55, Chapter 55(1/2)
Yue Zhan did this not to ignore the emperor, but to force the emperor to take a tough stance.
Scott was an emperor who tended to be conservative, and always hoped to adopt measures such as co-opting, checking and balancing against powerful plutocrats, nobles, and lords.
There is nothing wrong with emphasizing stability and not wanting civil strife in the empire. But Scott's approach was to give in step by step, which in turn made the lords and nobles increasingly powerful and gave them the capital to clamor.
The empire has not yet fallen apart, thanks to the federation from the outside who often harasses and diverts conflicts, and the military headquarters within to keep the lords in check.
Of course Scott could see Yuezhan's intention, and he even guessed whether this was what Ino meant. After all, Zhao Baixuan is a core member of eco, and Li Ya was...
Thinking of this, his heart felt cramped again, and he hurriedly reached out to get the medicine.
In the past, he would have focused on appeasing and maintaining stability, but this time, he rarely became tougher and issued the same statement.
When Zhao Baixuan saw this, he immediately seized on the situation and claimed that the royal family and the military were from the Sea Kingdom. He not only slandered their second galaxy, but actually killed each other and beat his own people. Are the people in the second galaxy not imperial people?
This is a slap in the face, but the people in the second galaxy are very fond of this trick. They don't want to care about who is right and who is wrong. They just hope that there will be no real fight.
Some people in the neighboring second galaxy even began to consider whether to pack up and flee to the Imperial Capital Star.
[Don’t panic, everyone, the longer the Major General is still in Haixing, I guess we won’t be able to fight for a while.]
[Crazy, the more junior generals are on Haixing, but the more commanders are on Imperial Capital Star!]
[To be honest, I don’t even know why the two sides are fighting? Wasn’t it fine a few days ago? 】
[Let me give you a rundown. First, Lieutenant General Yue went to Haixing to arrest the murderer, and then the dignitaries of the Imperial City were arrested. Then Zhao Baixuan said, Your Majesty, Lieutenant General Yue will abuse his power for the little prince, and Major General Yue, your majesty counterattacked. Zhao Baixuan is the person in charge of the eco.
Zhao Baixuan said this was a slander. His Majesty and Major General Yue were looking for an excuse to attack the second galaxy for a Haiguo man. So the question is, who is this Haiguo man?】
Soon, the answer came. Zhao Baixuan didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly released the video sent to him by Zhao Yunwei. In the video, it was the mermaid-like Ino who swam into the air film and was closely connected with Yue Zhan who was standing next to the mecha.
A scene of embracing.
The spokesperson of the Second Galaxy said that their fleet went to Haixing only for scientific investigation, but unexpectedly this scene was revealed. The imperial fleet went to Haixing to arrest the murderer. It was a lie. The royal family and the military deceived the people and wasted a lot of military power just to save a native.
He is the little prince from Haiguo.
In order to cover up the lie, the imperial fleet attacked them and kidnapped their commander Zhao Yunwei. Not only that, in order to find a legal reason for the action, the emperor made the young prince the crown prince without the approval of the parliament. Let a Haiguo man be the crown prince.
Crown Prince, is this ridiculous?
Then, the reaction of the entire galaxy was——
【Mermaid!!! I saw a mermaid, alive!!!】
[The little prince of the empire is a mermaid?]
[Envy, why doesn’t our federation have one? 】
[I suggest that all the star thieves unite and form a group to steal the Little Mermaid from the Empire! He is so cute, I want to suffocate.]
[The ones from the Sea Country belong to our Sea Country! I’m so excited, our Sea Country is going to have a king! By the way, who can help remove the human on the mecha and replace it with me? Wow~]
[Mama, he is so cute, I want to fall in love with him! 】
Even the people of the empire were stunned, and for a moment they forgot about the war.
[The little prince is a mermaid? Has he been made the crown prince? 】
[Oh my god, isn’t it true? 】
[Aren’t mermaids extinct? I really feel like I’ve traveled through time!]
Regardless of what the people thought, Zhao Baixuan gave these high-sounding reasons and found enough excuses for himself to provoke the war. He stopped talking and directly ordered the fleet to attack the first galaxy.
Before the people of the empire could digest this series of news, they learned that the war was about to begin.
People near the war zone were able to run and escape very quickly, and other galaxies far away from the war zone were also tense at all times. Because as soon as the war in the second galaxy started, other lords became restless and might join in at any time.
The most important thing is that Yue Zhan is still on Starfish, and there are not many front-line commanders on the Imperial Star who can take on important responsibilities. If this matter is not handled carefully, it will develop into a melee between several major galaxies.
But no one expected that Yue Zhan secretly returned to the Imperial Star as early as after attending the press conference.
In this battle with the Second Galaxy, he was replaced as the frontline commander after only two battles. Zhao Baixuan did not know this news and used the previous tactics to fight, which directly led to the failure of two large-scale battles and the loss of the elite fleet.
With nearly 10,000 ships, they had to retreat and temporarily adopted sound defensive tactics.
Zhao Baixuan is not a brainless person. He has thoroughly studied the tactics of several famous generals in the Imperial Star Army, especially Yue Zhan.
Although this man was young, he had commanded countless battles, big and small, and won more than he lost. Zhao Baixuan had never underestimated this opponent because of his age.
After misjudging the situation, he immediately changed his strategy. He was good at blitzkrieg. He preferred to fight with the opponent, defending rather than attacking. After that, the two sides fell into a stalemate.
Looking at the battle situation map in front of him, Zhao Baixuan's eyes were focused and he thought carefully: Although increasing the defense line and expanding the depth temporarily blocked the blitzkrieg plan of jumping over the stack, in terms of internal exhaustion, I only have one and a half star systems, and I still can't exhaust the imperial army.
However, he didn’t dare to waste his money if he crossed the stack. He was afraid that other lords would join forces with me... So, what will he do next? Will he rush into it rashly?
At this time, Yuezhan was also on the phone with Ino who was far away in Haixing, analyzing the situation like a patient teacher, and then asked: "So, what do you think I will do?"
Adjutant Meng, who was standing aside, couldn't help wiping his sweat. This was obviously a serious battle, so why was Commander Yue so calm as if he was giving a lecture to students?
Looking at the young prince who was thinking seriously, Adjutant Meng thought again: This is not just a lecture, Zhao Baixuan is a ready-made teaching material.
Ino frowned and thought hard for a long time. He really didn't know how to deal with it. What he had learned before was all theoretical and had not been tested in actual combat. Several of the countermeasures he mentioned were overturned.
Finally, Yue Zhan smiled and said: "Since Your Highness wants to learn, you must study seriously. This is today's homework. Your Highness, please think about it carefully."
Ino nodded, but he has been very busy recently. He not only has to compete with the nobles and plutocrats of the Imperial City from afar, but he also has to take charge of the task of dispatching military supplies.
It wasn't until evening, when he took time to go to the cave to sing, that he thought about it again.
Anyway, singing is healing, and speaking is healing, as long as you can concentrate on mobilizing the little dark clouds. Ino thought about it, and simply sat next to the transparent coffin and talked to himself about the problem.
He didn't expect anyone to answer, he just wanted to help Li Xuan heal while thinking.
But unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the long-lost voice sounded——
"Stupid, push hard."
Ino: "!"
He was stunned for a moment, and then he was surprised: "Uncle, are you awake again?"
The voice did not answer him, but continued what he said before: "According to the Second Galaxy method, if you want to defeat the blitzkrieg, you must have enough depth, deploy enough fronts, and have enough military supplies to support it."
"But compared with the entire empire, the Second Galaxy does not have these conditions. On the contrary, the empire does. In this case, just increase the number of troops and force it. Don't think about the problem so complicatedly. In terms of protracted war, he can't consume you, and you can't.
You must spend time with him."
Ino: "..."
He stared blankly at the transparent coffin, and after a while he managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Uncle, you said a lot this time."
Li Xuan: "..."
Ino: "Are you waking up soon?"
Li Xuan still closed his eyes lightly and remained motionless, but his voice echoed in Inuo's ears as he sighed: "Little silly fish."
Ino hurriedly said: "You say."
The other person seemed to be thinking, and paused for two seconds before saying: "Sing more often in the future, it will be very effective."
Ino's eyes lit up, but then he heard the other party say: "But, you don't have to bring your partner here all the time."
Ino was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but asked disappointedly: "Uncle...don't you like jumping over the stack?"
The other party sighed and said faintly: "I have lived for thousands of years. I am already old. I don't want to eat dog food every day. Please be considerate and considerate to the elderly."
Ino: "Uh."
He scratched his head, feeling embarrassed for a while, and whispered: "Next time, I won't do it next time."
The voice chuckled a little and said with a smile: "You're just kidding, Xiaoyu doesn't take teasing easily."
Ino was stunned, feeling that this way of speaking did not match the silver mermaid in the transparent coffin. It was obvious that the mermaid in the transparent coffin seemed to be otherworldly, but this voice was... very popular and life-like.
.
"It's better to bring him here more often. Xiaoyu has good taste. That human is suitable for you." The voice said again.
Ino frowned, feeling that he liked this kind of uncle better.
Li Xuan existed for a longer time this time, and even asked about Li Ya's situation, which was regarded as indirectly acknowledging his identity.
However, after hearing what happened to Li Ya, Scott, the Coleman family, and the eco organization, Li Xuan didn't say anything for a long time.
Just when Inuo thought he had disappeared again and wanted to test out the question, Li Xuan finally spoke again, saying calmly: "This is her own choice."
But Ino felt that this calmness suppressed the anger of hating iron. After all, the other party has lived for so long, even if he is angry, he can still be calm.
Li Xuan paused and suddenly asked: "Your name is Enoch Lee Scott?"
"Yes." Ino nodded, feeling a little uneasy for some reason.
Li Xuan was silent for a long time, and finally said: "This name doesn't sound good."
Ino: "..." suddenly became even more uneasy.
"Uncle, please change it for you." He changed his name and his voice became softer, as if he was afraid of scaring him.
But the more he behaved like this, the more uneasy Ino became.
Li Xuan thought for a while and said seriously: "Just call me Li Yinuo, after your mother's surname. Well, it sounds much better this way."
To be continued...