On the day of the accident on the Black Arrow Star, Gu Hang already knew the news.

He also built the Star Tower, although the power is very small, it can only be used as an 'interstellar telephone', unlike some awesome Star Tower, it can be directly used as an inter-galaxy TV tower, and can be used as a live broadcast between multiple galaxies, whether it is as political propaganda or cultural products, it has high value.

Gu Hang also wants to build this in the future, but the cost is not low, and now he can play interstellar communication, which is barely enough, and the construction plan of a bigger and better Star Whispering Tower is not a high priority for the time being.

And on this day, he had to receive a communication request from his cousin. On the starship, he informed him of the changes that had taken place on the Black Arrow Star, as well as the information that the fourteen Gu Merchant Fleets gathered in the Black Arrow Star had civil strife and confronted each other.

He immediately began to prepare.

First of all, on the army, troops began to massively assemble.

At this point, it's quite smooth.

A few months ago, the main force of the alliance fought a campaign to pacify the three eastern provinces, and it was Yan Fangxu who commanded the Central Army. Then, after the pacification of the eastern provinces and the formation of local militia and security forces, the main army returned and began to rest. The soldiers were even given a longer vacation.

After that, even if there was a war in the north, the main force of the Central Army did not move, and the Northern Army was basically formed by relying on some newly formed troops.

Long before that, Army Group Center had already resumed training, ending the holidays of most of its soldiers.

And at this moment, there was a call for war, and the entire Central Army Group quickly completed its pre-war preparations.

There were not many people Gu Hang was going to bring, and there were only 35,000 people in total, namely the 1st Brigade, the 2nd Division, the 13th Brigade and the 36th Brigade.

One of the most important units is the Wind Extinguishing Brigade.

This unit has recently undergone a new round of reorganization. First of all, the tank companies in the five composite battalions are all supported by full Lion tanks, unlike other synthetic brigades, which actually have only two tank companies;

Originally, the two motorized infantry companies in each synthetic battalion were all replaced by armored infantry companies;

An additional tank battalion was also formed.

As a result, the total strength of the Wind Extinguishing Brigade has not increased much, it is still more than 8,000 people, but it has more than 300 armored vehicles of various types and 75 Lion tanks.

Add to that the two ordinary mech-building brigades, the 13th and 36th, and there will be more than a hundred Lion tanks assembled!

In terms of infantry, the 2nd Infantry Division had tens of thousands of men.

This is the composition of the 35,000-strong troops that Gu Hang wants to bring.

In addition, there are hundreds of Wind Falcons as an air force formation, as well as fifteen Space Marines - the reason why there are three more than the previous twelve is because there are three more fighters who have been trained before, and have completed the growth of all superhuman organs and reached the 'qualified' index.

It's not that you don't want to bring more troops, it's just that you have to think about the carrying capacity.

Gu Hang now strictly does not have an interstellar level force projection channel.

Even if the Gu family firm is counted, it is the same.

Before, when my mother left, she left two ships in the orbit of the Angry Star, but under the current situation, these two ships are not needed.

Here it is necessary to mention the difference between the Chambers of Commerce fleet and the serious naval fleet.

Or rather, the gap between civilian ships and warships.

That's not just the difference between whether there are weapons and equipment, the cost of the two with the same size can be ten times, or even dozens of times.

A starship built as a warship is built in terms of the strength of the hull, in the materials used in the ship, in the design and structure of various military purposes at the beginning, and in the power...... All have to pull out a big difference.

These will be reflected in the final combat effectiveness.

The two ships that Ms. Wang Qi left in the Raging Owl Galaxy, in peace, transported 30,000 people with equipment and crossed a galaxy to reach the Black Arrow Star, which was very easy;

But now, the Black Arrow Star is blocked, and Wang Jiarong is anxious to jump to her feet, but she can't even send a spaceship that can evacuate Wang Qi to the surface - even if you risk sending one at any cost, and then being shot down by orbital air defense during evacuation, and being intercepted and blown up in the galaxy space, it is an unbearable loss.

Gu Hang wants to project troops for the same reason. Civilian ships can transport people and equipment, but transport ships that act as a link between starships and the surface are really undefended.

In the process of landing, if one is exploded, it will be the loss of hundreds or thousands of people and a large amount of equipment.

Even according to the most optimistic estimates, the orbital defense on the Black Arrow Star is regarded as the most vegetable, and the four caravan fleets that obey Gu Ming's orders are all fools, but if they engage in the operation of 'crossing the sea in the bathtub' like this, it would be good if half of the landing ships could land smoothly in the end.

There are nearly one or two thousand people, reimbursed in the process of troop projection?

This kind of attrition is unacceptable to Gu Hang.

And here, the value of warships is reflected.

Warships are the ones who are capable of fighting naval battles, are capable of controlling the target star field, and are capable of suppressing the orbital air defense on the ground. This makes the process of projecting troops on the ground much safer.

And even in the most unfavorable situation, it is still necessary to carry the orbital air defense hard projection of troops, and the serious landing ship equipped on the warship has both deception camouflage, energy shield protection, and harder armor, and the probability of loss is much lower.

Of course, let alone Gu Hang, even if it is the Gu family, there are no warships.

For those who are in business, it is too expensive to raise their own warships, and there is no need. With that money, you can get armed merchant ships, and you don't want to pull them out to fight naval battles with other large forces. If there is a real need, then it is better to go to Lala Relations and seek the escort help of the Imperial Navy, anyway, it is definitely more cost-effective than raising warships by yourself.

That's how businessmen think.

And now, Gu Hang wants the warship to help, what should he do?

There really is one in the orbit of the angry star.

The Bladed Tiger.

The starship that succeeded the quintet and came to Raging Owl to provide space support was what he was counting on now.

Of course, relying on this frigate, it was impossible to break through the blockade of the four chamber of commerce fleets that were under Gu Ming's control. Even if the addition of the Bladed Tiger would bring a lot of help to the fleets of the other eight Wang Qi camps, this help was not decisive.

He could not have hoped that with this one frigate, he would be able to suppress the orbital anti-aircraft fire of the capital of the Kingdom of Luman.

- It's pretty much the same with the quintet.

However, the goal that Gu Hang wanted to achieve with the help of the Bladed Tiger was not to defeat the star field power possessed by his enemies purely by force.

It's the skin of the Imperial Navy.

The Bladed Tiger is a serious warship of the Imperial Navy, and when it sailed to the Black Arrow Galaxy, it swaggered in front of both sides, squatting towards the orbit of the Black Arrow Star. In the case that the Bladed Tiger does not take the lead in firing, Gu Ming's fleet, as well as the orbital force of the Luman Kingdom, do they have the courage to fight?

Gu Hang judged that they didn't.

If they do, then they're really crazy.

And the rest, the only problem, is how to make the Bladed Tiger willing to carry its own army to the Black Arrow Star.

As long as his army is there, saving his wife is the most basic.

Gu Hang felt that he could get more.

……

Gu Hang first communicated with the naval officers on the Blade Tiger.

Although Elicia is not the captain of the ship, it is clear that she is the one who is in charge of the starship now.

However, she did not dare to directly agree to Gu Hang's request.

"Personally, I really want to help you, and I don't believe that those people dare to do anything to the Imperial Navy. But...... Because we are the Imperial Navy, there are some things I can't do without a higher level of authority. ”

These are the exact words of Elixia.

"What level of authorization do you need?"

"At least the command of the fleet commander of the Pegasus fleet, Vice Admiral Tillemons."

Gu Hang recalled the situation of the Pegasus fleet and this so-called 'Vice Admiral Tillemans'.

The Pegasus fleet is the main fleet of the empire stationed in the Pegasus star sector, and its defense zone is not limited to the Pegasus star sector, but affects the star field defense missions of at least three surrounding star sectors. The commander of the fleet, who was also appointed directly by the Imperial Navy.

But having said that, at least half of the long-term maintenance and construction costs of the Pegasus fleet come from the taxes of the Pegasus Star Zone. The political arena of the Pegasus Star Zone has a self-evident influence on this fleet.

The Fofana family, a naval family native to the Pegasus Star Sector, took shape almost seventy years ago.

Admiral Fofana of that generation was appointed commander of the Pegasus fleet, and gradually formed a family during his tenure.

After the first Admiral Fofana, his younger brother, his grandson, and great-grandson all held this position, and the name Fofana was firmly engraved in the DNA of the Pegasus fleet.

The last Commander of Fofana was Yelicia's grandfather, who stepped down eight years ago.

The Fofana family had a strong influence within the Pegasus fleet, and for two-thirds of the past seventy years, the commander-in-chief of the Pegasus fleet had the surname Fofana. A large number of middle and high-level fleet officers were funded and promoted by his family.

But the embarrassing thing is that after Yelicia's grandfather stepped down, the family was cut off. Although the influence on the fleet is still strong, it is difficult for the family itself to come up with a person with enough qualifications and merits to serve as the commander-in-chief of the fleet. At present, the highest military rank in the family is one of Yelicia's uncles, who is only a major general, and it seems that there is little chance to go further.

That's nothing in itself, and there have been twenty years in the last seventy years when the Pegasus fleet has not been named Fofana. It's a dormant period, no big deal.

What's more, there is also such an unexpected rising star as Yelicia in the family. In another ten years of growth, she has a chance to take over.

Under Gu Hang's instigation, she participated in and defeated the green-skinned orc raiding fleet, which added too much glory to her. She was the one who enjoyed the greatest victory of that naval battle.

From this point of view, the Fofana family should be willing to help him.

This can also be analyzed from Yelicia's tone just now.

Moreover, Fofana has a good relationship with the Gu family - although this is a civil war between the Gu family, they have no bias, but choosing to bet on Wang Qi's side will undoubtedly further consolidate the relationship between the two sides after the victory.

And the current commander, General Tilemins, although not from the Fofana family, has a shallow relationship between the two sides.

He was also from the Pegasus fleet, but he was transferred to another place, made a name for himself, sat in the position of vice admiral, and was transferred back to the Pegasus fleet. After he came back, he also knew that if he didn't have a good relationship with Fofana as the commander, then he didn't want to think about the Pegasus fleet.

The Fofana family is not the kind of overlord, and they have a lot of respect for Tilemence - anyway, no one in their own family can push it up for the time being, so it is better to have a good relationship with the current one and give the necessary support.

The cooperation between the two sides in the last eight years has been quite good.

To put it bluntly, if there was the persuasion of the Fofana family, especially the old boss of the previous commander and General Tillemons, the elder General Fofana, this matter would probably be done.

He talked to Yelicia about this matter again, and in this private exchange, the brigadier general promised Gu Hang that she would talk to her grandfather, the former commander of the Pegasus fleet, the old General Fofana.

But here, there is another person's attitude that is very important: the head of the star sector, Mr. Peders.

This is the one who has the best relationship with the Fofana family.

After the second call with Yelicia, Gu Hang thought about it for a while and dialed another call with Mr. Pedes.

Pedus, of course, also learned about what happened to Black Arrow.

Gu Hang only communicated with him a little bit, and he roughly knew the other party's attitude.

The head of the star sector clearly saw this as an opportunity.

The political power of the Pegasus Sector is mainly a confrontation between two camps: the local forces and the government of the Star District.

The native power refers to the Fasters family, who control the governorship of the three planets, they have lived in the Pegasus Star Sector for thousands of years, even before the Empire was reconquest, and they have a deep control over the three star systems of Fastces 1, 2, and 3. The garrison of the Imperial Astral Army in the Pegasus Star Region also has a lot to do with them.

On the side of the star district government, it is mainly the Pei Desi brothers, one of them is the head of the star district, and the other is the governor of the winged star. The navy of the Fofana family and the chamber of commerce of the Gu family have formed an iron triangle, and they have suppressed the Facher family for twenty years.

However, in recent years, the Gu family has broken away from this iron triangle, will expand its business out of the Pegasus Star Zone, and has a tendency to reconcile with the Fastchers family.

This is also the background of Gu Hang being made to be the governor of the angry star, and it is a trick played by the head of Pei Desi. But this incident did not re-tie the Gu family back to the position of the Iron Triangle as Pei Desi wished, but made Wang Qi very disgusted by it.

But in the same way, Gu Ming seized this opportunity and maintained a relatively good relationship with Pei Desi.

Before Gu Hang made an interstellar call to Pei Desi, Gu Ming also called.

Now, the situation is delicate.

(End of chapter)