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Chapter 600, Conjecture

Humphrey Paul led his troops, not to attack Holy Terra, but to expand towards the Magre Universe, which made Gu Hang a little confused.

Not very common sense.

Humphrey Paul might also have to consider that after defeating Phoenix, his troops also suffered heavy losses. Not to mention the replenishment of troops, even the ammunition and logistics consumed after a war would need to be replenished ship after ship, and it would take time to rest and recover combat effectiveness.

It would indeed be difficult to attack the more heavily defended central territory with our spent force.

From this perspective, if Paul chose to stop and recuperate, or turn to deal with the threats from the north and the south, it would be within Gu Hang's understanding.

It is to attack the entire McGree universe, which makes people feel unbelievable.

What's so good about fighting in the McGregor Universe?

There is almost no threat in this universe, and the main military forces have been almost wiped out before.

It was easy to fight, but it was not to the point of being defenseless. After all, the local defense forces of each planet still existed, and armed merchant ships were recruited from the Imperial Chamber of Commerce. Although they were not on the same level as the regular navy, they could still resist for a while.

If Paul wants to fight, he will definitely be able to win, but as the masters on Holy Terra thought, that will only slow down the progress of the Iron Armor Legion. There are thousands of worlds in the entire universe. Even if he takes down ten worlds a day, it will take a whole year or more. The troops will also be very dispersed, which perfectly meets Holy Terra's wish of exchanging space for time.

A larger, wider, and deeper battle line would drag the Iron Armor into the quagmire.

And what are the benefits? To digest an entire universe, to turn the resources of these places into war potential, or even into actual combat power, is it something that can be done overnight?

Thousands of worlds need to be pacified and rebuilt, and an administrative system needs to be established to gather resources and restart industries... This is a huge project that tests administrative capabilities.

Humphrey Paul certainly did a good job in this regard, but by comparison, the Alliance is now exercising its rule and implementing policies in the newly occupied Proud Claw star field, and the production capacity recovery and resource supply quotas in various places are actually just so-so.

The alliance's progress in digesting the newly occupied areas can only go this far. Gu Hang doesn't believe that Tie Kai is stronger than him.

Even if we estimate it high, when Iron Armor's level reaches the same level as the Alliance, it will still take them a very long time to digest the Magre Universe, and they cannot turn it into their own strength in a short time.

On the contrary, these places will become continuous bleeding points. The rebellions that occur one after another on the planet, the entanglement of various political groups and interest groups, will seriously slow down efficiency. Not only will they not make money in a short period of time, but they will even have to spend more to suppress these.

Humphrey Paul should not have been unaware of this.

Based on Gu Hang's understanding of this Iron Armor Leader, he is by no means a fool and would not make such a decision.

Is there anything I have overlooked? Gu Hang couldn't help but ask himself.

He began to think.

There was no evidence that the Zerg army suddenly appeared on the northern front. They were even observed attacking the occupied areas and armies of Iron Armor. However, the timing of their appearance was too coincidental, helping Iron Armor to resist the army on the northern front.
The biggest trouble on the southern front against Alfonzo's fleet came from the brainworm tyrant they controlled;
There is news on the Western Front that the final straw that broke the camel's back for the Phoenix Chapter came from a group of troops that seemed to be mortals, but were inhuman...

Connecting these information together and thinking about Iron Armor's full-scale invasion of the Magre Universe, if it is to increase the potential for war, then perhaps the way they increase the potential is not what Gu Hang originally thought.

However, this conjecture made Gu Hang feel creepy!
Tiekai joined the Zerg?

If this conjecture is true, it will be a big deal.

Their fierce aggression in Magre was essentially not because they wanted Magre's manpower and resources? They just wanted to turn thousands of planets in the entire universe into huge Zerg hatcheries? Thousands of worlds, possibly trillions of people, and the ecosystems on these planets... If all of them were turned into nutrients for the Zerg, how huge a Zerg army could be raised?

It’s chilling to think about.

Gu Hang even instinctively didn't want to believe his own guess. Although there were various clues now, these clues were not conclusive and could not explain the matter with certainty.

Because there are many unsolved mysteries.

How did the Space Marines become corrupted? There is no recorded precedent in the Imperium.

If the Iron Armor was corrupted, then why did the Fury Legion, who were so close to them, show no signs of corruption?

Corruption doesn't happen overnight, but if even Iron Armor is corrupted, how can the insect swarm, which usually has the instinct to devour and reproduce more than anything else, bear it and continue to play tricks with Iron Armor in the Princess Star Region? Shouldn't they have devoured the entire Princess Star Region long ago, leaving nothing behind? How can they bear it?

Gu Hang was rarely in a state of hesitation.

After thinking for a long time without any clue, he decided to let the matter go.

The existing information is still too confusing and unclear. In this case, it is still too difficult to make an accurate judgment or a definite guess.

However, it is always a good idea to prepare for the worst possible scenario.

He quickly issued several instructions:
1. The intelligence department of the alliance is required to intensify the collection of intelligence on the current situation on the Western Front, and to analyze and verify the hypothesis that "the iron armor may be corrupted by the aliens" as a premise.

2. Invite the Shimmering Tribunal and the Alliance's intelligence agencies to conduct a thorough investigation of whether there is any alien corruption in various parts of the Pride Claw star field.

3. Send a warning to the central government of the empire to inform it of the existence of this possibility.

4. Communicate with Gallardo and urge the joint fleet that the central empire is building to stop hiding in the Tianwang space domain and to quickly establish contact with the Magre space domain to control the situation in the Magre space domain.

5. The alliance is fully prepared for the war. But this one is actually not very meaningful. The alliance has never relaxed. He just showed his determination to the internal staff once again.

After doing all this, Gu Hang still felt uneasy.

But he was really powerless to control the current situation on the Western Front and in the Magre Universe.

Gallardo responded to his message.

He attached great importance to what Gu Hang said, and the Empire also had speculations in this regard. He said that he would urge the Imperial Legion to take action.

However, he also said tactfully that the speed of forming a coalition was still slow, and the star tunnel on the Magre-Tianwang line was controlled by Iron Armor, so it would not be easy to tackle such a tough problem.

Gu Hang was helpless. The only one he could count on now was the Imperial Coalition Forces.

Unless he is willing to send troops to the Jingjie Star Region now, then whether to attack the Iron Armor's lair in the Huangnu Star Region or to open up a road to the Magre Star Region to the west, both are options.

But that would put yourself in great danger.

Is this necessary just for an unconfirmed guess?
It's hard to decide.

However, something new happened on the Wenqi-Wuqi front, prompting Gu Hang to make a decision.

There, the Alliance rescued a fleet of Mechanicus ships from the Alfonzo Sector.

(End of this chapter)