(Chapter number should be 588, wrong!)
Seven days later, an army-level fleet arrived 17 light years away from the Brecht Galaxy and met up with Elfi's fleet.
This was the first time Elfi saw a dreadnought fleet. Like many people, she was shocked by the size of the battleship.
The Federation's main battleships didn't have space storage technology yet. Therefore, Elfi's confusion was completely understandable when she saw a battleship that was only the size of a destroyer.
After all, whether it was the hyperspace engine, space weapons, or other devices, each of them was very large in size.
And such a small battleship simply didn't have the space to install these things.
"Commander Elfi, Commander Lin Kexin of the Dreadnought Fleet, reporting for duty."
When the communication was connected, Elfi's eyes flashed with surprise.
She didn't expect that the one leading the Dreadnought fleet to be Lin Fan's daughter.
No wonder Lin Kexin seemed to have disappeared after the Milky Way's assault on the Triumvirate.
It turned out that she didn't retire. Instead, she went to the highest security Dreadnought fleet.
Elfi nodded slightly.
"Hello, Commander Lin Kexin. Thank you very much for coming to support us!"
"It's my pleasure. Does Commander Elfi have a specific battle plan?"
Speaking of which, in front of outsiders, Lin Kexin acted quite normal. Unlike in front of Lin Tian, she didn't even use the catchphrase "I'm your mother".
If Lin Tian saw her like this, he would definitely despise her and say …
Hypocrite!
"I've already formulated the battle plan. First, the Dreadnought fleet will enter the Brecht Galaxy alone to find and shut down the Italo Union's time bubble device!"
"After you complete this step, the rest of the army will launch the final encirclement attack on the Brecht Galaxy from all directions!"
It was a simple and direct battle plan.
In fact, for Elfi, dealing with the Italo Union wasn't difficult. The only problem was the time bubble.
And the Dreadnought fleet that Lin Kexin brought was specifically designed to deal with this problem.
Therefore, there was no need to formulate a complicated battle plan. As long as Lin Kexin could solve the time bubble problem, the rest of the army could launch the final attack according to the original plan.
"I understand. Shall I set off now?"
"Commander Lin, don't you need to rest?"
"No need. The insectoids in the Moras Star System are acting very strangely. I need to return to the Kate Star System as soon as possible."
Lin Kexin shook her head. After all, she had no time to waste. Even she had a bad feeling about the insectoids' strange retreat in the Moras System.
Therefore, it would be best to settle the problem here as soon as possible and return to Carter to await further orders.
"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, Commander Lin. I wish you good luck in martial arts!"
Elfi, who also knew a little about the situation at the frontline between the Insectoids and humans, nodded to show that he understood.
They were all soldiers, and some pleasantries only needed to be said once. There was no need to repeat them again and again.
After giving a military salute to Elfi, Lin Kexin ended the communication. Three minutes later, Lin Kexin's fleet set off again.
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United Capital Star, Otas.
In the Highest Council, the meeting on the countermeasures against the Federation's invasion had been going on for seven days.
However, until now, they still hadn't reached a consensus.
Council Speaker Reisers was in a terrible mood.
Their civilization was already facing destruction, and this group of councilors was still considering the interests of their respective forces. There were even nearly half of the capitulators who kept stirring up trouble.
For the sake of the civilization's future, should he put them all under house arrest and act arbitrarily for once?
Looking at the faces of the people below, Reisers couldn't help but think so. He was even a little tempted.
"Council Speaker, the latest battle report!"
However, at this moment, Reisers's secretary violently pushed open the door of the council. He quickly ran into the room and shouted loudly.
"What happened?"
"Our galactic surveillance network has detected that a fleet of the enemy has invaded the Brecht Star System. Based on the direction they're heading, it should be the area where the time bubble was created."
"How many are there?"
"It's about the same as the previous invaders, about a billion warships, but …"
"But what?"
"But this fleet is very strange. Other than the flagship being a cruiser, the other warships are all destroyers!"
"What?"
After hearing this, Reisers was very surprised.
The flagship was a cruiser, and the other warships were all destroyers?
What kind of operation was this?
Speaking of the Federation's fleet, Reisers had seen it before.
Of course, this referred to the intelligence reports, not seeing it with his own eyes.
Therefore, Reisers knew very well that the Federation's fleet was also like his own civilization. They were all large general-purpose warships.
After all, ever since a level-four civilization, it was no longer popular to have multiple types of warships to cooperate in battle.
General-Purpose warships were the mainstream of advanced civilizations!
As for destroyers …
They couldn't even fit many cannons, and they probably didn't even have enough space to install a space shield generator.
And now, such a fleet had invaded. Were they here to deliver food?
Or was there some other trick?
"Everyone, what do you think of this battle report?"
Without thinking for too long, Reisers loudly asked the councilors below.
After all, if he wanted to take the initiative to attack, it wasn't up to him alone. At least 60% of the councilors had to agree. The key now was how to convince this group of old guys who could only see in front of them.
"Council Speaker, I still think we can talk first. If we can't reach an agreement, then we'll fight!"
"That's right. How do you know it won't work if you haven't talked about it? Maybe you'll succeed, right?"
"That's what I think too."
…
Almost all of the councilors had the same idea. Only a few of the hardline councilors thought that they should fight first. Unfortunately, there were too few of them, and they couldn't make much of a difference.
Reisers sighed and shook his head.
It seemed that he still had to make a move himself. Otherwise, if it was just them, these old guys wouldn't start to panic unless someone else attacked the Capital Planet.
"Everyone, if you want to negotiate with the other party, I won't object to trying!"
"However, you have to understand one thing. That is, we are now at an absolute disadvantage!"
"Under such circumstances, you will only be humiliated if you go and negotiate!"
"In the other party's opinion, why would they want to negotiate with you when they're sure to win a war?"
On the main seat, Reisers said with a serious face.
Although these words were only said to make Reisers want these councilors to agree to send troops, it was undeniable …
What he said made sense, and there was no way to refute it!
Yes, just as Reisers said, they didn't have any capital to negotiate now. In order to protect the interests of their own forces during the negotiation, they had to give themselves some advantages before the negotiation.
Even if it was just some insignificant advantages.
They really couldn't refuse what Reisers said.
"Then, Council Speaker, what do you think we should do?"