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Chapter 562: Alfonzo's Ark Fleet
"Paulitos is a capable man." Gu Hang said with emotion.

At this moment, he was chatting with his wife Ye Lixia.

The relationship between the two of them is naturally very different from that of normal people.

The two of them are together less often than they are apart, and they have very little time to spend together in a year.

Gu Hang is very busy, and Ye Lixia is also very busy.

But despite this, the relationship between the two was not affected.

Their union was not dominated by emotions, but an inseparable combination of interests.

Originally, the two of them could be described as having some admiration for each other and had no objection to being with each other.

But feelings can also be cultivated. Especially when the goals and ambitions are the same and many aspects are strongly bound together, the feelings become more stable.

Especially after the alliance that Gu Hang completely controlled became increasingly powerful and he in fact became the most powerful figure in the entire Eastern Universe, it was impossible for Ye Licia to leave Gu Hang.

At the same time, as an admiral, Ye Licia is also helping Gu Hang to better control the naval force, which is crucial for a space force, and Gu Hang can't leave her.

Then the relationship can't be bad.

Because of political interests, the relationship is stable; conversely, the same is true, because of stable relationships, the interests are stable.

The two may have been separate at first, but now they have become more and more inseparable.

Or in other words, if the relationship was not good, Gu Hang would never hand over the important navy to Ye Licia.

As high-ranking figures in the human empire society, the two of them had previously considered creating a human together and leaving behind a bloodline.

It’s just that on the one hand I’m busy, and on the other hand, the time is also good.

Although, they are both about fifty years old. However, with the advanced human technology, Ye Lixia, who had undergone life extension surgery a long time ago, has at least hundreds of years of life and eternal youth; Gu Hang, on the other hand, has not undergone surgery, but since he became the governor of Angry Owl Star, his face has hardly changed in the past thirty years.

He is fifty years old, but he still looks young and strong.

The power of psychic energy plays a big role in this. High-level psychics do not actually prolong their lives. Instead, they will appear to have a very short life due to the erosion of their bodies by this supernatural power.

But with the help of the system, Gu Hang can fully master psychic power.

That’s a different concept.

It is true that his current life form is still that of a mortal, but how much similarity his 'life essence' has with that of a normal person... is hard to say.

Both of them could be considered immortals. A life span of fifty or sixty years would be the end of life for ordinary people, but for them, their long life was just a few steps forward.

The concepts of life vary greatly, and the concepts of offspring will also be different.

Right now, it was a break from the war, and it was during this time that they had time to get together and communicate with each other.

What is communicated is not important; what matters is the communication itself.

The main force of the alliance fleet that ended the Battle of Heyang arrived at the star Bowang at a not-so-fast speed and in silence.

There was nothing much to say about the planet itself. It was an ordinary world of level 1 development, with a population of to billion people and a technological level at the electrical age. It had no special resources, was not located on any major transportation routes, and had average defense capabilities in its orbit.

They even lack the means to observe conditions in deep space.

There is only one reason why the main force of the alliance came here: according to the news from the front, the Fury Fleet is taking a star road that will pass by Bowang and head towards Wuqi Star.

It should be noted that Bowang Star is by no means the only way to Wuqi Star. It can only be regarded as one of the options, and it is a long detour. The reason why the Fury Fleet chose this route was of course not their own will. They were eager to get to Wuqi Star as soon as possible, and use the planet as an important channel connecting the two star regions. The complete defense system has a long way to wait until the arrival of Alfonzo's fleet, which would be much safer.

The reason for this is purely because I was forced by the blood shark.

The Bowan Galaxy is the slaughterhouse that Gu Hang prepared for them.

During the period of waiting for the sheep to arrive, Gu Hang was relatively free and had time to have a rare exchange with his wife.

It is inevitable that we will talk about the next target to be slaughtered and the new leader of the Fury Corps, Paulitos.

Gu Hang once again repeated his evaluation of Paulitos: "Paulitos is a capable man."

"He's capable? Is he capable enough to be tormented by you like this? You don't seem to take him seriously at all. Even if the war is destined to happen on Bowang Star, you don't care. It's not the key at all. It's just part of your plan... You don't take him seriously, and you don't even regard him as an opponent, but you say he is quite capable?"

"This is not a conflict." Gu Hang waved his hand and said with a smile, "He did everything right and made every choice, so of course we should praise him."

“You did everything right, and ended up in this situation?”

"Yes." Gu Hang sighed, "This is the difference in strength between the two sides. He could not compete with us in any of the previous battlefields. Defending Shangdong and Guangfeng? Sticking to Mentus II, Aoya Star, and Heyang VIII? His winning rate will not exceed 30%, and that's without taking me into account."

"If he loses, he loses everything."

"And he made the right choice every time. Objectively speaking, as the weaker party, his strategic thinking of 'keeping the fleet' was correct. As long as his fleet exists, we have to find a way to deploy military forces to guard against it, thereby weakening our control over the entire Proud Claw star field and our offensive speed. He did this, and the trouble it brought us was actually far greater than if he had fought a decisive battle and lost."

"He also succeeded in splitting our fleet, forcing us to deploy three battlecruisers in the rear to guard against them. And then, he used the Wing, the Furious Owl, and the Koroga as prey, which was also a smart choice. Tactically, he did succeed in ambush and almost defeated our precious battlecruisers."

"The fact that he was able to do this is enough to make me admire him. He lost because of the information gap. The Blood Shark Group... is very special. Even I am a little surprised by their ability to appear and disappear at will. Without the intelligence about the Blood Sharks in advance, he certainly couldn't make the right decision."

At this point, Gu Hang added: "I think he is stronger and more difficult to deal with than his predecessor, the former leader of the Fury named Erso."

Ye Lixia smiled and said, “But he still lost. Are you praising your opponent to show that you are better?”

"That's not the case. I'm just giving an objective evaluation." Gu Hang said, "Of course, he can do better."

"For example? If you were in his place, what would you do?" Ye Lixia asked curiously. "If possible, I would continue to implement the retreat strategy, not only giving up the Pride Claw, but also the Nepenthes Star Region. The power of the alliance, rapid expansion, and controlling a star region is already the limit. If you dare to chase into the Nepenthes Star Region, then the chances of tearing up the alliance later will become even greater."

"But there may be political factors involved. Why can't he do this?" Ye Lixia pointed this out. "The military can never be independent of politics. Just like us, launching an offensive at this time may not be a good choice."

"Yes, every commander would like to simply consider how to defeat the enemy, but that is often unrealistic."

"What if you can't retreat? What will you do?"

"The decisive battle." Gu Hang said.

Ye Lixia said in surprise: "Don't you think that retreating is the best option? The chance of winning a decisive battle is no more than 30%."

Gu Hang thought for a moment and said, "As the weaker party, if you want to reverse the disadvantage and create a miracle, you have to take a difficult path, and then find and do something in the difficulty to turn the impossible into possible."

Ye Lixia stared at Gu Hang's face.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Nothing, I just feel that... others are talking nonsense when they say that, but you think it does make sense."

"Ha ha!"

……

A Terran month passed quickly.

Alfonzo's Ark Fleet arrived at the Proud Claw star field.

This was news that shocked everyone.

Everyone in the Aozhua star region became uneasy.

The worlds that have already sided with the Alliance are worried that the arrival of Alfonzo's Ark Fleet will bring them a reckoning; the worlds that have not yet sided with the Alliance are jubilant.

This news, marking the official entry of the Alfonzo sect into the war, even quickly spread to Holy Terra.

The great civil war in the eastern border of the Empire, which involves several cosmic regions and more than 20,000 Space Marines, has attracted great attention and has greatly touched the hearts of the masters on Holy Terra.

Although most people can realize that the Alfonzi sect is definitely an enemy and should not have any illusions about them.

But after all, they never officially joined the war, so everyone seemed to be able to act like an ostrich with its head buried in the ground.

But now, this fantasy has been completely shattered, and the panic that should not exist will still spread.

Especially after further intelligence came, they were dumbfounded when they saw the specific strength of Alfonzo's Ark Fleet.

Two Retribution-class battleships, one Zhuge-class aircraft carrier, nine Dragon Snake-class battlecruisers... This is already a very powerful configuration. The naval forces of the Empire in a conventional space domain are not as strong as this one even when combined.

Moreover, these can only be considered conventional ships.

In this Ark fleet, there are two warships that make people tremble just by hearing about them.

First, it was the Mechanical Ark itself. According to the intelligence from the front, it was not an ordinary Mechanical Ark. After all, although the Mechanicus Ark was powerful in combat, it was mainly used as the base of the Mechanicus during space travel. It also integrated a large number of production, industrial, scientific research and other functions, which was equivalent to a Mechanicus forging world that could move freely in space.

However, this ark can be called a "war ark". It is a special ark ship designed for war. Its combat power must be above that of a normal battleship.

The Alfonzo sect is quite wealthy, and the configuration of the war ark they built would probably be so high that it would make people tremble.

The other warship was also a battleship.

Emperor-class battleship.

This is the most powerful battleship model in the human empire.

If the Retribution-class is the mass-produced and standard version of the battleship, then the Emperor-class is the luxury and flagship version of the battleship.

Its cost is more than three times that of the Retribution class.

Cost and construction period are one aspect, but rare and difficult technology is a more important factor in its rarity.

And its combat effectiveness is worthy of its price and rarity.

Such a fleet configuration, which is extremely powerful in terms of both scale and strength of top-notch ships, can be a heavy weight that can change the situation when placed on the northern and western fronts.

What's more, the power of the alliance on the southern front is actually weaker than that on the northern and western fronts.

Now public opinion has suddenly changed.

Before, there were many voices in Holy Terra asking why the Alliance did not speed up its actions, why it did not quickly destroy the Fury Fleet, and why it did not push the battle line to the more hinterland areas of the Iron Legion earlier to pose a greater threat to them.

Now, some voices began to emerge, asking why the alliance was so reckless, why it wanted to provoke the Alfonzo sect, why it didn't just guard it well, and just ensure that the south did not collapse.

If we fight now and provoke Alfonzo...it will be terrible now. If the main force of the alliance is lost, not to mention the Proud Claw Star Domain that has been taken over will have to be sent back, I'm afraid that Alfonzo's Ark Fleet will take this force all the way south and pierce through the Eastern Universe.

Even the most optimistic people did not think that the Alliance could be a match for such a fleet.

The Alliance hasn’t even destroyed the Fury Fleet yet!

This news is terrible.

(End of this chapter)