Chapter 298 General Mobilization Order for War Escalation
“Federal citizens living under the light of freedom!
Our great navy, under the command of Marshal Trafalgar, launched in the Millen System The imperial invaders were defeated, and their ambition to invade our motherland was shattered.
Now, I can finally stand here in Freedom Square, which symbolizes the spiritual power of our federation, and declare to all citizens that we. We will officially enter the stage of strategic counterattack!
Brave soldiers of the three armies! The eyes of the entire free world are watching you! You will go to the battlefield with the hopes and prayers of all freedom-loving people! >
Your task is not an easy one. Your enemies are well-trained, well-equipped, and battle-hardened. They will resist fiercely.
But everyone in the Federation fully believes in your courage, devotion to duty, and ability to conquer the enemy. Good at fighting! We will not accept any outcome other than complete victory.
Good luck to you! Let us pray that the light of democracy and freedom bless us in this great and noble battle! ”
As the federal president raised his hands in the air, cheers like a roaring tsunami suddenly sounded in the Freedom Square of the capital.
Everywhere you looked was filled with fanatical crowds. These people living in the capital 'Elite citizens' wore images of the Confederate flag on their faces and arms while waving flags large and small.
At the same time, twenty-five HCPs equipped with atmospheric flight equipment flew over Freedom Square, and several huge projection devices on the ground also projected onto the smoke.
Soon, the five-color smoke pulled out and the huge projected logo slowly formed a huge federal five-color eagle flag in the air.
The cheers of the crowd reached their peak at this moment, and you could no longer hear any sound in the entire Freedom Square, only 'Long live the Federation! ’,’ ‘Long live democracy and freedom! ’ Such slogans are drilling into your ears like crazy.
Brandon waved goodbye to the crowd in the square, and then returned to the Capitol building next to Liberty Square.
Under the guidance of the staff, he quickly returned to a lounge.
Inside the room, Secretary of Defense Miller, Chief of Staff Jayden and others were simultaneously watching the live broadcast on federal television.
After they and Brandon completed the induction ceremony of the mobile fortress, they returned to the capital system together.
After seeing Brandon coming back, several people immediately stood up.
“Your speech is still so inspiring, Mr. President.”
“No, no, no, my speech is just the icing on the cake. The media propaganda during this period is the real impact. part.”
Brandon waved his hands, then sat in his chair and let out a sigh of relief.
"I haven't given a speech like this for a long time, and I'm really tired. When was the last time you gave a speech in front of so many people?"
"When you gave the presidential election speech," the staff said The chief spoke.
“Yes, yes, after all this time, our citizens are still as easy to persuade as they were back then.”
At this point, Brandon looked up and looked at the person sitting Opposite him, Secretary of Defense Miller, this old fox, was staring at him with a smile.
"Mr. Minister, I know why you came here at this time."
"In that case, why are you still hesitating?"
"Minister Miller, do you think I am different from the outside world?" Are the people just as easy to fool? Operation Supernova ended up like this. I don’t know where your military got the courage to launch a war of annihilation against the empire.”
“What’s the problem? Mr. President?"
Miller frowned, seeming dissatisfied with Brandon's words.
"The battle goal of 'Supernova Outbreak' is to repel the empire's attack. Hasn't the battle goal been achieved now?"
"But you destroyed almost all the unmanned fleets, and the remaining fifteen main fleets Everyone suffered losses, and the most serious battle damage exceeded 80%!”
President Brandon sounded a little excited. After seeing the fleet loss and casualty report before, others almost rushed over on the spot.
But when faced with Brandon's question, Minister Miller was not afraid at all. Instead, he raised his voice and said "righteously":
"Mr. President, you can't just stare at Looking at our losses, the empire has been annihilated by 4 fleets. The remaining fleets suffered much more serious damage than ours. Even the Celestial Fortress was attacked. Can't you see this?
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Besides, with our current production capacity, we can launch an entire unmanned fleet in one month, and this speed will be accelerated by at least 30% after entering the general mobilization state!
What about the Empire? They don't know how much time it will take just to replace so many missing crew members.
Isn’t this the original planned use of the unmanned fleet? Use mature industrial products coming off the assembly line to consume the empire's precious crews, commanders and other effective forces? "
After these words, President Brandon was speechless. He wanted to refute something, but Miller did not give him this chance at all. "Mr. President, now the entire federal I'm waiting for you to announce the implementation of this 'highly anticipated' matter. I believe that such public opinion will not appear again in our lifetime, so I hope you can think carefully about it. ”
The Minister of Defense showed the tough side that he had hidden in the past. Regardless of the presence of the chief of staff and others in the lounge at the moment, he said directly:
"You can also ask about the 'good relationship' with you. companies, see what the military-industrial complex wants you to do.”
Oops!
Chief of Staff Jayden and others immediately showed wonderful expressions on their faces. They really didn't expect Defense Secretary Miller to say so boldly.
Although everyone here understands the twists and turns behind this, saying it in person like this is basically equivalent to a showdown with President Brandon.
"You"
Brandon was so stunned by Miller's words that he didn't know what to say. After struggling for a while, he finally leaned on the chair and stopped talking.
Minister Miller silently thought of Marshal Trafalgar's evaluation of the federal president.
"Huh, just a puppet and a clown"
To the point.
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One day later, the general mobilization order signed by the federal president was officially announced.
For federal citizens who have not experienced war for a long time, war is a distant and glorious thing.
Under the brainwashing of politicians and media machines, the dark and cruel side of war has been explained in a few words.
Instead, there are keywords such as 'serving the country', 'sacrifice', 'glory' and 'spreading democracy and freedom' that are highly publicized.
The so-called "holy war" launched by any religion in history may not necessarily be as good as the strategic counterattack + war of national destruction launched by the federation in terms of atmosphere.
The streets and alleys of the capital are filled with people holding high the 'Counter-offensive' flags. Even the street shops and vendors are very 'appropriate' by placing such flags and the five-color eagle flag. At your stall and in front of your store.
The well-dressed residents of the capital congratulated each other on the streets, celebrating that this 'war to liberate the suffering people of the empire' and 'the war to end all wars' has finally arrived.
In the atmosphere of enthusiasm for war throughout the country (referring to the capital and the core galaxy circle), the national machine of the Federation is finally operating at full capacity.
Although this machine, which is full of problems, is accompanied by bursts of "humming humming" sounds when it is running, as if it will fall apart at any time, at this moment it still shows its huge size. strength.
The military completely took over the country from civilians, the military police were stationed in all government agencies, and all activities of the entire federation gave priority to 'war'.
No opposition party dares to block this, because all actions are carried out in compliance with the framework of the General Mobilization Law.
The newly built space docks in major shipyards have begun to produce warships needed for unmanned fleets at a faster speed, while some slightly backward shipyards can only continue to produce conventional warships for the time being. After all, there are still a large number of warships on the front line. The fleet needs to replenish the missing warships.
A recruitment order was also sent to the personal terminals of young adults, requiring them to gather at the specified location at the specified time, and to organize them into units in a period of time, and gradually after training Enter the battlefield.
Before these new forces complete their training, the main combat pressure falls on the 'standing armies' on several military planets.
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It was almost the same time that President Brandon signed the general mobilization order.
In the conference room of the Grand Palace in Saint-Saunière, the capital of the empire, the imperial princess Agnes sat at one end of the round table, looking expressionlessly at the man opposite - Regent Norton II.
No one, including the two 'protagonists' who are at the center of the empire's power vortex, probably didn't expect that they would be sitting at the same table at this moment.
Norton II really didn’t expect that after seeing Amber’s suggestion and a series of recent events including the ‘Battle of the Millen Galaxy’, he would actually consider suspending it. and the anxious atmosphere between the 'Princess Party'.
The imperial princess Agnes did not expect that her biggest enemy within the empire would come to the Grand Palace with only her staff when her father was critically ill, and invite her to discuss important matters.
After all, in her imagination, the regent who was bent on destroying the Leon Dynasty should take advantage of this moment to lead his army to the Grand Palace, which is in line with his 'personality' .
Finance Minister Jacques Fanco did not expect that he would encounter such a 'big drama' just when he came to visit the old emperor, and he would even be invited by Norton II to participate in talks.
From a certain point of view, it was precisely because he, the finance minister who had always remained neutral, was also present that Agnes was invited to participate in this meeting
There was a slight excitement in the conference room. The awkward and anxious atmosphere lasted for a while, and finally Her Highness Agnes spoke first, breaking the suffocating atmosphere.
"First of all, thank you for visiting my father. Your Majesty the Regent, but I am still very curious. Today you suddenly invited me and His Excellency Jacques Fanco to come for talks. Is there anything important to discuss?"
(End of this chapter)