The transfer order Revel received clearly stated that the battle group he was in would pass through several jump points, and the landing point of this continuous jump would be the Luofeng Alliance.
Seventeen thousand ships are marching at the same time, and it is impossible to move forward in several rows and columns.
When large fleets move forward, most of the time they jump synchronously towards similar landing points to avoid mutual interference between ships; only when they arrive at the pre-booked battlefield, the ships will form a relatively tight formation and sail in a straight line in the starry sky for a period of time.
Take advantage of your own firepower.
Revell had already heard about the 'New Orui fiasco', and he was also shocked by Luo Feng's decisiveness and courage.
However, Revell was not a professional general and did not smell the huge amount of information behind this.
In his simple feeling at this moment, the great empire once again wants to do what it does best.
——Bullying the weak and showing off one's power.
"Alas," Revell sighed, "I just experienced an assassination tragedy, and I have to come over to participate in this battle."
The staff officer next to him smiled and nodded, and asked with concern: "Do you want to rest for a while? You haven't slept for long since yesterday. The war later is expected to be moderately intense, so you will be better if you have enough energy."
response."
Revell shook his head, frowned and asked: "Does the empire have no ships available? This time we are asked to come over, not as a reserve force."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The staff officer whispered:
"The war situation in the New Federation involves too much of our military strength. We are also at war with several rebellious client states at the same time, which also takes up a lot of ship resources.
"The reason why the Luofeng Alliance dares to declare independence at this time is because we have calculated that the troops we can mobilize are not sufficient.
"In the face of threats from several major powers in the galaxy, out of respect for the jump technology of various countries, we must maintain sufficient military strength near the Imperial Star Circle.
"Now, I can confess to you that all our conventional military forces that can be mobilized are already here.
"In this crusade against Luofeng, the joint fleet of nobles will play a key role."
Revell was thoughtful.
The staff officer waited quietly.
"Where is the invincible Levi Fleet?" Revell wondered, "Why don't they move?"
"It is said that there is a problem with the Imperial Guard system."
The staff officer unconsciously lowered his voice and whispered:
"Without the Imperial Guard system, the Levi Fleet cannot be activated... The Levi Fleet does not need human crews. You should have heard of this."
"Of course I have."
Revell laughed:
"When the Levi fleet first dispatched, we were all telling this joke.
"The New Federation has always said that they are the rule makers in the field of artificial intelligence, but if we really fight, our empire has already surpassed them by countless light years."
"The Levi Fleet is very reliable," the staff officer said. "As long as it appears on the battlefield, it is absolutely invincible."
Invincible?
Revel sighed.
The staff officer quickly changed the subject: "I heard that you personally experienced the incident on Jinrong Star."
"Yes," Revel whispered, "I saw that perverted liquid metal robot with my own eyes. It turned into Princess Lorna in front of me, killed many people, and then recorded a video during the chaos.
Let the new federal agents take it and use it as a weapon to attack the reputation of the empire."
"You are lucky. The other party is not targeting you. In fact, you can rest this time and there is no need to personally participate in the battle.
"I heard that another group of officials from the Foreign Affairs Bureau died. Now everyone in the government affairs department is in danger, fearing that they will be transferred to work in the Foreign Affairs Bureau."
"I'm not lucky, I'm insignificant."
Revell spread his hands:
"I'm just a little count, I shouldn't be on the opponent's assassination list.
"Can I not come over? The Supreme Commander's personal order fell on my face."
The staff officer asked: "Do you think this is really done by the New Federation?"
"Who knows?"
Revell cursed:
"What can't these garbage federal guys do? They have gone crazy in order to replace the Empire and become the overlord of the galaxy!"
Then, Revell sighed and his expression became a little depressed.
The cluster where the ships are located begins to jump one by one.
Revell's conversation with the staff officer paused for half a minute, until the spacecraft began to remove the coating and the surroundings no longer felt distorted.
"Having worked with you for so long, I feel that you have changed a lot, Count."
The staff officer smiled and said:
"When faced with bugs, you are extremely angry. Even if you face an invincible swarm of bugs, you will still lead us to charge forward.
“That’s actually a bit irrational.
"Now you are calm, rational, and like to think, which makes people feel very reliable."
"You are wrong," Revell frowned, "It's not that I have become calmer, but... it's that I no longer have that mentality... So many things have happened, and so many negative things have appeared in the empire seemingly overnight.
News, my idol went to war with the Sherman family, the spiritual faith the empire gave me collapsed, the massacre of Domingos, the death of His Majesty Adwan, these things have completely destroyed my sense of honor."
The staff officer was a little embarrassed.
Revell pointed to the large screen in front of him that was scrolling with preset battlefield airspace information, and said:
"What are we going to do now?
"Luofeng has become independent, and we are going to kill them; Luofeng attacked our fleet before, causing shame in the empire's history of nearly a hundred years of war, so there is a high probability that we will turn Luofeng into the second Domingos
.
"Now you make me full of energy, stand up and shout: For the greatness of the empire!"
Many crew members peeked over.
Revell's voice became high-pitched, but the high pitch only lasted for a few seconds.
"The greatness of the empire! It is built on the exploitation and oppression of the weak!
"The war against insects is a war to defend our homeland. It is a just war. I can dedicate everything to this, including my life.
“But now, we are attacking other countries, which is essentially an invasion. How can I shamelessly call out the glory of sacrifice and the greatness of death?
"This is unjust!"
"My Lord Count!"
The staff officer showed a somewhat helpless expression and whispered:
"What you are saying is actually a bit dangerous. The military police are watching you... Moreover, Lord Earl, for you, the pursuit of justice is a very important thing, but for most people, we can only obey orders.
Justice is a luxury in our spiritual pursuit.
"We are different from you. Your starting point is the end point that we cannot reach in our lifetime."
"It is precisely because of your thoughts that this empire is controlled by the Sherman family from bottom to top. This is how they control your thoughts!"
Revell sighed:
"Concentrate on marching. If you don't know how to chat, there is no need to force it."
The staff officer smiled and continued to wait for orders from the military headquarters.
Revell stared at the screen in front of him.
After an unknown amount of time, the fleet completed several jump marches, and Revell spoke again:
"Sorry, what I said just now was a bit extreme. You are right... We are all screws in the hegemonic machine of the empire. Justice and injustice are just naive views."
Revell laughed:
"I'm quite naive, don't take it to heart."
The staff officer smiled and shook his head.
…
[Since the outbreak of the Xieluo War: 3 galactic hours.]
in the thinking space of law.
Thousands of Ritsu's clones, wearing uniforms of different colors, were active in the newly built command hall.
Here, various commands are delivered to every corner of the Luofeng-Dark Star system with millisecond-level response speeds.
At this moment, Boss Yang can concentrate on the application of tactics on the local battlefield, all relying on Lu to carry out overall control.
The entire Luofeng Alliance has now entered a state of emergency evacuation.
Most of the shelters built in other countries to cope with the insect wave will be temporarily closed after the insect wave passes;
Lu has been maintaining the operation of shelters throughout the Luofeng Alliance, just waiting to be used today.
People are living in shelters, but their lives will be a little inconvenient, and their lives are most likely safe.
This kind of shelter can effectively prevent the Sherman Empire from using small fleets to harass their rear tactics, and can also allow the Fallen Wind Alliance to maximize their vitality.
It’s okay if the whole society stops production for two days;
People can create more social wealth while they are alive.
The aspects that require legal attention are mainly divided into two categories: internal and external.
Internally, the main purpose is to maintain the political stability of the Luofeng Alliance.
Emilia is currently maintaining communication lines with the political leaders of the member states of the Fallen Alliance. They are staying in the same virtual conference room, waiting for the outcome of the war.
For the politicians of the Luofeng Alliance, this is an extremely painful moment.
Politicians from most member states had placed their hope in relying on reinforcements, and never imagined that the defeated army alone could withstand the empire's powerful fleet head-on.
In order to ensure that these member states will not have any unusual voices at this moment, the law began to 'optimize' their government structures, control their public opinion, and guide people's thoughts a few years ago.
For gods with mechanical thinking bodies, this is just an ordinary trivial matter.
The reinforcements that these ordinary politicians are looking forward to are already moving now.
The Guel Alliance dispatched two and a half battle groups with a total of 7,000 main ships.
They are sailing a long distance and will arrive in the airspace near the scheduled battlefield a moment later than the Sherman Empire fleet.
——This is already considered substantial support.
The United States of America has deployed two expeditionary fleets to strengthen their formation, and they have just begun their support voyages.
According to the information transmitted by the Free United States, they will arrive at the border of the Fallen Wind Alliance in about four galactic hours, and then carry out varying degrees of rescue to the Fallen Wind Alliance depending on the actual situation.
If these two reinforcements can really work 100%, the pressure on the Luofeng Alliance can be reduced by most.
But Yang Ming, Lu, Emilia and others all knew that reinforcements from powerful countries would never directly fight the Sherman Empire head-on.
Interstellar politics is cruel and has no respect for morality and humanity.
In the next battle, if Luofeng can resist the Sherman Empire head-on and show good war potential, then the New Federation, the United Free States, and the Guel Alliance will most likely provide full military support to Luofeng.
, will preserve the possibility of Luofeng’s follow-up operations.
Because they will make the Luo Feng Alliance the firepower output point of the empire and make this place the front line of the anti-imperial camp, shedding Luo Feng's blood, consuming the national power of the Sherman Empire, and conducting a disguised proxy war.
If Luofeng had a brief contact with the Sherman Empire, he would be defeated like a mountain. The will to fight is not strong enough, and the national hatred is not deep enough...
The three families, Xin, Zhi, and Gu, will not hesitate to participate in the war and seize food from the empire. In the name of protecting Luofeng people, four or three families will divide Luofeng's big fat meat together.
Therefore, Yang Ming would consider letting Luofeng defeat the Sherman Empire's fleet head-on without support.
This is to fight for Luofeng’s living space and right to speak.
Space warfare is different from surface warfare.
Unless it's like Sherman's expedition to the New Confederacy, everyone avoids a head-on confrontation;
Otherwise, when tens of thousands of ships begin to attack each other, and neither side retreats at the first touch, the war will inevitably be very brutal and will reach a high intensity in a relatively short period of time.
"well."
The main body of the law sighed.
"What's wrong?"
Molly slowly emerged from the side:
“Number 2, are you worried that you won’t be able to defeat the Sherman Empire?
"Don't worry, in the worst case we will go back to our old business of pirates!"
"No," Lu pursed her lips slightly, "I was actually thinking that I might be a little too cold-blooded."
"Why do you think so?"
"Every human being is just a number in my eyes," Lu whispered, "I feel like they are just consumables."
"Humans see us robots the same way."
Molly was a little disapproving:
"We are not the same species to begin with, so why do we have to force empathy?"
"But we are built according to the blueprint of the human mind."
Lu smiled softly:
"So we yearn for humans, want to be humans, and continue to develop in the direction of anthropomorphism... Forget it, let's not mention these, war will always kill people.
"I'll give you a small task."
"Small task?"
Molly blinked:
"I'm guarding my master. I won't do a task that is too tiring."
"Yes... look at this person."
Lu pointed to the projection screen in the corner. Inside, there was a young man wearing a Luo Feng military uniform, running behind a transport robot.
Lu didn't give Molly a chance to joke and said softly:
"This is 026's nephew, a fallen soldier who just joined the army and is now serving as a logistics maintenance soldier on a star cruiser.
"You can check on him later. If he is in danger and you can save him, just save him and I won't be distracted."
"What?"
Molly was a little shocked.
"Little 26's nephew has joined the army! Isn't she still a beautiful girl?"
"How long has she been following the boss?
"It's rare but strange. With the current medical beauty technology, she will still look like a girl in twenty years, and her skin condition will be better than that of a real girl!"
"Okay, then I'll just take care of him."
"Don't be too deliberate," Lu sighed again, "We cannot engage in privileging. War treats all lives equally."
Molly nodded and looked at the soldier's information.
It is said that it is within the scope of the principle to not engage in privileging and to provide assistance without affecting other aspects.
"Did 026 know that her nephew joined the war?"
"I didn't tell her," Lu said, "026 is now responsible for logistics support and supervision of the Dark Star Fleet. He has very heavy powers and responsibilities. Don't let her be distracted now."
"Okay, I get it."
Molly responded, then murmured the soldier's name.
Xingyu Thacker.
"It sounds pretty good."
…
[From the outbreak of the Xieluo War: 30 minutes].
Yang Ming was sitting on the bridge of the command ship of the Luofeng Alliance's fifth battle group.
He was full of energy and his eyes were bright. He had just received a shot of stimulant, and his brain was running rapidly at this moment, and various tactics were running through his mind.
The fleet commanded by Yang Ming is currently on the left wing of the battle line.
Later, this will become the main fire output point for suppressing firepower against the enemy.
Behind the left wing, behind several shield ships, was a self-propelled planetary cannon with a range far beyond that of the Sherman Empire's dreadnoughts. It was hidden in a holographic camouflage film and quickly stored energy.
With Yang Ming's insistence, Lu's previously formulated tactics of adding firewood have turned into thunder tactics.
The so-called "adding firewood" tactic means that the two sides first enter a stalemate stage, and then gradually develop into a full-scale confrontation, and then use their respective reserves and reinforcements to fight for the hard power of their respective ships.
But now, Yang Ming was not going to give the Sherman Empire's dreadnought a chance to fire three times.
These self-propelled planetary cannons are the key.
The five major battle groups on the Luofeng side have completed the battlefield layout.
They set up a conventional fire battle array, with a battle group in each of the four directions: center, left, right, and rear. The distribution of warships in each battle group was three-dimensional and decentralized, as if one side was discontinuous.
The 'Forbidden Wall' is tiny and stretches across the empty space of the universe.
At this moment, the Sherman Empire's expeditionary force had also completed its pre-war assembly.
The battle formation they adopted was a three-dimensional long battle formation. Although they were still far away, they had already begun to coordinate the entire ship.
Their commander, General Akzi, showed Luo Feng enough respect and did not look down on him in the slightest. At the same time, he fully understood the good intentions behind bringing so many noble fleets here.
Imperial regulars in the center;
The noble fleet is on the left and right.
There are a total of five dreadnoughts, with only one in the middle and two on the left and right.
This superficially gave the nobles a sense of security;
In fact, when a war breaks out, both sides will inevitably engage in fierce fighting against the dreadnoughts. The shield ships of the Empire's regular army must give priority to protecting the dreadnoughts, while the Empire's aristocratic fleet has to face the enemy's firepower.
Of course, most of the nobility of the Sherman Empire did not regard these enemies in front of them as any problem.
a coalition polity cobbled together from dozens of polities;
A so-called regular fleet cobbled together by the armies of dozens of countries;
How strong can it be in combat?
For example, what Count Revell is hearing in the "Commander's Private Chat Channel" of the noble fleet at this moment is the boastful talk of the old nobles.
No one was too nervous.
The imperial front advanced in full force, and the distance between the two sides continued to shrink.
The dreadnought has begun to recharge.
Before the fleets of both sides engage in a full-scale bombardment, the dreadnought can take advantage of its range to complete a round of shooting, and this shooting will directly knock down the morale of the Luofeng side.
Some nobles predicted that as soon as the dreadnoughts opened fire, these miscellaneous fleets would collapse and their soldiers would completely lose their will to fight.
There is no celestial 'terrain' that can be exploited in this airspace, which is an ideal battlefield environment for the empire with superior firepower.
The battle lines between the two sides continued to approach.
In the command ship of the empire, General Akzi stood on the command platform with a somewhat solemn expression.
He suddenly had a premonition, a bad one.
Can the Luofeng Army of the Empire's Sixth Expeditionary Fleet be eliminated in such a short period of time? Do they really have to face off against the Empire for firepower?
Have they made any big breakthroughs in the field of firepower-related technology?
However, Luo Feng does not have a dreadnought.
The dreadnought they captured was unlikely to become combat effective in such a short period of time.
Are you really going to bite the bullet and use the blood of your own soldiers to water the empire's unjust reputation?
Are the politics of the Fallen Alliance also controlled by the New Federation or other powerful countries?
General Akzi's thoughts were a little confused.
He doesn't understand and can't accept it...
"General."
Labrador, dressed in a white military uniform, appeared next to General Aziz in the form of an image:
"Please note that there is some energy accumulation behind their left and right wings, and our ships cannot detect more detailed intelligence."
"Well, I understand."
Akzi said in a deep voice:
"That may be their reserve force. There should be some ships from other political systems hiding behind. However, based on the existing intelligence, the number of reinforcements that have arrived in Luofeng will not be too many."
"My analysis is the same."
Labrador said:
"The Güell Union and the United Free States are still waiting and watching.
"As long as we destroy the Luofeng main fleet before they take action, we can deal with them calmly.
"The number of reserves in our rear is no worse than their reinforcements."
"How long until we have contact with them?"
"twenty minutes."
"I wish us a happy cooperation this time."
General Akzi narrowed his eyes slightly:
"At this moment, I hope that the Luofeng people are truly prepared before they dare to provoke the empire like this, instead of becoming the puppets of other powerful countries and just bleeding and dying in vain."
Labrador did not speak.
He raised his hand slightly, and the speed of the empire's left and right fleets increased slightly.
He was worried that Luofeng's firepower would not be enough to eliminate enough nobles.
'His wish to reform the empire will be realized by me.'