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The second day of the Imperial Fleet's return.

The meeting hall of the Imperial Central Council.

"Is this the result His Majesty the Emperor wants?" This time, it was Qin Yuan who was aggressive and refused to let it go.

Fu Yuxia was the first to stand up, "Although the rebel army could not be completely wiped out, Yun Tianxiao's vitality has been severely damaged after this battle." She was telling the truth, but she lacked confidence.

It is undeniable that the Imperial Vanguard Fleet's record in the early stage was really good. Even in the decisive battle in the Xinyue star area, the Imperial Fleet was beyond reproach in terms of strategy and tactics, not to mention that it severely damaged the AFAR fleet led by Yun Tianxiao.

It's a pity, yes, it's this pity that made the imperial conquest, which could have come to a perfect conclusion, become extremely embarrassing and embarrassing.It was just one last step away from completely wiping out the AFAR army and Yun Tianxiao. Who would have thought that the mighty empire's elite fleet would fall into a small black hole where no monitoring results were recorded and no one paid attention to it?The direct battle damage caused by this small black hole far exceeded all the battles between the imperial army and Yun Tianxiao.

This kind of killing is less than a hundred enemies, and self-destruction is a thousand, no, it can be said to be the result of hundreds of millions. It is really ugly in the face of the vast empire.

Qi Mengliang, the Commander of Armaments and Guards, also stood up, "After all, the incident happened suddenly, and no one thought about it. If His Majesty hadn't been decisive enough at that critical moment, I am afraid that the empire would not have lost just those starships..."

Indeed, how thrilling the situation was at that time, more than half of the people sitting in the Central Political Council today have no personal experience and naturally cannot empathize with it, but he, Qi Mengliang, escaped from the tragic battlefield, and is still a vividly.Under the circumstances at that time, no one could come up with a more decent suggestion, all of which depended on His Majesty the Emperor's prompt decision, otherwise he would not be the only one absent from the Central Council today.Qi Mengliang didn't dare to think about what kind of waves that kind of situation would cause in the empire, and even thinking about it felt horrible.

Therefore, at this moment, even though the empire has lost face, no one, whether it is the people sitting in the high hall or the common people, can blame His Majesty the Emperor for this matter.If someone points fingers, he, Qi Mengliang, will be the first to stand up and defend His Majesty the Emperor!

Yes, no one in the world can blame Qin Xuan, but His Majesty the Emperor himself can.

Qin Xuan's face can still be seen a little tired after the long-distance battle, but the power of the emperor who is not angry and arrogant has not diminished at all, on the contrary, it is more prosperous than before the battle.

"As an emperor, I should bear the burden of such a result." Qin Xuan's voice was full of guilt.

"Your Majesty..." Qi Mengliang fell silent after saying two words.

"Your Majesty..." The ministers were even more at a loss.

"But, it's not the time yet." Qin Xuan scanned the audience majestically, "After Wang Tianfeng is completely wiped out, I will make an apology and give the empire and the people of the world an explanation!"

"Your Majesty..." The ministers were even more at a loss. It is not a good thing to hold the emperor accountable. Ministers like them who are used to the calm are not willing to find trouble for themselves.

Seeing this, Qin Yuan frowned lightly, she was a little surprised.She and her younger brother Qin Xuan are still in a cold war, at least she is still insisting on this cold war.However, even if there is a quarrel between siblings, there is still that natural and inseparable tacit understanding.She looked at Qin Xuan, and she had gone through all the things that happened before and after in her mind.Therefore, Qin Yuan secretly decided that, as a member of the high-level empire, she would not pursue this matter any longer.When necessary, she will come forward to help Qin Xuan. The throne of the Qin family cannot be shaken so easily.

In the past two days, she also heard a lot of things. For example, the soldiers of the empire who experienced this battle were extremely moved by His Majesty's decision to abandon the starship built by the empire at a critical moment and choose to save everyone's lives. So Qin Xuan's prestige in the imperial military circle has risen sharply, almost dispelling the residual influence that Fu Zhongda left in the imperial army.Looking at today's situation, Qin Yuan expected that Qin Xuan's reputation among the people in the empire would rise accordingly.That was something she was very happy to see happen.

Qin Yuan's frown, which had been frowned for a long time, finally relaxed, and she covered her face with her hands to cover the curvature of her lips.Some things, it seems that she underestimated her younger brother, and she may have made the mistake of "being in this mountain".

Qin Yuan thought, after the meeting is over, she will give orders to add more dishes at home tonight, dishes that suit Qin Xuan's taste.

"There is no need to discuss this matter again, I have made up my mind. Now, I just want to know what happened to the data of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau! What is the reason for such a large error? Is the Astronomical Bureau trying to destroy the entire empire?" Qin Xuan had more important arrangements, so the conversation changed and his voice became much colder.

"Your Majesty, this matter is already under investigation, and there will be a final result in two days at the latest." Qi Mengliang immediately reported that he had already arranged this matter according to Qin Xuan's order on their way back to the central star area. down.

"I don't want this kind of thing to happen again." Qin Xuan nodded, this Qi Mengliang is really getting more and more efficient in handling things now.

Because of serious errors in the basic observation data, which directly led to a sudden turn for the worse in the enemy's battle situation, such a big crime cannot be borne by a small astronomical bureau.All the people present here know in their hearts that the Astronomical Bureau has been somewhat wronged by this big pot this time, but this matter has to be completely liquidated, after all, the Astronomical Bureau cannot escape the blame.

"What's the current situation in the Xinyue Star District?" Qin Xuan asked again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Yun Tianxiao managed to escape from the gravitational force of the huge black hole. When he discovered the trace of the AFAR army, he had led his remnants back to the permanent stronghold to rest. Jun was brooding over his uncle's revenge, especially when he let her know that Yun Tianxiao took advantage of the defeat of the imperial fleet to take advantage of it, and he was even more angry.

"But what?" Qin Xuan's voice was a little harsher, obviously losing the patience he had during the battle.

"Wang Tianfeng took advantage of the war-damaged starship." Fu Yuxia hesitated for a moment, and said something that was not too harsh, but he couldn't hide the annoyance in his tone.

"Why didn't it blow up on the spot?" Someone asked immediately.

At that time, the imperial fleet was in total chaos. Qin Xuan immediately ordered all the personnel to return to the central star area on undamaged starships. Naturally, all the damaged imperial starships were left in the Xinyue star area. .Under the circumstances at that time, not to mention that Qin Xuan did not expect to immediately order the disposal of those damaged starships, even Fu Yuxia, Qi Mengliang and other senior generals were all immersed in the joy of dying to survive, and naturally they would directly blow up the damaged starships. The ship, the best way to avoid future troubles, was forgotten.What's more, they never thought that Yun Tianxiao would want to take advantage of anything!

Now it is no longer possible for the empire to mobilize the remaining elite starships to the distant Xinyue star area to drag back those starships that are basically unusable. The damage is serious, let alone the strength to deal with this matter.It seems that there is no better way to continue to pursue the matter.

"Your Majesty, reinstalling the anti-matter engine and repairing the damaged starship components is not only time-consuming, but also expensive. It is not easy for Yun Tianxiao to take advantage of this." At this time, Qi Mengliang was naturally the first to actively stand up to smooth things over for His Majesty the Emperor. .

"Keep an eye on Yun Tianxiao for me, don't make any more trouble!" Qin Xuan stepped down, glaring at Qi Mengliang and ordered.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Qi Mengliang, Fu Yuxia and others responded one after another.

In the late spring of 5333, after a war with heavy losses, the empire temporarily stopped its suppression of the AFAR army and Yun Tianxiao, and turned to fully intensify military research and development and starship manufacturing, hoping to restore the empire's powerful military power as quickly as possible.

The empire thus regained peace, although it would only be for a very short time.

Xinyue star area.

Planet Yisu 9.

"How's the situation?" Yun Tianxiao asked anxiously.

"With our strength, we can only collect so many." Tang Di said.

Indeed, as Qi Mengliang said, reinstalling antimatter engines and repairing components for these damaged starships of the empire is too big a pie for the AFAR army.The resources of Yisu No. 9 are not abundant, and some resources are even very scarce. For the AFAR army, the cost of repairing an imperial starship can be said to be expensive.This is because Tang Di racked his brains and used all conceivable resources and methods, but in the end the AFAR army only repaired 7 imperial "Tianfu" series starships and 6 imperial "Tianfu" starships. The starships of the "Beam" sequence and the 2 starships of the "Tiantong" sequence of the Empire are nothing more than that.

The number is not much, but for the AFAR army, it is already not easy.

"You've worked hard!" Yun Tianxiao naturally knew how difficult this matter was.In terms of quantity, 15 ships is not much, but in terms of quality, it is a great help.All the centralized repairs organized by Tang Di are of the highest performance among the imperial starships. The power level and loaded armaments are not one or two orders of magnitude stronger than the existing starships of the AFAR army.

"How do you plan to use these starships?" Tang Di asked.

"The damage to the empire far exceeds ours. It will take some time to recover. It is estimated that Qin Xuan will not make any big moves recently. This kind of opportunity is rare..." Yun Tianxiao rubbed his chin, as if he was still thinking, "Tang Di, prepare me for small-scale battles at any time."

Yun Tianxiao has always been a person who is very good at seizing opportunities.So not long after, a team of 15 starships formed the AFAR Special Warfare Fleet to start a harassing operation on the nearby planets, with only one purpose - to control and incorporate all the starships on the local planet with a warp speed of 8 or higher.

All the targets of harassment were chosen by Yun Tianxiao himself. They were all small planets that were far away from the central star area, difficult to take into account with the current military strength of the empire, and the basic military facilities were relatively complete. One ship had two ships, three ships had five ships, Yun Tianxiao Very patiently and little by little.

A month later, the AFAR army's unconventional and incorporation journey like ants devouring elephants has achieved results that cannot be underestimated, and the overall military strength has also been greatly improved. It can barely match the imperial fleet.

It is also the Central Council of the Empire.

"Qi Mengliang, do you want to do this as a commander? How do you do things?" Qin Xuan shouted angrily.

If the AFAR army is like an ant, then the empire is naturally the elephant.But during the short period of peace brought about by the empire's rest, the little ants have been harassing the elephant of the empire like nibbles.Yun Tianxiao has been in the Xinyue star area for a while, seemingly without any rules, constantly provoking local wars from east to west, using blitzkrieg to attack the imperial garrison. Back and forth, exhausted.And just yesterday, this ant finally found the big sky, and Yun Tianxiao led his AFAR army directly to the capital planet, took over the entire control of the Xinyue star area without much effort, and even incorporated The Imperial Fleet rushed to the rescue!

This naturally made His Majesty Qin Xuan very angry!

The high-level people of the empire are naturally very angry!

Of course, Qi Mengliang was even more angry, but he was also very helpless. He, the commander of the armaments and guards, really tried his best. His loyalty to the empire can be learned from the entire vast universe.

The number of fleets that the empire can use now is really limited. The central star area needs to strengthen the defense, and the other star areas also need to strengthen the defense. His commander is like a cook who is short of food.

However, the recovery speed of the AFAR army was unexpectedly fast, as if the fierce battle hadn't affected them at all.Recently, the AFAR army has frequently occupied the geographical advantage and invaded the Xinyue star area in small groups.This kind of attack is highly concealed, and it is almost elusive. The frontline fleet generals can't play against the cunning military genius Wang Tianfeng, so they can only be played around by the nose and wait to be beaten.

But the empire cannot just watch this situation continue to spread.

"What should I do? Talk about it." Qin Xuan spoke.

"If we can increase the military support, we should soon be able to send out a fully-organized imperial elite fleet!" Someone suggested.

"Military appropriation has already surpassed and exceeded, and it is absolutely impossible to increase it!" Qin Yuan, the Minister of Economy, was the first to jump out to object. Are you kidding? Is there any funding you want?What's more, the recent discussions on this matter at the Central Political Council have made Qin Yuan endure the anger in his heart.She didn't intend to bear it any longer today.

"But..." Someone protested softly.

"No, but even if the military expenditure is increased, the time limit does not allow it. Isn't it enough to lose one Xinyue star region?" Some people continued to question.

"Then what do you think we should do?" Before the discussion came to a conclusion, someone in the meeting started arguing.

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"I have a solution!" Fu Yuxia was very quiet today, and she didn't speak out until everyone was noisy enough.Speaking of which, Fu Yuxia has been uncharacteristically lately, keeping a low profile a lot, and speaking less at the governing council.Many people even thought that this might be the sequelae left by the conceited Miss Fu family after the setback in the decisive battle. After all, she is also a woman, and it is inevitable that she will not be afraid after experiencing the moment of life and death.

"Speak!" Qin Xuan seemed impatient with everyone's quarrel.

Fu Yuxia was not in a hurry to speak, but showed everyone something.

"The Universe?"

Unanimous questions rang out in the venue of the Imperial Central Council.