Star Iron, conquer the world from Omphalos

"The company's fleet is quite large. If we are defeated, we will be the sinners of the Empire."

Zizzi~~

"Stop chatting and come to the meeting." The sudden voice scared the four people. After saying this, Heita forcibly pulled them into the virtual conference room.

"Our private chat channel..."

The four of them looked at each other in bewilderment.

As the remaining party, the four of them established a secret chat channel so that they could communicate in time when the battle started. After all, some things were easier to communicate among brothers and sisters.

Unexpectedly, the Black Tower directly broke the encrypted channel.

"Lanni, didn't you say that no one can find this channel?" Myron asked in a low voice.

Lanny, the woman in charge of technical support among the four, turned her head to the side and pretended not to hear Myron's question.

She did say that, but is that enough? I even said I could kill the Star God, do you believe me?

In the virtual conference room, Heita glanced at the four people, then tapped his finger in the air, and soon several figures appeared in the conference room one after another - Cocolia, Julius, Wan Di, Ryan, Bronya and others.

"Well, the meeting begins now." Heita clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention. "First, I announce that in the upcoming battle against the company's military attack, Cocolia will serve as the war commander and coordinate the overall situation."

Cocolia was stunned. Me? Command?

She looked at the black tower and found that the latter did not seem to be joking.

Then she turned her attention to the four Primarchs. Ash had previously revealed their identities, but they were only known to the core figures of the empire.

"What do you think?" asked Heita.

"I have no objection." Bronya said first.

"I do not have either."

Wan Die shrugged.

Cocolia's ability is obvious to all, and he thinks it's good, at least much better than letting Ms. Black Tower take charge personally.

"Ms. Heita." Myron couldn't help but speak.

"Hmm? It's Imperial Meeting time now. What did you call me?"

"...Queen."

"That's right. If you have anything to say, just say it."

"I think the commander should reconsider this," Myron said. "I admit that Ms. Cocolia is very capable, but the main force in this war is our four genetic regiments. We understand each other much better than Ms. Cocolia does, and we should cooperate with each other in battle. The commander should choose a more suitable one among us."

Black Tower said calmly, "Who said you are the main force? The Empire is a whole. You are part of the Empire. The regiments under your command are also the Empire's army. In other words, they can even be soldiers under any officer. Do you understand? Besides, the Imperial Legion didn't say anything. Which of your regiments can defeat them?"

Myron and others looked at each other without saying a word.

It doesn't necessarily mean that we can't win.

But in terms of apparent combat effectiveness, the Forbidden Legion is indeed superior.

There is no way. Technology changes life. The power armor of the Imperial Guards is really abnormal. Moreover, whether it is an Atiya warrior or a Xuanfeng warrior, their bravery is no less than that of the genetic warrior.

"Alright, this decision is unquestionable. Now, it's up to Warmaster Cocolia to assign the tasks."

Ms. Heita's decision was quick and simple. "Cocolia, if you need any support, just tell me."

Cocolia suddenly felt that she was valued by her leader.

Although she couldn't make these emperor's children obedient, the Black Tower could do it. The Black Tower supported her, so she could do it naturally.

And with Black Tower's personality, she won't discuss anything with you. If she asks you to obey, you have to obey. Can you beat her in strength? Can you compare with her in talent? If you can't compare with her in everything, then you can only obey her obediently.

"I need to know the specific situation of the company's fleet, including the fleet size and the commander." Cocolia said.

"This is easy." Heita stretched out his hand and nodded. A huge interface popped up in the middle of the conference room, followed by lines of data.

Cocolia took a look and realized that this was the detailed information of the company's fleet.

Fleet commander: Taravan Keen, head of the company's building materials logistics department.

Fleet size: 200 battleships, 360 cruisers, 400 destroyers, and more than 20,000 flying combat ships.

Supporters: Corporate Strategic Investment Department, Diamond and?

Secondary commanders: Hard Rocks, Director of Building Materials Logistics, Hegar Hua...

"so much?"

Everyone was startled.

The fleet was much larger than the last time, and there were even two envoy-level fighters, which somewhat overturned their usual impression of the company.

"The silent dog bites the hardest. This time, the Empire and the Immortal Boat are going to war. The company knows full well that if the Immortal Boat loses, they will have to face the threat of the Empire alone. They have calculated exactly how to fight, how many people to send, what will happen if they win, and what will happen if they lose."

Heita said calmly.

"...Well, that's it for now. I have things to do, Cocolia. I'll leave it to you from now on."

Looking at the disappearing black tower, Cocolia cleared her throat and looked around.

"Well, now let's start assigning tasks."

...

Movement within the empire was rapid.

With the support of the Black Tower, the four Primarchs said nothing more.

They dared to refute Cocolia, but they didn't dare to refute the Black Tower.

After all, she is the queen. If she whispers in the emperor's ear, she will be the one who suffers in the end.

Therefore, it is better to follow Cocolia's arrangements first. If they really fail to produce any results and put the empire at a disadvantage in the war, it will not be too late to ask for command then.

In this situation, Kokolia's orders were carried out in an orderly manner.

Although the Primarch had some minor personality issues, his mobility was indeed full and he was able to perform every task perfectly, which made Cocolia's command more and more smooth.

On the battlefield, the most feared people are those who disobey orders, the second most feared people are those who obey orders but fail to do their jobs well, and the most feared people are those who both disobey orders and fail to do their jobs well. Fortunately, she hasn't encountered that kind of people yet.

Meanwhile, after contacting Diamond, Tarafan sent the vanguard fleet into Griffith.

Diamond's support is on the way, and before officially starting the war, he needs to get a general idea of the situation.

However, as soon as the vanguard fleet arrived in Griffith, it was immediately attacked by the Imperial Fleet. However, Cocolia did not send out the four Ascension Regiments, but only sent Wan Di and the Imperial Guards to block them.

She sent out almost all of the Imperial Guards, creating the impression that the Empire was now powerful. Once a company fleet entered Griffith, it would be destroyed without delay. After repeating this several times, Tarafan felt that she was bluffing.

After all, under normal circumstances, if you really need a large number of troops, you should lure them in first and set up traps and ambushes.

This speculation stems from the high profile of the Shurima Empire. Often in such situations there will be internal contrasts, which is also a method often used by businessmen when doing business.

Of course, this cannot be ruled out as intentional.

I have to say that every line has its own tricks. This is not a brilliant strategy, but when people are always wavering in an unfamiliar environment, they will choose the wrong direction when choosing between two options.

Diamond's support had not arrived yet, so Tarafan decided to give it a try first, because Diamond only had him and a few high-level fighters, and the fleet was not large in number.

If a war really breaks out, it will be an attack between armies, and there is no need for people at the level of envoys to take action.

If his idea is correct, it means that Shurima is now short of internal combat power, and it is the best time to attack.

Waiting any longer would only allow Shurima to slow down and we would miss the opportunity.

More importantly...even if he guessed wrong, what was the loss?

Could it be possible that Shurima could send out troops to confront the Company's fleet head-on?

Judging from the size of the army attacking the Immortal Boat head-on, Tarafan believed that Ash had clearly dug a trap and secretly developed a wave. However, even if he continued to develop secretly, the time was limited. Given the huge disparity in strength between the two sides, any conspiracy would be futile.

Moreover, after the company's investigation, it was found that Screwgum had returned to Screw Star some time ago, which meant that Shurima could no longer ask him for help like last time.

What Tarafan was most worried about was the Black Tower.

However, Heita is a genius, but not a military strategist. When she really takes action, it will be a battle at the level of an envoy.

So no matter how Tarafan thought about it, he felt that this matter was very safe. If a businessman wanted to make a profit, and he didn't dare to do this, then he should stop doing business and go home to raise pigs.

The bolder the man, the more fertile the Milky Way.

"Warmaster, they're coming in."

Wan Di, who led the Imperial Guards to fight on the front line, encountered a frenzied attack from the company's fleet.

After the battleships entered Griffith one after another, the Imperial Guards were unable to withstand the attack, and soon they retreated to the Elro Line under the cover of the Imperial Army.

After five years of continuous construction, Dorn extended the Elro Line of Defense, almost forming an encirclement around the entire Yarilo. Foreign forces wanting to attack Yarilo must either penetrate the Elro Line head-on or bypass the Black Tower Space Station.

And Taravan chose the former.

After all, no matter how tight the defense arranged by Dorne is, it is visible, while the threat posed by a genius emissary is far beyond the reach of the naked eye.

"Isn't it too obvious to attack the Elro defense line directly?" Julius hesitated. "Will they really fall for such an obvious lure?"

"It's precisely because it's so obvious that people are fooled," said Cocolia.

There are no fools who can become the top executives of the company. Each of them has an IQ that is terrifyingly high. It is too difficult to design a complicated conspiracy to plot against these people.

Therefore, Cocolia focuses on psychological warfare and the company's people's blind spots in the field of war.

The smarter a person is, the more he thinks.

On the contrary, using simple tactics is more effective.

In other words, there doesn't seem to be any strategy at the moment.

If you can't win, just run away and use fortifications to resist the attack. Isn't this the most normal thing to do?

"You really followed me?"

Julius looked at the detection system showing the company fleet chasing behind the fleet and shook his head in confusion. He only needed to fight and leave other matters to the commander.

At this time, when the company's fleet pursued the Elro Line, it was immediately subjected to heavy bombardment from orbital guns.

Tarafan was still very cautious. He did not put all his strength into it at once, but instead spread out his formation and planned to advance towards Elro.

The two hundred main battleships were his greatest support. When the guns on them fired in unison, the roar of artillery fire resounded throughout the galaxy. Huge amounts of energy exploded instantly along with scorching flames. Large amounts of energy that were enough to ignite a planet began to spread in the Elro defense line. Even though Cocolia had anticipated this, she couldn't help but frown.

The data provided by the Black Tower did not contain detailed information about the company's warships. The warship models they had publicly disclosed were still the Wanderer, but based on Cocolia's experience, the power of the naval guns of these battleships was definitely far greater than that of the Wanderer.

Fortunately, the defense of the Elro Line was also quite strong. After withstanding the first wave of artillery fire, the firepower system inside also launched a counterattack against the company's fleet.

"Warmaster, when do we attack?"

Myron asked.

"hold on."

"Still waiting?" Myron frowned slightly. "We can't wipe out these guys with the firepower of the Elro defense alone. It doesn't look like they're going to go deep inside. There's no point in waiting any longer."

"Wait for orders."

Kokolia didn't explain much.

She had dealt with the company's fleet several times and was quite familiar with the people in the company. She was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity that would be enough to defeat the entire fleet in one go.

This wait lasted for three days. During these three days, the company's fleet relied on its powerful firepower to defeat the defense system outside the Elro Line. Although these losses were not fatal, they still aroused dissatisfaction from others.

They didn't understand why Cocolia didn't allow a counterattack. They clearly had enough firepower to repel the company's fleet, but they didn't launch an attack. Once the Elro defense line completely collapsed, they would have to pay double or even higher price to defeat the company's fleet.

Because of the loss of the Elro defense line, Myron and others once expressed to Black Tower their intention to take over the command, but Black Tower ignored them.

Since she chose to let Cocolia take command, she would naturally not change her decision easily. Changing commanders in the middle of a battle is a taboo. Even if she doesn't understand fighting, she understands this.

Furthermore, while these Primarchs were exceptional, that didn't mean they were omnipotent. Their excellence also made them prone to making mistakes. Furthermore, their respective developments had been far too smooth compared to the Shurima Empire itself, a success that would have led them to experience failure, and now failure was no longer an option.

There would be plenty of time to correct their personality problems later. Right now, the Black Tower only needed them to obey orders. This was also what Ash meant. The Primarchs had been spending more time outside than in the Empire, and were quite "wild". If they were not strictly managed, problems would easily arise.

Under pressure from the Queen of the Black Tower, the four Primarchs no longer demanded command. They continued to wait according to Cocolia's orders until the fifth day, when the main force of the empire fighting with the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship in a distant galaxy brought good news - the joint defense array that the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship was shooting at had been broken, and Emperor Ash led the Queen of the Black Tower to attack Huanglong!

The joint defense of the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship is like the Elro Line of the Shurima Empire. Once it is broken through, the main body of the Immortal Ship will be ahead. The support that should have come from the Yuque and Fanghu Immortal Ships was blocked by the Primarchs led by Dorn and Cain. There are seven gene regiments on each side plus millions of Astra Militarum troops to assist. With such a strong force, they can't even take care of themselves, let alone provide support.

After the news came out, Tarafan could no longer sit still.

Why did the company fight? Because they were worried that the immortal ship would collapse.

In the current situation, if the Zhu Ming Immortal Boat is destroyed before they break through the Shurima Empire's defenses, the remaining Fang Hu and Yu Que will not be able to resist. Unless Xu Ling's main force takes action, these three immortal boats will undoubtedly be defeated.

Therefore, they must speed up their offensive and force the main force of Shurima to return to defense in order to win the war.

Under the influence of the situation and the continuous attacks for five days, Tarafan concluded that the Shurima Empire no longer had any extra troops, otherwise he would have sent them out to block the attack long ago. Why let the Elro defense line collapse again and again?