I'm going to class tomorrow, and it may be a drag on during this time, so I'll see if I can update it from time to time when I settle down.

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"Lord Cornelia, Lamus has left the port."

Looking at Cornelia who was standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window of the office, looking out the window in the direction of the airport, Guilford spoke softly.

"Will Yuffie be okay?" When Lamus's huge figure flew out of the port, she naturally couldn't have seen it. It's just that the shadow of the ship in the distance is always like a trace of gloom lingering in my heart.

"Now there is only trust in His Highness Kamiyu." In fact, Guilford didn't know anything about the situation, but anyone could say words of comfort.

If he could have understood how dangerous it is to have emergency freezing in the presence of severe trauma, he might not have spoken so calmly.

"Hmm," Cornelia nodded slightly.

"How's it going?"

"Not long ago, Zero made a declaration of statehood in the Mt. Fuji Special Zone."

"Founding Declaration? I really don't know what to say. Cornelia snorted disdainfully.

"But, strategically, he did it very right. Then the people became angry, and in one fell swoop, they crushed the center of the empire in District 11. If the Empire were to decide that the situation in Area 11 had deteriorated, it might just give up. Guildford looked worried.

"That's really underestimating the Empire's determination."

Cornelia's confidence made Guilford sigh helplessly.

Although, as Cornelia had predicted, with the personality of His Majesty the Emperor, it was not impossible to scorch Area 11 again. However, the empire has invested too many resources in this colony, and coupled with the frequent large-scale terrorist incidents in the 11th region recently, the confidence of investors in the investment environment cannot be restored by the will of the emperor. However, these are still too far away, so let's take care of the current situation first.

Walking into the conference room, the senior military and political officials in the concession had already been waiting for a long time.

"At present, there are large-scale riots in various areas of the 11th ward, and a considerable number of people are gathering towards the Mt. Fuji Special District, and I am afraid that soon all bases will be busy defending and will not be able to send reinforcements to the Tokyo Concession."

"The people? It's just a rabble of brave people who are brave for a while. "Cornelia's taunt isn't exactly the arrogance of character.

Although it is said that getting caught up in a people's war is something that no commander wants to see, in fact the people's war is a brutal mode of war adopted by the weaker side when there is no way out.

At first glance, the aggressors, caught in the midst of a national war, face unstoppable attacks and harassment, and at first glance suffer heavy losses, but the casualties suffered by the side that took measures are even more unacceptable.

Take, for example, the war data of another world.

The Vietnam War, which lasted for 10 years, ended with the withdrawal of US troops unwilling to continue to suffer huge casualties, but if we look at the casualty statistics alone, the regular Vietnamese army and those believed to be Viet Cong guerrillas suffered 1.1 million dead, 600,000 wounded, and 330,000 missing. The U.S. military killed 58,000 people, disabled 304,000 people, and went missing more than 2,000 people. There is no doubt that the losers have far more to lose than the losers.

In the 1993 Somali capture battle that made the U.S. military look at ground warfare as a daunting battle (the Black Hawk Fall was based on this battle), the U.S. military only suffered 19 casualties, 1 prisoner, and more than 70 wounded under the condition of misintelligence and insufficient preparation, while the casualties of the winning side exceeded 1,000.

Such a huge proportion of casualties is not accidental.

The lack of combat literacy and skills of ordinary people - indiscriminate shooting outside the effective firing range, weak will to fight, lack of tactical coordination in combat, and undisciplined performance of disobeying orders in combat are very frequent.

Coupled with the rudimentary weapons and the lack of equipment, it is inevitable to pay several times, more than ten times or even dozens of times the casualties when facing a well-trained army.

And, in Conelia's opinion, the current people of District 11 have missed the best times.

"The troops on the outer line have been fully contracted, and all the troops have returned to the outer edge of the concession for deployment, and it doesn't matter if the outer edge of the concession is temporarily handed over to the Black Knights. Zero's power is nothing more than a fast-building sand sculpture that can be overturned by a single wave. ”

"Yes, Zero has relied on this riot to gather a seemingly large force, but his foundation is too weak." Guilford nodded approvingly.

Seven years of colonial rule had imprinted the image of the empire as strong and invincible in the hearts of the colonists. And the resistance groups that were experienced in fighting were almost wiped out.

As long as the concession is held and the sharp spirit of these people passes, even if the empire does not send reinforcements, even if these temporarily gathered chaotic people do not collapse on the spot, they will be strongly shaken.

When the time comes, the Empire only needs to have a force quickly pass through the opposing line, and Conelia wants to see how Zero can still turn things around.

Outside the meeting room

"Doodoo Doot Doot"

'Click'

"That, Karen, it's me"

"Sorry, the user you're calling is currently unanswered"

After a long wait, I got an automatic recording from the system.

Hang up the phone and re-enter a string of numbers.

"Doodoo Doot Doot"

'Click'

"Hello, this is the Shuttard Field."

"I'm Viscount Fabre, am Karene at home?"

"It turned out to be Master Luca, I'm sorry, Miss Karen is not at home now."

"Absent?" Luka's brow furrowed even deeper.

"When will she be back?"

"I'm so sorry, I don't know what to say."

The maid's answer seemed to confirm Luca's guess.

"Has it been like this lately?"

"It's not just that Miss might be staying at a friend's house tonight."

Bad excuses, poor lying skills.

Because the Fabre family is an important marriage family of the Shuttard Field family, even a small maid of the Shuttard Field family understands this.

"That's right."

"Excuse me, is there anything that Young Master Luca needs me to convey to Miss for you?"

"It's nothing, it's just that it might be messy tonight, I hope you guys are careful and try not to go out."

With that, Luca's hand holding the phone hung limply.

There is no need for further confirmation.

"Karen, what are you doing when you're obviously from the Empire?"

Fabre

When he turned his head to look, he saw Guilford coming out of the conference room looking at him worriedly.

"Did you send something?"

"Nothing"

With his usual smile, Lukka got up and walked out, leaving only Guilford to look back at him with inexplicable eyes.

Tokyo Standard Time 2000 hours, in satellite orbit

"Yugutrahir's first-generation multi-dimensional battleship, Musashi, disconnects from the space station."

One by one, the pipes began to detach from the huge battleship, and white gas erupted from the pipes, then quickly condensed, and disappeared after a few moments.

"The right guard ship EXELION, the left rear ship Eritorium reactor is running a fifth, and it is advancing at a slight speed."

Several large engines on either side glowed brightly and softly, and the massive shadows of the ships moved at a slow pace.

"Is this really a bridge?"

Although the bridge of that submarine was simple enough, compared to now, it can be described as luxurious. Looking at the empty panoramic platform, C.C couldn't even find a seat.

"Exactly." Musashi clasped his hands in front of him and turned slightly to look at C.C.

"From the name of this ship, C.C must have understood, this ship is me, I am this ship. Therefore, there is no need for the bridge to have other control systems. Above"

"Don't you even have a seat?" C.C gestured to his feet.

"It's rude to be poorly entertained. Above. Musashi's tone didn't sound like a hint of sincerity in any way.

Despite this, a seat rose on the ground.

"Something seems to be coming?" C.C, who happened to look in the direction of the moon and sat on the sofa with Erlang's legs crossed, asked lazily.

"That's the regular transport ship for the Lunar Helium-3 collection base. Above. ”

"You're really involved in a wide range of fields, the huge space station outside the earth, the lunar base, what else?"

"Lunar production base, lunar orbit acceleration ring, Mars relay station, Jupiter metal smelting plant"

"You're amazing," C.C interrupted Musashi's introduction.

If it weren't for the fact that someone in the Dao of Knowledge had no interest in the worldly realm, it would have developed to such an extent that any country on the earth would be on guard.

Musashi didn't answer C.C.'s words, but turned around and continued to look at the universe.

"What are we going to do now?"

"Test, Above"

"Testing?"

"Yes, this ship has only been tested for systems, and the actual operation of various capabilities has not yet been operational. However, at the moment it is enough to test only the weapons system, above. ”

"What about the weapon system, what is Kamiyu going to do?"

"Antimatter bombs, 5 thousand kiloton yield, deterrent attack, above."