Chapter 335: The Second Luonuo War!
"A surprise attack on the other side's leader?"
At a secret meeting of the top leaders of Luofeng, Adwang, Gutonmaha, Lyon (Dabic), and Old Kolev who was specially invited to serve as a staff officer, all stared at Yang Ming who was standing aside with a smile on his face.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Are you so shocked? Isn't this a very normal tactical arrangement?"
normal?
Gutonmaha is a little unsure of how to evaluate it.
The old man, who was still skinny, looked down at the star map in front of him. There was a series of densely packed arrows drawn on the map, marking the areas that could be jumped to, as well as the distribution map of the military forces of the Kingdom of Nonar.
The fact that he could get this star map itself proves one thing - Yang Ming has completed his infiltration into the United Kingdom of Nonar.
Gudunmaha was not surprised by this.
In the eyes of this old man, Yang Ming is a man who has everything.
The problem is, leading a fleet alone and taking advantage of the chaos to sneak towards the enemy's first star is an act of suicide no matter how you look at it.
"Sir," Gutonmaha whispered, "Please consider this carefully. War is extremely cruel. Every decision we make affects the lives of millions of soldiers."
"Ming, are you serious?"
Edwin frowned and said:
"Even if the other side's elite fleet comes out in full force, their first star will most likely leave enough defensive forces. Besides, we are keeping an eye on them, and they are also keeping an eye on us, so it is impossible to really catch them by surprise."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "What if I have a private army that they can't keep an eye on?"
Leon frowned and said, "I must remind you that if you fight deep into the enemy's border, you will not only face the danger of being cut off, but the enemy's first star will also have a strong defense force, such as the planetary cannon equipped on Yilando."
"Don't worry, I have already grasped their basic situation," Yang Ming's smile was still confident, "What we need to think about now is how to help cover my fleet."
Gutonmaha said: "Cover? This may be difficult. The Sherman Empire knows the production capacity of the warship production line we purchased and the number of ships. If a powerful fleet suddenly appears, even if there are only a few dozen ships, it will be very conspicuous."
Adwant shook his head and said, "No matter how well prepared we are, this plan is still too risky!"
"I have decided, Edewang, that Luofeng's military and national strength cannot withstand a third battle of this scale. We must make a final decision."
Yang Ming lowered his head and thought carefully for a while.
For him, there is only one question now: how to explain the existence of the Dark Star Fleet.
The law department has made preparations and mobilized 67 ships of various types with excellent maneuverability.
There are two styles of ships produced by Dark Star. One is the "long-axis tower ship" style that imitates the Imperial ships, and the other is the "elliptical curved surface" style that imitates the New Federation.
The last time in the Empire, the twelve advanced warships of the second style were responsible for kidnapping Hanton's parents.
Yang Ming mobilized the first type this time, and Lu even deliberately made the appearance of these ships "old".
The traces of time are the best camouflage.
"How about hiding some of the ships in our territory?" Yang Ming asked, "For example, hide the ships that are under repair, or use the ships of the local defense force as a cover?"
Kolev reminded, "Please don't treat Sherman's Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau as fools. The battle eleven months ago shocked Sherman. They must have been keeping a close eye on us."
Yang Ming folded his arms and kept thinking.
His idea was actually very simple. When the legions of the United Kingdom of Nonar confronted the fleet of the Fallen Empire again, he would lead a small Dark Star Fleet to advance deep into the enemy's territory alone and maneuver quickly to disrupt the enemy's rear and look for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's first star.
To strike the snake at its most vulnerable part, the first star of the United Kingdom must be directly threatened so that those puppet politicians controlled by the Sherman Empire will know what fear is.
"What about the ships we captured last time?" Yang Ming asked, "Most of those ships were retired ships of the Sherman Empire."
Gutonmaha explained awkwardly: "In order to fill the vacancies in our army, those ships have been divided equally among the participating fleets. The other side has lodged a solemn protest for this. We also released one-third of the prisoners for free... Of course, we have appropriately increased the redemption price for the remaining two-thirds of the prisoners."
"Overall, interests have not been harmed," Adwant whispered.
Lyon (Dabiqi) said slowly: "Then we can only reduce some of the ships in the front and use this method to cover the sneak attack fleet."
Gutonmaha nodded slowly: "If there are only 80 ships, the frontal combat capability will not be greatly affected."
"Hey!" Edwan frowned, "You agree to his plan now? This is too crazy!"
"Yang Ming is the boss," Gutonmaha shrugged, "We all have to listen to him, Your Majesty."
Leon on the side smiled.
What he needed to consider was how to share his father's worries rather than correct his father's opinions.
Kolev said, "I'll go with you."
Yang Ming was stunned for a moment, he turned his head to look at Kolev, who smiled and said: "You called her over, probably because you want to use the pirate group as a cover, so I can feel more at ease if I follow."
"Uh, I'm not going to put her in danger."
"I believe you," Kolev said , "but, my dear nephew, I also want to experience the joy of interstellar war."
Yang Ming laughed dumbly: "Then you will be my advisor and come aboard with me."
Kolev saluted in a formal manner.
At the side, Edwang covered his head with his hands, then opened his arms and shouted, "So, you came to my meeting just to show me the most basic respect? Can you respect my opinion?"
"Yes," Yang Ming nodded.
Edwang glared at him fiercely and cursed: "Then you'd better come back alive so that I can punish you!"
"Don't plant the flag," Yang Ming said leisurely, "This kind of war is just a small scene."
Edwang suddenly thought of Yang Ming's other identity and wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.
The man in front of him, driving a mecha alone to charge the Zerg Queen, and attacking the powerful fleet of the New Federation alone... The conflict between Luo Feng and the enemy country was indeed a small scene.
"Then I will organize the logistics," Adwang said with a wry smile, "If we lose the war, the economy will collapse immediately. Our ability to resist risks is still too weak."
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Edwang nodded in agreement, and Yang Ming no longer had any concerns. He decided to go all out and confront the Sherman Empire's war agents head-on.
Of course, he still needs to do a lot of preparation before carrying out his plan.
A qualified general needs to accurately capture the changes in the situation.
A wise leader can guide changes in the situation.
When Yang Ming returned to Luofeng, the situation between the United Kingdom of Nonar and the Luofeng Empire was far from escalating to the eve of war.
The United Kingdom is merely mobilizing its troops and conducting military exercises along the border with the Luofeng Empire, but there has been no clearer signal of war.
In this situation, allowing the enemy to be adequately prepared is tantamount to increasing the difficulty for our side.
On the way from Yilando Star to Dark Star, Yang Ming ordered Lu to do a few small things.
First, hype up the topic of war within the United Kingdom and use the last humiliating defeat of the United Kingdom to provoke the emotions of the other side's people.
Second, release false information on a large scale, saying that the Luofeng Empire is about to launch a retaliatory attack on the United Kingdom.
Third, attack the United Kingdom’s military network, steal the other party’s military secrets, and deliberately leave traces to let the other party know that their military intentions have been exposed.
In conjunction with this, a large-scale fleet assembly began within the Luofeng Empire.
The First, Second, and Fourth Defense Fleet Regiments began to assemble at the border, but the entire Third Defense Fleet Regiment remained hidden, putting pressure on the other side.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Luofeng Empire sent an envoy delegation to the capital of the United Kingdom with great fanfare to demand the huge compensation for the last war.
By the way, the Luofeng Empire formally submitted an official letter to its suzerain state, the Sherman Empire, asking the Sherman Empire to condemn the Nonar United Kingdom and seek justice for their Luofeng.
After this operation, the effect is very obvious.
On the third day after Yang Ming returned to Luofeng, the Luofeng Empire delegation arrived at the other side's first star, but were refused entry to the gate by the other side.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Nornar delivered his famous 'Doomsday' speech.
With the acting intensity of a veteran drama actor, he recounted the evil ambitions of the Luofeng Empire, and denounced the Luofeng Empire as a destroyer of peace and a newly rising dark force in the Milky Way. If they did not make every effort to contain the Luofeng Empire at this time, they would soon be annexed by the Luofeng Empire.
The Prime Minister also described the Fallen Wind Alliance as the Fallen Wind Empire's 'greedy annexation of the surrounding small countries';
The disastrous defeat of the United Kingdom of Nonar in the battle eleven months ago was because "it was a complete scam directed by the Luofeng Empire", which made them "fight a battle at the wrong time and without sufficient preparation, seriously misjudging the opponent", resulting in "great humiliation to the country".
Now, they must stand up, and all the people must be on high alert, putting their own fate together with the fate of the country, and launch a just war of self-defense against the evil Luofeng Empire!
Before this public speech was over, the "huge" fleet of the Nonar United Kingdom gathered at the border and began to jump towards the border of the Luofeng Empire.
They mobilized an unprecedentedly powerful military force.
There are 4 large shield ships, 22 medium shield ships, 2 space carriers, 3 heavy battleships, 43 medium battleships, 127 light battleships, 218 300-meter to 600-meter cruisers, 130 firepower replenishment ships over 300 meters, and 229 comprehensive supply ships and transport ships.
In addition, heavy battleships are equipped with a supercomputing mainframe that can perform instant calculations in complex battlefield environments.
A powerful fleet of nearly 800 warships appeared outside the border line drawn by the Luofeng Empire.
This is enough force to sweep across the nearby small and medium-sized countries.
After suffering a heavy blow last time, why was the United Kingdom of Nonar able to once again put out such a large fleet within a year?
Not to mention the people in their own country, even the low-ranking military officers in the United Kingdom knew nothing about this.
These ships are not just for show, one third of them are "mysterious mercenaries". Their ships are advanced, well-trained, and their mobilization and response speed is much faster than that of the regular army of the United Kingdom.
But no matter what, for the United Kingdom of Nonar, they have already sent out their elite troops and put their strength on the line.
In response, the Luofeng Empire assembled "all the forces" they could mobilize, including the main battleship formations of the three allied countries.
There are 32 medium and large shield ships, six small and medium-sized space carriers, 17 medium-sized battleships, 82 light battleships, 184 cruisers of various types, 95 firepower replenishment ships above 200 meters, and 140 comprehensive supply ships.
There is no battlefield supercomputing mastermind.
On the surface, the military strength of the Luofeng Empire has been crushed by the other side.
Among the four major defense fleet regiments of Luofeng, there are a considerable number of small warships. In this kind of battle, those small warships are just cannon fodder that will explode if they are touched, and there is no need to mobilize them.
Small transport ships marked as interstellar journalists' ships appeared outside the battlefield.
Under the manipulation of Boss Yang, a man with ulterior motives, the second battle between the Luofeng Empire and the United Kingdom of Nonar was publicized as a battle for "regional hegemony".
If both countries lose this battle, it will be an opportunity for other countries to develop.
The fleets of both sides entered the farthest range to explore each other, each exercising restraint, and began this pre-war confrontation.
A war had already broken out last time, and this time there was a bit of "personal grudge" involved, so they immediately deployed their respective battle formations.
The Luofeng Empire still uses the "fence" tactic, giving full play to the effectiveness of shield ships and comprehensive supply systems.
The fleet of the United Kingdom of Nonar deployed the classic fire control tactic of "Wall of the Sky", maintaining distance, exerting firepower advantage, focusing on continuous war of attrition, and overwhelming the shield ship supply system of the Fallen Empire.
The warships of both sides were so large... in fact, they were only half the strength of the Sherman Empire Expeditionary Corps.
At the same time, on the border of the United Kingdom of Nonar in another direction, a series of silent ships passed quickly in front of a "normally functioning" sentry post.
In each ship, thirty percent of the realistic high-simulation robots are mechanical thinking bodies from the Dark Star, and seventy percent of the mechanical guards are directly or indirectly controlled by these thinking bodies.
They all changed into Luofeng's military uniforms, and also had their faces slightly adjusted based on the appearance of a group of Luofeng soldiers.
After crossing the border line silently, they immediately gathered in the gravitational stability zone.
A rusty, 800-meter-long light battleship is the flagship of this fleet.
Yang Ming was standing on the flagship command platform at this moment, staring quietly at the star map in front of him.
Lu's simulated projection appeared beside him and said quickly:
"Boss, the enemy's main fleet has already started a standoff with us. A ragtag army has appeared outside the enemy's first star. They are all small and medium-sized ships, but there are more than 300 of them, and their firepower should not be underestimated."
"How long can the front last?"
"From the time they start attacking and we start retreating, we can probably hold out for two galaxies. Right now, they have no intention of attacking."
Yang Ming laughed in silence: "What are they waiting for? To create an opportunity for us?"
"They are probably waiting for political manipulation," Lu said slowly, "In their subconscious, war serves politics and is the ultimate means of political struggle."
"Then I won't be polite. Target point number three, start the collective jump, the target is their spaceport's supply dock."
Lu Dingsheng responded: "Yes!"
Outside the bridge, each ship was synchronously covered with a silver-white light curtain.
Ripples appeared in space, and the ships moved forward slowly, disappearing one by one.
A few minutes later, the most important military industrial base in the rear of the Kingdom of Nonar, and all the cities on the main administrative planet that ranked in the top three in terms of economy and population, sounded the shrill air defense alarm.
