Perbov looked at the city in front of him with a calm expression.

Leroy walked up to him.

Perbov turned and looked at his old partner. One of his ears was wrapped in gauze, and blood was oozing.

His commissar, Colonel Leroy, was permanently deaf in one ear.

But Leroy himself didn't feel much about it, and he still had a smile on his face.

He turned to Perbov and asked, "What's wrong with you?" Obviously promoted, but his face is still so heavy? ”

What he said was that Perbov had once again been confirmed as commander-in-chief of the Alliance Expeditionary Force, and although the governor had personally arrived, he had not interfered with the military command and would be entrusted with his responsibility.

Moreover, although his military rank has not been moved, the Governor has made it clear that when he returns, he will be promoted to the rank of general, a serious major general.

It stands to reason that this is something to be happy about, and Perbov has been thinking about this general name for a long time.

But when it was really at his fingertips, he felt like he wasn't so happy.

Faced with his old friend's question, he sighed deeply: "There have never been so many people under my command. ”

This sentence also silenced Le Roy.

He followed along, recalling the scene when the expeditionary force set off on the angry star.

The young, high-spirited faces boarded the spaceship with great dignity.

And now?

The 34th, 37th, and 38th divisions and brigades are now mostly in a crippled state. The loss of troops exceeded 50 percent, and the loss of armored vehicles and artillery exceeded 70 percent. Most of those who are still alive are also wounded.

Even if the ammunition is replenished, the three divisions will have little combat power left.

They had made great sacrifices in the previous eight days of bloody fighting. In the back, it doesn't matter if it is a front-line combat unit, the engineer battalion, the logistics battalion, the guard company or something, all pulled up to fight.

If these three divisions want to regain their combat effectiveness, it is almost equivalent to rebuilding.

Since the establishment of the alliance, the largest action has been nothing more than the pacification of the Qinggu region and the pacification of the eastern provinces. Both Le Roy and Perbof participated.

In those battles, the Union was always on the dominant side, and never encountered a single battle in which three divisions and brigades were crippled.

The tragic sacrifice made their two military commanders unforgettable.

But what can Le Roy say?

War, and the undead?

"Ci is not in charge of the army." That's all he admonished Perbeov.

This sentence was a Gutera emotion he had heard from the governor.

Perbov nodded: "I understand, I was just thinking, can we do better in those days?" Isn't it possible to kill fewer people? ”

Leroy patted his good brother on the shoulder and comforted: "The past cannot be changed, what we can do is to do better in the future." Now, the newly arrived 1st Wind Extinguishing Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, 13th Composite Brigade, and 36th Composite Brigade are all under your command, and you are still the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force. We cannot fail the sacrifices of our soldiers, let alone the trust of the Governor. ”

"Hmm." Perbov nodded, and then asked, "What happened to the thing I said before?" ”

"Your Excellency the Governor agreed." Le Roy said, "After the 34th, 37th, and 38th divisions go back, they will definitely be rebuilt, and they will not be revoked and integrated into other units." They will also be given medals and numbers for meritorious service. ”

"Then I'll be relieved."

"I don't have to worry about this in the first place." "These things belong to the historical heritage of an army, and they belong to part of the heritage. Even if we don't talk about these fictitious things, in terms of actual efficacy, they can also be used as internal propaganda materials, as the inheritance of military history, and the new soldiers who will join these meritorious units in the future will easily have a sense of honor after learning and understanding these histories, which will have a great bonus effect on the spiritual morale of the troops. Instead of tearing down these three teams, it is better to rebuild. ”

Perbov smiled embarrassedly, "Aren't I worried about what happens?" ”

"You'd better focus on what's in front of you." "We've got to take the city beautifully." ”

"I already have an idea." "It's just time for you to take a look." ”

He began to explain the battle plan to his political commissar in detail.

The wounded soldiers of the 34th, 37th, and 38th divisions remained in the outskirts of the town, and the remaining thousands of troops were integrated together, barely enough to be used as two infantry regiments.

They, placed in front of the north gate of the city of Pinser, separated by twenty kilometers, set up positions and began to shell the city with the help of artillery.

Of course, the main offensive action does not require them to have already made great sacrifices. The main ones are still beating the side drums, and the main force is still the four new divisions.

The Wind Extinguishing Brigade was in the east, and the 13th and 36th Brigades were in the west. These three composite brigades will be the main offensive forces. With armor and heavy artillery, they will knock on the gates of the city of Pincer,

The remaining 2nd Infantry Division was placed directly south of the city of Pinssel. In addition to blocking the southern part of the city, they also had a mission, that is, to guard against the two princes of the Luman Kingdom in the south of the royal city.

"The movements of those two so-called marquis are a major unknown factor." Leroy looked a little worried, "If they are determined to gather troops to interfere in the battle, there are two Knight Titans, more than two hundred Sentinel Mechs, and the 200,000 infantry that can be mobilized to the limit. Although those Luman infantry are all miscellaneous cannon fodder, the number is here after all, and they cannot be completely ignored. ”

"Your Excellency the Governor says that a messenger has been sent." "I hope those two can get to know each other." ”

"But you can't put all hope on diplomacy." "What you can't get on the battlefield, don't want to get it diplomatically," Le Roy emphasized, and that's what the Doge said." If the two ambitious marquis don't understand that they can't interfere even if they want to interfere in the war in Pincel, they won't be too honest. The 2nd Division is ready for a fierce battle. ”

……

However, in reality, the fears of the two did not come true.

After receiving a reminder from the headquarters, the commander of the 2nd Division sent a large number of reconnaissance troops to closely monitor the troops of the two marquis assembled in the south.

The focus of this is on those two Knight Titans.

And the Space Marines and the Alliance Air Force are on the lookout. Once these two things appear on the battlefield, then the picture that has been played twice before has a chance to be played again.

However, the attitude of the two marquis was ambiguous.

On the one hand, they forcefully put pressure on the envoys sent by Gu Hang, and their words were very fierce; On the other hand, there was not much actual action, except for the gathering of troops, there was no more movement.

The two marquises, Yasago and Jannis, once again strongly expressed their dissatisfaction and protest to the envoy from the angry star, and after seeing the envoy leave, the serious and fierce expressions on their faces were removed at the same time.

The two of them looked at each other and sighed.

Asago said with a sad face: "Our protest is useless. The Alliance's army, this should have begun the attack on Pincer, right? ”

"So what can we do?" Marquis Janvis said, "You don't agree to send troops. If you want me to say, just give it a try, the angry Owls who are deployed in the south of Pincer are only more than 10,000 people in total, we have 200,000 troops, and 200 knights, and you and I, are afraid of these 10,000 people? ”

Yasago said: "How long has it taken for the royal family to go from ambitious plans to complete collapse now? It's only half a month! Half a month ago, Nes Luhmann was still thinking about how to occupy the position of governor permanently, and he did not hesitate to press all his family funds and get involved in the internal struggle of the Gu family. Now you can only beg us to save him, the same fate, do you want to go through it again? ”

Jannis stopped talking.

If he had the guts, he wouldn't have been talking to Asago here.

Nes Luhmann was not a bad king. In the past few years, this guy has been manipulating power and developing at the same time. Many nobles, large and small, were drawn into the so-called royal knights by him, and the power and treatment of traditional nobles were constantly compressed. In its place, Nes Luhmann's increasingly centralized rule was strengthened.

This put a lot of pressure on the two traditional marquis lords, Yasago and Janvis. And the biggest source of these pressures is the Royal Knights.

Four knight Titans, four hundred knights, three-quarters of the land and population, are already under the centralized power of the king. Even the two of them had to show respect to the king and reaffirm their allegiance.

Just such a king, such a royal knight who was overwhelmed by their two families, was defeated in half a month in front of the angry owls.

Who isn't afraid of this?

I'm scared.

But now, the two of them still have differences.

"If we sit idly by, and those Raging Owls capture the city of Pincer and win the war, what are we going to do with ourselves?" Janvis asked a central question.

This is where they are caught in a dilemma.

The envoy of the angry owl people conveyed to them the 'goodwill' of the governor of Gu Hang and gave them the conditions.

According to the emissaries, they characterized the actions of King Nes Luhmann as a 'rebellion'.

This word made the two marquis feel quite ridiculous: Your Majesty rebelled?

But they immediately realized that what Governor Gu called a 'rebellion' was not a betrayal in the conventional concept in their minds, but a betrayal of the Empire.

Nes Luhmann's hostile attack on the Gu family, who were members of the Imperial Merchants Association, who had official Imperial licenses, constituted a betrayal of the Empire, and he had to pay for it.

This is a major premise that has nothing to talk about, and Governor Gu's meaning is already obvious.

No matter what the price that Nes Luman has to pay, anyway, this premise is something that cannot be negotiated, and the anger of the Gu family will not be extinguished by anything or anything, and they will catch that Luman king. Anyone who dared to obstruct this would become an enemy of the Gu family and an enemy of the Raging Star.

And under this non-negotiable premise, other things have to be discussed.

The two marquis can still retain their titles and pass them on from generation to generation; They can still retain their armies and control over their own territories.

And the Kingdom of Luhmann as a whole will be preserved. They need to remain loyal to the whole.

From nominal obedience to management, to taking on taxes and assuming military obligations.

What does that mean?

Want to change us with a king?

How is this ......

It doesn't seem unacceptable?

The history of the Luhmann Kingdom is hundreds of years, and the Luhmann dynasty has always been the ruler of this country. But in earlier times, there were many kingdoms fighting each other, but the Luhmanns unified the entire kingdom and maintained it for hundreds of years.

For hundreds of years, the people of this land seem to have become accustomed to and tacitly accepted the Luhmann family's dominion over this land. But in fact, after removing this psychological barrier, people will find that it doesn't seem to be a big deal to change a king on his head?

Will life change anything?

This is true for ordinary people, and it seems to be the same for the two marquises.

After all, the conditions that Governor Gu's envoy had spoken of were the same as they had been when they had pledged their allegiance to the Luhmann family before.

It's been before, and it's still now.

"No way!" Jannis shook his head and said, "Even if the Luman family is concerned, how can they accept a group of alien visitors and sit on our heads?" What's more, we are not without opportunities. The army of those angry owls is only tens of thousands of people. There are still forces of the Luman family in Pincer, and together we can drive those angry owls away, and the whole kingdom will be ours! The Luhmann family is no longer capable of competing with us! ”

"And it's not just us. Those other countries, can they accept that there is a country controlled by aliens on Black Arrow? Send messengers, and we will be able to gain support! Big deal, cede some territory ......"

Janvis said the back, getting more and more excited.

However, Asago handed him a basin of cold water over his head: "By the time you invite foreign troops, the city of Pincer will have already been defeated." ”

"Uh......" Jenvis paused for a moment, then said, "That's what we're here for!" We've got to march, we've got to hold back the forces of the Raging Owls. What's more, even if Pincer City is captured and Nes Luman is dead, it doesn't matter, we can continue the war, as long as we can win the other countries on the Black Arrow Star to our side, can those Raging Lords still defeat us on our home turf? ”

Asago continued to shake his head: "Yes, they can. They have the help of the Space Marines, and they also have a space advantage. That Gu Ming, it's over, the interstellar power of the Gu family will be in the hands of that Gu Governor again. The orbit of our planet will be controlled by them, and we must fight the Angry Owls under the orbital strike. ”

After a pause, he continued: "The entire Black Arrow Star, the largest foreign trade partner, is the Gu family. Without them, we would have lost one weapon to the table, and even if the Titan was damaged, there would be nowhere to repair it. ”

At this point, Yasago concluded by saying: "All in all, I made a decision. Just quietly here watching the results of Pinsel City. I'm not going to let my army attack the Raging Owls, so whatever you want, whatever you want. ”

Jannis frowned.

He had to admit that Yasago had a point.

And more importantly, Asago did not move, and the troops he was able to mobilize were not enough to carry out the plan he had described.

The two of them may not be able to do it together, let alone him alone.

He wanted to persuade him again, but Asago didn't give him this chance anymore and left straight away.

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