After the successful operation of "Xuanwumen" against the Senate, the reactivation of Helvir Irina and Frederick von Schwering, although it had been planned from the beginning, but to Diego Gato's surprise, Jiang Ziyue actually lobbied in person, and did not consult with them in advance Wang Zeren's political will execution of the Big Four.

So, in the Big Four correspondence meeting, Diego Gato said to the other three with some suspicion: "Your Excellency, Dictator, it seems that he has his own ideas. ”

"Rest assured, Diego." Admiral Blackett Karios replied immediately, his tone reassuring.

But Diego Gato did not fully relent, saying: "Needless to say, Schweiling, General Irina is also loyal to the Senate and the Roman people. However, His Excellency the Dictator also directly issued secret instructions to Zhang Qingliang, the director of urban management, and reinstated Li Jingxian to his original post. ”

The two generals didn't really care much about Diego Gato's words.

Lieutenant General Fernández de Zubaran said to him: "Although Jiang Ziyue has made great achievements, he himself should know very well that he is too young to convince the public if he only relies on merit and power, especially people like Irina and Schweilin, who are arrogant and treacherous. Over the past few years, although he has been invincible and prestigious, he still maintains the modesty and prudence of a subordinate in front of Blackett and me. ”

"What Diego means is that he is worried that Jiang Ziyue will get out of our control." Otto Bateman directly said what Diego Gatto really thought, "He didn't tell us the content of the instructions given by Zhang Qingliang, the director of urban management, and he didn't even let us know where Li Jingxian commanded Mao's fleet to be deployed under his orders. ”

"Of course there is such a possibility." Karios agreed, but instead said, "However, his ideals and goals are the same as ours and those of His Excellency Wang Zeren, and even if he achieves them in his own way, I personally think that it is not impossible for us." ”

"That's right." Zubaran echoed his old partner's opinion, "Although he personally went to invite Irina and Schweilin, don't forget, Diego, he still appointed you as the dictator's political assistant according to our plan, and took care of all political and civil work. Even your former immediate boss, Günter Fischer, chief staff member of the Privy Council, has become your subordinate. As for the rest, I think he has his own considerations. I don't think there's really any need to doubt him, because no matter how ambitious his own is, in the short term, only the four of us can trust and rely on him. ”

"Yes." Karios also agreed with Zubaran's analysis, "Jiang Ziyue is certainly a genius of the past and the present, but he ascended to power too quickly, and he didn't have time to cultivate his own power. In fact, in the past few years, he has not had the consciousness and action to win over the officers and soldiers who are loyal to him. As a dictator, his real power is quite empty. In order to ensure that his will is realized, in addition to relying on the legitimacy of the system to arouse the loyalty of the people and officials, only the four of us can give him orders at ease. ”

The two generals analyzed. I also think that there is no need to be too suspicious of His Excellency the Dictator. Since we chose him, we fully trust him. Bateman nodded.

After a little thought, Diego Gato also nodded and said, "Yes, you said so. ”

At this time, General Karios did not forget to add: "Diego, at the beginning, we chose Jiang Ziyue after careful consideration. Now that our path to glory has truly begun, I don't think we need to doubt someone who trusts us and deserves our trust. ”

"Blackett, I see. Then let's go all out and assist the young dictator, save the people of Rome, and realize our ideals! Diego Gato became a little agitated.

For the four of them, after more than ten years of hard work, they finally waited for a God-given opportunity, and successfully grasped it, and are moving towards the realization of the ultimate ideal.

"I am full of confidence in Jiang Ziyue, and I am full of confidence in ourselves." Blackett Karios also looked excited.

After the encrypted communication meeting, Karios received a report from his command that the new commander of the Central Fleet, Admiral Hervir Irina, had boarded the ship.

So, Karios and Zubaran hurried to the docking bay of the "Griffin" to meet them.

The glamorous Hervir Irina, dressed in tight-fitting space combat civilian clothes, showed off her proud figure to her comrades, and now, she is ready to show the world her world-class war talents.

When she flew out of the hatch and saw Karios and Zubaran, two fat-headed old men, she smiled disdainfully.

Karios and Zubaran raised their hands in salute.

"Time is really a pig-killing knife." After returning the salute, Irina spoke, but it was full of emotion and ridicule, "The two who were known as the 'Second Male Gods of the Imperial Military Academy' back then are now like this, which is really embarrassing." ”

Faced with the poisonous tongue of Irina, who seemed to be forever young, Karios and Zubaran had to smile awkwardly.

Karios then flattered: "In this entire Immortal Spiral Arm Universe, I am afraid that only you have been able to maintain your usual beauty and elegance. ”

"yes. The goddess of the year is still a goddess today. Zubaran also hastened to exclaim.

"The two of you have always been in a hurry, and the sycophants are too explicit." Irina still reciprocated with disdain and spoke mercilessly.

"Seeing you makes our hearts beat faster, and we can't use our normal intelligence." Zubaran smiled flatteringly.

Irina glared at Zubaran fiercely, then with a grim face, she said solemnly, "Okay, let's get down to business." ”

"Please come to the Tactical Command Center, Helwell." Karios sent out an invitation.

"No need." Irina waved her hand and said, "You have become the military assistant to the dictator, and I am also the commander of the Central Fleet personally appointed by Your Excellency. ”

"We have assembled four hundred cruisers outside the stellar sheath of the 'Himalayas', ready to escort you to the planet 'Mount Meru'." Karios said.

"Four hundred cruisers?" Irina asked contemptuously, "Not even Caesar's fleet can withstand a salvo." ”

"So what are you going to do? We couldn't even move a battleship. Karios said embarrassedly.

"Give me a cruiser in the best condition." Irina calmly and easily uttered her request.

"What...... A cruiser? Karios and Zubaran said in unison, both looking quite shocked.

The disobedience of the two detachments of the Central Fleet, "Caesar" and "Charlemagne", was almost open, and if they regained control, there was likely to be a danger of a fire and merger, and in their eyes, the extremely limited Frontier Fleet could not defeat these two powerful fleets in their old stubborn control in any case.

Irina was confident and said, "I will rush to the planet 'Africa' at once, and after taking the 'Charlemagne' fleet in Hesberg, I will be able to make Trilisel's 'Caesar' fleet return smoothly." ”

"How long do you expect it to take to command two fleets back to the planet 'New Byzantium'?" Zubaran asked.

"Our unmanned reconnaissance ship has detected gravitational fluctuations of a large number of Perseus Federation ships in deep space on the outside of the Perseus Spiral Arm. The enemy is likely to launch a roundabout attack on our hinterland. Karios was worried.

"Normal enemies will seize this opportunity of natural disasters and attack us. I'm going to get to the vicinity of 'Africa' and then to the planet 'Mount Mesu', it's a long way. Therefore, it is expected that it will be 15 Earth days before the two fleets can be brought back to the capital. Of course, I will also have to ask His Excellency the Dictator how he will deploy the fleet once he has taken control of it. Which cruiser do you assign me? I want the fastest. ”

"'Hanuman' 119, the newly built 'Divine Beast' class cruiser." Zubaran replied, "According to the report submitted by Jiang Ziyue after the battle of the 'Akuberi' star field, the design plan has been modified, the armament has been reduced, and the non-standard 'Akuberi' engine has been replaced, which can maintain the speed of 'Akuberi' between 6.8 and 7 for a long time, and ideally can rush to the speed of 'Akuberi' 7.2.2." ”

"The cruiser is currently on standby in the synchronous orbit of the planet 'Neo-Byzantine' and is ready to depart at any time." Karios added.

"That's great. I'm going right away. Irina immediately raised her hand to the two of them as she spoke, then turned and flew into the docking hatch.

“VENI VIDI VICI.” Karios and Zubaran returned the salute and chanted slogans.

At this time, Irina turned her head and asked, "Isn't Hanuman the name of the Hindu god monkey?" ”

"Yes. It's an auspicious name. Zubaran replied quickly.

After hearing this, Irina smiled at the two of them and said, "Please tell the dictator, Your Excellency Jiang Ziyue, that I promise that the two fleets of 'Caesar' and 'Charlemagne' will be under his command after December 15th." ”

At this time, Karios hurriedly asked: "Helwell, can we know how you will use to convince the two generals, Tririsel and Heathberg?" ”

"yes, can you tell us a little bit about it?" Zubaran asked.

Irina just smiled and said, "As a woman, and a beauty, there are many deadly weapons." ”

She then slipped headlong into the docking bay of the space plane Mist, leaving Karios and Zubaran staring at each other.

Leaving the Griffin, Hervir Irina quickly boarded the new cruiser Hanuman 119. But she did not rush to go, but after a little thought, she ordered to fly close to the dictator's general flagship, the Siegfried, and set up an encrypted communication loop.

This was the first call with the "neo-Byzantine" planet after receiving his personal appointment from dictator Jiang Ziyue.

Irina asked Jiang Ziyue bluntly: "Your Excellency, you and I have never met before. Can I know why you trust me so much? ”

Jiang Ziyue understood the essence of her question.

Hervir Irina is actually a member of the conservative wing of the Senate. Both his family background and his own ideological tendencies were close to the conservative senators led by Greenel Rocchi. In addition to her own talent, this is also an important reason why she was able to hold the post of chief of staff of the Central Fleet before.

However, although Jiang Ziyue has never had contact with Irina before, from her resume and past achievements, it can be seen that she is a useful general at the moment.

Irina and Karios and Zubaran are graduates of the same class of the Imperial Military Academy, but unlike the two male classmates who were escorted to the school, Irina was admitted with excellent grades after joining the army. She joined the army at the age of sixteen, and from ordinary ship crew to interstellar marine, from technical officer to captain and even fleet commander, she has an excellent battlefield record and work achievements.

Unlike the senior generals of the same era, Irina's promotion in the army mainly depends on personal efforts and struggles. Therefore, Jiang Ziyue confidently believes that when this national disaster occurs, this kind of down-to-earth general is trustworthy. His views were actually supported by his military and political assistants.

So, Jiang Ziyue responded to Irina:

"Your track record shows that you were a great general and a warrior who fought for the good of the Senate and the people of Rome. Perhaps you and I have very different social perceptions, but in response to the current situation, I think our ideals and goals are the same. So I have every reason to believe in you. This is the fundamental reason. Another important reason is that with the current talent structure of our army, I can't find a second person other than you who can complete the control of the Central Fleet for me. ”

Listening to his heartfelt words, Irina boldly asked, "Please forgive me for being disrespectful, if I disobey your leadership once I take control of the Central Fleet, or even join the command of those who oppose you, can you think of a way to deal with it?" ”

"Nope." Jiang Ziyue replied without thinking, "I trust my judgment. But if things do go as you say, I'll have to sit back and wait. Entrusting the Central Fleet to you is a gamble. If you lose, you can only be willing to lose. ”

"Humble duty understood." Irina smiled and said, "I expect to be able to bring the two fleets under my banner in fifteen Earth days, do you have any plans after that?" ”

"As long as you control the two fleets of 'Charlemagne' and 'Caesar', rush to the vicinity of the planet 'New Taiping' and assemble, and wait for my briefing ship, at that time you may be able to go to the planet 'Arthurgard', or you may intercept it on the spot, in short, we are likely to fight a war of annihilation that will go down in the ages." Jiang Ziyue is a bamboo in the chest.

"A war of annihilation? Don't you have to rush back to the planet 'New Byzantium' to fight the disaster? Irina was a little surprised.

"No, I don't. The dirty work here is handled by the Frontier Fleet and the Imperial City Managers under my personal command. The Central Fleet must maintain its usual image of being magnificent. Jiang Ziyue's tone was cold and his expression was stiff.

This made the perceptive Hervir Irina feel a bad omen. So, she hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, I will be able to fight the enemy to the death if I lead my troops back to 'New Byzantium'......"

"I want you to win." Jiang Ziyue interrupted her, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. While the price we will pay will be enormous, our strategic posture will be completely reversed. You will fight for a long-term peace in this spiral interstellar. ”

"Your Excellency." Although Irina thought she had guessed three points, she still mustered up the courage to ask, "Every dictator has issued controversial orders and has been criticized by future generations, what kind of strategic deployment are you going to make?" ”

"Admiral Irina, you don't have to ask. As long as you conscientiously carry out my instructions, the Senate and the Roman people will be 5,000 light-years old, as well as the nearly 10,000-light-year-old Immortal Spiral Arm interstellar human world will benefit from your loyalty and bravery. ”

Irina thought for a moment, but had no choice but to accept, raised her hand and saluted, and resolutely responded: "Yes, Your Excellency! VENI VIDI VICI.”

“VENI VIDI VICI.”

Jiang Ziyue raised his hand to return the salute and ended the correspondence.

Through the surveillance system, after witnessing the departure of the cruiser "Hanuman" No. 119, Jiang Ziyue turned to encrypted communication with the "New Byzantine" planetary ground.

At the other end of the communication is Zhang Qingliang, the Senate and the Roman People's Director of Planetary City Law Enforcement, also known as the Imperial City Administrator, who controls a mysterious force of more than a million members of the New Roman Empire's City Management Team, especially the 300,000 "New Byzantine" planetary city managers directly under his jurisdiction.

Since the Senate passed the "Final Resolution", Jiang Ziyue was officially inaugurated as the dictator of national salvation and war, and the director of the imperial urban management directly obeyed him. The former head of the company, Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz, has automatically taken a back seat, and his job responsibilities have changed from being a supervisor and decision-maker to a coordinator and advisor. Therefore, as soon as Jiang Ziyuefu took office, he directly gave instructions to Zhang Qingliang, whom he valued.

"Hats off, Your Excellency the Dictator. VENI VIDI VICI.” Zhang Qingliang saluted loudly.

Jiang Ziyue just raised his hand to salute Rome as a return salute, and then asked: "Elder Ben Abdulaziz, has you given any instructions to me on the 'Chang Kaishen-Huayuankou' plan?" ”

"Yes." The experienced Zhang Qingliang immediately replied, "The patriarch instructed to resolutely obey the dictator's instructions. ”

"Are all your people in place?"

"All in place according to plan, just waiting for your orders."

"Good." Although Jiang Ziyue praised him, his tone was very cold.

"Your Excellency." Zhang Qingliang boldly continued, "My people have not had a good reputation since the era of the earth, and this time it is difficult to return to China, and the implementation of the 'Chang Kaishen-Huayuankou' plan you have drawn up will undoubtedly become cannon fodder." I would like to ask you, in the name of the dictator, to award the 'Order of Courage of the Senate and the People of Rome' before the implementation of the plan, and to reward the city management troops. ”

"Yes." Jiang Ziyue nodded and agreed, "In addition, I will mobilize the Senate guards and special transport ships to give priority to the evacuation of the families of the chengguan members who participated in the operation." ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency." Zhang Qingliang said with some excitement.

"Duke Qingliang, the life and death of the Senate and the Roman people depend on your imperial city management!" Jiang Ziyue also responded loudly.

“VENI VIDI VICI.” Zhang Qingliang saluted and shouted loudly. His behavior at this time was not at all like the attitude of a conservative hawkdog.