Not to mention taking the initiative to break out of the situation, even passively dealing with it was actually very difficult.
Although Ares had just patted his chest and promised that he would take down the humans at the fastest speed and with the smallest price.
But in reality?
He had also seen the news sent back by the frontline fleets of the Seras Empire and the Salamo Republic five years ago.
Just the fleet stationed at the mouth of the ocean already had half of the warships that had reached the level of a Level 9 technological civilization, and even the other half of the warships were not inferior to the main fleet of the Zilun Empire.
In addition, there was the existence of a Level 10 Dark Energy Envoy …
How difficult was it to achieve victory at the smallest price?
Thinking of this, Ares could not help but sigh slightly.
"Okay, don't sigh. I just said that we have to take the initiative to break out of this situation, and the key to breaking out of this situation is …"
"It's on the humans!"
Although Ares' talent in fleet command was unparalleled in the entire Zilun Empire, when it came to this aspect, he was like a novice, completely unable to understand what his leader was talking about.
Just as Ares was in a daze, Latis continued to speak.
"Once, my plan was to get the secret of how they killed Haig from the humans, and use this to get rid of the current awkward situation of the empire.
However, the humans' strength is beyond our imagination, and using force no longer works.
Therefore, we have to change our strategy. If we can't use force, then we have to take a detour! "
Latis looked at Ares and said in a low voice with a serious face.
However, Ares, who was only good in the field of military, still did not understand what to do.
Looking at Ares' confused expression, Latis wasn't surprised.
It was like he was good in this aspect, but he knew nothing about the field of military affairs. It was the same principle.
"If we can't snatch it … then we'll cooperate!"
Soon, Rao's death kick gave him the answer.
Yes … If we can't snatch it, then we'll cooperate!
The way to achieve the goal was never just through war!
"But, as long as we appear in Jerez, we will immediately be attacked by the humans. There is almost no chance for negotiation, let alone cooperation!"
Even Ares understood what Latis meant at this moment. It was just that it was easier said than done.
First of all, his empire did not have the means to contact humans. According to the situation of the Sareth Empire and the Salamo Republic, as long as he brought the fleet to Jerez, the moment he flew out of the ocean current, he would immediately be attacked, right?
Under such circumstances, even if he wanted to establish contact with humans, it was almost impossible!
"No, the humans are attacking us because our fleet is a threat to them. To put it bluntly, we are the invaders, so the humans will naturally attack us!"
"But if only one spaceship appeared in Jerez, do you think the humans would still open fire without saying anything?"
'This is a good question …'
Ares immediately tried to put himself in Lin Huang's shoes.
If he were a human commander, what would he do when he saw a large number of advanced civilizations' fleets flying out of the ocean current?
Obviously, the answer was that he would make the same decision as the human commander. He would use the terrain advantage of the Ocean Pass to form a local advantage, and then continue to expand the local advantage into an overall advantage, thus determining the victory of the war.
But what if it was not a large number of fleets that flew out of the Ocean Pass, but a single spaceship?
In that case, there was no need to rush to suppress the enemy with firepower. Instead, it was better to capture the enemy's battleship and extract information.
"I understand, leader!"
"Well, I will buy you one more day. I'll leave the rest to you!"
Latis nodded and said.
"Yes, leader!"
...
After the communication with Latis ended, Ares immediately deployed his troops.
A single battleship was not very safe. Who could guarantee that the humans would not go crazy because of a single battleship and open fire without saying anything?
This was also the reason why Latis said that he would help Ares buy a day's worth of time.
Under Ares' deployment, the huge Zilun Empire fleet surrounded the entire Ocean Pass. Layer after layer, the battleships almost filled the entire Star Field.
At this time, if one looked in from the outside of the fleet, they would not be able to see the situation at the Ocean Pass. In this place that could not be seen, not far from the Ocean Pass, a group of battleships with special characters was ready.
They did not set off together. Instead, they set off one after another. The interval between each departure was one hour.
In other words, after a month, Ares would have 24 opportunities to establish contact with the humans.
Ares believed that even if the human commander was crazy, he would not be crazy enough to attack a non-threatening battleship 24 times in a row!
At the same time, Latis had arrived at Garen's palace …
"Latis, why hasn't the fleet set off yet?"
"Sir Garen, it's not that I'm deliberately delaying the departure, but before the fleet set off, we found some problems with the supplies. It will take at most one day to deal with it!"
"Oh, your problem came at the right time!"
As soon as Latis finished speaking, Ipnos' mocking voice was immediately heard. There was a hint of doubt in his tone!
And he had already seen through Garen and Ipnos, who were hiding their good and bad faces respectively, so he was not surprised by Ipnos' reaction.
In fact, Latis had already guessed that Ipnos would say this. Not even a single word was off!
"Sir Ipnos, please believe me. There are indeed some small problems, but it can be dealt with in one day. If we set off now, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Alright, calm down, Ipnos. Five years have passed, don't be so hung up over this one day."
"Yes, Big Brother!"
Garen was very dissatisfied with Latis' delaying action, but he did not get angry because of it. Although he did not know what this old thing was up to, Garen could still afford to wait for one day.
After being yelled at by Garen, Ipnos shut his mouth, but he still waited for Latis with an unfriendly expression.
However, at this moment, neither Garen nor Ipnos knew about it.
The Zilun Empire's battleships had set off a few hours ago.
However, under Ares' orders, the expeditionary army did not set off together. Instead, 24 battleships with special missions set off at a frequency of one per hour …
They set off first.
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One month later.
Wills Special Super Galaxy Cluster, Jerez.
About 10 AU away from the ocean current, a fortress the size of a planet stood in the void.
This was a super-large military fortress that took five years to build in order to stabilize this most important line of defense for the Federation.
In the command center, as the commander of the Fearless Fleet and also the commander-in-chief of the Jerez Defense Line, Lin Tian was sitting in his exclusive seat. He was tasting his favorite coffee and dealing with some documents.
At this moment, the alarm that had not sounded since the completion of the fortress …
Suddenly, it rang throughout the entire fortress.