In a simple word, it is obviously impossible for Ali to fully understand what "stratagem" is.

"First of all, we all know the Tao, the Arcadian civilization is stronger than the human civilization, and the Arcadians also know the Tao." Chu Tianjiang paused slightly, and then said, "Secondly, we are far enough away from the Arcadia civilization that the Arcadia civilization will not attack us immediately. Thirdly, both we and the Arcadian civilization are the most powerful intelligent civilizations in the region, and the certainty of defeating and annexing the weaker intelligent civilizations around us is very large. At the end of the day, we all need enough time to wipe out our neighboring intelligent civilizations and digest the fruits of the war. Putting these four factors together, we can easily come to a conclusion. ”

"What conclusion?"

"Someday, we will encounter the Arcadian civilization and a war will break out."

Ali was stunned for a moment, and then said: "This is an inevitable thing, and there is no need to know so much about the Dao at all." ”

"So, would the Arcadians think so?" Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Obviously, the Arcadians will also consider this issue, but they don't have as much information as we do, and they don't know that we have Becca's support. When the war broke out, the Acadians must have been excited and worried. By the time we start the Charunt War, we're worried about getting heavier. The reason is simple, the Arcadian civilization is not far from human civilization, so becoming a strong human civilization will definitely pose a threat to the Arcadian civilization. For this reason, the Acadians began to pay attention to our every move, began to collect information related to war, began to study the methods of human civilization, and even tried to understand our daily habits. ”

"This ......"

"If it were us, we would have done the same thing. Actually, we've done it, and we've done it more thoroughly than the Acadians. ”

Ali nodded at Zhang Xiaogang, indicating that he understood what he meant.

Zhang Xiaogang smiled, didn't say anything more, and left the right to speak to Chu Tianjiang.

"For the Acadians, the most important concern is obviously the way we fight, and to be more precise with what methods we wage war. As long as the Acadians knew enough about the Charent's wars, they would find a lot of characteristics, and they would summarize them and draw conclusions. ”

"Conclusion?"

Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "The Arcadians will find that the human civilization is not as strong as previously predicted, otherwise it would not have taken a full ten years to defeat the Charunds, and in the end they only obtained three complete star systems. The Arcadians would also discover that human civilization was supported by its creators, otherwise it would not have been possible to attack ten star systems at once, as space bridges would have been required. Based on these two discoveries, the Acadians would realize that even if they were stronger than human civilization, they might not be able to defeat human civilization at this time. To put it more bluntly, unless they have the direct support of Valentine, it will be difficult for the Acadians to take the initiative in the war against human civilization. The reason is simple, we can use space bridges to attack the Acadian civilization at any time, while the Acadians have to wage war in the most primitive way, and the distance of 500 light years is obviously a serious problem. ”

"That is, the Arcadians will think about defense first?"

"You're a quick learner, and that's what we learned."

"This ......"

"In the absence of being able to attack us first, the only option for the Arcadians is to strengthen their defenses, and to strengthen them based on our tactics and the inferences we make."

"Inference?"

"Obviously, the Arcadians don't think we're going to attack the Charents like we did, because they're much stronger than the Charents."

"This ......"

Chu Tianjiang smiled and said: "This is a fact that cannot be changed, if we attack all the star systems controlled by the Arcadians at the same time as we did with the Charuntes, even if we have the initiative in the war and turn the Acadian homeland into a battlefield, we will not be able to win, maybe the legions we send will be completely wiped out by the Arcadians, and the best result will only be to take away the colonies that the Arcadians have just obtained." The reason is simple, without space bridges, it is difficult for the Acadians to hold on to colonies that are not yet fully controlled. In the event of an attack on the home and secondary systems, the Acadians will also voluntarily abandon their colonies. ”

"So we're going to have to adjust our tactics?"

Chu Tianjiang nodded and said, "According to this routine, we will definitely have to change our tactics." When changing tactics, the first thing we had in mind was clearly not the Acadians. If it's just against the Acadians, there's nothing to worry about, and we're definitely going to win. The real key is Valentine, that is, as long as Valentine is involved in this war, there will be an extremely deadly threat to us. ”

"Use the Space Bridge to let the Arcadians fight back?"

"That's right, that's the first thing we're going to think about, and that's the most important question."

"What does this have to do with attacking the Arcadian civilization?"

"With that in mind, we'll have some concerns when making battle plans, such as leaving enough legions to defend our homeland. More importantly, we must concentrate our efforts on dealing with Valentine, strive to kill Valentine, and eliminate the threat to the roots. Without Valentine, no matter how many legions we have lost, the war will always be fought in the homeland of the Arcadian civilization. ”

"In this way, we will concentrate our forces on attacking the home galaxy of the Acadian civilization and force Valentine to fight."

"Obviously, this is the speculation that the Acadian civilization has made about a possible invasion."

"The question is, why do we have to fight like this?"

Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "After making this inference, the Arcadians, or Valentine, will formulate a corresponding defense plan. Because of the great fighting power we showed in the Charent War, it is very likely that Valentine will adopt more cautious tactics. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Not a decisive battle with us, but a first strike across our foundations."

"This ......"

"Obviously, compared to the Acadian civilization, human civilization is not only weaker, but also more fragile, and its ability to withstand blows is very low. Although this problem has not been exposed for the time being, mainly because we have not been invaded, it does not mean that this problem does not exist, let alone that it will not be discovered by others. As long as it is discovered by the enemy, then this problem will become our dead end. ”

"What's the problem?"

"The main body of human civilization is concentrated in the second home, although the fourth and fifth homes, and the four colonies already have nearly 3 trillion people, but about 80% of the people are in the second home. As long as the second home is attacked, human civilization will suffer a heavy blow, or even be wiped out. The remaining 3 trillion people are obviously not enough to support foreign wars, and perhaps they may not even be able to protect themselves. The heavy damage to human civilization means that your strength is greatly weakened, which means that you may not be able to kill Valentine in battle. To put it bluntly, as long as Valentine realizes this, he will launch a counterattack at some point, such as when we invade the Arcadian civilization. ”

Ali frowned, this is indeed a very real problem.

"In order to completely defeat us and eliminate the threat that is close at hand, Valentine will even sacrifice the home system of the Arcadian civilization, such as setting the home system as a trap, leaving only a small number of troops to defend, contain our main legion, and then attack the second home."

"If that happens, we're doomed."

Chu Tianjiang nodded, and then said, "Therefore, we only invest a small number of troops in the attack, so that Valentine thinks that there is an opportunity. ”

"The problem is ......"

"The key is not the Arcadians, it's Valentine. If Valentine is going to do anything, he will have to step in personally and open a spatial bridge for the invading army of the Arcadian civilization, so that the Arcadian army can reach their second home. Because he is the only one who can control the space bridge, he must be involved in this battle, and even wait until the battle is over to send back the army that invaded the Second Home against the legions we sent to attack the home system of the Arcadian civilization. In his opinion, this tactic can lead to total victory. ”

Ali nodded slightly and said, "So, what should we do?" ”

"Count, count." Zhang Xiaogang said first.

Ali was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhang Xiaogang.

"I will lead five legions to attack the home galaxy of the Arcadia civilization, and you and Lao Chu are responsible for dealing with Valentine, the same way as you do with Belica."

Ali frowned, then shook his head.

"What, is there a problem?"

"Second Home is a very large star system, and even if Valentine arrives with an army of Arcadia, we won't be able to detect it in time."

"You can't spot the exit of the space bridge in the Second Home in time?"

Ali shook his head and said, "That's Valentine's space bridge, controlled by him. Besides, I haven't seen him since the dimensionality reduction. ”

Zhang Xiaogang frowned, this was a method that he hadn't thought of before.

"If you know where Valentin is, can you tell where the exit of the space bridge is by the runaway trajectory generated when he opened the space bridge?" Chu Tianjiang asked.

"As long as it's close enough, it's fine."

"So, we have to go first."

"What?"

"Valentine didn't go to the first star, he must be in a star system controlled by the Acadian civilization. If we make some noise on the first star, such as releasing some news, we can convince him that we are ready to attack the Arcadian civilization, and then he will prepare for war, such as gathering the legions. As long as our whereabouts are stealthy enough, we will be able to find the Legion station without him noticing. ”

Ali was stunned, Zhang Xiaogang was also stunned, and both of them looked at Chu Tianjiang in surprise.