Star Wars: The Silver Pledge

Fighting broke out after a few minutes.

The Red Apricot Squad was indeed unlucky. The ten fighter jets that came oncoming were the elite of [Qinglong]. Each of them came from the Heavy Industry Group under Qiankun Security.

With their pitch-black paintwork, long and narrow bodies, and broad wings, they can fly surprisingly fast in battle, and possess powerful firepower commensurate with their speed. Of course, the most important thing is that all the fighter pilots are the ace pilots of [Qinglong].

These elite fighters had no intention of going head-to-head with the Hongxing, and quickly dispersed after the battle started to avoid the sharpness of the Hongxing—after all, the Hongxing was much larger than them, and the larger Means thicker shields and more powerful firepower.

However, just as the fighter planes of [Blue Dragon] had just dispersed their formation, two blazing bright lights burst out from the tail of the Red Apricot, propelling the spaceship to shuttle rapidly like lightning, and broke into the formation of [Blue Dragon] in no time. The heavy Ls-q3 laser cannons on both sides of the wings shed a shower of light, smashing a black fighter that was caught off guard into broken fireballs.

The outbreak of the Red Apricot caused the pilots of [Qinglong] to fall into a great shock, and the scattered fighters seemed at a loss for a while.

The ultimate maneuvering speed of the Hongxing is obviously much faster than these black fighters, and the pirates were pierced by the Hongxing's encirclement net as soon as they met, which means that it is already difficult for them to intercept the Hongxing.

Fortunately, someone had sharp eyes and saw the signal of another ship on the radar.

"There's a cargo ship behind!"

"[Dragon Head] said that we must stop the cargo ship no matter what!"

The pirates immediately shifted their targets, let go of the Red Apricot, and prepared to set fire to the cargo ship.

At this moment, Hongxing, which had passed through the encirclement, suddenly changed direction, and the engine at the tail deflected slightly outward, pushing Hongxing to complete a U-turn at a very small angle, and charged again at the scattered fighters.

This time the charge was unsuccessful. The pirates had already adapted to the speed of the Red Apricot. Seeing that the two huge engines began to emit light, they immediately drove their fighters to spread out further and avoided the Red Apricot with flexible tactical maneuvers. Gunfire on the Apricot.

After the second round of charge, Hongxing became passive instead.

As a mobile specialized spaceship, the Red Apricot is not good at frontal combat power, and being deeply trapped in the enemy's line is tantamount to suicide.

The pirates realized that the Hongxing could not fit the cargo ship, so they immediately made adjustments, sending out a few fighter planes to chase the cargo ship with all their strength, and the rest hung behind the Hongxing, waiting for an opportunity.

The situation of the Hong Xing became more and more embarrassing: if it was fighting alone, even if the Hong Xing could not fight against ten fighters, it would be enough to protect itself.

After all, we can't really count on Ning Tao to have the courage to fight nine elite fighters back and forth in a heavy armed cargo ship while recovering from a serious finger injury, right?

The embarrassing situation of the Red Apricot was constantly captured and magnified by the pirates. When the twin engines at the rear of the Red Apricot shone brightly for the third time, those fighter planes hovering near the cargo ship immediately turned around and surrounded the Red Apricot.

This time, the pirates had adapted to the speed of the Red Apricot's explosion, and the encirclement was sparse and tight. They also saw the Red Apricot's focus on rescuing the cargo ship, calculated the location in advance, and completed a precise fire focus.

Laser cannons, concussion missiles, and proton missiles bombarded the long and narrow spaceship like a storm, submerging it in the grand flames in an instant.

However, the pirates didn't even have the time to feel subconsciously happy, they saw in the flames, the tail engine nozzle of the Red Apricot suddenly turned, emitting two oblique flames, pushing the spaceship to complete an emergency maneuver at an almost weird angle!

Most of the firepower passed by the Red Apricot, the flames dissipated, and the long and narrow spaceship rushed out unscathed. The deflector shield covering the surface of the spaceship only flickered slightly, and the flickering gloom ripples were like delicate waves. embellishment. And the six heavy-duty laser cannons burst out a burst of light rain again, driving the nearby pirate spaceships to flee in embarrassment.

The black fighters had to disperse again, and besieged Hongxing with a more cautious attitude.

This shabby-looking mobile specialized spaceship was not as fragile as they had expected.

However, it was only a temporary struggle.

The nine fighters quickly adjusted their formation, sometimes scattered and sometimes gathered, supporting and cooperating with each other, and always placed the Hongxing in the middle of the encirclement. Once the Hongxing is ready to break through, the black fighters will shift their targets to the cargo ship, forcing the Hongxing to give up its maneuverability and become a living target for the pirates.

The battle lasted only a short while, and even though the Red Apricot managed to remain unscathed by the maneuvering force of the vector engine, the battle situation became more and more passive.

The fighter planes around were getting closer and closer, and their firepower was getting stronger and stronger.

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"Now I suddenly feel that this rescue operation is still too hasty. We are so naive to think that we can take 27 civilians through the net!"

On the Red Apricot, Uncle Xu wailed and fixed his body firmly on the seat with belts.

However, under the violent turbulence, Uncle Xu still looked extremely embarrassed, and his forehead bumped against the dashboard above from time to time, so that his speech became intermittent.

"Captain, let Xiaozhuang refit this wrecked ship when we go back. Even if it is in emergency maneuver mode, it should ensure basic comfort! I'm going to be hit to death!"

Xu Bo's sincere call did not get any response.

Because no one on the Red Apricot cared about him at all, the plasma and concussion missiles that brushed against the spaceship had already attracted everyone's attention. And the ripples of the heavy laser bombardment on the shield are even more shocking.

The threat from [Blue Dragon] is getting stronger and stronger.

Anping sat in the co-pilot seat, tapped the armrest a few times with his fingers, and then ordered decisively: "Lu Nan, enter the assisted pilot mode, leave the spaceship to me, and you are in charge of intercepting the firepower!"

Lu Nan, who was in the driver's seat, switched the driving mode without any hesitation, and handed over all the driving authority of the Hongxing to Anping. He was only responsible for detailed assistance and focused on the fire control system.

As soon as Lu Nan took over the fire control system of the Red Apricot, the six Ls.q3 laser cannons burst out a burst of wonderful light rain, sweeping away the approaching missile torpedoes.

The Hongxing's maneuvering pressure was immediately relieved, but nine fighters were still surrounding the Hongxing, and more missiles and beams were ready to go.

"Captain, you can't go on like this." Uncle Xu tried to give advice while applying herbal ointment on his forehead, "It's still too late to abandon the cargo ship!"

Sean moved his ears.

Even he, who strongly advocated rescue and presided over the entire rescue operation, has to admit that the rescue operation may fail at this time, and it is time to consider giving up... If Anping decides to give up here, Sean can't even find him. objection.

The situation is very clear: if Hongxing wants to escape by itself, it is more than capable, but if it wants to save people, there is a high probability that it will also pay for itself.

In order to save people, the Hongxing team has put in a lot of effort. No one is qualified to accuse them of ineffective rescue, let alone ask them to risk their lives. After all, saving people is to maximize benefits, not moral self-satisfaction.

However, just when Xiao En subconsciously considered giving up, he heard Anping sneer like Lu Nan: "Ha, give up at this time, how can we veterans pretend to be aggressive in front of newcomers? And Xu Bo, you are also stunned." It's over, the opponent is not a regular army, but a group of greedy pirates!"

Xu Bo was taken aback when he heard the words: "Then what's the matter?"

Anping shook his head: "You are really dizzy, you can't think of such a simple trap... Lu Nan, help me."

Lu Nan said: "Stop talking nonsense, let's start."

Anping immediately turned his head and shouted at Zhuang Yuanying: "Xiao Zhuang, get ready for the 'escape' mode!"

Zhuang Yuanying directly hit the cabin door with a machine gun, making a deafening bang in response.

Anping nodded, pressed an inconspicuous button on the console, and quickly pushed the driver's joystick back to its original position.

In an instant, the jolting of the Red Apricot stopped.