Chapter 521 Everything is getting better!
A despicable human gambler can be crazy enough to risk everything on a huge gamble;
A cautious mechanical mind will always conservatively weigh the gains and losses of a war.
This is the rational trap.
However, Yang Ming didn't feel happy for long, because Lu, who had relaxed, began to pour cold water on his forehead:
"Boss, good news! We won the bet! Everything is moving in the right direction. The Free United States and the Guel Alliance have already moved to the New Federation to encircle the Imperial Expeditionary Force. The Empire has already switched to overall defense!
"The bad news is that the conventional military strength of the Luofeng Alliance is only sufficient for defense. Now, including the regional defense forces, there are less than three battle groups that can be mobilized in the entire territory.
"Our Dark Star Fleet now only has more than 11,000 usable ships. This war has caused extremely serious losses to us."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Luo Feng will not experience war again in the short term, right?"
Lu groaned for a few seconds and said, "That's true."
Yang Ming said with some pride: "This battle of ours is a broken window effect. If they still don't dare to risk everything to fight us until the last moment, then we have already won the war! Because from now on, time is on our side!"
"Yes, boss. We have already won militarily."
Lu finally smiled:
“The Dark Star Fleet disappeared at the border of the Luofeng Empire under the watchful eyes of all nations. This is the invisible deterrent force.
"Next, we can relax on the outside and tighten on the inside, showing the outside world that the Luofeng Alliance has suffered heavy losses, and then Luofeng and Dark Star will fully launch military production."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Remember to remind Emilia that it would be best if Luo Feng drew a line between itself and the mysterious fleet. Let her tell the public that there is a mysterious anti-imperial force behind Luo Feng, and that she cannot reveal anything else... Keeping it secret can ensure deterrence."
"Okay boss," Ritsu asked, "They want to hold a post-war meeting, do you want to attend?"
"Let Emilia go."
Yang Ming smiled and waved his hand:
"I need to take a break... This kind of battle is a hundred times more tiring than killing insects. It makes me extremely nervous and the psychological pressure is enormous.
"If Li sees through our scam, Luo Feng will be destroyed.
“It’s really one step to life, one step to death.
"However, this is an extraordinary measure for extraordinary times. Next, we just need to win the arms race and win the peace talks, and everything else will be fine.
"This shouldn't be difficult. Luofeng's influence and economic strength will experience a leap forward. We can legitimately acquire more warships and absorb high-quality populations from surrounding political systems.
"Our dark star is expanding secretly and endlessly on the edge of human civilization. We can obtain more resources, and the technology obtained from the mechanical evolution route will continue to stimulate our power increase.
"Levi's fleet relies on the Empire's military-industrial system, and this military-industrial system has been somewhat out of operation under the chaotic situation of the Empire. Even if they open up a new base like Dark Star now, it will be difficult for them to catch up with us."
Lu said softly: "In the early days of expanding his power, Levi relied more on machinery. When the Sherman Empire took shape, he deliberately lowered the proportion of the mechanical army and gradually transformed the mechanical army into the Levi Fleet, which became the empire's ultimate combat power."
“This is the advantage of an emerging force.”
Yang Ming suddenly felt a little emotional:
“But I suddenly thought of a rather sad fact.
“Civilizations always go back and forth in similar cycles, but individual humans always play a negligible role in the rise and fall of civilizations.
"The Falling Wind Alliance defeated the Sherman Empire. What can the people of the Falling Wind Alliance gain?"
Lu whispered, "Social welfare has been improved, per capita social resources have been increased, employment has increased, class pressure has been relieved, and one's sense of collective honor has been enhanced... In addition, people are continuously optimistic about the future, which will cause the political system to enter a state of rapid development, thereby promoting continuous technological innovation and civilization entering a period of rapid growth."
"Okay, just pretend I didn't ask."
Yang Ming shook his head, flipped through a few pages of "Emperor's Biography", and then threw the book aside.
He stared at the starry sky for a while, then took back "The Emperor's Biography" and put it next to him.
"Lü, when do you think it would be appropriate for me to set off for the City of Light?"
"In the near future, the sooner the better."
Law explained:
"The destruction of the Levi Fleet will allow a large number of soldiers from the City of Light to re-enter their resurrection system. You can just find an opening."
Yang Ming raised his eyebrows and said, "Then I'll go take a shower and have a good sleep, and then finish reading the adventures of that little crab... Where's my Mimili? Is she available? The Lord of Dark Star has already finished the war, can't I enjoy myself?"
Lu couldn't help but raise his hand to support his forehead.
Sometimes she is really confused.
To say that his boss has not changed is that he has become more mature and decisive along the way, his overall view and vision have been constantly improving, and he is now able to handle the open and secret struggles among the major political bodies in the galaxy with ease.
Although my boss has changed a lot, he still maintains his original intention.
The original intention of the old pervert!
"Okay, boss! I'll arrange a vacation for you and Miss Mimily right away!"
Lu said with gritted teeth.
Yang Ming raised his hand and snapped his fingers: "Good performance! Increase salary!"
…
The Four-Nation Post-War Conference was also held in a virtual conference room.
Emilia and more than a dozen senior leaders of the Luofeng Alliance sat on one side of the square table.
On the side of the Guell Alliance, Chief of Staff Dodomodo could only sit slightly at the back, while their prime minister sat in the first row.
Corresponding to this is the Speaker of the New Federation and the President of the United States of Freedom.
The content of this meeting is both complex and simple.
The simple reason is that they don't have much to share, because this time they are just repelling the Sherman Empire, not occupying a certain number of planets or capturing a certain number of resources.
The complicated side is that the three major powers have their own thoughts. They all hope to gain some benefits from Luo Feng, but they are unwilling to put up appropriate chips in exchange.
Emilia will naturally not spoil them.
In Emilia's understanding, her teacher, the bounty hunter Mr. Yang Ming, owns a super fleet that can rival the Levi Fleet of the Sherman Empire. Now Luo Feng is not begging these three political entities to do anything, but is cooperating with them on an equal footing.
Her thinking was also very clear. She made friends with the Guell Confederation, treated the Free United States equally, and refused to pay attention to the New Federation.
The Guel Alliance was the first to speak out. They only said how many ships they had lost, how many soldiers had been killed or wounded, and described their battle record.
Emilia said that Luofeng will continue to strengthen military cooperation with the Guel Alliance later, and the two countries will share more technologies. All the previous promises made by Commander Yang Ming will count, and she will also officially visit the alliance in the near future.
The Prime Minister of the Guell Alliance said that it is necessary not only to strengthen military cooperation, but also to carry out comprehensive cooperation in the fields of economy, culture and art. The alliance will provide free support for the development of the border areas of the Fallen Wind Alliance and will increase the supply of a batch of semi-retired warships that were previously sealed to the Fallen Wind Alliance.
In return, Emilia donated the drone fleet integration technology [in installments] to the Guel Alliance.
The temporary binding of the two political systems is in the interests of both sides.
Of the eleven self-propelled planetary guns that Luo Feng participated in the battle, six of them walked out of the battlefield intact. This was a huge conventional deterrent force, which was enough for Luo Feng to protect himself.
What's more, there is a mysterious fleet shrouded in fog behind them .
The Free United States took the initiative to propose to exchange military technology with Luo Feng, and Emilia tactfully expressed her regret.
"The development of our Luofeng military industry system is somewhat deformed. In order to defeat the Sherman Empire, we have gone deeper in the direction of drone swarms and planetary cannons, but we are still lacking in traditional multi-purpose warships with a wider range of application scenarios.
“The cooperation with Union Güell has perfectly made up for our shortcomings.
"We in the Luofeng Alliance are not the kind of people who forget their principles for the sake of profit, nor do we want to do any business that seeks to make a profit from rare goods. We exchange sincerity for sincerity.
"So, we have already decided to cooperate with the alliance. As long as there are no unexpected events during the cooperation process, we will not consider other partners for the time being."
In such occasions, everyone speaks very cautiously.
Emilia's words were enough to give the Guell Alliance some peace of mind.
Of course, everything depends on interests. All cross-border cooperation cannot be judged by how much is planned, but how much is actually implemented.
Then the heavyweight new federal representative spoke.
“We…”
At the Luofeng representative seats opposite the New Federation delegation, more than a dozen three-dimensional projections shook slightly, and all the Luofeng Alliance representatives left their seats at the same time.
The new federal speaker's face turned black, but he had no choice but to continue speaking.
When the New Federation representative finished speaking.
Several rays of light projected by the three-dimensional projection shuttled back and forth, and all the representatives of the Luofeng Alliance returned to their positions at the same time.
"Sorry, the network is unstable."
Emilia's pretty face showed some regret: "In order to save time, let's move on to the next topic, which is the next step of military deployment."
The old Speaker of the New Federation covered his heart with his hand.
The wrangling in the virtual meeting room continues;
Most areas of the Milky Way began to decorate with lights.
Under the continuous propaganda of the two major camps of freedom and democracy, and with the background of the introduction of the Sherman Empire in history textbooks of various countries, the Fallen Wind Alliance's "using the weak to defeat the strong" and "overcoming the superior with the inferior" and achieving a complete victory became a huge news that shocked the human civilization of the entire galaxy.
According to the description of the online troll army, the Luofeng Democratic Republic, the predecessor of the Luofeng Empire, had already begun planning how to fight for democracy and freedom hundreds of years ago. It was precisely these hundreds of years of accumulation that led to the sudden outbreak.
The battle between the Dark Star Fleet and the Levi Fleet went viral across the galaxy in the form of scattered videos.
The law didn't care about these.
In a few months, when people's attention to this matter drops to zero, she will delete the data.
——There is nothing good to preach to humanity about the war waged by the mechanical civilization that is on par with human civilization.
Some are happy, some are sad.
As the victor, the Luofeng Alliance began a nationwide mourning campaign and announced that it would continue to improve the social treatment of soldiers and their families.
There was widespread unrest within the Sherman Empire. Although the powerful Imperial Guard system had purified the empire's unified network, the regional networks of each administrative star still spread negative news of the empire's defeat.
The imperial army's deterrence is two-way, both externally and internally. When the invincible fleet suffers heavy losses, the deterrent effect is greatly reduced.
The empire’s previous crisis was not only not resolved by foreign wars, but was greatly aggravated by defeat.
Imperial Star, the headquarters of the Empire Development Cult.
The old emperor stared blankly at the 'mature reason' in front of him, and listened to the battle report reported by the maid beside him, his eyes gradually lost some spirit.
Lost the fight?
The Imperial Guard System led the Levi Fleet into battle, but they lost?
Now, this three-dimensional image that looks like a goddess is praying for something. According to the archbishop's explanation, this is the continued inefficient operation of the Imperial Guard system.
But the old emperor still felt that he was dreaming, and this dream, from which he could not wake up, was turning into a nightmare.
The middle-aged maid said, "Your Majesty, Director Ino has sent an online meeting invitation."
"Oh," the old emperor closed his eyes and sighed, "My uncle is already a rare and reliable elite in the family. His opinions are often correct, but unfortunately, his voice is too weak... Let me find a quiet place and join in."
"Your Majesty, we must remind you that the round table is also in operation at this moment."
The old emperor frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"It means that there are now two high-level decision-making meetings. One is still at that round table. However, two-fifths of the elders who originally belonged to that round table have appeared at the meeting convened by Director Ino."
The old emperor was stunned.
He rarely used his brain to think. After thinking for more than ten seconds, he turned his head and looked at his history teacher:
"In the history of the Empire, when such a situation occurs, how do you usually deal with it?"
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty," the middle-aged maid shook her head slightly, "This has never happened before in the history of the empire."
“That’s not a good sign.”
The old emperor thought about it.
He is the emperor of the empire. It would be legal for him to come forward now and gather all those in power before him.
But if...they refuse...
These guys never took him as the emperor seriously. They would most likely refuse. As long as the number of people who refused increased, he would not even be able to be the emperor in name only.
The old emperor suddenly thought of his young knight commander.
That guy is so amazing, he can find a solution to any problem and make those old guys helpless...
"I'm afraid I can't."
The old emperor murmured, sighed slightly, and sat back on his floating sofa.
He put his hands in his sleeves and said calmly, "I'm not feeling well, so I'm going back to rest. Please decline all the meetings for me."
"Your Majesty, you are now..."
The middle-aged maid seemed to be hesitant to speak, but she looked at the emperor's departing back and said nothing more.
…
"We are not dead!"
Count Reville woke up from his coma and looked at the battle scenes recorded by his flagship. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
The small fleet led by this ship only participated in the marginal battle, and the recorded battle scenes were not the entire picture of the battlefield.
But this high-intensity, no-frills battleship confrontation still made Revell nervous.
He had a bandage on his head and a little blood on his forehead, which was a 'reward' for not wearing a safety rope when sleeping in the sleeping cabin.
The violent vibration of the ship caused the earl's head to hit the sleeping cabin hard, resulting in a concussion and a brief coma. He missed the entire battle.
Now he had a lot of bad news.
The worst news: his private fleet was almost destroyed.
The relatively not-so-bad news: the private fleets of other great noble families are in a similar situation.
Revill was sad for a few minutes about the disappearance of those familiar faces, and continued to read the war records. Soon he discovered some clues.
It seems that neither the Levi Fleet nor the enemy's mysterious fleet are driven by humans. Their maneuvering speed changes and linear acceleration are far beyond the tolerance of humans. During the acceleration process, they do not create a simulated gravity field directly in front of the ships.
——The simulated gravity field in front of the ship can effectively offset the strong load on the crew's body when the ship is propulsive at full speed.
Revill frowned and kept thinking. Just as he forced himself to shift his focus from hindsight analysis to providing relief to the soldiers, his encrypted communication device suddenly received a somewhat strange message.
[Send this communicator to the Luofeng Alliance and give it to Commander Yang Ming. This concerns the life and death of hundreds of billions of people in the empire.]
The account that sent the message is... His Majesty the Emperor’s secondary account!
The corners of Revelle's mouth twitched rapidly.
He looked around and made sure that the operators at the ship's control consoles were all immersed in a sad atmosphere and no one was paying attention to him, so he immediately put the communicator back into his pocket.
He, his idol White Ghost, the current head of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Atro, and a few other unimportant guys received this secret communicator from His Majesty the Emperor. Now, His Majesty the Emperor's trumpet is sending the message personally...
How can he meet Luo Feng's commander?
Pretend to surrender?
Does he still want his big family?
Revell sat at the bow of the ship, lost in thought.
"Alas, when I get old, I will definitely write a memoir," he murmured with a wry smile, "to commemorate the end of the empire's heyday."
