Chapter 56: Starry Sky Great War

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  These energy spheres are even more destructive weapons than energy bullets. The destructive energy contained within them is much greater than that of energy bullets. If just one energy sphere were to land on the surface of Planet Aylee, it would trigger a massive earthquake of at least level 7 magnitude. If not hidden in a well-fortified defensive structure, everything within hundreds of kilometers would be swept away.

  "Awesome, right?" Xia Xingxiao couldn't help but blush a little.

  Those giant sand worms are incredibly formidable, truly unheard of. The energy balls they shoot out are probably beyond comparison to the main cannons of human warships! If these low-level cultivators were hit by one, they would likely be reduced to nothing in an instant.

  Fortunately, those terrifying sand worms did not continue to shoot energy balls towards Aiyue Star, but instead aimed at the starry sky in the direction of Baihe Star. Xia Xingxiao and others subconsciously turned their heads to look over there, only to find that the starry sky over there had already appeared a large number of warships. Countless fighter jets flew out from the warships, heading towards the sand thieves to kill them.

  "The 112th Division has arrived!" Li Yuzi excitedly waved his fists.

  That's right, the one that appeared in the starry sky near Ailuoxing is indeed the 112th Division of the Federal Army. Their arrival was extremely timely. The sandworms hadn't had time to launch a devastating attack on Ailuoxing yet when the federal warships arrived.

  In fact, the reaction of the White Egret Star Federation Army was always very quick. The commander of the 112th Division, Zhu Nanhong Major General, has always been known for his youthful energy and strength. Under his leadership, the 112th Division is one of the main forces among all the troops under the 41st Corps. And the division headquarters just happened to be stationed in Bailu City.

  According to the federal army's formation, under the division-level combat unit, there are already equipped with patrol fleets and fighter squadrons. Therefore, their monitoring capability in space is relatively strong. As soon as the Sha clan's great army appeared, the human army discovered it. Zhu Nan Hong Major General did not hesitate to order the troops to attack. When Xia Xiang Xiao and others retreated, the escort ships and destroyers of the patrol fleet under the 112th Division had already arrived on the battlefield.

  "Hoo-hoo-hoo!"

  "Rumble, rumble, rumble!"

  Various warships used large-caliber main guns to continuously bombard the pirate army.

  While the cannons of various calibers continued to fire, the fighter planes on each warship also took off one after another and dived towards the Sand Bandit army. In a short while, thousands of fighter planes joined the battle group. Various energy bombs and nuclear missiles constantly swept across the starry sky, exploding within the Sand Bandit army and stirring up strings of energy ripples.

  The combat aircraft of the federal army are divided into two types. One is unmanned and the other is manned. Most light combat aircraft are unmanned, their tasks are generally to harass the enemy, intercept enemy firepower, cover the actions of allies. When necessary, they are cannon fodder, that is, objects that can be sacrificed at will. And most heavy combat aircraft are manned. Their task is to intercept and attack the enemy's main targets.

  The four core main forces of the human army are warships, fighter jets, mechs, and cultivators. The basic characteristics of fighter jets are high altitude and high speed. They are extremely fast, often exceeding hundreds of kilometers per second, so their breakthrough capabilities are very strong. At the same time, their destructive power is also very strong. Because they all carry nuclear missiles.

  Humans had already invented nuclear weapons in the ancient Earth era. After several epochs of development, the power of nuclear weapons has been greatly enhanced, and there have been significant improvements in operability and flexibility. In the ancient Earth era, the most powerful nuclear weapon tested by humans was the Khrushchev bomb of the Soviet Union, with an explosive force of 50 million tons of TNT explosives.

  Now, a single heavy bomber carrying nuclear missiles has a power that exceeds several times that of Khrushchev's bomb. A nuclear missile can have a direct impact on the sky within a radius of hundreds of kilometers. The indirect impact extends to three or four hundred kilometers away. The shockwave from the explosion can even extend thousands of kilometers away.

  However, various space creatures have strong defensive capabilities against nuclear missiles, greatly reducing the power of nuclear missiles. For example, the Sha family can absorb a large amount of shock waves generated by nuclear missile explosions. Nuclear radiation and the like are also unaffected by them.

  It's often the case that a nuclear missile can clear out targets within a radius of several hundred meters, which is already quite good. Wanting to rely on nuclear missiles to take out those giant sandworms is even more impossible. The explosion of a nuclear missile is just a scratch for them, with their bodies stretching hundreds of kilometers long.

  Of course, not all Shazan organisms are so powerful. The main attack target of the human army's fighter planes is actually not the sandworms, but the sand eagles. These birds, which are hundreds of meters long, have strong mobility and fast flight speeds, making it difficult for various energy bullets to hit them directly. Only nuclear missiles with precise guidance technology can lock onto and hit them, thereby destroying them. One nuclear missile is more than enough to take down a sand eagle.

  This time, the sand thieves' army has a large number of sand eagles. In addition to competing with human fighter planes for air supremacy, they are also responsible for transporting sand thieves to land on the surface of Aylee Star. Under the attack of human military fighter jets, sand eagles are constantly being hit by nuclear missiles and directly annihilated. However, human military fighter jets are also suffering constant losses.

  Those sand wyrms do not have long-range attack weapons. Their basic weapon is their sharp double claws. The sand wyrm's double claws can easily tear open a human fighter plane. In terms of agility alone, they are even more agile than human fighter planes. Therefore, human fighter plane troops who want to restrain the sand wyrms' actions must pay a great price.

  The heavy firepower of the Sand Thief army was also fierce. Those massive sand worms were the long-range weapons of the Sand Thief army. The energy balls they sprayed out were extremely destructive. Even warships couldn't stop them, let alone fighter jets. In the intense battle, sand worms were constantly being torn apart by the warship's cannon fire, and fighter jets were constantly being swallowed up by the sand worm's energy balls.

  In Li Yuzi's view, those grayish-white sandworms were not to be feared. They were the lowest-level sandworms with limited combat power. If the surface color of the sandworms turned very dark and grew many sharp thorns, then it was troublesome. These were the real super-large sandworms. Any one of them could wipe out an entire legion!

  "Rumble!"

  Suddenly, an abnormally intense energy fluctuation came rushing over.

  Xia Xingxiao turned his head to look, and found that a destroyer was unfortunately torn in two by an energy ball launched by the sandworms from the middle, with large and small explosions constantly occurring inside the destroyer. In the end, the destroyer exploded into a dazzling light, completely pulverized.

  A fierce explosion shattered the nearby starry sky. The energy crystals loaded on the escort ship, whether they were energy crystals for weapons or used as power sources, had unparalleled destructive power once a sympathetic detonation occurred. A warship's self-destruction was in itself a cruel tactic. If operated properly, it could turn the tide of battle and not be defeated.

  Under the impact of the vast energy, those fighter jets that dodged and weaved, whether manned or unmanned, were shattered one after another. If you say that in the federal army, the most fragile military branch, apart from Xia Xingxiao's infantry, is the fighter jet pilots. Due to the limitations of the fighter jets' performance, their defensive strength is completely incomparable with mechs. Therefore, the explosion of warships can easily affect them.

  Of course, the most tragic are the crew members of the escort ship itself. They are the ones who truly have no protection at all. Once the warship explodes, their lives are not guaranteed at all. The weight of this escort ship is approximately 300,000 tons, and the personnel on board, excluding the carrier-based aircraft pilots, should be around 500-600 people. If the escort ship suddenly explodes, I'm afraid everyone on board will be killed.

  "Grass!"

  "What's going on?"

  Sun Shiwei and Li Yuzhi couldn't help but curse in unison.

  Only a few minutes into the battle, the Federation forces had already lost a destroyer. Heaven knows how many casualties there will be in this battle? The Federation's warships can't even withstand the Sha army, let alone the Mocha Empire and the Samoan Empire. Their combat power is much stronger than that of the Sha pirates.

  "Xiaoxiao, come with me!" Li Yuzhi suddenly called out.

  Xia Xing was stunned and didn't react. Rushing out at this time, isn't that seeking death?

  Li Yuzi said urgently: "The warship has survivors landing near us, we must drag them back!"

  Xia Xingxiao still didn't react at all.

  No way, this new recruit really doesn't understand a lot of things.

  Saving the survivors of the warship is one of the basic responsibilities of infantry. Others are fighting to protect Aiyue Star, and as a member of the garrison of Aiyue Star, they have no choice but to do so. However, Xia Xingxiao didn't know what he should do.

  "Up! If we find the sand thief, kill him!"

  This made it easier to understand. Xia Xing nodded, indicating that he understood. As for other things, he didn't quite get it, but killing was something he had a knack for. He figured that Sha Tou would be similar to their other opponents. With his abnormal strength, he feared nothing. He immediately took off, following Li Yuze from behind. Fo Tou, Fo Kan, and Fo Zu, the three big shots, naturally followed silently.

  Five people took flight to the extreme, directly breaking out of the Mello military base and flying towards the Seventh Territory. The starry sky was three-dimensional, and planar coordinates could not be used. However, general coordinates were very complicated. In order to simplify and remember them easily, people arranged some more conspicuous coordinates and represented them with numbers. The Seventh Territory was one of them.