Him and their stars

Subsequent developments also proved that the functions of the central government were not completely out of control.

Congress held an emergency meeting and passed the martial law bill, indicating that the entire country would enter a state of national defense emergency. The operation of all social mechanisms should be switched to wartime mode, and all large-scale gatherings and entertainment activities should be restricted.

Remember, this was passed by Congress, not ordered by the president himself, so it has a very high legitimacy. This is very important!

At this point in time, it is a question worth discussing how many planets the decree of the Earth Central Government can still affect. But such an attitude is very touching. Even if we take a step back, at least the solar system does have a taste of entering a state of war.

Of course, as early as the first month of the war, the National Defense Committee had already launched a national defense mobilization order in various star regions, and thus provided the Outer Ring War Zone with millions of new recruits and more than 400 support warships. But it was not until the war had been going on for a whole year that the national economic system and social activity model officially began to shift to a state of war.

We can't say that this is a "belated mobilization" or something like that. Again, it is important to have this attitude.

In addition, even after martial law and mobilization, the Blue Star Community still did not formally declare war on the Empire. Perhaps the dignitaries of Congress and the President forgot.

Look, didn't the Empire across the street declare war?

However, when it comes to the National Defense Committee, Chairman Mr. Maxell has been ill due to overwork and has to be hospitalized for recuperation, but the Presidential Office certainly cannot remove the old man from his post, and only let Vice Chairman Peggs, who is in charge of personnel, serve as the acting chairman to temporarily preside over the work.

Mr. Peggs is President Nishita's best friend. Whether he was the director of the personnel bureau or the senator, he did not make much achievements. The greatest achievement in his life was probably that he awarded the "Dawn Dragon" two medals and held two promotion ceremonies, so he also accepted his salutes twice.

From this point of view alone, his achievements in this regard seem to exceed those of the president and vice president, so it is also a natural thing for him to act as a chairman, right?

Anyway, the specific affairs will naturally be handled by professional bureaucrats. Even if they are slacking off, the Secretary-General of the Presidential Palace, who can beat the traitors 666 times in one second, will whip them with a whip, so there should be no chaos.

Probably...

In this way, President Nishita, who stabilized the situation, made another televised speech, saying that the central government is on Earth and will never evacuate, and must lead everyone to win this war.

In the following days, some congressmen and wealthy businessmen did leave the Earth in a panic, but it did not cause a wave of escape.

After all, the central government is still there, and almost all government agencies are still operating normally. Life on Earth and even the entire solar system is still the same. Maybe that means that the sun will still rise as usual?

Then, the New Independence of the Mars Shipyard finally left the dock and sailed to the Earth's low-Earth orbit. The towering body made many citizens feel a certain sense of security, and the situation on Earth seemed to have stabilized.

On July 5, Marshal Paul Ferragu led the fleet back to Earth. When they set out, the newly "rebuilt" solar fleet had nearly 200 ships of all sizes, but now only a quarter of them remain.

However, this is a blessing in disguise. After all, the fleet is still intact. After all, the only "Marskuk-class dreadnought" is still alive and well.

When a battleship comparable in size to a standard dreadnought appeared in Earth orbit and flew with the New Independence, many Earth citizens actually felt a sense of security that they had not felt for a long time.

It seems that this battle to defend the Earth is not impossible to fight. Some people inevitably have such an idea.

After all, the solar system is the most densely populated and most fully developed galaxy in the community. Imperial-era fortresses are built in the asteroid belt; there are automatic defense satellites purchased from the Alliance in the orbits of Earth, Mars and Enceladus; Mars shipyards and arsenals can produce all weapons including battle cruisers; Enceladus's armory still has a large number of weapons.

Even if 1% of the 30 billion population is mobilized, 300 million soldiers can be armed... Well, this number is meaningless, it's just a matter of a few neutron bombs, but this spirit must be shown.

So, the underground city defense works that had been built since the time of Marshal Li began to start, and some important facilities and departments began to move underground.

The observation stations and detection stations in the Kuiper belt - called the "Navigator Belt" in this universe, the mining stations and orbital metallurgical plants in the asteroid belt, the energy plants in the orbit of Jupiter, and of course the crowded space cities on the Earth-Mars route, have all begun to be militarized.

The new troops began to reorganize. Of course, there is no time to train the warship crews who need the most professional qualities, but the fortress garrisons and marines that fill the line can still be "produced" in batches.

In addition, the blue label series of combat robots, which have shown excellent combat effectiveness on all fronts, have also come off the production line in batches. Everyone wants to hide a row of destroyer robots in every alley and even in every sewer.

From the bigwigs in the central government to ordinary people, it seems that everyone is really ready to start this battle to protect the earth.

Marshal Ferragu had just returned to the solar system, and he was busy again, arranging the repair, supply and preparation of the warships under his command, as well as the replenishment and rest of various departments.

Of course, from the perspective of the Earth, it is better to be busy. Being busy means that they are still prepared to struggle, and there is still a certain hope. If the whole army is numb and silent, then it is really a big deal.

In this way, the National Defense Committee will naturally cooperate with Marshal Fei's work.

In less than 24 hours, all the warships entered the dock and began to slowly recover. With the current marching state of the empire, it is difficult for them to recover their blood before the enemy arrives, but this is not important.

But even so, most of the docks in the solar system are still empty, which still looks so desolate.

You know, this is the base of the local fleet. At most, there are more than a thousand warships stationed here, including six independent-class dreadnoughts. That's what we call a hundred boats competing for the current, and the ships are thousands of miles long, even in the literal sense of "thousands of miles".

Fortunately, at least ordinary citizens can't feel this kind of empty desolation.

After arranging all the affairs, Marshal Paul Ferragu did not immediately return to the military headquarters on Earth to report, but directly boarded the New Independence next door.

He wore a marshal's uniform decorated with gold ribbons, and walked on the corridor of the battleship full of imperial decoration style with a scepter. Although he was large in size, his steps seemed quite light, his face was full of amazing eyes, and his mouth was full of surprise, and he did not hide his envy and longing for this giant ship.

"Lieutenant Colonel Rozes, what a magnificent giant ship. If the Empire had not been unscrupulous and disregarded international public law and launched a blatant sneak attack on the Kingdom of Circe, this battleship should have become my flagship, right?" The marshal asked the young officer who accompanied him on the inspection, but his tone was slightly frivolous.

"Yes, it was originally scheduled to undergo three rounds of tests in July and officially enter service in August as the flagship of the Solar Fleet."

"So, it was because of the empire's meanness that I had to drive a museum to the battlefield." The marshal gritted his teeth and said, "If it was the New Independence, would the result be different? Maybe I could stop King Suliuka in Chelo?"

Rozes paused for a second, and then said in a decisive but polite tone: "Sir, there is absolutely no such possibility."

"Hey, at least you can use the word 'absolutely'!" Marshal Ferragu shouted.

Although he said so, in the eyes of Lieutenant Colonel Chester Rosses, Marshal Ferragu seemed to be completely unaffected by the two defeats in Chelo and New Baghdad, and still looked like he was fat and worried about nothing.

Perhaps this can also be regarded as a talent, right?

However, Rosses couldn't tell whether this was a disguise or his nature. However, when he was Yu Lian's deputy, he did spend some time with the marshal. He knew that although this man was born a cook, he was not an incompetent person who climbed up by managing a franchise.

So, he squeezed out the same business smile, took out the style of an elite officer, and explained meticulously: "This is not a purely tactical issue. After Circe surrendered without a fight, the New Asia side has lost its barrier. Even if you can repel the Empire once or twice, when the main force of the Empire on the Femo side rushes in like a demon surging out of the abyss, there will be no chance. Your Excellency, we have already lost strategically."

Rozes apologized to the former commander in his heart: "Even if it was Commander Yu Lian, there would be no possibility of victory."

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"Hahaha, thank you for your comfort. Lieutenant Colonel, I still know my own limitations. Although I didn't hold back New Asia, I didn't make any contribution. If it was General Yu Lian, he would have occupied Chelo before the Empire took action, right? This security risk would have been eliminated from the root."

Rozes said: "But in this case, we are the ones who violated international public law. We are a weak country and have no right to tear up the treaty."

Although he was not sure whether the other party was coaxing him, Marshal Ferragu did receive some comfort. He thought for a moment and said, "If I attack Chelo without stopping after arriving in Xinya, is it possible to drive King Su away before she can gain a firm foothold?"

Rozes was silent for a few seconds, and said seriously, "I don't know, the battle is over."

"Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel, thank you very much. Although you didn't say anything, I have clearly felt your attitude." Marshal Ferragu laughed awkwardly twice, and then said seriously, "In addition, I also want to thank you for your hard work, Lieutenant Colonel. It took only half a year to complete the maintenance and reconstruction of the Independence. If it were someone else, I would only think that some young man was blowing the whistle. But for you, I think this is a natural thing."

Rozes bowed his head slightly and said modestly, "I really don't deserve it. My job is nothing more than re-laying the bridge equipment, debugging the command and control system, sorting out the energy connection standards, and replacing the severely damaged weapons with alternative domestic products."

"Can it really be made domestically?" Marshal Ferragu was full of surprise.

"...Some core technologies still need some time to break through. Fortunately, before the war, we had already purchased enough core components from the Alliance, and we just need to do the work of building blocks."

Seeing that Marshal Ferragu's expression seemed to be more confused, Ross added: "When we signed the final agreement with the Northern Design Bureau, the Alliance asked us to purchase some parts as extras. For example, we can equip four more active gravity source radars and type 12 deflection shields of the Lord God, accelerators that can assemble 80 standard railguns, and energy aggregation generators for the same number of constant point light spear guns. These extras alone cost an extra 50 billion stars."

Marshal Ferragu's expression was a little unnatural: "I have heard about this."

In fact, he heard it from a member of the Communist Prosperity Party. He said that he had checked the accounts of the National Defense Committee's defense procurement case and finally found evidence that Yu Lian colluded with the Alliance to embezzle public funds. In the future, he can use it as black material to control the other party.

When he first heard the news, Marshal Ferragu was surprised, but also quite pleased. He really didn't expect that Yu Lian, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, was also corrupt. Doesn't this mean that the dignified "Dawn Dragon" and his vulgar mediocrity are of the same level?

Now that he thinks about it, isn't it really his foresight?

Marshal Ferragu said in admiration: "This is preparing for a rainy day. Although you are young, you are wiser and more appropriate than us useless old things."

Rozes said: "This is actually the personal judgment of Commander Yu Lian. Most people in the embassy and the delegation think that the alliance is blackmailing, but Commander Yu Lian rejected the opinions of the other side. He told me that the additional purchase order issued by the alliance was personally listed by Yamida Berenkast, and there will definitely be a place for it there."

Since Princess Rainbow Rose was mentioned, Marshal Ferragu couldn't help but be slightly startled, then frowned and looked thoughtful. To be honest, his round and fat cook face is not suitable for such an expression.

"This, this... Lieutenant Colonel, are you trying to say that Princess Hong Qiangwei and Yu Lian have already thought of this day?" Marshal Ferragu said in surprise.

Lieutenant Colonel Chester Rosses just smiled and said nothing, indicating that he had nothing to say.

Marshal Ferragu laughed again, of course he knew he was talking nonsense.

The latter then answered again: "However, I can only restore the Independence to about 70% of its previous combat effectiveness."

He now has a very clear understanding of Marshal Ferragu's IQ. If he directly reported a series of professional data such as speed, power, force field angle, and energy cooling, he might be confused, so of course he had to use a general "about 70%" - if it was his predecessor, he would definitely be ridiculed for answering like this.

Sure enough, Marshal Ferragu understood everything and praised again: "This is not easy. Lieutenant Colonel, this overhaul has allowed the Mars Shipyard to accumulate a lot of experience?"

Rozes's expression suddenly became more vivid: "In fact, including the previous reconstruction of the Cook, the Mars Shipyard has accumulated a lot of experience in building large warships."

Marshal Ferragu's expression was still full of longing and nostalgia, even with a little uncontrolled enthusiasm: "If this war had not broken out, the Mars Shipyard could really build the last two main god-level ships, the equipment could be updated, and enough workers could be trained, and it should be able to return to the grand occasion of the year, right? I mean, the grand occasion during Marshal Li's time. Right?"