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"We must not give up our plan just because of this setback. Even without Sophon and Water Drop, our chances of winning are still greater than humans."

The commander of the Trisolarian army retrieved the information that the water droplets had transmitted to the headquarters before they were destroyed, and said to the higher-ups below him, "We have fallen into a mind trap that humans have deliberately set for us."

"They first used ordinary electromagnetic metal cannons to paralyze us, and only used antimatter armor-piercing shells in large quantities when the water droplets approached the warships."

"Without the help of Sophon, the water droplets would not be able to tell which shells contained antimatter. In addition, the water droplets were surrounded too deep in the enemy's territory, which is why they were surrounded and annihilated."

For a long time in the past, Sophon has been an important assistant to the Trisolarans in making plans. Without Sophon's help, it would be difficult for the Trisolarans to make a series of sophisticated decisions.

This huge advantage is even more outrageous than using a full-map cheat during a war, but now that Sophon is gone, these Trisolarans are a little uncomfortable with doing some careful analysis on their own.

Fortunately, the Trisolarans' thinking is quite rigorous, and they know how to summarize some valuable information and analyze the situation in the human camp.

"The only change now is that the Universal Corporation has joined the battle. Their AI drone swarm is a bit tricky, and they are equipped with a large number of antimatter bombs."

"Besides this, humans have no other advantages."

The commander of the Three-Body Fleet knew that their next action would be extremely difficult, but they had to hold on no matter how difficult it was.

The more than 1,000 warships in their hands are the only cards they can play. Even if they sacrifice 60% of their troops to engage in head-on exchanges with the Asian fleet and the drone swarms of giant companies, they still have 400 to 500 warships to reach the earth.

They sacrificed another one or two hundred warships to fight against the giant enterprise's Infinity-class aircraft carriers, and in the end they still had more than two hundred warships left to colonize the earth.

This may be a bit crazy, but it is the only way.

The combat capability of the Three-Body Fleet is not as strong as that of the water droplets, but it still has the necessary ship-borne weapons, such as some recyclable high-interaction force cannons, which can be regarded as one of the secret weapons of the Three-Body people.

Although it cannot make the exaggerated sharp-angle turn like a water droplet, it should have no problem destroying the armor plates of human warships.

"Who can guarantee that humans won't have a back-up plan? What if they have more than one Infinity-class aircraft carrier? What should we do?"

Another Three-Body captain asked, saying that for some reason, it always felt that humans had not mobilized their full strength and had been hiding some secret weapons that were of no use.

Instead, they fell into an almost blind optimism, and their own strength was gradually eroded and exhausted by humans.

Sophon is gone, the water droplets are gone too, so will it be the turn of this Trisolaran fleet next?

"What should we do? Do we have any other choice? We have no way out!"

The fleet commander's tone was as cold as ice as usual. The sunk costs they had invested were simply too high. If they stopped now, it would mean that all the previous investments of the Three-Body Civilization would have been wasted.

They carry the only hope for the continuation of the Trisolaran civilization. Since the day they set sail, there is no way they can turn back. If they give up just like that, the entire Trisolaran world will be ashamed of them.

In other words, they will have to die in the solar system. This car heading to death is rolling forward, and no one can stop it. Sacrifice is inevitable.

Immediately, the fleet commander spoke up to unify the next action plan, and would not allow any retreat or fear to appear:
"If anyone cannot accept this, they should quickly give up their position to someone else, and then dehydrate themselves and roll into the furnace. This way, they can still make some contribution to the Trisolaran civilization."

The fleet commander's thoughts were clearly displayed in front of all his subordinates, which forced all the Trisolarian captains present to bite the bullet and accept his orders.

The Three-Body Fleet has indeed been influenced by some human thoughts, but this does not change the fact that it is still a highly centralized operating system.

When there is no command from the Trisolaran leader, the boss here is the commander of the Trisolaran fleet, and his orders can only be obeyed and executed unconditionally.

At this moment, humans on Earth also came back to their senses from their initial excitement. They found that the water droplets had been destroyed, but the Three-Body Fleet showed no signs of turning around and leaving the solar system.

They were still advancing towards the Earth, and it didn't look like they had just suffered a defeat.

This made many humans realize that the battle was far from over and that the Trisolaran civilization would not give up colonizing the Earth unless the Trisolaran fleet was smashed to pieces.

Not long after, the United Nations began to release some outdated top-secret information to the public, such as that the Water Drops were the Trisolarans' main fleet, and the fleet they saw now was nothing more than large transport boats.

In order to calm the people and boost human morale, some truths should be made public in a timely manner.

After learning that the mission of this Trisolar Fleet was to land on Earth, the people realized that what they should now consider is how to prevent this force from landing and hold out until the Asian Fleet returns to rescue.

Humans have fought the Trisolarans many times on the space battlefield, but have never experienced what the Trisolarans' ground forces are like.

They didn't even know what the Trisolarans looked like, let alone understanding the other side's combat unit structure.

It would of course be best if the Asian fleet could return in time and prevent the Trisolaran fleet from landing on Earth.

After all, humans have long transferred most of their armed forces to the Jupiter base, and only Fleet International has the combat capability, leaving the Earth completely undefended.

In addition, humans have invested a lot of resources and energy in high-energy accelerators in recent years, and have not trained ground troops for garrison and defense.

Therefore, at this stage, the Earth is just a lamb to be slaughtered for the Three-Body Civilization, and there is no orbital defense force worth mentioning at all.

How could a single Infinity-class aircraft carrier possibly stop more than a thousand Trisolaran warships?

If the Trisolarans defeat the Infinity-class aircraft carrier and successfully land on Earth before the Asian fleet returns, humans will have to rely on their own flesh and blood to contend with the Trisolarans' warships.

Considering that the Three-Body Fleet is likely to possess a certain orbital bombing capability, what humans will face at that time will inevitably be an extremely brutal and difficult defensive battle.

The troops on the ground had to endure the bombardment of the Trisolaran fleet on the one hand, and the attack of the Trisolaran landing force on the other. The casualties in this defensive battle can be imagined.

What's more terrible is that even if the Asian fleet can get back in time and join the battle without any repairs, they may not be able to confront the Three-Body Fleet head-on.

The first is the disadvantage in the number of warships. There are less than 20 warships left in the Asian Fleet, and the energy consumption for a round trip is huge. By the time they return to Earth, it is estimated that there will be less than % of the energy left.

On the other hand, the Three-Body Fleet was well-rested and had twice the number of the Asian Fleet. From a firepower perspective, it would be impossible for it to have the same advantage as suppressing the Water Drop.

A big part of the reason why the Asian Fleet was able to defeat the Water Drop was due to its strategic and tactical decisions.

During this period, the AI ​​drone swarm of the Universal Corporation also made up for the lack of firepower of the Asian Fleet. If the same combat strategy is applied to the Three-Body Fleet, it will never be able to achieve outstanding results.

Taking all factors into consideration, even though the United Nations disclosed some secrets in an attempt to appease the public, some people still couldn't help feeling nervous.

If the land is saved and people are lost, both people and land will be lost.

If the Trisolarans really destroyed the Earth, then the previous victories of the Asian Fleet would be nothing.

Soon, after realizing the true intentions of the Three-Body Fleet, humans on Earth immediately entered a tense state of preparation for war.

The construction of the accelerator was completely halted, and everyone immediately turned to building defense facilities. The abandoned and heavily polluted surface was also used as a front-line position again.

According to Fleet International's plan, civilians will be arranged to take refuge in the underground city, and then strong men will be selected to be incorporated into the combat troops, remaining on the surface with a small number of soldiers to guard the defense line.

Doing so can minimize civilian casualties as much as possible. At the same time, when the surface has become a ruin, humans can use nuclear weapons to counterattack without restraint.

In short, after experiencing successive victories, humans have finally regained their confidence in defeating the Three-Body Civilization. They will no longer blame themselves, but will face every challenge positively.

Everyone was prepared for the worst at this moment.

Seeing that the human beings on Earth had changed their negative state three years ago and finally showed some responsibility and desire to survive that a civilization should have, Le Ang, who was far away in the War Moon Headquarters, finally nodded with satisfaction.

After three years of planning, I finally got some results.

It is easy to defeat the Trisolarans, but it is difficult to change humans.

If the giant corporation wants to integrate the Three-Body universe, it cannot rely solely on its own strength. The wisdom of these humans on Earth is also crucial.

Only by uniting all the forces that can be united can one reduce one's own consumption to a minimum. This has always been Li Ang's operational idea and has never changed.

Leon looked at the holographic screen in front of him. At this moment, Paul Atreides was in a secret base somewhere on Earth, discussing the next plan with the Earth's top leaders.

Without Chieko's surveillance and harassment, he could finally check everything ahead openly.

"Given the current situation, the only hope for humanity to win is to have the Infinity-class aircraft carriers leave Earth first and join forces with the Asian Fleet to fight the Trisolaran Fleet."

Jonathan, the representative of the Wallfacer Planning Committee, expressed their unanimous opinion to Paul.

This does not mean that the world's giant companies will abandon humanity, but rather retain their strength as much as possible to prepare for future victories.

"Mr. Paul, we are very grateful for everything you have done for mankind. The fact that we can now gain such an advantage is due in large part to the Universal Corporation."

"To be honest, being able to get to this point today has already exceeded all of our imaginations. Even if humanity really perishes, our deeds are enough to evoke heroic deeds."

Jonathan couldn't help but sigh. After going through so many events, he really felt that human beings were an amazing civilized species, relying on their own strength to turn defeat into victory step by step.

The situation was so disadvantageous that the opponent could actually be balanced. This method was truly unprecedented!

"Don't be too pessimistic. Our efforts are leading human civilization towards revival. Now we are only one step away from defeating the Trisolarans."

Paul patted the other person on the shoulder and said, since the Trisolarans want to fight humans to the death, then come on, if you have the ability, blow up the earth, otherwise don't even think about exterminating humans.

As long as there is no internal strife in the human species, no matter how difficult the balance of power is, humans will surely be able to hold on to the end and win.

"The Earth is about to become an extremely tragic battlefield. Without the cooperation of the Asian Fleet, I am afraid that the Infinity class will be surrounded by the Trisolarian Fleet."

"You must leave here as soon as possible and join the main force, otherwise you will lose combat power in vain."

Jonathan tried his best to persuade Paul to evacuate quickly.

This was a bit unexpected for Paul. After all, before this, humans became extremely nervous when they learned that the Infinity-class aircraft carrier was leaving, fearing that the Universal Corporation would abandon humans and leave the solar system.

But now they are willing to support the giant corporations on Earth to leave. It seems that as the war continues to escalate, humans on Earth have gradually developed a clearer sense of the overall situation.

This is undoubtedly a good thing.

"Are you sure you want us to leave? Without the Infinity-class aircraft carriers stationed there, the Earth will truly become an isolated city without any defenses. Can you rely on your limited defensive strength to hold out until reinforcements arrive?"

Paul looked at Jonathan with a smile. In fact, he already had a specific plan in his mind, which would not let the human beings on Earth make too many sacrifices.

"Of course, this is for the ultimate victory!"

Jonathan nodded firmly and said, "Earth International is ready to fight to the last minute. We will use all available military facilities to resist the landing force of the Trisolaran Fleet."

"In these three years, we have only understood one thing that we have known for a long time, that is, there has never been a savior, and we can only rely on ourselves to survive!"

"It was like this before, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future."

At this moment, Paul saw a gleam of determination flashing in Jonathan, and he believed that his words and actions also represented what the people were thinking at the moment.

The once arrogant and naive human beings are growing rapidly. They are gradually defeating the Trisolarans and becoming the new civilizations of the universe.

"Don't worry, we will not leave the Earth, and the Universal Corporation will never allow the Trisolaran fleet to land successfully."

"You won't fight the Trisolarans to the point of bloodshed. There's no point in doing so."

Paul smiled. To deal with the Three-Body Civilization, there was no need for humans to make unnecessary sacrifices. They had plenty of means to deal with these desperate cosmic criminals on the verge of collapse.

The Universe Corporation had previously shown weakness out of fear that the Trisolarans would be scared away. Now that the other party has entered the core of the solar system, the Corporation naturally no longer needs to think about pretending to be friendly.

It's time to let the Trisolarans, a bunch of country bumpkins, see the iron fist of justice from the giant corporation!
...(End of chapter)