Since the year 145 of the Star Calendar, the rebels have set up their base in the Omega Galaxy outside the Southern Cross Region, using the border area as the battle zone, but the exact coordinates of the Divine Court have never been known to the Alliance.
In the past seventy years or so, there have been many true and false news, but it can only be roughly confirmed that in more than half a century, the Divine Court has moved two or three times, and no more specific information can be found.
The field of view of the destroyer in front was shared with the command room. The virtual star map as high as the wall suddenly changed. Against the dark background, the planets floating in the distance came into everyone's sight.
Because it is very close to the eddy current, the signal is affected and double images appear on the screen from time to time.
Mei Jie Lin crossed her arms, tapped her elbows with her fingertips, and narrowed her eyes: "Do you remember the time when I tied up a prisoner of war before he committed suicide and asked him where the Temple of God was. What did he say?"
Long Xiyun repeated: "'That is the divine domain, a floating archipelago held in the palm of the god's hand.'"
"Yes, the archipelago." Mei Jielin raised her chin, and the sharp look in her eyes was blocked by a princess cut. "Those space fortresses do look like archipelagos suspended in the air. So, can they match?"
Wei Yin stared at the scene without blinking: "If it is really the Divine Court—" He thought about it and couldn't think of a more precise adjective, "It would be really exciting..."
Due to severe brainwashing, defeated low-ranking rebels basically choose to commit suicide in order to show their loyalty to God and ensure that no secrets will be leaked.
High-ranking officers have control chips implanted in their bodies. It is useless even if they are caught because nothing can be learned from them anyway.
At the same time, the failure rate of inserting secret agents into the rebel army is too high, and the cost outweighs the gain. Therefore, in terms of confidentiality, the rebel army can be said to be an iron wall, with no cracks even half an inch to be found.
Vincent was also present and sighed, "The rebels have always been the mortal enemy of our intelligence gathering profession, a complete intelligence black hole! If my predecessors and successors knew that the location of the Divine Court was discovered in this way, they would probably vomit a mouthful of blood and doubt their own existence."
Mei Jie Lin stared. "What do you mean 'it was discovered this way'? Although the discovery of this natural wormhole was quite accidental, maybe it was the luck I accumulated over the past 20 to 30 years!"
At this point, she thought of something and turned to Lu Fenghan with a flattering smile, "Commander, look, I have finally accumulated the luck for twenty or thirty years and it has all been used up at once. Will you give me a bonus to make up for it?"
Lu Fenghan was not surprised at her question at all, and gave the answer: "Go to General Nie to apply yourself."
Mei Jie Lin's smile disappeared immediately - she had always been afraid of Nie Huai Ting, and felt that Nie Huai Ting was particularly like the instructor in the Discipline Department whom she had met twice in three days at the First Military Academy.
Staring at the planet on the virtual screen, Lu Fenghan asked Pojun: "Estimate the specific coordinates of this planet and compare them with the records in the White Tower database."
Po Jun immediately replied: "There is a slight error, but they are basically the same."
Two hundred years have passed, and today's detection and positioning technology is much more advanced than that of the Earth era, so slight errors are reasonable.
Through the communication channel, Lu Fenghan ordered in a deep voice: "Major Chagall, Major Calvin, please return immediately, try to stay close to the edge of the vortex while staying safe, hide the destroyer that is the source of the signal, and make sure the stealth mode is turned to the highest level to avoid being detected by the rebels."
The communication channel was filled with a buzzing noise. After Lu Fenghan gave the order, a response came from the communication channel after nearly seven seconds: "Yes!"
After the destroyer began to return along the edge of the vortex and was not discovered by the rebels for the time being, Lu Fenghan ordered Pojun to connect with Nie Huaiting.
Just before the video call was connected, several people sitting at the conference table straightened their backs, looked neat and tidy, with tense expressions, which barely met the public's imagination of frontline officers.
According to Leto time, it was already past nine in the evening. Looking at the background of the picture, Nie Huaiting was still working in the study. His shoulders were straight, and his military uniform was not wrinkled at all. He held an old-fashioned metal pen in his hand and raised his head to ask Lu Fenghan: "What's the matter?"
Without any nonsense, Lu Fenghan explained the situation in a few words: "Last time I told you about the natural wormhole and the huge vortex I discovered. The exploration team just sent back news that the habitable planet opposite the vortex is where the rebels' divine court is located."
Even Nie Huaiting, who usually remained calm in the face of adversity, could not hide his surprise after hearing the news. He put down the metal pen and repeated Lu Fenghan's words: "Where is the Divine Court?"
"Unless the rebels can predict all our actions and put a lot of thought into setting a trap there, otherwise, it must be the Divine Court." Lu Fenghan sent the image sent back by the destroyer in front to Nie Huaiting, "If it is just a fishing trap, the cost of building this series of space fortresses is too high."
Nie Huaiting looked carefully.
Just as Lu Fenghan said, the reason why everyone who saw this planet thought it was the Divine Court was mainly because it was visibly expensive - not to mention the dozens of space fortresses surrounding the planet, even the large number of space piers connecting the fortresses could consume the alliance's treasury revenue for a month.
After reading it, Nie Huaiting asked, "Have the investigators withdrawn?"
Lu Fenghan nodded: "We are already retreating. There is eddy current interference, and the chance of being discovered by the detector is very small. It is basically safe."
"Well, being able to discover the location of the Divine Court by chance is an unexpected gain, and also a legacy left by our predecessors."
Everyone present understood what Nie Huaiting meant.
It is not known how the rebels entered that star field, but this time, if Lu Ke had not left behind the information and coordinates of the planet two hundred years ago, they would not have discovered the existence of the vortex and found clues from it so quickly after leaving the natural wormhole, and they would not have headed for the habitable planet with a clear goal after eliminating all possibilities.
After Nie Huaiting pondered, he did not give an order directly, but asked: "What do you think?"
Seeing Lu Fenghan's tacit agreement, Du Shang spoke first: "Of course we should attack! Now that we have determined the location of the rebels' lair, of course we should send the fleet into the Divine Court!"
The fighting spirit is just written on his face.
Wei Yin also said excitedly: "Take advantage of his weakness to kill him! We must not give the rebels a chance to recover, otherwise the war will last forever! Let's shoot them with missiles!"
Long Xiyun continued: "My opinion is the same as above."
Mei Jielin rarely spoke sparingly: "Me too."
Lu Fenghan didn't say anything.
He knew that Nie Huaiting was recalling the arguments of the peace faction within the military before the founding day - if there were no rebels as a threat, the alliance would not be so united. While completely eliminating the rebels, the military would instantly fall from the high platform.
Without external threats and wars, the army as the shield and sword of the alliance would have no meaning to exist. Accordingly, all the privileges of the military would collapse, and cutting military spending and disarmament would be inevitable.
Obviously, these are the concerns and plans of politicians/clients.
Being on the front line, there is no one who doesn't want to relax, close his eyes and have a good sleep without worrying that after today, he might be blown into a handful of ash in the universe tomorrow.
The reason why so many people are floating on the front lines with starships is simply because there are some things that even though they will die, they have to be done.
Nie Huaiting finally looked at Lu Fenghan.
Lu Fenghan said bluntly: "Although I am the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, I have no right to make decisions for them. I listen to them. If they want to fight, I will do my best to lead them to win this battle."
Across the screen, Nie Huaiting nodded: "I understand."
After the call was disconnected, Wei Yin scratched the back of his head and said anxiously: "What does the commander-in-chief mean... Should we fight or not?"
Mei Jie Lin was like being released from a seal, finally able to speak freely: "Of course we have to fight, otherwise why would they ask for our opinions? Count us, every one standing here is a war advocate. When General Nie asked us, did he think we would answer 'no'? Maybe he called everyone to a meeting overnight."
Weiyin: “That makes sense!”
On the way back to the lounge, the lights in the corridor had been dimmed according to the circadian rhythm, and the shadows of the two people fell to the ground and merged into one.
Qi Yan suddenly asked: "General, have you ever thought about what to do after the war is over?"
"I've never thought about it before." Lu Fenghan held Qi Yan's hand, and every few steps, their shoulders would rub against each other, but no one moved aside.
"I am a soldier, and many soldiers will die, so I have predicted many ways of dying, but I have never thought about how to live. But now it is different."
Qi Yan looked at him, waiting intently for his next words.
"Because there is no need to think about it. When the war is over, I will naturally continue to be your bodyguard." After turning the corner, Lu Fenghan suddenly stopped, trapping Qi Yan under his shadow, lowered his head and deliberately asked, "The contract was already effective when you signed it, and Pojun also prepared a copy. Chief, do you want to deny it?"
If you get too close, the trailing sound will feel like a feather brushing against your eardrum.
"I didn't." In the dim and narrow corner, Qi Yan clung to Lu Fenghan's firm arms, her nose filled with the manly scent of this man, and her voice dropped a degree, "I won't deny it."
Lu Fenghan bit the tip of Qiyan's thin ear: "Yanyan will support me?"
His fingertips trembled, and Qi Yan replied after two seconds: "Yes, I will."
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