He ca with orders from the highest command of the Dragonhawk Battle Zone, and being a renowned Interstellar Warrior himself, no one dared to stop him along the way.
The Alliance didn't issue orders to intercept him either.
So, he made his way to Flying Wing Star without any obstacles.
They refused to disembark from the ship; instead, Kedoba demanded that Governor Gu Hang board the ship to et with him.
Such arrogance from the Interstellar Warrior was utterly senseless.
Governor Gu Hang paid him no mind, treating him as if he were just a bunch of air.
He continued with his usual duties. He was very busy now. The Alliance had spent a total of three years in this war, and in the last two years, it had finally found its own rhythm.
According to Governor Gu Hang's own summary, it was about seeking developnt in the prolonged warfare; stabilizing the front line on the basis of defending the peace of Seven Horse Territory, accelerating the integration of the seven horses, and enhancing the comprehensive strength of the Alliance.
Overall, it ant that all Imperial Taxes due from Seven Horse Territory should fully cover all war expenditures; all governnt fiscal inco from the Territory should be prioritally invested in the developnt of the Territory itself, especially in the developnt of military potential.
Moreover, the Alliance's control over Seven Horse Territory, through the dispersal of the "Economic Community Act," had expanded from the initial batch of nine worlds to thirty-two worlds now. Those first nine had all sprinted to Vassal grade LV5, and half of the second batch of twenty-three had also reached LV5.
This ant that the Alliance's control over them was now quite strong, even to the point that these worlds that reached LV5 vassal grade could almost be considered another kind of core territory for the Alliance.
Moreover, in these two years, the total GDP of these worlds had increased by at least 30%, with so even doubling.
The one that doubled wasn't so small-scale planet. General No. 6 Star in the Iron Horse Sector was a discarded Fortress World with a population of two billion. It originally had significant military importance, but now it had no military value, similar to the situation with Steel Wing Star before.
After signing the Economic Community Act, General No. 6 Star had vigorously comnced civilian and industrial transformations. The original production potential was greatly excavated, especially the refined gold material that could be recycled from dismantling the abandoned fortresses; the planet itself also had a certain industrial base, many of the mothballed military factories had previously been abandoned, and the local planet did not have the capacity to develop, but under the Alliance's hands, none of these were a problem.
According to the most recent report, the GDP of this planet had doubled, the per capita output had increased from less than 0.7 to 1.5.
Developnt wasn't only occurring in the worlds that had signed the Economic Community Act. Other worlds within Seven Horse Territory, even those where the Alliance hadn't yet managed to develop and sign this treaty, were also obtaining economic growth driven by the intense demands of the war, within the economic trade led by the Alliance.
Not to ntion the Alliance's holand, which under the auspices of 'draining economies,' tax exemptions, and many powerful technologies, was developing even further. Even with the drag of the war, the estimated GDP growth rate was still above 6% per year.
With these factors combined, the Alliance, in the last year, had accumulated about 450 billion in Imperial Tax and fiscal inco, a full 70 billion more than two years ago!
Moreover, those 'vassal' worlds under the Seven Horse frawork had enjoyed the developnt bonus, and of course, the Alliance wouldn't leave all the financial inco to the local planets. The Alliance had skimd about half of it, roughly 50 billion, as a special war levy.
This year, the Alliance could access a wealth of five hundred billion Tax Currency.
Although the Alliance Land Forces had been continuously depleted in the Battle of Temir, they paradoxically grew even larger. By now, they had already reached the target of two years ago, naly the 400 million mark, and would soon reach 500 million.
Under the Seven Horse frawork, within the unified command of the Alliance, the number of Pact Army forces that could be mobilized by the Alliance had reached a staggering 1.9 billion.
In the naval sector, they had expanded two Moon-class Cruiser docks, and with the original two Musician-class docks, the Alliance could complete four cruisers soon, and in addition, they had built a total of over forty other destroyers and escort ships in these two years. The value of these ships alone reached over six hundred billion, almost half of the Alliance's inco over two years had been invested in warships.
Plus with the seven cruisers originally on the front line, the United Fleet would soon have eleven main warships.
In summary, the Alliance had its own rhythm in this war.
There's no way Governor Gu Hang would deal with him!
Javier Kedoba, staying in orbit above Flying Wing Star, didn't even enter the starport and after being hung out to dry for two days, he started to beco restless himself.
He repeatedly urged for Governor Gu Hang to co to et him, but all his ssages were like stones dropped into the sea.
Yet, he still dared not land.
Inside the company, there were discussions about whether they should take any drastic asures.
However, Kedoba imdiately vetoed that idea himself.
"Take a sledgehamr!"
"They only have one escort ship, just one hundred interstellar warriors. What can they possibly do?"
"Indeed, there aren't too many warships near Flying Wing Star, most of them are on the front line. However, the combination of ard space stations and ground-based anti-orbit cannons makes it impossible for the Fury Fla warriors to even land!"
"Unless their actions are sufficiently surprising and Flying Wing Star is completely unguarded."
"But using my ass to think, Governor Gu seems anything but unguarded right now."
"Moreover, even if they land, what then?"
"There might be five hundred Phoenixes guarding the ground!"
"Going down there is a suicide mission?"
"Despite persistent urging, Kedoba had no choice but to lower his stance."
"Though he still dared not land, he stopped demanding Governor Gu Hang to et him and directly sent Kazimir Erso's order down to the ground."
"After receiving the order, General Yan Fangxu took it to Gu Hang to see."
"That was what Gu Hang saw earlier, the thing that made him want to laugh."
"Order ? Is he qualified?"
"Yan Fangxu, however, hesitated a bit. After thinking for a while, he said, 'Governor…'"
"Today's Gu Hang is not only the governor of four planets but also the Star Zone Leader of Tianma Star Sector and the leader of Seven Horse Territory, as well as the Supre Commander on the Eastern Front Battlefields of Dragonhawk Battle Zone. However, what was most important was his role as the Alliance Leader; his subordinates were still more accustod to addressing him as Governor."
"Though, the aning of him being a 'governor' had long transcended the ordinary scope of any governor."
"On this matter, we really shouldn't take it too lightly. The orders brought by these Fury Fla warriors are effective. Kazimir Erso, this Battle Group Leader of the Fury Fla Battle Group, is actually appointed by the Empire as a Supre Commander. Theoretically... he indeed has the power to maneuver our forces, and if we disobey, he really can declare us traitors."
"Huh," Gu Hang chuckled coldly.
"Yan Fangxu continued, 'On Kedoba's ship, there should also be Tribunal personnel as witnesses. If we outright disobey the orders, nothing might happen right now, but once they return, it could bring serious trouble for us.'"
"So we should, without preparing enough, just follow the command on this order and imdiately initiate the final battle of Temir, and must enter the stronghold of the Green Skins within four months?"
"No, of course not!" Yan Fangxu quickly said, "If their front-line forces can't accomplish it, why should we? I'm just... just pointing out the risk. I think, Governor, that you must have a suitable plan to handle it."
"Actually, I don't," Gu Hang said with a smile, "Nor do I plan to."
"Declare , declare the Alliance a traitor?" At this point, Gu Hang regained his serious deanor and earnestly said to Yan Fangxu, "You must understand, only those who lose wars are war criminals; only the weak get declared traitors. If we really rush into battle unprepared, fail to win, and needlessly waste our own strength, that would be a great cri."
"If back in the days on Rage Owl Star, anyone could have declared us traitors; now, maybe so still might declare us traitors, but a Battle Group Company Commander? Or Erso?"
"They don't have the qualification."
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