Imperial Star, Imperial Palace.

Yang Wei walked out of the bathroom in full dress, and Devne, who had been waiting for a long time, took two maids forward, straightened the folds of Yang Wei's military uniform, and pinned the knight chief badge taken out of the crystal to Yang Wei's chest.

"This meeting is said to be attended by some great nobles, and if you don't speak, you won't speak."

Daphne whispered:

"No matter what they say, you keep silent, you're a bystander, just representing your father in this meeting."

Yang Wei nodded without a trace and said with a smile: "Are you worried about me?" ”

"Well," Devina said with a smile, "you're my partner, shouldn't I care about you?" ”

"Yes."

Yang Wei glanced at the two maids, who each bowed their heads and turned sideways, letting go of the projection matrix that had been prepared for a long time.

For ordinary communication projection, only one instrument is sufficient, but to participate in such a high-level meeting, considering the confidentiality and full coverage of information, this kind of matrix structure projection and capture device is needed.

In the corner of the matrix is a chair.

Yang Wei stepped into the matrix, and the surrounding environment quickly changed, from a spacious and delicate princess's dormitory to a virtual conference room full of people.

It's not so much a conference room as a courtroom.

The whole venue is a 'Hui' shaped structure.

The three supreme commanders of the military department, the chief elder of the elders' house, and the two elders with real power, sat in the highest row of seats, and below were a dozen seats, and the general and the elder elders each accounted for half of them, and Lieutenant General Thomas was also among them.

The other three sides are the princes and dukes of the empire, as well as the heads of government departments.

Yang Wei deliberately glanced at the left-hand corner, where there seemed to be some hidden figures.

- Most likely a member of the elite ruling faction of the Sherman family.

When Yang Wei appeared in the venue, a group of people instantly fell silent.

"Hanton!"

Lieutenant General Thomas took the initiative to shout, pointing to the empty seat next to him: "Your seat is here." ”

So conspicuous?

In the center of the second row, just below the three Supreme Commanders and the Three Elders, it was easy to become the focus of the audience.

Yang Wei stepped forward quietly, and when he took a seat in the projection matrix, he happened to sit in the chair in the conference room.

The room was silent for a few seconds, and then began to whisper again.

Yang Wei glanced at the simple interface in his eyes, and found that this meeting should be the highest confidentiality specification, and there was only one 'exit' in the function menu.

There are nearly 100 people here, each of whom can be called the magnates of the empire;

For example, Atro's third uncle;

Counting the 'round table' members who are hiding in the shadows and do not know the exact number, it is not an exaggeration to say that this is the highest power meeting of the empire.

Lieutenant General Thomas just smiled and winked at Yang Wei, and looked at the badge on Yang Wei's chest with a little envy, and didn't say anything.

It's no secret that the two of them have a personal relationship, and this kind of occasion is not suitable for laughing and chatting.

After waiting for about half a galaxy, more than a dozen people came one after another, and the virtual conference room was finally full.

The Supreme Commander of the Imperial Military Department began this meeting in his own deep voice:

"Now there is a closed-door meeting at the highest level of the military department, that is, the meeting on the coordination and combat preparedness of the insect plague response.

"During the meeting, please keep your correspondence silent, and do not allow any information to leak out, and if it is leaked, it will be held accountable using the Empire's strictest secret protection laws and regulations.

"Brief introduction of the content of the meeting, Thomas."

"Yes!"

Lieutenant General Thomas stood up to answer, then grabbed a speech out of thin air in front of him, and raised his hand to click on a three-dimensional video of the display on all sides.

"You've got the news.

"According to the historical records of the empire, as well as the long-term antagonistic relationship between the space zerg and our human race, there is a ninety-five percent probability that the mother worm will launch a comprehensive extinguishing campaign against human civilization in the galaxy.

"As we all know, the human civilization in the galaxy originated from the sowing of high-dimensional human civilization, and we are the reserve army of human high-dimensional civilization, and at the same time, it is also the extension tentacle of high-dimensional human beings to occupy the three-dimensional material world.

"The material world that develops linearly in time is the basis of the order of the high-dimensional world, so in essence, the war between the space zerg and our three-dimensional world human civilization belongs to the continuation of the race war in the high-dimensional world.

"Therefore, this war will not be avoided by our suing for peace, nor will it end when the Zerg enter a period of inactivity.

"It is our misfortune to be born in this era, but also our luck, and it is fortunate that after this war, our children and grandchildren will usher in a period of peace and development for hundreds of years.

"History has shown that the imperial system, which we call backward and cruel by the democratic camp, always works most efficiently when such a wave of bugs erupts.

"There are three main contents of today's meeting.

"First, establish a committee for the control of the insect tide, which will be composed of the heads of the Imperial Military Department, the House of Elders, and other relevant departments, and will have the power to formulate various plans and supervise the implementation of plans.

"Second, establish a master plan and a backup plan for responding to insect infestations.

"Thirdly, proposals are made by full members of the committees and the proposals are discussed.

"Let's move on to the first ......"

As Lieutenant General Thomas gave his introduction, the stereoscopic projection was constantly changing, revealing a picture of the gathering of insect swarms at the galaxy's border.

The swarms of insects that wrapped around the planets and gathered near the stars like dark clouds made many old nobles feel numb and unwell.

The venue maintained a serious atmosphere, and the first meeting content was quickly completed.

The list of members of the committee was predetermined, and Yang is one of the 36 full members of the committee, who has the power to initiate proposals in the future.

He was quite emotional.

- The Empire is finally beginning to show its efficient side.

This solemn atmosphere, the picture of the unity of all the departments of the empire, made his blood boil a little.

And then...... This little bit of enthusiasm quickly extinguished.

Lieutenant General Thomas announced the second phase of the meeting.

The main plan and backup plan for dealing with the insect influx have been formulated by the military department and the elders' house in advance, and need to be discussed and approved by the committee.

Yang Wei roughly summed up, there are actually a total of three plans, or rather, three plans, and the difference between the different plans is only the position of the defensive line.

The main plan, which is now considered the most feasible, is to lure a large number of swarms to gather outside the Emperor's Circle, and then concentrate the firepower of the Empire's ships to annihilate the swarms.

Alternative plan 1 is to extrapolate the decisive battle line to protect the economically developed planets outside the Emperor's Circle.

Option 2: Sniping the Swarm on the Empire's borders.

Almost sixty percent of those present agreed with the main plan; The remaining 10 per cent agreed with Alternative 1 and 20 per cent suggested Alternative 2.

Boss Yang almost cursed.

Feelings, in the vast area from the border of the empire to the imperial star circle, the inhabitants of the ordinary administrative stars of the empire are not considered humans?

When it came to the discussion session of the committee members, Yang Wei spoke directly:

"What does the master plan mean that we are going to give up 40 percent of the population? Local defense forces also need to be transferred? ”

Lieutenant General Thomas sighed, sat down with his head bowed, and did not speak.

One elder took the initiative to explain:

"Knight Captain Hanton, you should think about this from a different angle."

"Then please give me an angle."

"Okay."

The elder came in with obvious preparation, and explained unhurriedly:

"First, this is a war between civilizations, a war between two hegemon-level races, and it cannot be divided by the gains and losses of an administrative star.

"Second, the insect swarm will definitely give priority to attacking the most prosperous Emperor Star Circle, just like last time, the attack launched by the big mother worm was directed at the Emperor Star, they have an extremely high civilization level, they know how to extinguish civilization, this level of war, we can't expect to ensure that every citizen of the empire is not harmed.

"Third, we must concentrate superior firepower, this insect plague is unprecedented in the past thousands of years, it may be even more tragic than we imagined, and the best way to fight the insect tide is to gather all the forces.

"This is the best tactic obtained by the military department after opening the empire's tens of thousands of years of military database, instead of scattering and cannibalizing the forces, it is better to directly gather and fight to the death with the Zerg.

"If we stretch the battle line, we will place all our military forces on the border, and our core area will be directly exposed to the threat of the swarm, and the opponent's ability to jump is better than ours.

"Fourth, and most importantly, the first thing to extinguish is our military power, and then to massacre civilians.

"End of speech."

Yang Wei nodded, thought carefully for a few seconds, and just asked, "Fourth, how did you get the fourth point?" ”

The elder muttered, "It should be like this, just like we went to war with the New Federation. ”

"But," one of the generals couldn't help but speak, "in the model deduction we made, there is a sixty percent chance that the Zerg will adopt the strategy of advancing the entire border, and there are too many of them, and it is very likely that they will slaughter hundreds of planets at the same time, and then gradually gather inward. ”

One elder asked rhetorically, "How did the general come to his conclusion?" ”

"As I said earlier, model deduction," the general frowned, "the model and deduction conditions are based on precious data obtained by the empire over tens of thousands of years, which is an advantage that no other polity can match. ”

An elder immediately said: "That's only a sixty percent possibility, forty percent probability is not low, if we disperse the military force, and the opponent's main force goes straight to the Emperor Star, what will be the consequences, have you thought about it?" ”

Yang Wei said: "The consequence is that Emperor Xing activated the secret weapon and directly defeated the other party...... Are you questioning the firepower on the periphery of Emperor Star? ”

Several generals smiled.

Next, there was a war of words between the military department and the House of Elders.

"You have also seen the number of Zerg, if you forcibly want to defend the whole territory, you can only take care of one or the other in the end!"

"But if we are just defending against the Emperor Star Circle, and the Zerg choose to slaughter our ordinary administrative stars, are our troops sure that there will be no mutiny? Ladies and gentlemen, eighty percent of the composition of the Imperial Army comes from outside the Imperial Star Circle, and no matter what the class of troops, it is almost the same proportion. ”

"The empire's territory is so vast, if the swarm focuses on attacking the most powerful us in the galaxy, the support from other countries is almost zero."

"In the face of a worm tide of this scale, all we think about is for the empire to survive."

"Will the empire survive, or will the families and assets of the elders survive?"

"We are here to discuss the important matter of life and death in the empire, what is the mind of your military department! Is it trying to put Emperor Star in danger? ”

"Fighting against the swarm is not against the alliance of the three great powers, what we need is firepower and protection capabilities, not the so-called advanced avionics, all kinds of old warships that we have mothballed can be activated, and we actually have the ability to fight a blocking battle with the swarm outside the second line of defense!"

"The star field structure of the empire is the Emperor Star - the Emperor Star Circle - the Pan Emperor Star Circle Economic Belt - the peripheral ordinary administrative stars, and the last option is the strategic buffer zone."

"If the Bug Tide simultaneously invades most of the Milky Way's polities...... Starting from the existing distribution of insect swarms, they have integrated six major insect swarms, and the six major insect swarms will attack the human civilization in the galaxy from four directions, and the empire will most likely face two major insect swarms! What are the consequences of sniping on the periphery? As the swarm increases, they will inevitably mobilize more high-level Zerg to the territory of the Empire, and we will be under more additional pressure. ”

"Everyone, please give full consideration to the Empire's position among the powerhouses of the Galactic Series after the Insect Tide. The Emperor Star Circle and the Pan Emperor Star Circle Economic Belt will not be lost, and our position will be extremely stable! ”

"I'm against the master plan! Giving up the populace is not what we soldiers should do! ”

"We must advance the master plan, and the preservation of the core strength of the empire is the main reason why we can stand tall in the galaxy!"

The venue is getting more and more chaotic.

Yang Wei can understand that these three plans have hidden mysteries.

The Imperial soldiers, from soldiers to generals, all retain that blood, and they are actually inclined to fight sniper warfare on the borders of the Empire to protect every inch of the Empire.

The nobles and elders of the empire demanded the protection of the prosperous areas in the core of the empire and left ordinary administrative stars to their fate.

What they bet on is that the Zerg will not be widely dispersed and marched, as long as the bet wins, the empire will have a big chance of winning, and the Emperor Star Circle will have a relatively higher security guarantee.

What is the attitude of the highest echelons of imperial power?

There is a high probability that it is a compromise.

If Yang Wei guessed correctly, the two sides will gradually reach a consensus in the quarrel, and then implement the alternative plan one.

For ordinary administrative stars, give up part and protect part;

Defend the Emperor's Star Circle with all your might.

There is a precedent for the empire to do this kind of thing, and the planet with a small population and a poor economy will be treated as a victim.

The last time there was a fourth-order insect swarm in the entire territory of the empire, the core combat power of the empire, the 'Levi' ship group, did not show up to participate in the battle at all.

To a certain extent, this also reflects the will of the Sherman family's elite in power.

Emperor Star Circle......

It is no wonder that the young people of the empire have to squeeze into the Imperial Star Circle when they break their heads, even if they enter these prosperous areas and become the bottom of society, and suffer from exploitation in all directions; And those citizens of the Empire who were born in remote parts of the Empire, even minor nobles like Godoy Saka, would not be regarded as human beings by the Empire.

The empire's declining population is not just a social problem such as the siphon effect of big cities.

The level of origin and the oppression of class are problems that the empire cannot solve in the interstellar era.

"What will the new Federation do?"

Yang Wei suddenly spoke up, just a simple sentence, which made the audience quiet again.

Yang Wei said indifferently: "What is the plan formulated by the new federation?" ”

The crowd was silent again.

Lieutenant General Thomas whispered, "As far as we know, they are defending the end of the area, abandoning the agricultural star, the resource star and the old industrial planet, protecting Mint City with forty percent of the army, and the local defense force carrying out the regional build-up, and carrying the people who may suffer from the insect plague into the protected area as much as possible. ”

Yang Wei spread his hands: "Is it difficult to copy homework?" ”

"Captain Hanton," said one of the elders indifferently, "I must remind you that we are not a hypocritical new federation, the so-called protected territories, or the fixed votes of their ruling party. ”

"Knights Hanton, if you don't have a solution, then we ask you to keep as quiet as possible in today's meeting."

"How do you know I don't have a solution?"

Yang Wei asked rhetorically, and many elders and nobles frowned.

Yang Wei smiled calmly.

"Everyone, I gave the insect wave warning, do you think I don't have a plan to deal with it? Check this out. ”

He pointed to his knight's badge.

"Now, on behalf of the Great and Wise Majesty, you had better be kind to me."

A group of elders were speechless in an instant, and the faces of several old nobles turned the color of pig liver.

(End of chapter)