"The Zerg fleet has been scanned; its number is around 100,000. Among them, there are only three T4 Zerg motherships."
T1 has 90,000 Zerg motherships, T2 has 9,000 Zerg motherships, and T3 has over 1,000 Zerg motherships.
"We are currently besieging Blue Crystal Starport," Lilith reported.
Zhao Chen looked at the massive Zerg fleet surrounding the Blue Crystal Starport on the interstellar sandbox; its numbers were truly enormous.
One hundred thousand!
It's really hard to imagine how Qin Xiaotian managed to amass so many Zergling Motherships.
"Instruct Bai Xue that the T3 interstellar missile ships should not launch a single attack; instead, they should employ a tiered attack strategy to ensure that our interstellar missiles can provide battlefield fire support when necessary," Zhao Chen said.
There are simply too many insects. The firepower of the interstellar missile ships cannot suppress them with the same terrifying force as on the previous interstellar battlefield.
If Snow were to launch a saturation attack, there would be a long gap in firepower, during which the Zerg fleet could take advantage of the situation to launch a fierce offensive.
Without the fire support of interstellar missiles on the front lines, there is a high probability of significant losses.
Therefore, Zhao Chen changed the attack method of the interstellar missile ship.
"Adopt the 'Zerg Operation Plan No. 1,' and at the same time, do not underestimate the surrounding environment. Send out all interstellar reconnaissance aircraft to expand our reconnaissance range!" Zhao Chen ordered.
"yes."
The three thousand interstellar warships of the First Legion of the Falcon Dragon were arranged in a battle formation.
This battle formation is clearly defensive in nature.
Even star battlecruisers and star cruisers have abandoned the proactive attack and infiltration tactics, instead remaining on standby within the battle formation as support vessels.
The starfighters did not attempt to seize interstellar air superiority from the Zerg fleet.
Just kidding, going to fight the Zerg for interplanetary air superiority.
Even if Zhao Chen is incredibly capable, he can't do it.
The T3 Phoenix-class heavy carrier's starfighters and unmanned aerial vehicles primarily serve a defensive role, eliminating Zerg units that break through the enemy's defenses and get close to friendly starships, thus reducing their damage to the starships.
Meanwhile, the interstellar supply ships occupy pivotal positions in each formation.
Zhao Chen had discussed with Charlotte, Akame, and others a large-scale operation against the Zerg.
The most important of these is undoubtedly ensuring a sufficient supply of firepower.
Therefore, the role of interstellar supply ships is very important in this regard, as they need to replenish strategic resources to interstellar warships in a timely manner so that the warships can continue to fight.
And in this regard, the interplanetary supply ships of the Wyvern Legion have an additional task.
Uninterrupted wartime supplies.
As the name suggests, it involves resupplying interstellar warships while they are engaged in combat.
Although this method is less efficient and carries certain risks.
But this is the best way to deal with the Zerg fleet.
At this moment, the Zerg fleet that had been besieging Blue Crystal Starport swept towards the First Legion of the Wyvern like a pack of wolves that had smelled meat.
Three thousand interstellar warships are like small stones in front of a black giant wave, compared to one hundred thousand Zerg motherships and the swarms they carry.
"All lines of defense, open fire! Wipe out these bastards!" Zhao Chen stared at the battlefield on the interstellar sandbox.
Two thousand T3 Triceratops-class interstellar heavy assault frigates and six hundred T3 Wolverine-class heavy interstellar armored destroyers formed the first line of defense.
The close-in weapon system's barrage of fire wiped out all the Zerg combat units, turning them into exploding fireballs that vanished in an instant.
The weapon modules of the T3 Wolverine-class heavy interstellar armored destroyer will provide additional firepower against some Zerg motherships and high-level Zerg units.
Behind these two combat-type interstellar warships.
Thirty T3 Imperial-class heavy starships were positioned here to provide cover, their bow guns searching for the high-level Zerg motherships, ensuring that each shot could take down at least one T3 Zerg mothership!
The remaining starships serve a support role, going wherever they are needed.
The T4 Suzaku-class medium star cruisers and T4 Paladin-class heavy star missile frigates were deployed to the front lines, relying on their firepower and defensive capabilities to defeat the swarm of Zerg.
Zhao Chen stared at the Zerg swarm on the interstellar sand table, which was getting closer and closer to their defensive position. Next to it was a number that was constantly decreasing, which represented the current defensive distance!
When the defensive distance becomes '0', that's the worst-case scenario for the JF-17 Legion.
"Report! T4 Blue-Eyes White Dragon-class heavy interstellar armored battleship No. 02 has spotted a T4 Zergling mothership within firing range. Request permission to fire!" Lilith suddenly reported.
Zhao Chen frowned and opened the video window directly.
Looking at the 'young face' across from me.
"Huang Xiaoting, you and Xue Xiaoxiao are both students at the Northern Starship Military Academy. You both chose to study interstellar battleships, and your overall grades surpass Xue Xiaoxiao's."
"But you know what? Right now, in my opinion, you're not as good as Xue Xiaoxiao. You're far inferior to Xue Xiaoxiao!" Zhao Chen stared at Huang Xiaoting.
Huang Xiaoting was stunned for a moment, wondering why the commander was suddenly criticizing her at this time.
"Xue Xiaoxiao has many flaws, but she has one thing you don't: she clearly knows what she should do on the battlefield."
For example, right now, she won't stand there dumbfounded asking me whether to fire after a target appears.
You are in charge of the T4 Blue-Eyes White Dragon-class heavy interstellar armored battleship, not some other interstellar warship.
You must have the ability to make on-the-spot judgments.
"If you think you can't do it, then you can be replaced right now as acting captain!" Zhao Chen added coldly, "Because of your question, we wasted thirty seconds of our time."
Now you know what you should do, right?
After being lectured by the commander, Huang Xiaoting felt enlightened. She stood up straight and said firmly, "I understand. Please let me continue to command this battle. I am willing to accept any punishment for dereliction of duty after the battle is over."
Zhao Chen didn't say anything and simply closed the communication window.
Huang Xiaoting was a crew member recruited by Zhao Chen from the North Star. Like Xue Xiaoxiao, she also liked interstellar battleships, and her overall performance even surpassed Xue Xiaoxiao's.
However, she also has some shortcomings.
Zhao Chen also saw this. If it were in the past, he could slowly train Huang Xiaoting, and she would definitely become the next generation of commanders in the Xiaolong Legion.
Unfortunately, the JF-17 Legion is developing rapidly and doesn't have the time to give her that opportunity.
The only way is to let her fight on the battlefield and gain experience.
"Captain..." The vice-captain looked at Huang Xiaoting, the acting captain. To be honest, she felt that the captain's reprimand was a bit unfair, because what the academy taught was to obey the commander's orders.
"No need to say anything, it's my responsibility."
We've already wasted almost a minute; let's not waste any more precious time.
Is the target T4 Zerg mothership still within our attack range?
"It's still there; we've been tracking and pinpointing it!"
"The twelve main guns provide crossfire cover, while the bow gun is responsible for locking onto and destroying the target."
"Execute the combat order!" Huang Xiaoting stared coldly at the T4 insect hive mothership.
"yes!"
The twelve main guns on the T4 Blue-Eyes White Dragon-class heavy interstellar armored battleship No. 02 were locked in one direction, providing fire support.
The massive bow cannon fired a silver-white beam, pointing directly at the T4 Zergling Mothership opposite.
