Sector 1 - Space Domain 3 - Near the colonial satellite city-state "Lydia".
The tactical room on the Alliance First Fleet's flagship "Dawn" was dark, and only the faint flame of the cigar held by Vice Admiral Carter could be seen. If Vice Admiral Carter hadn't been the commander of the First Fleet, several people present would have wanted to take the cigar out of his mouth, because smoking on a battleship requires going to a special smoking room. Of course, these people's objection to Carter's smoking was not because they smelled the smoke, but simply because they hated him for violating military discipline. Their physical bodies were not here, and what was in the room was just their holographic projection.
"Is it okay?"
Carter coughed and urged the adjutant impatiently. The adjutant and the people around him finally confirmed some matters and activated the VR star map in the center of the room.
The adjutant positioned the star map to the colonial satellite city-state "Lydia" and then enlarged the screen and began to introduce: "This time I called you captains or adjutants to come here to convey the important operations of the First Alliance Fleet. .”
The adjutant pointed at the star map and continued: "Now our alliance's first fleet has lost 3 warships, and 4 had to return to the moon for repairs due to damage. Now there are only 35 warships left that can fight against H, excluding those responsible for interception. H's drone attacked 15 warships in other space areas. The number of troops participating in this battle was 20 warships, 230 humanoid weapons, and about 150,000 soldiers. If we fail this battle, the worst result will be The entire army has been wiped out, so please be sure to keep the deployment of this battle a secret!"
Someone asked: "Is it a bold battle to invest more than half of the troops at once? If our alliance's first fleet is too damaged, how can we buy time for the follow-up troops and colonial satellites to evacuate the residents?"
Someone chimed in: "Yes, I worry about that too."
Although these questions were expected by the adjutant, it was difficult for him to answer them. All eyes in the room were fixed on the faint light of the cigar held in Lieutenant General Carter's mouth.
Carter coughed and said, "Everyone, it has been a week since the war started. Although our fleet has also suffered a lot of losses, the situation is far better than our worst casualty estimate. However, our enemy H once blitzed many people in one day. It will disappear after a colonial satellite city-state. If it fought with us with the momentum it had at that time, there wouldn't be so many people in this room today, right?"
Someone asked: "Doesn't this mean that our previous nuclear strikes were effective? Because H has been severely damaged, its strategy has become conservative."
Carter said: "No, the number of humanoid weapons released by H after the nuclear explosion was in the thousands, and its strength far exceeded that of our First Fleet. It didn't do anything big. I'm worried that it was setting up some kind of conspiracy."
"Commander, maybe it knows that we have evacuated the residents of the colonial satellite closest to it, and it understands that there is no point in engaging in a blitzkrieg anymore."
Carter shook his head and said: "If its purpose is really to eliminate human beings, then it should accelerate its advance and attack those satellites that have not had time to evacuate the residents, and will not engage in guerrilla warfare on the same front as us. Or, it is more serious than we thought. Smart, he is preparing some conspiracy to take away our large force, and he has not taken a fancy to our First Alliance Fleet. Do you understand? We have to give him a showdown first, tell him not to underestimate us, and let him use his full strength. Fight with us!"
Seeing that no one had any objections, Carter signaled the adjutant to continue. The adjutant operated the star map and said: "The purpose of this battle is just as the general said, which is to deal a heavy blow to H. For this, we need the attendees to gather the battleships to H. Sardis, the capital of the colonial satellite city-state "Lydia", is already an empty city and will be the battlefield of this battle. After seeing us gathering troops, H will probably send a large number of troops to fight us, and Our purpose is to introduce their large forces into "Satis" and destroy them in one fell swoop!"
Someone asked: "Let me ask, is it appropriate to casually use the capital of a colonial satellite city-state as a battlefield? Would the residents of "Lydia" agree? Also, what if H doesn't take the bait? We are going to be stupid here. Wait?"
"The capital of Lydia, Sardis, has been replaced by another satellite due to its long history of construction. The choice of Sardis is also a matter of alliance and Lydia.
As a result of negotiation with colonial satellite city-states, after the war, the alliance will fund a new satellite as compensation. Indeed, H will probably not take the bait in the face of our build-up, but one of the purposes of this operation is to test H. After all, it is an opponent that humans have never had before and is full of unknowns. Such a tentative operation is very necessary. of. If H doesn't pay attention to us, then we will go directly to H with "Satis".
"Has this satellite completely become a tool..."
"If tens of thousands of nuclear bombs cannot destroy H, then just hit it with a colonial satellite! Force it to fight us! Is this what you mean?"
The adjutant nodded and said: "Yes, this is the general situation of this battle. The tactical details will be further explained after everyone has gathered, and other questions you have will also be answered. The code name of this battle is "Operation Prophecy", everyone can leave Already."
The holographic projections in the conference room disappeared one by one, and Lieutenant General Carter also finished smoking his cigar.
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"So, this is Lieutenant General Carter... no, is it the alliance's battle plan? To seduce H into the trap they prepared?"
In the captain's room of the "Wuhou" class battleship, Zhuge Daozi was communicating with the new emperor's military officer who had just attended Carter's war meeting, while laying rice paper on his large mahogany table and painting with a splash of ink.
"Yes, Marshal Zhuge Daozi, that's all they said. Other details will not be told to us until I and others gather in Sardis."
"Okay, let me know what happens when the time comes. Thank you for your hard work."
"Um... my subordinates still have something unclear. Is it really okay for us to communicate directly like this? Any cross-ship communication within the First Alliance Fleet needs to be encrypted. If I contact you directly, will it really not be eavesdropped by H?"
After hearing this, Zhuge Daozi knocked on his head and said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I have too many things to consider after becoming the generalissimo, and my brain is not enough... It's my lack of thinking. Next time you report to me, use our internal Encryption is enough, there is no need to apply to the alliance.”
The officer communicating with Zhuge Daozi was stunned for a moment. He did not expect Zhuge Daozi to say that, and quickly responded:
"Okay, I understand."
The communication was cut off by Zhuge Daozi. He dipped his brush in golden ink and drew on the rice paper. He thought to himself: "I'm really confused... I finally climbed to this position. I can't expose my flaws so easily. What I have to do is better than Manfred is better! Of course, I have to work harder, the alliance seems to think that H’s conservative strategy is preparing something..."
Zhuge Daozi put down his writing brush, put on the marshal's military uniform, and strode out of the room. On his desk, there was a painting of a golden flying dragon whose ink was still wet.
(End of chapter)
