Withthe 3Phoenix-classeavyCarrierStarship goingonlineandjoiningthe XiaolongFleet sequence.
he nterstellarWarship fromtheoriginalconstructionplanwerealsocompletedoneafteranother,andafterthecrewboarded,theyofficiallyjoinedthe XiaolongFleet sequence.
alacticCalendar December25,3031
All nterstellarWarship,exceptforthe 4Rebirth-classCloneStarship,fromtheconstructionplan ZhaoChen formulatedattheendofSeptember,werecompletednearlyaweekaheadofscheduleandjoinedthe XiaolongFleet'scombatsequence.
3Phoenix-classeavyCarrierStarship, Bridge
ilith stoodto ZhaoChen'sright,and iceCaptainCrimsonye stoodtohisleft.
"he XiaolongFleet isfullyprepared.
heentirefleetconsistsof102combat-type nterstellarWarship,including26 3nterstellarWarshipsand76 t2starbattleships.
hetotalcombatpersonnelnumber7,300.
hisisthedetailedstatusofthe XiaolongFleet." ilith raisedherhandandprojectedadatapanelinfrontof ZhaoChen.
3nterstellarWarships:
ne 3Phoenix-classeavyCarrierStarship
Five 3PhantomAssassin-classightnterstellarStealthBombers
wenty 3Blizzard-classightnterstellarBattlecruisers
2 nterstellarWarship:
ne t2beequeen-classheavycarrierstarship
Five 2ionKing-classeavynterstellarMissileShips
en 2SnowMastiff-classeavynterstellarBattleships
Sixty t2blackrhino-classinterstellarheavyassaultfrigates
nadditiontothe 3nterstellarWarshipsinservice, ZhaoChen alsoutilizedsomesurplusproductioncapacitytoaddseveral2 nterstellarWarship,supplementingthefleet'soverallcombatcapability.
Althoughthis Starfleet barelyreachedonehundred nterstellarWarship,itsactualcombatpowercouldevencontendwithalegion-levelsecond-line mperialArmyFleet ofthreethousand nterstellarWarship,withawinningchanceofoverninetypercent!
Afterall,thedominanceof 3nterstellarWarshipsisbeyonddoubt.
Currently, ZhaoChen'sfleetdevelopmentstrategyistobesmallbutelite!
ZhaoChen lookedat iceCaptainCrimsonye besidehim:"Crimsonye,howisthecombatplanreportaskedyoutoformulateearliercomingalong?"
"Ah?"Crimsonyewasstartledatfirst,thenunderstoodthemeaningof ZhaoChen'swords.
Shereleasedthecombatplanshehadcompletedmuchearlier,withamixofdisbeliefandexcitement.
twasacombatplanforasurpriseattackonthe SlaveradeStarport underthe PrinceParty.
ZhaoChen hadaskedCrimsonyetoplanoneoutearly,andshehaddonesofaithfully;sheneverexpected Commander ZhaoChen tousehercombatplansoquickly.
Afterall,thatwasaforceunderthe PrinceParty.
twasalsoacashcowforthe PrinceParty,andslavetrade,intheeyesofordinarynobles,wasnotimportantatall.
Whowouldcareaboutthelivesofagroupofslaves,mostofwhomweren'tevenconsideredhuman?
ZhaoChen noticedthedisbeliefinCrimsonye'seyes;sureenough,thisgirlstilldidn'tfullybelievethathecouldalwaysdeliveronhispromises.
"Don'tforget,thisiswhatpromisedyoubefore.
haveahabit;canbeforgetfulaboutmanythings,buttwothingsrememberveryclearly.
neismoneyothersoweme,andtheotherisgrudgesothersholdagainstme.
Sinceyouhavejoinedthe XiaolongFleet,yourgrudgeisthe XiaolongFleet'sgrudge.
Retributionforgrudgesisanexcellenttraditionofour XiaolongFleet!" ZhaoChen said,narrowinghiseyes.
Crimsonyetookadeepbreath,controllingherexcitement:"Yes! Commander,pleaselookatmycombatplanreport..."
"Waitamoment,'llsendthiscombatplanto Charlotte, ZhaoWan'er,andtheothersfirst.etthemgivetheirthoughts," ZhaoChen said.
Afterward,Crimsonyebegantoexplainhercombatplanindetail.
hiscombatplanwasverycomprehensive.
tincludedtheroutefromthe wlDragonStarSystem,whereitwouldpassthrough,whereitwouldgonext,andtheestimatedtimeofarrivalatthecombatlocation.
talsocoveredtheapproximatescaleoftheenemyfleettobefaced,suggestedcombatmethods,estimatedcombattime,andthepossiblenumberandarrivaltimeofenemyreinforcements,andsoon.
Finally,itdetailedthewithdrawalrouteafterthebattleconcluded.
iceCaptainCrimsonye'sdescriptionwasalmostmeticulouslydetailed;after ZhaoChen finishedreadingit,itwasasifhehadalreadymentallywalkedthroughtheentireprocess.
Furthermore,thiscombatplanreportdidnotcontainjustoneplan;italsoincludeddozensofalternativeroutesandplansforadaptingtocertainspecialsituations.
"DidyoureallyonlyworkinannterstellarMercenaryroupbefore?" ZhaoChen lookedatCrimsonyewithpleasantsurprise.
Crimsonyepointedtoherheadsomewhatshyly:"haveatalentwherecanformathoughtspaceinmymind,likeconstantlyreloadingandplayingagame,continuouslysimulatinganddeducing#оvеlight#aplot.
Whenwasinchargeofthe BloodyMaryMercenaryroup,wouldperformhundredsofsimulationsforeveryoperationtoensureeverythingwasfoolproof."
oodheavens,isn'tthislikeaprotagonist'shalo?
ZhaoChen lookedatCrimsonyeasifshewereapieceofgold.
n ZhaoChen'sopinion,Crimsonye'scombatplanwasalreadyperfect; Charlotte and ZhaoWan'er hadalsoprovidedfeedback,basicallyagreeingwithCrimsonye'scombatplan,onlyaddingsomesupplementsbasedonit.
Withthesecapablesubordinates, ZhaoChen trulyfeltquiterelaxed.
"Sincetherearenoproblems, ilith,conveymyorder.
eaveten t2blackrhino-classinterstellarheavyassaultfrigatestoguardthe wlDragonStarSystem;therestofthe nterstellarWarship aretoprepareforbattlewithinthreehours,replenish Starship energyandammunitionsupplies,andatthesametimemodifyanddisguisetheirhullappearance.
hreehourslater,departaccordingtothisroute." ZhaoChen directlyissuedthecombatreadinessorder.
ilith saidsternly:"Understood!"
"Crimsonye,nowsetupacommandnetworkhub,composedofmyself,you, Charlotte,theCaptainof 3Blizzardne, ZhaoWan'er,theCaptainof 3PhantomAssassin ne, ShenBing,theCaptainof 2SnowMastiff ne,and WolfirlBaiXue,theCaptainof 2ionKing ne," ZhaoChen continuedtoorder.
"Yes!" iceCaptainCrimsonye immediatelycarriedouttheorder.
henetworkcommandsystembuiltaroundthe 3Phoenix-classeavyCarrierStarship wasquicklycompleted.
ideowindowsof Charlotte, ZhaoWan'er, ShenBing, WolfirlBaiXue,andothersappearedsequentiallyaround ZhaoChen.
"Confirmtheroute," ZhaoChen said.
ilith reported:"xecutingRouteA,estimatedtraveltimeisfivedays,andwewillapproachthetarget'SlaveradeStarport'at03:00onDecember31,3031, alacticCalendar.
Accordingtothecombatplan,a'surpriseannihilationoperation'isexpectedtolastfivehours,andwewillwithdrawfromthe battlefield withintenhoursofthestartofthebattleattheverylatest!"
ZhaoChen lookedatthestarmapinfrontofhim;twodashedlinesmarkedthedepartureandreturnroutes,andtheirintersectionpointwasthetargetofthisattack.
he SlaveradeStarport!
ZhaoChen tookadeepbreathandbegantowaitquietly.
hreehourspassedquickly.
"Report,the XiaolongFleet isreadyandcandepart!" ilith reported.
ZhaoChen saidcoldly:"Depart!"
An Starfleet consistingofninety-two nterstellarWarship,allpaintedingrayandwithoutanyinterstellarfactioninsignia.
Begantosailtowardstheinterstellarfrontierspaceoutsidethe wlDragonStarSystem,disappearingintothedarkness!
Amongthem,themassive AircraftCarrierStarship waslikeagiantbeastinthedark,readytorevealitsfangsforthefirsttime.
