At the end of Year 150 of the Federation calendar, in the Large Magellan System.
In the void, a large number of fleets had been assembled and were waiting for the final order to depart.
For this battle, Lin Fan directly mobilized 70% of the Federation's core fleets, which were the 1-10 Galaxy Clusters, the 101-105 Galaxy Clusters, and the 1-3 Underworld Legions.
Compared to the previous expedition, it was clear that this expedition had more highlights.
First of all, the three-digit number of the fleets.
One had to know that each Galaxy Cluster had a scale of one billion warships, and no matter how fast the Federation developed, it was impossible for the core to develop more than a hundred Galaxy Clusters in just a few years.
So, what was the situation with the 101-105 Galaxy Clusters in the core?
This started from the early days when the Angels were incorporated into the Federation.
In that era, the human population was only in the tens of billions.
What about the Angels?
They were in the hundreds of billions, which was ten to twenty times more than the human population.
Therefore, after the Angels were incorporated into the Federation, there was a controversy about the Angels serving in the Federation's fleet.
After all, there were too many Angels, and if they were given the same treatment as humans, then the entire Federation's Starfleet would be made up of Angels!
At that time, the Federation couldn't accept this at all. Even Lin Zhen, who had married the Angel Queen Bella, was the same.
It did not involve personal feelings, and purely from the perspective of civilization, no matter who it was, they would not agree.
Therefore, for a long time, the Angels only served in the Federation's Starfleet on a small scale, and most of them served in the second-line fleets, which were the so-called internal guard fleets of the Galaxy.
It was not until decades later that the Angels' values and beliefs were completely integrated into the Federation that this gap finally loosened.
It was also because of this that a three-digit number of fleets began to appear in the core, which was the 101-105 Galaxy Clusters. These were the five Federation fleets made up entirely of Angels.
At the same time, this was also a trial for the Federation.
As long as there were no problems, a large number of Angels would gradually enter the first-line fleets in the future to solve the Federation's lack of manpower due to the lack of population.
At the same time, this experiment would serve as an important reference for the future plans of the Elves and the Three-Eyed Race.
Speaking of the first Angel Fleets in the history of the Federation, their commander was also someone that everyone was familiar with, Elfi.
As the most famous commander of the Angel race, Elfi's ability to command the fleet was unquestionable. However, she had no choice but to leave the fleet because she had inherited the position of the new Angel Queen.
Of course, back then, she couldn't stand the boring life of an Angel Queen. She quickly threw the responsibility to Lin Tian and quit.
To her, commanding the Starfleet and engaging in interstellar wars was the life she wanted. As for being a queen, she had had enough!
However, a few days after Lin Tian took over as the Angel King, he sold the entire Angel race to the Federation and became one of the Federation's allies.
After that, although Elfi entered the Federation's fleet, due to the many problems mentioned before, she was only able to command the second-line fleets and was unable to participate in the later wars of the Federation. Until today …
When the Federation formed the Angel Fleets, Elfi was willing to return to the frontlines and naturally became the first commander of the Angel Fleets.
After that, the five Angel Fleets were the three Underworld Legions.
In fact, one could guess what these three legions were just from the name alone.
That's right, it was an experimental fleet built by the Federation after obtaining an endless supply of Eros.
The crew of the fleet were all C-grade and above dark energy users. The warships were all the latest Underworld class warships designed and built by the Federation.
In this expedition, each of the legions would be combined with five galaxy clusters and be responsible for the combat missions of one galaxy cluster.
In fact, the purpose of sending them out to fight was to put them into actual combat and test their performance on the battlefield to determine the future development of the Dark Energy Fleets.
If they messed up, the Federation's future funding for the Dark Energy Fleets would probably be greatly reduced.
It could be said that the burden on these three Underworld class legions was not small at all.
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Not far from the fleet's assembly point, there was a huge fortress in the void. It was the Federation's Core Fleet Headquarters.
In the command room, Chris and a shadow stood side by side in front of a huge porthole.
"Marshal, it's not too late for me to go now …"
"No, you have to stay here and take charge of the situation!"
"But …"
"No buts. Remember, you're already the highest commander of the Core Fleet!"
Looking at the huge fleet in front of him, Chris's heart was itching. He could not wait to take a shuttle and personally command the battle!
But obviously, this idea was rejected by Lin Fan who was communicating with him.
In fact, Lin Fan was not wrong. After all, Elfi was the highest commander of the Federation's Core Fleet. If he ran to the frontlines all day, what would he do?
What he needed to do was to take charge of the situation!
Of course, there was the most important point that Lin Fan did not mention.
Can't you see that I'm basically not going to the frontlines to command for the sake of the situation? Of course, I need to find someone to suffer with me!
Sigh …
Seeing that Lin Fan did not relent at all, Chris could only give up on this idea.
He understood all of this, but he could not completely change his identity in a short period of time.
This was like a veteran who had been fighting for a lifetime suddenly being asked to leave the frontlines and sit in an office all day long.
This kind of role change required time.
"Marshal, Commander!"
"The expedition fleet is ready. The three commanders, Qin Tian, Erio, and Elfi, are waiting for orders to depart!"
Just as Chris was slowly accepting the painful reality, his adjutant walked over and whispered in his ear.
"Order the fleet to depart in five minutes according to their assigned targets!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Chris quickly sorted out his emotions, turned around, and ordered his adjutant.
At this moment, his voice was completely different from when he talked to Lin Fan before. He once again had the majesty of the highest commander.
Lin Fan, who was on the side, looked at this scene and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Three expeditionary forces, a total of 15.3 billion battleships, all started their engines at this moment and began to channel energy into the hyperspace engine.
Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye. As countless hyperspace windows were opened, the three enormous fleets …
One by one, they disappeared on the spot …