Chapter 466, The Alliance goes to the battlefield!
After washing the boat, Gu Hang, who was a little tired, was not ready to rest yet.
He still has a lot of work to do.
The Alliance is preparing for war.
In fact, Cordoba had a quick glimpse of the league's situation before, and his mentality reversed, from thinking that the league had tried its best to thinking that the league had not tried at all, was wrong.
At least it is one-sided.
The Alliance certainly did not try its best, otherwise it would not have allowed the army troops fighting on the front lines to take turns to rest depending on the situation and send new troops to the Temir galaxy to fight.
The Alliance Headquarters called this the "Temir Rotation War". To put it simply, it was training through fighting, allowing the soldiers to directly feel the atmosphere of the battlefield and fight in person.
This will certainly result in greater casualties than using veterans, but it is the only way forward.
After the war, the combat effectiveness of the alliance's armies has been significantly improved. Even for some newly formed troops, the proportion of soldiers trained by the [Soldier Card] system is not high. But after the "war", under the baptism of the battlefield, the proportion of T5 soldiers is rising rapidly.
Another manifestation is just as Cordoba thought. If the alliance fights with all its strength, it will be impossible for the people on the edge of the power to live a good life.
Although, in many places like the Bian Ma Star Region, the annual consumption of the people is only about 0.6 tax coins, which is not high. But this is a bad universe. Compared with the core areas of the Alliance, it is indeed not high; but from the macro level of the entire empire, a citizen of the empire, energy, food, industrial products, housing... all kinds of materials added up, can consume 0.6 tax coins a year, which is already quite good.
There are many worlds within the empire, and the lower-class people are living in dire straits.
The Alliance is also investing resources in infrastructure investment and development on various planets in the hope of greater returns in the future.
If the war situation is really very tense and the alliance issues a second-level mobilization order, or even a first-level mobilization order, the people's living standards will certainly be in jeopardy. But at the same time, the alliance that squeezes its potential to the limit will burst out with a much more terrifying war potential than it is now.
The number of troops and the production capacity of military products will be multiplied or even several times larger.
However, the alliance is not completely useless. From some perspectives, the alliance is actually doing its best.
After all, the third-level mobilization order is always online.
The main difference is that under the Level 3 mobilization order, the Alliance is not lacking in soldiers or conventional resources. The Alliance even has plenty of these things on the Eastern Front against the Iron Tooth Clan.
What is the alliance missing?
It is high-tech equipment.
For example, the army’s tanks, mechas, and even Titans, and battleships.
And these cannot be obtained by exploiting the people and workers.
How does the Alliance obtain these high-tech equipment?
It's a black box.
Of course, every technology, in addition to the black box that directly produces finished products/finished product parts, also has a mother machine black box that can produce the production line/key components of the production line to manufacture the product.
However, this also means that if there is a technology that the Alliance has not fully mastered, then without the mother machine black box, the Alliance will no longer be able to expand the production capacity of that product.
Just like many of the lost technologies in the empire today, it is like this: there are only so many production lines that can be produced, and they cannot be expanded any further.
Of course, the black box cannot be lost. But even if the black box exists, the expansion of most high-tech production lines can only rely on the mother machine black box to generate it bit by bit. The alliance cannot build this production line by itself.
This means that the speed at which the Alliance can expand its production of high-tech equipment is limited by the production capacity of the mother machine black box. Gu Hang's exploitation of civilians is useless. The Titan factories and starship docks that have already been put into production are already at full efficiency and cannot accommodate more workers. The construction of new factories and docks requires waiting for the black box to be produced, and workers cannot help.
This is the most important reason why Gu Hang did not exploit her.
No matter how much blood and sweat Gu Hang squeezed out of the civilians, he could squeeze out soldiers, food, and primary industrial products. But the advanced equipment that the alliance lacked the most would not increase at all. But the alliance did not lack the former, but the latter.
It would be better to use these resources on the construction of the local planet and on improving the living standards of the civilians. The former is an investment for higher income in the future, and the latter is a necessary investment to stabilize the local society and gain broad support from the people.
Of course, not every technology extracted from the system has this problem.
The Alliance has already mastered some low-tech, basic technologies. Even if the black box disappears, it will not have any impact on these technologies. The Alliance can still produce and expand production capacity.
For example, the G series rifles, LR series laser guns, and the Wanderer tanks...even recently, the Alliance has mastered the technologies of the Lion tank, the Falcon fighter, the Sentinel mecha, the powered exoskeleton, and the Flying Pig transport ship.
However, the Alliance is still somewhat weak in terms of advanced technology.
For example, the Lion Tank, Knight Mech, Titan, and various warships are not fully understood.
However, there are two sides to this coin.
It is very difficult to master these advanced technologies and it takes a long time. After all, the black box only gave the alliance such technology, but it could not fully supplement all the industrial bases needed by the alliance.
However, the good news is that after owning the black box and its products, the alliance's scientific research team will eventually digest all of these technologies.
This is actually very rare.
In most worlds, there won't even be such an opportunity.
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During these two years, the black box factory located in the Kingdom of Storm God has been producing various types of advanced equipment day and night.
Every time a production line is assembled, the production capacity of the equipment will increase.
In the past two years, the alliance has accumulated a lot of wealth.
Those starships, the dreadnoughts, knight mechas, and lion tanks...
The Alliance even set up a production line for the "Burning Sky Torpedo" in the past two years.
With the Sky-Burning Torpedoes on the Temir II, plus the stock previously produced in the black box... now, the Alliance can execute more than ten extermination orders.
For some worlds with no or very few signs of human activity, a large number of greenskins, and a completely transformed ecology, the "Burning Sky Torpedo" is the most useful thing.
Although it would cause the entire surface of the planet to be burned, the ecosystem would be completely destroyed, and it would no longer have colonization value. However, compared to filling each planet with endless troops and fighting with the greenskins for every inch of land, the Burning Sky Torpedo is more cost-effective.
After all, if we take the recapture of a planet as an example, the cost of combining the Burning Sky Torpedo with the planet's climate reconstruction is certainly high, but sending the army to capture such a planet is not cheap either.
What's more, in a state of war, the value of the planet itself is secondary. Directly and quickly striking the greenskins' war potential is a more important thing.
The destroyed world is not completely worthless. After all, it is not the "Earth-Exploding Planet Destroyer" that is used. Humans can still go to that planet and establish mining development.
Colonization is not possible, but mineral resources will not be burned by the Burning Sky Torpedoes.
In addition, during this period of time, Gu Hang also spent all the gift points that he had accumulated in the past two years.
There was no lottery, no money spent on other miscellaneous things, but all was used for military expansion.
Soldier card training, political commissar training, space warrior training, gene seed exchange...
On average, I get 39,000 grace points per month, plus an average of 8,000 points provided by vassals per month, for a total of more than 1.1 million grace points, all of which I spent on these aspects.
Accumulating wealth, improving war potential, raising troops... There is no doubt that Gu Hang is preparing for a large-scale war.
In fact, without Kazimierz Erso telling him, Gu Hang had already decided to invest enough strength to completely win the Battle of Temir. All his preparations now were for this goal.
However, this war must not be a gamble, and it must not be a war where the alliance is betting on the fate of the country. Gu Hang cannot fight this war with a force that is similar in size to the greenskin orcs, or even only slightly superior. If possible, Gu Hang will use five or ten times the force to crush the greenskins in the Temir galaxy, ensuring that they can be killed or crushed in one wave, so that this main force of greenskins can no longer pose any threat to the alliance.
As for what to do next, Gu Hang will also have two choices. Either rush into the greenskin's lair, take advantage of its emptiness, burn, kill and loot - oh, without the latter two, there is nothing good to plunder from the greenskins.
Alternatively, you can choose to go down from the southwest and join forces with the main army of the Human Empire to attack the main force of the greenskins led by Titus.
This will depend on the war situation at that time.
But for now, the Alliance’s first war goal, which is also the most important goal, is only the Jinguan Star Region, in Temir.
But even though Gu Hang had already prepared himself for this decisive battle, the Alliance had its own rhythm and it was absolutely impossible for it to take two or four months as Erso the Fury required.
Come on.
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Erso already knows what happened in the Pegasus sector.
Captain Cordoba does not have the ability to contact Jindi Star directly, and Erso cannot contact Cordoba directly.
However, Erso can contact Wingstar.
When he calculated that the time was almost right, he asked the chapter's chief think tank, a psychic equivalent to a mortal A+ level, to open up communication with the Winged Star.
He asked whether the team from Cordoba had arrived and whether the alliance had launched a full-scale attack in accordance with his requirements and arrangements.
The Alliance responded that they did welcome a group of people who claimed to be from the "Raging Flame" Chapter, but they could not confirm their identities and were currently verifying them.
Erso was furious and asked Gu Hang to talk to him in person.
Gu Hang was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he sent Salihovic to pretend to be friendly with Erso.
Letting my chief diplomat communicate with you is already giving you enough face!
Of course, Erso would not think so. He threatened several times to declare the Alliance and Gu Hang as traitors. Salihovic smiled and explained to him the difficulties of the Alliance and what support it needed. He then secretly questioned that Erso's identity as the commander-in-chief had never been recognized by the Alliance, and the effectiveness of the appointment signed by the head of the star field was questionable...
In short, from all angles, Salihovic, a man with a good mouth, talked a lot of things, but he didn't say a word about the substance.
Erso was not someone who could be easily fooled. After many exchanges, he certainly knew that Cordoba and his men were safe, but their situation was probably not going to be very good. He was also angry that the Alliance had the guts to actually ignore and delay his orders.
However, some of the current situation of the alliance revealed by Salihovic's words also made him secretly frightened. No matter how angry he was, he had to consider whether it was feasible to declare the alliance a traitor.
It was not difficult for him to do so. The Fury Corps had been involved in the Eastern Universe for some time. Although the overall expansion of its influence was not particularly good, at least it had a good relationship with the Eastern Universe's Grand Court of Inquisition.
Moreover, the current "current management", the entire star region government of the Dragon Eagle Star Region, now relies entirely on the Fury of Flame Corps to fight, and has almost become an administrative logistics group, doing its best to plunder resources from all the star regions and planets that can still be controlled to supply the war. The group of people led by the star region leader Tan Jiuyi can almost be said to have taken on the shape of Fury of Flame.
The Ming Yang Sect of Jindi Star was a bit tougher - they had the capital to be tough. Space Marines had to show some respect to the Mechanicus, even if it was just a branch sect. Not to mention the future, in this war, although the Ming Yang Sect lost their main fleet, their Skitarii and their Titan Legion were still a very important force, and sometimes Erso had to beg for help from these guys.
In general, if Erso wanted to, as the commander of the chapter, as the commander-in-chief appointed by the star domain government, and as he had a good relationship with the Inquisition, and with the star domain government not daring to disobey him, he could really convict Gu Hang of treason.
But he also has concerns.
First, there is the question of validity. This kind of treason issued by the star region government and given by a few mid-level judges is a bit questionable. But if it is just questionable legality, it would be fine. The key is that it cannot be enforced after being sentenced.
You have convicted someone of treason, and then what?
Suppress the rebellion? Obviously, we don't have the energy to do that, as we are still fighting the greenskins here.
Seek external assistance, such as imperial troops from other star regions to suppress the rebellion? Then why not directly deploy them to the front battlefield?
When fighting the greenskins, a serious enemy of the Empire, who have made clear achievements, they will still consider the situation and treasure their strength, or they may not be able to come because of their own troubles, let alone fighting the Alliance.
You guys in your star field haven't figured out the things that are happening, it's a mess, how can foreign troops just interfere without clear interests?
In addition to the issue of effectiveness, a bigger problem is that Erso is also worried that the situation on the Eastern Front can still be held in a stalemate. If some weird operation is done and the Eastern Front collapses, that would be really troublesome.
Because of these considerations, Erso could only keep issuing threats during his many communications with Salihovic, but he never dared to take any particularly clear actions.
However, his patience was gradually worn out during this period.
The battle was not going well to begin with, and I was also being bullied every day.
That Governor Gu is such a big shot!
Up to now, Erso has not heard Gu Hang say a word in person.
As the anger that had accumulated for various reasons became more and more serious, Erso finally couldn't even control his own mentality.
He once again brought out from the bottom of his heart the idea of declaring the Alliance a treasonous country, which he had previously suppressed with reason.
If Gu Hang continued to provoke him like this, he might really do it.
I take the overall situation into consideration, but you don't, right?
Then don’t blame me for being rude!
However, when he was about to give up, a communication from Wuji Star, the capital of the Eastern Universe, woke him up.
Zuo Zhaofeng, Chairman of the Zhou Domain, made the call personally and paid attention to the battle situation in the Dragon Eagle Star Domain.
After thanking the Fury Corps for responding to the call and praising their achievements in the Dragonhawk Star Field, Chairman Zuo specifically mentioned the battlefield on the eastern front of the Dragonhawk Star Field.
He seemed to have a good understanding of the war situation on the Eastern Front, and was full of praise in his words.
In his words, Gu Hang and his alliance were exemplary in what they did on the eastern front of the Dragon Eagle Star Region. They not only withstood the pressure of the battlefield, but also defended the flame of human civilization during the war, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, with the whole society united as one.
These compliments themselves were nothing special, but the political significance they revealed made Kazimierz Erso sensitive.
It is normal for Zuo Zhaofeng to pay attention to the situation in the Dragon Eagle Star Region.
This was not the first time they had called each other. After all, this was an important war that took place in his territory. In fact, the Cosmic Government also provided very important support. Now 40% of the resources consumed by the Dragon Eagle Star Region on the battlefield came from the support of the Cosmic Government. Moreover, the wave of reinforcements that Erso was waiting for, in addition to the reinforcements he had mobilized from his own regiment, were also mobilized from the Cosmic Government.
However, he specifically mentioned Gu Hang, which seemed to express a certain meaning.
Erso had to think deeply again about what Gu Hang and the alliance meant.
After Gu Hang irritated him, he of course also investigated some of Gu Hang's background.
He knew that Gu Hang seemed to have a good relationship with Boggio Gallardo, the current Executive Minister of the Imperial Central Military Affairs Department and former Apostle of War.
But in his original judgment, one was a high-ranking official of the Empire, and the other was a leader at the sector level. How good could their relationship be?
What's more, the three major battle groups, Iron Armor, Fury, and Stone Shield, also have people in the center of the empire.
Their faction is not the same as Bogio Gallardo.
We are not from the same faction, so why should I give you face?
But now it seems that we can no longer think like that.
Erso is not afraid of offending Gallardo, as the emperor is far away; however, Zuo Zhaofeng is the current governor.
They originally wanted to expand their influence in the Eastern Universe, and Zuo Zhaofeng, the chairman of the Universe, was a key figure.
Moreover, he also knew that Zuo Zhaofeng was in the same group as Gallardo. When Zuo Zhaofeng spoke up and strongly supported Gu Hang, did that mean that Gu Hang's status in Gallardo's political faction was actually not low?
Erso must re-evaluate the impact of this matter.
Moreover, even if he offended a large number of people and did it by force, the power of a chairman of the universe domain should not be underestimated. If Chairman Zuo took it upon himself, this "treason" would probably not be approved!
Kazimierz Erso felt like he was about to suffer internal injuries from holding it in.
At this moment, half a year had passed since he sent people to the Tianma Star Region. He had decided to turn a blind eye to it and was too lazy to call the East Front anymore.
Gu Hang, please return my people to me immediately, and I will pretend that the battlefield does not exist!
It's okay for me to hit myself, right?
But at this moment, he received a call from the alliance.
The person who was talking to him was no longer Salihovich, but a man who claimed to be the Chief Political Commissar of the Union Military and Political Department, General Taddius.
Thadius's style was completely different from Salihovic's. He informed him of something in a very serious manner:
"In the name of the Alliance's Chief Political Commissar, I fulfill my obligation to inform friendly forces of our military's actions: The Alliance has decided that in three days, the entire army will march towards the Temir galaxy. General Gu Hang will go out in person to oversee the overall situation."
Just this short sentence made Erso angry again.
Half a year ago, I asked you to attack on all fronts, but you ignored me; now, I don’t even count on you, and you want to fight?
Then why didn’t you say it earlier?
Could you have known earlier that it would turn out like this?
Is it because of the combat time plan?
It's not like we can't discuss it! Let's talk about it!
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Gu Hang actually never cared what Kazimierz Erso was thinking.
When Salihovic was asked to deal with the matter, he told the diplomat that he could handle all matters on his own and there was no need to come and tell him.
I'm too lazy to care.
And at the moment, letting Thadius tell Erso about his march was literally just fulfilling his obligation to inform friendly forces.
He didn't need, nor did he expect Erso's cooperation.
Of course, he did not underestimate Erso's ability. If the war captain was not stupid, he would have only one choice: to cooperate and support the Alliance's offensive.
It's up to you to decide what happens.
For Gu Hang, all his current energy is focused on the current war.
Winning the battle is the key to everything.
Gu Hang boarded the flagship of the Alliance Navy Fleet, the 'Nova'.
After two years of intensive repair, transformation and purification, this Retribution-class battleship has completely changed its appearance.
It has changed from its original appearance of pitch black mixed with blood red, full of desolation and madness, to the current one painted in blue and white.
It ushered in a new life.
According to the chief technical advisor of the Feiyi Star Shipyard, Bishop Wang Zhaoran, the machine soul of this battleship is now calm and stable, ready to go, and is ready to fight for the empire again!
Led by the 'Nova', dozens of newly built warships and twice the number of civilian ships used as transport ships set out from the Flying Wing Star Port and rushed from the Angry Owl Galaxy.
This new fleet, numbering over a hundred, set out in a mighty force from the Feiyi Galaxy and headed for the battlefield!
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It's late, but there are 6k!
Still owe 54k
(End of this chapter)
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