Chapter 701, Battle Merits
The biggest topic at the meeting is over.
The clean-up work was arranged, and each unit received relevant combat tasks.
These orders were issued jointly by the three commanders of the Southern, Western and Northern Fronts.
That is, the names of Gu Hang, Lou Salius, and Xi Rui.
Among them, Gu Hang's name is at the top, symbolizing his highest status in the coalition forces after the merger. At the same time, the order signed by the three commanders-in-chief at the same time has the highest effectiveness among the entire imperial coalition.
The troops who received the order had nothing to say, they just went to work when it was time to do it.
However, at the end of the meeting, Gu Hang mentioned another thing.
Although it was just a beginning, a brief mention, and no further explanation, the matter itself was already very concerning.
What Gu Hang mentioned was to submit a battle report to Holy Terra.
Translated, it means repaying merit.
This is what everyone pays attention to.
When he came to fight, all he said was to accept the empire's call and serve the empire. But in fact, they all have political demands.
Whether it is the Space Marine Chapter, the Navy, the Astra Militarum, the defense forces of various planets, or the escort armed fleets of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce...
That's all true.
Participate in the war, obtain military exploits, accumulate fame... Return to your own territory and get what you deserve. This is everyone's expectation.
Whether this thing is an official position, a specific resource, or a political status... in short, it is what these political creatures long for.
However, Gu Hang has always had an understanding: victory and the fruits of victory are not the same thing.
It is not uncommon for heroes to bleed and shed tears in any place or in any era.
Gu Hang doesn't know whether these people who have won the battle can really get what they want when they go back.
It's not his person, he can't care about it, and he doesn't want to care about it.
What he can do is to record every battle truthfully and impartially in the battle report submitted to Holy Terra, who participated, who achieved what results, and who paid how much sacrifice...< br>
That's all.
As for the specific benefits they will get from this military exploit that has been officially recognized by the empire, it depends on personal luck and personal means.
Gu Hang can only take care of himself.
He is very clear about what he wants.
It’s also quite earthy and original.
That is population, resources, and land.
Ranked in order of importance.
To put it further, in this war against the Iron Armor, which then evolved into a war against the Void Zerg, all the places the Alliance conquered were left to the Alliance to manage.
These include the Meng River Star Territory, which was managed by the Alliance at the beginning of the war, the Proud Talon Star Territory, which was taken over by the Alliance in the middle of the war, and the Nepeta Star Territory and the Alfonzo Star Territory, which were taken over by the Alliance at the end of the war.
By then, the alliance will have direct territory spanning two universes and a total of five star fields.
Nearly four thousand worlds, ten trillion people.
This is the ideal territory in Gu Hang's mind.
With the [Technology Tree] panel and enough time, Gu Hang can improve the development here to a very impressive level.
Only then will he, who can be called a prince, have enough confidence.
He hadn't thought about what he would use this confidence for. However, farming and providing a good life to 10 trillion humans is itself a huge benefit. As for the powerful military force supported by developed productivity, it is used to eliminate various external and internal threats. It will never threaten the stability of Holy Terra or even the entire human empire. On the contrary, a strong alliance will be a powerful pillar in maintaining the stability of the empire.
Well... the only question is, does Holy Terra believe this statement?
From an objective point of view, Gu Hang felt less optimistic.
For ordinary local forces, as long as they pay imperial taxes honestly, the empire will generally not care much about them, and they can do whatever they like.
But that's for general forces.
The alliance is no longer an ordinary force.
If all the occupied areas across the five star regions were given to the Alliance, the scale would be too large as a unified political entity.
Wouldn’t Holy Terra be muttering in her heart?
You know, Tie Jia's lessons are still before us.
How big is the core territory of Iron Armor?
It's nothing more than a star field and more than seven hundred worlds.
With this alone, they were able to continuously expand their influence to the surrounding areas, set off rebellions, and start a war that swept through the four universes.
The empire built the Western Front Army twice, and sent troops to the Northern Front many times. Together with a sudden alliance that formed the Southern Front, the Iron Armor was finally suppressed.
So if the alliance really controls four thousand worlds, to what extent will Gu Hang expand his influence?
Once one day, the alliance is like an iron armor and starts a rebellion. How much effort will it take to put it down?
Can it even be settled...?
After this war, the alliance's war strength and potential have been recognized by many parties. There is a Space Marine chapter that is very close to the Alliance, it has its own starship production capacity, and it has the support of two Mechanicus Orders. The training level and equipment level of the army are among the best among the Astra Militarum...
Isn't this a large iron armor?
If such a powerful alliance wants to use military power and economic power to expand its influence to the surrounding areas like the Iron Fury Stone in the past, how many worlds will collude with the alliance?
To put it more unpleasantly, if the Alliance rebels at that level, and if the first wave of Imperial troops to suppress the rebellion fails to defeat it, then the Alliance may be able to easily push back to the Maigret Space Domain, and then stab it in with a stick. central territory. Is it likely?
Maybe it's not high, but the gentlemen on Holy Terra have just experienced a war that cost them a lot of blood, and they definitely don't want another big one.
Not even just the risk.
It is said that imperial taxes can be paid on time and in an accurate amount, but who can say clearly about this kind of thing?
If a planetary governor says he doesn't want to pay taxes, Holy Terra doesn't even need to know about it, the sector will do it for you; if a sector unites to rebel and become an independent force to resist taxes, there is a special name for this term. It's called a 'pocket empire', and the star domain-level government also has enough power to suppress it.
So if the Perfect Alliance that controls the five star regions in the future rebels and says that I don't pay taxes, what can Holy Terra do?
Can the Zhouyu government hold it back?
Impossible, the Spider Web Space Realm cannot even suppress the rebellion in one of its own star regions.
Do you hope that the Spider Web Universe and the Eastern Universe will be able to suppress the Alliance in the future?
Nonsense.
At that time, the Empire may not even dare to fall out with the Alliance.
To put it bluntly, if you don't pay taxes, you will lose the tax revenue of 4,000 worlds. If you calculate it roughly with a population of 10 trillion, it will be about 1 trillion tax coins per year. But if you want to fight, it will take a lot of money to eliminate the alliance. How much? Hundreds of billions? Quadrillions?
If the alliance-controlled areas are reduced to rubble, taxes will not be collected, and large sums of money may have to be invested in reconstruction...
It's better not to fight.
There are so many concerns, so why not avoid these risks in the first place?
Because of this, Gu Hang is actually not optimistic at all that he can successfully hold the current occupied area in his hands.
Even more guessing about the thoughts of the gentlemen on Holy Terra, not to mention letting Gu Hang keep five star regions, even the territory originally owned by the alliance, that is, the Dragon Eagle Star Region, they may lose it after the war. Find a way to dismember it.
What happened to Gu Hang being a fighting hero? What happened to the biggest hero in the Iron Armor Battle?
Are there any fewer heroes and heroes who were tricked by the empire? In the eyes of Holy Terra, Gu Hang might not be any different.
However, things should also be thought of in reverse.
Precisely because Gu Hang could think of this, he had to make his appeal to Holy Terra and strengthen the power at hand.
It's useless to rely on reasoning. It is also impossible to ask Holy Terra for what he deserves with his own achievements.
Only by showing off his muscles and showing that he has enough "united front value" will the empire feel that it is not worthwhile to fight him. After thinking about saving the pain, he can then show that he can pay taxes stably, and even stably improve the status of each of the five star regions. The world's development and population - that means more taxes.
In this case, the value of the latter will be seen by the gentlemen on Holy Terra.
Gu Hang is a person who can learn from history, and Tie Jia's example is right up front.
In his opinion, Iron Armor's biggest mistake was that they basically achieved the former and had "united front value", but they failed to demonstrate the latter, that is, they did not give enough benefits to Holy Terra. In fact, they are still expanding and devouring the resources in the center of the empire.
That's unacceptable.
Of course, now that things have happened, Gu Hang knows that Tie Kai will go crazy because they are really crazy and have been controlled by the Queen of Insects. All their actions can be explained.
But if it were him, Gu Hang decided to take a path that was similar to Iron Armor in the first half and different from Iron Armor in the second half.
Gu Hang knew very well that the conflict between himself and Holy Terra was like a huge ravine, lying across the development path of the alliance. He understands that if there is no solution, the future destiny of the alliance will be full of variables.
After careful consideration, Gu Hang probably thought of some methods:
First of all, the first point is to develop local power that is strong enough to make the empire take advantage of it.
This is fundamental.
Otherwise, being weak will only become a reason for being slaughtered.
In addition, Gu Hang will make many friends.
Tie Jia has done this before. Norberto, once the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs and one of the Thirteen High Lords, was Tie Jia's 'friend'.
This is like the relationship between Gu Hang and Gallardo.
But, that's not enough.
You still need more friends.
His first thought was to strengthen cooperation with the Space Marine Chapter. These Chapters hold a special place within the Imperium, and while their loyalty is first and foremost to the Emperor, they have forged a deep fighting bond with the Alliance over their long service alongside them.
This includes the Otaupis Chapter, the Black Crusaders Chapter, and the Phoenix Chapter of Salisius.
These three companies are all large and highly influential. Either it is a direct lineage battle group of the Terran government, or it is a top battle group of 'legal supersedes', or it is a founding battle group.
The Alliance has been a lifesaver to them all.
Especially the kindness towards Phoenix is very important.
Without Gu Hang, even if the Phoenix Chapter hadn't been destroyed, it would have been pretty much the same.
The leader of the chapter must die, two hundred soldiers must die, and even the Glory Queen-class battleship left over from the legion era must be lost.
This kind of kindness, let alone let Phoenix be a cow and a horse in the future, treat me as a die-hard good brother, there is no problem, right?
The say of a start-up group is quite big.
As for friends, there are also all parties made during this war.
The Inquisition, the Sisters of Battle, the Imperial Navy, the Legion of the Sun in the Astra Militarum, the Legion of the Firstborn, the Legion of Death...
There will always be some favors.
By then, the network of connections established by the Alliance in the empire will definitely be stronger than the iron armor.
This also means that until there is a real fallout, rebellion, war, or a situation where they have to choose a side, these people will speak for the alliance, act as brake pads, and represent another dimension of the alliance's "united front value".
(End of chapter)