"What do we do now? The 23rd Fleet was completely wiped out by a T5-class interstellar warship that suddenly appeared, and the commander of the 23rd Fleet has also been killed!"
The commander of the 25th Demon Fleet, responsible for attacking Leona's fleet, was the first to receive news of the complete annihilation of the 23rd Fleet.
The commander of the 25th Demon Fleet immediately contacted the other two demon commanders.
Meanwhile, the other two demon commanders were in a state of panic because they were unable to gain the upper hand in the stalemate on the main battlefield.
Hearing this news, I was even more shocked.
"What! They actually have T5-class interstellar warships? How is that possible? Even our demon race doesn't have many T5-class interstellar warships. How could the natives here possess such advanced interstellar warships!"
"Foolish! Is this the time to say such things?"
Their T5-class starships are right in front of us.
What we should decide now is the battle plan for the next phase!
The three demon commanders began to discuss what to do next.
These three demon fleets belonged to the second echelon of this expedition, and their mission was to assist and coordinate with the 23rd demon fleet of the first echelon in its combat mission.
The battle reports originally sent back by the 23rd Demon Fleet all suggested that this was a very easy and simple combat mission.
But now it seems that this is not the case at all.
The opposing interstellar warships are even more troublesome than those hypocritical angels!
The commander of the 23rd Fleet, who was in charge of leading this operation, was killed, and now this thorny problem was left in front of them.
"Forget it, let's just vote and decide."
"Raise your hand if you agree to continue fighting." The straightforward demon commander interrupted the argument.
He realized that neither of these two guys were willing to express their true thoughts; they simply didn't want to take responsibility.
Alright, he simply brought this matter up directly, letting everyone make their own choice.
The other two demon commanders were stunned and hesitated to raise their hands.
"Five seconds left, if you don't raise your hand."
"If that's considered an opposition to continuing the war, we will immediately withdraw from this battle, retreat to a safe place, contact the Empire, report the situation, and then make further plans," the straightforward demon commander said solemnly.
The other two demon commanders remained silent.
Five seconds passed quickly.
No one raised their hand.
Nobody wanted to continue fighting here, especially since there was a T5-class interstellar warship and a group of interstellar missile ships!
Who knows if they'll follow in the footsteps of the 23rd Fleet if the fighting continues?
"Since everyone disagrees with continuing the fight."
Okay, let's start now.
We immediately gathered our respective fleets and prepared for the evacuation.
"Remember! Don't panic during the evacuation. The three fleets will cover each other. If anyone dares to have selfish motives, don't blame us for turning against each other later!" The straightforward demon commander glared at the two guys.
Let's be upfront about this, so we don't have to worry about those two guys pulling any tricks later.
Soon, the order to retreat reached the three demon fleets.
The three demon fleets began to gradually regroup, shifting from offense to defense, and began to withdraw from the battlefield.
"The demon fleet is withdrawing!"
"Those guys are leaving!" Leona's adjutant jumped up excitedly.
The officers on the bridge were also cheering and jumping for joy, some even weeping with happiness.
From the initial collapse, they believed that death was inevitable.
Now the situation is out of danger.
These perilous changes caused them to lose control of their emotions.
"This is a rare opportunity. Should we contact the Dragon Legion and pursue the enemy?" the adjutant asked excitedly.
Compared to before, Leona was much calmer and more composed at this moment. She said calmly, "Pursue? What are we going to use to pursue them?"
It appears that we have now repelled the enemy and gained the upper hand.
In reality, the enemy's main force was not annihilated by us.
Moreover, after the intense combat just now, our starships are almost completely depleted of resources, making it impossible for us to sustain another pursuit.
Even on the other side of the Dragon Legion, the situation is probably not much better.
Their starships are very strong, but in the battle just now, the intensity of the fighting was several times that of ours. Often, one starship was used as if it were four or five.
Not to mention those interstellar missile ships, they're really fun to use.
However, the missile consumption behind this is an extremely terrifying figure.
"Didn't you see that even after those interstellar missile fleets completed a new round of interstellar missile resupply, they haven't launched another round of saturation fire strikes?"
Leona conducted a thorough analysis of the current situation.
Soon, they also received orders from the Dragon Legion.
All Warhammer spaceships are not permitted to pursue without authorization; they must await orders from the Dragon Legion!
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T5 Hades-class Starship Dreadnought - Bridge
"Aren't we going to chase after them?" Xue Xiaoxiao looked at Commander Zhao Chen with lingering interest.
"I also want to catch up, but we don't have enough strategic resources prepared."
To be honest, if these Demon Starships really continue fighting us...
"We might win in the end, but by then we'll be facing shortages of many strategic resources; even if we win, it will come at a huge cost," Zhao Chen said helplessly.
This is the current Achilles' heel of the JF-17 Thunder Legion.
A weakness that is difficult to resolve in a short period of time.
It has strong short-term combat capabilities, but it is very difficult to carry out large-scale annihilation operations.
"So, I discussed it with Charlotte before."
Since we're going to fight the demon fleet, let's just make a show of force from the start.
Six JF-17 Thunder Legion units, two special forces fleets, and our T5 Hades all came out.
It directly intimidated the enemy.
"Looking back now, our move was a great success." Zhao Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
Xue Xiaoxiao nodded in understanding, then suddenly remembered something: "That's right, we agreed to mobilize the entire army."
Why haven't I found Wan'er's special forces fleet yet?
Zhao Chen's lips curled up slightly as he pointed in the direction the demon fleet was retreating: "I said we can't continue fighting."
But I didn't say that I would just let these demon fleets withdraw so peacefully?
If we're going to leave, we can't let them leave something behind.
Just as Zhao Chen was speaking.
On the way those demon fleets retreated, interstellar torpedoes and interstellar missiles appeared out of nowhere.
They directly intercepted a portion of the demon fleet.
Subsequently, the pursuit fleet, composed of starships and starcruisers that had been waiting in the wings, moved like a pack of wolves that had smelled blood.
They directly surrounded these straggling demon fleets.
As for the demon fleet that had already withdrawn, they simply abandoned these intercepted friendly ships.
They quickened their retreat, fearing that if they slowed down, they would be left behind.
