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

After paying an extremely tragic price in casualties, the Harkonnen family had to accept the cruel reality before them: they simply could not break through the opposing fleet array!
But the sudden realization at this moment seemed a little too late. A large number of Harkonnen troops suffered heavy losses, and the morale of this family coalition was rapidly declining.

"No wonder that old man Leto dared to build these giant warships and openly expressed his rebellion. It turns out that the old guy had been prepared for this. I really underestimated him!"

Baron Barron growled with gritted teeth. The fact that he had lost the battle was right in front of him, and he had no choice but to believe it or not.

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

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

But when they encountered the giant steel ships of the Universal Corporation, the coalition forces instantly collapsed. Relying on the strength of its defense with an invisible health bar, the Universal Corporation was beaten into despair by a large group of Harkonnens.

They lost so many lives, but in the end the opponent's health was barely reduced. What's the point in persisting?

Baron Barron could also see that they might really lose this battle. If the Atreides family really won, the first to be liquidated would definitely be their Harkonnen family!
There's nothing we can do about it, since the Harkonnen family is the weakest.

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

If the Atreides family wants to take over this vast empire, it cannot do without the support and cooperation of the royal family.

On the other hand, the Harkonnen family had already emptied all of their funds just for this war, and had to borrow a lot of money from outside. If they were defeated and could not gain any benefits, what awaited them was destruction!

If Baron Barron had known that buying "government bonds" with the Colino royal family would also involve the risk of bankruptcy, he would not have bet everything at once.

"Contact the royal command immediately and have them send out troops to cooperate with our forces to attack the enemy fleet!"

Baron Barron almost roared when he issued this order. At this time, the Colino royal family had to work together with the Harkonnen family to kill Atreides in one fell swoop in order to have a chance of survival.

Otherwise, it's game over for everyone!

"Tell those guys who are hiding in their shells that with our current offensive power, we can't break through the other side's defenses. If they don't come, we can't continue this battle."

At this point in the war, anyone can see that the shield generators carried by the fleet array of the Universal Corporation are definitely as thick as they can be.

If they cannot concentrate their firepower and overload the enemy's shield, then all the military actions they are taking now will be nothing more than rushing forward to die.

If all the troops were really wiped out, the Atreides family would be so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

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

They will only make a profit if they win this battle, but if they lose, they will lose everything!

"Yes, Lord Baron."

Mentat Peter on the side responded. He felt very nervous at this moment. As a humanoid computer, Peter's deductive ability was quite outstanding.

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

According to his calculations, even if the Harkonnen and Colino families were to attack together, they would not be able to cause any substantial damage to the Atreides family's fleet.

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

In fact, Peter's calculations were completely correct.

As early as on the planet Caladan, the Atreides family had conducted close military exercises with the fleet of the Universal Corporation many times, and through military exercises, they tested how powerful the Universal Corporation's warships were.

You know, the artillery attacks used by the Atreides family are based on the defense array in low-Earth orbit and the giant cannon system on the surface of the planet.

Coupled with the intensive spacecraft harassment attacks, the triple firepower network failed to cause any signs of shield overload on the warships of the Universal Corporation.

The firepower of the Harkonnen family was much weaker than the attack test of the Atreides family, so the result was predictable.

At this time, the Harkonnens were still driving mosquito-sized spaceships, shuttling between star fields and attacking the battleship arrays of the Universal Corporation.

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

Not long after, Emperor Shaddam, who received the news, realized that something was wrong. He immediately gave orders, instructing the Sadoka Legion to join the battle.

The previous Emperor Saddam did have the idea of ​​consuming the military power of the Harkonnen family so that he could take advantage of the situation.

But he never thought of waiting and watching the Harkonnen family's troops being wiped out before launching his troops.

If we can't defeat the Atreides fleet and can't even land on Arrakis, then how can we destroy the Atreides and kill old Leto?

【Army attack! 】

As the order was issued by Basha, the commander of the Sadok Legion, countless new spaceships and fighter planes swarmed out from the tall ships of the Space Association like a swarm of bees.

They pounced towards the battleship array of the Universal Corporation and engaged in a fierce battle with the swarm of AI drones released by the Corporation.

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

Giant companies still hold absolute advantages!
Although the combat effectiveness of the Sadoka Legion is outstanding in the Galactic Empire, in the field of interstellar warfare, the competition is about giant ships, cannons and shields.

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

There is no need to compare the technological content of giant ships, nor to compare the combat capabilities and tactics of the navy. There is only one word to describe war - fight!

As long as there are enough spaceships, victory will belong to the kryptonians.

But now, facing the civilization of the Universal Giant Enterprise that has added technological points to the right path, after witnessing the giant warship array that can break all laws with one force.

The fate that awaits the Harkonnen and the Colino people is naturally a dimensionality reduction attack.

This is like a group of primitive savages armed with spears launching a suicidal charge towards a modern army equipped with artillery. On the surface, they look murderous, but in fact they will be shattered at the slightest touch.

What's more, the Sadok Legion is only good at close combat with cold weapons. They are an army combat unit, and an elite force in the army.

Letting them charge along with the navy is pure chaos. It is impossible for people to realize their value if their profession is not suitable.

But at this point, Emperor Saddam had no other good options.

It’s because they don’t have AI automated driving technology, so they can only use humans to fly the spacecraft.

Fortunately, the difficulty of driving the Galactic Empire's spaceships has been optimized quite well. As long as the driver's mind is normal, he can quickly learn to drive these spaceships.

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

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

Every battleship of the global giant enterprise has intelligent AI with various functions as assistance, such as 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 can also make various unimaginable tactical coordination.

Naval battles in the field of interstellar warfare are actually somewhat similar to shooting games, where victory is achieved by relying on weapons to destroy the enemy's defenses.

In the field of shooting, AI is inherently more sensitive and powerful than the human brain. It 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 lock!

Even if the Sadok Legion went through untold hardships and broke through the giant enterprise's long-range attack and close-range defense artillery, and avoided the tricky AI drones, they could still successfully achieve a boarding landing.

What awaits them is not the dawn of victory, but the top human warriors who sweep across the universe, the Astartes and Spartan warriors!

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

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Arrakis.

The naval battle between space star fields 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 reached half, it would almost collapse.

A strictly trained army can hold out until 60% of its casualties occur before it collapses. An iron army that can fight to the death is basically unseen in the Galactic Empire.

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

Just go all in.

Such a decision has resulted in even greater casualties for the coalition forces. Viewed from the ground of Arrakis, the "stars" tonight are particularly bright and dazzling.

But those starlights are just the afterglow of the fallen spacecraft.

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 extremely anxious. The troops of the Harkonnen family did not arrive as expected, which meant that the situation had changed. If it continued like this, he would be exposed!
Looking at the protective device that was about to restart the defense system, Dr. Yue felt disheartened. What he had done might have been discovered by Duke Leto.

By then, as a traitor, he would surely be caught by the Atreides guards and die in humiliation and stain, and his wife Vana would never have any hope of being rescued.

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

"Doctor Yue, the stars are very bright tonight. Why are you here instead of going outside to look at the stars?"

As he said this, Leto shook the shielding field device on his wrist intentionally or unintentionally. That 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 was emitting blue light, which meant that the shield field of the Atreides base had been restarted.

Dr. Yue's plan has been fully exposed.

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

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Duke, I have no choice."

Dr. Yue lowered his head with a guilty look on his face. He didn't know how he should face his old boss Leto, but at this moment, deep down in his heart he felt more shame and anger.

Because whether as a retainer of Atreides or a spy 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 wouldn't have believed that Dr. Yue would betray him.

After all, the example of Dr. Suke turning against the head of the family is truly unheard of, but this kind of thing happened within the Atreides family.

"Tell me why you betrayed the Atreides."

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

"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke."

Dr. Yue did not dare to look up and look the other in the eye. He told Leto how his wife Vana was captured and tortured by the Harkonnen, and said that only by doing this could Vana be saved.

After hearing the other party's inner confession, Duke Leto showed a look of disappointment. In his heart, he had already sentenced Dr. Yue to death!
The reason why Leto asked Dr. Yue why he betrayed his family was actually just to give him one last chance to "prove his innocence."

As long as Dr. Yue said that he was brainwashed by Wana and persecuted by the sisterhood, he had to do such disloyal things that hurt the Atreides family to show that he was still loyal to the family.

Perhaps Leto would consider giving him a lighter sentence, or even making a small matter out of a big one, and continue to use him.

In fact, when a leader asks his subordinates what mistakes they made, the mistake itself is not the most important thing.

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

As long as the answer given has anything to do with the word loyalty, the punishment given by the leader will not be too severe.

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

She would rather take all the blame on herself and never say a bad word about Wana or throw dirty water on the sisterhood.

In a situation like this, even if the leader wants to save the person, there is no way to do so, because this is simply seeking death.

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

"You colluded with the enemy 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 saying this, Leto pulled out a sharp dagger from his waist. This time he was not giving Dr. Yue a chance to defend himself again.

Instead, let the other person say his or her last words.

Leto will definitely not show mercy to the traitor who betrayed the family.

Be unfaithful once, never be faithful again.

For those in power, loyalty is the most important attribute, even more important than ability!

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

Time, emotions, and various interests.

Once trust is broken, it will take thousands of times more resources to rebuild it.

But instead of expecting the other person to change and correct their mistakes, it is better to screen and replace them with someone else.

Compared with changing, screening is the most efficient option.

Therefore, for betrayers, whether it is for the purpose of maintaining family rules and preventing newcomers from following suit, or for cost considerations, killing the traitor is the best way to deal with him.

Dr. Yue already knew what his next outcome would be, but he did not show any fear or anxiety. Instead, he looked relaxed and relieved.

Compared to the torment of his conscience and witnessing his wife Vana suffer, his death would put an end to all things.

"I have nothing else to say. Your Excellency the Duke, you can kill me at will, but I beg you to save my wife, Vana. 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 or death was uncertain.

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

How can you trust such a person to stay by your side? He only has his wife in his heart and doesn't remember the good things about his old employer.

What if Vana is kidnapped again one day? Will 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 or not to save Wana was not within his consideration.

Immediately, Leto grabbed Dr. Yue's shoulder and thrust the dagger in his hand forward quickly. 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 held Duke Leto's wrist tightly. He could clearly feel that his life was quickly fading away.

Even the clear vision gradually became blurred.

It was not until the last moment of his life that 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 Atreides, how could he guarantee that the cruel Baron Barron would not think of killing people to silence them?

Unfortunately, no matter how much he regretted, it was of no avail. The invading death 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 already paid the price with blood.

(End of this chapter)