Chapter 510, Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Theater

When he heard Gu Hang say that he would send some troops and do some work anyway, Gallardo basically had no objection.

Preserving strength and showing attitude, what's wrong with that?

Even if the masters on Holy Terra want to scold, they have to look at what kind of people they are.

All other local forces in the empire are in a mess, being stabbed everywhere. It's not easy to have a direction without a big incident, so just be content. Forcing others to die, isn't that bullying Gallardo, the newly appointed Prime Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, who can't lift a knife?

Even at this time, his thinking began to change a little:

"We still have to pay attention to the risk issue? What if we lose the battle..."

"Don't worry." Gu Hang said, "On the one hand, I won't be reckless; on the other hand, the troops heading north will not be the main force. For the time being, my troops cannot enter the Spider Web Universe. The primary goal is the Menghe Star Region in the north. We will prevent the influence of the Iron Fury Stone from spreading in the Menghe Star Region until their influence is completely eliminated to avoid the situation that happened in the Spider Web Universe in the Menghe Star Region."

"In the next step, we will strive to do a good job in the defense of the Copper Bottle Star Region. Yu, that is the northeast gate of the Eastern Universe. Under the current situation, we must first do a good job of defense and cut off the Iron Armored War Group from moving south, which is also a great achievement. "

"I believe that all parties in the empire will understand. The empire is retreating on every other front, but we are the only one who has held on to the southern part of the Spider Web Universe. As a result, we are the ones who are responsible, which is unreasonable."

"If everything goes well, our vanguard troops will try to explore the Spider Web Universe and start some attacks on the area actually controlled by the Iron Fury Stone from the southeast corner."

Speaking of this, Gu Hang also felt that the time was ripe.

He said, "I need your help here too."

Galador said quickly, "You said I can help, I will!"

"I won't be polite with you." Gu Hang said with a smile, and then his tone became serious again, "Frankly speaking, the performance of the Spider Web Universe in this disaster was too bad. In fact, in general, Melandelli's fleet and the Star Army it brought, as well as multiple war groups cooperating with the Inquisition and the Sisters of Battle, plus a large number of local defense forces, and thousands of worlds as backing, should not have ended up like this."

"The problem is that this force, which has caused many parties to , each force is very independent. When facing the powerful force headed by the Iron Armored Corps, which now has six war groups gathered together, the scattered forces cannot be gathered together, and they will inevitably be defeated and eliminated one by one. "

"Besides, I don't trust other imperial generals at all. I will not hand over the precious power of the alliance to others to command. This is not negotiable. "

Galardo's voice came: "I understand, and setting up a commander-in-chief above you is not conducive to establishing your position. "

Well, it is not conducive to taking credit afterwards.

"I will strive for you to get a position of commander-in-chief in the southern theater. Although there is no such theater now, once you go to war with the Iron Armored Corps in the southeast of the Spider Web Universe, I will do my best to promote the establishment of this theater, and you will be the general person in charge here. "

This is exactly what Gu Hang wants.

But it's not enough.

Gu Hang said: "Gallardo, my brother, it is not enough to be just the commander-in-chief. Let's take the things that happened in the past year as an example. Don't the forces gathered in the Spider Web Universe have a unified command? No, for example, on Tianyuan VI, it was the Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition who was in charge. But this kind of leadership is too weak, more like a comprehensive alliance, at most the commander-in-chief in battle, at most he can only deploy the forces of all parties..."

Gallardo seemed a little confused, he asked: "Isn't this enough?"

"Not enough." Gu Hang said, "Not enough at all. How can I ensure that my orders as the general person in charge of a war zone and the commander-in-chief can be fully implemented? A need for everyone to sit down We need to discuss before we can make a decision. An organization whose commander's orders can be discounted or rejected cannot fight a war well. What I want is to truly integrate all the forces and pull them together. Every unit, no matter where they come from or what their identity is, can resolutely execute my orders after receiving them. "

"This requires me to have more powerful means in addition to the name of a commander-in-chief. I require absolute control over any unit assigned to me. Not only must they obey me in military operations, I also need to have personnel rights to appoint officers of this unit; I also need to have the power to punish or even execute any personnel in the unit. "

Hearing what Gu Hang said, Gallardo felt a little tricky.

"This..."

Gu Hang hadn't finished yet.

"It's not just the army. The army you know is only part of the war. Under such a large-scale all-out war, we must fully mobilize all forces and implement the total war strategy. This requires that if the southern theater is divided, then at least the entire Eastern Universe should be fully prepared for this war. These preparations include everything from beginning to end. The power of the entire universe should be used by me, and I should also have direct control over the administrative power within the universe."

At this point, Gu Hang has almost revealed his true intentions.

"This..."

Gallardo continued to hesitate.

The commander-in-chief of the army in front is what he can manage.

But the things behind are a bit empty. When it comes to the appointment and punishment of military personnel, for example, if Gu Hang wants to dismiss or even execute a general of the Star Army, then it stands to reason that he, the commander-in-chief, cannot do it.

The Military Affairs Department cannot give Gu Hang this power. This power is within the system of the Star Army or the Navy.

Not to mention, it is possible to dispatch some other forces, such as a troop of the Inquisition. The Military Affairs Department can also authorize Gu Hang to dismiss and execute the Inquisitor? What about the Space Marines?

Impossible, the Military Affairs Department itself does not have this authority!

If it involves the affairs of the local government later, it will be even more so. That is the work of the Administration Department.

Gu Hang asked doubtfully: "Shouldn't it be? Isn't there a precedent for this in the Empire?"