Him and their stars.

Chapter 1969 The War Will End the Way We Hope

The imperial occupation forces discovered that after executing the local noble masters of the community, their occupation costs were visibly reduced.

This probably formed a peculiar path dependence, and they finally expanded the scope of execution to the bureaucratic system.

Thus, in just the short period of 10 months, in just one Earth week, hundreds of senior civil servants were executed, and the number of those arrested and imprisoned to be sent to the helots to dig coal was more than ten times the former.

Each of them is a respectable gentleman, and they can chat and laugh with each other on an equal footing even if they are a wealthy tycoon or a prestigious politician.

Legally, they did not break the law, did not commit corruption, and of course they would never dare to oppose the new rulers. They just pretended to obey the orders from above, and scoffed at the tasks assigned to them, just like they did before.

The respectable old bureaucrats found it hard to understand. They said that even before the founding of the community, during the period of imperial rule, the bureaucratic system operated in this way. And looking at the entire universe, don't all governance systems operate in this way?

They are not wrong. What is wrong is the social atmosphere.

Even if they were wrong, they should not receive such harsh punishment.

As a leader, if you don't start to establish good rules, wouldn't it be like punishing without teaching? This is definitely not what a wise ruler does!
This seems to make some sense.

They are truly a group of decent and eloquent elites!
However, this still cannot change their bodies, which are now hanging on the cross-sea bridge in Mingzhu City and floating in the wind, like a row of dried bacon - by the way, since the earthquake in Yongheng City, King Su has moved the seat of government from the island to Mingzhu City on the East Asian continent. This may be because it is located on the stable East Asian continent, with protective levees and star ports, so there is no need to worry about tsunamis and earthquakes; or perhaps it is to show a new atmosphere of a new ruler.

It sounds more and more familiar. Yu Lian thought. I did the same thing “back then”, but hanging corpses for public display is still a bit uncivilized, so execution by cannon is enough.

Mr. Qi smiled bitterly and said, "Bernard has suffered a lot during this period, but he is more diligent than before."

After all, they were all bigwigs in the civil service system, and perhaps some of those drying on the bridge were old friends who were sitting with Mr. Bernard Wood, drinking and watching the sky.

"I told Bernard that he was different from those who were executed. The achievements of New Shenzhou in the past two years are objective facts. Who can deny his contribution?" Mr. Qi said, "But he said that if he hadn't met you and me, he would be one of the people who died on the Pearl Bridge."

Therefore, a person's destiny depends on personal struggle, but it is also closely related to the platform he is on. This can be regarded as a kind of elementary cognition of historical materialism. Mr. Bernard Wood's learning results are still very gratifying.

This senior civil servant had been in the business for his entire life, and although he might not have been a staunch pioneer party member or revolutionary in his later years, he was certainly a capable, conscientious and proactive official.

Isn’t this also the realization of self-struggle?
"Bernard also told me that sometimes he feels that if you were in King Sulu's shoes today, you would definitely do the same thing."

"..."

"Ahaha, of course I'm kidding." Mr. Qi smiled immediately, "Human nature is such a complicated subject! What Queen Suliuka did is actually the same as what I did in New Shenzhou, but she's much more radical than me. If I were in her shoes, I would definitely not be able to achieve the results I have now."

Yu Lian quickly comforted her, "We really don't need to compare with her. New Shenzhou is vast and sparsely populated. As long as we set rules at the beginning, we can implement our plans step by step. But Brunhilde is different after all. If she wants to draw a picture, she must clean the picture first."

Yang Xiyi analyzed: "After all, Earth is not the empire's homeland, so the real Dragon King doesn't need to consider too many off-field factors. Even if they go too far, it won't affect the basic situation. In other words, they may even be looking forward to some chaos."

Yu Lian smiled and nodded. He now understood that Brunhilde was not carrying out reforms, but was clearly conducting a social experiment on Earth.

However, the experiments she conducted seemed to be what the Pioneer Party wanted to do.

"After a few days of fighting, the battle has become a mess. I was once full of determination and passion, wishing to die with you on the battlefield. But now, I can only feel numbness." A trace of fatigue flashed across Mr. Qi's face. This was also the first time that Yu Lian saw the fatigue on his face that belonged to a man of his age.

He looked at the two of them with anticipation in his eyes: "So, two generals, how will our war end?"

Yang Xiyi scratched his hair awkwardly: "Sir, I'm not a prophet..."

However, Yu Lian said in a firm tone: "Within a year. And it will definitely be in the way we want."

Yang Xiyi shut up, his face wooden and speechless. He lowered his eyes, clearly in a state of deep thought.

Mr. Qi gave Yu Lian a meaningful look and said, "People like you won't say nice things to comfort me."

"I won't. In fact, as long as we persist, the war will definitely end before 836. But everything we are doing now is just to make sure it ends in the way we expect."

"I believe you," Mr. Qi said. His face was once again full of life, like that of a young man.

After all, it was their return to the human world after several months, so the meeting lasted a long time, even until the Nephi government in exile responded.

Therefore, Yu Lian was also re-appointed as "Deputy Minister of the Military Affairs Department", "Commander-in-Chief of the Far Shore Theater", "Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Space Fleet", etc. This kind of online promotion is indeed a very unique experience.

By the time the above process was completed, it was already night. Yu Lian left his room and ran into Feifei who had been waiting for a long time in the outer compartment outside the commander's room.

"Zhixia, Liuli and the others have all safely evacuated to New Shenzhou. Everything is going well." Yu Lian took the initiative to tell the other party.

"If those little foxes can't even do a good job of retreating, it's time for them to find a reliable man to marry and live a stable life." Feifei folded her hands with a heartless look.

This shouldn't be a reference to me, right? Yu Lian smiled and said, "Bad news, the occupied areas are generally peaceful. The good news is that the occupied areas are generally peaceful."

"Since it's that orange cat, it should have this kind of skill and control." Feifei still looked as if she expected it, and she was too lazy to even raise her head.

While operating the terminal, she reported: "Two hours ago, four more battlecruisers appeared from behind the Gate of Glory."

"Since it came from the New World again, could it be from the direction of the Dawn Star Region..."

"No, we have identified one of the Admiral-class ships, the 16th ship, the General Taros."

"Isn't that Marshal Farrell's subordinate?" Yu Lian was stunned.

Feifei nodded. "At least in the Battle of Turton Galaxy in September, this battleship was indeed under the command of Marshal Farrell. It was also one of the meritorious ships in that battle."

Now, the tug-of-war between Marshal Farrell of the Empire and Marshal Bonaparte of the Outer Fleet has become the biggest hot topic in the high seas region in the past six months.

They had launched more than ten pursuit and counter-pursuit battles, small in scale but quite fierce. Most of these battles took place within the borders of the Turan Coordination State, highlighting the trampling of interstellar public law by a great power, but the Turan people had already laid low and accepted the ridicule. Therefore, the various civilian ships, space stations, orbital mining plants, communication transfer stations and other civilian facilities affected by the war along the way also formed the perfect background for this series of battles.

In general, Marshal Bonaparte was at a disadvantage tactically. But at least he brought most of the outer ring fleet to the Cold King Fortress and successfully received a large number of supplies that appeared on the shelves for no apparent reason. This can be considered as the completion of the established strategic goals for the stage.

However, considering that Marshal Farrell has received reinforcements from the mainland, his power is getting stronger. How long the Community Outer Ring Fleet can hold out is a very worrying matter.

In the previous call, Sister Jessica—now President Jessica Yang—told Yu Lian that the exiled government was discussing with Nephi the possibility of the Outer Ring Fleet entering the country for refuge. But the other party said that it was already very difficult to secretly provide some supplies. At most, they would send a ship from the Toss Merchant Corps to transport the wounded to the Alliance for treatment under the banner of a third-party neutrality, which was considered to be the utmost of humanity.

Although the new government of the Alliance has expressed a tougher attitude towards the war, it is still a long way from completely transforming the force field. They even rejected the new Independence that wanted to enter the Alliance border for refuge, let alone the fleet.

You know, there is Claire Belmont on the Independence, and the attitude of the Alliance can be seen from this.

Of course, Jessica would tell me the above news.

Of course, the situation of the Independence was not the main point. The main point was the situation of the Cold Star Gorge, the entire open sea, and even the Outer Ring Fleet.

In fact, by October, the Imperial Fleet under Marshal Farrell had expanded to more than twice the size of the Outer Fleet. They used the South Gate as their rear base and the entire open sea area as their battlefield, vowing to annihilate one of the only two mobile forces left in the Community in one fell swoop.

This was indeed the work of Marshal Farrell. He did not limit his attention to a single decisive battlefield in a certain galaxy, but instead focused his vision on the entire star field, using galaxy-level maneuvers and interweaving to mobilize the enemy.

During the Glory Mission military exercise, he caused Marshal Este to suffer a great loss because of this.

And can Marshal Bonaparte of the Community handle this? Although he has such a surname that looks very aggressive, his name is "Ferdinand"!
However, in the following two months, the Imperial Army did not immediately launch a general offensive. This was probably because the countries in the Greater High Seas region were conducting various diplomatic connections and shouting at the Galactic Civilization Council.

Marshal Farrell was, after all, a decent man who valued etiquette. He was good friends with King Suliuka, and was the only one of the active marshals in the empire who was not of traditional aristocratic origin. His great-great-grandfather was even an Earthling.

Such a person is destined not to be a pure soldier, nor a standard Tirrero aristocratic war maniac. He will still pay attention to international appearance.

Of course, this was not Yu Lian's main concern. What he really cared about was the appearance of Marshal Farrell's fleet at the Gate of Glory. What did this mean?

Then again, judging from the straight-line distance, those battlecruisers should first return to the New World from the South Gate of Heaven, then travel at least 2000 light years along the "New World Highway" route through the colonial star zones of the Community and the Empire, and then return to the Milky Way from the Gate of Glory.

It sounds like a very difficult journey, and it is definitely not something that can be completed in a short time.

"They have been on standby in the L3 star zone behind the Gate of Glory. Are they doing repairs or are they on guard for something?" Yu Lian thought of the fleets of Senior Eleanor and Red-haired Wayne.

"We still need to investigate the specific situation, but we have indeed successfully mobilized the entire empire. From now on, even if the First Fleet of the Heavenly Realm's Royal Guard appears nearby, there will be nothing to be surprised about."

She continued to report: "The Sobek fleet behind us has already reached the Weisen 12 star system, which is still three days away from us. In front of us, the Glory Gate stationed fleet has also started to move and is approaching us. According to the current trajectory, they will gather at the Glory Avenue 24 star system in 45 hours."

Yu Lian glanced at the star map and looked at the red dots representing the Imperial Fleet that were gathering around him. He immediately felt a sense of oppression as if a storm was about to come.

However, he directly drew a line on the star map, his finger passed directly over a red dot, and then pointed at a galaxy not far from the Silence.

The light spot of that galaxy flashed, and then a series of icons marked with water, houses, sails, gears, etc. appeared, indicating that this was a core galaxy with naturally habitable planets, a dense population, and developed trade.

Feifei didn't seem surprised: "Yes, the Slenburg star system, the territory of the Slen royal family."

The Sleen royal family has several fiefdoms scattered throughout the vast territory of the Galactic Empire. This is true for all the electoral kings and even all the traditional nobles who have fiefdoms in the heart of the empire.

After the Gate of Glory was opened, the Sleen royal family moved their seat of government from the Wanfan star zone to the border of the star gate, acting like a vassal king guarding the country's border. This indeed inspired many aspiring young people in the empire.

Of course, from a realistic point of view, perhaps it is because the Sleen royal family also wants to take advantage of the geographical advantage and operate the New World nearby.

Before the star gate was opened, Schlenburg was the most remote territory of the Wang family. But after it was opened, anyone with a little bit of common sense could feel that this was the territory with the most potential.

Facts have proved that in the following half century, the Slenn royal family did make a fortune, and the Slenburg star system where its palace is located has become one of the most densely populated and most developed trade star systems in the entire Tailai star region.

In the past half century, two consecutive Kings of Slen have been in charge of the defense, public security, and maintaining the normal transit of trade and logistics in the entire Gate of Glory. It seems that they are trying to run the Tailai Star Region into their own kingdom.

If Emperor Elisir was not senile, he would never have let this happen.

But we all know what happened later. Before the Celestial Realm could react, the War of Judgment had already begun, and King Belial of Sleen was assassinated in the official residence of the Glory Gate Military District Command on Green Ocean Star.

This was certainly a tragedy, but the "Jiedushiization" of the Tailai star region was stopped because of it. This is an interesting development in the course of history.

"Speaking of which, after the previous King Belial of Sleen was assassinated, who was the new King of Sleen?" Yu Lian asked curiously.

His Royal Highness King Belial III of Sleen in the previous timeline was a person with a very long waiting time. Although he was one of the first to be eliminated in the battle for the throne, he gained the trust and respect of Brunhildr and remained active in the core politics of the empire in the following fifty years.

When the Community fell, he was already a minister of the Privy Council. When Yu Lian went to the New World, he was still a member of the Privy Council, and even replaced King Wei as the Minister of Seal.

But in this timeline, he died at the hands of Yani's (her biological meaning) biological mother.

But then again, the new King Si should have taken the throne two years ago, but he is so low-key! Is there something else strange about this?
Feifei said, "It's a lady named Feilian. She's only fifteen years old and doesn't have a public office yet."

It's a name I've never heard of, and it's also a person I've never heard of.

"She is the great-niece of the previous King Slein. She went to the Star Viewing Pavilion for training when she was six years old, so she is not well known to the public."

I see, he is a genius. In the previous timeline, he might have become a high-ranking official. However, this department is very low-key and mysterious. Compared with the Knights and the Inquisition, few people can appear on screen.

Feifei fiddled with the terminal, and a petite, cute girl appeared.

"A girl like this will surely cry for a long time if she gets punched, right?"