After Pedes hung up the interstellar communication with Gu Hang, there was another line open next to it.
This is the connection with his younger brother, Little Pedro. And just now, his younger brother could hear clearly the separate phone call he had with a pair of uncles and nephews from the Gu family.
"The Gu family, which has always been known for its unity, also had a day of civil strife, which made me laugh to death."
His frivolous brother was quite arrogant in his words. Presumptuous and gloating.
However, this time Peddes did not reprimand him, but couldn't help but smile as well.
Yes, the unity of the Gu family has collapsed. Does he still have to worry about the Gu family breaking away from the Iron Triangle and the alliance with their brothers and the Fofana family?
< p>No need at all.Gu Ming has expressed his loyalty to him and reiterated their friendship many times.
As for the stubborn Wang Qi, her son even single-handedly helped him become the governor of the Raging Owl Star. Now, that little guy has made a clear promise that he will stand firmly on his side in the future.
What he has to do now is just to choose the one that suits him better among the two of them.
"I suggest choosing Gu Ming." Little Peddes said, "That Wang Qi is difficult to deal with. Even if her son agrees to all our conditions, the Gu family will probably still be in power in the end. Wang Qi. She may not be honest enough to fulfill the conditions agreed with us."
Mr. Pedders himself does not agree with this.
He asked rhetorically, "Then do you think Gu Ming is very honest? A person who launched a violent coup in the united Gu family will honestly listen to our arrangements after he has power." "?"
"Uh" Little Pedro thought about it, and it was indeed true.
Mr. Peters said earnestly, "Don't treat others as fools and tools. In general, we have no way to check and balance the Gu family. For the Gu family, including Fofana , we can't treat people as pawns. We stand with their support, and they develop better with our help. Only by mutual benefit can things last long."
Little Peddes rolled his eyes. "Again. That's the way it is."
Although he looked disdainful and even thought that the old man would appear to be pedantic at certain times, little Peddes had to admit that at least one point was right. They did not check and balance the Gu family. family ability.
No matter who they support or who wins in the end, as long as the Gu family does not completely fall apart and only half of its strength is left, it will still be the largest inter-sector chamber of commerce in the recent star sectors. Their taxes don't need to be paid to the district government, nor do they need any support from the district government. What else can be done?
Completely cut off, Gu is not feeling well, what should they do in the Tianma district? Things will become inconvenient, after all, their headquarters is on the Flying Wing Star; but similarly, they lack the support of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce and lack of financial resources.If it persists, the district government will also feel uncomfortable.
Combining will benefit both sides, and dividing will bring harm to both sides. How can we make do with each other?
Little Peddes still understands that if you are unhappy with Mr. Gu, you will be unhappy.
He listened quietly as his brother continued to speak.
What Pedes said to his brother was essentially his thinking process, "Gu Hang can agree to any condition that Gu Ming can agree to; there is one more thing that Gu Hang can do, we ask Gu and Farches has drawn a clear line. He has definite actions to take to ban Blackbird Heavy Industry on Angry Owl. This will inevitably greatly worsen the relationship between Gu and Farches. ”
"Moreover, we must also consider the cost of making a choice. If we help Gu Ming, Wang Qi will die without support, but is there anything we can do to deal with Gu Hang? The eight chamber of commerce fleets that used to side with Wang Qi , push it to Nu Xiao Star, we can still regard Wang Qi's son as the head of the family. Do we still need to send the Imperial Navy to help Gu Ming control the Chamber of Commerce fleet? Do we also need to send the army to Nu Xiao Planet to eliminate Gu Hang's Nadu. It is impossible. The Imperial Navy and Army are not completely under our command, and it is impossible for us to find a suitable reason to attack the Imperial Chamber of Commerce and a planetary governor."
"Help Gu Ming, we. It can indeed achieve the goal of dividing the Gu family, but it will only gain the friendship of at most half of the Gu family, and will turn the other half, plus a governor in the sector, into enemies, making it impossible to form the most ideal situation. Both parties must deal with our situation."
"What's more, the cost of helping him is so high."
"On the contrary, we have to help Gu Hang and Wang Qi. There are very few things to do. Although these two will be more difficult to control, and the power of the Gu family will not be weakened too much, the mother and son will inevitably stand on the opposite side of the Faches family to fulfill their promise. The goal can be achieved. What's more, a good cooperation, don't they appreciate it? This will lay more foundation for future cooperation."
Listen to the old man's ramble. After hearing a lot, little Peddes curled his lips and concluded, "So, you finally made the decision to help that boy Gu Hang, right?"
Peders smiled slightly and said, "About yes."
"Okay, then you can do it." Little Peddes gave a big hunch and stood up, "I'm leaving first."
Looking at his brother After leaving, Mr. Peters showed a helpless smile.
He didn't even speak about his brother.
He didn’t know how many times he said this in the past, but it was of no use. He always looked so careless. Alcohol, all kinds of sex, and all kinds of exciting entertainment
It’s useless to talk too much. My brother is no longer a child, and now he is the governor of the Winged Star. How can I He kept talking
Gradually, he stopped talking.
Most of the planetary government affairs are handled by him, the head of the sector.
He didn't want to seize power. He originally pushed his brother to replace him in this position. On the contrary, he often thought about it, if little Peddes could take on more responsibilities and help him more, then he would be much more relaxed.
However, in the end, I was the one who shouldered everything
My brother went to live a life of debauchery, and he still had to work.
Sighing, he thought about the words and sent an interstellar communication to the Fofana family and General Tilemance respectively.
Seven standard Terra days later, on the Black Arrow Star, in the suburban town of Pinser, the capital of the Luman Kingdom, the headquarters of the Alliance Expeditionary Force.
It is said to be the headquarters, but in fact, this place has long been in disrepair. For the sake of practicality, nothing else matters.
Originally, this was just a basement, but engineers reinforced the structure to prevent it from being bombed down. These reinforced structures seemed very crude. The brothers in the engineering company had a heavy task. They had no time to design anything. They just had to avoid being blown down.
It was here that Perbeuf and Leroy commanded their troops and withstood the joint attack of the Luman Kingdom Army and part of Gu's security forces led by Gu Ming.
It was blocked for seven days.
At this moment, both of them have nothing to talk about. Dried sweat stuck to plaster and blood on their faces and clothes. They had no conditions to bathe or change clothes, and they were still sweating, and their whole bodies stunk.
But no one disliked it.
Everyone does this.
Messy hair, unshaven beards, gray faces, sweaty bodies, and the smell of blood. This is what every Angry Starman who sticks here looks like.
The two of them are just a little heavier, and they also have the special features of dark circles and red eyes.
In the past few days, the two of them may only sleep about two hours a day.
The fatigue is definitely still fatigue, but they still try to persevere.
They know that this war is very difficult. They have no support or supplies, so they have to rely on their own existing strength to survive for eight days.
During this period of time, the two partners made some judgments about the number of enemies.
King Nesluman, on the battlefield, assembled an army of more than 100,000 people; two Ranger Knight Titans; and more than 300 Sentinel mechas.
In these seven days, he estimated that his troops destroyed at least 30,000 enemy troops, but the number of enemies never seemed to decrease.
Those enemies have been attacking almost all the time in the past seven days, day or night, sunny or rainy.
Perbov always used a very contemptuous tone to belittle the soldiers of the Luman Kingdom when boosting the morale of the army.
They are holding scraps of scrap metal, cannon fodder for animals that are not treated as human beings, they are just here to die, and there is no discipline.Law, weak fighting will, and poor fighting skills
But what he said is also true.
The Luman Kingdom’s levies are at this level.
Especially the continuous attacks and the large number of casualties made those conscripts feel that attacking a fortress-like town was simply to die. Their morale was so low that during the attack, as long as there were no knights to hold the line, then It will collapse as long as it sustains just a few casualties.
But the problem is that there are many knights.
If it were just the 100,000 Luhmann cannon fodder, Perbov would not take it seriously at all. However, Luhmann's Royal Knights put a lot of pressure on them.
Especially the two Knight Titans.
When the two Knight Titans bombed from a distance, the alliance army's countermeasures were very limited, and they could almost only be bombed passively.
And when these two Titans personally led the team into a front-line battle, it was even more of a nightmare.
Having learned from the previous two Knight Titans being destroyed, the Luman military will never let the Knight Titans be divided again. Ordinary Luman infantry cannot be trusted, but those sentinel knights still have enough fighting will. They will guard the Knight Titan's feet and not give the Alliance soldiers any opportunity to take advantage of them.
In this way, every attack led by the Knight Titans is a nightmare, which will cost the Alliance Expeditionary Force a heavy price. They need to concentrate heavy artillery to bombard them, and the soldiers need to risk their firepower. After spending a lot of ammunition and even the lives of a large number of soldiers, it was possible to temporarily overload the opponent's energy shield.
However, at this time, the enemy will often retreat without giving any opportunity. In two days, after the shield system is fully charged, they will return to the front line.
The Lumann military fought more patiently.
They knew that the group of people holding on in the town could fight back, but they had no reinforcements and no backup force. If this continues, with an entire country as their backing, they will definitely be the victorious party in the end.
However, despite such dire circumstances, Perbov did not remain completely passive. He still adheres to the so-called elastic defense strategy.
In an all-out enemy attack three days ago, he took the risk of letting armored troops disguised behind some dilapidated buildings suddenly attack, with the cooperation of artillery and La Crocha's special forces. squad. They successfully destroyed a Knight Titan's shield generator, but at the cost of six Lion tanks, thirty infantry fighting vehicles, and more than two hundred soldiers.
Furthermore, due to the relatively high losses, the opportunity was created but unable to deliver the final blow, so the Knight Titan, which had lost its shield generator, was allowed to successfully withdraw.
But despite this, the results are acceptable.
The Knight Titan suffered some damage and no longer dared to appear on the front line. It could only fire missiles from the rear.
The front only has to face the impact of one Knight Titan, and the pressure is reduced a lot.
However, after seven days of fighting, they were still at the end of their rope.
"Report to Comrade Commander, the enemy's attack has been repulsed."
"Report the casualties."
"It is the 3752 Company in the south that has been destroyed." When the 3rd Company went up for support, no one was seen alive. The 3rd Company itself now only has 17 people left. According to the previous political commissar's request, the number has been retained, and the command has been merged into the battalion headquarters. Currently, the 37th Brigade has failed. All the organic company-level units were assigned to the battalion-level command, and the engineering battalion and logistics support battalion were also on board."
"The main force of the 34th Division guarding the east and north was severely damaged. Acting Division Commander Major Gale. He was killed in action, and now Major Mayev has taken over the command. This is already the third acting commander of the 34th Division."
Perbov looked expressionless when he heard this.
Apart from the fact that the enemy was repulsed, the other news was not good.
But his heart was already a little numb.
This has been the news all along, especially in the past two days.
They repelled the enemy's attacks again and again, fighting with the enemy for one house after another, and even one ruin after another. Until now, I am really at the end of my rope.
Of the 30,000-strong troops he brought, less than 13,000 may still be alive today, and most of them are injured.
But while the human toll was heavy, other aspects were even worse.
The two combined brigades have a total of 36 Lion tanks, and only the last one is operational; a total of 400 artillery pieces, 320 of them have been destroyed. Even the remaining eighty guns can still fire up to six rounds with the existing artillery shell reserves.
There are less than a thousand shells left.
The rocket launchers are all gone, and there are not many mortar shells left. Even the bullets need to be carefully collected from the dead soldiers, otherwise they will not be able to persist.
It can be said that except for the food reserves, which are still sufficient for the time being because the residents of the suburban towns were driven away and all the food was left behind, all other war materials have reached their final limit.
However, it is only the seventh day.
There is still one day left before the eight days required by the Governor.
What to do
Perbov doesn’t know anymore.
Taking advantage of a lull in the fighting, he left the command post.
Leroy did not persuade him. The political commissar was already lying aside and fell asleep. He was deaf in one ear and had not slept for twenty-three hours, so he needed to take a break.
After coming out, Perbov looked at the night sky, filled with guilt.
He couldn't help but reflect on whether there were too many things he didn't do well in his tactics over the past seven days. Was it his command errors that led to the current situation?
"Is it me?" I failed the Governor-GeneralTrust”
“But no matter what, on the last day, I will personally hold a gun and go to the front line of the battlefield. Even if we don't defend for the eighth day, even if the Lumans occupy our position, it will be after we are dead."
He gritted his teeth and swore.
But at this moment, he saw dozens of long tail flames streaking across the night sky on the horizon.
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