One Thousand Three Hundred and Sixty-One Temporarily Confidential
1361 Confidential for the time being
Gao Kai returned to the Nanzhou and immediately ordered the main force to pursue in the puzzled eyes of everyone, leaving only a few warships in the best condition to delay the enemy. In addition, the severely damaged Yuzhou was also left.
The captains were in an uproar and asked what happened.
Gao Kai had no way to answer, and blocked all the questions with a sentence "This is an order".
He was the commander of the Nanzhou fleet, and he had to shoulder the burden. No matter how helpless and aggrieved he was, he could not complain in front of his captains.
The captains knew that there was no room for maneuver in the pursuit. Everyone could only bury their emotions in their hearts, and when the order was executed, no one dared to say a word.
The army has never been a place where reason is spoken. There are only military orders, only obedience, and only unconditional obedience.
In peacetime, violating military orders will at most lead to a military court, but in wartime, especially in combat, violating military orders will result in being shot on the spot and there is no place to complain.
War is not a joke. It does not allow for any mercy or compromise. If you say you must charge forward, you must charge forward. Even if you know that you will die, you cannot retreat a single step.
The Nanzhou fleet was divided into two, and the main force accelerated its departure, leaving only six warships led by the Yuzhou to deal with the enemy.
The alien fleet that was left behind was originally determined to die, but they suddenly encountered such a situation and immediately saw a ray of hope.
They turned from passive to active, launched a fierce attack on the Yuzhou battle group, and targeted the Yuzhou, which was in the worst condition, and pursued it relentlessly.
The aliens knew this was an opportunity, but they would definitely not be able to escape if they turned around and ran away. The best way was to pay a little price and kill these human warships that blocked the way.
The alien fleet that fought back in the Jedi used all the forces it could use, and even the remaining insect machines were concentrated by them to serve as the vanguard and cannon fodder of the attack.
Gao Kai made it clear when he left that the only mission of the Yuzhou battle group was to delay the enemy. As long as they could delay until the Jizhou fleet arrived, the Yuzhou battle group would have won the war credit.
He only said so much, but everyone knew that this sentence must be listened to in reverse. If anyone was greedy for merit and let the enemy run away, he must be responsible for the failure of the mission.
With this premise, every warship of the Yuzhou battle group was very cautious.
They tried every means to deal with the enemy. No one dared to act on their own. Even if they saw the opportunity to annihilate the enemy, they would at most fire two nuclear shells. Whether they could hit the target depended on luck.
In this way, the two sides fell into a stalemate again. The aliens launched several strong attacks, but they were all blocked by the Yuzhou battle group.
Nuclear shells and artillery-launched missiles played an extremely important role in the stalemate. At every critical moment, the Yuzhou battle group relied on nuclear bombs to turn the tide of the war... In fact, it should not be said that way. To be more precise, it is the human fleet that has always relied on nuclear bombs to conquer the world. Using nuclear bombs is not news. It would be strange if they did not use them one day.
The Yuzhou battle group fought fiercely, but the situation was not bad. As long as they didn't commit suicide, they would definitely be able to wait for the Jizhou fleet.
Gao Kai had been paying attention to the situation of the Yuzhou battle group, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
The Nanzhou fleet started too late, and the distance from the enemy was a bit far, and it would not catch up for a while. Gao Kai simply followed Huo Qiang's instructions and repaired the warships while chasing.
The damage to various ships was not low. It would take more than one or two days to repair them. Moreover, all ships activated solid smoke armor, and the surface of the ship was covered with fragmented solid smoke. This thing played a big role in the battle, but it was a big trouble when it came to repair.
In order to restore combat effectiveness as soon as possible, Gao Kai ordered all ships to temporarily ignore the armor and give priority to repairing the turrets. They must restore a certain combat effectiveness before engaging the enemy.
Fortunately, the Nanzhou fleet was pursuing the victory, and with the Jizhou fleet as a backup, the enemy was unlikely to turn around and fight desperately.
All ships immediately mobilized all the forces they could, and except for the necessary personnel on duty, everyone was engaged in intense repairs.
Shortly after the Nanzhou fleet set off, Huo Qiang, who had been silent for a long time in the virtual command center, suddenly raised his head and nodded slightly to Wu Han.
Wu Han nodded to indicate that he understood, and cleared his throat with two fake coughs: "Everyone pay attention, listen to orders!" After that, he looked at Huo Qiang, "Commander, you say it."
Huo Qiang said: "You all know the current situation. There are not many enemies on the Yuzhou side. There is no need to go over to join in the fun, Chang Zhenguo!"
"Here!" Chang Zhenguo, the captain of the Youzhou, stood up immediately.
"You command the Youzhou battle group to turn to the left front. Your mission is to clear all alien strongholds on the road and finally cover the retreat of the alien fleet. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
"Deng Gaoyuan!"
"Here!" The captain of the Taizhou quickly stood up.
"You lead the Taizhou battle group to the right front. The mission is the same as the Youzhou battle group."
"Yes!"
"The Jizhou battle group continues to support the Yuzhou. That's all for now. Does anyone have any questions?"
The meeting room was silent, and no one spoke.
After a glance, Huo Qiang said decisively: "Okay, from now on, the Youzhou and Taizhou will be commanded independently. Let's adjourn the meeting."
Chang Zhenguo and Deng Gaoyuan came up to Huo Qiang and said a few words. Then they disappeared with their subordinates. Only the captains of the Jizhou fleet were left in the virtual command center.
Zhuang Bo was puzzled. After a moment of hesitation, he whispered: "Commander, with so few warships, can we cover the aliens' retreat?"
Three-dimensional space is not a flat sea. Even if there are only a few dozen warships, even if there are hundreds of them, it is impossible to block the aliens' retreat.
There are few warships and the space is large. The so-called bottom line is a joke.
Huo Qiang said: "The key is not whether it can be covered, but whether it is covered or not."
Zhuang Bo was even more confused. After thinking for a long time, he asked again: "Commander, I have just been transferred from the navy. I don't know the situation of the fleet very well. Is there any difference between this cover and not cover?"
Huo Qiang smiled slightly: "Keep it secret for the time being."
Zhuang Bo was not feeling well and subconsciously looked at Wu Han.
Wu Han spread his hands: "Don't look at me, I don't know either."
Zhuang Bo was even more confused. There were only three of them in the fleet on the Jizhou, and at most a deputy chief of staff. The rest were all in Beiyuezhou.
At present, he, the deputy commander and the chief of staff, were kept in the dark by Huo Qiang, and others must have known even less about the situation.
This matter seemed strange no matter how he thought about it, but seeing Huo Qiang's attitude, Zhuang Bo didn't dare to ask too much. In the end, he could only stare at Huo Qiang with a puzzled look, hoping to see some clues from his face, but in the end he was disappointed.
People are old and smart, and Zhuang Bo is quite experienced, but he is far behind Huo Qiang. It would be strange if Huo Qiang could make him see something.