On the orders of His Excellency Marshal Royankram, the fleet under his command to resist the Allied offensive was dispatched to several systems located in the exit corridor of the Iserlohn Fortress to collect local supplies, especially food.

Under his orders, Admiral Fafnir's fleet also commanded the fortified operations of the two systems of Xiangtao and Trabaha, "Remember! Conduct robbery activities in an organized and disciplined manner! Prohibit all women's random activities! If you want to be shot by the marshal, you can't control your own **!"

"Fafnier's fleet has carried out a complete robbery at Chantau and Trabaha!" the report was soon placed on Reinhardt's desk. Reinhardt was about to issue a disciplinary order when he was stopped by Colonel Oberstein, the staff officer of the Prosthetic Eye, "Your Excellency Royankram, please do not give this order. Because Lord Favenier will not listen at all. His actions have the legal status given to him by Your Excellency. ”

"Well, then! I'm going to watch this scoundrel rob in my name! Well, Oberstan! I'm not going to give stern orders, but I can send the gendarmes for picketing!"

As in the past, the gendarmes sent by Field Marshal Royancram in the name of the Imperial Gendarmerie Command were placed under house arrest in the fleet by Fafnier. Organized and orderly looting on the ground continued, and interestingly faster and with greater speed and intensity than the fleet commanded by the generals of Marshal Royankram's own marshal's house......

While the Mecklinger fleet and others were still carrying out the collection operation in a timely manner, Favenir had already completed the "robbery" mission of the two systems, leaving behind the resentment of the civilians on the ground, and escorting the local evacuated nobles from the planet's surface.

"Rudolph, do you think the Golden Retriever's strategy will succeed? Lieutenant General Schutekhaugie said.

Faffnir nibbled on fresh fruit that had just been delivered from a converted space-breeding ship and said, "As long as you have graduated from elementary school in mathematics, you will be able to learn the way." The transport ships on the Alliance's side are more than 2,400 meters long, and the cross-section is square, that is to say, the height and width are close to 400 meters, so the volume is less than 390 million cubic meters, and we remove the propulsion system, external armor, control system, etc., and there is at least 300 million cubic meters of volume to put materials. The weight of each cubic meter of flour is about 520 kilograms, and after removing the space and shelf volume when stacking, at least more than 200 million cubic meters of flour can be placed, and 520 million times 200 million is 104 billion kilograms, which is a little more than 100 million tons. The Alliance has 30 million soldiers, and the civilians we expect to throw at them with empty stomachs are also about 60 million, even if there is not a grain of food in the Alliance fleet, it only takes a standard transport ship to feed these 100 million people, and everyone does not necessarily have to eat a ton ......of food every day, right?

"The brain-dead aura is really powerful. After saying this, Fafnir thought to himself.

For the first month, all the officers and men of the Imperial Realm Expeditionary Force of the Allied Space Fleet were friends with the excitement that surrounded them, but the pleasant friendship quickly cooled, and all that remained was a mood of disappointment, restlessness, and anxiety. The officers asked where there were no soldiers, and the soldiers asked where there were no officers, holding the same question to each other - why was there no trace of the enemy?

With Admiral Woollenf's Tenth Fleet at the forefront, the Allies invaded the Empire's territory five hundred light-years away. More than 200 star systems have fallen into the hands of the Allies, 30 of which are low-exploitation but inhabited by humans. There are 50 million people in total. The satraps, border counts, tax collectors, soldiers, etc., who had ruled over them, fled, and were occupied, so to speak, without any resistance.

"We are the People's Liberation Army!"

This is what the Confederate propaganda officer said to the peasants and absentees who had been left behind on these planets.

"We will bring you freedom and equality, and you will no longer have to suffer from the tyranny of despotism. We will give you all kinds of political rights, and you will start a new life as free citizens!"

To their great disappointment, however, they were greeted not by the enthusiastic cheers and applause they had imagined after what they thought was an exciting speech. As if deaf to the boring enthusiastic rhetoric of the Xuanfu officers, the peasant representative said: "I wish we could be given the right to live before any political rights! There was no food, not even milk powder for the infants, and the army took it all away." So before freedom and equality, can we give us bread and milk?"

"Of course. ”

To this undesirable request, the Xuanfu officer endured the disappointment in his heart and replied. They are, after all, the People's Liberation Army. Giving the poor people who have been freed from the heavy yoke of the imperial government is one of their sacred obligations, as is the battle.

In addition to supplying the supply departments of the fleets, they also made the following demands to the General Headquarters in Iserlon—ninety days of food for fifty million men, seeds for more than two hundred kinds of edible plants, forty factories for the manufacture of artificial proteins, sixty for hydroponic equipment, and ships for transporting all of the above.

"Our chance has come!" cheered at the distant Henison Alliance Logistics Headquarters and the General Staff, and at the Forward Supply Command of the Iserren Fortress.

In the hundred-year-long war, the Allied Army Department accumulated countless holes and black accounts, most of which were materials that must be on the books but in fact did not exist and some things that had been divided, in order to whitewash the peace and ask the Congress for a budget, so regarding the logistics of materials and losses, some reported more and some reported less, and there was never a situation where the books could be consistent with reality.

Now there is a big opportunity to fall in front of the Logistics Department and the General Staff, and they finally have the opportunity to write off all the loopholes and holes of the past hundred years in one go, and only need a small "mistake". They have a chance......

"In order to completely free the inhabitants of the liberated areas from starvation, at least so many resources are needed, and as the liberated areas gradually expand, this value will also swell!"

Seeing the request for such an annotation, Major General Kajielun, who was the chief staff officer of the rear of the expeditionary force, could not help but smile pleasantly.

For 90 days of grain for 50 million people alone, 5 billion tons of grain alone are high. Five hundred transport ships of 1,000 tons are needed. And first of all, this is already a significant override of the Iserlohn fortress's grain production and storage capacity.

"By the way, do we have such a small transport ship? And the guys in the back really dare to write off the accounts! That's five billion tons in one breath...... You must know that in the era of the Western Yuan Dynasty, there were only 500 million tons of food to feed a country with a population of 1.4 billion...... "Major General Kajielun said solemnly. "That's right, let's fill in the gap of warships we have accumulated here, my hole here is about a thousand destroyers, and add them to the establishment of the transport fleet. ”

An Allied officer who had a good relationship with the Empire's villains in Fraser hurried out of the house, and soon a telegram was placed on the desk of Lieutenant General Schutkhajan.

"Lord Fafnir, this is information over there. ”

"Oh, the transportation plan. By the way, did we give them the strategic plan here, and what price did they offer?"

"100 million Reichsmarks, Your Excellency. ”

"Oh, the senior officers who know about this matter will be divided, and besides, this transportation plan will find a reason to give to the Golden Retriever. We're going to do a little bit of our duty as Imperial soldiers, too. ”

In Henison, the capital of the Free Planets Alliance, a fierce battle of debate is being waged between the two factions over the massive requests for supplies from the expeditionary force. It's just that the two sides of the debate are either aware of the shady scene and don't think about reasonableness, or they are guys who haven't graduated from elementary school yet.

The Pro-Favor faction argued that the original purpose of the expedition was to liberate the imperial people under the weight of the imperial government. It is also a matter of course to humanely alleviate the hunger of 50 million people. In addition, after receiving relief from our army, coupled with their antipathy to the imperial government, the people's will inevitably lean towards the alliance. Both military and political reasons should satisfy the requirements of the expeditionary force, to supply the inhabitants ......of the occupied territories, food and so on.

There are also counter-arguments - the expedition was originally a move without a plan. Even if it was originally estimated, the expenditure would be as much as 200 billion yuan, which is 5.4 percent of this year's state budget and equivalent to more than 10 percent of the military budget. Even so, it is certain that actual fiscal expenditures will significantly exceed the original budget, and with the need to ensure the food supply of the inhabitants of the occupied territories, the financial shortcomings will be obvious. So now is the time to stop the expedition, give up the territory, and return to Iserlon. As long as Iseron can be secured, it will be enough to stop the invasion of the Empire.......

There are also those who think that this kind of debate will continue indefinitely, but--"Give our generals a chance to die in battle! ”

The report from Iserlohn should be described as a scream of grievance - to clean up the situation. After finally collecting the requested materials and starting to deliver them, the additional request was almost the same as the last time. The occupied territories expanded, with more than 100 million people living in the occupied territories. Of course, the amount of necessary supplies had to be increased by .......

This time, even the pro-proponents were terrified.

The opposition said: "Look at this, won't it be endless in the future? 50 million will become 100 million." In the future, it will probably change from 100 million to 200 million, right? The government and the military department, which want to destroy the finances of our alliance and foolish its strategy, cannot afford to do so! Now there is no other way. Withdraw your troops!"

"The Empire uses innocent people as weapons against the attacks of our army. Although it is a despicable method, since our army is in the name of liberation and relief, we have to admit that it is a very effective strategy. It's time to withdraw. Otherwise, our army will stagger forward with the hungry people, and when exhausted, it will be defeated by the enemy's general counteroffensive. ”

Jan. Lebero, Chairman of the Finance Council, said this in the Supreme Council.

Those in favor of sending troops had nothing to say and sat silently in their seats.

Lady Windsor, the head of the Intelligence and Transportation Commission, stared stiffly at the cold computer monitor screen, which had no images.

Now there is no other way but to withdraw the troops, and Lady Windsor knows this very well. What has been spent so far has already been spent, and if there are other expenditures, the government will not be able to support it.

However, if she withdrew her troops without any results, she would not be able to stand up for supporting the dispatch of troops. Needless to say, the initial opposition, and even the pro-militant faction will hold her politically accountable. And the chairmanship of the Supreme Council, which she has been striving for since she decided to enter politics, will also be far away.

What the hell are those incompetent fellows of the Expeditionary Force's General Headquarters doing!, driven by gnashing of teeth, Mrs. Windsor, clenched her hands, her beautifully colored nails almost digging into her palms.

The withdrawal of troops was a last resort, but before that only one was enough, only one military victory over the Imperial Army. In this way, her face will stand, and future generations will not criticize this expedition as a symbol of foolishness and waste......

She looked at the senile speaker of the council—the old man who was sluggish and indifferent to the highest position of power.

This head of state, who has been mocked as "unelected", is a politician who has taken the advantage of a fisherman and become a transitional player in the low-level game of interplay of various political factions. It was he who mentioned the next election that made us follow up - she hated the speaker from the bottom of her heart for putting her in an embarrassing situation.

On the other hand, the head of the National Defense Committee, Trenisit, was content with his own prescience.

I have known for a long time that the Tao will be like this. With the current national strength and combat power, it is impossible to succeed in attacking the empire. In the near future, the expeditionary force will end in a dismal defeat, and the current regime will lose the support of the citizens. But because of his opposition to this unconscionable expedition, he will be seen as a brave and knowledgeable person. At a time when the country is being damaged, it will increase its own value! Although there are still two competitors, Lebeiro and Howan, they do not have the support of the army and the armaments industry, and they will eventually become the president of the Supreme Council.

He smiled knowingly in his heart. Such a title as "the most brilliant head in the history of the League that brought down the Empire" should be given to him. No one but himself is worthy of this radiant reputation.......

As a result, the theory of withdrawal was once again rejected.

"There should be no restrictions on the movement of the army until there is any outcome on the front. ”

This is the proposition of the main battle faction in that tone of weakness. The so-called "result" was exactly what Trenisit wanted, but the main battle faction and the "result" he expected were two completely different things.

For this result, the military department raised its hands to welcome it......

The situation at the front was much better than the situation at the rear, there were no fierce battles, and ammunition and energy were relatively abundant. And the food problem, on which Royankram and his men had high hopes - did not happen at all...... The Allies were enough to send enough food for Odin to feed the fleet from the fortress with a few standard transports, and enough to supply the civilians.

What Royan Kram had hoped for never happened. On this day, First Class General Rudolf von Fafnier entered his marshal's palace and counted the numbers in the presence of Colonel Oberstein, the double guns, the black guns, and so on...... The faces of all the people in the Marshal's Mansion were very wonderful.

"Actually, you're an idiot, Marshal. These were the words of the first Admiral Fafnir who walked away with a smile, "It's better to launch a surprise attack quickly, at least now that the enemy has been dispersed, we have the advantage of internal lines and troops." ”

What the situation is in the marshal's mansion later, Fafnier does not know, but even if he doesn't see it, he can think, "Golden retriever, I am a good person." This time, I won't make up jokes like this and tell them in the Imperial Forum and the aristocratic salons. Haha Faveniel thought, overjoyed.

Soon, the order was given. It seems that the marshal's fleet has attacked one after another, and has begun to fight against the last Confederate fleet. "It seems that the Golden Retriever is really a fool! Don't you understand how to concentrate superior forces?, am I dealing too badly to his IQ?" said Fafnier, looking at the list of sorties.

"Your Excellency Rudolph, what kind of Confederate fleet do we have?" said Vice Admiral Schutkhawjan, who had laughed cramps after hearing about Fafnir's arrival at the Marshal's Palace.

"Wipe the damn snot!Poof, I can't help but laugh anyway!It's a shame you didn't see the golden retriever's face!Alright, let's go straight to the Third Fleet!Shut Tek Haughan!Order the whole fleet to pull anchor!Prepare to annihilate the Third Fleet!" Fafnir stood up and ordered Shutkhajan with a wicked smile on his face.

The huge flagship of the "Rocky" began to spew brilliance, and behind it was a group of warships like stars, and the entire fleet of 18,000 ships of the 17th Fleet officially began to accelerate and prepare to meet the enemy.