Chapter 71, Life is the Emperor’s Coin
If Gu Hang knew Mondoc's thoughts, he would definitely laugh: I'm going to kill a few people, why am I bombarding a city?
Will he really give the order for Yelicia to bombard Fuxing City?
Yes and no.
Yes, it means a small-scale, relatively precise military strike; no, it means that Fuxing City will not be destroyed until the last moment.
Fuxing City's inner city plus the poor in the outer city have a total population of nearly one million.
And what is the population of the entire Raging Owl Star?
Six years ago, in the last years of the second generation of Governor-General, when the imperial tax was paid for the last time, this number was more than 42 million.
One planet, with a population of 42 million, which is 0.5% of the heyday of the pre-war era of Angry Owl.
99.5% of the population was lost in that war and in the darkness and chaos for a hundred years after the war.
After the second-generation governor's rule ended, the governor was replaced every two years. In the past six years, has the situation of Raging Owl Star improved?
Apparently not.
Based on the situation here, the population is probably still declining.
Compared with population, the loss of productivity is probably more serious. This also leads to the fact that although the population is very small compared to a planet, people are still worthless. Because even with such a small number of people, the current output of Raging Owl Star is still very difficult to support.
Therefore, the answer to this question is now clear: Why is Gu Hang never willing to easily order starships to bombard Fuxing City?
Because this is one of the few densely populated places on the Raging Owl Star. Calculated based on a population of one million, it was already 2.3% of the total population of the entire planet six years ago. The actual proportion will only be higher than this number. According to Cao Hang's estimates, the current total population of Raging Owl may be less than 40 million, or even less.
Moreover, despite the poor people outside Fuxing City, who are extremely poor, this city is still a pearl on the angry owl star. In this city, which brings together the inner and outer cities with a million people in total, the increase in productivity brought about by the scale effect is not comparable to that of a million small gathering places with a combined size of 10,000.
Bombing Fuxing City, losing 2.3% or even higher of the world's population, and losing more than 5% of global productivity are things Gu Hang is no longer willing to accept. Not to mention, without Fuxing City, the original population gathering place, huge development potential will be lost.
If the city can be captured and controlled peacefully, with a population of one million and Gu Hang's technological system, huge production capacity can be unleashed. Without Fuxing City, Gu Hang would have to fill the wasteland with thousands or hundreds of people, and find hidden and guarded small places like countless abandoned cave societies to gather the population.
The peaceful control of Fuxing City is comparable to Gu Hang's recovery of a thousand ruined cave societies.
This was the biggest reason why Gu Hang would not order the destruction of Fuxing City unless it was absolutely necessary.
Life is the emperor's coin, this sentence is apt, but there is another half-sentence behind it: 'Make good use of it. ’
Even if the emperor is like this, there is no reason for Gu Hang, a governor whose entire family fortune may be less than 40 million in theory, to be so extravagant that he can waste one million 'coins' at will.
……
When I say six hours, I mean six hours.
A transport ship disembarked from the Quintet, bringing with it a squad of Battle Sisters.
Eleven nuns, led by Sister Sister Gerrit, came to the surface.
They are all over 1.8 meters tall, and they look even taller and thicker when wearing armor. The milky white battle armor is dotted with green patterns, which looks holy and elegant, making them look like living lily ladies.
When they walked out of the hatch, Gu Hang thought he saw another battle group coming out.
Of course, it's just a sense of déjà vu. The difference between the two is quite big.
The phoenix's red armor looks like a bloodied veteran; the Mercy Lily's bright green and milky white armor looks like an elegant lady spreading the gospel.
The biggest difference is their body shape. Each of the 1.8-meter-high battle nuns is considered very tall and strong among women, not to mention wearing power armor, which makes them much larger than the bodies of ordinary troops.
However, it is still incomparable to the Space Marines who have an average of 2.3 or 2.4 meters per person and are also very large horizontally.
Gu Hang gathered his thoughts and stepped forward to greet him. "Ms. Gritte, welcome to your arrival. With your help, the traitors and heretics of Raging Owl Star will have no way to escape."
Unlike the Space Marines who always had dead faces, the attitude of the leader of the Battle Sisters seemed gentle and kind - at least that was how it was for Gritte.
With short white hair, she reached out her hand with a smile and shook Gu Hang's hand.
Her voice was low, gentle, and very healing: "I am also very happy to meet you, Mr. Governor, and I hope we can have good cooperation in the future."
After saying this, she turned her eyes to Martins, the leader of the Space Marine Chapter who was standing not far behind Gu Hang.
Smile and nod.
Martins nodded in response.
Gu Hang observed this.
These two people have a story.
He asked curiously: "You two... know each other?"
Gritte smiled and said: "If Mr. Governor wants to know, it is better to ask Chapter Master Martins. He is not willing to tell you, and I can't say much."
Gu Hang turned his attention to Martins again.
Martins didn't speak for a while. He thought he wouldn't get an answer, but in the end, this serious space warrior still spoke: "We fought side by side in the Organ Sector."
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Gerrit said: "I want to thank you. Without you, the Lily of Mercy may no longer exist."
"No, I want to thank you. You could have evacuated, but you insisted on fighting side by side with us."
Gerrit smiled with a hint of intelligence: "That's not what you said at the time."
Martins rarely felt a little shy: "I..."
"Hahaha!" Gritte laughed and walked forward. Although she was much shorter than Martins, and both of them were wearing power armor, this did not prevent the head nun from giving the chapter leader a big hug. Embrace.
"Anyway, it's a pleasure to see you again, my comrade. Congratulations on your redemption of your sins, and may the God-Emperor bless your future."
……
It's amazing that two comrades who have reunited after a long separation can meet again in a small place like Raging Owl Star and have the opportunity to fight side by side again. The so-called ‘Organ Star Region’ that they both mentioned was far away from the Pegasus Star Region.
But they don't have much time to reminisce.
It's time to set off.
The reason why it was delayed until now was because Gu Hang was waiting for the arrival of the battle sisters. Although there are only eleven of them, they are still eleven outstanding warriors. As long as two or three Sisters cooperate, there is a fair chance of defeating an ordinary Space Marine.
What's more, there is also the head nun, Gerrit. Gu Hang could vaguely sense through his spiritual energy that the strength of this nun was probably not much weaker than that of Martins.
Of course, no more news has come from Fuxing City. Old Hodgson seems to have really disappeared from the world, and his life and death are unknown.
But Gu Hang didn’t plan to wait any longer.
The Servitor Battalion looks after the house. There are more than 1,500 soldiers from the 2nd to 6th Battalions, Marines, Phoenix Space Marines, Holy Mercy Lily Battle Sisters... a whole team, escorting the Governor from the camp to Fuxing City. go.
(End of chapter)