Chapter 512, Land Occupancy Act

In the 230th year of the 10th millennium of the Empire, the Princess Rebellion was the biggest news in the entire Empire.

At first, it was just a shocking event, something that many high-level figures thought would happen eventually, and it finally happened. Although it came earlier than expected and more suddenly, since it was already expected, it was not unexpected.

The attitude of most people in the Empire was that it would be difficult to quell this rebellion, and the Empire would have to deploy a lot of forces, and it might take a year? Two years?

Anyway, it should be about the same, right?

However, what happened next stunned many people step by step.

The rebellion broke out in February;

In March, Melandri defected, and the whole empire was full of curses. The Inquisition clamored for the Iron Armored Corps to pay the price;

In August, the Tianyuan VI incident occurred. A Grand Inquisitor, who was in charge of 400 formal inquisitors of various levels, more than 10,000 Blood Rose Battle Sisters, and a loyal Corps... Such elite troops were destroyed, and the Inquisition shut up and licked its wounds silently.

In October, the entire northern line of the Spider Web Universe was penetrated, and the war spread to the Devouring Star Universe. On Holy Terra, the representative of the chairman of the Devouring Star Universe, who occupied a seat in the Supreme Council, fiercely criticized Ou Juren, Gallardo who was not qualified to attend the meeting, and Gu Hang who was in the Eastern Universe of the Empire, which was quite far away. The representatives of the Devouring Star Universe believed that it was their overly radical actions a year and a half ago that forced them to go to war with the Iron Armored Corps without being fully prepared. Now, their Devouring Star Universe is really in trouble as they worried at the beginning.

The following year, in January 10231, the capital world of the Spider Web Universe fell.

Although, this does not mean that the Spider Web Universe has completely fallen. The Spider Web Universe is a much larger area than the Eastern Universe, with nearly 10,000 worlds there, so it is unlikely that all of them will be taken or surrendered in a year. In particular, the Ironclad Legion actually accumulated strength and fought several key battles, without dividing its forces in order to quickly sweep across the country.

However, after the fall of the capital, the entire Spider Web Universe was basically a fish on the chopping board. Wherever the Ironclad Legion wants to eat, they just need to cut a piece off.

Go and you will have it.

At this stage, the Holy Terra government was really a bit numb, especially when it was under direct pressure from the representatives of the Devouring Star Universe in the Supreme Council, and when several cosmic governments around the Spider Web Universe also sent their concerns.

Fortunately, there were Space Marine representatives in this Supreme Council.

The Space Marine from the Death Angels had already received a request for help from the Supreme Council. They hoped that the Death Angels could play their role and come to support the war.

The Death Angels, which was rebuilt from the First Legion, was not only a founding legion, but also the first Space Marine Legion to be established during the Legion period. During the establishment of the Empire and in the years that followed, it was absolutely glorious. The entire legion was quite powerful and had many secret weapons that even the Holy Terra government did not have - oh, they never admitted it themselves.

However, the Death Angels refused the request for help.

Their home planet was in the western border of the Empire, across the entire territory of the Empire, and they could not come.

They had other things to do.

The representative from the Death Legion was unwilling to reveal what it was, and no one could force him.

However, he still played a role as a high lord on behalf of the Death Angels, who was currently a high lord. They said they would help contact and invite some other war groups, especially those active in the eastern and northern territories of the empire, to see who is more free and can come to help.

There are indeed a few war groups that have responded to the call and have begun to gather.

But first of all, the number is still not enough.

Now, the war groups standing on the side of Iron Armor are no longer just the original three "Iron Fury Stones". Among the other seven war groups in the Spider Web Universe, three were destroyed, one ran away, and the other three all stood on the side of Iron Armor.

There are six war groups alone, not to mention that Iron Armor can fight against ten.

There are only six war groups that have responded to the call. It will probably take several months to fully gather them. After all, they also need to rush over from various places.

And some war groups, such as some war groups active in the Devouring Star Universe, and the military forces of this universe, are actually difficult to gather together. Although the threat brought by the Iron Fury Stone is closely related to them, there is a problem that each universe has its own problems.

Greenskins are everywhere; there is a small group of Void Hives that need to be cleared; there are a lot of cult activities on some worlds; there are rebels, pirates...

There are hundreds of worlds in a star field, and thousands or tens of thousands of worlds in a universe. The original military force is usually stretched to the limit to deal with problems within the country.

At this time, a huge external crisis suddenly appeared, which was really difficult to deal with.

The power that can be gathered now to fight against the Iron Fury Stone is not enough, at least it is completely unable to make the masters on Holy Terra feel at ease.

In this situation, the Supreme Council on Holy Terra was held again and again.

The high lords kept exchanging opinions and resources to see who you can contact, how many troops and horses to send, how much supplies to send, and when they can arrive...

In fact, the power that can be gathered, at least from the data on paper, is very large and very powerful.

But the problem is that these forces often take a long time to complete the assembly.

Some of them who can come quickly are not easy to send directly to the battlefield, otherwise it will become a tactic of adding fuel to the fire, or the gourd baby will save the grandfather?

But if it takes a long time to gather, who knows what the situation will be in the Spider Web Universe at that time? Who knows whether the disaster will not be limited to one Spider Web Universe at that time?

In this situation, when another meeting of the high lords began, Gallardo entered the door.

Thirteen high lords sat at the top, looking down at Gallardo.

Perhaps, in the future, Gallardo will sit in their ranks, but at least not yet.

Under the scrutiny of these eyes, Gallardo suppressed some strange emotions in his heart and saluted the high lords respectfully.

Then, he said: "This time, I come to report to the rulers of the empires and the respected high lords about the needs of Gu Hang, the chairman of the Eastern Universe and Dragon Eagle Star Region, the Marshal of the Star Army, and the commander of the legal multi-star political entity "Alliance"..."

"Okay, we all know what Gu Hang wants." The Prime Minister of the Administration Department interrupted Gallardo impatiently, "But I have a question: What does the so-called alliance mean? Does Holy Terra not give Gu Hang the benefits he wants, so he will not send troops? Is his loyalty to the interests rather than to the empire?"

It is already a serious accusation.

But Gallardo was not panicked at all: "Of course not, no one knows Gu Hang better than me. He is definitely an extremely loyal imperial official. After the incident in the Spider Web Universe, he was more worried than anyone else. Please don't doubt Gu Hang's position. We are in Holy Terra, and it is still quite far for Iron Armor to attack us; his alliance is directly under the front of Iron Armor, but now he is lucky that the traitor Humphrey Paul did not develop to the south. The threat he faces is greater than any of us, and he wants to solve the threat of Iron Armor faster than any of us."

"Hehe." Another high lord spoke, "Why did the Iron Armor War Group fight so fiercely to the west and north, but not to the south? Who knows if there is any dirty agreement between them that they dare not tell others?"

Another deeper accusation.

But Gallardo didn't plan to continue to be timid at this time. He said: "I don't quite understand what you mean. It seems that you really hope that the alliance will stand with Humphrey Paul? Imagine, what would happen if that scene really happened?"

"Insolent!" Someone yelled at him.

Ou Juren, who was sitting on the top, also spoke up: "We all know Gu Hang's loyalty. This kind of thing that can't happen, Bojoya, don't use it to scare everyone."

It sounds like a reprimand for Gallardo, but in fact, the attitude is quite clear, directly defining Gu Hang as loyal.

Otherwise?

Gallardo restrained himself a little, and said: "Please understand, respected high lords, that the Alliance is actually the only composite force we can expect now, which has assembled space warriors, naval fleets, and the Astra Militarum, and has the direct support of hundreds of worlds. If you allow, the power of the entire Eastern Universe can be integrated by the Alliance, and we will have a sharp blade in the south of the Iron Fury Stone."

"If you do not agree to the conditions of the Alliance, it certainly does not mean that the Alliance will stand on the other side, and it will not affect Gu Hang's loyalty. However, we must also respect objective facts. If we do not support the Alliance and cannot allow Gu Hang to integrate enough power, how can we let him fight against the Iron Armored Legion?"

"Let the Alliance be like those forces that were buried in the Spider Web Universe before, and in vain. Send it away, and then let the original two-sided leak turn into a three-sided collapse? "

"Please wake up, we need the alliance, we need him to be a strong shield in the southern part of the Spider Web Universe, and when necessary, it can also be turned into a sharp sword. On this basis, the most important thing we should do is to fully support him and not let what happened in the Spider Web Universe happen again. "

"As for the doubts that Gu Hang will not move forward without benefits... This is a malicious interpretation. Isn't it the most appropriate for Gu Hang to do this? The Empire did not give him additional authorization. He is only the commander-in-chief of the alliance and the head of the Dragon Eagle Star Domain. What identity and power does he have to interfere in the affairs of the Menghe Star Domain? If he really did something, should today's meeting become a criticism meeting against him? "

Speaking of the latter, Gallardo still couldn't help showing a sarcastic face.

But this time, no one criticized him.

The high lords each had their own thoughts.

"Let's enter the voting stage." Ou Juren said so, and at the same time winked at Gallardo below.

Gallardo bowed and left.

He was not a high lord yet, and he was not qualified to watch the voting stage.

However, Gallardo believed that a position would be vacated for him in the near future.

...

"Gu Hang, you didn't see me scolding them fiercely in the Supreme Council!" Gallardo was bragging.

"Ha...ha...what...was...the...final...result?" Gu Hang's voice, coming from the star language communication, was very laggy.

Gallardo was stunned for a moment, but he answered Gu Hang's question first: "Of course there is no problem with the result. Although the number of votes is quite thrilling, you now have the legal qualification to occupy the land. Every planet you conquer can be added to the framework of the alliance!"

"Then...thank you so much...you have relieved my...worries..."

Gallardo finally couldn't help asking: "What's the situation on your side? Why is it stuck?"

"I...on the starship."

"?"

"The main force of the alliance has entered the Menghe star region, and I am leading the team myself." When he said this, Gu Hang's signal finally got better.

"I should have just told you the result, right? What if the discussion of the Supreme Council fails to pass, you..."

Gu Hang smiled and said: "What's there to be afraid of? You have come out in person, how can I not believe that you can capture it easily?"

Gallardo also smiled: "Then I wish you a successful start!"

...

After the communication with Gallardo ended, Gu Hang continued to do his own things.

Gu Hang had made up his mind to participate in the Iron Armor War.

He could not stand on the same front with Iron Armor.

It was not only about interests, but also about the previous hatred.

The most important point was that Gu Hang did not believe that Iron Armor would be the final winner.

No matter how big the hidden interests were, as long as he could not win in the end, it would be meaningless even if he made a lot of money in the process.

But he would not attack the core area of ​​the Spider Web Universe right now.

The Land Occupancy Act was released, and Gu Hang planned to take advantage of the influence that the Fury Flame War Group had spent many years to build up in the Menghe Star Region.

It was a fact that many planets in the Menghe Star Region directly or indirectly provided assistance to Iron Fury Stone.

All these supports must be cut off!

Send troops, control planets, and check accounts.

In order to eliminate the influence, it is reasonable for the alliance to station troops, right? It is also reasonable to send officials to manage, right? Under the Land Occupancy Act, it seems to be a natural thing to include it in the alliance framework!