Chapter 985, Dilemma
Robert agreed to the request of the Marshal of the Guards.
Then he turned around and called Gu Hang and chatted with him for a while.
Gu Hang agreed to Robert's request.
What does it mean at any cost?
Right now.
If according to the original plan, the Solar Fleet would be Robert's first target.
If that accident hadn't happened, the deal might have been settled by now.
Not to mention that the Solar Fleet can help them turn their guns around and bombard the ground, but at least they can avoid becoming a nuisance.
Then, attacking the ground will be much smoother.
With an entire solar fleet leading the way, what else should those loyal troops on the surface of Terra who haven't been corrupted think about? If they join in, their future will surely be the brightest.
However, the outbreak in orbit, which was originally a good negotiation and contact, turned into a chaotic battle, seriously disrupting this progress.
Although both sides were relatively restrained and rational, the traitors who wanted to sabotage the situation did not succeed completely, which led to a blood feud between the two sides.
But rebuilding connections always takes time. Even if both sides know that the enemy is causing trouble, rebuilding trust is still not a simple matter of words.
What's more, many of these things have not been clarified yet.
Those ships that attempted to disrupt the peace talks and were suspected of being corrupted have not been caught yet.
If we were to ask which evil god's corruption is the most difficult to detect, it would undoubtedly be Tzeentch's.
Corrupted by Khorne, easily losing their minds;
Corrupted by Nurgle, the body is prone to particularly noticeable changes;
Having been corrupted by Slaanesh, it is not easy to conceal the appearance and behavior of indulgence.
But Slaanesh's corruption is not as easy to investigate as the previous two.
The most difficult one to investigate is Jianqi.
Those corrupted by Tzeentch often appear to have changed little. They may become more paranoid about knowledge, more gloomy, or more volatile, but these changes are always subtle. Often, they must be captured and taken to special interrogation rooms, using some technology, to confirm the extent of their corruption.
However, when faced with possible large-scale corruption, it is not easy to use technology to identify it one by one.
If it was just ordinary people, it would be fine. The Empire had never cared about that. As long as there was suspicion, they would arrest everyone and screen them one by one. If they were a little late or a little rough, there would be some wrongdoings, but they would just shoot them all and there would be no problem.
But unfortunately, they were facing a group of naval captains and officers.
The status of these naval gentlemen is not low.
What can we do if someone refuses to accept interrogation because he stiffens his neck and says it is an insult, and refuses to allow the interrogator to enter his warship?
Directly label them as traitors and destroy the ships?
But there are many captains like this, and it is not appropriate for them all to do this.
What's more, the captain also has something to say.
In this chaotic situation, who would dare to put their life and property in the hands of others? Who knew that the interrogators and their superiors, the squadron commanders, vice-commanders, and the chief interrogators, were not corrupt? If they were innocent, but were labeled as corrupt by those corrupt traitors above them, they would be in trouble.
There is no mutual trust between superiors and subordinates, and between people of the same level in the Solar Fleet; there is no mutual trust between the Solar Fleet and Robert's expeditionary force... In such a chaotic situation, it is really not easy to start negotiations smoothly again.
No one wants something like the previous one that almost triggered a decisive battle between the two sides to happen again.
But even so, Robert's original intention was to solve the problem of the Solar Fleet in a relatively peaceful way.
The strength of the Solar Fleet is very powerful, at least not inferior to Robert's expeditionary fleet, which he built from the Infinite Star Field and later received strong reinforcements from the Alliance.
If things are not handled well this time, and the Solar Fleet stands on the opposite side, combined with the orbital guns on the ground and the magnificent orbital defense system of Holy Terra, the entire orbital area of Terra will be invincible.
At least, Robert's expeditionary force could not win.
Even if he had taken the moon, the most important defense node in the Earth's orbit, it would still cost him a huge price in casualties and take a very long time to conquer the ground.
Moreover, he needs constant support from the alliance from the rear.
But on the ground, can the imperial guards hold out for that long?
In fact, the situation is not that pessimistic.
The Imperial Guards could not defend the palace's outer ring, which was tens of thousands of kilometers long and had several layers; nor could they defend the middle ring; but if it shrunk to the inner ring, which was only the size of a hive city, with millions of elite palace guards and the Wanfu Corps' own extraordinary combat capabilities, they should be able to hold out for a long time.
Robert believed that the urgency that Yan Xinzhen had expressed to him before, asking him to send support troops immediately, was mainly due to the face and anxiety of the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards.
The Imperial Guards were so proud and hadn't suffered such humiliation in ten thousand years. Now they refused to face it and hoped to solve the problem as quickly as possible. Robert could fully understand that.
However, he was actually a little worried in his heart.
It's true that the palace is important, but everything else can be put aside for now. The golden throne in the center of the inner ring must not be in danger.
It is the symbol of the Emperor, the place where the remains of the Empire after its ascension rest.
This place must not be desecrated!
Robert thought so too.
In addition to religious and spiritual considerations, Gu Hang also specifically warned about this point.
If the Golden Throne is defiled, the connection between the Emperor and the real universe will be greatly weakened, and the four evil gods may find a flaw and cut off the connection.
Should this happen, the Emperor would instantly be at a huge disadvantage on the battlefield of the Warp.
It is even uncertain whether the Emperor himself can maintain his self-concept as a human being.
This is not a gamble you can afford.
Robert was a little skeptical.
These things were beyond his knowledge.
But he could still trust Gu Hang.
Can't afford the gamble.
Under this summary situation, the difficulty of subsequent operations is greatly increased.
We cannot force the Solar Fleet to the opposite side - that would cause the situation to completely collapse, and it would be impossible to provide large-scale assistance to the ground in a short period of time.
But slowly and peacefully resolving the issue and distinguishing between corruption and corruption may also take a long time and may not be enough time.
The subtle difference between them is really difficult to grasp.
Robert had no choice but to go ahead with it.
(End of this chapter)
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