I, from 1000 years ago

Chapter 249

Facing the current battle situation, the admirals of the Federation Fleet were divided into two factions.Several veterans headed by Admiral Starquin believed that they should not rush in at this time, because the corridor leading to the center defense zone was too narrow.It is very likely that the other party has laid a trap in it.And once a stalemate occurs in the tunnel, it is difficult to get out in a short time.At the same time, the rear of the fleet is likely to be attacked from the Empire.

Admiral Quinn believed that the attack should be postponed, waiting for the federal fleet attacking from the direction of Crane Ilkon to arrive, and then the two parties could rendezvous to attack with confidence.

However, the young generals headed by Major General Dassett Susekland believed that the fighter opportunity was fleeting.If the federal fleet attacking from the direction of Crane Ilkon wants to reach the center defense zone, it must first penetrate the Willan Newt defense zone.Although along the way, the alliance government almost gave up resistance, but the local armed forces of the various galaxies did not completely give up resistance.

If in order to assist in defending the Center battlefield, they have to march in a hurry, thereby giving up the complete occupation of the galaxy along the Willan Newt defense zone, so what's the point of dividing the army into two groups at the beginning?Is the journey across nearly a thousand light years just to make a big circle?
"Although the occupation of Sinus is the ultimate goal, the galaxy along the Willan Newt defense zone is the most prosperous star field of the alliance government in Sinus' view. Occupying this part is also very important in this operation. Otherwise, my lord marshal Three generals will not be dispatched to take full command of the battle in this theater." Dasit Suseklan sat on the long conference table away from the chief seat, and said expressionlessly.Although he was the son of a marshal, his rank as a major general was not enough in this impromptu meeting, so his seat was almost at the bottom, and only the military recorder was left sitting next to him.However, even so, everyone here will never ignore this young general.

"One hundred thousand warships have been flying for nearly a thousand light-years as a rear defense..." At this point, the young general who was always expressionless gave a rare sneer, and his always sinister eyes passed through the seat in front of him. Several generals shot straight at Admiral Quinn who was sitting at the top, and then said: "Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others?"

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of the two rows of generals present all changed.

"You!" Lieutenant General Sullivan, who was sitting in the second place above, stood up abruptly from his seat. He was extremely tall and strong, his fiery red hair almost exploded, and he looked quite angry. "You brat..."

Hercules Sullivan was in his early forties this year, and he used to be the commander of the squadron under Admiral Quinn. It can be said that he was a student of Admiral Quinn. Seeing the teacher being humiliated at this time, he was furious for a while.

"Hercule." Admiral Quinn, who was sitting at the head of the conference table, said, and raised his hand and waved gently in the direction of Hercule Sullivan, signaling the other party not to be impatient. "The decision on the strategic direction is very important, so everyone in this room can speak freely."

Hearing Admiral Quinn's words, Lieutenant General Sullivan sat down silently, although he was still very indignant, but the slamming sound of the chair when he sat down showed how sad this famous general of the Federation was. Oops.

With Admiral Quinn's acquiescence, the generals present began to express their views one after another.It was still just those two arguments. During the mutual expression, several people even started arguing, so that the conference room was full of noise.

Admiral Quinn, who had been sitting at the top and listening to the discussions of the generals, looked at Dasit Susekran who was sitting there without saying a word, and the old admiral fell into deep thought.

In the battle situation, sometimes two different strategic directions are not completely right or wrong.Just like at this time, the direction he and the young major general insisted on can't really say who is right and who is wrong.This is especially true when the information is unknown.

In the state of the same guess about the other party, the two make different decisions, which is the difference in the direction of thinking.Admiral Quinn examined himself at this time, is it really as the young man said, he is getting older, and he pursues safety in everything, leading twice as many warships as the defenders, but he is timid in front of a corridor. What would my self 30 years ago do in this situation?Lieutenant General Quinn thought for a while and found that at the age of 30, he was likely to make the same decision as this young man in the face of this situation.

However, 30 years have passed. In these 30 years, he has not been idle in the military and waiting to die. Otherwise, he would not have become the first general under Marshal Susekland. The return to the federal government may become the first five-star general in the federal government in nearly 50 years.And if he died in this battlefield, he would probably be posthumously named Marshal.

Thinking of this, Admiral Quinn shook his head contemptuously, and his mind wandered a little far away.

This kind of discussion is actually nothing to argue about.Admiral Quinn raised his hand and pressed down, motioning for everyone to be quiet. "Since everyone has a big disagreement on the strategic direction, let the marshal decide on this matter."

"Starr?" Admiral Ned Merival, who was sitting on the other side of Admiral Quinn, looked at this old friend who had known him for many years in surprise.When fighting on the front line, the general of the theater has always been in charge of strategy and tactics. Admiral Quinn chose to ask the Marshal for instructions at this time, which was actually a compromise.

Admiral Quinn raised his hand to stop his old friend, and after saying a few words, he announced the adjournment of the meeting.

The generals walked out of the conference room located in the general flagship one after another, leaving only the two generals Quinn and Merival in the huge conference room.

"Ned, I know what you want to say." Admiral Quinn lowered the angle of the chair so that he could lie on his back more comfortably. At this moment, the exhaustion on his face was clearly visible, "But I don't feel that It's my own compromise."

"You know very well what kind of results you will get if you submit the right to choose." Admiral Ned Merival said in a gentle tone. Although he is a warrior, he has a refined demeanor and is known as a Confucian general in the federal military.

"Yes, I know very well." Admiral Quinn nodded, looked at his old friend, and suddenly said with emotion: "Ned, every time I see you, I always feel that I am getting old too quickly. You seem very tolerant."

Hearing Admiral Quinn's words, Admiral Merival was surprised for a long time.In his impression, this colleague and friend has never been a person who cares about the outside world.This sentence made him not know how to proceed.

"So, Ned, I'm actually not compromising." Seeing his old friend staring at him in surprise, Admiral Quinn continued with a smile, "I've weighed Major General Susekland's proposal for a long time. In fact, I don't think his direction is wrong. Young people are aggressive and enterprising, and old men of my age can't help being conservative. I can't help being jealous when I see young people. Maybe I'm deep in my heart. The Department has long agreed with this choice... who knows?"

One hour after the Chief of Staff sent the message back to the federal capital Critancifa, the order from the marshal was sent to the general flagship of the Federal Fleet in the center defense area.

In the video command, Marshal Susekland issued an order to immediately attack the center defense zone.

On May [-], [-] in the cosmic calendar, at zero o'clock standard time, the federal fleet that had been fighting outside the center defense zone left three fleets behind, and the rest of the warships all headed towards the interior of the center defense zone.

After the federal warship entered the tunnel, it was ambushed by the alliance.

First of all, after the federal fleet completely passed the defensive celestial body, the celestial defense defenders rushed out from the military port, and formed a pincer attack on the federal fleet with the alliance fleet attacking from the inner direction of the center defense zone.

The Federal Fleet was obviously prepared for such a situation, and immediately launched a counterattack after getting through the initial weakness.The fleet was immediately divided into two parts. The rear part turned around 180 degrees and launched an attack on the defensive defenders, while the front part attacked the fleet from inside the center defense zone.

The narrow area is not only a special terrain for the federal fleet, it is also not easy for the alliance to use it.After two days of stalemate in this tunnel, the federal fleet responsible for the forward attack, led by Dasit Sesaclan, finally broke through the interception of the alliance fleet in one fell swoop and entered the interior of the center defense zone first.

Under the leadership of the Vanguard Fleet, the remaining Federation Fleet immediately gave up the entanglement with the Defense Fleet and traveled quickly for a day. At [-]:[-] am standard time on May [-], all five Federation Fleets entered the center defense zone through the narrow corridor.

After entering the center defense zone, the federal fleet stationed outside the defense zone immediately set up a defense line outside the corridor. In this way, the two alliance fleets still outside the defense zone at this time could not enter the defense zone to fight.

At this time, the imperial fleet that went to the alliance to help the war from the territory of the empire has not yet sailed out of the territory of the empire.The tide began to swing for the Federation fleet.

However, to the surprise of the federal government, the alliance was not completely defenseless, and the alliance fleet stationed in the central defense zone made a desperate stance.But it is a pity that whenever they are about to be in an advantage, the weakness of the follow-up always makes them fall short.The alliance fleet retreated again and again, and the flames of battle had reached the edge of Sinus' outpost.

The Federation Fleet's morale was boosted by successive victories, and it advanced towards the depths of the center defense zone.

As the Federation Fleet marched triumphantly towards Sinus Outpost, the Allied Army Command located at Sinus Outpost was shrouded in impetuosity and gloom.

"General Lu, do we really want to keep retreating like this?" A young voice echoed in the empty command room of the headquarters.

Lu Ximing, who was sitting in front of the huge electronic crystal screen in the command room, turned his head and saw Major General Harlan Beagle walking in.After the successful ambush of the Federation Fleet on the outskirts of the β547 system, the fleet led by Rear Admiral Beagle was recalled to Sinus Outpost.This is an order from Lu Ximing.

At the beginning of the federal government's declaration of war, Lu Ximing made a decision, and he submitted a report to the general military command of the alliance government.The report expounds in great detail the current comparison of various strengths among the three countries of the Milky Way, the political ideology and means among the political circles of the three countries, and discusses in detail the possible attack routes and countermeasures of the federal government.

At the beginning, the military command did not take Lu Ximing's report seriously. It was not until the Federation Fleet attacked the alliance star field as if it followed this report that the command realized the value of this report. .

After the Federation Fleet marched to the periphery of the center defense area, the General Military Command of the Panic Alliance immediately ordered Lu Ximing to be transferred from the military academy to the Ministry of National Defense, and awarded the rank of general, which is equivalent to the rank of a general fleet commander.And his duty is to give opinions on the defense of the center defense zone.

Major General Beagle's ambush in the β547 galaxy was written by him.

Hearing the young major general's question, Lu Ximing showed a weary smile on his face, "Yes, continue to retreat slowly and move the battlefield as far back as possible. Remember, you must retreat slowly and not be defeated directly. "

"Why? We can obviously delay longer in the tunnel until the imperial fleet arrives." Major General Beagle still has a bit of a grudge about this.

"If the opponent is too tough, then the enemy will quickly mobilize the three fleets on the periphery to attack together. At that time, we will be completely unable to stop their offensive, and we are very likely to be defeated by the opponent in a very short time." Hearing the young general's words Questioned, although Lu Ximing felt tired, he still explained in detail,

"This kind of slow retreat and small-scale retreat can give the opponent an illusion, making them think that these five fleets are enough to break through the Sinus outpost, so they can safely leave the other three fleets on the periphery to guard against our fleet and The imperial fleet's pincer attack. This buys more time, and when we counterattack, they will find that it is a very stupid thing to separate the battlefield from such a far place. Sometimes, partial defeat is the overall situation The winning potential. Don’t always confine your vision to the local area, but learn to abandon the small picture and make the big picture, this is the quality that an excellent commander needs to possess.”

(End of this chapter)