The Major General Commander had tried his best to be fair, even setting an example by placing himself in the weakest group.
With the assignments made like this, no one could say much else. Once everything was settled, they set off separately.
Honestly, most of them believed that after the enemy succeeded in their attack, they were unlikely to remain nearby.
The essence of harassing behind enemy lines was to strike once and move elsewhere. Even with great strength, one had to avoid getting entangled whenever possible.
However, rescuing friendly forces was politically correct. Whether they could find the enemy or not, they at least had to put on a show.
But they also had to maintain proper caution. All three groups followed the Major General's suggestion and stretched their fleets out over a long distance.
Still, while some only wanted to go through the motions, others genuinely wanted to accomplish something.
The group consisting of three full regiments headed in one direction. Several hundred million kilometers ahead lay a cluster of fairly small asteroids.
Asteroids were natural cover for starships in space. If the enemy had not gone far, there was a good chance they were hiding there.
The fleet sped onward, and as they approached the asteroids, the distances between the warships grew even wider.
Of the three regiments, one was a directly controlled regiment, while the other two were local regiments.
The temporary commander of this fleet was the commander of the directly controlled regiment, a colonel.
The colonel's scouting arrangement was quite methodical. Each regiment sent out one company-level warship and three small ships.
The three company-level warships formed a combat formation and served as the spearhead, while the small ships were the spearhead's tip.
Each company-level warship dispatched only one small ship at a time,