Him and their stars.

Chapter 1688 Impossible, absolutely impossible

The operational proposal of the General Staff? There are indeed a lot of new things today.

You know, in the course of the war over the past year, the National Defense Council and the General Staff have been trying every means to exceed the logistical and military and political tasks, but the specific combat strategies are really left to the front-line generals to decide.

However, the General Staff, which should have provided guidance to the front line during the war and should have been the most visible department, seems to be a completely invisible mascot department.

Of course, people in the General Staff also have reasons to express their dissatisfaction.

You know, the Military Command Headquarters and the General Staff have overlapping functions. And this special organizational structure is actually a remnant of the imperial rule.

But can the Galactic Empire and the Community be the same thing? They control half of the galaxy, have hundreds of princes and dozens of satellite countries under their command, and possess the most powerful military force in the world. The mighty armies under the Dragon King include the Royal Guards, Princes' Guards, Local Armies, Border Fleets, Lords' Fleets, and Imperial Armies, etc. In addition, the soldiers come from hundreds of civilized races, and many of them have dual nationalities, and some have dual political identities as retainers of great nobles and national soldiers.

In this case, in addition to the Privy Council and the Ministry of National Defense, it would be reasonable to have a Grand Marshal's Office, the Grand Council, the Space Fleet Command and the Star Knights.

However, the origin of the community army is relatively simple, and not so large. If they want to imitate the military headquarters established by the Grand Marshal's Office and the general staff established in the same way as the Military Affairs Department, it will always be a bit redundant.

In fact, during the time of Marshal Li, he was aware of this problem and had proposed reducing the number of departments, but due to various unexpected events, it was not implemented.

What's more, after the incident involving the previous Chief of the General Staff, the military command intelligence of the General Staff has been greatly weakened.

But even so, Minister Bai still felt that the people in the General Staff were all salary thieves. If it were my old self, I would have made some sarcastic remarks. However, considering that Marshal Ferragu, the acting chief who was forced to take the position, was innocent, I decided to just endure it.

Then, Vice President Hierro laughed and said, "Oh my! I almost forgot that the main job of our General Staff is to formulate combat strategies!"

It can be seen that the vice president still has a lot of resentment towards Marshal Ferragu, but this is actually quite indecent.

Of course, President Keith Nishita and the political friends present must be very pleased. After all, one of them is Mao Yuanzuo's nephew, and the other is Mao Yuanzuo's cook. They are both the backbone of the Gongrong Party, so the more fierce the fight, the better. If they both perish, then the world will be at peace, right?

Of course, as an outstanding leader of a multi-party coalition government with high magnanimity, Mr. Nishita waved his hand to stop the whispering at the scene, and said to Hierro earnestly: "Vice President, you can't use such a frivolous method to evaluate the soldiers of the General Staff. They have also made their best efforts."

"I'm sorry." Vice President Yero was very humble.

"You can't comment on a community marshal with great military achievements like this!"

"Marshal, I'm really sorry, I lost my composure." Vice President Hierro was very sincere and ashamed. Of course, it was precisely because he was too ashamed that he seemed to have no sincerity.

However, President Nishita was very satisfied and waved his hand, saying, "Marshal, please go ahead."

Marshal Ferragu still had a broad-minded and fat look that was completely inconsistent with the ideas of these insect politicians. Instead, he actually opened the star map of the overall battle situation and marked various battle situations on it.

Mr. Bai was amazed. He had seen Marshal Ferragu several times at such meetings, but this was the first time he saw him acting like a serious chief of staff.

"Now, after a full year of reconstruction, the home fleet has four Yinglong-class battlecruisers, four Saratoga-class aircraft carriers, 4 heavy cruisers of various levels, and nearly 4 combat and auxiliary ships of various types. Overall, a certain level of combat effectiveness has been restored." Marshal Ferragu said.

Indeed, if we put aside the old ships dug out from the warehouse and the new ships that have not yet completed testing, as well as the reality that more than 70% of the crew are rookie recruits, judging purely from the combat effectiveness on paper, the combat effectiveness is indeed quite good.

"This is good news. On behalf of the people of the Blue Star Community, thank you for your hard work," said the president.

Marshal Ferragu looked ashamed, but he said with a stiff upper lip: "My suggestion is to lead the local fleet to go out to the New Atlantis Star Region, after joining the main forces of the Sixth and Seventh Fleets, and then go out of the border of the New Atlantis Star Region to take over the Cherro Star System first."

He pointed his finger at the border of the Circe Kingdom and his voice suddenly increased in volume, but it did not add any persuasiveness, instead it sounded a bit self-destructive.

But even so, his words caused the whole scene to fall into silence.

The so-called Chelo Fortress is the border star system between the Blue Star Community and the Circe Kingdom, and it is also a very important transportation route. During the period when the Community was ruled by the Empire, this star system was operated by the Circe Snapping Turtles as an important fortress to protect the border of the country, and naturally a lot of military equipment was built and deployed.

Of course, after Earth's independence, the two countries were considered to be friendly neighbors and quasi-allies. Considering the operating costs, the Kingdom of Circe shut down most of the fortress facilities. However, three years ago, during the war with the Principality of Haiyal (and the empire behind it), the Kingdom of Circe used the Chelo system, which was the farthest from the battlefield, as a rear base. A shipyard was built here in a meticulous manner, and a large amount of military supplies were stockpiled.

Now, a small part of these materials were used in the "Criminal Campaign", and the Circassians only charged the cost price. In addition, they also sent at least one division of marines to participate in the war as mercenaries, acting together with the community.

From this perspective, these species that look like alligator snapping turtles can really be considered good allies.

  However, Marshal Ferragu wants us to launch a surprise attack on our allies? Isn't that too unethical?

"Of course, in a peaceful way. A completely peaceful way." Marshal Ferragu added: "In order to save costs, Circe shut down most of the galaxy fortress equipment. They are also unprepared for us. If we mobilize the full combat power of the Azure Guard and the Home Fleet to launch a surprise attack, I am 70% sure that I can capture this galaxy without bloodshed."

This... doesn't this sound even more unethical? Mr. Bai thought.

Needless to say, after these words were spoken, all the bigwigs present could only continue to remain in a daze.

Even Vice President Hierro, who thought he was very abstract, was in a state of shock, and his hands even subconsciously placed under the table. There was an alarm there, and when it sounded, guards and doctors would rush in immediately.

President Nishita even leaned back tactically and winked at Yang Mingzhao beside him. It was no secret that the deputy secretary-general, who was a psychic, could serve as the president's personal bodyguard.

After receiving a look from his loyal deputy secretary-general, Nishita seemed to feel relieved. He slowly said, "Marshal, if you are under too much pressure, we can temporarily adjourn the meeting today. The selection of the chief of staff will of course be based on your opinion."

"Mr. President, everyone, I am very clear-headed. Okay, okay, before... well, I got the deductions from the guys in the staff, I was as surprised as you all." Marshal Ferragu said.

Could this really be the deduction of a "young man" in the General Staff? I have come into contact with those people, and I don't think any of them are as good as Zheng Ao! Mr. Bai always feels that everything is a little unreliable.

"Marshal, can we be frank with each other?" Vice President Hierro said. He still had a smile on his face, but his tone was already quite impolite.

"What we need to think seriously about now... is our biggest national defense loophole." Marshal Paris answered in a slightly stiff tone.

Compared to the doughy Ferragu, this veteran of the Revolutionary War was much more powerful. The Vice President's momentum was slightly suppressed, and he asked back: "National defense loophole?"

At this time, Marshal Ferragu, like a well-trained chief of staff, drew a line on the border of the Community's New Atlantis.

Everyone can see that the border of the star zone is connected in all directions and is full of prosperous shipping routes. Therefore, although Xinya is a border star zone, it is also quite prosperous. In other words, the leaders of the community have never regarded this place as a border. They seem to have conventionally regarded the Kingdom of Circe as their natural barrier.

However, no one has stipulated that the Circassians will always be allies of the Earthlings.

"Xinya's border is indefensible. The only place we can rely on for defense is the Chero Fortress." Marshal Paris said in a firm and solemn tone.

Marshal Ferragu said: "As long as we can control this place, New Atlantis still has some room to defend. If not, then, well... it will be a bit of a stretch."

The old marshal interrupted the fat marshal's hesitation and said, "It's not that we can't do it. It's simply impossible. Even if the First Fleet and the Tenth Fleet are all there, we can't open an airtight defense line on the border of New Atlantis."

President Nishita finally interrupted the two men and said, "Stop, please stop, my dear marshals. You mean to say that the Circassians betrayed us. But what evidence did the intelligence department get?"

As soon as President Nishita asked this, he felt that he must have discovered some blind spots, and quickly cast his eyes on Chairman Xiaona, but the latter just shook his head: "The Circe Kingdom Army is far from recovered. They got those battle cruisers from the Tuhan people, and it will take at least the year after next for them to form combat effectiveness."

To put it bluntly, the severely damaged Circassians are still licking their wounds and have no ability to attack the community.

"Since we have no ability to attack, we can of course counterattack. Is this also the natural law of survival in the universe?" Vice President Yero seemed to be thinking about something, and he looked like an imperial aristocrat.

"That's true... That's strange! We can't launch a surprise attack on our allies!" President Nishita shouted.

"I was just joking." Vice President Yero shrugged and smiled.

"The Vice President has a really great sense of humor!" the President said with a straight face.

"I'm sorry to refuse. But the one with the best sense of humor is obviously His Excellency the Marshal."

"Ahahahaha, yes, yes, I almost believed it."

Then the president and other officials all laughed out loud. The cabinet meeting was suddenly filled with a cheerful atmosphere. Or rather, the atmosphere had to be cheerful.

However, what everyone waited for was just the poker faces of the two marshals.

"So, Marshal Paris, are you serious?" Chairman Edward Shawna sighed.

"Commissar, you can certainly rule out the fighting power of the Circassians, but what about the Galactic Empire?"

The old marshal's words still caused a period of silence, but the atmosphere gradually became suppressed.

"Wait, please let me sort out my thoughts... You mean, the Imperial Fleet might pass through Cherk and directly attack the New Atlantis star region? So, we must take the initiative? Seize the main transportation routes of the Chero system?" The Vice President showed a confused expression.

Marshal Paris nodded solemnly. Marshal Ferragu smiled awkwardly on his fat round face, but also nodded firmly.

"The Galactic Empire sent troops to penetrate the Circe Kingdom and attack New Atlantis?"

"No, the Empire forced the Kingdom of Circe to open its borders and obtain military passage. They are even very likely to provide maintenance and supplies for the Imperial Fleet," said Marshal Paris.

Vice President Hierro began to press his temples, looking as if his worldview had been overturned and he couldn't answer. Of course, there was also a lot of noise at the battle site.

"There is intelligence proving that the Kingdom of Cherke has purchased a large amount of military supplies from various countries in the Trichir Star Region. Many of them are consumables for large warships, which far exceeds the existing needs of the Kingdom of Cherke's fleet," Marshal Ferragu added.

"I haven't received this news." Xiao Na, the chairman of the Internal Affairs Committee, frowned and said, "Marshal, it's not that I don't trust you, I just want to know, what sources of intelligence do we have in our country that I don't know about?"

In fact, Chairman Xiaona felt that the idea proposed by the two marshals was not completely impossible. As the head of intelligence and national security, vigilance and suspicion are indispensable. However, as the head of national security, he felt that the marshals' words were really harsh.

Marshal Paris looked at Chairman Xiaona deeply, with disappointment on his face: "...They are a group of civilian traveling merchants. But, Mr. Chairman, this is not the point. The point is that once the Kingdom of Cherk opens its borders, the Empire's high-speed fleet will only need one week to travel from Femo to Chelo. And once they cross the border of New Atlantis, it will only take half a month to reach Earth."

Of course, the above time is based on the assumption that the shortest route is taken and that the Imperial Fleet does not delay for any reason along the way.

However, even though Marshal Paris had described the situation so cruelly, he still did not get everyone's approval. Some people even began to sneer and mock this community marshal who had made great military achievements.

"It sounds like the brainchild of some young, inexperienced member of the General Staff, but I never thought that His Excellency the Marshal would also be affected!"

"If this young man is a member of the Lionheart Society, it would make sense."

"Maybe it's not just the Lionheart Society, but the Pioneer Party. They're all... Hey, Mr. Bai, no offense."

"You're already offending! After the meeting, White Gloves!"

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I really didn't mean to offend you, I just messed up."

"Everyone, don't go off topic, don't go off topic! Now we are talking about Circe, um, puff... hehe, are we really going to attack a traditional ally just because of a guess? While we are in the middle of a war? I didn't even know that the national strength of the Blue Star Community has developed to this point? May the spirit of the universe bless us!"

"But this doesn't make sense at all. Circe will never give up its neutral position in this war. Why should they abandon their traditional relationship with the Alliance for hundreds of years and cooperate with the Empire?"

"Yes, yes. Wouldn't the Alliance have any objections? They have deployed five Titans on the opposite side of the Femor Nebula! Five in total! Do you understand?"

"Moreover, the Alliance has invested a considerable amount of capital in the Kingdom of Circe and also has considerable interests. They will not allow Circe to fall into the arms of the Empire."

"The same is true of the Alliance's investment in us. If we are annexed by the Empire, then everything they have done will be in vain."

"Yes, that's right! That's right. The Alliance will support us in resisting for a long time, but will never let the Empire destroy us."

"What's more, we destroyed their two allies at once!"

"You guys have too little confidence in the Circe Kingdom. They are all brave free people, and they have a mortal feud with the Empire. How could they join the Empire's camp? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"