The workshop was caught in an enigmatic silence. The air was cracking like dry ice. The two Invincible Realm experts were still in shock and contemplation, but their disciples and grand-disciples behind them were all seething with fury.
"A * shole!"
"Shameless!"
"Traitor of the family!"
"How bold of you! Are you not scared of death?"
The young and naïve members of the Song family all drew their weapons and even aimed their guns at Song Bugui and his eldest son.
His eldest son's face was already as pale as mud.
The corners of Song Bugui's mouth curled into a disdainful sneer. He did not even glance at the juniors of these families, and constantly rubbed his neck artery, as if he was carefully choosing the most suitable place for two invincible experts to stab.
The two elders of the Song family looked at each other in bewilderment. They were silent for a long time, but naturally, they did not draw their sabers, either.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The quakes inside and outside the starship, however, were each higher than the last.
Soon, Song Bugui's portable crystal processor beeped. He unhurriedly pulled out a few surveillance videos and showed them to the other party. They were the messy engine compartment and the conference room on the verge of breaking out, proving that what he said was true.
The two elders of the Song family craned their necks and observed for a long time. Thick veins protruded out of their foreheads and necks, too.
"Are you really …"
Song Feibao, whose level was lower, hesitated. "Are you in touch with Lei Chenghu?"
"Of course."
Song Bugui chuckled. "Otherwise, what am I doing? Making fun of the thousand people in my family with my own head? However, although we were in contact, according to the other side, we were not the only ones who were in contact. Otherwise, why would the starships and Colossi of the Heaven-Returning Fleet have collapsed and failed before they could put up any effective resistance? Gentlemen, the position of the reformists is limited. Only the first battlefield uprising is valuable. The hundredth battlefield uprising will be meaningless, won't it? "
"But —"
Another elder, Song Chenglong, said, "Our families are all in the Yellow Dragon Realm. Once the news spreads, what will happen to them?"
"My family is in the Yellow Dragon Sector, too. So, we should make a quick decision and resolve the mess in front of us quickly. Then, we will attack the enemy directly, kill the fake emperor and the fake marquis, rescue our family, and become the greatest contributor of the new empire!"
Song Bugui smiled. "Rest assured. Lei Chenghu and I have made a flawless plan. If everything goes well, we will be able to celebrate in the palace on the Yellow Dragon Planet in seven days at most."
"This … you …"
The two elders of the Song family sighed again and again. They looked at the kneeling Song Bugui again and again. In the end, they shook their heads helplessly and signaled their disciples behind them to put down their swords.
"Bugui, we always thought that you were an honest person."
The two elders of the Song family smiled bitterly at the same time.
"I am indeed an honest person."
Song Bugui smiled bitterly, too, with unspeakable mockery deep inside his eyes. "But no matter how honest I am, I am still an Immortal Cultivator!"
…
Five minutes later, on Lei Chenghu's flagship, A Boxing Champion, who had been melted into the mainframe crystal processor, suddenly flashed quickly.
"Odd. It's the flagship of the Heaven Return Fleet that sent a secret message to us in the name of Commander Song Bugui."
A Boxing Champion paused for a moment. With vague delight in his metallic voice, he said, "He wants to surrender to our army in a battlefield."
"Oh?"
Staring at the colorful battle lines on the 3D light beam, Lei Chenghu's eyes were brimming with the flames of war. Hearing that the commander of the enemy was going to surrender, he did not even bat an eyelash. "What did he say?"
"Song Bugui said that he had won the military support of Song Chenglong and Song Feibao, two elders of the Song family. He had seized the flagship and controlled more than thirty important officials of the four families below Song Lixing. He could order all the fleets to surrender to our army in the name of the commander of the Heaven Return Fleet and the highest coalition meeting."
A Boxing Champion said, "Although Song Bugui is only the nominal commander of the Heaven Return Fleet and does not have much control over the branch fleets, and because of the mess right now, even the commanders of the branch fleets can barely take care of themselves, the orders of the commander and the highest coalition meeting will be more or less useful. At the very least, the morale of the enemy will be seriously damaged and the time for us to clean up the mess will be greatly shortened."
"Huh. Anything else?"
Lei Chenghu did not give any comment.
"Also, he is willing to provide the data of the key interfaces of the command chain of the Heaven Return Fleet so that our army's counterforce can hack the command and communication network and even the mainframe crystal processor of every starship."
A Boxing Champion clicked his tongue. "That's not bad. With the interfaces provided by him, I will be able to fully carry out my abilities!"
"Anything else?"
Lei Chenghu smiled.
"Also, the most important thing, Song Bugui said that as of now, the external communication of the entire Heaven-Returning Fleet is still under his control. Even the nearby Jade Tripod Planet doesn't know what happened on the battlefield, let alone the Yellow Dragon Domain."
A Boxing Champion said, "Taking advantage of the information asymmetry, Song Bugui suggested that we bypass the planet and assault the Yellow Dragon Sector. He could send false messages to the Yellow Dragon Sector, claiming that the Heaven Return Fleet suffered a crushing defeat and that the defeated soldiers were in a hurry to escape back to the Yellow Dragon Sector. Then, he could disguise the defeated soldiers with our starships. After all, we have a lot of captured starships in the Adamantine Fleets and ace fleets of the same models as the enemy's. As long as the disguise is appropriate, it will not be easy for us to be exposed even if we are right next to them.
"After hearing the news that the Heaven Return Fleet suffered a crushing defeat, the entire Yellow Dragon Sector must've panicked. Nobody could've thought of stopping the defeated soldiers from returning. Also, with the defeated soldiers' fury and desperation to escape, nobody dared to stop them at all.
"Also, he is familiar with the defenses of the entire Yellow Dragon Sector and Yellow Dragon Planet. After the 'chaotic, defeated soldiers' rush all the way to the atmosphere of Yellow Dragon Planet, he will reveal his hideous face and gather the most powerful firepower to attack the palace of the fake emperor. The fighting will of the four families will certainly be destroyed. The entire Yellow Dragon Sector, the entire Yellow Dragon Sector, and even all the territories of the four families will be transformed after the battle!
"Of course, such an insane assault is extremely risky. He thinks that it is a fantasy, too. At the very least, it is absolutely impossible for him to command the army himself. I wonder if the almighty 'God of War' has the courage to take the risk."
"Haha. Hahahaha!"
When Lei Chenghu heard this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter. He slapped his thigh as he laughed, and bitter tears came out of his eyes.
"What a good Song Bugui! I thought he was just an ordinary, mediocre old general. Now that I think about it, he has risen and fallen many times. He has been the scapegoat for the family countless times. He has been the education director of the imperial fleet twice. Even now, he is still living happily. How can he be someone easy to deal with?
"He is a marginal figure in the family who is always the scapegoat. Song Chenglong and Song Feibao, the two Invincible Experts, are the core of the family. They are even very close to the head of the family. How can they be easily persuaded by him? Either he was spouting nonsense to deceive us, or he was using my name to pull on a tiger's skin and pull a banner, tricking the two invincible experts into a daze.
"Together with the strategy of pretending to be a defeated army, bypassing Jade Tripod Planet, and attacking the enemy directly, it's not surprising that he came up with it. However, he must be a real man if he dares to gamble with his head on the line.
"Speaking of which, as the commander, his family should be on the Yellow Dragon Planet, right? Is he not scared that his family will be blown up by the bombardment? Brutality is the mark of a real Immortal Cultivator.
"It is a pity that the four families do not know how to make good use of people. They had such a brutal, old, and tough general, but they were not reassured enough to give the command of the fleet to him. Otherwise, it would have been hard to tell who would have won the battle!"
"If the four families were good at making good use of people, they would've given you the command of the army before you joined the reformists."
A Boxing Champion said solemnly, "In that case, the reformists wouldn't have been able to occupy the capital at all."
Lei Chenghu was greatly delighted. He laughed and said, "Alright. What are Song Bugui's conditions for giving us so many benefits?"
"Firstly, he has repeatedly stated that this is a battlefield uprising, not a surrender."
A Boxing Champion said, "He demands that all the benefits of himself and his trusted subordinates remain unchanged and that their crimes against the reformists in the past will be forgiven.
"Secondly, he says that he is too old to lead troops anymore. He would rather be the education director of the Imperium's fleet or the president of the military university of the Imperium.
"Thirdly, well, he says that, in order to unite the forces in the cause as much as possible, he has promised ten Colossi for you. He hopes that the trophies from the battlefield can be transferred to him after the mission is accomplished so that you and the reformists can be saved."
"Ten Colossi? That's quite an appetite. Let's see if ten Colossi are worth taking apart all my bones."
Lei Chenghu was still smiling, as if he were not angry at all. "Anything else?"
"There are no more conditions, but there is one more thing."
A Boxing Champion said, "Song Bugui says that you are the God of War and the pillar of the Imperium, and he is willing to surrender to you. But if you are unwilling to accept the conditions, he can only try his luck with the female tyrannosaurus of the Federation. What if the people of the Federation are interested in his defeated soldiers?"
"Great. Awesome and straightforward. It's fine if you don't want to sell them, but if you do, sell them all!"
Lei Chenghu's smile gradually turned hideous. "A Boxing Champion, what's the situation of our ammunition and fuel? Can we launch another magnificent charge like just now?"
"I'm afraid not. You know that very well."
A Boxing Champion said, "We have almost used up all our ammunition. Even though we still have some fuel left, the structure of the starships and the power units do not allow us to be as crazy as just now. Until the comprehensive supply starships arrive, our combat ability is plummeting.
"It's the same for the people of the Federation, if not even worse. They came too hastily. This time, it's really like a case of 'the old master can be killed by a random punch'. Look, their formation is completely messed up. Thankfully, we are on the winning side.
"All in all, while the Turnaround Fleet has collapsed, our three troops are all running out of energy, too. So, should we accept Song Bugui's conditions?"
"Yes … Yes to his grandma! Bluff and bluff, the trick of trapping a white wolf without risking anything, even played on his ancestor's head? Tell Song Bugui — "
After a roar, Lei Chenghu's hideous smile immediately turned into fury. He smashed his iron arm on the control panel heavily, and sparks were splashing out. "I have the absolute advantage right now. Those who surrender to me can line up from here to the Jade Tripod Planet. I don't need his hypocritical 'surrender'. I can take care of his garbage easily!
"If he does surrender, his only option is to surrender unconditionally. A battlefield uprising, a director of education, a president of a university, or ten Colossi? He is not qualified to negotiate right now, and I'm not interested in negotiating with him, either. If he wants to negotiate, he can kneel before His Majesty and negotiate with him after he takes Yellow Dragon Planet and captures the fake emperor alive!
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