Captain, your ship has exploded again.

Just as Zhang Xun was trying to catch the 'flies' that had come out, the enemy's two ambushing fleets were attacked by VF fighter squadrons.

The enemy had very few kilometer-class warships, and with many escort ships used to make up the numbers, the battlefield was one-sided.

Despite the fact that the VF series showcases technological prowess far exceeding that of the Gundam SEED series in later works, its melee combat and armor-piercing capabilities are still far inferior to those of the re-enhanced Gundams (especially Yurin's Streamer Freedom).

This has nothing to do with whether it is an elite unit or not. The VF, a fighter jet that can transform, is destined to be far weaker in close combat than a Gundam with external armaments.

However, given the VF's low manufacturing cost, even if a certain number of fighters are lost in anti-ship battles, it is still worthwhile for Zhang Xun, whose business is essentially free.

However, the VF fighter squadron encountered some trouble when dealing with warships with rocky hulls.

"Zhang Xun, the enemy's camouflage is far thicker than the VF weapon's strength. Due to the previous battle, the large missiles carried by the fighter jets have been used up. Should we return to replenish ammunition?"

Marcus's voice drew Zhang Xun's attention back to the enemy's ambush forces.

At this moment, the VF fighter squadron is using energy guns to try to melt through the enemy's rock layers so that they can use micro-missiles to blast open the rock shell.

These disguised enemies do not intend to sit idly by and wait to die. They will use the rock shells of their companions to collide with each other. This seemingly reckless behavior can remove part of the VF fighters on their bodies and also stop the demolition operations of other VF fighters.

When Zhang Xun saw the enemy's resolute resistance, it was as if he had returned to the moment when the Chinese fleet first resisted the alien enemy. The rocks, the flames, and the figures of his compatriots seemed to reappear before his eyes.

"...Zhang Xun, wake up, Zhang Xun!"

The violent shaking and Natal's calls gradually brought Zhang Xun back to his senses, but just as he was about to reply, a loud slap instantly brought him back to a dazed state.

What came into view was not his lover, but Wang Ge, this brute.

Of course, this does not mean that Natal's voice was a hallucination, or that Wang Ge was imitating Natal by lowering his voice.

As Zhang Xun's gaze moved downwards, he saw that Wang Ge was standing on the captain's control panel, which proved that the other party had deliberately crossed over to deliver this blow.

Somewhat bewildered, Zhang Xun tilted his head to the side and saw that Natal next to him also looked surprised, after all, no one expected Wang Ge to react so quickly.

Zhang Xun's IQ dropped for only two seconds, and within those two seconds, Wang Ge sped towards the quantum teleporter. However, no matter how fast he was, he couldn't keep up with the response speed of Zhang Xun's newly installed neural communicator.

"Tianwen, set the teleportation target to the missile, and launch it as soon as Wang Ge gets there!"

Clearly, Wang Ge's wake-up service wasn't so simple. It seems he was trying to imitate a scene from a novel, where he would deny everything after slapping someone, making Zhang Xun think the pain in his face was just an illusion.

Unfortunately, that kind of idiot doesn't exist in reality, because there are surveillance cameras in the command center.

"Damn it, that son of a bitch is still holding a grudge about Chapter 674! He's so indecisive, unlike me who settles scores on the spot."

Just as Zhang Xun was complaining, a missile was launched from the launch silo in front of the bridge of the Executor, with the target being the enemy fleet behind it.

Natal handed Zhang Xun a wet wipe with amusement. It wasn't that Wang Ge's slap was particularly forceful, but rather that the other party had smeared dye on his hand, indicating that this sneak attack wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision.

"Go ahead and wipe it off! You guys are really something, acting so childish even though you're all grown up."

Zhang Xun wiped his face and said, "A man is a boy until he dies. There are some things that only brothers can do. You don't understand."

"Yes, yes, we women don't understand. You men can come over too!"

As she spoke, Natal pretended to leave.

Realizing what had happened, Zhang Xun immediately grabbed the other woman's hand and said, "No, wife, I was wrong."

Just when the atmosphere on the captain's platform was tense, Marcus said something very discouraging.

"I think if you don't command the fleet and just let Tianwen take over, then if this continues, our first battleship to be sunk will appear in a scandalous atmosphere."

Zhang Xun and Natal immediately separated, even though they were an old married couple, they still dared not be too flamboyant in public.

"The rear formation, units 61 and 62, will infiltrate in the opposite direction, exchange targets, and release solid-state shielding rounds for cover!"

For such a long period of time, the battleships at the rear of the fleet had not yet shaken off the 'tail-biting' state of the enemy's ambush fleet. This was not because the battleships' turning speed had slowed to the extreme, but because the enemy fleet was also moving along with them.

Those enemy ships that had shed their rocky hulls were not only harassing and attacking, but also covering their comrades that had not yet shed their hulls.

Due to the common weakness of long, narrow warships, the attack and defense at the stern engine area are weaker than at the front. Even if the enemy's main guns are very weak, the fleet will still pay a price if the attack continues.

As for why warships don't make multi-directional turns, firstly, due to the existence of warship shields, if energy attacks cannot be concentrated, it is difficult to break the shields in a short time. As long as the enemy uses their perspective to block the attack, they can recharge the shields and regain their combat power.

The biggest difference between this type of fully protective shield, which allows attacks to penetrate its own defenses, and the hybrid shield that Zhang Xun is using is that the enemy warship will not be damaged by attacks before the shield fails, while Zhang Xun's shield may cause the ship to be damaged before it even fails.

Even though Zhang Xun tried to use a pin array to compensate for the problem that the full protective shield could not fire from the inside, his fleet still looked very disheveled due to the difference in technology. The main reason was that the types of ships that Zhang Xun brought were too limited.

Even if Zhang Xun takes countermeasures, if there is a significant difference in the maneuverability of the warships and no tactical adjustments are made, the loss of the warships will be inevitable.

"Tsk, I really hate people like this who are so persistent. Order the vanguard to advance towards the enemy's home planet!"

After giving the order, Zhang Xun gripped the armrests of the chair tightly. If the chair hadn't been so badly damaged that Zhao Wanyang had reinforced it, the armrests would have been crushed by Zhang Xun.

Natal, understanding why Zhang Xun acted this way, moved her seat to Zhang Xun's side, reached out and patted the back of his hand, and whispered.

"Humanity has stood up. Even though we are still weak, we now have the ability to perish together with our enemies."

Although only Wang Ge, Marcus, and Zhang Xun participated in the operation to shoot the United Government general, she was also imprisoned at the time and understood Zhang Xun's inner struggle. The charging enemy ships on the big screen reminded Zhang Xun of the human fighter squadrons that had sacrificed their lives.

Zhang Xun's strategy was very effective. When the vanguard of the fleet passed the already crippled enemy fleet, the two rear fleets were completely panicked, and most of the warships could no longer operate smoothly as before.

Seeing this, Zhang Xun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Give our opponents the highest honor. Forget about that annoying fly for now. Turn the Executor around and charge all the main guns of the interceptor fleet!"

Nearly half the fleet began to turn their guns around, and the glow of the main guns charging illuminated a bright band of light in the dark space.

Just as Zhang Xun's fleet was about to tear the enemy fleet apart, an unexpected event occurred.

Those enemy ships that had disrupted their own fleet formation, realizing that the mistake had been made and there was no way to undo it, all initiated short-range jumps, attempting to ram the Executor in order to make up for their foolish error.

"Although your actions are admirable, unfortunately, I've used the 'corner attack tactic' the most."

A large number of gravity spheres were scattered around the Executor, and soon the warp-up enemy ships crashed into each other around the Executor due to the gravity deviation.

"When I had no technology, that was called brute force. Now that I've accumulated so much cosmic technology, there's still no way to deal with the old tactics. That's called brain-discarding techniques."

Just as Zhang Xun was spouting nonsense, a gravity trap, struck by the 'flies' harassing the warship, drifted directly to the front of the Executor.

Unfortunately, at that moment, an enemy ship also warped over. It was supposed to appear below the Executor to launch a surprise attack, but because of this gravity trap, it was forced to appear in front of the Executor.

Neither of their shields were designed to counter warships. The Executor's repulsive shield was designed to prevent overload and would not intercept large, slow-moving objects unless absolutely necessary, since no meteorite could be stronger than a Star Destroyer's armor.

"Holy crap, Zhang Xun, your jinx skill has kicked in?"

Marcus looked at Zhang Xun in the captain's seat with great surprise. Sometimes he wondered if Zhang Xun, this African chieftain, had done something to the cosmic consciousness, otherwise his face wouldn't be so dark.

"I'm just unlucky, I never jinx things."

The collision occurred amidst the arguments, the tearing sound of metal traveling along the ship's armor and directly into the command room. Even with layers of attenuation, the enemy was, after all, a kilometer-class warship, and the more than tenfold difference in size was not enough to completely eliminate the sound.

A violent explosion then occurred at the bow of the Executor.

"The main gun is damaged, with 89% integrity. Enemy ship wreckage is stuck inside the main gun, and our main gun is temporarily unable to fire."

Listening to Marcus's report, Zhang Xun rolled his eyes. He hadn't expected that the first main gun of the fleet to be damaged would be his own flagship.

"Damn it, get that 'fly' down for me, I need it to fly a kite!"