Lan Jue's brows furrowed. "We don't have a clear picture of the enemy's situation. Aren't we being too hasty?
I was just discussing with the Clockmaker that we should investigate further to see if we can find anything. Once we're sure of the situation, it'll be safer to attack.
I don't think something's right. They shouldn't just be sitting there and waiting for us to attack. "
The Wine Master sighed. "There's nothing we can do about it. The pressure on the North is too great. Billions of people are dying!
The Northern Alliance is in a state of chaos.
If they don't, the Northern Alliance won't be able to hold on much longer.
The chances of rescue are slim, but there's still hope. That's what the people are calling for.
The Northern Alliance is going all out this time.
Tyrannosaurus hasn't even finished resting, but it's already in action.
Four more Bastions are coming.
Five in all. The Western Alliance is sending two of their own, and Middle Heaven.
Eight Bastions in total.
This is unprecedented in scale.
There were also twelve space fleets.
More than five million people are involved.
More than two thirds of humanity's forces are here.
We're going to finish this in one fell swoop! "
Lan Jue understood the Northern Alliance's thinking after the Wine Master's words. Four of their planets had been taken, and they were under a lot of pressure. Now the Northern Alliance was the center of humanity's forces.
If they couldn't defeat the aliens under these circumstances, then there was no point in talking about it.
No matter what the aliens were plotting, with their superior numbers they wouldn't have any problems.
Eight Bastions!
And a fleet of fleets to protect them.
This wasn't the Shattered Starfields, they had the terrain to take advantage of.
No matter how strong the alien planets were, they couldn't face off against such a massive force.
The North's greatest fear was that the home worlds would teleport away. The sooner they launched their assault, the less likely it was that the aliens would teleport away.
However, Lan Jue felt that it was too hasty.
"We'll depart in an hour. The Northern Alliance's Bastion ships are already heading in that direction," the Wine Master said.
Lan Jue nodded. "Then when do we join the battle?"
"You've come just in time," the Wine Master said. "The Major League is about to convene. We'll be there as well.
This time, the commander of the Eastern Alliance was Marshal Lan Qing.
He had already gone to the conference room.
Let's go now. "
"Alright."
A battle of this scale could be said to be the first in human history. Whether it was in terms of command, coordination, or resource allocation, it was on a massive scale!
There were simply too many things involved.
Lan Jue knew that it was too late for her to say anything now. The Northern Alliance had already decided on the time of the battle, and they would not change it easily, let alone because of her opinion.
Lan Jue bid farewell to her Majesty, then followed the Wine Master to the verti-car. They made for the conference room.
"Did you convince Granny Bess?
What about Aubert de Villaine? "Lan Jue asked the Wine Master.
"Master Aubert seems to have come to his senses," the Wine Master explained. "But his love for wine was too great. He didn't want to leave the Barrows.
The Western Alliance has already given up on the Barrows. After all, the place is too full of life energy.
Aubert chose to stay in his vineyard, and didn't come with us.
Bess had planned to stay with him, but he convinced her to come with me.
His reasoning was simple. The art of winemaking must be passed down.
It's too dangerous for them to be together. "
Even Lan Jue hadn't expected things to turn out like this. Both Bize and Aubert de Villaine were masters, but true craftsmen. They'd poured their blood, sweat, and tears into the work they loved the most.
To them, their lives weren't as important as the art of winemaking.
The Wine Master's voice was solemn. "Master Aubert also asked me to bring back a large batch of wine. He told us to keep it safe. It'll be easier to pass it down."
Lan Jue gulped. It'd been a long time since he'd had a drink. In fact, he didn't have the time. Now that the Wine Master was talking about it, he felt like his appetite had been hooked.
A smile spread across the Wine Master's face. "When we're victorious, we'll celebrate.
When the time comes, we'll be able to open up a lot of fine wine. I'm sure the two gods of wine won't be stingy. "
"Alright!
Now that you mention it, I can't wait for this war. "
The Wine Master nodded. "From what we've seen so far, it looks like we're going to have to land on the planets.
The Northern Alliance has already sent us an invitation for Star Division to do so. "
"What do they mean?" Lan Jue asked.
The Wine Master went on. "From what we've seen so far, the four planets we've captured have become the aliens' supply depots.
Although we do not know exactly how they are resupplying, we do not know.
However, each time the aliens returned to their home planet, they recovered their lost combat power.
According to the Keeper's calculations, it's the planets they've captured that replenish their energy.
If we want to win this war, we'll have to retake the planets. "
"In terms of overall power, we humans have the advantage.
The Northern Alliance's strategy is to move slowly and surely. First we'll retake the planets, then we'll attack the alien home worlds.
We'll surround them from all sides. There's nowhere they can hide. "
Lan Jue nodded. The Northern Alliance's strategy was a little hasty, but it wasn't a problem.
It was important to retake the planets first, otherwise they'd be a barrier to the alien home worlds.
There had to be progenitors there. Destroy them and take control of the planets. Perhaps they'd be able to save some lives.
After all, it took time for the aliens to consume life.
"I don't think there's a problem." Lan Jue nodded in agreement.
The Wine Master and Lan Jue made their way to Middle Heaven's control center. After a series of inspections, they entered the bastion.
Lan Qing was already in the middle of a conference call.
Lan Jue and Lan Jue entered and took a seat beside him.
There were a total of six large screens in the conference room, each displaying the speaker. Among them, the representatives from the Three Great Alliances were the main ones.
Lan Qing's face was on one of the screens.
Lan Jue and Lan Qing spoke. "What's the situation?
What's the plan? "
Lan Qing went on. "Admiral Kang Hui will be the commander of this battle. He has experience fighting aliens, after all.
So far it looks like the strategy is sound.
The initial assault will be led by the fleets. The twelve fleets will spread out and launch an all-out attack.
They'll kill as many aliens as they can and prepare for the landing.
Bastion ships will follow to act as a deterrent.
All the main cannons will wait for the right moment to fire. Leave it to the home worlds.
Once they appear, they'll attack with everything they have. "
"Once we've taken control of the skies, we'll begin the landing.
The Northern Alliance will be responsible for two planets. We'll be responsible for one and the Western Alliance the other.
The Northern Alliance has requested that Star Division join the assault. "
Lan Jue nodded. "That won't be a problem. The Wine Master already told me this is what we're good at.
We'll need air support. "
Lan Qing nodded. "That's one of the biggest problems we're facing. The Northern Alliance has requested that we not attack the surface of the planets with air support."
Lan Jue paused. "Why?
If that's the case, it's going to be a lot more difficult! "
Lan Qing shook his head. "There's nothing we can do about it. Our telescopes just discovered that there are still people alive on the four planets. That means there are more than a billion people still alive.
That's an important fact for the Northern Alliance.
The North was in a state of frenzy. Now that they'd discovered that there were still people alive, if they used space cannons to attack the planet's surface they'd be sure to kill. That was something the North could not accept.
That's why we can only use space cannons to control the skies. We'll have to rely on landing ships to fight.
Hopefully we'll be able to save as many people as we can. "
Lan Jue's brows furrowed. "If that's the case, it's going to be a lot more difficult.
We're likely to lose more people.
We don't know what the aliens will be like on a planet they've taken over.
You know better than anyone the likes of the Violet Prince or Princess can unleash their full potential. "
Lan Qing nodded. "That's why the Northern Alliance has requested Star Division.
They want Star Division to work with the Eastern Alliance to take over one planet as quickly as possible. Then they'll work with them to take control of the other planets. "
Lan Jue nodded. "We can only do our best."
The Wine Master nodded. "That's all we can do for now.
All of our Paragons will be involved in the fight. We should be able to take control of a planet as soon as we can. That's assuming there aren't any particularly strong aliens.
With His Majesty Jueti here, it won't be a bad thing if we run into the Violet Prince or Princess. "
Lan Jue's heart skipped a beat. The Wine Master had a point. The aliens produced vital crystals, and Jue Di's life force was severely depleted. If he had a crystal of the same level it would be of great help.