In the vast and boundless starry sky, there are many stars. A comet with a long tail streaked across the sky, lonely and proud.

Half a year ago, the Iseras Empire, together with Hilvanst and Tersi, brazenly invaded the Lekima Federation, the largest country in the southwest universe, without any warning. In just three months, the overwhelming Iserath coalition forces fought four major battles with the Lekima Federation, with countless other small and medium-sized battles. On the federal side, because of the long peaceful and comfortable life, the soldiers lack training, the combat equipment is outdated, and every battle is lost. After four battles, the fourth, fifth, tenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth fleets of the Federation Army were all destroyed; The Sixth, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Fleets surrendered to the enemy; The Third, Sixth, and Eleventh Flotillas were heavily damaged and withdrew to the rear, and a number of high-ranking officers, including the Fleet Commander, were court-martialed.

After losing a third of their executive stars, both the federal president and the defense minister resigned. The whole country was in chaos, the workers had no intention of working, the soldiers fled the barracks, the plutocrats quietly transferred their assets to other countries, and the entire federation was like the end of the world.

Under these circumstances, the new president, with the support of more than a dozen large consortia, issued a series of activities in cooperation with the military. On the one hand, it stabilized the domestic situation, and on the other hand, it vigorously recruited soldiers and trained them regularly; National strategic materials have been activated, and more than a dozen spaceship manufacturing companies and mecha manufacturing companies have accepted military management and made every effort to produce warships, mechas, or various weapons and ammunition. Even some small and medium-sized equipment manufacturing companies are doing their best to produce some parts.

After the whole state apparatus was activated, the long-standing heritage of the Lekima Federation was revealed, brand new warships walked off the production line, new mechs were sent to the front line, and young men and women who were full of excitement and vowed to drive the invaders out entered the training camp and became a soldier, and after a short three-month training, they were sent to the front line.

At the same time, through a series of foreign policies, the Lekima Federation requested support from several countries that were friendly with it, including Chu Tang. But for some reason, the countries remained silent in unison, sending only symbolic aid and condemning the invasion of Yseras. But in essence, not a single soldier was sent. What exactly is it for, it is unknown.

But diplomatically, the Lekima Federation has also achieved some successes. Several countries bordering Lekima have readily signed non-aggression pacties with them, so that the warships used by the Lekima Federation to defend against these countries can be brought to the front line to fight. They knew very well that if the entire territory of the Lekima Federation was occupied by the aggressive Iseras, would they be able to guarantee that they would not be threatened by Iseras? Under the sadness of the rabbit and the fox, at such a critical moment, they did not dare to drag Lekima's hind legs.

Soon, the Lekima Federation reorganized the 3rd, 6th, and 11th fleets of the former southwestern region, plus the 1st and 2nd fleets to defend the capital area, and the 8th and 9th fleets drawn from other sources, as well as the newly formed 16th, 17th, and 18th fleets. Ten full fleets, with a total of 100,000 warships, rushed to the front line and were stationed in batches.

The Iserras side also needs time to recuperate after these battles. At the same time, it was also necessary to digest these administrative planets occupied, so it did not continue to advance for a while. Seeing that the other side had no tendency to attack, the Lekima side decided to regain the lost territory, and the ten fleets launched a fierce attack on the area occupied by Iseras in three directions, but under the near-perfect defense of the Isseras side, the Federation did not achieve anything. At the same time, the commander-in-chief of the Federal Army, the newly appointed Minister of Defense, Field Marshal Werner, discovered many problems in the fleet in several engagements, such as insufficient training, etc., so he pulled the fleet back, while defending, while training fiercely, from the commander of the fleet to every small soldier, in addition to the necessary defense of the fleet on duty, in addition to eating and sleeping, are training harshly. Many soldiers, including some junior officers, could not stand such harsh training and became deserters.

Enraged, Field Marshal Werner dispatched the Federal Military Intelligence Service to cooperate with the local police, arrested all the deserters, and sentenced them to decades in prison one by one. At the same time, the marshal and the president jointly issued an increase in the treatment of soldiers, as well as wartime subsidies, etc., and each fleet strengthened patriotic education, knowing that it was emotional and reasonable, which stabilized the soldiers' minds and basically put an end to the occurrence of desertion.

Federation of Lekima, Star of Marosena.

After the federal counterattack was ineffective, Field Marshal Werner deployed the fleet on the defensive line, and the originally unknown Marosena Star, because of its relative proximity to the defense line and the convergence point of several wormholes and communication arteries, naturally became the general headquarters of the front. The spaceports of the entire planet are filled with all kinds of war materials, from food, medicine, and clothing to weapons and ammunition, which are continuously transported from the rear to the warehouse, and then distributed by the Ministry of Defense and sent to the front. Almost all of the berths in the spaceport are filled with transports of various types, which are requisitioned to transport these supplies.

The most luxurious hotel in the Marosena Cosmoport, requisitioned by the military and used as a temporary command on the front lines of operations. Because of the war, the hotel did not have much business, and the government would pay enough fees for it, so the hotel did not complain too much, and the services it should have were not reduced by the requisition.

At this time, in an office on the highest floor of the hotel, Werner turned his back to the crowd, looking at the huge three-dimensional star map directly in front of him, his eyes constantly wandering over the defensive line. Werner, who is now in his 140s, already looks a little old and a little rickety, but the five golden stars on his shoulders still shine brightly. Below him, there were several officers standing in unison, both of high and low age, and the stars on their shoulders ranged from one to four.

After a long time, Werner sighed lightly, looking a little weak.

He turned around and swept through the crowd, and all the officers he looked at were a little afraid to look into his eyes, and bowed their heads slightly.

"The Iserath side defended very tightly, and it was understandable that they could not detect the opponent's deployment. However, the reconnaissance of intelligence must not stop, no matter how much effort is spent, it is necessary to get their troop deployment! ”

An officer hesitated for a moment and said, "But Marshal, we have lost tens of thousands of excellent scouts for this in the past few months, but we still haven't found any useful information, can we reduce the number of personnel in this area......

"Absolutely not!" Marshal Werner glared at him and reprimanded: "The ancient law has clouds, and only by knowing oneself and knowing oneself can one win a hundred battles." Even if you can't detect the detailed deployment of the other side, you must know the movements of their fleet. Otherwise, we will be forced to fight when the enemy has already attacked, and how can we win this kind of battle? ”

After a pause, Werner's voice softened a little, and he said, "I understand, you are worried about the lives of those scouts. I think you also understand how important the role of intelligence really is. In war, if we are not careful, we will have to pay for the lives of millions or even tens of millions of soldiers. For the good of the whole country, we need the dedication of these scouts. You, got it? ”

"I see, Marshal." The officer nodded in agreement, but there was still some unhappiness in his voice.

Werner glanced at him and whispered, "My youngest grandson, Tom, is graduating from the Federal Military Academy in a few months, and his grades are very good. When the time comes, I'll let him report to your intelligence department......"

The officer was shocked and looked at the old man in front of him in disbelief. Several other officers also showed shocked expressions and stepped forward to dissuade them.

"Marshal!" The officer in charge of intelligence hurriedly said, "This is absolutely unacceptable, Tom's grades in school are very good, and his major is fleet command, you can't do this." ”

Werner waved his hand: "I have already decided on this matter, and Tom himself is willing." Rest assured, he's going to be a good informant. That's it, do you have anything else to report? ”

Several officers looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Alright, let's all go back. Remember to train hard, we don't have much time left. ”

All the officers saluted in unison and walked out. Just as they were about to go out, the marshal's communicator suddenly rang. Hearing this, everyone stopped, turned around, and their faces became a little ugly.

The marshal's correspondence was generally transmitted through the secretary. And now it is ringing directly on the marshal's communicator, which seems to be a very serious matter.

Werner's expression changed, and his right hand pressed to the communicator, and his hands trembled a little. Finally, when he saw the line of words displayed on the screen, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely exciting.

"Hahaha......" Werner suddenly looked up to the sky and smiled, and laughed for a full minute.

Several officers looked at each other, not knowing what exactly Werner had seen. Just as he was about to step forward to ask, Werner looked excited and said loudly: "Good news, really good news!" I would like to inform you that today is a holiday, except for the fleet on duty, everyone will have a meal and a day off...... Well, it's okay to take half a day, train normally in the morning, have a holiday in the afternoon, and return to normal at 7 o'clock in the evening. ”

Then, with the exception of the two deputy commanders-in-chief and the chief of staff, everyone else left the office in confusion.

The chief of staff, First Admiral Otto, quickly closed the door and asked impatiently: "Marshal, is it the Chutang side that has sent troops?" ”

Seeing Werner nodded lightly, he smiled and said, "Not bad." Just now, the fleet of the Chutang Empire passed through the Kaitra Kingdom and entered the border of our country......"