Chapter 140 139: Weak Point
The movements of the Blutuk Fleet immediately caught Li Qingsong's attention.
It had only been a little over two years, and the massive Blutuk Fleet had already left and returned. Not only that, but their forces were even stronger than before!
This time, he sensed the enemy fleet seemed to be heading for Jupiter, so he immediately made arrangements, amassing heavy forces there.
But after the enemy fleet entered the Star System, they didn't attack Jupiter. Instead, they halted hundreds of millions of kilometers away and dispatched numerous small fleets to continuously harass every major planet at once.
Li Qingsong slowly began to understand.
'They're probing the true strength of each of my planetary defenses...'
After a period of probing, the enemy's main fleet suddenly began accelerating at full power, charging toward Saturn. They had clearly chosen Saturn as their primary target.
The enemy's main fleet had extremely high maneuverability and speed. Faced with such swiftness, Li Qingsong had no time to transfer forces from the other planets!
But...
It didn't matter.
Li Qingsong hadn't stationed heavy forces on any single planet.
Or rather, Li Qingsong had stationed heavy forces on every planet.
The forces Li Qingsong had stationed were the massive number of Warships hidden in warehouses or the sea of stars, as well as the Clones sleeping in hibernation bases.
Once they received Li Qingsong's wake-up command, every major planet could instantly be restored to a combat strength equivalent to Li Qingsong's own at full power!
All Li Qingsong needed to do was transfer his consciousness links—shifting the links from the other planets to Saturn.
After tense preparations for war, a fierce battle erupted once again.
And so, General Harir once again widened his eyes in disbelief.
"Planet Six was clearly the most weakly defended, with the fewest troops. So why are there as many as 160,000 Warships stationed here?"
'How is this possible? During this time, the enemy's main force was clearly still stationed on Planet Seven; they never moved.'
'Is it a bluff?'
Harir tentatively sent a fleet to attack. After observing the battlefield, he immediately dismissed that theory.
Those were a solid hundred and sixty thousand elite Warships, definitely not a bluff!
Now, Harir was in a predicament.
'Should I really commit all three hundred thousand Warships and fight an all-out war?'
'But what if the enemy mobilizes more forces from elsewhere? What if they still have that unimaginable logistical supply capability? Even though I have three times the forces I had last time, can I really secure a victory?'
'Or rather, can I secure a victory at a small cost?'
A pyrrhic victory was equally unacceptable.
'Perhaps it was just a coincidence.'
Harir and his staff officers discussed it repeatedly and finally decided on their next strategy.
They would try another planet!
This time, the fleet randomly chose Planet Three, the world with a thick atmosphere and a complete ecosystem.
But the forces the enemy deployed were still 160,000 Warships!
Unconvinced, Harir switched to another planet—still 160,000!
"How is this possible?"
Cold sweat began to seep from the scales on Harir's forehead. "Eight major planets, each with 160,000? That's a total force of 1,280,000 Warships?
"And with such a massive, advanced unmanned combat system, plus that powerful logistical supply capability... what... what do we have to fight them with?"
Their own side's advantages in technology and performance had been completely nullified by the enemy's superior numbers and more powerful intelligent AI.
If that was the case, their best option was to flee as soon as possible.
"However, 160,000, 160,000... Why is it 160,000 Warships at every planet? If they really have such a massive force, why are they still defending so cautiously?"
Harir, just as cautiously, began another probe.
This time, he didn't probe one planet, but two planets simultaneously!
As a result, one planet deployed 90,000 Warships, while the other deployed 70,000.
It still added up to 160,000!
"I need to speak with the Supreme Leader."
Opening the communication device, Harir said gravely, "Although I don't know why, I suspect the enemy doesn't actually have 160,000 Warships stationed at every planet. Rather, at any given moment, across the entire Solar System, the enemy can only deploy a maximum of 160,000 Warships.
"This might be because Human Civilization had some kind of fortuitous breakthrough, obtaining a remote control technology that surpasses our imagination.
"No matter which planet the Warships are on, they are actually being controlled by the same fixed group of soldiers. But because the number of soldiers is limited, they can only control a maximum of 160,000 ships at once!
"If it's not this, then this civilization is simply too strange to be explained!"
This possibility seemed fantastical, like a fairytale. But in the Vast Cosmos, what strange things couldn't happen?
The message from Harir, along with the intelligence gathered during this period, was immediately compiled and sent to the Heirwe Supreme Leader. After analysis by numerous scientific advisory and think tank teams, they concluded that this was indeed a distinct possibility.
"If that's the case... then the value of this Human Civilization is even higher than we previously thought."
A hopeful light glinted in the Heirwe Supreme Leader's eyes. "Before, we only planned to capture them and have them stockpile resources for our interstellar migration.
"But we never imagined that a technologically backward civilization could possess such an advanced technological creation.
"If we can seize this creation, the hope for our civilization's survival will increase by a great deal..."
"General Harir believes that since the enemy most likely possesses this technology, our plan to find a weak point in their forces and attack it has become completely ineffective.
"At the same time, the strategy of dividing our forces will also be completely ineffective.
"This is because the enemy only needs to build the Warships in advance and place them in position. When it's time for battle, they can just take direct control. A weak point in their manned forces simply doesn't exist.
"If we divide our forces to attack multiple planets simultaneously, not only will we still face the fixed 160,000 Warships, but we will also have to deal with several times the unmanned combat forces of a single planet.
"The most reliable method is still to concentrate our superior forces, face only one planet's share of unmanned combat power, force a breakthrough, occupy one major planet, and secure ample resources and supplies for subsequent operations.
"Based on the reality that 'their manned combat forces have no weak point,' the only thing we can exploit is a weak point in their *unmanned* combat forces.
"General Harir suggests launching a full-scale offensive to test the strength of the enemy's unmanned combat forces at every major planet. Note, this is just a test, not an actual attempt at occupation, although the intensity of the conflict will be high.
"Once we have truly found the enemy's weak point in terms of unmanned combat power, we will concentrate our superior forces and take it down, no matter the cost.
"I believe this plan is feasible."
The high-level leaders of the civilization exchanged glances, and all slowly nodded in agreement.