Star Sea Hunter

In the main hall of the imperial palace, Zhu Zhaoyuan and the little emperor sat on the throne.

After listening to the Minister of Military Affairs' nervous report, there was no trace of panic on the Empress Dowager's face, on the contrary, there was a subtle smile in her eyes.

In her opinion, the emperor of the Starlight Empire is simply a lunatic!He had just fought with the coalition forces of the six great families, and in less than a month, he dared to attack the Shuofeng Empire!

That's right, it only took a few years for this lucky guy to start his career and own his current huge business. Both ability and luck are so good that it makes people envious!In the face of the superior coalition forces of the six great families, he was still able to defeat them neatly, which shows that his luck is really not ordinary!

If this guy can work steadily and carefully manage the established foundation, after ten or twenty years, maybe he really has the strength to break the wrist with the Shuofeng Empire a little bit.But now, his little capital is really not enough in front of an established superpower!

Originally, I wanted to let the aristocratic families continue to fight with him, but after suffering a big loss, the extremely shrewd patriarchs are no longer willing to take risks again, but this guy is getting more and more courageous, and directly hits the door coming!

That's fine, let you, an ignorant guy, appreciate the strength of a superpower!The history of the Xinghui Empire still has to be ended by this palace. At that time, all the more than [-] star fields will be included in the empire's territory. With this illustrious feat, my position will never be shaken again!Even those ambitious heads of aristocratic families have to act according to Bengong's face!

After thinking about it for a while, she asked Zhu Xinlong, "How many troops are given to you, are you sure to defeat the invading enemy army within three months?"

Zhu Xinlong's scalp tightened, and he quickly responded: "Back to the queen mother, the Xinghui Empire is approaching menacingly. If you want to repel the opponent in a short period of time, the required military force may not be too small! At least half of the empire's standing fleet must be mobilized. Only then can it be done in one battle!"

"Half the military power of the empire?" Zhu Zhaoyuan frowned. "That's nearly 400 million warships. How many fleets did the other party send? Are you going to use so much military power to fight?"

Han Zining, the vice minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said in a nonchalant manner: "The Xinghui Empire has just ended a battle. Although it was lucky to win, its own casualties were also extremely heavy. How many intact fleets can we have? It is worth sending out such a large fleet." Is it a battle?"

After the last war, the Patriarchs of the Aristocratic Family, out of face consideration, unanimously said that the Xinghui Empire suffered no fewer casualties than the Allied Forces of the Aristocratic Family.However, based on long-term plans, Yun Haoyu and his subjects unexpectedly kept a low profile, and did not publicize the details of the war.Coupled with the careful operation of the intelligence system, Zhu Zhaoyuan actually believed it was true!

Zhu Xinlong also doesn't think that the Xinghui Empire can use much power to attack now. In his opinion, what the other side did is just a bold test, to test the reality of the empire's military strength, and grab dozens more by the way. star field.As long as the young emperor has not completely lost his mind, it is impossible for him to really fight the empire!

However, he, the Minister of Military Affairs, really doesn't know how many troops the other party has dispatched, and the urgent military report sent from the front line didn't make it clear.But if the answer is truthful, it will definitely make the queen mother unhappy.

After hesitating for a moment, he bit the bullet and said: "According to the military situation sent back from the front line, they have dispatched a fleet of about one million this time, and they are currently entrenched in the Shagull Star Field. Our troops in that area are insufficient. Can't live with them! So..."

"Millions of warships?" Zhu Zhaoyuan pondered:

"They have just experienced such a large number of casualties, and they can still come up with so many fleets with intact combat capabilities? Could it be that they have moved out the last bit of their wealth? It is really crazy!"

Zhu Bin, Minister of the Imperial Security Department, said: "Queen Mother, since they dare to take such a risk, we just need to find a way to thwart their attempts and eat up their last remaining strength, and this empire will almost be over. At that time..."

Zhu Zhaoyuan's eyes lit up, she thought for a moment, then nodded slightly:

"That makes sense! Let's do it! Zhu Xinlong, I promise you that you can mobilize the fleets of all the theaters in the Yunmeng galaxy at will, and then draw 50 warships and [-] supernatural legions from the elite legions near the imperial capital for you. This kind of military strength should be enough, right?"

"It's enough, it's enough!" Zhu Xinlong's face brightened, and he hastily assured:

"Please rest assured, the queen mother, I will definitely go out as soon as possible to defeat the enemy and wipe out the Xinghui Empire! Open up the territory for the empire!"

Zhu Zhaoyuan smiled slightly, looked at the other courtiers in the palace, and asked casually, "Do you have anything else to say?"

The ministers expressed their opinions one after another: "The empress dowager is wise, and the ministers have no objection!"

Today's court is basically dominated by Zhu Zhaoyuan and the heads of the aristocratic families, and all those who dare to speak differently are dead. Naturally, no one will stand out at this time and sing against the Queen Mother.

Yun Hongchang looked at all this expressionlessly, and kept silent with his lips tightly shut, but an inadvertent sarcasm flashed in his eyes.The other patriarchs also acted calmly, and Zhou Junyi even closed his eyes slightly and dozed off.

I don't know how the young man is progressing, but he must have rushed into the empire by now, right?I don't know how much territory the Yunmeng galaxy will have left when Zhu Xinlong rushes over there!Don't come back as a polished commander!he thought gloatingly.

Now that the decree has been made, the empire's war machine immediately began to operate, selecting legions, mobilizing military supplies, formulating marching routes and combat plans, Zhu Xinlong handed over other matters at hand to his deputy, and moved to the military base near the imperial capital Here, personally supervise and supervise all preparations.

For such a large country, military plans of different scales, as well as the assembly and mobilization of a large number of fleets, have corresponding mature plans. Once the order is issued, the following departments only need to implement it step by step!

As for the various materials needed for the expedition, there is a large amount of reserves in the base, which is enough to ensure the consumption in the early stage of the war. The rest can be allocated from the major military regions and sent to the confluence near the channel where the army passed by in batches. Everything is extremely convenient and quick !

By the evening of the second day, all preparations were in place, and the lovely Minister of Military Affairs finally set off!Of course, before this, he did not forget to issue an order to put the fleet of the entire Yunmeng galaxy into a state of battle. Except for the necessary garrison troops, all mobile fleets will move closer to the designated star field, and discuss matters of the battle after he arrives.

At this time, the fleet of the Starlight Empire had already passed through the Nanfeng Starfield, broke through the second blockade that the local fleet had hastily organized, and was already more than [-] light-years away from the border, and was rushing along the main channel. Rush towards the deep hinterland of the Yunmeng galaxy!The star defense fortress along the way, the garrison fleet can't stop this tiger and wolf division at all!

The size of the expedition fleet is not at all about one million as Zhu Xinlong thought, but a full 230 million!The battleship modified by Yuangu technology is [-]% faster than the elite imperial guards of the Shuofeng Empire!

What's worse, even the ten or so interstellar fortresses were brought over by the expedition fleet at this moment, and the marching speed was not affected at all!When encountering a star defense fortress that is stubbornly resisting, it is absolutely possible to face it head-on!

Moreover, due to Zhu Zhaoyuan's various unpopular actions after coming to power, especially the large-scale purge of military generals, many officers and soldiers have become resentful. , The imperial fleet has never encountered too much resistance along the way!Many officers and soldiers either fled or surrendered in an organized way!The smooth progress far exceeded the expected estimate!

On the third day, the Imperial fleet finally encountered a decent battle.

The Dongtai star field is the command hub of the southwestern military region of the Yunmeng galaxy. There are a total of 60 relatively elite fleets stationed here, all of which were summoned from his own jurisdiction under the urgent order of the commander of the military region, Messina Heltero. !

Moreover, there is a complete star defense system here, and the large interstellar fortresses guarding the wormhole are all built according to the highest standards. As long as there is a corresponding number of fleets to cooperate, the attacking side will not pay a huge price, and there is no hope of making a breakthrough!

The vanguard fleet led by Girard tried to attack once, but was shot back by the opponent's main guns and fleet salvo, and lost tens of thousands of warships!

A few hours later, the emperor's palace "Tengyuan" arrived near the battlefield surrounded by a large number of warships. After learning about the situation on the opposite side of the wormhole, Yun Haoyu ordered to suspend the offensive and held a military meeting before the imperial court.

In the conference room, all the military deployments of the Dongtai Starfield were displayed on the huge projected star map. It can be seen from the above that the defense on the opposite side is extremely tight. All the fortresses were pulled over, plus three fixed fortresses, hundreds of thousands of warships, and the entire wormhole was completely surrounded!

"Messina's abilities are pretty good! He has served in the Imperial Army for decades, and he has fought many battles." Luo Hanxing explained:

"His family is related to the empress dowager's family by marriage, so the purges in the army did not affect him. He is one of the few generals in the current imperial army who can still be on the table! We want to use a relatively Winning at a low price seems to have little hope at the moment!"

Yun Haoyu asked: "In other words, persuading surrender is no longer feasible, we can only attack by force?"

"Your Majesty, with the technical means we have now, it is not difficult to break through the defense on the other side!" Tian Xuanhao said:

"I think that we should launch an attack as soon as possible! As long as this battle is over, the resistance of the entire Southwest Military Region will be completely disintegrated! Dozens of star fields around will become undefended areas! Then we can continue to march quickly, Before the opponent's fleet assembles, annihilate them separately! This way the initiative will continue to be in our hands!"

For the current Xinghui Empire, the most important thing is time. The most reasonable choice is to clear the obstacles on the marching route as soon as possible, and rush forward against the clock, so that the opponent has no time to organize enough forces to counterattack!

Gu Longsi said: "I have no objection to General Tian's opinion!"

Yun Haoyu pondered for a while, and finally agreed: "Okay then! I will follow the opinions of all you! It is said that in order to win such a big country, hard and fierce battles are inevitable after all, and it is impossible to always use tricks!"