"You ...... Isn't there anyone who wants to say something? Kirklough Stewart said as he looked into the distance, his face calm and serene.

His face is not like the dead hymn Will Olypot, which is always the same expression, without joy or sorrow, without sorrow or joy, and is good at hiding his heart. In the afterglow of the wind and the remnant sun, the original profound and resolute facial lines became soft, as if they were melted by something, there was no murderous aura, and there was no majesty, like a sage who had experienced the vicissitudes of the world, looking at everything in the world with his wise eyes.

Judging purely from the current scene, he does not look like a majestic emperor at all, and he seems very kind and approachable.

Only the people in the council chamber knew that this was definitely an illusion, one that in some case was enough to kill someone. Unlike many simple-minded and well-thought-by people, His Majesty Emperor Kirclov Stewart only used beauty to suppress his emotions when he was angry, as he is now.

Is he a demon, or an angel? Many times demons and angels are just a turning distance.

It's like Fang Cai's question, it sounds very gentle, and it's still a consultative tone. However, the above sentence is the fact that Prince Halifax Stewart was kidnapped by Captain Don.

His Majesty the Emperor summoned these people to the council chamber to talk, the purpose of which was to find a solution to the current problem------ how to rescue His Royal Highness the 13th Prince from Captain Tang.

As the person who controls the scientific research system of the entire empire, that prince can be said to be the right-hand man of His Majesty the Emperor, not only genetic engineering, but also many of the conceptual military systems of the Mengya Empire came from that prince's team.

His Majesty the Emperor had said this before, when he was angry that they were powerless, ------All of you people are not as valuable as Halifax combined."

It hurts to say that, but there's no denying that he's telling the truth. Taking a step back, even if someone has objections, they will never dare to say it in front of His Majesty the Emperor at this time.

One moment he is peaceful, the next he may be brutal. His Majesty the Emperor's moodiness had already been understood, and no one dared to touch his brow at this time.

"What's wrong? I remember when Dio Depp led the Royal Navy fleet to the Livia star system, you said a lot of words, and the smiles on your faces were more beautiful than flowers, why are you all dumb today? Kirclov I's hand rested on the hilt of his sword, and the hedron at the bottom, half the size of a fist, shone against the ruby ring ring on his ring finger, rubbing the outline of the setting sun.

When they first learned that Ouyang Lanlan and Joseph were willing to serve the empire, they were really happy for a while, feeling that the overall situation had been decided after this war, and the Garcia Resistance Army and Tang Fang and his Morning Star Casting would surely become the dust of history buried by the tide of time, and become a pitiful worm that could be slandered and desecrated at will in the history books.

However, the result was that the empire was slapped in the face, and all their plans, all their excitement, and all their efforts turned into a dream. Not only that, but even His Royal Highness Halifax Stewart, the most famous 13th prince of the empire, became a prisoner of Captain Tang.

No, this is no longer a slap in the face, this is being constantly rubbed, rubbed, and rubbed again by Tang Fang on his face with his foot. The face of the empire has been lost.

Of course, this matter is only known to everyone in the council chamber in the territory of the Monya Empire, His Majesty the Emperor, several princes, Dio Depp and a few others. I don't know what Tang Fang's considerations were, and he didn't announce the news of Halifax Stewart to the outside world, and I don't know if he planned to make a deal with them, or if he had other unknown scruples.

Rockefeller stood behind the big nobles in the council chamber, and he didn't dare to speak out either, but kept catching the back of His Majesty the Emperor with the corner of his eye, trying to know more about the thoughts of this human emperor.

He was a speculative man who had been admired by Halifax Stewart, introduced to Mackintosh Stewart, and later to the throne of Kirclough I, where he avoided a dusty future in life. Although he is still a lieutenant general in the empire and has no substantial promotion to the ranks, everyone knows that he is a popular man in front of His Majesty the Emperor and the two princes...... Of course, for those who are not used to him, it is a loyal dog in front of His Majesty the Emperor and the two princes.

However, even a smart man like him is a little helpless about the situation in front of him. First, the Tang side did not move, and the Imperial side could not determine what he thought, and second, the hostages related to the Tang side and the Tang Lin family kidnapped by Kirlclogh I were all dead...... He was very unhappy when he learned about this matter, because if Kirklough I was not insatiable, thinking that he could coerce the hostages of the Tang side, and that these hostages could become the sharp blades of the empire, and after being thrown into the enemy camp, he would collect intelligence or launch a surprise assassination, what would be the result? Stealing chickens is not a recipe for rice, and now there are no protons that can be used to pinch Tang Fang.

"What to do? What should I do......" He kept asking himself in the bottom of his mind, until the sunset moved to his face, blinding his vision, and still couldn't think of a possible solution.

Colclough Stewart no longer looked at the setting sun in the distance, and slowly turned around, and walked from the erection of the long doorframe to the innermost platform of the council chamber, on the top of which was a very primitive chair, cast of dull alloy, which looked extremely heavy and had a peculiar metallic sheen.

He was bathed in the fading sunset, the expression on his face changed little by little from serenity and calm, to seriousness and coldness, and the aura exuded from his body also made people fear and suffocate.

Rockefeller seemed to see the hairs on the back of Prince Walker's head stand on end, and he didn't know what he was afraid of.

Still no one spoke, not even the sound of coughing, the important ministers of the empire lowered their heads, and the brothers of His Majesty the Emperor did not dare to raise their heads, each with a small calculation in their hearts.

The same was true of Rockefeller, for a discovery had been made by His Majesty the Emperor's demeanor and expression------ and that Colclough I had already decided.

In fact, the questioning just now, and the ridicule that followed, were not so much to ask for their opinions, despising their stupidity and uselessness, but to vent the resentment of losing their son. Based on Captain Don's past behavior, as well as the personality information collected by the Empire, the boy must have hated Halifax Stewart's experiments, as Dewey Hansel's death illustrates this very clearly. So...... Is there any hope for the thirteen princes to survive if they fall into the hands of Captain Tang? This is most likely a small probability event.

Colclough Stewart walked up the stairs step by step, walked to the blackstone chair that belonged only to him, slowly turned and sat down, looked up at the Imperial ministers standing on either side of the red carpet, and looked through the open hall door, and shot against the wind towards the sunset blocked by the red wall, narrowing his eyes slightly.

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TO EVERYONE'S SURPRISE, THE CHAOS IN THE PHOENIX EMPIRE HAS NOT YET BEEN CLEANED UP, AND THE REFORM PLAN HAS NOT BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE CHARTER. Shocking news suddenly erupted from the other side of the Tianchao Star Zone.

Earlier, due to the Tang side's intervention in the war in the no-man's land, the Monya Imperial Navy led by Mackintosh Stewart and the Sulu Imperial Navy led by Abbaton Abdul withdrew from the front line and returned to their own territory. The war in the No Man's Land transitioned from substantive confrontation to strategic confrontation, the Star Alliance was trapped by social problems, and the subsequent invasion of the Jupiter Expeditionary Force had no energy to counterattack the Mengya Empire and the Sulu Empire, and only relied on the prestige of the Tang side to deter the naval fleets of the two empires.

Previously, the Covenant Navy led by Spartacus United, led by Jean Johnson, smashed the Phoenix Imperial Navy and pulled back a city for the Covenant. Because of the various advanced warships provided by Morningstar Casting, the Star Alliance Navy and the Star Alliance people have regained their self-confidence, and they have made achievements and courage.

Under such circumstances, the international community generally believed that the Covenant Navy would take revenge on the Monya Empire and the Sulu Empire after digesting and absorbing the combat experience accumulated in previous military operations.

Many people are waiting to wait and see, waiting for the Covenant Navy to complete the rest and reorganization operations, rekindle the war in the no-man's land, and recapture the Tiantuk star system and the Karilan star system controlled by the Monya Empire, and recover the territory belonging to the Star Alliance.

However, unexpectedly, the Covenant Navy led by the Spartacus Wing has not yet recovered from its resting state, and the Xudra Legion stationed in the Ernaga Star System and the St. Anthony fleet on the Sulu Empire's defense line broke into the Star Covenant naval warning zone at a surprising speed and launched a lightning operation against the Star Alliance.

This is not an undeclared war, as the two sides are in a state of standoff, and it is a logical thing to resume the fighting. The real picture, however, is that it is better than an undeclared war.

No one expected that the Mengya Empire and the Sulu Empire would suddenly launch a second wave of offensives when the Star Alliance's naval combat equipment was becoming more and more advanced, and their tactics were becoming more and more mature, and they were even more ferocious than the first wave.

It is unknown who gave Kirclav Stewart and Zaire Abdul the courage to act against the Covenant Navy under the noses of Morningstar's founding, but it just happened, in a strange and unspeakable way.

The chaos in the Republic of Date continues; The civil war in the Phoenix Empire has only come to an end, and it has not yet come to an end; The Silver Eagle government is still unable to provide a reasonable explanation for the loss of contact with the Third Archon; It was in this situation that the curtain of the War in the Covenant Frontier No Man's Land was opened again. That's a ...... How to say it, a wave of unevenness rises again and again.

The Covenant was caught off guard, and although the Legion of Glory had been deployed in the Ayaros-Coplein-Slandal no-man's land, it did not obstruct the enemy at the border, but retreated to the rear under the orders of David Conan, and took the initiative to cede the defensive line of the Coplin star system and the Lutonado star system.

This is because not only the Sulu Empire and the Monya Empire launched a surprise attack, but the border between the Star Alliance and the Date Republic was not very peaceful. However, they don't know what kind of benefits the two empires promised to the warlords of the Republic of Date, and they put pressure on the Star Alliance at the risk of being annexed by the warlords of the Star Alliance, the Charles Federation, and the Dolanx Republic.

This kind of pressure is different from the lightning raids of the Sulu Imperial Naval Fleet and the Mengya Imperial Naval Fleet, and is similar to the looting and murder of the people of the Central Plains by the ancient Chinese nomads, and the main targets are the weak points of the Star Covenant caravans, deep space service stations, scientific research facilities, and civilian settlements.

David Conan chose to shrink his line of defense precisely to defend against the Safari attack from the Republic of Date, and at the same time to stretch the line between the Sulu Empire and the Monya Empire, so that the enemy could be exposed. At the same time, it will win reaction time for the Spartacus Wing, the 2nd Fleet, the 16th Fleet, the 25th Fleet and other main fleets of the Star Alliance Navy originally stationed in the Socanada Line, and rush to the no-man's land battlefield as soon as possible to deal with the strong enemy.

After experiencing the first offensive and defensive battle in the no-man's land, the defensive battle of Socanada, and the long-range attack battle of the Phoenix Empire, the Star Alliance Navy has made great progress. Including David Conan and mid- and high-ranking officers and generals, they have not seen the matter of holding their positions as so important.

The retreat of the line of defense is not a shameful thing, and today's withdrawal is necessary to create the necessary conditions for victory in the coming day. Just as in the aftermath of the Socanada Line, Ingrid Alexander and her Jupiter Expeditionary Force captured the Covenant's Sotuk star system.

At that time, there was an uproar in domestic public opinion, and pessimism spread in society.

However, a series of events that happened later made many people understand that a temporary victory does not determine the outcome of a national battle. Ingrid Alexander's great effort to capture the Sotuk star system seems to be a great achievement, but this great credit has become a shackle in the future, pressing her to that land, unable to advance, retreating and unwilling.

The end result was that she paid many casualties and then obediently returned the Sotuk star system to the Covenant. It's really embarrassing, humiliating, and stupid.

The situation in the No Man's Land is similar, since the Mengya Empire and the Sulu Empire are so radical, you might as well give them this uninhabited land. What are the consequences of the elongation of the battle line, the so-called one blow, and then three times and exhaustion, once the Mengya Imperial Navy and the Sulu Imperial Navy penetrate deep into the territory of the Star Alliance, they will be easily affected by this or that, resulting in various situations and revealing fatal flaws.

In order to overcome this lack of adaptation, the navy of the Monya Empire and the Sulu Empire must fight steadily and control the occupied areas, especially the supply lines, which will inevitably take a certain amount of time to buy time for the Spartacus Wing, the 16th Fleet, the 25th Fleet and other strong brigades with rich combat experience to arrive in time.

David Conan took the retreat as the pinnacle of the war.

In addition, he decided to shrink the line of defense for another purpose------ exposing the Dillard star system directly to the enemy.