Chapter 507: The Eve of Xie Luo's Battle
[From the outbreak of the Xie Luo War: 24 galactic hours. ]
Near the Imperial Star Circle, the newly established "Anti-Falling Wind Operation Command Center" was located on the Asarul command ship.
The Emperor Guard 2.0 system has completed the framework compilation of five combat clusters. What needs to be done now is to fill these five combat clusters.
The commander of this "punitive army" is General Akuz, the Imperial Admiral and Honorary Duke. He is already 96 years old and has rich experience in commanding battles.
Before the rise of Thomas, the 'newcomer' of the Imperial Army, Ackers was the 'old star' with the most outstanding military achievements in recent decades;
It was obviously a wise move to entrust the operation to attack Luo Feng to General Akzis.
General Akuz has a little personal quirk.
He likes regularity and symmetry. He always says "Symmetry can create beauty, and regularity can highlight civilization" to highlight his love for space opera-like literary works.
Therefore, after establishing the command system of the expeditionary army, he returned to his lounge, looked at his square face in the mirror, trimmed his neat eyebrows bit by bit, and thought about the next enemy.
Falling Wind Alliance.
If someone had told Akuz a few galactic hours ago that an entire battle group of the Empire would be eaten up in less than two galactic hours, Akuz would definitely have given that person a resounding slap in the face.
The Empire's battle clusters were designed based on the upper limit of the command system while taking various aspects into consideration.
When an entire battle group of the Empire is ambushed, the Empire will dispatch its fleet to provide support as quickly as possible;
To take a step back, with an entire battle group, two or three thousand main battleships, and the firepower of dreadnoughts, why can't they break out?
Akz believed that the millions of imperial soldiers in this annihilated combat group were not all fools.
But the fact is, they failed to break through and wait for the reinforcements sent by the empire.
There is only one possibility - they must have encountered too strong firepower, were completely suppressed, and suffered huge losses in the previous rounds of firepower.
From this we can see that the Luofeng Alliance is an enemy that must not be underestimated.
Akzi hummed a gentle melody.
He likes decent opponents.
During his 72 years in the army, he experienced hundreds of battles, large and small. Most of them were extremely boring, resource-plundering operations. He sent some ships to show off his power to weak regimes. If the other side dared to resist, he would destroy the other side's military facilities and capture a group of "war criminals" to fill the empire's slave demand.
The three expeditions to the New Federation became a performance ground for those young generals, and he just circled around the edge of the stage a few times;
Naturally, he participated in the entire fight against the insect tide, but most of the time, he just stood behind the magical Emperor Guard system and watched how mobilized the army.
——This is the basic quality that an imperial general must have.
"General!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came from the side.
Akz's hand holding the tweezers did not shake at all. He moved his eyes and saw the middle-aged officer through the mirror.
"speak."
"yes!"
A virtual screen unfolded in front of the officer, and he reported quickly:
"At present! Four-fifths of our army has been gathered, and the nobles' private fleets have been reorganized smoothly. Some nobles' fleets have not yet set sail. We have issued an urging order!
"The Council of Elders has completed the connection with us. From now on, you have the power to fully command any personnel in the noble fleet!
"It should be noted that many of the commanders of private fleets on this expedition are the owners of these fleets!"
Ackers stopped and frowned slightly.
Oh, when he frowned, his forehead wrinkles were never completely symmetrical, which made Akuz quickly regain his calm expression.
“I hate politics.
"Go and give those nobles a heads-up. They must obey my orders completely. Have the military dispatch more military police to station in the private fleets of these nobles.
"At the same time, I will report to the military headquarters. I will make the best possible judgment based on the war situation and will not care whose fleet is sent forward.
"If these noble fleets fail at a critical moment, I will not tolerate them at all."
"yes!"
The officer saluted, then turned and ran away.
General Akz shook his head, hummed the tune again, and began to squeeze a blackhead on the tip of his nose. With the help of this sense of ritual, his brain was working rapidly.
The Imperial Army sent so many nobles. Is there any special arrangement?
Could it be that he wanted these nobles to sacrifice more so as to reduce the pressure in the country?
If that were true, it would be so joyful.
Of course Akz knew that these noble private ships would be uniformly deployed by the Imperial Guard 2.0 system. He only needed to issue tactical orders during wartime, and the Imperial Guard 2.0 would adapt itself.
Imperial Guard 2.0 is said to be an advanced version of the Imperial Guard system;
This system should be more powerful. After all, the Imperial Guard System is an antique from tens of thousands of years ago, and there is no way that the current empire is more backward than the empire tens of thousands of years ago.
For this battle, he basically doesn't have to spend too much time thinking about it, nor does he have to worry about any political factors.
to defeat the enemies of the Empire, and bring victory back to Sherman;
This was his only mission.
…
[Since the outbreak of the Battle of Xie Luo: 16 galactic hours].
Yang Ming stretched lazily and walked out of the captain's lounge of a heavy battleship.
This heavy battleship numbered '0126' is somewhat special.
There are three thousand crew members on board, all of whom are highly realistic robots covered in human skin, and their cores are mechanical thinking bodies born from the Dark Star; and this ship is the command ship of a fleet of two thousand warships with mainly human crew members.
In the ensuing war, it would be unwise to allow the Dongfeng to appear.
——When the Dongfeng took action previously, it was also mixed in with the fleet and used a three-dimensional camouflage image.
Yang Ming was walking in the corridor wearing a loose military uniform. When the passing crew members saw Yang Ming, they would stand straight beside him, salute him, and call out the word "father" in their hearts.
"Commander arrives at the bridge!"
Following the announcement of a gentle female voice, Yang Ming sat in the floating chair that floated over automatically and floated to the captain's seat in the center of the spacious bridge.
Several rays interweave to form Lu's figure.
"Boss, have you rested well?"
"It's OK," Yang Ming asked, "How's the situation?"
Lu immediately pulled out a simplified version of the star map, which was marked with densely packed ship icons.
“Currently, the Empire has gathered five battle groups, with more than 13,600 combat ships and five dreadnoughts.
"There are also scattered private fleets of nobles that are constantly replenished. It is estimated that the number of combat ships will reach more than 16,000. It is not certain whether there will be a sixth dreadnought. The empire currently has no dreadnoughts under repair and maintenance, and there are eight that can be mobilized.
"It is worth mentioning that among these 16,000 warships, less than half are from the Sherman Empire's regular army."
Yang Ming was stunned for a moment: "Are they really going to do this? Are they really going to let the nobles' fleet account for more than half of the empire's current combined forces?"
"Yes, boss." Lu Du couldn't help laughing. "The Empire wants to use us as a whetstone to suppress the power of the Empire's nobles. Although I haven't found evidence yet, I feel that this is a move that Director Ino and his people would make."
Yang Ming leaned back in his chair and fell into deep thought.
Lu asked, "What's wrong, boss?"
"Can the conventional military strength of the Falling Wind Alliance win this battle?"
"able!"
Lu's answer was very confident:
"Boss, look... our preset battlefield is here, inside the border of the Luofeng Alliance.
“The main reason for choosing this place is that this airspace has less gravitational interference, making it suitable for large-scale troop deployment and tactical maneuvers.
“Second, if the Empire’s fleet enters this airspace, it will constitute a substantial invasion, and we will have the right to speak in public opinion.
"Third, we can hide some ambush troops in this airspace and harass the Imperial Fleet from the rear."
"Have you considered reinforcements from Guell and the Free United States?"
"Neither," Lu laughed. "Their soldiers will not shed blood in vain. The Empire's Second Expedition to the New Federation has already explained everything. Only when we resist the pressure head-on and attract firepower, will they have the possibility to beat the fallen dog."
Yang Ming thought about it carefully: "What is our estimated loss?"
“In about six galactic hours, we will have gathered 70 percent of the total military forces of all member countries, which is almost all of our main forces.
“There are more than 8,900 ships on par with the Sherman Empire’s regular army. Our dreadnoughts, heavy battleships, and shield ships are at an absolute disadvantage compared to the Sherman Empire.
"Our total number of ships will reach more than 13,000, of which more than 4,000 are outdated ships."
Lu groaned for a few seconds:
"From the data on paper, we, with only one barely usable dreadnought, can never be a match for the Sherman Empire."
"Then?"
"I envision three options. Each option requires us to expose different things and achieve different results."
Lu said softly:
“The first option is to use drone swarm tactics.
"The overall idea is to use Luofeng's conventional military force to confront the enemy head-on, and the drone swarm will outflank from the side and rear. I will adopt a decentralized layout to minimize the threat of the enemy's dreadnought.
"The plan estimates the losses to conventional forces at 45% to 55%, and the loss of drones at around 20 million.
“The second option is to use our Dark Star fleet directly on the flank to catch the Empire off guard.
“The overall idea is to directly enhance our frontal combat capabilities, but the disadvantage is that it will expose these mysterious fleets.
"The third option... I don't really recommend it, because it's the strategic force for our Dark Star to protect itself, namely those planetary warp cannons. As long as we mobilize twelve planetary warp cannons, we can let the Imperial Fleet know what true technological development brings about innovation in combat power."
Yang Ming lowered his head in thought.
What Lu said was pretty much what he expected in his heart .
In fact, Yang Ming had not rested well before, as he was thinking about how to fight the next battle.
So far, everything has gone according to plan for him and Lu.
The adjusted "Challenger" plan is divided into two parts. One part refers to the White Ghost's challenge to the core power group of the Sherman Empire within the empire, and the other part refers to the challenge to the hegemony of the Sherman Empire by Luofeng, a former vassal state.
Now, they are at a critical juncture in this plan.
Without unreasonable interference, they would not be able to proceed very smoothly.
The Adwan incident continues to ferment in human civilization throughout the galaxy, and Luo Feng has gained justice;
Emilia succeeded to the throne, Luofeng was reorganized, and Luofeng declared independence. The Luofeng Alliance sent troops to ambush the expeditionary fleet of the Sherman Empire that invaded the New Orui Empire. This was Luofeng's revenge and also a blow to the empire.
Now, the eyes of human civilization across the entire galaxy are focused here.
In the next battle, no matter how many casualties or losses there are, if the righteous Luo Feng defeats the evil empire, the effect of "the warrior slays the dragon" will be achieved.
Luofeng will not only be able to significantly enhance its international status, but will also naturally gain sufficient voice in the anti-imperial camp. It will also be able to boost people's confidence internally, enhance the centripetal force and cohesion of the Luofeng Alliance as a "big family", and build the Luofeng Alliance into a true alliance-style political system.
This is crucial to the future development of Luofeng.
If we lose...if we lose, the country will be destroyed.
There was no way that the arrogant and cruel descendants of Levi would let go of Luo Feng who had humiliated them repeatedly.
Yang Ming sighed softly: "Not very safe."
"Boss, what do you mean by unsafe?"
Lu was a little confused.
"The forces we prepared are not very safe," Yang Ming said in a deep voice, "In fact, there is no need to hide it anymore. If Li knows the existence of the Dark Star, then when Levi wakes up, his authority is higher than Li's, and Levi will definitely be able to read this information."
Lu pursed his lips slightly and thought carefully.
Yang Ming said: "I understand you, Xiaolu, you want to keep more trump cards to use against Levi. In your eyes, there is only one enemy, that is Levi and Li."
Lu nodded gently: "Boss, I must calculate every detail for your final victory."
"Lv, the final victory will definitely be ours," Yang Ming said seriously, "The Faya people are on our side."
Lu's eyes were filled with hesitation.
She did not trust the Fayats.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "What is the latest mission that the Faya people have given us?"
"Kill Levi."
"How do I kill Levi?" Yang Ming asked. "The technology given by the Faya people is to let me use the virtual thinking body technology to enter the City of Light to assassinate or use other methods to defeat Levi head-on, right?"
"Yes, boss."
“The Fayya people stand in the higher dimension and look down upon us. In their eyes, our future is just a page in a book that they can read at will.
“You’ve been dealing with the Fayya people for so long, haven’t you discovered it yet?
“The choices they make must be the most likely future; if this future does not meet their expectations, they will intervene to varying degrees.
"It's like when I was about to kill Posa, they showed up in a hurry."
Yang Ming changed the subject:
“We have to admit that the Faya people have countless ways to wipe out Levi. They can easily create a little energy disturbance in the higher-dimensional world and make the Imperial Star disappear with a bang.
“And now, the Fayya people have given this job to me.
“This shows that getting rid of Levi is just a small matter for them, which indirectly shows that Levi’s interference in the future is extremely limited.
"From this perspective, why should we be so afraid of Levi?"
Lu nodded slowly: "Boss, I roughly understand what you said... We want to annihilate these five battle groups, right?"
"No, no, no, that would cause the Empire to make a desperate move."
Yang Ming smiled:
"What I mean is that Luofeng's war potential is far inferior to that of the Empire. We cannot lose too many human soldiers. This is very important.
“So, mobilize the six planetary cannons that can jump, and focus on using drone swarm ship-capturing technology.
"In terms of shield jamming technology and shape-shifting robots, we are the most advanced in the galaxy. Why not use them?"
Lu heaved a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, you didn't ask me to mobilize all the Dark Star Fleets to annihilate these five battle groups...Okay, boss, I'll get ready right away. I can't wait to see the expressions of the Imperial officers when they see our planetary cannons."
Yang Ming felt a little powerless to complain.
Lu is good in every way, but she is a mechanical thinking being and doesn't care about human life at all.
This has its advantages, as it will prevent any soft-heartedness from affecting the direction of the war.
War does not require sympathy.
…
[Due to the outbreak of the Xie Luo War: 7 galactic hours. ]
Revil looked at the transfer order in front of him and leaned back in his seat in annoyance;
After Reville nodded, the staff officer sent by the Imperial Military Department began to execute the transfer order.
