Nathan Star instantly wised up, then forced a sheepish grin and said, "Ahem, Throne Lord, I think this battle needs to be fought big."
Although the Frostbane Dynasty has ordered us to face all five rival dynasties at once, the Heavenwing and Lanridge Dynasties, who are in our Frostbane camp, have also been commanded to support us as reinforcements. Sure, their combined legions only total fifty thousand troops and their combat power is limited, but we can make good use of them, can't we?"
"Uh... they're our allies in the same camp, so using them as cannon fodder isn't exactly right, is it?"
Lance Li frowned, clearly disagreeing.
Nathan Star scratched his head. "Ah, well, what I really mean is, we have them help us set up a ruse, make a feint, and then our main force launches a strike—straight at their star‑region base. Yeah, that's the idea."
"Heh, no need to explain, I get what Nathan means. He's just not great with words."
Evan Chu smiled. Nathan Star's got a sharp mind, even if he's the slowest of the bunch. Evan saw through his plan at a glance—because he was thinking the same thing himself.
"Nathan means we have the Heavenwing and Lanridge legions pretend to be the Dragon‑Chen Legion's main force, drawing the attention of all five enemy legions in a different star‑region and tangling with them. Meanwhile, our real main force can seize the chance to break into the enemy's star‑region bases and sweep them clean.
That way, in the wars to come, their dynasties' military resources will run dry for a while, while we stay strong and well‑supplied, ready for even greater growth in the future."
After saying all this, Evan looked at Nathan Star. "Is that what you meant, Nathan? Anything you want to add?"
"No, not at all! That's why you're the Throne—your explanation covered everything!"
Nathan Star was utterly impressed by Evan Chu.
But Nathan Yates and Lance Li shook their heads again. "The idea works in theory, but in practice there are too many complications."
A dynasty's base isn't so easy to breach. Leaving aside their deep foundations built up over countless years, just the few Holy Emperor Realm experts present make them far beyond our reach.
It's a good plan, but with our current legion strength, if we run into a true Holy Emperor Realm powerhouse, there's nothing we can do. The outcome... would be more than we could bear.
Evan Chu smiled again. "I'm well aware of that. Though our legion has grown rapidly over the past century and is very strong, I know our limits and believe in acting within our means."
I only used the dynasty base as an example so everyone could see just how big a prize we might swallow. In reality, our true target is somewhere else entirely.
"For example?" Violet Thunder's eyes lit up—he knew Evan Chu had another good idea.
For example, with the five dynasties sending out their main legions, their home star-regions must be left wide open. Each star-region's garrison can't be more than thirty thousand, and if they hear our main force is surrounded, they'll pull even more troops away to join the siege.
That gives us the perfect chance to sweep through all nineteen star-regions of the five dynasties and clean out their star mines. We can't occupy the territory, but gathering all those Starstones would make for an unimaginable fortune.
If we have enough time, we can completely switch directions and team up with Heavenwing and Lanridge to wipe out all one million enemy soldiers the five dynasties have sent!
I've picked up plenty of meteors in all these years of war...
Evan Chu's last words were the real focus. When everyone heard him, they were all fired up—the benefits if this worked were unimaginable!
Throne, you're wise!
No objections from me.
I agree with this plan too.
Evan Chu laughed loudly. "Good! Since everyone's on board, let's get started. These five fat pieces of meat—I'm claiming them!"
Evan Chu sprang to his feet. His stellar cloak and armor shimmered with starlight, and after a long silence, his fighting spirit blazed up again.
Nathan Yates!
At your service!