How to Bet
A broadcast from the Milky Way Galaxy Axis Alliance?! Upon hearing this, the personnel on the flagship understood Pierce's meaning.
This star system is defined as Dangerous Star Region. Therefore, Low-level Civilization that receive the Silver Heart Alliance Broadcast have only three choices: first, accept the broadcast content and seek protection; second, try to leave this star system; and third, find a place to hide.
Given the speed at which the spaceship appeared after the Quell Civilization received the broadcast, the Human Civilization still here today certainly did not receive the broadcast, so it is most likely one of the latter two scenarios.
In either of the latter two scenarios, there must be a large number of inhabitants of Human Civilization living here.
So now, for the Kun-Tai Civilization, the question is how to locate the enemy's inhabitants. As Pierce said, once they find their inhabitants, they can Strike at the Yellow Dragon and force them into a decisive battle.
After figuring it out, one of the Kuntai People immediately emitted an Ultrasound: "Lord Pierce, if Human Civilization is an entire civilization here, they couldn't possibly only have two Quake-Class Warships on the surface. They must have many more warships hidden in the Asteroid Belt, which is why they are preventing our probes from entering the Asteroid Belt."
"That's right," Pierce said, gesturing with his stern, then turning to the other side. "We don't know the layout inside, nor how many warships are hidden there, so we dare not act rashly. The slightest mistake could annihilate our fleet. Normally, we could slowly probe, but..."
Pierce said helplessly, "But not now. We only have 533 days to fight. Once our fleet is truly engaged in war, we must fight to the end. There is no retreat. If we retreat, we will have no chance to rise again."
"Lord Pierce, what do you intend to do?"
The Kuntai People's high-ranking officials also understood that the Kun-Tai Civilization had no way out. If they could not defeat Human Civilization, then death was the only thing waiting for them, because they had transferred most of the fuel from their Residential Spaceship to their warships, so they had no way to escape.
Moreover, even with fuel, many spaceships would be unable to reach their next destination without stopping for resupply and repairs.
Instead of answering directly, Pierce asked in return, "Where do you think Human Civilization would hide its inhabitants?"
"If I had a favorable position, I would hide my Residential Spaceship behind the gas giant," a Kuntai People replied after a moment's thought.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, another Kuntai People objected. "No, anyone could have thought of that. Human Civilization isn't that stupid. I think they should hide their Residential Spaceship in three batches, one behind the gas giant and the other behind its two moons."
Hiding separately prevents them from being wiped out all at once. Furthermore, hiding behind Rocky Satellite has another advantage: we can freely mine its minerals to replenish their fleet's supplies and New Warship. I think this is one reason why they are so confident in Delaying Time. Another reason, of course, is that they know we are short of energy resources!
"No, no, no. The most dangerous place is the safest place, because that's where the unexpected happens. So I think they should have separated their Residential Spaceship and hidden them in the Asteroid Belt on the other side." Another Kun-Tai Civilization, their hand trembling, expressed a different opinion.
She looked at the two speakers and Pierce, and continued, "That's why they went to such lengths to prevent our probes from getting in."
As each member of the Kuntai People spoke and analyzed, the senior executives of Kuntai People finally understood the true meaning of Pierce's so-called 'gamble'.
That means betting on the location of Human Civilization's inhabitants, then launching Great Fleet attack to force humanity into a decisive battle.
"Three possibilities, which one do you choose?" Pierce asked in a very democratic manner.
"I think it's more likely that the three planets are scattered and hidden, and the planet that can hide the most Residential Spaceship is undoubtedly that Giant Gaseous Planet. So if I have to gamble, I'll spin that planet," a Kuntai People immediately replied.
And you?
There were various answers to Pierce's question, but more than half of the Kuntai People believed that the three planets were most likely to be scattered and hidden, and if all three had Residential Spaceship, then the Giant Gas Planet would undoubtedly have the most.
"Okay, let's do it this way!" Seeing that most people agreed, Pierce made up his mind as well.
"Lord Pierce, are you planning to launch Great Fleet to directly attack the back of the Giant Gas Planet?" a Kuntai People who hadn't yet recovered asked blankly.
"It's Giant Gas Planet, not behind us." Pierce shook his hands to indicate, then explained, "We don't need to go around in circles, because it's not only unnecessary but also a waste of our limited fuel. Besides, Human Civilization's Residential Spaceship are maneuverable, and if we go around them, they'll just circle around the Gaseous Planet to avoid our sight. So we can only go straight for the gas planet and occupy its entire orbit!"
"Then, shall we launch a full-scale surprise attack from directly in front of us?" asked Mo Tuotuo, who seemed to disagree with this strategy.
"No, Mo Tuotuo. We're not launching a surprise attack from a single point, but rather a simultaneous attack from here, here, here, and here, and then together we'll head towards the target planet." Pierce pointed out four routes to the Starry Road. Three of the fleets would circle around from a distance and enter the Asteroid Belt, while the main fleet would advance directly from its current position.
"Synchronize? Your Lord Pierce, if I may be so bold, this is a cardinal sin in warfare. To rashly send the entire army forward without knowing the enemy's strength or whereabouts is unknown will only lead to falling into their trap and ultimately resulting in defeat and death," a Kuntai People said earnestly.
"We didn't choose the lady. Don't you think that Human Civilization would only resort to Asteroid Belt ambush tactics when its fleet is insufficient?" Pierce asked the Kuntai People again, and then began to explain:
"If they had enough power, they wouldn't need to make such a plan. They could simply use all their strength to launch an attack on us and defeat us in space."
But they chose to rely on the Asteroid Belt, and after learning of our energy shortage, they implemented a delaying plan. Doesn't this just show that they lack the strength and confidence to defeat us in the final battle?
Therefore, we cannot grant them their wish. If we commit our entire force, we will eliminate their possibility of using the Asteroid Belt as a base to defeat our squadrons piecemeal with superior numbers of warships.
While this was a risky move venturing into unknown terrain, as I just mentioned, they lacked the confidence to defeat us head-on. Therefore, their strength should theoretically be weaker than ours. So even with the Asteroid Belt as a base and their geographical advantage, we still had a chance of winning.