Chapter 366 A tragic battle

Facts have proved that Lieutenant General Thomas does have the ability to become a famous general.

His psychological quality was so strong that Yang Ming couldn't help but give him a few thumbs up.

No one can win an unexpected war, and this is especially true in interstellar space battles where technological capabilities are similar.

Of course, Lieutenant General Thomas can't either.

Yang Ming couldn't figure out why the Guel Alliance and the United States of Free America joined the war so suddenly and directly. Who gave them the motivation to act against the interests of their own countries.

A war of this scale involves all aspects of off-site factors.

The Sherman Empire had already taken care of these off-site factors, using both soft and hard tactics against the other two major powers that were most likely to change the balance of power between the Empire and the New Federation, and confirmed that they would not send reinforcements to the New Federation.

In addition to the main factor that the two families wanted to reap the benefits, the most important secondary factor was the powerful military deterrence of the Sherman Empire.

None of them understand how much strength the Sherman Empire hides.

He gives a speech, and then jumps in to attack one or two of the opponent's ships. The Imperial battleship group can reduce a lot of pressure.

This move of Lieutenant General Thomas was very risky. He was betting that the reinforcements from the Guel Alliance and the United Free States were just paper tigers and showboats, and would not really come to fight the Imperial fleet.

The most terrible thing is that after these reinforcements, a group of dark warships appeared, like ghosts from ancient times, quietly watching the enemies of the empire.

The fierce battle ended when the reinforcements from the four major powers arrived at the edge of the battlefield.

Several generals sighed.

In fact, letting the empire's fleet fight to the death with the other three might not be a good opportunity to weaken the four major powers of the empire...

The projections of a group of generals appeared all over the bridge, holding their military caps and standing quietly, with low mourning and music revolving beside them, mourning the imperial soldiers who turned into dust in the universe during this battle.

A quarter of the ships of the five main fleets were directly destroyed, and another 30% of the ships needed to be repaired. Of the twelve dreadnoughts, four became cosmic dust and two needed to be brought back for overhaul.

Yang Ming said seriously:

"You are not the ones who need to be reviewed. I was watching the whole battle. I saw the precision of your command and the bravery of our soldiers.

Lieutenant General Thomas's tactical intention is obvious.

A series of instructions continued to be issued from the mouth of Lieutenant General Thomas, and the dozens of messengers around him could not keep up with his rhythm.

Sudden!

Lieutenant General Thomas raised his head slightly:

"If they want to fight, we will fight to the end!

"There is no need to cut off an arm at this moment. Our army will inflict more casualties on the enemy with less than 20% loss!

"Imperial soldiers never abandon their comrades!

Shield ships and supply ships suffered the most serious losses, while firepower ships suffered more injuries.

But the empire did lose.

Four of the twelve stars it originally occupied have been lost.

Now that the situation has reversed, the New Federation will definitely not be willing to let the empire's expeditionary fleet retreat calmly, and the former will inevitably struggle forward.

Yang Ming was surprised to see:

Is this...reason?

Li turned to look at Lieutenant General Thomas.

The Guel Fleet and the Free United Fleet came in a bit of a hurry. Although they were fierce, they were actually only fierce beyond the range of the imperial ships.

The Guel Alliance and the reinforcements of the United States of America on the left and right wings seemed to have received strong orders from above. The two reinforcements suddenly began to attack fiercely. A total of five dreadnoughts opened fire with all their strength, tearing the gap between the left and right wing fleets of the empire!

Lieutenant General Thomas cursed, but he still calmly ordered, and ships everywhere began to retreat rapidly.

Lieutenant General Thomas suddenly called his name, and Yang Ming did not show any stage fright. He pondered for a few times and sighed slowly: "This war crime is not committed by the military."

General Thomas said: "We are only discussing military matters. Please be prepared to prepare for a sneak attack by the other party and wait for orders from above."

"The question is, why did the Guel Alliance and the United States of Freedom suddenly join the fight?

"It can be seen that they were not well prepared at the beginning, their will to fight was not firm, and the number of ships that came was not exaggerated. It looked like a hasty decision, rather than a premeditated decision with the New Federation.

Lieutenant General Thomas ordered the Imperial fleet not to send reinforcements, but to attack the main enemy, fight and then retreat, and defend each other.

"Our fleet retreated to the rear area with minimal casualties, repelled the enemy, and caused sufficient casualties to the New Federation Fleet."

The Imperial battleship group was still retreating, but the retreat process became more ferocious.

The combat effectiveness of the imperial army is truly terrifying.

On the one hand, he was infected by the current atmosphere of a deadly battle, and the imperial soldier element named Hanton was already burning in his bones; on the other hand, he had to maintain rational restraint and think about how to make the situation move in a direction that was more in line with his own interests.

The imperial fleet began to orderly abandon some of the ships that had lost their tactical value, and the drone swarms that had been released earlier began to appear and disappear in the vast battlefield.

Now that we have decided to join the war, why can't we completely wipe out the empire's expedition fleet, and the result is that both sides suffer losses?

The two powerful countries that could have enjoyed the "results" of the war and further drained the blood of the New Federation and its younger brothers, ignored the possible retaliatory actions from the empire later, suddenly sent troops, entered the main battlefield, and directly joined the queue to fight against the empire!

This boosted the morale of the New Federation.

"Complete takeover."

When Yang Ming looked at the back of Lieutenant General Thomas, he suddenly felt that this ordinary human being who could be easily crushed to death by him seemed to have the power of a giant shaped charge brewing in his head.

The five major battle groups of the empire are performing a mobile battle in deep space like a stage play. With abundant firepower and strong defense, the rate of ship loss of the New Federation fleet in the frontal attack has been significantly faster than that of the main fleet of the empire!

Now Yang Ming's feelings in his heart are complicated.

Why did they go to war?

The United Free States and the Guel Alliance mobilized several more main fleets and put them on the edge of this starry sky meat grinder.

Of course, this kind of excitement did not affect the political confrontation between the stars. The Empire's military department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began to become active, and there were a lot of voices questioning the government in the Guel Alliance and the United States of Freedom.

"This time, our military headquarters has suffered serious losses in conventional combat power. Thirty percent of its ships need repairs and repairs. In the next three months, our military strength will be significantly insufficient."

In fact, these two fleets were only attacking the flanks of the Imperial fleet, trying to increase their paper record, and had no interest in intercepting the Empire's main fleet.

If the bet is right, this retreat will be a strategic shift, and the losses of the New Federation will be greater than those of the Empire.

The friendly forces coming to support from both sides seemed to have entered a state of deadly fighting.

"Thomas!"

To be precise, the Empire was about to lose in this battle to the Guel Alliance and the United Free People who suddenly came to an end.

But he couldn't do that.

A tragic deep space collision began.

She wore twin ponytails and was wrapped in docile white metal clothes. The collar around her neck was slightly conspicuous.

An old general appears on the side screen.

The safety of the entire army depends on one person. Under this extremely huge pressure, Lieutenant General Thomas gave up on being conservative, rolled up his sleeves and made a huge gamble with the other three of the four gangsters in the galaxy.

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The New Federation had to move forward at this moment.

The Imperial fleet, which put all its firepower on the front, and the surging New Federation battleship group, were in chaos;

The two fleets on the left and right that were supposed to rush into the Imperial battle formation were only chasing a small number of fleets on the Imperial flanks, covering them with full firepower...

The bad news is that they don't have many ships to repair, and the amount of damage is about equal to the amount of damage.

He didn't know how he got along, but his prestige among ordinary soldiers of the empire was much stronger than his appeal in the society of the empire.

…

Li turned around and slowly raised his right hand. The light spots scattered from his fingertips were precise instructions.

Because of the retreat formation, the effective firepower utilization rate, which was originally only a maximum of 75%, has now soared to 90%.

The Imperial battleship group was slowly retreating, gradually transforming from a semi-surrounded situation to facing only a fan-shaped enemy warship group.

In the blink of an eye, Yang Ming saw a slender figure appear in front of Lieutenant General Thomas, and the entire operation interface of the command podium changed significantly.

…

As soon as this battle ended, the online world of the Milky Way was boiling.

Flagship of the Imperial Battleship Group.

The general trend of public opinion is:

The Imperial battleship group, which was still a bit messy on the edge, took less than two minutes to restrain itself.

She glanced at Yang Ming with somewhat dull eyes, without any emotion or agility like Lu.

Something.

However, after seeing the empire's reinforcements, they took the initiative to retreat.

The old general gave a powerful shout, and the image disappeared immediately.
To be continued...