Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 569: Five Hundred Years
The first contact battle lasted only a short time. After each side lost several hundred ships, they withdrew their fleets.
“It seems our goals in this battle were the same, to probe each other’s strength.” Xiao Yu thought silently. “I have already obtained the Level 5 Civilization Alliance’s combat power data. With these data, I can make many strategic and tactical arrangements.”
“The data indicate that over nearly a thousand years, due to mutual integration, the Alliance’s technology has indeed made great strides. Compared with the Pegasus Civilization of that time, their technological strength is more than slightly stronger. At the current rate, it will take about one thousand years for the Level 5 Civilization Alliance to reach my present technological level.”
“I have already fully digested the Pegasus Civilization’s and that Predator Civilization’s technologies, so within these one thousand years my technology will not advance much. By contrast, the Level 5 Civilization Alliance has not yet completed its final integration of technology. In other words, they still have potential for development. In that case, my technology will stagnate while they keep progressing. This is not a good thing.” Xiao Yu thought with some concern.
“Therefore, I must end the war within five hundred years. If more than five hundred years pass and the Level 5 Civilization Alliance has not been broken by me, then I will no longer have a chance to defeat them.”
The current situation was far from optimistic. With each passing day, the Level 5 Civilization Alliance grew a bit stronger. The longer time went on, the stronger they became. They would continue to grow until they surpassed Xiao Yu. This meant Xiao Yu had to seize time and end the war as quickly as possible.
“This is the situation we are facing.” Xiao Yu said. “Does anyone have suggestions?”
“I think we can mount a fast assault.” a military staff officer said. “Although the enemy has many warships, they cannot concentrate them all in one place. We can detach a portion of our forces as a diversion, then gather our elite strength and strike a single point. If we can break into the interior of the star system and destroy the star, then the Level 5 Civilization Alliance’s combat power will be reduced by at least half.”
A star, once detonated, becomes the most powerful bomb, stronger than any of Xiao Yu’s weapons. Under the power of an exploding star, planetary war stars that cannot flee will be destroyed, most large interstellar gun turrets and fortresses will be destroyed, and mine and bomb clusters will, beyond doubt, be swept away like trash before a flood.
“I do not believe the Level 5 Civilization Alliance’s planetary war stars possess mobility strong enough to escape before we destroy the star. The outcome of failing to escape is destruction.” the staff officer said. “Based on the combat power data we have obtained regarding the enemy, I believe that if we concentrate on a single point, we have a high probability of breaking into the interior of the star system.”
This was indeed the case. In a star system defense structure, the star’s main contribution is to establish order. With the star’s gravity, various technological constructs can obtain relatively stable orbits, saving vast manpower and resources. But the star’s existence has both pros and cons. Its drawback is that when destroyed it releases enormous energy that may instead endanger its own side.
The Level 5 Civilization Alliance neither possessed the technology to execute curvature flight within a star system, nor the technology to send a planet into curvature flight. Therefore, if the star explodes, warships might have a chance to flee. But the heavy planetary war stars, the numerous clustered mine weapons, and the massive interstellar gun turrets and fortresses could only meet their death.
Once bereft of planetary war stars and various fortresses, Xiao Yu’s fleet, with its absolute advantage in quality, could completely annihilate the Level 5 Civilization Alliance by way of guerrilla warfare and attrition.
“In fact, the Level 5 Civilization Alliance could completely construct this defense system directly in the void without relying on a star system. The risk would be much smaller than it is now. However, correspondingly, without relying on a star’s gravity to establish order, the Alliance would have to pay far more manpower, material, and resources to maintain the stability of the defense system.” Xiao Yu said. “Since that is the case, the star’s existence is our opportunity. I support this plan.”
Another committee member expressed concern, “The Level 5 Civilization Alliance surely understands the importance of the star and knows the grave consequences of its destruction. They cannot have failed to make preparations for this. It will not be easy for us to break into the interior and destroy the star. I am not optimistic about this plan.”
“It is fine.” Xiao Yu replied. “In the first contact battle we deliberately concealed ten percent of our strength, so in this assault the enemy may misjudge our power, which could give us an opening. Counting this in, our success rate is around twenty percent. This probability is already worth a try. If we succeed, that would be ideal. If not, it is no great matter. In a few years, nine planets will have been transported here. If we fight a protracted war, we will not be afraid.”
“Then it is decided. In total we have eighteen million warships. Three million will remain with the planetary war star to guard the rear, deter the enemy, and protect each Home residential ship. Ten million ships, under the leadership of ten Continent-Class ships including Asia, Asia Two, Asia Three, America, Europe, Australia, and Africa, will prepare for a forced assault. The remaining five million ships will follow orders to launch harassing attacks around the Death Flower Star System to disperse the enemy’s forces. Hmm, the biological army will remain in place. The danger of a storming assault is too great, so I will go personally. As for those ten million reserve ships, they will temporarily stay here. The planetary war star will not participate in the battle or will participate in a limited way. This will save me a great deal of computational power. If the Level 5 Civilization Alliance comes to launch a sneak attack, I will give them a surprise.”
“I do not recommend that the Asia ship participate in this assault. After all, the Asia ship is your flagship. The situation on the battlefield changes in an instant. I worry you will encounter danger.” Luka Two said.
“It is all right. The Asia ship is the most powerful Continent-Class ship. Under the escort of ten million ships, nothing within the scope of a Level 5 civilization can block the Asia ship.” Xiao Yu replied with a confident smile, rejecting this suggestion.
After all strategic deployments had been discussed with detailed arrangements, war mobilization began. Xiao Yu used his vast computational power to make a final inspection of the ships’ combat readiness, including supplies, machine performance, troubleshooting, and other matters. Once all checks were complete, fifteen million ships departed from the planetary war star and began to advance.
In response to Xiao Yu’s fleet movements, the Level 5 Civilization Alliance quickly reacted. Xiao Yu saw a massive concentration of ships forming up, with interstellar gun turrets, fortresses, bombs, and mine clusters also converging on the area.
However, Xiao Yu did not reveal a clear offensive intention. These fifteen million warships formed a mass and slowly rotated around the Death Flower Star System at a safe distance. Xiao Yu searched for a weak point in the system’s defenses.
“It will be here. Based on the planetary war stars’ orbital paths, at the time the attack is launched, only one planetary war star will be in this sector. The other planetary war stars will need at least three days to arrive. Since this is a fast assault, we must aim for a swift decision. If we cannot break through the star system’s defensive line within three days, we must decisively abandon the attack and begin retreat.”
After meticulous calculations, Xiao Yu quickly selected a target. Without further hesitation, he immediately split the fleet into two parts. One part of ten million ships, under the leadership of ten Continent-Class ships, immediately entered curvature flight and lunged forward. The remaining five million ships sailed toward another direction and launched a fierce attack on a second weak point.
Xiao Yu’s offensive instantly caused a great stir within the Death Flower Star System. At least thirty million ships gathered here, coordinating with various interstellar defensive weapons to engage Xiao Yu’s fleet in fierce combat. But Xiao Yu’s goal this time was not to annihilate the enemy’s living forces. His goal was to break into the interior of the star system.
At this moment, quality showed its effect. Although Xiao Yu was still concealing ten percent of his strength, the Level 5 Civilization Alliance’s average ship combat power was still much weaker than his. The densely packed Alliance ships were like a great block of cheese, and Xiao Yu’s fleet was like a greedy mouse digging a hole in that giant cheese.
Xiao Yu focused all his spirit. He rejected all nonessential and nonurgent requests for computational resources. He even withdrew the computational quota allotted to the Central Research Academy of Science. Xiao Yu’s mind was now wholly concentrated on this operation.
Endless artillery fire, flashes, endless explosions. On the battlefield, fragments of ships blasted apart flew everywhere. Ships shuttled all around. The entire battlefield had become a giant meat grinder in which ships were hit and then destroyed every moment.
Xiao Yu saw the planetary war star manufactured by the Level 5 Civilization Alliance. It was shrouded in a faint yellow planetary shield. On its surface, all kinds of facilities were densely packed. At this moment it was slowly approaching the edge of the battlefield. Clearly, it too had arrived to participate in the battle.
