1343 Comba (1/2)
”#@$!*\u0026!”
Alexis blabbered in an incomprehensible language that even the scope failed to decipher. Jiang Fei however, need not rely on the translation mechanism to understand that it was none other than angry screeching.
”What's the problem?” asked Jiang Fei.
”That bastard is sending us straight into the heart of the fight! He just gave us a death sentence!” snapped Alexis.
”Why?” asked Jiang Fei, failing to understand the concept of being thrown right into the center of the fight.
Alexis gestured as he ordered, ”Captain, map please.”
A holographic map was projected and hovered in front of him. The holographic map turned around, appearing like a box with grids and lines to help visualise the location in space.
After controlling the map and zooming in and out of it, Alexis found the Dommix System and the specific location where the Valsalrian Army and the Trade Federation forces were deployed.
”Here,” Alexis pointed out, ”this is where the Federation is deployed and our allies are setting up a barricade here,” he explained.
”This is the enemy fleet and they are going to ram the barricade hard. Right now, that bastard is ordering me to send my fleet to intercept the attack!”
The location Alexis had pointed out was right behind the enemy fleet. Deploying Alexis' fleet there would surely be an open invitation for them to attack.
Jiang Fei gasped. ”We are literally standing behind the entire army!”
Even someone with minimum warfare knowledge would know that they would only need to turn their ship around to surround the fleet. Alexis' fleet would be destroyed, all in the name of delaying the main attack for only a few moments.
”He wants us to buy him time, he wants us to just die in vain!” roared Alexis as he smashed the console in front of him, destroying it instantly.
Someone quickly came over to replace it with a brand new one, which only took a few minutes.
”So, we don't go,” said Jiang Fei.
Why should they just send themselves into a swarm of enemies like that?
Alexis sighed and explained, ”That, I would. But the bastard outranks me!”
It has been established that the Valsalrian Army was strict with rules and regulations amongst themselves. Even though he was not affiliated with that particular Chief Fleet Commander, he outranked Jiang Fei by one level, thus granting him authority over Alexis.
Disobeying a direct order from a superior officer was punishable by being court-martialed or worse, with a death sentence. Either way, all of Alexis' assets, ships, and soldiers alike, would be absorbed by that particular Chief Commander.
”Have the fleet ready for a Hyperspace jump,” Alexis reluctantly gave the order.
”Aye, commander!” acknowledged the captain of Redstone and relayed the order to the other ship captains.
All the ships aligned themselves neatly and started to calculate their trajectory before making the space jump.
Before they could finish the calculation process, Jiang Fei hurried over to Alexis' side.
”Commander, have you thought this through? We are literally heading towards certain death!” he exclaimed angrily.
Alexis scoffed. ”We have received an order and we must obey. That is the way. Death is certain even if we do not go.”
”You point being?” barked Jiang Fei.
”My point is clear. Obey the order. That is all.”
Alexis turned to the captain of the ship to check on the calculation progress. Jiang Fei was left disgruntled, alone, and a little confused. To be fair, this was Jiang Fei's first space war and he had no idea how to inject himself into the situation to make it better.
”Commander, we are all ready for the Hyperspace jump,” reported the captain.
”Deploy shields!”
”Shields at 100%, Captain.”
”Commence Hyperspace jump sequence. We are going in one by one,” ordered the captain.
Alexis chimed in, ”Drop shields to 50% and engage Antimatter Cannons as soon as you drop out of Hyperspace.”
The chain of personnel reporting back and forth continued for so long until Jiang Fei himself was confused at what was going on.
Still confused, Jiang Fei came to Alexis.
”Are we still going in?”
”Of course,” he replied simply.
”We are going to jump behind enemy lines and start attacking? Guns a-blazing?”
Alexis turned to Jiang Fei and sighed. ”Depends. But that is the current plan.”