From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 625 Military Government

"In the face of absolute force, politicians' little tricks are nothing more than comforting themselves."

The current Federal Navy Marshal Trafalgar firmly believes in the words spoken by the founding marshal of the Federation.

From the time he joined the military to his subsequent promotions and involvement in federal politics, this statement has been fulfilled time and time again.

Especially as his military rank became higher and higher, he controlled more and more troops, and had many loyal generals, the old marshal discovered that the so-called "checks and balances" of federal politicians were indeed just to comfort themselves.

He certainly knew that there were fears of him within the federal government, and he also knew that three presidents, including the current President Brandon, and the ruling party had tried to replace him.

But all these efforts ultimately failed, because the federal government also discovered at this time that Marshal Trafalgar's "roots" had already spread throughout the entire navy, and they were simply unable to bear the backlash caused by a hasty change of commander.

However, Marshal Trafalgar never paid attention to the politicians' vigilance and alertness, or he had no interest in their imagined "control of the entire federation".
Otherwise, the person sitting on the federal president's seat now would not be Brandon.

In other words, whether the position of president still exists and whether the federation still exists are all question marks.

From the beginning to the end, Marshal Trafalgar had only one goal in mind - to conquer the stars and reunify mankind.

In order to achieve this goal, Marshal Trafalgar would do anything, even if it meant risking the entire federation. In his eyes, the government, the citizens, the fleet... these were nothing more than a series of numbers to help him achieve his goal.

That's why after hearing about the Star Dragon Empire's attack on the border, he looked 'aggressively' and approached Brandon, demanding an immediate counterattack.
This is why in the subsequent battles, he repeatedly launched fleet decisive battles in the form of "betting on the fate of the country"
This is why he led his fleet to invade the empire without having much advantage.
Because Marshal Trafalgar knew that this was the closest he had ever been to achieving his goal.

But a series of events that followed, especially the originally inconspicuous Atlas Group, which manipulated everything from behind and eventually set off the prelude to the chaos in the Federation, all of this came to nothing.

The situation within the Federation collapsed much faster than he had imagined. In addition, the autonomous governments of each galaxy had their own agenda, and the garrison forces of each galaxy were weak and unable to withstand a fight. As a result, within just a few months, war broke out across the Federation, and it seemed that it was on the verge of complete division.

Under this circumstance, Trafalgar had to lead the remaining fleet to attack everywhere, preparing to prioritize quelling the rebellion near the core galaxy circle.

Naturally, he could not accurately predict that the leaders of the two parties would launch a coup at this juncture. All the arrangements and plans he made were nothing more than the "struggle experience" accumulated over the past few decades. The most important point among them was the words said by the founding marshal.

So he secretly replaced the troops, replacing the weak garrison fleet members with the main fleet that had experienced bloody battles, so that he could play a decisive role at the most critical moment.

When the admiral finished fighting with his fleet and received urgent military intelligence from the capital, he received three in total.

The first and earliest military intelligence sent explained that the leaders of the two parties had joined forces with some garrison officers to launch a military coup. The second letter informed the marshal that the garrison fleet would be deployed to fight and would launch an orbital strike on the "rebels" in and around the capital.

As for the third letter of military intelligence, Marshal Trafalgar had no intention of reading it, because he knew very well that once the garrison fleet he left behind was put into battle, the so-called "rebels" would have no chance of turning the tables.

The absolute power gap makes it impossible for politicians to subvert the situation with just their mouths.

But in the end Trafalgar still opened the military intelligence, because he was still somewhat curious about the results achieved by the garrison fleet after entering the battle.

At the same time, he was also very curious about how many of these scum who launched a "military coup" at such a critical juncture were killed by the orbital attack missiles.

"The main force of the rebels, the former Second and Third Garrison Brigades, were attacked while marching outside the Capital Special Zone. The Second Garrison Brigade, except for some HCP and lightly armed troops who broke into the city, was annihilated by the orbital strike by more than 60% of its main force. The Third Garrison Brigade dispersed its troops in time to evade the first round of orbital strikes, but in the subsequent second round of 'point-to-point' strikes, more than half of its troops were annihilated.
The rebels entrenched in the Capitol and the rebellious Capital Guard were all destroyed in the orbital strike.
It has been confirmed that the rebel leader Elaine King, Thomas White, Lieutenant General Austin and others were all killed in the attack.
All the surviving rebels have now surrendered. The Capital Special District has begun a full-scale martial law with the assistance of the orbital paratroopers, and is searching the entire city for the remaining rebels."

The main content of the last military intelligence was basically what Marshal Trafalgar had expected, except that he did not expect that those politicians entrenched in the Capitol, trying to force through the Senate impeachment vote to legalize their "coup", would give the garrison fleet the opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop.

"Humph, they are indeed a bunch of useless people with rigid mindsets. How can the Federation be governed well in their hands?"

A week later, when Marshal Trafalgar led part of the main fleet back to the capital system, the 'Iron Triangle' held a closed-door meeting immediately.

Except for these three people, no one knew what the content of the meeting was. Others only knew that after the meeting, martial law in the capital galaxy continued. At the same time, a large number of marines and military police forces entered all government agencies in the capital and gradually replaced personnel in some important positions.

Not long after, President Brandon also launched a public speech again.

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He stood in front of the podium in military uniform with a serious expression, behind him were Admiral Trafalgar and Secretary of Defense Miller, also in military uniform.

“Citizens of the Federation, our country has gone through a severe test over the past week as we successfully thwarted an illegal military coup and protected the stability and security of the Federation.

During this period, the capital star implemented strict martial law and military control to ensure the safety and order of every citizen.

Today, I stand here to announce an important decision to all citizens of the Federation. In order to maintain national stability, ensure the restoration of constitutional order, and pave the way for future democratic processes, I formally declare the establishment of a provisional military government.

Although the interim military government will be led by the military, our goal remains the same - to restore normal constitutional order as soon as possible and hold free and fair elections. We will take all necessary measures to ensure the country remains stable during the transition and lay a solid foundation for future development."

(End of this chapter)