Chapter 1724: An Unexpected Meeting

Wayne's judgment is naturally reasonable. However, even now, he can't come up with a specific strategy for what can and should be done next.

"Let's investigate again. If the Empire really threatens Nantianmen through the New World Highway, we are also obliged to determine the approximate size of their fleet." Michel Kent said.

This is a judgment that will at least not make mistakes. Anyway, everyone's mission is to investigate.

However, at this time, it is becoming more and more difficult to continue the investigation mission. Wayne even thinks that compared to playing hide-and-seek in the Dawn Star Region, it is more dangerous to investigate close to the New World Highway.

The fleet was originally planning to follow the Vulcan Airan all the way, but just after arriving at the Iris Cross Galaxy, it was discovered that the high-speed strike fleet composed of dreadnoughts, armored assault carriers and battlecruisers was on standby here and was undergoing daily maintenance.

Needless to say, the outpost space station built by the community here during the Judgment War had already fallen for a whole year and had been converted into a dry dock and hangar.

The assault ships and purple dragon fighters patrolling the galaxy were wandering like hounds, exuding a loyal and cruel atmosphere.

The Wayne fleet said "excuse me", retreated back the way they came, and took a different road to hide for several days. The most dangerous time was when they were really surrounded by enemy fleets that were three times their number.

Fortunately, most of these enemies were the Imperial Army, and there were still some problems with coordination. When the Wayne fleet took out the momentum of burning their boats and ignoring the surroundings, they only bravely advanced forward, and the encirclement was quickly torn apart.

Even so, the fleet still suffered considerable damage. A light cruiser was sunk, and a seriously injured destroyer could not be rescued during the transfer process and had to be abandoned.

And the Victory, which was always the flagship and always rushed to the front line, was also hit by several shells. The most fatal explosion even caused an earthquake on the bridge, and Wayne, the captain and commander, also fell and hit his head.

However, as the saying goes, dancing within the enemy's control is always risky.

Horatio Wayne and his comrades, after all, still managed to shake off the enemy's pursuit while retaining most of their combat power.

But then, they immediately found that they were getting farther and farther away from the direction of New Lushun, and were getting closer to the Empire's Gate of Glory Colony.

Unfortunately, under the surveillance of the Imperial Fleet, which was already on guard, they could hardly find a chance to return to the main channel, so they could only bite the bullet and continue to explore forward.

However, it is certain that since the enemy has deployed heavy troops here, it is certain that they are indeed preparing to use New Yumen as a springboard to attack Nantianmen. This also proves that Wayne's guess is indeed correct.

Moreover, the person responsible for the battle in this direction must be Marshal Farrell on the Vulcan Airan.

In addition, in addition to the Vulcan, there are at least two more dreadnoughts responsible for the attack on the South Gate. This is what Wayne and his team saw in the Iris Cross Galaxy.

"You said that the New World Highway cannot sustain a large fleet." Wayne said.

"Compared with the six Titans of Sayde, this is indeed not a large fleet." Michel said: "I still firmly believe that the combat power of the Imperial Army in the South Gate is relatively balanced with that of the South Gate."

"Relatively... right?"

"It is actually hard for me to imagine that Marshal Farrell would be a reckless and stubborn person. He may have some ingenious plan."

In the guerrilla war in the Dawn Star Domain for a year, the Imperial Army, which had an absolute advantage in manpower, certainly performed very badly, but Yang Xiyi had a high opinion of him. In this long hide-and-seek war, the Imperial Army did suffer losses, but important nodes including the Ring of Miracles were always firmly controlled by the Empire, and the action space and combat capabilities of the Yang Fleet were indeed being compressed bit by bit. If it were not for the Tower of Babel, the consequences would be really disastrous.

Yang Xiyi also believed that if Marshal Farrell was not the person in charge of the Dawn Star Region, he might have already recovered the Miracle Ring.

... Of course, this was just a mouthful, and it was not Yang Xiyi's style at all. It was probably the result of taking things out of context and spreading rumors, but in the minds of the Yang Fleet, Marshal Farrell was indeed a cunning and difficult enemy.

Yang Xiyi himself was indeed a master who liked to use strange strategies to mess with people's mentality, but who could guarantee that his opponent was not?

So, for a period of time afterwards, the Wayne Fleet could only send its reconnaissance report to the Dawn Star Region in the form of encrypted gravitational waves. They didn't know whether Yang Xiyi could receive the message, whether the Imperial Army would intercept or even crack the message, and of course they were even more uncertain whether they could get a response and the next instructions.

At this point, everything was just a matter of doing one's best and letting fate take its course.

In the anxious wait, the only thing that could comfort Wayne was probably the occasional hunting.

Watching the Empire's transport ship disintegrate into space junk in the void, Horatio Wayne always managed to make himself laugh, and this time was no exception. Perhaps because of the successful sneak attack, the fleet seized a considerable amount of supplies from this fat and strong Anmang transport ship, and even captured three prisoners.

This was probably the most cost-effective hunting operation in the past few times, and he himself did feel a little relieved.

If Mihir Kentgu hadn't reminded him, even with this seizure, only half of the ammunition and energy reserves would be left. He should probably be more pleased for a longer period of time.

"It seems that we need to increase the frequency of hunting?" Wayne thought.

"That will only increase the possibility of us being surrounded and suppressed." Kent showed a light and free smile, as if he had reconciled with the filth and blood of the entire universe:

"But it's not a big deal. We've done our best."

"Don't show such an expression of generously willing to die, okay? I also feel that sooner or later, I will become a martyr, but it must not be today. It must not be today!" Wayne said angrily.

Kent laughed, this time it was not calm but full of life, and then replied; "This Angmang transport ship called Pond Ya No. 41 is not headed for New Port Arthur. From the survival of the captives "

Wayne was immediately interested.

During this period, the transport ships intercepted by his fleet were basically running back and forth between New Lushun and the Gate of Glory. This time, it was a bit of a fresh experience.

"What do these Angmans monkeys want?"

"There is a place called Lanza Galaxy? Do you have any impressions?" Kent asked.

Wayne was startled for a moment, then fell into deep thought. It took him nearly ten seconds to dig out a bit of information from a certain trench in the cerebral cortex: "I remember, it was before the War of Condemnation, and we were exploring before launching a siege on the Marauder's Devil's Throat Fortress. Action, is it a joint action between us and the empire? "

Kent nodded: "Of course this is the official statement, and there are a lot of inside stories. Lan is talking about Zhenren Lan, and Sa is referring to Duke Sartolan. However, the real organizer is actually Boss Yu Lian, and It involves the battle between the Enlightenment Treasure and the Extraordinary One. I heard that the decisive battle between Master Lan and Duke Sadolan is almost going to happen in advance. "

"Oh, Lanza Galaxy!" Wayne laughed.

"Of course, the final result is indeed co-management by the two countries. It is said that they put aside disputes and jointly develop." Kent waved his hands.

"Duke Sadolan is dead, but the empire has no intention of changing its name."

"They are not reduced to the point where they need to use this method to erase the enemy's existence."

At this point, both of them suddenly felt a little sad.

There was a time when the Blue Star Community and the Galactic Empire were actually very close. In fact, even the two soldiers had longed for the grand scene of the two countries jointly developing the Dawn Nebula and bringing "peace for a generation" to the entire universe.

Kent even really considered entering politics after retiring. Yu Lian's comment "You are qualified to be prime minister" still had a great impact on him. He was still naive and had never thought that Yu Lian had said the same thing to many people.

"I seem to have heard that there is more than one habitable planet in that galaxy, but only the Interstellar Development Company is doing preliminary work?" Wayne said.

If it were in the Milky Way itself, once such a wealthy galaxy was discovered, it would definitely be big news that year, and at least a dozen countries would jump out to declare their sovereignty with various reasonable or nonsense reasons. Of course, in the end, they still could only act based on the colors of the Alliance and the Empire.

But no matter what, the country of discovery will definitely devote maximum manpower and material resources to the development of the galaxy. Even if large-scale immigration is not possible, space facilities that can represent sovereignty will be built as soon as possible.

This is in the New World, and because of the Dawn Starfield, which can be called the essence of the universe, the Lanza Galaxy has suddenly become a has-been Internet celebrity, and can only be initially explored by private companies.

"Yes, the Empire doesn't know. Our side is the North Wind Planet Development Company...well, it is the Interstellar Development Company controlled by the People's Alliance." Kent's expression was quite complicated.

Horatio Wayne was naturally even more shocked: "Is this what he expected?"

Kent spread his hands to express that he could not answer, and added: "When the war started, the people from Beifeng Company were still on the planet, but they lost contact later."

"What a bunch of pitiful people..." Wayne expressed his humanitarian sympathy for these unknown people, and then said suspiciously: "Wait a minute, you don't want to go there to have a look, do you?"

Kent smiled: "We captured new route information from the Amans. It is better than the one taken during the joint exploration operation. It was probably explored by the empire during this period. This may be considered a good idea. The escape route. The Angmans prisoner said that the empire has built a space outpost and planetary forward base in the Lanza system, but the garrison there is almost negligible. If we really do. When you run out of ammunition and food, just hide in that galaxy and become a savage."

"...Hahaha!" Wayne felt that the joke was still a bit stiff, but out of support for his friend, he still tried his best to laugh.

"I have experience in base construction. Lanza's Holy Land Planet is better than Waterheim's underground cave." Kent added.

Wayne was no longer sure if this was a joke.

However, he was not a stubborn old man after all. After a little thought, he said: "Anyway, the waterways of the New World Highway are blocked. We can indeed explore in that direction."

Kent reminded again: "According to the captured navigation log, if the Empire's transport ships to Lanza really come once a week, we may encounter the returning ships."

"Then kill them." Horatio Wayne said lightly.

Anyway, the fleet really has no way to go. Now that there is a new star map and channel information, it is inevitable to start having fun, just like a hamster spinning in a maze suddenly breaking through the paper wall and discovering a new path.

As for people like Horatio Wayne, they even started to go crazy.

They guessed the beginning, but not the end.

Two days later, in an unknown star system temporarily named "Lanza Channel" by the Empire, the Victory met a strange small ship.

It was an ordinary triangular interstellar cruise ship, with a slightly imperial style, but with too many irregular accessories, the overall appearance of the ship suddenly became very civilian.

The scary thing was that the Victory was discovered only when it entered a safe distance on the other side, which scared everyone on the ship.

However, it had no intention of avoiding it at all. It approached at a constant speed and actively communicated, revealing the face of a tall and fit purple-skinned beauty.

"I am Agnes, an ordinary adventurer who occasionally passes by." She said so seriously.