Chapter 178 Let Them Go

While the battle in the orbital fortress was raging, the battle outside was also drawing to a close.

As soon as the main gun of the orbital fortress was shut down, the "Xinjing Shogunate" fleet suffered a devastating disaster.

A large number of warships were destroyed, and dazzling flames burst out in the dark starry sky.

Although the Gundam troops fighting with the fleet caused some damage to the Imperial Fleet, the engine of a "Cobra" destroyer was severely damaged, and it broke away from the fleet and drifted on the edge of the battlefield.

But their number was too small to determine the outcome of this war.

In the first wave of attacks alone, the Gundam troops damaged 70% of the Gundams.

They no longer had the energy to launch a second wave of attacks.

Even if they did, it would be difficult to launch a second wave of attacks when the fleet was almost completely destroyed and the orbital fortress itself was in danger.

"Fire!"

In the orbital fortress, the battle also entered a white-hot stage.

In a hangar, the Marines who were guarding the hangar finally waited for the enemy.

Amid the sound of "clanging" footsteps, tall steel bodies walked out of the passage.

As soon as they appeared, a roar was heard in the empty hangar.

The Marines hiding behind the bunkers, the soldiers on the second and third floors had already leaned out and fired their guns.

"Bang bang..."

For a moment, dense gunshots rang out, and the fire flickered.

Dense bullets whizzed towards the Astartes.

"Ding ding..."

However, the bullets hit the Mark III power armor on the Primaris Space Marines, and only sparks burst out.

Although the history of the Mark III power armor is very long, it can be traced back to the Great Crusade of the Empire.

But its defensive power is unquestionable. It once protected the Astartes to conquer one alien civilization after another.

In the dense rain of bullets, the Astartes fought back.

They raised their guns and fired, and the deep bursts of gunfire suddenly echoed in the hangar.

That was the roar of the god of death, and the fiery red bullet marks flashed past.

On the first floor, the second floor, the soldiers behind the guardrails had their heads blown off like wheat being cut.

The blood splattered all over the place, dyeing a large area red, like a bunch of bloody flowers in full bloom.

At this moment, when the Marines were being slaughtered.

A hatch on the other side of the hangar opened.

Amid the sound of mechanical operation, three spider-like robots walked out of the passage.

Self-propelled anti-human combat robots.

They were not big, about one meter high, and in addition to their eight legs, they only had a 15mm seven-barrel Gatling heavy machine gun.

As soon as they appeared, the black muzzles were aimed at the Astartes monks.

"Buzz, da da..."

Amid the roar of the motor, a "buzzing" cloth-like sound suddenly sounded.

Three firepower swept towards the Astartes monks.

Wherever they passed, dense bullets hit the ground, and bursts of red flames burst out from the equipment.

The Astartes monks were quick-witted and scattered, hiding behind the bunkers.

Outside, the metal storm was roaring, and the sound of metal collisions was endless.

An Astartes monk behind the bunker nodded to his companion not far away.

The two rushed out tacitly, raised their guns, and pressed their left hands on the grenade launcher.

"Da Da..."

The high-speed gunfire suddenly resounded throughout the hangar, and its firing rate was faster than the Gatling gun of the self-propelled robot.

The 19mm caliber muzzle even spurted out dazzling flames.

A series of explosive bombs shot out, instantly crossing a distance of 100 meters, and accurately hit the self-propelled machine.

"Swish..."

Three self-propelled anti-human robots suddenly exploded densely.

The body was directly torn apart layer by layer, turning into a pile of ruins.

The enemies have been eliminated. In silence, the Astartes monk walked out from behind the bunker and continued to stride forward.

At this time, in the command hall of the orbital fortress.

"When will the power be restored? Also, what is the situation with the Marines?"

Facing the anxious inquiry of Fleet Commander Shiba Ichiro, everyone in the command hall looked at each other.

No one could answer Shiba Ichiro's question. In short, the situation was not good.

"Fleet Commander Shiba Ichiro, you must evacuate..."

At this time, an officer suddenly spoke.

The expression on his face was solemn, and he said: "You can't be the first fleet commander to be captured by the "New Capital Shogunate."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expression moved slightly.

At this time, there was no need to continue fighting.

They have already lost, this is an indisputable fact.

There is only one tenth of the fleet outside.

Without the cover of the orbital defense fortress, the fleet suffered a catastrophe in just ten minutes.

The first fleet commander to be captured?

Hearing this, Shibō Ichiro was stunned.

His expression became very ugly and he stood up.

"Retreat, abandon the orbital fortress, abandon the S-01909 star system, and evacuate everyone!"

After leaving this sentence, Shiba Ichiro hurried out under the escort of a team of marines.

With Shiba Ichiro's order to evacuate, the situation on the battlefield became completely clear.

Outside, the tail engines of the remaining three warships spewed out dazzling blue tail flames.

The warships turned rapidly and fled into the depths of the starry sky.

One after another, Columbus transport ships carrying evacuees took off from various docks and fled in all directions.

"Let them go, act according to the plan..."

In the dark universe, Li Meng has been staying in the starry sky not far from the orbital fortress.

Looking at the orbital fortress not far away, Li Meng used psychic communication to contact the astropath of the fleet flagship.

At this time, the imperial fleet had already approached the orbital fortress.

The distance was very close, less than a few hundred kilometers.

Such a distance in the universe is like two big men almost touching each other's chests, within reach.

Fleet, flagship, bridge.

"There is an order from the "king", do not intercept, let them go, act according to the plan..."

Hearing this, Ralph's face straightened.

Ralph had expected the victory.

Even without the Astartes monks, the fleet can capture the orbital fortress.

It's just that the cost will be much higher than it is now, and the fleet's losses will not be less than one-fifth.

After all, the enemy's orbital fortress has strong firepower.

Looking at the starry sky outside the window, Ralph waved his hand slightly and said, "Fire!"

About ten seconds later, a close-in automatic gun on the left deck of the flagship "Firestorm-class" escort ship slightly turned its muzzle.

There was a flash of fire, and a shell shot out.

At first, a trace of fire could be seen passing through the starry sky, but after flying nearly a thousand kilometers, the trace of fire disappeared.

In the dark starry sky, the shell flew by.

There was a Columbus-class transport ship right in front of it.

The Columbus-class transport ship was about to jump into the curvature space.

The shells flew over the Columbus transport ship.