Chapter 619 Martial Law Begins
“I hereby appeal to everyone to stay calm and not be fooled by their lies!
We have been working tirelessly for the prosperity and stability of the Federation. Every decision and every action is to let everyone live a better life!
Now, we are facing an unprecedented crisis, and we need your support even more. You are the foundation of the Federation. Only if we unite as one can we resist this evil force! ”
At the public speech scene constructed with holographic projection technology, Brandon looked grim.
Standing under the spotlight, the strong light stretched his figure into a slender and majestic figure. He sharply accused Democratic Party Chairman Elaine King and Republican leader Thomas White of conspiring to launch an illegal coup. Every word was like a sharp knife. The sword pierces the opponent's heart.
"Elaine King, Thomas White, do you think your conspiracy will succeed? This is a blatant violation of the federal constitution and a shameless betrayal of all citizens!
For your own selfish desires, you do not hesitate to destroy the peace and stability that the Federation has worked so hard to establish over the years. What you have done will surely be engraved on the Pillar of Shame of the Federation and be severely judged by history!
You are like greedy wolves, trying to devour the future of the Federation, and I, the President of the Federation, Brandon, will never let you succeed! ”
"Oh, what he said is such a big crime. Even if the leaders of the two parties had not planned a coup, they would have to launch a coup now."
Amber, who was watching the public speech at the same time, couldn't help but said after hearing what Brandon said:
"Now the leaders of the two parties are faced with the only option of flipping the table. If they give up at this time, then I can only say that they are indeed a bunch of waste and will never become a thing."
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Isabel also nodded: "But the federal president does have some tricks. This move has brought back the initiative a lot."
"If he didn't have two brushes, he wouldn't be the federal president~" Amber shrugged and continued: "And it's still early to discuss the results. Brandon's public speech is the real highlight of this drama. At the opening, I think this 'procedural' confrontation between the two sides has come to an end, and the next step will be a head-on confrontation with the barrel of a gun."
At the same time Amber said these words, the sudden voice of Federal President Brandon also came from the virtual screen in the conference room that everyone was watching.
"Federal citizens, in order to safeguard the free constitutional order, to ensure that national freedom, security and the sustainable development of the country are not affected, and to eradicate the 'separatists' in Congress!
As the president of the Federation, I order that from now on, the federal capital system will enter a state of comprehensive martial law, appoint the commander of the capital security as the "commander of martial law", and the capital security force will enter a state of martial law!
At the same time, the Federation Capital System began to implement the following:
1. Prohibit the activities of the National Assembly, the autonomous government parliaments of various galaxies, political parties, and all political activities such as political associations, rallies, and demonstrations.
2. All attempts to subvert the current regime are prohibited, as well as fake news, fabricated public opinion, and false incitement.
3. All speech and publication are controlled by the Martial Law Command.
4. Strikes, slowdowns, and gatherings that cause social disorder are prohibited.
Anyone who violates the above-mentioned martial law order may be arrested, detained, detained and searched without a warrant in accordance with Article 9 of the Federal Martial Law Law, and punished in accordance with Article 14 of the Martial Law Law.”
Isabel: "Amber, your mouth is really open."
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This meeting was in the Senate hall. Elaine King and Thomas White, who were trying to complete the Senate vote as quickly as possible, also received the news as soon as possible.
The frightened Thomas White immediately came to the former's side, and the expression on his face became darker.
"This guy Brandon has declared martial law and he just doesn't want our vote in the Senate to continue!"
"Not only does he want to prevent the vote, he wants to take this opportunity to strike first and kill us all"
Elaine Jin turned to look at her old rival, lowered her voice and said:
"According to the last message from my insider before losing contact, Brandon had entered the bunker just after finishing his speech, and the presidential palace also entered a full defense state. As for the Capital Security Command, the martial law commander There are also beginning to take action.”
"Then what should we do, should we continue?" Thomas White finally asked.
"Of course, we have no other way to go."
Elaine King paused, scanning the messy Senate hall, and finally landed on the mural on the dome of the hall that recorded the founding history of the Union.
"Thomas, ask your people to move quickly and bring out all the troops that can be taken away before the martial law commander notices."
"I know." Thomas White nodded, "What should we do here?"
"When things have reached this point, there is really no point in continuing to vote, but we must also defend the Congress, otherwise we may be killed by the President's people not far away. Let our people from the Capital Security Command bring the troops to the Congress. Building to build a defense line, today this is the front line"
Having said this, Elaine Jinye took out her personal terminal and entered a highly encrypted communication channel.
"Ms. Elaine, you still came here."
"Believe me, I don't want things to come to this, but unfortunately, this is driven by the President"
Elaine King interrupted the person on the other side of the communication, and then said in a sincere tone:
"General Austin, now all hopes are pinned on you. Please order the garrison brigade under your control to enter the Capital District!"
"Are you sure this can save the Federation?"
General Austin did not reply immediately, but asked:
"President Brandon or the other two corners of the 'Iron Triangle' also have many supporters in the military. They will not give up resistance easily. Any wrong step will lead to the complete collapse of the federal government. disintegration, civil war will really break out.”
The general's voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of helplessness and struggle.
"General, this is our only choice." Elaine King said, "If these three people are allowed to continue to act recklessly, the Federation will completely decline and democracy will become the dust of history. Every citizen of the Federation is Looking forward to our actions, we cannot betray their trust.”
General Austin pondered for a long time. He stood up slowly and walked around in the command vehicle, where he was the only one. Every step seemed to be carrying tremendous pressure.
No one knows whether he is thinking about the democracy and future of the Federation, or whether he is thinking about his side in this political struggle. But in the end, he nodded slowly: "Okay, I will support you, but this is an extremely dangerous gamble. There is no way back for us. You must also be prepared. Once we set foot on this road, we must go all out." Fight until victory or death."
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Capital Security Headquarters, now Martial Law Headquarters.
In the combat command room, all officers affiliated with the Capital Security Command were summoned urgently. A three-dimensional map of the Capital District was displayed on the virtual sandbox in the middle of the conference room. Some information on the map was rapidly refreshing as time passed. , and important targets such as the Presidential Palace, the Capitol Building, the Ministry of Defense Building, etc. will also be marked.
Everyone, including Major General Henry, the newly appointed commander of martial law and the commander of the capital's security, stood near the sand table with serious expressions and discussed.
But if you look closely at the expressions of these people, you will find that apart from seriousness, the most common expression on their faces is 'can't believe it'.
No one expected that the ruling party and the opposition party would suddenly unite to impeach the president, nor did they expect that President Brandon would immediately exercise his presidential power and issue martial law.
From a legal perspective, the current impeachments against the President, Secretary of Defense and Navy Marshal have not been passed by the Senate, and all three of them are still in office, so the martial law order issued by Brandon at this time is completely legal.
Major General Henry, who was specially selected from the "neutral faction" to serve as the commander of the capital's security forces, would have no reason to refuse to implement the martial law order.
Although there were still many doubts in his mind, as a relatively old-fashioned traditional federal soldier, Major General Henry still followed the order and began to assemble the garrison forces in the Capital District.
As for the security force of the Federal Capital District, or the entire Capital Star, it is actually not as strict as most people think.
In the imagination of most ordinary federal citizens who have never been to the capital in their lives, as the 'heart' of this behemoth of a federation, it must be filled with garrisons, heavily guarded, with one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps.
But the actual situation is completely opposite to what people imagined.
In the entire capital system, apart from the naval fleets stationed on rotation, the only fleet-level mobile forces are the two capital garrison fleets.
In addition, the strongest defense system is the orbital defense platform surrounding the capital star.
As for the ground troops on the capital planet, there are actually not many. There were only five brigades in total at the beginning.
The reason is also very simple. As the capital of the Federation, it is already under the protection of the outer star systems and naval fleets. If the enemy hits the capital and breaks through the garrison fleet and orbital defense platform, no matter how many troops are deployed on the ground, it will not be enough. significance.
As for the counter-insurgency and counter-insurrection activities that are 'concurrently' with the ground forces in other systems, and the activities of throwing stones back and forth with the 'mob', it is difficult to happen on the capital planet.
Because those who can settle and take root on the capital star are the plutocratic families and officials at the top of the federal pyramid. In addition, there are the headquarters of various giant companies and top financial institutions, plus various top universities.
In other words, this is a planet full of "good people" from the Federation
Under this circumstance, in addition to normal training on weekdays, the most important task of the five brigades on the capital star is not to defend the capital, but to conduct military parades during major festivals.
Later, these troops also became a "treasure land" for many federal "good men" to gain experience and gilding. Entering these troops was not so much to learn combat skills as it was to make connections and get familiar with each other.
Because of the existence and increasing demand of this, the ground forces on the capital planet have gradually expanded to the current 10 brigades.
Among them, three heavy-duty combined brigades with the title of "Garrison Brigade" are deployed on the periphery of the Capital District. They are also the brigade-level ground forces closest to the Capital District.
These three troops with the best "gilding" effect are also the troops that the children of plutocrats and high-ranking officials want to join, so they are also the troops with the most complex internal factions.
And Elaine King was able to convince a senior army general to let him command two of the brigades to head towards the Capital District, which also shows that the Democratic Party's recent infiltration work is indeed relatively good.
Although the combat effectiveness of these gold-plated troops is not worth mentioning, the HCPs and main battle tanks equipped by these heavy-armed brigades are real anyway, and they will be given priority every time new equipment is available.
In the view of Elaine and others, even if the garrison cannot be compared with the field troops, the military and police force used to suppress the Capital District is still enough
Naturally, the news of the departure of the two large brigades could not be hidden from the Capital Security Command, so Major General Henry soon received the news that the two garrison brigades were rapidly approaching the Capital District.
"The Second Garrison Heavy Combined Brigade is currently 80 kilometers away from the border of the Capital District!
The distance of the Third Garrison Heavy Synthetic Brigade is 65 kilometers!
News also came from the Orbital Defense Platform Control Center. Their ground surveillance network confirmed that the forwards of the two troops had launched an attack formation. Several HCP troops acting as sharp knives were less than 30 kilometers away from the border of the Special Zone! ”
"Has their commander lost his mind?! Who gave them the order?!"
Major General Henry did not accidentally join today's 'shocked army', but he, who has always been known for his stability, calmed down immediately.
"Contact the brigade commanders of these two armies and ask them to turn around and return to their base immediately with the order from the martial law headquarters. Also, ask the people of the First Guard Brigade to test their attitude!"
"Yes, sir!"
The officer who came to report saluted and immediately turned around and left.
At the same time, the commander of the Gendarmerie of the Capital Security Command also approached Major General Henry and whispered:
"We have lost contact with the headquarters of the 2nd and 3rd Capital Guard Regiments, and the two teams of military police I sent there have also lost contact just now."
Upon hearing the news, Major General Henry's face suddenly darkened.
"Could it be these two groups?"
Before Major General Henry could finish speaking, the gendarmerie commander nodded and his tone became more serious: "It is very possible that we must prepare for the worst"
After that, he used his falcon-like eyes to scan the busy people in the combat command room, and continued: "And when we just gathered, there were also a group of people missing from the headquarters. I went to see the monitoring , this group of people left the headquarters before the promulgation of martial law and headed towards the 2nd Guard Regiment.”
"Damn" Major General Henry clenched his fists instantly, "Has this place been penetrated so badly?"
"There are some things we cannot guard against." The gendarmerie commander shook his head and finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
But after a while, he regained his energy, adjusted his military uniform and saluted Major General Henry.
"General, no matter what happens, the Capital Security Command Military Police will execute your orders unconditionally!"
(End of chapter)