From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 298 War Escalation General Mobilization Order
"Citizens of the Union living under the light of liberty!
Our great navy, under the command of Marshal Trafalgar, defeated the imperial invaders in the Myron system, crushing their ambition to invade our motherland.

Now, I can finally stand here in Freedom Square, which symbolizes the spiritual power of our federation, and announce to all citizens that we will officially enter the strategic counter-offensive stage!
Brave soldiers of the armed forces! Now the eyes of the entire free world are upon you! You will go to the battlefield with the hopes and prayers of all freedom-loving people!
Your mission will not be easy. Your enemies are well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened, and they will resist fiercely.
But everyone in the federation fully believes that you are brave, loyal to your duties, and able to fight well! We will not accept any outcome other than complete victory.

Wish ya'll good luck! Let us pray that the light of democracy and freedom bless us in this great and noble battle! "

As the federal president raised his hands, the capital's Freedom Square suddenly erupted in cheers like a roaring tsunami.

As far as the eye can see, there are fanatical crowds. These 'elite citizens' living in the capital have patterns of the Confederate flag on their faces and arms, while waving large and small flags in their hands.

At the same time, twenty-five HCPs equipped with atmospheric flight equipment flew over Freedom Square, and several huge projection devices on the ground also projected onto the smoke.

Soon, the five-color smoke pulled out and the huge projected logo slowly formed a huge federal five-color eagle flag in the sky.

The cheers of the crowd reached their peak at this moment, and you could no longer hear any sound in the entire Liberty Square, only 'Long live the Federation! ', 'Long live democracy and freedom! 'Such slogans are blasting into your ears like crazy.

Brandon waved goodbye to the crowd in the square and returned to the Capitol building next to Liberty Square.

Under the guidance of the staff, he quickly returned to a lounge.

After they and Brandon completed the induction ceremony of the mobile fortress, they returned to the capital system together.

But when faced with Brandon's question, Minister Miller showed no fear at all. Instead, he raised his voice and said "righteously":

Miller frowned, seeming dissatisfied with Brandon's words.

At this point, Brandon looked up and glanced at Secretary of Defense Miller sitting opposite him. The old fox was staring at him with a smile.

Inside the room, Secretary of Defense Miller, Chief of Staff Jayden and others were simultaneously watching the live broadcast on federal television.

"The campaign goal of 'Supernova Outbreak' is to repel the empire's attack. Hasn't the campaign goal been achieved now?"

"When you gave your presidential election speech," the chief of staff began.

"Mr. President, you can't just focus on our losses. The empire has been systematically annihilated 4 fleets, and the remaining fleets suffered much more serious battle damage than ours. Even the Celestial Fortress was attacked. Don't you see this? Are you there?

"Yes, yes, after all this time, our citizens are still as easy to persuade as they were back then."

"No, no, no, my speech is just the icing on the cake. The media promotion during this period is the real part."

"But you destroyed almost all the unmanned fleets, and each of the remaining fifteen main fleets suffered losses. The most serious battle losses exceeded 80%!"

"Any questions, Mr. President?"

"I haven't given a speech like this for a long time. I'm really tired. When was the last time you gave a speech in front of so many people?"

"Your speech was still so inspiring, Mr. President."

After seeing Brandon come back, several people immediately stood up.

"Mr. Minister, I know why you came here at this time."

Besides, with our current production capacity, we can launch an entire unmanned fleet in one month, and this speed will be accelerated by at least 30% after entering the general mobilization state!

"Minister Miller, do you think I am as easy to fool as the people outside? Operation Supernova has led to this. I don't know where your military got the courage to launch a war of annihilation against the empire."

Brandon waved his hands, then sat in his chair and let out a sigh of relief.

President Brandon's tone was a little excited. After seeing the report of fleet losses and casualties, others almost jumped over on the spot.

"In that case, why are you still hesitating?"

What about the empire? They don't know how much time it will take just to replace so many missing crew members.

Isn't this the original planned use of the unmanned fleet? Use mature industrial products coming off the assembly line to consume the empire's precious crews, commanders and other effective forces? "

After these words, President Brandon was speechless. He wanted to refute something, but Miller did not give him this chance at all. "Mr. President, the entire federation is now waiting for you to announce the implementation of this 'highly anticipated' matter. I believe that such public opinion will not appear again in our lifetime, so I hope you can think carefully about it."

The Minister of Defense showed the tough side that he had hidden in the past. Regardless of the presence of the chief of staff and others in the lounge at the moment, he said directly:

"You can also ask companies you have a 'good relationship' with to see what the military-industrial complex wants you to do."

Hey!
Chief of Staff Jayden and others immediately showed wonderful expressions on their faces. They really didn't expect Defense Secretary Miller to say so boldly.

Although everyone here understands the twists and turns behind this, saying it like this in person is basically equivalent to a showdown with President Brandon.

"you"

Brandon was so shocked by Miller's words that he didn't know what to say. After struggling for a while, he finally leaned on the chair and stopped talking.

Minister Miller silently thought of Marshal Trafalgar's evaluation of the federal president.

"Huh, just a puppet and a clown"

Hit the nail on the head.
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One day later, the general mobilization order signed by the federal president was officially announced.

For federal citizens who have not experienced war for a long time, war is a distant and glorious thing.

Under the brainwashing of politicians and the media machine, the dark and cruel side of war has been mentioned in a few words.

Instead, keywords such as 'serving the country', 'sacrifice', 'glory' and 'spreading democracy and freedom' are widely publicized.

The so-called "holy war" launched by any religion in history may not necessarily be as good as the strategic counterattack + war of national destruction launched by the federation in terms of atmosphere.

The streets and alleys of the capital are filled with people holding high the 'Counter-offensive' flags. Even street shops and vendors are very 'appropriate' and place such flags and five-color eagle flags in their stalls and stores. door.

Well-dressed residents of the capital congratulated each other on the streets, celebrating the arrival of this 'war to liberate the suffering people of the empire' and 'the war to end all wars'.

In the atmosphere of enthusiasm for war throughout the country (referring to the capital and the core galaxy circle), the national machine of the Federation was finally operating at full capacity.

Although this machine, which was full of problems, was accompanied by bursts of "humming humming" sounds when it was running, as if it would fall apart at any time, at this moment it still showed the strength that its huge size deserves.

The military completely took over the country from civilians, the military police were stationed in all government agencies, and all activities of the entire federation gave priority to 'war'.

No opposition party dares to block this, because all actions are carried out in compliance with the framework of the General Mobilization Law.

The newly built space docks of major shipyards have begun to produce warships needed for unmanned fleets at a faster rate, while some slightly backward shipyards can only continue to produce conventional warships for the time being. After all, there are still a large number of fleets on the front line that need to be replaced. Battleships are replenished.

A recruitment order was also sent to the personal terminals of the young adults, requiring them to gather at the specified location at the specified time, and in the following period, they would be organized into units, and after training, they would be put into the battlefield one after another.

Before these new forces complete their training, the main combat pressure falls on the "standing armies" on several military planets.
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It was almost the same time that President Brandon signed the general mobilization order.

In the conference room of the Grand Palace in Saint-Saunière, the capital of the empire, the imperial princess Agnes sat at one end of the round table, looking expressionlessly at the man opposite - the regent Norton II.

Everyone, including the two 'protagonists' at the center of the empire's power vortex, probably never imagined that they would be sitting at the same table at this moment.

Norton II really didn't expect that after seeing Amber's suggestion and a series of recent events including the 'Battle of the Millen Galaxy', he would actually consider suspending his relationship with the 'Princess Party' The anxious atmosphere in the room.

The imperial princess Agnes did not expect that her biggest enemy within the empire would come to the Grand Palace with only her staff when her father was critically ill, and invite her to discuss important matters.

After all, in her imagination, the regent, who was bent on destroying the Leon Dynasty, should have taken advantage of this moment to lead his army to the Grand Palace, which was in line with his 'personality'.
Finance Minister Jacques Fanco did not expect that he would run into such a 'big drama' just when he came to visit the old emperor, and was even invited by Norton II to participate in talks.

From a certain perspective, it was precisely because he, the finance minister who had always remained neutral, was also present that Agnes was invited to attend this meeting.
The slightly awkward and anxious atmosphere in the conference room lasted for a while, and finally Her Highness Agnes spoke first, breaking the suffocating atmosphere.

"First of all, thank you for visiting my father. Your Excellency the Regent, but I am still very curious. You suddenly invited me and Your Excellency Jacques Fanco to come for talks today. Is there anything important to discuss?"

(End of this chapter)