Counter ambush

Commander, we're racing against time to rescue them. Why do we have to go to Area 280?"

"Adjutant Liang, can you relay my order first before asking?"

"I'm sorry!"

Liang Xue instantly realized her mistake and immediately gave a new order.

"All fleets, turn to Area 280 immediately!"

What was a commander most afraid of? The worst thing was that his adjutant did not understand his intention and did not carry it out. This was a huge taboo on the battlefield.

It was fine if you did not understand the commander's intention, but if you hesitated and did not carry it out because you did not understand the commander's intention, then the problem would be huge. One mistake would cause the entire battlefield to fail.

"Adjutant Liang, I don't want what happened just now to happen a second time."

"Yes, Commander, there won't be a second time!"

"Alright, I can answer your question now. Because the Otis Empire's fleet used the tactic of encircling the resource extraction ship and attacking the reinforcements, they must have discovered the hiding location of the resource extraction ship and made preparations to ambush us."

"But how did you determine that the enemy's real target was us?"

"Let me ask you, if you were the commander of the Oxus Empire and wanted to send a fleet to attack the Federation's resource extraction ship, what would you do?"

"I would organize a few high-speed mini fleets, and then …"

Liang Xue's foundation was quite good, but she lacked actual combat experience. After all, not everyone was like Lin Fan, who had a system that could give him a 100% simulation of actual combat all day long.

Liang Xue who was halfway through her sentence also realized what was going on and covered her mouth with her right hand.

"That's right, that's the correct way. However, there are two strange things about this whole incident. First, the enemy sent out a small fleet of 200 warships. Second, the area they chose to attack was not suitable for a small fleet to travel in."

"I understand now. So the enemy's real intention was not to attack the resource extraction ship at all. They purposely blocked the resource extraction ship at Area 279 and used the area's complicated environment to ambush the reinforcements."

Lin Fan looked at Liang Xue and nodded, showing an expression that said, "You're a promising child."

Then, he operated the tactical photon computer and opened the star map of Area 279 and the surrounding areas. He then continued to speak to Liang Xue.

"Then where do you think they will ambush us?"

"It should be between the place where the resource collection ships are hiding and the Mars base. At the same time, it has to be an environment that can hide 200 warships. I know, it's here!"

Liang Xue followed Lin Fan's guidance and immediately determined the most likely location of the enemy's ambush.

No wonder the commander wanted to head to Area 280. Area 280 was right behind this ambush point!

Liang Xue blinked her beautiful eyes and looked at Lin Fan curiously. His calm and accurate judgment reminded her of her father, Liang Xingchen.

"Adjutant, please focus on the mission!"

Lin Fan looked at Liang Xue, who was looking at him, and immediately used the same words she had used to diss him before they set off. He instantly felt happy.

At this moment, Liang Xue felt uncomfortable all over. She immediately put on a cold face and turned her head away without saying anything.

Three hours later, Task Force 101 arrived at Area 280.

"Adjutant, ask the mothership to arrange a reconnaissance ship for reconnaissance. Remember to be careful and hide."

"Roger!"

Soon, a small reconnaissance ship flew out from the mothership and chose a place with a high concentration of asteroids to hide.

Ten minutes later, Lin Fan received the information from the reconnaissance ship. They had discovered the Oxus Empire's fleet. As expected, they were all hiding in the location they predicted. Every warship was hiding behind the asteroids.

If this location was used to ambush the fleet coming from the Mars base, it would definitely be very effective. However, the problem was that Lin Fan's fleet was behind the enemy.

In other words, once Lin Fan launched an attack, the warships hiding behind the asteroids would have no way out when facing Lin Fan's fleet.

Turn around and face the enemy? Lin Fan would tell you that in the process of turning around, at least half of your warships would be destroyed. It should be known that the 180-degree turn of a universe warship was a very long process.

Without turning around, escaping forward and moving forward in an arc, finally forming a circle with Lin Fan's fleet and biting each other's tails?

Sorry, did you forget that you were hiding behind the asteroids and just accelerated forward? That would be suicide by crashing into the asteroids!

Lin Fan didn't rush to attack. Instead, he checked the surroundings in detail again.

Liang Xue was confused. Why didn't they attack immediately when they were in such an advantageous position?

"Adjutant, inform the mothership to release all 9000 mechas. Bring the anti-ship weapons and head to Area X718. Hide and wait for orders!"

"Roger!"

Liang Xue learned her lesson from last time and didn't ask anymore. She directly contacted the mothership and gave the order.

Soon, a large number of mechas left the mothership and flew towards Area X718.

Ten minutes later.

"Reporting, the mecha group has arrived at the designated location and completed their concealment."

"Okay, adjutant, plan the hidden route of the fleet and set off!"

"Roger!"

...

"Route planning completed. Fleet moving forward!"

I mean, is it really that fast? It only took ten seconds, right?

It was the same when we gathered at the port last time. More than 30,000 people were counted in a few seconds. Did you have a system too?

"System, can you scan Liang Xue's attributes?"

"Ding, scan complete!"

Name: Liang Xue

IQ: 240

Brain Development: 22%

"Damn … This brain development is even higher than mine. System, are you sure you're the only one?"

"Ding, target Liang Xue has no traces of System Binding!"

Okay, if I didn't have a cheating device, this person would be the strongest human.

"Adjutant, we'll try to get as close as possible. Also, let the reconnaissance ship keep an eye on the enemy's fleet. If there are any abnormalities, immediately stop approaching and fire."

"Yes!"

Not far away, in the flagship of the Ochs fleet.

"Ninth Prince, it's been three and a half hours. According to my calculations, they should have arrived long ago if they set off from the Mars base. However, the enemy hasn't appeared yet. To prevent any changes, let's turn back!"

"Rex, do you mean that my perfect battle plan has been seen through by the enemy? Why didn't you consider that the enemy's military discipline is lax and slow? "

The Ninth Prince, Doron Ochs, looked at Rex in disdain.

Rex shook his head helplessly. He knew very well who the enemy was.

It was that damned Liang Xingchen who once defeated our 200,000-strong fleet with 20,000 battleships. Everyone knew how elite his fleet was. Lax military discipline? Slow movement? Was this a joke?

At that moment, Lex was extremely regretful that she had agreed to bring the ninth prince along. She had said that she was going out to relax, but in the end, the ninth prince had snatched her command right away. He had even used her fleet to test his tactics.

Sigh, he could only hope that the enemy wasn't a capable commander!

On the other side.

"Commander, we've reached the limit. If we get any closer, we'll definitely be discovered. After all, we have 144 battleships."

"Okay, then let's begin. Adjutant Liang, you're in charge of distributing firepower and targets. Prioritize eliminating the enemy's mothership."

"Yes!"