In the top-secret conference room, seven bigwigs from the military department were discussing how to sentence Anne. They were quite cautious about Anne's verdict. If the punishment is severe, it will chill the hearts of the imperial soldiers, after all, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and no one can always win and remain undefeated, and if one general is sentenced to death just because he is defeated, what will the other generals think? No one will dare to lead troops to fight in the future. If the punishment is too light, it can't be justified, after all, the total annihilation of the Tenth Fleet is a fait accompli. The Tenth Fleet is the main fleet of the Empire, it is a powerful force, it took a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to build, and it was completely annihilated, and the blow to the Empire was extremely heavy, and the punishment imposed on Anne was also a spur to the other fleet commanders to be cautious. The Imperial fleet is an extremely valuable asset and cannot be lost too much. However, with the exception of extremely powerful fleets or ambushes, few main fleets were completely destroyed. This is also the reason why Anne suspects that there is a mole.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please feel free to share your thoughts on Anne's question. When the seven bigwigs were seated in the top-secret conference room, Prince Norton spoke.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and no one wants to speak first.

The room was so quiet that you could hear a strand of hair falling.

At this time, someone finally broke the silence. The big guy's name is Felix, and he said, "Since everyone doesn't speak, let me give my opinion first." There is no doubt that the Imperial Royal Tenth Fleet was completely destroyed. The Tenth Fleet was the main fleet of the Empire, and if the soldiers knew that the Tenth Fleet was completely destroyed, what a blow to morale. I think Commander Anne should be punished severely, because she is the main person responsible. There is a price to pay for such consequences. There is a saying that everyone is responsible for what they do. ”

As mentioned earlier, the military department has one commander, two deputy marshals, and four military aircraft ministers, which are the seven bigwigs of the military department. This Felix is one of the two lieutenants.

"Of course, for the purposes of foregoing, I have no grudge against General Anne, purely for the sake of the Empire. Vice Marshal Felix added.

Prince Norton smiled, "Vice Marshal Felix is serious. Everyone here is for the sake of the empire and has no selfish intentions. Felix and the others laughed as well. Prince Norton's words made everyone's hearts feel comfortable. Standing on the standpoint of the general interests of the empire, they naturally have no scruples when they do things, they just need to say what they think in their hearts, and no one will accuse anything.

Felix's Tiyì is supported by two bigwigs, who are the Minister of Military Aircraft, Gade and Enge.

Gard said with some sadness: "This is the first time I have encountered such a thing, but I have to face it. The total annihilation of the 10th Fleet has caused great losses to the Imperial Army, and the Empire has only 10 main fleets, and it is just one out of 10 of them. Now that this child has died, how can we be embarrassed? Adults must be in the same mood as me. So I am in favor of a severe punishment for Anne. ”

This was also expressed by Eng.

The three bigwigs clenched the Tenth Fleet and annihilated it, and the situation was very unfavorable for Anne. After all, it was a fact that the Tenth Fleet was completely annihilated, and it was impossible to let Anne go lightly.

Prince Norton did not say what he thought, but asked, "In your opinion, how should Anne be punished severely?"

"Death penalty!" Felix spat out the words coldly. As soon as these two words came out, the audience was in an uproar. Prince Norton and the other six bigwigs all changed color on their faces.

It's so ruthless! It's so shocking!

The death penalty for such a young girl would have been too disregard for Marshal Lucas's affection! However, Felix was known for his iron-faced selflessness. He was in the army and was once known as the Iron General. This is clear to all the bigwigs here, so it is not surprising that he said the word death penalty.

Although both Gade and Enge said that they would be punished severely, it was not necessary to sentence Anne to death. After all, the annihilation wasn't entirely Annie's fault. Even if she hadn't noticed the enemy in front of her beforehand, it was just a crime of negligence, not a lack of command, and the death penalty was too heavy for Anne.

"The death penalty is too severe, I mean a sentence of 15 to 20 years in prison, which is commuted depending on the table. If the table is good, there is still a chance to return to the army. Gad said.

Eng also nodded and said, "That's what I mean, too." Fifteen years of imprisonment for Anne is enough, there is no need to sentence the death penalty, such a delicate little girl, just like this, Lucas's old fellow will definitely fight with us. That's all he has left. From Lucas's point of view, we can't sentence her to death. ”

Speaking of this, his words were immediately interrupted by Felix: "This is a military court, you can't talk about any feelings, otherwise it will be favoritism, and I will never allow any favoritism." ”

Enge retorted: "That being said, the law is nothing more than reasonable. I don't mean to show favoritism, but in the context of the whole incident, the death penalty is too much, and more than 15 years in prison is appropriate. Both punished Anne and gave a spur to the commanders of the other fleets not to slack off. "A girl in her twenties, if she is imprisoned for fifteen years, she will be forty years old when she is released from prison, and her golden years will be spent in prison, which is also a huge blow to Anne. But at least it's better than losing your life.

While they were arguing, Prince Norton knocked on the table, and the audience fell silent. As the Prince of the Empire and the commander of the military department, Prince Norton's prestige is naturally there.

Prince Norton looked at everyone and said unhurriedly: "Everyone, please note that victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and it is normal to defeat battles, who of you here has not lost a battle? Not to mention that Anne's Tenth Fleet is facing an ambush by the First Fleet of the Empire's ace fleet of the Deran Empire, and this commander thinks that he should be punished lightly. Regardless of whether there is a traitor or not, even if the Tenth Fleet directly faces the First Fleet of the Deland Empire, there is no return. The First Fleet of the Deland Empire is much stronger than our Tenth Fleet, not only in terms of the number of warships, but also in terms of equipment, and our Tenth Fleet is at a disadvantage. General Anne is an excellent commander, she has won the Imperial Warrior Medal, has won many military exploits, has exterminated many interstellar pirates, and is very experienced in space warfare. Her ability is very strong, but she was unlucky and met the First Fleet of the Deland Empire. There is a saying that if you have a pip back, you will choke to death if you drink cold water. If the main fault of this defeat lies with her, it can only be said that bad luck is also a fault. To give another example, remember that during the reign of His Majesty Porto III, there was a legendary marshal named Flandy. Everyone knows that he is a legendary marshal, but how many people know that he has always been called a defeated general, because whenever he commanded a battle, there was not a single victory, so he was called a often defeated general. In each battle, he did not know how many troops and warships he lost, but His Majesty Porto III did not punish him too much, but kept encouraging him, and finally he won a great victory in the Battle of Alex, which laid the foundation for the strength of the Bowdo Empire. ”

With that, Prince Norton paused and looked at the crowd.

Everyone knows about the Battle of Alex. Without the Battle of Alex, the Bowdo Empire would not be as powerful as it is today. In that year, the invasion of strong enemies, pirates raged, and the Bowdo Empire was crumbling, and Bonto III resolutely appointed Flandy, known as the often defeated general, as the generalissimo of the empire to fight against strong enemies and pirates. At that time, Bodo 30's appointment of Flandi was opposed by many people, believing that Flandi always lost the battle and was not of great use, but Flandi lived up to the expectations of Bodo III and won the final victory, which also achieved the prestige of the legendary Marshal Frandi.

"Do you want to follow the example of His Majesty Hata III and not punish Anne?" asked Acrylic, another lieutenant marshal.

Prince Norton shook his head and said, "Meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and mistakes will be punished, so that rewards and punishments can be clear." The marshal's opinion was that because of her reasons, the Tenth Fleet of the Empire was completely wiped out, and the facts were all there, and she was sentenced to five years in the Imperial Military Prison, deprived of her military rank, and retained her military status. What do you think?" Marshal Norton thought twice before he made such a suggestion.

As soon as his words fell, two bigwigs immediately responded. These two bigwigs are naturally Deputy Marshal Acrylic and Minister of Military Aircraft Kino.

However, the Minister of Military Aircraft, Sgarno, has not said anything.

"Skano, what do you think?" Norton asked. Whether it was in the court-martialed or in this conference room, Skano remained silent.

Skano groaned for a long time and said, "Do as the marshal suggests." ”

A smile appeared on Prince Norton's face, and he looked around at everyone and said, "Everyone, what do you think?"

Felix shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Marshal, if you win, just do as you say." ”

Seeing that Felix was relieved, Gad and Enge glanced at each other and said at the same time, "I don't have any opinion. ”

Four against three, the result of the trial was naturally what Marshal Norton's Tiyì said, and sentenced Anne to five years in prison, from a major general to a petty soldier without military rank.

There are seven bigwigs in the military department, just so that they can distinguish the winner from the loser when voting.

In fact, it was not Prince Norton's reasoning that moved them, but the example of the legendary Marshal Frandy that Prince Norton said moved them. His Majesty Bowdo III can tolerate even a defeated general, so why can't they tolerate a little girl general who has made great achievements and won the Order of the Imperial Warrior, but because of bad luck, the entire Tenth Fleet was wiped out?