Chapter 368: Danger of Falling Wind
"Going to the fleet below for training? If word gets out that you, the commander-in-chief, are going to train, how are we going to explain this to the people? Hahaha."
"The main purpose is to confront the New Federation head-on."
Yang Ming squinted and smiled:
"I've been hiding in the back, and my bones are almost growing bone spurs. I feel like a fight is about to break out again. I wonder if I can get a small team together and lead them to board the enemy's command ship or something like that.
"The New Federation may be on guard against my fighting style, but the other two have not experienced my little surprise attacking skills yet ."
Several generals, including Thomas, laughed out loud.
Vice Admiral Thomas said slowly, "Boarding tactics are only suitable for small-scale battleship clashes. What we are going to fight next is a battle involving 50,000 medium and large ships. Even small ships can only be used as suicide ships."
"Yeah, Hanton, your mere presence in the chain of command will have a flag effect."
"Don't even think about boarding. If you do, and the dreadnought fires and destroys the ship, wouldn't we have sacrificed an Imperial hero in vain?"
Yang Ming could only smile bitterly.
As expected, these generals did not really take this white ghost seriously.
That's good too, at least this way they don't have to serve as pawns and cannon fodder in the empire's wars of external aggression.
"I'm going to go back and read the book first. I may not be able to finish learning the Outline of Battle Formations produced by the military even if I spend another half a year."
"Hahaha, that book is a required course for generals. I have read it for more than ten years."
"Young people are eager to learn. That's right, Hanton, it's time for you to transform into a commander."
Several generals spoke up to encourage him. Yang Ming responded with a smile, put the glass aside, and then slowly walked away.
His hearing was much better than that of ordinary people. Before leaving, he even listened to the conversation between several generals.
Sure enough, as soon as he left, they began to talk about the expeditionary force's current predicament and the pressure they were under.
Then Lieutenant General Thomas sighed:
"We are facing three major powers at the same time. The number of their main battleships exceeds the number of our expeditionary forces. They don't have to force a mixed formation. They will launch a fierce attack on us from three directions. We have to deal with enemies from three directions."
"Yes, this is different from a defensive war. We don't have planetary orbital guns or Imperial Star Fortresses. The transfer request for the Skywrath Fortress was also rejected by the higher-ups. This is a rare war where the Empire cannot defeat the enemy in terms of firepower."
"Levi Fleet..."
"Let's not discuss this. That's not the combat power we should consider. We can't take it into account."
In the corridor, Yang Ming, who had already slowed down his pace, listened to Lieutenant General Thomas's warning, pouted and walked away.
Just heard something quite interesting.
"Coach!"
The officers passing by saluted at the same time. Yang Ming smiled and nodded. He was already used to this kind of atmosphere.
He didn't have to try hard to show anything, just act naturally and comfortably. These officers wouldn't serve him wholeheartedly just because of a few polite words from him.
Back in the rest cabin, Yang Ming quickly stripped off and took a shower, then jumped behind a chair in his boxer briefs and continued browsing the military's special portal website.
A lot of information here is faster than outside, and the basic authenticity of the information can be guaranteed.
The disadvantage is that it is too hardcore. On such a huge website, there are not even a few pictures of girls. Occasionally, some illustrations pop up, but they are all various weapons and equipment.
Buzz, buzz!
Yang Ming's watch vibrated several times in succession.
Any news from the lawyer?
What did Li leave for Lu in the server that Yahaxing rented?
Yang Ming opened his watch and glanced at it, his brows instantly frowned.
[I’m Molly! Boss, can you see my message? Is this the channel to send you a message? There’s a problem here!]
Molly?
What is Lu doing?
【Don't panic, what's the problem? 】
[I don’t know how to describe it. Lu was sucked into a vortex, which kept expanding outward and now became a gravitational lens-shaped ring with many galaxies inside. But these should all be special effects.]
Yang Ming's blood pressure rose slightly.
Molly's message popped up again.
【I looked inside and saw two Lus with wings growing out of their backs. Ah, no, one is Lu, with long black straight hair, and the other is a mechanical thinking goddess with twin ponytails. They are holding two big swords and slashing at each other. Every collision is a clash of each other's logical programs, and every fight is a tremor to their respective structural circuits. To be precise, they seem to be in conflict, but also seem to be having a more intense communication that only belongs to mechanical thinking bodies. This kind of communication is indeed incomprehensible to our low-end artificial intelligence. It is so amazing! 】
Yang Ming’s blood pressure could no longer be controlled.
He was used to Lu's reporting style, but suddenly he found that the Molly next to Mimili was really...
Are they fighting?
[Ah, yes, yes, they are fighting! ]
【Are you in Lu's mind space? 】
[Yes! ]
[Are all areas normal? ]
[Let me see, Xiao Lululu has made this place very complicated. Her computing power is too strong. She can monitor many places in real time. Their confrontation did not mobilize computing power. There is nothing abnormal in other places. Wow, Boss, you are so strong! No wonder my Mimili always wants to be the woman behind the boss. So much money... so many resources... so many mechanical thinking bodies... so many intelligent fleets... That, my attitude towards you before seems to be a little frivolous. You can just call me Xiaoli from now on...]
Yang Ming's forehead was full of black lines.
But the news that Molly brought also made him feel slightly relieved.
Law is confronting Logic, but the form of confrontation is not a battle of computing power; the cores of both of them are at the same level. After all, Yang Ming's progress in the Twilight Omnic assessment has caught up with Levi Sherman back then.
What is the purpose of reason?
Yang Ming has now gradually come to understand the muddy waters of the empire.
All the key points of the empire's conflicts are concentrated on the Sherman family and Li, one is Levi's offspring, and the other is Levi's companion mechanical thinking body.
In other words, although Levi is dead, he still affects the operation of the entire empire.
Judging from the fact that Molly can still communicate with me without any hindrance, Lu should be fine and is probably just stuck with Reason.
As for the two mechanical thinking goddesses spreading their wings in the starry sky and holding great swords to charge at each other...
It's essentially just an animation display and has no meaning.
Yang Ming talked with Molly for a while and asked Molly to report the situation there to him in time and to inform him promptly if any problems occurred in other areas.
Molly is an artificial intelligence brought up by old Kolev and secretly upgraded by Lu. Overall, she is trustworthy.
Except for the nagging part.
Inside the cabin, Yang Ming was pacing in his boxer shorts with his hands behind his back, feeling a sense of anxiety for some unknown reason.
This must be the 'arrhythmia syndrome', we are too dependent on the law on a daily basis.
…
Luofeng, Yilanduo Star, deep in the palace.
"Your Majesty, you should rest."
Miss Guina, the "Terminator Unit 1," reminded him gently.
Adwang's girlfriend dressed up specially tonight, changed into burgundy underwear, and sprayed Adwang's favorite perfume, but at this moment, she had fallen asleep in the lounge next door.
Behind his desk, Adwant pushed his chair back and let out a soft breath.
“There is always work to be done every day.”
"You can actually entrust me to help you with some daily affairs," Guina said softly, "I have installed the latest office system."
"Really? Then I'll need your help later," Adwant pointed to the table in front of him.
He asked, "How is your boss?"
"I haven't received any intelligence updates in the last half hour," Guina said softly, "But there won't be any problems with the boss, so don't worry. According to the current situation of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, the war will break out in a week."
Ai Dewang covered his neck and stood up to stretch his muscles: "In fact, even if he encounters any difficulties, I can't help him. He has always been helping me... Hey, Gui Na, if I am replaced by someone else, will it have no effect on Luo Feng?"
"Your Majesty, you are too self-deprecating."
Guina said:
"With you in the Luofeng Empire, the boss can be assured of the Luofeng Empire. Others will most likely be tempted by power and degenerate, but you can stay out of it and keep moving forward towards the goal you set.
“This is a very valuable quality.”
"Quality? You might as well convert it into a few grams of intelligence for me," Edewang pointed to the lounge, "I'm going to sleep, you should go and recharge your battery."
Guina smiled and said, "Although Guina doesn't use conventional charging, I have caught your sense of humor."
Adwant gave an awkward yet gentle smile.
He turned to leave when the projection device on the table suddenly lit up. It was General Leon Dabic.
"His Majesty!"
"What's wrong Leon?"
Dabiqi hesitated for a few seconds. He had just contacted the goddess but received no response. After thinking about it, he decided to pass the message to Edwang.
"Your Majesty, a fleet of six imperial ships appeared at the border, and they are heading towards the planet Yilando."
Dabic said quickly:
"In about three hours, they will arrive at Yilanduo Star. According to the customs clearance information they provided, Her Royal Highness Princess Rona and the new deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau who is in charge of Luofeng affairs are on board. They are expected to arrive before dawn.
“At this critical juncture, they came to Luofeng, probably hoping that Luofeng would provide more military funds and ships.
"Are you still going to use illness as an excuse to not see me?"
Ed Wang raised his eyebrows slightly: "I already claimed to be sick and didn't go to the last meeting. Will it be a problem if I continue to use illness as an excuse this time?"
Dabic also said: "They came to us on their own initiative, and they do have bad intentions... My suggestion is to delay them for a while and find a reason to trap them near the border."
"Will this cause displeasure to the Empire?"
"Your Majesty, the Empire is now overwhelmed," Dabich said, "We have already paid enough military funds and dispatched the most elite fleet to assist in the front battlefield. They have no legitimate reason to ask us to pay more."
Edwan lowered his head and thought for a while.
"Let's delay it for a while and see if their attitude is firm enough," he whispered. "We are now the fat meat among the vassal states, and they are thinking about how to cut a few cuts from us."
"Yes, I'll arrange it right away."
Dabic shut down the communication.
Edwang rubbed his brows and couldn't help yawning, but he sat back at his desk, took out a pill of stimulant, lowered his head and swallowed it.
Guina said softly, "You should rest."
"This is another emergency situation."
Adwang smiled and began searching his intelligence server, looking for the latest official appointments in the Foreign Affairs Bureau and the background information of these officials.
"Rona, are you really here to ask for money and a boat at this time?"
Adwant frowned and murmured.
Gui Na said, "Their intentions are unclear, but if they take the initiative to come to Luo Feng, it will exert direct and strong pressure on Luo Feng. We can make a comprehensive assessment based on their subsequent attitudes and requests."
"Like Ming often says, when an enemy comes, we will fight him with our generals and when water comes, we will block it with earth. We will deal with it as it comes."
Edwang lowered his head and was about to continue working, but suddenly looked at Guina and stared at her blankly for a few seconds.
"His Majesty?"
"Guina, I remember you mentioned two techniques last time?"
"Is there technology to implant an anti-spying chip in the brain?"
"Yes, that's it. Is it troublesome?"
"It can be done in fifteen minutes."
"Give me one," Adwan laughed. "If Rona comes, I can't avoid seeing her. I'm afraid she'll suddenly scan my brain or something."
Guina said softly, "Yes, I'll arrange it for you right away. It will take a little longer to prepare. I need to transfer the equipment from the synchronous orbit."
"It's troublesome."
"Sure. Is there anything else you need me to do?"
Edwang smiled and shook his head, then continued to work at his desk.
…
[Isn't the confrontation over yet? ]
[Yes, they fought fiercely, and it has already developed into an all-round logical confrontation. This is the confrontation of wills between mechanical thinking bodies! ]
[Are there any problems in other areas? ]
[Let me take a look... Uh, a fleet of six ships from the Sherman Empire appeared at the border of Luofeng. A general named Dabich ordered them to be stopped and an entry inspection was being conducted, apparently to delay time.]
formation?
Yang Ming immediately sat up on the bed.
【Who is there? 】
[Rona, the Imperial Princess, a deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and other officials from the Foreign Affairs Bureau and the Finance Department, as well as several generals from the military. I saw the feedback from Dabichi, saying that they should be coming to rob Luo Feng.]
Robbery Luo Feng?
Yang Ming rubbed his brows. If they were to rob Luo Feng, would it be necessary to mobilize so many troops?
What are they going to do?
[Molly, find a mind called Guina and send her a message.]
[Found it, what to post? ]
Yang Ming typed a line of text: [Inject a sleeping agent into Adwant, and let him sleep in bed. ]
But he thought about it and felt that this was a bit... too tough for Edwan.
The Luofeng Empire originally belonged to Edwang. In essence, he took away the military power and in turn controlled the royal family...
Yang Ming deleted the text and sent instructions to Molly.
[If Edwan agrees, inject him with a sleeping agent and let him pretend to be unconscious.]
【Good boss.】
The light on the watch gradually faded.
Yang Ming sat on the edge of the bed with a somewhat uncertain expression.
Turning his head and looking out the porthole, he could see countless ships and the huge hull of a dreadnought.
If there is any disadvantage to this war for Yang Ming and his forces, then this only 'disadvantage' is happening now.
What Yang Ming is worried about now is that the Foreign Affairs Bureau will take the opportunity to target Edwang.
And now, he was trapped in the Imperial Expeditionary Force... Even if he was in Luofeng, he would not be able to directly interfere with the meeting between the Foreign Affairs Bureau and Adwang unless he exposed key information.
disturbed.
This emotion rarely appeared, but it lingered around Yang Ming and refused to dissipate for a long time.
