Counterfeit Hero

In the semicircular command room of the Gacharin Empire, Stephen was standing respectfully behind Liebgot. As soon as the thin old man in front of him stood in the position of commanding the battle situation, he seemed to have changed into a different person. The ordinary and kind-hearted mentor turned into a decisive general, making everyone who looked at the command podium look full of awe. Stephen has studied with Liebgot for three years. He is not afraid of this old man, but it is better to maintain a little respect for the powerful help he can borrow.

"Teacher, why did you let them in through the space jump?" Although Stephen roughly knew the reason, he still couldn't help but want to ask, and he asked for confirmation.

"Since it can't be blocked, let it go." Liebgot said calmly, as if such a question did not need to be answered at all.

"The students don't understand. Wouldn't it be more advantageous to occupy the space to jump?" This is Stephen's real thought. If he were to direct it himself, he would never take the initiative to let go of this position. Even if he let go, he would all retreat. , instead of taking part and leaving part as is the case now, making loopholes to allow the federal army to attack itself.

Liebgot sighed. He knew the student's weakness, but although this weakness was fatal, it was rarely exposed. Even as a teacher, it took him a long time to see through it. He habitually used guidance He said in a tone of voice: "No matter how powerful the intelligence department is, the only thing it cannot grasp is the whereabouts of the enemy's fleet. One hundred fleets and hundreds of thousands of warships are just a tiny speck of dust in the universe. Since the enemy has mastered the secret space Jump point, then they can launch attacks from there at any time, and more fleets can bypass the public star field and rush directly into Galileo. In that case, is there any use in stationing fleets in space?"

"Yes, teacher, I understand what you said. But no matter how hard the LeRay Federation tries, they need to transport the army and troops from the space jump port of Newton Galaxy. If they can't get through here for a day, they won't be able to move for a day. Detour to the public galaxy. Although it is possible to project troops, the risk is too great. The supply line cannot be extended that long, which will hinder their attack, and may even lead to the failure of the entire campaign due to supply problems. Isn't it?" Stephen asked respectfully.

Liebgot smiled slightly and said: "You should take a longer view. Let me ask you a few questions."

Stephen bowed and said: "Please give me some advice."

Liebgot motioned Stephen to sit down and said slowly: "You don't have to be so reserved. This battle is your best internship opportunity. Asking more and thinking more will help you. What do you think of the situation in your country?"

Stephen was stunned. He didn't expect Liebgot to mention this, and thought about it for a while. He replied decisively: "No!"

Liebgott stared at the virtual star map on the side of the podium in ecstasy and said: "Go on based on your analysis of the situation."

Stephen said: "The military is about to face my father's purge. The domestic political situation is becoming turbulent. The wars in these years have consumed too many resources without obtaining corresponding returns. The wartime economy has reached its limit. Regardless of economics, It's still politics. Everyone is in danger, but..." He looked at Liebgot. Until Liebgot signaled him to continue, he continued: "We obtained the Galileo Galaxy from the hands of the Leray Federation. The biggest achievement is that as long as this place exists, more than twenty resource planets can alleviate domestic economic pressure, and Western aid will continue to increase investment. If this place is beaten back, the empire may really have no way out. "

Liebgot laughed dumbly. The student's mistake happened again. He waved his hand and said, "I'm not here to help you get rid of the Galileo Galaxy." Stephen lowered his head in fear and said, "The student made a slip of the tongue. The teacher Don't mind. I mean..."

Liebgot waved his hand and said with a smile: "You don't need to explain. I understand. In fact, your analysis before was very good. The current Gacharin Empire does have problems, and..." He stood up, walked to the star map, and pointed Looking at the territory of the Lelei Federation, he said: "When the empire faces this opponent, your problems that are not fatal in the first place will be infinitely magnified!"

Although Stephen was confused, he still held it back. Liebgot gave his advice with all his heart, and he had never been in the habit of saying half the words and leaving the other half. Sure enough, Liebgot paused and continued: "Gacharin In these years of internal and external troubles, coupled with years of war, the economy has reached a very dangerous level. Resistances are rising one after another on various planets. You know these better than me. More importantly, you should not provoke the Leray Federation at this time. This country Although it is only a medium-sized country, in your area, their strength is far higher than yours, especially after their wartime economy is fully launched, the power that explodes is beyond what the Gacharin Empire can compete with!" He Turning his head and looking at Stephen's somewhat humiliated expression, he continued: "Maybe their military strength is not as good as Gacharin's, but they now have enough time to speed up, and Russell has also joined them. You should understand the reason for the increase.”

"What do they lack? Compared to Gacharin, they lack almost nothing! Economic strength, military command strength, manpower, weapons and equipment, technological level, and even the domestic political situation and popular sentiment! So I say, when Gacharin faces Against such an opponent, the empire's problems will be infinitely magnified!"

Stephen listened quietly, with a trace of cold sweat breaking out on his head. His vision was too small and he only focused on one place. Although he had considered these things, he was definitely not as thorough as Liebgot!

Liebgott turned around and pointed at a point on the interstellar map and said: "An opponent with such an advantage has plenty of time for them. Why do they want to attack? Have you ever thought about it?"

Stephen said: "Isn't it the domestic call for the restoration of the country's territory?"

Liebgot said: "In the eyes of politicians, there are only interests, and in the eyes of military strategists! There are only interests! They hoard troops at space jumping points because they can afford it! Because they have a person who can get into Gary at any time. They are threatening the galaxy! They stand outside and constantly threaten Gacharin, making this country always ready for war, and magnifying the country's economic and political problems infinitely! They will not let Gacharin have a chance to breathe, they can rotate Then send the fleet through the secret jump point, involve all Gacharin's power here, consume it completely, and achieve the purpose of troop training! The combat troops are inexperienced, this is their only disadvantage compared to Gacharin!"

Liebgot looked at Stephen's confused face and smiled: "Otherwise. Why don't they send a few more fleets over? Why don't they send the experienced first and second mixed fleets? Why send the fourth mixed fleet?" Haven’t you ever thought about these questions?”

Stephen suddenly said: "So you might as well let them in and fight in Galileo! But why not withdraw the entire fleet and leave such a loophole?"

Liebgot sighed. This disciple's talent was extremely high, but he had a fatal flaw. I hope I can make amends for him in this battle. He said earnestly and sincerely: "Military command must be well-founded for advance and retreat. Sometimes you have to be stingy, sometimes you have to be willing. If you don't know the opportunity, you will make mistakes! You must know. Flaws or traps can harm both the enemy and us. That is, they can all be exploited. Our flaws can be turned into traps. And the enemy can also turn traps into traps against us. Military struggles are not limited to one moment and one place. You just said that space jumping points are an advantage. Position, we must attract the Federation to come in, but we must not let go of this opportunity to attack the enemy. Abandoning this part of the fleet in exchange for a two-to-one victory is worth it for Gacharin in the subsequent battles in this galaxy."

"Besides..." Liebgot said in a deep voice: "I am really looking forward to fighting Russell. There are too many problems involved in the Galileo Galaxy, and it is no longer a problem between you and the LeRay Federation. "

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When Fatty came to the front command room again, the wartime atmosphere was so intense that it was about to explode. The heads of various departments gathered in front of the command podium, waiting for the final order.

At this time, the Fourth Fleet finally began to circle towards the space jump point, and the First and Second Mixed Fleets were also ready to force a breakthrough. All it takes is an order from Russell and Bernadotte for the campaign to storm the Galileo Galaxy to be officially launched.

Russell and Bernadotte frowned tightly, staring at the intelligence of the Fourth Fleet, and discussing in low voices from time to time. Several generals also stood behind them, expressing their opinions from time to time.

The activity space of the Fourth Fleet was suddenly oppressed. This roundabout was done to the best of their ability, and they seized this golden opportunity to escape from the tracking and encirclement of the Imperial Fleet and rush towards the space jump point. The time they gained was only a dozen hours. In a dozen hours, the imperial fleet would be able to reach the exit area of ​​the space jump point.

The fat man leaned over and squeezed among several generals to carefully read the interstellar map and the battle report of the Fourth Fleet. He murmured: "Once in a blue moon, once in a blue moon..." Although his task was to speculate on the operations of the front finger starting from the army's landing. plan, but after all, the previous fleet offensive is also inextricably related. Maybe the two old ghosts' thoughts on the entire plan can be seen from the fleet actions. What confuses him is that with the current strength of the Federation and the intelligence sent back by the Fourth Fleet, a forced breakthrough is almost no problem. The reason why the Fourth Fleet is required to cooperate in roundabout ways is just to reduce the losses at the space jump point, and in this way The loss is inevitable no matter who directs it!

Russell suddenly smiled, whispered something to Bernadotte, waved his hand to the deputy coordinators of the departments below and said: "Plan delayed! Announcement of Army rest, combat readiness level reduced to one, space fleet on standby, time for general attack To be determined.”

Seeing the coordinators leaving in disappointment, Bernadotte smiled and said: "Let's go to my office, let's have a meeting." He turned to the fat man and said: "Lieutenant Tian, ​​you come too."

As soon as he returned to Bernadotte's office, Lieutenant General Fei Owen, the chief coordinator of the Space Fleet, couldn't help but ask: "General Russell, why did you cancel the scheduled attack plan? The combat readiness level has made everyone very nervous. This If we cancel at this time, will it affect morale?”

Russell smiled, looked at Tian Xingjian and said: "You answer General Fei Owen's question." The fat man was stunned, pointed at his nose and said: "Me?" Russell's face sank and he said: "About time Have you forgotten the lessons about location and battle situation?”

The fat man smiled bitterly and said: "If you dare to forget, you will remember it in your dreams." Russell said: "Stop talking nonsense and say it!"

The fat man suddenly stood upright, raised his chest and raised his head and said: "We will never win the victory specified by the enemy at the time and place specified by the enemy, and we will definitely not suffer a planned attack by the enemy at the time and place specified by the enemy!"

Russell nodded and said, "Then tell me the meaning of delaying action."

Fatty said without hesitation: "Rhythm! The rhythm of war must not be controlled by the enemy! Even the destined casualties must be controlled outside the enemy's rhythm. Now they only leave us a dozen hours, whether it is a trap or not, This is all part of its overall combat plan. Although our army can force a breakthrough through force and skill, the casualties paid by breaking through the jumping point will definitely be twice as much as the enemy." When he got excited, the fat man's face showed again, he He shouted: "Anyway, my point of view is, even if I want to be beaten! I can't make *** feel comfortable!"

Looking at the generals who stared at him with big eyes, Russell smiled awkwardly and said: "It's rough words but not rough words. That's what it means. Since we are ready to pay the price for breaking through the jump point, but the rhythm is... It cannot be controlled by the enemy. On the surface, it seems that the detour of the Fourth Fleet can reduce the losses of the First and Second Mixed Fleets when they break through. However, this is within the enemy's specified time. We cannot understand the enemy's detailed troop distribution. Only Only by disrupting their rhythm can we really reduce losses. This is especially important for the subsequent battle situation."

The fat man nodded and said: "If I have to be beaten again, and the time and place of the beating are set by others, and then be seen by a few beauties, wouldn't it be extremely cowardly! I will never do such a thing."