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spn. In the Principality of Frank, Prime Minister McBee has just summoned the Minister of Defense, Earl Combe.

What was placed in front of the two of them was a thick document with Planet Registration Committee written on the letterhead, and other information was very fragmentary.

"Your Excellency, although the Chinese Empire has three registered life planets, it should only be a first-level civilization.

Although they have registered the planet, we cannot turn them into slaves, but we can conquer them and make them our subordinates."

After reading the document, Comb realized that the whole thing had changed. It was no longer as beautiful as he had imagined at the beginning. This was indeed a first-level civilization, but it was not that kind of primitive planet, nor was it the kind that was so closed that it could not even penetrate deep into space.

A first-level civilization.[

This Chinese empire not only registered its empire with the Planetary Committee and determined the ownership of the living planet, but also seemed to have taken a loan from the Universe Bank.

There is a stipulation in the Pan-Human Universe Alliance that if a civilization is not registered with the Pan-Human Alliance’s official Planet Registration Committee, the Alliance will not recognize its existence.

At this time, the safety of this civilization is not guaranteed at all. Just like wild animals, any hunter who likes them can eat them.

For such a first-level civilization, it is very likely that the entire clan will become slaves. Even if they are not slaves, they will completely lose their right to independence and become subjects of the territory under the jurisdiction of the conqueror.

And if it is registered, then this civilization will be basically protected by the Pan-Human Universe Alliance. It can still be conquered, but it will enjoy minimum human rights.

Generally speaking, these registered civilizations become vassal states after being conquered. They pay tribute and taxes every year, and strategic resources are also given priority to the suzerain country. Once a war breaks out in the suzerain country, they are pure cannon fodder.

"Hmm. Judging from various signs and the information collected by the intelligence department, this empire has a certain military strength. They should have purchased warships from abroad once or twice."

Mike will focus on the military strength of the Chinese Empire, which is why he called Come.

"Your Majesty Duke, according to normal circumstances, some first-level civilizations will use their entire country to purchase some warships. This civilization is located in a closed country. Although the resources and special products are unknown, in a completely closed situation, the industry is underdeveloped.

For foreign trade, even if they relied on selling resources and special products at low prices, it would be difficult for them to buy back a large number of warships.

There has been an extreme example where a first-level civilization sold all its living planets and bought back more than a hundred battleships.

However, according to the data, this country has no record of selling planets at all.

I think they should have 1 to 10 battleships, which is already a very fair number."

Come analyzed calmly.

"Your opinion is similar to mine. We only sent 5 battleships, 10 cruisers, and 5 comprehensive transport supply ships in the first batch. If the other party has 5 or even 10 battleships, which is an impossible number, then we will

Be passive.

Therefore, I request the Ministry of National Defense to reinforce the vanguard. During this period, the vanguard cannot leave the Lost Star Territory to avoid encountering any accidents."

Mike Bi calmly said that he was an iron-blooded prime minister, but at the same time he was wiser. Although the opponent was only a first-level civilization, once he determined that his vanguard did not have an overwhelming advantage, he decisively decided to increase his troops.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke."

Comb agreed at first. Then he frowned, "However, Your Majesty the Duke, our Guards Fleet and the First and Second Fleets are currently in confrontation with the Longshan Empire and other surrounding countries. Once we take away some of the main battleships,

Being noticed by them may lead to accidents."

Mike nodded, he had already thought of this.[

The Principality of Rank became a second-level civilization under the management of his grandfather, a famous iron-blooded prime minister who laid the foundation for the glory of the Principality of Rank in the past two hundred years.

From the perspective of the people of the Principality of Rank, the principality's economy is developing rapidly, and its commerce and industry are taking off. However, the military is not going well.

The Principality of Rank has been vigorously purchasing warships from abroad, and its two warship factories even operate in several shifts every day without stopping.

However, a steady stream of battleships are sent to the battlefield, but are also destroyed by the enemy and become a pile of space junk or scraps in the battleship cemetery.

Whether it is a friction-level battle with a certain border section of the Longshan Empire, or a long-term war with several surrounding first-level civilization peak forces, this kind of fueling tactics is constantly being carried out by both sides.

Mike will make an calculation. In the past 200 years, more than 4,000 battleships have been lost in neighboring wars. This is a terrifying number. The total number of battleships in the principality is only about 500, and most of them are towed in the war.

On the border.

You buy a little bit, build a little bit, and then you send it to the front line and get smashed.

"Your Excellency, the Longshan people are so abominable. They waged war on several surrounding second-level civilizations at the same time, but it was not a full-scale war. It made us tired to deal with it, but they were able to develop with peace of mind.

Now we want to deploy some battleships, and we have to worry about being discovered by them, which is really infuriating."

Comb said viciously.

Mike Bi shook his head and said, "This is a very clever way of governing the country. The Longshan Empire has been a second-level civilization for thousands of years, and its national power is a hundred times that of ours.

They continue to wage wars with neighboring countries, but do not conquer us directly, because they do not have such a big appetite to eat such a large area. In order to continuously weaken our strength, we will never be able to catch up with them.

Moreover, they are also worried about the reaction of the third-level civilization. If they go too far and the territory expands rapidly, causing the intervention of the third-level civilization, the gain will outweigh the losses.

This kind of fueling tactic has made the people of Longshan happy for thousands of years."

Comb: "Aren't they afraid that this kind of tightrope trick will eventually crush themselves?"

"It's easier said than done. Apart from the third-level civilization attacking it, only the Nok Merchant Alliance can go to war with it regardless of the cost, so that both sides will suffer losses."

Mike Bi shook his head. Even if he tried to fight like him, he really couldn't think of a way to deal with the Longshan Empire.

This damn empire flatters its superiors and respects the Silver Moon Empire, a third-level civilization, while bullying and scolding its subordinates, making a large number of civilizations dare to be angry but dare not speak out.

Comb: "Well, the Longshan Empire is really too powerful. Not only do they own several warship companies, but they also have the largest shipbuilding strength in the southwest star region, second only to the two third-level civilizations. Their technological strength is also more advanced than ours."

Mike nodded. If it were ancient times, an existence like the Longshan Empire would have been beaten to death long ago. But now, even if a large number of first- and second-level civilizations unite, they are no match for it. On the contrary, they may be killed for taking the initiative to attack.

The Longshan Empire found an excuse to capture it in one fell swoop.

"Send it from my private fleet. This operation should be kept as secret as possible. The vanguard force is my trusted aide. This time I will send my family fleet to participate."

Mike must calm down and stop thinking about things so far away. The top priority is to capture the Lost Star Territory. Only then will the Principality of Lank have the trump card to compete with the Longshan Empire for hundreds of years.[

"Your Majesty the Duke, you have really done your best for the country."

Comb sighed.

The two immediately discussed the dispatch of the battleship.

Mike must have made up his mind a long time ago, and will not draw warships from the border or the principality's last reserve fleet, but will draw a fleet from his own family to support the vanguard.

Anyway, even if there is any loss to the fleet by then, the principality will compensate according to the price.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, with these 25 battleships, 17 cruisers, and 8 supply ships, our operation will definitely go smoothly."

Cam was overjoyed. He didn't expect that Prime Minister McBee would actually be willing to use more than one-third of the fleet. There were 42 main battleships and 8 supply ships heading to the Lost Star Territory. Plus the 15 main battleships from the vanguard, that's 57

A main battleship, enough to deal with any enemy.

At the same time, the leading fleet of the Principality of Rank entered the Lost Star Territory and did not slow down after receiving the order. The Ministry of Defense's order was just not to leave the Lost Star Territory, but the actual situation was beyond the expectations of the Ministry of Defense.

"Huh, the Ministry of National Defense's order is not to leave the Lost Star Territory, so we should stay close to the edge. If any enemy ships appear, we will destroy them. This can be regarded as complying with the order."

Therefore, without the distant Ministry of Defense noticing, and under the poor communication conditions of the Lost Star Territory, the leading fleet of the Principality of Rank drove straight in under the command of Commander Bo Ke, and drove directly to the Zhennanguan Star Territory designated by the Chinese Empire.

A place so close.

In Bok's view, fighting against the Longshan people and other countries on the border would lead to death in space and the remains of the body if not careful, but what about inside the Lost Star Territory?

What's here? Aboriginals or sailing ships?

"Maybe they also have sailing warships, that kind of backward spaceship that uses super solar-powered sails. This is the best opportunity to make a contribution. We must try our best to annihilate the enemy, or be the first to enter."

The scientific research ship has lost contact, and Pork is not worried. He has a route map and the Lost Star Field to make detours. As long as he does not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, it will be fine.

What he didn't know was that the Rank fleet, which had been circling the outer reaches of the Lost Star Territory, was discovered shortly after its arrival. The ultra-long-range warning radar on the Zhonghua super battleship had already captured its presence.

"Good boy, I didn't expect the enemy to come just as quickly!!"

Qin Baijiang saw the model cursor representing the battleship on the radar screen of the Zhonghua super battleship. There were 5 battleships, 10 cruisers, and 5 comprehensive transport and supply ships.

There are a total of 20 large battleships, 15 of which are main battleships.

On the empire's side, 30 battleships, 15 cruisers, 6 destroyers, and 12 transport ships are all in place. Although the radars of other empire battleships did not detect this sneaky guy, the radar on the China was detecting it every time.

Locked in tight at all times.
Chapter completed!