The end of May in the ephemeris 8o9.

It has been a month since the emperor ** completely withdrew from the unforgettable star field group, which originally had no official name, but now it has been informally called the ghost domain within the empire, and it has long been impossible to verify who first called this name, but the reason why it obtained this name was later speculated to be nothing more than probably due to two reasons, one is that the alliance has been in this star field group in the elusive guerrilla warfare, sabotage warfare and other activities of all shapes, and the other is because of the emperor ** In this star field group, too many ships and fighters have been lost, and some people describe the ghosts and resentful spirits of the emperor as full of this star field, so it is called the ghost field.

What is the reason? Or it doesn't matter what the main reason is, anyway, it already got its name that way, although the Empire definitely doesn't recognize it. This name first appeared after the Battle of the Shangri-La Galaxy and the destruction of the Pearl Harbor base, although it did not appear for a long time, but it was like a plague, and it spread quickly within the emperor in just over two months, whether it was ordinary soldiers, technicians, ground staff, pilots or captains, high-ranking officers and officers all called this star field group that they hated and frightened, and even some generals privately acquiesced to this statement.

This can't be blamed on them, in this star field group, the initial emperor ** can also annihilate and destroy several rebel bases, but it can't constitute a major blow to the rebels. Most of the rebels' personnel and supplies were evacuated in time before the arrival of the Imperial fleet, and after that, the emperor was like a headless fly, and they could no longer find any trace of the rebels - they could not find the base of the rebels, they could not figure out the rules of the rebels' activities, and they could not catch the rebels' fleet, but the rebels could always appear wherever they wanted, at any time they wanted. Once the rebels appeared. It's often the time when the empire suffers. From the initial Horan space station, T.-29 space station, and Agama base, to the later ambush in Lahore, the attack on the Negros base, the total destruction of the HX-122147 and 156 transport fleets, and the loss of the emperor in the Parry encounter, all of them are shocking.

If the previous battles and defeats were "normal", a series of incredible and unacceptable defeats later, such as the total destruction of the Fifth Fleet, the sinking of the Radiant space carrier, and the destruction of the Pearl Harbor base in the Shangri-La system, contributed to the emergence of the new term Ghost Domain, which is incomprehensible. Who would have imagined that the mighty Fifth Fleet would be wiped out in an instant, almost without resistance--- would be uneventful? Who would have imagined that the almost impregnable Pearl Harbor base would be destroyed so simply, and the rebel fleet would not even shoot a beam of energy at this base? How could a rebel army have such an ability? Isn't there really anything strange about this star field group?

Sometimes, the more widespread and outrageous the rumors become, the more outrageous they become, and people who are unwilling to believe in setbacks and failures, and who are unwilling to face reality, are more likely to choose those unbelievable statements as their own spiritual comfort. The term Ghost Domain was only circulated among the Imperial officers and soldiers who had withdrawn from the Star Domain Group. The officers and men of the Imperial Fleet who had been transferred back from the Union front took it as a joke at first, believing that their comrades were frightened by the rebels, but later they heard it too much. The three of them became tigers, and even they were suspicious.

After the emperor's ** high-level has a serious impact on the morale of the army, it is too late for them to want to ban it, and the more they ban it, the deeper people's impression and curiosity about the ghost domain will be.

"Pop," Admiral Callahan slammed his palm on the table, shaking the table made of high-hardness composite materials violently, and the whole room was buzzed a little by the general's roar: "Ridiculous, this statement is simply ridiculous, what kind of ghost domain is scaring itself." ”

This is a spacious conference room on the space carrier USS Independence, Admiral Callaghan's flagship, which is usually empty most of the time, and now it is full of imperial officers, who are all high-ranking officers of various fleets and ships participating in the attack on the Siberian galaxy, including ordinary captains and aviation captains, as well as many generals commanding sub-fleets, staff officers in charge of planning battle plans, and directors in charge of security and intelligence.

The room was quiet, and no one dared to squeak in the face of the angry generals, whether it was the security officer who submitted the investigation report or the other high-ranking officers and generals in attendance.

"Look at what else is said in this report? The ghost domain is already good, and some people say

It is a strengthened person, and it is even rumored that the rebels have three heads, six arms, and six inter-aircraft fighters, and they are extremely flexible, what are you doing as rebels? Cyborg or Immortal? This kind of stupid thing will be believed and listened to? Where are your heads? ”

"Poof", an imperial general sitting under the general couldn't help but laugh.

"Piper, you're still laughing, the investigation report shows that rumors are flying all over the sky, and your fleet is no exception, and you can't cry when I see it." The Admiral glared viciously at the Imperial General who was returning to his throne quickly, and if it weren't for the fact that this guy had been his old subordinate since the war in Henison Palace, he would have been so polite a long time ago.

"Report sir," replied Rear Admiral Piper in a loud voice, "in fact, the officers and men of this fleet are just treating these as jokes and a little pleasure to have time after dinner, and no one thinks that the rebels are any different from us, and no one thinks that the rebel-controlled areas are some kind of ghost domain, and we have been transferred here from the front of the Federation to completely destroy the rebels, and we will never disappoint your Excellency. ”

Of course, he muttered in his heart that the rebels did have some victories, which seemed too unreasonable and too weird, which showed that they did have two sets of things, and he, as a pragmatic officer, still admitted this.

"Good." Admiral Callahan nodded in satisfaction, and although his anger did not subside completely, it did dissipate quite a bit.

"Still." He admonished: "You must not underestimate the rebels, although they do not have three heads and six arms, but after several years of exhibition, they have indeed greatly improved in strength, and have become our fierce rivals, Piper, not only you, but everyone here should pay attention, although on the surface and in form you still have to call them rebels, but I warn you, if anyone really still thinks that they are a rebel, a guerrilla type of armed force, the defeat of your colleagues is not far from you, they are your lessons from the past, remember this." ”

"From now on," he said, "I ask you to forget in your hearts the contemptuous word of rebels, but which may make you look down on the enemy, and the enemy we are facing now is the Rebel Alliance, their army is the Alliance, a regular army that can match the Earth Federation Army, and the Federation Army is just as dangerous as the Federation Army, if not even worse. ”

"It's the Admiral." Everyone stood up and replied loudly.

"So what should the general do with these rumors? Do you want to issue a total ban on discussion? The security officer asked cautiously.

"Not necessarily." Admiral Callaghan thought for a moment and flatly denied it: "It has now spread too far to be controlled, and no amount of draconian orders can prohibit the soldiers' private discussions, but it will backfire and deepen its mystery." ”

He snorted, "The ghost domain is the ghost domain, I want to see what weird it is when our fleet sails in and launches a large-scale clean-up operation." The more we don't care about these rumors, the less psychological they can play, and the less they will be when we succeed in destroying the rebels, the less they will be able to dispel them. ”

"As you wish, General." The security officials didn't say anything more, which actually saved them a lot of trouble.

"Then I would like to remind you one last time that the battle plan has been given to you, and now there are only a few days left before the attack on June 1, and you must hurry up to complete the final preparations, especially the supply work, which needs to be paid special attention to, because the destruction of the Pearl Harbor base has given us supplies. The logistics work has brought a lot of trouble, and our four-way clean-up operation is a long-term operation, destroying the rebel alliance headquarters is only one of the goals, according to our experience, the rebels generally do not stick to their headquarters, and we fight a war of attrition, so the destruction of the rebel headquarters in the Siberian galaxy, although it can deal a heavy blow to the rebels, does not mean that the rebels will be wiped out. I know that each of the fleets you have reorganized has a strong enough force, even the entire rebel fleet combined should not be able to take much advantage in frontal combat, but don't forget that the rebels are best at guerrilla warfare and sabotage warfare, although we still have General Andrews's fleet dedicated to defending supply lines, but you must not ignore the importance of logistics, otherwise it will be easy for the rebels to take advantage of the loopholes, and then don't blame me for not being merciful and ruthless in military law, understand? ”

"Understood, Admiral."

"Disbanded."

One by one, the people stood up and walked out the door, and the war machine, which had just been dormant for a short time, was about to show its hideous claws and fangs like a monster once again

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