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Chapter 1326: Space Fortress, Ilxia Offensive Operation (1)
The most critical feature that distinguishes an assault landing ship from a warship like the Swan is not its size or the ability to jump, but whether it has a reactor.

This is the most important part of the entire ship. Nearly one-tenth of the budget of a battleship is spent on reactor-related parts.

It is the core of the battleship's ability to engage in sustained combat. Otherwise, no matter how large the energy pool is, it is impossible to support the battleship in fierce artillery battles lasting for several days.

Although the reactor power of each battleship varies, the charging speed is still very fast.

Li Chengxi's operation directly consumed 90% of the Swan's energy, but it was actually not a big problem, after all, the fight did not start immediately.

Considering the power of the Swan, it will only take a few hours to fully charge it at its current normal sailing state without causing any delay.

Besides, there are supply ships following the fleet.

Alyssa sent a message to the fleet commander, saying that there were some malfunctions on her ship. Although the malfunctions had been fixed, some energy had been lost and emergency resupply was needed from a supply ship.

When a ship sails in the void, various problems are inevitable, which is why ships are equipped with a large number of mechanics.

The fleet commander didn't even ask what the malfunction was. After all, it was not uncommon. He immediately called in a supply ship, which used a large pipe to inject liquefied magic power into the Swan's energy storage tank, just like refueling in the air.

This was just a minor incident in the eyes of the fleet commander, who would not pay too much attention to it after confirming that the Swan's fault had been eliminated.

As the captain, he doesn't really need to care what kind of machine the pilot drives, but Alyssa is very concerned about whether Li Chengxi will make big news again, mainly because his criminal record in this regard is too serious.

Putting aside what happened on the Swan, the fleet continued to sail along the designated route.

It can be clearly stated that the enemy has learned that the Third and Fifth Fleets are approaching the space fortress Ilsha. The subsequent offensive will be very difficult, and they must also be on guard against a sneak attack from the enemy, so the reconnaissance fleet will go ahead and conduct reconnaissance in front.

This is also why the fleet ended the jump when it was still several hours away from the fortress. Its whereabouts could not be hidden, and it could not even form a formation if it jumped directly in front of the fortress. It would be just waiting to be attacked. It would be better to form a formation at a safe distance and then approach steadily.

Although the country has not yet completely overcome the crisis of national extinction, there is no need for the Xuanshui Federation to gamble now. This operation has time requirements, but stability is more important.

The fleet commander’s choice cannot be said to be wrong. Warfare is a treacherous business, and one must be careful and cautious. It is not wrong to seek stability.

You have to wait for several hours of regular sailing before you can start the battle, which makes people a little impatient.

During these few hours, Fang Lanyin made some adjustments to the new aircraft in the hangar, mainly making targeted changes based on Li Chengxi's operating habits.

It took Li Chengxi a month to modify the Lionfish until he felt comfortable with it. Only slight changes could be made in a few hours, so there is still a lot of room for improvement.

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The fleet's movements could not be hidden, and the Third and Fifth Fleets of the Xuanshui Federation did not encounter an ambush on the way to the fortress. Perhaps the defenders of the Red Maple Republic believed that relying on the fortress for defense would have a better chance of winning than defending halfway.

This is mainly because they do not have an absolute advantage in military strength.

After several hours of sailing, Alyssa received a combat alert from the commander. All ships in the fleet entered combat status and quickly fine-tuned their formations, ready to fight at any time.

At this time, the enemy's shadow could not be seen from the Swan's optical sighting equipment, only the twinkling stars.

But after following the fleet for a while, I discovered that the twinkling starlight I had just seen was actually the engine lights of warships, so dense that I couldn't count them at a glance. This description made it sound like the enemy fleet was huge, but in fact it was not that large.

Stationed here is the enemy fleet that was damaged on the front line. It was not fully staffed to begin with, and with the addition of a squadron of about 300 ships that came from the Red Maple Republic as reinforcements, if the intelligence provided by the agents is correct, the total number of enemy forces stationed in the space fortress Ilxia will not exceed one thousand.

Although the Third and Fifth Fleets of the Xuanshui Federation had just participated in the Meteor Operation and were not fully staffed, the two fleets together had more than 1,200 warships, which still gave them a certain advantage in terms of numbers, but they did not constitute a crushing defeat.

After discovering each other, both fleets sounded the battle alarm and immediately deployed their formations.

The Red Maple Republic's fleet must be in a defensive formation. After all, they don't have the advantage in numbers, and if they deploy an offensive formation to fight back, they would be courting death.

The third and fifth fleets of the Xuanshui Federation split into two groups after entering combat status, and encircled the enemy from both sides in an attack formation, moving forward in an inverted figure eight posture.

The advantage of doing this is that it can fully utilize the firepower of each warship and strive to capture the fortress as quickly as possible.

The characteristic of the pincer attack of the Xuanshui Federation is that it must be fast and cannot be delayed. If the fierce fighting here lasts for several days, it will give the enemy time to react. In this way, it will not be possible to quickly cut off the enemy's logistics supply lines and orphan the enemy fleet that has penetrated deep into the territory of the Xuanshui Federation.

The Swan was mixed in with the Fifth Fleet's cruiser formation and was not a battleship.

When the Swan's sighting system could see the outline of the enemy fleet more clearly, the flagship of the Fifth Fleet fired the first shot.

The flashing ion beams cut through the silence of the void, which was like a starting gun. The Fifth and Third Fleets, which were flanking from both sides, opened fire on the enemy fleet guarding the fortress.

Of course, the enemy will fight back.

Since the Red Maple Republic fleet was in a defensive formation and the targets came from the left and right sides, the limited firepower was dispersed.

This resulted in a very low density of firepower for the counterattack, which posed almost no threat to the main fleet. And because it was a defensive formation, their ships could take turns to resist damage, and the firepower of the Whirlpool Federation did not cause much impact.

Of course, no impact does not mean no impact.

A cruiser to the left rear of the Swan was hit by a stray bullet from the counterattack fire, which might have been a large-caliber ion beam from a starship or battleship. The cruiser exploded instantly, and orange flashes were reflected on the glass of the bridge.

War is like this, it is not about who has better technology, but about who has a tougher life.

The Swan tried to remain as maneuverable as possible and hide behind the shadow of the fleet. Now was not the time for the cruise ship to set off.

Although it is not the main fleet, the mission of the cruiser is the key to determining the outcome of the battle.

Don't forget that the mission objective is not to destroy the enemy fleet, but to recapture the space fortress Ilsha.

It was impossible for the main fleet to maintain bombardment and approach Ilsha, and the transport ships carrying infantry had no combat power at all.

Escorting these transport ships to land were cruise ships and mobile aircraft carriers, including the Swan.

(End of this chapter)