Chapter 464: Not using all your strength? Slander!
“I don’t have the qualifications…”
After listening to Gu Hang's words, Yan Fangxu repeated them silently in his mind, and he actually felt a little excited!
Thinking back to when he was thrown off the ship by Ye Licia and left the "promising" Imperial Marines to serve as a military advisor to Gu Hang, who only had a group of mechanical servants as starting capital at that time, he never thought that just seventeen years later, he would have been awarded the rank of general.
This year, he just celebrated his 45th birthday.
Many general families with military traditions, the most outstanding young descendants may be able to become generals in their forties, but admiral? This is already the upper limit for many top military noble families!
In the past, we might have to talk about the Alliance admirals who are similar to the Planetary Defense Force. Can they be compared with the Astra Militarum admirals?
Now, no one says this anymore.
It’s hard to say, but at least in the Alliance’s small territory and in the 88 worlds, the words of the Star Army generals are definitely not as effective as those of the Alliance generals.
He had long since stopped doubting whether his original decision was correct, but some ideas that had been in his mind since he was growing up were always deeply rooted.
But today, Governor Gu's words have the effect of clearing away the clouds and seeing the sun.
The current alliance is no longer what it was many years ago.
"I understand." Yan Fangxu said, "Please tell me, Governor, what should we do next?"
"We should do what we have to do, at our own pace. As for the small boat in orbit, let Martins take over the ship. I doubt their identities. The Alliance just suffered the disaster of the rebellious Space Marines two years ago. I have reason to suspect that the identities of these people are fake."
"yes!"
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In orbit of the Winged Planet, Javier Cordoba has been very silent in the past two days.
He is not blind, he can see what the league is like now.
Before coming, he heard from Chapter Master Erso that the Alliance did not give its all in this war.
But at that time, both he and the Chapter Master knew this statement very well: it was a spur, an excuse. Maybe the Alliance really didn't use their full strength, and their style of play was more conservative, but after all, they were facing the Iron Tooth Clan.
In the past two years of war, everyone in the Fury Corps has personally experienced the strength of this greenskin clan. Facing such an enemy, it is already very difficult for the Alliance to maintain balance on the Eastern Front, or even make some progress.
Even if the alliance didn't use all their strength, it should be about the same.
They did not really expect that a sector-level force, plus a group of phoenixes that were almost wiped out a decade ago, could truly achieve the war goals designated by Erso.
The Phoenix said that they had recovered to a size of 500 people, which seemed like a lot, but that was probably because they had used up all the genetic stock they had left behind. And they were all new recruits, so what kind of combat effectiveness could they have? The fleet's ships and auxiliary forces had not been established in time, and they were all from that alliance.
Such a regiment with only 500 people is like a space marine without armor.
You say he is a space marine, and he is; but when the real fight breaks out, he has nothing and is easily killed, and he simply cannot display his full combat effectiveness.
All they wanted was to force the Alliance to launch an all-out attack, tie up more greenskin forces on the Eastern Front, and create opportunities for the frontal battlefield.
Now, to be honest, the Alliance has done a good job. Although the two sides have been fighting fiercely on the front battlefield, the reinforcements that the greenskins have called in from their own nests have actually been lower than the strategic estimates of the human side. Of course, the insufficient parts have been made up on the Eastern Front.
But Erso felt that was not enough.
As for how much the alliance has to pay for their orders, they don't care. At most they will give a perfunctory commendation afterwards.
However, when Javier Cordoba actually arrived in the alliance, he found that something seemed wrong.
There's no way the alliance isn't trying their best... they're not using any fucking effort at all!
Although he did not land on Feiyi Star to see the capital city of Tianma Star District, the core territory of the alliance, on the way, when he and his soldiers entered Qimadi from Bianma Star District, they still took the time to land on the ground.
It didn't matter that they just took a look at the peripheral sphere of influence of the alliance, such as the Bianma Star Region, which opened their eyes.
It’s not the prosperity, but the vitality.
There are massive constructions going on everywhere, new factories being built, infrastructure being invested in for economic development...
If the former is understandable, since there is a war on the front line, then it is of course necessary to expand production capacity; even if it is not a military factory, but some basic factories or civilian factories, it is also understandable. Now it is an interstellar society, and different worlds will naturally have corresponding divisions of labor according to different world environments. Some worlds are fully engaged in industrial production, and some worlds provide civilian goods and daily necessities so that the workers in the military world can be supported...
So to speak, it is barely acceptable.
But investing in infrastructure?
It's already this time, and you're still doing something like this that requires huge investments but requires a long-term perspective to be effective?
Cordoba can only use the excuse that building better roads, better water supply systems, and better power supply systems are preparations for capacity explosion. They ignore the fact that these are not temporary measures, but are built so well that they seem to last for decades or even hundreds of years, and that it would be better to use them to deal with the war regardless of the short-term costs.
It wasn't until he observed the living standards of the civilians in this world that he was completely devastated.
According to his observation, these people live a pretty good life, which can be considered to be at a well-off level.
But what he saw was clearly just an ordinary worker, but the living standard was better than many worlds he had seen in peacetime. In fact, in some worlds that claimed to be powerful, especially some hive worlds, the lower-class residents lived worse than pigs and dogs.
And what he saw on the New Baochen Star in the Bianma Star Region was that the worker's family lived well and ate well. On their day off, the family went out together and bought two new clothes. It was at this time that they were stopped by Cordoba and asked about their situation.
If they really prepare for war with all their strength, can an ordinary worker on a marginal planet in an alliance force live such a life?
The fringe world is like this, Cordoba doesn’t even dare to imagine what the core territory of the alliance is like!
When he actually entered the core territory of the alliance, his thoughts were further deepened.
Although, out of caution, he did not land on the surface of any world in the Pegasus star region, he could see many civilian ships sailing in the star tunnels and in the void within the galaxy.
The waterway was so busy that Cordoba couldn't believe it was in a state of war.
You have so many ships, shouldn't you send them all to the front line to fight? Even if they are civilian ships, it would be helpful if you can find a way to put a few guns on them!
Even if it is a giant belly that has no fighting ability at all, it should be recruited by the government and used to transport supplies to the front line!
Why is the trade and exchange within the star region so developed?
Is this what a war looks like?
Are you taking the war a little too lightly?
What do you mean by not using all your strength? That's bullshit! Slander! This alliance didn't use all their strength at all!
This is a two-level reversal in Cordoba's understanding of the "Alliance" as a political entity.
However, this also made him realize another problem: the Alliance, which did not put in much effort, was able to tie with the Iron Tooth Clan, and was even slightly ahead of them. So when they got completely serious and really launched all their war potential, how strong would their war capabilities be?
From this perspective, there is really nothing wrong with the order given by the Chapter Master.
It took two months to win the Battle of Temir, and four months to break into the Irontooth Clan's lair... If the Alliance gets serious, there may be a chance to do it!
At this point, Cordoba can no longer be careless.
He must re-evaluate the strength of this so-called alliance.
No, not just him, the entire chapter needs to be re-evaluated.
But the current task has become difficult.
The reason is simple. If the alliance is as strong as they imagined, then everything will be easy.
Do you dare not listen?
If they disobey orders, Cordoba may not be able to deal with them, but when they return, they will be declared traitors for disobeying orders, and even some forces can be mobilized during the war to quell the rebellion.
Moreover, there is no need to worry that the Alliance will suddenly give up and the Eastern Front will collapse. This is not a war between the same race. There is no such thing as quitting and defecting to the enemy when fighting against the greenskins. The greenskins will not accept surrender.
But now, the war potential shown by the alliance makes it impossible to do so.
You labeled him a traitor and then came to quell the rebellion, but he beat you up. He then turned around and sued the Empire, saying that you were messing around. What should you do about this?
But since strong measures are of no use, what should we do with the orders given by the chapter commander?
Governor Gu clearly showed an expression of not caring.
Cordoba was helpless.
But just dragging it out like this is not a solution.
He didn't even have a way to communicate directly with the Chapter Master. The astropathic equipment on his ship and the think tank member he brought with him were not able to break through the layers of obstacles in the green tide of the warp and directly contact Yunluo Star or Jindi Star, nor were they able to go from the Donglin Star Region to the Diaocho Star Region and then return to the Dragon Eagle Star Region. Astropathic communication across three star regions was really too difficult.
After two days of hard work, Cordoba, who could not think of any solution, decided to withdraw.
He planned to return along the same route, at least to the Eastland Star Region and head to the Eastland capital world - Sanfan Star, from where he could borrow a powerful star language tower to communicate with the chapter leader.
However, just when he made up his mind, a subordinate suddenly sent a message: the Alliance military sent a message saying that they had been attacked by Space Marine traitors in the Iron Horse sector before, and now there is reason to doubt whether they are really the "friendly forces" of the Fury Regiment.
They requested to board the ship for inspection.
Cordoba was so angry that he laughed.
He was also a veteran with three golden spikes, and had fought in the star sea for more than three hundred years. In such a long time, he had never been treated like this before.
Moreover, the alliance's request not only seems humiliating, but the meaning behind it also requires careful consideration.
examine?
I'm afraid he will be detained!
It went without saying that Cordoba would reject this request.
However, before he could utter his refusal, the situation took a new turn.
The stargazers on the ship detected the star fortress of the Flying Wing Star and the anti-orbital guns on the ground and locked onto them.
Generally speaking, these interstellar firepower can hide their intentions when locking onto targets, and the ship he was on was also quite weak in its ability to detect firepower locks.
If the Alliance opened fire without warning, they would be shattered in space without knowing anything.
But the alliance did not do so. They openly revealed their intention to lock on, which was obviously a warning: if you dare to make any unusual moves, it will be confirmed that you may be a traitor.
The alliance will definitely insist on this point afterwards.
what to do?
Cordoba gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and ordered the ships to ignore the fire lock and sail away from the orbit of Flying Wing Star at full speed.
To put it bluntly, he had one idea in mind: I really didn't expect the Alliance to be so strong, but no matter how strong it is, do you really dare to use that unfounded claim to directly attack our Fury Regiment?
Then the nature has changed!
Of course, he still provided basic protection.
Nearly a hundred Fury warriors under his command all boarded the escape pod.
If something really happens, at least there is a way out.
However, something happened that he had not expected.
Indeed, the firepower on the ground and in the star fortress was not actually launched. The political thinking of the Alliance would not be so reckless as to directly blow up a "friendly" ship with a hundred Space Marines on board. The impact would be too bad.
But the alliance is not without other means.
Amidst the flashing lights, more than three hundred space warriors in red armor were teleported to Cordoba's ship.
These figures once seemed very familiar to Cordoba.
Back then, during the civil war in the Princess Star Domain, Cordoba personally experienced it and fought against the Phoenix Regiment - a real fight.
He killed three phoenixes with his own hands.
And now, these phoenixes are back.
They were heavily armed and looked aggressive.
The three leading tactical teams were even all equipped with Terminator power armor.
A conflict broke out between the two sides in silence.
But basic restraint still exists.
The Phoenix did not open fire, and neither did the Furies.
They didn't even use weapons like chainswords. The two Space Marines, one red and one orange, with similar paint jobs, fought each other with bare hands, wearing armor.
After Cordoba knocked down seven Phoenixes, including three Terminators, he looked around and saw all his men lying on the ground.
At the same time, thirty people, including more than ten Terminators, surrounded him.
Cordoba's hand once touched the power sword that always hung at his waist.
But in the end, he let go.
The game is over.
These phoenixes are not fucking recruits at all!
Although it was just a bare-handed fight and no one was killed, the performance was enough to force Cordoba, an old warrior, to admit that these Phoenix people all had the strength of official Space Marines!
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