Him and their stars.

Chapter 1948: Always Caught Off Guard
Considering the debuff of communication speech on the Diamond Nebula, it was an hour later that Lieutenant General Yeager Sobek on Black Pass No. 12 received the request for help from Brigadier General Lasron.

Of course, before this, he had received orders from Duke Barian of Chenxiao Castle.

This long-famous veteran encouraged Sobaik like a loyal and kind elder, and then laid out his plan.

After all, even Brigadier General Laslon, who was the bait, had the right to know, so how could the famous "Dawn Wolf" like Sobek be kept in the dark? If the Duke had an IQ and EQ that reached the average standard of a middle school student, he would not have done such an offensive thing.

He even apologized directly to Sobek.

"I'm sorry. Commodore Lasron's troops should have been your escort fleet, but I used them as bait. Don't worry, after this operation, I will select the best soldiers and rebuild your fleet."

A dignified duke, an imperial general, a lifelong elder of the Senate, and a relative of the royal family, what could Sobek say when such an elder humbled himself to him? He was not even qualified to talk about forgiveness.

"So, what should I do?"

"The security and blockade in the Helot direction depends entirely on your fleet, and of course your own judgment is the top priority."

Duke Barian still fully expressed his respect for Sobaek, and acted like an excellent leader who was obedient, good at talking, and able to unite his subordinates.

However, the latter, while flattered, felt very uncomfortable.

He said that what he feared most was "his own judgment." Last time, he made his own judgment, and he almost got into a fight with his colleagues and was directly exiled back to China.

Sobaek now really feels that decision-making is too difficult and that being an executor himself would be very promising.

Unfortunately, I am probably the only one who thinks so. Everyone thinks that the higher the position, the more important the right to make free decisions is.

"He respects your command and is willing to work together." Miss Serlu told Sobek, "So he is a good boss. Of course, we have to ignore the fact that he is a relative of King Bedor... I think Her Highness Brunhilde won't mind."

Sobek half-jokingly said, "If you mind, the first one to suffer should be Oli...er, Lieutenant General Rowentour."

Seeing Miss Serlu glancing at him out of the corner of her eye, he subconsciously changed his name to his official position.

Captain Peggsay said: "Duke Barryn is a veteran. At least from his ability, he will indeed be a good boss. Of course, the premise is to ignore the fact that he once massacred prisoners of war of the righteous... um, rebels."

"Come to think of it, the Colonel Wonka, who we shot last time, seemed to have reported the name of Duke Barian." Brigadier General Golan, who had just joined this small team, seemed to be infected by this atmosphere. The cautious old Latalin also muttered subconsciously.

"He, he reported this name?" Sobaek was shocked.

He rectified internal affairs and set up a large prison in the Helotes star zone, and indeed captured a large number of high-ranking officials, both civil servants and military officers, and even brutally executed quite a few of them.

Just like what Brigadier General Ge Lan said self-deprecatingly, if the generals of the star zone guard force can be considered generals, then does that mean there really is a wife in the wife cake?

Of course, if he really had a strong backer, he would just be dismissed and imprisoned. Sobike certainly had this kind of social skills.

If he was really Duke Barion's man, it should be the latter. Why was he shot?
"That's not the case. It's all an illusion." Captain Pegset said seriously.

"Illusion?" Sobaek always felt that things were not that simple.

"Yes, it's an illusion." Miss Serlu said seriously.

In fact, the garrison officer who was shot did report his backers, including Duke Barion and several bigwigs in the Senate. However, this guy was too resentful among the people, and was hated by everyone in the labor camp. When he was taken to the execution ground, he even uttered vulgar words, shouting "Sobek obviously also got his position by licking the Duke of Saduran, why should he pretend to be a messenger of justice?" and so on.

Then, he was killed on the spot by the extremely angry Miss Serlu.

Anyway, since I didn't hear it, this guy didn't report it to the backstage. There's nothing wrong with it!

In any case, Duke Barian did express his respect for Sobaek.

Sobaek could take the initiative to attack and form a double-sided sandwich from the other end of the TR channel, which of course can be attributed to him.

After all, he also has three Barbarossa ships. Although they lack fleet escort, large warships are always the best weapons to fight against this kind of space Leviathan creature.

Of course, as the fleet commander responsible for the blockade of the Helots, Sobek can rely on Black Pass No. 12 to block the Diamond Nebula. Anyway, if the enemy is really defeated by the ambush from Elanwe, this is almost a must-go place to escape to the Helots star zone.

Sobaek was troubled for half an hour until he actually received a request for help from Brigadier General Laslon.

"So, he really wants me to take the initiative? Is that right?" He looked at his comrades for help, using his signature expressionless face to cover up his resistance. According to his heart, of course he would wait for everything to calm down in the fortress.

Although Black Pass No. 12 was not really a proper fortress, it was still a city after all. With shields, armor, and turrets, how could it not serve as a shelter for the fleet?
"Also, Brigadier General Raslon said that he is the security commander of the L1 colony. Is he from my hometown?"

L1 Dawn Gate is another star gate controlled by the Galactic Empire. The colony behind the gate is the hometown where Sobek grew up.

If we only count the standard astronomical distance in the New World, it is more than 3 light years away from the Gate of Glory, and there is no smooth route between them. With the current exploration progress, and considering the thousand-year history of the galactic civilization, it is estimated that there will not be any formal route for one or two hundred years.

These colonies that have blossomed in the New World can only be glued together by the mainland of the Milky Way.

Miss Serlu nodded and said, "He did serve as the security commander of the colonial star zone before, but it was only for one year."

No wonder I had no impression of him at all, turns out he was just a figurehead!

"However, under Brigadier General Athlone... he was still a lieutenant colonel at that time. During his tenure, he established a branch of the Royal Young Officers Academy in the colony and required that priority admission be given to the children of the colony's nobles and citizens..." said Miss Sellu.

Miss Viscount does not have a human-like database-like personality, and cannot remember the resumes of all senior military officers at will.

However, she was indeed a good and meticulous girl. After learning a few days ago that Brigadier General Athlone would be transferred to her superior's command, she deliberately collected some information about the other party.

Sobaek suddenly felt the wonder of fate!

To be honest, if there were no branch of this Young Officers Academy, it would have been very difficult for Sobaek, a "child of a famous family" who had long fallen on depravity, to complete his high-quality studies safely and smoothly.

Brigadier General Ge Lan also put forward his own suggestion: "I think it is indeed worthwhile to respond."

This Letalin general seldom expressed his opinions, but since he took the initiative to speak, he must have a purpose.

Everyone listened attentively.

"Commodore Lasron has served in both Sumoer and Helot for a long time and is very prestigious. If you are here to carry out Her Highness Brunhild's mission to reorganize the star zone, it will be very helpful for our next move to gain his gratitude," said the Commodore.

Everyone said that this made a lot of sense and that mature and prudent people think about things comprehensively.

There is no such mission. Although Sobek wanted to say so, he couldn't even explain it clearly now.

Of course, what really impressed Sobek was Captain Pegsay's final conclusion: "We are only there to support the Athlone fleet. If a battle really breaks out, with the Duke's arrangements, at least a hundred warships will rush over within six hours, including ten battlecruisers and a dreadnought. Even if another adult Star Devourer descends, we can still win this battle. Moreover, behind us is Black Pass 6, so we have the most room to maneuver."

To put it bluntly, when the situation turned bad, we just turned around and retreated to Heiai No. 12.

The biggest problem of the Sobek fleet is the lack of old auxiliary and escort warships, but if they want to escape, having fewer ships is naturally a good thing.

Just like that, a battle-hardened battlecruiser, three new dreadnoughts that had not yet completed final testing, and more than a dozen old auxiliary warships of the local guard fleet formed a strange formation and entered the TR channel and arrived within the range of the Diamond Nebula.

At this time, less than three days had passed since the Magus fleet was completely wiped out.

Jaeger Sobek always felt as if he had entered a pitch-dark forest filled with roaming predators, looking at these uninvited guests with undisguised malice.

In this situation, any new news would make him terrified.

Perhaps he had prepared himself mentally, so when the Athlone fleet sent new information, Sobek remained calm and accepted his fate: "The Athlone fleet was attacked? Did the enemy really take the bait?"

Captain Pegsay's expression was very strange, as if he was doubting his life.

"A battle did take place. But it was not the decoy fleet that Athlone was planning to build, but the one next door, Elanway."

"The Guanglishi was also damaged. There was an explosion near the bridge."

"..."

"This is the battle report that happened three hours ago."

"..."

"Don't look at me like that! Brigadier General Athlone's expression is even more suspicious of life than yours."