1344 A Backhanded Tactic (1/2)
”Rain it down on them.”
”FIRE!”
”FIRE!”
”FIRE!”
The order to fire went down the chain of command and the entire Hypercruiser lit up with bright lights as they unleashed hell on the enemy.
Redstone the Hypercruiser was not the only ship that was part of the sixth wave. Along with Alexis' personal ship, his personal fleet consisted of Redstone, 7 Destroyers, 12 Corvettes, and 43 Upgraded Patrol Ships.
With such a large force, the Federation's few Corvettes were not enough to even be considered as target practice. That being said, only the Corvettes, Destroyers, and Redstone were firing their cannons, while the other patrol ships were zooming around clearing the smaller enemy vessels.
In just a single wave of attack, all the Corvette class ships left behind by the Federation Chief Commander were eradicated.
”Cease fire. Prep cannon charge,” ordered Alexis.
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”We've been fooled. To think that they sent junk to distract us!” said the Chief Commander of the Federation when Alexis' fleet appeared and destroyed what was left of the defending fleet.
”My lord, what are your orders? Do we retreat or do we continue heading towards the blockade?” asked the Vice-Chief Commander.
”We'll---,” the Chief Commander wanted to continue towards the blockade but before he could finish his sentence, the Admiral chimed in.
”No. We'll turn back now. There's no two ways about this. Either we destroy them or we'll be pinned by a pincher strategy.”
”Yes, sir,” said the Chief Commander as he immediately ordered the entire attacking fleet to turn back.
Since the forces at the Valsalrian blockade were not showing any signs of mobilizing, the Federation decided to turn around and deal with the blitz attacking force.
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”Commander, the enemy is turning back. Do we attack?” said one of the Fleet Commanders who was stationed at the blockade.
”No. We need to take this time to consolidate our forces. Lord Aino's reinforcements will arrive soon. We do not need to worry about the fleet behind the Federation,” said a Chief Commander who was a Valsalrian like Alexis, but a rather plump one.
This was the person who had ordered Alexis to strike behind the Federation fleet. Lord Aino was the High Chief Commander whose son's death had started the war.
”Aye, Chief Commander,” said the Fleet Commander.
The entire fleet that formed the blockade started to consolidate their fleet instead of providing support to Alexis' fleet.
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”Commander, the enemy is heading back towards us,” reported the captain of Redstone.
”Calm down, ready the cannons and fire on my command,” said Alexis as he paid close attention to the radar counter on the screen.
The air around him became dense as he slowly clenched his fist without realizing it.
When the Chief Commander of the Federation fleet left the rear battlefield, they had merely travelled for about ten minutes when Alexis showed up and destroyed the rear defense. It took them another ten minutes or so to turn back and close the distance between Alexis and the main attack fleet.
Although Alexis had decimated the defense fleet with ease, the Federation's main attack fleet was far, far larger than Alexis' entire fleet. They had more than seven Hypercruisers that were hidden away from fight and radar detection.
Be it in attack or defense, Alexis' fleet were merely wooden houses against the devastating force of the tornados that was the Federation's fleet.
As soon as the radar background hue turned green, Alexis jumped to the front and quickly ordered the attack.