Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1013: Chapter 547, Poking Through the Window Paper

On the many worlds that have changed flags, there are still Princess’s Rebel Armies stationed on their home planets.

Moreover, the governors of these planets who have shown a willingness to surrender aren’t necessarily wholeheartedly aligning with the Alliance.

The main reason is the repeated retreats of the Fury Flame Battle Group in the Proudclaw Cosmos, which has left the domain’s governors and leaders quite dissatisfied.

You have your grand strategy, but we bear the hardships!

Once again drawing resources and troops, and as soon as the Alliance arrives, they retreat directly, yet demand that we resist to the end with the Planetary Defense Force… Why?

The lives of the Defense Army also matter!

Faced with dozens of worlds as living examples, people couldn’t help but waver.

But is the Alliance really any better?

In the regions they occupy, they don’t hesitate to purge native forces, instilling fear; but thankfully, if you cooperate relatively well, it seems they don’t treat you too harshly.

They also compress their defensive line under Furyflame’s harassment and attacks, abandoning peripheral worlds. By then, if Furyflame returns, how will they treat these surrendering governors?

It’s a dilemma on both sides.

So they can only sway toward whoever comes.

But even if they have a tendency to surrender to whoever comes, they can’t be die-hard followers.

The general attitude is: Come if you must, I’ll provide the resources you want, but if you want me to fight desperately, I’ll just feign compliance…

The most direct manifestation of this is that these planets, which have changed flags toward the Alliance, haven’t even suppressed or eliminated the small contingent of loyal Princess Legion rebels originally stationed on the planet.

The Alliance’s high-level officials are essentially aware of this situation.

Therefore, the Alliance hasn’t pressured these places too much.

The Alliance adheres firmly to its strategy, once determined, by executing it with resolve.

For those sitting on the fence and wavering, the Alliance merely sends envoys to force them to declare allegiance, collects some resources and troops, and then issues orders to eliminate rebels and defend their homeland—orders that probably won’t be strictly followed—and then leaves them be.

The Alliance’s main force is nestled on Mentus II. Most of the troops are resting. The army is stationed, resting, on vacation, replenishing supplies, hosting some internal activities; in short, boosting morale.

The fleet is docked near the repaired remnants of the Starport, repairing ships. Of course, those that require major repairs need to be sent to the shipyard. Fortunately, there is a shipyard within the Alliance-controlled area of Proudclaw Cosmos that can undertake this work.

The technical level of that shipyard is not great; it’s a small facility. But there’s no other choice. If not used, it would have to be sent back to the Alliance’s mainland, with the nearest being the Grannga Shipyard in the Menghe Star Domain.

Outside of the resting troops, only a small portion of the army, in cooperation with some minor ship activities, purged any remaining rebel forces on the planet, but this wasn’t the main focus on Mentus II.

The rest period lasted for a month and a half before the Alliance’s main force set out again.

This time, they included two worlds as stops along the way, slightly fortified them, and then pounced on Proudtooth Star.

As the Starfield Capital, Proudtooth Star’s defense level was also not bad, at least on par with Mentus II.

However, under the complete abandonment by Fury Fleet, Proudtooth Star’s fate was similar to that of Mentus II.

Indeed, the facts confirmed this.

Four months later, Proudtooth Star was recaptured.

This victory further shook the entire Proudclaw Cosmos.

Presumably, as the Alliance proceeds to reclaim other worlds in the Proudclaw Cosmos, it will become much easier.

Just as after taking Mentus II, they could secure nearby areas with just an announcement.

Although the worlds aren’t fully submissive, Gu Hang himself didn’t have high expectations. As long as they don’t cause trouble and can provide some resources, it’s certainly much better than normal circumstances.

So far, two out of the three major target worlds mentioned in the previous military council of the Alliance have been captured.

With Mentus II and Proudtooth Star, the entire Proudclaw Cosmos is almost covered.

The final remaining target is Heyang VIII.

This world is relatively isolated. Apart from having abundant resources, it doesn’t have much strategic value. Unlike Mentus II and Proudtooth Star, bringing it down would cause surrounding star systems to waver and surrender.

Capturing Heyang VIII doesn’t have this effect.

The abundant resources of the planet are, relatively speaking. If the Alliance only wanted resources, hundreds of worlds in the Proudclaw Cosmos are at their disposal, and there’s no necessity to trouble Heyang VIII.

The Alliance’s reason to trouble this planet is actually quite clear: to provoke the Alfonso Sect behind it and see what their attitude really is.

There was indeed opposition from the Alliance military leaders.

We’ve chased and made the enemy’s Fury Fleet flee, showing a significant strength gap, but weren’t we always vigilant that Iron Fury’s main force would march southward?

Wasn’t it agreed that time was on our side, and after taking the Proudclaw Cosmos, we would temporarily hold off?

Then why trouble Heyang VIII?

Testing and determining the Alfonso Sect’s stance is important. Various diplomatic means have been countered by those slick politicians with all sorts of excuses. This direct threat to their core interests will have a more noticeable effect.

But what if we truly push the Alfonso Sect to Iron Fury’s side? If we force them to enter the fray, what will we do?

Gu Hang criticized these arguments in the council.

“Don’t have such wishful thinking.”

“Will the Alfonso Sect be neutral? Will they stand on the Empire’s side?”

“It’s impossible. Their binding with Iron Fury is so deep and steadfast. Without their strong support, how could Iron Fury have grown strong for so many years? Even after the Iron Armor Battle Group explicitly turned, no matter how many excuses or explanations the Alfonso Sect gives, their actions speak for themselves. Not only have they not stopped supplying weapons to Iron Armor, but they have even increased the supply.”

“They are a typical enemy. At the moment, they haven’t clearly raised their flag, but that’s only because the pressure isn’t there yet. We must recognize that from start to finish, Alfonso’s goal will never be one we can strive for; they are a tangible enemy.”

Someone raised another thought: Since they haven’t clearly raised the flag, and the pressure isn’t there yet, why do we need to give them pressure and break this illusion?

Gu Hang immediately retorted:

“If we don’t break it, will they not attack us?”

“If we let Heyang VIII, a planet with abundant resources, continuously supply blood to the Alfonso Sect, and with a mighty Titan Legion in preparation, and the existence of Alfonso’s Mechanical Fleet, how many troops do we need to defend around Heyang VIII? If we ignore this planet, then when we battle Fury Flame or even the main force of the southward Iron Armor, and they come out to attack from the side, what will we do?”

“When a determined enemy appears on our flank and might cause us trouble, we cannot ignore it.”

Then no one spoke further.

Gu Hang’s authority was upheld.

However, as the Alliance’s main force was about to reach Heyang VIII, trouble struck from the rear.

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