Counterfeit Hero

"We guessed it right," Margaret laughed as soon as she walked into Fatty's office. He raised the electronic folder in his hand and said, "There is indeed something fishy in this."

The fat man, who was standing in front of the electronic sand table, biting his fingernails and frowning in thought, turned around when he heard the sound.

"What is this?" He took the document from Margaret's hand and asked as he opened it.

"Communication records with Salega," Margaret held his arm habitually, and looked at the text data floating on the folder screen with him, "According to the intelligence we received, Salega's military launched The coup should have been half a month ago, but look here..."

The fat man's eyes followed Margaret's fingers to the codes at the end of each communication record, and he quickly discovered the problem.

"One-way relay communication, Salega is still implementing level one communication control?" He blinked and turned to look at Margaret.

"Actually, I felt strange when you mentioned Salga's coup," Margaret curled her lips and said: "After all, Salga has been in the Fiji League for hundreds of years, and has been integrated with the Fifa League countries in every aspect. They are divided. With such a huge movement, is it possible that the Fei League headquarters has no news at all?"

"Besides, since they chose to overthrow the pro-Syrian faction, even if Ronde did not discuss it with the Fiji League beforehand, he should at least contact the Fiji League as soon as possible afterwards. But I asked Butt to repeatedly check the information from the Fiji League's Skynet. In every record from one month before the Lega coup to the present, no contact documents have been found. This also shows..."

Margaret tapped her jade-green fingers on the electronic folder, and said with a playful smile: "...First of all, this Mr. Round is not as good as everyone thinks. A hard-line war fighter, he has little interest in this war. Secondly, no matter what reason he came to power, at least he still faces some problems. Therefore, he needs to continue to maintain the communication control of Western York to facilitate his completion of internal integration and Consolidation of power.”

"So, we actually have many potential collaborators in the Salaga Federation. The task now is to choose one of them and contact him to find out what problem that bitch encountered?" The fat man laughed. : "Have you told the old man about this?"

"Of course," Margaret nodded: "I contacted my grandfather as soon as possible, and he gave me a list of Salega military personnel."

As she spoke, she pulled out a list from the electronic folder in Fatty's hand: "No...that's it. Look at this person."

"General Wang Nanxu, former director of the Operations Department of the Longbow Galaxy Military Region, chief of general staff, commander of the Dragonlance Star Region Military Region..." The fat man quickly browsed Margaret's information from the four Sarga generals. One person selected from the list asked strangely, "Is there nothing special about this person's resume?"

"He is a student in the training class for senior Allied commanders. Grandpa admires him very much, but this is not the point..." Margaret said: "I just showed Sister Xiang the list. This person is Sister Xiang’s senior is also a trustworthy friend and we have worked together for many years.”

"Can I get in touch?". the fat man asked.

"Sister Xiang said that when she followed Admiral Tolstoy to block the Suss fleet, Admiral Wang Nanxu had been promoted to the commander of the Dragonlance Star Region Military Region. I don't know what happened now."

Margaret stroked her hair: "The transfer order was signed by General Tolstoy himself. Although I don't understand why Lande became the leader of the military, Sister Xiang believes that there must be these people involved in this coup. Participate. She said that if General Wang Nanxu had stayed in the Longbow Galaxy, he would definitely die together with General Tolstoy without any hesitation."

The fat man was in awe for a moment. In this war, everyone will make their own choices, and they will always show two extreme qualities. ….

Some people are selfish, willing to sell out national interests for the sake of glory and wealth, and regard justice and morality as nothing in order to fight for power. Others are the complete opposite. They put life and death aside, let alone personal interests, honor and disgrace. They fought bravely on the battlefield just to defend their territory, dignity and freedom.

"Send a stealth electronic ship..." Fatty said without hesitation: "Let Butt find a way to contact Admiral Wang Nanxu and find out what is going on."

"Yes." Margaret nodded and said: "In addition, Sister Xiang has already sent a reply to Ronde. Asking him to lead the fleet to join the main fleet of the Fei Alliance that passed through the Blue Stone Star and enter the Leray Federation together. As expected, Ronde He refused. He repeatedly asked Sister Xiang to return to Salega first, and he would wait at the Silver Elephant Galaxy jump point from the Longbow Galaxy to the capital."

"Oh?" The fat man turned to look at the interstellar screen, his brows furrowed.

If you start from LeLei, you need to pass through the public star system from [Bermuda] to the [Longbow] star system, then enter the [Silver Elephant] star system and then pass through another public star system before you can reach the [Gem] star system, the capital of the Salga Federation.

Why didn't Lande go to [Longbow] or wait for Fang Xiang in the [Gem] galaxy, but chose the Silver Elephant galaxy halfway? The fat man raised his eyebrows slightly.

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In March 2064, the Sobor fleet arrived in the Desik Empire.

Through the almost fanatical pursuit reports of the Western York media, people discovered that the Sobol fleet did not stop to rest after arriving in the Desik [Prometheus] system, but kept passing through [Prometheus]. The jumping point leading to the [Hera] galaxy, flying towards the [Metis] galaxy.

In these media shots, which were delayed for about two to three days, thousands of Western York warships were like huge steel whales, swimming together.

The largest space carrier is surrounded by majestic and sturdy armored battleships in the center. Outside the main formation are densely packed numerous heavy cruisers and high-speed destroyers. They emerged in waves at the end of the jump channel, and then drove through the immigration planet's near-Earth passage at the same speed and in neat formations.

The huge shadow of the battleship passed over the bare mountain valley in front of Prometheus Prime. The long blue particle light stream at the stern of the ship is like a meteor shower passing by the atmosphere.

The spectacular scene was captured by a camera mounted on a building in the city at night and broadcast to various countries in Western York. It triggered unanimous cheers from the people of Western York. This is a display of Western York's powerful force, a fleet led by the peerless general Sobol. People doubted who could withstand such a powerful military force.

The ensuing evolution of the battle seemed to prove this point.

On March 6th, the Sobor fleet forward entered the Metis system and immediately headed for the A8 system.

The bandit fleet that originally stayed in the A8 galaxy chose to retreat in front of Xiyo's powerful and sharp military front. They didn't fire a single shot or even make a face-to-face encounter with the Western Fleet. They gave up on the A8 system that they had managed to control in the early battles and withdrew from the Tianya Corridor, which was geographically easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The West York fleet, which took down the Tianya Corridor without any blood, seems to have already known this outcome. They went all the way south without stopping at all, and without any combat alert during the march. They didn't even change their formation. They just continued to move forward in a mighty manner, directly towards the A7 galaxy jumping point.

The intelligence departments of various countries are paying close attention to the changing situation in the southeast and guessing the tactics of the bandits. Everyone has an inexplicable expectation for this army that has repeatedly relied on its advanced technology and skillful sneak attack methods to achieve victory.

But no one expected that when the Xijue fleet entered the A7 galaxy, the bandits once again fled without a fight. Also outside contact range, the same non-tactical retreat. There were no attacks, no traps, and no intention of fighting. It was an escape that was almost humiliating. ….

Once, twice, three times... From the A8 galaxy to the A3 galaxy, after escaping, even the people of Western York hoped that the bandit army would turn around and fight, not to mention the extremely frustrated people of the Fei League. .

Looking at the battle reports coming back one after another, the Fei League community was in an uproar. Ridicule, ridicule, abuse, contempt, people vent their various emotions without any scruples. These voices were even louder and their words sharper than when Hastings went south.

The human world is noisy and turbulent. Frenetic and chaotic. There was a leisurely atmosphere in the conference room of the Dragonlance Military District Headquarters of the Federal Defense Forces in Salega.

This is the leisure time after the regular military meeting of the Longqiang Military Region. Some officers are chatting, some officers are discussing in front of the electronic star map, some are looking at the documents in their hands, and some are gathered around the commander, General Wang Nanxu.

An officer casually mentioned the current situation in the Fiji League. General Wang Nanxu, who was sitting at the head of the conference table, lit the ancient sandalwood pipe in his hand and said: "The people in the Fiji League have an extremely contradictory mentality. I am sure that the current situation The same problem will also occur in the Fei Alliance's fleet going south."

oh? The officers who heard Wang Nanxu's voice looked at each other curiously and focused on their commander.

General Wang Nanxu is forty-nine years old, with a powerful figure and impressive weapons. Even if he is just sitting upright, he still has a majestic aura. He spoke in a loud voice, with thick black eyebrows and low pressure. His big hands placed on the armrests of the chair made powerful gestures from time to time to strengthen his tone.

"For the people of the Fiji League, the entire Fiji League has been independently supported by Hastings in the past thirty years. They regard him as a god, worship him in awe, and believe that with his existence, the Fiji League will never be able to Failure. However, in this war, Hastings, who they had placed great hope on, not only said nothing and did nothing, but also pulled the only Allied fleet that had finally been put together at the most critical moment of the Filipina Alliance. The Southeast Star Territory refused to return support.”

His voice was extremely clear in the silent conference room: "They hate Hastings, but they can't change the trust and admiration they have had for many years. On the one hand, they cursed, but on the other hand, they looked forward to seeing the military god who took action personally in the southeast. A great victory was achieved. From this, one can imagine how disappointed the people of the Fei League were when the bandits repeatedly retreated without a fight, surrendered the already expanded defense line in such a humiliating way, and re-compressed it to the A3 galaxy. .

In everyone's opinion, this was originally a hopeless war. Hastings's southward strategy was full of confusion from beginning to end. The performance of the bandit army just proved the angry mood of this conclusion. After being catalyzed by this disappointment, coupled with the fueling of some well-intentioned people, it is not surprising that there were a lot of curses. "

In just a few words, Wang Nanxu analyzed the mentality of the people of Fei Meng in detail, and the office was filled with sighs.

In the silence, the young officer who just brought up this topic asked: "Sir, you just said that the same problem exists within the coalition forces going south?"

Everyone looked at Wang Nanxu with expressions of respectful listening. Even some officers who were chatting in the far corner of the conference room came back and gathered around Wang Nanxu.

In the Longqiang Military Region, Wang Nanxu's prestige is unparalleled. This is due to his own ability and charisma. Anyone who comes into contact with him can feel the unpretentious magnanimity, bravery, integrity and justice from this man who is 1.90 meters tall.

This is a quality that is in the same vein as General Tolstoy, and it is fascinating.

Hearing his subordinates' questions, Wang Nanxu smoked his pipe and half-squinted his sharp eyes in the smoke: "Having been in contact with the military of various countries in the Filipina League for so many years, I know them very well. They are the best in fighting a smooth battle. All of them are good players. But this kind of hard and evil battle..."...

He gently knocked the pipe in the ashtray and put it into his mouth again: "... Judging from the current situation of the Fei League, the future of following Lord Hastings to continue south is indeed not very bright. . Domestic voices, a series of changes in the Fifa Alliance's command headquarters, and the critical situation of the Tryland system are all clearly before our eyes. Under such circumstances, if it were not for the Fifa League, the status of His Excellency Hastings would not be shaken. , they must obey the orders of Lord Hastings, and I am afraid that one-third of them have chosen to return."

"Speaking of which, we can't blame them. As commanders, they must be responsible for their subordinates." Wang Nanxu looked around: "If it were me, I would have the same concerns. Moreover, this kind of thinking The baggage gets bigger the further away from the Triverland system it is."

"Commander, didn't you say that you would be willing to die if you could fight with His Majesty the God of War?" A short and stocky lieutenant general sitting in the first seat on Wang Nanxu's left said with a smile.

"If I don't care about you, I have no worries." Wang Nanxu's eyes widened, causing a burst of laughter.

After the laughter, Wang Nanxu held his pipe in his mouth and continued: "The bandit army made a surprise attack on Bermuda before and annihilated Sheldon. It was a beautiful battle. The battle against Banning was also very beautiful. Especially the attack on Desik. In the end, the capital fleet fought directly back to the Metis system from the main channel, and set up a time difference trap with the main force, which was a stroke of genius. However, it was precisely because they fought so well in the early stage that they caused the current problem."

The officers looked at each other, wondering what this meant.

I saw Wang Nanxu making a gesture, pointing to his temples and saying: "You can imagine yourself as the commander of the Allied Forces going south. The bandit army fought so well in the early stage, not only defeated Banning, who had an absolute advantage in strength, but also disgraced him. They attacked Desik’s Metis Galaxy, Hera Galaxy, Prometheus Galaxy and the capital Zeus Galaxy. The defense line can be said to have reached directly to Desik’s national border..."

He smiled and said to the officers who looked strange: "But when you were about to rush to the war zone to help them, they gave up the galaxy they occupied earlier in order to preserve their troops. Not only did they not hold back Sobol, they even Not even a single shot is fired, which throws away the strategic maneuvering space you already had. It also cuts off your idea of ​​exchanging space for time when the war situation is unfavorable, forcing you to have to fight in the last line of the A3 galaxy in order to defend the Leray Federation. Would you feel happy if we fought to the death on the defensive line?"

The officers shook their heads. Not to mention happy, it's not bad if it doesn't make your lungs explode.

Put yourself in their shoes, as soldiers, the officers and soldiers of the Philippine Alliance's southbound fleet have the same mission as themselves, which is to protect their homes and the country. But now, they must follow Hastings to another battlefield that is far away from their hometown and life when their country and relatives are in the most danger, and seems far less important than the Trifern system.

As soldiers, in this magnificent war era, what they long for is victory, meritorious service, and a name in history. They can endure being misunderstood and criticized, but they cannot bear to pay all this price just to become the victim of a tragic defeat.

It is conceivable that the current Fei Alliance fleet must be filled with anger and pessimism.

In anyone's opinion, the bandits' retreat in large strides in order to preserve their strength was an extremely irresponsible approach to the Allies. With the Allied forces at a disadvantage and isolated, giving up their geographical advantage was tantamount to pushing the Allied forces that had just arrived in the southeast to the edge of the cliff.

From the A3 galaxy, the Allies will have no room to maneuver or exchange time.

Everyone must stand in front of Sobor's army and fight with their lives. Otherwise, the most important strategic goal of going south to buy time for the Leske War and force the Soviet Union and Jie to withdraw from the war will completely fail because Western York once again opens the Lere Central Channel. ….

At that time, all sacrifices and humiliation will become meaningless.

"General, I heard that the military department ordered all major military regions to implement first-level combat preparations this time because General Land plans to send troops to assist the Leray bandits and Lord Hastings. Is this true?" The young major general in his thirties seemed to hesitate for a long time before asking the question that everyone present wanted to ask.

The conference room, which was full of discussions, suddenly became quiet because of this issue. Everyone looked at Wang Nanxu, waiting for his answer.

The normal coup of the Salga Federation was an expected and unexpected change.

Long before the coup occurred, let alone others, at least Wang Nanxu of the Longqiang Military Region and all the officers in this conference room were planning and preparing. As far as everyone knows, General Wang Nanxu has secret communications with many galaxy military districts. It was only a matter of time before a coup was launched.

But no one expected that just as everyone was carefully preparing for the deployment and waiting cautiously for the opportunity, some young and passionate young officers in the capital launched a coup that, in hindsight, had an unimaginably low success rate but succeeded by a strange combination of circumstances. .

And that Admiral Lande immediately took control of the Salega Skynet and major central systems, and was recognized by most of the military regions who were still confused at all.

Among these military regions that have expressed their stance, Dragonlance Military Region is one of them. However, through subsequent exchanges between General Wang Nanxu and many generals who had the same ambitions, they discovered that this coup had nothing to do with the other party. At least none of these connected generals from the main war faction were directly involved.

In order to minimize the damage caused by the coup, Wang Nanxu and other generals chose to wait and see rather than raise questions. In their view, since Admiral Land launched a coup, everyone should be allies on the same front. At the same time, due to the long-term communication blockade, no one knew what Mr. Lande, who was once Major General Fang Xiang's boss, had to do with the Fei League or the bandits.

At least on the surface, the timing of Lande's coup coincided very well with the time when the bandits raided Bermuda to regain the entire territory of the LeRay Federation. It would be said that Lande did not know in advance and chose such a time to launch the coup when Western York had the upper hand. , that’s really a bit unbelievable.

While everyone was watching and waiting for the truth, Lande, who got everyone's acquiescence, issued an order for first-level combat readiness.

What is the connection between Lande, who suddenly emerged, and the bandit army? Does the combat readiness order mean that Salga will rejoin the war? Where will he lead Salga when he suddenly becomes the actual leader of this country? All of this, It has become a mystery in everyone's mind.

"To be honest, I don't know." Looking at his subordinates who were looking at him, Wang Nanxu shook his head and said: "Judging from the current signs, Admiral Lande's intention to participate in the war is very clear, which is also in line with him and the Fei Alliance. The stance of fighting together. However, when I was in the Longbow Galaxy, Major General Fang Xiang did not have high regard for this boss. Although she never said anything about others behind their backs, I can see that leaving this pursuit Her boss, she was very relieved.”

General Wang Nanxu knocked the embers from his pipe into the ashtray and lit it again. While doing all this, he looked quietly at the huge electronic star map in front of the conference room, seeming to be thinking. After a long time, he slowly said: "There are eleven military districts in Salega, dozens of generals, more than a hundred *-level fleets and thousands of army divisions. In addition to us, there may be another group doing the same thing. The thing is, they are just faster than us."

As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at a lieutenant general on the right: "General Pirlo, has the electronic ship we photographed entered the Longbow Galaxy? Can you get in touch with the bandits?"...

Lieutenant General Pirlo, who has a thin face and a broad forehead, is the head of the intelligence department of the Dragonlance Military Region. As early as a week ago, he followed the instructions of General Wang Nanxu and sent an electronic ship to the Longbow Galaxy in an attempt to get in touch with the bandits. Hearing Wang Nanxu's inquiry at this moment, he shook his head and said: "Now all the domestic waterways have been blocked, and all the traffic reports we made have come to nothing. I heard that this is Admiral Lande's order to prevent some pro-Western allies. The order was personally issued by the military region, and the bandits cannot be contacted for the time being."

"It seems that we are also one of the objects of suspicion," General Wang Nanxu laughed self-deprecatingly: "Since General Tolstoy left, the Sarga military has completely changed its appearance. The capitulationists, the compromise The factions, the centrists, the isolationists, and the war faction all refuse to obey the other. In addition, those guys in the parliament tried their best to add sand to the army, so now we don’t even know who should trust each other."

After saying that, Wang Nanxu stood up with low spirits, waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's break up the meeting."

At this moment, suddenly, a lieutenant colonel staff officer suddenly pushed open the door of the conference room, rushed in, breathlessly and loudly reported to Wang Nanxu: "Your Majesty, General, urgent communication."

Wang Nanxu, who was about to leave, stopped and frowned: "Who?"

The excitement of the Lieutenant Colonel's staff was beyond words, and he said excitedly: "Bandit Army, Major General Fang Xiang"

There was silence in the conference room. After a while, there was only a commotion of tables and chairs being moved, and everyone stood up in unison, looking at the Lieutenant Colonel who couldn't help but gasp in shock.

Admiral Wang Nanxu, on the other hand, had already taken a big step and rushed out.

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