The silence in the room continued, and it was General Emmerk who finally broke the deadlock: "Now that the situation has gotten so bad...... So I want to ask you, what can we do in the face of this situation? ”

"This is beyond the limits of what our expeditionary force can handle." An operations staff officer said with regret, "There is very little we can do in the face of this army of robots that has spread. ”

"If we mobilize our entire human civilization, we may be able to pose some threat to the robot army, but the threat is still small. Perhaps it can be said that in the face of these robot armies, not only our fleet, but even our entire human civilization, can do very little. ”

Although these words are a little negative, everyone has to admit that this is the reality.

General Emak smiled bitterly: "I originally thought that this expedition was just to deal with some strange alien life...... Unexpectedly, things have developed so far that they are completely beyond our expectations. ”

"yes, who would have thought?" An operational staff officer also sighed and said: "Originally, I thought that dispatching an earth-class spacecraft was a bit too trivial, but now I know that even if our entire human civilization is dispatched, it may not be able to solve this incident......

After a brief conversation, the room fell silent again. That dull and oppressive atmosphere began to envelop everyone's heart indiscriminately, and people couldn't help but feel a little ...... Despair.

General Emak paced back and forth in front of him for a long time before he said, "I want to ...... There must be something we can do. Things have developed to the present, and we should undoubtedly give up the unrealistic idea of annihilating the robot group, and our strategic goal should be turned to recovering the disadvantages of our human civilization and striving for the initiative. So...... There is something that our human civilization desperately needs. And what can we do? ”

"I can suggest a little bit for your reference." Xiao Yun said at this time, "At this point, in the face of the situation that "robots cannot evolve themselves, it is that genius who is helping them improve their strength", as well as the situation that "robots can evolve themselves without external interference". can all be adapted. ”

"Oh? You said. General Emak signaled, and all the staff officers also looked at Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun sorted out his words for a moment, and then said, "This is the case. The Infinite Replica Robot is a special kind of enemy that is unlike anything we've experienced before. Therefore, in the midst of warfare, some of the provisions that we used to hold as golden rules should also be discarded. ”

"For example?" General Emak asked.

"For example, the number of enemies killed and wounded, and the number of enemies destroyed." Xiao Yun said, "For an infinite replication robot, how many enemies have you annihilated in a single battle, no matter if that number is a hundred. It doesn't matter if it's a hundred trillion or not, it's useless, and there is no difference between the numbers 100 and 10 billion. Because for infinite replication robots, they will only face two scenarios, either they will be wiped out, or they will lose a certain number and recover in a very short time. ”

The rapid reproduction ability of the Infinite Replication Robot can quickly erase its losses, even if they are wiped out by 99%, the remaining 1% can be recovered again in a short time. So. As long as you can't wipe out all the enemies at once, then you can destroy one percent of the enemies. It is no different from destroying 99 percent of the enemy.

"I can understand that." General Emak nodded.

"Therefore, our strategic goal should shift from killing and injuring the enemy to buying time." Xiao Yun said, "There is no doubt that with the current level of science and technology of our human civilization, we cannot completely annihilate the enemy, so the only thing we can do is to do our best." Develop science and technology as fast as possible, and find a way to wipe out the robot army before it destroys our human civilization. This is the only way for our human civilization to survive. ”

"I'm not an expert in military affairs, and I only have a very superficial understanding of military affairs. Therefore, we need to think about how to buy time for our human civilization. Xiao Yun said.

General Emak looked around the conference room and said, "Is there anyone who opposes Xiao Yun's proposal?" ”

All operational staff officers chose silence. Obviously, no one objected to Xiao Yun's statement.

"So let's start talking now, how can we buy time for our human civilization?"

A staff officer said: "Shrink the line of defense, abandon most of the star systems, and stick to only the most important star systems, such as the solar system, such as the Sirius galaxy, such as the South Gate II, Barnard system, Luchmann system and a few other important targets. I think we should choose to defend completely, abandon all offense, and just make sure these star systems don't fall to accomplish our goal. ”

Another staff officer said: "It is inaccurate to abandon all attacks, and it would be more accurate to say that to abandon all attacks aimed at killing or wounding the enemy." Because sometimes for some strategic goals, such as ensuring the shipping lanes between star systems, we also need to take the initiative to attack, but the purpose of the active attack is to ensure strategic objectives such as shipping lanes, as long as the goal can be achieved, we don't have to care how many enemies we kill, anyway, no matter how many enemies we kill, it is meaningless. ”

"I agree with that." The original staff officer said, "Holding on with all our might, buying time, and waiting for the scientists to find a way to completely destroy the robot group, this is indeed the only way for our human civilization to survive." ”

General Emak nodded silently. After a pause, General Emak added, "So...... What can our fleet do if the goal is to gain time? After all, we are the closest armed force of human civilization to the robot group. ”

Several staff officers looked at each other, and then one said: "I think the only thing our fleet can do is...... Assassinate the genius. As long as that genius can be killed, the Robot Group's efforts to increase its strength will stop. In this way, our human civilization can buy more time. ”

"The existence of this genius is indeed very important, and his presence can even affect the overall direction of the entire war." Another staff officer added, "So...... We will kill him at all costs, even if our expeditionary fleet is wiped out, as long as we can kill that genius, our sacrifice will be worth it. ”

"And...... We still have a chance to kill that genius now. Our fleet has more than 3,000 combat spaceships, with a total strength of more than 3 million, although the number of robots is large, but we have seen that they win by numbers, and their individual combat ability must not be high. So, we can choose to strike like a sharp knife in a piece of butter...... Break into the enemy's core as fast as you can, kill that genius, and then choose to break out. ”

General Emak thought for a moment, then nodded: "I think this is correct, killing that genius can indeed buy more time for our human civilization, and we do have the possibility of killing that genius." It's just that...... It's a risky plan, and if we don't do it right, we could be wiped out. ”

"What about the annihilation? It's worth exchanging the lives of all of our fleet for the lives of that genius. A staff officer said viciously, "Since you chose to be a soldier in the first place, you should be prepared to leave your life on the battlefield." ”

"It doesn't have to be that bad." General Emak waved his hand a little heavily, "As long as we plan properly and fight effectively, we will not necessarily be wiped out." Just ......"

General Emak hesitated for a moment, then said, "Do you all agree with this plan to assassinate the genius?" ”

There was silence in the room, and no one spoke.

"Okay." General Emak nodded, "Since everyone agrees with this plan, then this matter is settled." Merely...... We are all soldiers, and we can leave our lives on the battlefield, but ...... Some people can't. ”

Xiao Yun's brows tightened, and at this time, General Emmerke's gaze also looked over: "Xiao Yun, you go, I will send an ocean-class battleship to send you back to the solar system." It's your job to find a way to destroy the robot empire, not to rush across the battlefield. We soldiers can die, we can leave our lives here, you can't. ”

Along with General Emek's words, everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Yun. Xiao Yun stood up silently, then shook his head and said, "I'm not leaving." ”

"I can't help you." General Emak shook his head and said, "This is the order. Not to mention...... What's the use of you staying here? ”

"Listen to me explain why I'm here." Xiao Yun said. General Emak nodded: "You say." ”

"The plan we have developed to assassinate the genius is based on the premise that the genius is constantly upgrading the robot's technology. But ......," Xiao Yun said quietly, "what if these robots have the ability to evolve themselves at all?" In that case, is there any point in us assassinating this genius? Our sacrifice...... Isn't it wasted? ”

"There's no point in discussing this now." General Emak said: "This speculation is the most likely, and we can only make tactical arrangements based on this speculation. Unless you can prove that those robots have the ability to evolve themselves, ...... Our plans will not change. (To be continued.) )