"But even so, what difference would it make?" Yu Lian said. "Destroying the hangar—fine, let's say we're lucky and manage to briefly disable the fortress cannons. That still wouldn't deal a fatal blow to the fortress's overall defenses, would it?"
"Yes, but once the hangar is destroyed, it will throw the fluid armor and shields in this area out of balance, creating a gap that will last quite a while. At that point, your nation can concentrate its fire on this area and destroy as many of the anti-aircraft batteries as possible. It would be even better if you could destroy that positron fortress cannon directly." He flashed a row of teeth that seemed to gleam in the sunlight. "Then we can begin a large-scale orbital drop and boarding assault!"
Yu Lian couldn't help laughing. "Chief Gong, and you said you didn't know how to wage war?"
"I'm a pirate. I'm not bragging, but when it comes to boarding actions, even the Imperial Guards won't have more experience than us." The great pirate king once again gave an awkward, guileless grin, like a bulldog's. "Aside from that, I really don't know the first thing about military affairs."
Yu Lian smiled. "So, in the end, your battle plan still comes down to boarding, is that right?"
"I told you, I don't know the first thing about military affairs. I really can't help much with battle plans. I'm just offering a small, somewhat immature idea." Gong Ao smiled slyly. "I reckon the bigwigs from the Empire and the Alliance aren't planning to use that terrifying colossus weapon to smash the Serpent's Nest, are they?"
Yu Lian smiled. "They probably aren't. For the bigwigs of the Empire and Alliance, the Serpent's Nest is, when all's said and done, another Enlightener ruin full of