On the Super Battleship "Gonggong" 9, Colonel Rob, commander of the Bundeswehr "Robb" task force of the Immortal Star Bundeswehr, received a communication from an old adversary.

Colonel Jiang Ziyue, commander of the "Baitou" fleet of the border fleet of the new Roman Empire, put forward the proposal that the two fleets should work together to block the former 13th fleet of the Federation that came to attack the planet "Taiji".

However, Jiang Ziyue did not put forward a detailed plan at the same time. Robb speculated that Jiang Ziyue's main purpose was to preemptively contain the "white-headed" fleet, and then the federal fleet launched the main attack. The reason for this was clear: the "Bald" fleet consisted of all cruisers, and it was difficult to launch a war of annihilation against the stronger former Federation Thirteenth Fleet. The Federal Fleet, on the other hand, is superior in firepower but significantly inferior in tactical mobility to the Imperial Army.

But Robb has his own plans. Therefore, he did not rush to express his ability to his old opponent, but sent a notification ship to reveal his identity to Jiang Ziyue, and invited the other party to discuss countermeasures.

Jiang Ziyue readily agreed and led his troops to join the "Robb" task force.

On October 1st, the last quarter of an hour on this special day, for the first time since 2890, the fleets of the two great powers of the Perseus Spiral Arm interstellar human world were united without confrontation. The Bundeswehr task force Robb and the Imperial Bald fleet rendezvous outside the sun sheath of the star Taixu towards the outside of the Perseus spiral arm.

There is no tension or heightened vigilance, but peace of mind and seemingly sincere correspondence.

The long strip-shaped "Gonggong" No. 9 is extremely huge compared to the "Siegfried" next to him, but Luo Bo does not dare to despise Jiang Ziyue in stereoscopic imaging. Judging from the experience of the past few years, this man has always achieved great victories with inferior forces, even if he is face-to-face, it is difficult for him to parry.

"Colonel Robb, I'll get straight to the point." Jiang Ziyue was the first to make a proposal, "I hope you and I can join forces again to destroy this fleet that no longer belongs to the human world." ”

"Colonel Jiang Ziyue, I must remind you that although these ships are not under the control of our Bundeswehr, they are still the property of the Perseus Star Federation. As an officer of the Wehrmacht, I have to be accountable for them. Robb responded solemnly.

"Robb, you have been shot down by the 'Yi' star, and you have been to its interior, and you have also been to the interior of the 'Taiji' planet, and you have come into contact with the 'Taiyi', do you still think that these warships came here to peacefully watch the retreat of our human compatriots after being controlled by the 'Yi' star?"

"Jiang Ziyue, regarding the 'Yi' stars, especially the 'Taiyi', the master of 'Taiji', all this came too suddenly, and I really don't want to take the initiative to attack them and the things they control easily before my government has given clear instructions. Taiyi's inference that this fleet is here to attack the retreating citizens of the planet 'Taiji', I don't think is necessarily accurate. ”

"Your main force has set sail for China, but you are leading these battleships to stay here, doesn't that mean that you don't care about the inference of 'Taiyi'?" Jiang Ziyue asked intermittently.

"You can interpret that I'm here to oversee you and make sure that our federal property is not harmed."

"Little turnip, don't hide it at this time. Faced with these warships controlled by the war machines created by prehistoric super-civilizations, I think you, like me, are eager to make a tentative attack on them. I believe that as an extremely enterprising commander, the glory of fighting an alien fleet for the first time in human history is extremely tempting," Jiang Ziyue said in a provocative tone.

Rob pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you think?" ”

"What do you think?" Jiang Ziyue asked rhetorically.

Robb hesitated for a moment before saying, "My fleet will be the main attacker." But our firepower is not enough to form an overwhelming superiority, so you and your fleet are responsible for towing and distracting the enemy's attention and strength. ”

"I'm afraid it won't work." Jiang Ziyue immediately responded, "I think this tactic is too traditional, and it is too pediatric for the ultimate war machine created by prehistoric super civilizations like 'Yi' Star and 'Tai Chi' Star. ”

"You don't want my fleet to do a feint to contain it, do you?" Robb blurted out, "Take the main attack as a feint, and turn the feint attack as the main attack?" ”

In the "Three-Headed Dog" operation not long ago, Jiang Ziyue commanded the "Zheng He" fleet, and when the main force of the Imperial Central Fleet and the Bundeswehr fleet fought a decisive battle in the "Aegis" star field, he went deep behind enemy lines, and basically achieved what Robb said as the main attack was a feint. Making full use of the overall strategic situation and putting yourself in an extremely important position is Jiang Ziyue's cleverness.

"Yes, but not exactly." Jiang Ziyue said with a mysterious smile on his face, "I have drawn up a detailed plan, if you want, we will join forces." ”

"I'll review your plan before giving your approval." Robb still struck a haughty posture.

"I believe that with your great talent, you will definitely agree to our cooperation this time, which may be short-lived, but it will go down in history." Jiang Ziyue was full of confidence, and then terminated the correspondence.

At the same time, a detailed combat plan was transmitted to the battleship "Gonggong" 9 via laser communication.

The cruiser "Siegfried", having completed the transmission, immediately flew away. The wedge-shaped battleship, which is more than 300 meters long, looks unusually small in front of the Bundeswehr's incomparably large array of battleships, but it is also nimble and powerful.

Looking at the huge formation of ships that were gradually moving away, Lieutenant Benjamin Alfreck boldly asked the commander: "Sir, what strategy have you agreed with the other party's 'little carrot head'?" Aren't these Federation fools in league with the fleet that suddenly appeared? ”

The latter problem is what everyone in the "white-headed" fleet is concerned about, although the sudden appearance of the Federation fleet is unexpected, it is not enough to cause fear, but the Robb task force fleet that has broken away from the returning ship group is worrying, but the commander Colonel Jiang Ziyue took the initiative to contact it is even more puzzling.

None of his subordinates knew the real inside story, and the so-called "Bundeswehr Thirteenth Fleet", which was advancing towards the "Taixu" star and the "Taiji" planet, was an unmanned fleet controlled by the "Yi" interstellar planet. But Jiang Ziyue knew very well that he could not announce the truth to the fleet for the time being. The reason for this is not only because he is not authorized by the Senate, but more importantly, because he has no control over the psychological effects of his men when they learn that they will face a fleet controlled by a prehistoric alien civilization controlled by a super war machine.

Jiang Ziyue did not directly answer the first mate's question, but instead gave an order to the communication sergeant: "Abiji, inform the whole fleet that we are facing a fleet that has betrayed the Federation, and they are very likely to attack the 'Taiji' planet. Bundeswehr Colonel Robb and his 'Robb' task force will work with us to defend against the rebels. After the briefing, the entire fleet was ordered to return to the first Lagrange point of the 'Taiji' planet and the 'Taixu' star, and set up a defensive formation to wait for the next order. ”

"Yes, sir." Abiji Kumanfur replied loudly.

As a result, after the "Baldhead" fleet of the new Roman Imperial Army separated from the "Robb" task force of the Bundeswehr, it did not continue to track the former Thirteenth Fleet of the Federation, but once again passed through the thin bow shock wave of the "too void" star, and sailed at high speed to the busy "Taiji" planet.

"Sir, I didn't expect to fight alongside the Federation's fleet, and be the one to deal with them." This time, it was the turn of Rudiger Natzmer, the captain of the Siegfried, to exclaim.

'Rudiger, please keep your peace of mind. Anything unexpected can happen on the battlefield, and as commanders, we must be prepared to improvise. Jiang Ziyue pretended to be deep, "I'll go back and rest first." ”

"Yes, sir." Natzmer replied in a loud voice, "The fleet commander leaves the bridge. ”

After Jiang Ziyue left, Alfreyk immediately said, "The chief looks a little worried this time. ”

"Didn't he say before that he wanted to join forces? I should have negotiated with the Commander of the Federation Fleet just now. Xu Kuishan showed confidence in his boss.

"That's right, I believe that no matter how complicated the situation gets, Chief Jiang will definitely lead us to victory." Tang Xingyun has absolute confidence in Jiang Ziyue.

"I also have faith in the sir. We've never lost a battle under the Commander. Jerry Morris followed.

"To be exact, there has never been a battle that was not won." Ralph Turk added.

"But this time we are facing a fleet controlled by the 'Yi' Star, are you sure of victory?" It was Dana Pontick who asked Jiang Ziyue. She was supposed to return to the planet "New Byzantium" with General Cao Cuixin, but due to her own deliberate arrangement, she got on the "Bodhi Ye" space plane, and stayed with Jiang Ziyue until the cruiser "Siegfried", and stayed in Jiang Ziyue's captain's room.

Because she had gone deep into the underground of the "Tai Chi" planet to fight against the "Dragon Slayer Society" to rescue Jiang Ziyue and Luo Bo, she was also the same as Jiang Ziyue, and knew the true identity of the current opponent better than the rest of the "Baitou" fleet.

"Dana, you don't have to rely on your own forces to annihilate the enemy." Jiang Ziyue explained, "After the reconnaissance ship informed the appearance of the Rob task force, I figured out that our fleet should be withdrawn so that the fleet of the 'Yi' star could advance smoothly. ”

"Do you want Robb's fleet to fight against the 'Yi' Star fleet so that it can profit?"

"Nope." Jiang Ziyue immediately denied, "If Robb has a long-term vision and thinks about the overall situation of the entire human world, he should accept the proposed plan and return to the vicinity of the 'Taiji' planet like us." ”

"What the hell are you playing?" Dana asked with a smile, and pushed the bulkhead with her hand, causing the whole person to float into Jiang Ziyue's arms.

Jiang Ziyue opened her arms without hesitation, hugged her, and said mysteriously: "If it goes well, after three Earth days, you will see how bad my man will be." ”

"Ziyue." Dana looked at the man in front of her affectionately and said, "I know that you have a smarter mind than the vast majority of people in this universe, and I believe that you will be able to defeat all your opponents. However, I am still very worried that the retreat of the people of the entire 'Taiji' planet will be affected by the sudden appearance of the fleet. ”

Jiang Ziyue hesitated a little before saying, "Dana, to tell you the truth, when I learned about the existence of 'Taiyi' and learned that it and 'Yi' were war machines made by prehistoric civilizations, I was very surprised, although I hid the horror in my heart. At the same time, I am well aware that not only the Senate and the Roman people are now threatened, but the entire human world has become very dangerous. ”

He went on to argue to her: "According to the 'One,' we are a race of civilizations that it created thousands of years ago, but it also says that they were created to destroy civilizations that have an impact on the universe, including their creators, and that they have destroyed each other. Obviously, the appearance of the 'Yi' star is likely to be both to destroy us human beings, or to eliminate 'Taiji' and 'Taiyi' themselves, or both. ”

"As for 'Tai Chi' and 'Tai Yi' themselves, although they claim to have changed their minds and created us, it is difficult to guarantee that they are not controlled by the original procedures, and in turn they want to destroy us human beings. You see, it is common in our myths and legends for the Creator to destroy the worlds and races of his own creation. ”

Just like the sudden outburst of the underground of the planet "Tai Chi", Dana Pontick cleverly guessed Jiang Ziyue's next plan from Jiang Ziyue's words. She asked, "Are you not going to stop the advance of that fleet and let it attack directly at the planet 'Taiji' in order to test the reflexes of the planet 'Taiji'?" ”

"Not exactly." Jiang Ziyue replied immediately, but then he gave a mischievous look, "Please allow me to keep some military secrets." You just wait to see the show. ”

"I believe in you." Dana said and hugged him tightly.

"Thank you, Dana."

The two hugged each other tightly and floated in the air.

Outside the porthole of the protective shield, the spiral arm of the Milky Way is radiating a brilliant and magnificent light.

The wedge-shaped cruiser Siegfried, with a dazzling wake, sped up towards the distant star "Taixu" and the busy and crowded planet "Taiji" next to her.

"Jiang Ziyue is awe-inspiring on the surface to defend the planet 'Taiji', but this plan proves that his heart is extremely hypocritical and extremely insidious."

On the 9th of the "Gonggong", Major Scati Tiassi made the above unceremonious comment after learning of the content of Jiang Ziyue's plan. As a deputy who is quite trusted by Robb, she still learned from Robb about a series of secret activities that took place under the planet "Taiji" earlier, and also learned about the actual situation of the sudden appearance of the Bundeswehr Fleet under the "Yi" star.

"Skati, I think his plan makes perfect sense, and it's a treacherous one." Robb said.

At the beginning, he thought that Jiang Ziyue was just going to join forces with him to destroy the thirteenth fleet remotely controlled by the "Yi" star, but after receiving the detailed plan sent by Jiang Ziyue, he realized that his original idea was not clever. However, Jiang Ziyue's preparation and implementation show the far-sightedness and insidious deceit of military science.

"So, Colonel, are we still going according to his plan?" Skati Tiassi asked.

"Of course." Robb replied without hesitation, "Although I keep saying that the Thirteenth Fleet is the property of our Federation, you also know that they are not piloted by our comrades, but controlled by the prehistoric super-civilization war machine. We don't know anything about them, and it would be extremely unwise to attack them rashly. So, I agree with my old rival Jiang Ziyue's suggestion. ”

"Sir, I didn't expect you to have times when you approved of the enemy's actions." Scati Tiassi was disgruntled. She had every reason to be disgusted and even hated by the existing people and things in the New Roman Empire, and naturally she was dissatisfied with her words and deeds that favored the Empire.

"Major Tiassi." Robb replied solemnly, "I told you some secrets of the planet 'Taiji' without authorization, just to hope that you understand that with the unveiling of the true face of the planet 'Taiji' and 'Yi', the truth of the legendary 'Antnest' is about to be revealed, and we humans will likely face a common and unknown enemy." Therefore, please put aside your personal vendetta for a moment and join us in the great cause. ”

"Yes, sir."

"Then convey my order, after the fleet has completed its supply maintenance, prepare to return to the planet 'Taiji'. The specific plan will be sent to each detachment in five minutes. I'm back in the captain's room. After Robb finished speaking, he immediately lifted the safety paper clipstick on his body.

After saluting, Skati Tiassi shouted, "The commander of the fleet leaves the bridge. ”

Robb returned the salute and flew into the passage leading to the living module.

Soon, everything was ready, and the "Robb" task force set sail smoothly, passing through the solar sheath of the "Taixu" star and heading in the direction of the "Taiji" planet.

The super-battleship "Gonggong" 9, which fired the "Akuberi" engine, sailed faster than light and was fixed in the closed rest compartment of the captain's room, but Robb could not sleep for a long time.

When he was ordered to come to the "Taiji" planet to negotiate and exchange prisoners of war, it was mainly to gild his military and political career, but he was involved in a more complex conspiracy and came into contact with the "Taiyi" - that is, the true face of the "Taiji" planet left by the unexpected prehistoric super civilization, and the fate of the human world seems to be about to change dramatically.

And he also agreed to the request of the Twelve Mayors Alliance of the "Tai Chi" line, and proposed to Song Xiaoyu, who returned to the Yingxian Interstellar Federation, in public, and was accepted by the other party. The personal identity has added another brilliance, the future son-in-law of the current Federal President.

Everything seemed too sudden and too rushed. Especially for Song Xiaoyu's marriage proposal, he had never discussed it with his mother Luo Zhaobing in advance, and it was also an extremely irresponsible approach to Chen Weiyin. After thinking about it, Robb decided to write a letter to his mother explaining the details and his own thoughts.

In the enclosed rest cabin, with an intelligent communication system that can clearly and completely capture consciousness, Robb easily wrote down all the events and all the thoughts and thoughts that happened around him during this time. After Gonggong 9 completed this phase of faster-than-light sailing, turned off the Akuberi engine to change to faster-than-light speed, and carried out routine replenishment maintenance, the encrypted private email was transmitted to a standby unmanned notification ship.

The ship quickly departed for Planet Andromeda, which would arrive before the Federation fleet that had returned earlier, and report to the Ministry of Defense, and at the same time send this email from Luo Zhaobing to Luo Zhaobing through a special channel - this is one of the unknown privileges of the oligarchic families of the Federation society, such as Luo Zhaobing and Luo Shilin.

Seeing the unmanned notification ship in the distance, Robb exhaled softly, and the explanation to his mother made him feel very relaxed. Next, he will go to join his old rival Jiang Ziyue and go all out to deal with the upcoming major battle.