Chapter 142: Belated Order

The joy of victory made the officers and soldiers happy, and they had long put Li Qing's advice behind him. Now, the vanguard troops are filled with an atmosphere of attack, thinking that pirates are vulnerable. Even if the advice is true, what can the Red Devil have nearly 2,000 core members? What tricks can they do when they encounter a fleet of 100,000 troops?

Driven by the attacking idea, the team's chief officers were trying every means to annihilate the pirates so that they would not be overshadowed in front of other teams. Li Si's ministry was undoubtedly one of the most anxious chief officers. His second battalion was stuck in the center of the fleet, either leaving his post or doing nothing. Seeing the frequent good news from other battalions, he was anxious.

The constant reports of good news filled the command center's table, but Lu Beiyan didn't even want to take a look. The expected victory could not bring surprises. It was natural for a hundred thousand troops to annihilate several flies that hit the gun. He also knew that these good news were achievements of confidentiality in advance. As the fleet deepened, the pirates would soon notice the bandit suppression operation, and such so-called good news would become less and less.

But none of these matters. As the head coach, he knew the strength of both sides and knew that this battle was difficult to fight. The vanguard troops were just one part of the entire military operation.

"Father, Is it too little if only 100,000 mecha troops were dispatched?" Lu Lingfeng hesitated for four days and finally asked. Although it was a father and son, Lu Beiyan did not reveal much to him when it came to the secrets of military operations. Of course, if he could guess the clues by himself, his father would be very happy.

"With a mere pirate, is it still a small amount of 100,000 mechas?" Lu Beiyan snorted coldly. The myth of the Black Dragon Legion was not piled up with human sea tactics.

"The key to determining the outcome is not the number, but strategy. The difficulty in dealing with pirates lies in finding them." Lu Lingxue calmly said the inference.

"You seem to have seen something? Let's continue." Lu Beiyan showed a hint of relief.

"The enemy is dark and I am bright. It is difficult to find the lurking enemy. It is better to lead the snake out of the hole." Lu Lingxue said confidently.

"Oh, how do you attract me?" Lu Beiyan became interested.

"It is difficult for people who are being tracked to notice being tracked. Standing in the distance, you can see clearly. My daughter believes that the vanguard troops are bait. The pirates believe that the bandit suppression operation only dispatches 100,000 mecha troops. They will wander out of the fleet's sight and look for fighter jets. As long as we send dozens of teams of reconnaissance mechas, we can capture the pirates' actions, and even find out their nests, waiting for the time to ripe and catch them all in one go." Lu Lingxue's analysis was intimate.

Lu Beiyan looked at his daughter incredibly. It was not difficult to have such a scheming, but as a woman, it was too valuable to have such a courage. The bait of the 100,000 mecha troops, I am afraid that the general-level officer under his command would not have the courage to propose this plan. After a while, he sighed heavily: "It's a pity that you are a girl. It would be great if a boy. Oh, my daughter is married too much. No, not only can I not marry you to the Chen family, but also pull that kid over. Don't just stay with me, you have to work harder..."

Lu Beiyan was talking to himself, not realizing his daughter's shyness.

"It's too exaggerated to use 100,000 mechas as bait. Are you not afraid that your brother-in-law will have a short time?" Lu Lingfeng screamed.

"Although the number of pirates in Cape Flemish is huge, they are scattered and cannot form a real threat, so the fleet is safe. My father's cleverness is that he put a bait that he cannot swallow. Now it is bait, and he can become a real pioneer at that time. As long as he finds out the pirate's hiding place, the initiative is in our hands." The beautiful face of the country was blushing, but it did not affect Lu Lingxue's judgment at all.

"Okay, even in the Black Dragon Legion, how many people can use this insight? Even if you expose it, I don't have to hide it." Lu Beiyan smiled with satisfaction, notified Jem with a communicator, and passed the video taken by the Ghost Eye Team to the command room.

The Ghost Eye Team is a special reconnaissance mecha team. The mechas they are driving are not humanoids of combat troops, but rather like strange bats. This mecha is highly confidential in the empire. It completely gives up its attack ability and instead gets better stealth effects. Especially when performing missions in outer space, they are almost invisible.

The Ghost Eye Team not only has a special mecha unit, but also has a huge information system and various strange detection methods. The lineup of more than 2,000 experts can easily use any satellite floating in orbit, even the satellite of hostile forces is no exception.

From the images taken by Ghost Eye, we can see that there are thirty pirates hovering near the fleet, but the fleet knows nothing about these existences.

It looks like dozens of hungry wolves peeking at the strong barbarian bulls. They don't take action because the opportunity has not appeared and there is no strong enough opponent to find the fleet. Once the five super forces take action, or the fleet reveals flaws, they may rush forward. Maybe they are waiting, waiting for the actions of the five super forces.

Although I don’t know if there are super forces among these hungry wolves, there is no doubt that with their existence, every move of the fleet is no secret to the five super forces.

"This group of pirates is too rampant." Jem had the honor of staying in the command room. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but speak out in anger.

"Tell me, why did the federal anti-pirates always fail to return?" Lu Beiyan closed the image and deliberately tested the young officer's ability.

"The federal bandit suppression operation caused hundreds of thousands of mechas to raid long distances. Every day of stay, the military expenditure is astronomical. If you want to search, the consumption will be even greater, so you are destined to be unable to stay for a long time. However, the pirates can wait for their work. After a few weeks of rest, the federal army will naturally withdraw." Jem gave the answer without thinking.

"But now, why do pirates change their tactics and stare at the fleet like wolves?" Lu Beiyan's second question was at the critical point.

"I guess they must have received some support that we don't know." Jem answered seriously.

"What do you think?" Lu Beiyan did not hurry to determine the answer, but pushed the question to his daughter.

"Although I don't know the military's plans, this operation was initiated by the Secretary of State. My daughter guessed that he would not have fought for several groups of pirates. This time, there would be more than 100,000 troops. There must be hidden behind it." Lu Lingxue thought to herself.

"Many things seem confusing, so it's better to look at people. Once people see it correctly, they will naturally guess things. They are very good." Lu Beiyan first praised his daughter, and then taught a lesson: "I have told you so many times, and I want to call you grandpa! Are you going to piss me to death?"

After teaching his daughter a lesson, Lu Beiyan turned to Jem and said, "Some analysis is correct, but unfortunately they are short-sighted. If you can't even see this, you don't have to follow me. What order did General Monte issue today?"

Jem first accepted the teachings respectfully, and then replied: "General Monte issued three orders. The first order was to order the chief officers of each department not to be greedy for merit and to pay attention to maintaining the formation while moving. The second order punished a chief officer of the regiment who ordered the pursuit of pirates without authorization. The third order was to slow down the speed of the fleet and advance according to the established route. Does the marshal have new instructions?"

"The commander of this operation is General Monte. I won't give instructions, you can go out first." Lu Beiyan gently tapped the table with his fingers. The strategy was formulated by him. General Monte knew the key points and naturally knew what to do. The one who gave him a headache was his son-in-law who was wearing a military uniform but was not interested in military affairs.

On the ninth day, the screen was cut into sixteen independent images, namely the images sent back by sixteen detection ships. Li Sibu was like a leopard with nowhere to vent his energy, spinning around in the command cabin.

The fleet had not encountered pirates for six hours, which meant that the first phase of the battle was over. It should have been the best time to attack, but it had to be wasted in vain. He was anxious.

You know, the 19th Division is the ace, the 9th Regiment is the ace of the 19th Division, and the second battalion he led is the ace of the Ninth Regiment. As the ace among the aces, it is wrong to perform mediocrely. At this stage, the second battalion has not achieved any achievements and has obviously fallen behind other troops. Why don’t he be anxious?

Chen Fang stayed in the command room, but he was so calm that it was uncomfortable. From beginning to end, he had never seen the display screen. There was nothing good to watch, it was just a few scattered teams of pirates who had hit the fleet without knowing it. It could only be said that someone was unlucky, and this level of battle could not arouse his interest.

Li Qing looked at the two with interest. There were three people in the command cabin. Except for Li Sibu who was wandering around like a leopard, Chen Fang, who said nothing and did nothing. As the head and adjutant of the same battalion, he performed completely differently. Isn’t it very interesting?

"Dr. Li, you are the master I invited back. What's your point?" Li Sibu finally came to her.

"I guess there were at least dozens of pirates around the fleet, around us, in places we couldn't see." Li Qing quietly aimed at Chen Fang as she spoke.

"Oh, is this possible? The pirates did not escape immediately when they found that the fleet had not yet escaped. Do they dare to follow? Besides, if they were wandering around, they could not avoid our detection ship." Li Sibu questioned.

"Why do you have to run? Send a team of people to follow the fleet and know the fleet's actions at all times. Isn't it safer?" From common sense, the detection system of the Empire Fleet should be higher than that of the pirates, so you can discover pirates first, but it is not absolute. Since they can get high-end mechas, it is common for them to install advanced detectors on the charge boats. In addition, there are many meteorites and asteroids in this area. They are familiar with the terrain and can use the terrain to play hide-and-seek with the fleet. Also, our fleet is too large. Even if we don't use mechas, we can observe us with primitive telescopes on nearby asteroids." As an expert in pirate research, Li Qing has a clear understanding of the methods of pirates.

The regular army is difficult to make a contribution in the battle with pirates because it is underestimated and believes that they are a mob. In fact, the pirate organizational system is very scientific, although not necessarily formal, but efficient. They can often use primitive means to make up for the technical gap with regular army. In fact, space combat limits the advantages of pirates. If the battlefield is switched to the surface of the planet, their means will make regular army at a loss.

Li Sibu had to admit that pirates could do these with their existing equipment, but he did not believe that pirates were so smart and had such courage. To put it bluntly, he still looked down on pirates. This concept is deeply rooted and it is impossible to change without suffering, so Li Qing did not force it.

"Why don't we guess where the fleet is heading? Just treat it as passing the time." Li Qing suddenly raised the question.

"It's hard to say. The way to use troops is change. Maybe the fleet is searching now, so there is no goal." Li Sibu shook his head repeatedly. The fleet's action route is still confidential, even if even the heads of each department are not aware of it.

"What are the opinions of the deputy battalion commander?" First, he asked Li Si's troops that it was just a turning point. Li Qing came to Chen Fang as expected.

It also needs to be asked. The most worrying thing about the army's expeditions is supply. Food and energy are practical problems faced by the fleet. Once energy or food is in a hurry and relying entirely on the supply from the rear, the situation becomes very passive. There are many classic battle examples in history that win the more with less. They all happen in this situation. With the wisdom of my father-in-law, I think I would not make such low-level mistakes.

What's more, the mecha troops strictly belong to the army and are not suitable for staying on ships for a long time. For these people, they can only breathe a sigh of relief after landing. Nowadays, many officers and soldiers have symptoms of discomfort. Finding a planet to rest is the top priority. Although there are hundreds of planets in Cape Flemish, not many can provide large fleets with rest, and no more than seven are counted. The advantages of Cardo Blue Star are the most obvious.

The Kado Blue Star has a relatively sparse population, suitable for large fleet rest and rest, and contains rich crystal mines, which can solve the fleet's most troublesome energy problems.

It is not difficult to see that the command center attaches great importance to this link. As for sending only one division, perhaps he does not want to alarm the pirates to avoid exposing his intentions. What surprised him was that the military has not taken action yet. Indeed, the fleet has made a lot of efforts to conceal its intentions, such as detouring in the opposite direction. However, the pirates are not fools. To deal with the expedition legion, they must start with supply. The fleet's supply comes from two channels. On the one hand

It is the supply from the rear, so there is no need to say that this is. Unless another fleet is transferred, the supply will be difficult to deliver. Another channel is supply nearby. When it comes to crystal oil, outsiders can also think of turning over Kadolan. Although Kadolan star is everywhere in mines, there is only one who refines crystal oil. As long as you hit old William's refinery, the Pioneer Fleet should consider the issue of retreat. The Red Devil is not stupid. If she is asked to take the lead, it will be almost done without saying that the overall situation is decided.

"I think the battalion commander's analysis is very reasonable." Chen Fang would rather rot the answer in his stomach. At this time, he would not do anything except arouse Li Sibu's warning.

Li Qing couldn't help but chuckled. If he knew, he could bend and stretched. He knew how to be a likable adjutant. Although he was a doctor of research, he was in charge of the Federal Military Department. Li Qing was used to seizing power in the army and had a clear understanding of the relationship and mentality of the two.

Strangely, it should have been commonplace, but it makes people feel particularly uncomfortable when put on Chen Fang.

Why? Li Qing found the crux of the problem. Chen Fang was not a slippery person, and he was not doing the show well. He was neither humble nor arrogant about Li Si's domineering behavior, and could barely be considered as accommodating. In fact, it was closer to ignoring it, as if military affairs had nothing to do with him. The real slippery person should take the initiative to echo the chief official, or even flatter him.

"Deputy Battalion Commander, then do you think if the fleet must rest, what place do you think is suitable?" For some reason, Li Qing just couldn't stand his low-keyness. Who said that his skills are not enough to make people feel uncomfortable?

"This, Kadolan." Chen Fang had no choice but to avoid answering that he didn't want to steal the limelight from Li Sibu. There was no need to pretend to be stupid. He didn't want to be regarded as an idiot.

Beep~ Sixteen independent images suddenly swept away, and the command center image appeared on the screen. General Monte was wearing a straight uniform, his eyebrows were condensed into deep Sichuan characters, and his slightly bald head occupied one-third of the screen. Even when he was far away in the command center of the army, through the image, his sharp eyes were still as sharp as a sharp blade, as if he could penetrate people.

In the command cabin, Li Si's troops immediately maintained a standard military posture, but Li Qing had no awe of the commander of the Black Dragon Legion and still stared at Chen Fang with a smile.

The answer given by Chen Fang coincides with her guess, and the sudden image from Monte is likely to be related to Cardo Blue Star.

"Order! The commando's 19th Division left the fleet and rushed to Kado Blue Star to requisition crystal oil, as well as mining and refining facilities, and serve as a warning mission."
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