Forty Millenniums of Cultivation

“Why are we still not attacking?”

On the 3D light beam, Song Lixing was staring at Song Bugui with a gloomy face. His eyes, which were full of thorns and thorns, seemed to be piercing all the way from the surface of the planet to the geosynchronous orbit. He whipped Song Bugui’s spine and said, “Deputy General Song, His Majesty and

my father are both very concerned. The revolutionary army has marched into the heartland of the Song family for such a long time and even occupied the ‘Jade Cauldron Sector’, our most important resource and heavy industry base. They are plundering and savaging everything. The entire Jade Cauldron

Sector is about to be destroyed!

“At this critical moment of life and death, with the strongest fleet of the imperium in your hands, why are you not reinforcing the Jade Tripod Sector and fighting against the revolutionary army? What are you waiting for? What are you hesitating for? What are you scared of?”

Song Lixing’s face was handsome, and his voice was as loud as a bell. Even when he was blowing his beard and glaring, there was a hint of loyalty in his voice.

However, Song Bugui was very clear that the future chief of the clan was an out-and-out idiot who had nothing but gold and jade on the outside. He was even a shameless villain who would send himself to his death if he received any credit.

He was the kind of person who considered himself to be a chess player and others to be pigs. He believed that the entire world revolved around him.

Unfortunately, because of his strong background, his idea was not wrong most of the time.

He did not have any military talents. The few battles that he commanded in person were all idiotic. Other than keeping his head low and marching forward like a pig, he did not have any other tactics. Instead, he was promoting the ideology of ‘contribution, sacrifice, long live His Majesty’. Besides, he had

the gift of self-taught skills, such as seizing credit, eliminating dissidents, shirking responsibility, and sabotaging his subordinates and comrades.

He had relied on the blood and corpses of countless people, as well as the glory of his father, to build up his own path of advancement step by step. Song Bugui had personally seen his companions being sent into the fire pit by him several times. He had even nearly been shot out like a cannonball, dying

without even knowing how.

It was funny that this guy thought that everyone in the world was blind and didn’t know or had long forgotten his misdeeds. He often bragged that he was the one who promoted Song Bugui to the position of the supreme commander of the Heaven’s Return Fleet and the vice commander of the Star Ocean

Imperium. He wanted Song Bugui to be grateful to him day and night!

Although his heart was filled with frustration and disdain, Song Bugui still maintained a cautious and slow appearance on the surface. He said obsequiously, “Chairman, the Heaven’s Return Fleet is still in the middle of rehearsals. You should know that, although our fleet is equipped with a large number

of newly-arrived warships, they belong to the four families… The remnants of the army and the reserves have been assembled. The cooperation between the four families has not been polished to the point of perfection. The morale of the officers and the soldiers is not very high, either. On the contrary,

the reformation of the rebel army is the opposite. After winning two battles in a row, they will charge into the hinterland of our fleet like a hot knife cutting through butter. They will be unstoppable. This is the time when the morale of the army is soaring and unstoppable.

“In my opinion, since the enemy’s morale is at its peak, we might as well avoid them. There’s no need to start a final battle rashly. Let’s defend the Yellow Dragon Sector with the fleet of the Heaven’s Origin Sector and the reserves that have arrived from various places. We can even have a final battle with

the enemy in the Yellow Dragon Sector. The Yellow Dragon Sector is the core location that our Song family has painstakingly built for hundreds of years. It definitely won’t be taken over so easily. If the revolutionary army really dares to come, the Yellow Dragon Sector will become a slaughterhouse for

them!”

His words seemed to be bold, but in fact, they were extremely prudent. Song Lixing was not satisfied at all. The eyes of the future head of the Song family were wide open. He observed Song Bugui from head to toe for a long time before he said, “What are you talking about? The revolutionary bandit army

is unstoppable—isn’t that still your problem? Why didn’t you intercept and annihilate the enemy when they just entered the Song family’s territory?

“Right now, you are so scared of the enemy that you don’t even dare to go out and fight them?

“Hehe. Stretching out our stance in the Yellow Dragon Sector and waiting for the revolutionary army to attack? What a great idea! Let me ask you, what about the Jade Tripod Sector? Are we going to abandon the most precious resources, heavy industry bases, and shipyards of the Song family just like

that? Also, the Yellow Dragon Sector is where the Son of Heaven is patrolling right now. His Majesty’s palace is right here. Are you going to stand by and watch the rebel army conquer the Yellow Dragon Sector, expand their strength crazily with the resources of the Yellow Dragon Sector, and march to His

Majesty and all the officials of the imperial court? What is this? Is this how the Song family defends His Majesty and the imperial court?”

Song Bugui wanted to say that, when Lei Chenghu and Bai Xinghe marched into the heartland of the Song family, he had only just become the unfortunate commander of the Heaven’s Retum Fleet. It was exactly because no one from the four major families dared to fight against Lei Chenghu that he, the

unlucky bastard, and the scapegoat had to make up the numbers. It was already a miracle that he had trained the remnants of the four major families and a bunch of reserves who were barely qualified to be called ‘elites’ in such a short period of time. How come Lei Chenghu was trying to blame it on him?

He took a deep breath and reminded himself not to be angry. Over the past few days, he had been thinking hard about how to deal with Lei Chenghu. His blood, sweat, and tears had been drained, and his soul was extremely weak. If he were to burst into fury again, it was very likely that he would become

mentally deranged. He explained patiently, “Chairman, the Jade Cauldron Sector won’t fall so easily. Right now, the garrison fleet of the Jade Cauldron Sector has been swept clean, but the Jade Cauldron Planet and a few resource planets are still in the hands of the ground guards. As a heavy industry base,

the Jade Cauldron Planet also has a very complete defense system on the ground and underground. As long as the Song army doesn’t act rashly, it won’t be a problem for them to hold on for three to five years.

“On the other hand, the Heaven’s Return Fleet is not necessarily a revolutionary force on the battlefield.

“Are you trying to say that we are no match for the revolutionary army?”

Song Lixing narrowed his eyes and asked coldly.

“No. No. What I meant was that the threat might be greater when the saber is not unsheathed. There is no need for the fleet of the Heaven’s Origin Sector to fight the revolutionary army head-on. As long as they lurk in the Yellow Dragon Sector and do nothing, they will be the greatest deterrence for the

revolutionary army!

Song Bugui said, “With the Anti-Heaven Fleet eyeing us covetously in the darkness, it’s impossible for the revolutionary army to devote 100% of their forces to attack the surface of the Jade Tripod Planet and a few resource satellites. If that’s the case, we will be at each other’s throats, and the defense line

will be foolproof.”

“The revolutionary army seems to have the advantage in the battlefield, but their disadvantage is obvious, too, which is that they are marching alone and lack supplies. They cannot turn their advantage into victory. As long as they attack for a long time, their morale will definitely be low, and there will be

a riot in the rear. At that time, our army will give them a thunderous strike, and they will definitely fall!”

“Hehe…”

Song Lixing’s face was still gloomy. He did not comment on Song Bugui’s proposal.

“Chairman, I think this is the safest approach in the military.

Song Bugui made up his mind. He braced himself and said, “It’s not that I’m scared of the enemy. It’s just that Lei Chenghu is far better than me in strategy, tactics, and prestige. It’s also a fact. Why should we attack recklessly when we have the opportunity to?”

“Deputy Marshal Song, you mean to say that you know military, but I don’t?”

Song Lixing’s eyes were even wider than before, but his nostrils were even wider than his eyes. He said coldly, “We both know military affairs, but I know one thing more than you—politics!

“I don’t care what the military thinks of the current situation, but from a political point of view, the Jade Cauldron Sector must be retaken, and the flames of war must not reach the Yellow Dragon Sector!

“Firstly, the Jade Tripod Sector is the most important resource and heavy industry base for the Song family. It is the biggest capital that the Song family relies on to conquer the sea of stars. We cannot stand by and watch the flames of war sweep to the surface and underground of the Jade Tripod Planet

and burn our biggest capital! That’s what my father meant. That’s what I meant, too. I think, as a member of the Song family, you should have the same thought, right?

“Secondly, there are a lot of rumors in the imperial court that the revolutionary rebels are marching unstoppably and threatening His Majesty’s safety. Therefore, the emperor’s palace has to be moved from the Song family to the territories of the other families. Humph. Those short-sighted pigs and dogs

are trying to play the trick of ‘the narrow emperor commands the feudal vassals’. Do you think that we can give it up so easily after we finally found a new emperor with the help of the Yellow Dragon Sector?

“Well…”

Song Bugui’s eyes bulged. He did not expect, or rather, did not have the time to think about it.

Obviously, in the territory of the emperor, whoever was the overlord of the four electors would be in charge of the imperial court.

However, it did not mean that the other three sects were no match for the new dominator.

Right now, the Song family was the leader of the four major families. Naturally, it was the target of all the other three families.

Song Bugui, on the other hand, didn’t think so. At this critical moment, the other three families were really trying to get their hands on the hot potato that was Emperor Chengwu. It was quite clear that whoever had the Emperor would be able to reform the rebels and beat them up. Other than the Song

Family, who else would be able to withstand Lei Chenghu’s wrath?

However, under the pretext of ‘suggesting a mobile palace for His Majesty’s safety’, it was quite normal for the nobles to exploit the Song family for more benefits.

“My father has been under tremendous pressure in the imperial court. He has promised His Majesty and all the civil and military officials that he will not allow the revolutionary rebels to invade any space zone of the Yellow Dragon Sector and annihilate the enemy in the Jade Tripod Sector!

Song Lixing said resolutely, “Deputy General Song, what do you think?”

Song Bugui opened his mouth, only to be filled with confusion and speechless.

“No”

Seeing that he was caught between a rock and a hard place, Song Lixing changed his tone and said in a low voice, “We are all members of the Song family. Let me tell you the truth. According to the imperial court, we are definitely going to fight, but there are a lot of rules on how to fight.. Do you want to

hear them?”