People's Federation will live forever

The light disappeared, and in an instant, the Eternal City seemed to be sucked into an invisible space, because even light could not escape the gravitational force emitted by this building, and this force also spread at the speed of light and pushed to the array of the Land Defense Alliance fleet, Similarly, the invisible gravitational force that was supposed to be tsunami-like towards Sira also disappeared, just like a big hole was torn open in the space—no, a new gravitational wave appeared from the Eternal City, which created a gravitational surprise. The point was pushed to the front of the Allied Defense Army, just like the vortex in the flood absorbed the energy fired by the gravity cannon of their battleship.

And this singularity has disappeared steadily, unlike the singularity created by the impact point engine, which will release greater fluctuations after the collapse, and there is nothing left.

And what is gone together is the front part of the two battleships in the front row of the Ares fleet. These battleships seem to have been cut off with a knife. Although the engine is still burning and most of the crew are there, but No one knows where the previous part went.

"General... did you see that?"

Lieutenant General Erich nodded with difficulty.

"It's the enemy's new weapon...not any kinetic energy or anything known, it's a step up from the gravity cannon, it feels like...it's like cutting a space."

After a brief silence.

"Cable General Matthew Bunker and warn him that we may have misjudged the situation. The military and the Coalition must re-examine our judgment - I don't think the enemy is a holdover from the previous regime, and while there are plenty of doubts, The technical performance of the enemy is by no means what we know about it."

"We may have encountered a ... the first alien civilization ever. If this is true, then we may be on fire."

PS: The setting that can be announced now - there is no way for the People's Federation to occupy it with a single engineer... Reverse Sijin technology, the Sijin people are speculated to be a civilization above the second level, and note: I don't look at the game performance, just look at it set, hehehe

Chapter [57] Fog of War

The battle continues.

Of course it will continue. When the weapons of both sides have been lit, their brave souls have been annihilated in the wreckage of the starship, and there are countless blood feuds to be settled with each other, even if it is discovered that the cause is likely to be a misunderstanding?

Even if it was a misunderstanding, it must not be a misunderstanding—Lieutenant General Erich knew that his judgment might be right, but it would not change anything.The United Government of the colony and the earth is already on the verge of an arrow, and has no choice but to launch it.The huge pressure inside the civilization is like a boiler burning to the extreme. It must find a pressure relief valve, otherwise it will be itself that explodes!

Up to now, no matter for the People's Federation or the United Earth Government, there is no room for redemption in this war, and it must continue-the People's Federation is determined to fight, and the defenders have no choice but to surrender. road, and they dare to do anything for their homeland.And what about the United Earth Government?It is also necessary to fight.

Lieutenant General Erich recalled the situation when Admiral Matthew Bunker called himself and others to hold a military meeting a few days ago. The most powerful general of the United Earth Government said straightforwardly that this was a battle that "determined the fate of the United Earth Government." "The war.

The admiral, who was physically and mentally exhausted, did not add any embellishments, and directly expressed his views on this battle: "The United Earth government is currently in trouble at home and abroad, and this galaxy is likely to be the only chance to save the solar system. If we fail, then the solar system Tens of billions of people will fall into unimaginable disaster."

There was no objection among those present, not even shock, because anyone with a discerning eye could see the situation clearly—it has been more than 200 years, and the United Earth Government has replaced the Sovereign Colony Alliance for two centuries, but it has not solved the overthrow of the overlord regime at all The root of the problem is just covered up by other methods, so that it has been dragged on for 200 years.

The root of all this lies in population, or the uncontrolled population explosion's endless demand for resources.Tens of billions of people in the solar system live on the earth, the moon, Mars, and as far away as Ganymede. There are a lot of space battles. It is an uncomfortable problem to provide work and consumption for these people. There are thousands of stars every day. Ships sail in the solar system, transporting materials from colonies or various production centers. These are called the arteries of civilization, because even the slightest delay in interstellar logistics may mean that tens of millions of people will go hungry for a week, or have no consumer goods. Even water—not all space city circulation systems can meet the needs. Obtaining ice from meteorites has always been necessary, and it is also a matter of human life and social stability.

Admiral Matthew said very seriously: "In recent years, business giants like the Harmony Group have frequently reduced production in the protein synthesis industry, agricultural production has declined day by day, and prices of daily necessities have risen rapidly. The coalition government has punished them several times but has not received any Effect. These are not only businessmen’s greed, but everyone should know the reasons behind it.”

That is because the resources sent back from the extraterrestrial colonies that the solar system relies on have decreased-it happened just a few years ago, when the starry sky changed suddenly, and several mature extraterrestrial colonies disappeared instantly, which made the United Earth Government less one-fifth of the resources.

One-fifth less does not mean that the average person has to eat less food and less electricity. If this is the case, it would be simple, but the reality is that there is no such mathematical average.This means that there are billions of people whose lives are lost and need to be rescued by the joint earth government, but the landlords have no surplus food and can only levy taxes on other groups-giant corporate oligarchs cannot be offended, after all, the government still relies on their support. Then we can only increase the poll tax on the common people.

But is it really okay?Not to mention how dirty it is, the old balance has been broken, and without colonial resources, the United Earth Government can only support billions of people for nothing?Finances are getting more and more difficult. After all, in a market-dominated society, you can’t rely on orders to mobilize and collect resources. If you want to own property, you need real money to buy it. Otherwise, why would a giant enterprise produce for you?How old are you?

"The social system has been pushed to the limit, and even if we try our best to maintain it, it will soon be unable to support it. In the past few years, although we have worked hard to develop the colony, we have also formed our survey fleet to explore unknown territories, but everyone knows that this will take several decades. To be effective, the government needs a once-and-for-all solution.”

This is the reason why Lieutenant General Erich came here, and this is also the reason why Admiral Matthew tried his best to bring in a large fleet-he wants to do his best!

"Admiral Matthew is a noble person. I have always respected his loyalty to the earth, so I often feel guilty about some of my selfishness, but I am more worried that his loyalty will not bring good results."

Take this planet - Enemy comms call this planet "Scylla," so they've followed suit.In the eyes of the general, such a terrestrial planet can greatly reduce the pressure on the solar system, and alleviate conflicts through immigration and development. The United Earth may enter a new era of glory, at least for another 200 years.

But the current Lieutenant General Erich is full of pessimism. When he came to the front line, he suddenly discovered a terrible thing, that is, his side had already tried to mobilize the opponent's main force, but this large fleet composed of [-] warships did not. Completely grasp the victory, but fell into a dilemma.

In front is the enemy's powerful orbital defense force. The huge space city, no, the space fortress is standing still against the concentrated fire of the entire fleet. All observations point to a thing called "shield".If the shield is a bit surreal, then the anomalous counterattack launched by the enemy before is completely beyond the comprehension of the Allied Defense Forces. The only good news is that the enemy probably cannot use that weapon too frequently, but this technology is beyond its power. There's enough behind the rep to send shivers down the spine.

Unknown advanced human civilization... The laser weapons fired back by the opponent can always cause damage to the Ares fleet, but most of the shots from one's own side fall into the planet behind it, and the fleet has already noticed that the enemy must have a hiding place on the back of the planet. The industrial platform that got up, because no matter how many times they cleaned and destroyed the enemy's defense platform, they would definitely be able to replenish it from the back of Sira.

And the Hermes fleet, which is attracting the main force of the enemy, is already on the verge of collapse, and there is still the Moon Fleet chasing after it... Although the battle has only started for less than half an hour, even though our own losses have not yet been hurt ,although...

But "our strategy, so far, appears to be failing."

The soldier sighed in his heart, but this sentence cannot be said.Facing the subordinates of the entire bridge, facing the hopes of the entire fleet, Lieutenant General Erich finally issued a new combat order——

"Enter the orbit of Sira, release fighter planes to destroy the enemy's orbital platform, release landing troops to control the world, and the fleet conducts close combat against the enemy's fortress."

If we can't win in close combat with our army's superiority, then there is nothing to justify.I hope that Admiral Matthew and the United Earth Government can listen to their opinions and re-examine this war.

[We have seriously underestimated the strength of the enemy. This is not an old rebel army that can be swept away by a main fleet. This is a complete civilization that is not as big as ours. To deal with such an enemy, the entire Land Defense Alliance must be poured Do your best and mobilize to win the opponent. 】

Similarly, the above words can only be said in the lieutenant general's heart, but in reality it is an order that makes his subordinates feel a little uneasy.

"Command fleet, keep impact point engines running."

"Do you want another gravity cannon?"

"No!" The lieutenant general shook his head, "This is to leave a way out for ourselves."

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"The enemy was not frightened by the rift generator, their formation was not confused, and they stepped up their actions."

The result of the analysis is very simple, that is, this is a powerful enemy, unprecedented, powerful enough to make people fear.No one understands the power of Renlian's weapons better than Li Wei, and no one understands Renlian's war potential better than Li Wei—we have pushed both to the limit, but we are still struggling in this war.

The power of the Hammer of Dawn is highly trusted. This kind of giant cannon that gathers antimatter energy cannot be stopped by itself, but it is so difficult to use it to sink the enemy's warship!One shot hits the center of the hull, and the Twilight class of the Renlian is bound to be sunk, but the enemy ship can take several shots, and the bigger ships such as battleships can still have combat effectiveness even if they are smashed into a sieve.Building hundreds of Twilight-class ships in half a year is enough to make people proud, but compared with the enemy, our shipbuilding industry is still very young!

"Can the Eternal City still hold on?" Olivia asked.

In order to prevent the enemy's gravity cannon from destroying the important facilities on Sira, the unfinished rift generator in the center of the Eternal City fired a phase shift, which interrupted the enemy by smoothing the space, but did not cause too much damage. Instead, the shield on the surface of the Eternal City was closed at the moment of firing, and multiple ion cannons were hit.Some of these amazingly powerful weapons even smashed part of the structure of the city, and several "buildings" were annihilated in the artillery fire.

"50.00% of the Sira energy transmission array was lost due to the tsunami and earthquake, and the number of drones for emergency repairs is not enough. The Eternal City's own reactor energy can only provide 30.00% of the shield, and now it is all supported by solar power plants."

Then, suddenly, floating in the distance of the Sira orbit, a solar power station far away from the battlefield attracted a stream of plasma. Although it was only shaving the edge, under the ion stream at one thousandth of the speed of light, most of the solar sail also turned into steam. And Fragments—"Well, there is another [-]% less power supply. I think it's time for the People's Federation to focus on exploring a new generation of capacitors and power storage devices. Otherwise, how will we mass-produce the Eternal City without facilities to support it?"

It is one thing to add a plan to the development plan of the earth, but the current situation of the Eternal City is also more difficult.Shields are not omnipotent, and the closer the enemy is, the more advantageous they are. The balance of victory begins to shake, and in the eyes of Renlian, it gradually slides to the enemy's side.

"Although we have put on the stance of fighting at all costs, Scylla is still our weakness. Before that, we still hoped to win the battle while preserving our construction on the ground, but now it is impossible to achieve this. gone."

"The Rift Generator didn't scare the enemy, and we ran out of more cards to play."

Li Wei said, and Olivia let out a "heh", mocking how outdated the thinking of Li Wei as a decisive weapon: "A well-trained commander will not be frightened by a new type of weapon, let alone a new weapon. An incomplete mutilation."

"The outcome of the war depends on the return of the Mobile Strike Fleet, and we have to accept the fact that there is no way we can make Sira absolutely safe, and we have to bear it."

The engine of the Eternal City began to turn, and slowly it began to retreat towards the edge of Thera, giving way to the vast planet of Thera.We still don't know what this move looks like in the eyes of the enemy, but this move will definitely let the enemy see what is on Syrah.

"If they think Sira is our throat trying to strangle us, then let him think he's got it."

In the 12th year of the People's Federation, let history remember this day. A total of 71 warships (9 ships lost) of the Allied Defense Forces arrived over the orbit of Thira-although they only occupied half of the sky in Thira, the other half was still occupied by people. The League's Eternal City and many orbital defense facilities are occupied, but this is also a feat that beta has not been able to do. This will be a shameful day for the People's League, because in front of the enemy is a man who shocked the Allied Defense Forces. It is a scene that cannot be observed carefully from a distance, but can only be seen at a close distance.

"Track elevators...they actually built orbital elevators!"

Not only that, but the words in the old intelligence that "the enemy only has man-made facilities near the equator" have been proved to be wrong, because you can only see clearly when you get close, the planet is densely covered with transportation networks extending in all directions, and There are complete facilities in the inland and even in the ocean. The reason why the lights are not captured is because these "cities" are unmanned industrial facilities.

The soldiers were cheering, celebrating that these would be their own trophies, the morale of the troops was high, and some people were even shouting victory.But Lieutenant General Erich didn't, neither did those calm and rational people, they were confirming their guess——

"The industrial scale on this planet is by no means something a small group of people can do."

Not everyone can understand what is meant behind the scale of the industry. Lieutenant General Erich compared it in his own thinking: "If we let the United Earth do it, we can build a planet's logistics, industry and even orbital elevators. , the manpower needed will never be less than 20 billion, or even more.”

Erich doesn't think about AI because it's impossible.

"But I don't see any signs of human activity on this planet, this only shows one thing!"

The moment these smart people reacted, their faces became extremely ugly——

"Too bad, what we are attacking is just a colony of the enemy, and what we are facing is not their main force... Where is their main force?"

PS: Fog of war—in military terms, it refers to the situation where decision-makers cannot fully see the whole situation due to lack of intelligence, time difference, accidental factors, natural geography, etc., like a foggy situation.

Chapter [58] Renlian visitors

Lutan Star is a stable star system located 12.366 light-years away from the solar system in the constellation of Canis Minor. Although it is both a star, Lutan’s mass is only one third of the sun’s. It is a very suitable Dyson sphere... the size is not The problem is, as long as the distance is properly grasped, planets suitable for colonization can also be born in such a star system.

This galaxy that actually existed in the old astronomical system of MUV Earth proves one thing, that is, all Earths probably have the same environment, but there are some differences in "small" details.These earths that should be parallel spaces are constantly squeezed into this universe, and people can't help but start to think about the reason for this.For example, we have found that space sinking seems to depend on the lowest galaxy, and the highest covers the control range of a civilization. This conjecture has been confirmed by the United Earth Government, and all their near-earth colonies (within 15 light-years) have retained The remote colonies that were intact, but with few people left behind and failed to establish a society, were all excluded from the subsidence-this made scientists realize suddenly, and put forward the hypothesis that "subsidence is based on civilization rather than region", although This claim has been questioned because there is no real evidence.

But there is one person who can't think or question, just because he has no interest in such scientific issues.In his eyes, no matter whether this place is a galaxy that has descended or something else, he will only put a label on this place.

"Enemy territory!"

The slender hulls of the Dusk class slipped across the dark void quietly. They didn't start their engines, and all the lights on the surface of the hulls were also turned off.The dark curtain of the universe is the best cover, and the weak light of the stars in this galaxy is also our cover.At a distance of [-] astronomical units from the Lutan star system, the People's Federation's pioneer exploration fleet headed by the "Sunset Afterglow" is observing the enemy's situation. galaxy.

"The Lutan galaxy has two terrestrial planets, one large and one small are GJ273b and C, and their masses are 2.9 times and 0.9 times that of the Earth."

Due to the United Earth's policy, since there are not many permanent residents here, the planets still use the astronomical number.The small one is too close to the star, so the environment is close to Mercury, and even the United Earth has no way to develop it, but the big one is in a good orbit, with a primitive atmosphere and ocean, and the temperature is around minus 67 degrees Celsius.

"Atmospheric environment? Methane, planets with mutated chloroplasts like Earth and Scylla will be converted into oxygen. Its seawater is rich in sulfates. There is no ozone layer and ultraviolet rays directly bombard the surface, thus accelerating the reaction. The atmosphere is poisonous and the ocean is poisonous. The volcano is half cold, and there are plasma lightnings everywhere. Do you know, sir? Humans believed that such a hell would be a "super earth" 400 years ago, and they also fired electromagnetic waves here in anticipation of civilization's response—now here is A chemical base of the United Earth Government is the territory of the Harmony Mining Group."

The advisor of the Herald Exploration Fleet will contribute all his knowledge about this galaxy, this advisor is no longer Albert.Our old buddy was recruited as a member of the Ministry of Industry and Research because of his great contributions to the People's Federation, and his family was sent to the earth. It is said that this engineer who underwent stem cell surgery "20 years younger" was almost not shocked by the news of "another earth" Had a cerebral hemorrhage and cried like a child again.

This time, it was Hans, the aviation director of the Zeus Fleet, who was the advisor to the Human Federation this time, the man who noticed that the signal was wrong and almost prevented the hangar from opening.The act of spreading anesthesia gas on the bridge by the People's Federation commando saved his life from being buried with the group of lunatics who belonged to the Unity Church.Since then, he has been a highly active cooperator. We can easily understand the psychology of an opportunist like him. It is not an exaggeration to say that Hans is a fanatical convert. Not only did he tell the whole story, but he also took the initiative to lead the way—"I have trained pilots in the Eridanus galaxy, and I have sailed many near and far colonies, and I am very familiar with the conditions of the colonies."

Colonel Hans is now appearing on the observation deck of the Sunset. His attire is very strange. Because the People's Federation did not fully accept him, he is still wearing the uniform of the Allied Defense Force, and he still wears a baseball cap-style training cap on his head. However, he does not wear the starship compass emblem of the People's Federation to show his status as a consultant.

The holographic image was projected, and the meticulous face of the young Admiral Namkitazawa appeared on the observation deck.Colonel Hans is already used to this way of the People's Association - personnel no longer run around, and the video is more detailed than a simple call. The advanced technology is also amazing to the Colonel, so he firmly believes that the People's Association must Will defeat the United Earth, which he calls "rotten", "dark", "greedy and inefficient"... After all, he can't surrender to the wrong person, right?

The defectors were very enthusiastic, but senior military officials like Nanbei Ze didn't give them much good looks: "From a military point of view, how valuable is this colony?"

"Very high, General! The chemical industry here accounts for 30.00% of the Harmony Group's raw material output. They extract seawater from the acidic ocean here to refine raw materials, dig mineral deposits from the land, and send them up through the gravitational orbit. They are processed into daily necessities and military weapons to supply the solar system." Billions of people!"

It was time to show his worth. Colonel Hans excitedly called up a hologram, and he also pointed on the hologram like a soldier of the People's Federation.

"There are a total of five important facilities in the Lutan galaxy—"

The first one is of course the largest listening station in this galaxy, which is a large military radar space station, stationed with troops of the Allied Defense Forces to monitor the safety of the entire galaxy.Its radar arrays are all over the galaxy, and this listening station is in the middle to keep watch. It is the existence of this facility that prevents the pioneer exploration fleet from approaching at will. Once discovered, the quantum communicator on it will send a message to the nearest Ground Defense Alliance fleet Warning, and call for support at any time.

The second is the port where the fleet of the local defense navy is stationed.Since the sinking, insecurity has prompted the enemy to step up its defenses, and the Colonial Defense Fleet has a quick-reaction force of destroyers to drive out pirates and protect vital shipping routes.

"The above are the two key military goals, and the remaining three are the space industry platform integrated with the planet's gravitational orbit, a solar power station, and the local headquarters of the Harmony Group. It is said to be the headquarters, but it is also a large space city. The function of the civilian starport."

"The population of the entire galaxy has reached 800 million, most of them are in the headquarters of the Harmony Group, and some workers are on the industrial platform..."

Nanbei Ze listened indifferently without saying a word. We never knew what this man was thinking, but for other coalition forces, such as Marcus and Dom, the space power of United Earth can be seen——People's Federation The only thing that can be sold is the Eternal City with a length of 1KM (Vulkan Forge is only long but not as big as imagined), but the space city of the opponent's colony easily surpasses the Renlian...

"It's just bigger, nothing special."

The holographic image did not convey this sentence. On the bridge, Admiral Namkitazawa crossed his hands and supported his chin. His two electronic eyes flickered, and a model of a galaxy was taking shape when the chip in his brain assisted in the calculation.The plan, on this hologram, the major general has obtained the information he needs, and then sorted it out and allocated resources.We can see lines of different colors intertwining on the hologram——

"Civilization is always difficult to build, but it is easy to destroy. I am not sure how true or false the information Hans said, but since it is the enemy's industrial base, at the moment when Sira is under siege, we should Share worries for the country!"

war...

Sometimes the more you try to get rid of something, the more you get stuck in it.Putting on the armor again, picking up the weapon, and looking at the familiar faces around him, Marcus will have a feeling that the old days have never passed.

Without the past, how can there be a future?

"The battle suit is armed, and the system verification is in progress."

Just like no one's body shape is exactly the same, the cost of combat uniforms is also high because it has certain custom elements.Armors wear the lining of a nanosuit, of course, but wearing a Typhon suit doesn't require strapping a person to a table these days.Half of the outer structure of the machine is opened, and the disassembled battle suit is like a heavy tailored coat. People rush into it from the back spine, and then electronic muscles climb up to the human body to fix the human body. At this time, the nails close together. Mechanical spinal atresia for airtight verification.

The electronic muscle-fit liner squeezes out most of the air, and the battlesuit shrinks in size for a tighter fit.Hard alloy plates fill in the gaps, and now you can take a step forward—

Marcus, who is 1.8 meters tall, has reached two meters after wearing the Griffin battle suit. Every time he steps out, the anti-joints of the battle suit will have a spring-like touch transmitted to the soles of his feet. His body seems to be weightless, but he can raise his hands. Feel the power.

"It feels similar to the Sphinx...So, is there a plan?"

Marcus moved his neck. Griffin armor used to have a shortcoming that it lacked the protection of the neck. Now there is a stand-up collar protruding from the breastplate to cover the head, and it has its own camera, which saves the need to turn your head to look behind. trouble.

"The plan is to rush in, kill them all, and withdraw."

Dom stuffed the Phalanx Electromagnetic Rifle into the mechanical arm on his back so that he could carry it on his back, and picked up the electromagnetic shotgun to check the capacitor.

"That's still the same as before."

Chapter [59] Starry Sky?Of?Wolf

"The Wheel of Ezekiel".

The legendary chariot of the gods, the omnidirectional wheel, the treasure of heaven?No, it's not, at least not here.

It is a spaceship, and we have seen its predecessors before, and the stealth spaceship that took away the seal of God under our noses is its predecessor.Spaceships of this level do not have a precise name like the ships of the fleet. They are all called the Wheel of Ezekiel, and only a number is randomly issued for each mission to prove their tactical identity.

So how many such ships are there, and which units and departments do they belong to?I don’t know, because the pilots of these ships are all technical specialists assigned by the Ministry of Industry and Research. These ships do not completely belong to the fleet, but to a higher-level military administration. The special command is only mobilized according to needs, so these ships Secrets can be preserved to the greatest extent.

Sometimes, you have to do some covert work, not only from the enemy, but sometimes from your own people.As the highest technology of the People's Federation, this shuttle-shaped spaceship, which is no less than the length of the Leiyun class, cannot fly faster than the speed of light, because it does not have an FTL device installed at all. in a whole hangar of what I would call a carrier-based ship.

"Number 030, starting the mass engine."

The pitch-black spaceship was put down, and the special service ship that had been detached from the typhoon-class air carrier accelerated forward little by little. This acceleration was very slow because it did not use high-efficiency working fluid or radiation propulsion. As a high-tech spaceship, it passed zero We also used the same gravitational acceleration as the enemy, targeting the stars of this galaxy to enter its gravitational range, and then the special service ship opened its unique operating device-through its mass engine to increase the star's impact on the ship "Gravity drag"!

In the vast deep space, there is no light in places far away from the stars.Detecting targets in the dark vacuum mainly relies on radar and observing the background radiation emitted by ship engines. In different corners of this galaxy, bright or dark, maybe an inconspicuous meteorite is a detector. People who are involved know what is going on.