Chapter 291: 284 raid
Six hours after the successful detonation of the Lvzhao explosion plan, the Teizene seemed to continue licking their wounds in the Frost River Galaxy. The Lizard People gathered their warships, beginning to bombard the Star Alliance military facilities within the Frost River Galaxy. The Teizene did not dare to recklessly attack these military installations, but they could bombard them from planetary orbit without any hindrance.
Indeed their choice not to attack or occupy these Star Alliance bases was correct. These bases hid a large number of Iridium Star technological secrets, some even containing Atomic Substance Construction equipment. Bai Zhongqi would not sit by and watch these bases fall into the hands of the Teizene. Therefore, when these facilities were at risk of falling into enemy hands, Bai Zhongqi would destroy them directly. The Super Fusion Fusion Bombs set inside the bases would engulf the facilities, leaving the Teizene with nothing.
Since the Teizene side did not take any drastic actions, the Star Alliance side had no intentions of acting rashly either.
The truth was, the Star Alliance was somewhat frightened by the Teizene's Shield Sharing. Small-scale Teizene fleets were never a concern for the people of Iridium Star, but the formation of super fleets consisting of thousands of warships, along with Shield Sharing, greatly increased their firepower resistance. If the Star Alliance warships' attacks did not exceed the critical threshold of the Shield Array, they simply couldn't touch the enemy's core.
It was during this time that the Changxiu Joint Command received new information.
"Commander, the military intelligence department has received quantum communication with 'Harass' from the other side. They said that the Teizene Empire's Sixteenth Prince Su Beisi, who was in charge of the first wave of the invasion fleet, was extremely angry that Harass did not provide them with accurate information, resulting in the Teizene Fleet being ambushed in the Frost River Galaxy."
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Upon hearing this news, most of the Star Alliance generals in the command center were initially stunned, but soon someone sensed an opportunity.
Major General Song Wenjin of the Star Alliance proposed, "We haven't fully exploited the identity of 'Harass' thus far, and the opposition often rejects the plans or questions we provide. Clearly, the ambush has upset them greatly, prompting them to send a message directly to demand an explanation. Can we continue to use the false identity of Harass to extract more of their intelligence?"
The Star Alliance had been communicating with the other side multiple times under Harass's name. The Teizene repeatedly asked Harass for military intelligence regarding Earth and the Star Alliance, and the department in charge cunningly created false information that seemed plausible and fed it to the Teizene.
Before the ambush, the Teizene Fleet also sent some inquiries, to which the Star Alliance replied with all false information. When asked about fleet strength and specific deployments, the other side refused with reasons like insufficient military clearance and no need to disclose such information.
Xu Lanzhou was not adept at these simple ruses; her strengths lay in leading troops and military planning. Naturally, these matters would be handled by the cunning people of Earth. The military intelligence department soon sent a letter of explanation to Su Beisi.
The letter explained that Harass was finding it increasingly difficult to stay concealed on Earth. To avoid the search of Earthlings and prevent exposure, Harass had become very low-key and careful and was unable to obtain much information. There were no messages about the ambush on Earth, so Harass had not heard anything. While apologizing to His Highness Prince Su Beisi, Harass also subtly inquired about the fleet's damage and whether it could continue to engage in battle.
Before long, another message from the Teizene Fleet arrived.
Xu Lanzhou couldn't help but be invigorated when she received the message.
In the Wuyagong, Bai Zhongqi had naturally seen the Teizene intelligence obtained by the military intelligence department. The report stated that although the Teizene Empire's Sixteenth Prince Su Beisi's Expeditionary Fleet had not suffered much damage, they severely lacked supplies and ammunition, likely not enough for a full-scale battle. Therefore, the first wave of the Teizene Expeditionary Fleet needed to stay and recuperate in the Frost River Galaxy, inspecting whether some equipment from the destroyed Lvzhao Civilization could be used and also await the arrival of supplies.
"So it seems, even with the Shield Sharing Technology, these Teizene now lack the ammunition for a full-scale war?" Bai Zhongqi wondered.
Zero also expressed understanding, noting that the first wave of the Teizene Fleet had crossed thousands of years and multiple civilizations to reach our Danlu Interstellar Cloud, constantly depleting ammunition along the way. They were already short on ammunition supply and had just expended considerable resources to eliminate unmanned Iridium Star military facilities on various planets. Therefore, at this time, the Teizene Civilization might still have a considerable amount of ammunition, but was not confident that such reserves would be sufficient for a large-scale battle.
Xu Lanzhou immediately reported to Bai Zhongqi, "Your Majesty, this is an excellent opportunity. Although the enemy has a contingency we did not anticipate, they are still a mid-level civilization that relies heavily on supplies and lacks the capacity for massive material construction. What they lack now is not only ammunition and food but even energy is scarce, and the direct result of insufficient energy is that the warship's navigation is restricted, and their shields are hard to raise."
Xu Lanzhou paused, her bright eyes filled with hope, "This is a good chance for us. Although their Shield Sharing is troublesome, if we concentrate two Strategic Fleet groups to attack them, we just might be able to crush them in one fell swoop. Even if we can't do it right away, we can deplete their supplies and ammunition and use our technological superiority to run them around in circles until they collapse without fighting."
Bai Zhongqi did not immediately show his position. Xu Lanzhou's plan made sense, even if the approximately 400 warships of the two Star Alliance Strategic Fleets couldn't break the enemy's Shield Array, they still had ample room to maneuver, to transfer and evade fire. Though the Shield Array was strong, the Iridium Star's Energy Shield technology was not something the individual Teizene warships could match. With perfect deployment and coordination, this was a fight they could engage in.
"By engaging, we can also probe and detect the specific parameters of this Shield Sharing Technology and see if there's a way to crack it," Xu Lanzhou continued.
Considering such a plan, Bai Zhongqi felt a bit of hesitation, but Xu Lanzhou had made a compelling case. He reflected on himself, feeling that he might be too averse to taking risks, but there are no completely low-risk ventures in military affairs. To achieve victory, one must be willing to take risks.
After Bai Zhongqi nodded, Xu Lanzhou led the Joint Command to immediately develop the next step of the surprise attack plan.