Him and their stars

On August 28, 833 in the common calendar, the task force returning home fleet, composed of four Lord God-class dreadnoughts as its core, finally arrived in the Gibraltar system where the South Gate is located.

Although they were intercepted by the Imperial Fleet in the High Seas area, they were still over fifty hours ahead of schedule.

...Well, anyway, I would like to thank Mr. Tuhan for the gift. Although they were actually uneasy and well-intentioned at first.

This galaxy with the Venus Gate is also the most important transportation hub of the Third Cantilever. Yu Lian remembered that every time he passed through this galaxy, there were more than a thousand cargo ships, passenger ships, and cruise ships of various types flowing through the space. This made it a bit busy for a galaxy with no naturally habitable planets. .

But now, Gibraltar has gathered almost the entire main force of the Outer Rim Fleet, and its scale is even larger than the Battle of the West End System more than three years ago.

This is probably because the four Independence-class dreadnoughts of the Outer Rim Fleet have finally completed their maintenance and returned to active service.

Of course, this was probably because the large-scale military expansion plan launched by the then president Mr. Nikita when he was chairman of the General Assembly was still somewhat practical. In the years after the Battle of West End, the Outer Rim Fleet successively added three Yinglong-class battle cruisers, four Lexington-class aircraft carriers, and twenty-two Xiaguang-class heavy cruisers, which were copied from the Imperial Clear Sky class. There are more than a hundred other large and small ships.

In addition, two of the three nano-maintenance ships originally purchased from the Palladium Bug friends of the Iron Army Complex were deployed in the Outer Rim Fleet.

In short, what was displayed in front of Yu Lian was a huge fleet that far exceeded the original battle of the West End Galaxy.

"This is the master of bear and tiger." Yu Lian said with emotion: "We are far from losing our resistance."

Probably because he fought the first cosmic war in his third life with the Outer Rim Fleet. In his heart, he still has a strong filter for this community's only elite soldier, and basically regards him as half of his elders. Troops.

"However, with the powerful Outer Ring Fleet, all the battleships combined are not as many as we lost in the Ring of Miracles!" Chester Rozer said.

You guys are out of luck, right? Yu Lian glared at the other party fiercely.

"In addition, the combined fleet of the three countries currently gathered in the Blood Lion Pass Galaxy is not smaller than the outer ring fleet."

The only thing you're really good at is throwing cold water on people! Yu Lian glared at the latter before saying, "Is there any latest news from the New World?"

"The latest news? It's probably that King Solain's reinforcements have arrived at the Unity Fortress. However, Commander Yang Xiyi said that everything is under control. He acted so confident that I don't know if he can believe him."

After all, the New World does not have the hundreds of mass wave terminals of various sizes found in the Milky Way, nor does it have a communication network spread throughout the galaxy.

Most people in the Milky Way would conservatively estimate that it would take a week if they wanted to know about the war in the Dawn Star Territory. Yu Lian, who was on board the Fuxi, was worried about the situation of Teacher Yang at the Unity Fortress and other friends, but now he could only provide any support other than help.

At this moment, Yu Lian really felt like returning to the cold weapon era, where communication could only rely on the throat. With the development of the border war and the status of friendly forces, I can only feel the emptiness of waiting for the messenger.

He decided to focus on his own problems.

Two hours later, Yu Lian boarded the Fortress of Gibraltar for the second time in his life. The commander of the Outer Rim Fleet, Admiral Joseph Bonaparte, personally appeared at the fortress's starport to welcome him.

This is a mature man in his fifties, with blue eyes and brown hair, a thin but resolute face, not particularly tall, but a handsome man with both majesty and elegance. He can be regarded as a standard template for a Confucian general - speaking of it, Yang Xiyi is definitely not a model of a Confucian general, but a proper model of a ruined house.

This was not the first time Yu Lian saw him. During the winter vacation of the year she first entered school, Senior Sister Eleanor invited everyone from the student union to celebrate the New Year at her annex in the Lunar City. This eldest brother, who is nearly thirty years older than the senior sister, was present at that time.

However, at that time, Yu Lian was just an ordinary freshman, standing in the crowd like a gangster, and did not even say a single word to Admiral Bonaparte.

But this time, he held Yu Lian's hand tightly and shook it hard. Although his expression was still resolute and majestic, his eyes were full of gratitude and relief, and there was even a vague sense of relief.

Yu Lian always felt that if there were not so many people standing, his old man would probably say "Thank God, relatives, you are finally here."

Well, in the past half month, the Outer Rim Fleet has had several fights with the Three Kingdoms United Fleet. Although the overall tactics are superior, they are under the greatest pressure. No, although they continue to win, they are fighting more and more enemies. The combined fleet assembled by the Kingdom of Katai, the Republic of Bakvi, and the Kingdom of Ammans in the Blood Lion Pass galaxy already includes seven dreadnoughts. In terms of military strength alone, Even more than the entire outer ring fleet.

This still did not account for the fate of the imperial fleet.

Now that the Outer Rim Fleet had four more cutting-edge so-called "Number One Dreadnoughts in the Universe", he suddenly felt that the pressure was greatly reduced, and he naturally relaxed a lot.

Of course, according to legal principles, when Admiral Joseph Bonaparte came to the star port this time, he should be greeted by the real commander of the task force, Admiral Paul Ferragut, but everyone seemed to have forgotten that there was such a device deal.

General Bonaparte held Yu Lian's hand for half a minute before he remembered that he had lost his composure. There was still an official here, so he firmly held Admiral Feiragu's hand. He held it for a full minute this time, and then finally said in a relieved and even touched tone: "Chief Ferragut, you are finally here!"

Hey, hey, you actually said it!

Speaking of which, although the senior sister has always said that her eldest brother, who is like a father, is old-fashioned, in fact, General Joseph Bonaparte also served as a military attaché abroad, and he should still have above-average social skills. of.

In addition, Admiral Ferragut had always been an open-minded gentleman because he had been a cook, so he responded with a serious expression: "Fortunately we were not late!"

In short, everyone completed the welcome ceremony relatively smoothly. Then, Admiral Ferragut completed the handover work with full force, and then, surrounded by his escorts from the other side of the earth, he prepared to return to the capital.

His next job was as deputy minister of the Military Command Headquarters, serving as deputy to Father Paris. In addition, according to Earth staff, the chubby general will be able to get his own Marshal's Scepter after returning home.

From a conspiracy theory perspective, the people behind Ferragut wanted to elevate him to check and balance veterans of the War of Independence like Marshal Paris.

From Yangmou's perspective, the Blue Star Community just lost its expedition fleet in the Circle of Miracles. Now that we finally have a "commander" who can completely wipe out the Empire's interception fleet, we should naturally publicize it. We must let the whole universe know that our community has many famous generals who are not afraid of the empire at all.

Of course, when parting, the old general who could get the Marshal's Scepter as soon as he returned to Earth shook Yu Lian's hands vigorously and lowered his voice and said: "Of course I know, I am not a pure soldier. . But, people have to be loyal when they come out to hang out. If you help me, I will help you. On the other side of the earth, I will try my best to cooperate with your work."

"That Mao..."

"What's that? It's a name I've never heard of." Admiral Ferragut, who was a cook, blinked his eyes and said: "No matter what, you are still so young, you must keep yourself useful! As long as you are still alive, Everything is possible.”

Yu Lian felt that this might be the most sincere Admiral Ferragut he had ever spoken to since he met him.

Admiral Ferragut is indeed not a pure soldier, nor even an upright and righteous man. But Yu Lian must also admit that everyone's getting along with each other during this period was actually quite pleasant. Now, I just hope that everything goes well for Commander Ferragut.

After bidding farewell to his nominal "commander", Yu Lian headed to the Fortress of Gibraltar without stopping, and an emergency military meeting was held.

In addition to Yu Lian, who had just arrived, and General Bonaparte, who was the host, the participants also included Lieutenant General Sylvester who was sitting in the Said Fortress, as well as Chairman of the National Defense Committee Maxer and the Minister of Military Order on the other side of the earth. Marshal Paris.

In addition, there are heads of departments of the Intelligence Department, Equipment Department, and Logistics Department.

This was also the most high-end military meeting that Yu Lian had participated in in his entire life, which also meant that he had become the highest-level commander of the community's military.

Of course, starting from Lieutenant General Sylvester, the rest are all holographic projections.

At the beginning of the meeting, Chairman Maxer conveyed the appointments of the President and the National Defense Council. Yu Lian, who originally held the positions of deputy director of the Operations Department of the General Staff Headquarters and first military assistant of the Presidential Office, will also serve as deputy commander of the outer ring theater.

As for the theater commander, it was naturally General Joseph Bonaparte.

Then, Chairman Maxell explained that based on the current national defense needs, the Community has distinguished all areas where large-scale operations may occur, and divided them into "Central Theater", "Outer Rim Theater", "New Atlan" Tees Theater" and the "New World Theater".

Although the Chairman did not say anything, Yu Lian quickly realized that these so-called war zones theoretically have the same level of establishment and organization, but their importance is still significantly different.

For example, in the direction of the New Atlantis theater, the community does not directly border the empire and its affiliated states. If the opponent wants to launch an attack here, it not only needs to cross Fei Mo's vast three-no-no zone, but also needs to pass through the borders of neutral countries. Overall, although there are several galaxies that need to be released, they seem to be the safest.

Therefore, in this direction, the size of the fleet deployed by the community is not small, but the combat readiness of the ships and the training of the officers are really worth raising a question mark.

In the New World Theater, the National Defense Commission has officially appointed Lieutenant General Carter and Major General Yang Xiyi as deputy commanders. These two were also officially promoted due to their "merit".

Like Uncle Carter in New Yumen. This good old man who has worked diligently in logistics, equipment and military facilities construction positions all his life, his job is obviously the governor of the New World Sector, but he has become an admiral. It is estimated that he himself would be dumbfounded when he received this appointment.

As for Yang Xiyi, before his thirtieth birthday, he became the youngest lieutenant general in the history of the community, even surpassing the founding heroes of the youth during the War of Independence.

Of course, this is without a certain super-sized psyker.

Well, the direction of the New World is indeed miserable, but the more miserable the situation is, the more merit is needed. Yu Lian estimated that if Lieutenant General Picard on the Freedom Flag could contact the Earth, he might be able to get another general star.

As for the direction of the central theater, it is directly commanded by the Military Command Headquarters, and its defense scope includes the local Terra star sector, Pangu star sector, Cantilever star sector, etc. Of course, what this theater headquarters has under its jurisdiction is not so much the actual combat army as it is the more than twenty training and training headquarters.

Moreover, Yu Lian always felt that if the imperial army really reached the mainland, the Gonggun princes on the earth would not be able to hold on.

But we all know that the more impossible something is, the more it needs to be publicized. The establishment of this local star sector can at least give a signal to our citizens and the international community that we will resist to the end.

Finally, there is the outer ring war zone where everyone is now.

This is also the theater where the community's combat effectiveness is currently the most intact. The Outer Ring Star Area, Far Coast Star Area, and New China Star Area are all within the scope of this war zone. Of course, he also needs to bear the greatest military pressure.

The Bakwei and Embu people opposite the Far Bank Starfield, and the Ketai and Angmansi people opposite the Nantian Gate. To be honest, before the empire's main fleet officially arrived, it was already so heavy that everyone was almost out of breath.

"Besides, the imperial army is about to end." Lieutenant General Goss, director of the Intelligence Department of the National Defense Commission, took out a top-secret file and opened it in front of everyone.

The screen that popped up immediately showed a mighty imperial fleet gathering in a certain galaxy. Those majestic and majestic imperial warships formed a neat queue in the picture reflecting the starlight. Their chilling and fierce aura could make ordinary people's scalp numb from the light-years away.

Yu Lian just glanced at it and saw three Titan ships, including the "Tireluo Yongjin" that he had dealt with in the Empire's extreme sector.

In addition, Yu Lian also found at least three Qingtian Castle fortresses in the background screen.

"Oh, they have arrived at the Pass of Kings!" Admiral Bonaparte sighed.

The so-called "Wanwang Pass" is also one of the most important military strategic points and transportation hubs between the empire's mainland and foreign lands. The reason for this name is not that 10,000 kings lived here this time, but that the imperial army’s road of conquest often started here. The conquered kings of all nations and tribes want to kneel down here to worship His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven.

"This is the information that my intelligence officers sent back after their desperate efforts." Intelligence Minister Lieutenant General Goss said.

The Military Intelligence Department of the National Defense Commission is naturally the "commissioner" of "the State Unification and Reunification Commission, all of them are losers".

Yu Lian was not very familiar with Lieutenant General Goss, the head of the department, and felt that his words were too exaggerated. There are at least two to three thousand warships in the picture now. Any passing tourist can book a hotel room with a sky view and take this picture.

Speaking of which, after President Nikita came to power, the new Chairman of the Internal Affairs Committee, Edward Shona, was said to have begun to reorganize the internal affairs and intelligence departments, but this little time was only enough to reorganize the national affairs and security departments. . The board probably hasn't had time to fall on Wei Tong's side yet.