Kepler Starfield, Kepler Star System peripheral.
A huge fleet is lying here.
The guns of all the warships have been charged, and at this moment, they are waiting for their prey to enter the net.
Suddenly, the void shrank, and a large number of fleets withdrew from the jump state, appearing outside the fleet that had been waiting here for a long time.
"Leader, the enemy fleet has left the jump state, and the news from No. 8 is exactly the same!"
"Well, can you identify the location of the Rhein?"
"Yes, it has been marked in the tactical image!"
"Order the fleet to start attacking. At the same time, ask all fleets to pay attention and avoid the marked position. I want Rels and the other three to survive!"
"Yes, leader!"
Countless firepower was poured into the array of the Imperial fleet in an instant, and the entire Imperial fleet was suddenly in a state of panic.
Fortunately, the Federation has given the Lance battleship certain restrictions on its general-purpose naval guns. Although it can also use various space attacks, both the range and power have been weakened.
Moreover, the Federation has completely locked down the large-scale Spatial Tear mode.
Otherwise, the three star fleets on the opposite side may collapse in one wave.
The bridge of the flagship Rhine was in chaos at the moment.
"What's going on?"
Looking out the porthole, seeing the dazzling white light flashing everywhere, Rels yelled at Xiwet.
"Commander, the opponent deployed Warp Interruption Device, and the fleet was forced to exit the jump state one light-year away from Rabi Star."
"Not only that, the other party also set up an ambush here. A large number of Unknown Fleet were found 2AU away from us. There are no matching objects in the database, but at this scale, it is definitely not Pirate Alliance!"
"Report, according to preliminary estimates, we lost 1.2 billion warships in the wave of attacks just now!"
Just when Xiwet was reporting to Rels, the latest report came from the bridge command team, making Rels and the other two people's eyes widen.
Are the 1.2 billion battleships gone now?
"Xiwet, you bastard, didn't you conduct reconnaissance before attacking?"
Xiwet is confused!
He repeatedly requested that a small fleet be dispatched to reconnoiter and clear the way forward, and that the main fleet follow up later.
It's you three idiots who are talking about going out in arms, don't go to so much trouble, just walk over there.
Now that there is a problem, instead of thinking about how to break the situation, are you thinking about passing the blame first?
"Commander, now is not the time to talk about this. If we don't find a way to break the situation, we will all die here!"
"Then why don't you think of a solution quickly?"
Xiwet Everyone is feeling bad.
I'm just the captain of the flagship, okay, but I'm not Fleet Commander. Why don't I think of a solution quickly?
However, since the other party said so, let's try it ourselves.
After all, there are more than 280 warships in the fleet now, and Xiwet can't bear to see so many soldiers being wiped out here!
"Order all fleets to use super Gravity Cannon to attack the middle area between the enemy and ourselves with all their strength!"
"Yes, Captain!"
"Yes, Xiwet, hurry up and do it well for me, otherwise you will see how I deal with you afterwards!"
Just as Xiwet began to issue orders, Rels continued to roar behind him.
However, at this moment Xiwet had no time to pay attention, but concentrated on looking at the tactical image in front of him.
2AU distance.
This is really a disappointing figure for the empire's fleet.
You know, even the most elite battleship in the empire, that is, the battleship equipped by Royal Guard Fleet, has a maximum range of only 1.5AU, and the fleet he currently commands.
The range is only 1AU!
Even though the difference is only 1AU, in an interstellar war, this is an absolutely fatal gap.
Perhaps, if someone else takes command, they may choose to flee immediately, or rush forward at full speed like a reckless man to close the distance.
However, Xiwet knows that these are useless.
Since the opponent has set up an ambush, they must have prepared jump interference, so there is no point in escaping.
And rush forward directly?
A full 2AU distance, judging from the opponent's firepower, I am afraid that if they don't get within the range of their own, they will have lost a lot of money.
Then, there is only one way, which is theoretically feasible but has never been verified in practice.
If there was a choice, Xiwet would definitely not use this method, but now there is no choice.
The 28.8 billion warships, according to the order of Xiwet, simultaneously released all the firepower on their respective warships.
The dense Spatial Attack acted directly on the center of both fleets, and the space in the entire area was instantly torn apart and caused a large number of chain reactions.
Xiwet, who saw this scene, shook his hands fiercely in the bridge.
"The bet was right!"
Whether it is Spatial Tear, Spatial Pierce or other types of attacks, their essence is to destroy space, thereby achieving the purpose of destroying the opponent's warship.
After all, space is the cornerstone of the existence of all things. If the space you are in is destroyed, then you who exist based on this space will naturally not be immune.
Of course, the universe has a strong self-repair ability. The damaged space will be repaired in a very short time, and it will not cause permanent damage to the space.
This is like human skin healing itself after being scratched.
This is indeed the case under normal circumstances!
However, there is another abnormal situation, that is.
The damage caused to the space is too huge, so it takes more time to repair itself, thus making the space damage caused by the space attack last longer.
And this is the purpose of Xiwet.
Although space-type attacks can directly affect the target regardless of distance, the premise is that the space between you and the target is in a normal state.
But if the space between the two sides is damaged, then you cannot directly use space attacks on the target.
To put it bluntly, space attacks must pass through a medium to affect the target, and this medium is the space itself!
When space itself can no longer serve as a medium to deliver your attacks, you can no longer use Spatial Attack for direct strikes.
Of course, this is the same for both parties!
The only difference is that Lance's attack is restricted, but Xiwet, which cannot attack due to insufficient range, can use this opportunity to close the distance between the two sides!
This method only makes sense in theory, but no one has ever done it this way.
So, Xiwet took a gamble, and luckily, he was right.
After getting a brief respite, Xiwet did not hesitate and immediately ordered the fleet to move at full speed, shorten the distance between the two sides, and recharge the naval guns.
Prepare for the second wave of focused fire strikes!