[Interstellar] The king who doesn't want to return

"This is where the emperor's main force is." Tu Hong pointed to the map and said, "Lei Ze Fortress, the most powerful mobile fortress in the empire, the main gun 'Dawn' can destroy the battleships in front with one shot. Send this thing to the front line It’s not that easy to come, this time the empire has really paid for it.”

"Hmm..." Tang Rui looked at the huge metal fortress, with countless floating turrets moving on it, which could crush a star warship in a few seconds.Moreover, with the fortress in place, both defense and logistics have been greatly improved, which is very difficult to deal with.

"Now it seems that there is basically no solution." Su Yingtang also frowned.

At the conference table, several generals were whispering. The participants in this conference were all generals above the level of major general, and there were only 13 people in total.

"What's the marshal thinking?" Zhao Min turned to look at Tang Rui, who was in the first place.

"Hmm... How about the Talis Starfield?" Tang Rui asked after a moment of thought.

As a record of the meeting, Li Zhi’s gossip said that he immediately switched the map on the big screen, and reported: "The Taris Starfield is located at two o'clock to our army, six hours away, and seven hours away from the empire, but if you speed up, It can arrive at the same time as us. There are no habitable planets in this star field, but there are no abnormalities such as cosmic black holes and planetary turbulence. As a decisive battle site, it is a fair place for both parties.”

"Yeah." Tang Rui nodded.

Although Lei Ao was furious, but if the location was too biased, he would rather tear his face directly than agree.

"I personally think that with Ray Olins' cunning, even if he agrees to a decisive battle, he will definitely ambush a fleet nearby just in case." Tu Hongdao, "It can only be that we have lost too much this time and lost a large area of ​​air supremacy, Taris The situation behind the star field is difficult to detect."

"There is another issue that needs to be taken seriously." A winner raised his hand and said, "The biggest reason for our defeat in the battle the day before yesterday was that we were copied from the rear path - there is no guarantee that the empire can use the same method to cross again. There is no orientation system void region of the universe."

"It's really difficult." Tu Hong pondered, "Marshal thinks, does the empire really have the technology to accurately navigate the space void?"

"If that's the case, why is the empire still here to waste with us?" Tang Rui said angrily, "Bypassing our military control from the cosmic void, and directly throwing a few missiles at the capital star - everyone is done."

"Uh..." Everyone couldn't help but choked.

However, having said that, it is an indisputable fact that Kedi appeared behind the army inexplicably. If they hadn't mastered the technology of navigating in the void of space, how could they have done it?

"Compared with that absurd technology, I am more willing to believe that the empire has found a new route." Su Yingtang said plainly.

As soon as these words came out, the discussion in the conference room suddenly rang out again.

"Quiet." Tang Rui patted the table.

After a while, the discussion gradually subsided, and finally returned to silence, with more than a dozen pairs of eyes looking at him.

"Cough cough." Tang Rui coughed twice, and said seriously, "The interstellar air routes we use today were originally opened up by our ancestors from various lost areas. The universe is huge. Even now, we The universe as we know it is still small, and it is quite shocking that the empire has found a passable route, but it is not impossible, this kind of speculation is at least more reliable than the navigation technology to solve the void in the universe.”

"Indeed." Everyone looked at each other and finally agreed.

"Then, what does Marshal mean..." Zhao Min asked hesitantly.It should be... not what he imagined, right?

"I mean, the interstellar route is a great resource for all mankind. There is no reason why the empire can use it, but we can't use it!" Tang Rui looked impassioned.

Sure enough... Zhao Min almost wanted to hit the table with his forehead.

"How do you plan to use it?" Su Yingtang squinted, "The empire will not fail to deploy guards."

"The problem is not with the guards." Tu Hong frowned. "The existence of the new air route is just our guess. Even if there is, who knows where it is? Should we send someone to look for it? We can't afford it."

"Is this a question... It's better to ask a professional." Tang Rui turned his head and gestured to Li Zhifei.

"Yes." Li Zhifei immediately switched the channel on the big screen to Capital Star's connection.

"Bastard! If you don't harass me for a day, I will die!" When the image was still not adjusted clearly due to the distance, deafening curses echoed in the conference room.

"So angry, do you want to be dissatisfied and angry?" Tang Rui curled his lips.

"Ahem!" Zhao Min coughed in embarrassment.

The shaking image finally became clear, and Zuo Shaobai couldn't help making a black line when he saw such a row of generals, sat upright, as if nothing had happened, and asked seriously: "What's the matter?"

"How's the map analysis going?" Tang Rui asked directly without talking nonsense.

"According to the situation before and after the war you provided, combined with the changes in the direction of the emperor's station, and the coordinates transmitted from Lei Ze Fortress, my analysis is as follows." Zuo Shaobai said, slightly sideways, let them look behind I fiddled with my electronic map, and saw three red lines flashing on the map, clearly marking them.

"Three? Can't it be reduced?" Tang Rui frowned.

"Insufficient information." Zuo Shaobai said.

"Hmm..." Tang Rui stroked his chin and thought for a long time before saying, "Which side do you think is most likely?"

"It's hard to say." Zuo Shaobai shook his head and said, "I just combined the battle report to analyze the most likely route of the fleet that the empire attacked. In terms of possibility, the three routes are not much different. I have to delineate the range again, unless I can personally Get closer to investigate, otherwise I, who is currently in Capital Star, don’t want to interfere with your judgment.”

"How dangerous is it?" Tang Rui asked.

"Even if there is such a route, it is impossible for the empire to send a large number of people to open it up in order to keep it secret, and they have been preparing for a long time, and if you step in directly, frankly speaking, there is more than 70.00% chance of getting lost in the universe and never returning." Zuo Shaobai pondered for a long time before speaking.

"Marshal, don't you really want to copy the tactics of the empire to steal their back?" Tu Hong couldn't help but said, "Even if you can successfully go around the back of the empire, it's useless. We have too few troops now, and the empire can easily get behind them." Stabilize the situation, lose some fleets at most, and not hurt your vitality, and the fleet we went to attack will definitely not come back."

"Who said he was going to sneak attack the emperor?" Tang Rui rolled his eyes.

"Then, I simulated the possibility of three air routes, these places should pay attention to the guards of the empire." Zuo Shaobai said, and circled a few more points near the red line of the electronic map, and said, "However, I guess Even if these guard posts are guarded, they will not be very tight, and they will not think that you will use their air routes to counterattack immediately, so the most dangerous thing is the cosmic void itself."

"I see." Tang Rui nodded, took a deep breath and said, "You transfer all the information to my optical brain."

"Let me declare again, if you die, I won't help you raise your sister." Zuo Shaobai said.

"I'm still afraid that you've wronged my sister!" Tang Rui said angrily.

"That's it." Zuo Shaobai directly closed the communication.

"Marshal..." The meeting room was quiet for a while before someone called out.

Tang Rui turned on the optical brain, and found that he had just received an email, then opened the attachment, and sent the map shown by Zuo Shaobai to the big screen.

"Really intend to do it?" Su Yingtang said.

"Do it, why don't you do it?" Tang Rui was silent for a moment, and slapped the table fiercely, "If we want to fight, as long as Leo doesn't make a fatal mistake, we will advance slowly with an absolutely superior force, and we will definitely fight!" There is no chance of winning. It is not the first time we have dealt with that bastard, do you think he will be a fool?"

Su Yingtang shrugged, not wanting to answer his obvious question.

Ray Olins is known as the Emperor God. Although he is a bit arrogant and fiery, he has high tactical training and smooth dealing with people and affairs. He is a first-class marshal in every respect.If the strength of the two armies is equal, or even slightly inferior, they can still use some small flaws in Leo's character to set up traps. Just like seven years ago, although Leo was able to stabilize the situation, he was always suppressed by them. of.

But the current situation...the difference in military strength is too great, so big that no tactical strategy can make up for it.As for Leo, although he is not perfect, it is impossible for him to make low-level mistakes at this time.

The Federation, of course, can't pin its hope of winning on whether the opponent will make a mistake.

If you want to win this round, or in other words, it is impossible to win this round. If you want to equalize this round, you must win by surprise and take the initiative. Such tactics must be accompanied by extremely high risks.

"Marshal, let me remind you again that a sneak attack is useless. Even if you kill Ray Olins, it will only delay for a while. In this case, the empire cannot withdraw its troops for any reason, and will send a new one soon." Marshal." Tu Hong said in a deep voice.

"No, there is still a possibility to make the empire withdraw its troops and be unable to attack within a few years." Tang Rui said.

"What's possible?" Tu Hong asked curiously.

"As long as the emperor is dead." Tang Rui said in a deep voice.

"What?" Everyone couldn't help but look at each other with surprise on their faces.

"Excellent!" Su Yingtang clapped her hands suddenly.

"What?" Zhao Min still didn't understand, and most of the generals looked at him in the same way.

"This is not a matter of tactics, but a matter of strategy." Su Yingtang pushed his glasses, and after a moment of enthusiasm, he regained his usual calmness, "It's the same as threatening Leo with a decisive battle, it's the same method—the Empire's Hereditary Monarchy!"

"I understand." Tu Hong suddenly realized.

"If the emperor dies suddenly, Lei Ao, who is the first in line heir, must return to the imperial capital." Tang Rui said calmly, "If he doesn't go back, there will be many factions in the imperial capital, and it is very likely that after he finishes fighting, the throne will not be him. That's it. Even if he rushes back immediately, he is still one step behind the others. If the new emperor has succeeded, even if he is the first in line heir, he will be labeled as a rebel, and if he wants to threaten the imperial capital, he will The army in his hand is the biggest bargaining chip. I guess he will sign an armistice agreement with the Federation, and return to the imperial capital first to seize the inheritance rights. Anyway, given our current situation, it is impossible to pursue him. He can completely deal with the imperial capital first, and then turn around and attack us .”

"So, you want to use the new route of the empire to sneak into the territory of the empire and assassinate the emperor?" Zhao Min felt cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

What a... bold plan!

"However, even the emperor will have turmoil. It will only take a year or two at most. If Lei Ao is more clever and brings a large army to the imperial capital, it will be resolved quickly. If we turn around and attack us again, the Federation, which has been seriously injured, will not be able to stop it." Tu Hong worried.

"So, not only to assassinate the emperor." Tang Rui said indifferently, "It is also necessary to let the civil war of the empire last at least ten years. It would be better if it can be split up."

"How do you do it?" Tu Hong stared at him dumbfounded, he just wanted to say that you thought the emperor was your back garden and you could fix it however you wanted?

"The second in line heir to the empire, Princess Elise Lins' approval rating in the empire is second only to Leo's, and her reputation among the people is much better than Leo's—" Tang Rui said, zooming in on a photo of the blonde beauty Photo, "Before Lei Ao returns to the army, send her out of the imperial capital, worry about trusting the army, and guarding the territory. No matter how you look at it, this civil war will not end in ten years."

"Are you sure she will cooperate with us?" Su Yingtang asked.

"She wants the throne, we want time, there is no conflict." Tang Rui spread his hands, "In the succession war, if you lose, you will die. She and Leo have already died, not to mention that she is a woman, and it will be even worse if she loses. In comparison, even if the Federation continues to exist, it will not hinder her for the time being, so it is very likely that she will agree to cooperate with us."

"This plan... is too crazy..." a major general murmured.

The temperature in the conference room was not high, but almost everyone was wiping sweat desperately.

"It's crazy, but in terms of the situation, it's probably the only feasible solution." Tu Hong was silent for a while before saying, "The question is...how to sneak into the imperial capital? How to assassinate the emperor? How to send the princess away? The final question is...who To carry out this crazy plan?"

Slowly, the discussion stopped, and there was a dead silence in the conference room.

"What I proposed, of course... I'll go." After a long time, a chuckle broke the oppressive atmosphere.