Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 647 - 643: Raid!

Chapter 647: Chapter 643: Raid!

Zhang Yuan furrowed his brow, endlessly pondering in his mind, this plan is very dangerous, truly very dangerous...

The young man surnamed Wu continued, "If we launch a sudden attack, will the other side retaliate instantaneously, waging a full-scale war? If everyone thinks about it from their perspective, the answer won’t be yes."

"If they are cautious enough, they definitely won’t retaliate immediately. Instead, they might suspect we have more cards up our sleeve, then carry out a series of assessments... and these assessments will take time."

"Is the opposing race cautious? I believe so!"

The New Humans, taking advantage of the other side’s confusion, could suddenly demand negotiations through deterrence and intimidation. Maybe they would indeed negotiate.

"That’s the overall plan, essentially."

However, some details still need to be carefully discussed, and no aspect of the plan can be allowed to have any oversights.

Zhang Yuan nodded slightly, thinking to himself with a sigh, "That’s the rationale, continuing to probe like this is too risky for the Humans, these damned squids, they are really constantly testing our mettle, intending to launch an all-out assault at the very end!"

Once the plan succeeded, the probability of both parties truly negotiating would greatly increase!

...

The Apollo Civilization had been caught in this dilemma for a full three years, and the soldiers from both sides were becoming increasingly irritable.

Moreover, a series of spaceship data had been tested out in small-scale skirmishes between the two sides.

According to computer simulations, if both sides went to all-out war and fought to the end, the Apollo civilization would eventually win, with a military loss of about 30-40%.

As for the New Human Civilization, they would be completely defeated, losing over 80% of their spaceships and population!

But a simulation is just a simulation after all, and conditions on the battlefield change in an instant, making it difficult to estimate. Maybe halfway through the fight, the New Humans would turn tail and run, or maybe their resilience might prove tougher than imagined.

"In summary, we have a probability of over 98% to capture that War Star at the cost of losing less than 40% of our forces!"

"The remaining question is, which is more valuable: 40% of the military forces or a damaged War Star?"

This was an inescapable topic.

Without a doubt, 40% of the military forces held slightly more value.

Drones destroyed could be rebuilt, but in complex environments, especially on super-large-scale battlefields, communication delays could be extremely high. Without instant communication, relying solely on individual Artificial Intelligence isn’t enough; soldiers are still needed on the battlefield.

These soldiers could potentially be sacrificed.

"And the New Humans, before they flee, would certainly have detonated all the various infrastructure on their Planet Fortress to rubble. We would be left with nothing but an empty shell that we would need to rebuild from scratch..."

How much does an empty shell cost? Just over a thousand AmiBa Points, or even less.

40% of the military forces can’t be bought for just over a thousand AmiBa Points!

However, when it comes to personal political careers, the accounting is not done this way.

These Big Squids are calculating whether the political prestige won from a victorious battle could weigh against the sacrifices made...

A casualty rate of 40% of the soldiers is too much, even if they could win, they would have to step down!

If 10% of the soldiers were lost, they could maintain their positions, and even make further progress!

"Are you certain the loss will be no more than 40%? Is there no possibility to reduce the casualties?"

"Yes!"

The calculation expert immediately replied, "It depends on the enemy’s speed of retreat. If they retreat halfway through the fight, the casualties could reduce significantly. 30%, 20%, 10%, or even as low as 5% are all possible!"

"And obviously, they are unlikely to fight to the very last soldier in a war destined for defeat!"

"So they will certainly flee!"

"The only variable is how many antimatter bombs the New Human Civilization actually has, and whether they could damage our War Star. If that kind of Super Bomb is real... but we think it’s highly unlikely."

The conference room fell into silence, a few Big Squids exchanged glances with their dark eyes, slowly making up their minds...

Bet on it?

Bet on whether this damned New Human Civilization would flee at the fastest speed under the threat of full-scale warfare!

Anyway, if they continue this stalemate without taking any action, these executives would still have to step down.

Or perhaps hold out for a few more years?

Yes, holding out for a few more years might be good... According to current observations, the opponent’s War Star wouldn’t be completed within three years...

Irritated, truly irritated, and struggling to decide.

Suddenly, a screen in the center of the conference room lit up the pitch-black sky!

Immediately after, the instruments issued loud warnings!

"What’s going on?!" A Big Squid grabbed a soldier fiercely with its tentacle and asked.

"Commander, they’ve attacked! They’ve launched an attack!"

"What?"

Another screen lit up, this time with exceptionally strong brightness.

Instantly, the leaders became tense and hurried to the Central Command Center.

Their location was at the core of the War Star, which even an antimatter bomb couldn’t reach; it was almost absolutely safe.

But still, an unbearable tension rose in their hearts. Had this damned New Human Civilization really attacked directly? Had something unexpected happened?

The screens showed that the New Human Civilization had deployed at least two carrier groups and directly destroyed the drone swarms that had been eager to try their luck at the border!

This series of drone swarms was an effective tool for provoking the New Human Civilization’s Air Defense Identification Zone, occasionally venturing in for a spin, but now, together with the entire platform, they were mostly demolished.

Following that, a bright blue and white orb of light sparkled in the battlefield!

The leading Big Squid shook its body heavily, its distant eyes stung by the blue and white glare.

It recognized this high-destructive weapon, the missile "Planet Buster", used for destroying War Stars!

But now, this missile had directly destroyed a massive drone central hub, two kilometers in diameter, and obliterated millions of drones in an instant!

Putting its distress aside, it roared in the military channel: "Counterattack, counterattack now!"

At the command, the numerous turrets on the surface of the War Star flickered to life!

After charging, these turrets released millions of lasers and ion cannons in one direction!

The lasers’ paths were untraceable, but the dense and bright ion cannons streaked across the sky, reaching towards the distance... This was the first time the Planet Fortress joined the frontal battlefield in this region.

However, due to the significant distance of the War Star, even with firepower that could cover a planet’s area, most of it still missed...

"Prepare tracking Curvature Missiles!" Another Big Squid kept calm and issued the command.

To attack the opponent over such long distances, they must rely on Curvature Missiles.

"Retreat! Retreat for now!"

With this order issued, the Planet Fortress opened a curvature bubble and slowly began to move, not forward, but trying to increase the distance.

Larger volume and stronger firepower also meant it was easier to be hit. Although being struck by a few lasers didn’t count for much, who knew if the New Human Civilization had those high-yield antimatter weapons? According to the thinking of the Apollo Civilization, any rational commander would choose to retreat in a war where the circumstances were unclear.