"Sir, our fleet has suffered heavy losses, and enemy troops are still pouring through the wormhole..." He had no choice but to offer Gustav a tactful reminder.
If even this was part of the plan, then this battle plan... had to have been drawn up by a goddamn gym teacher, right?
"You can't catch a wolf without risking the bait. Losses were inevitable, but we've achieved our strategic objective, haven't we?"
"You mean... Lure the Snake from Its Hole?"
"Of course. My orders spelled it out quite clearly."
"But sir, how did the enemy seem to know everything in advance? The moment we withdrew, they launched their attack and caught us off guard."
Luring the snake out was fine. The problem was that it had come out at the wrong time!
"This isn't the first time our operations have been leaked in advance. Why do you think it happened this time?" "Gustav" wore a mysterious smile.
Not the first time?
The Sea Race officer froze, then suddenly remembered something and exclaimed in shock, "That spy again?!"
That elusive spy was always stealing classified intelligence from the Sea Race's upper ranks. By now, he had become a major threat to the Sea Race Fleet!
To catch him, Gustav had repeatedly investigated the entire army's senior officers, leaving everyone fearing for their own safety. Even this officer had been questioned several times, so he remembered it vividly.
Was this another spy scandal?
"Exactly! But this time, I handed him the intelligence myself! Heh!" "Gustav" smiled with a hint of smugness.
"He repeatedly stole intelligence right under my nose without the slightest restraint, and even planted electronic viruses in the fleet. I have to admit, he covered his tracks well, but I still found some clues!
"Just recently, I identified a prime suspect