Chapter 177 Give up or fight with all your strength?
In fact, from today's perspective, the boundary between destroyers and cruisers is relatively blurred.
Both have high compatibility and versatility.
If there are no battleships, it is not a bad idea to use cruisers as the main force to export battleships. It is nothing more than an adjustment in the distribution of armaments among various parts.
Now that there are battleships, the main task of destroyers has also shifted to containment.
Relying on the smaller hull and the sensor array of batches of battleships, it can not only dodge the locked attacks of enemy ships, but also bring clearer battle situation information to the fleet, allowing the commander to change the battle plan in a timely manner.
"I have decided that the North Korean Alliance will declare war on the Honghua Empire!"
At another large meeting, Li Mingzai informed all his allies of his thoughts.
Although the alliance's attack is obviously controlled by the alliance leader, others just don't send troops, and even the alliance leader can't do anything about it.
All the allies frowned.
This war was originally fought by you, but now you want to drag all your allies into the fight. Who will be responsible for the losses caused by the declaration of war?
Before the war started, various allies had already provided a lot of resources in the form of assistance.
Besides, it's not a border defense battle. Even if they lose there, it's just the leader's misfortune.
"Why not discuss it with the Daxia Empire. When you break through the Honghua Empire, wouldn't we all share the cake together?"
An ally put forward his own opinion, and others nodded.
"I think this proposal is good."
"Yes, Daxia must also want to annex the Honghua Empire. Why not make a private contract and let him withdraw his troops? Wouldn't everyone be happy?"
"Agree!"
Li Mingzai glanced at them, snorted and clenched his fists, then hammered the table and said: "You think I'm stupid, someone else's main fleet is here, will you share the cake with you?"
The members of the North Korean and Military Alliance looked at each other and fell silent.
Ultimately, they just don't want the empire to enter a state of all-out war.
Li Mingzai frowned.
It would be fine if they were all low-level allies, but there are a few empires that are not bad in strength. Everyone joins the alliance just to make money.
Declaring war rashly and indiscriminately will still be harmful to mutual relations.
He looked at several allies with good military strength. As expected, they were all in a wait-and-see state, hoping to get benefits for nothing.
"Sure enough, these old fritters won't send troops unless most of the people are dealt with..."
Li Mingzai, who understood the situation, rolled his eyes and quickly thought of words.
He shook his head with a slight smile on his face.
"You guys are still too short-sighted."
"Do you think I sent troops just to occupy the Honghua Empire?"
As soon as these words came out, other allies became curious.
Otherwise?
This is indeed the case, but of course Li Mingzai said it clearly and talked about another thing.
"Stargate Project, I believe everyone here knows something about it, right?"
The existence of the Star Gate is no longer a secret.
The discussion about the Star Gate in the chat channel has never stopped, but no one has seen any images.
"What does this have to do with us? Could it be that you have Stargate technology?"
A certain ally was shocked. If the Cold Cauldron Empire had this technology, it would be terrible.
Many of their strategies will definitely need to be reworked.
"It's impossible for most forces to establish it. It's not just a matter of resources. It's said that related technology is the most important. Without physical research, no one can open the Stargate Project."
"The Honghua Empire doesn't have Stargate-related technology. There is no information indicating that they hold data on this galaxy miracle."
While many allies were surprised, some sensible allies put forward their own opinions.
"You don't have to worry about this." Li Mingzai did not explicitly say whether he had star gate technology.
There was a faint smile on his lips, "Have you ever thought about the shape of war in the future?"
"If the star gate is fully opened and distance is no longer an issue, what will happen to the power status of each star region?"
"By then, we will not be facing threats from just neighboring power empires."
"If we don't take advantage of now to develop our own power, the number of enemies we will face in the future will obviously not be this small."
These words made all the members of the North Korea and Alliance think deeply. They exchanged opinions from time to time and discussed the matters mentioned by Li Mingzai.
In fact, this is not an exaggeration by Li Mingzai.
The emergence of the Star Gate has greatly reduced the limitations of wormhole connections, allowing the empire to communicate and exchange more distantly.
But he also knew that such a situation would not happen for a while.
Even the Cold Cauldron Empire still only knows a little about the Star Gate.
But one thing is certain, Li Mingzai chose to capture the Honghua Empire to ensure the safety of his empire.
The position of the Honghua Empire is of great concern.
On the left is the Shared Welfare Society of the Third Sector, and in the distance is the Ottoman Empire.
There is also the Great Xia Empire below, whose strength is unknown.
If the Honghua Empire is allowed to develop, it will be a bit dangerous if it is eaten by others and connected to the wormhole galaxy here.
In this case, it is better to strike first yourself.
Of course, there is also Li Mingzai's selfishness, which is to be able to eat up the Honghua Empire.
The overall strength of the Han Cauldron Fleet will definitely increase again.
With the current prosperity of the trade market, the strength of the warships of many empires is basically the same.
But if the empire has multiple advanced warship technology applications and completes the diversity of high-end production lines, it will definitely become a leader in the interstellar world.
"Besides, we are only declaring war on the Honghua Empire, not the Dawn Alliance or the Daxia Empire, so what do you have to worry about?"
Li Mingzai threw out the last key factor.
The Honghua Empire has never been a vassal state of other empires. Even if it wants to protect it, others will not do their best.
As for whether other people will think of others after it is breached, it depends on how strong everyone is in a head-on confrontation.
Anyway, Li Mingzai doesn’t think the Han Cauldron Empire’s defensive strength will lose to others.
Finally, after Li Mingzai promised to declare war only on the Honghua Empire, the allies were no longer so resistant.
They began to discuss the number of troops they could send and the post-war dividends.
Li Mingzai glanced at all the allies again, and he had already memorized the performance of some allies.
By the time the Battle of the Sixth Sector is over, these people no longer need to be our allies.
August 23, year 2 of the Bactrian celestial calendar.
The North Korean and military alliance officially declared war on the Honghua Empire.
At the same time, an invasion fleet consisting of nearly 3,000 integrated battleships followed.
Within the territory of the Honghua Empire, the first confrontation between the Daxia Fleet and the Hanfu Fleet also came to an end.
Judging from the current battle situation, the Daxia fleet has lost one-third of its warships.
The Han Cauldron fleet was reduced by two-thirds.
According to Zhang Hai's estimate, it would take up to 30 hours to completely wipe out the remaining fleet of the opponent.
At this time, Chu Hua also successfully returned to the main star.
I looked at the declaration of war message and thought deeply.
