The Hippogriff Zone, the Hippogriff II system, where the main force of the Pegasus fleet is sailing.

Elicia looked at the planet beyond the bridge, a little impatient between her eyebrows.

It's been more than six years since he left the Pegasus Star Zone and participated in the war against the Irontooth Clan. It was a much longer time than she expected, and the years of conquest had left some traces on her body.

Although, like many empires and many powerful people, she has undergone youth surgery. This procedure can drastically reduce the rate of aging, and at the end of life, you will age quickly and die. Combined with life-extending surgery, the empire's magnates were still able to obtain a long and high-quality life.

The package of one youth surgery and life extension surgery can extend the lifespan of a person from the normal seventy or eighty years to about 150 years, and two times can be 200 years old. Some people are physically able to support three or four times. However, the further back you go, the more difficult the two surgeries become, and the lower the success rate. At present, the highest record of a mortal is to have undergone six life-extension surgeries and live to be four hundred and fifty years old.

Compared to the real Eternals, and the Space Marines who have not aged to death as long as they don't die in battle, the gap is still huge, but it's also a great technology.

Although it can only be applied to a very small number of people.

But even so, the surgery can only keep her physical condition as young as possible, but not her energy.

Several years of war and long-term tremendous pressure have made her skin dull and tired.

Now, she just wants to return home early, so that she can relax and rest for a while.

But no.

As soon as they reached the Hippogriff zone, the fleet began to slow down. When asked, it was said that the head of the Hippogriff Zone, as well as many powerful people in the Zone, warmly invited the highly decorated Pegasus fleet to stop at the capital of the Astrix, that is, Hippogriff II, to participate in this banquet.

Elicia was a little unhappy.

In interstellar travel, if the fleet can really fly all the time without stopping in between, the speed is getting faster and faster, and the time spent flying at high speed in the middle is actually not very much; It doesn't take much time to make a jump in the Celestial Tunnel. But it is the process of accelerating and decelerating the fleet that takes time.

After staying in between, it would take a week or two to return to the Pegasus Star Region.

That's what annoys Evericia the most.

But she knew it was inevitable.

The place where they fought was first in the Jinguan Star District, and then in the Yinguan Star District. Behind these two sectors, the closest place that has not been caught in the war is the Hippogriff.

This can be regarded as the base camp of this military operation. A large amount of supplies, transferred from all over the star field through imperial taxes or other means, began to be distributed from the Hippogriff Star Zone.

The local star district government was ordered to take on the responsibility of distributing these supplies to the frontline battlefield.

Of course, it is necessary to have a good relationship with them.

On the one hand, in the past six years of war, people have helped a lot, and even gave priority to the distribution of some materials needed by the fleet, which needs to be thanked at this time.

On the other hand, the war is not completely over, but the goal of the first stage has been completed, and there will be a fight later, and the Pegasus fleet will definitely have to come at that time, and it is important to continue to maintain a good relationship.

Under these two reasons, people took the initiative to invite them in the name of rewarding loyal imperial warriors, which is really not good.

Even if you have to delay the trip for this, you can't help it.

Although this was the decision of the commander of the fleet, Admiral Tilemens, in reality, he had to make the same decision if he were in the same position.

Although Elixia is irritable and unhappy, and although she can't wait to go home, she is still patient and does what she is supposed to do.

When the time was almost up, she changed into a suit, the rear admiral's uniform was neatly dressed, and all kinds of medals were fully worn, and she got on the spaceship and went to the starport of the planet in front of her to attend a dinner party.

During the dinner, she wore a smiling mask and communicated with the local Star District officials in a decent, elegant but enthusiastic manner.

She not only enjoyed the praise of the local officials, but also responded modestly that this should be done, and it is inseparable from the support of the local officials.

No matter how much hypocrisy there was, at least it seemed that the atmosphere of the whole dinner was very harmonious, and it was worthy of the pleasure of the guests and hosts.

The dinner soon reached its climax.

Vice Admiral Tillemans, in his capacity as commander of the fleet, was invited to the foreground to speak.

The general has also blended in nicely into the current environment. A few humorous jokes came at hand, and the guests in the audience also laughed cooperatively.

People listened to him tell about the exploits of the fleet, about the previous victory. At the same time, he listened to him look forward to the future, declaring that the Pegasus fleet is not only the defense force of the star sea in the Pegasus Star Zone, but also the actions of the Pegasus Fleet will also maintain the security of the surrounding star regions, especially the Hippogriff Star Zone.

Just when all was in a good mood, an adjutant of the navy, despite the fact that His Excellency the Admiral was still speaking, hurried up to the stage and whispered a word in the ear of Vice Admiral Tillemons.

Of course, this is a very rude thing, even if there is a very important matter, can't you wait until he finishes talking and steps down?

But when I think about it, I would rather do this than waste these twenty minutes more, which also proves how important this matter is.

Yelicia could see that Lieutenant General Tilemins's face had a very dramatic change on the stage. From the high-spirited upward just now, the kung fu in an instant became as iron as ashes.

What's going on?

Elixia's doubts didn't last long.

In her spare eye, she saw her own lieutenant, who was also hurrying over.

The adjutant came to her side and said in his ear: "General, something is wrong!" In the midst of the iron-toothed green skin, it is suspected that a new big chief has appeared. From the depths of the Fallen Zone, the greenskinned fleet suddenly swarmed out, much more numerous than we had previously estimated! Mist Star and Silver Pass II have been lost, and after the Northern Fleet was defeated, it reassembled at Silver Pass III, which is now under siege. The Star Domain Naval Command ordered us to return immediately, go to the Jinguan Star Region to set up defenses, and pick up the Yunluo fleet. The Yunluo Fleet has already taken a step ahead of us and gone to rescue the Northern Fleet. ”

Elixia's face darkened, too.

The allied forces of the Dragon Eagle Star Domain actually have two main results: First, the Golden Pass, which is a conflict star region, has been pacified. Second, it was in the Yinguan Star Area, which was the occupied area, that four star systems were downed, namely the Water Mist Star, the White Mist Star, the Silver Pass II, and the Silver Pass III.

Six years, only such a result, in the blink of an eye, two of the four planets were lost.

However, the most worrying thing is not the loss of the results of the battle, but the emergence of the 'Great Chief' in the Iron Tooth Clan, which makes the Iron Tooth Clan have a unified leader again after decades.

After years of war with the orcs, Yelicia fully understands that whether the orc race has a strong leader or not, it is simply two completely different manifestations of war.

However, it also depends on the level of the so-called 'big chief'. The last Iron Tooth Great Chieftain set off a huge waaagh, which led to the fall of three or four star regions, and laid the foundation for the power of the current Iron Tooth Empire, and the soldiers pointed directly at the hinterland of the Dragon Eagle Star Field, until he died unexpectedly in the war, which ended the expansion of the Iron Tooth Clan;

The last Great Chief was more ordinary, barely able to restrain the fragmented Irontooth Clan, and his prestige was far from there, but even so, it ended humanity's ability to retake the four Fallen Sectors, and caused the six Sectors around the Fallen Zones to be plunged into years of war.

A few years ago, the Dragon Eagle Star Domain was going to start a war to recapture the fallen area, and it was also because the Iron Tooth Great Chieftain was challenged and killed in the brutal internal struggle of the Greenskin Orcs, but the challenger also lacked prestige and soon died, and then the Iron Tooth Clan, which could only barely maintain unity, fell into civil strife again.

Isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

But I didn't expect that the green-skinned orcs would come up with a new big chief so quickly.

Even, Yelicia suspected that the war operations in the Dragon Eagle Star Domain had a catalytic effect on this.

As for the current situation, it can only be hoped that the new Iron Tooth Great Chieftain, like his previous one, is a reluctant to become a strong man, and cannot truly be sincerely surrendered by all the big and small military leaders of the Iron Tooth Clan.

But in any case, the return repair plan of Yelicia and others has been ruined.

Even if the state of the entire fleet is not very good, many ships have been damaged in the previous war and need to be repaired, but now there is no way but to drag the wounds, turn around and go to the front line again.

A banquet that was supposed to have a good atmosphere ended like this.

The Pegasus fleet hurried in the direction it had traveled.

On the way, Yelicia seized the time and used the Star Whispering Tower on the ship to get in touch with Gu Hang. She told Gu Hang the latest situation on the front line, and reminded Gu Hang to pay attention to this matter.

Gu Hang asked, "Will it hit the Pegasus Star Region?" ”

Elixia: "Probably not. ”

Gu Hang understood what she meant, after all, there were still two star regions in between. From the Yinguan in the fallen area to the Tianma, there is a Jinguan Star Area and an Eagle Horse Star Area in the middle.

However, things can be thought of for the better, but they should be prepared for the worst.

"I see, I'll do some preparations."

"Hmm. Although the probability of hitting the Pegasus Star Region is not large, but the war in the star field is tight, you may find the heads of various places and governors to discuss what to do, and there may be apportionments and loans, so you really have to make some preparations in advance. ”

Gu Hang instinctively frowned.

Apportionment, borrowing...... It's not a good thing to hear.

However, if the war really goes down to that point, it seems inevitable again.

What else should I do? Watching the situation rotten in the two star sectors next door?

Impossible.

Dead lips and cold teeth.

There is almost no possibility for the green-skinned orcs to negotiate, and if the situation is really erosive, there is no reason to let the Pegasus Star Zone not attack.

However, compared to apportioning the funds that the alliance had saved with great difficulty, apportioning them to the Star Domain Government, and even handing over the troops, Gu Hang was still unwilling to accept it. If it really came to that point, the situation would be inevitable, then he would rather lead the alliance directly into the war.

The right to command and the autonomy of action are all in the hands.

Gu Hang instinctively didn't trust all other commanders from the outside.

When he was fine, when he read some of the empire's battle examples, materials, and reports, he always felt that those generals and judges of the empire did not hesitate to use manpower when fighting, and as long as they could achieve their goals, it seemed that it was an acceptable price to die.

Objectively, this may indeed be the case.

The imperial world is in the millions, and the population of the empire is immeasurable, and there is no shortage of people anyway, regardless of what is lacking.

Your green-skinned orcs die one less, and my 50 good brother is endless.

However, Gu Hang himself really didn't like that.

Human resources have always been the most important resource in his heart. The wealth that a living person can produce in his lifetime is far higher than sending them to the battlefield to die easily.

Of course, he also understands that many times, sacrifices, even large-scale sacrifices, are inevitable. But it is precisely for this reason that such sacrifices must be respected.

When Ci is not in charge of the army, he should be cold and hardened, regardless of the cost of casualties, then of course he must do so; It's just that when it's not so necessary, even one more person is not happy.

Because of this, Gu Hang didn't like to hand over his subordinates to other imperial forces to command. People don't have his mentality, and they won't feel sorry for his soldiers.

"I see, maybe we may meet on the battlefield against the Iron Tooth Clan next."

Elixia smiled and said seriously, "Then I really don't want this. You'd better wish me a victory and a triumphant return......"

Gu Hang followed the conversation and continued: "Return triumphantly and marry my wife?" ”

“…… Spit. Elithia looked away slightly, then turned back, "If that's the case, wouldn't it be better?" ”

"That's true. But...... You still have to be careful and take care of yourself. ”

"I will."

……

After a conversation with her fiancé, although she didn't talk too much, Yelicia's mood was still much better.

She felt that she had the strength to deal with the ups and downs ahead.

But at this time, she did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

The order they received was to deploy defenses in the Jinguan Star Area and take over the Yunluo Fleet and the Northern Fleet.

The latter is blocked in Silver Pass III, while the former is trying to rescue them, which requires a response force.

It's also just in case.

Once the battle in front of them changes, and all the results of the battle in the Yinguan Star Region this time will be spit out, then the defense line established by their Pegasus fleet will pull the fleet of the green-skinned orcs in the Jinguan Star Zone. It is likely that the situation on both sides will return to the way it was before the war began six years ago.

That's pretty much the worst-case scenario.

However, when they entered the Jinguan Star Zone, they found that the situation was even worse than that.

(End of chapter)