One Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-Eight 1 Battle Group

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Jupiter.

The virtual conference room was once again full of people. Just like last time, one side of the extra-long conference table belonged to China and the other side belonged to the international fleet.

Huo Qiang and Hal sat side by side, with expressions on their faces as gloomy as the sky about to fall after a heavy rain.

Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Ye Han couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart, and a bad premonition couldn't help but flow out of his heart.

Captains arrived one after another, not only the fleets located near Europa, but also the two battle groups of Qingzhou and Yangzhou, as well as many captains who stayed on the battlefield of Callisto.

Callisto is 1.88 million kilometers away from Jupiter, and Europa is 670,000 kilometers away from Jupiter. The orbital height difference between the two is 1.21 million kilometers, and the two satellites are not currently in the same direction. It takes more than five seconds for the conference signal to be transmitted. On the battlefield.

The delay was very annoying, but by no means insurmountable, so, except for those in the interceptor fleet, the shadows of all the captains of the two fleets sat in this conference room.

As the master, Huo Qiang said without hesitation: "General Halsey, are all your people here?"

"We're all here." Halsey nodded.

"Okay, let's have a meeting now!" Huo Qiang stood up slowly, "Comrades, we have tried our best. So far, the fifth expedition has achieved a phased victory, and it is an unprecedented victory. !”

At this point, Huo Qiang's voice paused. Originally there should have been applause and cheers, but everyone unanimously chose silence.

It's not that they don't want applause, nor do they want to cheer, but the expression on Huo Qiang's face is too depressing. The depression of the impending rain makes everyone feel solemn, and they can't applaud, let alone cheer.

Huo Qiang breathed a sigh of relief: "We did win, but don't be carried away by the victory. We did not achieve a decisive victory. Our enemies are still powerful. They are not far away and will arrive in a few days." Jupiter, the victory we are holding tightly in our hands will be surrendered to the enemy in a few days! Tell me, are you willing?"

"Not willing!" Ye Han instinctively shouted these three words, along with many fleets.

Halsey suddenly looked up at Huo Qiang, with a bit of horror in his eyes.

Huo Qiang didn't seem to see it.

Or maybe he turned a blind eye and said to himself: "Yes, I am not willing to give in, but it is okay not to give in. We have received an order to evacuate Jupiter, and we must evacuate Jupiter before the enemy arrives!"

Halsey breathed a sigh of relief quietly. He thought Huo Qiang wanted to disobey his orders and lead the fleet to fight the aliens, which almost scared him out of a myocardial infarction.

Fortunately, the excited Chinese commander did not lose his mind.

Huo Qiang took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly: "Those who can sit here can at least command a frigate. I don't need to explain the current situation. You also know that there is only so much left in the entire human race. If all the family wealth is thrown here, there will be no future for mankind..."

After hearing this, everyone's mood sank involuntarily.

Huo Qiang continued: "I can understand the withdrawal. To put it nicely, it is that if the fist is not withdrawn, it cannot be punched out more powerfully; to put it more bluntly, the expedition fleet is not the enemy's opponent and must be avoided. Edge preserves strength...I don’t know if you can understand it, but I hope you can also figure it out. Not only must you figure it out, but you must also do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Understood!" The Chinese captains replied in unison, while the Western captains kept their mouths shut even if they knew what Huo Qiang meant.

Huo Qiang added: "Having said so much, I can actually understand it, but I can't get over this hurdle in my heart. Haha, forget it, that's all the useless nonsense. I discussed the evacuation plan with General Halsey. The arrangement is as follows: All warships that can fly will fly by themselves; those that cannot fly but are of repair value will be towed away by flying warships and slowly repaired on the road; those that are really not worth repairing will be directly sunk into Jupiter, and warships must not be left outside. Starman, even if it’s just a wreck!”

Having said this, Huo Qiang glanced at Halsey: "This aspect is mainly about the international fleet. It is not convenient for me to participate. General Halsey, how about you explain the details to your captains after the meeting?"

Why? Halsey rolled her eyes and thought, "You have said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said. Why do you still ask me?"

But he thought so in his heart, but couldn't say it with his mouth. Halsey could only nod like a fly: "No problem." It was obvious that the identities of both parties were equal, but when Huo Qiang did this, he always felt that he Huo Qiang was lowered by one head.

Huo Qiang looked at his captain again: "Our mission is to assist the international fleet in evacuating Jupiter, and to seize the time to transfer supplies from the abandoned battleships. The aliens don't have much time left for us. We prioritize the transfer of nuclear bombs and supplies. And oxygen...General Halsey, do you have anything else to add?"

Halsey sighed helplessly: "Nuclear fuel must also be moved, and it is the highest priority."

Huo Qiang nodded immediately: "This issue is subject to General Halsey's arrangements. We will cooperate unconditionally."

"Okay, then I'm welcome." Halsey finally couldn't help it anymore, stood up and glanced at Huo Qiang, taking the initiative forcefully, "My arrangement is this, Clifton, Moore The Duncan was in charge; the Queen and the Audacious were in charge of the Boxer; the Roman Impero was in charge of the Republic..."

Halsey's arrangement was very simple. The warships of the international fleet were mainly responsible for transferring supplies, and the Chinese warships were mainly responsible for towing the warships. As for which warship towed which one, Halsey did not say it at all. He just used a virtual screen to send the warships that needed to be towed to Huo Qiang, and asked Huo Qiang to look at the arrangements.

Huo Qiang was not polite at all. He arranged two warships for each friendly ship that needed to be towed, one in front and one behind, to act synchronously, so as to avoid accidents during the towing process.

After arranging everything, Huo Qiang said again: "According to the order of the joint command, we must draw a batch of warships to cover the rear. General Halsey, in view of the situation of your army, I think it is more appropriate to give this task to my fleet. What do you think?"

"My fleet can also fight." Halsey said.

"Indeed." Huo Qiang nodded in agreement, "Then how many warships can you send out?"

Halsey was almost stumped by Huo Qiang's question. Although there are still many intact warships in the international fleet, there are also many disabled warships that need to be taken care of, and there are really not many warships that can be drawn.

After hesitating for a long time, Halsey raised a finger and said, "A battle group!"

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