Capturing enemy ships and analyzing their technology is actually the most troubleso thod, a choice made only when there is no alternative. The reason is simple. Just like in the Earth era, when foreign electronic products were all the rage in China, despite China investing so much manpower and resources and having so many outstanding scientists conducting analysis and research, they still could not manufacture electronics that could rival those foreign products.
With Xiao Yu’s current research capability, after obtaining a Continent-Class spaceship of the Pegasus Civilization, he could spend several decades to analyze most of the opponent’s technology. But such analysis would be only superficial. Just like with the space weapon, Xiao Yu could use the space weapon, but he did not know the principles behind it and could not apply those principles to manufacture or research other things.
Similarly, even if he truly obtained a Continent-Class spaceship of the Pegasus Civilization, Xiao Yu’s technological strength could make a substantial leap in a short ti, but that would be all. There would be no follow-through, and it would be impossible to form a complete technological system.
Compared to living technological artifacts, Xiao Yu clearly valued more the technological principles hidden behind such artifacts. As long as he had the principles and a systematic technological theory, Xiao Yu could integrate that theory with his existing theories and promote his technological developnt from the level of fundantal science.
The leader of the Pegasus Civilization clearly understood this truth. Upon perceiving that Xiao Yu’s strength was extraordinarily formidable and that it was basically impossible to achieve his previous expectations, he decisively made up his mind to first capture one of Xiao Yu’s Continent-Class spaceships for technological analysis, raise his own strength, and then repel Xiao Yu. This was already a last resort.
But unfortunately, due to previous mistakes, the Pegasus Civilization did not achieve the expected goal. In the end, Xiao Yu escaped. In this encirclent operation, they captured only just over forty thousand of Xiao Yu’s dium and small ships, and all with so degree of damage. This caused the Pegasus Civilization’s plan to fall completely through.
“Return to base. Abandon the pursuit of the Divine Ark Civilization’s fleet that escaped. All key industries and civilians are to withdraw into the capital defense periter. All military forces are to construct defensive works centered on the capital defense periter. The following is the list of planets to be abandoned in this war.” Upon receiving the latest battle report and learning that the Divine Ark Civilization’s fleet had already escaped, the leader of the Pegasus Civilization rubbed his aching forehead and issued a string of orders.
Watching his assistants busily at work, the leader of the Pegasus Civilization sighed with deep regret. “This operation failed to keep the Divine Ark Civilization’s Continent-Class spaceship. It is truly a pity. Hm… I hope these just over forty thousand captured ships can yield so of the Divine Ark Civilization’s technology, raise our technological strength, and allow us to oppose the Divine Ark Civilization. Also, I hope the Expeditionary Army of seven million warships can hold back the main force of the Divine Ark Civilization for at least ten years, giving our capital defense periter enough preparation ti.”
Since those fewer than six hundred thousand ships of the Divine Ark Civilization had escaped the encirclent, given their curvature flight speed of thirty-five tis light speed, his side basically had no chance to capture them again. The leader of the Pegasus Civilization was well aware of this. Rather than wasting ti on that, it was better to simply give up directly.
One after another, battle reports and intelligence arrived at the office of the leader of the Pegasus Civilization. Under his command, the entire Pegasus Civilization had begun a complete contraction. Every day a large number of military, civilian, industrial, and transport ships entered the capital defense periter. Large-scale shipbuilding and troop recruitnt had begun. The entire Pegasus Civilization, from top to bottom, united as one, was making preparations for the coming war that could decide the fate of the entire civilization.
The capital defense periter of the Pegasus Civilization, with the capital star system as its core, plus four other stellar systems in different positions, ford a circle of five star systems in total. Within this circle, the leader of the Pegasus Civilization planned to build a vast fleet of fifteen million ships, as well as defensive works composed of innurable automated defensive weapons and reconnaissance instrunts.
Within the capital defense periter there were a total of thirteen planets and several hundred moons. These celestial bodies would provide sufficient resource reserves for the capital defense periter. Although there were not many life-bearing planets, which would lower individual living standards, the leader of the Pegasus Civilization clearly did not care. At a critical mont of life and death for the civilization, what did such trifles amount to?
The leader of the Pegasus Civilization had already made preparations for a long war. In field engagents, the Pegasus Civilization was no match for the Divine Ark Civilization, but he believed that in defensive warfare, he could certainly withstand the Divine Ark Civilization’s assault.
With matters at this juncture, what was being tested was likely the developntal potential of the civilizations. This could very well be a protracted war that might last for several hundred or even a thousand years. Over such a long war, many unforeseeable variables could occur. Perhaps the Pegasus Civilization would have good luck and achieve a major technological breakthrough the very next day, leading to a rapid advance in civilization strength, repelling the Divine Ark Civilization’s offensive in a very short ti. These were all unknowns.
Xiao Yu was also well aware of this situation. However, he clearly did not intend to drag the war out so long. Such a lengthy war cycle was extrely unfavorable to Xiao Yu. He did not have ti to waste.
“First deal with these seven million warships before .” Xiao Yu thought to himself. At this ti, led by the flagship of the biological army, the Europe had already arrived with five million warships and was attacking the Expeditionary Army from the rear. The Asia had finally achieved its goal, successfully blocking the Expeditionary Army’s attempt to flee.
“Energy consumption is too great. It is ti to let the Asia rest.” The large influx of ships abruptly relieved Xiao Yu’s pressure. The advantage in numbers allowed Xiao Yu to offset the disadvantage of having fewer Continent-Class ships. Under such circumstances, Xiao Yu could even detach dozens of Nation-Class ships, leading hundreds of thousands or even over a million ships of other classes to directly counter a single Continent-Class ship.
During this stretch of war, aside from so damage to internal energy circuits and various engines due to excessive load, the Asia had not suffered any damage elsewhere. In fact, analyzing it carefully, while the Asia was formidable, it clearly had not reached the point of fighting one against three. The cause of this phenonon lay in the special structure of the Four-Dinsional shield. Unlike other shields, as long as the Four-Dinsional shield was not broken, the spaceship was basically unlikely to suffer major damage. And as long as energy supply was sufficient, the Four-Dinsional shield generally could not be broken.
Moreover, the Asia’s goal was not to annihilate the opponent’s Continent-Class ships, but rely to delay them and prevent them from escaping. Combining all these factors, the Asia finally accomplished this objective.
“Then there is no suspense now.” Xiao Yu thought. “Your ships are inferior in individual strength and fewer in number. With what will you win this war?”
The Europe was not as formidable as the Asia, and it clearly could not handle one against three. Therefore, under the command of Luo Yuan of the Military Committee, the Europe engaged the Expeditionary Army’s flagship directly. Over a hundred Nation-Class ships were divided into two formations, using nurical superiority to suppress the Expeditionary Army’s other two Continent-Class ships, while the remaining ships fell into a mêlée.
Outside the battlefield, the Asia was undergoing resupply. To stand against three Continent-Class ships was taxing even for the Asia. In less than three days of warfare, it had consud more than half of the Asia’s energy reserves. For the Asia, whose energy reserves were its lifeline, this result was undoubtedly extrely dangerous. It was thanks to the formidable performance of the Four-Dinsional shield that the Asia was not in an imasurably worse state.
A large number of transport ships arrived at the Asia’s ports. Innurable robots, like ants, carried various energy supplies into the Asia, then used the ship’s internal transport systems to deliver this energy to the various engines. Under the strong support of external ships, the Asia was rapidly regaining vitality, like a parched traveler suddenly receiving an abundant supply of clear water.
This was a war without suspense. The energy resupply for the Asia lasted a full day, and the Asia once again recovered its peak combat strength. By then, the Expeditionary Army’s seven million ships had been reduced to fewer than five million.
“It is ti to end this war.” Xiao Yu thought with full confidence, maneuvering the Asia to rejoin the battle. With the Asia’s return, the pressure on the Europe imdiately decreased. More than ten million ships encircled and attacked the five million enemy warships on the field.
The war lasted for more than two months. In the end, the Expeditionary Army broke out and fled. However, by this ti they had only three million warships left, having been reduced by more than half. Such a result, for the Expeditionary Army, could no longer be called a severe blow, but should be called a devastating strike.
The Expeditionary Army began fleeing toward the capital star system. Xiao Yu’s fleet chased behind, nipping at the tail of the Expeditionary Army, launching a protracted pursuit across the boundless starry sky against the shattered Expeditionary Army.
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