What should they do?
Simply put, should they fight or should they make peace?
Was there even a need to discuss this? Since when did the Ziyun Empire want to make peace with others?
Don't think that you can challenge the Empire just because you've accidentally mastered a new weapon technology!
After all, the Empire's greatest trump card had never been any conventional fleet, but …
Regardless of whether it was the generals or Emperor Bowen, this was something that they absolutely could not allow to happen.
Any force that resisted the Empire's rule must be mercilessly destroyed because this was the cornerstone of the Empire's policy to rule the entire galaxy!
"Your Majesty, according to the report from the Black Demon General, this unknown civilization's weapon system is very powerful. It can launch an attack beyond 10 AU, and its hit rate is ridiculously high!"
"During the war, the Black Demon General also tried to use irregular maneuvers, but nothing changed. They have 10 million battleships, and every time they attack, they can destroy 10 million of our battleships. Many times, when they destroy a battleship, another battleship behind it will also be destroyed!"
"From this, we can make a simple analysis of three points."
"First, regardless of what weapon technology this unknown civilization uses, its attack method seems to be able to hit the target at the same time as it fires. In other words, any evasive action is meaningless against this weapon system. It will hit the target as soon as it fires!"
"Second, its attack power is terrifying. I've seen the battlefield records. The most exaggerated one was when four battleships were destroyed at the same time. Moreover, according to the data when the four battleships were destroyed, the enemy's attack power did not decrease at all from the first to the fourth battleship. There was also no gap in time!"
"This means that as long as it is within its range, even if there are 10,000 battleships on the beam at the same time, it can destroy all the battleships in one shot. In the face of such attack power, any shield will be powerless!"
"Third, although its attack power is strong, it seems to be only capable of single-point piercing attacks, and there are very few battleships."
"If this unknown civilization has a large number of battleships or area-of-effect weapons, then the tribute collection fleet will not be able to retreat!"
"Finally, as for how to deal with this problem, I think there are two ways. One is to track down their nest and use a large-scale conventional fleet to surround and annihilate them. Of course, if we do that, our fleet will also suffer great losses. After all, there is a distance of 10 AU, and we can only let them attack without being able to retaliate!"
"The other way is to deploy a neutron battle star and destroy it completely!"
"However, if we use the Neutron Warstar, we may face an awkward problem. We won't be able to capture them alive to obtain this heaven-defying weapon technology!"
Based on the information sent back by Hei Sha, Red Lion quickly analyzed all the problems and proposed two completely different tactics.
After listening to Scarlet Lion's analysis, Bowen nodded and began to weigh the pros and cons of the two plans.
Just as Crimson Lion had said, the first plan had many benefits, but at the same time, the price was also very high. It was possible that more than half of the empire's fleet would be destroyed!
As for the second method, it was obvious, but it was very likely that they would not be able to obtain any captives or technical information.
After all, the neutron warstar did not have any single-target precision attacks. Wherever it passed, forget warships, even planets and space would be completely torn apart, leaving nothing behind.
"Yes, I understand what you mean, Marshal. This also brings our original third topic into the discussion. Let's talk about it together."
"From the perspective of the empire's development, I am more inclined to the Right Marshal's first plan, but it is absolutely unacceptable for the empire to suffer too great of a loss!"
"Thus, I have decided to use the two plans together!"
"Order!"
"Immediately mobilize the empire's First to Legio III, as well as the First and Second Royal Guard Fleets, a total of 32 billion warships, to assemble and form a punitive army. The commander of the punitive army will be the Right Marshal Red Lion!
"At the same time, during the war, the Right Marshal Red Lion has the authority to conscript up to four generals under his command. After the generals are selected, submit the name list to me."
"Finally, in the name of the 168th Emperor of the Purple Cloud Empire, I hereby announce that the neutron battle star's activation restrictions will be lifted immediately. The Left Marshal Blue River will command it and head to the spiral arm to assist the Right Marshal in battle!"
"Remember, if the empire's casualties are within a controllable range, the neutron battle star will remain on standby. Only when the casualties are too great will it be allowed to participate in battle!"
After weighing the pros and cons, Bowen made his decision. He immediately stood up and gave the order to the generals.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
At the same time, on the spiral arm.
At this moment, the Federation's fleet had already retreated, leaving behind a few small reconnaissance ships!
This made the Purple Cloud Empire's reconnaissance ships that were roaming around feel very fortunate!
One must know that when Lin Yu's main fleet left just now, these reconnaissance ships did not detect any traces of a warp jump at all. They had no idea where the fleet had gone.
Just as they were feeling extremely depressed, they realized that although the unknown fleet had left, they had left behind a few reconnaissance ships.
However, they did not know that these reconnaissance ships were specially modified by Lin Yu. The internal equipment was a warp jump engine, not a hyperspace engine.
After these spaceships searched the wreckage at the wormhole entrance, they adjusted their course, then activated their warp jump engine and left!
This time, they were caught red-handed by the Purple Cloud Empire's reconnaissance ships. Through the direction of the warp jump, they immediately calculated the most suspicious destination and activated their warp jump engine to follow it.
Andromeda Galaxy, spiral arm, Mist Wind Star Zone, former Crimson Federation capital circle.
"Commander, the fish has taken the bait and is flying toward us!"
"Good. Is the Space Illusion System ready?"
"It's ready, Commander!"
"Good. Activate it immediately!"
"Yes!"
Suddenly, as some strange devices hidden in the planets and asteroids were activated, the entire star system immediately changed.
The originally barren area gradually became lively. In space, a large number of spaceships shuttled back and forth. Space cities, space factories, and so on were all in a state of brightly lit state.
Not only that, there were even a large number of fleets that appeared out of thin air in the void. There were a total of 50 million spaceships.
The neutron degenerate state spheres that originally covered a large area all disappeared without a trace!
A seemingly incomparably prosperous star system was born just like that.
However, it was a pity that everything was just a fantasy!
"Commander, they're here!"
At this time, the reconnaissance ships left behind by the Black Fiend also arrived at the former Crimson Federation capital circle.