After Scati left, Robb took a few sips of juice and took off his electromagnetic boots. Mobile Quick Reading: àp.1(6)κx The text version is first released, and then gently jumps into the air, leaving the whole person lying sideways suspended in the air, enjoying the fluttering sensation brought by weightlessness and the sweet and sour taste of juice. Then he took out a personal comprehensive information card hanging on his chest, and prepared to connect with the battleship's net to study the battleship captain training materials.

However, he also took out the Tuanfeng 'jade' pendant in front of his 'chest', which reminded him of what his mother said when she 'handed over' the 'jade' pendant to him.

Luo Bo looked at the 'fine' jade, and couldn't help but say to himself: "I really don't know, who is this thing for?" ”

Song Xiaoyu, so far, seems to be just holding a game mentality with the other party. Chen Weiyin just stayed on the good feeling, far less than "the eight-character character has not been skimmed". At this time, Robb not only remembered Dana Pontik of the planet "Taiji". It's a pity that everything seems to have become a memory.

On the 26th, the Commonwealth Defense Force's offensive plan was finally released, codenamed "Argo Expedition". The Bundeswehr will be personally commanded by General Bloomberg, with the Fourth Fleet as the lead, cross the vast space of the 135th parallel, and break into the planetary "Neu-Rhine" star field in the territory of the New Roman Empire, so as to 'lure' the Imperial Army to concentrate its forces to come to the rescue. Later, six more fleets were deployed to directly attack the planet "Iserlon", complete the sound of the east and west, and annihilate the Imperial Central Fleet.

The intended goal of the plan was to capture the planets of New Rhine and Iserlon, and to destroy the mighty Central Fleet. Once these objectives are successfully achieved, the Bundeswehr will launch further offensive plans to gradually eliminate the new Roman Empire with the tactic of "jumping stars" (i.e., similar to the island-hopping tactics in the Pacific War in the twentieth century) and complete the unification of the interstellar human world with the Immortal Spiral Arm.

When Robb received the details of the attack plan, he did not immediately inform the men of the "Hercules", but hurried to the "Argo" orbital station of Pelion by aerospace plane to meet Bloomberg.

Five-star Admiral Eric von Bloomberg, together with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Leonid Lepnin, and other fleet commanders and chiefs of staff are watching supercomputer-based war games and discussing specific course of action. Robb was rightfully turned away, waiting outside the conference room for two hours before meeting Mr. Bloomberg.

"Robb, what's the matter?" Bloomberg asked, surprised.

"Sir, about the offensive plan." Robb said, "Can I tell you what I think?" ”

Bloomberg glanced at Lepnin beside him and said, "Not at all like his father." Then with Lepnin he took Robb to the office.

When he got to the office, and when the two of them had finished their business, Bloomberg said, "Please, Lieutenant Colonel Law." ”

"The plan to lure the enemy's Central Fleet with the Fourth Fleet may not be successful." Robb explained, "The distance between New Rhine and Iserlohn is too far, and the strategic value of New Rhine is not very important, and even if it falls, the enemy may not be willing to send troops to the rescue quickly." Now the enemy should also know very well that we have superior forces, and will certainly adopt the strategy of focusing on defense and try to strike at the rear as much as possible. ”

"Strike-back?" Lepnin couldn't help but laugh, "If they don't rescue Novorhine, then we will occupy Novorhine." ”

"However, the strength of the Fourth Fleet is very limited, and the Imperial Central Fleet only needs to dispatch a detachment to effectively hold it back. It's very difficult for us to achieve our goal. ”

"Lieutenant Colonel, let me remind you that this plan was jointly studied by the Joint Chiefs of Staff." Bloomberg reminded solemnly. He didn't dislike Robb's approach, but the content of the plan was approved by him personally. Both he and Lepnin gave full consideration to the risks that might arise after the offensive was launched. Including the problems that Robb said, Bloomberg also took into account.

"It's not set in stone." Bloomberg continued, "Risks can also be turned into opportunities. Lieutenant Commander, your first job is not to give advice to the general, but to do your job as a captain and complete the tasks 'assigned' by your superiors. Do you understand? ”

Bloomberg's words effectively cooled Robb's impulsive blood, and he had no choice but to reply: "Understood, sir. ”

"Robb, I told you that I would not have remembered your name if it weren't for your father." "But that's not a reason for you to be empty-eyed," Bloomberg said earnestly. On the contrary, it is important for you to be mindful of your words and actions at all times. ”

"I see, sir." Robb nodded and replied.

"Once an offensive is launched, it means that our federal government and the Wehrmacht will tear up the Provisional Armistice Treaty, and public opinion will be at a disadvantage. If we fail, both the Bundesliga and the Wehrmacht will be left in an extremely passive situation. So, Robb, there is no room for defeat in this battle. I hope you will give it your all and not try to make meritorious deeds as you did before. ”

"Yes, sir, I will take your teachings to heart." Robb replied respectfully. Not only because of Bloomberg's status as an elder, but also because of the fact that his words make sense. This is the army, not a forum or a BBS on the Internet, with strict hierarchies and procedures to maintain its efficient and powerful operations. To be able to approach the Minister of Defense so easily is already beyond the normal rules and procedures, and it is even more wrong to brazenly criticize the war plans of his superiors.

"If only you could understand. General Lepnin and I also hope that you can grow faster in the army. Bloomberg said as he walked up to Robb and patted him on the shoulder, "More than twenty years ago, I often carried you on my shoulder. In the blink of an eye, you're already a lieutenant colonel captain. Many people envy and even envy you, there are so many people who help you and take care of you. But you should not squander the resources that our elders have given us without restraint. Go back and do your job as a captain so that you can be a commander in the future. ”

"Thank you, sir." Robb replied earnestly.

"You can go."

"Goodbye, sir." Robb saluted the two generals before turning away.

Watching Robb's figure disappear behind the automatic 'door', Lepnin said to Bloomberg: "It's not like his father. ”

"Cleverness often becomes the capital of arrogance and hubris. Hopefully he's not dealing with me on the surface. Bloomberg said worriedly.

"However, then again, there are hidden dangers in this operation." Lepnin said.

"Leonid, we don't have a choice. Since Congress has authorized the president to wage war, we have no choice but to obey orders. Bloomberg looked a little helpless, but his tone was still very firm.

On July 27, Bloomberg officially issued the order to attack, and the Bundeswehr's Fourth Fleet set off first to attack the target, the planet New Rhine in the territory of the New Roman Empire.

The planet New Rhine is located just opposite to the planet Taiji, on the inner side of Perseus Spiral's arm, close to Earth. But it is farther away from the 135th parallel than the "Taiji" planet, and the planetary system in which it is located is also more complex. The planetary system of Neu-Rhine is also a binary star system, with the host star Europa being an orange dwarf with a smaller red dwarf and five planets orbiting half an astronomical unit away.

Neu-Rhine is the third planet, which is equivalent to zero .8 Earth. It is almost upright on the ecliptic plane, running in an elliptical orbit with a relatively large eccentricity, and its orbital period is more than ten days in an earth year, but its revolution speed is much faster than that of the earth. The greater distance, combined with the low temperature and luminescence of both stars, makes the daytime in New Rhine dimmer than the current daytime on all inhabited planets except the Taiji planet.

Winter and summer in Neu-Rhine depend on its day distance. Every year in December, Neu-Rhine travels to perihelion two astronomical units from the main star, and midsummer begins in January of the following year. Even in midsummer, the extreme temperature on the surface is only 30 degrees Celsius, and when it reaches aphelion in June, the temperature at the poles can drop to more than -130 degrees Celsius, and even in some years, there is snowfall in the equatorial region.

As a result, the permanent population of the planet Neu-Rhine is not very large, just over 400 million. This planet is dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, but it does not supply the entire empire like the planet Afrika, and the products of agriculture and animal husbandry are basically used to meet the needs of the planet. However, Neu-Rhine and its two terrestrial planets further away were extremely rich in iron ore and other rare metal deposits, and were important mining bases for the New Roman Empire.

Jiang Ziyue's father, Douniersmark, was sent here almost every time he went to work. Of course, he didn't come here to mine directly, but to control a large group of machine coolies to work for humans. For Donielsmark, the New Rhine is familiar. Because of this, when his son proposed to leave the capital of New Byzantium to live again on another planet, he immediately suggested that his son go to New Rhine.

First, the ecological environment here is very good, the people are simple, there is no super city like New Rome and New Shanghai on the planet, and people live in small towns distributed in primeval forests or grasslands. Second, he was often sent here to see his son often. In fact, Dorniersmark also intends to move his family here after retirement.

Although her mother Jiang Xiaoqi was very reluctant, she finally agreed to let her son go to New Rhine to find a new life.

On 25 July, Jiang Ziyue, who had only lived at home for two days, made a phone call to Dana, who had already reported to the military headquarters, then bid farewell to his parents and boarded the passenger ship "Taurus" to New Rhine. Unbeknownst to him, the Bundeswehr had identified Neurhine as the first target for an attack on the Reich.