Chapter 253, Bewitched
If one word is used to describe the current mood of King Luman and Gu Ming, it would be:
Panic.
When Perbov saw the orange-red tail flame that cut through the night sky, he was still not sure what it was. After all, the interstellar communication equipment he had was destroyed in a previous bombing. He was lucky to have survived, and Leroy was deaf in one ear, which was already considered lucky. The communication equipment that could not be moved could not be saved.
But Gu Ming is different.
He had smooth communications with the four Chamber of Commerce fleets that were still under his control, and even had an independent star language tower for interstellar communications.
He knew clearly that the ship, the Blade Tiger, which belonged to the Imperial Navy's Pegasus Fleet, was approaching and was definitely not here to help him.
Although there was no exact intelligence, he was roughly certain that this starship was carrying his cousin's army.
When he first got the news, he was extremely angry and made many phone calls to many bigwigs on Feiyi Star.
However, the three most important communications, namely those sent to the sector leader Pedes, the Pegasus fleet commander Tillemans, and the naval family Fofana, were all unanswered.
Obviously, the other party didn't answer.
At this point, no matter how hopeful he was, he understood one fact: he was abandoned.
The political situation in the star zone has chosen to stand on the side of Wang Qi and Gu Hang, the mother and son.
At this time, his mentality began to undergo some...interesting changes.
After the rage, the luck, and the disappointment of his luck, he began to become hysterical.
He ordered the four Chamber of Commerce fleets to stop the Sharp Blade Tiger from approaching at "all costs".
This was a crazy order. Perhaps he was not thinking clearly when he gave the order.
Actively attacking the Imperial Navy, what does this mean?
Do you really want to rebel?
That means if they win, they can forget about doing any work for the Imperial Chamber of Commerce and they all have to run for their lives.
If you can escape and become a space pirate, you are just lucky.
But fortunately, although Gu Ming went crazy, the frontline commanders of the four Chamber of Commerce fleets who heard the order did not go crazy.
They listened as the Imperial Navy opened public communications, constantly demanding in the name of the Imperial Navy and the Pegasus Fleet that all interstellar ships in the region cease all hostile actions, otherwise they would be regarded as traitors to the Empire.
These front-line commanders called one after another, using the excuse of confirming the order to first test the authenticity of the order; when Gu Ming repeatedly emphasized that the order was indeed issued by him, they turned to persuade him earnestly.
Anyway, no matter whether you, Gu Ming, listen or not, we will definitely not open fire.
Everyone follows you to cause trouble, risking their lives, and starting family feuds. To put it bluntly, it is all for the sake of a better life in the future. If the boss of your own family becomes the boss of the family, everyone can earn more and have a better status by following you...
A fight with the Imperial Navy would be a completely different matter.
Whether it was people who cared about their own future or people who were loyal to Gu Ming, they were all trying to persuade him. Even the latter knew that if they took action, there would be no way back.
Or would you really like to be a pirate?
If you have this determination, what else can you do?
Gu Ming gradually calmed down and cold sweat broke out on his back.
Fortunately, I didn’t fight.
Not only can naval battles not be fought, but even the Blade Tiger's landing ship cannot be fought while it is flying towards the surface.
The first landing ship is also part of the Blade Tiger and belongs to the Imperial Navy. If the troops released after landing are from the Angry Owl Star, that is one thing. But if it is blown up in mid-air, with no remains left and no evidence, what if people say that they are the marines deployed on the starship?
There is no point in making excuses.
Then we can only let them down and fight.
Ness Luhman next to him was furious.
"How could the Imperial Navy do this?! It's so unfair!"
"What if this is just the beginning? What if the Imperial Navy continues to transport troops from the Angry Owl to the Black Arrow? Are we just going to watch?"
"Are you asking me to use the power of a kingdom to fight against a planet?!"
He kept talking, his expression filled with grief and anger.
Gu Ming sighed, then turned to Luman and said, "At this point, we can only fight to the death. Can you recruit more troops? Especially more 'Knights', Knight Titans... I will make up for your losses in the future..."
Having said this, Luhman pushed him hard.
Gu Ming fell to the ground.
His bodyguards and guards of the Luman Kingdom all moved, but after all, no blood was shed. They just drew their weapons and pointed them at the opposite side, but did not fire.
With red eyes, Ness Luman stared at Gu Ming: "I have staked everything I have, but the situation is completely different from what you promised in the past!"
"I will make it up to you..."
"Compensate your mother!" Ness cursed, "Now it's a question of whether we can win!"
Gu Ming stood up and stared at Ness Luman and said, "Don't talk to me in that tone, as if all the mistakes were caused by me! We made the decision together, and the main force behind the action is your army! Don't I know that the key issue now is whether we can win? Just now, I almost let my fleet attack the Imperial Navy in order to win!"
At this point, Gu Ming calmed down a little: "Now we must not have conflicts, do you understand? I need your strength, otherwise I can't win; you also need me, otherwise you won't get anything even if you win!"
Luman ruffled his hair and let out an unwilling roar.
He really regretted it.
But what can we do?
Bewildered.
After a while, he said, "There are still three Knight Titans in the kingdom, but those three marquises... they may not listen to me completely. I will try my best to persuade them, and I will make some promises, and you will have to pay for these promises in the future. If they come over, in addition to the three Knight Titans, we can also gather three hundred Sentinel Knights and two hundred thousand conscripts..."
"not enough."
"I can also contact several other countries. They have put a lot of diplomatic pressure on us recently, but in essence they are dissatisfied with our actions without informing them and without promising them any benefits. I can share some future power in exchange for their not saying support, but at least not sending troops to intervene. This will allow me to mobilize some more border defense forces..."
“It’s still not enough.”
"Then think about it! Can you pray to the Emperor and ask him to conjure up an army of a million for us?"
At this point, Gu Ming confirmed that the Luhman Kingdom had been squeezed to the limit.
"That's fine, but we have to hurry up, we have to hurry up, time is running out..."
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(End of this chapter)
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