Chapter 125: Induced Compromise

When the Lerey battleship appeared behind the Humphrey fleet, the asteroid belt, which was originally in silence, was like a scoop of cold water being poured into a hot oil pan. The entire airspace was suddenly in chaos.

"God!"

In the aisle, a staff officer Fei Yang holding a folder stopped hurriedly. He half opened his mouth and turned his head blankly outside the huge porthole on the right side of the aisle.

"Captain! Look!"

An observer turned his head and shouted at his captain. The captain who was working in front of the deduction stage raised his head and his sharp eyes became dull and scattered. Even the electronic pen on his ear fell on the deduction stage, which did not make him feel at all.

"Mark...what is that?"

A female lieutenant who walked into the cafe, just sat down near the porthole and screamed. Her major boyfriend, who was diligently pulling her seat for her, turned his head and took a look, then rushed to the other side of the cafe with a larger and better viewing angle, and stared out the window with several other officers who were moving.

In the quiet starry sky, brand new warships silently ended their jumps not far from the Humphrey fleet outside the asteroid belt and emerged in the void.

The light of the stars sprinkled on the streamlined hulls of hundreds of warships of all sizes, as if they were covered with a golden armor.

They flew silently at high speed in the eternal black background of the universe. A half-light and half-dark earth-yellow planet in the distance and a white veil-like nebula further add endless beauty to their background. They sailed in the golden light, like a group of sacred knights appearing from the magnificent morning light on the vast land!

Every warship was in an uproar at this moment. Everyone rushed to the porthole.

"Lere! That's Lere's fleet!" A restaurant chef danced the knife in his hand, so excited that he couldn't help himself.

"What kind of warship is that? Why haven't we seen it before? They are all brand new, my god, look at their energy gun caliber." A Fei Yang trainer almost put his entire face on the porthole.

"What a beautiful warship. It's the Lerei people. Yes, look at their bow sign." The companion beside the mechanics shouted while carrying the other companions' squeeze on their shoulders.

More people squeezed into the pre-war preparation room and rushed into the aisle and assembly hall, where there were screens of the hypervisor.

On the screen, the Lere battleship in the distance became clearer and clearer. At a closer distance, the Binalt fleet was in a mess under their noses.

Through the hypervisor, they could even see crowds running in the portholes of the brightly lit Binard battleship, the flashing alarm lights in the aisle, and the originally neat and calm Binard fleet became chaotic at the moment when the Lerei battleship appeared, because of the subconscious turn of many warships.

It doesn't take too much wisdom or too profound military knowledge. Even the chef who was trembling with a kitchen knife knew that this time, the Humphrey fleet was completely finished.

The suddenly appeared Lelei fleet completely cut off their retreat. Originally, when the Humphrey fleet ended the battle, in order not to arouse Feiyang's fierce reaction, the formation remained in its previous scattered state. Now, they were sandwiched between the Lelei fleet and the Feiyang fleet, as long as they had actions, they would face a devastating blow from the two fleets.

If they could have fought to the death with the Feiyang fleet with their number advantage before, then now, they are fish that are breathless on the chopping board!

In the command room of the aircraft carrier [Athena], Claudia stood beside Douglas, with infinite shock on her beautiful face: "The Lere Fleet...their main force, not already..."

"It's all the latest warships," Douglas sighed a long sigh: "If I guess correctly, this is the final force of the Lere Federation. They resisted the West Joseon for three years, and 30 million soldiers died in battle. Unexpectedly, they could still retain a bloodline for their country in the end. If this is the case, I can only say..."

Douglas's voice was deep and endless admiration: "This is a country worthy of respect for every Feiyan."

"Where are they hiding for such a long time?" Claudia murmured at the beautifully shaped Lere battleships, "How could they appear here?"

"Major General Tian Xingjian, didn't you ask me to give him two and a half hours?" Douglas's face showed a smile of relief and admiration: "If I guessed correctly, he captured Humphrey and did not just want to drag a little time or end the battle safely."

"You mean..." Claudia raised her head quickly: "He wants to swallow the entire Humphrey fleet?!"

"Is there any other explanation?" Douglas looked back at the senior officer of the 19th Fleet who was also shocked: "If someone else had such an idea, I would find it ridiculous, then I would not be surprised at all with this matter on his head. You will never be able to keep up with his thinking. Humphrey, I'm afraid there are not many choices!"

"But, will he be willing? If you hand over all the warships, the Humphrey family will be finished!" Pang Mingjian, the chief of staff who had been silent, said thoughtfully.

"Yes!" Claudia also echoed: "The Binard Empire cannot accept such failure. With their stubborn view of honor, the entire army was wiped out after the death battle, perhaps the ending they chose without considering it!"

"If Humphrey is a little loose, then the fat man will make him willing." Douglas chuckled, remembering the stunned expression when he saw the fat man crossing the Stephen Group's defense alone in the surveillance video of the post-war Tianwang, holding an enemy soldier who was spitting blood and asking for help from a mecha.

The beautiful memories flashed through my mind, and Douglas said leisurely: "Major General Tian is a natural liar."

The suspension elevator on the sixth floor of the aircraft carrier bridge of the [Oracle] is a long corridor.

The lights slowly and automatically light up as people move in the corridor. The blue wallpaper, white wooden wall skirts, and antique copper wall lights make this floor show a unique quiet and comfortable feeling.

The thick carved door at the end of the corridor has been opened. The lights penetrate the door, like the exit at the end of the tunnel, bright and quiet.

Walking into the room, it seems like you have entered another world.

The room with an area of ​​200 square meters is square. The ornate crystal chandeliers have soft lights painted the wide soft cowhide sofa and the black bookcase filled with books with a thin layer of yellow halo. On the somewhat reddish wood grain floor are covered with thick velvet carpets. Beside the room walls with blue floral wallpaper, electronic interstellar pictures are painted with silver stars and silver lines in the black, deep and brilliant.

Through the oval porthole wrapped in brown fire-proof wood, you can see the stars in the distance. It is a magnificent fiery red sphere hanging in a blue and black curtain. The light flew from the fireball to all directions, floating in the pumice stones by the porthole, as if it was also burning in this hot golden light.

In the middle of the room, on the tea table covered by blue and white plaid tablecloth, a pot of tea was rolling up with warm water vapor, emitting a clear and charming tea fragrance.

The fat man sat on the sofa, looked at Humphrey who was walking into the door, picked up the teapot, and let the steaming green tea water pour into the teacup with blue and white background: "Come on, drink tea."

Humphrey walked to the sofa and sat down, staring at the fat man. After a long time, he sighed silently and said, "Do I pay the price of two Elephant-class fleets after drinking this cup of tea?!"

"What you said made me realize two meanings. First, you are ready to lose everything..." The fat man smiled, and his fat face looked very honest: "... Second, you want to struggle for a while."

"I underestimate you. You have a much higher level of attainment than me in psychology and negotiation skills." Humphrey's eyes moved away from the fat man and looked at the tactical computer not far away.

On the computer, the green light of the radar swept through circles, and spots of light of different colors flashed on the screen.

"I should order them to leave." Humphrey picked up the teacup and looked at a small piece of teaman."

Humphrey was silent. Everything was gradually clear in his mind.

"It's true." Humphrey nodded: "Surprise attack on Bluestone Star, show the enemy to be weak, and attack the support. You have long been eyeing the Longbow Galaxy. I think such a huge and meticulous plan should be from the hands of Hastings, right?"

The fat man glanced at Humphrey and showed admiration.

Humphrey sighed: "It was just an accident to capture me, and your original plan was to use front and back attacks to annihilate the entire fleet after the beheading operation. Of course, your initial imaginary enemy was Yuren Mikami, and I just happened to meet it."

"Your fleet and your own strength are beyond our estimates..." The fat man took a deep breath and sighed with a sigh: "Our plan almost went bankrupt."

"But you won in the end." Humphrey picked up the teapot: "I lost it well. With the stealth ability of your fleet, you can control our twelve generation mechas, with such careful layout, you will account for 90% of the winning rate."

"It's not unfair." The fat man sighed: "Marty Marshal Hastings hasn't taken action personally in nearly ten years. It's enough to be proud that you can push us executors to this point!"

"It seems that I don't have much time." Humphrey looked at the radar display and the hypervisor screen, and leaned tiredly against the sofa: "Okay, tell me your conditions."

"Drinking tea..." The fat man picked up the teapot honestly, with a reserved smile on his face, and a calm and gentle look on his face.

"Sister Xiang..." Cecilia asked Fang Xiang: "I don't understand why General Tian counted all the credits on the Fei League Command."

"If you tell Humphrey that all this was done by the bandit army, will he give you a reward?" Fang Xiang said lightly while looking at the tactical computer, confirming the number and dispatching personnel to take over the warship.

"Of course not." Cecilia said.

"What does it matter who the credit is based on?" Fang Xiang laughed: "He is saying this to Humphrey, not to the coalition command."

"But..." Cecilia said in confusion: "What is the purpose of General Tian lying to Humphrey?"

"If you were Humphrey, what would you think after being captured?" Fang Xiang finished the work in her hand, leaned her back on the command seat, and said to Cecilia. At this time, she looked lazy and charming.

"Find a way to gain freedom, or die together." Cecilia said without hesitation.

"Okay. Let's start from here." Fang Xiang laughed and said, "Now, you have been captured. You are in the detention cabin, and you are thinking about the previous battle alone. What kind of emotions will you have?"

"Somewhat frustrated," Cecilia tried to imagine herself as Humphrey: "and still a little confused and desperate."

"Why?" Fang Xiang's fair and slender fingers crossed together and turned her head: "Is it because the battle situation was originally under your control, but with the emergence of the bandit army, it became irreversible. From the beginning of the fighter attack by the aircraft carrier group, to the volley of the bandit warships and the final mecha battle, you feel firmly suppressed by your opponent?"

"Yes!" Cecilia nodded.

"And, you will start to consider your situation without exception and calculate what you can protect in this dilemma..." Fang Xiang's eyes were a little erratic, and her words were no longer inquiring tone. She said to herself: "... Therefore, through psychological observation, when you find that your opponent seems to be not very good at negotiations, you will find a way to take advantage of the advantages that your fleet still maintains to carry out this negotiation."

The central control room was busy, but the podium was empty. Only Fang Xiang's voice was heard.

"It's a pity that in the end, you found that all this was futile. The last straw you grabbed in your hand became a tool for others to tie up your fleet's hands and feet. After three communications, you ordered your fleet to stop and wait in place. Even if you were surrounded by the enemy, you lost the opportunity to escape. At this time, you already knew that failure was inevitable. But if you think about the consequences of handing over all the warships, would you be willing to admit failure like this?"

"I'm not willing to give up." Cecilia shook her head and said, "I'll struggle."

"So, at this time, the only thing your enemy has to do is to give you an excuse for failure without giving you any hope. nor give you any other paths beyond the conditions he designed." Fang Xiang said solemnly: "Because of your frustration, he told you that you almost failed. Because of your confusion, he told you that this was a carefully designed trap..."

"Just when you feel that you have finally had an excuse to fail and are not wronged..." Fang Xiang stood up, looked out of the porthole, and whispered: "He also made you understand that they were planning to annihilate the entire fleet. The new fleet commander is Russell, a famous general. The possibility of you breaking through is very small. Therefore, no matter whether you surrender or not, your warship will remain in this airspace. The only difference is that you are willing to leave empty warships, keep the soldiers who have received strict training and have been on the battlefield, or are willing to let these people and the warships die together!"

Cecilia opened her mouth wide and listened to Fang Xiang's analysis blankly.

"I learned about this careful trap, learned about the stealth technology of the bandit army and the mechas that can compete with me, consider the lives of hundreds of thousands of troops, if you add your own freedom..." Fang Xiang gently tweeted Cecilia's heart and said seriously: "What choice will you make at this time?!"

"I...I..." Cecilia looked at Fang Xiang in horror. She suddenly realized that her will seemed to have been completely controlled without realizing it.

That was not a wavering. Originally, she did not have the awareness of death. In modern warfare, the captured enemy senior generals were protected by the war conventions and generally did not have any life danger.

However, the unwillingness and struggle in her heart became a compromise under pressure. Moreover, she could actually find many excuses for this compromise in her heart, and even many noble reasons.

Since failure is acceptable, and since the ending cannot be changed, it is natural to compromise. Being able to bring back hundreds of thousands of soldiers in this meticulous layout and knowing the invisible warships of the Fei League does not seem to be a complete loss.

"As sooner or later, our invisible warships will be known. It is impossible to hide them from them. This news is nothing in the future, and it is too critical to Humphrey at this moment. With this information and Hastings' careful layout, he can explain to the country. Maybe he can also put the blame on Mikami Youren."

Fang Xiang said, walked to the drink machine and poured himself a cup of coffee, looked at Cecilia with a smile and said, "We not only exchanged for two Elephant-class fleets, but also made the senior executives of the West Joseon understand that the Southeast Star Domain is not under their full control. In Mars, a powerful army including two Elephant-class fleets will appear.

Humphrey's encounter will give them enough warnings when they try to attack Mars. When we disappear on the Mars channel, they will be worried all day long. This will be of no benefit to their attack on the Lere Newton galaxy. Who knows when Feiyang's stealth warship will appear next to them?"

"Do you think he is so deep and sophisticated that he is a bit scary?" Seeing Cecilia's tongue-in-mouth, Fang Xiang squeezed her eyes. She was usually steady and straightforward, and suddenly became a cute and cute among her companions.

Cecilia nodded honestly.

Thinking back to the fat man's ever-changing greed and villain's face to the image of a famous general who is sure to win, and the psychological situation he advances with a seemingly boring lie, only two words came out of her heart - a demon!

A lie can have so many twists and turns. This kind of intellectual game has exceeded her imagination and insight.

Humphrey, who seemed unlikely to be convinced, finally admitted his failure and agreed to the transaction, which seemed to be completed in this quiet subtle and subtle way.

"That was all made by him in the war." Thinking of knowing the fat man and being angry to death when he bargained with him, Fang Xiang's mouth showed a charming smile: "No matter how you think of that fat man, you have to admit that that guy is a genius. Now, he can declare that Mars belongs to the back garden of the bandit army. Once the split transformation of these warships is completed, Mars' Free Channel will become a nightmare for any Siege fleet."

Turning his head, Fang Xiang looked at the charming starry sky outside the porthole. Seeing countless mechas ejected from the Lelei warship and from the bandit warship, her expression suddenly became a little melancholy and worried, and said, "How great is it to go like this, why did he agree to that mission?!"

"Okay!..." The little brat followed Russell with a serious expression, whining in his mouth: "...I have to admit that the fat man gave me a surprise."
To be continued...