Prigozhin, the minister of military education, had carried out Xi Yan's orders diligently. Naturally, Loyal Orange education was an essential part of every Empire soldier's training.
Most of the instructors were of Japanese descent, and they were well equipped to instill Bushido and loyalty to their sovereign in their students.
Warship crews trained this way were fiercely loyal to Xi Yan. He could order them to launch a Banzai Charge at any time.
No one would resist an order that was tantamount to suicide. Their minds were filled with the desire to serve the Marshal loyally to the end.
After Xi Yan gave the order, forty ships emerged at evenly spaced intervals from the middle of the fleet formation. Their Ion Thrusters ran at full power as they raced toward the Community Security Fleet.
Across the battlefield, aboard the destroyer Community, now protected by corvettes, Gorpious was likewise watching Xi Yan's fleet closely.
Seeing half the opposing formation's corvettes break away, the experienced Insectoid leader could not help feeling a flicker of confusion.
They clearly had the advantage. Why come within our firing range?
Something was wrong. Very wrong-at least nine out of ten degrees of wrong.
Of course, they could not simply ignore it. Greger was already issuing orders. "All warships able to fire, begin attacking as soon as the enemy enters range."
Within a few dozen minutes, Xi Yan's forty corvettes had formed a cone, thrusting toward the Community Security Fleet like an arrowhead.
The Community Security Fleet fired first, thanks to its longer range. More than fifty purple laser beams shot from the bow weapon slots, attacking Xi Yan's fleet.
Purple Lasers were an upgraded version of Blue Lasers, with superior range and damage. They were a fairly useful energy weapon in the early to middle stages.