From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars

When Lilith completed the optimization iteration, Amber was about to set out with Isabel to sneak into the Star Dragon Empire.

The war between the Empire and the Federation also entered a new stage.

Among the four expeditionary strike groups that the Star Dragon Empire launched the raid at the beginning, three successfully annihilated the Federation defenders of their respective target galaxies, occupied all planets, and successfully completed the established campaign goals.

Only the 8th Expeditionary Strike Group led by Marquis Ascania was eventually delayed until the arrival of the Federation support fleet in the battle to attack the Robert Galaxy for various reasons.

Not only did the Federation mobilize earlier than the Imperial General Staff had expected, but it also forced the Sorrow Fortress and the 12th Expeditionary Strike Group, which were used to "back up", to enter the field in advance.

Finally, the Federation destroyed Robert IV Planet, which was originally intended to be a strategic fulcrum.

Moreover, the proton annihilation bomb, a star-breaking strategic weapon, officially appeared on the battlefield, which also made the Star Dragon Empire General Staff begin to become a little cautious.

It can be said that the Star Dragon Empire's battle deployment this time was affected by the defeat of Robert IV.

The Marquis of Ascania, who led the Robert Galaxy Campaign, has undoubtedly become the "focus figure".

Moreover, because he has been in close contact with the Regent for a long time, he is considered to be the backbone of the Regent's camp by others, which also gave the Princess Party the opportunity to criticize him.

In addition, the Regent Party had previously launched a war of words with the Princess Party because of Isabel's problem.

For a time, the entire political arena of the Star Dragon Empire entered a more chaotic situation ahead of time at a speed faster than the original timeline of the game.

The Empire's offensive on the front line also slowed down as the Federation began to gradually mobilize.

The Federation fleet fighting at home is more excellent in logistics and support, and with the support of the garrison fleets of the autonomous governments of various galaxies, it can gain greater advantages in battle.

Although the comprehensive strength of these garrison fleets, such as warships and training levels, is uneven, they can still provide some help to the main fleet of the Federation to a certain extent.

Even if they were deployed at the front as meat shields in fleet battles, they had realized their own value.

In addition, a federal joint fleet that suddenly appeared on the battlefield also gave the commanders of the Star Dragon Empire some headaches.

This joint fleet, which was composed of three federal main fleets, showed extremely high-level combat skills in conventional fleet battles.

Not only was the accuracy of the artillery fire extremely high in long, medium and short-range shooting, but the formation conversion and tactical maneuvers on the battlefield were also extremely flexible.

It even moved like a dragon, "turning and turning" between various galaxies, turning the entire border battlefield upside down.

After each battle, the commander of the Imperial Fleet would feel an unprecedented pressure when conducting a tactical review.

Because they really couldn't find any mistakes in the commander of this federal joint fleet under the combat command.

Every instruction can be said to be the optimal solution, and they may not be able to make such a command in a high-pressure battlefield environment.

And the true identity of this federal joint fleet is the three unmanned fleets that the Federation has recently put into actual combat exercises.

The combat strength they showed in conventional fleet battles has won praise from the Federation Navy and the Ministry of Defense.

There is a trend of frantically placing additional orders and launching more unmanned warships.

But as emphasized in the previous article, the advantage of the unmanned fleet is in conventional fleet battles.

If the Fortress of Sorrow is encountered in battle, the advantages of artillery accuracy, flexibility and command accuracy are nothing in the face of the overwhelming absolute firepower advantage.

The unmanned fleet will immediately make a decision to retreat, and then quickly leave the galaxy before the Focusing Iris launches an attack.

This also leads to a very strange situation on the battlefield:

The unmanned fleet can kill all sides in conventional fleet battles, but after the Fortress of Sorrow enters the field, no matter how much advantage the unmanned fleet has, the three autonomous fleet command centers code-named "Big Three" within the Federation will immediately run away with the fleet.

The entire front battlefield seems to have become a game of hide-and-seek between the unmanned fleet and the Fortress of Sorrow.

However, this game has also undergone new changes with the arrival of the "Chaos Fortress" and more imperial fleets on the battlefield.

Federal border, Gormansk galaxy.

After letting the mysterious Federation joint fleet slip away again, Duke Duke, the commander of the Sorrow Fortress, did not choose to continue the pursuit, but stayed there waiting for something.

And the object he was waiting for, the second artificial celestial fortress put into actual combat in the Star Dragon Empire, the Chaos Fortress, also arrived as scheduled after a while.

When two huge artificial celestial bodies appeared in the same universe, the crews of the surrounding fleets could not help but sigh in their hearts that it was like a miracle when they witnessed this scene.

It is precisely because of the existence of this artificial celestial fortress that the morale of the Imperial Royal Navy Fleet has always been at a high level.

After arriving in this area, the Chaos Fortress quickly released a transport ship to the Sorrow Fortress.

The person on the transport ship was Duke William, the commander of the Chaos Fortress.

The two dukes, who can be said to be extremely powerful in the Star Dragon Empire, did not bring any servants with them and stayed alone in the core meeting room of the fortress.

After all, at their level, any casual remarks might very well involve imperial secrets or political secrets.

"I didn't expect that the General Staff Headquarters would ask you to go out first. I originally thought that Sauron would come first."

In the conference room, looking at his old friend from afar, Duke Duke couldn't help joking while holding a wine glass.

"Originally, Duke Sauron was indeed asked to come. After all, he is also a symbol of the royal family. It is perfect to participate in this battle to boost morale."

Duke William, who looked relatively young and elegant, was very relaxed and half-lying on the chair, holding a snack on the table and looking at it.

"However, under the manipulation of the regent, I still got the opportunity to take the lead. Duke, did you bring these snacks from the capital? If you had known, I would have arranged for someone to prepare some. This time I left in a hurry. Not prepared."

"Humph, you're still like this."

Duke Duke shook his head angrily. Among the five great dukes in the empire, Duke William was the most unruly, and his behavior did not look like that of a superior.

"You came here to talk to me privately. It shouldn't just be about snacks, right?"

"certainly."

After hearing Duke Duke's words, William put away his cynical expression and looked at the former seriously.

"The sixth man-made celestial fortress is about to be completed. The princess party is fighting for the ownership of this fortress. Judging from the current situation, it is likely to be the exclusive fortress for the princess."

"Oh? This is not good news."