Chapter 1004, admitted

Robert's expeditionary force was huge.

He wished to recruit a large number of soldiers for training, these people being drawn from Holy Terra and from the nearest Hive World, Necromund.

Once a large number of people are withdrawn from construction, the effectiveness of the alliance's economic construction investment will be significantly reduced.

To build more Space Marine chapters, a considerable population is also needed for conscription and screening.

The gene seed stocks on Holy Terra and Mars must be used, and the Primaris technology developed by the Great Sage Cawl will come into play; if the gene seeds are not enough, it is even possible to extract gene fragments directly from Robert and then re-cultivate them - although this is rarely done.

In short, gene seeds are not a particularly big problem.

But the problem is population and money.

It is not enough to just create Space Marines. Orders must be placed crazily to Mars and the Alliance's many forging worlds and industrial worlds to build a large number of weapons and equipment.

A full set of equipment for a Space Marine is also very expensive, not to mention an entire standardized chapter, which also requires various heavy equipment and ships.

In addition to these ground troops, Robert's expedition of course also requires a large number of warships.

The Solar Fleet was an important part of the expedition, but Robert still felt it was not enough. Moreover, the Solar Fleet could not be used entirely for his Indomitable Expedition. After all, Holy Terra could not be defended without leaving ships.

This requires the construction of a large number of new ships.

Mars' orders were already overflowing, and they had received repeated inquiries: the Terran government requested that the production of various industrial consumer goods, infrastructure supplies, and factory equipment be prioritized. However, Robert's Indomitable Crusade headquarters requested that military products be given the highest priority...

These two conflicting orders made them confused and they didn't know what to do.

How will Gu Hang resolve this contradiction?

…

Gu Hang didn't even think about it. Between these two real contradictions, he would inevitably choose to develop first and then fight.

According to his philosophy, all conquered territories should be developed as core territories and used for farming. Therefore, the benefits of war are never immediate or immediate, but look to the future.

To be honest, this is different from every expedition the human empire has undertaken in the past.

Past imperial expeditions had immediate benefits. As long as they could win battles, they could use the wars to support their wars.

The reason is very simple. If the race conquered is a foreign race, then they will be plundered to death in an extermination-style manner; and even if the world of human beings is recovered, then the only change is from extermination-style plunder to destructive plunder.

The Empire's expeditionary forces always hold the view that current sacrifices are for a greater goal.

The army lacks food and weapons, and the military factories in the rear lack raw materials, workers and energy. How can we achieve results faster? That is plunder and slavery.

As for the damage caused to the local society...it is often an objective reality.

The destruction caused by war is an objective reality, and the subsequent destruction caused by exhaustion will cause a world that may have been rich and developed to become decadent.

If they are lucky, the war will end and the world will be able to enjoy a relatively long period of peace. Even if they have to pay imperial taxes, they may be able to slowly recover in the future. If they are unlucky, the war will last for a long time and the world will be severely damaged. It will not be easy to recover. The empire will usually not invest in construction at will. It all depends on themselves.

But this is not how the alliance fights.

Sometimes, Gu Hang would rather expand the army less and slow down the expedition, but lay a solid foundation.

It was precisely because of these foundations that one world after another recovered from darkness, chaos, and poverty, which in turn provided blood transfusions to the expedition, and slowly the snowballed, resulting in the Alliance that now looks "rich" from the outside.

How can we be rich? We have accumulated this wealth bit by bit!

The Alliance considered this model successful during the past century of expeditions and believed it was something they would maintain over the long term. The same was true here on Holy Terra.

To build up Holy Terra, even if we can't completely restore it to its former peak state, if we can achieve 60% to 70% of it, that would be very good.

Gu Hang would rather hope that Robert's Indomitable Expedition would slow down a bit and start construction first.

He decided to discuss the issue with Robert himself.

…

It wasn't that Robert couldn't understand the alliance's strategy. However, his conversation with Gu Hang still ended on an unpleasant note.

This is not a question of whether you understand or not, or whether you can see clearly or not.

In other words, it has nothing to do with wisdom. It's a question of perspective.

Robert actually supported the Alliance's expeditionary approach. While there might be greater short-term pressure, it would provide a more solid foundation and greater future potential. The Alliance's current success was inseparable from their decades of steady progress.

However, everything has a limit.

If we have to make every world ready before we can start the expedition, then many worlds outside that could have been saved may not be saved due to delays.

Robert agreed that Holy Terra should be well developed, and he also understood that after Holy Terra recovered its vitality, it would be of great help to his Indomitable Crusade in the long run.

However, the issue that cannot be ignored is that no matter what choice is made, the most important thing is to serve the expedition.

Blindly immersed in construction, the progress of the expedition was dragged down to a very slow pace...

This kind of thing had happened during the founding expeditions, and some legions had clearly learned a lesson from it.

Construction is also for expedition, and sometimes there is no need to be so extreme and perfect.

In addition to these factors, another consideration is that he is the leader of the Indomitable Crusade and the regent of the empire, and the imperial government should follow his requirements.

How can you still go against it?

This is totally different from what was said at the beginning!

However, after talking with Gu Hang, no matter how unhappy he was, he still...

Admit it.

On the one hand, he felt the toughness of Gu Hang's attitude.

On the other hand, Gu Hang also came up with a solution.

After listening to this, Robert's face darkened a little, but... he finally chose to agree.

(End of this chapter)