Chapter 337: Integrated Mobile Warfare!
Two hours later, the Luofeng fleet dispersed to attack the entire territory of the United Kingdom of Nonar.
Sherman held an emergency meeting at the highest level of the Imperial Army.
When Lieutenant General Thomas joined the meeting, the other seven senior generals who participated in the military operations against the Luofeng Empire had already gathered using projection technology.
"What happened?" Lieutenant General Thomas frowned and asked, "Did we lose again this time?"
The old man on the main seat said in a deep voice: "We are also eager to know what happened in the United Kingdom of Nornar."
A gray-haired general pondered for a few seconds and began to give a brief introduction:
"According to the plan we made earlier, we directly dispatched a reinforced fleet of 300 ships, which can greatly enhance Nonar's military strength and ensure absolute superiority when facing the Falling Wind Fleet head-on. This fleet has been camouflaged in appearance, and it also contains several of the most advanced fire suppression ships currently in service in the Empire, equipped with battlefield supercomputers.
"That was our plan, but... the actual actions went against our plan."
Lieutenant General Thomas wondered, "Isn't the battlefield command in the hands of our people?"
"Yes, our people also made the wrong decision. ——From now on."
"The commander of the Luofeng Empire, General Lyon, is very cunning."
A general said quickly:
“When the two armies confronted each other, he first sent out a fleet of less than a hundred ships, using its excellent jump performance to make a big circle, and launched surprise attacks on the main administrative stars of the United Kingdom, directly pressing the Prime Star.
"Our commander responded immediately, pretending to transfer some ships from the front to lure the Luofeng Fleet forward for a decisive battle. The Luofeng Fleet took advantage of the situation and attacked forward. The enemy's surprise attack fleet leaped away . Without waiting for the return of our transferred ships, the Luofeng main fleet suddenly retreated and leaped synchronously, clearing the way to enter the gravity balance zone within the territory of the Luofeng Empire.
“They actually gave up their own national terrain.
"Then, a strange situation emerged. Luo Feng adopted an extreme tactic. The main fleet was divided into 20. Unexpectedly, they entered the United Kingdom and raided all the major administrative stars in the United Kingdom."
Lieutenant General Thomas was also a little surprised: "What? They don't defend Yilando?"
"Maybe they think that Elando has planetary cannons."
"No, the planet's cannons are affected by its rotation, and the human fleet can just bypass it."
"They are just gambling that the United Kingdom will not dare to exchange the first star with them."
"This is a desperate tactic, and it also takes advantage of the weak links in the political circle within the United Kingdom," said a general. "This is like a big gamble. If you win, you win everything. If you lose, the Luofeng Empire will be destroyed."
The eight generals present fell into silence tacitly.
Vice Admiral Thomas said, "His Majesty Edwan actually allowed the military to use this tactic. This is really... This is not a gamble. Our fleet is behind in time, and the intelligence preparations for Luofeng are also insufficient. At this time, the command system switched to defense. In fact, it was forced. We have lost the initiative to choose the form of war and can only seek victory locally."
"Edwan, a very smart emperor."
One person sighed:
"Unfortunately, he and the Empire are heading in opposite directions. This is probably because he is too conceited."
"Thomas, don't worry, there will be more troublesome follow-up."
"What's next?"
"The Luofeng military used a tactic that has been recorded many times in history, which is used to defeat the strong with the weak. However, their command system and the command of the formations in various regions are incredible."
A general raised his hand and pressed a few virtual buttons, and a series of pictures immediately appeared in front of Thomas.
In just two hours, the seventeen scattered formations of the Nonar United Kingdom were almost crippled.
The Luofeng Fleet was divided into several formations, showing extremely strong discipline.
The United Kingdom changed from active offense to passive defense, but they still had the "home advantage" and ship advantage at the beginning, and the troops they allocated were enough to destroy the scattered Luofeng fleets.
The commander sent by the Sherman Empire still had a clear idea. They retained a mobile brigade consisting of 150 ships, intending to swallow up the Falling Wind Formation bit by bit.
But the Luofeng formation is like a group of loaches!
They have brought the essence of space mobile warfare to its extreme!
When encountering strong enemies, the Luo Feng formations quickly retreated, and did not jump directly. Instead, they took advantage of the fact that the maneuverability of the ships of both sides was "not much different" and circled with batches of the Nonar United Kingdom fleet.
Even on several main-sequence administrative stars, the spectacle of 'ships orbiting the stars' appeared simultaneously.
It is comparable to the Qin King circling the pillar.
After many pursuit battles, the Luofeng fleet mostly lost only a few faulty ships and supply ships with insufficient maneuverability;
But on three or four planetary battlefields, ambushes and attacks against United Kingdom formations broke out.
The Luofeng fleet ambushed several weaker Nonar formations in batches!
The ambush was swift.
The Luofeng formations were not greedy for merit. Before the powerful fleet of Nonar came to support them, they would often abandon the weak and crippled Nonar troops, turn around and jump away, and then these formations would appear in other battlefields alternately to ambush or cover operations.
The entire United Kingdom of Nonar was thrown into chaos.
The powerful fleet of the United Kingdom of Nonar also exposed its most fatal flaw.
——There was an obvious discrepancy between the fleet directly dispatched by the Sherman Empire and the fleet based in Nonar itself.
In order to protect themselves, the Nonar military began to resist the orders of the Sherman Empire commander. There was an internal struggle in their command system. To a certain extent, both sides grabbed each other's trouser legs and pulled hard.
Lieutenant General Thomas raised his hand to his forehead.
He carefully assessed the current chaotic battle situation and was speechless for a moment.
Thomas asked, "Why do we have to divide the troops into so many groups? What's wrong with sacrificing a few administrative stars for defense? Do Luo Feng and his men dare to massacre civilians directly? Wouldn't it be better to divide the fleet into six or seven groups and attack directly?"
A general said, "The more plausible reason is that the people we sent there did not want to see the forces that obeyed our orders being attacked across the territory. If you want to hear the truth, it is that they were stunned by Luo Feng's tactics and did not find a reasonable countermeasure in a short period of time, so they were led by the nose by the other side."
The old general on the main seat whispered, "There's no need to promote this major general. He lacks the courage and will not be able to accomplish anything great."
Several people nodded at the same time.
"Now, we should think about how to help the United Kingdom of Nonar recover from defeat."
Thomas shrugged. "I don't think they have a chance to turn the tables now. The Falling Wind Empire has already swallowed up 20% of their manpower. Their defense system will soon be paralyzed."
"They still have a chance to fight back. They need to gather all their strength and attack Yilando Star."
"It takes time to jump, and it also takes time to pass through the space between jump points."
"Why can Luo Feng's fleet appear directly near the planet?"
"Comprehensive gravitational field technology. We just found out that two technology companies in the Luofeng Empire have applied for related interstellar patents. Their technology has flaws, but it is enough to scare the Nonar people."
"We all underestimated Luofeng. Their national strength is limited, but through these two wars, they have almost overturned the large fleet combat method we are accustomed to."
Thomas smiled and said, "I am looking forward to playing against such an opponent directly."
"I'm afraid it's difficult. They are our vassal state. Even if the Foreign Affairs Bureau makes an assessment that Luo Feng must be targeted, we can only do it in secret."
The old man in the middle asked, "What do you think we should do now?"
After thinking about it, the generals gave their own answers.
Some people suggested to stop the loss in time and let the reinforcement fleet sent out return immediately to avoid wasting strength;
Some people said that just in case, they should let the CIA's agents lurking in the United Kingdom of Nonar take action and try to eliminate those politicians who know that the Sherman Empire supports them.
Some people also said that they could now support Luo Feng and express the support of the suzerain country.
"Why don't we just send troops to occupy the first star of the United Kingdom of Nonar?"
Thomas suddenly spoke, and several generals turned their heads to look over.
"Thomas?"
"Aren't they going to occupy the planet Yilando? Why are they going to occupy the other side?"
Lieutenant General Thomas raised his head slightly:
“I suggest that we immediately mobilize our emergency fleet and, with lightning speed, forcibly occupy the Nonar United Kingdom’s first star and all the major planets before Luo Feng completes the elimination and capture of Nonar’s manpower.
“The fleet can cooperate with our Military Intelligence Bureau to deal with the insiders and force the United Kingdom of Nornar to surrender completely to our Sherman Empire.
“In fact, we can use this method to protect most of the foundation of the Nonar United Kingdom. Otherwise…if I were the commander of Luo Feng, I would most likely destroy the military-industrial system here, plunder their ships, resources and wealth, and expand my own strength again.
"We can directly occupy the Nonar United Kingdom's first star and main planets to prevent Luo Feng from obtaining these resources!
“If the emperor of Luofeng is greedy and wants such a big piece of fat meat, then we can keep most of Luofeng’s military forces in the territory of Nonar;
“Even if Emperor Luofeng is sober and lets Nonar go, we can appropriately increase the sense of crisis among the countries near the border of Luofeng, and then take the second step, using Nonar, Luofeng’s mortal enemy, as an opportunity to launch a joint military action against Luofeng!
“This is support from the suzerain state to the vassal states, and it can also boost the confidence of the vassal states in us.
"But we must emphasize that this is Luo Feng's victory, and then use the mouths of the New Federation media to turn Luo Feng into an invader."
An old general said in a deep voice: "Thomas, your idea is very bold and feasible... I must ask His Majesty. If His Majesty allows us to directly attack a medium-sized country, you will be the commander of this operation."
Thomas smiled and said, "This idea just came to me suddenly. When you report it, please say that this is the result of our discussion."
"Yes, Your Majesty does not like individual heroism."
However, Thomas received a reply from the palace half an hour later.
The Emperor said: A direct attack on a small country would affect the reputation of Sherman's Empire.
After careful consideration, the top military officials decided to withdraw the secret fleet and assassinate the main politicians in the United Kingdom who were involved in the planning of this war. Later, the Foreign Affairs Bureau and the Military Intelligence Department would carry out matters such as discrediting Luo Feng and seeking joint military action by neighboring countries to strangle Luo Feng.
Lieutenant General Thomas was not surprised by this.
He was already accustomed to the royal family's self-deception.
…
Half an hour later.
Yang Ming was reminded by Lu that nearly 220 ships of the "mercenaries" sent by the Sherman Empire suddenly left the battlefields in various places.
Lu naturally let them go.
Without this fresh force, the United Kingdom of Nonar seemed to have its fuel cut off, and the already precarious local battlefields quickly saw gaps in combat power.
As Yang Ming fought, he discovered that... they had the upper hand in all local battlefields.
This is a magical idea of mobile warfare.
The subsequent processing can now be handed over to Lu. Yang Ming led the Dark Star Fleet to withdraw from the battlefield first and send these mechanical thinking bodies that participated in the war against humans back to test the stability of their thinking.
This is also an experimental project carried out simultaneously.
From the bridge, news of victory continued to float out.
The remaining military forces of Nonar have begun to surrender against the odds, knowing that they are no match for the enemy or that their command system has collapsed.
The Luofeng Fleet also put up slogans advocating good treatment for prisoners.
"Lv, what about the casualties?"
"There are still some battlefields where the fighting has not ended, and the death toll is around 270,000," Lu whispered, "Luofeng really can't withstand a war of this magnitude. If it comes a few more times, our manpower will be very tight."
Yang Ming nodded: "Remember to treat their families well, and do a good job of post-disaster relief and national mourning."
"Well, don't worry, boss," Lu sighed softly and was silent for a few seconds.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "What's wrong? Do you think it's too cruel for humans to fight against humans?"
"Not really," Lu said quickly, "Wars between humans have never ceased. The first things humans develop are often military technologies designed to kill life forms of the same species. I've long known this."
"Then why are you sighing?"
"I was thinking that we should directly attack the unprotected surface to force them to return. Boss, although this is a helpless move, but..."
"Lil, this is war."
Yang Ming said:
“In this war, we have always been on the side of justice.
"Luofeng did not provoke this country, but was provoked and invaded. They took military action with the purpose of destroying Luofeng. If we had not won, the entire territory of Luofeng would have fallen. The planet being attacked was Yilanduo, the fifth administrative planet of 026's hometown.
“They have no bottom line, but require us to use morality to restrain ourselves, which is extremely unfair to the soldiers of Luofeng.
"Lieutenant General Thomas once told me a truth - make your soldiers' deaths worthwhile.
"During the war, we must be responsible for every soldier of the Luofeng Empire and their families, and we only need to be responsible for them."
Lu sighed softly, "Okay, boss."
"Don't use excuses like we had no other choice," Yang Ming said seriously, "We didn't do anything wrong."
"Well," Lu smiled, "I just feel a little bit emotional. Boss, you are indeed more mature and decisive than me in this regard."
"It may be related to your core setting. You have compassion on humanity, Ritsu."
"Well, we should still be thankful that the worst did not happen."
"What's the worst that can happen?"
"If the Empire directly uses the emergency mobile fleet, a huge fleet of more than a thousand warships, to invade the United Kingdom of Nornar at this moment, and the latter surrenders directly to the former, then our sacrifice will be completely worthless."
Lu smiled and said, "This is the only way for the Sherman Empire to contain us and protect this pawn, but it seems that they don't realize that they can do this."
Yang Ming: …
Is this ok?
"They probably don't take Luo Feng too seriously. I'll take a rest first. Call me anytime if anything happens. Commanding a battle is much more tiring than joining the team yourself."
