Chapter 2263: So What If It’s Ten Times?
Dragon Palace Star Harbor
Three months have passed since the Dragon Fleet launched its blitzkrieg against the Dax Empire's home system.
During these three months.
The Lans civilization kept sending people to contact the Xiaolong civilization, demanding that the Xiaolong civilization immediately dispatch a fleet to enter the Dax Empire battlefield.
Regarding such a requirement.
The Xiaolong Civilization readily agreed verbally.
But in reality, no guarantees are given.
If they ask further, just say that the fleet is not yet fully prepared and needs more time.
In short, every bit of time we can buy is a good opportunity.
Of course, Zhao Chen wasn't completely oblivious to the battlefield situation on the Dax Empire's side.
During these three months.
The Dax Empire launched a fierce attack on the third of the star system that had been occupied by the Lans civilization.
At the same time, the offensive efforts were also intensified on the front lines of the original Lans civilization star system.
It was as if they were using every means to take revenge.
The Lans civilization fought with all its might to withstand the attack of the Dax Empire civilization.
This is naturally the best-case scenario for the Xiaolong civilization.
Because the Xiaolong civilization has once again gained a period of rapid development.
"How is the construction of our T4 starship progressing?" Zhao Chen asked Barbara, the secretary beside him.
Secretary Barbara said, "Some basic T4 starships are about to be ready for service."
Some main battle T4 starships will still need some time.
In order to secure production capacity for our T4 starships, we've mobilized virtually every available production capacity for T4 starships.
"As long as our T4 starships can be rolled out and put into service in the fleet."
Then we will become the first of the three civilizations to possess a T4 interstellar warship.
At that time, we will be able to take down two interstellar civilizations in one fell swoop.
The resources we possess will then exceed those of more than five star systems!
Zhao Chen seemed to have already seen this bright future.
"However, neither of them is a fool."
They actually realized that our Xiaolong civilization wanted to watch from the sidelines.
They're just being put on hold right now.
No one should be the first to stop this war.
But once one of them takes the first step...
"Then they are very likely to target us next!" Marshal Chu Xuan said with a serious expression on the other end of the video window.
Zhao Chen nodded: "I am aware of that as well."
The only solution is for us to possess T4-class starships ourselves!
Only in this way can we break this deadlock!
During this period of careful preparation by the Xiaolong civilization.
The Lans civilization was in complete chaos.
"We can't keep fighting like this."
In the past three months, the development of our Laners civilization has not only failed to make any progress, but has even regressed significantly.
Countless interstellar warships have been deployed to the battlefield.
"The speed at which we build interstellar warships can't keep up with the rate at which we're losing them on the front lines," a minister said through gritted teeth. "And look at the Wyvern civilization."
They repeatedly claimed to be our allies and promised several times to send their fleets back into the battlefield to provide support.
But it's been three months.
There wasn't a single interstellar warship.
To be honest, they had no intention of supporting us at all.
They started the war just to dig a pit for us.
We're now in this pit.
They'll just watch from outside, waiting until we're locked in a bloody battle with the Dax Empire.
Next, they'll eliminate both of us!
Despicable and shameless!
"We are all aware of what the Xiaolong Civilization is thinking right now."
The question is, how should we do it?
Continuing to fight like this is definitely not an option.
Although the Dax Empire lost a large number of T3 interstellar warships in the previous blitzkrieg by the Dragon Fleet.
But the problem is that their foundation is still intact, and many starship factories are still there.
Furthermore, since they are fighting in their home system, their logistical supply lines are shorter, which is more advantageous for them.
It's unlikely we'll gain any advantage.
"But if we withdraw our troops, then we won't have gained any advantage at all!"
Listening to the discussions among these people.
The leader of the Lanrs civilization wore a helpless expression; this was the situation that had been unfolding for the past few months.
They were completely caught in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward.
“I believe that the Dax Empire is in a similar situation to us right now.”
We can certainly negotiate with the Dax Empire.
"Since we could talk to the Dragonflight Civilization before, why can't we talk to the Dax Empire now?" a minister put forward his idea.
"Is this... possible?"
"We've been fighting the Dax Empire for so many years, would they really be willing to talk to us?" some people worried.
"We won't lose out by taking the initiative to contact and negotiate."
"What if they're really willing to talk to us?" the minister said earnestly.
Even if they are really willing to talk to us.
But the biggest problem is, negotiating!
It's all about interests.
"What benefits should we offer to make them willing to cooperate with us?" An old minister raised the most practical question.
If there are no real benefits involved, no one will be willing to sit down and talk for no reason.
"We can make a sacrifice."
"What we sacrificed, we can get back from the Dragonflight Civilization!" the minister said earnestly.
After several discussions.
The leaders of the Lanrs civilization finally decided to send people privately to negotiate with the Dax Empire.
Let's see how the negotiations go.
Three days later.
The Dax Empire has responded, indicating their willingness to negotiate.
However, the prerequisite is that they spit out that one-third of the galaxy.
"This is absolutely unacceptable."
We have invested so much human, material, and financial resources in these three resource star systems.
"There is absolutely no way we'll spit it out!" The belligerent minister flatly refused.
"I think all of this is negotiable."
The most important thing now is that we can see that the Dax Empire is also interested in dialogue.
They may not be afraid of us, but they absolutely do not want to see the JF-17 civilization develop alongside them.
You can think back to when the Xiaolong Civilization negotiated with us, they used the existence of the Dax Empire as a cover.
Now that we're negotiating with the Dax Empire, could we perhaps learn from their experience?
We'll leverage the power of the JF-17 civilization!
Upon hearing the minister's words, some people understood and their eyes lit up, while others were still somewhat confused.
"OK.
You'll be in charge of this matter.
The sooner the better.
"Our Laners civilization can't afford to wait!" the leader of the Laners civilization said with a serious expression.
"yes!"
The Lans civilization and the Dax Empire civilization then held several rounds of negotiations.
It lasted for half a month.
Fortunately, the intensity of the fighting between the two sides was reduced significantly during the negotiation period.
Ultimately, a negotiation document was presented to the leaders of the Lans civilization.
"Your Excellency, the Leader."
Through our tireless efforts, we finally finalized this plan.
First, we established a deal with the Dax Empire.
Once we establish a cooperative relationship.
Neither side shall wage war against the other within the next ten years.
Meanwhile, we reclaimed one-third of the star system of the Dax Empire.
They also need to withdraw their troops from the front lines of our galaxy.
It seems we're in a bit of a bind regarding the exchange of controlled territories.
Because the area we control is large and has a high resource output value.
However, we must also consider that we do not have the capability for long-term intergalactic operations, and continuing to drag this out would be detrimental to us.
Taking these factors into account, our next common goal is the Xiaolong civilization system.
Regarding the plans for the Xiaolong civilization star system.
We made a bet.
That is to avoid situations where people go through the motions without putting in any effort, or where they try to reap the benefits without contributing.
For the Xiaolong civilization star system.
We will make arrangements based on the number of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets and the Wenming Star destroyer destroyed by both sides.
Let's assume the Xiaolong civilization currently has three thousand interstellar warships.
Among these three thousand interstellar warships, different classes of interstellar warships will have different scoring systems.
One T1 starship is worth one point, one T2 starship is worth thirty points, and one T3 starship is worth one hundred points.
This is just a general overview; the specifics will be further subdivided into ship types.
These are things we can determine later, so there's no need to rush now.
And finally, when the war ended...
If one side obtains more than two-thirds of the points, then that side will be deemed to have full control of the Xiaolong civilization star system.
However, the other party will receive corresponding compensation.
The compensation mechanism can be voluntary or based on technology; these can be determined in subsequent negotiations.
In this way, both sides will exert more effort in the war against the Wyvern civilization in order to gain more benefits!
After hearing these arrangements and plans, many people showed expressions of satisfaction.
This arrangement is indeed very reasonable.
"There are basically no problems."
"I agree to this form of cooperation," the leader of the Laners civilization nodded and said.
The vast majority of other ministers also agreed.
Everyone knew that the war against the Dax Empire could not continue.
This is a swamp; the longer you stay here, the deeper you'll sink.
"When shall we declare war on the Xiaolong Civilization?" someone asked impatiently.
"It will take about two to three months to prepare."
Both sides need to withdraw their interstellar fleets from each other's star systems, and then need to prepare for a period of time.
"Only after we have completed our preparations can we declare full-scale war on the Xiaolong Civilization!" the minister said.
"Two or three months."
We can wait.
Currently, our Lans civilization has nearly 10,000 interstellar warships combined, making us combat-ready.
The Dax Empire has at least 8,000 ships, if not 10,000, including T3-class interstellar warships.
If we calculate it this way, it's ten times the size of the Xiaolong civilization's fleet.
I refuse to believe the Xiaolong civilization has any tricks up its sleeve!
That's right!
Even if we outnumbered the enemy tenfold, I could win even with my eyes closed!
"Those despicable and shameless guys from the Xiaolong Civilization."
Now they can finally pay the price!
The ministers of the Lans civilization cheered.
They have been swallowing their anger for a long time after being tricked by the Xiaolong Civilization.
Now they can finally get their revenge, how could they not be happy!
The Dragon Civilization at this very moment.
"Our latest news is that the Lans civilization has begun withdrawing its troops from the second star system of the Dax Empire."
The fleet of the Dax Empire also withdrew from the Lans civilization system.
"The two sides have completely ceased fire!" Barbara's secretary solemnly reported the latest news.
Zhao Chen squinted: "It seems that the situation we least wanted to see has still happened."
I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
This all happened in less than six months.
So be it.
Being able to gain six months is already quite good.
Chu Xuan.
Is our battle plan ready?
On the other end of the video window, Marshal Chu Xuan nodded and said, "Everything is ready."
Our interstellar stealth reconnaissance ships have long been deployed to the Lansers civilization system.
Compared to their fleet, our fleet has been resting and recuperating during this period and is now in its best combat condition.
Moreover, we now have five T4 starships in service, all of which have completed trial training.
We can take advantage of the time while the Lans civilization fleet is withdrawing and hasn't finished resting.
Launch the fastest attack on the Lans civilization.
Didn't the Lans civilization cooperate with the Dax Empire civilization?
If the Lanrs civilization is gone, who will the Dax Empire cooperate with?
This was the battle plan that Zhao Chen and Chu Xuan had come up with long ago.
Take advantage of the situation and wait for the right opportunity.
"When do we leave?" Zhao Chen asked.
"We have calculated the optimal time to attack."
Three days later.
By then, most of the Lans civilization's fleet will be assembled at this location.
There are more than five thousand interstellar warships.
Over 90% of the T3 interstellar warships are located here.
All we need to do is destroy these five thousand interstellar warships in one fell swoop.
Then they continued their attack on the capital star of the Lanrs civilization, where there were at least three thousand interstellar warships.
"After these two battles, the Laners civilization will completely lose its ability to fight!" Marshal Chu Xuan stated his entire battle plan.
"We currently only have two thousand interstellar warships in total."
"How confident are you in this mission?" Zhao Chen asked Chu Xuan.
"Perfectly." Chu Xuan said with absolute confidence.
This startled Barbara's secretary.
With two thousand interstellar warships, would we be 100% certain?
"Moreover, I'm not planning to take two thousand interstellar warships; just give me fifteen hundred, that will be enough."
These 1,500 interstellar warships comprise five T4 interstellar warships, two hundred T3 interstellar warships, one thousand T2 interstellar warships, and the rest are T1 interstellar warships.
And what about the fleet of the Lans civilization?
Let's not even mention that they just withdrew from the battlefield and their combat strength is insufficient.
They don't have any T4 starships, and the total number of T3 starships they have is less than a fraction of ours; I heard they only have less than thirty.
There are fewer than 5,000 T2 interstellar warships remaining.
With combat strength like that, no matter how many of them there are, they are no match for us!