One Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety-Nine, Not One Less

The last shell was fired, and the naval gun that had just roared was completely silent. Dozens of shells flew sparsely towards the enemy ship, which looked quite desolate at the end of the road.

However, the counterattack of the Leishan was not over. The last 1020 close-in defense gun on the port side opened fire brazenly. Ten gun barrels rotated wildly, and the flames from the muzzle were more than ten meters long. It took only four seconds to empty a full ammunition bay, a full 640 shells. The dense small-caliber shells were like a cloud of bullets, rushing to the target.

This was not over yet. The ammunition supply system immediately replaced the ammunition bay.

Before the second ammunition bay was replaced, dozens of shells fired by the naval gun had already passed by the enemy ship, and none of them hit.

After the ammunition bay was replaced, another four seconds and another full 640 shells.

The second ammunition bay was just half fired, and the first round of shell rain had hit the enemy ship.

Although only three shells hit the enemy ship, and although the caliber of the close-in defense gun was only 20 mm, at a relative speed of nearly 70 kilometers, the power of each shell was incredibly strong, and three large holes with a diameter of more than one meter were dug out on the enemy ship.

Ye Han didn't know what kind of damage these shells caused to the enemy ship, but the enemy ship was shining like rain before it was hit, and it immediately stopped after it was hit. Those shells must have severely damaged the enemy ship.

The battle continued. The relative speed between the enemy and us was too fast. Before the second bomb bay was finished, the distance between the four enemy ships and the Leishan was less than 100 kilometers.

The enemy ship almost crashed into the rain of bullets from the close-in defense gun. Several enemy ships launched an attack against the rain of bullets and were covered by the rain of bullets without any suspense. The outer shells of the enemy ships were full of fire and holes dug out by the shells.

However, although these enemy ships were severely damaged, they were unable to reproduce the glory of three rounds of heavy damage to enemy ships. The enemy ships that were hit held on and continued to fire at the Leishan.

The Leishan was hit in many places on the port side. The second round of shelling by the close-in defense gun had just ended, and the ammunition supply system had not had time to replace the third ammunition bay. The close-in defense gun that injured four enemy ships was hit by a thin beam of light, and the third round of shells that were about to be fired died in the womb.

When the close-in defense gun fired the first shell, the nearest enemy ship was still more than 600 kilometers away. When the second round of shells was finished, the enemy ship had rushed to the rear of the Leishan and passed by the back of the Leishan. When the distance was closest, the straight-line distance between the two sides was less than 30 kilometers, and the aliens almost touched the Leishan's chrysanthemum.

But they were still a little slow in the end and failed to stop the Leishan.

The alien warships that passed the Leishan were still unwilling to give up, and immediately slowed down and turned. It seemed that they wanted to continue firing at the Leishan.

But how can a relative speed of more than 60 kilometers per second be reduced at will? The distance between the two sides increased rapidly. In just three or five seconds, the distance between them was several hundred kilometers.

When the enemy ship turned around and aimed its bow at Leishan again, Leishan had already left the wounded enemy ship behind and flew out of the range of the thin light.

No matter how unwilling the aliens were, they could only watch Leishan fly away.

The battle was finally over, and Ye Han's heart, which had been hanging for a long time, was finally put back into his stomach, but this was not the end. He immediately called up the damage control interface and was instantly dazzled by the dense red light.

Although the previous round of confrontation was short, the fierce process was no less than the previous fierce battle. Leishan paid a huge price for it. The whole ship was covered with red warnings of damage, and the left and right sides were full of red light. There was no intact place at all.

Ye Han's facial features twisted into a ball in an instant, and he was indescribably miserable: "How did we survive until now?"

There was no way to respond to this, and no one spoke.

Ye Han said again: "He Lu, give me the port side image."

He Lu said in embarrassment: "All the lenses are broken..."

Ye Han said in surprise: "No one is left?"

"No."

Ye Han was stunned for a moment: "What about the starboard side?"

"There is one, but the angle is wrong, and the armor cannot be seen." He Lu already understood what Ye Han meant, and simply continued to speak,

"According to the system prompts, the port side armor is almost scrapped, and the starboard side is not much stronger. Both sides are not worth repairing. Even if they are not detached, they can only be dismantled and recycled after returning to Beiyuezhou; the bow is worse than the two sides, and it may have to be replaced as a whole. The ridge and belly are not bad..."

Luo Qi was surprised: "It's good even in this state?"

From the damage control interface, the ridge and belly of the ship are also red, but they are better than the two sides.

He Lu's face was full of bitterness: "That's good, at least it can be repaired, not directly scrapped. Let's put it this way, now only the stern is a little good."

Luo Qi was surprised and said: "What's good about it? Seven of the eight thrusters burned, it's simply a heavy loss!"

Ye Han said, "It's really tragic, but compared with other places, it's not bad... Well, it's a blessing in disguise. It's all the loss of the outer layer, and the inner layer is not a big problem. He Lu, notify the damage control, check the hidden dangers as soon as possible, give priority to ensuring the stability of the inner layer, and focus on checking the outer layer. When the inner layer is fine, find a way to solve the problem of the outer layer."

Luo Qi grinned: "Commander, it's like this, can it still be solved?"

"Repair what can be repaired and repair what can be repaired. It will be a victory if we can hold on to Beiyuezhou." Ye Han sighed, "We have plenty of time."

The Leishan is not slow, but the direction is wrong. It will take at least three to five months to fly back to Earth.

Everyone was silent. After a while, Ye Han calmed down his chaotic mood, clapped his hands and smiled encouragingly: "Okay, okay, why are you all so sad? Luo Qi, contact Beiyuezhou later and ask the higher-ups to send a ship to support us. I estimate that we can go back in two months at most. We can sleep for a few days and it will be over."

Ye Han's empty comfort did not have the expected effect. Everyone's mood was still low.

Ye Han knew that he could not let the negative emotions continue to develop, so he simply winked at He Lu: "Let's start right away, mobilize everyone..."

He Lu suddenly looked up, with an extremely surprised look in his eyes: "Captain, are there still our troops on the outer layer?"

Ye Han was startled: "What?"

Luo Qi said quickly: "I brought all the people back, not one was missing!" Area A5 is near the bow, not far from the ammunition compartment where the Marines moved the shells.

He Lu pointed to the screen in front of him and said, "Look, there is something moving in area A5!" He pointed his finger and the picture on the screen immediately turned to the main screen. There was indeed a light spot representing a moving object in area A5.

Luo Qi said, "Things that move are not necessarily alive. The situation over there is particularly serious. The ammunition compartment is full of shells. This thing may also be a floating dead object, which the detector mistook for a living thing."