"Report!" The secretary's voice came from the door.
In the bright office, Chris heard the knock on the door, raised his head from a pile of documents, and said: "Come in!"
"Your Majesty! The news just came that General Andre sent back a message from the surface of the planet Higgs 5, which is his suicide note." The secretary reported.
He did not come here to deliver this suicide note, because if His Majesty the Emperor does not request it, it will be submitted directly to the Ministry of War, and Chris does not necessarily need to see it in person.
Of course, because Andre was the first high-ranking general who might die in battle, the secretary dutifully reported the matter to Chris. As for whether Chris read the message or not, that was not his responsibility.
thing.
"Send that message over, I want to take a look." Chris' mood seemed to be getting worse. He looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, and there was obvious depression in his tone.
"Go ahead and call Des!" Chris ordered, and then continued to lower his head to read a development report from the other side of the empire.
As the war became more stable and the front line was anchored around the Higgs region, investment in other directions increased significantly.
Some people took risks before to develop the Borderlands outside the defense lines, and now their madness has been rewarded tenfold and a hundredfold.
In the few months since the Watchers fought against Higgs 5, the Airansil Empire developed three major regions in one go in another direction away from the Watchers, occupying thousands of star fields.
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In these star fields, hundreds of planets have been transformed, and countless resource planets have been developed.
With these sources of raw materials, the total industrial production value of the Elanshir Empire is still increasing, although this total value is now astonishingly high.
Everyone knows that if the Watchers really attack from these new areas occupied by the Elanthir Empire, a disastrous defeat will come immediately, but everyone is still eager for this kind of adventure, because doing so has brought them huge consequences.
profit.
The development of each planet will make the people of the Airansil Empire overjoyed. These desolate planets can provide metals, fuel, and even rare raw materials to add to the space fleet of the Airansil Empire.
Soon, Imperial Prime Minister Desel and Waggron came to the office of His Majesty the Emperor of the Airanshir Empire.
Des was summoned by Chris, while Wageron came for Andre's suicide note.
"Your Majesty, Higgs 5 may collapse within 30 days at the earliest. If we cannot provide new reinforcements, Andre will not be able to hold on much longer," Wageron said.
Although it was foolish to send a suicide note one month in advance, Andre also reported his current situation in a telegram.
In fact, the situation is worse than anyone expected, because the Watcher troops will find the low defenses of the Elanshir Empire and rely on digging into the earth to attack these defensive bunkers.
The ground defense was already at a comprehensive disadvantage, and Andre's troops could no longer rely on ground counterattacks to push back the enemies attacking underground.
"Can you let the troops break out... let the fleet counterattack and bring back the warriors on Higgs 5..." Chris asked Wageron.
After a pause, he gave a reason like this: "If we can let these heroes go home, it will also be good for our public opinion propaganda."
He thought for a while and continued to add: "If we make use of it, more people can be willing to fight for the empire!"
Waggron glanced at Chris, then shook his head and said, "Your Majesty! Letting the fleet counterattack may be counterproductive."
"The Watcher's fleet has been penetrating into Dothan and the Arant region recently. Our fleet has been fighting the enemy recently. The situation is very complicated." He said while using his hand on the holographic projection map that is always available in the room.
Gestures.
When he mentioned the Dothan and Arant areas, he gestured to the general range with his hand, and then emphasized: "It will be very disadvantageous for us if we allow the enemy to continue to divide their forces and lengthen our front."
"So, the best outcome now is that we lose Higgs No. 5, and the enemy focuses their attack on Higgs No. 4 and Higgs No. 3." He nodded at Higgs with his finger.
No. 3 and Higgs No. 4, said to Chris.
"In addition... Your Majesty, I do not recommend that you plan to rescue General Andre... Even if one day I or Marshal Wageron are surrounded, I still do not recommend that you rescue any of us!" Des took it.
Huantou continued to speak.
"Yes, Your Majesty! You cannot set a precedent for this kind of thing." Wageron also advised.
Chris also knew that as His Majesty the Emperor, the cost of personally rescuing Andre at this time was too high.
Once Chris couldn't bear it this time and personally rescued General Andre, then all subsequent generals fighting on the front line would subconsciously feel that he should be the second Andre!
When every general thinks that he will gain favor from His Majesty the Emperor and be rescued at the last moment, everything will definitely be in chaos.
It was impossible for Chris to take action every time. In comparison, those generals who later died in battle seemed to have less favor from His Majesty the Emperor than Andre.
This is unfair to those generals who are also willing to fight for the country, and may even affect morale.
Chris just randomly found a reason to say that all reports and news about the war must be reviewed by the imperial management department.
Among them, the immediate boss of the review department is Chris's concubine Jessica. In this case, Chris said that he wanted to set a living publicity example. This reason was obviously said out of nowhere.
"Warriors who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the empire deserve to live." Chris glanced at Des and emphasized.
"That's the truth, Your Majesty, but now it is no longer possible to ensure the safety of the Magic Eye portal there. Unless we are willing to immediately increase the number of Higgs 5 and start a full-scale counterattack, otherwise if we deploy a Magic Eye there, it will only
It will make the situation over there more complicated." Des began to persuade.
Chris was silent. Abandoning Higgs 5 was a strategic decision he had made before. If he changed this decision, the direction of this war might change.
In this situation, Chris felt that he was really aggrieved. As the origin of magic, he couldn't even save a brave subordinate.
"We can find another way to make General Andre exist forever." Des suggested to Chris: "For example... we can name a planet or even a star after the general."
Chris was stunned for a moment, then looked at Wageron. Wageron raised his head and said to Chris: "This is definitely a good idea! Your Majesty!"
"Then...you can choose a planet yourself. You can choose a better planet first!" Chris said still reluctantly.
Des nodded immediately: "Your Majesty! I will choose a very beautiful planet with beautiful scenery and name it after General Andre!"
"This will be set as an eternal practice in the future!" Chris added: "Every senior general who died fighting for the empire should be immortalized! I think it is very good to name planets after them!"
Wageron stood at attention and saluted gratefully, and said to Chris: "Your Majesty! On behalf of General Andre and the thousands of other generals who are willing to fight to the end for the empire, I thank you for your kindness and wisdom!"
"If possible, I would rather let them live!" Chris sighed and looked at Luther standing aside: "Let the Secretariat draft an edict and announce the decision just now!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Luther nodded slightly, remembering Chris's order.
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On the planet Higgs 5, General Andre was sitting in his office, next to Adair who was also sitting there with scars all over his body.
Adair fought all the way back. He fought from Hill 12 to Hill 9 in one go. Along the way, he commanded the rearguard and blocked the pursuit of the watchers.
In the past two days, he fought fiercely with the opponent more than 1,000 times, defeated several large-scale pursuits by the guards, and finally led the troops to safely retreat to Highland 9.
Highland No. 9 is a core position, and the surface there has been completely fortified. There are hundreds of large and small forts, and there are countless bunkers hidden among them.
All the trenches have been reinforced with concrete, and many trenches have even been turned into bunkers with roofs on them!
Based on past experience, such a fortress can completely block the Watcher's attack for more than 20 days, which is why Waggron previously concluded that Higgs 5 can still hold on for a month.
Behind the huge fortress are some field barracks and missile launch bases that have been destroyed long ago. These places have been bombed repeatedly by Prowlers and Crushers, and they have long been changed beyond recognition.
Behind these destroyed fortifications are concealed anti-aircraft gun defense positions. These anti-aircraft guns are the last air defense force of the forces deployed by the Airanthil Empire on the planet Higgs 5.
Behind these anti-aircraft guns is the Tree of Life, which has now been mostly destroyed. After being attacked several times, this Tree of Life is now in a half-dead state and can no longer maintain the atmospheric composition of the entire planet.
In fact, the atmosphere on the surface of Higgs 5 has begun to collapse, but because the Tree of Life is still there, this collapse has not suddenly reached a critical point.
According to the current rate of collapse of the atmosphere, Higgs 5 will only be able to support it for less than half a year at most.
Of course, in fact, the Airansil Empire defenders on the planet Higgs 5 simply cannot hold on for half a year.
"The war situation is irreversible. We have lost all the air force, and now the remaining troops can no longer continue fighting." Adair forced a wry smile and said to Andre.
This time he came back from the front line, not only to report the battle process to Andre, but also because he had to come back to protect General Andre.
The last time the Watcher's forces used hundreds of Conqueror warriors to break into the underground bunker, they defeated a garrison of the Elanshir Empire.
This incident made Adair wary. He was worried that the enemy would launch a surprise attack to attack the command center of the Elanthir Empire, so he came back to protect the safety of this command center.
With Andre, the sea-dwelling magic needle, sitting in the headquarters, the defense forces of the Airanhir Empire can hold on for at least a few more days.
If the Watchers were to raid Andre's headquarters, the leaderless defense forces of the Elanshir Empire might collapse completely in an instant.
"Isn't this what we know?" Andre has become accustomed to the feeling of waiting to die these days. He was uneasy and confused before, but now he has figured it out and accepted it all calmly.
"Yes, we all know that already." Adair poured himself a glass of low-alcohol fruit wine and said after drinking it in one gulp. This kind of fruit wine is also a special treatment only given to generals.
Soldiers are prohibited from drinking on the front lines. This is also a rigid rule of the military. Of course, grassroots officers and soldiers can always find some drinks. In fact, it has always been an open secret that some drinks are carried on the spacecraft transporting supplies.
"But I have some news that I just got." Andre said with a smile. He also just heard the good news, so he called Adair over.
"Good news?" Adair had just returned to the headquarters. He was exhausted from the journey and fell into a deep sleep after returning. He had just woken up. Of course, he had not heard any news.
"His Majesty the Emperor has just issued an edict. In order to commend you and me for fighting bravely for the empire, His Majesty is going to name a planet each after you and me! From today on, our names will be with the planet and will be immortal.
"Andre didn't show off and said directly.
Adair was stunned for a moment, then nodded subconsciously: "Naming the planet after us? It's really a good idea."
"Really? I think so too!" Andre laughed loudly: "In the future, if my children know that there is a star named Andre, they will definitely be very happy."
"Yeah, as a giant dragon, I also think it's really great to be able to name a planet after me." Adair continued to nod. He really thought this was a cool thing,
Something worth showing off to him.
For a moment, he even forgot that this was a benefit obtained by his sacrifice, and he even felt a little excited.