Ai Lan knew very well what these commanders were really thinking.
They had never been of one mind to begin with. Now, they merely intended to stall for time.
They wanted the Prite Civilization Empire to face the New Dawn Star-Level Pirate Group Alliance on its own.
They would first use the Prite Civilization Empire's forces to fight those Interstellar Pirates.
Once the enemy had lost most of its strength, these people would step in to reap the rewards.
Their little scheme was rattling away loudly. Though Ai Lan understood the situation perfectly well,
he was truly helpless. He had no way to force these bastard commanders, after all. They were not his subordinates.
Even if they truly intended to delay, there was little he could do to them beyond criticizing and condemning them.
But at this moment, Ai Lan did not bother being tactful.
He bluntly told them that if they still refused to take this crisis seriously, then they would start giving up as well.
If things looked bad, he would immediately order the Boulder Fortress garrison to withdraw in advance with all the supplies, leaving the enemy nothing to plunder.
Nor would they engage those Interstellar Pirates at all!
Then everyone would be forced to remain in this border region after losing their energy-resource supplies.
No one would get into the Sixth Star Territory...
The facts proved that this tactic was highly effective.
Sure enough, when they heard Ai Lan threaten that the Prite Civilization Empire's forces might simply give up,
the fleet commanders from those civilizations exchanged looks.
Then they began to relent.
They said they could order their fleets to pick up the pace somewhat.
But at the same time, they raised their own demands.
"If we advance at a faster speed, our Star Destroyer