An unexpected situation occurred in the hyperspace channel.

Naturally, Chen Ming couldn't just sit in the lounge and wait for death.

He immediately stood up and opened the door of the lounge.

There was a crew member waiting at the door of the lounge. When he saw Chen Ming coming out, he immediately said respectfully, "Mr. Chen."

Chen Ming didn't waste any more time talking to him and said directly: "The fleet seems to have run into some trouble. Please take me to see the captain."

Unlike Chen Ming, the crew members could not receive military messages from a long distance, and some of them did not quite understand what Chen Ming meant.

However, he did not say much, just stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation. According to the captain's previous request, he took Chen Ming to the interior of the Cattle Herder class.

What surprised Chen Ming was that, under the guidance of the crew, he smoothly arrived at the bridge command room, which was arguably the most important position on the spacecraft.

Chen Ming didn't notice it just now, but when he really arrived, he found that the bridge command room was not marked in red on the spaceship map.

I don’t know if it was the captain’s special arrangement.

In short, as soon as Chen Ming entered the bridge command room, he saw a busy scene.

Next to the large number of control devices in the command room, a large number of crew members are diligently doing their best to complete their own control or operation tasks.

The Cowherd-class destroyer is different from ordinary destroyers. It is not an ordinary firepower output warship, but a command warship equipped with a large number of support equipment and a large number of fighter jets, serving as the core of the battlefield.

These devices and the manpower needed to support them have created the current appearance of the command room.

Chen Ming did not interfere with them. He continued to follow the crew's lead and approached the captain of the Cattleman-class ship next to the central control panel.

Just when Chen Ming came over, the captain was contacting the space station through communication equipment, requesting support.

Although the number of ships that the military used to block the hyperspace channels in four directions did not seem large, the total number exceeded one hundred.

Even a hundred frigates are not something the company's fleet can handle, not to mention that the military has also prepared a lot of destroyers in it.

Naturally, the space station responded immediately.

A support fleet will enter the hyperspace channel shortly.

After doing this, the captain noticed Chen Ming coming over and nodded and said, "Mr. Chen."

Chen Ming also nodded and said, "I'm just taking a look."

"As you please."

The captain turned his attention back to the situation in front of him.

And a few minutes later, a communication channel was connected to him.

Chen Ming, who was quite close to the captain, could also hear the conversation on the communication channel.

"We did not threaten the space station, we were just carrying out our mission to inspect the spacecraft passing by."

The director's secretary's voice also rang out from the communication channel: "Relevant documents are needed to review the spacecraft. Where are your documents?"

"Hold on."

The military directly sent a document to all spacecraft.

You can see that the content is indeed a complete task document.

Due to the recent increase in the number of afterglows, the military has increased the frequency of patrols and changed the patrol location to near the pirate space station where a large number of afterglow ships have appeared.

According to the content on the document, this document had been finalized in advance before the military arrived.

Even before Chen Ming's news leaked out.

Is it really an accident that the military is blocking here?

Chen Ming glanced at the military spacecraft that blocked all four hyperspace lanes leading to other galaxies according to the sensor, and immediately put this idea behind him.

If this means that the military is not looking for him, then his name should be written backwards from now on.

Moreover, Chen Ming believed that the military would be very skilled at forging documents.

Chen Ming sent the document to his boss, with whom he was still connected.

See if your boss has any opinion.

However, the boss seemed to be busy with something because of the military actions Chen Ming mentioned, and did not answer him immediately.

The military sent the document over, and after a while they said, "Has it been confirmed? There will be no problem with our mission this time. You can ask questions normally, but don't interfere too much with our mission."

However, the secretary suddenly pointed out the problem with the military document: "But it seems that this document does not exist on the military's public website."

"There is always a delay in uploading these things to the website, which is normal. You can check the contents of the document on the website in about one to two weeks."

"If you don't believe me, you can contact them directly and ask them in person whether there is actually such a document."

What the military said makes sense and sounds reasonable in name only.

But in fact, the biggest problem is that they set the location of the review in the galaxy where the pirate space station is located, and it is also the place where the military is the most rogue.

The military is guarding the hyperspace lane, and the way in and out of the pirate space station is completely blocked. Not to mention the pirates, if other people have to go through multiple inspections by the military before they can come in, they might choose to take a detour.

Not to mention that the main population of the pirate space station are a group of people with unclean identities. If the military does this, it will cut off the roots of the space station.

If other local armies follow suit, the investments of so many companies would be a joke.

And during this period of time, several spaceships appeared in two routes and approached.

But when they saw the situation in the galaxy's hyperspace, none of them dared to get close, and looked like they were ready to run away at any time.

It is impossible to say that there is no impact on the space station.

If the military really follows normal rules in conducting reviews, it would never go to this extent.

Just as the atmosphere in the communication channel was gradually becoming cold.

Chen Ming suddenly heard his boss' voice in his headset: "Xiao Mu, I found a wanted notice here, take a look."

Chen Ming took out his terminal and saw the file sent by his boss.

The content of the document is a wanted information.

Chen Ming’s wanted information.

The crimes include using dangerous creatures to cause large-scale public harm, as well as some minor crimes such as resisting arrest and assaulting public officials.

It seems that the military directly put the blame for the destruction of the mining space station on Chen Ming.

And the bounty is 90 million.

This wanted notice was issued just yesterday.

In other words, the military fleet was definitely coming for him.

Chen Ming took a few steps back, avoiding the captain, and whispered to the other end of the communication channel: "Is this all the bounty I have?"

"Are you focusing on the wrong thing?"

"The people in charge of the military outpost have completely disregarded their own dignity and position. They will kill you even if they come near the space station."

"And I was just listening to what you said. The military documents were processed so quickly. I feel like there are too many people and things involved."

The boss paused for a moment and continued, "That's true. After all, it involves Sky Steel. I have to check it out for you."

"good."

The boss didn't say anything else for now.

On Chen Ming's side, the captain was also in a dilemma of choice.

There are not many options left, either force your way in, go around it, or turn back to the space station.

Otherwise, just cooperate obediently.

Breaking through a military blockade is not a rational act in any way.

And this method of bypassing it is nonsense.

If the fleet has discovered the military's whereabouts before entering hyperspace, the fleet can choose to fly directly through space, pass the military blockade and then enter the hyperspace channel.

Or you can bypass the channel and go through the non-channel areas in the hyperspace, those places covered with hyperspace channel clouds.

But to do so would require enduring the destruction of a large amount of hyperspace lightning within the clouds. Without large warships leading the way, destroyers and escorts alone would not be able to withstand it.

What's more, the military fleet has now seen the Sinda Company's fleet. They are not fools and will not let the Sinda Company's fleet go.

Even if the fleet wanted to turn around and go back to the space station now, it probably wouldn't be able to do it, because the military ships are definitely equipped with blocking pulse devices that can restrict the ships from entering and exiting the hyperspace channel at will.

It might even be because of the reinforcements from the space station that the military fleet guarding the hyperspace channel suddenly surrounded them.

The total number of military fleets guarding the four directions was just over one hundred, with about half of the fleets allocated to each direction.

A total of fifty warships approached.

Half expel, half guard.

The expellees are basically of the type called Enforcers, while the guards are mostly Centurions and Crusaders.

It is impossible for the fleet to actively attack military ships, but fortunately, with the protection of the ships reinforced by the space station, the fleet will not be blocked from behind.

The military no longer gave face at this time.

The second notification message was sent directly.

The fleet was required to publish the list of spacecraft crew members, stop blocking spacecraft signals, and have the military conduct in-depth scans of all spacecraft in the fleet.

You can't attack actively, and there is no way to escape directly.

In this situation, there is only one thing the captain can do.

Accept review.

The captain suddenly turned away from the control console and opened a closed door at the rear of the bridge.

If Chen Ming remembered correctly, the room behind that door seemed to be red on the spaceship map.

After the captain walked in first, he said to Chen Ming: "Mr. Chen, please come over here."

Chen Ming did not sense any danger from behind the door, and he also wanted to know what the captain was going to do, so he did not resist.

I followed the captain into this bright small room with walls made of special materials and some cargo boxes piled up in the corners.

"Mr. Chen, this is the shielded cabin of our spacecraft. It can shield the scanning signal."

Chen Ming waved his hand and said, "I know all this. You want me to stay here for a while, right?"

When Chen Ming was working at the mining space station, he heard from his colleagues that some cargo ships had similar modifications.

Originally, these materials were intended to be used for some working spacecraft that needed to frequently approach stars, and were used to make the outer star protection layer of the spacecraft.

Later, someone discovered that this material also has the effect of interfering with scanning signals to a certain extent.

Therefore, this material became the best cover for some caravans to carry out smuggling activities.

I just didn't expect that even Xinda Company has such a design.

Chen Ming didn't make things too difficult for him.

He walked straight to a few cargo boxes in the corner and sat down on them.

After all, rationally speaking, the captain's current approach is the best approach when facing the military.

If Chen Ming were in the captain's position, he would do the same.

"Better hurry up."

The captain left the shielded cabin with a grateful look on his face.

Before the cabin door was completely closed, Chen Ming explained the current situation to his boss.

After you get out, ask your boss what he thinks.

And after ensuring that the door of the shielded cabin is closed.

The captain released the signal blocking of the spacecraft and let the military spacecraft begin scanning the fleet.

At the same time, they were also prepared to launch a direct attack on the military if the shielding cabin failed to work.

The security scan went smoothly.

The military had not yet lost contact, and the military man suddenly said to the captain: "What happened to your two empty ships?"

The captain had already received a confession of collusion, and said, "We were testing a newly developed remote control system."

"Yeah?"

The military left only two words and didn't say much more.

The scan was quickly completed, but the military fleet still needed time to verify the scanned data.

The captain turned the signal blocker back on and reopened the door of the shielded cabin.

After hearing the door behind him open, Chen Ming shifted his gaze away from the cargo box in front of him. He contacted his boss again and then left the shielded cabin.

Back to the bridge control center, back to the captain's side.

When coming over, Chen Ming happened to hear something the military said on the communication channel.

"We now have reason to suspect that your two ships were stolen. Please cooperate with us to keep the ships and conduct boarding inspections."

Now there is no need to confirm it, it is 100% certain that the military is here to cause trouble for Chen Ming.

At the same time, Chen Ming also heard his boss's warning: "Xiao Mu, I found some strange news. It seems that something went wrong within the military."

"Some people in the military outpost seem to be planning a rebellion. They won't play by the rules. You must be prepared for a direct battle."

"I feel like there's something seriously wrong with this matter, and some people are interfering in it who shouldn't be."

"Xiao Mu, try to hold on. I'll help you think of a solution."

Chen Ming couldn't help but say out loud because of this outrageous news: "Wait...rebellion?"

The last two words immediately attracted the captain's puzzled gaze.

And just as the captain turned his head, Chen Ming suddenly saw that outside the bridge window, several military spaceships suddenly activated their shields.

He was the first to activate his weapons and launched an attack on the fleet.

Several laser beams from energy weapons directly hit Chen Ming's iron ore.

Chen Ming immediately activated the Iron Ore's shield. The attack from scattered energy weapons, which lasted less than a second, failed to cause too much damage to the Baiyun Steel Armor.

However, Chen Ming immediately ordered the Iron Ore and the Fighter Modified that was with it to hide behind the other spaceships in the fleet.

He immediately pressed the headset and said bluntly: "Boss, the military has directly attacked us."

At the same time as Chen Ming was speaking, the captain also shouted in the fleet's communication channel: "Prepare for battle!"

"I see."

As soon as the boss finished speaking, he suddenly said angrily: "Damn it, someone is disgusting me."

In Chen Ming's impression, it seemed to be the first time the boss used swear words.

However, Chen Ming didn't have time to figure out what had disgusted his boss and made him say such a thing.

He now needs to coordinate with other ships in the fleet to carry out subsequent operations.

The military took the initiative and it was recorded by the sensors of so many spacecraft at the scene, so it is impossible for the company to be beaten for no reason.

Anyway, the records are in hand, so even if there is a confrontation with the military in the future, the responsibility will not be placed on the company.

After the captain's order was issued, the fleet immediately entered a wartime state.

The porthole protection layer opened, and the image scanned by the sensor appeared on the large screen next to the inside.

At the same time, there was a projector that projected the battlefield situation around the fleet onto the center of the bridge control center.

The fleet began to shrink its front line and quickly distanced itself from the military fleet with the cover of the space station patrol ships.

Although there is support from the space station, the company's fleet is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of the number of ships, with more than sixty ships compared to more than a hundred.

The only good news is that it will take some time for the military fleet that blocks another hyperspace channel to approach the entrance of the channel.

At the same time, there is some support coming from the space station.

If we can defeat this military fleet, then things will turn around and everything will still have a chance.

After the military launched the attack, the Cowherd, as the flagship of the fleet, immediately launched a counterattack against the military.

The missile bays in various parts of the ship were opened, and a large number of Destroyer missiles were fired directly towards the most densely populated areas of the military fleet.

This is a missile without any advanced guidance and locking capabilities.

Some are simply large enough to provide fire coverage, and the actual power after the explosion.

It is only average in a battlefield where small-scale ships are dispersed and flexible, but in battles of medium scale or larger, this type of annihilator is very useful.

While putting pressure on the enemy, it can also attract a large portion of the firepower of the military ships' point defense weapons.

It is a very good suppression type missile weapon.

While the Destroyer missiles were being launched in large numbers, the fighter planes on the Cowherd's flight deck were also being started.

The Drover carries two different types of fighters, one is the Warthog fighter wing and the other is the Longbow fighter wing.

The Warthogs are equipped with two close-range grenade weapons and a full set of heat-seeking flare launchers.

The range explosion when the grenade weapon is detonated and the effect of the heat-seeking bomb itself make this fighter extremely effective against missile-type weapons.

The two weapons carried by the other Longbow fighter are somewhat different from those of the Warthog. One is an instant-fire PD laser cannon, which is also a point defense type weapon.

The other is the Cyber ​​SRM missile, which is also carried on Chen Ming's Gladiator-class aircraft and has a strong effect on shields.

These two types of fighters have very strong cover and auxiliary capabilities.

After starting up, it, along with other spaceships in the fleet, launched an attack on the military fleet.

The military might not have intended to open fire at first, but something had happened, the Sinda Company's fleet had also started to move, and the military couldn't possibly bother explaining anything.

While the Sinda Company's fleet was taking action, they also chose to open the battle line.

Relying on the uniquely powerful firepower of military ships, a dense firepower network was directly built in space, covering almost the entire company fleet.

In an instant, countless flames broke out in the center of the battle lines of both sides.

Dense beams of live ammunition and energy weapons flashed on the shields of both ships.

The design of the military ships means that their shields are the first to be unable to withstand the threat of the company's large number of shield-breaking weapons.

The shield of the military fleet at the front line was instantly in danger.

But they seemed to be controlled by a nimble hand. All the ships that could not withstand the company's firepower quickly exchanged positions in the battle line with the ships in the rear that did not receive more attacks.

They took on each other's injuries in the complex and intertwined battle lines.

The main capabilities of the Sinda fleet are concentrated on escort and shield breaking.

It is indeed possible to suppress military spacecraft in a short period of time, rendering their weapons unable to fire due to the impending overload of shield radiation energy.

But the actual efficiency in destroying spacecraft is the same as the ships Chen Ming has on hand.

There is no way to terminate the military spacecraft, and the military has an excellent commander.

The speed of breaking shields and penetrating armor cannot keep up with the speed of the military's dispatch and rotation of ships.

Military ships have more recovery time than corporate ships.

They are all expulsion guards, but their number is even less than that of the company in a short period of time.

But the actual combat effectiveness of the military's spacecraft is stronger than that of the company's fleet.

As the battle lasted longer and more military ships joined the fight, this feeling became even more obvious.

This is true even if the space station is sending spacecraft into the hyperspace channel for rescue.

After several rounds of fire.

The company's fleet was directly surrounded by the military fleet.

Although the total number of warships on both sides was similar, less than one hundred versus a little over one hundred.

But the company has fallen into a clear disadvantage.

A large number of ships were damaged and lost their combat capability.

The Cowherd-class fighters also could not have a sufficient impact due to the military's uniquely flexible and professional tactical adjustment and scheduling capabilities.

Either they return home damaged, or they are directly destroyed in space.

Chen Ming's Centurion was like a drop of water in the ocean in the battle of hundreds of spaceships, with no sense of existence at all.

He even felt that even if the fighter came to the battlefield, he would not be able to play a decisive role.

The situation can be said to be developing one-sidedly in favor of the military.

It was too late for Chen Ming to leave the cattle herder now.

Even if they left, there would be no possibility of escaping from the military encirclement.

If the company's fleet is defeated here, Chen Ming will have no future.

So in the current situation, there is not much he can do.

The fastest and most effective way is to control the Cattle Herder-class ship he is on.

Relying on his psychic powers and his panel, he can do things that are absolutely impossible under normal circumstances.

(End of this chapter)