Even if the enemy's combat strength deviates from what he expected, Corritt doesn't think that 30,000 steel battleships can stop him.
Since the Peacemaker's defense is too strong, it can enhance the defense of nearby warships, but the distance of the halo is always limited. He can use part of the fleet to hold it back, and then pour firepower onto the fleet outside the halo.
The Swarm fleet, which originally planned to adopt a breakthrough formation, immediately changed into a semi-encirclement formation under the command of Coret.
If you look at it from a three-dimensional perspective, it is in the shape of a crescent moon. The middle formation is loose and thin, used to contain Titan-class battleships. The two wings are thick and dense, and almost all the Tusk battleships are also arranged on the two wings to double-team.
After three hours of fierce fighting, on the Sapphire Fleet's side, the central front protected by the Peacemaker's field shield was under little pressure and its losses were relatively minor. The first and second fleets on both wings began to be in emergency frequently.
Zhang Zihao began to sweat slightly on his forehead. He could clearly see this picture from the optical radar. A large number of fanged warships, against the missiles and lasers in the sky, just used the horns on their heads to smash an elegant aqua sapphire warship into two pieces.
Or maybe the self-exploding mosquitoes all over the sky, relying on their flexible mobility and thicker carapace, passed through the point defense system, hit the Sapphire battleship like a missile, and sunk it.
In the past, the field shields and point defense systems that allowed the steel fleet to crush the Swarm fleet were no longer as effective as before. If this continues, the expedition fleet will suffer heavy losses.
"Marshal Fenghuo! I hope you can send all your fleets into the air to attack this Swarm fleet with us. Their combat effectiveness is abnormally high." Zhang Zihao immediately contacted Antilians.
"I'm very sorry, General Zhang. Our defensive fleet has been exhausted, and the remaining warships are unable to take off to provide support because they lack key parts and cannot be repaired. And Swarm launched a fierce attack on the ground. Our defense line suffered heavy losses. I hope that the Sapphire Expeditionary Force can send some support."
After Feng Huo said this, he sent over the picture of the attack launched by Hatchery on the ground. It seemed that what he said was not a lie.
Zhang Zihao, whose face was ashen, shut down the communication. The expeditionary force's warships had been lost to 3,000, although the Swarm fleet had lost 15,000.
This battle damage ratio far exceeds the initial calculation of the optical computer. As expected, there is no actual combat test, and the calculation of combat power before the war is unreliable. Only practice can provide true knowledge.
A Swarm Leviathan broke through the defense line and crashed into the Peace Messenger. At such a close distance, the Leviathan opened its firepower with acid cannons, giga-cannons, and spiked tentacles several kilometers long to attack the Peace Messenger crazily.
The location of Leviathan's impact was very close to the window of Chen Hui's laboratory, and Narga could see it clearly. The entire battleship was violently shaken by the impact.
"It seems you are overconfident." Narga's words seemed to be a joke.
Chen Hui's face became nervous, and she quickly opened her terminal and contacted the bridge.
"Hello, Dr. Chen, this is a critical moment, please do not use your privileged line at this time." The correspondent said formulaically.
"No need now, there will be no chance later! Tell Zhang Zihao and let the intelligent AI activate Protocol 382 and use the shield to push the big monster out!" Chen Hui roared.
Chen Hui's voice was so loud that Zhang Zihao on the bridge could hear the voice coming from the correspondent. After asking the correspondent, he quickly asked the AI to call up Protocol No. 382.
That long list of theoretical formulas is so complicated that Zhang Zihao really wants to scold the programmer. Who knows so much theoretical knowledge as an ordinary commander? Does a soldier who shoots a gun need to understand gravity and aerodynamics?
Fortunately, there is a demonstration video later. In general, the field shield generator is used to continuously switch between various fields, creating a ripple-like effect, and pushing out enemies who are close to you.
After figuring it out, he immediately asked the AI to activate Protocol 382, and the fields in the universe began to vibrate, from small to large, affecting reality like ripples on the water's surface.
The huge Leviathan was not willing to be pushed away by this huge force, and used its tentacles to firmly grasp one of the Peace Messenger's shields. After a stalemate for a while, it was still pushed away, but a deep wound was left on the shield.
Seeing the Leviathan retreating was smashed into pieces by concentrated fire. What a pity, Narga thought.
"Chen Hui, don't you want peace? Maybe I can help you."
Chen Hui turned her head and looked at Narga inside the energy barrier in disbelief.
"That thing you launched just now is very useful. Through it, maybe I can stop this war. I see that you are not fighting easily, and you don't want the casualties of the Sapphire people to continue to increase."
Chen Hui has always said that she hopes to become friends with Narga, but she is not naive enough to believe in Narga's good intentions in an instant, and she has always been wary.
She can be naive, but when it comes to the survival of civilization, she dare not be naive.
"Why do you want to help me? I remember that you have always been hostile to me and my civilization." Even if she was wary, Chen Hui still wanted to try. If she could save one more life, it would be worth it.
"Actually, you guessed right. There is indeed something important on that planet. I don't want you to go there..." Nagar showed a painful expression, "Well... there is my child on it, and you will bring harm to it."
This is the lie that Narga thinks Chen Hui is most likely to believe after long-term observation. Chen Hui has been busy with work and career and has no time to fall in love, but she actually really wants to be a mother.
"This... this is shocking. Would a being like Swarm actually care about his own children?" Chen Hui's eyes widened, "Do you have your own social ethics system? Yes, it must be! Different civilizations have their own different social moral values!"
"So my condition is that I will help you reduce losses and calm down this war. You don't try to go to that planet, okay?" Narga's tone was full of pleading, really like a mother.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Hui nodded and said, "I can only say that I can give it a try. It is indeed dangerous to continue deep into the star area where Swarm is raging. I hope that in the future, you can tell me more about the social structure of Swarm."
"No problem." Narga agreed immediately.
"A new social subject, this is great." Chen Hui excitedly opened the terminal and contacted the bridge.
This time it was Zhang Zihao who answered the call personally. He still admired Dr. Chen for saving the crisis, but his face soon turned dark.
"Dr. Chen, are you kidding? It is already very dangerous to let that dangerous Swarm creature board the Peace Messenger. You actually want it to use the field shield generator! If it turns off the shield, the Peace Messenger, no, the entire fleet will be in great danger immediately!"