"What, a surprise attack on the enemy's Head Star?"

At the top-secret meeting of Luofeng's highest level, Edwan, Gudun Mah, Leon (Darbiqi), and the specially invited advisor Kolev all stared at Yang Ming, who stood smiling nearby.

Yang Ming smiled and said, "Is it really that shocking? Isn't this just normal tactical deployment?"

Normal?

Gudun Mah was a bit unsure how to respond.

This ever-lean old man looked down at the Star Map in front of him, covered with a series of densely packed arrows marking various possible jump areas and the distribution map of the Nonar Kingdom's military forces.

Being able to obtain this Star Map in itself indicated one thing—Yang Ming had already completed the infiltration of the Nonar United Kingdom.

Gudun Mah was not surprised by this.

In this old man's eyes, Yang Ming was always an omnipotent figure.

The problem was, leading a fleet alone to take advantage of the chaos to sneak to the enemy's Head Star seemed like a suicidal act.

"Sir," Gudun Mah said softly, "please consider carefully. War is incredibly cruel, and every decision we make involves the lives and deaths of millions of soldiers."

"Ming, are you serious?"

Edwan frowned and said,

"Even if the opponent's elite fleet empties their nest, their Head Star will likely still have enough defensive forces left, and we are watching them as they are watching us, making it impossible for a real surprise."

Yang Ming smiled and said, "What if I have a private army they can't keep tabs on?"

Leon, frowning beside him, said, "I must remind you that penetrating deep into enemy territory not only involves the risk of being cut off but also will certainly face powerful defenses on their Head Star, such as the Planet Cannon installed on Ilando Star."

"Don't worry, I'm already aware of their basic situation," Yang Ming maintained his confident smile, "What we need to think about now is how to cover for this fleet of mine."

Gudun Mah said, "Cover? That might be a bit difficult. The production capacity of the warship production line we purchased and the number of ships is well known to the Sherman Empire. If a strong fleet emerges out of nowhere, even if it's only a few dozen ships, it'll be extremely conspicuous."

Edwan shook his head and said, "No matter how well-prepared, this plan is still too risky!"

"I've made up my mind, Edwan, Luofeng's military and national power cannot withstand a third battle of this scale; we must settle it decisively."

Yang Ming bowed his head and pondered for a while.

For him now, there was really only this one issue, how to explain the existence of the Dark Star Fleet.

Lyu had already prepared, mobilizing sixty-seven various types of ships with excellent maneuverability.

There are two styles of ships produced by Dark Star, one mimics the 'long axle building ship' style of the Imperial ships, and the other imitates the 'elliptical curved surface' style of the New Federation.

Last time, within the Empire's borders, the twelve advanced warships responsible for kidnapping Hanton's parents were of the second style.

This time, Yang Ming mobilized the first type, and Lyu even specially 'distressed' the appearance of these ships.

The mark of time is the best camouflage color.

"How about we hide some of our ships within our borders?" Yang Ming suggested, "For example, hide ships that are under repair or use ships from the local defense forces as a decoy?"

Kolev reminded, "Don't underestimate the Sherman Empire's Military Intelligence Bureau. The battle from eleven months ago shocked Sherman; they must be closely monitoring us."

Yang Ming crossed his arms, continuing to ponder.

His strategy was quite simple: when the Nonar United Kingdom's legion and the Luofeng Empire Fleet confronted each other again, he would lead a small contingent of the Dark Star Fleet deep into enemy lines, moving swiftly to disrupt their rear, seeking an opportunity to launch a surprise attack on their Head Star.

To strike the snake at its seven inches, the Head Star of this United Kingdom must suffer a direct threat, so those puppet politicians controlled by the Sherman Empire would know what fear is.

"What about the batch of captured ships last time?" Yang Ming asked, "Most of those ships were also retired from the Sherman Empire."

Gudun Mah awkwardly explained, "To fill the gap in our forces, those ships have been evenly distributed among the participating fleets. The opponent even made a stern protest, and we released one-third of the captives for free... Of course, we appropriately increased the ransom price for the other two-thirds."

"Overall, our interests weren't harmed," Edwan said in a low voice.

Leon (Darbiqi) said slowly, "Then we'll have to openly reduce some ships, using this method to cover for this sneak-attack fleet."

Gudun Mah slowly nodded, "If it's only eighty ships, the frontal combat power won't be significantly affected."

"Hey!" Edwan frowned, "Have you all agreed to his plan already? This is insane!"

"Yang Ming is the boss," Gudun Mah shrugged, "we all must listen to him, Your Majesty."

Leon smiled.

What he needed to consider was how to relieve his father's worries, not correct his father's opinion.

Kolev said, "I'll accompany you."

Yang Ming was momentarily surprised. He turned to look at Kolev, who smiled and said, "You called her over, presumably wanting to use the pirate group as a cover. I'll feel much more at ease if I'm with you."

"Well, I won't let her fall into danger."

"I trust you," Kolev said gently, "But, my dear nephew, I also want to experience the thrill of interstellar warfare."

Yang Ming chuckled, "Then you'll be my advisor and board the ship with me."

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