In the audience room of the imperial palace, Emperor Langton was looking at the battlefield information from Laswell and Herington in front of him.
In the tactical images, after discovering the arrival of imperial reinforcements, the rebels in both places continued to retreat while counterattacking.
This is completely consistent with Emperor Langton's expectation.
After all, the rebels in each place only have 30 billion warships, while the empire has nearly 300 billion warships.
With a combat power difference of nearly ten times, the rebels would be damned if they didn't retreat.
Moreover, Emperor Langton was not afraid of the rebels escaping directly.
On the one hand, after the reinforcements arrived, the imperial fleet used the jump blocking device to prevent the rebels from escaping through the jump.
On the other hand, there is still a royal guard fleet among the reinforcements.
As the most cutting-edge battleship in the empire, its weapon range and battleship speed are much higher than the standard imperial battleships of the same type.
Therefore, in a situation where the other party was unable to escape by leaping, Emperor Langton was full of confidence in using the powerful advantages of numbers and the royal guard fleet to completely defeat the two rebel armies.
It seems everything is just a matter of time!
However...is this really the case?
That's the saying, intelligence is the starting point of all tactics. When your intelligence is wrong or lacking, any tactic may overturn!
Regardless of the situation of the battle between Laswell and Herington, just when Emperor Langton was already thinking about how to deal with these incompetent nobles after killing the rebels...
A guard ran into the audience room in a slight panic.
"Your Majesty, no... it's not good!"
"What happened?"
Seeing the appearance of the guards, Emperor Langton's heart twitched for no reason, and he always felt that something big had gone wrong.
But both Lasswell and Herrington are now occupied by the Imperial Army, and no matter how you look at it, there is no possibility of the rebels making a comeback.
So, what is it that makes me suddenly uneasy?
"Your Majesty, the rebel fleet used an unknown technology to suddenly break into Sasara, and the jump blocking device did not have any effect!"
"What!"
How can this be?
Emperor Blue Shield suddenly felt a little confused.
It was precisely because he had arranged a full ten light-year leap to block interference that he dared to send out most of the fleet.
The result is now telling me that the jump blocking device has no effect, and the rebels broke into Sasala directly?
"What is the size of the rebel fleet?"
"Your Majesty, the number is approximately 10 billion warships."
"Asshole, how dare you attack the emperor's imperial capital with only 10 billion warships? Where is the royal guard fleet? There are eight royal guard fleets around Sasala!"
After listening to the guard's report, Langton immediately became angry.
Looking at your sad face, I thought how many rebels had come, but you told me it was only 10 billion?
The fleets currently stationed near Sasala include eight royal guard fleets and two star fleets, a total of 100 billion warships, right?
"Your Majesty, the rebels are very clear about the deployment of our fleet. As soon as they appeared, they launched a fierce attack on the fleet that was on guard duty and the fleet docked in the star port group. And, and..."
"And what?"
"And the rebels used a warship with a completely different style from the empire. It attacked us directly 2au away. The royal guard fleet didn't even have a way to fight back!"
Beyond 2au?
Emperor Langton was shocked.
You know, even the Royal Guards Fleet, relying on the most cutting-edge technology, has a strike range of only 1.5au.
And it is this 0.5au range difference that forms a huge deterrent to the hundreds of billions of fleets controlled by the nobles, supporting the royal family to sit at the top of all the forces in the empire for tens of thousands of years...
The battleships used by the rebels actually have a range that is 0.5au further than that of the Guards Fleet?
What a joke!
Aren't those rebels just a group of civilians?
Where did such advanced technology come from?
"Now that the Royal Guards Fleet has suffered heavy losses, it may be difficult to ensure the safety of the Emperor Star. I also ask Your Majesty to evacuate to Alpha Star through the Star Gate as soon as possible so that you can continue to command the entire empire fleet to fight!"
"Asshole, now more than 90% of the empire's fleet is concentrated in the Wellington star field. If Wellington falls, then even if I go to Alpha Star, I will be almost a mere commander. If the victory is not decided here, everything will
It’s all empty talk!”
"His Majesty..."
"Stop talking, let all the remaining fleets regroup at Durant Fortress immediately, and help me prepare the star gate. I will go directly to Durant to command the decisive battle!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
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"Leader, the enemy's warning fleet has been completely defeated by us. At the same time, the first wave of saturation strikes has been completed against the star port group where its fleet is stationed."
"But due to the limited number of our warships, even if we catch the opponent by surprise with a sneak attack, they still have at least 60 billion warships."
"There is another thing that is very strange. According to our scans, the number of imperial fleets in Sasala is only 100 billion, which is too far from the 180 billion in the intelligence!"
After a round of raids, less than half of the opponent's fleet was wiped out, which did not surprise Lance.
After all, I only have 10 billion battleships, so it is already terrifying to be able to achieve such results.
Instead, it was Villette's final report that concerned him a little.
There are 80 billion less warships. Where have these warships gone?
Shouldn't...
Lance suddenly became nervous when he thought of some possibility, but soon relaxed again.
"Haha, if they go to steal the house as I guessed, they are really asking for their own death!"
Yes, Lance had already arrived at the result after a short period of thinking.
The most likely reason for the missing 80 billion warship was that it was sent by Emperor Langton to sneak attack on his lair.
However, Lance was not worried at all, after all...
The capitals of the eight star regions are garrisoned by federal fleets!
"Leader, the remaining fleets of the Imperial Army have begun to gather in the direction of Durant Fortress. Do we need to move forward to intercept them?"
"No need, they all stay away from Sasala and gather together. Isn't that just right? Don't forget that Mr. Chris gave us a trump card!"
"Leader...what do you want?"
"That's right, immediately apply to Mr. Chris for activation permission for that weapon!"
"Yes, leader!"
Just in case, Chris did give Lance a terrifying trick.
Of course, if you want to activate this thing and use it, you can't do it without Chris's authorization. Therefore, if Lance wants to use this killer weapon, he must first apply for authorization from Chris!
And this trump card is none other than a zero-point missile!
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Ten minutes later, Emperor Langton arrived at Durant, the most powerful mobile fortress in the empire, through the Star Gate.
"How is the fleet assembly going?"
After entering the command center, Emperor Langton immediately asked the guards beside him.
"Your Majesty, 87% of the remaining warships have been assembled. The remaining warships have either escaped or cannot be contacted."
"Hmph, this group of deserters will be executed once the rebels are captured. It is simply a shame to the empire!"
The Blue Shield Emperor did not suddenly break out. After all, this situation had been expected by him. Rather, it was better to say that 87% of the collapsed fleet could be regrouped, which was beyond his expectations.
"Where are the rebels? What are they doing?"
"Your Majesty, after our remaining fleet evacuated, they occupied the orbit of Sasala and made no other moves after that!"
"Civilians are civilians. The battle hasn't even ended yet, and I can't move because I captured Sasala. But that's fine, otherwise the assembly of our remaining fleet wouldn't be so smooth!"
Emperor Langton nodded, his face full of disdain for the rebels' behavior.
"Reorganize the fleet as quickly as possible and prepare to cooperate with Durant in counterattack!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
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Just as Emperor Langton was planning how to counterattack, Chris' authorization to activate the Zero Point missile finally came down!
"Move the zero-point missile into the launch port and target the mobile fortress Durant!"
"Yes, leader!"
Looking at the Durant Fortress in the image in front of him, Lance was also a little afraid.
Yes, that would be true if there were no Zero Point missiles.
As the most powerful fortress in the empire, Durant is armed to the teeth. Its two space compression cannons have a firing range of 3 AU, and they are also capable of large-scale damage!
Even if we don’t mention the existence of these two main guns, their numerous secondary guns are equally terrifying, each with a range of more than 2au!
After all, Durant Fortress is very huge and can be considered a giant fortress.
Therefore, there is enough space to install various super weapons that are huge due to immature technology.
Lance had specially simulated it. If he and Durant Fortress faced a head-on challenge, even if he could win it, he would have to pay at least 70% of the battle losses.
This is a big problem!
But now with the Zero Point Missile, everything can be solved.
"Leader, the Zero Point missile has been loaded, the target is locked, and is ready to be launched at any time."
"Launch now!"
Without any hesitation, Lance directly ordered the launch!
At the same time, in the command center of Durant Fortress.
"Your Majesty, it was detected that the rebels launched a flying weapon vehicle, which suddenly disappeared about three seconds after it was launched!"
"Disappeared?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, according to what we detected, after this flying vehicle was shot out by the battleship, there was a burst of unknown energy fluctuations, and then it disappeared!"
Unknown energy fluctuations...disappear suddenly?
Why do I feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity?
By the way, even though there is a jump blocking device, the rebels can still directly attack Sasala!
Is it really a new super-light technology?
So, if this flying vehicle also has this technology, wouldn't it be the target?
"No, immediately supply all the energy of Durant Fortress to the space shield, and at the same time expand the space shield to its maximum value, fast!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Although he didn’t understand why Emperor Langton was anxious, the guards immediately followed the order!
The next moment, a space shield was instantly deployed outside the Durant Fortress, tightly protecting the entire fortress.
It was at this time that a swirling blue space window was opened directly in front of Durant Fortress, and then Zero Point missiles quickly flew out of it.
"Quick, destroy that thing, immediately!"
"Emperor Langton, who also discovered the Zero Point missile, suddenly shouted in the command room."
Although the response is correct, I am sorry that Emperor Langton does not have time because...
After the Zero Point missile exits hyperspace, it does not need to spend time flying forward again, but directly enters the detonation process!
Just when the guards were about to carry out Emperor Langton's order, a dazzling white energy group bloomed in the void and continued to expand, swallowing everything within its range!
Emperor Langton's eyes in the command center were instantly swallowed up by white, and then...
There is no more follow-up...
Durant's space shield did not activate its mission. In less than 0.1 seconds, the entire huge mobile fortress had been completely swallowed up by the dazzling white energy mass.
As for the remaining fleets that have just been assembled around them, well, even Durant's Mobile Fortress can't hold it, so what's the use of these battleships?
Tens of seconds later, when the dazzling white energy mass gradually dissipated, everyone in the bridge of the Rose took a deep breath!
There... there used to be a huge fortress!
There...there were more than 50 billion warships assembled before!
There...
But now, there is nothing!
You can't find even a piece of wreckage.
The entire void was extremely clean, as if it had just been cleaned.
Gulu...
Lance couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Is this the trump card Mr. Chris gave me?
What kind of magical weapon is this!
From now on, the empire must be a peaceful and subordinate civilization, and there must be no double-mindedness!
After the panic, Lance secretly made up his mind and even prepared to write this decision into the laws of the empire.
This was exactly what Lin Fan wanted, and it was also the purpose of Lin Fan asking Chris to give Lance a zero-point missile.
Deterrence, complete deterrence!
It seems to be helping you win the war, but in fact it is deterring you so that you dare not have any unwanted thoughts!
"Villette!"
"Here, leader!"
Adjutant Villette, who was still in a state of panic, was instantly brought back to consciousness by Lance's loud shout.
"Cleaning war, no..."
Halfway through the command, Lance himself was stunned.
Does this clean battlefield still need to be cleaned?
It's not necessary at all. Well, I didn't see how big the void was...
"Immediately carry out an orbital airborne landing on Sasala, suppress all resistance forces on the surface, and arrest all nobles to await public trial!"
"At the same time, send a message to Siweit and Al, telling them that Operation Sasala has been completed, and they can begin the third phase of Operation Dawn of the Empire to destroy all imperial fleets that refuse to surrender!"
"Of course, the nobles are still the same as before. They try to catch those alive for me. It is too easy for them to let them die on the battlefield."