Starting with God's perspective, how to lose an interstellar war?

The bridge of the Ironridge was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder and ionized air.

Three hours ago, the Uranus fleet engaged the Poison Spider fleet in orbit around Shiva.

This is a fleet known for its speed and cunning.

The battle was deadlocked from the very beginning.

Using the asteroid belt as cover, the Poison Spider fleet launched continuous harassing raids, striking and then retreating.

Zhao Rui was furious.

What's even more frustrating is that the Poison Spider fleet is clearly stalling for time.

They don't seek a decisive battle; they just buzz around like flies, occasionally taking a bite.

"Commander, the enemy fleet has begun to retreat again."

The sensor supervisor reported that the sound was fatigued.

"Just like the previous five times, we retreated to the edge of the asteroid belt and stopped, maintaining our distance."

Zhao Rui slammed his fist on the control panel.

"These bastards are messing with us!"

Lieutenant Li Wen stood beside him, his eyes behind his glasses fixed on the enemy ship's trajectory on the tactical screen.

He pushed up his glasses, his voice calm but full of worry.

"They're not playing us; they're stalling us."

The Poison Spider Fleet's mission is to prevent us from reinforcing the Shiva Orbital Shipyard.

Every minute we are delayed increases the risk of our shipyard being attacked by other Imperial fleets.

"I know!"

Zhao Rui gritted his teeth.

"But what can we do? Chase after them?"

The asteroid belt is full of their ambush points!

"Not pursue? Just stand by and watch?"

Just as he was struggling with this decision, the enemy ship signals on the tactical screen suddenly began to change direction collectively.

It's not retreating, it's turning around.

Abandon the current formation and accelerate towards the outer edge of the galaxy.

"Is the enemy fleet... retreating?"

The navigator wasn't sure.

"Retreat at full speed."

The sensor supervisor confirmed.

"All Imperial ships are turning, engines at full power, rapidly disengaging."

There was a few seconds of silence on the bridge, then a suppressed cheer erupted.

"They ran away!"

"They're terrified of us!"

"So these imperialists are nothing special!"

Zhao Rui did not cheer. He stared at the rapidly receding red dots, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

Not right.

Although the Poison Spider Fleet suffered some losses, they were far from being crippled.

Given their style, they could keep going for at least another five or six hours.

Why the sudden full-speed retreat?

"Communications Officer".

He said in a deep voice.

"Contact the Unyielding Force and report..."

Before the words were even finished, the communication station lit up with the highest priority red alert.

"Emergency orders received from the Indomitable!"

The communications officer's voice suddenly rose in volume.

Encryption level: Top Secret.

Content: The Uranus Fleet shall immediately terminate its current combat mission and proceed at full speed to the seventh jump point in the Elvira system to carry out a space blockade mission.

Repeat: Execute immediately!

The instructions were short, but every word was like a heavy hammer blow.

"The seventh jump point?"

Li Wen strode to the tactical screen and brought up the star map.

"That's on the other side of the Elvira galaxy, at least 10.56 light-minutes away from us!"

Even at full speed, it would take 25 minutes to get there!

And... spatial blockade? Who are we going to blockade?

Zhao Rui was equally puzzled.

The seventh jump point is one of the main jump points in the Elvira Galaxy, and is usually used for long-distance intergalactic jumps.

Why was that place suddenly sealed off?

Could it be that an imperial fleet is planning to jump in from there?

But the poisonous spider fleet was clearly retreating...

"Commander, there's one more message."

The communications officer's voice had a strange quality to it.

"Release them."

A new information box pops up on the right side of the holographic screen.

No video, no audio, only concise text battle reports:

[Battle Report from the Agbart Star Zone in the Elvira System]

[Battle Results: Commander Qin Beiwang led the Pluto Fleet to completely annihilate the Fury Empire's Dragon Lizard Fleet (8 ships)]

[Enemy Situation: Wells' direct fleet's emergency jump was interrupted, and it is currently in a rout.]

[Our force: Pluto Fleet + Scorpion Squadron, totaling 14 ships, are currently in pursuit.]

Recommendation: Immediately seal off all safe jump points within the system to prevent the enemy fleet from escaping.

Inside the bridge, there was a deathly silence.

Everyone stared at those few lines of text, as if they were reading gibberish.

Zhao Rui was the first to react. He strode to the screen and almost pressed his face against it.

"Completely annihilate the Dragon Lizard Fleet?"

Pluto Fleet?

"That guy Qin Beiwang?"

Each question mark carries a strong sense of doubt.

Li Wen pushed up his glasses and quickly operated the control panel to bring up the intelligence files of the Dragon Lizard Fleet.

"Although the Dragon Lizard Fleet is a second-line force, its commander, Gore Victor, is known for his defensive warfare."

To completely annihilate such a fleet would require at least twice the manpower and be prepared to suffer losses of more than 30%.

The Pluto fleet consisted of only eleven ships, yet it annihilated eight enemy ships with zero losses.

this……"

"impossible."

Zhao Rui was resolute.

"Absolutely impossible."

Either the information was wrong, or…”

He paused, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"Either Zhuang Zhixuan did it."

This sentence was like a key, unlocking everyone's confusion.

"yes!"

A young officer blurted it out.

"Deputy Commander Zhuang is a top student who graduated first in the Tactical Command Department of the Federal Star Sea Academy!"

If she were actually in command, utilizing the Pluto fleet's superior equipment, it's indeed possible to achieve such a result!

"But the battle results are listed as Qin Beiwang," Li Wen reminded him.

"Just a signature."

Zhao Rui sneered.

"Have you forgotten about the White Shark Fleet incident three years ago?"

Chief of Staff Wang's son led the team to a brilliant victory.

It was later revealed that his adjutant was the one in charge.

And what happened? The credit still went to that kid, while the adjutant only received a token reward.

The more he talked, the more reasonable it seemed to him.

"What kind of person is Qin Beiwang?"

The command department is at the bottom; alcoholism leads to mistakes; and he can't even understand basic star charts!

Could he annihilate an entire fleet?

joke!

It must have been Zhuang Zhixuan directing from behind the scenes, and Qin Beiwang claimed the victory for himself.

"Aren't these kinds of things common in the federal army?"

The officers looked at each other, but most of them showed expressions of agreement.

Qin Beiwang had done so many absurd things in the past that it was hard to believe he could achieve such a record.

Zhuang Zhixuan's abilities are evident to all.

If she had powerful connections, she would have been a fleet commander long ago.

"But Commander!"

Li Wen said cautiously.

"The battle report also said that Wells's direct fleet had been severely damaged and was in disarray."

If this is true, then it's not just a matter of defeating the dragon lizard fleet.

Wells's direct fleet consisted of 12 ships, all of them elite.

We must make them flee...

"Equipment advantage".

Zhao Rui interrupted him, his tone tinged with bitterness.

"Don't forget what the Pluto fleet has."

The T5-class Kunlunshan is the latest type of Gale-class cruiser and Shadowmoon-class destroyer.

Such firepower could indeed put Wells under pressure.

He walked to the observation window and looked at the signals of the departing Poison Spider fleet.

"And did you notice that?"

Why did the Poison Spider Fleet suddenly retreat?

It's very likely because something happened to Wells, and they received orders to go and provide support or backup.

The logical chain is closed.