Nightfall Plan—The Fall of Eriadu (Part 2)
Zero-Modal Probability Theory was a method of calculation pioneered by The Givin. Even with the aid of supercomputers, only The Givin themselves could currently perform such calculations.
It was also the foundation of The Givin's survival within a complex three-body star system.
They not only used Zero-Modal Probability Theory to predict the trajectories of the three stars in the Yag'Dhul system and take action when those stars came too close to or too far from their planet, but also to forecast the future of their species and the course of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Now, after her contact with The Givin, Ling Liang had begun trying to incorporate Zero-Modal Probability Theory into battlefield command. With the help of the Givin mathematician Baher Banach, she had achieved a measure of success and put it into actual use.
Using this method, she had successfully calculated and triggered a flare from the Eriadu star, creating a hyperspace storm and opening the way for the assault on Eriadu.
And now, she was applying Zero-Modal Probability Theory in another way—using mathematical calculations to command the battlefield under conditions of absolutely no communications or contact whatsoever!
This was the only way.
Eri-Xiang City's defenses were simply too formidable: well-trained soldiers, abundant supplies, powerful firepower, and complex terrain. Even by the most optimistic estimate, capturing the city would require at least three million troops—and preparations to level it to the ground.
As for time, it would take more than half a year.
The Fourth Civilization could not wait half a year. Once the hyperspace storm ended, the Galactic Republic's powerful fleet would come swarming in. At that point, the situation in the Eriadu system would return to square one, and everything would begin again.
And the Fourth Civilization could not