Three-body: The Most Competent Wallfacer in History

The main component of the Combat Sandtable was a huge virtual star, which was the very planet before them.

Above the planet, the dot-like symbols on the smaller satellites represented the enemy fleet.

The enemy's position was very tricky. They were right behind the planet. In Cao Yang's hands, there was only one Monster Cannon. Even if he could pierce the planet, it was not certain he could hit the opponent.

So the only option was to approach the enemy ships with ordinary battleships and exchange fire, with the Monster Cannon waiting for an opportunity to enter the battle.

But if the forces were divided, it would be very easy for the enemy to exploit any oversight and seize the chance to attack the Monster Cannon.

If that happened, even if there was time to provide assistance, the Monster Cannon might still be damaged.

After pondering for a long time, Cao Yang ordered Kakari's unit to land for combat, with the Monster Cannon providing fire support from a near-orbit above the battlefield, not giving the enemy any opportunity to take advantage.

All the warships of the fleet were mobilized. The Command Ship that Cao Yang was on took its place in near-orbit, the monster fleet and several battleships were responsible for guarding the Command Ship, and three Supply Ships were docked in the rear.

Cao Yang also speculated that the enemy's landing on this planet surely had an ulterior motive; otherwise, such a suicidal action would not have been taken.

Hence, Cao Yang planned to act according to the enemy's intentions first, with the Monster Cannon as their backup. It would not be too late to counterattack once the enemy's intentions were clear.

Once the fleet completed landing on the planet, the enemy fleet indeed stopped hiding and even began to initiate combat with Kakari's unit.

Cao Yang said with a frown, "They must be plotting something."

But what was their intention? Cao Yang glanced at the gyro satellite.

Such a relic of an advanced civilization was a great treasure for Humanity.

But for the fleeing Silicon Star People, it was a huge burden. Although they also recognized the importance of these relics, this one was just too large—carrying it while fleeing was equivalent to courting death!

Could it be... Cao Yang smiled slightly. He seemed to have guessed the enemy's intention: to destroy the gyro satellite!

If they couldn't have it, they wouldn't let such a treasure fall into the hands of their foes.

Cao Yang crossed his arms. The more he thought about it, the more it seemed plausible. Now he could calmly eliminate this small squad of Silicon Star People.

Earthlings had the experience of studying "Black Square," but the Silicon Star People probably had never researched such high-end products.

It was not so easy to destroy such an artifact. It would probably be very difficult to even find a way to enter its interior in a short period of time!

At that moment, Kakari, with his face full of whiskers, reported that they had begun exchanging fire with the enemy ships.

Cao Yang wanted to give Kakari some combat practice and thus did not issue any further orders.

The unsightly enemy warships once again appeared on the main screen, the real-time battle situation and Kakari's constant tactical adjustments were continuously reported to the Command Ship by the central computer of the Taibai Number.

Kakari was an excellent commander, now only lacking in combat experience.

The dozens of new warships under his command, despite being fewer in number than the Silicon Star People's fleet, had far superior firepower and defense capabilities.

This was a war that was very easy to win.

At the same time, Cao Yang noticed from the real-time battle footage that there were no signs of life on the planet, just a yellow desert as far as the eye could see.

On the edge of the battlefield, in the desert, stood a large hill shaped like a gyro.

Because there was a gyro satellite in outer space, Kakari first ordered his warships to scan the Gyro Mountain.

The Gyro Mountain showed no response and, just like the gyro satellite, was probably a relic from an advanced civilization.

Cao Yang found this "Gyro Mountain" an eyesore and said to Galaxy III, "Send out a probe for exploration."

At that moment, Aixinger reported, "Commander, the enemy ships have landed on the gyro satellite!"

Having said that, he switched the image of the Gyro Satellite battlefield to the main screen.

The Gyro Satellite radiated a silvery-gray glow in space, filled with a sense of technology that was completely different from the dusty and rocky exteriors of the other two planets.

The enemy's small task force consisted of more than twenty warships, with several enemy ships attacking the Gyro Satellite. However, under the barrage of the Plasma Cannon, the Gyro remained unscathed.

The small combat forces of those warships began to land on the Gyro Satellite, while other warships provided cover for them.

It was then that Aixinger's forces arrived, and the two sides immediately engaged in intense shooting, and soon enemy ships suffered casualties.

However, the salvo from the enemy's twenty vessels posed no significant threat to Aixinger's forces.

Over these decades, to compensate for the battleships' weak close-combat firepower, many new weapons had been developed.

For example, the widely praised Dark Matter Cannon could fire ten volleys at once. Although it had a range of only one or two astronomical units and a firing time of only about three seconds, its firepower was fierce, and the defensive layer of the Silicon Star People's warships couldn't withstand such an assault.

"Commander! The Gyro has come to life!" a terrified shout from Kakari suddenly came from the combat platform.

Cao Yang was a bit baffled by this head-scratching statement, "What's going on?"

Galaxy III reported, "Commander, unknown forces have entered the battlefield on the planet's surface, causing losses to our forces."

Meanwhile, Kakari had already slightly calmed down and began organizing a retreat for the fleet.

More and more images were being sent back from the front lines. The once towering Gyro Mountain, like a specter, was crashing into the fleets of both sides in the desert.

What was even more terrifying was that the battlefield had been surrounded by several Gyros without notice, especially the military ships attempting to escape into space were destroyed just as they started to ascend.

Cao Yang ordered, "Immediately send intelligent decryption codes to the Gyro and send them a message of peace, stating that, aside from the Silicon Star People, we will not be enemies with any other intelligent life!"

The intelligent decryption code was originally intended for the Silicon Star People's surrender; as long as the other party had basic electronic computing technology, they could approximately decipher the signals sent by Earthlings.

It could also be used on the Gyro, judging from its behavior, it must be a creation of intelligent life.

Two seconds later, the Command Ship received a reply signal from the Gyro, "You have already killed a large number of lives on this planet! I have deemed you harmful and will proceed to destroy all ships within the atmosphere, please understand."

Cao Yang slammed the armrest of his captain's chair, "Understand my ass!"

In just that short period of time, the Gyros had destroyed several more warships.

Cao Yang then said to Galaxy III, "Tell them we will immediately withdraw and will never return to..."

At this point, he paused slightly, then shouted, "Monster Cannon, fire at the edge of the battlefield! Kakari, order all ships to turn their anti-gravity thrusters to the maximum!"

Jiang Yalun, the director of the Monster Cannon, asked Cao Yang, "Commander, are we really going to attack the edge of the battlefield?"

The power of the great cannon was immense; firing it could cripple the planet.

Now, firing at the edge of the battlefield meant that there was no chance of survival for our own warships fighting on the planet. The cautious director Jiang Yalun had to double-check.

Cao Yang ordered, "Fire immediately! And keep firing!"

The Monster Cannon fired, and in just one second, a massive antimatter beam tore through a large swath of the planet's atmosphere.

A second or two later, Jiang Yalun reported incredulously, "Commander! The bombardment did not hit the planet's surface!"

Cao Yang, however, breathed a sigh of relief, "That's right!" Then he said to Kakari, "The time gained by the Monster Cannon is limited! Break through with all your might!"

Jiang Yalun stood, speechless. He knew all too well the power of the Monster Cannon. This planet was about the same size as Earth, and a few seconds of bombardment should have been enough to penetrate a planet of this scale!

Yet now, after half a minute of continuous bombardment, the planet was completely unharmed.