Ayesha had misjudged two things.
First, she had never expected the Ravagers to unite against a common enemy. They were clearly a bunch of selfish bastards. She had thought she only needed to deal with the Guardians of the Galaxy, Yondu, and their friends.
Unexpectedly, even the enemies of the Guardians of the Galaxy and Yondu had temporarily taken their side.
Second, there had been a tactical error. Her fleet's tactics were straightforward and inflexible, while the Ravagers were not a team in the conventional sense. Their tactics were the classic "harassment tactics."
Harassment tactics were also called "cheap tactics." Put simply, they avoided direct confrontation and constantly provoked you. If you came after them, they ran. If you were alone, they swarmed you. How was that much different from the Founder's "when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we harass"?
There was no difference.
The Ravagers just used it in an especially shameless way, mixed with all kinds of nasty trash talk.
But against an inflexible fleet like Sovereign's, it was incredibly effective.
If it had been the Nova Corps, the Ravagers would have had no answer. They might have gotten angry when dealing with scoundrels, but the Nova Corps would not lose their heads from verbal provocation. They obeyed orders, and centurions and above possessed formidable individual combat ability. They were not afraid of being isolated. Even if they could not take out an enemy alone, they could still keep them occupied.
That was why, back on Berhert, Yondu had said the Guardians of the Galaxy were under the Nova Corps' protection and should not be offended lightly. But when facing Sovereign, he was basically disdainful.
Harassment tactics also had a particularly insidious aspect. Their results were not obvious at the start.
Thus, once the