Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 306 Weiji takes the initiative to attack

This was essentially a joint attack. It would be nonsense to say how great the results were.No matter how depressed the Federation is, an insignificant dwarf planet has no bearing on the overall situation.

But this time the cooperation between the two has forced the entire alliance to treat it with caution.

For a long time, in the face of the Zerg, the three major civilizations have adopted a strictly defensive attitude. Although they cannot completely block the way forward for the Zerg, directly abolishing the wormhole passage of the Zerg is enough to reduce their navigation speed by 90.00%. Nine or more is equivalent to completing the task of intercepting the insect swarm.

Although the Zerg have begun to intersect with the alliance's defense line, it is still unknown how long it will take before the three major civilizations can truly reach their homeland.

Behind the scenes, the three major civilizations are also expanding.The frontiers of the interstellar era are completely different from those of the planetary era. The vast expanse of darkness is a natural harbor for the enemy. What the three major civilizations do is to expand their control within the star field they occupy as much as possible so that everything can be controlled. Escape.

Otherwise, there will be breakthroughs everywhere in the vast territory.

The three major civilizations have each taken some measures in this regard. For example, the Hero Federation has proposed the concept of fixed-point space channels as early as 300 years ago and has gradually become a reality. This is not a difficult technology for them. .

Different from space jump, the fleet's space jump can complete the jump mission in any interference-free area within the jump range. It is very flexible and is also the main source of the federal fleet's mobility in war.

But its shortcomings are also very obvious. The cost of a large-scale fleet jump is a terrifying figure. Behind the Zerg's presence in the territory for so many years, the alliance has paid a huge price. If it were not for the wealthy Vege Empire, both sides would have to pay a huge price. Whether such a situation can be achieved is still debated.

Stable space passages are different. Space entrances are established at fixed coordinates to communicate with each other, just like wormhole technology. However, the Federation has the ability to open entrances in any area. Therefore, they can use this method to Truly connecting all the galaxies within the territory.

Of course, this kind of permanent fixture, although equally expensive to maintain, is of great significance to the Federation itself.

Prior to this, the Hero Federation had only established space channels in important ruling galaxies. After all, although the Federation's territory was vast, most of it was only nominal territory.

Establishing such permanent facilities in these neglected and desolate galaxies is obviously a loss-making business, but now the situation is different. The Federation and even all the civilizations that exist independently or as vassals in the entire explored universe are... Expand in the opposite direction towards the direction of the Zerg.

Its purpose is simple, to have sufficient strategic depth in the invasion activities that will almost certainly come in the future.

In order to communicate with such a distant star field and maximize the radiation influence of the galaxy itself on the surrounding areas, even if they themselves are not of great value, the three major civilizations are also making every effort to strengthen the connection between the homeland and the newly opened territories.

It can be predicted that as time goes by, the three major civilizations are getting closer and closer to the Zerg, and until the current front line intersects with them, this strengthening will be further strengthened.

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As the frontline commander of the empire, Hawut was making a decision in his heart that was contrary to his identity.

The Vege Empire's frontline combat units and industrial bases are the weakest in all aspects. After all, in the alliance's initial positioning, Vege chose the role of "logistics supply".

However, at this moment, Imperial Admiral Hawut, who was supposed to lead the fleet to expand the empire's influence, kill the insect swarms as much as possible, and safeguard the future security of the empire, was thinking about how to destroy the empire's combat power on the front line. Only then can the empire really pay attention to this race.

This was certainly not his intention, but with the news coming from the mainland, even across the endless star field, he could already feel that the crisis was growing in the fragile alliance of the three major civilizations.

Hawut does not feel that he is smarter than the entire Imperial Strategic Staff combined. In fact, he himself should be considered a relatively rational individual with self-awareness.

Among the high-ranking officials of the empire where racism and xenophobia are prevalent, Hawut can definitely be regarded as a breath of fresh air. This is the biggest reason why he can come here to directly take charge of alliance affairs.

However, before making this decision, he had done as much as he could.He submitted his most detailed and objective report on the frontline situation to the Imperial Strategic Staff, and took the risk to directly submit the most intuitive explanation of the frontline incident to His Majesty the Emperor. At the same time, he also used all his abilities in the cabinet to He used his influence to try to prevent the plan from being implemented, but to no avail.

Hawut is self-aware. He once believed that the think tanks of the Imperial Strategic Staff and the ministers of the cabinet could make such a decision only after extremely detailed arguments and references. He finally believed that doing so would bring the greatest benefits to the empire. Interests.

But that doesn't seem to be the case.

Judging from the news he learned, the imperial military nobles seemed to have made new discoveries about the "curse" technology obtained hundreds of years ago, and were sure that it could bring sufficient strategic deterrence. power, and used this as a basis to try to put pressure on Korva and the Hero Federation to force the other party to give up some of their interests.

In Hawut's view, this is extremely short-sighted.

As an imperial general with a distinguished background, he himself is also part of the entire military aristocracy, so he knows very well how this group thinks!

However, it is a pity that among the current high-level officials of the empire, headed by His Majesty the Emperor, those extremists who were forced to bow their heads due to suppression in the past have once again raised their heads.

It's not that the think tanks of the Imperial Strategic Staff are short-sighted, nor that the cabinet ministers are all idlers. In fact, they are very clear about the situation, but it is precisely because they are too clear that they mistakenly believe that they have enough time to fight against the Zerg. Completely achieve your goals before arriving!

As the situation in the empire gradually became clearer, Hawut, who had always been insensitive to politics, gradually gained a taste for it.

This is what the emperor meant!
Since ancient times, the emperors of the Veggie Empire have been passed down from generation to generation. This life-long imperial leadership system and this highly centralized political system can play an extraordinary role in certain specific historical periods. It can often concentrate the entire country to the greatest extent. The power of civilization confronts the crisis, thus allowing the entire civilization to be preserved.But with the development of social productivity and the emancipation of ideas, the word emperor gradually became less sacred.Although there have not been too many changes, and the thinking inertia formed by the Vege people since ancient times, the empire has maintained such a political system for a long time, but when the fate of a civilization is largely in the hands of an individual, it is doomed. Something not so good will happen.

In history, four large-scale anti-imperialist activities broke out in the Vege Empire, but without exception they were all severely suppressed.The Veggie race, whether in terms of ideological cognition or cultural tradition, has a strong and deep-rooted inertia formed over tens of thousands of years, making it difficult for the so-called free system to grow within it.

Of course, while each failed, and bottom-up change never really succeeded, such movements were not entirely fruitless.

After the long struggle and the end of the last large-scale opposition movement, the empire was forced to form a "dualist" political system. For the first time, imperial power gave way to the "lower classes", allowing the once almost absolute "one-spoken authority" to It turned into a progressive and relatively scientific governance system, which is the original version of the "cabinet staff system" in the empire today.

This form of rule continues to this day, helping the empire truly reach unprecedented heights.

However, it is completely different now. Even Hawut, who has a not so keen sense of smell, has gradually understood the changes within the empire through long-term observation and thinking.

The current emperor of the empire, Lord Vige, is the second emperor after the empire suffered the "curse" incident. Before he ascended to this supreme position, he had already shown considerable talents, and in the end he succeeded Rule the entire empire.

However, judging from the current layout of the imperial temple, it seems that this relatively young Emperor spent a full 100 years planning an absolutely unexpected "action"!
If I had to use one word to describe the description of the situation in the center of the empire that emerged in my heart, Hawut's first reaction after gradually understanding all this was restoration!
The current Emperor, since he ascended the throne, has been preparing to once again strengthen himself, or the authority of the Emperor!Even if you think carefully, you can see that his predecessor, that is, the former rulers of the entire Veggie family, were more or less promoting some non-existent "plan" bit by bit.

until now!

Even the xenophobic trend that is extremely popular within the empire may have the royal family involved.

Hawut considers himself not a very smart person, but judging from his own situation and the current situation of the entire empire center, this is the most reasonable explanation he can get.

It’s not that all the wise men in the temples turned into fools at this moment, it’s just that the political situation in the entire empire has been brewing for an unknown number of years and finally turned into this result. In the hands of the current emperor, a decisive decision was completed. changes.

This is not even a simple military operation!

Before making a decision, Hawut was very torn.He is undoubtedly infinitely loyal to the Empire. As an Imperial General, he has no reason or position to forcefully oppose the decision made by the Empire Central Committee, not to mention the Empire's actions against the Hero Federation and the Korva Empire. There is no direct relationship between him and the empire's commander-in-chief in the alliance. He only needs to cooperate with the empire's follow-up actions.

It is the bounden duty of a soldier to obey orders.

He should have done so, or at least obeyed the center's instructions.

But at this moment, he decided to do something, because the alliance composed of the three major civilizations cannot break up at this stage!

Therefore, using a war to make the empire more intuitively understand the potential of the enemy it faced became the only way Hawut could answer his inner worries and the problems the empire would face in the future. Action was taken.

Deep down in his heart, he does not want the three major civilizations to start a fierce internal fight at this point in time. He is also aware of the historical hatred between Vege and Korva and the Hero Federation, but at this time, relying on a It would be unwise for a technology without underlying scientific logic to attack both at the same time.

This was the most effective strategy he could do without violating the central command.

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In the year 2946 of the Zerg, the warships from various galaxies on the front line of the Vege Empire's defense against the Zerg gathered at the same time. This special action quickly attracted the attention of other civilizations within the alliance, because it was obvious that it was not authorized by the alliance.

At least on the surface, all frontline dispatches are under the unified command of the Alliance, and such a large-scale operation must be authorized by the Alliance.

Hawut ignored the Korva people's inquiries. The empire's fleet was attacking with all its strength, almost sparing no effort in attacking. There were not even many garrison troops left in the empire's own industrial system.

Through this war, he wants to attract the attention of the entire empire and even the three major civilizations here, face the most realistic battle situation of the Zerg through the empire's front line, and send an obvious signal to the three major civilizations, especially the Veggie Empire, that the Zerg is Within 40 years, the group has once again experienced significant strengthening!So as to fully demonstrate to them the horror of this race.

This is not groundless, because after the first breakthrough in space technology, the Zerg have already moved forward on this road for a certain distance based on this achievement.

At the same time, in view of Mira's research on anti-matter weapons, the Zerg's attack capabilities have become more diversified. In just a few decades, they have not only made great progress in terms of combat power, but also in long-distance movement and There have also been landmark breakthroughs in battlefield mobility and other aspects!

The normal state of super-light navigation that has been used for thousands of years has completely changed. The distance between adjacent star systems ranges from a few light years to hundreds of light years. Nowadays, it can no longer be called far away. This means that This means that the time it takes for the Zerg to reach the edge of the explored universe has been shortened again!

And that's not the only bad news. While fighting with the Mira fleet, Hawut was surprised to find that it was not just the Zerg that had similar changes!

This mechanical life and this terrifying race actually seem to complement each other, and both have reached a similar level of technology!

(End of this chapter)