in2ebook Chapter 298 War Escalation General Mobilization Order
Chapter 298 War Escalation General Mobilization Order
"Federation citizens living under the light of freedom!
Under the command of Marshal Trafalgar, our great navy defeated the imperial invaders in the Miren Galaxy and crushed their ambition to occupy our motherland.
Now, I can finally stand here, in this Freedom Square, which symbolizes the spiritual power of our Federation, and announce to all citizens that we will officially enter the strategic counterattack phase!
Brave soldiers of the three armed forces! Now the eyes of the entire free world are on you! You will go to the battlefield with the hopes and prayers of all freedom-loving people!
Your task is not easy. Your enemies are well-trained, well-equipped and experienced. They will resist fiercely.
But the Federation fully believes that you are courageous, loyal to your duties, and good at fighting! We will not accept any result other than complete victory.
Good luck to you! Let us pray that the light of democracy and freedom will bless us in this great and noble battle!"
As the president of the Federation raised his hands, a tsunami of cheers suddenly rang out in the Freedom Square of the capital.
Looking around, there were enthusiastic crowds everywhere. These "elite citizens" living in the capital put the federal flag pattern on their faces and arms, and waved flags of different sizes in their hands.
At the same time, 25 HCPs equipped with atmospheric flight equipment flew over the Freedom Square, and several huge projection devices on the ground also projected on the smoke.
Soon, the five-color smoke pulled out and the huge projected logo slowly formed a huge federal five-color eagle flag in the air.
The cheers of the crowd reached their peak at this moment. You could no longer hear any sound in the entire Freedom Square. Only slogans such as "Long live the Federation!" and "Long live democracy and freedom!" were madly drilling into your ears.
Brandon waved goodbye to the crowd in the square and returned to the Capitol next to Freedom Square.
Under the guidance of the staff, he quickly returned to a lounge.
In the room, Defense Minister Miller, Chief of Staff Jetton and others were watching the live broadcast of the federal TV station simultaneously.
After completing the mobile fortress entry ceremony with Brandon, they returned to the capital galaxy together.
After seeing Brandon coming back, several people immediately stood up.
"Your speech is still so inspiring, Mr. President."
"No, no, no, my speech is just the icing on the cake. The media publicity during this period is the real part."
Brandon waved his hand, then sat in his chair and took a long breath.
"I haven't given a speech like this for a long time. It's really tiring. When was the last time you gave a speech in front of so many people?"
"When you gave your presidential election speech," the chief of staff said.
"Yes, yes, yes, after so long, our citizens are still as easily persuaded as they were back then."
At this point, Brandon looked up at Secretary of Defense Miller who was sitting opposite him. This old fox was staring at him with a smile.
"Mr. Minister, I know why you came here at this time."
"In that case, what are you still hesitating about?"
"Minister Miller, do you think I am as easy to fool as the people outside? The 'Supernova Explosion' operation has been fought like this. I don't know where your military got the courage to launch a war of annihilation against the empire."
"Any questions, Mr. President?"
Miller frowned, as if dissatisfied with Brandon's words.
"The goal of the 'Supernova Explosion' campaign is to repel the empire's attack. Hasn't the campaign goal been achieved now?"
"But you have destroyed almost all of the unmanned fleets, and the remaining fifteen main fleets have all suffered losses, with the most serious losses exceeding 80%!"
President Brandon's tone was a little excited. After seeing the fleet loss and casualty reports before, he almost fainted on the spot.
But facing Brandon's questioning, Minister Miller was not afraid at all. Instead, he raised his voice and said righteously: "Mr. President, you can't just focus on our losses. The Empire's four fleets were annihilated in an organized manner, and the remaining fleets suffered more serious losses than us. Even the Celestial Fortress was attacked. Can't you see these? Besides, with our current production capacity, we can launch a whole unmanned fleet in a month. After entering the state of general mobilization, this speed will be accelerated by at least 30%! What about the Empire? They don't know how much time it will take just to replenish so many missing crew members. Isn't this the original purpose of the unmanned fleet? Using mature industrial products from the assembly line to consume the Empire's precious crew members, commanders and other living forces?" After these words, President Brandon was speechless. He wanted to refute something, but Miller didn't give him the opportunity at all. "Mr. President, the entire federation is waiting for you to announce the implementation of this 'highly anticipated' event. I believe that such public opinion will never appear again in our lifetime, so I hope you can think it over carefully." The Secretary of Defense showed his tough side that he had hidden in the past. He didn't care that the Chief of Staff and others were present in the lounge at the moment, and he said directly: "You can also ask the companies that you have a 'good relationship with' to see what the military-industrial complex wants you to do." Wow! Chief of Staff Jetton and others immediately showed a wonderful expression on their faces. They really didn't expect Secretary of Defense Miller to be so bold.
Although everyone here understands the twists and turns behind this, saying it like this in person is basically equivalent to a showdown with President Brandon.
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Brandon was so shocked by Miller's words that he didn't know what to say. After struggling for a while, he finally leaned on the chair and stopped talking.
Minister Miller silently thought of Marshal Trafalgar's evaluation of the federal president.
"Huh, just a puppet and a clown"
Hit the nail on the head.
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One day later, the general mobilization order signed by the federal president was officially announced.
For federal citizens who have not experienced war for a long time, war is a distant and glorious thing.
Under the brainwashing of politicians and the media machine, the dark and cruel side of war has been conveyed in a few words.
Instead, there are keywords such as 'serving the country', 'sacrifice', 'glory' and 'spreading democracy and freedom' that are highly publicized.
The so-called "holy war" launched by any religion in history may not necessarily be as good as the strategic counterattack + war of national destruction launched by the federation in terms of atmosphere.
The streets and alleys of the capital are filled with people holding high the 'Counter-offensive' flags. Even street shops and vendors are very 'appropriate' and place such flags and five-color eagle flags in their stalls and stores. door.
Well-dressed residents of the capital congratulated each other on the streets, celebrating the final arrival of this 'war to liberate the suffering people of the empire' and 'the war to end all wars'.
In the atmosphere of enthusiasm for war throughout the country (referring to the capital and the core galaxy circle), the national machine of the Federation was finally operating at full capacity.
Although this faulty machine was accompanied by bursts of 'humming humming' sounds when it was running, as if it would fall apart at any time, at this moment it still showed the strength that its huge size deserves.
The military completely took over the country from civilians, the military police were stationed in all government agencies, and all activities of the entire federation gave priority to 'war'.
No opposition party dares to block this, because all actions are carried out in compliance with the framework of the General Mobilization Law.
The newly built space docks of major shipyards have begun to produce warships needed for unmanned fleets at a faster rate, while some slightly backward shipyards can only continue to produce conventional warships for the time being. After all, there are still a large number of fleets on the front line that need to be replaced. Battleships were replenished.
A recruitment order was also sent to the personal terminals of the young adults, requiring them to gather at the specified location at the specified time, and then organize them into units one after another, and then enter the battlefield one after another after training.
Before these new forces complete their training, the main combat pressure falls on the 'standing armies' on several military planets.
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It was almost the same time that President Brandon signed the general mobilization order.
In the conference room of the Grand Palace in Saint-Saunière, the capital of the empire, Imperial Princess Agnes sat at one end of the round table, looking expressionlessly at the man opposite - Regent Norton II.
Everyone, including the two 'protagonists' at the center of the empire's power vortex, probably never expected that they would be sitting at the same table at this moment.
Norton II really didn't expect that after seeing Amber's suggestion and a series of recent events including the 'Battle of the Millen Galaxy', he would actually consider suspending his relationship with the 'Princess Party' The anxious atmosphere in the room.
The imperial princess Agnes did not expect that her biggest enemy within the empire would come to the Grand Palace with only her staff when her father was critically ill, and invite her to discuss important matters.
After all, in her imagination, the regent, who was bent on destroying the Leon Dynasty, should have taken advantage of this moment to lead his army to the Grand Palace, which was in line with his 'personality'.
Finance Minister Jacques Fanco did not expect that he would encounter such a "big drama" just when he came to visit the old emperor, and he would be invited by Norton II to participate in the talks.
From a certain perspective, it was precisely because he, the finance minister who had always remained neutral, was also present that Agnes was invited to attend this meeting.
The slightly awkward and anxious atmosphere in the conference room lasted for a while, and finally Her Highness Agnes spoke first, breaking the suffocating atmosphere.
"First of all, thank you for visiting my father. Your Excellency the Regent, but I am still very curious. You suddenly invited me and Your Excellency Jacques Fanco to come for talks today. Is there anything important to discuss?"