Probably Miss Suliuka Wang said it so confidently, she even had a bright and refreshing smile on her face, just like the morning sun at eight or nine o'clock in early summer, warm and without any fireworks. Maybe everyone was attracted by it. This scene was so shocking that it was in a state of pause for half a minute.
Then, Yu Lian saw Gia Feier covering her face and sighing next to her. Ostana's smile was also slightly stiff, and then she winked at Admiral Farrell.
Indeed, Admiral Farrell is the only admiral on the ship besides King Suliuka. He is also a new generation "famous general" who has just earned enough reputation points in the Glory Mission. Naturally, he is also the one with the most say. Who is it? He must be the one who can convince Her Royal Highness the Queen.
Then, I saw Admiral Farrell pondering for a moment: "Your Highness, based on the information obtained only five minutes ago, the total strength of the predator fleet should be two to three times that of ours."
"Yes, and there is no guarantee that they will not continue to increase their troops." Brynhilt pondered for a moment: "I hope that the unstable route of the Lion's Den Fortress is collapsing. However, we cannot count on the Spirit of the Universe. Will always be on our side."
"Indeed, we cannot treat our enemies as fools. Although the predators we have dealt with in the past were brutal and cruel, their tactics were flexible, and they should not base their operations on gambling." Farrell The general nodded and said, "We should estimate that the predators may have mastered the expansion laws of those dotted lines."
The dotted lines, of course, refer to those unstable transition channels on the star map.
"Sir, do you mean that the Marauders have mastered navigation technology that even surpasses that of the Empire?" Lieutenant General Luo Ruian, the chief navigator of the fleet, showed an expression of disbelief. Looking at him, if it were someone else who said this, I'm afraid that I will be ridiculed or even scolded.
"It's not impossible. It's hard to say about the Mesandars, but the Aerons started exploring the universe not much later than us. They are also a famous aerospace nation." Brynhilt said.
"In the future, the empire's galactic defense line may need to change its defense mode. From stronghold defense to mobile defense." Admiral Farrell said: "However, this is another story. The problem now is, Your Highness, the predators If you really master this technology, you can completely use the Lion's Den as a base to launch a large-scale invasion of the Extreme Star Territory, just like what I did in the Glory Mission. However, they can be more flexible than me, because There is absolutely no need to go deep into the core of the star sector to gnaw at the well-defended fortresses and inhabited planets."
"They are nomadic people. Their purpose is not to fight, but to plunder." Brynhilt glanced at Ostana, who immediately understood and adjusted the star map. Suddenly, more than thirty people were in the vicinity of the lion's den. A series of green dots are marked in each galaxy.
"There are a total of twelve deep space mining stations, five orbital dome farms, and three settled planets. There is also a high-explosive dust absorption well and two arsenals. In addition to the guards, the number of civilians will exceed 50 million. Here The full calculation does not include the fallen Far Country planet."
With the predator's behavior, it is difficult to imagine how miserable that planet is now, but this is no longer the primary concern for everyone.
Yu Lian noticed that these green dots also included the Sarna star, and he suddenly felt a sense of sadness about the impermanence of the world.
"These are all their plunder targets," Ostana said.
"However, we can't spread all the fleet like pepper. If we try to defend every galaxy, we will only be unable to defend anywhere." Admiral Farrell sighed: "Your Highness
, I understand what you mean."
"Yes! The plunderers know very well that after all, they are just interstellar nomads who rely on plunder to maintain their organization. It is impossible to maintain their occupation for a long time. After robbing everything, they will always have to retreat to the center of the galaxy. So,
We will direct them to the only way they can return to their hometown, and we are not afraid that they will not come!"
The only way that must be passed is naturally the Lion's Den Galaxy. If the Imperial Fleet can really retake it quickly, the Predator Fleet that wanders to various galaxies will probably have no choice but to come back for reinforcements. For the civilians in the surrounding galaxies,
What seems like a desperate move is actually the best choice.
In addition, if everything goes well, maybe we can defeat the enemies one by one.
"The capabilities shown by this group of plunderers are quite methodical and they will not abandon the lion's den. They will definitely be heavily guarded and may even increase their numbers," Admiral Farrell said.
"I know." Brunhildt nodded.
"If we are not careful, not only will we not be able to defeat them individually, but we may be surrounded."
"Sounds very interesting." Brunhildt immediately smiled, and he smiled beautifully.
"Very good!" Admiral Farrell also smiled: "We are the glorious Imperial Navy, and we will destroy the enemy when we see it! The enemy's strength is only three to five times that of ours, and they all escaped. The Imperial Army's columns
Our ancestors will laugh at us, right?"
Brigadier General Ostana sighed silently, and simply showed off to Yu Lian. The latter originally just wanted to watch a show, but he came here and seemed to have no sense of existence as the protagonist without saying a word.
, then said: "If you really want to catch a turtle in a urn, how about informing Luyuan and letting the Colossus shoot here?"
He pointed at a star system close to the edge of the galactic center, which was also the galaxy adjacent to the Lion's Den Galaxy and connected through the irregular transition channel.
Indeed, if this galaxy is bombarded, all the Predator fleets will be trapped in the Extreme Sector, with nowhere to escape. At that time, as soon as the reinforcement fleet from the Empire arrives, they will be able to
The earth crushed all these interstellar nomadic armies that had lost their way back.
"Hey, that seems to be a solution!" Brunhilt's eyes lit up: "This way we don't have to take risks. We just need to hide behind the fortress group and ensure that the core master area of the star area is not disturbed... That's it...
Do you think I would say that? Yu Lianqing, is it fun to act stupid like this?"
I think this is very interesting! Yu Lian thought.
At this time, someone next to him seemed to have a really moving expression. He was a major general who was over two meters tall and as strong as an iron tower. He was probably in his early forties and had the hairstyle of a strong man.
As soon as he took a step forward and wanted to persuade him, he was pulled back by Giafel.
Yu Lian knew that this was the number one master in the fleet, Major General Misaro, who was currently serving as the commander-in-chief of the fleet's stormtroopers. The "City Breaker" of the Fifth Ring of Blood Road, of course, was also an astral knight.
His official position is actually the commander of the "Qing Ling Army", one of the elite armored grenadier regiments directly under the Generalissimo's Palace. He was originally the main force of the blue side's sharp knives used in land warfare and gang-hopping operations during military exercises. Now the entire regiment has been
Miss Suliuka Wang came over to work as a thug.
As we all know, the blood path is the berserker in the psychic path, and they should all look like rough men with low IQs.
If it were anyone else, Brunhild would really be too lazy to explain, but since it was the chief double bonus stick that he personally brought, he still said patiently: "I know what you want to say, Major General Misaro.
Using the Colossus will certainly keep all the looters within the empire, but it will also drive the enemies who have lost their way back completely crazy. Once they are trapped and still fighting, we will probably have to pay more casualties if we want to eliminate them. Lion's Den Fortress
Tens of millions of civilians in the surrounding areas will also have to endure greater suffering."
Major General Misaro suddenly realized this.
"In addition, the previous emperors and His Majesty the Emperor have not given up on the complete conquest of the Galactic Center. If we do not do it now, it is because the gain outweighs the losses, but it does not mean that we will not do it in the future. Cutting off the access to the Galactic Center will be done once and for all, but this is actually a coward.
I don’t like what you said!”
Major General Misaro suddenly showed an expression of admiration and nodded solemnly.
...Well, with this expression of being taught, admired and moved just right, who would believe that this guy is a rough guy? Yu Lian couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart.
No, Lieutenant General Luo Ruian over there has already shown an expression of "Damn it, he got the better of me".
Hey, hey, hey! He is also a psychic after all! This is where office politics begins, aren’t you being low-key?
At this time, Brigadier General Ostana Barr had already started to walk to the second floor, probably preparing to convene a meeting with the middle-level staff officers to formulate navigation and tactical plans. Lieutenant General Lorien followed closely, he is the chief navigator, even if
Even if you don’t know much about tactics, you should follow suit at this time.
As for Giafel, he also took away Commodore Misaro who was still preparing to sit in a daze on the bridge - with this guy's size, even if he just stood there without talking, he still had a strong presence. He was probably planning to spend more time in Brunsy.
He brushed his face in front of Walter.
They should be going to check the maintenance work of the mecha. Yu Lian is still very interested in this aspect, but unless everyone has taken too much moon candy, how can the empire allow a foreign psyker to enter?
The hangar where the heraldic machine is located.
In short, now that Brünnhilt had made up his mind and had Admiral Farrell's endorsement, the entire fleet immediately went into a state of frenzy. They didn't even formulate any plan to lure the snake out of its hole and attack in the east and west.
Following the ingenious marching plan of mankind, they just chose the nearest route and headed towards the Lion's Den Galaxy.
Not only did Brünnhilt not conceal his actions, he even broadcast the marching route to the surrounding star field in a wide area, as if he was afraid that the predators on the opposite side would not discover him.
It is unknown whether the Predators got the news, but on November 2, when the main force of Brunhildt's fleet had completed half of its voyage, a group of people was hiding in the Ryuga T12 galaxy.
A small imperial fleet also received the news.
Needless to say, this is naturally the mobile fleet belonging to the Astral Knights commanded by Viscount Shameen. It only has about a dozen battleships of all sizes. It is really difficult to put it in a fleet battle.
It's not even a squadron, so it really doesn't play any role.
They originally received the order from Admiral Selerius and were preparing to rush to the Lion's Den Fortress. However, the few live ammunition on the fleet was all that was left after destroying the star-devouring worm in the Sarna system.
There was not much left. So, at the suggestion of Colonel Soback, everyone took a slightly detour and rushed to the arsenal located in the Alicorn 12 system to replenish weapons.
They worked very efficiently. They completed the supplies in less than a day and were ready to rush to the battlefield. However, what they never expected was that before they arrived, they received news of the fall of the fortress and the battle of General Selerius.
Death, news that the garrison fleet and the Yongjin were severely damaged.
No matter how brave the Astral Knights are, they know that their small fleet can never be an opponent of the main fleet of hundreds of predators, so they can only temporarily hide in the asteroid belt of the Dragon Fang T12 system.
Be prepared to observe the situation secretly.
Of course, this move is indeed a bit disgraceful. For these proud Astral Knights, it is absolutely humiliating. If Shameen and Sobek hadn't had a high reputation in the Knights, I'm afraid they would have
Being called a coward.
Fortunately, they did not wait too long, and finally received the wide-area communication intelligence from the reinforcements before everyone's morale sank to the freezing point.
"Hey, okay! We are saved!" Colonel Soback was so moved that he almost raised his hands to sing and dance. He was the one who asked the entire fleet to hide in the Dragon Ya T12 to observe the situation secretly, so he was naturally under the greatest pressure.
.
Viscount Shameen, Major General Bai Ya and others glanced at him, feeling a little helpless.
"He is obviously a strong man, but he is born like a bear!" Major General Bai Ya shook his head.
Shameen said: "Even if there are no reinforcements, we don't need anyone to save us. However, with the reinforcements, now we have to think about what to do. It doesn't make sense to hide all the time!"
"Indeed." Bai Ya nodded slightly: "At least we have to collect some enemy intelligence for His Highness."
Soback listened to the leader of the fleet and the leader of the knights begin to discuss where to set up an ambush and sneak attack. He even talked about going to the lion's den to find out what was going on. He almost wanted to curse.
Why are you so brave? Even the majestic Titan ship was beaten to pieces and fled. We have a small fleet with no more than ten ships and less than 20,000 soldiers. Why do we have to go to the front?
Even so, he still pretended to be calm and said: "Indeed, it is important to find out the enemy's situation. However, I think that since the predators have captured the Lion's Den Fortress, they should now launch a large-scale attack on the surrounding galaxies.
were plundered. We are the Astral Knights. Isn’t it our primary responsibility to protect the people?”
The senior officers in the bridge all looked at Colonel Soback, whose face seemed to be glowing, and hesitated to speak.
"Now, we are here..." The colonel pointed to the Longya T12 galaxy where they were located, sliding his finger along the transition channel drawn as a solid line, and then clicked on a galaxy marked with a human icon.
On the standard star chart, this is the symbol of an inhabited planet.
"This is Kalundam, with a population of 50 million, more than Sarna."
Compared with Sarna, which has the special effect of "unstable geological structure", the planet Kalendan has the positive buff of "rich nutritious food". To put it bluntly, it is a habitable planet with fertile land and rich products. It can be regarded as an extreme planet.
It is the largest food producing area in the region. And we all know that where there is food, there must be a population, and where there is a population, there must be qualified workers. Therefore, the imperial government established another project in the mineral-rich Alicorn 12 system next to the Kalendan system.
A large-scale arsenal and fleet maintenance equipment were built on it.
"What the plunderers lack most is food, and plundering in this direction can also replenish a large amount of weapons and energy." Colonel Soback pondered for a moment: "So, my suggestion is that our fleet should be like this
On this route, we will take advantage of our maneuverability and rely on the asteroid belt of Kalendan to intercept the predators."
Anyway, there are guard stations, unmanned patrol aircraft, and orbital defense rings on the planet Kalendan. Even if the predators really come, they can still hold on until His Royal Highness King Sulyuka arrives, right?
Seeing that everyone was listening to him, he added: "Of course, we must also try our best to collect the enemy's intelligence. Therefore, my subordinate's suggestion is... to divide the troops! Most of the fleets are defending in Kalundan, but one ship is separated
The reconnaissance ship is heading for the lion's den, and only one cruiser is needed."
Then, he secretly encouraged himself and put on an impeccable high profile: "This suggestion was made by me. So, regarding the reconnaissance ship..."
"You will be the one to take command? Well, that's fine!" Viscount Shameen made the decision.
"..."
"You are a hunter. Perception and observation are your strengths, and you are also resourceful and resourceful. You are indeed the most suitable person for this task." Shameen pressed Colonel Sobak's shoulders hard and sighed with a heavy face.
One sound:
"You can't charge into battle and defeat the enemy head-on! I can't strategize and adapt to circumstances! As for the main force of the Marauders, please leave it to me!"
Wait! This is different from what we promised! I have already assumed such a high profile, so you have a sense of honor, shouldn’t you rush to do dangerous work?