Song Bugui could only say, "I'd like to hear the details."
"Right now, the Heaven Returning Fleet is not really a united whole. The troops of the four families are still acting on their own. As the commander, you should know that better than anyone else, shouldn't you?"
Song Lixing said. "What is more detestable is that the swine and dogs of the Yun family, the Li family, and the Dongfang family do not like that the Song family controls the military power of the Heaven Returning Fleet. There are a lot of criticisms in the court. Your father and I have blocked too many attacks for you!
"But right now, those selfish, disloyal guys have proposed that the Heaven Returning Fleet be canceled because they failed to take back the command of the fleet. The four fleets should go home and defend their nests in case they are ambushed in the rear."
"Well —"
Song Bugui was greatly shocked. "That must not be done. The Heaven Returning Fleet has been established with great difficulty. If it falls apart so quickly, the morale will definitely hit rock bottom!
"Besides, the rebels are too powerful for us to deal with them without concentrating all our forces. If the four families are divided, we will only be crushed by the enemy one by one!
"Besides, the Song family is the most powerful of the four families. Even the emperor is here. If the rebels want to win more people's support, they will have to attack the Song family. How can they devote their precious troops to the vast heartland of the other three families? They can't afford it. It's absolutely impossible! "
"Hehe. I know that it is impossible, too. It is just a trick of the other three families to bargain with each other. But if those guys and their fleets stay in the heartland of the Song family, we don't know how much trouble they will cause in the future. So, my father and I both mean that we should find a way to diminish their power and consolidate the core position of the Song family."
With a cunning face, Song Lixing said in a low voice, "While we still have some control over the Heaven Returning Fleet, we can launch the 'Battle of Jade Tripod' and fight the rebels. It will be best if we win a great victory. Even if we suffer a setback, it won't matter. As long as we put the fleets of the other three families in the front and let them taste the suffering of 'God of War' Lei Chenghu, those guys will be obedient. So, do you understand what my father and I mean?"
Song Bugui was dumbstruck. It was as if there was a huge bell ringing in his head.
How could he not understand that it was a scheme to kill with a borrowed knife? The leadership of the Song family was trying to bleed the last elites of the three Kurfürsten other than the Song family with Lei Chenghu's unstoppable saber!
Song Bugui did not expect that the situation had deteriorated to such an extent. Everyone was about to die without a burial ground, but the officials in the imperial court were still scheming against each other and deceiving each other!
"That's impossible."
Song Bugui blurted out. "The commanders of the other three fleets aren't stupid either. Why would they obediently charge to the front and fight the great 'God of War'?"
"That will depend on my father's and my strategy, as well as your command," Song Lixing said.
Song Lixing said, "You are the highest commander of the Heaven Return Fleet, and the information about all the jump points in the Yellow Dragon Sector and the Jade Tripod Sector is in our hands. It is safe to say that wherever we want the fleet to jump, the fleet will jump to that place obediently. The fleet that has just finished a space jump is still dizzy and dizzy. If there is any interferences or interruption of communication, wouldn't it be easy for you, the highest commander, to do some tricks?
"All in all, we don't want our allies to die for nothing, either. We only hope that they can learn a lesson and understand that unity is the key to victory. We also hope that they will behave themselves in the court instead of dragging us down. Later, it will be much easier for them to accept your strategies such as' final victory in the Yellow Dragon Sector ', won't it?
"Bugui, let me tell you something. If the matter is handled well, you will be the greatest contributor of the Song family and a pillar of the court. You will also have the entire Heaven Returning Fleet under your control. With the full support of my father and my father, what are you scared of?"
"I'm just afraid of you, a pair of dogs who kill without spilling blood and eat people without spitting out the bones!"
Song Bugui cursed hard in his heart.
He admitted that he was a mediocre man, but "mediocre" did not equal to "idiocy"! If the Heaven Returning Fleet took the initiative to attack and returned in failure as Song Lixing said, who would bear the responsibility for the failure? It was needless to say that, according to Song Lixing's plan, the fleets of the other three Kurfürsten would suffer heavy casualties. Nobody was stupid enough to see through the clues. By then, who would bear the thunderous fury of the other three Kurfürsten?
It was needless to say that it would be him, the commander of the Heaven Returning Fleet!
He estimated that he would be beheaded at best, and his family would be implicated at worst. Even if His Majesty only wanted his head, the other three Kurfürsten would hire assassins to kill his entire family!
Of course, it would be a different story if they won.
However, were they faced with "God of War" Lei Chenghu and "Pirate Potentate" Bai Xingjian, who had risen recently?
Song Bugui's eyes suddenly turned red, but he returned to calmness in the next moment, as if he did not see through Song Lixing's intentions and the consequences of his actions at all.
Having struggled in the Song family for almost two hundred years and kept his head after all the ups and downs, Song Bugui naturally had his own methods.
"Three days."
On the other side of the communication channel, Song Lixing was still dwelling in his wonderful future and did not notice Song Bugui's reaction at all. "I'll give you the last three days. With the full support of the resources and personnel of the family, the Battle of Jade Tripod must be launched no matter what you do!"
Before Song Bugui replied, he cut off the communication unilaterally, leaving the commander of the Heaven Returning Fleet with a cluster of darkness.
Song Bugui stared at the shadow in a daze for a long time.
For many times, the veins on his forehead were almost jumping out and tearing the shadow apart like sabers.
But in the end, the veins calmed down.
He was not alone. He had a big family to rely on. Now, most of his wife and children were on Yellow Dragon Planet and were under the control of Song Lixing and his son. Even if he had the ability to reach the heavens, what could he do? Besides, he did not have it yet!
Song Bugui sighed, closed his eyes, and rubbed the bridge of his nose that was slightly aching.
Just as he was about to get rid of his helpless thoughts and forcefully pull himself together to plan the strategy of the Jade Tripod Realm, the light screen that had just been extinguished flashed again. Song Lixing's big, shiny face appeared again. There was even a look of excitement between his eyebrows, as if he had just received great news.
"There's a change of plans, Vice Marshal Song. You only have twenty-four hours."
Song Lixing was so excited that his voice became sharp. "Within 24 hours, the Heaven-Returning Fleet must be mobilized. The rest of the support fleets stationed in the Yellow Dragon Domain must also be mobilized. We must defeat the rebel army in one fell swoop. This, this is the real moment of victory. The rebel army is finished!"
"What …"
Song Bugui was completely confused. "Chairman, what's going on?"
"I've just received three pieces of intelligence, each better than the last. First of all, the rebels attacking the Jade Tripod Sector are in internal strife. The subordinates of Bai Xingjian, the deputy commander of the rebels, mutinied first. Then, they completely broke away from Lei Chenghu's control and escaped to their hometown at the edge of the cosmos through a space jump!
"As a result, Lei Chenghu's troops have been significantly weakened. Their morale has hit an abyss, too. It is impossible for them to maintain the most basic battle formation!
"Our defenders on the Jade Tripod Sector and the few satellites have launched counterattacks. They have dragged Lei Chenghu's subordinates into the swirl of chaos and are waiting for the Heaven Returning Fleet to deliver a fatal blow!"
"Bai Xingjian mutinied and defected?"
Song Bugui chewed on the news and found it hard to react for a moment. "How is it possible? Why?"
"Because of the next two pieces of news."
Song Lixing said in delight, "First of all, an assault fleet of the Holy League has just appeared in the capital of the Empyreal Terminus Sector. The reformists were caught unprepared and were caught in an impasse. They barely had the ability to fight back.
"Secondly, the Black Wind Fleet, or the Xing Yao Federation, which the reformists had high hopes for, has just made a decision to refuse to send troops to the center of the cosmos.
"You know that Bai Xingjian, the 'Pirate Potentate' who rose miraculously, is deeply connected to the Black Wind King Li Yao, or the Xing Yao Federation at the edge of the cosmos. We don't know the details of the so-called 'Black Wind King's territory' and the 'Xing Yao Federation' yet, but it is certain that they are a third force independent of the reformists. It is even said that they are a country made of Cultivators.
"In any case, now that the reformists are on the verge of failure, it is impossible for the Xing Yao Federation to send their warriors to the center of the cosmos to die with them. As a space pirate, Bai Xingjian knows the importance of preserving his strength best. Naturally, it is impossible for him to fight to the end.
"Therefore, what's wrong with Bai Xingjian leading his fleet and fleeing back to his hometown with the assets looted from the Jade Tripod Sector?
"The defection of Bai Xingjian's subordinates is equivalent to cutting off one of the arms of the reformists. Also, the heartland of the reformists is under the tremendous pressure of the Holy League. The morale of the people is lower than ever. Isn't it the best opportunity for us to recover the rightful Imperium? Vice Marshal Song, do you have any questions?"
"I just feel that it is too uncanny."
Song Bugui browsed through the intelligence that Song Lixing sent over quickly. Although all the intelligence was confirmed, the alarms in his head were still ringing nonstop. It might be his intuition, or it might be because he was scared of Lei Chenghu. "Chairman, you are wise. For the reformists, the most important thing is time. The reformists certainly do not have the time to fight with our army, but they can't wait to have a final battle with our main force, namely the Heaven Returning Fleet. Over the past half month, the reformists' bluffs and bluffs were exactly for that purpose.
"Our army, on the other hand, is waiting for them to come. Although — although the situation is not very good, we have really grasped the critical parts of the reformists. Although Lei Chenghu's commanding skills are ten times better than mine, what can we do if we simply hold on and do not attack?
"Now, the Holy League has ruthlessly stabbed the reformists in the back. The situation of Lei Chenghu's subordinates is getting more and more dangerous. Is he going to return to help? If he doesn't, the capital is very likely to fall. If he returns to help, all the previous achievements will go down the drain. Countless troops, resources, and time will be wasted for nothing.
"Therefore, I judge that now is the time when the reformists can't wait to have a final battle with our army. Our army should be patient. If we delay for another ten days or half a month, there will be hope for us to drag the reformists to death.
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