Those decoys, originally only the size of small ships, unfolded their folded structures after being deployed. Their external dimensions kept swelling, rapidly morphing into the appearance of Armed Battleships, with identical size and length; to the naked eye it was hard to tell real from fake.
The only difference between these decoys and the real Armed Battleships was the lack of stealth coating.
But this was precisely Zheng Tian's psychological tactic. Beverly would assume that the invading enemy, feeling certain of victory, had grown careless and dispensed with stealth. Of course, if Beverly wanted to talk himself into it, he might also think the Expeditionary Army's stealth gear had a cooldown period, and they were now forced into visibility.
After releasing the decoys, the eight hundred Armed Battleships quietly dispersed.
Among them, a hundred ships led by Vincent Fanhuoyi took a long detour as a surprise detachment, heading for the far side of the star.
