Him and their stars.

Chapter 1812 Today's Retreat is for Tomorrow's Advance

There were less than fifty interstellar battleships, most of which were old-fashioned warships that had long been withdrawn from the front-line fleet, and there was a lack of large battleships that could fight head-on. More importantly, these were almost all remnants of defeated troops who had fled all the way from the New Asia battlefield to Earth. Not to mention the morale of the crew, the repair work on the ships themselves was far from complete. It was hard to say how much combat power was left.

Then, there were twenty intragalactic gunboats. They had good firepower but were thin and bulky and could not run. If they left the protection of the planetary stronghold, they would even become prey for the assault ships.

The only ship that was slightly threatening was the Cook. However, the Imperial Army would never regard the large fire-breathing plunderer with a strong greenskin style as a dreadnought.

Outside of extreme combat conditions, the Marauder's green-skinned warships were never a match for the Imperial warships of the same specifications.

The above-mentioned small fry are the entire mobile forces that can be used in the defense of the solar system by the Blue Star Community, the so-called third largest military power in the galaxy.

It no longer sounds shabby, but rather downright sad.

If they had met in the vast space, such a small number of defeated soldiers would not have been able to hold out for even five minutes in front of Vice Admiral Maimdal's vanguard fleet.

Of course, if they were to defend the fortresses and bases in the Earth-Moon system, it would be another matter. The two fortresses in the Earth orbit were not very large, without docks and large-capacity stormtrooper barracks, but they were still equipped with positron fortress cannons, and based on their own rotation orbits, they could form a pincer attack with the Moon base.

By the standards of space warfare, this can already be considered a line of defense.

General Vovna felt that the most correct decision made by the Earth commander was to abandon all strongholds except Earth and retreat to the Earth-Moon system.

This is a hedgehog curled up into a ball.

"If Marshal Ferragu had the Nature Emblem, he would have at least one more powerful automatic turret. Earth would be even more difficult to attack," said Wolfna.

Of course, "even more difficult to fight" is actually a relative concept, but General Wolfna feels that since the Imperial Army is visiting the "Little Sky Domain" again after more than half a century, they should have a perfect landing method.

Nelhana said: "In that case, this is really a timely fight!"

There was no sarcasm in Wufna's words. "Yes, it was indeed a timely fight, but we have no right to laugh at them. In the civil war of the Undead Dragon Empire, before Emperor Ivenya entered the Heaven Realm, her opponents had already been slaughtered in the officialdom of Dragon Palace. This is probably the common nature of human beings. However, we really didn't expect things to go so smoothly."

"Yes, except for the escaped Nature's Emblem, everything went smoothly."

The two female generals smiled at each other, and then they both realized that the other's smile was clearly acted.

"I'm talking to you, Wuvna. You will soon be the first imperial general to enter Earth in this century. His Highness has given you such an honor, why are you smiling so reluctantly? Is it because you don't want to?"

"I wonder how many generals of the empire are jealous and twisted because of these honors. However, with our highness here, all the malice will be blocked out of our sight. However, as her pioneer, I only hope that our conquest will be perfect." Wuvna sighed, a gloomy look flashed across her face:

"If the famous Mr. Mao really sends the Earth to us, can what His Highness did in New Asia and New Baghdad be replicated on Earth exactly as it was?"

Nelhana certainly felt the same way, but showed a helpless expression: "But if we don't accept his surrender, he may find someone else. He has such connections."

The two female generals fell silent again, and then sighed heavily at the same time.

Vovna sighed, "What a shameful power monster! They should have fought bravely to the end! What's even more shameful is that he hasn't even made any conditions for us yet. I'm not even sure whether President Keith Nishita is alive or dead."

Nelhana asked in confusion, "Our intelligence department on Earth has nothing to say. When the war started, the security agencies on Earth did attack our intelligence network, but it shouldn't be possible to run the Earth like an iron bucket, right?"

Wolfna shook her head slightly. "Our intelligence agencies on Earth are still in action, but they have learned nothing about the current situation. They can only confirm that the situation in Eternal City is a bit tense."

However, the situation in Eternal City has always been tense. When Brunhilde's fleet entered New Atlantis, the situation was tense, and even the night curfew lasted for almost two months.

"This is Mr. Mao trying to be nice to me, but also giving me a warning." Nerhana understood immediately. None of the girlfriends in Brunhild's shogunate were politically savvy women.

Wuvna took the lead slightly. "Although he is an ugly and terrifying power holder, he is indeed a powerful person. We must let Her Highness know this. As for the next step, it must be decided by her personally."

At this point, she couldn't help but reveal a thankful expression: "If our lord is replaced by a real political animal, he will definitely acquiesce to me to get rid of Mr. Mao and all the powerful people on Earth first." Then the blame will be put on the executor. If he is not dignified, I will just borrow his head and support his wife. If he is dignified, he will have to stay in the dark for a few years to avoid the limelight. Since ancient times, almost all superiors and powerful people have operated in this way.

However, a true dragon king should be proud, and be a tyrant or do evil things, but he is always upright. Brunhild is a typical example.

"It is precisely because she is such a person that she will never get along with Mr. Mao." Wuvna said.

She really thought about whether to do this security risk without Prince Su knowing. She was an upright female general, but she was not a good person who would be kidnapped by moral traps. For the sake of justice in her heart, she would not hesitate to take action.

Nerhana still couldn't let it go: "So, why do we all assume that Mao Yuanzuo is the one who can represent the will of the community government? Even if he is someone's relative, he is just a retired prime minister and an ordinary member of parliament. Where is the legitimate president of the community, Kes Nishita? Is he dead or alive?"

Having said that, the two female generals looked at each other again and sighed at the same time.

The Earth across the way, in military terms, is clearly a fragile building block that would collapse with a slight push, but now it always seems to be shrouded in a disgusting shadow.

They are about to return to the earth in the name of conquerors, but they still don't have the joy of conquerors in their hearts.

……

At the same time, in an uninhabited galaxy 300 light-years away from Earth, an Imperial-built Titan ship inlaid with the Community military emblem was sailing in the deep space of the universe.

To everyone's surprise, the Titan did not meet Marshal Paris in the direction of Xin Chang'an, but turned abruptly and headed towards the border of the star zone. Now, after three days of accelerated operation, they have completely left the densely populated star zone of the Terra star zone and finally entered a relatively quiet natural star zone.

It was not until this time that the command on the Independence finally completed communication with both Earth and New Chang'an.

"The vanguard of the Empire has occupied the Martian shipyard, and Marshal Ferragu praised our decisive action." After completing the communication, Rosses, who was writing as the "temporary second mate", explained to everyone:

"He said that now is the time to preserve our manpower. Today's great move is, of course, for tomorrow's great victory!"

No way! It's you who's clearly occupying the source wave communication port, so of course your word is the truth? I can also say that I was ordered by the President to take the Independence to participate in the battle to defend the Earth.

There must be people present who want to fight back in this way, but after the fight at the Martian shipyard, no one would dare to say so.

Even the nominal captain, Major General Langner, nodded in a serious manner: "As expected of Marshal Ferragu. Since he said so, we will just do as he says."

Luo Zeshi added: "I have also contacted Marshal Paris of Xin Chang'an. He has organized the outstanding senior students of the Xin Chang'an Armored Corps Academy and the Naval Academy. There are a total of 30,000 people. They will come to join us on armed merchant ships."

Major General Langner was immediately touched: "At any time, you can trust Commander Paris. He is the kind father of all the soldiers in the community."

He then said to Rosser, "Lieutenant Colonel, you have worked hard. Without you taking charge, how could the Independence recover its combat effectiveness so quickly? You are truly a hero who has fought many battles!"

If the tone was changed, it would be a typical yin and yang, but Captain Langner's attitude and tone were so sincere that anyone could see that he was a diligent, simple and honest elder.

Hey, hey, hey, you are the real captain of this ship! You are more than twice as old as Commander Rosser! Why do you act like he is your subordinate?

It is inevitable that some people will have such doubts, but it is completely meaningless. The current situation is that everyone is thinking about war.

There were less than 20,000 people on the Titan now, and the stormtrooper room and hangar were almost empty. The remaining crew could only maintain the Independence's normal cruising and low-intensity combat.

Among these people, Lieutenant Colonel Chester Rozes's old subordinates from the Yu Fleet, the young non-commissioned officers of the Lionheart Society, and the technical backbone of the Mars Shipyard accounted for more than three quarters, accounting for the vast majority. There were less than 3,000 airborne troops sent from Earth to receive the new ship, including 2,000 stormtroopers who surrendered after the fight.

Well, if New Chang'an can really add 30,000 people, at least in terms of personnel, the Independence can cope with high-intensity combat. However, in this case, the "mature and prudent" airborne factions appointed by the earth's dignitaries will have even less say, but this is no longer a big deal.

Even Captain Langner, the nominal leader of the "airborne faction", was cooperating honestly, so what else could the others say? We were all adults, so of course we had to stick to the principle of "tolerance for the sake of the country".

So, Chester Rozes, who was not yet 27 years old, said to everyone, "Marshal Paris told us that the Imperial Fleet arrived at the Cantilever Star Region and easily captured New Paris. Our escape route to New Shenzhou through the Cantilever Star Region has been blocked. I hope everyone can speak freely about what to do next."

His eyes swept across everyone's faces, and finally landed on the face of the only non-community soldier at the scene: "General Belmonte, what do you think?"