Him and their stars.

Chapter 1931 New Commander

Feifei's guess was naturally correct.

Whether the highest decision-makers of the Imperial Army in the Privy Council and the Grand Marshal's Office were suspicious or arguing would not affect the ordinary soldiers for the time being. However, at least in this war zone of the Diamond Nebula, the Imperial Army generals who received the latest news were a little terrified.

Therefore, at this meeting of senior military officers, a distressing low pressure was shrouded from the beginning. The generals of the empire who commanded large armies all had solemn expressions, as if they had lost their parents.

"This doesn't feel like a meeting at all. It's more like the group telling ghost stories, and the kind that just scared people to death."

The above metaphor comes from the captain of the Rabbit, Colonel Peggese. Although he was not qualified to attend the meeting, he could at least see the expression of his superior through the soundproof barrier.

"But if it's a ghost story session that can scare people to death, why would so many people attend?" The Leitalin brigadier general, an old soldier named Hatcher, didn't quite understand. Although he was very old, he had always been as simple as an old farmer, probably because he had worked in the star zone guard fleet all his life.

Perhaps it was precisely because he was so simple that he stumped his comrades who had received higher education.

After struggling for at least ten seconds, Colonel Pegsay laughed awkwardly and said, "Ahahaha, this can probably be understood as a kind of weird talk about the rules. But, old man, you are also a general. Why didn't you attend the meeting?"

"I am a Letalin. Besides, what kind of general is the general of the local fleet of a star zone?" The Letalin showed a simple smile.

The captain looked at the old man who had just joined his team, and always felt that he could have more conversations on this issue, but now was not the right time after all.

They were all high-ranking military officers, and the news of the annihilation of the Magus fleet also turned into a heavy haze lingering in their hearts.

Through the translucent sound-proof force field, they could clearly see that even Miss Cellu, who was a brave and fearless model of Tirilo's military nobility, had a look of dread, not to mention Commander Sobek.

...Well, actually, Lieutenant General Yeager Sobek was staring at the holographic star map expressionlessly. His expression was relatively calm, although cold sweat had already seeped down his spine into the collar of his shirt, but considering that all the participants present except himself and Serlu were holographic projections, it should not be exposed.

He was still staring at the crossed-out galaxy on the star map, estimating its distance from here. His fingers tapped lightly on the tactical board in front of him subconsciously, and he listened to the voice of Lieutenant General Rowentour who was presiding over the meeting.

"They issued a warning to the entire area within the first minute of the attack. However, 27 minutes after my flagship, the Light Lux, received the first alarm, we lost all signals from the Magus fleet." Vice Admiral Olivia Rowentour glanced at everyone, her charming heterochromatic eyes flashing with a cold light.

However, perhaps because the source mass wave communication was affected, the cold light in her eyes flickered as if it was frequency hopping in the projection, as if it was an overloaded scanner.

All the officers present were so shocked by Lieutenant General Rowentour's domineering attitude that they hardly dared to raise their heads. Sobaek was the only one who saw this scene.

He wanted to laugh for a moment, but when he thought about the galaxy where the entire Magus fleet disappeared, which was only about three to five days' journey away from him, he couldn't laugh anymore.

I need to reorganize my troops. Also, can the space station here be defended?

As Sobek thought, he listened to Rowentur's suppressed anger: "Considering the communication interference in the Diamond Nebula, there is a delay of about ten minutes, which means that the entire army was wiped out in less than 40 minutes. Colleagues, two battlecruisers, twelve cruisers, and a total of loyal and brave Imperial soldiers were all wiped out. Before they died for their country, they didn't even have time to send a complete combat report."

An elderly general tried to make amends: "Or, maybe it was just... a communication failure?"

Before he finished speaking, he felt a little regretful.

Obviously, even to this senior who was estimated to be twice her age, the female general was not prepared to be polite. She just sneered coldly, and her tone did not hide her harshness at all: "It seems that you also think that there are problems with our communication network in the Diamond Nebula. I have applied to the Privy Council to lay at least 1000 gravitational wave beacons in the Diamond Nebula in the next six months. This will improve the communication of the three border star regions. It is not only a military achievement, but also related to the infrastructure construction of people's livelihood. It seems that, Brigadier General Laslon, you are ready to take on the responsibility?"

The old brigadier general's Adam's apple rolled twice, and his peripheral vision swept across the pale faces of the staff. At this moment, everyone was staring at the squirming scarlet nebula at the edge of the star map, as if they were looking at a squirming mass of flesh and blood.

"The Privy Council has approved my plan in principle. The gravitational wave beacons collected from various places will be delivered here within a week. At that time, you will be responsible for laying them. How about a week? I heard that before the war started, the people on Earth spent only one month to lay 10000 beacons in the New Shenzhou star region. We are the glorious Imperial Army, and you are an expert in this field. You should do better than a group of country bumpkins from New Shenzhou, right?" Rowentur glared at his older subordinate aggressively, as if he was forcing him to commit suicide with his eyes.

However, the old brigadier general did not commit suicide after all. He just pursed his lips, forced out a sad dry laugh, hung his head pitifully, and did not dare to look at his old superior at all.

He is like a senior office worker who has never been able to get a promotion due to his mediocre education, background and abilities. Now that he is about to retire, he can only tolerate the pua of his young boss even for the sake of a meager pension.

The old brigadier general looked around cautiously, and when his gaze finally turned to Lieutenant General Sobaek's face with difficulty, he immediately looked for help.

Although they didn't know each other,

What a poor man, Sobek thought, with sympathy in his heart. He felt that if he were in the old man's situation, it would be difficult for him to survive in the army.

He automatically ignored the look Miss Serlu gave him: "Let's wait for the explanation from the Wisdom Palace. Anyway, the soldiers of the Magus Fleet at least sent us a video." Although the video looked like a scary monster movie. As long as he thought of this, Sobek felt terrified.

Rowentur did not say anything, but just looked at Sobaek expressionlessly, and his expression did not seem very friendly.

The scene was silent again.

As the conflict between the two commanders seemed to be about to break out, the officers present didn't know what else to do except remain silent and watch.

Only the old veteran who was almost driven to suicide by Rowentour's words had tears of gratitude on his face.

Sobek had already sensed the female general's dissatisfaction. Although separated by thousands of light years of galaxies, and although it was only a projection, he could still sense a mysterious atmosphere called oppression, and the corners of his eyes could not help but twitch.

Why is she angry?
Uh, if she really gets mad? Should I fight back? Anyway, I'm really not good at verbal battles!
At this moment, he could even clearly hear the beating of the blood vessels in his temples, until Rowentour on the opposite side seemed to hear some prompting sound, and her holographic projection looked outside the field.

She seemed to be listening to a report outside the venue, with a serious expression, and made a gesture to the participants to stay calm.

A minute later, the female general turned her attention back to the meeting place.

Her expression was a little strange. "I just received news. The Grand Marshal's Office has agreed in principle to our current actions. From now on, all reconnaissance troops will evacuate the Diamond Nebula and expand the alert area. Reinforcements will arrive on the battlefield soon. By then, a new commander will come to take over the command of the war zone."

So, Miss Olive is going to be dismissed? Sobek was stunned. After all, he was already a senior general of this level. Even if his nerves were as thick as amoeba, he could at least understand the subtext of this level.

As for the participants at the meeting, after taking a little time to understand, some were confused, some hesitated, some were puzzled, but more people showed a little joy on their faces.

Obviously, as many people admire the ability of this airborne theater commander, there are even more people who hate her harshness and inhumanity.

If she was transferred back, many people would hold a banquet to celebrate.

As for Sobek, he was a neutral party. Although they were both members of King Su's shogunate, he was not very familiar with Rowentur, and indeed they could not be considered as close friends.

However, if the new commander sent from the front-line war zone is difficult to get along with, the days ahead will be difficult.

Of course, Sobek was still confident in his popularity. If a loyal elder had come, the atmosphere might not have been so tense.

In short, because of his neutral attitude, Sobek's expression also became neutral. In the eyes of others, he looked cold and indifferent, and at first glance, he looked like a big shot with a dignified demeanor.

Rowentur said: "Duke Byron will resume active service and serve as the Grand Commander of the Outer Ring Army, responsible for all military affairs in the Sumner, Helots, Gaixian, Abandoned Light and Glory Gate sectors."

There was a small commotion at the scene, and many people showed shocked expressions, as if they were shocked by the identity of the new commander.

As for Sobek, of course he had to keep his expression neutral. He didn't know who this duke was.

Rowentur glanced at it and said, "Lieutenant General Sobek and I will also stay on as deputies to Duke Byron."

Those who were happy just now should be very disappointed now. Of course, they can't express any attitude now except hanging their heads and pretending to be dead.

"All personnel appointments and large-scale military deployments will have to wait until he arrives on the scene."

The female general stopped being sarcastic and just put on a businesslike poker face and began to carry out the Privy Council's blockade order.

But to be honest, the "Diamond Nebula" is just relatively difficult to travel, and there is a delay in communication. There is no such thing as a closed "canyon-style channel". There are many entrances and exits that can be passed through. Even if the Grand Marshal's Office dispatched another thousand warships, it could not really complete the complete blockade of this nebula.

Therefore, the so-called "lockdown order" is actually just a relative concept.

For the Imperial Army generals on the scene, as long as they can ensure that the enemy cannot easily infiltrate densely populated galaxies or important production galaxies, they can give some explanation to the Privy Council.

So, who is the enemy?
Sobek was still lost in his thoughts when he heard Rowentur say, "Let's adjourn the meeting. Lieutenant General Sobek, please stay for a while."