Chapter 641: Accusations
"How stupid."
This is what Marshal Le Roy concluded about Gu Hang’s decision.
"Gu Hang has no idea what he is rejecting."
"But it's no wonder. He was just a leader from a small place. He rose to prominence in the past few decades because of some chance encounters and solving some problems. And coincidentally, there was no one in the south who could take the lead, so the so-called 'alliance' closest to him became the main force, and he became the so-called commander-in-chief."
"It's hard to say how many illegal, irregular, and heretical elements are in the existence of his so-called alliance. Is Gu Hang fighting for the empire or for his so-called grand alliance? The alliance he established is so independent, how much of it is for the empire and how much is for himself?"
"He said that the problem in the Alfonzo Star Region has not been solved yet? Is he trying to solve his retreat, or is he obsessed with separatist thinking and just thinking about expanding his territory and digesting the territory?"
"Of course, I'm not questioning his loyalty. If someone thinks so, it doesn't matter. However, this matter is not the focus of today. Whether Gu Hang and his independent alliance will become the next Tiekai is also a matter of the future. Maybe we will settle this issue in the future, but now, we are all standing on the same front and working towards a goal."
"Since he said that the problems in Alfonzo Star Region have not been solved, then let him rot in his Alfonzo Star Region. A leader with separatist tendencies, a lucky guy who got his start by chance..."
"Well, I still want to say:"
"He had no idea what he was rejecting."
"What he rejected was the chance to fight for the Emperor."
"What he refused was the harshest punishment for a traitor."
"He refuses the highest reward the Emperor can offer: loyalty!"
"He may not care about these things. As a separatist warlord, he only wants so-called 'benefits' and does not understand what truly noble pursuits are."
"But I'm different, and so is everyone here."
"We are able to understand what the highest honor is. That is what we pursue throughout our lives!"
"We have already defeated the Zerg swarm in Lefo. Now, it's time to get rid of the quagmire, kill the traitors in one fell swoop, and put an end to this war once and for all!"
"On the western front, Captain Salilius of Ortaubis is also attacking swiftly. Come on, let's compete and see who can be the first to step into Rheaduches!"
"Destroy those traitors, and the Emperor will see our glory!"
As soon as Le Luwa finished speaking, the participants roared in anger!
He looked around, feeling very pleased with himself.
In this way, the purpose of such a military meeting has been largely achieved.
By using Gu Hang, the commander-in-chief of the southern front, who rejected the proposal of a joint attack, as a negative contrast, he successfully aroused the fighting spirit of all members attending the meeting and made everyone share the same goal.
The so-called "loyalty is the best reward" is an undoubted common value in the empire and cannot be opposed. By making Gu Hang a negative example, anyone who disagrees with Le Luwa's full-scale attack and flattening the Iron Armored Corps' home planet, Reyaduches, will be like the negative example Gu Hang, a person with ulterior motives.
As for competing with Salisbury on the western front to see who could be the first to step into Rheaduches, what he said was also sincere.
The honor of war always goes to the person who achieves the most iconic victory.
In the Ironclad Rebellion, the biggest villain is naturally Ironclad; what is the symbol of defeating Ironclad? Of course, it is to completely cleanse the home planet of this traitorous war group.
At this point, Le Roux openly exposed his ambitions.
What he said about "not caring about actual benefits" was not necessarily true. The Iron Armor Rebellion affected four universes and tens of thousands of worlds, and attracted great attention from Holy Terra. If he could achieve outstanding performance in this war, whether it was through the results of the war, whether he could gain actual benefits from Holy Terra, or gain great political prestige for the political faction he represented, wouldn't that be actual benefits?
Of course, Leroy doesn't see any conflict between the two.
Gu Hang didn't participate in the attack on the Princess Star Region? He actually wanted it!
Let it rot in the south; the greatest glory will belong to the Black Cross!
…
Gu Hang also heard Le Luwa's evaluation of him.
First, the alliance's own intelligence organization collected the information and told Gu Hang, and then the Prime Minister of the Imperial Military Affairs Department, Gallardo, personally called him in astropathic language and discussed the issue with him seriously.
The fact that Gu Hang was able to hear these words did not mean that the alliance’s intelligence organization was so powerful, but rather that Le Roux’s words were widely spread.
The scene of his speech was not kept secret. There were many people attending the meeting, with complicated identities and backgrounds, and these words quickly spread everywhere, even to the point of causing a sensation.
The Alliance had people on the North Front, the West Front, and even on Holy Terra. There were a small number of spies, bribed informants, and liaison officers posted openly. The news had already spread to this point, and no matter how weak the Alliance's intelligence organization was, it was impossible for them not to hear it.
And what was Gu Hang’s reaction?
It's definitely not a matter of disdain.
But deep down inside, there really wasn't much of a fluctuation.
What Le Luwa said... there aren't too many problems. Gu Hang's mentality is just like that.
Isn't it a problem to rush into the Princess Star Region in such a hurry? We haven't even digested the conquered territory yet.
The Black Cross, Ortaupis, and the like, their armies on the northern and western fronts were all large armies assembled in response to the call of the Empire. No matter what area they conquered, it would not become their base. They had no intention of occupying land, they only wanted to gain merit.
Honor, reputation, military exploits... these are their first goals.
This is why Le Luwa made being the first to enter Rhea Duchess his biggest strategic goal. Gu Hang even had no doubt that this guy would make very irrational decisions for this goal, and even pay a lot of sacrifices.
After all, what does it matter if they sacrificed themselves? He might really feel bad for the death of the Black Cross, but what does it have to do with him if more Astra Militarum soldiers recruited from the Devouring Universe died, or some battle brothers from other chapters died, or some people from the Inquisition died?
The troops that Gu Hang brought were basically all his own troops, his own assets, and he would feel sad if any of them died in vain.
However, having said that, Gu Hang couldn't really just remain silent about these words and let them ferment.
He soon gave a speech about his own strategy, in which he also stepped on Leroy, implicitly accusing him of "squandering the Emperor's currency", "ignoring casualties for his own honor", "being detrimental to the overall situation", "laying the seeds of defeat", and "failing to complete the Emperor's mission is the greatest blasphemy".
Who doesn't know how to put a hat on someone?
(End of this chapter)
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