Even though the speed of the spore-class spaceship was a notch faster than the opponent's, Wang Xuance still couldn't provide immediate support due to the overwhelming numbers of intercepting vessels.
On the flagship of the Great Tang, Chai Yue was also in a state of panic.
The flagship was firing at full capacity, but it was still unable to breach the opponent's energy shield.
The enemy's Dreadnought-class ships, enduring the barrage of fire, were approaching the flagship while returning fire.
"Boom!"
A violent tremor shook the flagship, followed by the sound of an explosion.
"Alert! Alert! Stern under attack!"
"Warehouse two is on fire!"
"Hull integrity 88.2%!"
"Energy remaining 3%! Engage power saving mode!"
"..........."
A series of alarms blared from the spaceship's control panel, each one striking Bai Yuzhi's heart like a hammer blow.
Her face pale, she looked at Chai Yue: "Madam, I fear we are in grave peril this time!"
Chai Yue's body went limp, and she slumped onto the chair.
She hadn't expected her order to provoke the enemy into a desperate, all-or-nothing move.
With only 3% energy remaining, even if they ended the battle now, this energy would not be enough for them to return to Earth.
What to do?
What to do?
As a child, she had always admired her mother's prowess on the battlefield and had secretly studied military books and battle strategies.
She had once dreamed of leading troops across the land.
But she never imagined that her first actual command would be met with such a blow.
For a moment, she even began to blame herself.
Blaming herself for overstepping her authority and leading the fleet out...
"No! Self-reproach is the act of a coward!"
"How can this county princess succumb to that!"
After a moment of murmuring, she picked up the communicator and issued orders to Wang Xuance and the others.
"Transmit my orders, all ships, withdraw from the battlefield immediately!"
"Retreat towards Earth and rendezvous with your Duke!"
"Madam!"
Upon hearing this order, Bai Yuzhi's eyes widened immediately.
Following these orders would mean only one outcome: while the other ships could escape, they, aboard the flagship, would have no chance of survival!
"Do you hate me?" Chai Yue asked, stepping forward with a bitter smile, stroking Bai Yuzhi's fair hair.
Bai Yuzhi stared at her, not hiding her feelings: "I do!"
Who the hell would willingly die if they could live?
"Heh, hating me is useless now. In the next life, I'll have you become my husband's secondary wife, so you won't have to be called 'little madam' anymore."
Chai Yue's smile was filled with bitterness; this was the only solution she could think of.
But soon, responses came back through the communicator from Wang Xuance and the others.
"Madam, absolutely not!"
"In any war, the Heavenly Fire Army has never abandoned a single soldier, let alone you!"
Chai Yue was satisfied with their reaction, but it wasn't the outcome she desired.
"Your Duke once said that a soldier's duty is to obey orders!"
"Retreat, this is my order as county princess!"
"Understand the current situation; if we don't retreat now, it will be annihilation!"
"You need to report the situation here to my husband, and remember to avenge me!"
After saying this, she turned to Bai Yuzhi.
"Charge towards their ships!"
"Even if our cannons can't harm them, we'll ram them until they're crippled!"
Her attitude was firm and decisive, without a hint of hesitation.
Bai Yuzhi understood the meaning behind her words; if they didn't take action, Wang Xuance and the others might never be able to leave!
"Understood!"
As the words fell, the flagship accelerated rapidly towards the enemy.
The cannons fell silent, all energy diverted to the shield.
Enduring the enemy's attacks, they rammed straight ahead!
The leader of the Beig people on the enemy spaceship was stunned by this sight.
"What are they doing?"
"Are they insane?"
"Quick, turn... don't let them hit us!"
The Eternal Storm-class spaceship, 3000 meters long, 800 meters wide, and 500 meters high!
Faced with such a behemoth, even if the Dreadnought-class ship's shields could withstand anti-matter cannon fire, there was only one outcome!
That was instant destruction!
As the saying goes, the arrogant fear the stubborn, and the stubborn fear those who have nothing to lose!
Therefore, in this situation, the leader chickened out...
Completely chickened out...
The Dreadnought-class warship, at full acceleration, executed a sudden 90-degree turn.
The soldiers inside the ship, including the Beig leader, were thrown against the walls, dazed and disoriented.
In another compartment, a group of soldiers were still working on Chai Shao.
The usually imposing Lord Chai stared blankly at the ceiling, with ten thousand obscenities wanting to spill out.
But he dared not speak; these people were too beastly!
Even he, strong as an ox, was nearly drained to the bone...
"Bang!"
The ship's sudden turn caught the soldiers holding him off guard, and they were flung away.
Chai Shao, however, being tightly bound by chains, merely felt a wave of dizziness before recovering.
He didn't curse why the ship suddenly turned; instead, he looked at the shattered bottles and lamented the spilled liquid.
Damn it!
That was nearly 50 milliliters of precious stuff!
Spilled just like that...
When the soldiers recovered, they would surely torment him again...
Thinking of the little blue pill for the 3502nd second...
Outside, the two ships passed each other at a distance of a kilometer.
In the control room, the leader climbed up from the floor and, looking at the situation before him, felt a surge of intense fear.
If the order had been given even a moment later, this ship would have been smashed to smithereens!
"Turn around, and ram them again!"
On the other side, Chai Yue, seeing the enemy's reaction, suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.
With a plan against an unprepared foe, she wasn't sure if the enemy ship would capsize from such ramming, but the people inside were certainly not going to withstand it!
After the flagship had moved a certain distance, it decisively turned around and rammed the enemy again.
Wang Xuance and the others, watching from a distance in despair, were also stunned.
The madam's action seemed to have had an effect?
A smile lit up his face, and he immediately ordered.
"All listen to my command, follow me, and let's ram them!"
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui, Lu Benwei, and the other ships responded.
They've gone mad!
This is utter madness!
Valuable spaceships were being treated like bumper cars!
The women under Bai Yuzhi no longer knew how to describe their feelings.
How could a simple expletive possibly capture this?