"Longyuan" war fortress.

On the command console of the main control center, the marshal sat in his own position, silently watching the huge light screen, and the hordes of imperial warships were passing through the wormhole in an orderly manner, instantly crossing a distance of hundreds of light years, and shuttling out of the void at the other end.

There, the two modest Gambino interception fleets have long been defeated, and the Imperial Legion has set up a new temporary camp, and the next step is to sweep the void near the wormhole and wipe out all the manned planets that can be discovered, as well as various space cities, military bases, resource gathering centers, and so on!

Despite the Gambino's various stealth operations, few targets were spared by the Imperial Legion's formidable battlefield surveillance network.

Now, in addition to the relatively strong combat power in the territory directly under the royal court, the remaining provinces are not much different from the undefended territory in Xue Cangyun's opinion! With the Imperial Legion's ability to run, it will take up to two more months to wipe them all out.

However, he never had such a chance again, and the video call he had just made with the defense minister still reflected in his mind......

"Those guys are getting harder!" In the three-dimensional image, Qin Weigeng said to him with a tired face:

"Within three days at most, the Supreme Consul Council will convene a meeting of all its members to hold hearings on the situation in the northwestern territory of the empire and make a decision on whether to withdraw troops!"

"Even if our people do their best to mediate and delay, the moment when the formal withdrawal order reaches you, it will not take more than ten days!"

"In other words, I can stay here for ten days at most, right?" Xue Cangyun subconsciously grabbed the armrest of the seat tightly and asked with a gloomy face.

Qin Weigeng nodded heavily, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Yes, maybe when that damn order comes, you can think of some 'reasonable' excuse to stay there for another three or five days, and then you have to withdraw your troops and go back!"

"Damn it!" Xue Cangyun slammed the seat fiercely, gritted his teeth and scolded:

"It's only been half a month, and the scheduled plan can't be completed at all! Could it be that this group of dogs, mothers, and hybrids will be cheaper again? We're going to wipe them out this time! ”

"There's no way around it, we ...... I've done my best! The Minister of Defense sighed, "You still have half a month, you can try to kill more, and then come back!" ”

Xue Cangyun's eyes slowly revealed a fierce light, and he said gloomily: "What if I insist on not taking that hellish order seriously? ”

The Minister of Defense's face tightened, his eyes became stern, and he asked in a cold voice: "As an imperial soldier, do you dare to forget your duty and disobey the orders of the military department?" ”

"Of course I will not forget my duty!" Xue Cangyun gritted his teeth and roared,

"But what do you look at what those hellish politicians are doing? In the past history, no matter how powerful the race dared to raise the butcher's knife against the Empire, no matter how powerful it was, it was wiped out by us without any suspense! Why should these damned Gambino people be an exception? ”

"You are not unaware of the current situation, once the Gambino people escape this fate, our strategic situation in the northwest will not be fundamentally changed! With such a scourge squatting there, the Empire's plan to develop the Western Savage Star Domain on a large scale will be seriously restricted! In order to guard against them, we will have to continue to keep a large army in the Northwest, and in the future they will have a trouble, and the Empire will have to spend much energy to clean them up......"

"Enough!" Qin Weigeng slammed the table heavily, his eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and a chilling majesty burst out:

"What I need is a soldier who obeys orders, otherwise I won't use him, no matter how good he is! Marshal Xue Cangyun, tell me, are you planning to disobey orders? ”

Xue Cangyun's eyelids jumped wildly, knowing that the Minister of Defense had already moved the real fire, after all, he was his old boss for many years, and his prestige was extraordinary, his momentum couldn't help but stagnate, and he pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Qin Weigeng sighed, with a thick depression in his tone: "Of course I understand that without the Gambino people, the strategic encirclement of the Xinghai clans against the empire will be opened a gap, and the benefits to the empire are self-evident!" But...... You have more important tasks than this! ”

He hesitated for a few seconds, and finally continued:

"Remind you! I...... We have already received information that at the next meeting of the Grand Consuls, a decision will be made on the new defense minister, and there will also be discussions on the adjustment plan for some important posts in the military department, and the time will be ......."

"Bang dang!"

The celadon teacup in Xue Cangyun's hand fell and landed on the cold metal floor, turning into fragments.

"Those fat-brained guys, they ...... How dare you ......," he roared lowly, a palpitating look of blood in his eyes.

Marshal Qin Weigeng has fought countless bitter battles and vicious battles throughout his life, and has made great contributions to the strength of the empire! He is the most senior and prestigious of the active military marshals, a veritable pillar of the empire, and a figure who has changed the color of many alien civilizations!

If he is deposed because of this incident, it will inevitably cause a series of turmoil, causing the imperial army to be unstable, and many hostile alien civilizations to applaud!

"Don't worry, I'm fine!" Qin Weigeng smiled reluctantly and said:

"It just so happens that I've been in this position for so many years, I'm really tired, and it's not bad to be able to retire and rest!"

"Moreover, I still have the right to suggest the new minister, so I recommended you to them, and several other old guys in the military have no opinion, if nothing else, you will soon come back to hand over the position with me!"

"......" Xue Cangyun opened his mouth in surprise, unable to speak for a long time.

"Don't be surprised, this is one of the conditions for the military to compromise with them," Qin Weigeng said quietly,

"The current powerful enemies of the empire are feeded, far from the time when rabbits and dogs are cooked and birds are hidden, they don't dare to go too far!"

"Although I'm gone, but with you taking over this burden, we have nothing to worry about, I hope you don't disappoint us old men."

Looking at the old marshal's haggard face, Xue Cangyun only felt like something was blocked in his heart, unspeakably uncomfortable, and his eyes were slightly moist.

In the end, he didn't say anything, just silently gave a solemn military salute.

……

"It's already in plain sight!"

Still in the courtyard of the imperial capital, Yu Hongbo said to the mysterious man wrapped in a black cloak in front of him:

"No matter how much those people toss, there will be ten days and eight days of work at most, and they will see! When the Empire's Northwest Attack Cluster withdraws, don't forget to cash in on what's left! ”

"Is there still ten days...... the mysterious man breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked with some flattery:

"Can it be a little faster? You must know that every time Xue Cangyun's butcher stays there for one more day, there will be a lot of casualties among our clansmen, and we really can't bear it! ”

"If you can't even hold on for ten days, then you can't blame others!" Yu Hongbo said coldly,

"One of my grandsons died on the side of the Northwest Battlefield, and the other grandson was almost shot in prison, all because of your, don't you think, you should give me some extra compensation?"

“……”