Chapter 421: Terrifying Psychic Power, Tearing the Ship Shield
When Gu Hang proposed to take the initiative to attack the greenskin fleet, he was opposed by Tillemans.
The Tianma commander thought that since they had decided to play it safe, they should play it safe to the end. Taking the initiative to attack was risky, and now they were the only remaining imperial naval force in the eastern part of the Dragon Eagle Star Region, and they could not afford to lose.
Gu Hang thought what he said made sense and decided to continue attacking.
"Don't be prudent just for the sake of being prudent." Gu Hang said, "The ultimate goal of being prudent is to solve problems. Now, the opportunity is good. The severely damaged greenskin fleet is already in a dilemma. We can seize this opportunity and try to inflict heavy damage on them in one fell swoop, which will greatly ease the situation. What's more, we have the orbital defense system of Steel Wing Star behind us. If something goes wrong, we can retreat immediately."
Tillemans thought for a moment and was persuaded by Gu Hang.
Under their common command, the fleet took the initiative to attack.
However, the greenskins' response made Tillemans soon regret it.
The greenskin fleet, which was originally on the attack but did not dare to attack, saw the human fleet rushing out almost in full force, and its first reaction was to retreat.
They were certainly unwilling to engage in combat while human ships were under orbital fire cover, and they were determined to escape even if it meant losing two ships in order to temporarily escape.
This first made Tillemans feel relieved, and he felt that Gu Hang's strategy was indeed good. He took advantage of the opportunity to open a gap and expand the results of the battle. While expelling the green-skinned ships, he could cause them as much damage as possible.
In this way, it can be considered a big victory!
Just as I was thinking this, I saw the rear team of the greenskin fleet suddenly rushing over!
Immediately afterwards, the front team of the greenskin fleet took cover, made a circle behind, turned around, and rushed up!
At this moment, the human fleet has already left the orbital fire cover of Steel Wing Star!
Obviously, the greenskins are not afraid of a big fight with human ships. As long as human ships dare to chase them out, they will fight back desperately.
This certainly does not give them a high chance of winning, as they have to endure casualties from being pursued in front, as well as casualties from changing formations, which will cause their original chance of winning, which was only 50%, to drop drastically to only about 30%.
No sane human commander would do that, but the greenskins would.
The greenskins are not stupid, but very smart and cunning. But they lack one thing: rationality.
If you can't completely annihilate them, don't push the greenskins to death, otherwise they will bite back fiercely before they die;
You can safely set traps for the greenskins, even if they are a little crude. They can easily see through them, but they will jump into them just for the sake of a fight, or simply because they are confident that they can win and don't care about casualties.
These characteristics mean that it is quite normal for the greenskins to act desperately despite the low chances of winning.
Now it's his turn to feel uncomfortable.
He estimated that he had a 70% chance of winning, but even so, he didn't really want to fight.
He didn't want to fight a fleet decisive battle. What if he lost the battle in the 30% chance event? Even if he won, what if the fleet suffered heavy losses under the crazy counterattack of the greenskins?
Tillemans was worried and even planned to change his strategy and retreat.
They were not far enough from the orbital firepower's cover now, so they could retreat and make long-term plans.
Even if he would be bitten back and suffer some damage during the retreat, he would accept it.
If the greenskins dare to chase them too aggressively, they can also fight back.
However, just as he was about to give the order, Gu Hang's order came first:
"Fight!"
"Quintet, Concerto, Violin, Opera..." Gu Hang named several cruisers in succession, including Tillemans' flagship 'Opera'.
"Charge forward! Target, enemy ship number one, fire at full force! Destroy it!"
Tillemans was a little confused.
What are you doing, kid?
Addicted to conducting?
I am the fleet commander!
Moreover, concentrate fire on their ship number one?
This is not a normal way of playing!
The so-called Ship No. 1 is the number they gave to many ships of the Greenskin Fleet. The unimportant ships that followed that were very similar might be hard to recognize, but Ship No. 1 was definitely easy to recognize: it was the largest and most powerful ship among the Greenskin Fleet, and it should be the flagship of the Greenskin Fleet.
Do you want to concentrate your fire and destroy their flagship?
The idea is nice, but it is quite unreliable in naval engagements.
They are not targets, so why should we concentrate fire on them? The green-skinned frigates will concentrate their firepower to intercept them and block their firing range; if their flagship finds itself under concentrated fire, it may retreat or it may greatly increase the strength of its energy shield, so it will not be easily breached.
The most important thing is that if you send out your main ships, others will also bombard you.
An overly rash attack could easily result in the enemy's battleships not being destroyed but your own battleships being damaged instead.
This is what was written in the teaching plan of the Naval Academy. If you, Gu Hang, don't mess around if you don't understand!
Tillemans now discovered a big problem: at present, there was some confusion in his own command.
He instinctively wanted to refute and stop Gu Hang's order, but he was worried about exacerbating the chaos.
He did not immediately order his flagship to act according to the order, but he found that the Concerto, Violin and Quintet all obeyed the order and went up.
This put him in even more trouble.
If they really followed Gu Hang's order and went together, then if something went wrong, they could at least take care of each other. If he stopped them as the fleet commander, some ships would not go aboard and some would have gone aboard, but it would be too late to withdraw, resulting in greater losses, and that would be another disaster.
Many thoughts were turning over in his mind, and when they came to reality, Tillemans seemed hesitant. In the end, his opera number neither followed Gu Hang's order nor spoke out against Gu Hang.
Gu Hang, who was on the Concerto, did not react.
Whatever Tillemans might do, he had thought of it.
Even if the fleet commander wanted to cause trouble, he would immediately use the power of psychic energy to temporarily cut off and interfere with his communication channels.
It was expected that he would not go aboard. The other ships would just have to go aboard.
To be precise, just three ships will be needed.
Needless to say, the Concerto he was on had a lot of cooperation with him over the years. The orders of Major General Du Shiliang had a great impact on the Violin. This ship was also the one that stayed in the Tianma Star Region before, so it should also obey orders. The Quintet where Ye Lixia was on was also a ship that Gu Hang was very confident would cooperate with him.
He believed that Ye Lisia would believe him.
And this is indeed the case.
Three cruisers, that's enough.
The three human battleships that advanced were of course spotted by the greenskins, and in an instant, a large amount of firepower came towards them.
But the Alliance's multiple Silver Shield-class frigates played a role at this moment.
They blocked a lot of firepower directed at the three main battleships. On the one hand, they used their excellent intercepting firepower to block a considerable part of the greenskins' artillery fire. On the other hand, they even used their bodies to hinder the firing range of the greenskins' ships and withdrew only before the shield was about to collapse.
Of course, most of the firepower from the greenskin ships was directly borne by the three cruisers. The reckless behavior directly caused the void shield to enter the dangerous red.
But at this time, the Orc Ship No. 1 was also exposed.
The three cruisers immediately opened fire.
Heavy firepower was directed at the enemy.
Tillemans, who had not yet caught up, was already filled with regret.
He should have directly blocked Gu Hang's order just now!
Even with the concentrated fire of three cruisers, it is impossible to shoot down the enemy's number one ship!
On the contrary, the concerto horn, quintet horn, and violin horn were completely surrounded by the enemy.
At this point, no matter how indecisive Tillemans was, it was time to make a decision.
He ordered the entire fleet to press forward.
Although this would lead both sides into a more intense close combat with a higher chance of naval gunfire hitting, and the greenskins' boarding battle would become more threatening. But what could be done? The three cruisers that had rushed forward had already kidnapped the entire fleet.
However, the next moment, Tillemans saw a scene that made his eyes pop out: the shield of the Orc Ship No. 1 was inexplicably cracked!
The heavy artillery from the three cruisers, whether it was the Chuji's Wrath Macro Cannon or the Doomsday Light Spear Array, all penetrated the shield of the Greenskin No. 1 ship without any hindrance and bombarded it!
The green-skinned ship No. 1 was hit naked by heavy artillery and then exploded into flames!
However, the green-skinned frigates that were supposed to serve as guards for it were twitching and shaking strangely in place.
What the hell is going on?
Even Tillemans' rich experience in naval warfare could not help him understand what was happening before his eyes.
But that didn't stop him from recognizing this as a huge opportunity.
The enemy's ship No. 1 was of similar specifications to a human heavy cruiser. The seven cruisers in the Pegasus Fleet were strictly speaking light cruisers.
If they really came into battle, neither of the two Musician-class ships would necessarily be able to defeat the green flagship.
There are two such flagships on the opposite side, plus five or six ships of similar specifications to human light cruisers.
That is the main force of the greenskin fleet!
Even though the previous few months had been filled with fierce fighting, with both sides losing a total of 100 ships, in fact, most of them were the lowest-level patrol ships. There were few frigates, and no destroyers were lost, not to mention the core of both fleets, the cruisers.
This is a huge opportunity!
The enemy lost a heavy cruiser, which meant that there was a huge gap in the firepower of the central part of the greenskin fleet. The loss of heavy artillery like the L-type could not be made up by any number of low-level artillery.
No matter how indecisive Tillemans was, he couldn't continue to hesitate under such an opportunity.
Gu Hang had already fed the food to his mouth!
At this time, Gu Hang received another new order: "Focus fire on the second ship."
The so-called No. 2 ship is the other one of the only two heavy cruisers in the greenskin fleet.
Governor Gu issued this order. Does it mean that the same method just now can be used again?
"Attack! Attack! Break through the center line!"
Tillemans' order was then conveyed to the entire fleet!
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On the bridge of the Concerto, Gu Hang stood on the observation platform with his hands behind his back, gazing at the battlefield ahead where bright lights and constant gunfire were raging.
Under the awestruck gazes of the onlookers, his eyes emitted a hazy blue light, and his psychic power continued to echo in the void.
Gu Hang normally already possesses the level of an S-class psychic, not to mention that this time, in order to ensure safety, he has torn open a hole in the void that connects the Storm God Kingdom with the real world.
Although the opening was not big, it also allowed him to gain the blessing of the subspace essence from the Kingdom of Storms, allowing his psychic power level to be raised to a higher level, reaching around S+.
On his ship, there was also the assistance of half of the Storm Mage Corps. The psychic array they formed was connected to Gu Hang, and Gu Hang could take over their own power, even the power that they could not control as psychics.
In this situation, as long as the distance is shortened, Gu Hang can completely tear open the energy shield protecting the outer periphery of a green-skinned heavy cruiser.
Of course, the actual situation is not that simple. There are some orc shamans, psychic boys and the like in the No. 1 ship, which has a deeper layer of 'waaagh' energy protection. When the ship was affected by Gu Hang's psychic power, these energies also reacted immediately to counterattack.
However, the difference in levels between the two sides was quite large. Gu Hang spent some effort and consumed about one-third of his spiritual power, but he still quickly tore open the shield of Ship No. 1.
The characteristics of the greenskin ships' glass cannons became more prominent after they lost the protection of the energy shield. The poor and inferior hull structure made it impossible for them to truly withstand the fierce bombardment of human heavy artillery.
Without a shield and with a poor ship structure, the Orc flagship naturally exploded into real space junk after one round of attacks.
Of course, if that were all, the situation might not be so smooth. The greenskins don't just have one ship, they have a whole fleet of ships, and those small frigates and destroyers are responsible for protecting the main ships.
And Gu Hang also has ways to deal with them.
Now that the rift in the Kingdom of Storm God has been torn open, it might as well be torn open more violently.
On those green-skinned frigates, Gu Hang opened the Storm Kingdom from the inside. In the Kingdom, a large number of Heroic Spirit Legions descended directly onto the ships out of thin air, especially in the bridge, control room, captain's room and other places.
The greenskins had previously invested 70 million troops to smash into the surface of Steel Wing Star. With so many people gone, the greenskin ships that should have been crowded became much emptier. When they were invaded by this special boarding attack, their resistance was not as strong as expected.
Although it was not possible to rely on the Heroic Spirits to destroy these greenskin ships from the inside by attacking so many escort ships at the same time, it was enough to just disrupt their actions and prevent them from performing escort actions at the critical moment.
After the destruction of the No. 1 ship, it also meant that the enemy's psychic boys and orc shamans were all killed or injured. It would be easier for Gu Hang to tear open the shield of the next greenskin ship.
In order to go all out, Gu Hang naturally set his sights on the green-skinned ship No. 2.
(End of this chapter)
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