193 Strategic deterrence
Under the starry sky, a wormhole quietly opened, and the Star Boat passed through the hole and appeared on the periphery of an unfamiliar galaxy.
Ou Zhanpeng's arms were linked, and a star emitting light and heat immediately appeared in the middle of the cabin, as well as several planets rotating around it.
Among them, the fourth planet is particularly conspicuous, its outer space actually surrounds the synchronous orbital ring that can only be seen in science fiction movies, and hundreds of spaceships are parked on the orbital ring, some close and some far away, a busy scene.
Ling Xiao looked curious, "This is the Light Cloud Galaxy? Where are the clouds?"
"You don't care if he has clouds or not!" Ou Zhanpeng sighed, he really wanted to put his head aside and pretend that he didn't know this guy.
With a wave of his hand, the originally tiny image of Planet 4 quickly zoomed in, and the orbital ring and the passing spacecraft became clearer.
"Here!" Ling Xiao pointed to the projection, where two white ships were moored.
There were only white ships in that position, and there were no other ships, indicating that it was a military port.
Ou Zhanpeng immediately made a mark on the projection.
Ling Xiao was amazed: "I really can't imagine that there is such an advanced civilization so close to us!"
As soon as this statement came out, it immediately won the unanimous approval of others.
At this time, even Ling Xiao felt that the gold allocated to the star thieves was not in vain - according to the information provided by the star thieves, the Radiant Star Country, that is, the White Country, was one of the most remote star countries in the entire star field, because it was located on the edge of the spiral arm, it could be said that there were few stars and few people, and there were only four administrative stars in total.
There are many ore stars, not a hundred but eighty.
And the white country is indeed the star country ruled by mankind.
However, the situation of the white country is not as united as imagined, the four planets are far apart, there is very little contact with each other, nominally a star country, but in fact they are separate, more like Guxi. La's city-state system.
Of course, interstellar civilization, keeping pace with the times, should be called the star state system.
Whatever you call it, it's a very loose alliance system.
Among the four administrative stars, the closest to Earth is the shallow cloud galaxy, which is 48 light-years away in a straight line.
This news really hammered the news that the brainfish confessed that there was a problem, and the whole ship gritted their teeth, looking forward to going back quickly, and they must steam and stew those brainfish, so that they can taste the eighteen cooking skills of the big foodie empire!
At least thirty-six ways to eat it must be researched, so that brain fish will become the most popular dish on the table of major interstellar civilizations.
The four major administrative stars of the White Country each rule a star field, and they can be said to be well water and river water from each other, so nine out of ten of the white ships that appear on the earth come from the shallow cloud star.
So, the Star Boat immediately rushed here.
But the original deterrence plan was not so easy to implement.
According to the Star Thieves, the Light Cloud Galaxy is one of the most remote administrative stars, with no resources or status, and even the Star Thieves rarely move around.
Nothing else, really no oil and water.
But after all, the shallow cloud star is one of the four administrative stars of the White Country, no matter how barren and remote it is, it is also compared to other interstellar civilizations, compared with the earth, this is not a star and a half. ….
It is still the information provided by the star thieves, whether it is the light cloud star, or the other administrative stars of the white country, they will not refuse the entry of foreign spaceships, but every galaxy has the fleet of the white country cruising day and night, although the galaxy is large, it is not so easy to enter.
First of all, you must have a legal identity, a legal ship from another administrative star, in order to prevent the star thieves from sneaking up.
A spaceship of unknown origin like the Star Boat is afraid that before it gets close, it will be targeted by the White Fleet.
Even if you have a legal identity and can enter the galaxy, you must fly according to the pre-planned route, and no one is allowed to leave without permission, otherwise you will be destroyed by the White Fleet.
It's just a matter of restricting the route, the key is that they are under the control of the White Fleet along the way, and they can launch a gale against any foreign ship at any time
A rainstorm blows.
Ou Zhanpeng couldn't figure it out, the galaxy is so big, so far from the periphery to the planet, how many warships does Bai have to fully control such a long route?
Could it be that the other side also has ultra-long-range weapons similar to shear cannons?
With what humanity knows about the White Ship, this is simply impossible!
Ou Zhanpeng originally planned to buy a batch of jumping equipment from Baiguo, but the other party's precautions were so strict that he couldn't even enter the door, let alone buy equipment.
Another point, if Bai Guo's politics are harmonious and pay attention to commercial credit, it is okay, in case it is the kind of bureaucratic corruption, where the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, and the Xingzhou rushes into it and throws a lot of money, it is difficult to say whether there is a chance to come out!
It was precisely for consideration in all directions that Ou Zhanpeng finally decided to jump to the periphery of the shallow cloud galaxy and see the situation before making plans.
I have to say that the situation is much more serious than imagined, just near the orbital ring, more than forty white ships have been found, and there is definitely no hope for a hard encounter.
"What shall we do?" Ling Xiao asked.
Ou Zhanpeng thought for a while and said, "Directly reveal your identity and declare war!"
Everyone was stunned by this sentence, and Ling Xiao's eyes widened: "Can this work?"
Before the departure of the Star Boat, the command made several action plans, and it was okay to show your identity, but what the hell was a declaration of war?
Ou Zhanpeng narrowed his gaze and revealed a bit of fierceness: "Okay, try it first!"
He immediately turned on his communications device and issued a sternly worded ultimatum to the entire Shallow Cloud System in lingua franca.
To the effect that the warships of Qianyunxing invaded the solar system and seriously damaged the interests of the solar system, it was required that Qianyunxing immediately stop the invasion and make necessary compensation for the previous invasion, otherwise the two sides would immediately enter a state of war, and all the consequences caused by this would be borne by Baiguo.
Although the ultimatum was issued, Ou Zhanpeng always felt that the dull lingua franca was not harsh enough.
That is, in a few minutes, the orbital ring that turned out to be ships coming and going suddenly became chaotic, all the civilian spaceships docked at the port, and a large number of white ships left the port to take off, guarding all directions of the planet.
Another group of warships broke away from the planet and began to search for the location of the Starship.
Ling Xiao sighed, "I know!"
Although the other party did not give a clear answer, he has already given the clearest answer with practical actions.
The most surprising thing for everyone is that the orbital rings have extended their shields, although they are only a narrow circle, but they are also a layer of protection for the planet. ….
Ou Zhanpeng didn't talk nonsense at all, the shear gun fired at full power, and a white ship quietly split into two halves.
The rest of the white ships were somewhat flustered, and immediately turned up the shield power to the maximum, looking around like headless flies for the enemy's traces.
The Star Boat is far away from the galaxy, and it's strange that they can find a place.
However, Ou Zhanpeng seemed to underestimate the other party's technology, and only more than ten seconds later, the alarm suddenly sounded in the bridge, and the spatial projection near the battleship was automatically switched, and seven or eight wormholes that were opening were all displayed in the figure.
The Starship continued to fire, violently bombarding the wormhole that was opening, spraying the white ship on the opposite side with a full face.
Although it was not sunk, it was also very embarrassed.
Not only that, but Xingzhou also opened the wormhole at this time, and the target was not the fourth planet, but the moon of the third planet.
There were no enemy warships in that direction at all, and the 4-meter man had no way to counterattack.
Before the wormhole could be fully opened, a side ship on the Starship broke away and disappeared into the wormhole.
When it reappeared, it was already over the satellite, and it fell sharply at a rapid speed.
A moment later, the deputy ship plunged headlong into the surface of the satellite, and in an instant, a strong light bloomed, and at this moment, even the brilliance of the star was dimmed.
Next, a giant fireball rapidly expands on the surface of the satellite, like a bowl that is upside down on the surface of the satellite.
But the Flame Bowl came and went as fast as it could, but disappeared in a matter of moments, leaving only a large, bone-deep crater on the surface of the satellite.
The yield of the special mushroom bomb is amazing, that is, the volume and mass of this satellite are passable, otherwise a mushroom bomb will be torn apart on the spot.
Ou Zhanpeng issued an ultimatum again, saying that this was the last chance to give the other party, and the next time it would not fall on the satellite, but directly bomb the shallow cloud star.
Regardless of the 4-meter people on the ground or the spacecraft in orbit, there are not a few people who have witnessed this scene, and many white bigwigs gasped, and they no longer dared to underestimate the nascent interstellar civilization in the solar system.
That's right, they have known about the solar system for a long time, and they are planning how to bring it into the territory of the White Kingdom.
But this mushroom bomb seemed to explode in the hearts of the 4-meter people, and immediately blew up their little thoughts.
Just kidding, if the other party can throw such a powerful weapon on the satellite, it will definitely be able to throw it on the shallow cloud star.
The barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, if the solar system has no power to fight back, they can dispose of the earth at will, but the bitter lord not only hit the door, but also bombed off half of the satellite?
Whether to bomb the satellite or not is still secondary, the key is the weapon in the opponent's hand, which is indeed capable of destroying the shallow cloud star!
The high-level of Qianyunxing suddenly quarreled, and I was afraid that there would be no result for a while.
On the Star Boat, Ling Xiao was also worried: "Ou Fei, can this work? What if the other side also bombards the earth with mushroom bombs?"
Bomb the Earth?
Ou Zhanpeng couldn't cry or laugh for a while: "They also have to have mushroom bombs first!"
"Didn't you?" Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment, "How could such an advanced interstellar civilization not have a mushroom bomb?"
Everyone else was stunned, waiting for Ou Zhanpeng's answer. ….
Captain Ou sighed, "We shouldn't have mushroom bombs in the first place, this thing was created under the influence of the prophet, and not every civilization can master it."
Ling Xiao's face was full of doubts: "Really, fake?"
"Of course it's true." "Another reason is the elemental composition, let's say the shallow cloud star, I have scanned it, and the heavy element content of this galaxy is much lower than expected.
Ou Zhanpeng knew that there were some very strange studies in the base, one of which was to study the elemental composition of other galaxies.
The analysis found that the solar system is very rich in heavy elements, although it is not unique, but it can be regarded as a unique one, and it is the kind of minority that naturally has a large number of heavy elements.
Comparatively speaking, most galaxies do not have so many heavy elements, or even no heavy elements at all.
As we all know, uranium is a natural element with the largest atomic number, and those with higher atomic numbers than uranium are artificial elements.
Without uranium, where would the alien civilization get the mushroom bomb?
How do you make big mushrooms without small mushrooms?
Therefore, the possibility of an alien civilization having a mushroom bomb is not as high as imagined, and the decisive factor is not the technological level of the aliens, but the elemental composition of the other party's home planet!
But why do aliens have fusion engines? This seems to be a bit of a contradiction.
Not really.
When civilization develops to a certain extent, it will inevitably have questions about why the sun shines and heats, and then a large number of research experiments will be conducted.
Human beings have the theoretical basis to support it, and fission first and then fusion is time-consuming and laborious.
If the home planet is a civilization that has no heavy elements at all, how can we do fusion? They simply did not study the underlying conditions for fusion.
Therefore, these civilizations can only directly study stars, find the truth of the problem through various means, and finally discover the fusion theory, and then after long-term research, finally succeed in building a fusion reactor.
This process is certainly much longer than that of humans.
As for whether aliens possess fusion weapons, this is a matter of opinion.
Ou Zhanpeng believes that although the fusion reactor is the standard configuration of alien spacecraft, it is difficult to say whether there are big mushrooms.
Because mushroom bombs must be delivered on carriers, although the power is large, the speed is slow.
In contrast, the various energy weapons are more than powerful
It has a lot of power and can hit instantly, which is more than a little more convenient, so the aliens don't have an urgent need for fusion weapons.
Even if there are big mushrooms in the white country, the great thing is that the two sides plant mushrooms on each other's planets, the earth can't be good, and the shallow clouds and stars don't think about it, and the final result will definitely be a lose-lose situation.
So the question is, the shallow cloud star is much more developed than the earth, are 4 meters people willing to exchange the light cloud star for the earth?
The answer must be reluctant, since both sides have the strength to destroy the other, then the final result must be a truce.
After World War II, why was there no world war? Isn't it because everyone has the ability to grow mushrooms, and once the war starts, the Blue Star will definitely be destroyed?
Therefore, Ling Xiao's worries were completely unnecessary.
The Star Boat has completed its mission and has been discovered by the enemy, Ou Zhanpeng does not want to fight with the other party, so he opens the wormhole and leaves the shallow cloud star.
Seeing that it was safe, he did not return to the solar system directly, but flew to another administrative star of the White Country, which also gave a warning, which provided a double insurance for this operation.
Therefore, Ling Xiao's worries were completely unnecessary.
The Star Boat has completed its mission and has been discovered by the enemy, Ou Zhanpeng does not want to fight with the other party, so he opens the wormhole and leaves the shallow cloud star.
Seeing that it was safe, he did not return to the solar system directly, but flew to another administrative star of the White Country, which also gave a warning, which provided a double insurance for this operation.
Therefore, Ling Xiao's worries were completely unnecessary.
The Star Boat has completed its mission and has been discovered by the enemy, Ou Zhanpeng does not want to fight with the other party, so he opens the wormhole and leaves the shallow cloud star.
Thinking of safety, he did not return directly to the solar system, but flew to another administrative star of the White Country, and also gave a warning, which gave a double insurance for this operation.
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