Escape?!
On the battlefield, this should be the act of a coward.
Such a move would only appear in the battles of lower civilizations, where soldiers wield cold weapons and each soldier is an individual entity.
Not to mention in the battles of Level 2 civilizations, even in those of Level 1 civilizations, all life has begun to follow the balance of gains and losses, rather than simple hot-bloodedness.
What are the losses?
Needless sacrifice!
The seven Federation giant ships here may be able to exchange for a portion of the Silk Civilization's warships, but the cost and benefits are extremely unbalanced.
What are the gains?
Preserving combat power!
Or, as the saying goes, "As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood."
The giant ships are the largest combat units of the Federation, and even now, the Federation only has a dozen or so giant ships. Nearly half of them are here, and losing this half would be a significant blow to the Federation.
Afterwards, they would be at a disadvantage in battles against the Silk Civilization.
However, preserving these giant ships is like sending charcoal in the snow for the defense of the Federation's borders.
So, at this moment, rather than calling it an escape, it's more like a rescue mission.
Saving the Federation!
The giant ships must reserve more energy for the escape, so they released this ridiculous "weapon" called the Magic Ball.
"They're getting closer!"
The target of the giant ships is the outer edge of the negative super-distance gravitational field. They are waiting here for the gravitational field to disappear, and then they will use this opening to leave.
This won't be easy.
In the direction of the Silk Civilization's warships, they are already approaching, and the huge speed difference between the warships makes escape seem almost impossible.
After a wave of attacks, none of the officers expected there to be a second wave.
"What should we do now?"
"Even if the Federation hasn't abandoned us, our chances of breaking through are extremely slim."
The remaining eight ship commanders fell silent, unable to come up with a solution.
At this moment, another virtual image appeared in the virtual conference room.
"Fellow ship commanders, I have an idea."
The ship commanders looked at each other, recognizing each other. It was a captain.
After the Federation entered the era of giant ships, the status of captains was elevated, and more accurately, they should be called fleet commanders, while ship commanders could also be called fleet commanders.
Captain is a relatively high position.
"Xiluo Zi, please share your thoughts. Any idea is like a lifesaver for us right now."
Xiluo Zi stood upright, with the demeanor of a 17th-century noble, and said, "This is not just an idea, but a practical solution."
"However, this solution may not allow all seven of our warships to escape. At most, only three can escape, and these three will definitely be able to get away."
The eight ship commanders glanced at each other. With Xiluo Zi's confidence, it seemed that he indeed had a plan.
So, what they should consider now is the issue of making a choice.
In fact, they didn't need to discuss it, as they already had the answer in their hearts.
"If it's true, then it's the best solution. Share your plan, and you may become our savior."
Xiluo Zi casually waved his hand and projected a starry sky, and within it appeared the seven giant ships at this moment.
The entire super energy absorption devices of the seven giant ships had been dismantled.
"As you know, the energy absorption device is also an energy conversion device."
"Matter can be converted into energy by the energy absorption device."
"Using this, we can use four of the giant ships as energy sources."
"Is this energy going to be used for weapons or thrusters?"
"Neither!"
"Do you remember what we have?"
"The super-hedge matter transfer device!"
"Originally, the super-hedge matter transfer device should have been left in the major star systems, but since we destroyed the star systems, we also took the super-hedge matter transfer device with us."
"The super-hedge matter transfer device cannot transfer living organisms."
"This is our understanding, but in fact, the super-hedge matter transfer device can transfer living organisms, but the survival rate is relatively low."
"The longer the distance, the lower the survival rate."
"In fact, the closest super-hedge matter transfer device to us is just over 10 light-years away. In theory, the possibility of completing the life transfer is over 99%, and I'm not just making this up. The Federation has conducted similar experiments."
"With this plan, we can transport three giant ships back, and at the same time, allow some of the soldiers to survive. This is the best plan I can think of at the moment."
After saying this, he looked at the eight ship commanders.
As his gaze fell on them, it was as if a huge rock was pressing down on the eight ship commanders.
Such heavy pressure!
Once again, they faced a life-or-death decision.
10 light-years is indeed short at the speed of light.
10 light-years is also long, as it would take them 100 years to travel.
So many things can happen in these 100 years!
Even if they can escape, they will not be able to get away unscathed, and there will definitely be huge losses.
Will these losses be greater than those of a portion of the soldiers on the three giant ships?
They burned their neurons and decided to leave this problem to the giant ship's AI.
"The chance of survival through a conventional escape is 4.28%..."
Even with a mutation, the chance of survival would not exceed 9%.
Indeed, hope is just hope.
"Make a decision, everyone!"
"We don't have much time to think."
"In fact, those super-hedge matter transfer devices also need to be modified, otherwise they won't be able to transmit such large objects as the giant ships."
Xiluo Zi was forcing the eight ship commanders to make a decision.
Because time was indeed running out.
The attack from the Silk Civilization was continuous, as their energy reserves were much greater than those of the Federation. They could rely on energy to wear down the Federation's seven giant ships.
"This shouldn't be a decision made by us alone, AI. Send out a survey."
The eight ship commanders couldn't bear this pressure.
They could send their soldiers to exchange their lives with the Silk Civilization without batting an eye, as this was their duty.
But in the process of escaping, they couldn't make such a ruthless decision about the soldiers' lives.
This decision was also extremely difficult for the soldiers.
Passion (laughter from the soldiers of the Linked Number Fleet), despair (those who believed there would be no rescue), hope (the arrival of the negative super-distance gravitational field weapon), and now, despair again.
The eight ship commanders and Xiluo Zi watched as the soldiers' decision appeared.
54.24% against 45.76%
In other games, this gap might be huge, but in this decision, the gap was actually very small.
After all, it was a decision that involved their own lives.
"The minority should yield to the majority. I believe the soldiers won't have any complaints."
"Let fate decide everything. Will we be able to survive?"
"Xiluo Zi, go ahead. Let's complete the Federation's first large-scale life transfer experiment using the super-hedge matter transfer device."
"This experimental data should be able to make up for a lot of the losses, right?"
The faces of the eight ship commanders were filled with a sense of relief. They had no bias, no arguments, and this was truly precious.
"No problem!"