Charlotte shrugged helplessly, covered her head, and sighed, "Actually, I know that no matter if it's me or Lilith trying to persuade you, it's useless."

We know your personality.

It's clear that Charlotte is also helpless against Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen's temper is sometimes like that of a child; no matter how you try to persuade him, it's no use.

Charlotte looked up at Zhao Chen intently and said very seriously, "I'm not asking you to evacuate to a safe place."

But I still urge you to prioritize your own safety.

We can lose this battle, but you cannot be in any danger.

You should be well aware that your importance to our Dragon Star Empire far exceeds the outcome of a single battle.

These are Charlotte's true feelings.

Anyone present could be in danger, or even die.

Even Charlotte, or Lilith, could die.

But Zhao Chen must not die!

Zhao Chen's death was something that none of the members of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire wanted to accept.

"Don't worry, it's happened so many times."

I'm perfectly fine.

"I won't die," Zhao Chen said casually.

Charlotte didn't say anything more and began to arrange the things she needed to deploy.

Three hours.

It's neither long nor short.

For Zhao Chen's side, the battlefield against the Drought Demon King remained largely unchanged, with both sides locked in a stalemate.

However, there is good news: the second and fifth Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts have both been evacuated to a safe location. However, the current situation of these two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts makes it unsuitable for them to continue fighting.

They stood guard beside the Dragon Emperor interstellar command ship, protecting its safety while waiting for its return.

"Your Majesty, Captain Huo Feifei of the Second Ship apologizes to you."

The second ship failed to complete its mission of destroying the target, the Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interplanetary destroyer.

"Please punish me." Rear Admiral Huo Feifei looked very seriously at Zhao Chen on the other side of the video window.

Meanwhile, in another video window, Rear Admiral Mu Baiqing, captain of the fifth Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought, also spoke up: "The failure of the mission also bears some responsibility."

I, Mu Baiqing, am willing to take full responsibility.

Zhao Chen looked at the two of them and shook his head helplessly, saying, "I already mentioned this when I assigned you this task."

You are not required to annihilate the Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interplanetary destroyer; the entire combat process is entirely up to you.

If we can fight, we fight; if we can't fight, we retreat.

Now, with just two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts, you have severely damaged the enemy's Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interstellar destroyer, rendering it essentially incapable of combat.

Although the objective of annihilation was not achieved, the enemy's Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interplanetary destroyer will not be able to return to the battlefield for the next year and a half.

I am very satisfied with the outcome of this operation.

What crimes have you committed?

Okay.

You and your Golden Scarab-class Heavy Star Dreadnoughts can now rest and recuperate in your current location.

In the battles to come, we might need you to step up.

Now, let's take this time to rest and resupply, and await further orders.

Hearing the comforting words from His Majesty the Dragon Emperor.

Huo Feifei and Mu Baiqing responded, but they still felt somewhat unwilling and guilty.

After all, this is such a great opportunity.

"Yes, our second ship is ready to carry out any combat mission at any time," Rear Admiral Huo Feifei said, straightening up.

Rear Admiral Mu Baiqing, the captain, immediately added, "Our No. 5 ship is the same. No matter the time or the enemy we face, our No. 5 ship has no problem."

After making his statement, he ended the call.

Huo Feifei stayed in front of the command platform, repeatedly watching the previous combat process and combat footage, and scrutinizing them over and over again.

At this point, the lights on the bridge dimmed a bit, and all personnel except those required to remain on duty went down to rest for the time being.

But Huo Feifei still didn't rest, remaining as still as a statue.

"Captain, why are you still here?" A vice-captain walked over and looked at Captain Huo Feifei, who was still standing there.

She saw Captain Huo Feifei repeatedly reenacting previous combat operations. Rear Admiral Huo Feifei had watched these video clips countless times.

"Captain, it's all in the past... His Majesty didn't punish us."

They also said we performed very well and would be rewarded when we got back.

"Please don't think about this anymore," the vice-captain advised helplessly from the side.

Our captain is great in every way, except he's incredibly stubborn about this.

However, Captain Huo Feifei maintained her serious expression and said in a deep voice, "Although His Majesty did not blame us."

But we could have done very well, and even had a chance to annihilate the enemy ships.

This was our oversight.

Just because His Majesty hasn't punished us doesn't mean it's a big deal.

If we don't reflect on this oversight this time, what about next time?

Huo Feifei pulled up several battle scenes, as well as several command orders and deployment tasks.

In these circumstances, her second ship could indeed have done better, and perhaps there was a real chance to change the final outcome.

However, even Marshal Charlotte wouldn't be entirely confident that she could make the optimal decision at any stage of a battle, let alone Huo Feifei, making such perfect battlefield decisions.

There is no such thing as a perfect commander in the world!

If such a thing existed, it wouldn't be human, it would be a god!

Rear Admiral Huo Feifei, still blaming herself, said, "I could have done better in these aspects."

If I had given a better order instead of this one, the outcome would have been completely different.

Seeing the captain's state, the vice-captain helplessly covered her head.

...

Meanwhile, in another battlefield in the Troll King system, those three hours were incredibly difficult for the Troll King to endure.

In those three hours, he directly lost more than three thousand interstellar warships.

The attack from the ten Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts on the opposite side intensified, and the original battlefield area had been greatly compressed by these ten Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts.

It was clear that even the Troll King's home system was about to enter the range of the enemy's Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts.

Of all the ships that were hit hardest during those three hours, the Troll King Star Fortress was the most unlucky super flagship.

The Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought was naturally not going to let go of this opportunity to kick a man when he was down.

Three Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts initially pressured the location of the dock from their respective directions.

As a result, the Troll King had no choice but to redeploy some of his starships to protect the dock, resulting in considerable casualties.

Although it took twenty minutes to finally allow the Troll King interstellar fortress to evacuate from the dock, the dock was soon bombarded by the enemy's Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts and reduced to ruins.

In those twenty minutes, the Troll King interstellar fortress, which was being used as a target, suffered several attacks because its hull armor was not properly repaired.

Old wounds haven't healed, and new ones are added.

It even hit several starship engines and several turrets.

This meant that although the Troll King interstellar fortress was detached from the dock and could enter combat mode, it was able to participate in the battle.

However, their actual combat strength is less than half of what it was at its peak.

Furthermore, the enemy they were facing was a near-T7 Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought from the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, so they were completely outmatched.

If you're not careful, you could be destroyed.

This situation lasted for three hours.

During those three hours, the Troll King repeatedly pleaded with the Black God King for help, but after the initial successful communication, all subsequent attempts were rejected.

Or perhaps the only ones they could contact were the Black God Commanders under the Black God King.

The replies they received were all that they were already on their way, or that the interstellar fleet needed to transport strategic materials, etc.

In short, the answer is "right away".

But nobody knows how long this "immediately" will actually last.

"Report: Our defensive positions and star fortresses have suffered losses exceeding 60%."

The outer perimeter of the main star system's defense zone has been completely breached.

"We're about to run out of less than five thousand interstellar warships!" the subordinate hurriedly reported to the troll king.

Each of these reports on the battlefield situation undoubtedly proclaimed the complexity and severity of the current battlefield conditions.

The troll king gritted his teeth: "That bastard Black God is planning to just stand by and watch us die."

I knew that bastard had always been plotting to encroach on my territory.

This time, he's just waiting to see me and the JF-17's fleet fight it out, so he can reap the benefits!

The Troll King, being one of the three kings, was no fool.

By now, how could he not know what the Black God King was really up to?

To be honest, even he, the troll king, used to fantasize about whether he could have the opportunity to devour the territories of the Drought Demon King or the Black God King and become the sole king of the devouring civilization.

But for the troll king, these were merely fantasies.

But now it's different for the Black God King; he now truly has the opportunity to achieve such a thing.

"What do we do now?" the subordinate asked anxiously.

The troll king fell silent; he was at a loss for what to do.

Originally, because of his experience in the first battle against the Wyvern Star Empire, the Troll King had the fewest legion fleets at his disposal among the three kings.

During this phase, due to the tyranny of the Black God King, he mobilized the largest number of legion fleets.

In addition, in order to support the Drought Demon King, he had no choice but to dispatch his 40,000 interstellar warships to support the Drought Demon King's battlefield.

This has resulted in him having almost no usable troops left.

Without any available troops, the Troll King naturally had no way to break the deadlock!

"Breaking news! In the battlefields of those thirty star systems, the Dragon Legion fleets in nearly twenty of them have suddenly begun to retreat!" Just then, an officer rushed up to report.

"The Dragon Legion fleet has begun to retreat from other star system battlefields?" The Troll King was somewhat surprised.

At this juncture, the Dragon Legion fleet beginning to withdraw from other intergalactic battlefields is certainly not an ordinary occurrence.

There must be something fishy going on!

“Yes,” the officer replied.

The Troll King frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "Could it be that the real target of the Dragonflight Legion fleet is actually me and that Drought Demon?"

The attacks from those thirty star systems were all feints.

Now that the operational objectives have been achieved, there's naturally no need to continue the attack on the feinted star system.

The troll king now had this conjecture, because the current situation seemed to correspond to this fact.

The subordinates dared not speak at this moment.

They themselves dared not make any wild guesses about such an important matter.

Never mind.

Right now, the most important thing is still here.

Since the interstellar warships of the Dragon Legion fleet have all retreated from those interstellar battlefields, it's a good time to call back our legion fleet to provide support!

Relay my order: all available units of our legion fleet shall be transferred here.

"Send them to our aid immediately!" The troll king steeled his resolve and issued the order.

He can't worry about anything else now; protecting himself and his base is the most important thing.

If I die and my base is gone, what use are those star system resources?

Did they just let the Black God King and his group get the advantage for nothing?

The troll king didn't have such good intentions.

"But sir, what if this is the enemy's plan?"

Those galaxies are all important resource and industrial galaxies for us.

Even if... even if you are really worried about our own safety, if we get through this phase smoothly...

However, if those star systems are destroyed by the enemy, and we lose these resource-rich star systems, our strength will be greatly weakened, and we will not be able to recover after the war.

"At that time, both our status and yours will be affected." However, one of the adjutants said worriedly.

Upon hearing this, the troll king hesitated again, for there was some truth to what he was saying.

The JF-17 fleet has always been very cunning.

We must be wary of this tactic.

At the same time, if in order to protect their own safety, they ultimately cause the destruction of their own resource star systems and strategic star systems.

He won't have a good ending either.

Faced with this difficult choice, you are essentially forced to choose between money and survival.

You can choose money, but you might not survive.

You either choose to live, but you might lose everything.

Perhaps for some people, isn't living more important?

But you have to understand that for some people who have had money in the past, being alive but without money is worse than being dead!

This presents the Troll King with a very difficult choice.

The troll king was silent for a moment, then commanded, "Now calculate immediately how many legion fleets we have deployed in those thirty star system battlefields, directly under our command."

How many combat-ready interstellar warships remain at this point?

Upon hearing the order, the subordinate immediately began to carry out the task.

The data was retrieved very quickly.

In fact, almost all the interstellar legion fleets of the Devouring Civilization were either under the command of the three monarchs or were lords under the three monarchs.

During the battle, according to the agreement of the three kings, each would contribute some troops and then assign a commander to be in charge.

For example, in the first battle against the Wyvern Star Empire, although the Troll King was in charge of supervising and commanding the battle on the front line, two-thirds of the Star Legion fleet under his command belonged to the Troll King, and the remaining one-third came from other kings.

Among the nearly 80 million interstellar warships that have devoured civilizations, the legion fleet under the Black God Monarch is the largest, accounting for about half, with 35 million interstellar warships.

The Troll King lost a large number of starships in the first battle against the Wyvern Star Empire. Although it took more than half a year to build and put into service a large number of starships, the scale still remained at 20 million starships.

At that time, the Drought Demon King possessed 25 million interstellar warships.

This is why, after the first battle, the Drought King often provoked and mocked the Troll King, since status and influence depend entirely on military strength!

The losses inflicted during the first battle against the Dragonflight Empire disrupted the balance between the Troll King and the Drought King.

"Reporting to you, sir, the statistics are in."

We currently have interstellar fleets fighting in these thirty star systems, excluding the ten star systems where fierce battles are still ongoing.

"In addition, there are approximately eight million interstellar warships available for deployment," the subordinate reported.

Eight million interstellar warships...

It sounds like a lot, but the Troll King knew that, considering the overall situation, the actual number that could be mobilized was actually halved.

"Of those twenty star systems, half belong to us." The Troll King was silent for a moment, then said, "We will divide these ten star systems into two categories. One category will be key garrison star systems, with 500,000 interstellar warships stationed there."

Another type also stationed troops, but their numbers were around 300,000 ships.

The subordinate immediately reported: "If we arrange it this way, we will only have four million interstellar warships available for deployment."

The number of interstellar warships was reduced to four million in an instant.

This was even after abandoning all reserve team arrangements.

If these star systems are attacked again by the Dragonflight fleet, the Troll King will have no choice but to request support from the Black God King.

"Never mind that, let's deal with this troublesome matter first."

"Pass on my order: these four million interstellar warships must immediately return to the Troll home star system to provide support!" The Troll King steeled his resolve and decisively issued the order.

"yes!"

An order was passed down.

In those intergalactic battlefields, the four million interstellar warships that had just caught their breath had no choice but to embark on another journey to provide support.

However, the equipment for remotely deploying the legion fleet had already been largely used up, leaving limited reserves.

Therefore, the vast majority of these four million interstellar warships could only rely on stargates to arrive and support the Troll main star system.

Mobilizing four million interstellar warships, even for a large stargate, would be a huge undertaking.

The transfer cannot be completed within a few days.

However, in reality, only two million of the four million interstellar warships were actually mobilized.

As for why...

That means it has a close connection with the Black God King.

It was later rumored that the supreme commanders of the dozen or so legions involved in the two million interstellar warships all received messages from the Black God system.

So what happened in between is clear to anyone with eyes to see.

The ten Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts fighting on this battlefield learned of the Troll King's relocation immediately.

"They will use stargates to support the battlefield here."

The first batch is expected to arrive in this galaxy within an hour, and at the latest within one hundred minutes.

"The initial estimate is around 100,000 interstellar warships, and more and more will arrive as reinforcements arrive." Rear Admiral Angel Tebera, the captain, looked at the nine video windows in front of her and explained the current situation.

"Where are our reinforcements?" a rear admiral captain asked.

Rear Admiral Angel Tebbsa replied, "As instructed by Marshal Charlotte."

Our reinforcements are on their way, but their arrival time is uncertain.

Because most of the T6 Emerald Dream-class interplanetary warships that we are responsible for deploying are in a reset/cooldown state.

Therefore, in accordance with Marshal Charlotte's plan.

The fleet responsible for supporting us will be split in two.

Some will use warp drive to arrive as support, but it is estimated that it will take at least five hours; and the number will be small, estimated to be only around 100,000 interstellar warships.

Most of the interstellar warships will gather together to rest and regroup, waiting for the long-range delivery capabilities of a batch of T6 Emerald Dream-class interstellar warships to be reset before sending reinforcements over.

"It is expected to take at least a day." Rear Admiral Angel Tebbsa explained in detail, telling everyone the whole story frankly.

At this moment, everyone's faces turned serious.

They were well aware of the danger they faced in this situation.

"Let me reiterate our current situation. The enemy still has five thousand interstellar warships, as well as that near-T7 Troll King interstellar fortress behemoth."

Although we suffered no losses, we still have ten Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts.

However, the interstellar missiles consume a lot of energy, and the Star Shield also suffers some energy loss.

If the fighting continues, we don't need to worry about the five thousand interstellar warships right in front of us.

However, if enemy reinforcements arrive, even ten near-T7 level starships would be insufficient to withstand such a large number of enemy starships.

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