Chapter 674, Split
On the 'Cross Black Star'.
This is the flagship of the Black Crusaders' Fourth Fleet. The leader of the Fourth Fleet, Marshal Xi Rui, is here at this moment.
In front of him, there were several holographic portraits of people, all of whom had a common identity: the remnants of the Northern Front Legion who were saved by the Alliance.
Next to him sat Qin Zhiping. This chief judge from the Anti-foreign Order actually had a high status, but he had lost his own judgment warship and could only stay on the Cross Black Star with Xi Rui.
Xi Rui's status is very high. Even in the complete Northern Front Legion, he and the commander-in-chief Leroy are actually the same in status. They are both marshals of the Black Crusaders. However, Leroy has more seniority than him, and he was the first to come to the Northern Front Legion and preside over the war, so Leroy is the commander-in-chief. But there is no doubt that after Leroy, he is the most qualified person to take over the status of commander-in-chief.
He did take over the command of the entire Northern Front Army briefly in the previous war when Le Roux disappeared, but the situation was difficult to reverse and he was eventually defeated and had to break out.
But he still had some ability. At least he managed to save the flagship of the Fourth Fleet under the Zerg's intensive pursuit, and ran a long distance to the east, waiting for the Alliance's rescue.
After he was rescued, the remnants of the Northern Front Army had a backbone.
The total of more than 20 million people rescued by the alliance inevitably united around Xi Rui.
Of course, they still carried out all the orders from the alliance, or from the Southern Front Headquarters, without any compromise. However, since they were not on the same side after all, it was normal for them to form a group in private.
But gatherings like today's are unusual.
They had never held a meeting before.
Not far from Xi Rui, Qin Zhiping, who was there himself, felt a little restless. He kept looking in Xi Rui's direction, full of worry.
Don't do anything stupid.
However, the developments were still heading in a direction he did not want.
The topic at the beginning was normal. We just talked about everyone's recent situation and how they escaped after the failed battle.
But later on, the topic began to deviate.
They started talking about what they were doing recently, what missions the Alliance had assigned them, and how many of their troops had died in these missions...
If these topics are considered normal, then along with 'sacrifice', some complaints are inevitable.
First they complained about their situation, then they started to complain about the orders that cost them a lot of lives, about the logistical support, about the equipment supplies...
And these complaints, although unspoken, make little difference: they are blaming the league.
They believed that the Alliance was discriminating against them. The remnants of the Northern Front Legion were not treated as their own people in certain tasks and military operations. Instead, they were treated as cannon fodder and expendable parts, and were specifically responsible for carrying out some difficult tasks, which led to such heavy casualties.
The Alliance did not provide any replacements for these casualties.
These statements made Qin Zhiping feel even more uneasy.
He felt that he could no longer remain silent.
Finally, he glanced at Xi Rui and said seriously, "I hope everyone will listen carefully to what I am saying!"
"If there was no alliance, where would you all be now?"
"I'm afraid he's either in a worm's belly or in some cold, dark asteroid belt, living in constant fear."
Qin Zhiping's blunt words brought silence to the scene.
After listening to what was said, those who attended the meeting either glared at Qin Zhiping with resentment, or avoided his gaze, feeling guilty... In short, no one could utter a word in rebuttal.
Because what Qin Zhiping said is an irrefutable fact.
But it does not prevent them from discussing this matter from some other perspectives.
Someone said, "Chief Judge Qin, don't be so excited."
Another person spoke up and advised, "Yes, yes, we didn't say much. What you said is all true, and we are all grateful to the Alliance. However, we are all fighting for the Empire, so what difference does it make in the end? We are all fighting for victory and to eliminate the aliens. There is no need to argue."
After smoothing things over, the third person spoke up: "You're right. We're all fighting for the Empire, so everything can be discussed. It's just that the way the Alliance treats us now can hardly be called fair..."
At this point, before Qin Zhiping could speak again, someone made a summary:
"Whether it is fair or not, the Northern Front Army is not the Southern Front Army after all, and our command systems are different. At the beginning, our remaining troops on the Northern Front were relatively small in number and scattered in distribution, but now, this situation has been reversed. We have tens of millions of people, the strongest warships, and Marshal Xi Rui as the backbone..."
"The Northern Front Army is always independent. We are firm allies with the Southern Front Army. We will fully cooperate with Commander-in-Chief Gu's strategy. However, it must be pointed out that we in the Northern Front Army do not belong to the Southern Front and are not subordinates of Commander-in-Chief Gu... The command system of the Northern Front Army can be completely rebuilt. Marshal Xi Rui, please continue to lead us!"
At this point, the truth is revealed.
Qin Zhiping was furious: "You are creating division!"
No one responded.
Qin Zhiping continued to curse: "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking! A bunch of selfish and ungrateful villains..."
"Chief Judge Qin, watch your words!"
When hearing the word "villain", some people cursed.
Qin Zhiping was not afraid: "How dare you let me pay attention to you! I will record everything you say and do as evidence. Just wait for the court to review it!"
These words are still very intimidating.
Judge Qin Zhiping's identity is clear. If he really charges you with treason and then reports what they did to Gu Hang...something bad will happen.
The silent people stared at him.
Qin Zhiping was not afraid of these people. No matter how dangerous their intentions were, they could not threaten him.
But he had to look at Xi Rui beside him.
This Black Crusaders Marshal is different.
He saw that Xi Rui was also looking at him, and there was even a smile on his face.
Qin Zhiping had to restrain himself.
He softened his tone and said earnestly, "After experiencing the great failure in Readuches, don't we understand yet? Division, doing things on our own... these are the precursors of defeat! It is the Emperor's blessing that we have a chance to start over, so you must not make mistakes!"
"What's more, here, the power controlled by Commander-in-Chief Gu is the most core and the most powerful. It is impossible to succeed in splitting. If he wants to suppress it, no one can escape!"
(End of this chapter)
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