166: Chapter 166 Stage Victory

At the border of 7th Combat Zone, Su Fan led 900 spaceships and waited quietly.

His Androids were present in many important spaceships, so he could switch between them at any time.

At this moment, he was on Zhao Jianguo's spaceship.

"Team Five’s response was good. Knowing they couldn't escape, they traded 10 for 68. Not a bad deal at all."

"Adding the 13 spaceships Team Five annihilated previously, that's a total of 81 ships destroyed. Very good!" Su Fan praised.

"A loss ratio of 1:8.1 is indeed impressive, especially since most of those were destroyed while being surrounded," Zhao Jianguo also marveled, before changing the subject.

"The other nine teams have arrived near our main fleet, but they are being followed by a large number of enemies."

"It takes several months to travel from the center of the Canglan Empire to this border, so the pursuing enemies should be the fleets stationed at the border," Su Fan analyzed.

"In that case, we'll divide our 990 ships into two groups—one in front and one behind—and wait here at the border for them to come to us."

"The two groups will be 0.5 light-years apart, supporting each other."

"When the enemy arrives, we will use our superior detection and attack range to strike directly!" Su Fan's eyes were fixed on the Star Map, his voice filled with immense confidence.

"Unless the enemy's numbers are more than ten times ours, they will never break through our line!"

"Good! Fantastic! I support this strategy!" Zhao Jianguo clapped his hands in agreement.

Soon, the 990 ships were divided into two waves: the first wave of 500 in front and the second wave of 490 behind.

The reason for dividing them into two waves was to prevent any accidents.

If the enemy ships were too numerous, the two groups could cover each other's retreat!

As time passed, the Canglan Empire's ships quickly approached the border line.

However, as they entered the range of two light-years from the border, they were blown apart by concentrated fire before they could even react.

The commander of the Canglan Empire's Second Fleet frowned at the Star Map. "Have you spotted the enemy?"

An adjutant beside him said tremulously, "No. Their ships can see further than ours and have a longer range."

"Send more ships to test them. This time, crank the energy shields to the maximum!" the Second Fleet commander said through gritted teeth.

"Yes! I'll arrange it immediately!" the adjutant replied.

Next, 100 Canglan Empire ships, with their energy shields active, braved the cannon fire and jumped to within one light-year of the Xia Kingdom fleet.

But as soon as they arrived, before they could even initiate a counterattack, 990 attacks rained down on them!

Boom—

Boom—

Boom...

One by one, space fireworks bloomed as the 100 Canglan Empire ships were completely wiped out.

The Second Fleet commander fell silent and immediately ceased all offensive actions, but the First Fleet commander wanted to try once more.

Next, the First Fleet dispatched over a hundred ships to attack the Xia Kingdom fleet at the edge of Sector 7 from various angles.

But the result was brutal; every ship involved in the attack became space fireworks.

At this point, they finally went completely silent, and the two fleets quickly moved away from the border of 7th Combat Zone.

At this time, there was no need to keep banging their heads against a wall; retreating and waiting for reinforcements was the best option.

Su Fan sighed silently. He knew the enemy wasn't stupid and wouldn't keep charging blindly.

In this battle, a total of 316 stubborn enemy ships were destroyed, which was a decent haul.

"Retreat. The Canglan Empire must know the situation here by now, and their reinforcements are likely on the way. Let's return to the previous Lawless Zone and rendezvous with the Great Elder," Su Fan ordered.

The fish had probably taken the bait. Losing hundreds of ships while only destroying ten—with such a staggering loss ratio, the enemy commander's lungs must be bursting with rage!

The reality was much as Su Fan imagined. As they retreated, Old General William was already trembling with rage.

"666 ships destroyed, and we only took down 10 of theirs?!"

"Good! Very good! How '666' indeed!"

"Are you commanders of the First and Second Fleets full of shit?!"

"A bunch of useless gluttons!"

"Has the lack of border conflicts all these years made you stop training?!" Old General William pointed at the large screen in anger.

On the screen, the commanders of the First and Second Fleets looked at Old General William with defiant expressions.

They didn't think they were trash; it was just that the enemy's ships were too advanced.

They could detect further and fire further.

By building mathematical models based on the destroyed ships, they had estimated the opponent's attack range.

A full two light-years of attack range—twice as far as their own ships!

How are we supposed to fight this!

Unless we charge with ten times the force, it's like a blind man fighting a deaf man—you can't land a hit and you can't even win an argument!

Despair!

"Are the Black Dragon Empire's ships still in their original position?" Old General William asked in a low voice.

"Unclear. Our ships can't get close at all. This battle has been incredibly frustrating; we're being taken out without even seeing the enemy. We're completely in the dark, and it's unbearable," the Second Fleet commander sighed.

"I see. A hundred years ago, when facing that Black Dragon Empire ship, I also opted for a direct assault," Old General William nodded.

"It seems the Black Dragon Empire's technology has advanced again."

"Originally, their weapon range was only slightly longer than ours, but now it's doubled!"

"Our task in this war has become even more arduous!" Old General William's expression was solemn.

"Old General, I suggest we stop trying fancy maneuvers. We can't outplay the Black Dragon Empire technically, so let's just push through with brute force and wipe out this fleet first. Otherwise, we won't be able to answer to the Emperor," the First Fleet commander suggested grimly.

Old General William fell silent; he was well aware of the issue.

He thought about the military pledge he had made and the significance of this war.

The Canglan Empire might not be a match for the Black Dragon Empire, but if they allowed themselves to be bullied without fighting back, the Black Dragon Empire would only become more aggressive in the future.

"Full speed ahead! We'll go to the enemy's original border position. If they're still there, we'll launch a direct assault. If not, we'll invade the Black Dragon Empire's territory!"

"I want the Black Dragon Empire to know that although my Canglan Empire is weak, we are not to be trifled with!" Old General William said with a murderous glint in his eyes.

"Yes, General!" everyone immediately obeyed.

The Canglan Empire's 11th through 20th Fleets—ten fleets in total—roared their engines, ten thousand ships accelerating toward the Xia Kingdom fleet's position!

But by now, the Xia Kingdom ships had already quietly hidden themselves in the Lawless Zone.

What the Black Dragon Empire didn't know was that their neighbor, the Canglan Empire, was about to launch a sudden and violent attack against them!

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