Chapter 26 Exercise
Chen Cheng and Hao Chenqi stood in their respective bridges, reporting the status of the warships according to the instructions from the fleet communicator.
He had never thought that the Xuefeng he was on could be decomposed into three warships.
When the Xuefeng first disintegrated, they thought they were dead.
Who would have thought that one warship would become three.
During the exercise, the three warships were lined up in a straight line, with the largest destroyer Lightning in the middle, and the Guardian and the Exploration on both sides of the Lightning.
"Guardian, report the energy status." Qi Yiming's voice sounded in the fleet channel.
As the captain of the Guardian, Chen Cheng used his authority to open the warship energy management interface.
"Report, the Guardian's energy status is good. The ship stores 10 energy blocks, which meets the minimum combat standards."
The same instruction was also sent to Hao Chenqi standing in the bridge of the Exploration.
"Report, the energy status of the Probe is good. The ship stores 10 energy blocks, which meets the minimum combat standards."
"Very good, each ship checks the operating status of the equipment on board."
Hao Chenqi was slightly more skilled than Chen Cheng, and quickly reported the status of the Probe in the fleet channel.
"The equipment of the Probe is running smoothly, and the outer armor and internal structure are 100% intact."
"The engine of the Guardian is damaged, and the output power has dropped to 50%, and the outer armor and internal structure are 100% intact."
Qi Yiming had no way to deal with the condition of the Guardian's engine. One reason was that there was no replacement for it.
Another major reason was that there was no decent battleship assembly factory in the huge Xuanwu star field.
The matter of repairing the Guardian's engine had to be put on hold.
"Each ship turns on its own exercise system." Qi Yiming issued an order to the two battleships via the Lightning.
"The Guardian has entered the exercise system..."
"The Exploration has entered the exercise system..."
"All ships execute Exercise Plan No. 1."
The two warships were seen moving away quickly in two directions.
After flying a certain distance, the two warships turned their bows and turned on their respective fire control radars.
From time to time, the voices of two temporary captains reporting the status of the warships were heard in the fleet channel.
"The Guardian has locked the target, and the main gun is charging..."
"The Exploration has locked the target, and the main gun is charging. The shipboard intelligent computer has executed the evasion plan No. 2 and is moving directly below the target."
"The Guardian is adjusting the bow direction, the target is still locked, and the main gun is charged to 73%."
"The Exploration fires..."
The exercise system of the three warships automatically calculated the damage of this attack.
The Exploration and the Guardian have the same armament, and also have two triple-mounted main guns placed at the bow and stern respectively.
"The Guardian was hit by 5 bullets, with 7% damage to the outer armor, and one bullet penetrated the outer armor, causing 2% structural damage. The nano-repair device has been activated, and the estimated repair time is 2 minutes and 23 seconds." Chen Cheng reported the status of the warship in the fleet channel step by step.
The exercise lasted for two days, allowing the two temporary captains to initially master how to check the status of the warship's systems, and Qi Yiming ordered the exercise to end.
Qi Yiming was also helpless in such an operation. It was not that he did not want the two temporary captains to take over the command of their respective warships, but the lack of basic knowledge of the two could only serve as a mouthpiece.
After the three warships formed a combination again, the two came to the bridge of the Xuefeng, and their excitement was beyond words.
"I know what you are going to say." Qi Yiming interrupted them, "It's not the time yet. You lack too much knowledge. It's already very good to be able to do this now."
The two lowered their heads instantly, walked to their respective consoles dejectedly, and continued to familiarize themselves with the retrieval of each interface and the analysis of data.
Qi Yiming didn't want to discourage their enthusiasm. After thinking for a while, he said, "There's nothing we can do about the lack of knowledge, but you can follow me to get familiar with the battleship command. One day you will become a real captain."
The two stood up and saluted Qi Yiming in the etiquette of the soldiers in the human federation era.
"By the way, if you have time, go and teach your fellow countrymen. There will be many places to use people in the future. Before I find someone trustworthy, I can only rely on these hundreds of people." Qi Yiming did not forget those who used rags to clean the battleship spotlessly.
Although these people's knowledge reserves are not as good as Chen Cheng and the others, Qi Yiming has a way to train them into qualified crew members.
In fact, not all positions on the battleship require sufficient knowledge reserves to be held. For example, the guards on the ship only need to teach these people how to operate the weapons on the ship, and the technical content is not high.
Qi Yiming settled for the next best thing and used this group of people as a temporary verification group for an idea. If he could successfully train these people into ship guards, Qi Yiming could arrange guard captains he trusted on each warship, thereby indirectly controlling the warship.
With this guarantee, Qi Yiming was relieved to hand over the warship to the future commander.
After completing the intensive training of the two temporary captains, the Xuefeng went directly to the border of the Flying Eagle Federation. The time agreed upon by him and Wang Zhengfeng was running out, and he had to complete the raid on the Flying Eagle Federation as soon as possible.
Wang Zhengfeng was very conflicted after Qi Yiming left. He hoped that Qi Yiming could win the bet, but reason told him that it was an impossible task.
On the other hand, Fang Min was also discussing the bet with Wang Dong in his mansion.
"Uncle Fang, do you think Qi Yiming is stupid?" Wang Dong said sarcastically.
Niu Ben, who was sitting next to him, drank a sip of water and shook his head and said, "I don't think Qi Yiming will lose."
Fang Min looked at Niu Ben with curiosity: "Why do you say that?"
"I have seen Qi Yiming fight with my own eyes. The main gun range of more than 400,000 km is not something that can be achieved by all weapons." Niu Ben looked thoughtful.
Wang Dong was a little unconcerned: "Even if the main gun has a super long range, what can it do? We are not unaware of the fixed defense line of the Flying Eagle Federation."
Fang Min nodded: "The main gun range of the Xuefeng is not advantageous against the rail guns on the fixed defense line of the Flying Eagle Federation."
"But I heard that the Xuefeng not only has a long range, but also seems to have a high attack intensity and frequency." Niu Ben frowned, as if he remembered something and continued: "In addition, the Xuefeng has changed this time, and it is very different from the previous battleship. It should be a destroyer-level battleship."
"New battleship?" Fang Min and Wang Dong shouted in surprise at the same time.
"Where did he get it from?" Wang Dong was very interested in the source of Qi Yiming's battleship.
Niu Ben shook his head: "I don't know. When he returned from the pioneering mission, the Xuefeng was already different from before."
"No matter whether the Xuefeng has changed, even a cruiser cannot single-handedly sweep the entire Flying Eagle Federation." Wang Dong still didn't believe that Qi Yiming could win the bet.
Fang Min nodded secretly beside him. He really couldn't understand how Qi Yiming got the confidence to say such a thing, and he wasn't afraid of slipping his tongue.
Only Niu Ben was sitting beside him with a frown on his face. He always had a bad feeling that Qi Yiming might really be able to overthrow the entire Flying Eagle Federation by himself.