After breakfast, Dusson didn't rush to the office to start a new job. Today, unlike usual, the Navy of Newsal has just completed a massive build-up, and the fleet is about to depart.

As the current supreme ruler of Newsar, Dussander is obliged to say something to the soldiers before the fleet departs, after all, this expedition is completely different from the previous combat patrols.

Newsal's navy would dispatch more than eighty percent of its ships, and carry more than 3,000 newly-trained National Army, as well as more than twenty tanks, to land in Saxony, also isolated by the Empire.

This time the operation will be an outright offensive mission, with the expeditionary force first docking a transport ship carrying agent Nyusar Aika and Dussand's personal representative, namely Duchamp, at the interstellar landing ground in Dresden, the capital of Saxony, by traditional means. Then he sought to establish contact with the Saxon side by peaceful means.

If the Saxon side refuses to communicate peacefully, or they try to attack. Then the expeditionary force will conduct a landing operation on Dresden in the shortest possible time. According to Dussand's orders, the first target of the expeditionary force would be the current supreme ruler and ruling body of Dresden.

In other words, Dussaint needed the expeditionary force to use the level of communications during the First Industrial Revolution and the level of artillery in the early stages of World War I to carry out a special operations mission that bordered on a decapitation operation.

When and how will this operation be executed...... All of his decisions were entrusted to his father, Duchamp. This is not because Dussart has much confidence in his father, but because of the joint advice of the suspended Scharnhorst and Lieutenant General Horn, who is in command of all of Newsar's military forces.

Some of Scharnhorst's recommendations were probably aimed at currying favor with Duchamp and hoping that his old superiors would make a comeback effort. But Lieutenant General Horn's recommendation was a little different.

Dussart had been planning the operation a few days earlier, and after hearing what Dussant was hoping to achieve, and having learned again about the rules of engagement of "salute before soldiering," Lieutenant General Horn quickly recommended Dušamp as the commander of the operation.

"Duchamp is a naval officer with very rich combat experience, and at the same time, his identity is relatively easy to be recognized by the other party." Lieutenant General Horn explained his suggestion as follows: "It is not difficult to see from your arrangement that your fundamental aim is to bring Saxony under the rule of Newsal as peacefully as possible, with the least amount of loss. ”

"Strictly speaking, my goal has never been to dominate Saxony...... You continue, though. Dussaint excused himself for a moment, then motioned for Lieutenant Horn to continue.

"Whatever your ultimate goal, avoiding engagement as much as possible is the best way to achieve your goal at low cost." Ever since becoming the de facto supreme commander of the Niusal military forces, Lieutenant General Horn, who has no proper shape, suddenly begins to become serious. But now, the shapeless old man hidden under the unsmiling smile showed a little more trace - Vice Admiral Horn said with a "playful" smile on his face, "Mr. Duchamp's previous feud with you is not a secret, and the accompanying naval soldiers and officers will definitely reveal some of it to the outside world, intentionally or unintentionally. ”

Horn's plan was simple: the Grand Consul Duchamp, who was at odds with his own son and had been under house arrest, went to Saxony – an arrangement that would have meant a lot in itself, in the case of any good politician. The simplest meaning, I am afraid, is to kill people with a knife and use it to get an excuse to officially start a war.

In the past, there was no shortage of similar arrangements between nobles - a large nobleman sent a member of his own side to enter the target territory to make a fortune, deliberately provoking the other party to take the lead. Then, in the name of "righteousness", attack the target and seize the territory.

Later, this trick gradually evolved into a regular routine of some big aristocratic families vying for power and profit, and finally using outsiders to execute family members.

In short, Duchamp is now the image of a typical "loser in the struggle for power". He was sent to Saxony to carry out this kind of "subjugation" that was obviously intended to offend people, and if the Duke of Saxony was not mentally retarded, he would have thought in the direction that "this man was sent to death by his own son".

Of course, Duchamp personally would not have had such thoughts at all. After all, he had now regained control of the Newsal navy, and Duchamp could not have any other opinion on this operation, both in public and private. As an experienced naval officer, Duchamp would first prepare for such a task as a military operation – a common trait of all military personnel.

And when it comes to military missions, Duchamp himself will be very tough - this also confirms the judgment of the Duke of Saxony in another way.

Saxony is a very mineral colony with abundant mineral deposits and a very low mining difficulty. At the same time, there are very large open-pit coal mines and iron mines. However, due to the very sparse population and the relative proximity of the planet to Newsar, the Saxon garrison was pitifully small - they had no capital ships, only two large cruisers and twelve destroyers.

In normal times, Saxony's defense work is mainly to expel the star thieves, and if you encounter a relatively large ship group, you need to ask for help from Newsar.

With such a disparity in power, the Duke of Saxony would certainly not immediately choose a military confrontation. He also doesn't have the capital to fight it. He would not even choose to capture and execute Duchamp "according to tradition", because that "tradition" must be carried out by mutual communication beforehand. What's more, Duchamp's own fleet was enough to crush all the armed forces of Saxony three or five times.

The "smart" Duke of Saxony had only one way to go, he would have chosen to surrender for the time being, and then began to actively move closer to Duchamp. If Duchamp can be re-established as the ruler of Newsar, then it is natural that Monsieur Duchess will be able to regain control of Saxony in the name of "getting a reward".

Lieutenant General Horn's plan was very simple, but also very "subtle". His goal was to use the "family learning" of these aristocratic families who had long held the colony to mislead the Duke of Saxony into giving up his resistance. After the other party commits to obey the control of Neusar, whether it is to override the other party or directly execute, this will not be a big problem.

Dussaint agreed to the plan.

Of course, he made some minor adjustments to the content of the plan - he presented the whole plan to Duchamp and consulted Duchamp.

Duchamp thought for a moment and then said, "If I die, let Horn choose someone to take my place." Scharnhorst is more suitable as the commander of a detachment - but be careful, this man is ambitious. ”

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"Guys, you are about to leave where you were born and raised, and set off on a warship for Saxony." Standing at the Newsal Startake-off, Dussander addressed the many National Army soldiers in the audience, "Although you are on a battleship, I want each of you to understand one thing - you are not set out to fight. ”

"Five months ago, five Imperial colonies were slaughtered by Orin at the same time. In addition to us, Saxony was also slaughtered. Dussand's voice sounded a little heavy, "The purpose of your operation is to save the ordinary people who have been battered in the massacre - they are also victims of this atrocity like your family. ”

The atmosphere was a little heavy, and there was some whispering among the soldiers.

"But unlike us, the people of Saxony are not so lucky – they don't have a strong army willing to protect civilians." Dussander suddenly raised his voice and said, "After seeing you, I'm afraid the locals will be very nervous, even hostile to you. Comrades, this is normal - if it were you, five months after the attack, you would suddenly see a group of unfamiliar armed men, and you would be vigilant. ”

Seeing the soldiers below begin to nod, Dussander continued, "Therefore, I ask you to act with the utmost restraint and the most complete obedience, and obey the orders of the officers. I command you to remember that the purpose of this departure is to save our struggling Saxon compatriots, and our goal is to enable Saxony to receive support from Newsar and to rebuild...... Do you understand?! ”

"Understood!" The soldiers in the audience answered in unison with shouts.

"Let's go!" Under Duchamp's orders, the Nationalist Army soldiers, who had just finished their training, turned around and marched towards the landing ship formation, while Brigadier General Philip on the side looked slightly nervous.

Dussander looked at Brigadier General Philip and asked, "What are you nervous about?" There was no systematic army or navy on the Saxon side, and although the soldiers of the National Army had just completed their recruit training, they were certainly enough to deter the other side. ”

"We don't know much about the situation in Saxony, but one thing is certain," said Brigadier General Philippe, who looked at Dussander and said......, "Saxony has a small population, and Saxony has not been in contact with us in recent times." ”

Dussander didn't understand what Brigadier General Philip meant, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Maybe it's just because they're busy with the things they have?" We also tossed and turned for five months before we had time to contact them. ”

"It will take us five months to get an idea of what we are facing." Brigadier General Philip's expression became more serious, "That's Saxony, which has a population of only 52 million...... How many people can still be there now? I'm not even too worried about the population up there dying - if that does, we'll just get a mining colony with a pleasant climate. But if the population above is drastically reduced, the whole social system is on the verge of collapse...... Then we may be in big trouble for ourselves. ”