Him and their stars.

Chapter 1770 The entire Far Shore should be abandoned

Major General Sobek, who is not yet 30 years old, watched everyone discuss enthusiastically. Of course, although the atmosphere was heated and there were even arguments, they did not deviate from their own tone of "safety first".

This touched Sobek deeply. All the elite soldiers and generals transferred from the Empire regarded him as an expert on the issue of "Dawn Dragon".

He was the youngest person at the scene, but surprisingly he also had the most say. When he was a young man in the colony, he dreamed of recreating the glory of his ancestors, but he never expected that he could become like this before the age of thirty.

So, while he was moved, he also felt a huge pressure as he was not worthy of his position.

He was about to say something when Vice Admiral Midbeshi said in a decisive tone, "Then we must send our response strategy to all friendly fleets."

The Chief of Staff said helplessly: "Sir, not all friendly fleets are like us..."

"Coward, huh?"

"Pragmatic, what I want to say is pragmatic!" the chief of staff said loudly.

The participants burst into laughter, and the place was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.

Such a good workplace atmosphere must not be ruined because of my personal opinion. When Sobaike thought of this, he felt guilty and said quickly: "In the final analysis, Commander, I just put forward some immature opinions."

"Brother, you are too modest, or too eager to be modest." The lieutenant general said: "Facing that person, all the tactics we have formulated are just a last resort."

Sobek was full of admiration for a moment. He originally thought that he was the most cowardly, no, pragmatic one. But he never expected that General Midbeshi was the real master!
At this point, the lieutenant general muttered again: "To put it bluntly, shouldn't the world of the extraordinary people be solved by the extraordinary people themselves? Shouldn't the dignified demigods go to the heavens to challenge the Knights and the Inquisition? It's too unethical to always stay here and bully weak and humble gods like us? Humph, I can see now that the most unethical people in the universe are psychics."

But, the ones who rule the universe are also psychics! How dare you say that? I don't know if you are really a coward or a brave one.

…But then again, I’m also a psychic, but I actually heard empathy. I must be suffering from some serious illness, right?
Seeing that the atmosphere seemed to be a little subtle, the lieutenant general hurriedly added: "Of course, we are soldiers of the Empire, and everyone must be prepared to die on the battlefield! I just hope that the sacrifice will be meaningful. If it is just a scrap to embellish the enemy's military exploits, it will be unfair to your wives and children who are waiting for you to come home!"

"That's right, General!"

"You should live a fulfilling life and die a proper death."

All the senior generals present gave thumbs up.

Sobaek looked at the fierce general opposite with sharp eyes, and then glanced at his colleagues on the scene. He still felt that if all the front-line generals of the Imperial Army were of this type, he would not always think about being transferred to the logistics department.

He looked at the star map, his mind moved, and he said casually: "Also, we must be careful of the possibility that the enemy fleet will meet in the nebula in advance."

"We really can't rule out this possibility." Lieutenant General Midbeshi also looked at the star map and zoomed in on the navigation information on the front. This general with a fierce face was actually a very careful person.

"You mean, we should take the detour and meet at Channel 1?" asked the Chief of Staff.

As the only two main routes in the Far Shore Nebula, the Earl's Star Spur and the Lucknar Corridor not only meet in the Sayde System, but also have four branch routes connecting them. These are the so-called "Far Shore Nebula Forks", a total of four.

However, three of the routes are located "north" of the Sayde galaxy and have long been controlled by the empire.

The remaining one is the Fork Route No. 1. If they miss this, the Yulian Fleet will have to wait until they leave the nebula to reunite.

Of course, according to the judgment of King Sand and his staff, the possibility of the remaining fleet meeting in the nebula is not great.

"The branch channel is a bit narrow." The navigator murmured.

"Then dreadnoughts can also pass through." said the chief operations staff.

"But the efficiency of the jump will be affected. Won't the Tosen Fleet and the Karaman Fleet behind us take the opportunity to catch up? That would form a double-sided situation." The Chief of Staff thought for a while: "Of course, they can also catch up and launch an attack, forcing the enemy Athena formation to turn to a fork in the road."

Everyone looked at Vice Admiral Midbech, who spread his hands and said, "That's not something I can comment on. Each of our fleets has its own mission and its own plan. Don't you know that mysticism has always been a feature of the Imperial Army? Of course, even the General Staff has this trick, which may be closely related to the temperament of their supervisor."

So is this guy really a coward or a brave one? Sobek shuddered. He suddenly felt that although he and the lieutenant general had some affinity, this guy was also a mixed bunch, so it would be better for them to remain colleagues.

The lieutenant general added: "In short, you should focus on your own duties first. Under the current situation, as long as you don't make mistakes, you will definitely win. I hope you will keep this in mind."

"As long as we survive, we win," the chief of staff added, like an experienced cover storyteller.

Sobek almost stood up and saluted the lieutenant general. He liked such mature and steady remarks and attitudes the most.

In this way, the military meeting ended happily with all the senior generals reaching a consensus.

...Originally, it should be like this.

However, just as the meeting was about to end, a communication was received from the Lucknar Corridor, from the friendly Karaman Fleet.

As the Imperial fleet responsible for pursuing the Athena, they finally caught up with the target near the Lucknar Corridor A11 system and can prepare for the next move.

"We attack." Lieutenant General Karaman sent an instant message. However, due to the severe interference of the magnetic field in the nebula, the picture and sound were a little distorted.

"General attack?" Lieutenant General Midbehi asked his friend.

"No, tire out the enemy and drive them away." Lieutenant General Karaman, who has the face of an elite aristocratic officer, seems to be the type who is very frugal with words.

Sobaek looked at Midbeshi, and found that the latter moved the corners of his mouth. Although no sound could be heard, the subtle shape of his mouth was probably saying something like "It's happening again, I'm bound to fail."

This is really knowledge... well, the curse of psychic power! Jaeger Sobek was struggling in his heart, saying that he didn't want to have such keen observation.

The holographic projection of Lieutenant General Karaman stared at Midbeshi, his tone still stiff: "If it succeeds, please cooperate."

"Understood." Lieutenant General Midbeshi said, "Please also control the scale of the battle."

"I know it well."

Aren't you two good friends?
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On the Fuxi, when Yu Lian appeared on the bridge with a relaxed pace, the atmosphere here was still not tense, and the number of personnel on duty still maintained about 30% of the normal cruising force.

The entire ship did not enter an emergency combat readiness state, and did not even notify all officers and soldiers to stop rotating and rest. It seemed that they were a little relaxed to the point of being heartless.

However, Yu Lian was very satisfied.

This detail alone is enough to prove that the officers and soldiers of the entire fleet have indeed developed a calm temperament. They will not change their pace because of the enemy's actions, nor will they let themselves fall into mental tension at any time, but they can maintain professionalism and high efficiency when handling affairs. This is completely different from laziness and slackness. Yu Lian feels that this is a true temperament of a strong army.

As long as you don't become arrogant and look down on others, it is necessary to continue to maintain this calm and composed temperament.

Chief of Staff Mkawa saw Yu Lian enter the bridge and hurried over to greet him.

Yu Lian glanced at the real-time star map of the Far Shore Nebula and saw that on the solid line representing the Earl I Star Gorge, four black triangle icons representing the Imperial Army had arrived in the neighboring galaxy.

Judging from the star map, the situation is really about to start a storm. This is naturally a timely report sent back by the sky survey eye and reconnaissance ship in the rear.

"The Royal Rabbit where Sobek is is right here?"

"That's for sure. In addition, the flagship should be a Flame Dragon-class dreadnought. At their current cruising speed, they will catch up with us in 70 hours at the earliest. Should we put the entire fleet on combat readiness?"

"Not for now. The enemies coming here won't do anything unnecessary." Yu Lian was very confident.

Now our fleet has completed most of the route of the Earl Star Gorge. If everything goes well, we will leave the nebula within 80 hours and enter the most stable young star cluster in the Far Shore Star Region.

On the other side, the Athena fleet passing through the Lucanal Corridor was probably following the same schedule.

According to the original plan, the two fleets will meet at the Xinliao Star System on the border of the Far Shore Star Region before June, and then rush to Xinshuntian to redeploy defenses. There are a large number of military supplies stored there, and it is also the capital of the Far Shore Star Region and the largest settlement.

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Of course, this is if everything goes well.

Yu Lian knew very well that the empire would never let everything go smoothly for him.

Yu Lian nodded, and quickly turned his gaze to the Lukenar Corridor next door. If he was like a storm on the horizon, the situation on the Athena was like a dark cloud looming over the city.

No. It's actually starting to thunder and rain over there.

Of course, the thunder was loud, but the raindrops were really mediocre.

"How's the battle going?"

"It ended five minutes ago. General Bai had already prepared for the battle. He suddenly turned around in the Corridor A5 system and struck back, dealing a heavy blow to the Empire's pursuit fleet. The enemy fleet took the initiative to leave the battle line."

Of course, General Bai was referring to "Taia". After this girl reached the fifth ring, the National Defense Committee awarded her the rank of major general in accordance with the traditional treatment of psychics. Compared to someone, Taia's promotion to the fifth ring was generally in line with the Basic Law, and the dignitaries on Earth were not so stingy when granting military ranks.

However, the real commanders of the Athena fleet were Major General Leis and Brigadier General Titch. One of them was the former deputy commander of the Far Shore Fleet and had been Sylvester's right-hand man for more than five years; the other was the captain of the Athena, also a traditional veteran captain with hundreds of battles under his belt.

However, these two veterans are both pragmatic and low-key types, and they all said that Miss Taia is the one who is in charge of this trip, at least in name.

In addition, to say that it was a head-on blow, to put it bluntly, was that the empire voluntarily withdrew from the front line after suffering minor losses.

Of course, considering Taia's temperament, if her own losses were greater, she would not hide it in the battle report. Since it was a "head-on attack", it at least meant that the losses of the Empire's pursuers were greater than her own.

Not bad! Yu Lian thought. I didn't expect that girl to have a talent for commanding troops and fighting. Although she was not the one commanding the fleet, the operation of turning around and making a surprise attack seemed like something she could do.

If you have decisiveness, you have the talent to become a famous general.

In a sense, decisiveness is a test of talent even more than strategy.

Yu Lian immediately revealed a relieved smile: "It's still a typical counter-pursuit and counter-harassment, but the results this time are more fruitful than last time, right?"

"Yes. At least four destroyers were sunk, one light cruiser was seriously damaged, and our side lost one torpedo boat and one Ranger-class light cruiser. We also shot down 1 enemy planes at the cost of three White Devils and four Ghosts."

"This kind of exchange should continue to be publicized. In this way, there will be more and more countries that think that the imperial devils are exaggerating. If we can get the combined fleet of our friends in Circe to become more powerful, the significance of this series of small-scale battles will definitely not just be on paper." Yu Lian smiled.

In fact, Yu Lian has been doing this all along. After all, Sai De has fallen, and Xinya has a large army approaching. The local soldiers and civilians always need some good news to hold on.

The Chief of Staff still had obvious worry on his face. "However, in order to fight the pursuers, the march of General Bai's fleet was affected. Before they left the A11 system, the enemy's other pursuit fleet arrived. Now, the number of enemy ships behind them has exceeded 400, and there are two dreadnoughts."

Yu Lian, however, was unconcerned: "The capacity of the corridor gravity well is limited, the Imperial Army will be slowed down."

The Chief of Staff certainly agreed with the Chief's judgment, but still said: "However, we cannot rule out the possibility that they will do the same thing later."

Compared to the cautiousness of the pursuers in I Earl's Star Gorge, the pursuers in the Lucknar Corridor were much more active.

If the two imperial armies were wolf packs, this side would be like following a wounded tiger, and that side would be like tracking and hunting a herd of deer.

"Very good. I originally thought that when we sail out of the Far Shore Nebula, it would be the time for the Imperial pursuit fleet to launch an attack. They would definitely follow, harass, and bite us like a pack of hunting wolves. Until we are completely exhausted, it would be the final encirclement and annihilation. However, it is obvious that the enemy has begun preparations in advance."

Major General Mkawa said seriously, "Only the Lucknar Corridor started early. As for the I Earl Star Gorge, the pursuers dare not act rashly because you are here. Your Excellency, your deterrent power alone is equal to that of a Titan."

He really thought so.

Yu Lian smiled without comment, walked to the star map terminal, and enlarged the projection of the Far Shore star region.

"The enemy's personnel and warships are actually much better than ours, and they have the advantage of mobility. Once they get into the star zone, they will be more likely to encircle us."

His fingers slid across the route of the I Earl Star Canyon. When his fingertips slid from the nebula to the heart of the star region, the icon representing the route suddenly changed from two zigzag lines to a network with many connections.

Chief of Staff Mkawa nodded slightly and added: "Just now, the General Staff completed ten cruise verifications. We can basically confirm that if we want to meet at the Xinliao Star System as originally planned, the enemy fleet may be able to complete the encirclement here, which does pose a great security risk. Of course, the premise is that they must gather twice as many troops as us on the battlefield."

If we didn’t have so many people, even if we completed the encirclement, we would definitely break through. This is what Major General Mkawa wanted to say.

He was always worried that the combat effectiveness of this fleet was based on the personal prestige of the commander, but unknowingly, the mentality of the strong had already appeared in every soldier, including the most conservative old chief of staff himself.

"They have so many people." The major general continued: "Sir, at times like this, we need to avoid losses even more. Before the fleet is fully prepared and rested, any battle will be a loss."

Yu Lian was very pleased. It was precisely because of the presence of such experienced and prudent veterans that he did not worry that his Yu Fleet would become completely arrogant and reckless.

"What do you suggest?"

The old chief of staff's cheek trembled, and there seemed to be a hint of struggle and desolation in his wrinkles.

However, he did not hesitate after all, and said in a deep voice: "Abandon the original battle plan of meeting in the Xinliao star system and switching to Shuntian for supply and defense. Your Excellency, I think that the entire Far Shore star region is completely meaningless to defend."