Chapter 121: Tragic Victory
"Great Victory".
When Yang Ming saw this headline, he felt mixed emotions.
How did we win so big?
The third, fourth, and sixth fleets of Luofeng lost more than 150 ships, more than 40 main battleships, and 63,042 soldiers were killed.
This is death, not casualties.
The party that failed in the warship bombardment had no chance to board the lifeboat at all.
In this battle, the Fourth Fleet originally controlled by Guton Maha suffered the most damage.
It's almost destroyed!
If the Sixth Fleet was not currently under the control of Gudun Maha, Gudun Maha would become the weakest warlord in Luofeng.
More than 7,000 royal guards were killed or wounded, which was an extremely heavy loss.
More than 16,000 civilians were killed or injured, which was a figure that Yang Ming did not expect. Fortunately, most of them were injured.
Yang Ming clicked on the title of the article and took a look. It was full of words of praise and glorification, and it was obvious that it was an announcement issued by the royal family.
He picked up his watch and made a voice call.
"Boss," Lu's clear voice sounded, "Please give me your instructions."
"Take down the headlines! Change the title to 'National Disaster'! Edit and post the footage of soldiers sacrificed on the battlefield, and also post footage of victims being killed!"
Yang Ming cursed:
"It's still a peaceful and prosperous place! What a bunch of aristocratic trash!"
"Yes, boss."
The voice call was immediately disconnected.
In the prison van escorting Yang Ming, several fully armed prison guards looked at each other.
They didn't know the specific details of the war yet. They were just here to carry out a mission, to pick up a "prisoner who could not commit any offense" and send him to their prison to serve his sentence.
The original military prison on the planet Yilanduo has been abandoned.
——Military personnel who have not committed any crime will be detained on the planet Yilando.
The prison where Yang Ming was sent was an ordinary prison located on the outskirts of Yilandu City. A sign was temporarily hung on the bottom floor of the prison, changing it to the Yilandu Military Prison.
He will be the only prisoner on this floor.
In the smoothly sliding prison van, a prison guard couldn't help but whispered, "Sir, what have you done wrong?"
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Disobeying orders on the battlefield."
"This is not for shooting…Oh, sorry sir."
"It's okay, my connection is stronger."
Yang Ming shrugged, crossed his legs and closed his eyes to rest.
At this stage, the internal and external environment of Yilandu is extremely complex.
The space battle ended ten hours ago. The palace cannon fired only one shot, but the New Federation's Seventh Long-distance Fleet paid a painful price of twenty-five warships.
Of course, the reason why the candied haws were strung together was because Lu constantly adjusted the layout and forced the enemy ships into a narrow area.
This super-large anti-ship planetary cannon had no chance to fire a second shot.
The New Federation's 7th Long-distance Fleet Regiment fought desperately to break out, and the 9th Long-distance Fleet Regiment also spared no effort to tear a hole in the defense line of the Sherman Empire Expeditionary Corps.
In this battle, the New Federation's 7th Long-distance Fleet lost eighty to ninety warships of various types, and the 9th Long-distance Fleet lost twenty-five warships. It is estimated that the New Federation lost 86,000 troops.
Sherman's Imperial Expeditionary Fleet lost more than 40 warships and 32,524 soldiers.
It was indeed a great victory, but it was a great victory for Sherman's Empire.
Similarly, this is the most humiliating defeat the New Federation has suffered in recent decades .
The war is not over yet. It has simply evolved from a battle between warships to a struggle for international discourse power.
Sherman's Empire widely publicized the "Battle of Falling Wind" within the empire.
The 721st Expeditionary Corps achieved a major victory rarely seen in recent years. Even His Majesty the Emperor was alarmed and was about to give a public commendation.
This is Luo Feng's opportunity.
Lu and Edwang's intelligence team worked at full capacity, using "the Falling Wind fleet suffered heavy losses" and "the victory was based on the heroic fighting and fearless sacrifice of the Falling Wind soldiers" as the core keywords to create public opinion in the Sherman Empire in order to reap .
Under Yang Ming's arrangement, Lu sorted out the battlefield-related information as quickly as possible;
Adwang urgently contacted officials from the Imperial Foreign Affairs Bureau and provided a mature diplomatic offensive plan.
Before the New Federation could come to its senses, a diplomatic offensive and defensive battle affecting most of the galaxy began.
As the invaded, Luo Feng, along with more than 20 younger brothers from the Sherman Empire camp, began to criticize the New Federation's "invasion war".
The New Federation quickly began to fight back, constantly controlling and guiding public opinion, beautifying its own counter-terrorism operations, and smearing the Luofeng Empire as a breeding ground for terrorists.
Luo Feng's diplomatic team argued their case and used popular social software and portals in the galaxy to continuously release a series of evidence.
The main evidences are:
The movement trajectory of the New Federation agent who launched the terrorist attack, related surveillance videos, the implementation process of the entire terrorist attack plan, and the video of the agent's life in the New Federation;
The New Federation attack boats directly attacked the old emperor during his speech, and the fleet commander issued a clear 'fire' order;
The New Federation ground force prisoners left behind by the fleet recounted the various orders they had received.
Among them, the most passive evidence for the New Federation was the scene of the New Federation ground forces slaughtering civilians.
The most embarrassing evidence for the New Federation - the cannons of the Luofeng Palace bombarded and killed the New Federation's long-distance fleet.
The video of this
The Luofeng Empire became famous overnight.
The diplomatic offensive and defensive battle actually did not last more than a few hours.
Seeing that the New Federation was about to suffer a total defeat, the New Federation used their trump card.
title.
They began to delete relevant information on a large scale and directly purify the galactic network.
The official account of the Falling Wind Empire was banned;
Millions of ordinary accounts in Luofeng were banned.
On the interstellar network, Luo Feng’s mouth was covered directly.
As it turns out, the citizens of the New Federation are not freedom fighters. When their country's reputation and interests are damaged, most of them remain silent, while a small number of them continue to make excuses and smear campaigns.
Seven hours after the war broke out, the Luofeng Empire formally sued the New Federation in the Galactic Interstellar Court.
This prosecution will certainly not produce any results, but it will allow Luo Feng to stand firm for justice.
This noble cause will enable the Luofeng Empire to gain spiritual support from most of the medium and small countries in the interstellar space, and will also gain more material support from the Sherman Empire.
As for Luofeng, the people are now very excited and anti-New Federation demonstrations have broken out in various places.
Although the surging public opinion has added many unstable factors, in Yang Ming's view, this is at least a hundred times better than the indifference and numbness of the people, and is more conducive to his subsequent actions.
At this moment, Yang Ming was thinking about two main issues in the prison car.
One is how to deal with the aftermath and quickly recover the military fleet under his control.
Another is how to deal with the prisoners of the New Federation.
"These prisoners must not be left in Luofeng."
Yang Ming's eyes became sharper.
The prison guards on the opposite side felt inexplicably nervous.
Yang Ming thought about it, took out the shielding device, wrapped himself in the soundproof light curtain, and used the special communication method of the watch to make a video call to Edwang.
Adwant was on a spaceship, probably on his way back to Ilando.
"Ming, I'm going to save you right now!"
Edwin frowned and said:
“Don’t worry, if the military doesn’t agree to release you, I’ll let my father sign the pardon.
"You are the hero who saved this country! The first shot you fired will surely go down in the history of Luofeng!"
Yang Ming said: "No, I want to be quiet in prison for a while and think about life and philosophy."
Edwan was suddenly speechless.
The second prince looked haggard at the moment, his eyes full of fatigue.
"Edwang," Yang Ming asked in a low voice, "You know what you should do now, right?"
"Mourn the dead, provide relief to the soldiers, and encourage the people," Adwang whispered, "I will try my best to provide more material assistance to the families of the fallen soldiers, and I will also build a martyrs' cemetery."
"No," Yang Ming said, "You have to go back to the Sherman Empire now."
"Why?"
"Try to compress what you should do, including mourning and providing compensation, into a TV speech, and leave the rest to your subordinates. No matter how many awards you give, it is better to give them more pensions and arrange for social welfare agencies to take good care of their families."
Yang Ming reminded:
"Take those prisoners and the captured New Confederate attack boats and send them all to Sherman as gifts... Which martial Sherman nobleman would refuse the captured New Confederate military emblem? Don't forget that the Sherman Empire still retains slavery in some areas."
“Oh, this…”
Adwant hesitated.
Yang Ming said quickly:
“The only way to stop the New Confederacy from continuing to attack us is for Sherman’s Empire to put strong pressure on them.
"How can you guarantee that the New Federation will not retaliate against us again? Even if they are afraid of the cannons under the palace and dare not come to Yilando, what about our other administrative planets?"
"Okay, I'll prepare for the TV speech right away!"
Adwant whispered:
"Earl Williams left two formations on guard nearby. I will contact them now."
"Leave behind those dozens of captured special forces members," Yang Ming said , "I will execute them secretly after interrogating them."
Edwan said: "You decide these. I will let General Felimon contact you directly later."
Yang Ming paused, and then said, "I have asked Guton Maha to send people to put your brother under house arrest. Since he likes the Second Administrative Planet, let him stay there. Next, I will integrate the Luofeng military. The means will be a bit bloody. There is no need for those generals who are watching the battle to continue to exist."
Edwang looked at Yang Ming.
Yang Ming looked at Edwang calmly.
Soon, Edwan frowned and asked, "Do you want to be the emperor, Ming?"
"We understand each other, and our goals at this stage should be the same," Yang Ming smiled, "We are the same, we are not interested in the throne."
Adwant smiled bitterly.
He also didn't know how Yang Ming did it.
But now, the reins around this country's neck are clearly in Yang Ming's hands.
Yang Ming was about to hang up the call.
Edwang suddenly asked, "By the way, my father can't seem to control the cannons under the palace... What's going on?"
Yang Ming blinked. "That should be an automatic counterattack device. I'm not too sure about this anti-ship system. It should be that its system detects a huge threat and then automatically fires. It's a gift from your ancestors to this country."
"My father might dig up the mountain. He really would do that."
"Don't worry," Yang Ming said seriously, "His Majesty the Emperor can't find anyone who can help him do this job. You should think about how to mourn the dead."
"Alas, may their heroic spirits rest in peace."
Yang Ming sighed softly, hung up the call, and put the brooch-sized shielding device back into his pocket.
The prison guards opposite him had already put their laser guns behind their backs. When they saw Yang Ming looking at him, they immediately revealed a somewhat flattering smile.
Of course, the prison guards didn't hear what Yang Ming said just now.
But they saw the projection of His Highness Adwang and the expressions of both parties when Yang Ming spoke to His Highness Adwang.
Is this young officer His Highness Adwan’s confidant?
However, judging from the changes in their expressions during the conversation, it was His Highness Adwan who was speechless and helpless several times, while the young officer in front of him remained calm and confident.
When getting out of the car, the prison guard quickly opened the door.
Just as they were about to inform the warden, they suddenly heard the sound of stomping feet in unison in front of them.
Two rows of guard troops saluted in front.
Lieutenant Colonel Ace stood in front with a helpless look on his face. After seeing Yang Ming, he smiled a little.
"Oh, my old boss," Yang Ming said with a slightly exaggerated tone, "I didn't expect you to welcome me here."
Lieutenant Colonel Ace whispered, "This may be the most outrageous order I have ever received in my life."
"What orders?"
"General Felimon asked me to accompany you in prison," Lieutenant Colonel Ace smiled bitterly, "I will be on duty here for the next six months and protect you the whole time."
Yang Ming looked at Ace's bitter face and couldn't help laughing a few times. He stepped forward and put his arm around the noble lieutenant colonel's shoulder.
"This is not a bad job. Believe me, you will fall in love with this place in less than half a month... Where is the warden?"
"In the back, do you want him to come over?"
Yang Ming smiled and said, "I have a decoration plan here. Ask him to finish decorating the bottom floor for me within a week. Of course, I won't let him spend any money."
Lieutenant Colonel Ace lowered his voice and asked, "Is it true? Did you order your cruiser to open fire first? This news is spreading like wildfire throughout the military."
"Why else would I come here to serve my sentence?"
"Oh, you are really... This is crazy, that is the invincible fleet of the New Federation!"
"Invincible? They've already been defeated."
Yang Ming curled his lips slightly:
"Soon Luofeng will also have a powerful fleet. And Commander Ace, did you know that?"
"Um?"
"In my opinion, what this country lacks most nowadays is not advanced equipment, but the courage to draw the sword in the face of the strong."
Yang Ming patted Ace's shoulder:
"When two people meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. This is the only reason why we were able to win this time with great difficulty."
Lieutenant Colonel Ace was stunned for a moment, staring at Yang Ming's back as he slowly walked forward.
His figure formed a strong color contrast with the gray prison gate in front of him, which slightly touched Lieutenant Colonel Ace's nerves.
Yang Ming: …
Watching more TV dramas is also beneficial.
At least you can use the lines to make some poisonous chicken soup.
…
Half a day later.
Adwang began his post-war speech, and the ratings of the speech reached a terrifying number. Half of the people of the Luofeng Empire watched the speech directly.
Yilanduoxing began to build a martyrs' cemetery and war memorial park.
Two days later.
Sherman's Empire began a military exercise called deterrence.
Twelve long-distance fleets, 1,600 warships of various types and two dreadnoughts appeared in front of the New Federation border monument, with their gun barrels aimed at the New Federation border.
The New Federation chose to avoid war.
The empire's military might was unmatched at the time.
Three days later, the Sherman Empire announced that the third heir to the throne would lead an envoy to visit the Luofeng Empire to express condolences, and the Sherman Empire would give Luofeng a batch of semi-retired main warships for free.
The two sides plan to sign a new military alliance agreement. If Luofeng is attacked, the Sherman Empire Corps will provide unconditional support.
This is the value of this battle.
However, Yang Ming, who was sitting in the single cell and reading the newspaper leisurely, encountered several new troubles one after another.
"The Valkyrie has been captured, Boss...Also, the old emperor has thought about summoning you, probably to pardon you, which is completely against our plan."
Yang Ming had a headache: "Lv, is there no good news?"
"Mrs. Sarul has been dismissed. The New Federation has given up its plan against Luofeng and has withdrawn the remaining agents in Luofeng, retaining only some intelligence personnel."
"Damn! Cannons are really the best way to deal with these federal guys! When they say we have weapons of mass destruction, we'd better really have them!"
Yang Ming waved away the electronic newspaper in his hand.
"Report to me the details of the news from the Valkyrie."
