Chapter 588, Phoenix defeated
Holy Terra, Palace District.
An important meeting is taking place.
Thirteen high lords gathered together, and the discussion was still about the war in the east.
Gu Hang's victory on the southern front has been spread to Holy Terra.
The moods of the senior officials here have obvious ups and downs.
Although everyone knows that the Alfonzo Sect, which is located next to the Queen's Star Domain, has a very good relationship with the Iron Armor Chapter. During the war, this Mechanical Sect, whose power spread throughout the entire star field, must be a strong supporter behind the iron armor. Iron Armor was able to obtain and maintain so many warships for a long time, and their army was well equipped, all because of the support of the Alfonzo Sect.
Even on the battlefield, the soldiers of the empire discovered equipment of the Alfonzo sect that might have been transported in a hurry and had no time to erase the markings.
This is a hostile party and everyone knows it.
However, due to political considerations, no one wanted to bring the Alfonzo sect to an end just like this.
Build some equipment, just build some equipment. The gentlemen would rather lower their heads and be like ostriches than really let Alfonzo end.
As a result, they still ended up.
At that time, Holy Terra was quite panicked when they heard the news.
Of course there are sober people, but it cannot be ruled out that there are some who are not clear-headed and are blaming the alliance for attacking too hard and recruiting Alfonzo.
It is worth mentioning that this group of people may have a high degree of overlap with those who previously urged the alliance to attack and criticized the alliance for being afraid of war.
But even except for these people who are not clear-headed, the rest of them can realize that Alfonzo will inevitably end, but sooner or later; and it is better to go to the south than to the west or north. In fact, it is better to go to the south than to the west or north. It's also quite pessimistic.
They recognized the alliance's achievements, otherwise when Alfonzo's fleet suddenly appeared on the Western Front battlefield, the Western Front led by the Phoenix Chapter-Su Lie might immediately collapse.
From this point of view, the Alliance's rapid advance in the Proud Claw Star Territory, driving away the two battle groups of Raging Flame and New Age Torch, created a very large strategic advantage for the entire empire.
But while acknowledging the alliance's achievements, it does not prevent anyone from being optimistic about the alliance's prospects.
Simply because the enemies the alliance faces are simply too powerful. According to the intelligence coming from the front line, the strength of Alfonzo's fleet is terrifying.
War Ark, Emperor-class battleships...these are all great weapons. Even if the Holy Terra Center now sends out a fleet with all its strength to fight in the Eastern Xinjiang, considering that it needs to retain enough defensive power to reach the capital, I am afraid that it will not be able to squeeze out such a fleet.
Mars is definitely not willing to use a War Ark to fight in the defense battle of Eastern Xinjiang; after the Sun Fleet strongly supported a wave of battles in Solaria in Southern Xinjiang, it really can't spare one Emperor-class ship and two Retribution-class ships to fight. .
How should the league deal with this situation?
The Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy, one of the thirteen Lords of the Council of Terra, convened his Imperial Naval Staff to assess the war situation. They pessimistically believe that the best way for the alliance to respond is to retreat completely and block it at all levels. When necessary, the entire Proud Claw Star Territory must be abandoned, and even the Meng River Star Territory may be abandoned. Trade space for time, wait for change with procrastination.
Perhaps after procrastinating for too long, the empire can draw some strength from elsewhere to support the southern front.
They even joined forces with the Grand Marshal of the Astra Militarum to make a comprehensive strategic plan from the Navy to the Army, which was used as the guiding ideology for the Southern Front War and was issued to the Alliance.
Although this is just a 'suggestion', generally speaking, this kind of 'suggestion' sent from Holy Terra is no different from an order or a request. Commanders on the front lines of the battlefield will generally not violate the guidelines from Holy Terra.
Otherwise, if the recommendations of the supreme will are not followed and the battle is defeated, it will be the full responsibility of the front-line theater commander; the commander will even be dismissed before the battle is defeated.
Of course, Gu Hang is an exception. Although the empire provided a lot of support in the so-called southern theater, it was mainly focused on materials and funds. Although there are tens of millions of Astra Militarum troops and dozens of small and medium-sized battleships, in terms of battleships, there are not even moon-level battleships. They are mainly frigates, patrol ships, and even armed merchant ships. Money is quite valuable, but on a battlefield of this level, the role they can play is quite limited.
In the southern theater, to put it bluntly, the alliance is fighting on its own. It was impossible to remove Gu Hang's command authority.
But they still strongly recommended that Marshal Gu fight this battle according to their guidelines.
You can't win, but at least don't lose so fast.
However, the alliance did not listen to their opinions at all.
They also don't know what the alliance is planning to do. The Bowang Naval Alliance ambushed Alfonzo's fleet. Before that, it was impossible for Gu Hang to inform Holy Terra of the battle plan to avoid the news leaking and causing trouble.
However, the Alliance has not contacted them all the time, and even if there is a response, it is rather perfunctory, which makes the two Supreme Marshals on Holy Terra very dissatisfied.
They were quite uneasy, fearing that the Alliance would act impulsively, and urged the Alliance again and again to submit their war plans.
The 'ambassador' of the alliance in the office of Holy Terra has a respectful attitude, but he doesn't say anything useful. He just says that Marshal Gu is already confident. Marshal Gu knows how to fight this battle. I will definitely help convey the opinions of the leaders. In place...
With perfunctory perfunctory, the result of the Battle of Bowang came.
The dissatisfaction in the hearts of the two supreme marshals disappeared in an instant after confirming that the news was accurate.
There was only shock, confusion, and ecstasy.
They were shocked and puzzled because they really couldn't understand how the alliance achieved such a big victory. The strength between the two sides is not 4/6 or 3/7, but directly different by two levels. They cannot be compared on the same level!
How to win?
Can this win?
And it's not just a small victory, repelling the enemy, but a annihilating victory that cannot be questioned!
Simply incredible!
What is ecstatic is that after the destruction of Alfonzo's fleet, the situation suddenly became clearer!
At this moment, what they were discussing was the common strategy for the northern, western, and southern fronts. If the connection between the three fronts can be opened up and a more complete coordinated operation can be achieved, then the pressure on Tiejai will be greater, and they will move further towards victory.
At this moment, the doorbell of the Supreme Council rang.
A guard informed that His Excellency Gallardo, the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, requested an urgent meeting.
Gallardo is not a supreme lord and has no right to participate in the Supreme Council.
But after all, he claimed that there was an emergency, and after a few discussions, he was still allowed to come in and report.
The heavy and majestic door of the council hall was opened, and Gallardo stepped in with an air as if he was a member of this place.
He held a piece of parchment high in his hand and shouted:
"Urgent report from the east and west fronts in Xinjiang! Phoenix has been defeated and our front has collapsed!"
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There is another chapter in the evening, but it should be very late, so I will read it tomorrow!
(End of chapter)