Chapter 372: Solar System Hegemony_1
The Commander-in-chief stationed at the war headquarters in the Kuiper Belt, who had participated in the "Second Battle," was Commander Cao Yang of the Fourth Legion.
And now, the front-line Commander-in-chief was Wu Xinghai, under whose control all legions and reinforcements entering the frontlines operated.
Upon receiving news that the Trisolaran Second Fleet had altered its course, Cao Yang's first reaction was, "This could be an enemy trick!
"Track their course closely and see if the change of direction is to avoid our gravitational minefield!"
In the preceding months, the Solar System State had launched a large number of gravitational mines, creating a minefield of approximately eight hundred astronomical units.
Wu Xinghai, over a thousand astronomical units away, came to the same conclusion, with more than twenty thousand warships ready for battle, prepared for the enemy's next move.
However, it didn't take long for the new radar to detect that the enemy's Second Fleet was leaving the Solar System.
A staff member at war headquarters couldn't help asking, "Are they, fleeing?"
Another staff member also said, "Are they fleeing after discovering they're no match for us?"
But Cao Yang shook his head, "If I were the opposing commander, even if I knew we were no match, I would try to deplete the enemy's combat power as much as possible!"
He pondered a moment, "Please bring the Wallfacer over, perhaps the Wallfacer can answer our questions."
Jiang Yu did not disappoint, and upon arriving at the vast command center said, "There's no need for a third battle."
He was also very clear about the new developments on the frontlines.
Facing everyone's inquiring gazes, Jiang Yu continued, "Everyone might have forgotten that half a century ago, there was a gravitational wave signal warship named 'Gravitational Force' that set sail to pursue Starship Earth."
Cao Yang immediately understood, "According to calculations, the decay period of that ship's gravitational wave antenna is coming up soon, and it's no longer able to provide effective deterrence, so they simply carried out a space broadcast?"
Jiang Yu nodded, "That's probably the case."
The Xiang Hao Fleet supporting Starship Earth only established a Sophon Blind Zone on the ship as circumstances dictated, but the equipment they took with them back then was relatively outdated and couldn't establish real-time communication with Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu did not regret not stopping Starship Earth's space broadcast because before the "Second Battle," the situation in the Solar System was too uncertain, and Jiang Yu did not have full confidence in victory.
At that time, to ensure absolute certainty, Jiang Yu did not intend to stop Starship Earth's space broadcast.
Even if real-time communication with Starship Earth was possible, even if they had stopped it immediately after the "Second Battle," it would have been too late, as the space broadcast had already been released several months before the "Second Battle."
Cao Yang was stunned for a few seconds, then quickly reacted, "Recall the four legions from the front line immediately!"
Then Cao Yang asked Jiang Yu, "What stance should we take towards PDC and Fleet International?"
The war is over; the fate of billions of humanity cannot be ignored, but no one wants to be the sucker who simply takes over.
Jiang Yu said, "The Solar System State has already made its stance known; since they were willing to follow the Trisolarans' command before and head to the so-called human sanctuary, then let them stay there."
He then solemnly declared, "The Eurasian Continent, Africa, North and South America, Antarctica are all under the sacred and inviolable territory of the Solar System State, and it is the duty of every soldier to defend the national territory!"
A sense of certainty immediately took hold in Cao Yang's heart: "Convey the Wallfacer's orders to Zhuang Yue.
"At the same time, order the newly forming Eighth Corps to rush to Earth immediately!"
In the next steps, the Solar System State must have absolute superiority on Earth's battlefield to ensure hegemony in the Solar System.
Jiang Yu also contacted Rediaz, who had been stationed in Jupiter City, and from that moment on, the entire industrial power of the Solar System State began to shift towards the Earth's battlefield.
Even if the Eighth Corps couldn't reach Earth in time, Zhuang Yue would quickly gain sufficient advantage through new equipment.
A few hours later, Sophon gave a speech confirming that Starship Earth had carried out a space broadcast.
She said, "The Solar System no longer needs to worry about invasions, like the Three-Body Star System, it has become a place of death that the whole universe shuns."
Jiang Yu's mind seemed suddenly filled with a voice saying, "Nothing has changed, and history has returned to its regular course."
But another voice argued, "How can you say nothing has changed? The construction of the Huanri Particle Accelerator was completed eighty years ahead of schedule!"
It found the application of curvature technology sixty years early!
It brought the performance of nuclear engines to their peak a century in advance.
The Monster Cannon was a superweapon that the Earthlings in the original work never possessed!
The industrial power of the Solar System State, as depicted in the original, was also something Humanity had never achieved!
Jiang Yu let out a long sigh and muttered softly, "I knew it, this damn world wouldn't let me live too comfortably."
He rubbed his hands together, the third step of the Wallfacer Project was about to begin!
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Tong Junqi, aboard the first ship returning to Asia, excitedly chatted with his fellow passengers about the great battle between the Solar System United Military and the Trisolarans, as well as the heroic fighting of the Resistance Army and the puppet forces.
They acted as if they had been a part of those wars.
They had all decided that upon landing, they would warmly shake hands with the members of the Resistance Army, honoring them as the heroes of Humanity!
In the distance, a squadron of J135s approached, flying through the air.
The people on the ship waved at them, as though they were part of their own national armed forces.
As the squadron drew closer, it suddenly broadcast, "This is the territorial waters of the Solar System Nation; you have violated the sovereignty of the Solar System Nation's territorial waters.
"We demand that you immediately cease your illegal actions and leave at once, or if you ignore this warning, we will take necessary measures!"
These words baffled everyone until the J135 repeated them, and only then did people snap back to reality: What's going on? Since when did this area become the territorial waters of the Solar System Nation?
Someone immediately shouted, "Protest! Protest! This is Earth, not a place for the Solar System Nation's militarism!"
Protests erupted from the crowd, but the J135s didn't care so much, and upon seeing the ship continuing to advance, they brandished their weapons and repeated their warning.
The captain, with grim determination, continued for a while, and then the J135s began firing warning shots.
Only then did the captain dare not push forward, and amidst the passengers' curses, he turned the ship around.
The cockpit was also guarded by the crew to prevent an onslaught from the angry passengers.
In other parts of the Pacific, many ships were being or had already been turned away by the First Legion.
Only two ships, stubbornly insistent, were sunk by the J135s, while the others, recognizing the situation, immediately turned back upon receiving the J135s' warning shots.
Upon learning that the Trisolarans' Second Fleet was leaving the Solar System, the puppet forces recruited by Sophon in those years quickly disintegrated.
With Zhuang Yue now receiving several hundred J135s each day, the First Legion was already capable of patrolling globally.
Besides voicing protests, the PDC was almost powerless; they clearly understood that without the support of the Trisolarans, they were no match for the Solar System Nation.
So the PDC started working hard on securing an opportunity for negotiation.
Upon receiving this news, Jiang Yu said, "I want to go to the battlefield of the 'Second Campaign' to pay tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed themselves."
Number Three, however, said, "Negotiations with the PDC require your leadership."
"Let Rediaz handle it," Jiang Yu said with a smile. "The PDC wanted to put him on trial back then, now it's his turn to judge the PDC!"