Chapter 559: The Battle That Everyone Is Watching
Ellenita never expected to encounter such a scene.
She originally thought that she was invited to the Elf Court this time because she was being questioned about some matters related to the Atlas Group. However, she did not expect that the Queen, who had always been relatively steady and dignified, suddenly started eating without saying a few words. Come on.
In the past, although she had a better relationship with Amber, the relatively innocent Ellenita would naturally answer this question openly.
But now, the relationship between Ellenita and Amber is indeed a bit unclear, so the queen's question successfully stunned her for a second or two.
The rich elf woman's cheeks turned slightly red, but she quickly regained her composure and responded with a smile: "Her Majesty the Queen is really good at joking~ However, Amber is indeed a very important friend of mine."
Naturally, it is impossible for Ellenita to admit her close relationship with Amber in this situation, at least not now.
On the other side, the Phoenix King, who also had a smile on his face after finishing his melon, regained his serious expression and continued:
"Ellenita, I understand the friendship between you, and I also know that the Yuge family is currently closely related to the Atlas Group, but this does not change the fact that the current tense situation is.
Especially considering that there are many Roma people working for Atlas Group, which makes us have to treat this matter more cautiously. As the Phoenix King, I must consider other voices in the country, especially when it comes to When it comes to the sensitive topic of 'Roma'. "
Ellenita nodded and said frankly:
“I do know about the Roma issues and to a certain extent I also help them.
I assure you that these Roma also joined the Atlas Group out of their own free will. After all, the salaries there are very high and all benefits are fully paid, so they performed very bravely on the battlefield. "
"I have never doubted whether it was voluntary or not." The Phoenix King took over Ellenita's words and said:
“As the rising star of the Yuge family, I believe that Ellenita, you are measured, so you will definitely not make any unreliable moves.
I'm just worried that those 'conservatives' will take the opportunity to disrupt the currently calm public opinion field. After all, as the intensity of the fighting increases, the casualties of Atlas, including those of the Roma who hold office, will definitely increase.
If something goes wrong at this time, it would not be good if those 'conservatives' seize the opportunity to cause trouble. "
Ellenita naturally understood what the Phoenix King meant. The latter was not deviating from the stance of "laying down" and targeting "conservatives", but he did not want to cause any problems with public opinion in the Thousand Stars Empire.
As the future successor of the Yuge family, Ellenita, who often interacts with the Elf Royal Court, knows that the elves in the royal family have truly achieved the unity of knowledge and action when it comes to "lying down".
The long life of the elves and the fact that they almost never initiate wars have made the elves accustomed to such peaceful days over the past thousands of years. The Phoenix King, the supreme ruler of the Thousand Stars Empire, is no exception.
Otherwise, he, who is in a high position and has great authority, would not take "plainness is the truth" as his motto.
Therefore, when it comes to the Roma people, the Phoenix King does not take sides between the 'equalists' and the 'conservatives', but is completely 'flat'.
As long as the two sides do not cause anything that undermines the social stability of the Thousand Star Empire, the Elf Royal Court will never intervene, which can be regarded as adding a touch of spice to the prosperous and peaceful daily life of the Thousand Star Empire.
It's just that the Roma people currently working in the Atlas Group have been suffering from increasing casualties due to the human civil war, and the "conservatives" have seized on them and used them as bullets in the field of public opinion.
Some "conservatives" even put forward the idea of "intervening in the civil war of mankind and bringing these displaced Roma people back to their settlements and living their previous lives again."
And such a view obviously touches the bottom line of the Elf King's Court.
Everyone is living a good life, why do we have to get involved in human beings' bad things?
So after listening to the Phoenix King's words, Ellenita also bowed her head respectfully:
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best to communicate and coordinate to ensure that Atlas Group's matters related to the Roma are foolproof, and I believe that Mr. Amber will also attach great importance to this." , after all, Atlas Group started its business by relying on this kind of high welfare benefits."
Having said this, Ellenita couldn't help but smile, and then continued:
"Your Majesty has not had any contact with Mr. Amber, so you may not know. Although he is the actual controller of Atlas Group, judging from daily contacts and some of his decisions, it is difficult to tell that Amber is a human being. Capitalist, it seems like he didn’t create this business to make money.”
"Oh~?" After hearing Ellenita's description, the Phoenix King asked with interest:
"Then what is this Mr. Amber doing?"
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I don't know why he did it. Maybe he just wanted to have fun. Speaking of which, I always thought he was quite suitable to come to the Thousand Stars Empire and lie down~"
"Are you also a fun-loving person? Interesting."
The Phoenix King rarely showed a look of laughter, while the queen beside him had already covered her mouth and chuckled.
After a moment, the supreme ruler of the Thousand Stars Empire looked at Ellenita again.
"I believe Ellenita that you can coordinate these things with Mr. Amber. If the Roma people can really find their own way through the Atlas Group, it is not necessarily a bad thing, is it?"
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After a while, Ellenita left the Elven Court under the guidance of the waiter.
And her mind was still thinking about the Phoenix King's previous rhetorical question.
"Forging a path that belongs to the Roma people, Your Majesty, are you finally planning to end this dispute?"
Ellenita slowed down and looked back at the looming ancient building complex deep in the forest. She suddenly realized that a change that was about to sweep the entire empire seemed to have begun to take shape here.
“What will happen when the ‘lying-flat faction’ no longer lies flat?”
This question suddenly popped up in the mind of this wealthy woman, and at the same time she thought of Amber and the Atlas Group - to a certain extent, if the Thousand Stars Empire is really related to the Roma people in the future, Something happened, and Amber was the cause of it all.
"Amber, Amber, why didn't I realize before that you are a man who is so good at causing trouble?"
Ellenita got into the family car and headed towards the airport, thinking as she connected to her assistant's communication.
"Mina, I'm done here. The spaceship can start preparations for departure. When I arrive, I'll go back to the family headquarters directly."
"Received, Master Yuge, the arrangements have been made." A capable voice came from the other end of the communication. This was the newly promoted assistant of the rich woman after Shikodi was completely seconded to the Atlas Group.
Ellenita: "Is there anything new over there in the Lubion Galaxy?"
Mina on the other end of the communication nodded and said seriously:
"After you went to the Elf King's Court, there was a large-scale electronic interference situation near Lubion 5, and all civilian communication methods also failed. We infer that the two sides may have entered the electronic warfare stage before the official exchange of fire.
By the way, according to the information sent by the Atlas Group Liaison Department and what our reconnaissance ships discovered at the scene, a large number of reconnaissance ships and disguised spy ships from third-party forces have entered Lubian these days. galaxy, and approached the vicinity of Rubian 5.
At present, those whose identities can be roughly determined include the federal military-industrial complex, forces within the federation that are demanding independence or have carried out armed rebellions, the regents of the Star Dragon Empire, the princess party, the royalists, the state religion, and the major nobles. .
By the way, Atlas also discovered a research vessel from the ‘Quest for Truth Foundation’.”
"Wait a minute, so many???" Ellenita was stunned for a moment, then raised her jade arm and pinched her eyebrows, and said with a wry smile:
"I really didn't expect so many forces to come to 'watch', but judging from what you said, the two sides should be about to start a fight. What were the previous battle arrangements of both sides?"
"As for combat deployment information, the latest information we collected was five hours ago. After that, both fleets turned on optical camouflage and black body coverings and entered covert action mode.
Moreover, there are many destroyers on the periphery driving away third-party ships approaching the warring space, so in the future we can only collect some information through electromagnetic signals.
But after both sides entered the electronic war, the way to collect electromagnetic signals was gone. Ah! Lord Yuge, I have sent you the combat deployment information that I compiled previously. "
Hearing Mina's words, Ellenita opened a newly received document, which was information about the combat deployment of the Lubion system compiled by the Yuge Family War Information Department.
Mina on the other side of the communication continued to say to her:
"According to the information we collected, the four fleets of the Federation Navy accelerated with the help of Lubion 4 and then rushed along the ecliptic plane to a space area 520,000 kilometers away from Lubian 5 to complete their deployment.
The second and third unmanned fleets and the third task force on Atlas's side also completed their deployment on the ecliptic plane near Rubian 5 - that is, the front of the federal navy.
Then the two sides entered the 'covert action mode'. According to the Ministry of War Intelligence, this is the 'hide and seek' stage that the human navy will most likely engage in before a battle. During this process, the fleets of both sides will constantly adjust their battle positions, trying to master the launch. The initiative to strike first. "
Having said this, Mina paused for a moment, and then continued with some confusion:
"However, the Atlas First Fleet led by Mr. Amber is still missing after jumping away two days ago, and Atlas has not disclosed any news to us.
According to the reply from the intelligence department, it seems that other forces present in the galaxy, including the Federation Navy, are also looking for traces of this fleet. "
"Interesting. It seems that this arrangement is Amber's 'winner' in this battle~" Ellenita said suddenly.
After the cooperation with Amber and the Atlas Group has become more and more in-depth in the past two years, this "long time" elf has also gained a lot of knowledge about human naval operations.
Although I can't command the battle yet, at least I can understand what's going on as an 'outsider'.
So she quickly guessed that the Atlas First Fleet led by Amber was likely to be the key to determining the direction of this battle.
Mina: "Yes, Lord Yuge, the War Intelligence Department has also reached the same conclusion! They think Mr. Amber may want to gain an advantage in the battle through the unexpected attack of the First Fleet, but this brings up a new problem."
Alanita: "What's the problem?"
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"Do you think that the fleet of Atlas, which is still hidden, wants to take the full firepower of our four fleets when it leaves the jump?"
In the combat meeting room of the flagship of the 18th Fleet, 'Galileo', Admiral Bernelli, who was projected by the holographic image, frowned and asked impatiently.
Beside him, there were the commanders of the other three federal fleets. In addition to Stoner, the commander of the 18th Fleet, the other two also appeared in this combat meeting room in the form of holographic projection.
And under the latest order of Marshal Trafalgar, Major General Stoner, who became the commander-in-chief of this 'big fleet', was sitting in the main seat of the conference room, looking at the three-dimensional star map in the middle of the conference room in silence.
"Based on our experience in the battle at the A.Bava.Ku asteroid fortress, the other side's coach is definitely not someone who would make such a low-level mistake. He would never let this fleet jump on our faces so carelessly."
The commander of the 24th Fleet, Mueller, who had a brief contact with the Atlas combat fleet, obviously disagreed with Benelli's opinion.
"Then tell me, how can this fleet enter the battlefield calmly when our four fleets have completed the battle?"
Benelli said, while operating the three-dimensional star map and showing his ideas simultaneously.
"At present, the enemy's fleet size is definitely smaller than ours, about 3:4. The enemy may not even reach '3'.
In this case, the best way for the enemy fleet commander to deal with it is to concentrate all forces and use their two 'super flagships' to try to fight us head-on, and there may be a chance of winning.
But now this kind of division of troops, and then intending to use this hidden fleet to launch a sneak attack, is purely adding difficulty to ourselves.
No matter which direction the opponent wants to 'jump in the face', after we detect the space fluctuation, there will only be two results.
One is to be fired upon by the four fleets after leaving the jump.
The second result is that after we detect the space fluctuation, we will crush the two fleets in front with the absolute force advantage of all four fleets."
Major General Benelli's words made the combat meeting room fall into silence. Both Mueller and Barak had to admit that this navy major general who looked younger than them and even a little 'young and vigorous' did not have any problem with what he said.
In the previous '2 to 1' situation, Atlas's super flagship might still be able to support the battle with its performance advantage.
But when the Federation's forces came to the four fleets, the improvement of its strike capability was not as simple as 2+2, but completely exponential.
If the opponent's super flagship dared to rush to the front to act as a meat shield, the salvo of the main battleships of the four fleets would definitely make it die on the spot
So the opponent's current 'division of troops', in their view, really meant 'digging their own graves'.
But at this moment, Major General Stoner, who had not spoken, broke the silence with a voice.
"What if the opponent does not intend to rely on jumps to enter the field?"