Chapter 510, Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Theater
When Gallardo heard Gu Hang say that he would send some troops and do some work no matter what, he basically had no objection.
Preserve your strength and show your attitude, what's wrong with that?
Even if the masters on Holy Terra want to curse, they have to look at what kind of people they are.
All other local forces in the empire have behaved in a mess and have been stabbed to pieces everywhere. Finally, there is one direction where no major incident has occurred, so we should be content. Why are we forcing them to die? Aren't we bullying Gallardo, the newly appointed Prime Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, who cannot lift a knife?
Even at this time, his thinking began to change a little:
"We still have to pay attention to the risks, right? What if we lose the fight..."
"Don't worry." Gu Hang said, "On the one hand, I won't rush ahead; on the other hand, the troops heading north will not be the main force. For the time being, my troops cannot enter the Spider Web Universe. The primary target is the Menghe Star Region in the north. We will prevent the influence of the Iron Fury Stone from spreading in the Menghe Star Region until their influence is completely eliminated to avoid the situation that happened in the Spider Web Universe from happening in the Menghe Star Region."
"In the next step, we will strive to do a good job in the defense of the Copper Bottle Star Region, which is the northeastern gate of the Eastern Universe. Under the current situation, we must first do a good job of defense and cut off the Iron Armored Regiment from moving south. This is also a great achievement."
"I believe that all parties in the Empire will understand. The Empire was losing on every other front, but we were the only one who held on to the southern part of the Spider Web Universe. As a result, we are the ones who are blamed. This doesn't make sense."
"If everything goes well, our vanguard troops will try to advance to the Spider Web Universe and launch some attacks on the area actually controlled by the Iron Fury Stone from the southeast corner."
Having said that, Gu Hang also felt that the time was ripe.
He said, “I need your help here, too.”
Galador said quickly: "You said I can help, of course!"
"I won't be polite with you." Gu Hang said with a smile, and then his tone became serious again, "Frankly speaking, the performance of the Spider Web Realm in this disaster was too bad. In fact, all in all, Melandri's fleet and the Astra Militarum with it, as well as multiple regiments cooperating with the Inquisition and the Sisters of Battle, plus a large number of local defense forces, and thousands of worlds as backing, should not have ended up like this."
"The problem is that this force comes from many different parties, and each force is very independent. When facing the powerful force led by the Iron Armored Regiment, which now has six regiments gathered together, the scattered forces cannot be united, and they are bound to be defeated and eliminated one by one as they are now."
"Moreover, I don't trust other imperial generals at all. I will not hand over the precious power of the alliance to others to command. This is not negotiable."
Gallardo's voice came: "I understand. Moreover, setting up another commander above you will not help to establish your position."
Well, it’s not conducive to taking credit afterwards.
"I will secure for you a position as the chief commander of the Southern War Zone. Although this war zone does not exist yet, once you go to war with the Iron Armored Regiment in the southeast of the Spider Web Universe, I will do my utmost to promote the establishment of this war zone, and you will be the chief person in charge here."
This is exactly what Gu Hang wanted.
But that’s not enough.
Gu Hang said: "Gallardo, my brother, it is not enough to be just the commander-in-chief. Let's take what happened in the past year as an example. Don't the forces gathered in the Spider Web Universe have a unified command? No, for example, on Tianyuan VI, it was the Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition who was in charge. But this kind of leadership is too weak, more like an alliance that takes into account all aspects. At most, it is the commander-in-chief in battle, and at most it can only coordinate the forces of all parties..."
Gallardo seemed a little confused. He asked, "Isn't that enough?"
"Not enough." Gu Hang said, "Not enough at all. How can I ensure that my orders as the general person in charge of a war zone and the commander-in-chief can be fully implemented? An organization that needs everyone to sit down and discuss before making a decision, and where the commander's orders can be discounted and may be rejected, cannot fight a war well. What I want is to truly integrate all forces and pull them together. Every troop, no matter where they come from or what their identity is, will be able to resolutely execute my orders after receiving them."
"This requires me to have more powerful means in addition to the title of commander-in-chief. I require absolute control over any troops assigned to me. Not only must they obey my orders in military operations, I also need to have the right to appoint officers of this unit; I also need to have the power to punish or even execute any personnel in the unit."
After hearing what Gu Hang said, Gallardo felt that the situation was a bit tricky.
"this……"
Gu Hang hasn't finished speaking yet.
"It's not just the army. The army you know is only part of the war. In such a large-scale all-out war, we must fully mobilize all our forces and implement the total war strategy. This requires that if the Southern War Zone is divided, then at least the entire Eastern Universe should be fully prepared for this war. These preparations include everything from beginning to end. The power of the entire universe should be used by me, and I should also have direct control over the administrative power within the universe."
At this point, Gu Hang has almost revealed his true intentions.
"this……"
Gallardo continued to hesitate.
The commander-in-chief of the army in the front is the area he can control.
But the following things are a bit vague. When it comes to the appointment and punishment of military personnel, for example, if Gu Hang wants to dismiss or even execute a general of the Star Army, then it stands to reason that he, the commander-in-chief, cannot do so.
The Military Affairs Department could not give Gu Hang this power. This power was within the system of the Star Army or the Navy.
Not to mention, it is possible to dispatch some other forces, such as a troop of the Inquisition. The Military Affairs Department can also authorize Gu Hang to remove and execute the Inquisitor? What about the Space Marines?
It's impossible. The Military Affairs Department itself doesn't have this authority!
This is even more true if it involves matters of local government later on, which is the job of the administrative department.
Gu Hang asked doubtfully: "Shouldn't it be like this? Isn't there a precedent like this in the empire?"
(End of this chapter)
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