171: Chapter 170 The Battle of Arashiyama Star 2

"Lord Captain, the main battery has finished charging, we can open fire."

The Lux Aliens operator quickly reported to the captain.

"Very well, prepare the Feiri."

Just as he was about to order fire on the space station, a dull thud instantly made the entire warship shake violently in space like a ship in a gale, interrupting the planned attack.

Unexpectedly, the Lunar-class Cruiser led by Alaka rammed straight into the Feiri.

Both sides quickly tore open a gaping hole in each other's hulls.

The warship led by Alaka successfully bought time for the space station at the cost of almost its entire life.

"Fire all torpedoes and artillery at once!"

Alaka knew his life was counting down, and he had to buy time for the fleet and his compatriots on the Planetary Defense Force platform.

Even if the price was the entire warship and the lives of all the crew.

"Fire!"

As the cannons roared in unison, a symphony of explosions seemed to erupt around Alaka's warship, with countless violent blasts sounding in the vicinity.

Watching the arrogant Imperial warship on the screen, the Lux Aliens Commander of the Feiri finally reacted.

The secondary batteries had already locked onto Alaka's warship.

As the secondary batteries fired, a massive beam sliced off half of the tail wing of Alaka's warship.

The explosion of Alaka's warship was only a matter of time.

"Lowly humans, damn them."

The Lux Aliens captain said disdainfully.

"Continue attacking with secondary batteries, re-aim the main battery at the space station, and destroy it at all costs."

"Captain, it's too late!"

Upon hearing the crew member's exclamation, the alien captain immediately looked up at the screen to see that the Imperial Slaughterer laser cannon had finished charging, and a fierce blood-red beam was shooting straight towards the Feiri.

Seeing this, the Lux Aliens captain immediately wanted to order the fleet to maneuver and dodge.

Just as the Lux Alienss were preparing to maneuver the battleship to dodge, a dull heavy impact struck the Lux Aliens battleship directly.

The powerful impact instantly caused the battleship to lose its propulsion, forcing it to remain in place.

"Captain, our warship has lost power and we cannot break free from this human warship."

The crew watched the monitors; the entire warship seemed to be embedded with the enemy battleship, unable to pull away.

Alaka remained unmoved; he simply picked up the intercom calmly, and his voice instantly spread throughout the entire warship via the broadcast channel.

"We are the Archon's blade; we must pierce the enemy's chest, even if we must sacrifice our lives for it."

"For the Governor, for the Emperor, for humanity, dedicating our lives at this moment is our supreme honor."

At that very moment, the space station's Slaughterer laser tore through the battleship, destroying it along with Alaka's standard Lunar-class Cruiser.

After the Feiri turned into a fireball and was completely destroyed, the remaining Lux Aliens warships did not hesitate and chose to retreat immediately.

Leaving behind hundreds of wrecks, the first wave of the Lux Aliens offensive was contained.

The entire space was left with nothing but the wreckage of the Lux Aliens and Daxia Navy fleets.

Pulled by the gravity of Lanshan Planet, the wreckage of the Lux Aliens warships began to slowly fall toward Lanshan Planet.

The orbital defense platforms opened fire rapidly, blasting those warships into tiny fragments, ensuring they would burn up completely upon entering the planet's atmosphere.

Except for the wreck of the largest battleship which remained in space, its own gravity attracting some smaller warships to form a massive debris field, the surrounding area had been cleared, preparing for the next wave of attacks.

The dream star was docked at the orbital port on the far side.

Xia Xingchen quickly arrived at the front line via the fast elevator on the platform, and upon arriving, he immediately retreated to a safe location.

Cassandra handed Xia Xingchen a battle damage report.

Xia Xingchen took stock; their side had about over a hundred warships, with escort boats making up the vast majority: forty-five escort boats, fifteen light cruisers, ten standard Lunar-class Cruisers, and some combat cargo ships and the like.

In this single engagement, Xia Xingchen's side lost nearly ten escort boats, one light cruiser, and one Lunar-class Cruiser.

Xia Xingchen scanned it carefully.

"Record the losses."

Xia Xingchen sat in the command room; at this moment, he was the only one in the entire command room.

Immediately after, Xia Xingchen opened the communication channel.

Ma Pingliang's voice also quickly appeared on the screen.

"Lord Archon, the statistical data you requested has all been compiled."

Ma Pingliang then proceeded to report proactively.

"The total force currently available for mobilization is about 4.5 million, of which 1.5 million are Astra Militarum, and the remaining 2.5 million are Planetary Defense Force, including 500,000 of the Ironclad Heavy Army."

The Ironclad Heavy Army that Xia Xingchen mobilized was only a fraction, with the vast majority of the main force still in the hands of Zhenhai.

If it came to planetary positional warfare, Xia Xingchen would not be able to hold out for long with the troops he had on hand.

Keeping the enemy outside the planet was the correct choice.

The Commander of the Lux fleet, Lux IV, looked at the battle damage report and almost went insane.

In this single offensive, they lost one battleship.

The escort boats, light cruisers, and cruisers were almost entirely lost, with only one or two damaged ones managing to escape back.

Lux IV had to admit that he had underestimated the human civilization here; the terrifying power of the Planetary Defense Force platforms far exceeded the imagination of the Lux Civilization.

He had to come up with a correct battle plan; if he continued to charge blindly like this, even if the entire fleet managed to conquer the Origin Star System, he would likely only have two or three warships left, becoming a Commander with no troops left.

Such huge losses were absolutely impossible for the Queen to bear.