Chapter 302: 295 Stalemate Start
The warp bubble, enormous and beyond the limits of human vision, suddenly emerged, revealing the ghastly visages of Teizene warships. The Teizene invasion fleet, having crossed the vast distance from the Sirius Galaxy, had finally reached the Solar System and appeared just one million kilometers away from Earth's gravity well.
Bai Zhongqi's previously half-closed eyes snapped open, followed swiftly by the countless, nearly innumerable weapon platforms orbiting Earth, which opened a fierce barrage upon the Teizene fleet.
All around Earth's outer space it was as if a spectacular fireworks display was underway, with beams of light, electromagnetic cannons, lasers, nuclear missiles, and other weapons being fired at the Teizene fleet as if they cost nothing. This scene's grandeur was surely beyond anyone's imagination. Ever since the Iridium Star R19 fleet's arrival at Earth and Bai Zhongqi taking command of this power, he had spared no effort in expanding Earth's entire defense system.
Even the combined firepower density of both the first and fourth strategic fleets was not as high as that of the countless weapon platforms on Earth's orbit.
A barrage of projectiles struck the Teizene fleet's overall shield array at first impact. Transparent ripples surged like waves around the exterior of the Teizene warships, with the intense glow making the entire Teizene fleet seem even more dazzling in the universe.
At the same time, the Star Alliance Universe Army fleet, which had long been prepared here, also began to show its might. Led by seven main battle ships, more than twenty heavy cruisers, along with a multitude of destroyers and escort ships, all aimed their ship cannons at the enemy, focusing their fire. This terrifying firepower was beyond the imagination of ordinary universe civilizations; the Star Alliance, at this moment, displayed a level of prowess that surpassed most civilizations in the galaxy.
However, it was clear that the Star Alliance's impressive and powerful attacks did not shake the Teizene fleet's shield array in the slightest!
Zero said tense, "Although the Teizene fleet is only one-fifth the size, the defensive strength of this shield array can reach seventy to eighty percent of the original fleet of more than a thousand warships, containing nearly a hundred main battle ships."
Bai Zhongqi remained unmoved, for he had anticipated this situation.
"Activate the dense tether beam confinement device," Bai Zhongqi ordered calmly. Enjoy new tales from My Virtual Library Empire
This was his second time using this move against the Teizene, employing high-powered tether beams to create a huge scale constriction field, effectively hindering the enemy's maneuverability. Bai Zhongqi had constructed a large number of such devices in Earth's orbit, and the resulting array of devices helped him achieve this effect.
When numerous invisible and intangible tether beams were activated, the Teizene fleet in space appeared to noticeably slow, their movement reducing to almost a standstill. A barrage of intense fire focused on the Teizene fleet, like numerous lurid poppies, with hellfire raging fiercely.
Standing on the bridge of the Holy Sovereign King Number, Su Beisi leaned on a giant sword with his hands, his face showing little fear, but he admitted to being caught off guard by the Star Alliance's firepower. The defense network that the Star Alliance had built around Earth was something he had never seen in his life, with many of the cannons as powerful as main guns on some main battle ships, and with their sheer abundance and variety. Furthermore, the constriction fields and a series of other auxiliary devices had turned the space around Earth into a nightmarish location for Star Alliance adversaries.
Even so, the Teizene fleet's shield array continued to operate normally, with not a single Teizene warship sustaining any substantial damage in the process.
"Counterattack!" Su Beisi shouted loudly.
The Teizene warships, with their almost graceless exteriors cluttered with exaggerated gun barrels and missile launchers, launched a ferocious attack on the Star Alliance at this moment.
The firepower output of the Teizene Fleet's more than two hundred warships was actually a bit greater than that of Bai Zhongqi's first and fourth Strategic Fleets, but it was slightly less potent. After all, there was a several-level difference in civilization sophistication, and Iridium Star Technology's weapons were several generations ahead of the Teizene civilization in terms of power.
Yet the generational advantage in weaponry was not enough to penetrate the Teizene's shield arrays.
The Star Alliance's weaponry struck the Teizene warships like throwing mud into the sea, with no return, whereas the Teizene fleet's fierce bombardment of the weapon platforms orbiting Earth was as effective as hot water melting snow, producing immediate results.
The majority of the weapon platforms were of simple construction. Only a few large integrated weapon platforms possessed a certain degree of shield systems. Despite these defense platforms' considerable firepower, after being bombarded by the main guns of one or two Teizene main battle ships for several rounds, they inevitably exploded.
The outermost defense platforms had begun to teeter under the heavy barrage of Teizene fire, and on a display screen in front of Bai Zhongqi, the number of defense platforms had dropped from one hundred percent to 96%. In other words, in just over ten minutes of engagement, the Teizenians had destroyed 4% of Bai Zhongqi's automated weapon platforms.
At this moment, Wang Duidui was personally grasping the helm of the warship, maneuvering the Jilin to fire at the enemy while on the move.
"Damn it, it's like they're impossible to hit." Wang Duidui felt his sweat was about to soak through his uniform.
Jilin stood beside him, agitated as well, "Focus, you blockhead! Keep an eye on their firepower; don't crash into their gun barrels!"
The Jilin Escort Ship was actually still quite a distance away from the periphery of the Teizene fleet, a distance which only allowed for the main cannons to fire, as the other medium and small caliber weapons couldn't reach the enemy. At this time, the Teizene fleet's primary targets were mainly the weapon platforms, which contributed most of the firepower in the current Star Alliance defense system, and since they did not have sufficient defense capabilities themselves, the Star Alliance warships stayed behind to deal with them.
But if there was a warship that stood out too much or gave the enemy an opportunity, the Teizenians would unhesitatingly pour out their fire to sink the warship first.
Bai Zhongqi had divided the two Strategic Fleets into multiple squadrons, launching attacks on the enemy from different positions with extremely orderly formations. Even those like the Jilin, constantly moving and attacking, actually had their own squadron commands and wouldn't actively break formation.
The scene appeared at a deadlock for a time, with the Star Alliance being unable to make a dent in the Teizene fleet, which was as hard to break as a turtle shell. And while the Teizene fleet was focused on the weapon platforms, occasionally hitting the Star Alliance warships didn't cause much damage. In terms of performance, Iridium Star's warships were still far superior to those of the Teizenians. Unless they were targeted by main battle ship fire, these Star Alliance warships would not be at a great risk.
However, the situation was still unfavorable for the Star Alliance.
"If the total number of our weapon platforms falls below 30%, the pressure on the Teizenians will drop below a critical threshold, and they will try to attack our fleet. At that point, it will be dangerous for us," Zero One said with concern.
Bai Zhongqi shook his head and said, "Before we get hit down to below 30%, the Teizenians will have other moves to make."