Chapter 730 The horizon
"Listen, if youdon''twant to tell me, forget it."Richard waved with apparent annoyance
"Haha, who said Idon''twant to tell you? Your fatheractuallysaid the same words. He said that if we defeat the five fleets and only cause some damage to them, they will return with support, and ifwpletelyannihtethem, the Great Serpent Empire wille for revenge. He has been facing a big dilemma since hearing about the size of theenemy''sforces."Caesar then nodded and looked towards the horizon,"What I know is that he said that the goal of the war was not to destroy the enemyfleets,but topletely defeat the Great Serpent Empire so that they would never think of returningagain,or at least cause so much damage that it would take several centuries to recover before they think abouting back."
"And the solution, in his opinion, is..?"Richard furrowed his eyebrows, knowing how difficult such a decision would be if he were to be in the same position
"The solution he hase up with so far, which we strongly oppose, is to continue with the blockade n, but instead of approaching and destroying them in the central region, he wants us to close all paths to them but not cause them any serious damage until they are sure that the presence of only5fleets will not do them any good, then they will ask for support... ording to his words, their request for support in this wayandwithout being affected by any losses will make theing support range from 3~5 other fleets.He said thatif we eliminate10fleets, itwill bea very painfulblow that will make them forget about us for a longtime,or lose hope immediately."
"...My father thought about all that? He wants to calm down the gameso he candraw more of them..."Richard looked down, knowing that hewouldn''thave thought of such a n if he were in his ce, then asked again,"Why are you opposing it then? Idon''tsee a problem with it. Do you have better solutions?"
"It is not that we have any n.All we have isone question: What if the next support was 10 or 15 fleets and not just five asheexpected?"Caesar shrugged his shoulders,"ording to our information, the enemies have two fleets permanently present on their mother and one fleet on the rest of the fours that they havepletelycontrolled,That''s6fleets in total just sitting there for protection, and of course there are five here now.Thisleaves 19 fleets spread across four others where they are currently at war."
Then he turned to Richard,"How many of those 19 fleets wille, Richard? Or we can say how many of the 25 fleets If we include the defense fleets in the equation...I know that they needrge forces back to suppression and oppression, Witha simple calction,it can really be saidthat they will definitely send5fleets at a maximum, but do we really know their conditions there?In the end, we will not put our hands on anyone with real authority...With some luck andthe advantage of territory, we can deal with10fleets at once. If the number of enemies reaches 15 fleets, the result is unknown. And if we win, it will be through sacrifices, too many of them...Your father wants to bet that the enemy is smart and will followmon sense. What if they are hooligans like me and sendrge numbers of fleets at once?! The entire highmand says that your father is takinga lot ofrisks. What do you think?"Caesar shook his head.Thisis the topic that upied the minds and mouths of the highmand during the pastperiod
Richard paused, andthen a strange smile appeared on hisface
A smile that Caesar did not know was sadness, reassurance, or pride as if it was a mixture of all of them, so he did not restrain himself except to ask,"What is wrong with this face of yours?"
"Hehe,it''snothing, just something suddenly came to mind.."Richard waved and shook his head,"My father built an Empire in a few decades, an Empire that can defend against 1,500 Martial Emperors and 2 million Law-Using soldiers. Could you please take a moment toprehend these numbers? Wedidn''thave a single Martial Emperor in the Ancestral Continent...The king of the ck Sun Kingdom himself was a level 33 Sage...Without realizing it, that man achieved somethingthat nosane person would dare to dream about...Andyou''reasking ME about my opinion of HIS n, haha, man, just let him do what he sees appropriate."
Caesar''sserious facial expressions rxeda little,"I am d that this has be your view of your father." n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
"I never doubted that he was a great man.It''sjust that this greatness has side effects that destroy the lives of many...Forget it~"Richard stoppedughing and scratched his head in embarrassment, then tapped Caesar on the shoulder,"Come on,let''scontinue our tour and Tell me about those forces present in the southern region on the way."
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Nihari-- The border between the central and southern regions
"We are about to enter the southern region. There may or may not be resistance, but we must be at our best anyway... Is everyone ready?" General Dirit spoke in a low voice. He was in the cockpit of the mothership of his fleet, in apletely quiet environment, surrounded by a number ofmunications devices and a crew of 4 very beautiful girls, However, he still seemed extremely nervous.
"My fleet is ready for engagement." One of themunication devices around him lit up for a moment, and General Parrs''s voice came from it
"So do I. The southern region will be ours today."
"Leave the left front to my fleet and forget about it."
The quick and reassuring responses made General Dirit take a deep breath, but a new voice appeared that disturbed his mood again,"You will pay for this! I swear, you will pay for this!!"It was GeneralSully''svoice!
General Dayrit showed an annoyed expression,"I thought we had resolved this dispute, Mr. Sully. If youdon''tlike the lineup,that''sfine. Please return to the safe zoneandwe will take care of the rest."
"You bastards! I will not forgive you! Just wait until the rest of my fleet returns!!"Sully''svoice did not seem to calm down at all butratherbecame more agitated
Before setting off, the other four generals agreed that their fleets would take the shape of an inverted crescent, with the two heads of the crescent facing the southern region. In this way, the two fleets on the nks would fight, and the two fleets in the rear would function as continuous support. They could also use this formation as a siege trap if the enemy tried to advance too far. In addition, the two fleets in the back will serve as a headquarters to monitor the situation and n the battle without interference...It is a basic formation of the Great Serpent Empire.
The problem with General Sully is that he wanted to be in the middle of the crescent and act like amander since he is the oldest among them in terms of rankand hisfleet is the strongest, but he was surprised that hewas cedin the front,exactlybetween the two pointed points of the crescent.Thisundoubtedly makes him the spearhead in any battle. It can be exaggerated and said that he isbeing usedas a scapegoat!
The problem is that when he objected, the four generals rejected his presence and told him to stay behind to guard the safe area, but what would he say to the highmandter if he skipped the battles in the south and stayed behind ying?!
"Haha, Brother Sully, you are in the best ce to achieve the most achievements, congrattions!"A voice came from one of the transmittersandhe burst outughing
"Haha.. hmm? Look at the horizon, gentlemen,wasn''tthe sky blue all the way? Why was it brown? Is this something specific to the southern region?"
"...No, no, look carefully, thereis a blue color faintly appearing from the edges of that brown horizon."
Vanguard Team Leader Seagal narrowed his eyes slightly and muttered,"...This is not the horizon, thislooks like... A tree?"