Chapter 1530 Rekindling the Flames of War

"You...doesn't anyone want to say something?" Kirclough Stuart said, looking into the distance, with a calm and serene expression on his face.

His face is not like the dead hymn Will Olipold. It always has the same expression, neither happy nor sad, neither sad nor happy, and he is good at hiding his thoughts. In the afterglow of the gentle wind and the setting sun, the originally deep and resolute facial lines softened, as if melted by something, without murderous intent, nor majesty, like a sage who has experienced the vicissitudes of life, with his wise eyes Eyes look at everything in the world.

Judging from the current scene alone, he doesn't look like a majestic emperor at all, he looks very kind and approachable.

Only the people in the meeting hall know that this is definitely an illusion, an illusion that is enough to kill people under certain circumstances. Unlike many simple-minded and kind-hearted people, His Majesty the Emperor Kirkclough Stewart would only use beautiful scenery to suppress the surging emotions in his heart when he was furious.

Is he a demon, or an angel? In many cases, demons and angels are just a turn away.

Just like the question just now, it sounds very gentle, and it is still a discussion tone. However, the above sentence is the fact that Prince Halifax Stewart was kidnapped by Captain Tang.

His Majesty the Emperor summoned them to the conference hall for a talk, with the purpose of finding a solution to the current problem—how to rescue His Royal Highness the 13th Prince from Captain Tang.

As the person who controls the entire scientific research system of the empire, the prince can be said to be His Majesty's right-hand man. Not only genetic engineering, but also many conceptual military systems of the Monya Empire are from the prince's team.

His Majesty the Emperor once said this when he was annoyed that they were powerless --- all of you are not as valuable as Halifax.

It hurts to say that, but it is undeniable that what he said was true. Taking a step back, even if someone has objections, they would never dare to speak out in front of His Majesty the Emperor at this time.

At this moment he is peaceful, but at the next moment he may be brutal. His Majesty's moodiness was known to those present, and no one dared to touch his brow at this time.

"What's wrong? I remember that when Dior Depp led the Royal Navy fleet to the Livia star system, you talked a lot. The smiles on your faces were more beautiful than flowers. Why are you all dumb today?" Ke Erclough I put his hand on the hilt of his sword, and the bottom spar, which was half the size of a fist, matched the ruby ​​ring on his ring finger, rubbing the outline of the setting sun.

When they first learned that Ouyang Lanlan and Joseph were willing to serve the empire, they were really happy for a while. They felt that after this war, the overall situation was settled. The dust is buried by the tide of time and becomes a poor creature that history books can be slandered and desecrated at will.

However, the result was that the empire was slapped severely. All their plans, all their excitement, and all their hard work turned into nothingness, a dream. Not only that, even His Royal Highness Halifax Stewart, the thirteenth most prestigious prince in the empire, became Captain Tang's prisoner.

No, this was no longer being slapped in the face, it was being stepped on by Tang Fang's feet and rubbed, rubbed, and rubbed on the face continuously. The empire lost all face.

Of course, only a few people in the meeting hall, His Majesty the Emperor, several princes, and Dior Depp knew about this matter in the Monya Empire. I don't know what Tang Fang's considerations are for not announcing the news about Halifax Stuart to the outside world. I don't know if he intends to make a deal with them, or has other unknown scruples.

Rockefeller stood behind the great nobles in the meeting hall, and also did not dare to speak out, but kept catching His Majesty's back from the corner of his eyes, trying to understand more about the emperor's mind.

He is a man who is good at guessing people's hearts. He was appreciated by Halifax Stewart before and was introduced to Mackintosh Stewart.

Later, he was recommended to the seat of Kirkcraft I, avoiding the dusty future of life. Although he is still a lieutenant general of the empire and has no substantial promotion, everyone knows that he is the celebrity in front of His Majesty the Emperor and the two princes... Of course, for those who don't like him, he is His Majesty the Emperor A loyal dog in front of the two princes.

However, even a smart man like him was a little helpless in the immediate situation. First, Tang Fang stood still, and the empire could not be sure what he was thinking. Second, the hostages related to Tang Fang and Tang Lin's family kidnapped by Kirkcraft I had all died... He was very upset when he found out about this. Yes, because if Kirkcraft I was not insatiably greedy, he wanted to have hostages to coerce Tang Fang, and also thought that these hostages could become the sharp blade of the empire, and after they were thrown into the enemy camp, they would conduct intelligence gathering or launch surprise assassinations, what would the result be? Stealing chickens is not enough to lose rice, and now there is no proton that can be used to manipulate Tang Fang.

"What should I do? What should I do..." He kept asking himself in his heart, until the afterglow of the setting sun moved to his face, blurring his vision, he still couldn't think of a feasible solution.

Kirclough Stewart no longer looked at the setting sun in the distance, turned around slowly, and walked from the vertical door frame to the innermost high platform of the meeting hall. Alloy casting, it looks extremely heavy, revealing a special metallic luster.

He was bathed in the fading sunset, the expression on his face changed little by little from tranquility and calmness to seriousness and coldness, and the breath exuding from his body was also frightening and suffocating.

Rockefeller seemed to see the hairs on the back of Prince Walker's head standing up one by one, and he didn't know what he was afraid of.

Still no one spoke, not even a cough could be heard. The important ministers of the empire lowered their heads, and the brothers of His Majesty the Emperor did not dare to raise their heads, each of them was thinking about something in their hearts.

The same is true of Rockefeller, because he got a discovery from the changes in the behavior and expression of His Majesty the Emperor-Kirclough I has made a decision.

In fact, the questioning just now and the ridicule later were not so much to ask for their opinions and despise their stupidity and uselessness, but to vent the resentment of losing their son. According to what Captain Tang had done in the past, as well as the character data collected by the Empire, that kid must have hated Halifax Stewart's experiments. The death of Dewey Hansel clearly proved this point. So... is there any hope for the thirteenth prince to survive if he falls into the hands of Captain Tang? This is likely to be a small probability event.

Kirclough Stewart stepped up the steps step by step, walked to the black stone seat that belonged only to him, turned around and sat down slowly, looked up at the important imperial officials standing on both sides of the red carpet, and looked through the open hall door , against the wind and shot towards the setting sun blocked by the red wall, narrowing his eyes slightly.

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To everyone's surprise, the chaos in the Phoenix empire has not been cleaned up, and the institutional reform plan has not been included in the charter. Shocking news suddenly broke out from the other side of the Tiannest star area.

Earlier, because Tang Fang had intervened in the war in no man's land, the Monya Empire Navy headed by Mackintosh Stewart and the Sulu Empire Navy headed by Abaddon Abdul withdrew from the front line and returned to their own territory. The war in no man's land transitioned from substantive confrontation to strategic confrontation. The Star Alliance was trapped by social problems and the subsequent invasion of the Jupiter Expeditionary Force. They had no energy to counterattack the Mongya Empire and the Sulu Empire. His prestige shocked the naval fleets of the two empires.

The Covenant Navy headed by the Spartacus United before, under the leadership of Jean? Because of the various advanced warships provided by Morning Star, the Covenant Navy and the people of the Covenant have regained their confidence and displayed achievements and courage.

Under such circumstances, the international community generally believes that the Covenant Navy will take action against the Monya Empire and the Sulu Empire after digesting and absorbing the combat experience accumulated in previous military operations to avenge the humiliation of the past.

Many people are waiting to see, waiting for the Star Alliance Navy to complete the rest and reorganization operations, to rekindle the flames of war in the no-man's-land confrontation zone, to take back the Tiantuk star system and the Carrilan star system controlled by the Monya Empire, and to restore the Star Alliance. Union territory.

Unexpectedly, however, the Covenant Navy headed by Spartacus has not yet recovered from the state of rest. The Hydra Legion stationed in the Ernaga star system and the St. Anthony Fleet on the Sulu Empire defense line , Breaking into the Star Alliance naval warning area at a speed that caught people off guard, and launched a lightning operation against the Star Alliance.

This is not an undeclared war, because the two sides are in a state of confrontation, and it is a matter of course to restart the war. However, the real situation is like an undeclared war.

No one expected that the Mongya Empire and the Sulu Empire would suddenly launch a second wave of offensive in the Star Alliance Navy with more and more advanced combat equipment and more mature tactics, and it was even more ferocious than the first wave of offensive.

People don't know who gave Kerclough Stewart and Zaire Abdul the courage to take action against the Covenant Navy under the eyes of Morningstar Forge, but it happened like this, revealing strangeness and legend Unbelievably weird.

The chaos in the Republic of Date is still going on; the civil war in the Phoenix Empire has just come to an end, and has not yet drawn a conclusion; the Silver Eagle government still cannot provide a reasonable explanation for the loss of contact with the third consul; The curtain of war in no man's land opened again. This is really... how should I put it, a wave of unrest will rise again.

The Star Alliance was caught off guard. Although the Legion of Glory has been deployed in the no-man's land of Ayalos-Koplin-Slandal, they did not block the enemy at the border. Instead, under the order of David Conan, they sent Retreat from the rear, and take the initiative to give up the defensive line of the Coplin star system and the Rutonado star system.

This is because not only the Sulu Empire and the Mongya Empire launched surprise attacks, but also the border between the Star Alliance and the Republic of Date was not peaceful. But they don't know what kind of benefits the two empires promised the separatist warlords of the Date Republic. They risked being annexed by the warlords supported by the Star Alliance, the Charles Federation, and the Dolanx Republic to put pressure on the Star Alliance.

This kind of pressure is different from the lightning raids of the Sulu Empire Navy Fleet and the Monya Empire Navy Fleet, and is similar to the plunder and murder of the people of the Central Plains by the ancient Chinese nomads. The main targets are Star Alliance caravans, deep space service stations, and scientific research facilities. , The weak point of combat power in civilian settlements.

David Conan chose to shrink the line of defense precisely to resist the safari attack from the Republic of Date, and at the same time lengthen the front lines of the Sulu Empire and the Mongya Empire, so that the enemy would show its weaknesses. At the same time, the Spartacus Alliance and the Covenant 2nd Fleet, 16th Fleet, and 25th Fleet and other main Star Alliance naval fleets originally stationed on the Sokanada defense line won reaction time, and rushed to the no man's land battlefield as soon as possible to deal with strong forces. enemy.

After experiencing the first offensive and defensive battle in no man's land, the defensive battle of Sokanada, and the long-range raid of the Phoenix Empire, the Covenant Navy has made great progress. Including David Conan and the middle and high-level officers and generals, it is not so important to hold the position.

The retreat of the defense line is not a shameful thing. Today's evacuation is to create the necessary conditions for tomorrow's victory. Just as the Sokanada defense line ignited the war before, Ingrid Alexander and her Jupiter expedition captured the Sotuk star system of the Star Alliance.

At that time, domestic public opinion was in an uproar, and pessimism spread in society.

However, a series of things that happened later made many people understand the truth that a temporary victory cannot determine the outcome of a national battle. Ingrid Alexander made great efforts to capture the Sotuk star system, which seemed to be a great achievement, but this great achievement turned into a shackle in the future, and she was pinned down on that land, entering- If you can't advance, you can't retreat - you can't be reconciled.

The end result was that she obediently returned the Sotuk star system to the Covenant after many casualties. It's really embarrassing, humiliating, and silly.

The situation in no man's land is similar. Since the Monya Empire and the Sulu Empire are so radical, they might as well give up this uninhabited land to them. Needless to say, what are the consequences of the lengthening of the front line? The so-called one-stop effort, then decline and exhaustion. Once the Monya Empire Navy and the Sulu Empire Navy penetrate into the territory of the Star Alliance, they will be easily affected in one way or another, and various situations will arise. , revealing a fatal flaw.

To overcome this inaccuracy, the Monya Empire Navy and the Sulu Empire Navy must fight steadily and control the occupied area, especially the supply line. This will inevitably take a certain amount of time. Wait for the strong brigade with rich combat experience to arrive in time to buy time.

David? Conan in this war will retreat to advance to the pinnacle of the degree.

In addition, his decision to shrink the line of defense has another purpose --- to expose the Dilar star system directly to the enemy.