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SPN Imperial Expeditionary Fleet, aboard the flagship Zhonghua.

"General Cai, this fleet of your country is really enviable."

Vice Admiral Gao Long was enjoying the Chinese specialty drink tea while praising the empire’s expedition fleet: “Especially the China in front of me, there are only the merchant alliance general fleet of the Nok Merchant Alliance and the Royal Guards Fleet of the Longshan Empire.

comparable to the flagship class.”

"Yes, this battleship Zhonghua is also a special commodity for China. However, the Tianlong-class battleship we sold to you is also a rare good commodity."

Cai E joked that it is good to have money. If a large amount of money is spent, the Orion Alliance will bring back 150 advanced battleships in two or three years, and there will be more and faster in the future.[

When it comes to this batch of Tianlong battleships, Gao Long is really happy. The performance and price-performance ratio are really unparalleled, "This batch of battleships are really high-quality and cheap. Their performance is comparable to entry-level super battleships, and the price is also very favorable."

Alas, I don’t know who will command the newly formed 10th Fleet this time.

Come, cheers, to the alliance and China will be friends forever."

"Your Excellency the President is also looking for suitable candidates. Now that the union republics have handed over power, Your Excellency the President hopes to see more young generals who are loyal to the Alliance take on important positions."

Envoy Guevara said meaningfully.

A glimmer of light flashed in Gao Long's eyes, as if he saw some hope, and said: "Mr. Special Envoy is even more young and promising. Now because of the war, the power of the alliance is more concentrated. After Mr. Special Envoy completes this mission, he will definitely take over more important tasks."

work.”

The two exchanged compliments. The topic returned to joint operations.

"General Cai, please tell me about the concept of this joint operation. Mr. President has already explained that Mr. Special Envoy and I have full decision-making power in this operation."

Gao Long said with a smile that the upper echelons of the alliance believe that China is full of mystery and has many things that are difficult to understand but are very powerful.

Cai E nodded, and then asked Zhinao to open the huge starry sky battle map.

On the electronic map, a planet grows from small to large. It gets bigger and bigger. Finally, the nearby starry sky centered on this planet appears.

"Ragu Star!"

Gao Long and Guevara whispered at the same time.

The Chinese actually really want to take advantage of Lagu Xing.

Before, they also considered Ragu.

The Chinese obviously want to use the Orion Alliance's fleet to take advantage of the Ranks.

However, at that time, the top leaders of the alliance believed that the Chinese wanted to use the alliance's power to clear out the Frankish forces on the border. Considering the security and smoothness of future trade between the two countries, President Hu Kun personally nodded and agreed to this joint operation.

As the only living planet nearby, Ragu's military strength was quite strong during the war. It also entered the alliance's sight.

However, the alliance believes that although the military strength of Lagu Star is not strong, it is dangerous and defensible, and the Lank people can take it back at any time.[

In other words, strategically speaking, Ragu Star does not have much value.

"Yes, it is Lagu Star."

Cai E held the virtual baton in his hand, clicked on the electronic map, and began to explain the empire's combat intentions this time.

"Lagu, a planet on the border of Lanc, is a barren planet with a relatively backward economy. Its main products are black gold ore and black purple gold.

The total population of the planet exceeds 1.2 billion, and its economic aggregate ranks second to last among the Principality of Rank. There are no other fleets or jump gates within the 15-day range of the warships.

In terms of military deployment, Ragu has a regularly stationed fleet, which is small in size, about 50 ships, including more than 20 battleships.

However, as a border planet, Ragu has a complete planetary defense system, with more than 20,000 various planetary defense main guns..."

Cai E briefly introduced the situation of Lagu Planet. The reason why the Lanke Principality was able to hold on for so long was that although the large families of the third-level civilization fully supported it for the purpose of building a country through backdoors, the Lanke people built a large number of planets themselves.

Defense and fortress defense groups are also key reasons.

On a planet with a complete planetary defense system, battleships cannot enter the range to fire. The power of 20,000 planetary defense main guns makes people's scalp numb just thinking about it.

Like in the Age of Discovery, if a fleet attacks a port, even though a large number of defensive guns in the port will be dead, once the battle lasts for a long time, the fleet will often suffer greater losses.

Different from the one-way defense of ports, the planetary defense system is three-dimensional and covers 360 degrees. Not only the ground, but even many satellites can install main guns.

"Although the military strength of Lagu is not strong, any fleet of our two armies can defeat it, but the defense system of Lagu is not something we can annihilate at a small cost.

More than 20,000 planetary defense main guns can cause us great losses."

Gao Long frowned slightly and said directly, Lagu Star is not a strategic military target after all. If it were a strategic military target, the two fleets of both sides would be enough to win it, that is, victory at any cost.

However, the Ragu star in front of us obviously does not have such importance.

In Gao Long's view, Lagu is not worth the risk for the two fleets.

Cai E shook his head and said with a smile, "Since we have the idea of ​​​​Ragu Xing, it is to prove that it is worthy of our action. Regarding this operation, your army only needs to provide assistance."

"assist?"

Guevara asked with interest. If he only provided assistance without risking huge losses, he would still be willing to help.

As an ally, the Chinese are seeing their military strength getting stronger and stronger, and they can play a greater role in containing and attacking Rank in the future. Moreover, the opponent's battleships are indeed good. The president's intention is to try to make good friends with the opponent.

"good!"

Cai E briefly explained what the Orions needed to do, "What our army needs your help is to lure away the defense fleet of Lagu, confuse the Lank people, interfere with their sight, and help our army buy time.

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Our army will handle the rest alone."

"If we just provide assistance and divide our troops to lure the enemy, our army can provide help."

Guevara agreed to this request.

"Then let's talk about the details."

So Cai E, Sun Xiwu, Qin Baijiang, Guevara and Gao Long discussed the relevant details together.

Although Guevara asked China how to take specific actions, Cai E bypassed him.

Looking at the people JLE was discussing, Cai E's heart was immersed in the whole plan.

This plan was not a whim of Cai E alone, but a plan that the Imperial General Staff had planned for a long time.

Ragu is a very valuable planet, at least in His Majesty's opinion.

The two ores, Wujin Mine and Black Purple Gold, are considered high-value minerals in the second-level civilization, and Lagu Star, which has little strategic value in the eyes of the Orions, is a treasure house in Zhang Shusheng's eyes.

No one can say clearly how much wealth a planet contains.

The idea that Zhang Shusheng instilled in Cai E and other senior officers at that time was to do a big job.

The empire is short of money, supplies, equipment, everything. If this is done, not to mention other things, at least the living standards of the earth will rise to a huge level.

After all, the Principality of Lanke is high up in the world and has no natural dangers to defend. Zhang Shusheng is not planning to actually occupy these planets for a long time.

It is easy to occupy but difficult to defend, which may lead to a tug-of-war and waste national power.

Now, the life planets discovered by the empire are enough for development for a long time. There is no shortage of planets, but there is a shortage of money, materials, and valuable belongings.

Not to mention anything else, even the planetary defense main cannon is extremely lacking.

The empire's interstellar defense main guns add up to just over 3,000, and Ragu has more than 20,000 on one planet. Not to mention other materials, even if you take back these planetary defense main guns, you will still make a lot of money.

At least when building the defense system of the Lost Star Territory, the routes can be blocked watertight.

The Orions made the mistake of inertial thinking.

The Orion Alliance is considered a big business. I never thought that the Chinese Empire could be so poor. On the one hand, it can produce very advanced battleships, but on the other hand, even a hovercraft is considered a luxury item on its own planet.

This imbalance and lack of materials gave Zhang Shusheng the idea of ​​​​taking a vote.

What’s the fastest way to make money?

Robbery at the national level brings in money the fastest.

In the Age of Navigation, those countries that openly issued pirate licenses became rich as a result. Zhang Shusheng didn't have much appetite. If he moved the Lagu planet properly and returned the materials to the earth, the earth would instantly become a standard second-level civilized planet.

Zhang Shusheng got the black purple gold, which can be used to exchange points, the black gold mine can be used to make warships and munitions, and the materials can be used to build public facilities and prosper the planet. There are so many benefits.

At the national level, the military level, and ordinary people can benefit.

The reason why the entire plan involves bringing the Orions together is to avoid accidents. In the absence of Rank troops and jump gates in the nearby starry sky, the two fleets can already ensure 100% success in their operations.

In the plan, both fleets will hide the logos of their warships and only dispatch standard warships.

After the Orions divert the fleet from Ragu, the Imperial fleet will immediately appear and besiege Ragu.

"Although I don't know what your army is planning, we will fulfill our promise and divert the fleet from Lagu, while distracting the attention of the Lank people and buying time for you to complete your plan."

After Gao Long heard the plan, he felt that there was no problem. It was just attracting a small fleet. There was no risk in distracting the Lank people's attention. After all, if the situation was not good, he could run away.

"Hahaha, then thank you, Special Envoy Guevara, and thank you, General Gao. Our plan can start immediately."

Cai E smiled and said that he would never tell Gao Long that his fleet would go all out this time.

He would not tell Gao Long that he had prepared a relocation fleet of more than 100 transport ships and battleships, and he would not tell Gao Long that his trump card for this operation was still the China.
Chapter completed!