Tang Dingyuan formed a gesture in midair. A lot of translucent structural designs of starships outlined by golden lines immediately popped up on the profound star map.
Ten years ago, the claw fleet that Heiye Lan belonged to was ambushed from the rear by the fleet of the Federation led by Ding Ling Dong when they were chasing Firefly. In the end, the whole fleet was annihilated.
In the battle, the Federation captured a lot of soldiers of the Imperium. After interrogating them, a lot of intelligence about the Black Wind Fleet was obtained. The intelligence was transmitted to Firefly, allowing the people of the government-in-exile to have a basic understanding of the capability of the Black Wind Fleet.
"The technological capability of the Imperium of True Human Beings is indeed higher than ours and the Xing Yao Federation's, but it is not so high that it is invincible. It is because we all have 'technological bottlenecks'," Tang Dingyuan said.
"In the past ten thousand years, the technological peak of the civilization of mankind was the Star Ocean Imperium. It is said that the Star Ocean Imperium received the help of the three volumes of the Book of Revelation during its development. Almost instantly, it developed into a brilliant and brilliant civilization like a big bang.
"After the abrupt collapse of the Star Ocean Imperium, the entire civilization of mankind turned into dust. Later, all the civilizations were chasing the Star Ocean Imperium, but the closer they were to the Star Ocean Imperium, the slower their development would be, and the more bottlenecks they would encounter.
"It is the same for the Star Ocean Republic. It is the same for the Imperium of True Human Beings.
"In the past thousand years, although the Imperium of True Human Beings has made significant progress in various fields, its overall civilization is not much more advanced than ours. In the past few hundred years, it has almost come to a standstill.
"The Xing Yao Federation, on the other hand, is different. It leaped from a civilization of a single world to an interstellar civilization of seven Sectors. It also received tremendous technology from Kunlun, a primeval civilization. The Federation has experienced a golden period of development in the past hundred years. To this day, although it is still lagging behind the Imperium, it is fully capable of dealing with the enemy. It is like the difference between a bronze saber and an iron saber. Although it is lagging behind the Imperium, it can still kill the enemy!
"That is exactly the comparison of the two parties right now. The starships of the Black Wind Fleet are of a higher level, with more firepower, and more experts on board. Also, they are fighting in a foreign country. They are the aggressors, and they have more choices of tactics. They do not have any concerns or burdens. On the surface, they have completely grasped the initiative of the battlefield.
"However, they have a fatal weakness, which is that they lack a solid rear. They travel alone and go deep into the enemy's rear. Other than killing and looting on the spot, there is no way for them to resupply.
"If we get to the bottom of it, the Black Wind Fleet's intelligence was wrong. When they set off a hundred years ago, they thought that they were only going to conquer and develop certain desolate worlds that were not highly civilized and could not even fly out of their own galaxy. They did not expect that they would encounter such a tricky 'prey' as the Xing Yao Federation that might bite them back!
"It is impossible for the Black Wind Fleet to fight a protracted war. Every time their starship is blown up, there will be one less starship, and every expert will die. They cannot be replenished at all! Even if all the blood of the Federation is drained in the protracted war, they will be exhausted themselves. That is definitely not the result that the commander of the Black Wind Fleet wants to see.
"Therefore, for the Black Wind Fleet, the most likely strategy is to jump into the heartland of the Federation unexpectedly and seize one of the seven Sectors of the Federation in a thunderous and unstoppable way.
"As long as they have a Sector as a strategic fulcrum and a logistics base, with the military strength of the Black Wind Fleet that is much higher than that of the Federation and us, they will be able to produce more starships incessantly, arm more slave soldiers, and collect enough resources to support them to invade the surroundings and force the main force of the Federation to have a strategic battle where the final outcome will be decided!"
"It is almost an inevitable strategy, but it is also a highly risky one because the moment when the Black Wind Fleet jumps to the heartland of the Federation from hundreds of lightyears away will be the most vulnerable moment. For those of you who don't understand, you may imagine that a gargantuan cosmic dinosaur is passing through a narrow, rugged canyon.
"As long as the 'cosmic dinosaur' passes through the canyon smoothly, it will be able to hunt and slaughter blatantly.
"However, when it is stuck in the rocks and crevices of the canyon and struggles to move forward, it will be the moment when it is at its weakest. Even the ferocious beasts that are even weaker than it can possibly kill it if they seize the opportunity!
"This is the only opportunity for us and the Federation!
"For the Federation, in fact, it does not want to fight a protracted war and burn the territory that it has been building for a hundred years into the ground. The Black Wind Fleet is just an expedition army of the Imperium of True Human Beings after all. Even if the Black Wind Fleet is destroyed, it is possible that the Federation will be faced with new threats that will come later.
"The Xing Yao Federation must maintain a certain level of strength in order to have the leverage to continue the game with the Imperium of True Human Beings so that the Imperium of True Human Beings will not dare to send out a second expedition army recklessly.
"Finishing the Black Wind Fleet quickly and neatly in a quick battle, acquiring the starships and assets of the Black Wind Fleet, and completing a new upgrade so that the Federation will truly have the confidence to talk to the Imperium. This is probably the most perfect ending that the Federation has ever imagined.
"With all the military forces of the Federation right now, if we can predict which Sector the Black Wind Fleet is going to jump to and launch a destructive strike when the enemy is performing a space jump, there is still hope for us to achieve the strategic goal!
"Therefore, if we simplify the war to come, it is in fact a game of 'one out of seven'. The federation is betting on which of the seven Sectors the Black Wind Fleet will show up in and dispatches all the elites to the Sector to set up ambushes in advance.
"If the bet is right, and the enemy is annihilated in the ripples of the four-dimensional space when the Black Wind Fleet is about to perform a space jump, the Federation will likely win the final victory!
"If the bet is wrong, and the Black Wind Fleet completes the space jump successfully, unfolds the battle formation, and even occupies a certain Sector, it will be like a 'dinosaur' passing through a canyon, and the ancient boarding army successfully establishes a 'beachhead'. The Federation will certainly fail!"
Tang Dingyuan paused for a moment and extended his hand. "What do you think?"
A senior professor from Star Ocean University, who was also a senior member of parliament, asked, "In that case, is it possible to divide the troops into seven groups and set up ambushes in the seven Sectors at the same time, blocking all the loopholes?"
Tang Dingyuan smiled and shook his head. "Absolutely impossible. The troops of the Federation and us are weaker than the expedition army of the Imperium in the first place. If we are divided into seven groups, we will be even weaker. It will be impossible for us to resist the enemy at all. We will only be swallowed by the Black Wind Fleet one bite after another.
"Not just seven groups, even if the elite forces are divided into two halves, it will still be impossible for us to accomplish the strategic goal of interception and encirclement. Only by concentrating all the elite forces and clenching them into a fist will it be possible to shatter the jump and unfolding of the Black Wind Fleet!"
The professor frowned hard. "The Federation has seven Sectors in total. The Black Wind Fleet can choose any one of them for a space jump attack, and we can only choose one of them for an ambush. One out of seven. The situation seems to be rather disadvantageous for us!"
"That is not necessarily the case."
Tang Dingyuan manipulated the light beam again and displayed the basic information of the seven Sectors of the Xing Yao Federation. The glamorous planets were displayed in front of everyone. "Please take a look, everyone. Although the Xing Yao Federation boasts seven Sectors, not every one of them is suitable to be the headquarters of the Black Wind Fleet.
"This is the Forest Ocean Sector. Our mother planet, the Forest Ocean Sector, is covered in primitive forests. It is not developed at all. There is not much industrial foundation for the production of magical equipment and the collection of resources. The locals are all excellent beast tamers who are good at fighting together with their spiritual beasts, but they are of no use to the Black Wind Fleet.
"Even if we occupy the Forest Ocean Sector, it will be difficult for the Black Wind Fleet to collect enough resources to strengthen themselves in a short time. Instead, they will be trapped in the primitive forests.
"Therefore, the Forest Ocean Sector can be ruled out.
"This is the Water Crystal Sector. It is a world with abundant crystals. The problem is that the local area barely produces any other resources except for crystals. The mother planet is a boundless desert. Even the most precious water resource is extremely scarce here!
"Water is the foundation of everything. In many cases, it is even more important than crystals. Therefore, the Water Crystal Sector is still not very civilized despite the abundant resources of crystals. When it was discovered by the Xing Yao Federation, the natives of the Water Crystal Sector were struggling in the severe drought. They joined the Federation almost joyfully and exchanged crystals for water resources.
"Although the Federation has been improving the harsh environment of the local area in the past decades, it is impossible to turn the desert into fertile land and develop an industrial foundation that is enough for the Black Wind Fleet to use in a few decades.
"Unless the Black Wind Fleet has mastered the technique of forging magical equipment with sand, the Water Crystal Sector can be ruled out, too.
"There is no need to mention the Nether World Sector. It is a world that is full of all kinds of radiation and is only suitable for spectral Cultivators to live in. The Black Wind Fleet is mostly made of living people after all. Occupying such a gloomy, creepy world will be of no use to them at all.
"Of the three core Sectors, the Blood Demon Sector is focused on biochemical technology. The facilities to produce biochemical beasts and skeleton warships are utterly incompatible with the industrial foundation that the Black Wind Fleet needs. Besides, the natives of the Blood Demon Sector are tough in nature, and a lot of them are adept at digging. They have made strategic preparations for a 'scorched earth resistance' a hundred years ago. Even if they do occupy the Blood Demon Sector, they will still be faced with countless guerillas and rebels. It will be quite troublesome.
"The Tian Yuan Realm is certainly a good place. But as the capital of the Xing Yao Federation, it has the strongest defense among the seven Sectors, too. It will be difficult for it to be occupied any time soon!
"All in all, there are only two targets that are most suitable for the Black Wind Fleet to launch a jump attack, namely the Flying Star Sector and the Uranian Ring Sector!
"The Flying Star Sector has two habitable planets, Iron Plateau and Spider Den. After the boom in the past hundred years, the two planets have both developed a rather impressive industrial foundation. Right. There is also the 'Star Prier's House' on Spider Den, which is the largest cosmic observatory of the Federation and of high military value. Occupying the Flying Star Sector will not only help the Black Wind Fleet to build up its capability quickly, but it will also seriously weaken the Federation's strength. The victory will be within our grasp!
"The Uranian Ring Sector is the last Sector to join the Federation. The Federation has only been building the Uranian Ring Sector for thirty years. Its influence in the local area is relatively weak.
"It also boasts a large orbital dock from the Star Ocean Imperium, which can provide all the facilities that the Black Wind Fleet needs and help the Black Wind Fleet to upgrade or build new starships quickly!
"Therefore, what we are faced with is perhaps not a game of seven but a game of two. We have to guess where the Black Wind Fleet will come from, the Flying Star Sector or the Uranian Ring Sector!"
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