There were no lights on in the equipment room on the eleventh floor underground. Only a few lights flashed in the glass house, like fireflies slowly moving through a dense forest.

August attached his personal terminal to the wall. A few seconds later, a blue data stream suddenly appeared on the wall, horizontally and vertically, gradually extending in all directions.

Soon, the light spots in the glass house began to become dense.

Xia Zhiyang was in it, and suddenly had a magnificent illusion of standing under the starry sky.

August noticed the surprise in his eyes, and while starting the super optical computer, he introduced it: "It's beautiful, isn't it? This super optical computer is called 'Galaxy'. Isn't the name very appropriate? It is the most outstanding super optical computer in Leto today in terms of performance and computing power. You should know that after General Nie evacuated Leto, the ISCO Equipment Center automatically started the 'freeze' program, unable to enter or exit, and all the machines were broken. The rebels tried several times to go underground to start the 'Galaxy', but they failed. They were reluctant to blow it up, so they had to put it on hold for the time being."

Xia Zhiyang knew the news.

This is also the reason why the ISCO Equipment Center is deserted and unattended.

Looking at the lit screen, Xia Zhiyang was not so restrained, perhaps because of Qi Yan's connection: "What are you going to do next? Of course, I'm just a little curious, I don't have to ask you to answer."

August was always very patient with his juniors. Apart from Qi Yan's relationship, he also admired Xia Zhiyang's resilience: "From what you have seen, what did the rebels do to control Leto?"

Xia Zhiyang felt like he was back in the classroom of Turan Academy and asked the professor questions. He stood up straight. After careful consideration, he answered: "Use death and violence to increase people's fear, and then tame their inner thoughts. Through ubiquitous surveillance, constrain everyone's words and deeds, and then tame external actions." What

he did not say clearly is that "surveillance" also includes the situation where some people in Leto monitor and report on each other because of the collective responsibility system and fear.

"Very accurate." August responded with affirmative praise, "Human fear is like an invisible shackle, which is not so easy to break, but this is not my natural task. The first thing I have to do is to analyze the triple key obtained by Ms. Wen Shiqing, use the 'Galaxy' to enter Leto's signal network, and regain control of the capital star's planetary defense system."

Hearing the name "Wen Shiqing", Xia Zhiyang's eyes dimmed. He suppressed his personal emotions and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I can't pay too much attention to the outside world during this process. I need you to be my 'eyes' and 'ears' to help me pay attention to the situation outside." August raised his eyebrows and said in a relaxed tone, "For example, if my actions are discovered by the rebels, you need to remind me to run quickly."

"Okay!" Xia Zhiyang nodded heavily, "Don't worry, I've done this kind of sentry work several times!"

He originally thought that August would take a long time to pay attention to the outside world, and at the same time, he was hesitating whether to find a test paper to do, and if he could do two, it would be better.

This is a habit he has developed recently.

Because the rebels' surveillance of Turan Academy is very strict, certain subjects are banned, and they can only be studied secretly. Professors will risk their lives to privately record the course content into audio, provide a text version, and distribute test papers. The top students will share their study notes and test answers for everyone to circulate secretly.

Although learning in this way requires hiding, and can only be done in the early morning when supervision is lax, or in the spare time outside of school, and requires quick concentration, Xia Zhiyang quickly adapted to this model.

Just like the three professors taught - the faith in one's heart cannot be abandoned, and the pursuit of truth cannot be stopped halfway.

Unexpectedly, just after he solved five problems, August stopped typing the characters.

Xia Zhiyang was a little confused, and looked up and asked, "Is there a situation?"

"Don't worry, I've finished it." August pointed out, "The answer to the fifth question should be B. There is an error in the built-in equation you introduced."

It took a few seconds to react, and Xia Zhiyang's ears turned red. He immediately turned off the virtual screen showing the question, pretending that nothing had happened, and changed the subject: "You have successfully seized control of the planetary defense system?"

"Yes, there is no technical problem. Before that, the only difficulty is how to put me into Leto. The rebels have tried their best to build a 'high wall' to completely isolate the data signal of the entire capital planet from the outside world. I and other technical personnel have been blocked outside."

August moved his fingers and continued to type characters, while chatting with Xia Zhiyang at the same time. "As for the method of seizing control, I have repeatedly considered it many times, so the speed will be very fast. Next, I will shut down the monitoring systems in various parts of Leto, and at the same time put in a batch of aircraft to shoot down the rebels' flying cruisers. After forcibly raising the protective shield of the large building, the Alliance garrison will come in-"

"Once the troops are in place, you will immediately shut down the planetary defense system!" Xia Zhiyang's voice was hoarse for two seconds at the end, and he immediately understood the intention, "The ground battlefield and the space battlefield will be divided into two."

At this moment, at the edge of night, he clearly saw the light.

August nodded: "I'll be the vanguard. I think we can all wait and see how this battle will play out."

Outside the Divine Court, Metierin blasted three medium-sized ships that were blocking the way with a single shot, and commented: "It seems that the rebels are really scared and dare not use the 'system' to operate the starships anymore."

Starships driven by humans, even if they have been trained tens of thousands of times and the quality of individual soldiers is excellent, will encounter various accidents on the battlefield. It is normal to have errors in operation, and it takes time to react to incoming shells.

Compared with the starships that could not be hit no matter how hard they were fired in the last battle, the enemy now showed a normal human level.

Lu Fenghan heard: "Qi Yan is here, they dare not."

His tone was calm, but everyone heard a hint of showing off.

Mei Jielin regretted in her heart - I shouldn't have brought up this topic, giving the commander a chance to be proud and complacent!

She immediately changed the subject: "Po Jun, are you sure only one space fortress can move?"

Po Jun replied: "Yes, Miss Mei Jielin, according to data analysis, there are a total of 17 space fortresses rotating around the Divine Court. Because their circular motion relies on the gravity of the planets, there are a large number of space bridges connecting them. Except for the No. 14 space fortress, a single space fortress cannot break away at will."

Wei Yin interrupted: "Then how can this No. 14 break away and fire at us?"

"Look carefully. Isn't the No. 14 the smallest in size? It's very close to the left and right, and densely distributed? As soon as it came out, the space bridge barely connected, and it still formed a closed loop." Mei Jielin explained and suggested very rudely, "How about bombing the unsociable No. 14? Otherwise, it will float around and get shot from the back from time to time. Who can stand it?"

Long Xiyun also said: "The space fortress has a huge firepower reserve, but the speed of movement is very slow and not flexible enough. It can be solved."

The most important thing is that the expeditionary force will now confine the battle zone between the Vortex and the Divine Court. As long as they do not enter the range of the closed loop of the Space Fortress, they can first eliminate the Third and Sixth Legions in one go.

After destroying this wave of enemies, they can then aim their guns at the Space Fortress.

You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time.

Lu Fenghan: "The Chanyuan has only blocked one bombardment, and its defense system is still intact. Mei Jielin, you go forward to attract the firepower of the No. 14 Space Fortress, Long Xiyun will lead the light ships to encircle it from both sides. I will give you 40 seconds to solve it and blow it up."

Mei Jielin curled her lips and whistled: "Long Xiyun, let's go. I will be your bait myself. You'd better move quickly. My appearance fee is very expensive!"

The Chanyuan and Feilian turned their bows, and Lu Fenghan immediately ordered the remaining starships to increase their firepower to attract the enemy's attention and leave a 40-second gap for Mei Jielin and Long Xiyun.

Staring at the star map, Lu Fenghan took out a bag of nutrients, tore it open skillfully, and fed it to Qiyan's mouth.

Qi Yan was facing the virtual screen, tapping his hands continuously, and he took a bite without even looking. He took a sip and found that it was a nutrient solution. He looked up at Lu Fenghan.

He ruffled Qi Yan's hair, and Lu Fenghan's voice naturally slowed down, reminding him: "You didn't eat two bites of dinner, you should be hungry now."

Lu Fenghan seemed to have a timetable in his mind. He knew more clearly than anything else what time Qi Yan ate, how much he ate, and when he would be hungry.

After taking a little nutrient solution, Qi Yan felt hungry belatedly and said "hmm" softly.

In less than a minute, the voice of Mei Jie Lin reporting back was heard in the communication channel: "Reporting to the commander, the No. 14 space fortress has been resolved." She concluded, "Although the firepower of the space fortress is fierce, it is biased towards long-range combat, and it is too heavy, like an iron ball that cannot be moved. Long Xiyun attacks it like shooting at a target, and every hit is accurate."

Lu Fenghan responded: "Well, since it is a turret, mobility was abandoned at the beginning of the design."

"That's right, the sixteen turrets have sufficient ammunition reserves. If they fire at us at the same time, the scene will be so bad that we will be skinned alive if we don't die!"

Mei Jie Lin has always believed that as long as Lu Fenghan is there, she doesn't need to use her brain and can just follow orders. Since Lu Fenghan didn't take this problem to heart, it meant that there was probably a solution.

She didn't think about it any further, and started shouting in the communication channel, "Brothers, quickly deal with the Third and Sixth Legions, we will drive the starship into the Divine Court and take a good look at what the wise man looks like!"

If the Alliance's non-disclosure of the appearance of senior officers on the front line is a lock to protect personal safety, then the information of the rebel wise man can be said to be locked up by hundreds of locks, whether it is appearance, age or even gender, it is all a mystery.

Metierne's call actually had a good effect. She touched her nose and said, "So everyone is so curious about the wise man? Tsk tsk tsk, human curiosity is indeed the first driving force!"

The pressure on the rebels' Third and Sixth Corps in the battle increased sharply. Butler frowned and said, "Did these expeditionaries take stimulants?"

He lost a lot of combat power at the beginning of the battle. Even if Fritz arrived later, it would not be so easy to turn the tide.

In the space battlefield, one careless move is like stepping into a quagmire.

Fritz was no longer in the mood to eat candy: "I don't know whether you have taken stimulants or not, but the situation is not favorable to you and me. Our advantage lies in our familiarity with this star field. I originally wanted to lead the expeditionary force to the storm zone, but I didn't expect that the other side was determined not to move a step."

Butler asked in a deep voice: "How about retreat?"

Fritz narrowed his eyes slightly: "Even if you can survive by relying on the cover of the space fortress, you can't escape the reckoning of the wise."

Butler said nothing.

No one could have expected that the alliance would find the location of the Divine Court in such a short time, and no one expected that the expeditionary force would attack quietly.

The first light of fire caught almost everyone off guard.

At this moment, the one-way video was forced to connect. Butler and Fritz stood up almost at the same time, bowed their heads and said respectfully: "Wise man."

"Retreat immediately."

After the brief order, the video was immediately disconnected.

Butler and Fritz looked at each other and found affirmation in each other's eyes.

Fritz rolled a piece of fruit candy with his fingers, and the candy wrapper made a rustling sound during the friction: "Wise man wants to use the third and sixth legions as bait to lead the expeditionary force into the range of the space fortress and solve it all at once?"

Unlike the other ten legions stationed outside, they have been guarding the Divine Court for many years, so they are naturally aware of the power of the space fortress -

the seventeen space fortresses completely cover the entire planet, and the attack area and attack power are both top-level. Once they lure the expeditionary force into range, all the space fortresses will open fire at the same time. In less than 20 seconds, their defense system will be destroyed.

At that time, not to mention the expeditionary force, even they will not be able to escape.

Obviously, the wise man made this decision and regarded them as bait, which showed that they were abandoned.

However, if the operation is done properly, the soldiers and the fleet will be blown to pieces together, but they can still save their lives.

Putting the candy in his mouth, Fritz looked at Butler through the screen: "Happy cooperation?"

Butler replied: "Happy cooperation."

In the command room, Wein's eyes were shining, and his blood was boiling. Because he kept issuing orders, his voice was hoarse: "Commander, the rebels are retreating to the Divine Court. Should we chase them?"

Mei Jielin also noticed: "Why did the other side suddenly do this? Didn't they force us to retreat before ? Are they trying to stop us from getting closer?"

Under the azure light, the lines on Lu Fenghan's face were like a rocky peak, motionless: "The wise man has given up on the third and sixth legions."

Long Xiyun immediately responded: "Allowing us to get close to the Divine Court is risky, so the two legions are trying their best to stop us. But the third and sixth legions are obviously unable to stop the attack, so the wise man decided to burn his boats and count on the Space Fortress?"

"So they want to lure us over and immediately blast us to a crisp?" Mei Jielin sighed again, "Those in the starships are not considered human beings in the eyes of the wise. They just say they don't want the starships, big and small."

His fingers tapped on the table. After a short pause, Lu Fenghan made a decision: "Let's catch up."

In the communication channel, Wei Yin and others were waiting for his next arrangement.

Lu Fenghan's eyes moved slightly with sharpness: "It's just right to show the other side the new weapons sent by the White Tower."