From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 155 The Sixth Artificial Celestial Fortress

After Lilith completed the optimization iteration, Amber was about to set off with Isabel to sneak into the Star Dragon Empire.

The war between the Empire and the Federation has also begun to enter a new stage.

Among the four expeditionary strike groups launched by the Star Dragon Empire at the beginning, three successfully annihilated the Federation defenders in their respective target systems, occupied all planets, and successfully completed the set campaign objectives.

Only the Eighth Expeditionary Strike Group led by the Marquis of Ascania was finally dragged to the arrival of the federal support fleet due to various reasons during the attack on the Robert System.

Not only did the Federation's mobilization time come earlier than expected by the Imperial General Staff Headquarters, but it was also forced to allow the Fortress of Sorrow and the 12th Expeditionary Strike Group, which were used to 'cover the truth', to enter the scene earlier.

In the end, the Federation was allowed to destroy the planet Robert IV, which was originally intended to be a strategic fulcrum.

Moreover, the star-shattering strategic weapons such as proton annihilation bombs officially appeared on the battlefield, which also made the Star Dragon Empire Staff Headquarters start to become a little cautious.

It can be said that the battle deployment of the Star Dragon Empire was affected to a certain extent due to the defeat of Robert IV.

The Marquis of Ascania, who led the Robert Galaxy Campaign, undoubtedly became the 'focus figure'.

Moreover, because he has been in close contact with the Regent for a long time and is considered by others to be the backbone of the Regent's camp, everyone in the Princess Party seizes the opportunity to verbally criticize him.

Every command can be said to be the optimal solution. If it were replaced by them, they might not be able to make such commands in a high-pressure battlefield environment.

Not only is the accuracy of artillery fire extremely high in long, medium, and close range shootings, but it is also extremely flexible in formation transformation and tactical maneuvers on the battlefield.

The true identity of this federal combined fleet is the three unmanned fleets that the federation has recently put into actual combat exercises.

For a time, the political arena of the entire Star Dragon Empire entered a more chaotic situation ahead of schedule at a speed exceeding the original timeline of the game.

It was even like a wandering dragon, 'moving around' among various galaxies, turning the entire border battlefield upside down.

The combat intensity they displayed in conventional fleet battles has won praises from both the federal navy and the Ministry of Defense.

This joint fleet, which is almost composed of three federal main fleets, has demonstrated a very high level of combat skills in regular fleet battles.

The commanders of the Imperial Fleet will feel an unprecedented pressure during the tactical review after each battle.

Although the overall strength of these garrison fleets such as warships and training levels is uneven, they can still provide some help to the federal main fleet to a certain extent.

The Federation fleet fighting at home has better logistics and support capabilities, and with the support of the autonomous government garrison fleets in each system, it can gain greater advantages in battle.

In addition, the regent party had previously started a war of words with the princess party because of Isabel's problem.

In addition, the sudden appearance of a federal joint fleet on the battlefield also gave the commanders of the Star Dragon Empire some headaches.

Because they really couldn't find anything wrong with the commander of this federal combined fleet in his combat command.

Even if it is placed at the front as a human shield in a fleet battle, it has realized its own value.

The Empire's offensive on the front line also slowed down as the Federation began to gradually mobilize.

There is a trend of frantically adding orders and launching more unmanned warships.

But as emphasized above, the advantage range of unmanned fleets is in conventional fleet battles.

If you encounter the Fortress of Sorrow in battle, the advantages of artillery accuracy, maneuverability and precise command will be nothing in the face of the overwhelming and absolute firepower advantage. The unmanned fleet will immediately make the decision to retreat, and then quickly leave the system before the Focusing Iris launches its attack.

This also led to a very strange situation on the battlefield:

The unmanned fleet can kill everyone in a regular fleet battle, but after the Fortress of Pathos enters the scene, no matter how much advantage the unmanned fleet has, the three self-disciplined fleet command centers code-named "Big Three" within the Federation will immediately bring Run away with the fleet.

The entire frontal battlefield seemed to have become a hide-and-seek game between the unmanned fleet and the Fortress of Sorrow.

However, this game has also undergone new changes with the arrival of the 'Chaos Fortress' and more imperial fleets on the battlefield.

Federation border, Gormansk system.

After letting the mysterious Federation fleet slip away again, Duke Duke, the commander of Fortress of Sorrow, did not choose to continue the pursuit, but stayed where he was and waited for something.

And the object he was waiting for, the Chaos Fortress, the second artificial celestial fortress put into actual combat in the Star Dragon Empire, also arrived as promised after a while.

When two huge artificial celestial bodies appeared in the same universe, when the crew members of the surrounding fleet witnessed this scene, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that it was like a miracle.

It is precisely because of the existence of this artificial celestial fortress that the morale of the Imperial Royal Navy fleet has always been at a high level.

After arriving in this area, the Chaos Fortress quickly released a transportation ship and arrived at the Sorrow Fortress.

The person on board the transportation ship was Duke William, the commander of the Chaos Fortress.

The two dukes, who can be said to be extremely powerful in the Star Dragon Empire, were alone in the core conference room of the fortress without any attendants.

After all, at their level, any casual remarks may very well involve imperial secrets or political secrets.

"I didn't expect that the General Staff Headquarters would ask you to go out first. I originally thought that Sauron would come first."

In the conference room, looking at his old friend from afar, Duke Duke couldn't help but joked while holding a wine glass.

"Originally, Duke Sauron was indeed asked to come. After all, he is also a symbol of the royal family. It is perfect to participate in this battle to boost morale."

Duke William, who looked relatively young and elegant, was very relaxed and half-lying on the chair, holding a snack on the table and looking at it.

"However, under the manipulation of the regent, I still got the opportunity to take the lead. Duke, did you bring these snacks from the capital? If you had known, I would have arranged for someone to prepare some. This time I left in a hurry. Not prepared."

"Huh, you're still like this."

Duke Duke shook his head angrily. Among the five great dukes in the empire, Duke William was the most unruly, and his behavior did not look like that of a superior.

"You came here to talk to me privately. It shouldn't just be about snacks, right?"

"of course."

After hearing Duke Duke's words, William put away his cynical expression and looked at the former seriously.

"The sixth man-made celestial fortress is about to be completed. The princess party is fighting for the ownership of this fortress. Judging from the current situation, it is likely to be the exclusive fortress for the princess."

"Oh? This is not good news."

(End of this chapter)