The horizon

"Listen, if you don't want to tell me, forget it." Richard waved with apparent annoyance

"Haha, who said I don't want to tell you? Your father actually said the same words. He said that if we defeat the five fleets and only cause some damage to them, they will return with support, and if we completely annihilate them, the Great Serpent Empire will come for revenge. He has been facing a big dilemma since hearing about the size of the enemy's forces." Caesar then nodded and looked towards the horizon, "What I know is that he said that the goal of the war was not to destroy the enemy fleets, but to completely defeat the Great Serpent Empire so that they would never think of returning again, or at least cause so much damage that it would take several centuries to recover before they think about coming back."

"And the solution, in his opinion, is..?" Richard furrowed his eyebrows, knowing how difficult such a decision would be if he were to be in the same position