Chapter 600, conjecture
Humphrey Paul led his troops not to fight against Holy Terra, but to expand into the Maigret universe. Gu Hang didn't understand the reason.
Not very common sense.
Humphrey Paul may also have to consider that after defeating Phoenix, his troops were also seriously damaged. Not to mention the replenishment of soldiers, even the logistical consumption of ammunition after a big war needs to be replenished ship by ship, and it takes time to rest and recover in order to regain combat effectiveness.
It would indeed be difficult to use the power of a powerful crossbow to hit the more heavily defended central territory.
From this perspective, if Paul chooses to stop and recuperate, or turn to deal with threats from the north and the south, it is within the scope of Gu Hang's understanding.
It is a bit unbelievable to attack the entire Maigret universe.
What is there to fight in the Maigret universe?
There is almost no threat in this space domain, and the main military forces have been beaten to almost nothing before.
It's easier said than done, but it won't be undefended anyway. After all, the local defense forces of each planet still exist. Armed merchant ships recruited from the Imperial Chamber of Commerce are not on the same level as the regular navy, but they can still resist a little.
If Paul wants to fight, he will definitely be able to defeat it, but just as the men on Holy Terra thought, it will only slow down the progress of the Iron Armored Chapter. There are thousands of worlds in the entire universe, but ten of them can be defeated in one day. It will take a whole year to fight, and the troops will be very dispersed, which is perfectly in line with the space and time that Holy Terra hopes.
A larger, wider and deeper battle line will drag the iron armor into the mire.
And what about the benefits? How can it be possible to digest an entire cosmic domain and turn the resources in these places into war potential, or even into actual combat effectiveness?
Thousands of worlds need to be pacified, rebuilt, and administrative systems need to be established to collect resources and restart industries... This is a huge undertaking, and it tests administrative capabilities.
Humphrey Paul certainly did a good job in this regard, but for comparison, now that the Alliance is ruling and implementing policies in the newly occupied Proud Talon Star Territory, the recovery of production capacity and the amount of resource supply in various places are actually only That way.
The alliance can only digest the newly occupied areas to this extent. Gu Hang does not believe that Iron Armor is stronger than himself.
Even if it is a high estimate, when the level of Iron Armor is the same as that of the Alliance, it will still take a very long time for them to digest the Maigret Universe, and they cannot turn it into their own power in a short time.
Instead, these areas become persistent bleeding points. The one after another resistance on the planet and the entanglement of various political groups and interest groups will seriously slow down efficiency. Not only will they not be able to make money in a short period of time, they will even have to spend more money to suppress them.
Humphrey Paul should not understand this.
According to Cai Hang's understanding of this iron-armored leader, he is definitely not a fool and would not make such a decision.
Is there anything you have overlooked? Gu Hang couldn't help but ask himself this.
He began to think.
The Zerg army suddenly appeared on the northern front. There is no evidence that they are controlled by Tie Kai. They were even observed attacking Tie Kai's occupied areas and troops. However, the timing of their appearance was too coincidental and helped Tie Kai resist the army on the northern front. ;
When the southern front was fighting Alfonzo's fleet, the biggest trouble came from the insect-brained tyrant they controlled;
There is news from the Western Front that the final straw that broke the Phoenix Chapter came from a group of troops who seemed to be mortals, but were inhuman...
Thinking about these pieces of information together, and then thinking about Iron Armor's full invasion of the Maigret space domain, if it is to increase the war potential, then maybe the way they increase the potential is not what Gu Hang originally thought.
However, this conjecture made Gu Hang feel horrified!
Iron Armor surrendered to the Zerg?
Once this conjecture is established, it will be a big deal.
Their aggressive aggression in Maigret was not at all about wanting Maigret's manpower and material resources? Do you just want to turn thousands of planets in the entire universe into huge Zerg hatcheries? Thousands of worlds, possibly trillions of people, and the local ecosystems of these planets... if they all became nutrients for the Zerg, how big of a Zerg army could be raised?
It’s chilling to think about.
In fact, Gu Hang instinctively didn't want to believe his guess. Although there are various clues now, none of these clues are conclusive and cannot explain the matter with certainty.
Because there are many unsolved mysteries.
How did the Space Marines become corrupted? There was not even a documented precedent of this in the Empire before.
If the iron armor was corrupted, then why did the Raging Flames Chapter, who were so close to them, show no signs of corruption?
Corruption does not happen overnight, but if even Iron Armor is corrupted, how can the insect swarm, which usually has stronger instincts to devour and reproduce than anything else, endure and keep acting with Iron Armor in the Queen's Star Domain? Shouldn't the entire Princess Star Territory be swallowed up long ago and nothing will be left? How could you bear it?
Gu Hang rarely fell into hesitation.
After thinking for a long time and not being able to figure it out, he decided to let the matter go.
Existing information is still too confusing and unclear. In this case, it is still too difficult to make an accurate judgment or a definite guess.
However, be lenient if you anticipate the enemy. You can never go wrong by preparing for the worst possible scenario.
He quickly issued a few instructions:
1. The alliance's intelligence department is required to step up intelligence collection on the current situation on the Western Front, and use the conjecture that "the iron armor may be corrupted by aliens" as a premise to analyze and verify.
2. Invite the Tribunal of Flash and the intelligence department of the Alliance to thoroughly investigate whether there is any problem of alien corruption in various parts of the Proud Talon Star Territory.
3. Send a warning to the Empire Central Committee to remind you of the possibility.
4. Communicate with Gallardo and urge the joint fleet that is being established in the center of the empire to stop being in the Tianwang universe and establish contact with the Maigret universe as soon as possible to control the situation in the Maigret universe.
5. The alliance is fully prepared for war. But this one is actually of little significance. The alliance has never relaxed. He just once again expressed his determination to the inside.
After doing this, Gu Hang still felt uneasy.
But for the battlefield on the Western Front and the current situation in the Maigret Space Territory, he was really beyond his reach.
Gallardo responded to his message.
He still attached great importance to what Gu Hang said, and the empire was not without suspicions in this regard. He said that he would urge the imperial legions to take action.
However, he also said euphemistically that the formation of the coalition was still slow, and the astral tunnels along the Maigret-Tianwang line were controlled by iron armor, so it was not easy to crack the hard nut.
Gu Hang was helpless. The only thing he could count on now was the imperial coalition.
Unless, he is willing to send troops to the Nepeta Star Territory now, and then whether to attack the iron-clad home base of the Queen's Star Territory or to open a road to the west to the Maigret Star Territory is optional.
But that puts himself in huge danger.
Do you want to do this just for an unconfirmed speculation?
It's hard to decide.
However, something new happened on the Wenqi-Wuqi frontline, which pushed Gu Hang to make a decision.
The Alliance was there, rescuing a fleet of Adeptus Mechanicus ships from the Alfonzo Sector.
(End of chapter)