After a long time of guidance, the celestial system fleet finally entered this universe. In an empty area about ten astronomical units away from the Imperial Army, a magnificent dimensional rift appeared out of nowhere, as if a vortex that could devour the entire galaxy. The dimensional rift instantly swept away all the matter around it: floating warship wreckage, exploded space fortresses, and the metal slag that was gradually cooling. The battlefield waste that had not been recycled in time was thrown into the void by the violent dimensional tremors the moment the celestial system fleet entered the material universe.
A dazzling blue star gradually peeked out of the dark vortex, its dazzling light finally bringing some light to the universe that was too dim due to the lack of stars. Although it could only illuminate one galaxy, at least the five Protoss cops could finally sunbathe outside of the spaceship again. By the way, would they die if they did not sunbathe every day?
"The Psionic Death Star is online. Prepare for battle."
The broadcast of the central mainframe of the Death Star of Psionic Energy came over the public information link. Then, the superweapon that represented the ultimate force of the Imperium began to release its' carrier aircraft '. Ripples spread out on the surface of the blue star, and the planetary fortresses drifted out of the garage of the star and quickly entered their respective orbits through space jumps. The celestial system fleet had been expanding for the past two years and had now become a terrifying behemoth that had a Psionic Death Star as its flagship and more than ninety planetary fortresses as its escorts. At the same time, each of its planetary fortresses was also equipped with a considerable number of armed satellites and planetary defense fleets. Although these second-tier fleets could not compare to the main army of the Empire, as the supplementary force of the celestial system fleet, their combat ability was not to be underestimated.
Moreover, they had an astonishing number: it was almost the sum of the seven active armies of the Empire.
Quite a number of those planetary defense fleets belonged to the civilizational community. This war was originally not intended for the servant army, but the civilizational community was an exception. They were the most powerful of all the servant armies of the New Empire, and had a willpower that did not lose out to the Shiring Apostles. After being equipped with the high-tech spaceships provided by the Empire, their combat ability was completely on par with the Fallen Apostles. They were also quite familiar with the combat process of the celestial system fleet, so even if they came to the Abyss to fight, the civilizational community fleet still resolutely followed the celestial system fleet. Considering that the celestial system fleet was also where half of their population lived, they were actually going with their home.
After the celestial system fleet deployed, the portal did not close. Soon, another smaller fleet rushed in. The second fleet only had a silver-white planetary battleship, and the rest were 'conventional spaceships'. Compared to the celestial system fleet next to it, they were like small animals. However, the commotion of the second fleet in the public channel was not small at all. A certain person was shouting as if he was rushing to reincarnate, "The Invincible Fleet is here! The Invincible Fleet is here! In the name of the General, crush, continue to crush! This ship's surname is Chen, this ship is here to conquer this world! Little ones, open the main cannons and prepare the bombs! Give them a shot! Kill those enemies … F * ck, where's the enemy?! Where's the enemy? General, why can't I see where the enemy is … "
I listened to the commotion in the public channel from the bridge of the Empire Admiral, and my face looked as if I had eaten two catties of bitter medicine. Sandora nudged my arm and muttered, "Ah Jun, do you think she really saw the order we sent her?"
"Yes, she did." I nodded stiffly. "But I'm afraid she just saw the words' coming to war 'and ran over excitedly … She definitely didn't read the rest."
By then, the Celestial System Fleet had already started to set up their bases according to the plan. It was like an ant colony with a queen, and under the control of the Psionic Death Star command center, the other planetary fortresses started to build various space structures. Apart from enhancing their defensive capabilities, they were also designed with high-speed industrial modules. Most of the space structures (such as large spaceports and orbital defense cannons) could only be deployed after entering the battlefield, and building them on the spot was naturally not enough. So, these things were built in advance in the form of modules and stored on the planetary fortresses (they were also part of the planetary fortresses' crust). When they needed to be deployed, these modules would be instantly launched into orbit through precise warp assembly. They would assemble and activate quickly, allowing them to build a space base with production, supply, maintenance and other functions in the shortest time possible. Not only could they satisfy the needs of the Celestial System's own forces, they could also provide ample logistical support for allied forces around them. After entering enemy territory, it was as if they had forcibly opened a base right under the enemy's nose — and an impregnable one at that.
That was how the Celestial System Fleet behaved in the first few moments after entering the battlefield: it kept transforming, expanding, and building, growing stronger as time passed, even beginning to have endless self-regeneration and battlefield production capabilities. If the enemy could not interrupt the process in time, they would soon realize that the massive fleet had strengthened itself to the point where it was completely impossible to destroy, and when the Celestial System Fleet finished its work, it would be a direct crushing — it no longer feared any attack, and was not afraid of being interrupted even if it led to the end of the world, and all that was left was to reap the rewards.
While the celestial system fleet was busy, the crazy AI named 'Chen' was still leading her fleet around. Relying on her infinite power, she kept using hyperspace jumps and circled around the dead psionic star curiously. "Hey, you're quite bright, and you're so big! What did you eat when you were growing up? "
The Psionic Death Star's mainframe was silent, but the Grand Warlord who was the commander-in-chief of the Vengeance Fleet could not help but speak up. "Flagship, I believe that the fleet should just stay in orbit around the Death Star and wait for orders."
"What? You want me to circle around that big ball of light? "Lunatic Two was confused." Why? Is this General's order? "
I could not stand this Lunatic Two who was joking around and not very smart, so I roared in the command channel, "Just circle around the Psionic Death Star! Before the order to attack is given, just circle around that big ball of light … around the Psionic Death Star! "
"Ah! General's brother! " Lunatic Two exclaimed in surprise, and then obediently found an orbit. "I'll circle around, it's so boring … Usually, people on Earth have to circle around the Net all day long, why do we have to circle around when we're going to war …"
Just as I was about to turn around and continue discussing the plan with Sandora, I was stunned when I heard Lunatic Two's words. "Why does going on the Net have anything to do with 'circle'?"
Lunatic Two adjusted his orbit and began to circle around the Psionic Death Star as he muttered, "Yeah, I'm curious too. Why do people on Earth also know about the planet's battleships? Their posts all say things like 'If you don't circle, your whole family will die', 'If you don't circle, you're not human', 'If you don't circle, you'll be haunted by vengeful spirits' and so on. I just circle around every post I see. Anyway, the posts don't say whether it's a revolution or a revolution … It's just that there are too many of these posts, and sometimes when I go to Baidu to take a look, I'm confused. General's brother, you're so knowledgeable. What do you mean by this?"
While I was still dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer, the Grand Warlord was finally going crazy. "Flagship! Is this the reason why you circle around so crazily every day!? "
"Yeah, it doesn't take much effort anyway. If this was my previous body, I wouldn't even circle around."
"Ah Jun," Sandora tugged on my arm. "Was it a mistake to call this guy out?"
I silently shed tears, hoping that Lunatic Two wouldn't continue to screw up after the war began …
After the Celestial System Fleet and the Vengeance Army were in position, it was time to consider the next step of the military operation.
Right now, we had two plans of attack in front of us.
The first was Xi Wei's suggestion: continue to attack steadily and surely. After establishing a relatively stable base in this universe, the entire army would attack the next base. Just like that, we would push forward one world after another until we formed the "marking circle" that Sandora had mentioned. Then, we would dig out as much of the Fallen Apostle's territory as possible. We didn't need to wipe out the Abyss in one go. As long as we could damage the enemy's foundation, it would be considered a victory.
The second plan of attack was suggested by Icetis. It was more radical. The Empire's fleet would be divided into three groups and attack all the enemy's territories at the same time. The universe that we had conquered would be our base camp. The Celestial System Fleet would provide powerful logistical support. The damaged troops on the frontline would not continue to fight and would immediately retreat for repairs. The Vengeance Army would act as a mobile force to push back the troops that were advancing too slowly. They would rely on lightning fast attacks to quickly expand their victory.
Obviously, the second tactic was very much in line with that female rogue's style of massacring everyone and running away after earning a kill. However, we also had to admit that this tactic did make some sense. Right now, we already knew that the Fallen Apostles were divided into two factions, the New Army and the Old Army. The Old Army didn't seem to have completely perished. More importantly, even though they were divided, they still maintained the principle of 'group benefits first'. In other words, the enemy could regroup at any time under the combined pressure of the Protoss and the Imperial Army.
The time left for us to move forward was very limited. Originally, the strategy was safe and reliable. However, in a situation where time was limited, it might actually delay the opportunity to attack. At this moment, Icetis's plan to advance by leaps and bounds seemed to be particularly attractive.
Looking at the two completely different plans, even the big sister joined in the discussion. "Attacking such a small world already met with so much resistance. Will it really be alright to divide the troops into three groups and attack everywhere?"
Sandora's reply was quite relaxed. "There won't be any problems in the early stages. Not every world is as heavily guarded as this one. Based on the size of the Sovereign Hub here, we should have bumped into the enemy's garrison node. In a normal universe, even a border world would not need such a large-scale Sovereign Hub and so many garrisons. So, the universe around it should be easier to attack."
"But they will react very soon." The big sister thought for a moment. "Previously, when the Fallen Apostles sent reinforcements to this world, we stopped them. However, they will definitely not give up just like that. Now that this world is temporarily shrouded, they will probably send their troops to the surrounding worlds to strengthen their defenses. Although their reaction speed is a little slow, they should not be so slow that they can't react."
"Sigh, it's so tiring for you to be in such a dilemma." Icetis, who had been listening for a long time, finally could not stand it anymore. "Just do as I say. Think about it, there are only so many troops. If we divide our troops to attack, won't the enemy also divide their troops to defend? What's more, they are currently in a heated battle with the Protoss. No matter how many reinforcements they send, they won't be able to outnumber the original garrisons here. If we can take down such a garrison node, we can take down a few small outposts. Besides, the Celestial System Fleet cannot just be a base in the rear. There are dozens of planetary fortresses around it. We can just send a few of them out to fight. If we want to attack, we can attack. If we want to defend, we can defend. "
"Sending a portion of the planetary fortresses to join the attack force?" Sandora seriously considered the feasibility of Icetis's suggestion. She nodded slightly. "Yes, it might work. However, the planetary fortresses take a long time to build. The Celestial System Fleet's models are all specially made. They are precious combat power. We have to reduce their losses as much as possible …"
Before Sandora could finish her sentence, the communicator on the officer's platform suddenly lit up. "Reporting! This is the battlefield laboratory. We have discovered something new in the enemy's database! "
Something new again? Wasn't the amount of information last time enough?
We looked at each other. Then, Icetis was the first to rush over. "What did you discover?"
"The opening records of the World Gate and the server logs that weren't deleted in time." The Empire scientist on the other side of the communicator looked excited. "Using these, we can reverse calculate the coordinates of hundreds of worlds at the border of the Abyss and their approximate military weight!"
Sandora was stunned. Then, she looked overjoyed. She slammed the table. "Let's do as Icetis says! Prepare to split up and attack the laboratory. We need to derive the 'map' as soon as possible! "
The one who was even more excited than Sandora was Icetis. The female rogue had a smug look on her face. "See, we should have done what I said earlier. This is called battlefield intuition. This is called foresight. This is … Hey, don't go!"
There was actually a 'border defense map' in the enemy's database that hadn't been erased in time. This was a piece of good news that could knock the Empire's generals off their feet. In fact, Pandora was indeed stunned for a few seconds when she heard the news. With the border defense map, even if the map was slightly outdated, we could roughly determine the defense situation of the various worlds at the borders of the Fallen Apostles. They could mobilize their troops to change their defense in a short period of time, but they couldn't possibly change the fixed space fortresses and military bases, right?
With the guidance of this defense map, Icetis's slightly rash plan of splitting up into three became unprecedentedly feasible. We could bypass the most heavily defended areas of the enemy and first attack the weak points to occupy a large number of bases. Then, according to Sandora's' Void Marking 'method, we could use the new base as a foundation to isolate the heavily-guarded universes. By then, we could even destroy those universes directly. After all, other than attacking and occupying territories, our second goal was to reduce the strength of the Fallen Apostles.
However, just as the various troops were nervously preparing for the second battle, Sandora suddenly thought of something. She connected to the battlefield laboratory again and said, "Are you sure that there are no problems with the pass records and server logs?"
I glanced at Sandora and said, "You suspect that there is a trap here?"
"Of course," Sandora nodded. "When a base is about to fall, it is common sense to destroy all the databases and carriers that store sensitive information. In order to prevent the secrets from falling into the hands of others, the Shiring Apostles would even choose to self-destruct to prevent their minds from being read. Those insignificant miscellaneous logs are fine, but it is impossible for them to leave behind extremely sensitive things like the border pass records. As long as there is a Fallen Apostle on the sovereign hub, he should have deleted those things when the Empire fleet started their bombardment. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to even blow up the database."
I immediately calmed down from my excitement. This was indeed a suspicious point!
Even Icetis, who had been showing off by the side, became solemn. This female gangster was a little crazy, but she had billions of years of experience. She had led troops into battle many times, so she knew such simple logic.
We waited in silence for a while. Finally, there was a new report from the battlefield laboratory. "Your Majesty, these data are completely normal. There are no traces of falsification. We have already deciphered the root server program of this database. We can retrieve the entry time and modification records of every record. We can confirm that these pass records are original data that has not been processed. "
I thought for a while and pulled Xiaoxue, who was swinging her arms as she passed by, over. "Girl, read your fortune."
"Dad, you have to be a prophet … Ouch, ouch, ouch … Dad, I understand. Don't pinch my face …"
Bear Brat King rubbed his face and closed his eyes. He muttered to himself and calculated for a while. Then, two rays of light shot out from his eyes. "Dad, can you see if my eyes are bright … Ouch, ouch, ouch …"
I was almost going crazy because of this naughty brat. Her bad habit must have been caused by the second lunatic!
"There are no problems with these records." Xiaoxue finally knew that it was not the time to court death (in fact, she had already courted death badly enough). She started to talk about business. "The route, the map of the universe, the weight of the military, and the transfer records of the last batch of troops stationed at the border yesterday … Mm, they are all real."
Shallow Shallow, who had been busy playing with the Rubik's cube, couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't the people in the Sovereign Hub destroy all these things when the defense line collapsed?"
Xiaoxue spread her hands. "I roughly saw some of them, but I can't say. It's fine as long as they are harmless to us. And to be honest … the scope of this matter is very wide. I can only see two or three steps ahead. Even a prophet wouldn't be able to see things that are too deep. Mm, my mom might be able to see further. Why don't we call my mom over? "
"Alright, your mom should still be busy writing down the Lin family rules. You don't have to worry about her." I patted Xiaoxue's head and calmed down a little.
Since the prophet said that there was no problem …
Then let's prepare for battle.
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