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Chapter 433: Fighting is a waste of money

"What do you mean?"

"The Upper Plateau Planet is gone. The Mingyang Sect's Mechanical Ark is no longer safe. Foundry General Chen Haixu broke out with a small number of people and escaped to Jindi Planet. The 1.5 billion human army has fallen..."

"Don't talk nonsense here!" Tan Jiuyi didn't believe it at all.

But Gu Hang no longer had the intention to argue with him about the authenticity of this matter.

"Listen, Chief Tan, I won't joke with you about this kind of thing, and I have no intention of deceiving you. I don't need to get anything else from you. I just want to know, in this case, what should I do? What can we do to help the situation in Star Territory?"

"You wait first..."

Tan Jiuyi was completely confused.

He would rather think that Gu Hang had a conspiracy than believe that it was true.

How could he believe this? If the news is true, it would be like the sky is falling.

If Gu Hang was a little worried before, what if he fought too hard here and provoked the main green-skinned force?

And if he wins, then no matter what Gu Hang does, he will still come back.

Among those six horses, there are 78 human worlds, with a total population of 100 billion.

"Okay, I understand, that's it."

Although he was reluctant, Gu Hang found that he really needed to attract and involve the greenskins as much as possible. It was best to let the other side allocate some ships and troops to return to their home base.

Gu Hang quickly figured out what he was going to do next.

For this reason, the technical director of Feiyixing Shipyard, Commander-in-Chief Wang Zhaoran, has to work overtime.

Do your best to obey fate.

No matter how much their productivity increases, they are not expected to be able to manufacture starships, titans, or high-level equipment for the Alliance, but the production tasks of laying some artillery shells and logistical supplies are always possible; with such a large population, it is also necessary to mobilize Great place for soldiers.

The avatar disappeared and Gu Hang sighed.

Internally, he called Oceana and gave clear instructions.

He had little hope for the Star Territory Government, but he thought he was a teammate after all, so he contacted him to ask about his plans. But he didn't expect that the quality of this teammate was worse than he expected.

Tan Jiuyi held on to his dignity as the head of the Star Territory, but his heart was actually in chaos.

He hung up the communication on his own initiative without even giving any further instructions.

This will not only buy more development time for the alliance, but the ultimate goal is to prevent Titus from coming back: the Raging Flames are coming, and even if the Raging Flames can't defeat Titus, at least a strong army can hold up more. After a long time, the empire may send more powerful reinforcements when it realizes that the problem in the Dragon Eagle Star Territory has become bigger and even the Mechanicus and the Chapter cannot solve it.

Anyway, let me get the quantity up first.

You still have to rely on yourself.

Will Titus' main force come back? Gu Hang judged that it would not happen. Now, the two most beautiful results of the battle, Jin Di Star and Yun Luo Star, were nakedly placed in front of the Iron Teeth Chief. If these two places were not taken down, Titus would not come back.

But at special moments, I don't care.

As long as Wang Zhaoran is told the frontline news, he will know what to do if he is not stupid.

No difference.

The second external thing is that the expansion of the Seven Horses Agreement cannot wait any longer. Gu Hang must integrate as many manpower and material resources as possible from the Seven Horses.

The Alliance needs to be more proactive.

It's nothing more than three aspects.

Externally, it is also divided into two aspects.

This will slow down the greenskins' plundering of resources and prevent them from further expanding their power. At the same time, it is also possible to attract some greenskin troops from the main battlefield to return reinforcements.

"Stop having illusions, your innocence is shattered." Gu Hang said, "I know you won't completely believe it without verification, but I am here to tell you this news in advance to make you as prepared as possible. . You can try every means to verify whether things are true, but please treat them as true first and prepare for the worst."

Gu Hang needs this balance.

One is the green skin.

On the contrary, he can bear more pressure on the frontline battlefield here. Maybe the main battlefield can last longer, and Titus' return will be delayed further.

Gu Hang planned to let the combined fleet take the initiative and enter the Jinguan star area to find the main force of the Greenskin fleet that had previously been defeated and try to eliminate it. The alliance's army will also enter ground operations on many worlds in the Jinguan Star Region to recapture the Jinguan Star Region.

Normally, it would be unrealistic to order a ruling bishop to work overtime, and you cannot force him. He has a special status and a lot of political energy behind him. Not only can the governors of the Winged Star over the years not be able to order him, but they have to support him and lick him. .

In fact, there is no need to force.

Especially the former is the most important. The amount of materials needed to fight the war is simply astronomical.

Seven horses and another six horses, there is indeed nothing particularly awesome in the world, but that does not mean that their output is not important.

The premise is that this guy doesn't have any thoughts of running away.

Originally, I could only rely on myself.

The Alliance has just discovered a group of special agent talents, so it must keep an eye on this matter.

Next, the alliance's productivity will be significantly tilted towards ship manufacturing. If you can squeeze out a little bit of production capacity, squeeze it as much as possible. For the ships built later, some time-consuming processes will be reduced as much as possible. This will affect the life and performance of the ship, but even if you create a bunch of disposable supplies, it will No matter what.

Gu Hang was not sure that this would be useful, but he had to do something, otherwise it would be like leaving his fate to Chief Titus, who would let him go after he killed the Star Territory Government and the Mingyang Sect— -Obviously not.

But don't worry about that now.

In a battle on the Steel Wing Star, the consumption of various types of artillery shells was simply outrageous. Take Yelicia's cruiser Quintet as an example. It fires at full power once, with hundreds of scalpel missiles, twenty thermal hammer macro cannons, and two loyal heir's wrath macro cannons. The total cost of the shells alone is 21 tax coins.

Other cruisers are almost the same price.

After the Battle of Steel Wing Star, the shells, lances, and missiles fired by the seven cruisers alone were more than 20 million tax coins; the other ships combined, probably also cost 30 to 40 million.

This does not include ground troops. A group army fires ten thousand artillery pieces in rapid fire for two minutes. After ten rounds, one hundred thousand artillery shells will be empty, which will cost tens of thousands of tax coins.

There were fifty armies participating in the Ground Battle of Steel Wing Star!

In fact, the current alliance maintains not-so-high-intensity battles in the Foghorse and Hippogriff sectors, with 200 million troops, logistical supplies, including food, medicine, equipment losses, ammunition replenishment... they have to be smashed every month Enter 60 to 70 million in supplies. Including arming the Planetary Defense Forces in those places, this number will rise.

This is still a low intensity, and it is only logistical supplies, not counting the replacement costs after tanks, artillery, armored vehicles, infantry and other war units are destroyed.

Once the intensity of the war increases significantly, the consumption of war costs will increase sharply, and there will be no cap.

Just look at the Battle of Steel Wing Star. Taking into account the logistics cost, the loss of ships and ground units, the Alliance lost 5 billion tax coins in one battle!

War is a waste of money and panic.

Fortunately, communication with the star domain government is now cut off, and there is no need to bear imperial taxes, otherwise the alliance would not be able to bear such a burning.

If we don't integrate all the seven horse territories and get their imperial taxes into our own hands, how can we fight this war?

Not to mention that Gu Hang wanted to take the initiative to attack and share the pressure on the main battlefield. The alliance could at most maintain the current intensity of the war without charging extra money.

If we fight a few more Steel Wing Star battles, the alliance's own economy will collapse. It will definitely not be able to withstand at least the third level mobilization order, and it will have to go to at least the second level, or even the first level.

The other planets are just watching from behind, shouting "come on", how can that be done?

You all have to get on my chariot!

Even if it is really a poor and backward world like Jue Saturn, it can provide some agricultural products, do some preliminary food processing, textile industry, or provide some minerals and transport them to several core worlds in the Tianma star region, so that the alliance can reduce the burden on life. The pressure on necessities and raw materials can put more workers and productivity on expanding shipyards and producing more military equipment, which is also a help.

And not only does it have to be integrated, it also has to be fast.

Previously, Gu Hang felt that after winning the Battle of Steel Wing Star, he still had time. You can use gentler methods and plan slowly.

But now the overall war situation has undergone major changes, and Gu Hang has no time to waste any more time.

For this reason, some special means, which should have been used with caution, must now be used.

After thinking about it, Gu Hang sent an order to Oceana, Lambert, and Thaddeus respectively.

...

Winged Star, the official residence of Justice Lambert.

This is not only the residence of Lambert Hodgson, but also the alliance's legal center, located in the office of Wing Star.

At this moment, Justice Lambert, who had just received Governor Gu's order, was having a headache.

Sitting in front of him, the man with an upright look was the current director of the Alliance Legal Center-Central Bureau of Investigation, named Gustav Isakson.

"Arno Chenko, you should know who he is, right? Although his confidentiality level is high, he can be seen."

"Yes. In fact, you don't need to look at the information. His last name is also very sensitive."

"Since you know who he is, why did you send him to Baishuoxing?"

"You said it.

"what?"

"You asked me to send my best agents to the Zima Star District to take charge of special service activities, so I sent Arno."

"You...oh, do you really have no one else in your hands?"

"Yes, but they are not as good as him."

"You're good enough." Lambert was a little speechless. "Okay, now the Governor wants us to launch the special service in advance. The first place to start is Baishuoxing, the capital of Zima. Things are going to change there."

"Arnault will complete his mission, I believe in him."

"Then you never thought about failure. What if something happens to him?"

"That is our responsibility. If we fail to fulfill the mission entrusted to us by the governor and the people, I am willing to bear all the consequences. As for Arnaud, if something happens, then we have lost a reliable and loyal comrade. I will be sorry for him." It's very sad, but that's what we do."

"Oceana will skin you then!"

"No, I believe in Prime Minister Oceana's consciousness."

"You're talking about me with a gun and a stick, right? You don't believe in my consciousness?"

"I didn't say that."

"You, you, you..." Lambert really had nothing to do with Isaacson in front of him. This guy has a bad temper and a tough temper, but he is indeed a rare talent under him. He is loyal and capable, otherwise he would not have been promoted to the top position of the Investigation Bureau.

However, this kind of overly upright and indifferent character can really cause trouble.

Arno Chenco, this is Oceana's biological brother.

Back on Raging Owl, when Oceana came to Governor Gu's camp as a refugee, she didn't come alone, but brought her brother with her.

When the two of them were fleeing the disasters caused by the abscess monster and famine in their hometown, Oceana had to endure countless hardships along the way to save Arno Chenko's life.

Fourteen years have passed since then.

The little boy who was only eleven years old at the time is now a great young man.

After Oceana took up a high position, the young man's living conditions not only became very good, but he also received the best education in the league.

He is also very competitive and his grades are very good along the way.

He graduated two years ago.

According to his achievements, he can have a bright future; coupled with his status as Oceana's biological brother, he can easily reach a high position.

However, on the one hand, Oceana herself is a little worried about this. As a prime minister, she has been treading on thin ice and is under a lot of pressure every day. If her younger brother is arranged to come in, she may cause criticism; on the other hand, Arnault himself has no interest in entering politics and becoming a civil servant.

He once wanted to join the army, but in the end he was entrusted to Lambert by Oceana.

Although some connections are still used, Lambert's legal center is an organization parallel to the alliance government.

Then, the young man forced his way into the most unsafe of the many agencies under Lambert: the Alliance Central Bureau of Investigation.

This is one of the alliance's three major foreign intelligence agencies.

He performed outstandingly during the two-year training; especially some time ago, he suddenly showed an enlightenment and became one of the best newcomers to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Of course, Director Isaacson only knew this after he reported it to Lambert.

Lambert himself was so busy every day that he had no time to personally see the training performance of a young agent.

To be honest, he didn't believe it at first.

Maybe Arnault's boy did perform well, but to say he is the 'best' is probably an exaggeration because of his status.

But he still told Oceana the news to make her sister happy.

At that time, he was still thinking that this guy Isaacson had "improved" and knew how to say some flattering words, and knew how to slightly exaggerate the achievements of a person with a special status like Arnault.

I don't know whether to be happy or worried.

But now it seems that this may not be the case.

Isaacson is still the same Isaacson, and Arno is probably the best agent, so much so that he has to be sent on such an important mission.

Moreover, Isaacson really never considered the issue of identity at all, he just went to the most suitable place with the most suitable person.

Lambert knew it was right, and that's how it should be.

but...

Could it be that I have forgotten my original intention?

Is it really like what Isaacson said, that there is something wrong with his consciousness?

He couldn't help but start to reflect on himself.

During this process, Isaacson always sat upright in front of him.

"Okay, you can go back. Pay close attention to this mission. It has nothing to do with that kid's identity. This is an important mission for the alliance, and there must be no mistakes!"

"Yes!" Isaacson stood up. He hesitated for a moment and then asked: "What about Prime Minister Oceana?"

"I'll go tell you."

"Yes!"

After watching Isaacson leave, Lambert made a phone call to Oceana and told the situation.

Oceana didn't reply for a long time.

Just when Lambert was a little uneasy, worried that the alliance prime minister would be angry and about to get angry, Oceana's voice came over:

"I see."

...

Zima Star District, Bai Shuo Star.

This is the capital planet of the Zima Star Region. It is a civilized world with a population of 2 billion and a development rate of .

Although there are no outstanding specialties, as a civilized world, the overall productivity is not too bad, and the people here live a pretty good life. The small shipyard on the star port can even build some civilian ships.

The entire Zima Star District has a population of 380 billion and 17 worlds. Not counting the capital city of Baishuoxing, many other worlds are pretty good, nothing particularly sexy, and there are even several places with level 2 development.

Apart from the Tianma Star District, Qima Di is the best developed area for Zima.

The leader of the Zima, Ms. Esquire Zelos, has pretty good control over the entire sector and has the support of the governors in the sector.

She has high support and good strength. Among the surrounding star districts, she is the one with the toughest attitude toward the Seven Horses Agreement.

From her perspective, it was natural to support the Alliance in the Greenskin War, but signing the Seven-Horse Pact was unnecessary.

The former is the responsibility of being the leader of the Imperial Sector, while the latter has changed its nature.

Doesn't that mean that the Zima Sector is brought under the control of the alliance?

It is not a formal joining of the alliance, but it is just short of changing all the officials and the political system of all the planets into the shape of the alliance.

For the rest, all manpower and material resources have to be dispatched by others, and they have to do whatever they are told. How can there be any administrative, military, and economic independence?

This point has also been supported by many governors in the Zima Star Region.

They heard that the planetary governors of the Pegasus sector were all honorary positions, either held concurrently by the famous Governor Gu, or held remotely by high-ranking officials from the alliance, without any real power.

And they are the real governors, the emperors of their respective planets.

Although they are not joining the alliance, but only entering the framework of the Seven Horse Agreement, many conditions in that framework will still impose considerable restrictions on them.

What's more, who knows what will happen in the future?

The bottom line is broken step by step.

However, when the Iron-toothed Orcs burned the war to Beiyuan Planet, and the governors of Wuma sent letters asking for help, and signed the Seven-Horse Agreement one after another, waiting for the alliance's heavenly soldiers to arrive to save the world, the governors of Zima, their mentality Some subtle changes have occurred.

On the one hand, they rejected the request for help from the governors of Wuma, saying that they were also a poor and rotten place and could not spare any troops to help. Even if they had this desire, they lacked the ability to project troops, and there was really nothing they could do to help.

On the other hand, they also felt sad when they saw the Wuma people trapped in the flames of war and in dire straits.

Beiyuan Star is the world closest to Zima in the Wuma Star Region. The governors of Zima, especially the governors of the three worlds of Dongyuan I, II, and III, can feel the temperature of the flames of war burning there.

They will also murmur in their hearts.

What should we do if the greenskins really come knocking?

Just like they can't save Beiyuan Star if they don't save it, other worlds in the Zima Star District may have the same attitude towards them.

This is a matter of life and death.

Under this pressure, the Seven Horse Agreement seems to have become a very popular thing.

This mentality reached its peak after the alliance won the Battle of Steel Wing Star and then quickly rescued the Wuma Sector from the flames of war.

And the reason why it was the peak was, of course, because their mentality changed soon.

The alliance is so powerful, surely we don't need to do anything else, right?

On the border with Zima, Pegasus is the alliance's headquarters. Wu Ma has joined the alliance and is protected by the alliance. Doesn't that mean that the alliance will definitely stand in front and block the greenskins?

Then won't the alliance have to stand in front of me whether I sign or not?

As for the alliance's vague meaning of 'the greenskins can't beat you, I can beat you', they understood it, but pretended not to hear it.

There is still some deterrence, but overall, they still don't believe it.

We are all part of the empire, how dare you openly attack me?

It was with this mentality that they began to become coquettish again and reunited around leader Zelos.

They did not dare to offend the alliance's diplomats too much.

The alliance has demonstrated their terrifying strength.

But they have many options besides breaking up.

For example, just push it on Zelos.

"It's not that we don't want to sign, we really can't sign. Our Zima Star District has always been decided by the leader of Zelos. She has a great influence. We can't bypass her and sign the agreement ourselves. That way I I can't explain it to the district government."

This is the excuse for the unity of the Zima governors.

Officials of the Alliance Ministry of Foreign Affairs certainly know that these are just excuses, but it is really difficult to deal with this argument.

However, since your excuse is the leader of the sector, then go find this leader.

Hardliner?

well.

On the capital planet of the Zima Star District, Baishuo Star, a storm is coming.

Arno Chenko, wearing the traditional local costume of Baishuo Star, walked into a tavern in the lower city of Baishuo City, the planet's capital.

He saw the sign at the door of the tavern and saw that the security sign was still there, confirming that there was no problem here.

He lowered his hat and entered the lowest level of the tavern.

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