These words were spoken to Olivia, and also to another existence—"No one really thinks that the Eternal City is just a space station, right?"

The singularity of gravity generated in the void is by no means silent. The moment it appeared, it was like a new planet suddenly appeared between Sira and the moon. This is by no means as simple as "amazing in data" , Immediately, the gravitational influence transmitted at the speed of light was transmitted to Sira and the moon on both sides. The balance maintained by the two planets for hundreds of millions of years was almost interrupted at this moment—on the surface of Sira, all over the continent The geological detectors issued an alarm at the same time today, because the lava in the core of the planet is surging uncomfortably, and the magma breaks through the mantle layer and flows into all the gaps. A terrible disaster is forming!

This place is part of the underground caves of Sira all over the continent. Just like the countless tunnels and underground cavities in this world for thousands of years, this cave also comes from the tunnels dug by Pandong Beasts, like this There are countless tunnels on this planet, so even the People's Federation can't tell them all.Because we know how dangerous and terrifying the underground of this planet is, and there are many creepy evils in its ecology, so since its establishment ten years ago, the People's Federation has only explored shallow tunnels for safety purposes. Blow up most of the more threatening voids.After all, we are not orcs and have no intention of living underground. As long as we can exploit the resources in the strata, there is no need to live permanently underground.

But it's different for another ethnic group. Their leader, a guy who can definitely startle Li Li by saying his name, is walking in this deep passage. The fluorescent plants above the head illuminate the dark space, and the sarcoids spreading on the walls and pits are pulsating with life, as if they are gestating new life.

General Si Kou, after 12 years, when we saw him again, he was still as strong as when he fought against Li Wei.Its broken limbs seem to have regenerated, and it still holds the scepter in its hand - it seems that it was a mistake for Li Zhi to leave it there to wait for death. The Avenger has returned.

Orcs are weapons designed to complete the conflicts of several eras. As long as humans do not clean up all the corpses, they will definitely return!

The last orc leader, he appeared in an extremely wide underground space, although crude, it has been processed into a palace-like appearance.Indistinctly, we can see some figures busy in it. These things are not much different from the orcs in the past, but they are somewhat different. Now they call themselves swarms, because they are already bigger than the orcs in the past. more powerful!

General Si Kou looked at all this with satisfaction, his eyes looked at a throne at the top of the hall, the throne was vacant because the king was no longer there, but Si Kou's loyalty did not change, he still saluted to that seat, and all the others The newborn orcs were also bowing to that throne.

"Queen, the arrogant humans have not entered this underground area for ten years, and the threat of the Luminescent Race has disappeared, and your people have once again taken root in this world. We will surely prosper, and then we will go to retake the surface that belongs to us world."

Thousands of orcs in this hollow knelt down. They used the lava as a forge, put on medieval-like metal armor and carried crude but reliable gunpowder weapons.

"The number of fighters is constantly increasing, and the weapon manufacturing technology left over from your past vision has been restored. But now humans have become more cunning. They have sent many flying machines to hover over the surface of the earth. Our The scouts dare not take the lead easily. I don’t know where the attention of human beings has shifted, but there is no doubt that they no longer regard us as a threat. They are destined to pay the price for this arrogance. In the induction, I found With your blood, I will return her to your throne soon."

Thousands of orcs present shouted in response to General Si Kou's words.This is an army, an army about to start its vengeance, and they are ready...

"what happened?"

General Si Kou lowered his head and looked at the ground, only to see that the earth was trembling, the gravel on the roof of the cave was crackling and falling, and the solid rock formation under their feet was being broken layer by layer!

The high-temperature lava began to surge, and the poisonous sulfur gas poured into the entire underground cave. These orcs looked at everything around them in a panic and didn't understand what happened-there was no earthquake in this place for 10 years. what's going on?

But there is no explanation in reality. The high-temperature magma rushes into the cave like a huge wave in the sea. Although there are powerful war machines such as vampire bats, burrowers and even tyrannosaurs in this cave, before the majesty of nature, these Not worth mentioning at all.Ten years of surviving in mediocrity, ten years of living without hardship, just before this is about to start, a huge change suddenly occurred!

Humans must be the ghosts of humans!

"Run, run!"