Chapter 218: Sacrifice
In the conference room, the general of the lancers sat still for a long time before sighing.
A female general with a gentle face appeared beside him, looking slightly mature, about 30 or so. "Why wouldn't they believe us when we had all the information," she said.
The admiral said slowly: "Now the war with the Tang Dynasty is imminent, and several galaxies have been secretly fighting, but they have not yet declared war openly. The battle situation here is unfavorable, so it is natural to find a way to shirk responsibility. Especially for galaxies as important as N7703. ”
"The battle situation is unfavorable, didn't we just inflict heavy damage on the Ninth Fleet of the Tang Dynasty?"
The admiral smiled and said, "With three circumferences and one and only about the same battle losses, can this be called a victory? According to the information I received, Lin Xuanshang has returned to the Ninth Fleet and is leading the main force of the fleet to rush over. In addition, several high-level agents of the Special Operations Unit have also arrived, and are lurking in the outer space of the galaxy, ready to surprise at any time. ”
"The Ninth Fleet is alone in the depths, and it is a good time to encircle and annihilate them! The woman sneered.
The admiral shook his head, "If you want to encircle and annihilate the Ninth Fleet, I'm afraid it's right in Lin Xuanshang's arms." This man had outstanding achievements in the past, and he was able to be promoted to marshal at a young age. Many of the Federation's generals have been defeated by his subordinates. If you want to encircle and annihilate his Ninth Fleet, I'm afraid that three full main fleets will not be enough. This may be his goal, to hold back several main Federation forces with a broken fleet, and then decide the victory in other battlefields. ”
"Isn't it okay to be one-on-one?
"Yes, yes, but no one is sure of winning, so no one will come. ”
The woman thought for a while before she understood.
The Admiral stretched out his hand to the conference table in front of him, and the image of Planet 4 appeared. He looked at the slowly rotating planet and said, "This is our weakness, because there is this weakness, so no matter who comes, facing Lin Xuanshang will be at a disadvantage." Just a few days ago, we detected a quantum anomaly fluctuation, and it is very likely that the two little agents had successfully passed through the storm clouds and sent the message. ”
"How is that possible? Isn't there no way to do research inside this planet?"
"I don't know. So far, so much incredible has happened. The only one who really knows the inside story is probably ......" The admiral shook his head and did not continue.
The woman continued, "Hathaway, the little princess of the Winton family." ”
"If she refuses to reveal any information, who can force her to fail?"
The woman's face turned cold, "Isn't the life of the nearly 100,000 soldiers of the legion as important as one of their heirs?
"The Wintons believe that it was a mistake in our intelligence that led to Hathaway's capture. And the main force that rescued her was also the people on the Pirate Flag's side. It's a bit of a blur about it. ”
"That Hathaway is so willful, don't the Winton family take care of it themselves? They want to watch the family sink?"
The admiral said: "Hathaway has offered to renounce her heirship, received a grant from the family fund, and created a mercenary corps independently. ”
"What?" the woman was taken aback.
"So, the Winton family can't put any more pressure on her. ”
"And if someone arrests Hathaway?"
"After all, she still has the blood of the Winton family in her body, and the consequence of doing so is a provocation to the entire Winton family. Blue Ring will be pursued to the end no matter what. ”
"Is this the end of the matter, at the cost of one heir renouncing his inheritance?"
"The value of intelligence is always limited. And this matter is not over yet, and the Wintons are not going to let us go like this, they are trying their best to blame us for the loss of Planet 4. This landing is their conspiracy. ”
"You mean ......"
"If there is no sacrifice, how can it reflect tragedy?" said the admiral meaningfully.
The woman's breath was a little short, and she said, "What about the 100,000 dead and wounded soldiers of our legion?"
"That's different. ”
The Admiral was silent as he watched the slowly rotating planetary images on the table.
The woman stood quietly, not disturbing his train of thought. After a long time, the admiral's brow gradually relaxed, and his gaze became resolute. He clicked on the virtual interface on the table and transferred the action plan that had just been formed.
Seeing this plan, the woman was taken aback and said, "How can this work?!"
"It's the only way. ”
"But if there is a mistake, it is also the fault of everyone in the legion headquarters, how can you bear it alone?"
"It is best for me to take responsibility, and someone must be responsible for the casualties of 100,000 soldiers. If it's not me, should the entire command take it together? At the cost of my responsibility, I can ensure that this plan of action is respected and adhered to, and that those young people can be saved. They are the future of the lancers. ”
The woman carefully read the combat part of the plan, and the main point in it was to land on the other side of Planet 4, far away from the Doomsday Shadow Fortress that might be occupied by Chu Jungui, and then regularly replenish the remote supply, and the landing force mainly relied on its own strength to survive and explore on the planet. The orbital base that the Legion has set up here will be withdrawn outside the system to ensure mobility.
In this way, the Lancers' blockade of Planet 4 was automatically lifted, but they also regained mobility and strategic initiative.
The battle between the two sides for Planet 4 will be mainly on the surface of Planet 4 until the outer space fleet determines the real winner.
At this moment, in the large conference room of the Doomsday Shadow Fortress, Chu Jun sat in the center, opposite Wilson and more than a dozen captured senior officers. They were the representatives of this captivity.
There were a lot of prisoners this time, and there were more than 7,000 landing fighters alone, including the captains and crews of three landing starships and three transport ships, totaling nearly 9,000 people. So there are more than a dozen senior officers alone.
It's just that Chu Jungui's face is a little strange at this moment. He looked at the people in front of him suspiciously, and even more carefully looked at Wilson's eyes, and said, "You just said that they were all sent here as sacrifices?"
Wilson nodded, slightly self-deprecatingly, and said, "We've suffered one defeat after another here, and someone has to take responsibility." At this time, the story of a group of warriors embarking on a journey to a strange planet and never returning, can arouse the sympathy of all the star fields, thus putting the Legion in a favorable position of public opinion. And we, the team of warriors who will never come back. ”
"Does that seem like a bit of a big price?"
"Because our opponents are also very strong, we have to bet big. ”