"Since the first contact between the Qien Empire and the federal government, its attitude has been arrogant and tyrannical. It has even openly ordered warships to destroy our civilian colonial spaceships, resulting in the death of hundreds of thousands of unarmed human civilians in space. Therefore, the federal government hereby solemnly declares, The purpose of this war is not only to maintain the independent survival of the Human Federation, but also to maintain the justice and fairness of the Star Ocean Community."
"The Federation originally intended to peacefully resolve the issue of the ownership of the Tianxi Star, but the Qian Imperial Army repeatedly invaded and used the pretext of detaining the wrecked transport ship to attack and kill our People's Federation officers. After suffering a strong counterattack from our Colonial Defense Forces, not only did they not He can reflect on his mistakes, but continues to send more troops to disputed areas and repeatedly provoke provocations, which is really an act of stubbornness."
"In order to safeguard the long-term peace of the vast galaxy and the boundless sea of stars, and to crush the Qien Empire's insatiable ambition to invade, the Human Federation officially declares war on the Qien Empire, and hereby declares all treaties between the various civilized empires in the galaxy, and the Human Federation and the Qien Empire. , the agreement, the contract shall be abolished from today and will no longer take effect.”
"August 25, thirty-three years of the Human Federation's New Calendar, Grand Marshal, Sidney Beauclair."
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The declaration of war, which came without any warning, seemed to come out of nowhere, which surprised many people and forces in the galaxy, but it did not exceed Lieutenant Colonel Joseph's expectations.
Less than half a month has passed since he and Ernst discovered the clues of anti-orbital weapons, and three days after they launched the army preparation plan, all the People's Federation colonial stronghold officials and defense officers on Tianxi Star gathered. A unified order was issued by the Joint Star Strategic Command Center.
Mobilize all the resources at hand, mobilize all the forces around you, form as many colonial defense forces as possible, and prepare for the upcoming large-scale ground war.
After that, the Human Federation's transport fleet began unloading hundreds of thousands of army soldiers and mountains of supplies from the ships as quickly as possible at the ground parking lot, and then again He lifted off and returned to the major spaceports in the Federation, bringing more troops and supplies to Tianxixing.
Even when the declaration of war was issued, there were still hundreds of thousands of People's Alliance Army troops stationed in the parking lot waiting to take small and medium-sized transport ships to the front line, which was still relatively calm at present.
However, it is obviously unrealistic to use the equator of a planet with a diameter of more than 10,000 kilometers as the front line of a conventional land battlefield, because in terms of troop deployment, the strong and weak must be distinguished, and more troops must be deployed in positions more suitable for defense and offense. More elite troops. As for those inaccessible primitive jungles and similar areas, a small number of colonial defense forces are enough to guard them.
What makes Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Magellan extremely excited is that, through the unanimous decision of the Federal Strategic Command Center and the Tianxi Star Army Command, the equator zone of the eighth sector he is responsible for has been officially designated as a frontline theater and has become the current Tianxi Star Army Command. The most important and most extensive "Eighth War Zone" on the planet.
On the more than 1,000-kilometer-long front of the Eighth Theater, millions of troops recruited from various colonial planets within the Federation entered their respective areas of responsibility a few days ago and began to build permanent fortifications, point defenses, etc. Necessary buildings such as forts and various large-scale refuge facilities.
The same was true for the Qien Empire army, which was only a dozen kilometers away from them. In such a strange atmosphere, both sides continued to strengthen their defenses and waited for the commander to issue an order to attack.
Joseph, who once told Ernst that he was destined to do something big in his life, saw that the front line was being filled up bit by bit, so how could he suppress the burning passion for war in his heart.
After handing over the defense of the colonial stronghold to the adjutant, the lieutenant colonel took a fighter plane and personally went to the army headquarters in Tianxi City, the planetary capital, to meet with the commander of the eighth theater, Federal Army Lieutenant General Wolf Gang-Kagat.
On the way to Tianxi City, Joseph sat in the co-pilot of the fighter plane, wearing headphones and listening to classical music played on the radio channel. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a blue-purple light out of the corner of his eye, so the lieutenant colonel took off his headphones and curiously looked down from the window on the side of the cab. He found that he had arrived above Tianxi City, and the blue-purple light was The light came from the direction of the headquarters building.
"It doesn't look like a deflection shield. What new tricks did the Federal Research Center come up with?"
With such questions, Joseph walked into Lieutenant General Wolfgang's office. After confirming his appointment with the other party's adjutant, he straightened the already neat military cap on his head and came down under the guidance of the adjutant. Arriving in front of the lieutenant general.
"Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Magellan, this is the first time you and I have met, but your name is not unfamiliar to me."
Lieutenant General Wolfgang, who has brown hair, has a unique smile from an elder to a junior, because regardless of his age or military rank, he has this qualification.
So before Joseph could bring up his purpose, Wolfgang took out his favorite pipe from the drawer of his desk. While adding specially supplied high-grade tobacco into the bowl, he said with a half-smile: "Lieutenant Colonel Magellan, What you did on Tianxixing was not unknown to United Stars."
"So I think you should know how much loss the Federation will suffer because of your unauthorized actions if the situation is not what you think."
Facing the question from the Lieutenant General, Joseph put his hands behind his back and stood there without looking back and replied: "But the situation is exactly what I thought. The Federation needs an excuse, Lieutenant General."
After hearing this, the lieutenant general put the cigarette holder into his mouth, took a breath of smoke with a strong tobacco aroma, coughed slightly, reluctantly put down the pipe and said: "It's an old problem. Even if the doctor keeps warning me, I will still do it." I can’t help but smoke it occasionally.”
Realizing that there was something wrong in the lieutenant general's words, Joseph said categorically: "I will always remember the teachings given to me by the Federation and will never do anything that harms the interests of the Federation."
"Ahem, the future of the Federation ultimately belongs to you young people. I hope you remember what you said now."
Seeing that the young lieutenant colonel understood what he meant, Wolfgang nodded with satisfaction and asked about the other party's purpose.
"What? You want your Colonial Defense Forces to be regularized and sent to the front line?"
Although he had some predictions about Lieutenant Colonel Joseph's boldness, the Lieutenant General did not expect that the other party would be so bold, and even wanted to use the colonial army with third-rate combat experience and equipment level to make achievements.
Even if Joseph applied to him for the command of an army of 100,000 people at this time, Wolfgang, who likes to cultivate rising stars, would agree. However, the combat effectiveness of the regular army of 100,000 people and the colonial defense force of 100,000 people is completely different, and there is no comparison at all.
Even though the equipment can be retrieved directly from the warehouse, Wolfgang still finds it difficult to believe that the combat effectiveness of the Colonial Defense Force can be improved by simply replacing equipment - if the training of the regular army is so easy, then how can the slave army of the Qin Empire be improved? Not everyone can have a chance with the federal army!
But after seeing the determination in the lieutenant colonel's eyes, Wolfgang decided to give him a chance, a chance to prove both himself and the combat effectiveness of the new equipment.
"Vice Admiral Anya Panicka, who is stationed on the ruined planet Finhabenis, helped us get some good things a while ago. It is said that he got them from a private company called the Star Group. General Panicka said to them They have a very high evaluation and even think that they are more worthy of the federation’s friendship than the Huanyu Group.”
The lieutenant general turned on the holographic projection on his desk. After a few taps with his rough, wrinkled hands, an overview of the various weapons and equipment exported by the Star Group to the Human Federation appeared on the projection.
The most eye-catching thing among them is the bluish-purple light of the individual soldier's ion shield. The obvious features made Joseph react immediately - isn't this the command building shield he saw on the fighter plane before? Sure enough, it was not an old-fashioned existence like the deflection shield, but this electroion shield that had never been seen before.
In addition to the individual shields in the projection, there was a humanoid robot called the "Z-1 Multifunctional Combat Robot" that also made Joseph's eyes shine. With a load capacity of hundreds of kilograms, a battery life of up to 24 hours, and a battery that can be easily replaced at any time, several combat methods that can be put to good use suddenly popped into his mind.
Seeing Joseph looking at him expectantly, Lieutenant General Wolfgang said with a smile: "The latest batch of new equipment just arrived at Tianxi Star through the border star gate yesterday. As the main theater of war, our Eighth Theater has obtained a lot of equipment." Shields and droids are enough to arm your colonial guards, but I'm going to say something ugly."
The expression on the lieutenant general's face became serious after a pause. The power accumulated over a long period of holding heavy troops put a lot of pressure on the fledgling Joseph.
"After taking the equipment that should have been allocated to the regular army, I will treat your troops equally. If the war goes wrong because of your regular colonial troops, I will not show any favoritism to you, even if you have I have made some modest achievements, do you understand?"
"Understood! General!"
After paying a military salute to Lieutenant General Wolfgang, Colonel Joseph embarked on his return journey with his once again upgraded military rank at light speed and the order of Lieutenant General. After he leaves, the currently sufficient transport fleet will ensure that equipment sufficient to arm 100,000 colonial defense troops will be delivered as quickly as possible.
The only fly in the ointment is that the lieutenant general did not give them any time to familiarize themselves with the equipment. After completing the change of equipment, the 100,000 regularized defense forces must immediately fill the relatively weak front near the equator in the eighth theater.
In Wolfgang's original words, "If an army must be familiar with the equipment to be effective, then let them go to the battlefield and slowly become familiar with it! Only after experiencing the experience of blood and fire, your colonial defense Only then can the army transform into a true federal army!”
