Within the borders of the new Federation, the 1st Battle Cluster of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, the flagship.

Countdown to the Imperial Expeditionary Force, Countdown '2, Galactic Time.

Yang Wei walked out of the simple restaurant in a hurry, and two teams of imperial soldiers trotting by stopped at the same time and saluted Yang Wei.

"Hmm."

Boss Yang nodded with a straight face, and then gestured to them to busy themselves.

The soldiers stood silently, with almost fanatical respect in their eyes, watching Yang Wei walk away with his hands behind his back.

To be a coach is to get the tone right.

Even if it's just a nominal manager, he doesn't participate in the actual tactical development.

"Mr. Ghost!"

The epaulettes on Yang Wei's shoulders shouted, "Please arrive at the bridge immediately, please arrive at the bridge immediately."

"Well, come over here."

Yang Wei looked up and quickened his cadence.

From the slightly nervous tone of the herald just now, Yang Wei smelled the smell of the upcoming fight.

He guessed right.

When he arrived at Lieutenant General Thomas's side, the overwhelming information fell into Yang Wei's eyes and ears.

The new Federation capital ship group pushed forward on all fronts, intending to engage in a head-on battle with the Imperial Expeditionary Force, and it is expected that after half an hour, both sides will enter the effective range of the opponent's capital naval guns.

Lieutenant General Thomas, who was both the commander of the 1st Combat Group and the commander-in-chief of the front line of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, was extremely busy at the moment, and had an emergency meeting with the commanders of the five battle groups to determine the basic strategy of "fighting hard," "local defense, and local heavy attack."

Lieutenant General Thomas spoke earnestly to his colleagues.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although this war will not affect the rise and fall of the empire, it is also related to the fate of the empire, and whether the glorious history of the empire can continue for tens of thousands of years to the present day depends on the simple instructions issued by you and me.

"The New Federation has coveted my empire for a long time, and if it weren't for their interference, the empire wouldn't have to come to the point where it is today to go to war with them.

"The above means that we can only win, not lose, not even a draw."

"Thomas," an old man asked, "when will the Empire's defenses be activated?"

"Teacher," Lieutenant General Thomas shook his head slightly, "I can't know what you can't know, but we can't hope for this system, it's mainly for emergency support, and this battle still needs us to fight."

"Yes, that's what it means that we've worked so hard in the military for decades to get to where we are today."

"Please be careful, and be sure to check later if there are enough detectors at each jump point, I am a little disturbed by the movements of the Güell Alliance and the United States of Freedom."

"Rest assured, they don't have enough reason to directly intervene in the war between us and the New Federation, and it is in their own interest for us and the New Federation to drain our forces at the same time."

Vice Admiral Thomas said, "Be cautious and you can't go wrong, I believe in your command of the battleship group, and I firmly believe that we can achieve the ultimate victory in this evenly matched head-on collision!" Now I would like to fulfill my duty as commander-in-chief, and I would like to ask you to give a pre-battle speech to the whole ship, to inspire our soldiers to fight bravely, and to watch and help each other in the war later!" ….

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"

The four old men laughed at the same time, and Lieutenant General Thomas could only smile bitterly.

Then, the five of them tacitly saluted at the same time.

The five major battle clusters of the Imperial Expeditionary Force began to move simultaneously, holding the terrain, quietly waiting for the new Federation ship group to appear.

A silver line seemed to appear in the deep sky, as if thousands of stars were shining synchronously.

The light propagated at the speed of the regular Cosmic Overlord class, bringing information about the new Federation warship group.

Yang Wei is sitting behind Lieutenant General Thomas.

He was supposed to sit at the top of the podium, but Yang Wei still understood the world, so he moved a chair casually and sat not far behind Thomas.

In this way, you can see clearly

Lieutenant General Maas's every move, listening to all his commands, and being able to observe the Empire's battle cluster command system up close, would not affect the heralds and senior officers walking back and forth.

The new Federation warship group is menacing, and it is very likely to fight to the death with the Empire.

16,000 ships against 13,000 ships, the advantage is in me?

In fact, the strength on paper of the two sides is still dominated by the imperial side.

Although the number of Imperial ships is insufficient, the two key values of overall firepower and total energy indicators are above the new Federation.

To put it simply, nearly one-third of the sixteen,000 ships of the New Federation are not the advanced warships in the galaxy at present.

Both sides know that the other has hidden power behind them, and when the confrontation breaks out later, their hidden power will be revealed one by one.

According to the estimates of the Imperial Department, the number of ships ambushed by the New Federation near the nearest jump point is between 6,000 and 8,000, and there are also several large ship groups hiding in the core of the New Federation.

There are about 4,000 to 5,000 warships hidden in the rear of the empire, but the combat effectiveness of these warships is far above the new federation ambush group.

No way, they have another name.

'Levy, Regiment.

The countdown to the war has begun, and the battle formations of the two sides have been formed, and the two sides have begun to carry out electromagnetic countermeasures, simulated gravitational field confrontations, and information jamming outside the effective range.

The shield ship forward.

Integrated supply ships shuttle around.

The industrial ships in the rear have already started all the production lines.

Both sides are about to enter the effective range of each other's dreadnoughts.

The main guns are charged, the shield ships stretch out defensive shields, and the two sides begin to release the drone swarm, allowing the drone swarm to maneuver in a roundabout way.

The atmosphere inside the flagship was extremely oppressive, everyone's spirits were on high tension, the herald's fingers never took off the buttons, and the operator's breathing became very slight.

Even Yang Wei, an outsider in the bureau, couldn't help but sweat.

Vice Admiral Thomas stares into the imaginary deep space of the battlefield as enemy warship groups are about to come within range of dreadnoughts.

His palms swung forward.

"Dreadnoughts fire!"

The Imperial and New Federation warship groups suddenly lit up with twenty-four brilliant lights! There were twelve bright lights flickering at the same time!

One pre-war claimed that there were only eight dreadnoughts, and the other claimed that they had twelve dreadnought-class gunboats.

However, when the war really started, the number of dreadnoughts was equal!

Both sides had shield ships and ships in the rear were routed, but the Imperial side suffered significantly fewer losses!

Lieutenant General Thomas raised his head slightly, his eyes shining with confidence. ….

"The secondary shield ship moves forward to fill the loophole, and the main battleship is fully fired, giving priority to attacking the firepower replenishment ship near the enemy's dreadnought! Drone swarm attack, electromagnetic interference concentrated marked the old dreadnought!"

"Yes!"

Seeing all kinds of data emerging from Lieutenant General Thomas's command interface, Yang Wei's shoulders suddenly relaxed.

In the first round of mutual bombardment, the empire had a clear advantage.

The new federation is going to stage another big retreat of abandoning the car and protecting the commander and breaking the arm.

Thinking so, Boss Yang calmly cocked Erlang's legs.

……

"Fighting?"

"Yes, Your Majesty Edward."

Falling Wind Palace, inside Edwan's office.

Edwan and his ministers sit quietly in front of a large projection screen showing the brink of the war between the Empire and the New Federation, sourced from a pay-per-view channel from the Interstellar News Channel.

For the sake of money, there are always people who dare to take risks.

However, they could only see the two battle groups on the edge bombarding each other.

Twenty-four dreadnoughts roared at the same time, which had already deeply shocked Edwang and the others.

This is the Empire.

Silently hid a few dreadnoughts.

The new federation has been preparing for so long since the empire's last expedition, and has opened almost all of its mothballed resources

tried to prove himself and save the reputation of the second in the galaxy, but what he didn't expect to get was a blow from the empire.

Mighty Sherman.

Suffocating Sherman.

"Your Majesty!" "I'm afraid the empire is going to win again."

"Oh? How did the general see it?"

Edwan frowned slightly, the empire wants to win, this is not the good news he wants to hear, the best news he wants to get is a draw between the two sides and the expansion of the quagmire of war.

Gutun Maha said slowly: "Obviously, the empire is more prepared, although the new federation has an advantage in the field of military intelligence, and has also made corresponding tactical adjustments to the distribution of forces in the empire, trying to establish a general balance and establish local superiority, but as soon as their tactical intentions are revealed, those battle-hardened generals of the empire smell the danger and immediately respond......

Gutun Maha spoke eloquently, and the ministers kept nodding their heads as they listened.

And several core cabinet ministers who clearly know Luofeng's current strategic development intentions have a somewhat solemn expression at the moment.

If the Empire easily defeats the New Federation, the Falling Wind Alliance will be in danger.

Edwan smiled, "If the empire can win, it would be great."

Edwan rubbed his eyes, raised his hand and yawned, leaning back in his chair, and after a while he snored loudly.

……

Sherman Empire, Emperor Star.

Director Ino sat by the bath and smiled at His Majesty the Emperor, who was lying on the microgravity sofa, enjoying the gentle kneading of the maids.

"What do you mean, my dear uncle?"

The old emperor frowned and said:

"Let my daughter, Daphne, go upside down for that stinky boy from Hanton? Not yet public?

"That's too much to take my Devonie into!"

"My Honored Majesty," Director Eno said softly, "In the last few years, at most ten years, we can let Hanton do a little bit, and we don't have to worry about anything with him, and as long as the time is enough, Hanton himself will kneel before you and show your loyalty." ….

"You mean, the Precursor set?"

The old emperor laughed:

"You won't let me interfere, and I probably know something.

"The Faians control everything in the galaxy, right? We are just guinea pigs locked up in the Great Cluster of Galaxies, and we develop civilization and explore possibilities to fill in the gaps of the Faians themselves."

"Your Majesty, did you already know?" Director Ino smiled, "I thought Your Majesty would never care about that."

The old emperor pursed his lips slightly, closed his eyes and exhaled slowly: "Sometimes, after sitting in this position for a long time, you have to understand this, but I also know that you don't like to let the emperor interfere."

Director Ino said softly, "You are the actual controller of the Empire, and you also have access to all the secrets of the Empire."

"It's one thing to have authority, it's another thing to be a qualified emperor," the old emperor laughed, "My father is still alive, isn't he?" His body is no longer active, but his brain can continue to be active."

Director Ino smiled, "Every emperor will stay at that table for about two hundred years, which is a benefit that we don't have."

"It can only last until two hundred years after the death of the body, and then the consciousness will be confused and the self-perception will collapse."

The old emperor pouted slightly:

"If I had gotten to that point, I might not have enjoyed this privilege."

"It's your freedom, the state apparatus and the Sherman family follow your will," Director Eno said, "I'm not here to make small talk to you today."

"Tell me what you command, my dear uncle," the old emperor laughed, "what conditions do you not meet for me?" It has always been so, and it will always be so."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Director Ino said, "I hope that after the victory of this expedition, you will publicly reward the White Ghost."

"Commendation? He scolded me

Do I want to be rewarded?"

"Your Majesty, you are kind-hearted, why bother with him."

Director Ino smiled:

"Moreover, you alienated him because of a few words, didn't you fall for the new Federation's female tricks?

"The New Federation is all about dividing you and the White Ghost.

"You have supreme authority, he has great personal strength and popular prestige, if the rectification movement of the imperial nobles continues, the empire will return to its former glory, the people will be on the same side as you, and a small number of decaying nobles will just be cleared out of the veins of the empire.

"Think about it, is it that after the white ghost left the scene, the domestic public opinion fell into the previous situation of being passive to the royal family and the aristocracy?"

The old emperor nodded slightly: "I will consider my uncle's opinion...... That doesn't seem like a problem for you, though."

"Your Majesty, the battle is going on now, and our side has gradually established an advantage, so it shouldn't be a problem to win the battle," Director Eno said slowly, "I've sent Devany to the front line with that mass of cell tissue, and now I only need a letter of commendation from you."

"The Emperor's token is there," the old Emperor raised his chin to the side, "Uncle, you can use it yourself."

Director Ino sighed, "Your Majesty, you're complaining about me again." ….

The old emperor just turned his head away.

"Alright then, I'll wait for Your Majesty to finish your massage," Director Ino stretched, "Your Majesty, your sofa here is comfortable, and my broken research institute, these non-core equipment are old and old."

Suddenly, a maid came hurrying to the side.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

The Emperor turned his head and looked over, "What are you panicking about? What's the situation?"

"The United States of Free States is about to hold an emergency press conference, and according to relevant information, it seems that they are going to war!"

"Huh?"

The Emperor and Director Ino frowned at the same time, and the two old men glanced at each other.

The old emperor wondered, "Uncle, this seems to be a little different from the information we got before."

"The President of the United States of the Free States has made it clear in the phone call that they will not take the initiative to send troops into the territory of the new Federation," Director Eno took out his special network access terminal, "Your Majesty, I will investigate first."

The old emperor nodded, and suddenly asked, "Hasn't the Imperial Guard system been activated yet?"

"The archbishop has tried twice......

"Your Majesty," Director Ino explained, "there seems to be a slight problem with this system, version 2.0 of the Imperial Guard system is already under development, and it has just passed the regional test a few days ago, and it will soon be rolled out in the online world."

The old emperor said indifferently, "I will have enough authority?"

"Of course, this is not the legacy of Levy's ancestors, but the artwork we have created based on the summary of current technology, and you have the highest authority."

Director Ino replied with a smile.

The old emperor suddenly showed a somewhat leisurely smile, and motioned for the maid to stand down and continue to close her eyes and enjoy.

……

The changes in interstellar politics have not yet affected the frontal battlefield that has become white-hot.

After the second salvo of dreadnoughts on both sides, the imperial advantage expanded again, and the new federation was struggling to support it on the front, and had to use a batch of reinforcements to try to relieve its own pressure.

However, the Empire immediately threw the same chips into the field.

'Levi, the ship group joined the flank battle, although it was only the title, the contemporary filling of the Levi ship group, not the core of the ancient warships, but the addition of this group of new forces still pressed the balance of victory hard.

Invincible, built only on caliber and firepower!

The reason why the empire is unscrupulous is because of this unique military strength!

The new federation may not be far from the core of the empire in terms of comprehensive scientific and technological level, but militarily, it is insufficient and unprepared.

The relationship between victory and defeat on the battlefield has gradually become clear.

Yang Wei concluded that the new federation should be to preserve the vitality of existence and existence

After the third salvo, the dreadship took the initiative to retreat.

As long as the empire wins this battle, it will be able to radiate one-third of the territory of the new federation, and if it is a little more daring, it will create extremely strong pressure on the new federation authorities if it is bold enough to invade the new federation by six to ten main order administrative stars.

The new federal system of government is likely to collapse directly under high pressure!

However, Yang Wei was not excited, he was thinking in his heart, if the empire won so easily, then ......

Buzz, buzz!

Yang's watch suddenly vibrate.

He looked down, his eyes changing several times in a second, and stood up abruptly.

Almost at the same time, Lieutenant General Thomas listened intently, his face extremely solemn.

On the large screen on the left, the picture suddenly changes, showing deep space at the edge of the battlefield, where light brings the latest information.

"General! The Güell Union battleship group enters the left flank! Four main battleship regiments! At least four main battleship regiments!"

"General! The United States of Liberty warship group has completed its leap and appeared on the right flank of the battlefield! They signaled war! Connected to the new federal chain of command!"

"Both sides are sailing at full speed, and they will arrive at the battlefield on both flanks in fifteen minutes!"

Lieutenant General Thomas's nose trembled slightly.

The opponent's pocket array has been formed.

The depths of the Emperor Star.

In an isolated laboratory, a scientific research team in white coats is looking at the black box in front of them that is more than hundreds of meters long.

No response, no feedback.

The archbishop above inserted the scepter a few times, and the cutscene played a few times, but they really couldn't activate it......

"Could it be that we angered this goddess when we did the overhaul before?"

"She doesn't have normal thinking skills, what can I do?"

Suddenly.

A faint glow appeared on the black box, and circuits that looked like mysterious engravings were lit.

The space of abnormal thinking of reason.

The girl in the black box slowly opened her eyes, and the chains around her right arm quietly dissolved, but when she appeared above the black box, it was still a projection pulled by the five chains.

Imperial guard system, activated.

(End of chapter).

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