It is certainly not surprising that there are unidentified ships operating nearby. The more prosperous the waterway is, the more pirates there will be. Just like flies always gather in garbage piles, this is actually the same reason. Moreover, today's technology
There is no way to include every corner of the universe within the scope of surveillance, so there will always be room for lawless criminals to act.
In fact, in the universe, even between merchants and pirates, there is often only a change.
However, pirates are looking for money after all. When working, they will always find ways to avoid overly prosperous waterways and avoid the patrol and warning range of the navies of various countries.
Logically speaking, a ship like this should stay away from the Blue Princess, not get close to it.
"Should all warships be put on alert?" the chief officer on duty asked.
This time, Yang Mingzhao fell into a brief hesitation. It was not that he did not even make this decision, but he always felt that once he entered the alert state, he would definitely wake up the President. His intuition told him that once the President wakes up, he will know
Some enemy ships are approaching you, and they may immediately enter a strange state of excitement. That would be a very troublesome situation.
However, he really had no reason to stop it.
So, half an hour later, President Keith Nishita appeared on the bridge, and the only high-ranking member of the mission who appeared at the scene was Marshal Aylwin.
The reason why the others were not woken up was because Mr. President said that such a trivial matter did not need to disturb the sleep of other adults. After all, they are all seniors, sleep is not easy for them, and the military is not their job.
.Isn’t that the stupidest thing to do to disturb the staff’s normal rest time with unplanned work?
Of course, Marshal Aylwin is a patriotic and dedicated professional soldier and a military adviser to the Presidential Palace. He should still be notified of such matters. As for Mr. President himself, he said that he is the supreme commander of the Blue Star Community.
.Since it is a war-related matter, how can I stay out of it?
What he said makes sense. Legally speaking, President Nikita is indeed the supreme commander of the community's armed forces.
"Can you currently determine how many so-called unidentified ships there are?" President Nishita asked.
The captain introduced: "According to the intelligence of the Alliance's Grand High Seas Fleet, between 12 and 16, the maximum mass projection is 4 in the standard unit. It should be a light cruiser, but the total number is only 3. We also reviewed the information obtained by Chief Yu at K
The information from the deep space probe left behind by the Doctor Galaxy confirms that this data is basically correct."
When the captain was making the introduction, the first mate also took out a light pen and clicked on the star map, drawing the location of the K-Bo galaxy.
"This is after the Battle of Hanwang Star Gorge in the Grand Sea. After Commander Yu sailed out of Hanwang Star Gorge, he conveniently arranged 12 automatic deep space exploration stations."
A layman like President Nishita suddenly felt an unknown sense of authority.
"What a far-sighted person! My little brother Yu Lian!" He praised, but there seemed to be some doubts in his expression.
And veteran generals like Marshal Aylwin also saw the extraordinary features based on their professional standards, and couldn't help but feel that the younger generation is formidable: "From a purely military perspective, as long as the Empire comes once, it will definitely want to come again.
Second time, we really need to make arrangements nearby."
"However, if we install surveillance facilities here, won't it arouse the alliance's suspicions?" The president asked with some doubts.
The area of the High Sea Channel that passes through Qingchun City belongs to the Alliance's sphere of influence. But the "sphere of influence" is not territory. Otherwise, why is it still called the "High Sea"? Why haven't we seen the Alliance for this area?
Who are the pirates in the Star Territory responsible for? What's more, we only set up some monitoring facilities, and we are not directly responsible for them, so what is there to worry about?
Marshal Aylwin couldn't help but glance at the other party. Now he could see that the majestic and bold President Nishita was actually as sensitive as ordinary politicians... Ah no, he was as careful as hair.
!
In other words, if you don't have neurotic caution, you can't be a good politician.
At this time, the old marshal suddenly became interested. He still believed that Keith Nichta may be the most reliable head of state in the community after the ancestors in the War of Independence. At least for now, this is indeed the case. However,
, but now he also wants to know how the other party will respond in a situation that truly tests his decision-making ability.
The captain on the side added: "Actually, these deep space detectors are arranged in some galaxies with branch channels, and they should not attract international attention."
"So that's it. While trying not to cause an overreaction from the alliance, he also found ways to ensure our national defense security. He is truly worthy of him." Mr. President praised, and humbly asked for the advice of professionals: "Well, Marshal
, do you think it will be a blind pirate, or something else..."
"Pirates are unlikely. They are seeking money, and there is no reason to attack us." Marshal Aylwin actually wanted to say that this is almost impossible. To put it bluntly, pirates in the high seas area, in terms of scale,
In terms of combat prowess, they are definitely not as tough as the pirate kings of the Spiral Nebula and the Abyss Nebula. The latter have such gadgets in their bases and even civilian settlements under their control. They are more like warlords than pirates. But
, when it comes to cunning and flexibility, it is far superior.
To put it bluntly, if you want to find food in the Grand Sea Star Territory where trade is prosperous, you don't rely on fighting and killing, but you rely on human kindness.
The extremely smart President Nishita quickly responded: "Indeed, we are also guests invited by the alliance. Even if they have any internal problems, they don't have to do such a thing."
This is equivalent to directly saying that pirates in the high seas area are the black gloves of the alliance.
Seeing the helpless expressions on his subordinates' faces, Mr. President, who thought he was very humorous, laughed heartily: "Okay, okay, I understand what you mean. Indeed, not all pirates are peripheral forces of the alliance.
There are always some heroes who advocate freedom. Hahahaha!"
"However, the possibility of being a plunderer cannot be ruled out," the captain said.
It is true that the High Seas Star Domain does not border the Galactic Center, but the starry sky between the two belongs to more than a dozen small countries. Their defense strength is only enough to garrison near important colonial galaxies, and it is difficult to resist large-scale predator invasions.
In other words, once you really encounter this situation, you can often only hold your head and squat on defense while asking the father of the alliance to come and save the people.
In this way, the Predator's outpost fleet can occasionally enter the High Sea Star Domain for events such as Great Autumn Wind.
"Predators?" The president raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why are there predators here? Haven't they all been wiped out by even heroes? The prisoners of war have all... well, they have all been peacefully integrated into civilized society."
What Mr. President wants to say is that all the looters' prisoners of war were treated as commodities and divided up among various countries. His wife, Ms. Melalie, also asked her family to buy several Myshandar troll families, old and young, and send them to her home.
They are used as big livestock in cotton gardens in the countryside, and of course they are called employees to the outside world.
After all, this is the countryside, and it is also the President's estate. No one will really come to check my husband's ID card.
The reason why there are old and young is because only those with weaknesses can be good cows and horses. Of course, the more important reason is that the president's wife is kind-hearted and does not want to see other people's wives separated.
Mr. President has always believed that predators are really just a historical term from now on.
However, the old marshal explained: "Queen Tomitelli did not take away all the looters. We now estimate that it should be more than 70% of the battleships, experienced old bandits and young men, and 60%
civilians and slave laborers.”
"In other words, there are fish that slipped through the net, and there are also stubborn gangsters who stayed behind."
Marshal Aylwin nodded: "However, the large fleet of predators that participated in the expedition have been wiped out after all. The predators who stayed in the center of the galaxy are only old, weak, sick and disabled, and they lack the youth and strength. Even in that harsh environment,
If we can barely survive in the environment, we should no longer pose a threat to other countries."
"Yes. If they used to be the tough Magyar nomadic tribe, now they are at most the Khazar horse bandits." said the Greek-born captain.
"Isn't this pretty tough?" President Nishita said loudly. He said that the labor and management have read books, so don't fool me.
"There are differences in levels of toughness." The captain said, embarrassed Dong Ao.
Then, Yang Mingzhao added: "In other words, it is the difference between the Mongols before and after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty."
President Nishita felt that this example was quite intuitive, and gratefully poured a cup of tea for Yang Mingzhao on the spot: "I understand. Those space barbarians who can destroy the country have also degenerated into ordinary pirates."
Everyone nodded, indicating that they meant what you said.
President Nishita pondered for a moment, but then said: "However, even if he degenerates into a pirate, he must be the toughest pirate, and we still have to fight hard."
The president acted very resolutely. However, Yang Mingzhao always felt that the other party was a bit like "I am submissive when faced with timidity, but a horse gang composed of the old, weak, sick and disabled strikes hard at me."
"Actually, it is very likely that it is the empire's infiltration fleet." Killian hid in the crowd and whispered. He spoke very quietly, but he still succeeded in making his voice heard by everyone.
Although the captain didn't know who said it, he thought it made sense. At least, he couldn't rule out this possibility.
"Indeed, the empire entered the Grand Sea Star Territory through the Abyss Nebula and reached the Hanwang Star Gorge to ambush us. They could do it once, but they can do it a second time." Yang Mingzhao calculated.
President Nishita's face suddenly became obviously stiff: "Empire? Empire's fleet?"
Even if it is true that according to the information found by the deep space probe, there are only a dozen ships, but what should we do if there are more than a dozen Dreadnoughts?
The Imperials can afford these troops. President Nikita has never doubted this.
Of course, he had forgotten that the detection information just now also showed that, not to mention, if more than ten imperial dreadnoughts really came to Qingchun City (west), then the one who is more anxious should be the Nephi Alliance.
It is estimated that the main force of the Grand High Seas Fleet has been deployed, and the local fleet will also begin to mobilize to the border.
The captain said: "Even if the empire infiltrates, it is only a small-scale guerrilla fleet, which is at most used for small-scale leading reconnaissance. It is not enough to break diplomatic relations."
Marshal Aylwin also said: "The so-called surprise attack must be sudden. If you use a failed trick that has been used once, it will really make people laugh. For the empire, this is worse than failure.
It’s even harder to accept. I’ve had many dealings with the Empire, and I know very well that their shame level is actually not very high.”
President Nishita thoughtfully said: "...The principle is this. The establishment of hegemony requires violence on the one hand and people's hearts on the other. The damage caused by force can be recovered at any time, and there are many ways to recover. However, the loss of people's hearts
It’s gone, but it’s not easy to recover.”
The old marshal gave the other party a meaningful look: "Your Excellency, Sheng Ming."
At least this man knows everything, which is enough to make the old marshal feel gratified.
"Hahahaha, I have also heard the story of a broken mirror being told by my assistants. Although my assistant team is young, they are all talented people with both civil and military skills, and they speak well. I really like chatting with them.
Sooner or later, they will become talents who support the community." President Nishita let out a hearty laugh and patted Yang Mingzhao on the shoulder.
Yang Mingzhao, who really wanted to hide himself in the crowd, couldn't help but smile helplessly.
Well, not only was Mr. President very willing to ask questions from his subordinates humbly, but he also never shied away from talking about it, which made him even more magnanimous. The old marshal was even more pleased.
"So, there won't be any danger, right?" President Nishita asked again.
...You actually know everything, so why do you ask such a unnecessary question? The old marshal's joy and relief were suddenly greatly reduced.
However, at least President Nishita looked completely calm.
Then, the community fleet responsible for escorting the Blue Star Princess, consisting of cruiser 3, destroyer 6, light carrier 1, maintenance ship 1 and hospital ship 1, also directly launched the escort formation. Several fighters even directly
After leaving the aircraft carrier, they sped towards the direction of the gravity well and the direction where the unknown fleet might attack.
"Speaking of which, I have been wanting to ask for a long time, what is the combat effectiveness of our escort fleet?" President Nishita asked.
"At least in terms of its combat effectiveness on paper, it is an escort fleet that exceeds its scale." Marshal Aylwin said.
The president said "Oh" and nodded his head, seemingly gaining confidence.
"Actually, when General Yang Xiyi strangled King Soleyn and the Mountain God Gangdalang at the Unity Fortress, he didn't have so many troops at his disposal." The old marshal added.
In fact, these words were not very polite. They were a bit ironic about His Excellency the President's overreaction. Marshal Aylwin may have been qualified to speak like this.
Of course, the magnanimous President Nishita didn't mind at all, but just said "oh" again, and seemed to have more confidence.
He was even moved and said: "Yes, General Yang is in a more difficult situation than brother Yu Lian, but he has always maintained our situation in the New World! He is the real mainstay... Speaking of which, does General Yang have any new ones?
Battle report?”
"General Yang Xiyi is not available for the time being. However, Yaochi can confirm that our Marshal Li Gele is still standing despite the siege of the superior force of the imperial army." Yang Mingzhao quickly reported.
President Nishita wiped away the non-existent tears and sighed: "How lucky I am to live in the same era as the heroes!"
When Mr. President conveyed his respect to the frontline generals for the Nth time, the time came silently to 3:30 in the morning on December 14th.
At this time, the fighter planes sent ahead to investigate sent the latest communication, indicating that they had captured the gravity well signal. Immediately afterwards, more than ten ships indeed jumped into the local system one after another.
It was a group of very ugly and ferocious ships, as if they were a splicing of pipelines and meteorite fragments made of space junk, full of traces of postmodern wasteland.