Chapter 1574 The Identity of the Attacker

It's certainly not surprising that there are unidentified ships operating nearby. The more prosperous the waterway is, the more pirates there will be, just like flies always gathering in garbage piles, this is actually the same reason. Moreover, current technology cannot bring every corner of the universe under surveillance, so there will always be room for outlaws to act.

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

However, pirates are looking for money after all. When working, they will always find ways to avoid overly prosperous waterways and avoid the patrol and warning range of the navies of various countries.

Logically speaking, such a ship should be far away from the Blue Princess, not close to it.

"Should all warships be put on alert?" the chief officer on duty asked.

This time, Yang Mingzhao fell into a brief hesitation. It's not that he doesn't even have this decision, but he always feels that once he enters a state of alert, he will definitely wake up the president. My intuition tells me that once Mr. President wakes up and knows that some enemy ships are approaching him, he may immediately enter a strange state of excitement. That situation 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 mission who appeared at the scene was Marshal Aylwin.

The reason why the others were not woken up was because Mr. President said that such a trivial matter would not disturb the sleep of other adults. After all, they are all seniors, they have trouble sleeping, and the military is not their job. Isn't it the stupidest thing to do unplanned work to interrupt the staff's normal rest time?

Of course, Marshal Aylwin is a patriotic and dedicated professional soldier and a military adviser to the Presidential Palace. He should still be notified of such matters. As for Mr. President himself, he said that he is the supreme commander of the Blue Star Community. Since it is a war-related matter, how can I stay out of it?

What he said makes sense. Legally speaking, President Nikita is indeed the supreme commander of the community's armed forces.

"Can you determine how many so-called unidentified ships there are?" President Nishita asked.

The captain introduced: "According to the intelligence of the Alliance's Grand High Seas Fleet, between 12 and 16, the maximum mass projection is 4 in the standard unit. It should be a light cruiser, but the total number is only 3. We also reviewed the information obtained by Chief Yu at K The information from the deep space probe left by the Doctor Galaxy confirms that this data is basically correct. "

When the captain was introducing, the first mate also took out a light pen and clicked on the star map, drawing the location of the K-Bo galaxy.

"This is after the Battle of Hanwang Star Gorge in the Grand Sea. After Commander Yu sailed out of Hanwang Star Gorge, he conveniently deployed 12 automatic deep space exploration stations."

A layman like President Nishita suddenly felt an unknown sense of authority.

"What a far-sighted person! My little brother Yu Lian!" He praised, but there seemed to be some doubts in his expression.

And veteran generals like Marshal Aylwin also saw the extraordinary features based on their professional standards, and couldn't help but feel that the future is formidable: "From a purely military perspective, as long as the Empire comes once, it will definitely want to come again. The second time, we really need to make arrangements nearby.”

"However, if we install surveillance facilities here, won't it arouse the alliance's suspicions?" The president asked with some doubts.

After passing Qingchun City's Grand Sea Channel area, it falls within the alliance's sphere of influence. But "sphere of influence" is not territory. Otherwise, why would it still be called "The Great Sea"? Why haven’t we seen the Alliance taking responsibility for the pirates in this star field? What's more, we are just setting up some monitoring facilities, and we are not directly monitoring you, so what is there to worry about?

Marshal Aylwin couldn't help but glance at the other party. He can now see that President Nishita, who has a majestic appearance and a generous spirit, is actually as sensitive as ordinary politicians... ah no, he is as careful as hair!

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

At this time, the old marshal suddenly became interested. He still believes that Keith Nichta may be the most reliable head of state in the community after the ancestors of the War of Independence, at least for now. However, he now also wants to know how the other party will respond in a situation that truly tests his decision-making ability.

The captain on the side added: "Actually, these deep space detectors are arranged in some galaxies with branch channels, and they should not attract international attention."

"So that's it. While trying not to cause an overreaction from the alliance, he also found ways to ensure our national defense security. He is truly worthy of him." Mr. President praised, and humbly asked for the advice of professionals: "Well, Marshal , do you think it will be a blind pirate, or something else..."

"Pirates are unlikely. They are seeking money and have no reason to attack us." Marshal Aylwin actually wanted to say that this was almost impossible. To put it bluntly, the pirates in the High Seas area are definitely inferior to the pirate kings of the Spiral Nebula and the Abyss Nebula in terms of scale, toughness, and combat effectiveness. The latter's gadgets are even found in bases and even civilian settlements under their control. They are more like warlords than pirates. However, when it comes to cunning and flexibility, it is far superior.

To put it bluntly, if you want to find food in the Grand Sea Star Territory where trade is prosperous, you don't rely on fighting and killing, but you rely on worldliness.

The extremely smart President Nishita quickly responded: "Indeed, we are also guests invited by the alliance. Even if they have any internal problems, they don't have to do such a thing."

This is equivalent to directly saying that the pirates in the high seas area are the black gloves of the alliance.

Seeing the helpless expressions on his subordinates, Mr. President, who thought he was 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. Hahahaha!”

"However, we cannot rule out the possibility of being a plunderer," the captain said.

It is true that the Grand Sea Star Territory does not border the Galactic Center, but the starry sky between the two belongs to more than a dozen small countries. Their defense strength is only enough to garrison near important colonial systems, making it difficult to fight against large-scale raider invasions. In other words, once you really encounter this situation, you can often only hold your head and squat on defense while asking the father of the alliance to come and save the people.

In this way, the Predator's outpost fleet can occasionally enter the Grand Sea Star Territory and the Great Autumn Wind.

"Predators?" The president raised his brows slightly: "Why are there predators here? Haven't they all been wiped out by Lian Junjie? The prisoners of war have all... well, they have all been peacefully integrated into civilized society."

What Mr. President wants to say is that the prisoners of war of the looters were treated as commodities and divided among various countries. His wife, Ms. Melali, also entrusted her family members to buy several Meshandar troll families, both old and young, and sent them to her family's cotton garden in the countryside to be used as large livestock. Of course, they were employees.

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

The reason why there are old people and young people is because only those with weaknesses can be good oxen and horses. Of course, the more important reason is that the president's wife is kind-hearted and does not want to see other people's wives separated.

Mr. President has always believed that predators are really just a historical term from now on.

However, the old marshal explained: "Queen Tomitelli did not take away all the looters. We now estimate that it should be more than 70% of the battleships, experienced old bandits and young men, and 60% civilians and slave laborers.”

"In other words, there are fish that slipped through the net, and there are also stubborn gangsters who stayed behind."

Marshal Aylwin nodded: "However, the large fleet of predators that participated in the expedition have been wiped out after all. The predators who stayed in the center of the galaxy are only old, weak, sick and disabled, and they lack the youth and strength. Even in that harsh environment If we can barely survive in the environment, we should no longer pose a threat to other countries.”

"Yes. If they were the tough Magyar nomadic tribe in the past, now they are at most the Khazar horse bandits." said the Greek-born captain.

"Isn't this pretty tough?" President Nishita said loudly. He said that labor and management have read books, so don’t fool me.

"There is a difference in toughness." The captain said, embarrassed Dong Ao.

Then, Yang Mingzhao added: "In other words, 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 gratefully poured a cup of tea for Yang Mingzhao on the spot: "I understand. Those space barbarians who can destroy the country have also degenerated into ordinary pirates."

Everyone nodded, indicating that they meant what you said.

President Nishita pondered for a moment, but then said: "However, even if he degenerates into a pirate, he must be the toughest pirate, and we still have to fight hard."

The president acted resolutely. However, Yang Mingzhao always felt that the other party was also a bit like "I am submissive when I encounter timidity, but I attack hard with a horse gang composed of the old, weak, sick and disabled."

"Actually, it is very likely that it is the empire's infiltration fleet." Killian hid in the crowd and whispered. He spoke quietly, but still managed to make himself heard.

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

"Indeed, the empire entered the Grand Sea Star Territory through the Abyss Nebula and reached the Hanwang Star Gorge to ambush us. They could do it once, but they can do it a second time." Yang Mingzhao calculated.

President Nishita's face suddenly became obviously stiff: "Empire? Empire's fleet?"

Even if it is true that according to the information found by the deep space probe, there are only a dozen ships, but what should we do if there are more than a dozen Dreadnoughts?

The Imperials can afford these troops. President Nishita never doubted this.

Of course, he had forgotten that the detection information just now also showed that, not to mention, if more than ten imperial dreadnoughts really came to Qingchun City (west), then the one who is more anxious should be Nephi. The Alliance's Grand High Seas Fleet is estimated to have used up its main force, and the local fleet will also begin to mobilize to the border.

The captain said: "Even if the empire infiltrates, it is only a small-scale guerrilla fleet, which is at most used for small-scale advance reconnaissance. It is not enough to break diplomatic relations."

Marshal Aylwin also said: "The so-called surprise attack must be sudden. If you use a failed trick that has been used once, it will really make people laugh. For the empire, this is worse than failure. It’s even harder to accept. I have dealt with the empire for many years, and I know very well that their shame level is not high.”

President Nishita said thoughtfully: "...The principle is like this. The establishment of hegemony is 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."

The old marshal looked at the other party meaningfully: "Your Excellency is wise."

This person at least knows everything, which is enough to make the old marshal feel relieved.

"Hahahaha, the story of a broken mirror is hard to mend, I have also heard it 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.