Chapter 463: Losers are war criminals, and only the weak are traitors
What Kazimierz Erso meant by "urging" was more than just a thought.
He certainly took action.
A squadron, carrying a company of Space Marines, was on its way to Seven Horses.
It is definitely impossible to go straight, because the green skins have blocked the way. If you want to go to Qimadi, you have to go a long way.
In this sense, the two sides cannot be considered to be completely separated. After all, it cannot be said that the other two star regions in the south and east are not imperial territories.
But how are star regions defined?
In the real universe, the physical distance between two different galaxies is very far. For human ships that can only travel at sub-light speed at best, there are no conditions for passage. They can only rely on star tunnels to jump across the desperate astronomical distance of the physical universe.
This means that no matter how far the physical distance between two adjacent galaxies on the star map is, as long as they are connected by an astral tunnel, the two worlds will be called adjacent worlds on the star map and will be drawn together.
The connection between star regions also follows the same logic. As long as the galaxies in a star region are connected to another galaxy, they will be drawn together; however, it should be noted that the reverse is not necessarily true. For the sake of the completeness of the star map, sometimes two adjacent worlds are drawn together just because it is complete and convenient to draw, and they are not actually directly connected.
But no matter what, as long as the star regions are adjacent to each other on the map, they are not too far away. If there is no direct connection, you can always jump over by jumping from other star regions. Otherwise, the distance would not be so close.
Within the scope of the star field, the traffic in the star tunnel is quite well-connected. As long as you are within a star field, you can always find a way to another star area through various routes and different ways of going around.
However, each star field is different from another.
Humans took the initiative to demarcate the area connected by a large number of star tunnels into a star field. Often, the connection between such an area and another star field will suddenly narrow down to only one or two.
On the star map, the south of the Dragon Eagle Star Region is the Carved Silk Star Region. On the map, it looks like there is a large border between the two star regions, but in fact, there are only two star tunnels between the two star regions. One is in the Black Bone Ridge Star Region, and the other is in the Fire Eagle Star Region.
The Black Bone Ridge star zone is a conflict star zone. Humans and green-skinned orcs are still fighting in the star zone, but it is not the main battlefield, so the fighting is not fierce. The Diaocho star region government in the south is still a little panicked when they see their northern neighbor being beaten up like this. They also have their own problems to solve in their star region, but they still squeezed out some of their forces to help defend the Black Bone Ridge, mainly because they are afraid that the Iron Tooth Clan will go south along the Black Bone Ridge and bring the war to their home.
It is impossible to go through Black Bone Ridge, so the only option is the Fire Eagle Star Sector.
From the Fire Eagle Star Region south of the Yunluo Star Region, turn to the Diaocho Star Region in the south. Then, from west to east, cross almost the entire Diaocho Star Region, and head north to enter the Donglin Star Region. There is a star tunnel between the Bianma Star Region and the Donglin Star Region, which can enter the Qima Land.
This is the only way, and it is very roundabout. One trip, even by fast boat, will take three or four months.
It's ridiculous, but there's nothing we can do.
The team sent by Erso took this route.
Of course, Erso would not think that relying on less than a hundred Fury Space Marines alone would allow the Alliance to "more seriously" engage in war.
The Alliance doesn't look like an obedient party, let alone the Phoenix, which is even more hostile.
They won't be that obedient.
We can only use some strong means.
Of course not by using force.
He led the team to the Pegasus star region to meet Gu Hang's captain of the 7th Company of the Fury Regiment, Cordoba Javier, with a military order in his hand.
This order, which clearly has the force of imperial law, is the key.
They had already set out a long time ago, so I thought they should have arrived by now.
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"Captain Kazimierz Erso, the highest person in charge of the Dragon Eagle War Zone, in the name of the war zone commander, requires our troops to attack the Jinguan Star Zone with all their strength?"
"The order requires me to end the Temir Campaign and win it within two months; and to bring the war to the Yinguan Star Region within four months, and to strike an effective blow to the heartland of the Iron-toothed Green-skinned Aliens?"
"The order requires us not to delay, and every goal is non-negotiable. Otherwise, I, Gu Hang, and the political entity of the Alliance will bear the unshirkable responsibility for the failure of the entire battle. The highest punishment is to sentence me to death and dissolve the political entity of the Alliance?"
"If necessary, Javier Cordoba, the commander of the Fury Chapter sent to the Pegasus sector, can take over all military forces in the Seven Horses. When he needs it, everyone from the Phoenix Chapter to the Alliance Forces, from the Imperial Navy and the Astra Militarum to the Planetary Defense Forces of the 88 worlds in the Seven Horses should accept all his orders unconditionally?"
Gu Hang looked at the copy of the order given to him by Captain Cordoba of the Fury Regiment, and he didn't even feel angry. He just wanted to laugh.
About half a month ago, news came from Bianma III that Javier Cordoba and the company of the Fury Regiment led by him entered the Bianma star region and were heading towards the heart of the Alliance.
He came with orders from the Dragonhawk War Zone Supreme Command, and he was also the captain of a notorious Space Marine Chapter, so no one dared to stop him along the way.
The league also did not issue an order for an interception.
He arrived at Feiyi Star without any obstacles.
They refused to leave the ship, and Cordoba instead demanded that Governor Gu Hang come on board to meet him.
Arrogant Space Marine, totally clueless.
Gu Hangli ignored him and treated him as if he were just a bunch of air.
He just does what he should do normally. He is very busy now. The alliance has spent a total of three years in this war, and in the past two years it has finally found a rhythm that suits it.
According to Gu Hang's own summary, it is to seek development in a protracted war; on the basis of stabilizing the front line and safeguarding the safety of Qima land, accelerate the integration of Qima and strengthen the comprehensive strength of the alliance.
In general, all the imperial taxes payable by the Seven Horses should fully cover all war expenditures; all government fiscal revenues of the Seven Horses should be focused on the development of the Seven Horses themselves, especially the development of their military potential.
Moreover, the Alliance's control over the Seven Horses has expanded from the first nine worlds to thirty-two worlds through the spread of the Economic Union Act. All of the first nine worlds have already reached the vassal level LV5, and half of the second twenty-three worlds have also reached LV5.
This means that the Alliance's control over them is already quite strong. Even these planets that have reached the LV5 vassal level can almost be regarded as the Alliance's core territories in another sense.
Moreover, the total production value of these worlds has increased by at least 30% in the past two years, and the highest has even more than doubled.
It is twice the size of a planet. The Little General 6 in the Iron Horse Star Zone is an abandoned fortress world with a population of 2 billion. It used to have great military significance, but now it has no military value. The situation is a bit similar to the previous Steel Wing Star.
After the signing of the Economic Community Act, civilian and industrial transformation was carried out in full swing on General No. 6, and the original production potential was greatly tapped, especially the demolition of abandoned fortresses, which could recycle a lot of refined gold raw materials; the planet itself also had a certain industrial base, and many sealed military factories had been abandoned before, and the native planet had no ability to develop them, but in the hands of the Alliance, these were not a problem.
As of the most recent report, the planet's gross domestic product has doubled, with per capita output increasing from less than 0.7 to 1.5.
It is not just the worlds that have signed the Economic Community Act that have developed. Other worlds in the Seven Horses, even those worlds that the Alliance has not had time to develop and sign the treaty, have also gained the dividends of economic development and achieved a certain economic growth under the stimulation of the strong demand for war and the economic trade dominated by the Alliance.
Not to mention the Alliance itself, which has made further progress under the conditions of strong "blood sucking", tax exemption, and the support of many powerful technologies. Even with the drag of war, the estimated growth rate of total economic output is more than 6% per year.
With the superposition of these factors, the alliance's imperial taxes and fiscal revenues in the past year have totaled about 45 billion, an increase of 7 billion compared to two years ago!
Moreover, the Alliance would not leave all the benefits of development to the vassal worlds under the Seven Horses framework. The Alliance took out about half of their fiscal revenue, about 5 billion, as special war levies.
This year, the wealth that the alliance can mobilize has reached 50 billion tax coins.
Although the Alliance Army was constantly depleted in the Battle of Temir, it grew stronger and stronger. By now, the total size had already reached the target of two years ago, which was 400 million, and would soon reach 500 million.
Under the Seven Horses framework, the number of Allied forces that can be mobilized by the Alliance under its unified command has reached an astonishing 1.9 billion.
In terms of the navy, the two-class cruiser docks were expanded, and with the two original Musician-class docks, the alliance will be able to complete four cruisers in the near future. In total, more than 40 destroyers and frigates have been built in the past two years. The value of these ships alone has reached more than 60 billion, which is almost half of the alliance's income in the past two years.
Together with the seven cruisers already on the front line, the Combined Fleet will soon have eleven main battleships.
In short, the alliance has its own rhythm in this war.
There’s no way Gu Hang would care about him!
Javier Cordoba was in the orbit of the Flying Wing Star and hadn't even entered the starport. After being left alone for two days, he couldn't sit still anymore.
He urged Gu Hang to come and see him, but all the information he sent was like a stone falling into the sea.
But he still didn't dare to land.
The company is already discussing whether to take any tough measures.
However, Cordoba himself directly rejected this idea.
Take a hammer!
They only have a small frigate-class boat and a hundred Space Marines. What can they do?
There really aren't that many warships near the Winged Star, most of them are on the front lines. However, the combination of the armed space station and the ground anti-orbital guns can prevent the Fury Warriors from even landing when they suddenly take action!
Unless their actions were sudden enough, Feiyixing would be completely unprepared.
But if you think with your butt, Governor Gu is not defenseless now.
Besides, even if it landed, so what?
There might be five hundred phoenixes guarding the ground!
Go down and seek death?
After Lianfan's urging was in vain, Cordoba had no choice but to lower his posture.
Although he still didn't dare to land, he no longer asked Gu Hang to see him, but directly sent Casimir Erso's order to the ground.
After receiving the order, General Yan Fangxu still took it and showed it to Gu Hang.
This is what Gu Hang saw earlier and what made him want to laugh.
"Order me? Does he deserve it?"
Yan Fangxu was a little hesitant. He thought for a moment and said, "Governor..."
Today, Gu Hang is not only the governor of four planets, but also the head of the Tianma Star Region, the leader of the Qima Land, and the commander-in-chief of the eastern battlefield of the Dragon Eagle War Zone. However, his most important identity is still the leader of the alliance, and his subordinates are more accustomed to calling him the governor.
Although, the meaning of his title "Governor" has already far surpassed that of an ordinary governor.
"We still can't take this matter too lightly. The orders brought by these members of the Fury are effective. Casimir Erso, the Chapter Master of the Fury, is the Commander-in-Chief appointed by the Empire. In theory... he does have the power to mobilize our forces, and if we don't obey, he can really declare us traitors."
"Heh." Gu Hang sneered.
Yan Fangxu continued, "There should be people from the Tribunal on this ship in Cordoba as witnesses. If we definitely don't obey orders, it may not be a big deal at the moment, but when these people go back, they may really cause us a lot of trouble."
"So we should really follow the order without making sufficient preparations and immediately start the final battle of the Battle of Telmir, and break into the Greenskins' lair within four months?"
"No, of course not!" Yan Fangxu said quickly, "Why should we do what they can't do on the front battlefield? I just... just raised this risk. I think, Governor General, you will definitely have a suitable way to deal with it."
"Actually, I don't have one." Gu Hang said with a smile, "I don't plan to have one either."
"Declare me and the alliance treason?" At this point, Gu Hang restrained his smile and said to Yan Fangxu seriously: "You have to understand that only those who lose the war are war criminals; only the weak will be declared traitors. If we really rush into the battle, fail to win, and waste our own strength, that would be a huge crime."
"If we only had the strength we had on the Wrathful Owl, anyone could accuse us of treason. And now, perhaps someone could still declare us treasonous, but a captain of a chapter? Or Erso?"
“They are not qualified.”
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This chapter 4k
The last chapter was a bit short, 2k to make up for it
There is still 2k to pay off the debt
Still owe 56k
(End of this chapter)
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