"Golden Scarab Ship No. 7"

This is Star Elf Supply Team 016. Our team is ordered to carry out a resupply mission to your ship.

Next, we will establish a data connection.

Fifteen interstellar supply ships of varying sizes surrounded Rear Admiral Winnie's Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought, like small fish circling around a large fish.

Rear Admiral Winnie, the captain, also saw the video window in front of her, as well as the person in charge of the interstellar supply ship on the other side.

"This is the Golden Scarab No. 7. Thank you for your work."

Then, the seventh Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought completed a data connection with the fifteen interstellar supply ships around it.

In this way, the sixteen interstellar warships can maintain a constant speed.

Subsequently, openings and gates appeared in various parts of the hull of the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought.

The fifteen interstellar supply ships of various types surrounding the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought were almost touching each other, with various connecting modules extending from their respective hulls.

It is connected to the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought.

This is currently the largest interstellar supply ship fleet in the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, consisting of fifteen interstellar supply ships.

This includes one T6 Star Elf heavy interplanetary supply ship, four T5 Ark-class heavy interplanetary supply ships, and ten T4 Luna-class heavy interplanetary supply ships.

In the realm of interstellar supply ships, the more advanced and larger the interstellar supply ship, the stronger its overall operational capabilities and the more supplies it can carry.

However, this does not mean that the work efficiency is the highest.

This requires cooperation from all sides; only the most suitable combination can achieve the best operational capability.

For example, right now.

Bridge of Star Elf Heavy Interplanetary Supply Ship No. 16

"Report! All interstellar supply ships in the squadron have completed operational docking with the target starship!"

Upon hearing the adjutant's report, the captain immediately said, "Initiate resupply operations immediately."

Supply replenishment countdown: 30 minutes.

As he spoke, a thirty-minute countdown appeared before the captain's eyes.

This countdown also appeared on other interplanetary supply ships and in various operational departments.

Meanwhile, within those connected modules, various strategic materials can be seen being continuously transported to the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought.

The most important of these is, of course, the interstellar missile!

Such continuous resupply operations during navigation are extremely difficult, and only those with exceptional confidence in their abilities would dare to attempt such a high-risk operation.

Fortunately, the JF-17 series of interstellar warships are among the best, including these interstellar supply ships.

Therefore, everything went very smoothly.

These two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts are also at sea, restoring their interstellar combat capabilities.

Ensure they are restored to their best possible condition before reaching the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the three Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts that remained in the asteroid belt were also receiving resupply from the interstellar supply fleet.

Half an hour passed quickly.

The two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts were also about to reach the stargate of the star system.

"Replenishment operations are complete, and all docking modules are beginning to detach." The replenishment fleet commander looked at Rear Admiral Winnie, the captain, across the video window.

"Thank you for your hard work," Rear Admiral Winnie said, saluting.

"This is what we should do."

"I wish you all the best." The supply ship fleet commander saluted and then ended the video call.

Rear Admiral Winnie looked at the interstellar war sand table in front of her. Not far ahead was the target of this operation, the stargate of that star system.

"We'll be in combat range in five minutes," the Rear Admiral, captain of ship number 13, said with a serious expression.

"The specific combat plan will be as we discussed on the way."

"Do you have any other problems?" Rear Admiral Winnie asked, looking at Rear Admiral Captain of Ship No. 13.

The captain of ship number 13 said earnestly, "I have no problems on my end."

"Alright, then pass on the order."

"Prepare for battle." Rear Admiral Winnie stated this in a calm voice, as if they were facing not thousands of interstellar warships, but rather insignificant opponents.

Soon, the enemy fleet, which had previously only been on the starship's radar, appeared in the video window on the bridge.

Images captured by deep-space telescopes were clearly presented to the officers and petty officers in various departments of the bridge.

You can see the massive stargate, but judging from its shape, it's probably only a medium-sized T6.

In addition, there are some scattered defensive works and interstellar bunkers in the surrounding area.

In addition, three thousand enemy interstellar warships have now formed a defensive position, facing the direction from which the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts came.

Because there are only two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts, unless those two launch the attack from either end of the stargate.

Otherwise, these thousands of enemy garrisoned starships would only require reactive defense.

Stargate Garrison Fleet Commander - Flagship Bridge

"Report! Two enemy Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts are about to enter our combat range!" the subordinate reported to the fleet commander.

"They're just two near-T7 level interstellar warships, what's the big deal?"

"We have three thousand interstellar warships here!" the fleet commander said confidently.

The vice-captain beside him cautiously reminded him, "Sir, we should still be careful."

I heard it happened on the battlefield near the Troll King's side.

The enemy, with only ten Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts, suppressed our Troll King Legion's fleet of ten thousand interstellar warships.

That was with our 10,000 elite fleets, and His Majesty's flagship, the Troll King interstellar fortress, present.

We're just a conventional fleet, so even if the enemy only has two ships... we still need to be careful.

Hearing the vice-captain's somewhat fearful words, the garrison fleet commander sneered, "I know all this."

I don't deny that these JF-17 series near-T7 level interstellar warships have some capabilities.

However, we also need to consider the actual situation. The enemy only has two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts, and they have just finished fighting on that battlefield and are rushing over without stopping.

This is certainly not a battle fought at full strength.

In this way, our chances of winning will increase significantly.

Moreover, we have the Stargate at our backs, and there will be a continuous stream of reinforcements coming to our aid.

Our combat strength will not decrease, but those two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts on the other side will become weaker and weaker as the battle progresses.

As if he had thought of something, the garrison fleet commander said with a slight upturn of his lips, "You know, what if we take the first kill on this enemy's near-T7 level interstellar warship?"

What reward will the king bestow upon us?

Hearing his superior's words, the vice-captain couldn't help but be tempted.

As a commander who has achieved the first kill on an enemy near-T7 level starship, this reward is absolutely indispensable.

Suddenly, the vice-captain seemed to have thought of something.

He exclaimed in surprise, "That's not right! The information we received earlier was that five Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts should have been sent as reinforcements from our king's side."

But there are only two ships here now.

"What about the remaining three?"

Upon hearing the vice-captain's words, the garrison fleet commander also frowned.

He asked, "Is the message from His Majesty that there are five ships?"

"It's absolutely true, there are five ships."

"I remember that very clearly." The vice-captain nodded emphatically.

Upon hearing the vice-captain's words, the garrison fleet commander frowned slightly, then cautiously said, "Immediately relay this message back to the monarch."

They informed us that only two enemy Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts had appeared here.

"Yes, sir." The vice-captain immediately instructed the communications officer to relay this important message.

After all, of the five Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts that were supposed to appear, there are only two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts here now.

What happened to the remaining three gold upgrade ships?

This is no ordinary interstellar warship; it's a near-T7 level interstellar warship.

Therefore, it is imperative to determine the current location of these three Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts as soon as possible.

If these three missing Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts were carrying out some secret mission, they could very well cause a huge change in the situation on a certain battlefield!

"Report, our communications appear to be disrupted."

"We are temporarily unable to contact the outside world!" the head of the communications department suddenly said in surprise.

"What?" The commander of the garrison fleet was greatly surprised.

"My lord, it seems the enemy has some kind of plan."

"Those three Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts that disappeared are definitely plotting something!" the vice-captain said with some concern.

"But we can't send out any intelligence messages now," the garrison fleet commander said helplessly.

The vice-captain pointed in the direction of the stargate and said, "We can't transmit from this location, but that doesn't mean we can't transmit through the stargate."

We can arrange for several interstellar warships to use stargates to travel to other star systems first, and then contact His Majesty from those systems to send this message over!

Although this may take up half an hour.

But this is our only option right now.

Upon hearing his subordinate's words, the garrison fleet commander nodded in agreement, as this was the only feasible solution at the moment.

Regardless, this intelligence message needs to be sent out.

If he fails to pass on this intelligence due to his negligence and causes serious consequences, the king will make him suffer the consequences!

"Do it immediately! Make arrangements immediately!" the garrison fleet commander instructed anxiously.

Once the intelligence has been relayed, there's still an excuse to be found.

But if it fails to get out, then it's really all over.

Fortunately, this step went smoothly; the opposing JF-17 starships did not have the ability to interfere with the use of the stargate.

The garrison fleet commander then abandoned his previous contempt and said in a deep voice, "Give the order that all fleet units must be extremely cautious of the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts on the other side."

The primary objective is defensive operations. Without my order, no part of the interstellar fleet is permitted to leave its combat position!

"Yes, sir." The vice-captain relayed the orders.

Meanwhile, the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts were getting closer and closer to their deployed defensive line.

Some unusual things also happened.

"Report: The enemy's two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts are in a rather strange battle formation." The vice-captain pointed to the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts approaching in the video footage.

The two golden scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts were almost pressed together, like sandwiched biscuits.

It just lacks the filling in the middle.

The way these two interstellar warships were sailing was undoubtedly against the norm, because they were not maintaining the proper operational sailing distance between each other.

This could lead to a risk of collision during navigation.

Even if the helmsmen of both starships precisely control their speeds to ensure there is no risk of collision between the two interstellar warships.

However, such a close distance would inevitably affect the use of some weapons and equipment on the side where the two interstellar warships are closest.

For example, the attack angle of some artillery positions can be affected by this.

And that is indeed the case; at least one-fifth of the gun emplacements on the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts are unusable.

This means that these two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts can only use one-fifth of their firepower.

But then, something even more astonishing happened.

Because these two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts were actually maintaining a certain frequency of rotation while sailing!

"What... what are the captains of these two starships up to?!" The garrison fleet commander couldn't help but stand up, staring in astonishment at the scene.

Soon, their staff officer had a guess.

"My lord, the enemy's two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts are sailing and fighting at such close range, which seems to be affecting our own navigation and combat."

In reality, this combat method is more beneficial than harmful to these two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts!

First, there's the area covered by the Star Shield. Because the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts are very close to each other, the Star Shield field of just one Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought can barely cover both of them.

In addition, there are the close-in weapon systems (CIWS) equipped on these two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts. Just think about the CIWS of these two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts, doesn't that mean their close-in defense capabilities have been greatly increased!

It has increased by at least 50% from the original level.

In addition, their ships are very large, so there is no possibility of them evading our attacks; the only two possible methods are...

Alternatively, they could use Star Shield to directly block attacks and protect the ship's hull.

They'll either intercept our attacks with close-in weaponry.

Therefore, in conventional warfare, we would spread out the interstellar warships evenly to avoid them being affected by enemy area attacks.

The enemy only has two interstellar warships; there's no need to consider this possibility!

Having heard this, the garrison fleet commander had basically grasped the gist of the situation.

The staff officer paused for a moment, then continued, "As for why we use this rotating method of navigation, my understanding is..."

This rotating state allows each gun position of the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts to have a period of time to launch an attack, while also having a period of rest.

It was on the side where the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts were blocking each other.

Therefore, on the surface, it seems that the close proximity of the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts would affect the interstellar warship's firepower output.

But to some extent, it also gives these two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts a chance to rest.

After all, even a near-T7 level interstellar warship would inevitably experience overload if its gun emplacements were subjected to continuous, high-intensity, saturation attacks.

This method, much like using a Gatling gun, indirectly cools the barrel, reducing the likelihood of it becoming unusable due to overload!

After hearing this explanation, the garrison fleet commander finally understood.

He frowned slightly and said, "Do we have any countermeasures against this kind of attack from the enemy?"

The staff officer shook his head helplessly, then explained, "Actually, we are all very clear about the countermeasures."

When we were learning about fleet command, our teachers said something similar.

When we group some interstellar warships together in a dense formation, we can gain more firepower and cover the interstellar warships in the middle.

However, they are more likely to become the primary target of enemy artillery fire.

If the enemy were to unleash a high-intensity, saturation-range firepower attack, it would undoubtedly be a catastrophic disaster for this group of interstellar warships gathered together.

Therefore, the countermeasure is very simple: just use extremely strong firepower to counterattack this one point.

The problem now is that the two ships on the other side are near-T7 level interstellar warships.

It's difficult for us to pose much of a threat to the enemy in terms of firepower.

Therefore, the enemy's two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts employed extremely ingenious tactics, subtly mitigating their disadvantages and capitalizing on their strengths.

However, we do not have counter-firepower equivalent to the enemy's two near-T7 level starships.

The only remaining option is to rely on the firepower of our three thousand interstellar warships to launch a sustained attack on the enemy's starship shields. After exhausting the shields of the enemy's two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts, we can then destroy the enemy's starship armor.

Only then can we finally capture these two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts.

In short, we can only peel away the hedgehog's quills, then its armor, and finally its body, bit by bit.

After listening to the staff officer's words, it was basically all nonsense.

Okay, I understand.

"So you just want us to attack step by step, huh?" The garrison fleet commander waved his hand impatiently, then said in a deep voice, "In that case..."

Then pass on my command.

The original linear defensive formation was changed to a crescent-shaped defensive formation. Once the enemy's two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts entered the firing range...

All interstellar warships immediately launched an attack on the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts.

We must suppress the advance of these two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts at all costs.

"Yes, sir!" The vice-captain immediately relayed the order.

"I refuse to believe that two mere T7-level interstellar warships can stand against our three thousand interstellar warships with such petty tricks!" The garrison fleet commander crossed his arms and snorted coldly.

Soon, the garrison fleet formed a crescent-shaped defensive position with the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts.

Meanwhile, the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts on the other side showed no fear whatsoever despite facing three thousand interstellar warships.

Continue moving forward at a constant speed.

Soon, the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts, relying on the firepower and range of their near-T7 level weapons, were the first to bring the enemy interstellar warships under their firepower coverage.

Rear Admiral Winnie looked at the enemy ships that appeared within the red dotted lines on the interstellar war sandbox in front of her.

She gave the order without any hesitation.

"All firepower units in the entire fleet, except for the interstellar missile unit, that are capable of attacking, should search for their own targets."

"Fire!"

Following Rear Admiral Winnie's command, the seventh Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought could be seen with its gun emplacements aimed at the opposing interstellar warship, continuously unleashing a terrifying barrage of bullets.

These terrifying attacks, like a golden rain, left their mark on the enemy's defensive positions.

Of course, the captain of the twelfth ship next to him did the same thing.

The two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts launched a terrifying barrage of firepower at the three thousand interstellar warships opposite them, positioned in two fan-shaped attack angles.

After all, these two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts are near-T7 level interstellar warships, and the weapons and turrets they are equipped with are naturally also near-T7 level.

On the other hand, there were three thousand interstellar warships on the opposite side.

Although the fleet numbered three thousand, its configuration was far inferior to the troll king's legion fleet they had just fought against; that fleet was the true elite force.

The three thousand interstellar warships here are just a standard configuration.

Let's not even talk about near-T7 level interstellar warships.

They didn't even have T6-level interstellar warships; their main interstellar warships were still T5-level interstellar warships.

The most numerous of these were T4-class interstellar warships.

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