The large-scale search and threatening interrogation of the Bundeswehr hospital ship Behring will undoubtedly become a notorious example of warfare, even in the worst year of 2890, the two sides still uphold the excellent chivalry of the enemy, especially generous to the enemy's hospital ship, and abide by the provisions of the Sixth Geneva Convention in the use of their own hospital ship, and do not use their status to cover military operations.

But now, Jiang Ziyue has left the law and morality behind. Although the fleet of the New Roman Empire did not attack the Behring, and was grievingly allowed to leave her freely afterwards, her actions still pose a great humanitarian risk to the war that follows.

Jiang Ziyue himself was well aware of the risks of his actions, but he did not make any defense for his actions, even in the face of the doubts of his comrades and subordinates, he still believed that his adventure would bring great benefits, and through the analysis of the coordinates of the predetermined rendezvous point handed over by the "Behring", he learned the clear goal of the enemy's "Robb" task force:

Marching into the planet "Byzantium".

The officers of the New Roman Empire were shocked by this information, but Jiang Ziyue's subsequent announcement of the plan at the correspondence meeting raised them from shock to fear:

"'Mao? Marsh? The eastern fleet returns to the planet 'Iserron', and the fleet of Zheng He rushes directly back to the planet 'Byzantium', and we will try to cross the speed of 'Akuberi' at level 7! ”

Crossing the seventh speed of the "Akuberi" is to exceed the speed of light at five million times, and the "Akuberi" engine must shoot positive and antihydrogen particles into the space in front of the spacecraft at the maximum equivalent of the design, which is not a problem for a single time, but continuous operation at full load can easily lead to engine damage, so the engineers set a limit program for the "Akuberi" engines of all manned spacecraft, so that they are limited to a maximum speed of 6.999.

Therefore, in order to surpass the seventh-level speed, it is necessary to crack the restriction program, which is not technically difficult, mainly because the risks brought by flying to the seventh-level speed are embarrassing.

In addition, the higher the speed of the spacecraft to achieve the "Akuberi", the radius of the tidal force caused by the energy generated when hydrogen and anti-hydrogen annihilate to push through the space is also larger and larger, showing geometric growth, most of the cruisers of the Imperial Army are less than 600 meters in length and 50 to 100 meters in diameter, but if they rush to the speed of "Akuberi" level 7, the tidal force radius caused by it can be as long as more than 50 million to more than 500 billion kilometers, which also has the problem of lack of experience in the fleet after changing to the superluminal state, and going to the territory of the empire with dense routesExceeding the speed of light too high can easily lead to a "traffic disaster".

But Jiang Ziyue had been prepared for a long time, and when he received the appointment of the imperial consul and went to the planet "Iserlon" to take up the position of commander of the "Zheng He" fleet, he thought about this issue in detail about the equivalent speed of more than five million times the speed of light, and all the cruisers and logistics supply ships mobilized by the "Zheng He" fleet were previously overhauled and replaced with newly built "Akuberi" engines, and in the course of a series of long-distance raids before, all ships often flew up to the speed of "Akuberi" at 6.5 or even 6.9.

Therefore, Jiang Ziyue confidently said to his subordinates this time:

"There is no problem at all, I have thought about the troubles brought by too high speed, the action plan, the route of the march and the scheduled rendezvous point will be transmitted to you ten minutes after the meeting, we will change the assembly method at the predetermined rendezvous point slightly, from the 'Akuberi' level seven and above the speed change, directly carry out the squad assembly, and then at a lower speed for the assembly of the team, this can be safer, everyone must read the action plan carefully, and pay more attention after setting sail!"

Then he emphatically emphasized: "We must remember that if the battleship does what it can, and if the engine cannot be loaded, do not impact the seventh-level speed of the 'Akuberi', and do not worry about falling behind and dragging everyone back, as long as a third of the battleship arrives on the planet 'New Byzantium' on time, we can successfully block the enemy!" ”

Although the technical risks seem to be very large, and many captains have no bottom in their hearts, the commanders of the "Zheng He" fleet still trust and support Jiang Ziyue's decision, and the officers and men of the border fleet have never seen Jiang Ziyue suffer a setback in technical and tactical innovation.

Also learned about this new battle plan of the Central Fleet "Mao? Marsh? The commanders of the "Eastern" Squadron also wanted to participate in the "Zheng He" fleet's counterattack on the seventh-level speed of the "Akuberi" in the defense operation.

However, Jiang Ziyue insisted on Adolphina? Colonel Steinmetz led the Maoist fleet back to the planet "Iserlon", and he gave a detailed explanation to his combative colleagues:

"The 'Robb' task force is going to attack the 'Neo-Byzantine' planet, and judging from the current comparison of the forces between the enemy and us, the Bundeswehr is likely to be ready to launch a major counterattack against us, but since they have the advantage of troops, they still want the 'Robb' task force fleet to attack our country's rear in a roundabout way, so it shows that their strategic counterattack plan is similar to our previous two battle plans of 'Three-headed Dog' and 'Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty'!"

"So, the 'Robb' Task Force wants to become the second 'Zheng He' fleet!" Anatoly? Major Sherinsky said that he seemed to understand why Jiang Ziyue insisted that Mao's fleet return to the planet "Iserlon".

"It's a bit similar, but they won't be the main force of the Bundeswehr, the size of the fleet led by Colonel Robb won't be too large, after all, it has not reached the rank of general, and it will be a feint to contain the mission, the enemy's main target must be the planet we are close to the border of 135, the first is likely to be the planet 'Iserlon', followed by 'Taiji', and the third target may be 'New Rhine'!"

"I learned about the staffing of the Bundeswehr command during the siege of Andromeda on the Bundeswehr side, Eric? Feng? The five-star Admiral Bloomberg has completely mastered the Wehrmacht fleet, and General Du Qifeng has also replaced the previous Lepnin, the new partners are very calm and calm, and they are known for their conservative and steady military command in the past, this big counterattack determines the fortunes of the Federation, they cannot venture deeper, they will definitely choose between the two planets closest to the Federation's 'Taiji' and the nearest 'Iserlon', and the attack is likely to start after the 'Robb' task force attacks the 'New Byzantium' planet, and after our Central Fleet returns to defense! ”

"You will return to the defense of 'Iserlon', rendezvous with the 'Charlemagne' squadron and the border fleet, and concentrate our forces on the border line space for mobile defense, while I will lead my troops to intercept the 'Robb' task force, so that it will be difficult for the enemy's main attack to form an overwhelming advantage, and it will be difficult for the feint attack to be effective, as long as it drags on for a certain period of time, the enemy will know the difficulty and retreat, giving our army a chance to breathe!"

After the meeting, Major Sherinsky said admiringly to his superior, Colonel Steinmetz: "Sir, I personally think that it is absolutely a great luck for our Senate and the people of Rome to have a genius like Colonel Jiang!" ”

"I feel the same way, Anatoly, we always see only what is in front of us, but he can see the big picture and react with terrible efficiency!"

"Yes, sir, I heard that there has been no news of casualties except for the detachment sent out to attack the planet 'Eden', and the 'Zheng He' fleet has still suffered zero casualties since the attack, if it is true, this man and this fleet are simply terrible!"

"Anatoly, we don't need to sigh here, just according to Colonel Jiang's deployment, order the detachment to prepare to return to the planet 'Iserlon' immediately, another tough battle is waiting for our shoe-class battleship?"

"Yes, sir!" Anatoly? Sherinsky replied confidently.

"Zheng He" fleet and "Mao? Marsh? The "Eastern" squadron exerted its highest level of efficiency and quickly set sail to its respective destinations, and one by one the speeding warships disappeared into the spatial fluctuations caused by the mutual annihilation of hydrogen and anti-hydrogen.

Earlier, after Jiang Ziyue deduced that the "Robb" task force would attack the planet "New Byzantium", four unmanned notification ships were immediately dispatched to fly to "Isellon" and "New Byzantium" at an unprecedented speed of 8.1 point in the "Akuberi".

It was loaded with an early warning of the enemy situation and Jiang Ziyue's report and suggestions to Archon Wang Zeren and Commander of the Border Fleet, Admiral Karios.

In his report to Wang Zeren, Jiang Ziyue asked the consul to gather all the space forces around the planets of the capital to concentrate on the defense of the "new Byzantium", and once the Bundeswehr attacked other planets in the territory, before the "Zheng He" fleet arrived, it must turn a blind eye and hold out, so as to prevent falling into the enemy's tricks.

Another report to Karios directly asked him to take over the remnants of the Central Fleet where the commander had been killed in accordance with legal procedures, concentrate all the fleets in "Iserlon", maneuver to defend the three important planets on the border, and avoid a decisive battle as much as possible.

If the consuls and the border fleet can be deployed according to Jiang Ziyue's suggestion, the Senate and the Roman people will be able to successfully resist the counterattack of the Perseus Interstellar Federation, although Jiang Ziyue is full of confidence in his arrangement, he still does not show optimism.

Merely obtaining the predetermined rendezvous point for the hospital ship "Behring" to enter the territory of the empire does not effectively speculate on the route and actual scheduled rendezvous point of the "Robb" task force, because the "Behring" is not a logistics supply ship, and only serves as a medical aid after the battle, and basically does not affect the fleet's operations.

Therefore, it is difficult for Jiang Ziyue and the Imperial Army to guess the extent of Robb's current advance, maybe he took a remote route and has just set off; It is also possible to go straight along the Milky Way into the hinterland of the empire and reach the planet "New Byzantium".

Captain Digger of the flagship "Siegfried"? Captain Natzmer questioned the Chief's caution: "Sir, everything has been done according to your will, but I don't see the slightest joy in you, what are you worried about now?" ”

"Rudiger, I'm very worried about whether we will be able to get to the 'new Byzantium' in time, because the measure of our timeliness is not how much we can fly, but how much Colonel Robb, who leads his fleet!"

Robb and his fleet flew widely, with 200 battleships, 1,000 cruisers, and 600 logistical supply ships flying at a speed of 6 magnitude equivalent to 500,000 times the speed of light, the "Akuberi", to the distant "New Byzantium", but he chose a long route.

From the perspective of the Perseus Interstellar Federation, the "Robb" task force will be a long-range left hook that will hit the brain of the new Roman Empire, "New Byzantium".

Many people had high hopes for this sortie, including Robb himself, who led the fleet through a secret route discovered by his biological father, General Su Yu, thirty years earlier, but the difference was that his father retreated back to China along this route, while he led his army into the hinterland of the enemy country.

After the defeat of the unprecedented "Himalaya" star field battle in 2890, Su Yu led the remnants of the escaped Bundeswehr fleet to detour through the outer space of the Perseus spiral arm, and at the speed of "Akuberi" of 6.5 magnitude, he retreated back to the planet "Aegis" along this tortuous route 500 to 2,000 light years away from the spiral arm, thus successfully avoiding the pursuit of the Central Fleet of the New Roman Imperial Army commanded by Marshal Du Yimin.

This fleet, which had disappeared in the eyes of the Senate and the Imperial Army, then appeared in time for the decisive Battle of Machu Picchu and managed to crush the opponent's great counterattack, winning the victory and preserving the Perseus Star Federation.

Robb was convinced that he would be able to win the decisive battle like his father, defeat the New Roman Empire, and take his success to a higher level.

When the fleet left the interstellar planet Yi for the first stage of faster-than-light sailing for refurbishment and assembly, the flagship battleship Chiyou announced the main objectives of the operation.

Colonel Robb proudly announced to his men:

"The goal is 'New Byzantium', I firmly believe that victory will be ours, the gates of the new Roman Empire will be blasted open by us, and we will become Fatih Sultan Mehmet, conquer heaven and end Rome!"

Robb said "we", but he said it for himself, but his heart was full of fanatical ideals, and if this roundabout feint went as he expected, then he would end an empire and an era, just like the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II who captured Constantinople in the history of the ancient earth, and he himself would earn the unhonored name of "Fatih" (conqueror).

The commanders were also full of confidence in the ambitions of their commanders: the morale and optimism of the "Robb" task force were high and optimistic.

Although this fleet was formed not long ago, and it belonged to the kind of temporary formation that was hastily set up before the war, after the famous general, under the command of the young and promising Robb, they achieved great victories one after another, first using the "Space Storm" to sneak attack and destroy the logistics supply ship group of the Imperial Central Fleet, and then running long distances, annihilating the Empire's escort fleet on the interstellar planet "Yi", and capturing all its scientific expedition teams, and now, they are creating a new history, they will make a detour of 18,000 light years to attack the new Roman Empire's capital planet "New Byzantium" ,, one of the most important planets in the Perseus spiral arm interstellar human world.

After completing the work of issuing combat orders, Robb handed over the command of the fleet to the staff officers on duty, and returned to the living compartment himself, he needed to rest before the battleship entered the superluminal voyage again, but he could not sleep in the closed sleeping cabin, and a major personal problem bothered him, a series of personal problems to be exact.

Originally, before leaving the planet "Andromeda" to go to the planet "Aegis" to participate in the defensive battle, his mother Luo Zhaobing made a request to Rob that made it difficult for him to make up his mind, and after the battle, he returned to the capital and immediately proposed to Song Xiaoyu.

Proposing to the first family of the Immortal Interstellar Federation is not only to complete Luo Bo's lifelong event, but also Luo Zhaobing's political commitment to Song Tingrong's compromising posture.

Now it seems that there is a great possibility that Song Tingrong will agree to this marriage: Luo Bo has already made great contributions to the battle of the "Aegis" star field, if you add the control of the airspace around the "Yi" interstellar planet and the capture of the third batch of scientific expeditions of the empire, as well as the results of the future expedition to the rear of the empire, Luo Bo will definitely be able to make great achievements, and if he becomes a son-in-law with the president, it will play a major role in Song Tingrong's recovery of the impact caused by the mistakes in the early stage of his administration.

First, he used Robb's identity as a famous general of the Wehrmacht Su Yu and the relationship between Robb's mother and son and senior generals of the Wehrmacht to stabilize control of the army; Second, to use Robb's exploits to boost public prestige and effectively counter the Alliance for Freedom and Democracy, which has already won a majority in Congress.

It was precisely because it was estimated that Song Tingrong had a high probability of accepting, so Luo Zhaobing resolutely made this request to his son, but it was difficult for Luo Bo to determine how deep his love for Song Xiaoyu was, and even how true it was, and his mother's "imperative" made him feel even more difficult.

Clausewitz said: "War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by another means!" ”

Now, Robb feels that "marriage is also a continuation of politics through another means", and adults have no regard for the love and happiness of their children, and regard marriage as political speculation.

When Robb agrees to his mother's request, he realizes that he has done something against his will, because what he really loves is another woman, Chen Weiyin, a female scientist from an enemy country.

On the eve of the fleet leaving the capital planet "Andromeda", Robb put down his work and went on a date with Chen Weiyin in private.

Thanks to the political guarantee of the high-society figure Luo Zhaobing, Chen Weiyin was allowed to leave the camp and live and work as a foreign exile in the federal society, but she was still closely monitored by the federal government's security committee because she refused to cooperate with the federation and did not account for the results of the new Roman Empire's scientific expeditions to the "Yi" interplanet.

However, Robb doesn't care about the identity of the other party, and sincere love transcends the barrier of identity.