Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 550

Chapter 548, Breaking the Window Paper

Chapter 548:

Many of the worlds that have broken the ice and switched flags clearly still have rebellious Princesses stationed on their home planets.

Furthermore, the governors of these surrendering planets aren’t necessarily determined to follow the Alliance.

The main reason is that the Fury’s repeated concessions in the Proud Claw Sector have left the governors and leaders of the region furious.

You have your grand strategy, but we’re the ones suffering! You’re

scrambling resources and troops, and then you’re withdrawing as soon as the Alliance arrives, only to demand that we lead our Planetary Defense Forces and resist to the bitter end… Why?

The lives of the defense forces are life too!

With dozens of worlds serving as vivid examples, it’s hard not to be swayed.

But is the Alliance any good?

They’ve been ruthless in purging local forces in occupied territories, which is frightening. Fortunately, if they cooperate, they don’t seem to face particularly harsh treatment.

They’ll also retreat and abandon outer worlds under Fury’s harassment and attacks. When Fury returns, how will he treat these surrendered governors?

Both sides are in a dilemma.

They’ll just have to side with whoever comes.

But even if they’re inclined to surrender, they can’t be die-hards.

Their general attitude is, “Come on, come on, I’ll provide you with whatever resources you want, but if you want me to fight, I’ll pretend to obey.”

The most obvious manifestation of this is that those planets that switched allegiance to the Alliance haven’t even attempted to suppress or eliminate the small number of rebellious Imperial Legion troops originally stationed there.

The Alliance’s top brass are largely aware of this situation.

Therefore, the Alliance hasn’t pressed these places too hard.

Having formulated their strategy, the Alliance must resolutely execute it.

For those wavering on the fence, the Alliance simply sends envoys to force them to declare their change of allegiance, gathers supplies and troops, and issues orders—impossible to follow—to eliminate the rebels and defend their homeland. Then, they leave them alone.

The Alliance’s main force remains on Mentus II. Most of the troops were resting. The army was stationed, resting, taking breaks, replenishing supplies, and holding some internal activities—in short, boosting morale.

The fleet was anchored near the wreckage of the repaired starport, repairing ships. Of course, some ships requiring major repairs had to be sent to the shipyard. Fortunately, there was a shipyard in the Alliance-controlled area of the Proud Claw Sector that could handle this work.

The shipyard’s technology was low, and it was a small facility. But there was no other way. Without it, the nearest ship to be sent back to the Alliance mainland would be the Granya Shipyard in the Menghe Sector.

Beyond the resting troops, only a small number of the army, along with some small ships, were operating to eliminate any remaining rebel forces on the planet, but that was no longer the main focus on Mentus II.

After a month and a half of rest, the main Alliance force set out again.

This time, they stopped at two worlds along the way as stopovers, made some minor repairs, and then descended on Proud Fang.

As the region’s capital, Aoya’s defenses were equally impressive, at least on par with Mentus II.

However, with the complete abandonment of the Fury Fleet, Aoya’s fate would have been no different from Mentus II’s.

And indeed, it did.

Four months later, Aoya was recaptured.

This victory further resonated throughout the Proud Claw region.

Presumably, the Alliance’s efforts to recapture other worlds in the Proud Claw region would be much more effective,

just as they could commandeer surrounding areas after taking Mentus II.

While not completely determined to surrender, Gu Hang himself didn’t hold high hopes for a world he’d recaptured. He thought, “Don’t cause trouble. Providing some supplies would definitely be a much better option than normal.”

So far, two of the three key worlds mentioned by the Alliance at the previous military council have been conquered.

With Mentus II and Aoya, they can practically cover the entire Proud Claw Sector.

The last remaining target is Heyang VIII.

This world is relatively isolated, and aside from its abundant resources, it doesn’t hold much strategic value. Unlike Mentus II and Aoya, whose capture could sway the sentiments of surrounding planets and lead them to surrender,

attacking Heyang VIII wouldn’t have that effect.

The planet’s abundance of resources is only relative. If the Alliance simply wanted resources, the hundreds of worlds in the Proud Claw Sector would be at their disposal. There was no need to necessarily target Heyang VIII.

The Alliance’s motive for targeting this planet was clear: to provoke the Alfonzo Cult behind it and see what their stance was.

Alliance military leaders had actually raised objections.

When we fought against the Fury Fleet, we did chase them all the way. There was a big gap in strength, but weren’t we always on guard, thinking that the main force of the Iron Fury Stone would move south?

Didn’t we agree that time was on our side and that we would do so temporarily after taking over the Proud Claw Star Domain?

Then why did we still have to cause trouble for Heyang VIII?

It is very important to test and determine the attitude of the Alfonzo Sect. We used various diplomatic means, but they were always countered by those oily guys with various statements. Like this, directly touching the core of the other party’s interests will have a more obvious effect.

But what if the Alfonzo Sect is really forced to go to the Iron Fury Stone side? What if they are forced to retreat?

Gu Hang criticized these statements in the parliament.

“Don’t be so lucky.”

“Will the Alfonzo sect be neutral? Will they stand on the side of the Empire?”

“This is impossible. The bond between them and the Iron Rage Stone is so deep and so firm. Without their strong support, how could the Iron Rage Stone have continued to grow stronger over the years? Now that the Iron Armor Legion has clearly turned the tables, no matter how many excuses and statements the Alfonzo sect has, their actions will tell. Not only did they not stop supplying arms to the Iron Armor, they even increased the supply.” “

This is a typical enemy. They haven’t clearly raised their flag at this moment, it’s only because the pressure is not enough. We must realize that Alfonzo will never be a target to fight for, but a real enemy.”

Someone else came up with an idea: Since the other party hasn’t clearly raised the flag and the pressure is not enough, why should we put pressure on them and break this window paper?

Gu Hang immediately asked back:

“If we don’t stab them, won’t they stab us?”

“If we let Heyang VIII like this, a planet with abundant resources will continue to provide blood transfusions to the Alfonzo Sect, and there is also a powerful Titan Legion on standby, and there is also the Alfonzo Sect’s mechanical fleet. How many troops should we send to defend Heyang VIII? If we ignore this planet, then when we are fighting with Fury and even the main force sent by Iron Armor to the south, they come out from the side, what should we do?”

“When a confirmed enemy appears on our flank and may cause trouble for us, we must not ignore it.” At this point, no one said anything.   Gu Hang’s authority was implemented.   However, when the main force of the alliance was about to arrive at Heyang VIII, something went wrong in the rear.

————   There   is more, but it is probably a bit late.   (End of this chapter)