Chapter 352: Battle of Gigite (Five) 343
The Eleventh Prince Haiwins, who always appeared much more refined than the average Teizenese, looked terrible at this moment. What was supposed to be a simple assault on Gigite Star had turned into a debacle when the Earthlings suddenly attacked, breaking their shield array.
Haiwins could no longer maintain his inscrutable facade and moved from the ecologic room to the command bridge. Seeing his vassals in disarray and even resorting to physical altercations, his irritation grew.
"What are you waiting for? We can't go to war with the Earthlings in this condition," Haiwins acknowledged, accepting Aolans's decision.
The fleet in his hands was his means of standing now. No matter how many missions he completed, if he returned to Teizene Star with a severely damaged fleet, his position could be compromised.
He glared hatefully at the Star Alliance Fleet, manoeuvering freely and with an intimidating presence in space, feeling mostly helpless. It was rare for Teizene to encounter such adversaries, and the performance of this Star Alliance Fleet was particularly striking.
"The Earthlings have absorbed the Iridium Star people's combat experience and are familiar with their battle patterns; moreover, this fleet has a competent commander," Haiwins made this realistic assessment.
Eleventh Prince made a strategic decision to retreat. Although some of the high-ranking officials in his vassal group were dissatisfied, Teizene was a society with a strict hierarchy where royal commands overrode everyone else; thus, they had no choice but to comply.
It's not that the Teizenese were unaware that they were continuously suffering losses, losing one warship after another. But they always harbored a gambling mentality, believing they could sink Star Alliance warships despite the losses. However, there were currently no signs indicating they had inflicted any actual damage on any Star Alliance warship.
For Bai Zhongqi, watching Xu Lanzhou command the fleet was almost a pleasure. The command system of the Iridium Star Fleet was very "game-like"; however, commanding a fleet in reality was far more complex than just clicking a mouse and rolling a keyboard.
Xu Lanzhou constantly adjusted positions and resequenced the warships that took more hits to always have shields in full state, effectively allocating firepower to attack Teizene's fleet. Each subtle command carried deep implications; Bai Zhongqi realized controlling a single warship was already near his limit, let alone manipulating an entire fleet like Xu Lanzhou.
"Your Majesty, the Teizenese are retreating," Xu Lanzhou immediately noticed the movements of the Teizenese. In the battlefield, her attention was highly focused, and she was adept at discerning the enemy's intentions from their subtle actions.
Bai Zhongqi jumped up from his chair, stepped forward a few paces, and with a smile said, "I thought the Teizenese would hold out a bit longer; turns out they are quite promptly cowardly."
Ling was also smiling silently on the side, simultaneously controlling the Sacred Falcon to continuously fire upon the opposition.
As more and more Teizene warships began to turn their bows around, Caesar also realized that these Lizard People were planning to retreat.
"Unbelievable, the Teizenese are actually retreating when they have the numerical advantage," Mu Ze expressed his astonishment.
Lu Kexia said with a hint of sarcasm, "The haughty Teizenese, about to run like rats at the sight of a few dozen warships— if word of this gets out to the galaxy, Teizenese influence will be severely weakened."
The commander of the Order Association Fleet, General Caesar, was a perceptive man. He sighed and said, "General Xu Lanzhou from Earth is truly a genius commander. Their technological level has also surpassed that of Teizene by a lot, whether it's dissolving Teizene's shields or these more lethal weapons. This shows that Teizene, in its most proficient field of weapon technology, is still quite inferior to Earth's civilization."
Caesar had always been very confident in his own military level and was filled with pride for the civilization of Ape Planet. However, today, as he stood on the battlefield and saw the Star Alliance Fleet defeating the enemy effortlessly, he couldn't help but feel awe.
He understood that this was entirely a difference between eras.
At this moment, Caesar had adjusted his mindset. He knew that if he could use this opportunity to severely damage Teizene, it would greatly weaken the power of the Teizene Empire. This would not only be beneficial for the Order Association but also for many other civilizations in the galaxy that suffered bullying from Teizene civilization. At least those enslaved vassal civilizations could have a rebirth and autonomously choose their own paths of civilization.
Although Caesar was not fond of Iridium Star Earth's civilization, at least for now, these Earthlings didn't show an obvious attitude of expansion, or their misdeeds were minor compared to Teizene's.
"Intercept Teizene's warships as much as possible. The Order Association Fleet, try to regroup."
The Order Association Fleet was still weak against Teizene, but at this moment the Teizene Fleet's heart was no longer in the fight and they were preparing to quickly leave the battlefield. Once they jumped into the Warp Bubble, it would be difficult for Earthlings to track their destination. Even if the Star Alliance Fleet was faster, they could not intercept them.
Caesar had become somewhat anxious. The Star Alliance had dealt a severe blow to Teizene right from the start; although they had destroyed over a hundred Teizene warships, there were still many more Teizene warships, each of which could be a significant threat.
"We must move quickly, and keep as many as possible!" At this time, Caesar could no longer afford to care about the state of the Order Association's ships. This was a rare opportunity, and missing it could mean that the Order Association might face even greater costs later."
The warships of Ape Planet civilization relentlessly fired at Teizene warships, which had started to display obvious protective postures. The less important smaller warships began clustering together to shield the main battle ships of the Teizene Fleet. These secondary warships were like wrapped into a ball, allowing Teizene's main battle ships to avoid destruction.
Because of the change in direction, the main cannons of the Teizene warships were not fully effective at this time, and it was mostly the secondary cannons that were retaliating. The numerous secondary cannons posed a significant threat to the Order Association's warships, causing several of them to be sunk by Teizene's attacks right before Caesar's eyes.
Just then, the annoying voice of that Earth consultant came over the public channel.
"General Caesar, pull your fleet out, do not make unnecessary sacrifices."
Caesar felt very irritated when he heard this voice and could not help but retort, "Although the Star Alliance Fleet has successfully driven back the Teizeneners, if we don't weaken them, Teizene hasn't suffered any significant losses. They will still pose a threat to both your Earth and our Order Association later."
Bai Zhongqi casually hummed and replied nonchalantly, "I know, that's why I have no intention of letting any Teizene warship leave this place."