The Plan

As expected, the plan was approved. After all, for most civilizations, this plan was a sure thing. Although the Kele Clan, Wuqu Clan, and Metesi Clan tribes fiercely opposed it, they couldn't make much of a difference in the face of overwhelming votes.

In fact, there were many people within the Lashudia Clan who opposed this plan. They didn't know why Conrads would suddenly pull such a stunt.

It's important to understand that the Lashudia Clan mobilized a massive force of over two hundred million warships this time. However, half of their forces were transferred to the other half of the warships.

It was already somewhat crowded, and now they have to move half of the warships away. These half of the warships cannot be controlled by the Epoch Clan's artificial intelligence, so they need to be controlled by some personnel.

However, they couldn't take extra personnel on such a dangerous mission, so the extra personnel had to be transferred to the remaining half of the warships.

This means the remaining warships will be carrying three times their usual standard capacity, making them even more crowded. Furthermore, these expeditionary warships are equipped with bio-labs for growing and replenishing food supplies.

However, doubling the population already exceeded their capacity, and now that the population has tripled, even if the Lashudia Clan implements food rationing, their food supply will inevitably be in trouble if the war does not end in a short time.

Moreover, while food control here is relatively good, the warships sent out on missions face even greater danger. Half the number of the three races' fleets could amount to about 70 to 80 million warships, and adding the 50 million warships of the Lashudia Clan, the total number of warships is still less than 150 million.

This number seems like quite a lot, but they need to venture deep into the Zerg territory, where they will encounter unknowns, and in such situations, the unknown often represents danger.

Even if everything goes smoothly and the Zerg don't hide anything, most of the star system's angles could be used as escape routes for Zerg. For the interception force to complete its mission, it must disperse its limited forces across this vast area. Upon discovering the Zerg retreating forces, it must intercept them promptly and then wait for other forces to converge on the area.

If the Zerg really retreat, it must be on a considerable scale, even if only tens of millions or even a few million remain. However, the Coalition Army's interception forces are scattered.

With over 100 million warships dispersed across a vast interception line, each force is estimated to number only a few hundred thousand to a million. Therefore, although the Coalition Army's total interception force may have an advantage, the real numerical advantage lies with the Zerg, not their interception forces.

At that time, these scattered Coalition Army interception forces will arrive wave after wave, like moths to a flame, in an attempt to slow down the Zerg's retreat.

The casualties during this period must be unimaginable, but fortunately, the time advantage is on the side of the Coalition Army. As long as the intercepting forces delay for a while, the main force will arrive.

The Lashudia Clan originally had the Epoch Clan's artificial intelligence holding the front lines, while the personnel were all sitting comfortably in the rear, chatting and laughing about the battlefield situation. Although it was a bit crowded, there was no pressure to survive.

Who knew that Conrads had gone mad and actually agreed to the foreigners' proposal? Didn't he know that those foreigners were just talking big, and that all he had to do was ignore their gossip and pay them no attention?

As for those so-called rumors, haven't the Lashudia Clan encountered them enough? Conrads must have a wealth of experience to have reached this position.

Did he really want to earn another honor for his people? But the way he was going to do it was too dangerous. Most importantly, although Conrads held a high position of power, there were also many other high-ranking personnel in the fleet.

In matters like this, Conrads should at least have discussed it beforehand. But Conrads made the decision unilaterally. In today's setting, even if others wanted to object, they would have to consider Conrads's face and the face of their own race. Even if there were internal conflicts and opinions, they couldn't let outsiders see them.

But once they returned, with no outsiders around, these people naturally wanted to get to the bottom of things and demand an explanation.

"Conrads, what's going on today? Why did you agree to such a foolish thing? Don't you know that this will put our people in danger?" A Lashudia Clan asked with a serious face. It wasn't that he had any disagreement with Conrads and was deliberately targeting him, but Conrads had indeed made a foolish decision today, and this tribesman wanted to hear why Conrads had made this decision.

Conrads remained silent for a moment, then looked up at the people in front of him. They were all prominent figures in the Lashudia Clan. It seemed that he would have to give them an explanation today.

"The battle is almost over, but I'm still worried that the Zerg might actually detonate the star. We calculated that if the Zerg do detonate the star, even though we're in a relatively remote position, our warships are quite densely packed. Before we become part of the blast radius, the limited shipping lanes will only allow less than half of our warships to escape."

"You mean?"

"That's right. Originally, I wanted to find an excuse, such as arranging for a foreign warship to escape, and our supervisory team being too far away to destroy it in time, causing problems with our formation and resulting in huge losses. Then I could naturally disperse the supervisory team, giving us more room to evacuate and reducing our losses considerably."

"That's right..." the Lashudia Clan tribesmen nodded in agreement.

Conrads thought for a moment and continued, "But since the start of the war, the Coalition Army have maintained the upper hand. Arranging for foreign warships to flee at this time seems too much like a performance. If I were to escalate the situation further, it might backfire."

"It's not just fear, it's certain. Look at today, it had nothing to do with us, yet those foreign tribes still managed to stir up trouble. If it really was something we were involved in manipulating, they'd probably be making a huge fuss."

"Yes, we're not afraid of their commotion, but we're worried they'll exaggerate and spread the rumors. We Lashudia Clan also care about our reputation, and we can't eliminate them, so it's a bit of a dilemma."

"Haha, I was originally thinking of other ways, but given the current situation, everyone sees the light at the end of the tunnel, and it's really too difficult to create an opportunity for the supervisory team to disperse," Conrads continued. "But unexpectedly, those foreign tribes handed the opportunity to us themselves. I was so happy I almost burst out laughing, but thankfully I held it in."

"No wonder your face looked a little strange today, serious with a twisted expression. I thought you had been provoked by those foreigners."

"Heh, how could that be? They're not qualified yet," Conrads said calmly.

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