"A complete waste, a waste of the empire's precious resources."
Looking at the depressed-looking fleet commander in the projection, Siligosa, who was leading the Yang Yan Review fleet to rush to the Tierg system at full speed, thought so in his mind.
After learning that the opponent's Never Ending Fleet had only killed one Human Federation destroyer at the cost of one battleship and several small ships, he graduated from the Royal Naval Academy of Chiennia and was deeply trusted by the Emperor himself. Advisor Siligosa only felt a senseless anger welling up in his heart, but the other party's equally noble status forced him to swallow back the insult that had reached his lips.
I saw Siligosa narrowing his two pairs of eyes and carefully looking at the medal on Arak's chest - if he hadn't still had some hope for the Everlasting Fleet, even if the other party was from an extraordinary family like him. The noble children themselves have to scold each other under pressure.
As for whether he would die in a noble duel with Arak in the future, it was not within his scope of consideration.
After sighing, Sirigosa slowly said: "General Arak, before I exercise the power given to me by Your Majesty to remove you from the post of fleet commander, please explain to me why the Alamutson 'It would be destroyed instantly, and why did you give up the blocking mission directly after that and chose to turn around... and retreat?"
At the end of the sentence, Siligosa paused slightly and chose to use the word "retreat" instead of "escape" to make the opponent's face more bearable. After all, in this country where honor is paramount, the more noble you are, the more you must pay attention to your words and deeds, otherwise difficult-to-mediate conflicts may arise accidentally.
Faced with the question from the Commander-in-Chief of the Strangling Fleet, Arak had already thought of a way to say it.
The sudden sinking of the battleship was because the cunning and despicable Human Federation used some new weapons that were not recorded in the database of the Imperial Navy. The power of these weapons was as powerful as that of a battleship that failed to open its shield in time. Hundreds and thousands of nuclear bombs.
The attack method is comparable to placing the battleship directly in the center of the star. Although the imperial battleship uses a three-layer composite armor with one of the best defensive capabilities in the galaxy, it is obvious that even tens of meters thick nano-scale alloys, ceramics and Plastic steel armor is not enough to withstand such a terrible bombing.
Siligosa doesn't have much doubt about this. He could also see the real-time video of the battlefield clearly, so he knew that Arak had not deceived him. It can only be said that the "Alamutson" was unlucky. The reactor failed sooner rather than later. It had to fail at a critical moment in the battle.
Of course, the poor performance of the outer ring fleet in warship maintenance also left a deep impression on this inner ring man who was used to using brand new warships.
After secretly thinking about suggestions to increase the military expenditure of the Outer Rim Navy and dispatch professionals to assist the Outer Rim military construction, the Royal Advisor, who had changed his mission from commanding the Outer Rim fleet to conducting inspections, waved his hand and said that this failure was not all bad. It was the other party's fault, so he stopped looking into it and just hoped that the Everlasting Fleet would perform in a manner worthy of His Majesty the Emperor in the next battle.
"Please rest assured, I will definitely let the entire fleet know your expectations of them."
Arak nodded his head covered with light red scales, and then the royal advisor, who closed his eyes and began to recharge his batteries, raised his hand and waved away, disconnecting the ultra-long-range quantum communication between the fleets.
"If the situation of the Great Drought Fleet is not much different from that of the Everlasting Fleet, then maybe I have to reconsider the feasibility of the Zorn Battle."
Not long after Arak left, Siligosa, who was lying on the gilded chair, suddenly had this thought in his mind.
After having a "friendly discussion" with the commander of the Great Drought Fleet with such doubts, through some exaggerated data from the other party, the poor consultant who did not understand the outer ring navy quickly filtered out some information that was still watery. After that, I immediately had the idea that there were still reliable allies.
After rough calculations, Sirigosa finally believed that his overall strength was still at least 20% higher than that of the People's Alliance Fleet, so he happily disconnected communications with the Great Drought Fleet and chose not to change his original battle plan. , allowing the three fleets to continue heading towards their destination at full speed.
In addition to the fact that Gu Sui needed to slightly modify his positioning due to the absence of the "Alamutson", he was a bastard who was determined to annihilate all the human fleets in the Zorn system.
As the saying goes, he who knows whether he can fight or cannot fight will win. Until now, Siligosa's decision-making and layout based on the strength of the enemy and ourselves have been remarkable. If the outer ring fleet did not falsely report their actual vulnerability to combat, If the Human Federation had not made arrangements in the Zorn galaxy in advance, maybe he could really win this crucial battle for the Qien Empire.
But it's a pity that there are no ifs and eventualities in war.
When the strangulation fleets that the three empires finally put together gradually increased the power of the reactors to the highest level, and the ion thrusters at the tail of the battleships also ejected bright yellow tail flames, hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Imperial Navy believed that they would gain something. The military exploits and honors that can only be achieved by countless true warriors, and the generous rewards from His Majesty the Emperor are enough to keep each of them comfortable with food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
Little did they know that what was waiting for them was just a bubble that was about to burst. After the dream of getting promoted and getting rich was extinguished, what the Imperial Fleet was about to face was the fury of the men of the People's Federation who had been unleashed for the first time in more than twenty years.
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"Haha, great job! James."
Shestakov, who received the battle report immediately, stood on the smooth metal floor of the command center and laughed heartily - for a veteran who devoted himself to his country and race, what could be better than knowing that the enemy had been attacked by his own side? Is it worth being excited about the coming of the young generation who are so desperate that they throw away their armor?
Although in this short battle, the Kraken fleet was able to inflict such serious damage on the opponent mainly because of the enemy's carelessness and stupidity, luck is also a part of strength. Especially for someone with his command level at the pinnacle of the galaxy, he understands how much advantage something as ethereal as luck can bring to both the enemy and us in battle.
Excellent generals and soldiers are the basis for winning a war against an opponent of the same size as yourself, and luck determines the price required to win the war.
Obviously, this time luck is on his side, that is, on the side of mankind.
Shestakov smiled and studied the slowly rotating star map in front of him. The Zorn galaxy highlighted on it was extremely bright in his eyes. Although the countless unmanned detectors deployed in the nebula in advance did not collect much valuable intelligence, as more and more fragmented information became available, it became possible for him to decipher the enemy's actions.
When Siligosa naively believed that the commander of the People's Alliance Fleet was not aware of his true intentions, the information about the three fleets under his command, from strength to coordinates, etc., was actually considered valuable to Shestakov. Revealed.
But even if he read his plan to the other party word for word, Siligosa would never believe that in the Cross Nebula with thousands of star systems, he would step into the other party's advance as if he was alone in the sea. A well-laid trap.
This was a complete crushing of the command level. For a general who studied outdated battles step by step at the Naval Academy and became a royal advisor with the help of his family, such a large and meticulous plan was unimaginable to him.
Selecting one of tens of thousands of star systems as the battlefield for the decisive battle before the war begins is completely beyond the cognition of an ordinary general. The difference between genius and mediocrity is clearly revealed at this moment.
After confirming in the communication channel that his own fleet was ready, Shestakov grinned helplessly - if he could have such a powerful national power as the Qin Empire as the backing, he would not want to send three precious assault fleets and the Federation's The national currency is thrown out casually as a bargaining chip on the gambling table.
But for the sake of the Federation and the future of mankind, he is willing to devote all his efforts to becoming the gambler who will never fail or cannot fail.
