Chapter 269: The elite team assembles!
It turns out that these top military brass would quarrel with each other during meetings.
The last military meeting Yang Ming attended was a discussion meeting of the Military Intelligence Bureau.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he found himself sitting face to face with the Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, where both of them could only listen and could not say a word.
Although the Military Intelligence Bureau has great power, it has been crushed by the New Federation CIA in the interstellar field for many years, so its status in the military is not high and it is not confident at all.
Yang Ming gave a kind smile to the acting director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, the kind-looking old lady, who nodded to Yang Ming.
Apart from that, Yang Ming had nothing to do. He sat at the last seat and stared at his electronic notes, listening to the quarrel between these big guys.
He also had some doubts in his mind.
Is the New Federation courting death?
The military strength is crushed by the empire, but they still want to provoke the empire? Are they both incompetent and playful?
Soon, Yang Ming discovered that he actually had too much of a God's perspective.
The New Federation's implementation of the Bug Burying Plan was indeed a gamble, a gamble on the fate of both countries.
In the 'timeline' pointed to by the background of the game "Abyss", the New Federation won the bet, the insect plague gradually engulfed the empire, and the powerful empire was severely damaged by the continuous and large-scale high-level insect plague. The national strength was unable to recover, and the New Federation was catching up with it with great momentum.
Unfortunately, the Milky Way entered a cycle of the 'Faya Game', and the Faya civilization placed several forerunners in the Milky Way.
However, one of the pioneers unknowingly sacrificed his resurrection armor and obtained the identity card of a secondary ancient god life form.
Unfortunately, the Ancient God and the Space Zerg are mortal enemies. They can sense it when they get a little closer. The Ancient God also treats low-level and mid-level Space Zerg as food...
A fluttering moth on the planet Ramu gently flapped its wings, which determined the situation today where the Empire's invincible fleet rushed into the New Federation.
There were too many variables during this period, and the biggest variable was Yang Ming.
He would like to call it the moth effect.
"Hanton," the old general in the middle suddenly spoke.
Yang Ming immediately responded: "I'm here."
"Well," the old general paused for a moment, "what do you think? Regarding the motion to destroy the New Federation's military forces."
"I was distracted just now," Yang Ming smiled gently, "Did everyone come up with any plans?"
"Let me repeat it," Lieutenant General Thomas volunteered.
The two plans just proposed are both offensive ideas, but they differ in the priority of annihilation.
One is focused on destroying the New Federation's mobile fortresses, and the other is focused on destroying the New Federation's heavy warships.
Heavy warships are the shining pearls of a country's industrial system and also the representation of a country's true strength;
As for large mobile fortresses, unless they are equipped with the Empire's high-tech stellar cannons like the Skywrath Fortress, ordinary mobile fortresses are just super-large battleships with large energy storage and many gun barrels, and that's all.
Yang Ming thought for a moment: "Are all the fortresses of the New Federation unable to jump?"
“They don’t have the technology.”
"It's still easier to destroy the fortress."
Yang Ming said:
"This kind of annihilation war does not necessarily require the use of our own warships. We can also use other methods, such as spy infiltration... You are all looking at me like this. Did I say something wrong?"
The old general in the middle smiled and nodded, and said gently: "Hanton, your method is what we were considering before."
A general said in a deep voice: "We have calculated repeatedly that even if we maintain our superior force, we will need about 1,500 warships to completely defeat these three fortresses. This does not include the losses in the battle with the New Federation fleet. This price is too heavy."
Vice Admiral Thomas said: "But if we destroy one of the fortresses first and reduce the enemy's defensive firepower by one level, the number of warships we lose will be reduced by 50%."
"Hanton, are you willing to accept this mission? The military will fully cooperate with you and provide you with all the resources you need."
Yang Ming frowned slightly.
Although boarding is exciting, it is not as exciting as attacking an armed fortress, especially a firepower monster with huge cannons all over its body...
"Can anyone get me in there?"
“We are still discussing options.”
So there is no specific method?
Yang Ming thought for a moment and said, "I can try something. When will the Empire launch a general offensive?"
"It will take about seven galactic days. We are gathering more troops."
"I can't guarantee success," Yang Ming said, "My idea is that the Super Modifiers and the Imperial Secret Forces, these two cyborg units, can actually get involved. I am really powerless facing such a huge fortress alone."
The generals spoke one after another:
"In fact, we have already contacted the Council of Elders, and they have agreed to allow the Super Reformers to participate in this operation. However, the number of Super Reformers participating in the operation will not be too large, and the Super Reformers themselves are not used for combat."
"The most elite members of the cyborg troops stationed at Skywrath Fortress will be selected to assist you in completing this mission."
"It would be great if you could come up with a reliable and feasible plan."
"Okay," Yang Ming nodded slowly, "I'll discuss it with both sides first. Remember to transfer my girlfriend, Captain Catherine, and Captain Gris, who has more tricks than his beard."
The elderly people present looked at each other and smiled slightly.
This young man is so easy to talk to.
…
After exiting the virtual conference room, Yang Ming discussed with Vice Admiral Thomas about the information about the three major military fortresses in the Federal Minter City, and then left the bridge of the dreadnought.
The Dongfeng sailed to the edge of the Imperial battleship fleet in broad daylight.
A large number of officers and soldiers were trying to take photos with the White Ghost's ship.
Yang Ming, who had been smiling all the time, frowned as soon as he returned to Dongfeng.
The Empire wants to rely on a small team's sneak attack to take down a New Federation fortress?
These three fortresses are three military bases, which are usually hidden in the same star system as Mint City and orbit around two gas planets. The diameters of the fortresses are 1,200, 1,800, and 2,600 kilometers respectively.
These are all tough nuts to crack.
The New Federation also has the technology for stellar cannons, but its stellar cannons can only be mounted on administrative planets. The Imperial fleet bypassed several administrative planets with stellar cannons mounted, and the New Federation's stellar cannons were directly silenced.
Being able to build a stellar cannon is one thing, but being able to truly unleash the power of this thing is another.
Just like the nuclear deterrence in Yang Ming’s hometown on Earth, the deterrent power of a pure nuclear bomb is far from that of an intercontinental missile plus a nuclear bomb.
"Boss, the most difficult part is actually how to enter the fortress."
Law explained:
"Now the three major fortresses have all arrived at the outskirts of Mingte Star. Each fortress is guarded by a large number of New Federation warships. This is the last resort of the New Federation.
“It takes hundreds of years to build a fortress, and this is also the general foundation of a strong country.
"It is not recommended that you take risks. This is the analysis of Lu."
"Lü, this mission is quite important to me."
Yang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled:
“I know these old guys are just using me, but at the same time, they are also the steps for me to climb up.
“We have gained a lot from participating in this war, but next, we’d better get injured to emphasize that our individual strength is insignificant and reduce the threat I pose to them. Only then will they feel at ease to support me.
"Then, we can attach ourselves to one of the factions and become their bargaining chip, allowing them to put me on a bigger stage in the empire."
"But Boss," Lu reminded, "The Valkyrie crisis has been temporarily resolved. We can fake our own death and escape, letting Hanton sacrifice himself in this battle, and then return to Luofeng under the identity of Yang Ming to develop our Dark Star and Luofeng Empire."
"That's too slow, Ritsu."
Yang Ming whispered:
"The Faya Civilization game project team is watching the Milky Way, looking for a suitable time to launch the game. This time is uncertain, and with more and more major events in the Milky Way, I always feel that the game may be launched in the next second... I need to make more preparations."
Lu asked, "Can't the Fayya people just give the boss some convenience? For them, a planet is nothing."
Yang Ming shrugged: "I haven't been able to contact the Civilization Game Project Team yet, I have only been in contact with the Ancient God Human Experimenters, they cannot cross-intervene."
"Boss, it's up to you to decide," Lu said with a lingering fear on his face. "I'm not jealous or expressing my emotions. I'm just stating my point of view. I think... my senior is not in the same camp as us. I understand mechanical thinking bodies. Ultimately, we still take the master's orders as our top priority."
Yang Ming: “Is this true or false?”
"Of course it's true."
"Come on, sing this little tune that the TV station is not allowed to broadcast."
"Bah! I am a serious thinking being!"
Lu rolled his eyes at Yang Ming:
"Boss, please take a rest. Captain Catherine and Captain Grace are expected to appear in front of you within two hours."
Yang Ming warned: "Remember to drive our Dongfeng away later, don't let the Empire take it away."
"You are a hero, and in the traditional culture of the empire, the most taboo thing is to harm and insult heroes. This is your amulet."
"I hope so."
Yang Ming shook his head slightly.
In fact, there was another important factor that made him decide to take the risk, which he did not say directly.
Afraid of irritating his own assistant.
Senior Levi's mechanical body is too powerful. If she can take action, it will be easy to invade the fortress. Moreover, in a battle of this scale, the possibility of her taking action is very high.
Yang Ming wanted to know more about this thinking body. He always felt that this thinking body contained huge secrets, and the resources controlled by this thinking body also made Yang Ming very envious.
Yang Ming took off his exoskeleton armor and went to sleep on the sofa in the corner for a while.
There may be more battles to come, so he needs to prepare more energy in advance.
However, he had just fallen asleep for less than half an hour when Captain Gris's communication invitation was slapped directly in his face.
Yang Ming chose to answer the call in a daze.
"Oh hahaha! Dear White Ghost! I heard that you defeated the New Federation's fleet on the front line and saved tens of millions of Imperial soldiers!
"This is true! You are a hero! The most powerful hero in history! The domestic media is going crazy now!
"It's my honor to be the vice president of your entire fan club!"
Yang Ming rubbed his eyes and looked at the bearded, excited uncle, and couldn't help but complain:
"Why are you so excited? It was just a random attack on two ships, and the media exaggerated it."
"Is the sneak attack on two ships so insignificant in your eyes?"
"It's not as difficult as a sneak attack on the Zerg's fourth-level queen," Yang Ming shook his head, and another communication invitation came in.
The familiar avatar popped up.
It's Catherine wearing a golden mask.
Yang Ming felt a surge of heat in his heart and his heartbeat quickened a little. He simply started a multi-person video conference, and the projections of the three people appeared in a conference room.
"Are you okay?" Catherine asked with a frown.
Yang Ming smiled and nodded, feeling inexplicably uneasy in his heart.
By the way, he had only been thinking about finding the right time to join the war, but forgot to send a message to Catherine in advance.
Unexpectedly, Catherine whispered:
"You should have paid more attention to protecting yourself. You shouldn't have sent me a message before the battle. I couldn't receive the message due to the electromagnetic shielding... But I'm happy that you thought of telling me."
Yang Ming: …
Lu looked up proudly and claimed the credit.
"Well, let me explain this to you."
Yang Ming sighed softly, stared at Catherine's pretty face, and spoke in a deep baritone voice:
"The situation was critical at the time. The Imperial fleet was at an absolute disadvantage. I decided to raid their right-wing enemy ships. I didn't know if I could come back, so I thought I should tell you.
“I’m here, I’m here.
"This way, even if I really can't come back, you know I was there."
Catherine's eyes flickered slightly as she stared at Yang Ming without turning away.
Captain Gris standing by seemed to have discovered some blind spot.
'It's just average, far inferior to a sneak attack on a rank 4 queen.'
'Even if I really can't come back.'
Can the same person's description of the same event be so different...?
Captain Gris saw that the two were in a relationship in the virtual conference room, so he coughed a few times:
"Well, time is running out. Let's finish our official business before we discuss personal matters. Have you two read the mission assigned by the military?"
Catherine calmly adjusted her golden mask and said softly, "A surprise attack on the fortress."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Captain Gris, do you have any ideas?"
"Not yet," Gris frowned, "When I saw those three hedgehog-like fortresses, my scalp went numb. I have no idea where to start."
"Captain Gris, why don't you gather the best soldiers of the cyborg army and discuss it carefully," Yang Ming said leisurely, "I have something important to discuss with Captain Catherine. Once you have assembled the team, the two of us will come over to join you."
'Ding! You have been kicked out of the virtual meeting.'
Gris' forehead was full of black lines. He couldn't help but raise his hand to support his forehead, turned around and started to ask his superiors for a call-up order.
This guy who values women over friendship!
They had fought bugs together, gone through hardships together, and even cooperated well in major news events!
However, this guy is really genuine and doesn't hide anything at all.
Grace chuckled a few times, feeling inexplicably happy.
In the virtual conference room, Yang Ming asked with a smile: "Where are you?"
"It's at the back, not too far from you," Catherine said, "My team and I have received the transfer order, and we will come over to cooperate with you soon."
"Can Bly be transferred over?" Yang Ming said softly, "This will greatly increase our chances of success."
"I'll go find Director Riva right away. He was previously restricted from getting too close to the top brass of the empire... but now it's confirmed that the great Emperor is not on this industrial ship."
"I'll come find you right away."
Yang Ming said seriously: "Team member Hanton, I would like to ask you to officially return to the team!"
"approve."
Catherine seemed to want to say something, but avoided the gaze and said in a slightly lowered voice:
"Well, I'll go help you tidy up the lounge."
Yang Ming blinked, and Catherine quickly exited the virtual conference room.
One of the three major illusions in life—she seemed to be hinting at something to me.
Well, it must be an illusion. Catherine herself is a very conservative girl.
