If one could clear up this relationship, everything would become easy to understand. The Blazing Legion certainly is not some dog's plaything. However, relative to the existence of the Blazing Legion, the Military Department indeed hadn't focused on itself, only due to Greedy Wolf perceiving the Blazing Crisis did he order the super soldiers to provide support. Other high-ranking officials remained indifferent. Perhaps it was precisely because no one wished to interfere with his autonomy that this indirectly reflected Greedy Wolf's attention to him.

Of course, the Military Department, also known as the so-called "foster mother," placed more emphasis on the super soldiers themselves; otherwise, they wouldn't have expended such a significant amount of manpower and resources to develop the super soldiers.

Compared with the super soldiers, a super fleet comprising over a hundred thousand people also played a crucial role in every major battle, while his own legion was not worth mentioning. Otherwise, with his privileges, he wouldn't possess such a small army.

To know people is to employ them wisely. One could say that his legion was still insignificant, lacking in battle honors. However, compared to conquering Mardis, the Federation indeed did not wish to capture this planet prematurely. In the event of the Black Devil pirates, it was his arrival that disrupted the Federation's plan to follow and grasp the political evidence of culpability of Bergheide. Therefore, his seemingly brilliant and exceptional military record, upon detailed analysis, indeed wasn't worth mentioning.

Nevertheless, having found the key to the puzzle, Feng Yi felt much more at ease in that instant. The first thing he had to consider was how to solve the puzzle. It wasn't long before he transmitted the message to Greedy Wolf through Heavenly Communication.

Greedy Wolf's eyes sparkled, as though he had been waiting for a long time, "Speak, what brings you to me?"

Feng Yi replied, "General, I have some concerns about the Twin Stars issue."

"What kind of concerns?"

"On the matter of losses, what is more important: the casualties or the mission itself? How can we ensure the minimum casualties?"

Greedy Wolf thought for a moment, then, instead of answering directly, he recited a few ancient words to Feng Yi, "Water can carry a boat but can also capsize it, rice can fill a stomach but can also burst it. The key lies in moderation. The Twin Stars issue follows the same principle—heh, it's up to you to grasp it." With that, Greedy Wolf disconnected the communication.

How to grasp it? Feng Yi mulled over these words for a long time...

Indeed, a hunter can become the prey, and the prey can also turn into the hunter; the relationship between the two is relative, there are no absolutes. In fact, the Twin Stars issue is an amplified version of this hunter-prey relationship. When both friend and foe are shrouded in the War Fog, uncertain of how to advance or retreat, a commander's decision can greatly influence the outcome of the engagement.

It's like a balance scale. When the weights on both sides are equal, the scale appears stable with no tipping. But as a commander, even a minor order from you, whether to advance or retreat, could cause the scale to tilt. This is like the chain reaction principle, where a tilt in one angle could bring about a significant shift in the entire course of the battle.

On a small scale, two good friends often come to blows over trivial matters that evolve and escalate into uncontrollable situations, similar to war. Even the smartest person will experience stagnation in their thinking, and it may actually be beneficial to lay down the heavy burden, go out for some fresh air, enjoy the breeze, look at flowers, roam the streets, admire beauties, and boast or chop some wood and have a smoke.

Otherwise, what's the point of having military advisors? At times like these, as a commander, you could instead listen to the advice of other military staff. You may find the solution to a puzzle that you have been unable to solve on your own.

After all, being in the Twin Stars and being in Mardis are different. Twin Stars is located within the borders of the Saudi territory, and while being in Mardis, even if the Blazing Legion is defeated, the Federal forces are always ready to support from behind. However, the Federation cannot support Twin Stars, which is light-years away; any incident there cannot be supported in a short time. Therefore, the commander's ability to make immediate decisions becomes the main factor in determining the life and death of a troop.

When you make the right decision where you should have been wrong, one can only say you are a military genius. However, when you make a wrong decision that even a primary school student could easily discern as wrong at a time when you should be right, your troops could be on the brink of annihilation. In other words, choosing to defend when you should attack won't result in a total loss, but you will miss the best opportunity to attack. On the other hand, if you choose to attack when you should be defending, it might directly lead to the destruction of your forces.

A victory could be a pyrrhic one, winning a desolate city, that's akin to losing the battle but winning the result. On the other hand, defeat could also mean a strategic retreat without losing a single soldier. In the military meeting, Feng Yi's answer that made Greedy Wolf quite satisfied was about the relationship between victory and defeat, and the tactics regarding their stance on Twin Stars.

But Feng Yi only answered half right, or rather identified the key issues, similar to how much salt and seasoning should be added to a dish; yet, how the dish should be stir-fried, how it should be cooked, he hadn't considered that. If the dish turns out well, it's certainly a good dish. If not, or if the taste is off and the bones are tough and stinky, it would be better not to eat it at all.

Therefore, controlling the heat when cooking becomes a critical issue. Greedy Wolf could only give hints to Feng Yi about this, saying there are many paths to take, but safety comes first. The specific choice still depends on how he decides to walk it. Greedy Wolf believes that no one understands Feng Yi better than him and knows very well that Feng Yi, being obstinate, might still come up with other schemes even if he were shown the clear path.

Because his own strategic principles and thinking were always opposed to Feng Yi's. His intentions tended more towards winning with less, seeking the greatest strategic outcomes with the least cost. Feng Yi's strategic intent, however, was to achieve various strategic objectives with minimal casualties. If it was not possible to avoid casualties and sacrifices, he might even prefer to abandon long-planned strategies.

Of course, there are exceptions under compelling circumstances, such as rescuing Hugo, which forced him to abandon the main battlefield of the Blazing Legion. But such cases were exceptions; more often than not, Feng Yi wouldn't consider these things. This could be seen from his guerrilla fighting along with several hundred soldiers in the Roland Battlefield, where they would spend an average of 17 hours a day in their mechas, either on the move or repairing the mechas, or figuring out how to annoy the enemy.

However, according to the strategic agreements signed by the alliance, Saudi was restrained by Diya at that time, and Feng Yi's opponent was the third empress of the Pross Empire. With Valan and Bergheide joining rapidly, the two forces of Hell's Gate and the Zana Republic, which had been stationary, also joined the strife in succession.

Even so, Feng Yi's strategic style did not change. He had been through his fair share of large and small wars. Except for the last confrontation with Kexiao, where he suffered heavy losses, nearly losing half of his troops – reducing a 30,000-man formation to less than 20,000 – he hadn't really suffered much. Of course, Kexiao's loss wasn't small either, but they had the foresight to trade 100,000 expendable troops for 10,000 elite soldiers. It wasn't really a loss to Feng Yi, considering that Mardis was a planet that was adversely affecting the military capabilities of Saudi.

Others might say that the value of luxury goods produced in Mardis far exceeds military expenses, but the fact that luxury goods cannot be quickly liquidated is also true. Prolonged consumption would only lead to a supply shortage causing negative growth for Saudi's heavy industry. Moreover, luxury goods during wartime might overnight lead to a bubble expansion, much like the three major bubble events of the 19th, 22nd, and 25th centuries.

In the eyes of ambitious madmen, any government bond can turn into a pile of waste paper, but in front of the victor, even waste paper can be turned into cash conditioned upon terms. To the victor belong the spoils, and all of this will depend on the post-war agreements – these so-called post-war agreements are the real constraints with practical significance that winners impose on the losers. But Feng Yi would never allow fate to bind him. It was time to enter the main storyline.

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