Hank is indeed a new soldier, but this is only based on the length of service. In fact, any qualified soldier knows very well that the difference between new recruits and veterans is not only the length of service, but also the experience.

How many wars have they fought. At this point, Hank thinks that he is not inferior to the other party at all. In just half a year, they have experienced countless smoke and wars, and Patilina has almost lost everything she has encountered.

All kinds of situations in all wars were thrown at them, tracking, counterattack, encirclement, encirclement and suppression, escape, attack. From this aspect, Hank was no longer a new soldier, but had experienced hundreds of battles.

A veteran.

His idea was exactly the same as Captain Balk's, which was to use bait to lure the opponent into terrain that was favorable to him, and then use defense instead of attack. However, compared to Captain Balk, Hank seemed more conservative. He chose

In order to use the reconnaissance fleet as bait, it is precisely because the reconnaissance fleet is a high-speed reconnaissance ship. The advantage in speed should be enough to make up for most of the problems. Now it depends on whether the other party will be fooled.

Seeing the light spot approaching the reconnaissance fleet in front of him, Hank couldn't help but stretched out his hand and straightened his collar.

At the same time, the gryphon knights responsible for the reconnaissance also discovered the reconnaissance fleet above the clouds. Just as Hank expected, they were not stupid enough to launch a direct attack on the metal battleship, but instead investigated a

After this, he immediately retreated and reported what he had observed to Captain Balk.

"How many warships does the opponent have in total?"

"Three ships, my lord."

"Um"

After hearing the report from the Griffin Knight, Captain Balk couldn't help but fell into deep thought. If it was an ordinary war, then he would also need to consider whether the other side would have other fleets participating in the battle. However, this time the battle between the two sides was

It is based on the premise that all the battleships in Academy City are built by those students.

So, how many warships can they build in just one year?

According to Balk's opinion, not even one of them is possible. However, Commander Nicholas clearly informed them that not only did the other side build warships, but several warships were started and completed together. Of course, the specific number of warships was involved because of the

As for the fate agreement, Master Nicholas did not disclose it. But in Balk's view, I'm afraid there won't be too much.

"What's the size of the battleship?"

"Slightly smaller than the Galen-class light battleship."

"Um"

This is in line with Balk's guess. In such a short period of time, the other party will naturally not be able to build the kind of huge battleship he has seen before. This kind of light battleship is in line with his guess. From this aspect, the other party

They probably plan to focus on guerrilla warfare and avoid head-on confrontations as much as possible. If this is the case, then they shouldn't stay in place for too long, but if they can find the location, they can at least have some idea of ​​their next course of action.

Prediction and judgment.

In terms of the number of battleships, the main fleet led by Balk has a total of fifteen mixed battleships, plus the ten battleships of the task force, which far exceeds the enemy in terms of both the number of personnel and the number of battleships. In fact, at this moment Balk

Balk has received the news from the task force, requesting that they must do their best to eliminate the opponent. However, Balk decided to act cautiously. Although the opponent is not his opponent from any perspective, they will not underestimate the enemy because of this.

This is an important moment that determines the survival of the empire, and no one can be too careful. Although the other party behaves like a rookie, it is better not to take it too lightly until you are sure that the other party is really a rookie.

However, not everyone agreed with Captain Balk's judgment.

“Total nonsense!!”

Looking at the order transmitted through magic, Christopher snorted disdainfully. He is the commander-in-chief of the task force and the second-largest figure in the combined fleet. This time it was he who led the task force.

Join forces with Balk's First Fleet to fight against the opponent. Unlike Balk, Christopher is not the kind of steady and experienced commander. His face looks like a grinning wolf, but in fact

The task force itself is also in line with the temperament of the wolf pack. They never engage in frontal combat, but are good at sneak attacks from behind, side attacks and other actions. Because of this, the composition of the task force is basically high-speed warships.

Moreover, what they are best at is mobile warfare. To ask them to defend here is like asking the cavalry to stand still in formation. It is a waste.

So what if the opponent may have a back-up plan? As long as these three battleships are defeated, the enemy will have to respond. By then, won't it be better to defeat the opponent? It's better than waiting here.

Much, could it be said that that old guy Balk can only think of this method?

"Send another letter to General Balck, saying that we think it is not a good idea to wait like this. The task force requests to go ahead and launch an attack on the enemy."

Christopher was very unhappy and gave the order again, then picked up the pipe and put it in his mouth. He had already decided that no matter what answer Balk gave this time, he would launch an attack.

After receiving Christopher's report again, Balk sighed helplessly. He actually did not want the task force to be his assistant. Among any forces in any country in any history, any dynasty, between the central army and local warlords,

Struggles and confrontations are always inevitable. Therefore, he who commanded the First Army did not have a harmonious relationship with the task force itself. In fact, Balke initially thought that Christoph would refuse his appointment as second in command, but

What he didn't expect was that the other party would actually accept it, but this was not beyond Balk's expectation.

"Send a telegram to Commander Christopher. I agree with him to launch an attack, but he must cooperate with the actions of the First Fleet. They will launch the attack first, and we will provide rear support."

"Is there no problem with this, sir?"

Hearing Balke's reply, the adjutant standing next to him couldn't help but asked in surprise. According to Balke's plan, they planned to stay put and then compete with each other for patience. In Balke's view, no matter what, those

The new recruits probably won't have much patience, and most of the young people are young and energetic. As long as they delay for long enough, they will definitely seek changes. By that time, they will be able to see more problems and key points.

However, Christopher's response method is completely opposite to Balk's. This is not to say that the commanding abilities of the two are any better. In fact, as a strong general, Christopher's own commanding ability is also highly praised by the Rainbow Council.

, if I have to say it, it is the difference in the commanding styles between the two. Balck seeks stability more, but Christoph is better at "moving". Under such circumstances, neither party can compromise with the other.

Therefore, the best way is to let the other party take action.

"I knew it"

After receiving another response from Captain Balk, Christopher also showed an excited smile. He tapped his pipe lightly and then immediately gave the order.

"Order the wolves to outflank from the right, wait for my order to launch an attack, and fire immediately as soon as you enter the shooting range! Before that, do not send more gryphon knights to avoid alerting the enemy."

After receiving the order, the "wolves" immediately began to move quickly. They cut through the sky with a roaring trajectory, hiding in the fog in the valley, approaching the target. Just like the wolves in the forest.

, hiding among the woods and bushes, carefully searching, surrounding the prey, and launching an attack.

However, they didn't know that everything they did at this moment was already shown in front of Hank's eyes.

"It's truly a task force."

As he watched the light spots on the screen move forward at a smooth and fast speed, Hank couldn't help but sigh. He had also heard of the reputation of the task force. But actually seeing the other party's actions was another matter.

Now Hank is no longer an ignorant recruit, so he is still very impressed by the opponent's formation actions. You know how difficult it is to maintain an offensive formation under high-speed movement without being discovered by the enemy.

Patilina had given them personal experience more than once. Because of this, when he saw the actions of the task force, Hank also understood that he had encountered a strong enemy.

Christopher did not foolishly choose to swarm them, nor would a real wolf pack choose such an approach. And as he said, the reason why he chose to attack the enemies was in the hope of making them change. From this point on

From a perspective, Christopher can be said to be half successful. After all, Hank has no intention of letting his reconnaissance fleet be beaten in vain.

However, he was unwilling to expose his trump card.

"Order the reconnaissance fleet to prepare for battle. When attacked, immediately set off to the three o'clock direction. After getting rid of the enemy's pursuit, activate the probe and grasp the surrounding situation as much as possible."

Hank has enough confidence in the combat effectiveness of his battleship. Although the reconnaissance fleet is a bait, and the opponent does act based on the bait, Hank has no intention of wanting the opponent to swallow the bait. After all, the opponent is only sending out

The task force, a small fish like this, is not worthy of unleashing its trump card.

While facing it, Hank looked at the command screen in front of him.
Chapter completed!