Chapter 46 Pre-War Meeting

Before he finished speaking, a man dressed as an officer hurriedly came to Wang Zhengfeng and whispered a few words, his expression very serious.

Qi Yiming had a hunch that he might not be able to leave today.

Sure enough, Wang Zhengfeng said to Qi Yiming in an anxious tone: "Mr. Qi, the Wanluo Empire has invaded."

It was a huge blow to Wang Zhengfeng that he had just come to power and encountered an invasion by foreign enemies.

In fact, Qi Yiming wanted to just let it go, anyway, he had already obtained enough supplies and fulfilled his original promise to the Wang family.

But the problem was that the invasion of the Federation blocked the only exit of the Xuanwu Star Region to the outside world, forcing Qi Yiming to participate in this war.

The war progressed very quickly, and the fleet of the Xuanwu Federation was no match for the Imperial Fleet with a complete industrial system.

The losses were extremely heavy.

And this time the Federation seemed to have received news about Qi Yiming and sent two full fleets led by cruisers.

The Empire has a full cruiser-class fleet consisting of 5 cruisers, 15 destroyers, 25 frigates and several transport ships.

This gave Qi Yiming a headache.

The Xuanwu Federation had just completed its integration, and the warships of each company were being reorganized.

The combat capability of the fleet was not very strong.

In addition, the number was not dominant.

Wang Zhengfeng had to piece together a half-cruiser-class fleet, and the warships at all levels were monkey versions.

The border garrison fleet was defeated, causing a trace of instability within the newly established Xuanwu Federation.

Each family had a different idea.

Wang Zhengfeng and Zheng Hu came to Qi Yiming at the same time.

"The current situation is very unfavorable to us..." Qi Yiming looked at the holographic map of the conference room and touched his chin with his right hand.

"It seems that each family has some small moves in private..." Zheng Hu did not shy away from this topic.

"The Federation is just established and does not have enough centripetal force. It is normal for unstable factors to appear. Winning a battle will solve all problems." Qi Yiming saw it very clearly.

"The problem is that we are unable to repel the Empire's fleet!" Wang Zhengfeng interrupted.

Wang Zhengfeng is good at domestic affairs, but he is far behind Zheng Hu in military affairs and can only stand aside and stare blankly.

"The Redemption will follow the full fleet, while the Snow Peak will lead another less than full fleet to bypass the battlefield from the flank and cut off their supply line first." Qi Yiming quickly drew two attack lines on the map.

Zheng Hu nodded in agreement: "Take down the jumping bridge on the border, first cut off the opponent's supply line, and second block the opponent's reinforcements."

"The only thing is, with the current strength of the Xuanwu Federation, how long will it take to establish a fixed defense line and hold the jumping bridge?" This is the issue that Qi Yiming is most concerned about.

Wang Zhengfeng knew this best: "At most three days... I can transport some of the rail guns in stock to the vicinity of the jumping bridge for direct assembly."

After all, the Xuanwu star field is now nominally a whole. Although there has not been much progress in combat effectiveness, there has been long-term progress in engineering progress. After all, there are more people...

"Zheng Hu, you will lead the full fleet. The Redemption can provide you with very strong support..." Qi Yiming glanced at Zheng Hu and continued: "Don't fight the enemy to the death before joining me. Find a way to lead them around in the Xuanwu star field."

Qi Yiming was very worried that Zheng Hu would lead the fleet to fight the enemy to the death, so he specifically told him.

Zheng Hu is not a fool. How could he go up and fight the enemy to the death when he is obviously not in a superior position.

"That will sacrifice many people on habitable planets..." Wang Zhengfeng felt very distressed.

"Necessary sacrifices must be accepted, otherwise the Xuanwu Federation will not exist for long..." Qi Yiming patted Wang Zhengfeng on the shoulder.

The three of them made a simple battle plan, and Wang Zhengfeng hurriedly organized the first high-level meeting of the Federation.

Hearing such a negative battle plan, Liu Jun, who survived the war against the Wang family before the establishment of the Xuanwu Federation, was the first to object.

He felt that the battle plan was very inappropriate.

"We all know Mr. Qi's combat power. Since Mr. Qi is here, why do we have to make such a complicated battle plan? Just let Mr. Qi go up and crush us."

This person is obviously a master who has not suffered from the beating of society, or simply a frog in the well.

"Can Mr. Qi easily suppress us, but can't suppress the Imperial Fleet?"

"Are you afraid that there is some misunderstanding about your combat power?" Qi Yiming looked at Liu Jun, who was a little excited, "Don't you know that your warships are all monkey-version warships?"

"Monkey version?" Obviously, Liu Jun heard this term for the first time.

Zheng Hu explained on the side: "Mr. Qi means that although our warships are at the same level as the Imperial Fleet, they are weaker than the Empire in terms of defense and firepower."

"How can this be?" Liu Jun was full of disbelief.

"There's no other way. We don't have a complete industrial system, so we can only buy monkey version battleships!" Wang Zhengfeng shrugged helplessly.

It seems that Wang Zhengfeng knows all this very well.

"Then we might as well just surrender..." Liu Jun went to extremes.

"It's not necessary to surrender. Although it is a monkey-version battleship, the difference is not that big." Zheng Hu glanced at Qi Yiming and cursed the monster secretly, and then explained: "The reason why Mr. Qi suppressed us is mainly because his battleship seems to be a generation gap with our battleship."

Qi Yiming nodded. He didn't want to talk too much about the combat power of Xuefeng and Redemption, and interrupted Zheng Hu's next words.

"If we fight a positional war head-on with the opponent, the Xuanwu Federation will certainly suffer." Qi Yiming took a sip of water and then said: "But as long as the command is proper, it is not impossible to drag the opponent to death."

Qi Yiming was very helpless at this time. He knew that in the final battle, Xuefeng and Redemption would have to be combined in full view of the public.

Temporarily separating the two battleships is because Qi Yiming does not want to expose his strength too much.

He knew very well that if the two warships were combined, whether from the defensive or offensive end, the Xuefeng would definitely not suffer a loss against the Empire's full fleet alone, but it was also likely that it would not be able to defeat the Empire's fleet.

At this time, the combat power of the Xuanwu Federation was crucial.

"I know that each family has their own thoughts in private." Qi Yiming directly put the matter on the table, "The Xuanwu Federation has just been established, and I understand your feelings. But for the benefit of your families, please hold on for at least a week. If the war cannot be ended after a week, then I will never stop you from doing anything you want."

This was the last guarantee Qi Yiming made to Wang Zhengfeng in private.

Moreover, the successful establishment of the Xuanwu Federation also took a lot of thought from Qi Yiming, and Qi Yiming was unwilling to see the situation that he had worked so hard to achieve being destroyed.

When the representatives of each family heard Qi Yiming's straightforward words, they all looked embarrassed, but they were all smart and adjusted their facial expressions in just a moment.

"Mr. Qi has said so. I will accept it on behalf of our Liu family." Liu Jun was straightforward this time and was the first to stand up and support Qi Yiming.

The other participants also nodded in agreement after seeing Liu Jun's performance.

In fact, they did not agree to this matter for Qi Yiming's sake. The most important thing was the interests of each family.

Preserving the Xuanwu Federation was a choice that maximized their interests. They would only choose to surrender to the empire when they had no choice.