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"There is still a hidden Republic fighter on Terminus planet?" Matt Horner frowned, "This is a trap, the Republic has long been prepared for our action, and has long attracted Terminus planet , just to set up such a bureau."

"Then what should we do? Retreat?" the combat staff asked, sweating coldly.

"Our combat analysis has made it clear that now is the best chance to occupy the planet Terminus!" Matt Horner's eyes were very firm, he said decisively: "Don't pay attention to Terminus. Target on the planet! Our greatest enemy has always been the Republic Fleet! Leave the affairs of the planet to our ground forces."

"Yes!"

At this time, an alarm came from the sensor again, and 20 Galactic Republic Aquatens-class light cruisers left the hyperspace channel and joined the battle. What is deeply disturbing is that the alarm of hyperspace fluctuations has not stopped.

Matt Horner took a deep breath, stared at the holographic star map, and murmured, "I hope our army can withstand this test."

The fleet of the Fourth Civilization kept retreating, broke away from the gravitational circle of Terminus planet, lined up a battle formation, and recalled all the fighters and bombers that were going to bomb the planet, ready to meet the enemy and start the fleet battle.

The army of the Galactic Republic obviously had a clear plan. The Z-95 Headhunter fighters hidden on the planet Terminus did not break out of the atmosphere to fight the fleet of the Fourth Civilization.

In fact, this is a very wise choice. As a fighter of the previous era, the Z-95 Headhunter has proved that it is not an opponent of the Ghost fighter in countless engagements, so it is the correct tactic to guard the planet's atmosphere.

But the right tactics for them, for Matt Horner, meant yet another plan to fall through.

Then, the rest is a head-to-head battle.

Matt Horner's eyes became extremely sharp, he waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Cole-class battlecruisers, ships No. 11 to No. 20, recharge the supermatter electromagnetic gun!"

"Yes!!"

"Measure the distance, preview the target, and fire!!" Matt Horner shouted again.

The main guns of 10 Cole-class battlecruisers fired salvos, which opened the curtain of the frontal battle of the fleet.

The Galactic Republic fleet continued to advance, and after entering the best range of 1 light minute, the firepower was full, and a large number of fighter jets were launched to prepare to attack the fourth civilization fleet.

Turbolaser cannons and heavy X-rays are intertwined, and thousands of fighters from both sides are also fighting in the air.

As in previous battles, the Galactic Republic's fighter jets are overwhelmingly superior, while the Fourth Civilization's fighter jets entangle themselves with stealth devices.

And the new generation of fighter jets of both sides are also put into actual combat in this battle.

The Galactic Republic ARC-170 fighter has been installed, and more than 300 are equipped in this fleet!

And the Fourth Civilization Viking fighter has also been put into mass production, with 100 participating in this battle - and, this is also a stealth fighter.

The battleships of the Galactic Republic are still rushing to the battlefield one after another. After half an hour, 20 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers also joined the battle!

What makes people desperate is that although the hyperspace fluctuation has weakened a lot, it is still continuing!

Matt Horner placed all the ships in a defensive formation, and the Cole-class battlecruiser's paramatter railgun stopped firing after two salvos, opting to conserve ammunition.

The two fleets continued to exchange fire.

However, because there was a big gap in the time when the Republic fleet came over, they did not form a strong concentrated firepower, and they did not continue to charge forward. Instead, they chose to stop at a distance of 0.8 light minutes and assembled the fleet on the spot.

Follow-up warships are still coming. After five 2,000-meter-level Invincible-class battlecruisers, 15 Karak-class light cruisers, and more than 40 Corellian DP-20 gunboats arrived on the battlefield, there were no more warships rushing. Come.

Like the Fourth Civilization, this fleet is also one of the few mobile fleets that the 18th Army of the Republic can vacate under the circumstance of being attacked from both directions.

It's not that these battleships don't want to arrive at the same time, but the main reason is that these battleships have huge differences in performance, age, and size, and they are equipped with completely different levels of hyperspace engines. Therefore, even if they start at the same time, they can only arrive at the battlefield one after the other in the end.

But even so, this fleet has already formed a quantitative advantage over the fleet of the Fourth Civilization.

After the battleships were assembled, the Republic fleet took back the 2,000 fighters that had taken off earlier, and then took off again 2,000 new fighters.

At the same time, all the warships launched an assault in a wedge formation!

Matt Horner commanded the fleet very cautiously, desperately defending. The Cole-class battlecruisers protected the Sovclass aircraft carriers in the rear, and the Sovclass aircraft carriers began to retreat, as far as possible from the engagement area.

In fact, according to the various plans in the battle plan, the possibility of the Galactic Republic intervening in advance is not without consideration, but in this case, the Supreme Command's judgment is to withdraw immediately.

But Matt Horner chose to continue the fight after thinking.

First, the number of the Republic fleet is not as large as they thought.

The second... the fourth civilization... needs too much space...

The hyperspace channel is almost something that the fourth civilization dreams of.

Planet Bespin gave the Fourth Civilization its first planet on the main hyperspace lane, but only in one direction, and was also blocked by the 18th Army of the Republic.

Now what they want is another offensive direction.

It's like Jingzhou is to Liu Bei. If Jingzhou is lost, the world will be lost... Because only Liu Bei in Yizhou is left, and only this direction is left.

The same is true for the Fourth Civilization. Only by occupying the planet Terminus can we gain more strategic offensive directions, and then defeat the 18th Army, completely opening up a passive strategic situation.

Now... can't go back!

Matt Horner gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

"General! The Supreme Command sent an order asking us to withdraw from the battlefield immediately according to the battle plan." The combat staff came over and took out an authorization message from the Supreme Command.

Matt Horner took a deep breath and was silent for a while, then said: "Call back. Judging from the situation on the front line, our army still has the possibility of capturing the planet Terminus, and asks to continue the offensive plan! Terminus , our fourth civilization is determined to win!! I am a natural disaster!"

The combat staff officer's gaze also became firm, he stood upright and saluted fiercely, and said loudly, "I am a natural disaster!"

Matt Horner waved his hand sharply and said loudly: "Electric orders all ships! Fight to the death, I am a natural disaster!!"