Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 491: The Europe, Depart!
Under normal navigation, Xiao Yu’s spaceship can reach a maximum speed of nearly 200,000 kilometers per second, while the Predator Civilization’s ships can reach nearly 150,000 kilometers per second. But this is only the maximum speed, and reaching it requires a relatively long acceleration process. On an interstellar battlefield, it is obvious there is no opportunity for such prolonged acceleration.
Therefore, on interstellar battlefields, generally speaking, a spaceship’s top speed will not exceed 10,000 kilometers per second. At such speeds, various physical weapons can also come into play, such as antimatter bombs, elemental decay bombs, and gravity bombs. Thus, on the battlefield, a scene like this unfolded.
Several million spaceships scattered across a space spanning more than one billion kilometers do not appear densely packed. They are all moving rapidly, conserving their own strength while in motion and at the same time striving to eliminate the enemy’s strength. Flashes and explosions appear from time to time on the battlefield, flaring for an instant in the dark void.
The battlefield’s scope is too vast, and the movements of the ships are somewhat disorderly. It seems to lack method, yet certain patterns are hidden within. This reflects the overall strategic picture of the entire battlefield. In this regard, the biological army is clearly doing better than the Predator Civilization.
Inside the Asia, the members of the Military Committee were gathered, watching intently the real-time situation of the battlefield within a three-dimensional holographic animation. From time to time, low murmurs rose as they conferred. After reaching a conclusion, an order would be sent out through personal computing terminals and then faithfully executed by the warriors of the biological army. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
This requires extremely powerful information-gathering capabilities. On this point, Xiao Yu has never relaxed his research and development steps. After hundreds of years of technological development, Xiao Yu’s information-gathering technology has advanced to an extremely sophisticated level. Every spaceship is equipped with various information collection instruments, and countless spy satellites are scattered throughout the dark expanse of space. These instruments provide decision-makers with the most intuitive and authentic battlefield data. The vast staff team aggregates all kinds of data, extracting and analyzing what is useful, and then handing it to the commander to make decisions.
After the trial by fire against the Molian Civilization, the members of the Military Committee underwent a reshuffle. Some outstanding commanders were promoted into the Military Committee, while some unqualified commanders were removed. Luka Two remains the chairman of the Military Committee. No major order can be issued without Luka Two’s consent.
“Mm, the staff team reports that the Predator Civilization’s organizational capability and tacit coordination, among other soft-power parameters, have increased by 5 percent in a short time and are still rising. It seems the master’s incentive policies have already taken effect. Only such a war is truly interesting to fight.” one member of the Military Committee sighed.
“A 5 percent rise in soft-power parameters means the probability of damage to our ships increases by 30 percent. This requires us to make some adjustments to our strategy.” Another member of the Military Committee stood up as he spoke and pointed to a huge three-dimensional image. He made a gesture, and the image immediately enlarged.
“There are a total of 300,000 ships in Sector A. At present, under the leadership of the Nation-Class ship the Mexico, they are responsible for opposing the enemy’s Nation-Class Number Three ship. Next to Sector A, in Sector E our strength is not advantageous. We have only three Province-Class ships opposing one enemy Nation-Class ship. Therefore, the fleet in Sector A is not only suppressing the enemy’s Nation-Class Number Three, but also undertaking the task of deterring the enemy fleet in Sector E. Now that the enemy’s combat power has improved, the pressure borne by Sectors A and E is even greater. In view of this, I propose transferring 300,000 ships from Harassment Formation F to be distributed among the various sub-sectors to support our fleets, so that our strength does not suffer excessive losses.” this member of the Military Committee said.
“This is a good proposal, but how do you plan to solve another problem?” another member of the Military Committee said. “The harassment formation’s task is to pin down the enemy flagship and to eliminate the escorting forces of the enemy’s flagship in preparation for the final encirclement of the enemy flagship. If 300,000 ships are transferred away, Formation F will be weakened and unable to complete the assigned task.”
Another committee member expressed opposition.
“The enemy’s combat power has increased. We can no longer end this war with low losses without deploying The Europe.” the previous committee member said. “After drawing off forces from Formation F, I propose that The Europe carry 100,000 escort ships and directly join the battlefield to attack the enemy flagship.”
After this member finished speaking, all eyes of the committee members fell upon Luka Two. Any matter involving the movements of a Continent-Class spaceship could only be decided by Luka Two.
“Directly deploy a Continent-Class ship…” Luka Two pondered for a moment and said, “I have already asked the master for instructions. The master’s intention is to hand the decision-making power to us. He does not plan to intervene in this war. In that case, my opinion is the same. If you judge it necessary, then deploy The Europe.”
“Very well, let us vote by a show of hands.” a committee member said. As soon as the words fell, among the thirteen members, the other twelve raised their hands.
“Oh, all in favor.” This committee member nodded and said, “I am in favor as well. Then, Lord Number Two, issue the order. Order the Europe’s control unit to activate and move toward the enemy flagship. I suggest appointing Mr. Luo Yuan as the direct commander of the Europe, responsible to our Military Committee.”
“I agree.”
“I agree. Mr. Luo Yuan has very profound expertise in operations involving large flagships. I believe Mr. Luo Yuan will complete this mission excellently.”
The committee members cast their votes in favor one after another. Thus, after Luka Two issued the order, the member addressed as Mr. Luo Yuan stood up, gave a slight signal to the other members, left the main conference room, and entered another meeting room. A staff officer immediately reported the current situation to him. After a brief moment of thought, Mr. Luo Yuan issued the first order, “The Europe, activate. Route, Sector A, Sector D, then return to Sector R. Apply deterrence and strikes against the enemy ships in these three war zones, then approach the enemy flagship. Dispatch the Nation-Class ship the Argentina to set upon the enemy flagship and delay its escape speed.”
“Understood. Complying with your order.” the staff officer answered and sent the orders out.
This kind of operational system exists throughout the biological army. The system implemented by the biological army is that, among Town-Class ships, each ship has a captain responsible for executing higher-level orders. Among County-Class, City-Class, Province-Class, and Nation-Class ships, there is a leadership team. The captain serves as the principal officer, and there are also two to ten deputy officers who assist the captain in managing the ship. The reason for this setup is that County-Class and above ships usually appear as the flagship of a small group. They not only have to operate their own ship in battle, but also need to coordinate and command smaller subordinate ships in a timely manner. The number of small ships is too large, and the core leadership does not have the energy to command every small ship.
The higher the level of leadership, the broader the vision required. For example, the members of the Military Committee need to keep their sights on the overall situation. For instance, they may reach the conclusion that securing Sector A will win the war. After comprehensive analysis, they believe Sector A can indeed be held, and then they will issue orders to the commander responsible for the defense of Sector A. If Sector A is particularly important, they may attach an operational outline. But the specific details, such as how to hold Sector A with the lowest losses, are matters for the commander of Sector A to consider. The Military Committee will not overly interfere in the details.
This is the way the biological army wages war. Precisely because of this system, countless promising officers at the grassroots level earn promotion through military merit. After all, when the war is over and a review and simulation are conducted, it is easy to know whether an officer’s strategic and tactical thinking and command ability stand out. In fact, among the members of the Military Committee present, at least three started from the lowest levels.
After deciding to deploy The Europe, the battlefield situation changed rapidly. The Europe first arrived at Sector A and, without expending much effort, eliminated the enemy Nation-Class ship in Sector A. This meant Sector A could draw more strength to support other sub-sectors. Then The Europe arrived at Sector D, where the enemy Nation-Class ship fled in panic, and The Europe did not pursue. Proceeding to Sector R, after destroying three enemy Province-Class ships, The Europe finally arrived beside the enemy Continent-Class flagship. At this moment, the distance between the two was less than ten million kilometers.
The impact of The Europe’s actions along the way on the battlefield was detected by the members of the Military Committee in real time and with precision. They quickly made the latest deployments based on the latest situation. Dozens more orders were issued, and the commanders of each war zone swiftly adjusted their tactics according to the new directives.
Under the prior harassment that pinned it down, the escorting forces around this Continent-Class flagship had already become quite weak. Of course, there were not many escorts beside The Europe either. But The Europe showed not the slightest fear and rapidly charged forward.
“The master wants to know the real combat performance data of a Continent-Class ship. This war is the best way to obtain that data. Then, The Europe, eliminate the ship before you.” Staring at the enormous and ugly Predator Civilization flagship ahead, Luo Yuan thought with fervent zeal.
