4461--Andrew Reasonable Deception

The support fleet was not small, at least not a force that the Zerg could ignore.

In the outer star field of planet No. 6, the support fleet, aware of their exposure, did not choose to completely spread out the firepower formation on the premise of ensuring a safe distance between itself and the bug swarm. A half-spread formation was chosen.

This formation is common in guerrilla and harassment tactics.

The advantage is that it can quickly switch to mobile mode, and carry out efficient movement with sufficient efficiency, which is beneficial for their fleet to fight while walking.

Needless to say the disadvantages, because this formation will limit the use of some weapons on the hull, and there is no way to smoothly display firepower, so the fleet's firepower will drop relatively significantly.

In addition, under normal circumstances, the hit rate of this formation will also be affected, but the Zerg cannot be regarded as a normal situation. With the dense swarm of insects, it is more difficult to miss...

As soon as this formation came out, the meaning of supporting the fleet was undoubtedly obvious. From the very beginning, they had no intention of rushing into it. They wanted to fight against the Zerg in the outer star field of Planet Six.

This can be regarded as a very normal deployment, and it will not make Balsa too suspicious.

After all, it has a strong army here, and it is attacking three planets at the same time in this wave. At this stage, it is still unclear on which side it has accumulated heavy troops.

Under this premise, if the opponent chooses one side without even thinking about it, and then plunges in, Balsa will actually suspect that the opponent is playing some tricks.

It is a very wise and prudent approach to fight guerrillas on the periphery first, which can not only test, but also contain the strength of this side, and then arrange follow-up actions based on intelligence feedback.

A few simple rounds of firing, while killing the surging insect swarm, at the same time, before the insect swarm completely closed the distance, the support fleet, which was still keeping a safe distance, quickly withdrew without any reluctance to fight. , made it clear that he did not intend to confront the Zerg head-on, and did not want to take any risks at all.

Obviously, the support fleet still has a full understanding of its own situation. Self-knowledge is what counts, and so does the fleet.

Although they are not small in size, that's all there is to it, and they don't have the ability to face a large army on the opposite side.

Despite the circumstances at the time, what swept towards them was just a normal-scale bug swarm.

But the fleet commander almost believed that as soon as they were surrounded by insect swarms, the next second, the opposite void burrowers and void centipedes would immediately catch up, and the follow-up troops would also sweep over at the fastest speed. The only thing that greets them is defeat.

Faced with the retreat of the support fleet, Balsa directly signaled the worm swarm to pursue and kill them.

Judging from the current situation alone, it also wants to find out the details of this fleet and see if the main force on the opposite side is already ambushing nearby.

In this regard, the retreating support fleet also behaved very indifferently.

Or they can't help it.

These zerg are very mobile in the void environment, and the sensory ability is actually very strong.

It is definitely not an easy task to shake off a fleet of their size.

This point has already been deeply understood in the previous years of fighting, and it can even be said that they have rich experience.

The zerg chased after them if they wanted to. Anyway, they fought while retreating, and they could consume the enemy's troops properly.

Moreover, they took away such a wave of troops, how could it be regarded as helping the orc army to relieve the defensive pressure? Could it still be a loss?

On the other hand, against the Zerg on the opposite side, they couldn't do without chasing them.

If such a fleet is allowed to act casually outside their battlefield, the other side will definitely bring it big troubles, and Balsa can completely foresee this point.

Needless to say, this wave, the expeditionary army's envoys are also a proper conspiracy, using a conspiracy against a conspiracy, I am not afraid that you will not be hooked.

At this stage, Balsa has plenty of troops on hand. Faced with the guerrilla tactics of supporting the fleet, it unceremoniously sends out swarms of insects to chase them down without even hesitation.

But it cannot be denied that the existence of this support fleet did bring it some trouble.

The most direct point is that it now needs to further divide its energy and pay attention to the situation of the support fleet.

And in this process, the follow-up actions to support the fleet will also quickly escalate this trouble!

A large-scale space fleet was directly dispersed into more than a dozen small fleets and launched separate operations.

Both guerrilla and harassment tactics require the execution force to have sufficient flexibility, and compared to the previous scale, after being dispersed into more than a dozen small fleets, they have undoubtedly become better in terms of operational flexibility.

Sometimes they disperse and sometimes gather together, cooperating and covering each other. In the rounds of dealings between the two sides, while making Balsa feel obviously overwhelmed, they also vividly displayed various methods.

After a period of dealings, Balsa could almost insist that there must be a commander with top capabilities behind the command, otherwise, this small support fleet would definitely not be able to perform to such a degree.

And in this round of operations, it is none other than Yuan Xi who is in charge of commanding this support fleet!

At the same time, this fleet is also the ace fleet under Yuan Xi's command, so it can cooperate with Yuan Xi so tacitly, and it can still perform well even when the whole army is in poor condition and morale is low.

Now facing these dozen or so difficult guerrilla fleets and the fleet commanders behind them, Balsa had to devote more energy to deal with them.

At the same time, of course, it didn't forget to send a part of its troops to conduct reconnaissance in the outer void, trying to locate the traces of the enemy's large troops.

But in this move, it has been delayed to achieve results.

Doubts, of course, are there, but thinking from another angle, as an enemy, how can the opponent let his large troops easily expose their whereabouts?

Considering the super-mimetic camouflage ability of the machine race, it is not easy for the expeditionary army to find them when they are dormant.

Therefore, while Balsa was making various guesses in his mind, of course he had to take this factor into consideration.

The best way to deal with an opponent who is thoughtful and does not leave any flaws is undoubtedly to consume and disperse the opponent's energy.

After all, as a commander, no matter how strong you are, your energy is limited. If you consume too much, you will get tired, and if you disperse too much, the possibility of mistakes in other places will increase.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the means you use to disperse and consume the other party's energy should not be too fake, and should be based on the premise of 'reasonable'.

Considering the current state of the expeditionary force, it is reasonable for them to concentrate their forces to support the orc army, and it is reasonable to want to join forces to open up the situation.

And considering the existence of the Zerg army, their army stayed put and dispatched fleets to fight guerrillas to consume them first. At the same time, they got to know the details of the opponent to confirm how many troops the opponent had deployed in this area. This is also a very reasonable tactical arrangement.

It is precisely when all actions are based on such a reasonable premise that the suspicion in the enemy's heart will be reduced.

However, it is reasonable to be reasonable. Along with the progress of the action, Balsa will still have doubts and even doubts in his heart.

For example, now, Balsa is obviously a little hesitant.

But so what?

This battlefield is full of fiction, and Zhou Yi is a good player in using deceitful tactics. In the previous confrontation, Balsa has been tricked by Zhou Yi more than once.

So at this point, it is no longer sure what the road on the other side is now.

And what Zhou Yi wants is this effect!