Inside the Levis Sector.
Under Lin Kexin's command, the Fearless Fleet formed an ancient circular spear formation with the flagship Luo Shen as the center.
Speaking of which, this formation was still used by many civilizations up to level 5.
After all, civilizations below level-6 were still in a state where their shields were stronger than their spears. When a civilization advanced to level-6, space technology would start to flourish, or level-7 civilizations would develop various killing weapons of the Interstellar Era. Thus, shields would not be as useful as before.
Under such circumstances, if you gathered your fleet in a super dense formation, it was no different from seeking death.
Therefore, starting from level 6, no one would deploy their fleet in such a way.
Looking at the tactical board in front of him and the formation the Fearless Fleet formed, Thatcher's expression was indescribably strange.
What's going on?
It could be said that the Federation commander was too stupid, but in the past year, he had never encountered a stupid Federation commander in any battle. It was as if all the commanders of the entire Federation fleet were elite commanders.
Could such a civilization really have such a stupid commander?
However, this was impossible. Thatcher shook his head and dispelled this unrealistic thought.
But if this was not the case, then what was the reason?
Could it be like what the council members said, that this was not a combat fleet, and that the commander was not proficient in commanding, so he wanted to use this formation to fight to the death?
It seemed like … this was the only reasonable conjecture. Otherwise, there was no way to explain the current situation.
In short, no matter what the situation was, it was better to follow his plan and let the Seventh Alliance Fleet test the waters first!
After making this decision, Thatcher did not think too much and continued to advance according to the established strategy.
In the void, three large alliance fleets were constantly approaching Lin Kexin's position. From the tactical image, it could be seen that one of the fleets was advancing much faster than the other two. It was already 2 AU away from the Fearless Fleet, while the other two were only 0.5 AU behind.
In fact, at this distance, no matter which alliance fleet it was, they were already within the attack range of the Fearless Fleet.
However, Lin Kexin still didn't give the order to attack. Instead, she continued to let them approach.
The main weapon of the Italo Alliance's warships were still gravity cannons. However, unlike the Langdon Empire, the Italo Alliance's gravity cannon technology had been developed to the limit. Especially in terms of shooting range, it had reached an astonishing 1.5 AU!
One had to know that the Gravity Cannon was only the predecessor of the Spatial Tear. It was not a true space-type attack.
However, the fact that the Italo Alliance was able to develop this transitional Gravity Cannon to this stage was already quite amazing.
On the other side of the Italo Alliance, Thatcher, who saw the Seventh Alliance Fleet breaking into the range of 2AU, showed a rare look of excitement.
2AU, this target was too important.
In the previous year of war, the Federation and the Federation had clashed many times in various star systems. According to the data of those battles, the maximum range of the Federation's battleships was 2 AU.
But now, the Seventh Coalition Fleet had already broken through to within 2 AU of death, but the enemy still didn't attack.
What did this mean?
It meant that the enemy's battleships couldn't attack that far.
It made sense. After all, they were only the size of a destroyer. It was impossible for them to be equipped with such powerful weapons.
If this was the case, then he had absolute confidence in winning this battle. He might even be able to suppress the enemy with the advantage of shooting range!
Well, it was still the same saying. Intelligence was the prerequisite for everything.
In the absence of intelligence, no matter how detailed your plan was, it could still fail!
Now, Thatcher had fallen into the trap of lacking intelligence. Just when he was sure that he could succeed, it was also the precursor to his failure.
One minute …
Two minutes …
Three minutes!
"General, the Seventh Coalition Fleet has broken into the range of 1.5AU. The target is within their attack range!"
"Order them to open fire immediately!"
"Yes, General!"
Three minutes later, under Lin Kexin's control, the joint Seventh Fleet finally entered the range of 1.5 AU, which was an exciting distance for everyone.
In the year-long war, the Italo Alliance's fleet was able to bring the Federation's fleet into their attack range for the first time. It was not like before, where they were completely suppressed by the Federation's range and could not resist at all.
This made Thatcher very excited. He had temporarily forgotten the rising anxiety in his heart.
In the Seventh Coalition Fleet, all the battleships had already finished charging their cannons. After Thatcher gave the order, they immediately unleashed their terrifying attacks!
A total of ten billion battleships. Countless Gravity Cannons were fired at every part of the Federation's fleet formation. Through the compression of space, gravity waves were formed, causing uneven gravity distribution in the target area. This caused all objects in the area to be torn apart!
When Thatcher saw the Gravity Cannons' attacks hit the target without any hindrance, he clenched his right fist in excitement.
With such a dense Gravity Cannons, even the Dimensional Shield would not be able to withstand it.
Thatcher seemed to have seen the dawn of victory.
"Quick, evaluate the effect of the attack!"
"Yes, General … Due to the density of the attack, a large scale spatial anomaly is occurring in the target area. The specific situation will take at least one more minute!"
"It's okay, as long as …"
Thatcher wanted to say something, but he suddenly couldn't say anything.
The corner of his eyes flashed across the tactical board. The blue color representing the Seventh Coalition Fleet was constantly decreasing. In the blink of an eye, it had already decreased by at least 10%!
What did this mean?
It meant that if it was not a malfunction, at least 10% of the Seventh Coalition Fleet's battleships were suddenly destroyed!
Could it be that this strange fleet was actually a bait, and the real Federation's fleet was hiding somewhere until this moment … to suddenly launch a fatal attack on us?
"Quick, find the source of the attack and report the Seventh Coalition Fleet's losses!"
"Yes, General!"
Thatcher stared at the tactical board in front of him.
The blue area representing the Seventh Coalition Fleet didn't stop because of this. It was still decreasing at a very fast speed.
Soon … Just by looking at it, the loss had already reached 20%!
"General, the attack came from …"
"Where did it come from?"
"It came from the target fleet that should have been destroyed by us …"