Chapter 1794: Aftermath
This incident, since the establishment of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, involves the highest-ranking suspects, the widest range of impact, and the largest amount of money.
After this case.
This also served as a wake-up call for all departments within the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, prompting them to significantly strengthen their oversight and supervision.
For a long time afterward, the incidence of such cases decreased.
And in the meantime, some significant changes have quietly taken place.
For example, Marshal Chu Changhe announced his resignation from all positions immediately after this incident.
The internal affairs of the Chu family were handed over to the agents elected by the Chu family, while Chu Xuan would nominally hold the position of clan leader.
The commanders of the Chu family's fleet were also elected from within the Chu family, but the list of these elected individuals was almost always presented to Emperor Xiaolong in advance.
After Emperor Xiaolong circles a certain name, that person will become the commander of the Chu Family Legion fleet.
These individuals often have a history of serving in the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, and may even have once commanded Xiaolong Legion fleet groups.
It was from this point on that Marshal Chu Changhe almost never attended any formal occasions or banquets.
He rarely even makes an appearance at banquets within the Chu family.
In the first few years, people would still mention this old marshal of the Chu family.
But as the old marshal of the Chu family gradually faded from everyone's sight, everyone seemed to have forgotten about this former old marshal of the Chu family.
Regarding this situation.
There are also many rumors circulating among the people.
Some say that it was because Emperor Xiaolong executed Chu Pinchuan that Marshal Chu Changhe could not accept it, and he parted ways with Emperor Xiaolong and never crossed paths again.
There are also rumors that Marshal Chu Changhe was impeached by the Chu family and placed under house arrest.
They were worried that Chu Changhe might do something extreme because of Chu Pinchuan's situation.
These are the most widely circulated rumors.
However, the rumors that were closest to the actual situation were ignored by everyone.
That is, Chu Changhe felt guilty for betraying the trust of Emperor Xiaolong, so he decided to relinquish power and begin his retirement life in peace.
This rumor is the closest to the truth.
But because there were no major incidents, almost no one paid attention to the rumor.
People prefer sensational rumors, as those attract attention.
Let's get back to the present.
After dealing with these people, the recovered illicit funds amounted to a considerable sum for the Dragon Star Empire.
For the Dragon Star Empire, this was merely an interlude.
Everything quickly returned to normal.
Because the Dragon Star Empire is currently at war with the Conqueror Civilization, it needs to prepare for the upcoming war.
This is the most important thing right now.
Soon, the JF-17 fleet, having completed its first round of rest and reorganization, set off for the front lines.
This officially marked the beginning of the battle against the Conqueror Civilization's invading fleet.
Meanwhile, the Ghost Scouts' elite fleet's interstellar stealth reconnaissance ships also discovered a new conquest civilization fleet around the three white hole regions.
This indicates that the conqueror civilization decided to continue the battle and sent reinforcements to support it.
This prompted the Dragon Star Empire to convene an emergency small meeting.
"Based on the information about the Conqueror civilization's interstellar warships that have never appeared before, as captured in the images so far..."
The conqueror civilization was certain it was ready to continue the battle here and dispatched a reinforcement legion fleet to reinforce the area.
The estimated number so far is at least ten million interstellar warships.
However, this is only a conclusion drawn from the existing clues and evidence.
It is highly likely that this number will increase further.
"Tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of interstellar warships are possible!" Grand Marshal Charlotte said solemnly.
Zhao Chen nodded, then said seriously, "Based on this situation..."
The leaders of the conqueror civilization have no intention of giving up this piece of the pie.
"If it's just fighting against the conqueror civilization."
Actually, we're not afraid of a war of attrition.
But the problem is, on the other side, there is the Black God civilization that needs our support.
There are three interstellar civilizations over there.
"If we have to [N O V E L I G H T] fight on two fronts in the future, the cost to our Dragon Star Empire will be enormous." Secretary Lilith was addressing this issue from the perspective of logistical support and resource consumption.
Zhao Chen looked at Grand Marshal Charlotte: "What are your military's plans?"
If so, please let us know, and we will try our best to cooperate with you.
Grand Marshal Charlotte raised her hand and opened the star map.
He was pointing to those star systems that were still under the control of the conqueror civilization.
"First of all, war is our inevitable choice."
After all, this is our territory, and we have no choice but to fight.
The question is, how should we fight?
How do we fight?!
That's the biggest problem.
First, we do not know how many legion fleets the Conqueror civilization is preparing to send.
But from a commander's perspective...
Since they are not prepared to abandon the battlefield here.
The number of the reinforcing interstellar warships would be no less than fifty million.
Even a hundred million interstellar warships.
Only in this way can they secure their foothold in our cosmic battlefield.
If all these interstellar warships were to appear in our universe...
That will inevitably have a huge impact on us.
Therefore, I believe we must prevent the enemy's massive fleet from operating effectively.
The enemy's interstellar legion fleets will arrive as reinforcements, but they certainly won't all rush in at once; it will be a gradual process.
Based on the previous invasion process of the Conqueror Civilization's fleet, this process would take approximately three to five days.
So this is our opportunity!
Grand Marshal Charlotte raised her hand and lightly tapped half of the star map.
The cosmic star field region that the conqueror civilization originally controlled was suddenly reduced to only half of its original size!
"We squeezed the conqueror civilization's control, forcing their starships to fight only within this area."
This limits their combat range, even if they have a lot of interstellar warships.
"If it can't be deployed on the battlefield, then it's useless." Charlotte stated her thoughts.
When dealing with a large number of enemies, the best way to fight is to limit the scope of the battle.
It's like a fight between people; the enemy outnumbers us.
The best battlefield is in a narrow alley.
There are only five people standing side by side in the alley. Even if the enemy has a hundred or a thousand people, they can't all be sent up, so it won't make a difference.
This can also be achieved in interstellar warfare.
Each universe has a limited area available for combat. If it were only a few hundred thousand or a few million interstellar warships, that would be fine.
However, a battlefield with hundreds of millions of interstellar warships would require a very large battlefield space if all of them were to be deployed.
Now, Grand Marshal Charlotte wants to compress this space before the Conqueror Civilization's legion fleet reinforcements arrive.
It's a very simple but highly effective tactic.
"In less than five days."
To conquer such a large area.
"Are you sure?" Lilith's secretary asked with some concern.
"have.
However, the original battle plan needs to be modified.
This reduces the rest time that was originally allocated to the space legion fleets.
"This will allow them to be on the battlefield earlier," said Grand Marshal Charlotte, expressing her idea.
In an offensive, it would undoubtedly be most appropriate to send the Falcon-class interstellar legion fleet to attack.
“But there are risks, right?” Zhao Chen saw the risks involved and looked at Charlotte across from him.
Charlotte nodded and said directly, "There are risks involved."
There are several main points.
First, because the vast majority of legion fleets had not completed their rest and resupply, their time on the battlefield was limited.
If the operational objective of compressing the enemy's combat space cannot be achieved within this limited timeframe.
That could lead to a situation where our fleet lacks sufficient reinforcements.
Zhao Chen nodded.
They were well aware of the combat status of the JF-17 fleet.
The time allotted for rest and resupply during this period was actually compressed repeatedly.
This further compression will undoubtedly have a huge impact on these legion fleets.
"Another unstable factor is how many legion fleets of reinforcements the enemy will send."
If I were the enemy commander.
After discovering my intentions.
I will immediately launch a full-scale counterattack to ensure that the battle space is not compressed.
Then, the newly added legion fleet groups were used to launch proactive attacks on the front lines.
In this way, a counterattack might even be formed.
If, during this process, our fleet fails to withstand the enemy's offensive...
Our tactical plan this time might actually give the enemy an opportunity to severely damage our JF-17 fleet.
After listening to Grand Marshal Charlotte's analysis.
At first glance, this plan seems to be very risky.
It is not advisable to implement this.
But since Grand Marshal Charlotte brought it up, it means that it has already been validated by her and is highly feasible.
"Just tell us the result."
"Do you want to join this plan?" Zhao Chen stared at Grand Marshal Charlotte.
Charlotte said seriously, "We had a discussion within our military and even voted on it. No one could abstain from this vote; everyone had to agree on an idea."
A total of sixteen Imperial Marshals participated in the vote.
The final result was twelve people in favor and four against.
Twelve against four.
About 70-80% of people support it.
"Since you've already finalized it, we'll naturally support you unconditionally," Zhao Chen nodded with a slight smile.
"Then, is it permissible to use the Supernova Ultimate Bomb and, if necessary, request the participation of the Wyvern Zerg Legion fleet in the battle?" Grand Marshal Charlotte inquired.
Supernova Ultimate Bomb.
When I heard about this thing.
Zhao Chen paused for a moment.
This powerful weapon, although it was not used before when Zaun was shattered in the universe.
However, it is always in a state of readiness, and there is no doubt that one of these might be stored in the cabin of one of the interstellar transport ships currently at sea.
As for why we don't use them, it's because we cherish every star system's resources and don't want to use them unless it's a critical moment.
And the cost of building each one.
The cost of building one is enough to build many interstellar legion fleets.
Therefore, at present, the Dragon Star Empire only has a certain number of Supernova Ultimate Bombs stored, and will not produce any more until they are used.
This thing is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and resource-intensive to build, and its maintenance and upkeep are also quite expensive.
Furthermore, a specialized department is needed to oversee their care, escort, and transportation.
The entire process requires a considerable amount of personnel and financial resources.
Even an ordinary interstellar civilization might not be able to afford to maintain one of these, even if given one.
"Since you have already voted to decide."
Then let's proceed according to your decision.
"I believe in you, you can do it!" Zhao Chen gave Charlotte a trusting look.
"When necessary, we may also need super flagship models of various types to stand guard on the front lines of the battlefield."
"This will reduce some of the combat pressure on the regular fleet groups," Charlotte added.
"I know that, don't worry."
"In matters of war, you, Charlotte, are our number one leader, and I, the Emperor of the Dragon, will carry out your orders," Zhao Chen said with a light laugh.
After this brief meeting, Charlotte began to deploy her troops.
Large numbers of JF-17 fleets began to be deployed to the front lines.
Prepare for the latest attack on the Conqueror Civilization's fleet!
Meanwhile, Zhao Chen had originally planned to personally lead his Dragon Emperor interstellar command ship to the front lines to support the battle.
However, a message disrupted all of Zhao Chen's plans. This message came from the former Devouring Civilization, now the Black God Civilization's Empress.
The message was also very simple.
That's about the Initial Universe that Zhao Chen asked about.
She knew.
The Primordial Universe has always been a crucial clue for Zhao Chen in his quest to master T7-level technology-grade raw materials and energy.
However, in the search over the past few years, there have been no options.
Out of necessity, the near-T7 class interstellar warships, such as the quasi-T7 Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought and the quasi-T7 Golden Angel-class light interstellar cruiser, were developed.
It's worth noting that this was in the Starship series of the Xiaolong Star Empire.
There are almost no T7-level interstellar warships in that category.
And now, after a long wait.
They actually got a clue from the Black Goddess Empress Black Lorraine.
This was completely unexpected for Zhao Chen, given the previous oath duel and the matter of the Conqueror Civilization.
After winning over the Black Goddess Empress Hei Luolin, Zhao Chen hadn't anticipated this turn of events.
It was only later, when I thought back on it, that I sent someone along the way to inquire about it.
Surprisingly, it actually came to a result.
This prompted Zhao Chen to revise his original itinerary.
First, the Dragon Emperor interstellar command ship will be under the command of the vice-captain, following the orders of Grand Marshal Charlotte, and will rush to the front line to support the battle.
Zhao Chen will board another interstellar warship and immediately head to the Black Goddess Empress Black Lorin to learn all the relevant information about this primordial universe!
After all, this matter is extremely important for the development of civilization in the Dragon Star Empire!