Him and their stars

It is not surprising that there are unidentified ships operating nearby. The more prosperous the waterway, the more pirates there are, just like flies always gather in garbage dumps. This is actually the same reason. Moreover, current technology cannot bring every corner of the universe into the monitoring range, so there will always be room for outlaws to act.

In fact, in the universe, even between sea merchants and pirates, there is often only a change.

However, pirates are after all seeking wealth. When working, they always try to avoid overly prosperous waterways and avoid the patrol and alert range of navies of various countries.

Such a ship should be far away from the Azure Princess, not close to it.

"Should all warships be put on alert?" The first mate on duty asked.

This time, Yang Mingzhao fell into a brief hesitation. It's not that he didn't even have this decision, but he always felt that once he entered the alert state, he would definitely wake up the president. Intuition told him that once the president woke up and knew that some enemy ships were approaching him, he might immediately enter a strange state of excitement. That would be very troublesome.

However, he really had no reason to stop it.

So, half an hour later, President Keith Nishita appeared on the bridge, and the only high-ranking member of the delegation who appeared at the scene was Marshal Alwin.

The reason why he didn't wake up the others was because the president said that this little thing didn't need to disturb the sleep of other adults. After all, they are all old gentlemen, it's not easy to sleep, and military affairs are not their main job. Isn't it the stupidest operation to disturb the normal rest time of staff with unplanned work?

Of course, Marshal Alwin is a patriotic and dedicated professional soldier and a military adviser to the Presidential Palace. He should be notified of such things. As for the president himself, he said that he was the supreme commander of the Blue Star Community. Since it is a matter of war, how can he stay out of it?

What he said makes sense. From a legal point of view, President Nishita is indeed the supreme commander of the community's armed forces.

"Can we confirm how many so-called unidentified ships this guy has?" President Nishita asked.

The captain introduced: "According to the intelligence of the Alliance Grand High Seas Fleet, between 12 and 16, the maximum mass projection is 4 standard units, which should be light cruisers, but there are only 3 in total. We also checked the information of the deep space probe left by Commander Yu in the Doctor K galaxy and confirmed that this data is basically correct."

While the captain was introducing, the first mate also took out a light pen and tapped on the star map, drawing the location of the K Doctor galaxy.

"This is after the Battle of Hanwangxing Gorge in the Grand High Seas, Commander Yu sailed out of Hanwangxing Gorge and arranged 12 automatic deep space detection stations."

President Nishita, a layman, suddenly felt a sense of awe.

"Really far-sighted! My little brother Yu Lian!" He praised, but there seemed to be some doubt in his expression.

Veterans like Marshal Alwin also saw the extraordinary aspects of it based on their professional level, and couldn't help but sigh that the young are formidable: "From a purely military perspective, if the Empire comes once, it will definitely want to come a second time. We really need to make arrangements nearby."

"However, if we set up monitoring facilities here, won't it cause doubts from the Alliance?" The president said with some doubts.

The area of ​​the high seas channel beyond Qingchun City belongs to the sphere of influence of the Alliance. But "sphere of influence" is not territory. Otherwise, why is it still called "high seas"? Why haven't we seen the Alliance take responsibility for the pirates in this star field? Besides, we are just setting up some monitoring facilities, not directly attacking you, so what is there to doubt?

Marshal Alwin couldn't help but glance at the other party. He now sees that President Nishita, who is dignified and generous, is actually sensitive like ordinary politicians... No, he is as careful as a hair!

In other words, if you don't have the neurotic caution, you can't be a good politician.

At this time, the old marshal suddenly became interested. He still believed that Kes Nishita might be the most reliable head of state in the community after the predecessors of the War of Independence, at least for now. However, he now also wanted to know how the other party would respond in the situation that really tested his decisiveness.

The captain on the side added: "In fact, these deep space probes are all deployed in some galaxies of branch routes, and they should not attract international attention."

"I see, while trying to ensure that the alliance does not overreact, he also tries to ensure our national defense security as much as possible. He is really worthy of it." Mr. President praised, and humbly asked for the advice of professionals: "So, Marshal, do you think it will be blind pirates, or something else..."

"The possibility of pirates is not high. They are seeking wealth and have no reason to attack us." Marshal Alwin actually wanted to say that this is almost impossible. To put it bluntly, the pirates in the open sea area are definitely not as good as the pirate kings of the Spiral Nebula and the Abyss Nebula in terms of scale, toughness, and combat effectiveness. The latter have bases and even civilian settlements under their rule. They are more like warlords than pirates. However, they are far superior in cunning and flexibility. To put it bluntly, to survive in the prosperous trade of the high seas star region, you don't rely on fighting and killing, but on human relationships.

The extremely smart President Nishita quickly reacted: "Indeed, we are also guests invited by the Alliance. Even if they have any problems internally, they don't have to do this." This is equivalent to saying directly that the pirates in the Great High Seas area are the Alliance's black gloves. Seeing the helpless expressions of his subordinates, the President, who thinks he is very humorous, laughed heartily: "Okay, okay, I understand what you mean. Indeed, not all pirates are peripheral forces of the Alliance. There are always some heroes who advocate freedom. Hahaha!" "But the possibility of predators cannot be ruled out." The captain said. Indeed, the Great High Seas star field does not border the center of the Milky Way, but the starry sky between the two belongs to more than a dozen small countries. Their national defense force is only enough to garrison near important colonial galaxies, and it is difficult to resist large-scale predators. In other words, once they really encounter this situation, they can only squat and defend while asking the Alliance father to come to save the people. In this way, the predator's outpost fleet can occasionally enter the Great High Seas star field. "Plunderers?" The president's eyebrows twitched slightly: "How can there be plunderers here? Haven't they been wiped out by Lian Junjie? The prisoners of war have also... well, they have been peacefully incorporated into civilized society."

What the president wanted to say was that the plunderers' prisoners of war were divided up by various countries as commodities. His wife, Ms. Melalee, also entrusted her family to buy a few families of old and young Myshanda trolls and sent them to her cotton garden in the countryside to be used as large livestock. Of course, they were called employees to the outside world.

After all, it is the countryside and the president's estate. No one will really come to check their husband's ID card.

The reason why there are old and young is that people with weaknesses can be used as cattle and horses. Of course, the more important reason is that the president's wife is kind-hearted and can't bear to see other people's wives and children separated.

The president has always thought that plunderers will really be just a historical term from now on.

However, the old marshal explained: "Queen Tomitelli did not take away all the plunderers. We now estimate that it should be more than 70% of the warships, experienced old bandits and young and strong, and 60% of the civilians and slaves."

"That is to say, there are fish that slipped through the net, and there are also stubborn bandits who stayed behind."

Marshal Erwin nodded: "But, after all, the large fleet of plunderers who participated in the expedition has been wiped out. The plunderers left in the center of the galaxy are only the old, weak, sick and disabled. They lack young and strong people. Even if they barely survive in such a harsh environment, they should no longer pose a threat to various countries."

"Yes. If it was the fierce Magyar nomadic tribe before, now it is at most the Khazars' horse bandits." The Greek-born captain said.

"Isn't this also very fierce?" President Nishita said loudly. He said that I have read books, so don't fool me.

"There are also different levels of fierceness." The captain was embarrassed.

Then, Yang Mingzhao added: "Or it can be said that it is the difference between the Mongols before and after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty."

President Nishita felt that this example was quite intuitive, and thanked Yang Mingzhao by personally pouring a cup of tea on the spot: "I understand. Those cosmic barbarians who can destroy a country have also degenerated into ordinary pirates."

Everyone nodded, indicating that everyone was thinking the same thing.

President Nishita pondered for a moment, but then said: "However, even if they have degenerated into pirates, they must be the most sturdy pirates, and we still have to hit them hard."

The president was very firm. However, Yang Mingzhao always felt that the other party also had a bit of "I am timid when I meet the Qiexue, but I hit hard when I am composed of the old, weak, sick and disabled people."

"In fact, it is also very likely that it is the Empire's infiltration fleet." Killian whispered in the crowd. He spoke very quietly, but he still succeeded in making everyone hear his voice.

Although the captain didn't know who said it, he felt it made sense. At least, he couldn't rule out this possibility.

"Indeed, the Empire entered the Grand High Seas through the Abyss Nebula and ambushed us in the Cold King Star Gorge. They can do it once, but they can do it a second time." Yang Mingzhao calculated.

President Nishita's face suddenly showed a hint of stiffness: "Empire? The Empire's fleet?"

Even if it is really according to the information found by the deep space detector, there are only more than ten ships, but if there are more than a dozen dreadnoughts, what should we do?

The Empire can take out these troops. President Nishita never doubted this.

Of course, he forgot that the detection information just now also showed that, what's more, if there are really more than ten Imperial dreadnoughts coming to Qingchun City (west), then the Nephi side should be more anxious. The Alliance Grand High Seas Fleet is estimated to have already sent out its main force, and the local fleet will also begin to mobilize to the border.

The captain said: "Even if it is the Empire's infiltration, it is only a small-scale guerrilla fleet, which can only be used for small-scale leading reconnaissance at most. It is not enough to be used for disrupting commerce." Marshal Erwin also said: "The so-called surprise attack must be sudden. If you use a failed trick that has been used once again, it will really be a joke. For the Empire, this is more difficult to accept than failure. I have dealt with the Empire for more than a decade, and I know very well that their shamelessness is not high."

President Nishita said thoughtfully: "...The principle is like this. The establishment of hegemony is based on violence on one hand and people's hearts on the other. The damage caused by force can be restored at any time, and there are many ways to restore it. However, it is not easy to restore people's hearts once they are lost." The old marshal looked at him meaningfully: "Your Excellency is wise." This person at least knows everything, which is enough to make the old marshal feel relieved. "Hahahaha, I have also heard the story of a broken mirror that is difficult to mend from my assistants. Although my assistant team is young, they are all talented people with both civil and military skills, and they speak well. I like chatting with them very much, and sooner or later they will become talents who support the community." President Nishita laughed heartily and patted Yang Mingzhao on the shoulder. Yang Mingzhao, who wanted to hide in the crowd, couldn't help but smile helplessly. Well, Mr. President is not only very willing to humbly ask questions from his subordinates, but also never avoids talking about this, which makes him more magnanimous. The old marshal was even more relieved. "So, there won't be any danger, right?" President Nishita asked again.

... You know everything, why do you ask this question in vain? The old marshal's joy and relief were greatly discounted.

However, at least President Nishita seemed to be completely calm.

Then, the community fleet responsible for escorting the Blue Star Princess, consisting of 3 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 1 light carrier, 1 repair ship and 1 medical ship, also directly deployed the escort formation. Several fighter planes even left the aircraft carrier directly and rushed towards the direction of the gravity well, which was the direction where the unknown fleet might attack.

"Speaking of which, I have always wanted to ask a long time ago, what is the combat effectiveness of our escort fleet?" President Nishita asked.

"At least in terms of combat effectiveness on paper, it is an escort fleet that exceeds the scale." Marshal Alwin said.

The president said "Oh" and nodded in a formal manner, and his confidence seemed to have come.

"In fact, when General Yang Xiyi strangled King Soren and the mountain god Gangdalang in the Unity Fortress, he did not have so many troops under his control." The old marshal said again.

This was actually not very polite, and it was a bit ironic that the president was overreacting. The people present probably thought that Marshal Erwin was qualified to say so.

Of course, the magnanimous President Nishita did not mind at all, but just said "Oh" again, and his confidence seemed to be more sufficient.

He was even moved and said: "Yes, General Yang's situation is more difficult than that of Brother Yu Lian, but he has always maintained our situation in the New World! He is the real backbone... Speaking of which, does General Yang have any new battle reports?"

"General Yang Xiyi has not yet. However, Yaochi can be sure that our Marshal Li Gelu is still standing under the siege of the superior forces of the imperial army." Yang Mingzhao hurriedly reported.

President Nishita wiped away the non-existent tears and sighed: "How lucky I am to be in the same era as the heroes!"

When the President conveyed his respect to the famous generals on the front line for the Nth time, time silently came to 3:30 in the morning of December 14.

At this time, the fighter planes that went to explore in front sent the latest communication, indicating that they had captured the gravity well signal. Then, more than a dozen ships did jump into the galaxy one after another.

It was a group of very ugly and hideous ships, as if they were a patchwork of pipelines and meteorite fragments made of space junk, full of postmodern wasteland traces.