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Li Yuji stood upright, saluted, and said clearly: "Report to Captain Wu, when our team set off, there were twenty people. When they came back, they were also twenty. No one was injured. In addition, on the way we met one companion of the 5th Garrison Brigade and three companions of the 9th Garrison Brigade. They also came back with us. The situation of the Brown-tailed Tiger's team, it is best to ask Ye Jiuyan to report. She's the captain of the Brown-tailed Tiger Squad......"

Wu Xinwei sighed and said, "I see, your luck is really good." Other troops are not as lucky as you. ”

Xia Xingxiao asked casually, "What is the situation with other troops?"

Wu Xinwei sighed silently and said bitterly: "Isn't it not good, it's quite bad." Let's put it this way, they're in a terrible situation. The men of the 18th Army were completely annihilated. Lieutenant General Rons, commander of the 18th Army, was furious and complained to the Supreme Military Council, saying that Plan M was a nonsense and a waste of human life! ”

"Do you know who made the suggestion to sneak into the Mandala planet in the first place? The Military Council wanted to put an end to this plan, but Marshal Shi Shuangyong did not agree. It is said that there was a very strong quarrel between the president and the chief of staff. But at this juncture, the rebellion broke out, and everything was chaotic. ”

In front of Xia Xingxiao, she did reveal a lot of secret information.

Originally, with Xia Xingxiao's military rank, it was impossible for them to know these news.

Perhaps, it was this great rebellion that made her feel that the world in the future might be even more turbulent.

For non-cultivators, in this turbulent time, they are actually ordinary civilians, and there is not much difference.

Xia Xingxiao They are cultivators, and in many cases, they can barely protect themselves. If you can't beat them, you can run away! But they're different. As a woman, especially a beautiful woman, Wu Xinwei has always been the focus of many people's attention. Once the turmoil starts, people's hearts are unpredictable, discipline collapses, and humanity is annihilated, it is really difficult to say whether she can save herself. This is especially true in troubled times.

For the future, Wu Xinwei is obviously a little pessimistic. The Star Federation was already under tremendous pressure from the outside world and was in danger, but now, there was turmoil inside, and its strength was even weaker. She obviously pinned some hopes on Xia Xingxiao. From the first time she saw Xia Xingxiao, she subconsciously felt that the little boy in front of her could give her a sense of security.

In fact, it is. Xia Xingxiao has never let her down. In such a dangerous Huo Luoxing, Xia Xingxiao not only did not have an accident, but also improved his strength. And the team he led was all safe and sound. He also successfully brought out people from other troops. All this, of course, cannot be explained by the word luck. Wu Xinwei felt that she was not looking at the wrong person.

Xia Xingxiao said unexpectedly: "How many people did the 18th Army send, what level, and how could they all be wiped out?"

Wu Xinwei said with a wry smile: "They sent a total of sixteen teams, all of them were level seven or eight, a total of more than eight hundred people, all of whom were sacrificed. ”

Xia Xingxiao's mood suddenly became heavy. Paralyzed, sixteen teams, more than eight hundred people, all of them were seventh- or eighth-level cultivators, and all of them actually died in Huo Luoxing, such a loss was indeed tragic enough. If most of them are elites, for the 18th Army, the impact is indeed great. In their ranks of cultivators, there may be a stage of weakness.

No wonder the commander of the 18th Army was furious. With so many rising stars killed in one fell swoop, it's no wonder that the army commander doesn't get mad. replaced him Xia Xingxiao, and he might have gone crazy a long time ago. Such a death has little meaning. Thinking that Plan M was first proposed by Marshal Shi Shuangyong, he was obviously uneasy and kind. On the surface, the implementation of Plan M is for the security of the Egret Star Field, but in essence, it is to expand the power of the Chief of Staff himself.

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The Chief of Staff of the Union Army, only in times of war, has the greatest power. However, the power of the federal army to declare war is not with him, but with the president. With the current situation of the Star Federation, it is absolutely impossible for the president to officially declare war on the outside world. On the contrary, the plan to secretly infiltrate the planet Mandala is entirely within the authority of the Chief of Staff. This can only be regarded as a local conflict, and there is no need to declare war.

What is the place on the planet Mandala? That's the tiger's ass, you can't easily touch it. Once the federal army appeared there, it would definitely trigger a jī reaction from the sand pirates. When the time comes, local conflicts are bound to escalate. Shi Shuangyong is obviously preparing to continuously expand the scale of the war through the implementation of Plan M, so as to eventually drag the Star Federation into a large-scale war, so as to achieve his goal of expanding his power.

War is never a matter of human will. When it reaches a certain stage of development, it will break away from the control of human factors and forcibly develop according to its own internal laws. At that point, even if the president doesn't want to declare war, he will have to declare war. Without you declaring war, you can't have a national mobilization. Without a national mobilization, there is no way to deal with the escalating local conflicts.

It's like the Chaohui Empire, where two legions declared war on the outside world and took the initiative to provoke a war with the Hariran Empire. The scale of the war between the two sides continues to expand, the level of the armed conflict continues to rise, and more and more human legions and non-human forces are involved in the war. The final result was that the court of the Chaohui Empire had to order an all-out war. This is a typical situation in which the central government is held hostage by the localities, and the government is held hostage by the army.

Due to Lieutenant General Rons's public complaint, Marshal Shi Shuangyong's plan may not be carried out. So, he simply came to a golden cicada shell, ran to the 20th Legion, and directly controlled the 20th Legion. Needless to say, with his former strength, former prestige, and his power, and possibly the support of the Cangyue Kingdom behind him, plus the cooperation of some other careerists, the plan of the rebellion should have been planned very early. Otherwise, it would have been absolutely impossible to launch eight legions to participate in the rebellion at once.

If this rebellion was really planned by Marshal Shi Shuangyong behind the scenes, then there is no doubt that the Cangyue Kingdom would be the biggest supporter behind the rebellion. The king of the Cangyue Kingdom, but Shi Shuangyong's own son, his father has to do something, how can the son not help? Moreover, splitting part of the star field from the Star Federation and becoming or not becoming a part of the Cangyue Kingdom is very beneficial to the Cangyue Kingdom. The Cangyue Kingdom army at the same time as Shi Shuangyong will also greatly improve its combat effectiveness.

Judging from the starry sky plan, the legions of this rebellion are mainly distributed in two major areas. One is the star fields of Zhao Yunxing, Dian Wei Xing, and Fan Xue Star in the southwest. These star fields are all directly connected to the Cangyue Kingdom. Legions involved in the rebellion can directly obtain funds and logistical supplies from the Cangyue Kingdom. To be honest, as long as they change their banners, they don't even need to change their numbers, and they will become the army of the Cangyue Kingdom.

Another concentration area of the rebels is Lian Po Star, Jing Ke Star, Zhang Xunxing, Tian Dan Star, Rose Star and other star fields. This star field, through a large wormhole, can also get in direct contact with the Cangyue Kingdom. The logistical supplies from the Cangyue Kingdom can easily reach this area through the wormhole. Therefore, all the armies involved in the rebellion do not need to worry about logistics.

All of this is probably Marshal Shi Shuangyong's confidence. All legions involved in the rebellion will not suffer any losses other than nominal condemnation. They can get more benefits from the Cangyue Kingdom. If they want to, they may be able to directly become a part of the Cangyue Kingdom. The star field they controlled naturally became part of the territory of the Cangyue Kingdom.

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There used to be some statistics that showed that the inhabitants of certain planets on the border under the jurisdiction of the Star Federation had been eager to change their nationality and migrate to the Cangyue Kingdom. In the eyes of those people, the economic data of the Cangyue Kingdom is better, and working in the Cangyue Kingdom earns a higher income and a higher quality of life. This rebellion, not only will it not be strongly resisted by the people, but maybe the people will raise their hands to welcome it.

For a long time, the Cangyue Kingdom, which has a strong economy, has always been angry about its lack of military capabilities. The arrival of Shi Shuangyong just made up for this shortcoming. This rebellion happened to solve the problems of the father and the son together. Shi Shuangyong has the strength to bargain with the Star Shine Federal Government, and his son has a powerful army.

Unfortunately, for the Cangyue Kingdom, this rebellion is indeed a great thing. However, for the Star Federation, this may not be the case. The rebels have a strong backing, and the federal government wants to suppress them, but it is very difficult. With Shi Shuangyong's command ability, with the economic ability of the Cangyue Kingdom, in the battle between the Federation Army and the rebels, it is really hard to say who has the upper hand.

Wu Xinwei said worriedly: "If the turmoil doesn't end quickly, we Bai Qixing and Guan Yuxing will cut off the logistics supply." ”

The Bai Qixing and Guan Yuxing she mentioned are both first-level administrative star domains, which are equivalent to provincial-level administrative regions. The provincial-level administrative regions of the Star Federation, except for the Lei Guang Star, where the capital is located, are all named after ancient awesome figures. Such as Ying Zhengxing, Jing Kexing, Tian Danxing or something. The Egret Star is a star field named after an animal, and the Rose Star is a star field named after a plant, and these star fields belong to the second-level star field, which is equivalent to a municipal administrative district.