2011, Csilla Encirclement Battle (Part 2)
"The enemy fleet has been confirmed! They're 1.2 light-minutes from Csilla!"
"Start the engines! Raise the shields! Point-defense batteries, take your positions immediately!"
"Engines are warming up! Estimated time to full power: twenty minutes!"
"Request fighter squadrons from Csilla to take off and provide cover!" On Red Comet III, combat personnel from every department were already at their stations.
They were all the finest, most elite naval officers and crew of the Duchy of Dawn. Unlike the other warships of the Duchy of Dawn Navy, which generally had over sixty percent droid crew, all fourteen thousand people operating Red Comet III were human!
Tang Xiao sat on the bridge with his family—Adele-Ulan, Tang Xing, Tang Yun, and Leia—watching the large-scale battle that was about to erupt.
There was not the slightest trace of tension on his face.
Adele-Ulan and the children, however, all looked extremely nervous, their eyes fixed on the holographic display. Tang Yun in particular clutched Adele's collar, grinding her teeth, her gaze filled with rage.
"Grand Duke, our warship's engines will need another twenty minutes to reach full power. Before then, we may have to remain on the defensive," the captain came over and said.
Tang Xiao nodded and said flatly, "Do your job. You don't need to report every little thing to me. Prepare my ship. Don't worry about anything else concerning me."
"Yes!"
This was currently the greatest problem facing Csilla's defenders—because no one had anticipated that the enemy could bypass the hyperspace route nodes and arrive directly at Csilla, all the warships defending this place had been in standby.
More precisely, aside from a few small warships assigned to routine duty, the vessels stationed at Csilla were all docked in their berths in standby mode. For a warship