Chapter 1374 Dense Fire Network
Lieutenant General explained away the suspicion of attacking his own prisoners of war.
But Major General hesitated and sighed helplessly - this explanation was a bit forced after all.
Lieutenant General glanced at him and said calmly, "Action Department specifically emphasized that the opponent's strength is amazing!"
"Although I'm not sure how strong they are... Action Department didn't say either."
"But for such a strong team to allow them to escape unscathed would be irresponsible to Federation."
"To put it more seriously, if Action Department investigates in the future, I may be suspected of dereliction of duty or even delaying military aircraft."
"To put it more seriously, once they return to the opposite side, Federation will face a huge threat!"
"Don't forget, the other party has our Battalion-Class Ship, which involves the leakage of Federation technology."
Having said so much, he indeed found enough reasons for himself.
But then again, if he thinks his actions are justified, why do he need to explain so much?
After all, it does take a certain amount of courage to fire at one's own soldiers.
At the same time, Qu Jianlei and others suddenly discovered that there were many colorful lights in front of them.
"Artillery blockade," Fourth Boss made a judgment immediately, and understood the other party's intention, "It's not too stupid!"
In fact, when everyone took these more than 400 officers and soldiers as hostages, they were not sure how Federation would react.
Federation's social atmosphere is not as iron-blooded as that of the empire. However, that is due to the system, and the same cannot be said for the army.
Qu Jianlei believes that different armies have different characteristics. Both Fourth Boss and Xiao Moshan agree with this very much.
So they really didn't expect how Federation Military would be afraid of the hostages.
However, after communicating with the opposite military throughout the whole process, I feel that the effect is pretty good, which can be regarded as an unexpected gain.
Now that there is artillery fire blocking the front, Qu Jianlei is really not surprised. This is already very gentle, right? Generally speaking, intercepted artillery fire poses a greater threat.
There are barrages and the like, as if they were a big net or even a city wall, blocking the way.
As for the artillery fire pursuing from behind, the escapees can choose the direction of maneuver and increase their speed while returning fire, which poses less of a threat.
But Qu Jianlei had communicated with Xiao Hu before, and now he was confirming, "Is there any problem?"
Big Head Butterfly turned around twice and said, "Don't worry, without this kind of self-confidence, what kind of independent personality do you still pursue?"
Qu Jianlei looked sideways at Hill, shook his head slightly, "Old Xiao, take him back... Federation has given up on them."
Hill had been in a daze, but his eyes lit up when he heard this, and he answered simply, "No, Federation will not abandon anyone."
"They just did what they were supposed to do, to prevent you from returning!"
Another sentimental guy, Qu Jianlei shook his head and didn't bother to say more to this guy.
"Take it down, we're going to start sprinting."
During the sprint, a series of Xiao Hu's abilities would be exposed, and he didn't want this guy Federation to know.
Xiao Moshan also knows what is about to happen, and the artillery blockade is not static.
When the construction of Firepower Wall is completed, it will slowly advance towards itself, which is "Barrage Advance".
Firepower Wall Approaching step by step, it can force the starship to Diandian retreat.
So the most important thing right now is time! He grabbed Hill by the collar and dragged him out of the room, "Be honest, if you want to die, we still have to go back to the empire."
Although the two have a good relationship, they are just like-minded. Since their respective camps are different, he can still keep public and private affairs separate.
Hill didn't struggle. His cultivation was banned and he couldn't struggle against the opponent at all, but he shouted.
"Boss, can I talk to you?"
"Talk to me?" Qu Jianlei smiled nonchalantly, "What status do you have that qualifies you to talk to me?"
"I know a lot of top-secret information about Federation," Hill shouted outside the room.
"Be honest with me," Xiao Moshan raised his hand and flicked the other person's forehead.
"Don't I know your personality? Don't play tricks."
"I'm not playing tricks," Hill is still shouting, "I can still share information that will help humans resist Star Beast!"
"Huh?" Qu Jianlei exclaimed. In his plan, after returning to the empire, these prisoners would be handed over to the military.
Then it would be good to get some information from the other party before handing over.
"Old Xiao, take him away first. I'll go over and take a look later."
He still wants to stay in the control room and break Firepower Wall with Xiao Hu.
If you want to destroy Firepower Wall, in addition to holding up the protective shield and avoiding the artillery fire as much as possible, you must also destroy the fire launch point.
The firepower that can implement blockade in the front is basically the front firepower point.
Because we were so close to the passage, the fire points and fire platforms were unattended.
This measure is not surprising, just like fighting on Blue Star, there must be minefields in the forward positions of the two opposing sides.
This is a means to prevent the enemy from advancing, but the effect of floating mines in space is not good, so a large number of unmanned firepower points are installed.
The key is that these firepower points are all remote-controlled, and some also have their own smart programs.
The stealth performance of the firepower points is good, but once the warship actively detects it, except for a few special types, it is basically impossible to hide it.
The troublesome thing is that these firepower points have very strong defenses.
But for Xiao Hu, this is not a big deal. As long as there is a control system, it can find a way to deal with it.
However, there are quite a lot of these firepower points and firepower platforms, and it would be very difficult to remove them one by one.
Because they are frequently affected by energy turbulence, these weapon systems do not reserve a lot of Energy Block and ammunition.
This is a bit close to a disposable weapon, and you won't feel bad if it is damaged.
However, even so, the firepower points deployed here still take into account the influence of energy turbulence and electromagnetic rays.
This is caused by the development of science and technology, and it is also the reason why wars cost money.
Because of this, it is not easy to hack into these systems.
Many control systems are very simple - on the battlefield, durability is the best choice.
However, for Xiao Hu, the simpler the system, the more difficult it is to invade.
There are also some weapons that use intelligent programs, which are very tightly packaged and difficult to invade.
There are indeed many difficulties, but if Xiao Hu works hard, it won't be too difficult.
The main reason is that the space of Battalion-Class Ship is large enough and the stability is good. Qu Jianlei even moved a set of Calculation Unit for support.
But having that strength doesn't mean you have to do that.
Qu Jianlei and Xiao Hu are accustomed to obscene development, and it is impossible to completely expose their trump cards.
Therefore, this attack must have a certain degree of control. While ensuring that it can break through the blockade, the power of the attack must be reduced as much as possible.
Qu Jianlei watched Xiao Hu operate it for a while, and felt that it was pretty much the same, so he didn't bother to observe it anymore.
Anyway, it was easy for them to communicate, so they turned around and went to the room where Hill was being held.
In the room, Xiao Moshan was telling Hill about the tragedy that happened to Fourth Star.
Their identities had not been revealed before, so it was impossible for him to tell the story, but now he could.
Hill was shocked when he heard this, "How can you Imperial people... be so cruel?"
"Don't make me beat you up!" Xiao Moshan said coldly, "If you didn't cause trouble, would this happen?"
Hill shook his head slightly and didn't say anything else. He still felt a little disapproving: After all, you Imperial people are too barbaric! When he thinks this way, he naturally looks at the problem from the perspective of Federation society. The cultures of the two countries are different after all.
Qu Jianlei walked over and sat down, "What information do you have that you can share with us?"
Hill was still shocked by the news about Fourth Star, and was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses.
"Boss, please wait a moment. I want to ask first, are you evil... which department of the empire do you belong to?"
"I need to know who I disclosed the information to, otherwise I would rather not tell."
If someone else spoke like this, Qu Jianlei would have plenty of ways to deal with him, but this guy... and Xiao Moshan have a different temperament than Buduo.
So he answered casually, "It's just a small social organization... Have you ever heard of Digital Phantom?"
"No," Hill shook his head honestly, "I have paid close attention to the empire's information, but..."
"I would like to ask, does your organization have a history of two hundred years?"
Two hundred years is not an arbitrary number. Organizations with a maximum lifespan of three hundred and less than two hundred years can generally be regarded as emerging organizations.
The founders may still be there.
Qu Jianlei smiled nonchalantly, "It didn't take that long, the number of people is Buduo, it's a small organization."
He didn't mind the other party's offense. The news of the team had not reached Alliance and Federation. That was the best and it was convenient for action.
However, Hill shook his head, "I feel that your organization is not small. This time, Federation, there will be at least three Above Supreme, right?"
Qu Jianlei's face sank, "I think your character is quite good, but this is not your capital to be arrogant."
"Okay, I apologize," Hill said in a good-natured manner, "But I still have a question, are you in the military hierarchy?"
"No," Qu Jianlei replied casually. Sooner or later, this guy will know this information, and he will not hide it.
"We are here to take over a mission from the military. When we return, we will hand you over to the military."
"Frankly speaking, the military will not share information about Federation with us, so I am interested in hearing some news from you now."
Hill was stunned when he heard this, "How is that possible? With your strength... the military will not share information?"
"Nothing is impossible," Xiao Moshan spoke up, "Special Operations Team can conceal Star Beast information, but others can't?"
"You'd better get down to business as soon as possible and tell us what information you can provide us."
Hill pondered for a moment before speaking, "Whatever you want to know, just ask. I will tell you whatever I can."
"But I hope that in exchange, after I answer, you can also answer some of my questions."
Chapter 1375 The true intention
Hill's request is somewhat excessive. As a prisoner, he doesn't have the consciousness of a prisoner.
However, Qu Jianlei and Xiao Moshan didn't care. There was a big difference between interrogating the prisoner and asking the other party to take the initiative to make a statement.
And judging from the other party's character, he is definitely very stubborn. It's really hard to say how much he can forcefully take out.
Qu Jianlei has long wanted to ask a question, "Federation is good at formations. In addition to Three Powers Array, what other formations are there?"
Hill answered without hesitation, "The most mature one is Three Powers Array, but there are also five-person formations."
"In addition, there are four-person, six-person, and seven-person ones..."
"But the three are the most mature, and the five are a little less mature. The others are all under study. I don't know the specific progress."
Qu Jianlei raised his eyebrows, "Then where do these formation information come from, and how can we obtain them?"
Hill really knows the origin of the information. Just as everyone thought, Federation also has someone who has inherited the formation.
It's just that the person who received the inheritance didn't act cautiously enough, and others found out.
Ordinarily, he is also a supreme leader, but there are more than three or five supreme leaders who are targeting him.
Later, this person was forced to give Three Powers Array to the military, hoping to get asylum.
But Hill is not very sure how things will develop in the future.
After the supreme leader surrendered to the military, he died violently not long after.
As a result, only half of the Battle Formation of the five people was passed down, and other formations only had some theoretical knowledge.
However, the force that made things difficult for him was punished, and several military leaders disappeared.
In high-level circles, the most widely spread rumor is that the supreme leader actually committed suicide.
Hill believes that this statement is relatively reliable. Otherwise, based on the supreme contribution to Federation, what kind of honor can he get at least.
But no, even this supreme name has been forgotten by most people.
He said with regret: If this is the case, you are indeed qualified to laugh at us.
However, listening to his tone, he still felt that Federation was stronger than the Empire, and this incident was just an accident.
Xiao Moshan wanted to be serious with him after hearing this, but Qu Jianlei smiled and said, "Were you like this back then?"
As for where the information on other formations is, Hill said that the military has a center Research Institute, which should be there.
Where else could there be information, but he really didn't have it - the circle he had lived in since he was a child was in the army.
In addition, Hill also observed Three Powers Array from the Qu Jianlei group.
After the presentation, he expressed that he wanted to know, where did your formation come from? Qu Jianlei just said, "Have you ever thought that the Three Powers Array handed over by the Supreme Being was not complete?"
"I think it's very likely," Hill replied without hesitation, "In fact, there have always been such rumors."
"So Federation has been studying how to improve Three Powers Array, and many versions have been derived. Unfortunately, hey..."
Qu Jianlei ignored his sadness and asked the second question, "How many complete magical artifacts does Federation have?"
"There won't be more than twenty... thirty pieces in the army," Hill's answer always has a prefix.
"Most of the magical weapons have been lost in society, but I'm not sure how many there are specifically..."
Federation Due to institutional problems, although the military is also very powerful, local forces have a great influence on society.
Therefore, most of the magical weapons are in the hands of local forces, and it is inconvenient for the Federation government to interfere excessively.
However, the military doesn't care much about this. They believe that what the military should value most is weapons and equipment and Battle Formation.
The magic weapon is definitely a good thing, but after many years of research, the military has determined that it is impossible to find a method that can be used universally.
So they chose a pragmatic attitude and did not compete with local governments.
Of course, if one day in the future, someone really finds the trick to using a magic weapon, it's hard to say what will happen next.
In fact, Hill is a bit worried about this situation, especially after he saw Qu Jianlei and others using magic weapons.
"Have you found a way to use magic weapons?"
When he asked this question, his eyes were frighteningly bright.
Qu Jianlei I actually hate it when people ask this, especially as a prisoner.
But thinking about this guy's character, and this time, including the Scott incident, this guy was also screwed up.
So he replied, "We are currently exploring ways. It may be a bit of a coincidence."
Hill also knows in his heart that he cannot believe this completely.
Although he and that Wind Attribute Rank A got along well, in the end they were prisoners and their statuses were not equal at all.
He had to try to tell the truth, but it was normal for people to be vague.
However, he did not care about it, but asked again, "Is this the research result of the empire, or..."
Qu Jianlei answered casually, "Our organization is small, and we don't know to what extent the empire's research on magical weapons has reached."
These words confirmed their advantages in this aspect, but also appropriately covered up the empire's shortcomings in this aspect.
It is said that their research on magical weapons is relatively secretive news, but many interested people in the empire have already paid attention to it.
Therefore, it is nothing to make some noise.
After all, they had already exposed their relevant abilities during the battle with Asura.
When Hill heard this, Diandian was confused, "The research results of the empire and Federation are quite complementary!"
"You are thinking too much," Xiao Moshan couldn't help but speak after hearing this, "Now the hatred between the two sides is too big, they complement each other... what else are you thinking about?"
But Hill replied sternly, "With Star Beast, this great enemy, the internal conflicts of human beings are really not worth mentioning."
"Just because others can't bring it together doesn't mean we should give up our efforts... I'm willing to give it a try."
"Hmph," Xiao Moshan shook his head disapprovingly, "I'm not laughing at you, your identity and status are almost the same."
Although the opponent was born as a general and had the backing of a general, his personal strength was really lacking.
His cultivation level is only Rank A, his military rank is only a senior colonel, so what if he has many resources? Qu Jianlei was dumbfounded and laughed, "Okay, stop talking about him. Didn't you do the same thing back then?"
At this moment, Big Head Butterfly started spinning happily, "Okay, let's break out!"
Qu Jianlei was too lazy to get up, and directly ordered, "Cut the image over."
Hill was about to speak when he suddenly noticed that the screen in front of him lit up, and he was stunned.
"This is... the firepower has been reduced so much, can we leave?"
While they were chatting, Xiao Hu had destroyed nearly half of the firepower points, and Firepower Wall was obviously much sparser.
Seeing this, Qu Jianlei was no longer in a hurry to ask Hill. There was nothing more important than breaking out of the encirclement now.
Although with Xiao Hu's ability, he basically doesn't need his help, but when encountering such a major event, he feels it is necessary to pay full attention to it.
Facts have proved that the automatic defense system developed by Federation is really not bad.
As the starship moved forward, not only the remaining firepower points turned around, but also new firepower points were exposed.
This ability to fortify the camp step by step is really extraordinary.
But think about it, the defense here is aimed at the imperial army that may invade, so this defense is really nothing.
It's a pity that this system encountered Xiao Hu, and it was difficult to cause much substantial damage to the fleet.
Seriously, Big Head Butterfly was a little skeptical, "I sense that there are still a lot of firepower points around, why don't you attack us?"
Qu Jianlei replied without thinking, "The distance is too far, it wastes a lot of energy, and it's not easy to aim."
"Of course, the most important thing is... once the firepower point is figured out, the home court advantage will be greatly reduced."
"This is used to stop the imperial army. How could it be possible to expose the layout for a small Battalion-Class Ship?"
This is also true. Through active detection, we can find that there are too many preset firepower points in this space.
But it is simply impossible to activate all firepower points in a battle that is not at the battle level.
Although Qu Jianlei and his party are obvious enemies and have taken away one of Federation's Battalion-Class Ships, they are still not worthy of full firepower.
Unless Action Department can clearly inform Frontline about the battle zone, there are at least three Above Supreme in the opponent's group, and more than ten are the highest.
Only then will it be possible to activate all combat equipment - even this is not 100% certain.
Battle preparation at the battle level is really not something that can be started under normal circumstances.
Not to mention that there are many Federation soldiers on Battalion-Class Ship, starting a full-scale war to prepare for their own family - Frontline war zone is hard to explain.
In short, although the blockade was ridiculously strong and not suitable for blatant invasion, three starships managed to force their way in.
The movements of the three starships were unremarkable, occasionally a little erratic, but they managed to avoid most of the attacks.
The rest of the attack was resisted by the starship - since the protective shield has been upgraded, wouldn't it be a pity not to use it? As for the relatively dull movement, this is actually Xiao Hu's intention. If he were a little more erratic, he could avoid more artillery fire.
But why bother? Isn't it good to just "escape" like this?
In fact, even this result left all the soldiers in the Frontline war zone stunned. How could it be so easy to break through the blockade? The atmosphere in the command center was very solemn. Everyone had expressionless faces and silently stared at the movement direction of the three starships.
They have received reports that many fire points involved in the fire blockade are being rapidly destroyed.
The method of damage is not very certain, but in addition to the artillery attack, there should be some Electromagnetic Interference.
Lieutenant General pinched his eyebrows, frowned and muttered softly.
"These people came here not to test how to destroy the blockade firepower, right?"
He really couldn't help but think so. Action Department said that these people were powerful, and he thought there might be more high-level Awakened One.
But now it seems that the other party's Star Wars methods are the most powerful.
It has become commonplace for the Empire and Federation to test each other from time to time in Frontline.
Looking at the current situation, could a new round of war be about to begin again?