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Chapter 1238 Turning from defense to offense
The Red Maple Republic fleet temporarily lost its command, and the Xuanshui Federation gave it a good beating. The fierce artillery battle between the two sides lasted for nearly an hour.

The Red Maple Republic fleet completed its command reorganization during this period, but lost nearly two hundred warships due to the short period of chaos, and the offensive of the Xuanshui Federation's warships became increasingly fierce.

Worst of all, they lost their reactor jammer.

The Red Maple Republic fleet is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. The main reason they dare to come is that they can interfere with the normal operation of the Whirlpool Federation warships.

Now the biggest trump card is gone. Although the loss is not unbearable, the new commander has judged that it is no longer possible to continue the combat mission.

So after almost two hours of firing, the Red Maple Republic fleet began to turn and tried to leave the star field.

The Xuanshui Federation Fleet naturally pursued them all the way, and the two sides continued to fight for three hours. The Red Maple Republic left behind a total of nearly 500 warships as a price, before they finally escaped from the shielding range and activated the jump to escape quickly.

The Xuanshui Federation did not pursue further, mainly because they were afraid of being surrounded by the reinforcements of the Red Maple Republic, but they sent out a reconnaissance fleet to track the movements of the enemy fleet.

This battle, which started with the largest air battle but ended with naval gunfire, finally came to an end.

There is no doubt that the Xuanshui Federation won. This was a very important victory and the first truly irrefutable and crucial victory achieved by the two countries since the war.

The people of the Xuanshui Federation have long complained about the army's constant defeats. They don't care why the Red Maple Republic wants to attack us. Since you are here to attack us, let's fight!
There has been no good news, and the loss of the Star Gate has caused the people to feel resentful and depressed.

This victory is not only a victory on the battlefield, but also a victory dedicated to the people. It will surely greatly inspire people's patriotic enthusiasm.

But victory does not come without a price.

Of the eight specially modified starships, only two managed to reunite with the main force alive. They were destined to be dead from the very beginning. All the crew members on the ship were told before departure that they were crucial, but their chances of survival were very low, so they were allowed to withdraw from this mission.

However, nearly 10,000 soldiers of the Swirling Federation still chose to board the starship to participate in this life-and-death mission.

In addition, the fleet of space fighters used as smoke bombs also suffered heavy losses.

There were more than three thousand space fighters, but in the post-war statistics, only less than one thousand were left. After searching the battlefield and sending them to the hospital, the total number of surviving pilots was fixed at about one thousand two hundred.

This is the number after the Red Maple Republic chose to flee when the battle situation became unfavorable, and the Whirlpool Federation Fleet took over the battlefield to search for survivors. If it was a normal battle, it is very likely that the survival rate of the pilots would be less than 30%.

This group of people are also heroes. Even if Li Chengxi's achievements are not counted, the fleet sank nearly eighty warships in total, which is a record that has never been seen before.

At the same time, the main fleet of the Xuanshui Federation lost a total of 134 warships of various types, and the cruiser and aircraft carrier formations lost 22 ships.

The victory was a great one, but the price was also very heavy, with total casualties exceeding 100,000.

The military held a medal ceremony for all survivors and a collective memorial service to commemorate every hero who died.

The excitement brought by this great victory made the people very enthusiastic about joining the army, and the sales of war bonds soared. There was even a time when some war bond sales points were in short supply.

This victory not only represents the strategic counterattack of the Xuanshui Federation, but also greatly ignites the people's enthusiasm for resistance and strengthens their determination to drive the invaders out of the country. Internationally, this great victory also brought considerable diplomatic capital. Many small countries that originally waited and saw the fight between the first and second brothers of the Star Cluster United List began to publicly condemn the aggressive behavior of the Red Maple Republic, and some countries began to ban all trade with the Red Maple Republic.

If the Red Maple Republic can maintain its devastating offensive, these small countries will not dare to say anything. Who knows whether they will come to deal with them after dealing with the Xuanshui Federation. Even if they only send a squadron, it will be enough to give these small countries a hard time.

But now it’s different. The Red Maple Republic’s offensive momentum has been forcibly interrupted, which means it is not invincible.

The small country jumped out to express its attitude at this time, and the Red Maple Republic dared not do anything. What? You want to fight me? Come on.

But before that, you have to think carefully. If you divide your forces to attack me, can you withstand the counterattack of the Xuanshui Federation?
It's like America was once the only one in the world, and no one dared to say a word against it. It dared to start a war against a sovereign country with a tube of laundry detergent as an excuse.

But when everyone found out that someone hit America, and America was just flattering herself and saying everywhere, "I defended it and didn't hit her," it no longer mattered whether she was hit or not. What mattered was that America didn't dare to hit anymore.

The situation of the Red Maple Republic is very similar. It was invincible at the beginning of the war, but now it has been hit hard and has to escape in a panic. Its indestructible golden body has been broken.

As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone pushes it down. There is no justice in a war of aggression. If it is weak, everyone will come and step on it.

But then again, even though a victory could allow the Whirlwater Federation to switch from defense to offense, the Red Maple Republic is not dead yet.

The Star Gate is still in the hands of the Red Maple Republic, and the Xuanshui Federation, which has just won a great victory, is unable to take the Star Gate back in a short time.

We are currently accumulating strength and preparing for the next major war, which is the war to retake the Star Gate.

Once the star gate is recaptured, the Swirlwater Federation will have taken back most of the invaded star regions. Next...

That is their land, their people, and their blood.

All the shipyards are working overtime, and even the new shipyards have started work before the cement has completely dried.

The Xuanshui Federation, a superpower that controls more than a dozen galaxies and has a population of tens of billions, has entered a wartime production state. All productivity is serving the war. Countless factories operate 24 hours a day to deliver a steady stream of military supplies to the front line.

This terrifying industrial capacity allows the Swirling Water Federation to replenish its fleet at a rate of one warship every six hours, and to launch a squadron from the surface of the planet into space every week.

Although the lifespan of these warships is difficult to assess, there are definitely enough of them.

Fleets are consumables, even starships. This is part of the terrifying fangs of interstellar warfare. No wonder recyclers never participate in wars head-on.

Because the capital that recyclers have worked hard for their entire lives can only be used as filler in the face of war, especially in a war between major powers. No matter how powerful an individual is, in the face of the national will, he is just an ant that can be crushed at any time.

The flames of war are still spreading and are far from being extinguished. Now they are only burning more and more fiercely.

(End of this chapter)