Him and their stars.

Chapter 1947 Dragnet
Seeing that his opposite-sex friend no longer concealed his contemptuous look towards him, Lieutenant General Neyali said frankly: "Of course this is what Duke Byris meant."

Olivia Rowentour added: "Of course I understand the Duke of Barris's urgency. He also represents the urgency of the Privy Council at this time, but this is not like the Duke of Barris' usual style."

Lieutenant General Neyali shrugged: "Indeed, but His Excellency the Duke is a relative of King Weilund after all."

"You mean to say that this lame trap was actually requested by His Royal Highness Prince Wei?" Rowentur's face sank.

She didn't seem to be prepared to hide her dislike for King Wei, since her master felt the same way anyway. This might even better demonstrate her loyalty.

The general of the imperial guards behind the screen seemed to have just realized that the people in front of him were the followers of King Su, and he quickly shook his head: "I never said that, this actually represents the meaning of the Wisdom Palace and the Tiangongyuan."

He paused, and then continued, "In addition, there may be the Hoshimi Pavilion. That creature...ah, maybe it's a creature, a product of perfect genetic tuning. Although we don't know whether it was artificially interfered or naturally produced, it also represents the future of biological evolution and is very important to our future."

Rowentour sneered, not trying to hide his disdain.

"What's the point of that look? Although I prefer to play with girls in the club... no, play cards with girls, but I also have a serious degree in aerospace braking and natural history. I bought every academic journal of the Wisdom Palace, and even asked the embassy to collect the scientific illustrated magazines of the opposite alliance."

Science Illustrated? Isn't that an enlightenment publication for children?

"Well, I just want to tell you that I am very knowledgeable about science. Of course, Duke Barryn said something about biological evolution and the future. I agree with him." Lieutenant General Neyali put down his glass and poured himself another one. "Anyway, His Excellency the Duke didn't give us a death order. He just told us to make good use of the existing conditions."

The so-called existing conditions refer to the rather inconspicuous TYR37 galaxy in the Diamond Nebula. It sounds like an ordinary galaxy without even a formal name, but this is just an external statement. In the star map for domestic military deployment held by the Grand Marshal's Office, there is a name called "Alanwei Galaxy".

This place was once one of the fiefs of the An'ao family, the Duke of Fir. Although it was far from its core territory, the family had spent several generations to manage it and built a fairly complete fortress. This was before the civil war in the empire more than 500 years ago.

During the Imperial Civil War, the last Duke of Fir, Alanwei, officially named this galaxy after himself and gathered his troops here to sit on the mountain and watch the fight. It must be said that for such a powerful prince, this behavior of sitting on the mountain and watching the fight and waiting to pick peaches is a bit conservative, but at least it cannot be considered wrong.

However, before the final winner could be recognized, he was wiped out by King Shazamon, one of the contenders for the throne at the time.

After all, judging from the location of the fortress, it looks like it can launch a surprise attack on Chenxiao Castle, so it is not surprising that it would become a thorn in the eyes of one side in the civil war.

In short, the Duke of Fir became extinct, and all his territories were incorporated into the central direct territory managed by the Prime Minister's Office by the real victor, the "Immortal Dragon" Emperor Ivenya.

Of course, the well-built fortress also fell into the hands of the Grand Marshal's Office.

Since the Duke of Fir's construction of the fortress was a secret, the ambush on the house by the King of Sand was also a secret, and everything that happened afterwards also constituted a military secret.

The existence of a gravity well in the Alanway system that directly points to the Nebula TR route was even more classified as a military secret. After all, this route was discovered by the last Duke of Fir, Alanway, and it had never been made public. It was not until the end of the civil war that the Imperial Army obtained the route information from the confidential database of the fortress.

...From this perspective, Duke Lengshan of the Yan family might really be planning to launch a surprise attack on Chenxiao Castle.

Of course, this kind of history is not important. What is important is that only undisclosed waterways are important military resources, which is also the common sense of national defense in this era.

Thus, for nearly six centuries that followed, the semi-abandoned military base and the newly discovered waterway remained a military secret that had never been made public.

The decision-makers of the empire throughout the ages did not know the use of this secret, but out of some instinct similar to that of wild animals, they still hid it in their belongings.

Wasn’t this military resource used today, five hundred years later?

The operation that Duke Barion ordered his fleet to execute was also very simple. He ordered Commodore Lasron to take the nearest TR route across the Diamond Nebula and meet up with Vice Admiral Sobek's fleet on standby at Black Pass 12.

This was indeed the original plan, but the scheduled course was modified.

This channel is very close to TR11 where the Magus fleet had an accident. If the terrible insect-shaped Leviathan really did not leave, and found another fleet passing by in front of it, it would certainly not let it go.

At the same time, the fleets led by Neyali and Rowentur will also arrive at the Elanwei system to wait for orders. Once they find that the Laslon fleet has been attacked, they will suddenly rush in through the secret route like a yellow bird.

Of course, taking into account everyone's fleet formation, the ten battlecruisers and four aircraft carriers led by Neyali formed a so-called fast fleet and will be the first to arrive at the battlefield.

As for Vice Admiral Rowentur's Light Power, it was an old-fashioned dreadnought with a relatively slow speed, so it could follow in the rear. That Leviathan, although it was not certain whether it was a Leviathan...but no matter what its true identity was, the enemy target would not have expected that the fast fleet of Chenxiao Castle had set off in advance, nor would they know the secret route of the Alanwei galaxy.

If the battle went well, the greatest credit would go to the Imperial Guards Fleet and Vice Admiral Neyali, but Olivia Rowentour had no objection to this.

She still wasn't optimistic about this operation: "The premise is that the target is still here."

"According to the judgment of the Star View Pavilion, He is indeed still here." Vice Admiral Neyali spread his hands and said, "The navigator of the Magus fleet was a member of the Star View Pavilion. Before she died in battle, she used her own life to engrave the hunting mark on the target. This is not a prophecy, Olivia, but a common method of mysticism in the military field."

Lieutenant General Rowentul was speechless for a moment.

Of course, the shamans of Xingjian Pavilion could not make accurate predictions about dates and specific events, as occultism does not have this function. However, in the occultism system, there are methods based on the cause and effect of life and death, and the most prominent one is that they will not let you go even if you become a ghost.

And in many cases, this can really have the effect of prophecy.

"The Hunting Mark has a time limit. We cannot let our comrades' sacrifice go to waste," said Lieutenant General Nelanri.

No wonder His Excellency the Duke was so anxious. His Titans and fleet had just passed Chenxiao Castle when he hurriedly ordered the action to begin.

The female general asked, "What if nothing happened?"

"Then pretend nothing happened. Let Vice Admiral Yeager Sobek receive his fleet normally and maintain the blockade of the enemy in the direction of Helots. Our military operations in the Diamond Nebula and even in all the star regions of the Outer Rim will become a long-term operation. This will be a protracted security war."

Luo Wentu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. If it lasts for a long time, I can arrange my own manpower in the army."

"Who are you talking about?" Vice Admiral Neyali said unhappily, "First of all, I am a decent man who graduated from the Royal Naval University and served in the military. I am a loyal, neutral, serious and objective professional soldier!"

"I'm talking about all the emperor elects and the bigwigs in the Privy Council. Hasn't our empire always been like this?" The female general with gold and silver eyes sneered, and the curve at the corner of her mouth was as sharp as the horn on the front of the Light Hercules.

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Of course, in a typical "the oriole is behind" combat operation, the one under the greatest pressure is not the oriole hiding in a safe place, watching eagerly, nor the praying mantis rubbing its hands ready to fight, but the cicada.

Especially the cicada who knows everything.

This is Brigadier General Laslon's current situation.

The new Grand Commander of the Outer Ring War Zone, Duke Barryn, was a kind and benevolent elder, at least that was what he thought. So, before the battle, the Duke, who was still in the Fortress of Chenxiao, revealed all his plans.

The Duke said that he was an upright and respectable master and would never let his soldiers go to their deaths without knowing it.

"That's how it is. You are an important part of this operation, so you should have the right to know. Of course, I'm not a devil after all, and I'm not forcing you to die. You just need to carry out the mission of reconciling with Lieutenant General Sobike according to the original plan. He is a magnanimous and kind man. As long as you know how to behave, you can at least retire safely."

The old duke acted as if I took great care of my own people.

"If you really encounter an attack, you can also take all possible means to protect yourself, whether it is avoiding the battle, escaping in different directions, or abandoning friendly forces to cover your retreat. I will not pursue it. I also promise that the Privy Council and the Grand Marshal's Office will not pursue it. Lasron, survive like a strong old dog."

Of course, Lasron did not feel insulted at all. In other words, he felt a great sense of relief when the old duke called him "old dog".

Many people want to be dogs but have never had the chance. Being called "old dog" by such a big shot shows that he is indeed one of them!

However, a dog is a dog, and he still has some expectations for his future. So, during the agonizing march, he also sent a request for help to his destination, Lieutenant General Sobek of Black Pass No. 12.
"The enemy target could come at any time! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"Since I used to be the commander of the L1 Colony, and since we are from your hometown, please lend me a hand."

"You don't want to lose your escort fleet in the future, do you? We are all your subordinates!"