Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 1362 Victory (First Update)
The fact that the alliance does not impose the death penalty is a great temptation for many criminals.

The alliance not only has no death penalty, but criminals are treated ridiculously well.

Zhao Dongfeng was well aware of the advantages of the alliance, so after making his public statement, he repeatedly broadcast the surrender-persuasion speech set by the military.

"We are the Allied Army."

"Our alliance has no death penalty!"

"You are being warned to surrender immediately!"

"We will treat you as Alliance prisoners of war."

Zhao Dongfeng played this content on a loop while simultaneously issuing orders to beat them hard.

The distance between the two sides is less than 900,000 kilometers!

Lasers are invisible to the naked eye, but can be seen by wearing special glasses.

However, seeing the laser was useless.

Because by the time you see the laser, it has already hit you.

However, even at a greater distance, the laser can still be seen as it quickly passes by.

While Zhao Dongfeng locked onto the enemy and launched an attack, the fleet staff officer was reporting to the Allied military.

At the same time that the Allied military received this news, the Allied Parliament also received it.

"Damn it!!!" Li Yong's father, Li Han, cursed inwardly upon receiving the news.

At this critical moment, the Ho family members of the Third Fleet encountered pirates.

Why does this look so familiar?

Li Han immediately thought of whether there was some shady deal between the He family and Li Yong's good brother.

Of course, Li Han's speculation was just a guess, and he had no substantial evidence.

The Ministry of National Defense quickly convened an emergency meeting with the commanders of the major fleets.

The commanders of the alliance's major fleets are in a virtual conference room.

The alliance has a total of nine fleets.

Originally, the Alliance only had seven fleets, but the Alliance Council established the Eighth Fleet under the pretext that Green Demon Star had been attacked by pirates.

The commander of the Eighth Fleet does not have a family background with any of the seven major fleets.

Then Wang Muxue was promoted to general, and the Alliance Council established another large fleet.

Therefore, Wang Muxue is the commander of the Ninth Fleet!
The commanders of the seven fleets under the Ministry of National Defense, as well as the seven major families, harbored deep resentment towards Wang Muxue, the commander of the Ninth Fleet.

Because Green Star fought against pirates, Pado Star quelled the rebellion.

This gave the Alliance Council the opportunity to establish the Eighth and Ninth Fleets, which involved the other seven fleets.

Wang Muxue and the commander of the Eighth Fleet rarely spoke during various meetings.

After hearing the report from the Minister of National Defense, Wang Muxue...

I felt even more uneasy.

Li Yong of the First Fleet made outstanding contributions by cracking down on pirates one after another, and even raided a pirate base.

Now, Zhao Dongfeng of the Third Fleet seems to be following in Li Yong's footsteps.

This made Wang Muxue very uneasy, because it could potentially lead to more intense competition within the Allied military.

The seven powerful families behind the Alliance's seven fleets are incredibly formidable, needless to say.

It's not impossible that these families didn't plant informants within the pirate alliance, or even directly sent family members to impersonate pirates.

"The Third Fleet's Fourth Squadron submitted its routine patrol plan fourteen days ago!"

"Just three minutes ago, the Third Fleet's Fourth Squadron was on a routine patrol when its passive radar detected an abnormal energy signal!"

"Based on the energy frequency comparison in the database, the target is suspected to be an Imperial export warship!"

"Commander Zhao Dongfeng of the Fourth Squadron of the Third Fleet decisively issued the attack order!"

"Based on the current situation, the other party is the Morning Star Pirate Crew of the Pirate Alliance!"

"Based on radar data comparison, the Morning Star Pirate Crew possesses one Class C warship and four Class D warships!"

"Now, everyone, please watch the live combat footage!" the Minister of Defense announced.

While the Secretary of Defense was speaking, the President and Vice President of the Union, as well as the Secretary of Homeland Security of the Union, also entered the virtual conference room.

"Based on the latest combat data analysis!"

"The Morning Star Pirate Crew's Class C warships were hit by the Third Fleet's Fourth Squadron in the first round of attacks, and it was the Fourth Squadron's flagship's secondary guns that hit them."

"Commander Zhao Dongfeng of the 10th Fleet of the Third Fleet is now announcing our alliance's prisoner-of-war policy according to procedure," the Minister of National Defense said, looking at the combat data.

"The distance between the two sides is now less than 600,000 kilometers."

The Allied Ministry of Defense can directly view the fleet's real-time combat data through the fleet's backend system.

Zhao Dongfeng roared into the communication channel: "You damned pirates, surrender now and accept the Alliance's righteous judgment!"

"You now have two warships that have been hit by us."

"Don't listen to your deputy commander. His warship has been hit by us, and he has no way to escape."

"Our alliance upholds justice and fairness!" Zhao Dongfeng said in the channel.

The expressions on the faces of those present varied.

The president and vice president of the alliance also learned who this Zhao Dongfeng was.

Furthermore, the two also learned about the conflict between Zhao Dongfeng and the He family.

The president and vice president exchanged a glance in reality, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

The politicians in the alliance are the best at doing these things.

So the Alliance President said directly in the virtual conference room: "Zhao Dongfeng has such an excellent resume, why is he still just an acting captain of a mere B-class warship?"

Third Fleet Commander Jose felt a headache coming on when he heard the Alliance President's words, and said, "This is the Ministry of Defense's decision."

These seven families are able to control the seven fleets, naturally they have their own methods.

Anyway, everything is done according to procedure. If something goes wrong, it will be the Ministry of National Defense's problem, and it will have nothing to do with my fleet commander.

As for the Department of Defense's responsibilities, those are further divided into many departments. Therefore, within the alliance, as long as the procedures are correct, all processes are compliant and legal.

The Alliance Vice President chuckled upon hearing this: "Gold shines wherever it is. Zhao Dongfeng's performance was extremely calm and outstanding!"

The president and vice president of the coalition both belong to the same party.

Even if they are not from the same political party, the government will stand together when facing the border.

Wang Muxue checked the patrol routes of Zhao Dongfeng's squadron.

Suspicion soon arose that although Zhao Dongfeng's squadron was conducting routine training in this star system, it preferred to sail silently.

Zhao Dongfeng had trained in this star system many times, and when encountering pirate groups, the warships would use their secondary engines to steer.

However, Zhao Dongfeng did not turn around at this point when designing the patrol route.

To be precise, any fleet or transport ship sailing in this area will turn around!

The opposing Morning Star pirate crew started their secondary engines and turned around at this spot, and were then passively detected by the radar of the squadron commanded by Zhao Dongfeng.

Although there was no direct evidence, Wang Muxue felt that this was all an act.

It's not just Wang Muxue who thinks this way!

No one present was a fool!
Even if the president and vice president of the alliance don't understand these things, they all have various professional staff around them.

Moreover, Wang Muxue knew that the Morning Star Pirate Crew would fail.

First of all, the pirates were completely unprepared. Zhao Dongfeng's squadron had already fired five volleys before the Morning Star Pirate Crew responded in a sparse manner.

Because the Morning Star Pirates' warships were completely unprepared and were even starting their secondary engines to turn.

The weapon system was not charged at all!

The flagship C-class warship of the Morning Star Pirate Crew was crippled in the first salvo.

In addition, the alliance's warships are already far superior in level to the opponent's.

Zhao Dongfeng's squadron consists of one Class B warship, two Class C warships, and four Class D warships.

The higher the level of the warship, the higher the power of its own energy engine, and the stronger its weapon and defense systems.

Moreover, Zhao Dongfeng's squadron even formed a battle formation.

In addition, the export version of the warships that the Empire exported was at least 15 percent less powerful than the standard version.

Not to mention the overwhelming superiority in terms of warship class!
"We surrender!"

"Who's in favor? Who's opposed?"

"I fucking don't want to die!"

"Damn, life in the pirate base is even worse than in the Alliance prison!" Wang Muxue saw someone shouting loudly from inside a Class I warship of the Morning Star Pirate Crew during the live stream.

"We surrender!"

"You bastards, you've betrayed the commander's trust! Don't forget you still have wives and children back at the base!"

"Kill those who oppose surrender!" A loud explosion came from the public communications channel.

This is like a signal.

The other warships of the Morning Star also broadcast messages on public communication channels!

"We surrender!"

"I want to turn myself in. We just robbed a transport fleet, taking a lot of passengers and a lot of warship materials!"

"Yes, yes, we surrender!"

"We want to be witnesses for the prosecution! We want to implicate the captain and vice-captain of the Morning Star Pirate Gang for their many crimes!"

The vice-captain of the Morning Star Pirate Crew noticed the different way people were looking at him and was just about to activate the warship's internal defense system.

Unexpectedly, people around him swarmed forward.

Some people even manually cut off the power to the internal defense system.

"We've captured the first vice-captain of the Morning Star Pirate Crew, along with several of his staff officers!"

"These people have committed heinous crimes!"

"Does this count as making amends?" Wang Muxue shook her head as she listened to the voices coming from the public channel.

Pirates are, after all, a motley crew, and the alliance doesn't have the death penalty.

In addition, the Union Prison offers good benefits and treatment.

The Union Prison also provides inmates with various companion robots.

Even Alliance residents aren't eligible for this kind of benefit.

Even after these prisoners are released, they are given jobs, but the residents of the Alliance have to find jobs on their own.

Because these prisoners belong to a minority group within the alliance.

A large number of politicians are speaking on behalf of minority groups.

Anyone who disagrees with these statements will be labeled as discriminating against minority groups.

The president and vice president of the coalition applauded!

The Alliance President went even further, exaggerating, saying, "This is a huge victory for our alliance! We have defeated the pirates in direct combat!"

The Alliance Vice President also spoke up, saying, "Not only did we strike down the pirates, but we also rescued the hostages!"

Wang Muxue certainly knew that the Alliance President and Vice President were pushing Zhao Dongfeng forward.

Zhao Dongfeng breathed a sigh of relief in the squadron, because if it dragged on any longer, the two sides' warships would have engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

There's no guarantee that the squadron won't be hit by enemy warships.

If any parts are damaged during the assembly process, someone will definitely nitpick and find fault!

"Long live the Alliance!" Zhao Dongfeng knew that there must be people watching from behind, so he shouted this slogan directly.

When Jose, the commander of the Third Fleet, heard this, his face darkened. Zhao Dongfeng's words meant that he was siding with the parliament.

The president and vice president of the alliance applauded when they heard Zhao Dongfeng say this.

(End of this chapter)