Chapter 298 All forces attack! Starlight shines! All betrayers must die!

After paying extremely heavy casualties, the Harkonnen family had to accept the cruel reality in front of them. They simply could not break through the fleet array on the opposite side!

But the sudden realization at this moment seemed a bit too late. A large number of Hackenan troops suffered heavy losses, and the morale of this family alliance was declining rapidly.

"No wonder that old guy Leto dared to build these giant battleships and openly expressed his rebellion. It turns out that this old boy was prepared for it. I really underestimated him!"

Baron Baron gritted his teeth and roared. Now that the fact of losing the battle was placed in front of him, he couldn't believe it.

Nowadays, the situation of the war is changing towards a bipolar reversal trend.

Although the interstellar alliance formed by the Harkonnen family and the Colino royal family seems to be very powerful, it has the potential to sweep across the world.

But as soon as they encountered the giant steel ship of the giant company in the world, this coalition force was instantly stopped. The giant company relied on the strength of its defense with invisible health bars, and was beaten to despair by a large group of Harkonnens.

They had sacrificed so many lives, but in the end the opponent's health bar was not taken away. What was the need to persevere?

And Baron Baron can also see that this battle might really be lost. If the Atreides family really wins, the first one to be liquidated will definitely be their Harkonnen family!

There is no way, who makes the Harkonnen family the weakest.

The Kolino royal family has ruled the Galactic Empire for tens of thousands of years, and has accumulated abundant political and human resources. The royal family's influence and power are still there.

The Atreides family cannot take over this huge empire without the support and cooperation of the royal family.

On the other hand, the Harkonnen family has already emptied all the family's funds just to fight this war, and has also borrowed a lot of money from foreign countries. Once they lose and gain no benefits, what awaits them is destruction!

If he had known that buying "treasury bonds" with the Colino royal family would also risk bankruptcy, Baron Barron would not have done it all at once.

"Contact the royal family's headquarters immediately and ask them to quickly dispatch troops and cooperate with our troops to attack the enemy's fleet!"

Baron Baron almost roared out this order. At this time, the Collinor royal family must work together with the Harkonnen family to kill Atreides in order to have a chance of survival.

Otherwise, everyone will have to finish it!

"Tell those guys who are sitting still that with our current offensive power, we simply cannot break through the opponent's defense line. If they don't come back, this battle will not continue."

At this juncture of the war, everyone can see that the shield generators carried by the fleet arrays of the world's giants must be extremely thick.

If they cannot concentrate their firepower to overload the opponent's shield, then all the military operations they are doing now are just catching up and dying.

If all the troops were really wiped out, the Atreides family would probably be happy from ear to ear.

Therefore, whether it is the Harkonnen family or the Colino royal family, they must work together to fight, and no one should try to take advantage of the other.

They have to win this battle before they can make any profit; if they lose, they will all have to lose everything!

"Yes, Lord Baron."

Mentat Peter on the side responded, feeling very nervous at this time. As a humanoid computer, Peter's deduction ability is quite good.

Through a series of precise calculations, Peter knew better than Baron Baron how bad the current war situation facing the Harkonnen family was!

According to his calculations, even if the Harkonnen and Collino families were to attack together, they would not be able to cause any substantial harm to the Atreides fleet.

It can be said that this war is completely a duel of unequal strength. The two sides have been fighting until now, and the Harkonnen family is actually ready to surrender.

In fact, Peter's calculation was completely correct.

As early as on the planet Caladan, the Atreides family had conducted close military exercises with the fleets of giant companies in the world many times, and through military exercises, they tested how resistant the warships of giant companies were.

You must know that the artillery strikes used by the Atreides family are based on defense arrays in low-Earth orbit and giant cannon systems on the planet's surface.

Coupled with intensive spacecraft harassment attacks and the triple firepower network, none of them caused any signs of shield overload on the battleships of the world's giants.

The intensity of the Harkonnen family's firepower was much weaker than that of the Atreides family's strike test, so one can imagine the result.

At this time, the Harkonnens were still driving a spaceship the size of a mosquito, shuttling through the star fields and attacking the battleship arrays of the world's giants.

However, this behavior did not bring any pressure or tension to the navy of the giant company. They calmly watched the show by the portholes throughout the whole process, as if they were enjoying a fireworks show.

Not long after, Emperor Shadam, who received the news, also realized that something was wrong. He immediately issued an order and ordered the Sadoka Army to join the battle.

The previous Emperor Shadam did have the idea of ​​consuming the military power of the Harkonnen family so that he could pick up the slack.

But he never thought about sitting back and waiting to see all the Harkonnen family's troops exhausted before they began to send out troops.

If there is no way to defeat the Atreides fleet and even land on Arrakis, then there is no point in destroying Atreides and killing that old guy Leto.

【The whole army attacks! 】

As the commander of the Sadoka Corps, Basha, issued an order, countless new spaceships and fighters swarmed out of the high-rise ships of the Space Association like a swarm of bees.

They attacked the battleship array of the Universal Corporation and launched a fierce battle with the AI ​​drone group released by the Corporation.

With the addition of this new force, the offensive of the Harkonnen coalition finally became a little more vigorous, but the situation on the battlefield remained the same as before.

The Corporation still holds an absolute advantage!

Although the combat effectiveness of the Sadoka Corps is top-notch in the Galactic Empire, in the field of interstellar war, the competition is about giant ships, cannons and shields.

And because the interstellar technology tree developed by human civilization in the "Dune" universe is too deformed, their underlying logic of war has become a boring money-burning action.

Not comparing the technological content of giant ships, nor comparing the combat capabilities and tactics of the navy, there is only one word for fighting - do it!

As long as there are enough spaceships, victory belongs to the krypton guys.

But now, facing the civilization of the Universal Corporation, which has added technology points to the right path, after seeing the giant warship array that can break all laws with one force.

The fate waiting for the Harkonnen and the Corinos is naturally a dimensionality reduction attack.

This is just like a group of primitive savages with spears, launching a suicide charge towards a modern army with artillery. On the surface, they are murderous, but in fact, they will break into pieces at the touch.

What's more, the Sadoka Legion is only good at close combat with cold weapons. They belong to the army combat unit, and they are also elite troops in the army.

Let them rush with the navy, which is pure chaos. It is impossible to play the value of people without professional matching.

But now, Emperor Shaddam has no other good way.

Who made them not have AI automated driving technology? If they want to drive a spaceship, they can only use people.

Fortunately, the difficulty of driving the spaceships of the Galactic Empire has been optimized quite well. As long as the driver's brain is normal, he can quickly get started with these spaceships.

However, due to the lack of AI automation technology, these micro-spacecraft can only be controlled by manpower, which makes their war costs soar.

At this time, the benefits of developing AI technology are reflected.

Every warship of the Universal Corporation has various intelligent AI functions as an auxiliary, including mobilizing troops, coordinating weapon systems, and controlling AI drones!

The drone swarm controlled by intelligent AI not only has an extremely fast reaction speed, but also can make various unimaginable tactical coordination.

The naval battle in the field of interstellar war is actually a bit similar to a shooting game, which relies on weapons to destroy the enemy's defense to win.

In the field of shooting, AI is naturally more sensitive and powerful than the human brain. They can capture more information with the help of various devices and make corresponding attack decisions.

The most important thing is that it comes with a headlock!

Even if the Sadok Legion went through a lot of hardships to break through the long-range attack and close-range defense artillery of the giant enterprise, and then avoided the tricky AI drones, they successfully achieved boarding and landing.

What awaits them is not the dawn of victory, but the top human warriors sweeping across the universe, Astartes and Spartans!

Jumping from hell to another deeper hell, just imagining it makes people feel extremely desperate.

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Arrakis.

The naval battle between the star fields in space was in full swing, and the troops of the Harkonnen family and the Sadoka Legion were constantly annihilated as time passed.

In less than half an hour, the casualty rate of the two families had reached 30%!

Under normal circumstances, if the death rate of a unit reaches half, it is almost time for it to collapse.

A strictly trained unit can almost hold on until 60% of the casualties collapse. The iron army that can fight the team is basically not seen in the Galactic Empire.

In order to break through the fleet of the giant enterprise before the death rate of the unit reaches the critical point of 50% collapse, Emperor Shaddam and Baron Baron chose to fight to the end.

Press it all in.

Such a decision made the coalition forces suffer even more casualties. From the ground of Arrakis, the "stars" tonight were particularly dazzling.

But those stars were just the afterglow of the spacecraft's demise.

In the headquarters of the Atreides family, Dr. Yue, who was completely unaware of the naval battle, was pacing back and forth in the corridor outside.

At this moment, he felt anxious. The troops of the Harkonnen family did not come as expected, which meant that the situation had changed. If this continued, he would be exposed!

Looking at the protective device that was about to restart the defense system, Dr. Yue was disheartened. What he did might have been discovered by Duke Leto.

By then, as a traitor, he would definitely be caught by the Atreides guards and die with humiliation and stain, and his wife Vana would never have any hope of rescue.

Just when Dr. Yue was at a loss, Duke Leto suddenly appeared from the other end of the corridor and said:

"Dr. Yue, the stars are very bright tonight. Why don't you go outside to see the stars instead of coming here?"

When he said this, Leto shook the shielding field device on his wrist intentionally or unintentionally. It was the switch that controlled the shielding field.

When the device emits blue light, it means that the shielding field is in normal working condition.

And now, Leto's wrist device has emitted blue light, which means that the shield shielding field of the Atreides base has been restarted.

Dr. Yue's premeditated plan has also been exposed.

After seeing Duke Leto appear, Dr. Yue was in a trance for a moment. He realized that his little action had been noticed long ago.

"Sorry, Lord Duke, I have no choice."

Dr. Yue lowered his head with guilt. He didn't know how he should face his old boss Leto, but at this moment, he was more ashamed and angry in his heart.

Because whether he was a retainer of Atreides or a ghost of Harkonnen, he was not qualified!

"The choice has always been in your hands, but you made the wrong choice this time."

Duke Leto shook his head and sighed helplessly. If Song Zhaomei hadn't reminded him, he really couldn't believe that Dr. Yue would betray him.

After all, the example of Dr. Suk turning against the head of the family was really unheard of, but this kind of thing happened within the Atreides family.

"Tell me, why did you betray the Atreides family."

Duke Leto did not question Dr. Yue angrily. He communicated with him peacefully as always, just like the daily communication between old friends.

"Yes, Lord Duke."

Dr. Yue did not dare to look up and look directly into the other's eyes. He told Leto about his wife Vana being captured and tortured by the Harkonnens, and said that only in this way could Vana be saved.

After listening to the other's inner confession, Duke Leto showed a disappointed look. In his heart, he had already sentenced Dr. Yue to death!

The reason why Leto asked Dr. Yue why he betrayed the family was actually just to give him the last chance to "prove his innocence".

As long as Dr. Yue said that he was brainwashed by Vana and persecuted by the Sisterhood, he had to do this unfaithful thing that hurt the Atreides family, and showed that he was still loyal to the family.

Perhaps Leto would consider giving him a lighter sentence, or even making a big thing a small thing, and continue to keep him.

In fact, when the leader asks the subordinates what mistakes they made, the mistakes themselves are not the most important.

The most important thing is whether you can let the leader know that your mind is still on the work and your loyalty to the leader. This is the most important point.

As long as the answer given is related to the word loyalty, the punishment given by the leader will not be too severe.

But Dr. Yue's answer highlights what it means to be a foolish and innocent person.

He would rather take all the blame on himself, never say a bad word about Wana, and never throw dirty water on the sisterhood.

In this case, even if the leader wants to save him, he can't save him, because this is purely seeking death.

Seeing this, Duke Leto shook his head in disappointment, and he made the final judgment on Dr. Yue:

"You colluded with hostile family forces and planned to harm the Atreides family. According to the family rules, you should be executed. Do you have anything else to say?"

After speaking, Leto drew a sharp dagger from his waist. This time he was not giving Dr. Yue a chance to defend himself again.

Instead, he asked the other party to say his last words.

For the inner ghost who betrayed the family, Leto must not show mercy.

Once unfaithful, never use him for life.

For the superior, loyalty is the most important attribute, even more important than ability!

After all, the resource investment required to build trust alone is already quite a lot.

Time, emotions, and various interests.

Once trust is broken, if you want to build it again, you need to invest thousands of times more resources than before.

But compared to expecting the other party to change and correct mistakes, it is better to screen and replace them with the next one.

Compared to change, screening is the most efficient choice.

So for the betrayer, whether it is to maintain family rules, prohibit later generations from following suit, or consider cost issues, killing the traitor is the best way to deal with it.

Dr. Yue already knows his next ending, but he did not show any fear or anxiety, but was relieved with ease.

Compared to the torment of conscience and witnessing his wife Wana suffering, it would be all over if he died.

"I have nothing else to say. You can kill me at will, Duke, but I beg you to save my wife, Wana. She is an innocent and good person."

Even at the last moment of his life, Dr. Yue was still concerned about his wife Wana, whose life and death were uncertain.

Hearing this, Leto was really angry. At this time, Dr. Yue was still thinking about his wife.

How could such a person be kept by his side with confidence? He only had his wife in his heart and didn't remember the good of his old employer.

What if Wana was kidnapped again one day? Would Dr. Yue continue to join forces with outsiders to target the Atreides family!

Duke Leto took a deep breath. He did not respond to Dr. Yue's request. Whether to save Wana was not within his consideration.

Immediately, Leto grabbed Dr. Yue's shoulder and quickly sent the dagger in his hand. With a stabbing sound, the sharp dagger easily pierced through the opponent's chest.

A large amount of blood gushed out of the broken heart, instantly dyeing Dr. Yue's clothes red, and Dr. Yue's consciousness began to become blurred.

Piercing the heart is not the easiest way to die, but it is not the most painful either. Being able to let Dr. Yue die as quickly as possible is the last token of affection that the Atreides family has for their retainer.

At this moment, Dr. Yue tightly grasped Duke Leto's wrist. He could clearly feel that his life was fading away quickly.

Even his clear vision gradually blurred.

Until the last moment of his life, Dr. Yue realized how wrong he was. Betraying the Atreides was the stupidest choice he had ever made.

Even if he really helped the Harkonnen family destroy the Atreides, how could he guarantee that the cruel Baron Barron would not want to kill people to silence them?

It was a pity that no matter how much he regretted, it was useless. The death that came to him locked his soul and slowly pulled it into the endless dark abyss.

Now Dr. Yue no longer needs to feel guilty or regretful for betrayal, because he has paid the price of blood for it.