Him and their stars

Of course, after the bad news is over, there is good news.

Now that the battle reports from the Ring of Miracles have finally been sent to the Milky Way, not to mention the Unity Fortress and the Dawn Star Territory. From the current point of view, more than half of the Unity Fortress is still in Yang Xiyi's hands.

In addition, on Onomia and Yaochi, the Community Marines even took the initiative and fought a battle of annihilation that was rare even during the War of Independence.

Looking at it this way, except for the Ring of Miracles, the community even has a lot of advantages on all fronts. If each front counts as one point. Our side is far ahead, the advantage lies with me!

Although Yu Lian wanted to comfort everyone in this way, he also knew that Admiral Connors's gift had already transformed his side from the beginning of the Great Reaver Crusade. It took a whole year of strategizing and bloody fighting to finally build up a little bit of it. Strategic balance was completely ruined.

He is now starting to worry about Teacher Yang and the others. On the Ring of Miracles, the 100,000 troops under Lieutenant General Sayo and Major General Mallowan were of course alone. So, why don't Teacher Yang and Kent on the Unity Fortress, Hachiman on the Onomia Star, Simon and Mengjiao on the Yaochi Star, and even New Lushun and New Yumen become solitary troops?

In the space age, there are no battleships, and no matter how beautifully the land battles are fought, they are still isolated islands.

Yu Lian asked: "Is there any news about the Thirteenth Fleet of Major General Marklov and Commodore Bonaparte? Also, when the Battle of the Ring of Miracles started, there should be four or five of our squadrons that were not present. Is there any contact? ?”

Those squadrons were performing daily security and escort work between the Dawn Star Territory and New Jade Gate. To put it bluntly, the potential enemies were all remnants of marauders and pirates, and they were not large in scale. There are as many as seven or eight ships, and as few as four or five, and they are all light cruisers and destroyers. With such a force, facing the main force of the imperial fleet that had just achieved a glorious victory, it would be considered good if they could escape with their lives.

However, Rozez knew that his friend Horatio Wayne was currently on one of the squadrons.

"For now...no news." He quickly glanced at the report again and could only give one answer.

"Fortunately, they are all small squadrons, not big in size and not big in goals. I just hope they can act smarter." Yu Lian also sighed, and just now said to everyone: "Although I hope to block the news, but The empire will definitely inform the entire universe of the results of this battle soon. Soon the officers and men on the fleet will know, and I hope everyone will do a good job in appeasing them."

"So, sir, our fleet's current goal..."

"Until there are no updated instructions from the Earth, maintain the current sailing rhythm and continue towards Nantianmen."

The strategic situation in the New World was indeed extremely bad. But even Yu Lian didn't know what to weigh and what actions to take for a while, so he could only continue to follow the original plan and reunite with the outer ring fleet.

Chief of Staff Mkawa and Deputy Commander Kuransov both felt that the Earth would definitely call the fleet soon and bring new instructions. But Yu Lian didn't think so. If the Gong Gong princes of the earth can come up with a decision within twenty-four hours, they can be regarded as decisive in killing.

What happened next was indeed not beyond his expectation.

When the fleet officially sailed out of the Grand High Seas, that is, on August 25, the news channel of Empire Sky TV began a 24-hour rotating broadcast. On the screen, the remains of the Community's warships were like gray and miserable corpses, floating in the dark space of the universe, as if they were about to be completely swallowed by the abyss that never knew the end.

However, the background of such a tragic scene is the silver ring surrounding the entire galaxy, like a gorgeous necklace for the universe.

"On August 8 of the Common Calendar, the heroic and fearless space fleet of the Holy Galactic Empire, under the command of His Highness King Brunhilt of Sulyuka, defeated the main force of the Blue Star Community fleet in the Ring of Miracles."

After all, it is a news program for the general public, and it is impossible to really show more detailed battle conditions, and there is no possibility of any bloody scenes.

However, the Imperial Army immediately showed the emblems and bows of the destroyed or captured Community capital ships in front of reporters.

The bow images of seven dreadnoughts, twelve battlecruisers, and eleven aircraft carriers, including the Independence, flashed across the TV screen like a catwalk. It can be seen that these objects must have been carefully restored, and each one is so shining that it seems that they can be placed directly on the exhibition stand of the museum.

But in Yu Lian's view, this really looked like the process of inspecting the enemy general's head after a battle in the cold weapon era. The heads of important figures in the defeated army were also cleaned and even soaked in salt, and were brought over to be turned over and inspected to demonstrate military merit.

No, maybe in a sense, this is even more humiliating than the first test.

What concerned him even more was that he was being interviewed by reporters from various countries. It was Admiral Farrell who stole the show, but King Brunhilt of Sulyuka was not present.

Yu Lian thought this might be a signal, so he opened the star map again, spent a lollipop and a tub of ice cream and thought about it, but he still couldn't grasp the aspect.

There is no way. After the Battle of the Ring of Miracles, there are indeed too many choices for the Empire to make. Now, he could only think about Brunhilt's questions from her perspective.

Just after he had consumed three lollipops, a 500ml bucket of ice cream, and half a pack of old knives, and formulated a long list of possibilities, he received another report from Rozes, saying that Marshal Paris, the Minister of Military Command, had Waiting for yourself online.

Needless to say, the old marshal must have come to deliver orders from the cabinet and the National Defense Committee. Based on this calculation, it took at least three days for the Gongun princes to reach a consensus, which was two days longer than Chief of Staff Mkawa and the others expected.

For someone as resolute as Marshal Paris, it must be very painful, right?

Soon, Yu Lian saw the current Marshal Paris in the holographic projection of the communication. This 90-year-old veteran is still burly and tall, his gray hair and beard are still meticulously combed, and the wrinkles on his face are full of the charm of time. He is still an old tough guy full of masculinity.

However, after traveling thousands of light years away, Yu Lian saw the tired eyes of the old marshal from the holographic projection.

This was the first time he saw Marshal Paris looking in such an old-looking way. Fortunately, it seemed that just for a moment, the fatigue disappeared. The person in front of Yu Lian was once again replaced by the veteran of the War of Independence who seemed to never die.

"Have you received the news from the New World Miracle Ring?" the marshal said.

Yu Lian nodded: "Already received. It was sent from the Empire by the battlecruiser Chimera. In addition, there is first-hand news from Sky TV."

Marshal Paris's cheek twitched, obviously suppressing his anger and humiliation. However, he still said patiently: "The battle report we got here is more detailed, and it was sent directly from the Imperial Embassy."

"The imperial embassy hasn't been evacuated yet?" Yu Lian was shocked.

"...The community embassy in Tianyu has not been withdrawn?" the marshal said with a straight face.

"That's right, the empire said that this is a special military operation. In other words, we are in a state of war, but not completely." Yu Lian sneered.

The Galactic Empire is really beautiful. As long as things are not done in the diplomatic field, it will always give illusions to the pro-Imperial faction and the peace faction among the Gongon princes of Earth. In contrast, in the military field, you can try your best to get things done.

"The empire provided us with battle reports. The main force of the expedition fleet in the Ring of Miracles, 845 battleships, 642 were destroyed or captured, including seven dreadnoughts, twelve battlecruisers, and ten large aircraft carriers. 285 Of the 10,000 combat sailors, more than 1.7 million were killed or missing in action, and 640,000 were captured. The empire has told us that they have done their best to rescue our sailors who have lost their combat capabilities, and they have also promised to return prisoners of war. They provide treatment that is consistent with their status.”

Yu Lian did not doubt this.

Brunhildt is indeed a "philosopher king" with great martial ethics. In terms of personal ethics alone, she is actually more reliable than herself. Of course, it is impossible for her to abuse captives. What's more, there is a saying that although the empire is a cruel militaristic empire, it also practices human supremacy and treats human prisoners of war very favorably. The leaders of the Tirero military aristocracy firmly believe that as long as they are human beings, with a good education, they can become a member of the empire's main nation and can offer their loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and the Galactic Empire.

"Does the so-called 640,000 prisoners of war include the 100,000 troops on the Ring of Miracles?" Yu Lian asked.

Marshal Paris smiled for the first time: "Hahaha, as expected of you! We also asked the same question. However, the Imperial Embassy did not answer directly. They just made it clear that they would not conduct orbital bombing of the Ring of Miracles. . In addition, they did not attack from the ring. The most valuable loot in the New World is now in a temporary standoff."

"However, we can no longer regard the troops of Lieutenant General Seyo and Major General Mallowan as combat power."

"Yes, in a sense, they are not prisoners, but at least they can be regarded as hostages." The marshal said.

Yu Lian sighed, feeling even more depressed.

He would rather these 100,000 people lay down their weapons and go into prison camps than be wiped out in the Empire's orbital bombing. I just hope that Uncle Seyo and Sister Mallowan can be more sensible.

However, the bald man is a rough and tumble master, and the prosthetic-eyed sister is timid and loves to act, but has a clear mind. She also has her old boss, Major General Watt Rall, to help check for leaks and fill in the gaps. The worst situation should not happen. ?

"After all, it's the expedition fleet's problem. More than 800 warships and nearly 3 million people were gone in 1 hour and 22 minutes. Even 3 million pigs couldn't be finished in 1 hour and 22 minutes!"

There is a saying that 3 million pigs will be destroyed very quickly. A neutron bomb will vaporize them all in less than 2 seconds. Not to mention the more deadly positron cannon that burns glass.

Marshal Paris continued to grit his teeth. Yu Lian had no doubt that if Commander Connery and Chief of Staff Tivington appeared in front of the old man, they would definitely kill them with their own hands.

Well, Commander Conneris had already committed suicide by swallowing a gun, but Yu Lian didn't feel respect but felt irony, and he was not even touched as much as the Tuhan Marshal who also committed suicide.

However, Chief of Staff Tivington was certain that he had not disappeared, but had surrendered.

...Speaking of which, isn't this guy a spy?

At this time, Marshal Paris sighed heavily: "Well, let's get back to business. The Cabinet and the National Defense Committee went through three days of emergency meetings and wanted to transfer your four main ships back to Earth. They rebuild the Sol Fleet for the Core."