Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 199 Solar System Defense War Simulation
solar system.

Luo Qing, aboard the "Luo Qing" stellar-class warship, is traveling from near-Earth orbit to Jupiter's orbit. The "Luo Qing" is currently propelling itself at [Advance 3], which is 2% of the speed of light.

This tedious journey to Jupiter will last 30 hours.

Luo Qing could have flown there directly, but he felt he should experience human warships firsthand and witness the changes of the times, so he decided to take a spaceship.

"Colonel Cass, I have a question. Why did you choose my name to name the warship?"

Luo Qing was speechless about the name "Luo Qing Hao".

Colonel Cass is the captain of the "Luoqing". He is a human who grew up in a traditional family and is a typical "good family" officer. Three generations of his family have been engaged in military positions related to the space force.

Captain Cass looked embarrassed upon hearing this. He explained to the person facing the wall, "As you know, it's our tradition to use people's names as ship names. People who have made significant contributions to humanity are often named after their ships. What, you don't like it?"

"It just doesn't feel very auspicious."

"Uh……"

Luo Qing looked at the 'Luo Qing' star-class warship in front of him through the holographic 3D image. Among all the star-class warships, the Luo Qing had the most unique shape - it was a huge 'sword' shaped spaceship.

Luo Qing and Captain Cass are currently at Jian Ge's location, which is the warship's command center.

Since there is no air resistance in space, the shape of a starship is not a major concern. Apart from modular starships which are largely similar, most spaceships have their own unique appearance.

According to Captain Cass, the "Luoqing" star-class warship was jointly funded and built by the folk religion "Bailuoqing" and ELO (Earth Luoqing Organization). It is a civilian-funded warship and currently belongs to the European Fleet.

The 'Luoqing' star-class warship has a total of 3200 officers and soldiers. These 3200 space officers and soldiers are generally at the innate level, which is also the common configuration of the space force.

In this era, people with average talent can reach the mid-stage of acquired talent with just the physical exertion from daily life, even without any training. Fitness enthusiasts can generally reach the late stage of acquired talent. However, to break through innate talent, one needs more rigorous physical training and good natural talent.

As for the number of people at the Innate Perfection Realm, they are quite rare, with only about 30,000 to 50,000 people in total.

Looking at the unchanging starlight and universe outside the window, Luo Qing asked directly, "Why not enter the Forward Four state? Wouldn't that be faster?"

Captain Cass explained, “Mr. Wallfacer, a stellar-class warship is not a traditional car. Entering the [Forward 4] state requires a rather complicated process. Moreover, to accelerate to 20% of the maximum speed, the warship needs to accelerate in the [Forward 4] state for about a full year to increase its speed from 2% to 20%.

If deceleration is required, the deceleration process will last for a full two years. In the [Forward IV] state, even a slight turn by the warship is extremely difficult, requiring weeks or even months to make adjustments...

Therefore, for travel only within the solar system, [Extension 3] is the optimal choice.

"Is the Trisolaran fleet like that too?" Luo Qing asked.

Captain Cass felt a surge of confidence upon hearing this:

"The Trisolaran fleet is much worse than ours. It will take them a full ten years to accelerate to reach their maximum cruising speed of 10% of the speed of light, and another twenty years to decelerate. Moreover, because the Trisolaran fleet is technologically backward, their fleet is already in a terrible state."

"Out of sorts? What do you mean?"

Captain Cass took the opportunity to explain things to Luo Qing in detail:
"Mr. Luo Qing, the Trisolaran fleet's propulsion system is extremely weak. Some scholars speculate that their spaceships are not propelled by controlled nuclear fusion without working fluid radiation, but rather by some kind of more backward technology. This is because we have discovered that the Trisolaran fleet needs to travel at 1% of the speed of light for several decades to accumulate enough for a single acceleration sprint at 10% of the speed of light, and this acceleration period can only last for one or two years before they quickly drop back to 1% of the speed of light. In this respect, let alone the solar system fleet, they are even inferior to the dinosaurs."

"You may not know that 8 years ago, the Trisolaran fleet passed through the third 'snowfield' (interstellar dust cloud). We could see through telescopes that their fleet was on the verge of collapse. Of the total of 1000 Trisolaran warships, more than 500 were stuck at a low speed of 0.1% due to insufficient power, and some Trisolaran warships even completely anchored."

The remaining 500 warships were in such disarray that they were no longer in formation. At the rate of loss the Trisolaran fleet was taking, by the time they reached the Solar System, they'd be lucky to have 100 warships still operational. How could such a weakened fleet, barely one-tenth intact, possibly stand a chance against the Solar System fleet? If you're online, I recommend checking out the Trisolaran joke forum; it has many hilarious jokes about the Trisolaran fleet.

"But they can intercept probes launched by humans at 10% the speed of light," Luo Qing said.

Captain Cass shook his head: "That's nothing special. It's probably some kind of laser interception technology. Our probe ships are almost unable to turn at top speed, making them very easy targets and destroyers for lasers."

Luo Qing said, "But as far as I know, the data report before the detection spacecraft was destroyed showed that they did not detect any characteristics of high-energy laser weapons up to the moment before it was destroyed."

“They might have used a laser with a different beam rate instead of a gamma-ray laser, who knows?” Captain Cass shrugged.

"Don't underestimate them. Do the Trisolarans still have sophons? Just from this, you can see that their technology is far superior to ours."

"It's not that I underestimated them, it's just that the Trisolaran fleet performed so poorly. You know, the higher-ups of the Solar System Fleet even considered a strategy of befriending distant states while attacking nearby ones. They hoped to join forces with the Trisolaran fleet to launch an attack on the Devouring Empire, but the Trisolaran fleet even had a hard time getting to the Solar System... It's not that I look down on them. As for Sophon, it's easy to explain."

"He's only good at one thing, but not all of them."

Captain Cass bluntly stated, "The Po River Civilization excels at symbiosis, the Devouring Empire excels at making things bigger, the Trisolaran Civilization excels at microtechnology, and human civilization is developing in a balanced way. This is not my opinion, but that of Commander Serantin (Note: Commander of the European Fleet).

The captain added, "If it weren't for the dinosaurs, I believe the solar system fleet would have already embarked on an expedition to the Trisolaran system. Rather than waiting for them to crawl over like turtles, we might as well use star-shaped nuclear bombs and electromagnetic cannons to flatten the entire Trisolaran planet."

Captain Cass was very confident, and Luo Qing could understand his confidence.

Luo Qing had no choice but to say, "According to you, [Forward 4] is only suitable for traveling? [Forward 3] is suitable for combat, right?" The captain nodded: "That's right. According to the existing space warfare theory, [Forward 3] is the most suitable speed for entering a state of war. 2% of the speed of light can provide a good initial velocity boost for electromagnetic cannon shells and various interstellar nuclear missiles. At this speed, the warship can still perform effective maneuvers."

The universe is not the Earth's surface; there is no friction to aid in deceleration. Deceleration or acceleration in a vacuum can only be achieved by slowly adjusting the angle through radiation engines... Even with such caution, a warship in [Advance 3] mode could still run aground in space and self-destruct.

That's how the Titanic met its end. The Titanic had spotted the massive iron meteorite, almost the size of New York, 9000 kilometers ahead of time, but it still couldn't escape it... When faced with such a sudden, massive meteorite, warships can only leave their fate to chance.

If it were in [Forward IV] mode, traveling through the Kuiper Belt, it would be even more certain of death, and you wouldn't even know how you died. You can use your divine sense to look at the front of this warship—aren't there countless small craters? Those were all made by meteorites.

The "sword tip" of the "Luoqing" stellar-class warship does indeed have a large number of meteorite craters, but they are all blocked by sturdy nano-armor.

The captain then provided more examples to support his theory: "The Kuiper Belt is full of massive meteorites. In the Kuiper Belt battle more than a decade ago, at least 50 dinosaur warships were damaged by meteorites... There's no way around it, even the sturdiest warship hull can't withstand massive meteorites. That's the limit of materials science."

Humans are the same, dinosaurs are the same, and the Trisolarans are the same—there are no exceptions.

Luo Qing clicked his tongue. Captain Cass's analysis was reasonable and well-founded.

"Leaving aside the threat of space meteorites, how's the warship's acceleration?"

Captain Cass said, "It is also thanks to the body-refining method you shared that the physical fitness of the Space Force members is at the level of innate martial artists. They can generally withstand an acceleration of 100 to 200g. This acceleration means that the crew of the warship does not need to enter the deep-sea acceleration fluid when switching between [Forward 1], [Forward 2], and [Forward 3]."

Even if we enter [Forward IV] mode, we can hold out for now. However, Forward IV mode typically requires a year to reach maximum speed. During this year-long acceleration, we certainly can't rely solely on our bodies to withstand it; we'll still need the protection of the deep-sea acceleration fluid. In any case, we save the time of injecting the deep-sea acceleration fluid; otherwise, the round trip would have wasted more than an hour.

"But the mobility is still insufficient," Luo Qing said.

"There's no way around it. All warships have to follow the momentum theorem. The phrase 'maneuvering and turning' only applies to low-speed states. High maneuverability is impossible in space warfare. Warships of this era are like heavy cavalry of ancient times. They can only charge forward without hesitation. Once they make a sharp turn, they'll be thrown to the ground along with their horses."

Through conversations with Captain Cass, it is evident that the current frontline commanders of the Solar System Fleet have a profound understanding of existing space warfare theories.

Moreover, the decades-long harassment war between humans and dinosaurs also indirectly confirms the correctness of existing theories of space warfare.

With each small victory accumulated in battles against the dinosaurs, the confidence of the solar system fleet gradually strengthened.

Captain Cass said to Luo Qing, "Speaking of which, Mr. Luo Qing, you are different. You are light and agile, with an instantaneous acceleration of 10% of the speed of light. This is an absolute overpowered bug on the solar system battlefield! I believe you will give the dinosaurs a big surprise, but you must also pay attention to your own safety. Never leave the cover of the main force of the solar system fleet. The Devouring Empire's mothership has a super-large-scale laser defense matrix. You will definitely not be able to avoid a light-speed attack. You must be careful."

Luo Qing shook his head: "Don't worry, I never do anything I'm not sure of. Do you know the Solar System Fleet's next battle plan?"

"Hmm... I don't know the specifics, but if I put myself in the position of the fleet commander, I should be able to guess a little."

"Tell me."

"Currently, through observation, we know that the Devouring Empire has 960,000 spaceships, which is close to one million. Among them, 600,000 spaceships are combat-type and can be used directly for combat, while the remaining spaceships are mainly resource exploration ships."

With 5000 against 60, the advantage is not ours.

The dinosaurs had an absolute advantage in size, the result of 6500 million years of wandering. It was impossible for the fleet to fight them head-on, but the battle was not impossible. Since Radiaz promoted the research of stellar nuclear bombs, humans have produced about 50 stellar nuclear bombs in the past 170 years. These stellar nuclear bombs are distributed in various defense lines, but if they were all placed on Earth, they could even blow the Earth to pieces!
As expected, the higher-ups will likely devise a plan to lure the enemy deep into their territory. They'll dispatch the Solar System Fleet on a long-range raid, then feign defeat, using their speed advantage to retreat into the Kuiper Belt, luring the Dinosaur fleet into pursuit. Finally, they'll use the tens of thousands of stellar-mass nuclear missiles deployed in the Kuiper Belt to create a cosmic meteor shower! This will reduce the Dinosaur fleet's numbers as much as possible.

"If they're lucky, a cosmic meteor shower could cripple their fleet... The dinosaurs are really stupid; they have no tactics and only rely on their size to wage war."

"The Solar System Fleet will most likely devise a war of attrition tactics that trade space for time. As the battle lines move backward and the Kuiper Belt is lost, humanity will gradually retreat to the Pluto defense line, the Neptune defense line, and the Uranus defense line."

During this period, they were constantly worn down by the defense system built in the solar system.

With its massive fleet, the Devouring Empire should be able to penetrate into the interior of the solar system. Victory is in sight, and the Devouring Empire's mothership will likely begin its continued journey into the solar system.

At this point, we will have to fight the battle to defend Saturn. After Saturn falls, humanity will retreat to Jupiter.

The Jupiter orbital defense line is an interstellar version of Stalingrad set up by the solar system fleet, and it is also the pre-set final battle for the main force. On the Jupiter defense line, hundreds of thousands of electromagnetic cannon defensive positions are laid out by humans. The Kuiper Belt Campaign showed that electromagnetic cannon shells can effectively kill the dinosaur's spaceships.

Once here, humanity should be confident that they have nearly exhausted the dinosaurs' spaceships. Without the protection of the spaceships, the Devouring Mothership will become very vulnerable... The fleet will attempt to cover your entry into the Devouring Mothership for a decapitation strike. Big Tooth says that the dinosaurs have an emperor system, so let's see if we can kidnap their emperor to force a peace negotiation.

If that doesn't work, then we'll have to rely on you to attack the Devouring Ring as much as possible. Humanity will use its last fleet and nuclear weapons to cover you. If all goes well, we might be able to attack one point and try to break the ring on the Devouring Mothership, causing it to disintegrate on its own. Once that ring disintegrates, it will no longer be able to devour the Earth.

If this still fails to destroy the dinosaur's mothership, then only one last method will be used.

Propel the moon with 300 planetary engines and crash it into the Devouring Empire!
The tactics mentioned above are almost publicly known in human society and have been discussed by countless people as the best and most effective tactics.

Of course, if humanity ultimately loses and even the moon fails to destroy the dinosaurs, then humanity will only be able to eke out a living by floating cities on Mercury, and nine billion people will die in the gluttonous feast of the Devouring Empire as it devours the Earth.

"At that time, it will be up to you to protect humanity's second growth... If you can cultivate into a true immortal, then I will entrust you with avenging humanity."

Of course, as soldiers, if the war truly escalates to that point, we will certainly be willing to die for our country.

(End of this chapter)