Beginning: Interstellar female soldiers welcome the first male captain

Three hours later.

　　The Zerg defense line of the Deze Group is already in chaos.

　　Some places have even been broken through by the Hive Starship, which brings good news and bad news.

　　The good news is that these hive ships that broke through the line of defense did not contain the other Alliance ships that were still fighting on the line.

　　The bad news is that these hive starships that broke through the defense line swooped directly towards those galaxies in the rear, and the speed was so fast that the defending starships had no chance to intercept at all, and in fact, they had no ability to intercept them.

　　Coupled with the difficult maintenance of the defense line in front of him, he could only watch as the hive starships that broke through the defense line got closer and closer to the planet behind.

　　One can imagine what will happen when these hive starships descend on those planets with their bugs.

　　And all of this happened in the last three hours.

　　The defensive line, which was expected to withstand five hours and up to ten hours, was now a little difficult to hold out in just three hours.

　　The Thirteenth Legion of the Alliance's Fleet Flagship Bridge

　　Ning Xiaofei sat on her captain's chair with some frustration, and her eardrums were filled with all kinds of noisy sounds.

　　"Report, a T2 starship frigate has been destroyed!"

　　"Report, a T2 Star Destroyer is entangled in a large number of bugs, request for reinforcements!"

　　"Report, the 15th Legion fleet starship has been damaged by more than 70%! The commander of the opposing fleet requests to evacuate the defensive line!"

　　"Report, our fleet starships have also been damaged by more than 60%, and the strategic materials of the supply ships can only last us for the next hour of combat consumption!"

　　Ning Xiaofei clenched her fists, and the successive bad news was the only thing she could hear now.

　　When did these start?

　　Was it when they first went to war with the Hive Fleet?

　　I still remember that at that time, the hive starships swarmed up like sea water, as rumored, this is a kind of biological starship that is terrifying in number, but not too strong in combat.

　　Under the cover of the firepower of their starships, the hive starships that rushed to the front were destroyed one by one.

　　It feels completely different from normal interstellar battles, because these hive starships don't have any tactics at all, and what they do is keep charging forward and one after another, and they are live targets.

　　But the most terrible thing has just begun.

　　Those hive ships have no fear, they will even devour the corpses of their fellow hive ships that have been blown to smithereens, thus restoring their own energy needs.

　　The constant destruction of the Hive Starship did not put the balance of this battle in their hands.

　　At a speed visible to the naked eye, the wave of bugs swept towards them.

　　Getting closer!

　　Getting closer!

　　The depth of the defense line arranged by Ning Xiaofei is not long, but there are also three lines of defense.

　　This is how she simulated the battle of the Northern Fleet, but she only simulated a form, but she did not grasp the essence.

　　And they're not the Northern Fleet.

　　Soon, in the first hour of the battle, the first line of defense was in close contact with those hive starships.

　　At this time, the horror of these hive starships was once again manifested.

　　Ning Xiaofei watched as a T2 interstellar battleship was devoured by the open blood basins of several worm hive starships.

　　That's right, it's devouring!

　　At this time, Ning Xiaofei clearly realized the horror of these worm hive starships, and at this time, they had only eliminated one-fifth of the enemy.

　　Ning Xiaofei ordered the starships on the defensive line to fight while withdrawing, pulling a certain amount of space as much as possible.

　　This approach does have a certain effect.

　　However, in the face of the number of horrors of the hive starship, it is only to alleviate it, but it cannot completely solve the problem.

　　The final result was that the 'perfect line of defense' arranged by Ning Xiaofei was gradually swallowed up by these terrifying number of hive starships.

　　This has led to the current situation.

　　Ning Xiaofei kept her voice as calm as possible: "Order the fleet of the Fifteenth Army Corps not to withdraw from the defense line until reinforcements arrive!"

　　Let the starships cross-cover and prevent them from getting close to those hive starships!"

　　"Summons all starships, starship engine energy and weapons and ammunition to be used sparing......ly! As long as we hold on for two more ...... In an hour, reinforcements will arrive!"

　　At this moment, Ning Xiaofei completely gave her hope to the reinforcements.

　　She watched the starships of her fleet being destroyed and falling, and she felt her heart bleed.

　　Because she knew very well that after this battle, it would be a devastating blow to their Thirteenth Legion fleet.

　　When a fleet's battle loss ratio exceeds 50%, it means that the foundation of the fleet has been shaken.

　　And when it exceeds 70%, even if a new starship makes up for it later, it will be difficult to restore the original combat effectiveness in a short time.

　　This battle completely destroyed the 13th Fleet of the Alliance, one of the top ten fleets.

　　At this moment, Deputy Captain Zhu Xiaoyue walked quickly to the position of the captain's chair, and opened the isolation barrier without interrogating Ning Xiaofei's opinion, so that the female soldiers on the bridge could not hear them.

　　"What's wrong?" Ning Xiaofei saw such a panicked and serious expression on Deputy Captain Zhu Xiaoyue's face for the first time: "I asked you to ask for reinforcements to speed up just now, how long will it take for them to arrive?"

　　Zhu Xiaoyue said with a stern expression: "Our ...... Reinforcements...... Possible...... I can't get there. "

　　"What!" Ning Xiaofei stood up directly, if it weren't for the fact that she had opened the isolation barrier in advance, it was estimated that her voice would have attracted the attention of the entire female soldiers on the bridge.

　　"What the hell is going on? Doesn't it mean that the fleets of the Fourth and Fourteenth Legions will be able to arrive in two hours?"

　　Facing Ning Xiaofei's questioning.

　　Zhu Xiaoyue said two things that almost overwhelmed Ning Xiaofei's heart.

　　"We've just received word that the Automata have sent three of their legion-class fleets to raid the range of the system under our jurisdiction.

　　The Eleventh Legion fleet was badly damaged, losing seven systems to the west.

　　At the same time, the three legion-class fleets of the Mechanical Age are heading to the system where the Serpent Gate is located.

　　The Central Alliance issued an order to dispatch the Alliance's Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, and Fourteenth Legion fleets to support the Serpent Gate and ensure the safety of the Serpent Gate. "

　　"In addition, the Fourth Legion Fleet, which was originally scheduled to support us, has postponed its support for us on the grounds that it is worried about any changes in the Kyushu Alliance in the Eastern Regions. At the same time, the Central Alliance gave us an order to evacuate and abandon the Deze Cluster. "

　　Ning Xiaofei was dumbfounded, she stayed where she was for a few seconds.

　　"Your Excellency, it is time for you to make a decision. Although I am only a deputy commander, I think that retreat is our only option now.

　　Without reinforcements, according to our current situation, we can only hold out for an hour at most! In that case, we will really wipe out our 13th Army Fleet !" Zhu Xiaoyue knew that it would be difficult for Ning Xiaofei to make this decision.

　　But now was not the time for her to hesitate, so she directly put this choice in front of Ning Xiaofei.

　　"I'll give this order later, and in five minutes the two fleets will cover each other's evacuation. Zhu Xiaoyue looked at Ning Xiaofei's depressed appearance, and she took the initiative to take this responsibility.

　　Just when Zhu Xiaoyue removed the isolation barrier.

　　Ning Xiaofei suddenly grabbed Zhu Xiaoyue's wrist.

　　"That'...... Then what about the 90 trillion people here?" Ning Xiaofei's eyes widened.

　　Zhu Xiaoyue was silent for a moment: "Sometimes, for the sake of the overall situation, it is necessary to ...... Make...... A few small sacrifices. "

　　"So...... We're going to sacrifice the 90 trillion people of this Dezer Cluster. Ning Xiaofei's body staggered, her eyes lost her mind, and she lost the light she used to have.

　　At this moment, Ning Xiaofei recalled what she had said in the past.

　　"Don't worry, my Ning Xiaofei's fleet is a fleet that protects civilians!"

　　"Rest assured, lords, as long as our Thirteenth Legion fleet is stationed here, we will never let those bugs harm our civilians!"

　　"With enough faith, we will definitely achieve our vision!"

　　At this moment, Ning Xiaofei felt that her original beautiful fantasy had collapsed at this moment.

　　She thought that she could become a hero, go the way she wanted to go, and create a different galactic alliance.

　　But now, she can't even protect 90 trillion civilians.

　　"We don't have time, you have a good rest now. The command is handed over to me, and I will arrange the rest of the matter. Zhu Xiaoyue couldn't bear to look at Ning Xiaofei and pressed her on the captain's chair.

　　Then he opened the isolation barrier and instructed the secretary next to him to take care of Commander Ning Xiaofei.

　　She herself began to convey evacuation orders.

　　When the evacuation order was delivered, the commanders of all the starships were stunned for a moment, some surprised, some unwilling, and naturally some surprised.

　　"When retreating, pay attention to the formation. The two fleets cooperate with each other to evacuate from the battlefield as quickly as possible with low casualties!" Zhu Xiaoyue arranged the evacuation arrangements.

　　Ning Xiaofei, who was on the captain's chair next to her, stared blankly at the alien zerg outside the bridge window.

　　Time passed little by little, and the two legion-class fleets began to gather the starships and withdraw from the defensive line.

　　This directly caused those alien zergs to roar towards the planet behind them like a torrent that broke the embankment.

　　Ning Xiaofei staggered to her feet, looking at those planets, she opened her mouth, but she couldn't say anything.

　　Drip drip, drip

　　At this moment, a hurried voice came from her handheld terminal, which was a request for video communication.

　　Ning Xiaofei clicked on it and saw that it was a certain lord, who had also given them a lot of help when they had arranged the defense line before.

　　She clicked on the video.

　　"Commander Ning, what's going on with the defense line? There are a lot of hive starships in our system, and many planets have been attacked!" the lord asked nervously from the video window.

　　Ning Xiaofei's expression was painful and tangled.

　　"I ......"

　　"I'm very sorry, Mr. Lord. We have been instructed by the Alliance to abandon our defensive line and evacuate the Dezer Cluster. You'd better evacuate as soon as possible by transport. Zhu Xiaoyue spoke beside her.

　　Someone has to be the wicked man.

　　"Evacuate?" The lord's expression froze, and his eyes looked directly at Ning Xiaofei, and that gaze made Ning Xiaofei dare not raise his head.

　　"Are you going to give up the 90 trillion people here?"

　　"I'm very sorry. After Zhu Xiaoyue finished speaking, she hung up the communication directly.

　　But then it rang again, and at the same time the secretary's rang.

　　You don't have to think about it to know that it's those galaxy lords.

　　"Send an announcement to all the lords of the Deze Cluster informing them of our evacuation and let them make their own plans for what to do.

　　Other than that...... Temporarily cut off communication with the Dezer Cluster. With that, Zhu Xiaoyue blocked all the video communication requests from her and Ning Xiaofei's communication terminal to the Deze Galaxy.

　　At this time, it was quiet.

　　And Ning Xiaofei clenched her fists tightly, her eyes were already bloodshot.

　　"That...... Lord Commander...... Now the network of the Dezer Cluster is full of criticism of us. A female soldier next to her suddenly reported at this time.

　　Zhu Xiaoyue frowned, and directly reprimanded: "Now is the time to pay attention to these, don't report anything about the Deze Galaxy Group!"

　　"Put those words out there. Ning Xiaofei said in a low voice.

　　"Xiaofei......" Zhu Xiaoyue couldn't help but call Ning Xiaofei's name directly.

　　"I said it, release it! I want to see it!" Ning Xiaofei shouted.

　　Seeing this, Zhu Xiaoyue could only release those remarks, some of which were video footage that had just been uploaded.

　　The rhetoric was naturally very simple, undoubtedly a criticism of the 13th Army fleet.

　　What alliance ten fleets, this is our fleet? Actually gave up our Deze galaxy group of 90 trillion people!

　　Woowoo...... I don't want to die...... A lot of bugs...... There were a lot of bugs outside the house.

　　What is that woman called Ning Xiaofei, she is a murderer!

　　In addition, there are some pictures that are nothing more than the Hive Starship entering the planet's atmosphere, giving the people a sense of the coming of the apocalypse.

　　Within a few minutes, bugs began to appear on the streets.

　　Screams can be heard everywhere.

　　There are fewer and fewer of these statements and videos being posted.

　　Zhu Xiaoyue and the others were silent, because they knew what it meant.

　　Cities on these planets are falling to the minions of the swarms.

　　"Why did this happen?" Ning Xiaofei stood up and walked to the bridge glass, she looked at the planets that were covered in war and slaughter.

　　At this moment, she felt a deep sense of guilt.

　　Zhu Xiaoyue on the side silently did not speak, the situation at this moment was irreparable for them.

　　Suddenly, at this very moment!

　　Ten giant crimson starships like scorching sun appeared in an empty star field, which happened to be in the direction of Ning Xiaofei's gaze.

　　"This is ......" Ning Xiaofei was stunned.

　　All the female soldiers on the bridge were stunned.

　　Where did this starship come from?

　　Look at the coat of arms on the hull.

　　Deputy Commander Zhu Xiaoyue shouted out its name in disbelief: "Green Kite Fleet...... T3 Phoenix-class aircraft carrier starship. "

　　Just seconds after the appearance of these ten T3 Phoenix-class aircraft carrier starships.

　　A large number of starships appeared around it.

　　T3 Star Battleship ...... T3 Starcruiser ......

　　And that one!

　　T4 Starship!