Chapter 419: Killing the Chicken to Scare the Monkey

The Star Alliance acted quickly. Before the next day, they sent the captured Batarians back to the fleet and informed the Batarians through them that the Star Alliance had already retaliated against the Batarians in consideration of their war against humans.

In short, your hometown was bombed by us, and your few people are useless.

In fact, after Duanmu Huai destroyed the Batarians' home planet, the Batarians had been in a state of surprise and confusion. They didn't even know what happened, nor why their home planet exploded directly in one day.

It wasn't until those Batarians came back and heard the Star Alliance's message that they conveyed that the Batarians suddenly realized the truth. They were naturally very angry and sent representatives directly to the Citadel Council to appeal for justice.

After hearing the Batarians' complaint, the Citadel Council was also shocked. They didn't expect the Star Alliance to be so brave. The Batarians attacked one of their colonies, and the Star Alliance turned around and bombed the Batarians' home planet?

You know, although the cosmic races in the cosmic age do not lack colonized planets, the mother planet is of great significance and importance to any cosmic civilization. The Star Alliance's destruction of the Batarians' mother planet directly pushed the relationship between the two sides to the brink of a life-and-death struggle.

Either you die or I die!

So the Batarian ambassador also shouted injustice in the Citadel, asking the Citadel Council to come forward and lead all the racial forces of the Citadel to destroy the Star Alliance and completely kill these humans!

Then faced with the Batarian ambassador's claim, the Citadel Council was unsurprisingly...cowardly.

Even the Turian fleet that was originally confronting the Star Alliance at the border returned to defend and surrounded their homeland layer by layer. After all, they also attacked the colonies of the Star Alliance. Maybe after the Star Alliance finished dealing with the Batarians, they will be the next!

The Batarians were furious, but other civilized races were not crazy. After learning the truth, their first reaction was incredible, and the second reaction was...how did the Star Alliance do it?

Destroying a planet sounds incredible to the Citadel Council, but in fact, as long as there is enough technology, it is not difficult in theory. So from a scientific and technological perspective, the Star Alliance has the ability and possibility to destroy the Batarian planet. After all, humans are also a civilization that has set foot in the universe. Every cosmic civilization has something in its back pocket, so this does not surprise the Citadel Council.

However, what scares them is... how did the Star Alliance do it?

The Batarian home planet is located at the core of the Batarian forces. Generally speaking, if the human fleet launches a large-scale attack, it is impossible not to arouse the Batarians' vigilance.

However, the fact is that the Star Alliance quietly appeared in front of the Batarian home planet, then blew it up directly, and then slipped away quietly.

This is terrifying.

In other words, it can blow up the Batarian home planet today, and tomorrow it may appear outside the home planets of the Turians, Salarians, or Alyssa!

Even the Turian fleet, which was originally aggressive, quietly withdrew the patrol fleet that was shaking at the border of the Star Alliance, and strengthened the defense of the home planet.

You have to be afraid.

This is like a monk running away but not a temple. They burned your temple directly, what are you going to do?

So the three major races of the Citadel all fell silent and started to play the game of passing the buck in response to the request of the Batarian ambassador.

Well, this matter is indeed of great importance and very serious. We must study it carefully...

It is not certain that it was done by humans at present. It may also be some kind of natural disaster. We must talk about evidence...

This matter is not our responsibility. Please go to the registration office to fill out the form...

For the request of the Batarian ambassador, other races basically made various excuses. On the one hand, it was because they were indeed frightened by the ruthless attack of the Star Alliance, and on the other hand, the Batarians have always been unpopular in the Citadel. In fact, the Batarians have commissioned criminals to sabotage other civilizations for a long time. Even if other civilizations have suffered losses, they are still very angry if they cannot catch the Batarians.

At this moment, hearing that the Batarians' home planet was directly bombed by the Star Alliance, many civilized races wanted to open champagne to celebrate, with a look of "you bastards have also suffered this day".

How could they possibly help?

Maybe in the face of the Batarian ambassador's request, they would shed a few crocodile tears for the other party, and then immediately start a party as soon as the ambassador left.

Unable to get assistance from the Citadel Council, the Batarians also gave up. Next, they announced the withdrawal of their embassy in the Citadel, and then reorganized the army, and launched a full-scale attack to wage war against the Star Alliance!

On the Star Alliance side, of course, they had already released the news to the public. Although most of the Star Alliance people could not tell the difference between Batarians and Turians, they also knew that their colonized planets had been attacked by these aliens several times. Now that the Star Alliance has killed the other party's home planet for revenge, most people naturally cheered loudly. Of course, some people are worried that this will lead to a crazy counterattack from the other party.

After all, attacking a colonized planet is one thing, and attacking the other party's home planet is another. Just like if the Star Alliance’s mother planet was destroyed by aliens, humans would also take revenge on them with red eyes.

Even in society, there are still many people who have expressed their opinions, believing that the home planet of the Batarians may have been destroyed by some natural disaster or accident. Their reason is that the Star Alliance does not have the power to destroy a planet instantly. This may be a statement deliberately made by the new regime of the Star Alliance in order to consolidate their status and reputation among the people... I have to say that this is quite popular.

Li Longcheng was not surprised by this. Although he used thundering tactics to eliminate most of the members of the peace faction after he came to power, there were still some fish that slipped through the net.

However, he did not need to care about this group of idiots at all, because the facts would prove everything next.

While the Batarians were attacking in large numbers, the Star Alliance had already prepared for war.

For the Star Alliance, this battle must be fought, and this battle... will completely determine the status of mankind in the cosmic race civilization!

So, in October of the Star Alliance 2151, in the border galaxy Boros, the war between the Star Alliance fleet and the Batarian fleet officially started.

This time, the Batarian army came with great momentum. Not only did they dispatch the main fleet, but they also incorporated all the warships of the pirates and slave traders they had funded into the fleet, forming a huge fleet. The Batarian commander who led the fleet even boasted that they would kill their way into the interior of the Star Alliance from here, completely destroy the Star Alliance's home planet, and let these humans die without a burial place!

However, compared with the fierce momentum of the Batarian army, the Star Alliance responsible for the battle did not seem to take it seriously. In addition to the Seventh Fleet responsible for defending this star system, only the First Fleet and the Third Fleet joined the battle.

The total number of the Batarian fleet is about 3,000, while the three fleets of the Star Alliance add up to only 1,000. The other fleets are still stationed in the original star field, giving people the feeling that they don't intend to fight the Batarians to the death.

In fact, there are the same questions within the Star Alliance fleet.

"Kislev, what are the higher-ups thinking? It's quite difficult to resist the revengeful army of the Batarians with only these fleets."

Staring at the dense dots of light on the screen, the commander of the Third Fleet, Baroque, looked solemn. At first, they also thought that the Star Alliance wanted to fight a decisive battle of the century with the Batarians. To be honest, as soldiers, they did not oppose war, but in the eyes of the fleet commander, it was simply absurd to have a decisive battle with the Batarians. The other side was eager for revenge and came fiercely, as if they would bite off a piece of your flesh even if they died.

Facing such an enemy, let alone losing, even if they won, they would definitely suffer heavy losses. How would the Star Alliance face other enemies at that time?

In fact, there are many such concerns within the Star Alliance army, but it is difficult to disobey military orders...

"Don't worry about this, Admiral Baroque, and Admiral Slay."

Kislev seemed quite calm.

"In fact, the Star Alliance has prepared a response plan. I promise you that when the war starts, you only need to aim and fire."

"………………Okay, I hope it's as simple as you said."

Although the other two commanders were also full of doubts, Kislev was highly respected in the Star Alliance Navy and had outstanding military achievements. Since he said so, the others could only believe it.

At the same time, the Batarian fleet rushed towards this side like a group of angry lions.

In fact, when the Batarian commander learned that there were only a thousand warships in front of him, endless anger surged in his heart.

"These damned humans destroyed our home planet and still don't take us seriously. In this case, we will completely destroy this fleet and let them taste the power of us Batarians!"

Accompanied by the commander's order, the Batarian fleet moved forward like a pack of wolves. In the front was the fleet of bandits and human traffickers bribed by the Batarians, and in the back was the regular army of the Batarians. If it were not on the battlefield in the universe, but on the ground, then this would be like a medieval army driving mercenaries and slaves as cannon fodder to consume the opponent's manpower, and then attack and annihilate the enemy.

Facing the fierce attack of the Batarian fleet, the Star Alliance fleet began to retreat according to Kislev's order as soon as they met the enemy. They launched attacks on the Batarian army to hinder the opponent's advance, and retreated quickly.

Facing the abnormal behavior of the Star Alliance army, the Batarians did not care.

Maybe this is a trap, but what? Since this group of humans want to be clever, let them see that any cleverness is useless in the face of absolute power!

"Is this really okay?"

At the same time, Admiral Sly, the commander of the Seventh Fleet, was also muttering to himself, staring at the battlefield in front of him, and whispered.

He was sure that Baroque had the same doubts as him. Generally speaking, this method of luring the enemy deep into the territory is based on the presence of surprise troops. But now each fleet is defending its own area, and only the First and Third Fleets are here. Even if this is just a confusing tactic, it is impossible to reach the battlefield in a short time with the speed of the Star Alliance warships.

And if it takes too long, it will backfire... After all, they only have one thousand warships, and there is no way they can stop the three thousand warships on the opposite side.

But the order given to them by Kislev was not only simple, but also locked the target and launched an attack after resisting the predetermined location according to the plan.

This means that he is very sure that the other party will definitely have some kind of confusion, which will prevent them from launching an attack smoothly...

So, where exactly is the problem?

Thinking of this, Admiral Sly looked at the map in front of him again.

It is getting closer and closer to the retreat point.

"Keep going! Keep going! Kill these bastards completely!!"

At this moment, the Batarian commander's eyes were red, and he waved his arms angrily. The other party's passive fighting style of swimming without attacking made the Batarian commander extremely angry. It felt like he was tracking the other party's prey, but this prey was so slippery that he couldn't catch it at all. He didn't care how many slave traders and interstellar pirates died in front of him, as long as he could destroy this human fleet and completely defeat and destroy it...!

However, just as the Batarian commander roared loudly, suddenly, a heavy black shadow emerged, blocking the light in the command room. The Batarian commander subconsciously turned his head to look to the side, and then he was surprised to find that next to his flagship, there was a magnificent and strange-shaped warship.

At this moment, their black muzzles were aimed at the Batarian flagship.

"This is... ..."

Before the Batarian commander could react to what happened, the dark muzzles suddenly burst into light.

The whistling macro cannons and light spears shot out in all directions in an instant. In the blink of an eye, all the Batarian warships around this warship were torn into pieces by the brilliance of the powerful macro cannons and light spears. At the same time, a number of similar warships appeared out of thin air like ghosts. They infiltrated into the interior of the three thousand Batarian warships, and then began to ruthlessly wreak destruction.

"Report to the Lord, we have successfully arrived at the battle site~~~"

"Very good."

Hearing Mia's report, Duanmu Huai nodded.

"All gun ports open, attack freely."

"Understood~~~"

In fact, Duanmu Huai adopted the tactics commonly used by the Eldar—appearing quietly with the help of the webway, and then killing with one blow.

It's just that because the Eldar warships are fragile, they will run away after the fight, and it is even more impossible for them to be surrounded by heavy fleets. But Duanmu Huai's Inquisition fleet is stupid, big and black, and they are not afraid of anyone when the void shield is opened.

Not to mention, the fleet here is incomparable to the fleet of the Inquisition.

In this universe, the most powerful warships of various civilizations are dreadnoughts, which are at most 1,000 meters long, while the Inquisition fleet in Duanmu Huai's hands, the Emperor-class battleship is 12,000 meters long, and the conventional Moon-class cruiser is also 5,000 meters long. The dreadnought that this star field civilization is most proud of is not even as big as the Cobra-class destroyer of the Inquisition—the latter is also 1,500 meters long.

The volume, tonnage, and firepower are not at the same level at all. It's like a group of elephants rushing into a group of mice. Even if there are 3,000 mice, they are definitely no match for the elephants.

For the sake of confidentiality, Duanmu Huai did not bring the giant pink bunny transformed from the Yibo Linshi to the battlefield, but chose a squadron, including an Emperor-class battleship and ten Moon-class cruisers. For Duanmu Huai, this is enough to deal with the 3,000 warships of the Batarians.

So he retracted his gaze and gave the order coldly.

"Keep firing."

"——————!!!!"

With the flash of the giant cannon on the side of the battleship, the Batarian warships in all directions, with the battleship as the center, were completely blasted through by the shells and beams fired from the battleship without any resistance. From a distance, with each bombardment, the Batarian warships on both sides of the battleship would break and burst, and then follow the impact force to become a pile of garbage fragments surging outward.

Such a scene happened in every part of the Batarian fleet, and instantly paralyzed the Batarian command system.

Soon, the Batarian fleet found that the situation was not good, and it was at this time that the lack and confusion of the entire command system immediately made the Batarian fleet begin to become chaotic.

Some warships noticed that the rear was attacked, so they turned around and hurried to assist the rear. The Batarian warships around the Inquisition warships were afraid of the firepower of these terrible warships and tried to escape. Their escape confused the Batarian warships farther away, and they couldn't figure out what was going on.

Only the cannon fodder fleet composed of slave traders and pirates at the front was not affected, and they continued to charge forward all the way - but unfortunately, with their number, it was obviously impossible to cause any damage to the Star Alliance fleet.

"What is going on?"

Looking at the scene in front of them, the commanders of the two fleets were confused. They didn't know the situation. They only saw that the Batarian fleet that was originally charging forward suddenly fell into chaos, and the fleet in front directly broke away from the rear, as if they would never look back... What on earth is going on...

But no matter what, this is indeed a good opportunity for the Star Alliance Fleet!

"Although I don't know what Admiral Kislev did, it seems that it is just as he said... "

Looking at the feast in front of him, the commander's eyes lit up. Such a battle is not difficult at all. The chaotic fleet in the rear cannot recover for a while, and the commandos in the front are just targets after leaving the range protection of the rear!

That's right, next, just follow what Admiral Kislev said, lock the target, and then attack.

Then...

Attack!