Chapter 597: Chapter 346, Will Not Fail the Mission!_2
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Gu Hang laughed, “What good method do I have? Of course, I have a method.”
“Korolya should be completely militarized. The Korolya Governor should unyieldingly become the commander of the battle zone, establishing a unified front and command centered on Korolya. The Imperial Navy and the Imperial Star Realm Army should temporarily fight together under unified command to eradicate the Cult disaster in Korolya.”
“In the next three months, I will gather my troops, arm Mingyan City to the fullest, ally with the Star Realm Army and the Imperial Navy, and summon the Phoenix Battle Group that signed a loyalty and cooperation agreement with the alliance, to fight a determined battle to defend Mingyan City.”
“I will surely achieve victory, The Emperor will bless me!”
“After victory, Korolya will maintain its militarized state for six years, which equates to three tax seasons. A part of the Tianma Fleet and the Third Group Army of the Dragonhawk Legion should continue to fight around Korolya, following the commands of the battle zone commander. The Star Sector Government and the Star Domain Government should provide the necessary material support.”
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“And I, will establish a complete and efficient administrative system, to eradicate the inefficiency and corruption that the Korolya government has continued for countless years, better mobilize the entire planet’s potential, and completely solve the Plague Cult problem within six years. By then, the Star Sector Government and the Star Domain Government will see a whole, with ample potential for development, a brand-new Korolya.”
Gu Hang’s words were quite impassioned.
Moreover, they might not entirely be empty or false promises.
In Rage Owl Star, in Heijian Star, he had set an example. In fact, within the star sector, many people had already become quite interested in the newly formed ‘alliance’, starting to study what the alliance’s system was really about.
Of course, studying it didn’t necessarily mean it could be replicated.
The alliance’s highly centralized and strongly planned economy wasn’t anything novel. However, practically no other planets could replicate it.
The alliance was able to do this because they had almost entirely smashed the original systems on two planets and then rebuilt from the ruins and blank slate. Where else would such conditions exist?
Not to mention that the rulers on other planets were the greatest beneficiaries of the existing systems.
Overthrow their own regime?
Impossible.
However, handing Korolya over to the alliance in such a chaotic war environment and afterwards, with the need to recover from the destruction of war, might actually allow Gu Hang to really achieve something significant.
Though that would be difficult, of course.
But all of this is predicated on resolving the huge crisis ‘Fino City’ presents.
Without addressing that, with its daily progress of thirty kilometers, it would swallow Mingyan City in just over three months, and then it would be on to the next target… the entire planet couldn’t withstand such consumption.
And what solution did Gu Hang mention in his speech?
A decisive battle outside Mingyan City.
What was the method of victory?
The support of the Interstellar Warriors, the unification of the planet’s forces, promises of direct troop deployment from the alliance…
The last two points, actually, weren’t taken seriously by many. If people believed that the planet’s own strength was enough to solve the crisis, they wouldn’t all be so pessimistic and desperate. As for the alliance’s troops, the Rage Bear Legion’s performance did indeed prove that alliance forces were quite capable, but it was only at the level of the Star Realm Army—at best, slightly better. But the key point is that this so-called alliance, with a combined population of just five hundred million across two planets, how much could they really provide? It’s a question of scale!
But what really caused some commotion was the first point Gu Hang mentioned—about the Interstellar Warriors.
The Phoenix landing on Rage Owl Star initially caught some people’s attention.
But at that time, people’s attention was mostly on the political impact brought by this Battle Group. Their identity was rather special; they were a Battle Group that was charged with guilt during the Cercis Flower Rebellion, sentenced as a traitorous legion, but in the end, the Battle Group did not resist, voluntarily disarmed, and surrendered. The Tribunal, after reviewing their past records, communications, and considering they were misled and coerced, gave them one last chance—redemption through an expedition.
And the Phoenix willingly accepted.
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That was an event from a century ago, no one expected the Phoenix to return.
But they really did return, and they came to the Tianma Star Sector.
This made the great rebellion, which in the eyes of the Tianma Star Sector a hundred years ago was merely an occasion to watch from a distance, become a reality.
In a hundred years, many things can change, but not for the interstellar warriors. In the Cercis Flower Rebellion, a massive civil war involving more than a dozen interstellar warrior battle groups, the Phoenix Battle Group was the only “traitor” that ultimately survived. Moreover, during the civil war, many of the six loyalist battle groups suffered heavy losses under the Phoenix’s assault, which probably left behind some resentment.
What’s worse, initially the Tribunal insisted on executing all the Phoenixes, as traitors should not be forgiven. However, the Phoenix’s parent group – the Phoenix Legion played a significant role, with many sub-groups from the Phoenix series pleading on their behalf, coupled with the fact that the Phoenix was indeed misled and had surrendered, eventually led to this outcome.
But the Tribunal still harbored hatred, as did the battle groups that had made enemies during the civil war.
The people of the Tianma Star Sector, with regards to the arrival of the Phoenix, mostly feared that this trouble-ridden battle group would bring their troubles to Tianma.
As for the combat strength of the Phoenix itself?
With only seven veterans alive, what does that amount to?
But no one anticipated that in just eight years, the Phoenix would already show signs of revival.
Although people did not know the extent to which the Phoenix had revived by now, their performance in the battle on Heijian Star had already formed into intelligence, landing on many people’s desks, being repeatedly reviewed.
People didn’t understand how Gu Hang, this youngster from the Gu Family, managed to command a group of interstellar warriors to obey him and fight to death on his behalf, nor did they know how the scale of Rage Owl Star and Heijian Star supported the revival of an interstellar warrior battle group. But for now, if the state of Phoenix’s revival was good, then promoting Gu Hang to his position was indeed the most likely solution to the problem.
At this stage, apart from a minority of people engrossed in political intrigues, the rest had to accept the resolution of the Korolya issue as the top priority in face of reality.
“I support Mr. Gu as the acting Governor of Korolya.”
“I support the transfer of Korolya to the alliance’s jurisdiction.”
“I move for reconsideration.”
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Listening to these voices, the leader Ivan Martinelli fell silent.
Envoy Lois stood up.
“I understand. As the special envoy from the Star Domain Government, fully responsible for the Korolya campaign in the Tianma Star Sector, I approve the resignation request of Governor Ivan Fatches of Korolya III and appoint Gu Hang as the acting Planetary Governor of Korolya III.”
“I authorize the establishment of the Korolya Battle Zone, appointing Gu Hang as the commander of the battle zone, in charge of overall military affairs in the Korolya Star System. Tianma Fleet’s remaining forces, the Third Group Army of the Dragonhawk Legion, should fully comply with the unified command of the battle zone commander.”
“The Korolya Battle Zone will continue for six years, and the Star Domain Government will strive to provide material and troop support. The first batch of military aid will arrive in two months.”
As he said this, Nell Lois’s gaze deeply focused on Gu Hang:
“The first strategic goal of the Korolya Battle Zone is to ensure that Mingyan City must not fall; the second goal is to destroy the Plague Cult’s hub, Fino City; the third goal is, within six years, to solve the problem of the Plague Cult infestation on Korolya III, and to restore the payment of the Imperial Tax.”
“Governor Gu, I hope you will not disappoint me. The four billion people on Korolya, the Tianma Star Sector Government, the Dragonhawk Star Domain Government, everyone is watching your performance.”
Gu Hang solemnly performed the Sky Eagle salute: “I swear to the Emperor, I will not fail in my mission!”
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I struggled a bit writing this, I will try to make up for the chapter I owe from yesterday.
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