"Liaohai Marquis misunderstood again. I don''t think you should have such a preconceived idea that we must be malicious to you and the thunder fleet. In the final analysis, our goal is the same, that is, the stability and strength of the Empire."


    Dongfang Bai took a deep breath and hid his true emotion again, but he said with a gloomy face, "this is a big matter. We don''t know how to do it without conclusive evidence, so we don''t need more information from Liaohai marquis. This time we are here, we mainly want to ask Liaohai Marquis to make a public statement."


    Lei Chenghu raised his eyebrows: "what statement?"


    "In the name of" the supreme commander of the thunder fleet, the commander of the third theater of the expeditionary army, the imperial general, and the Marquis of Liaohai ", he issued a public statement to firmly support all the decisions made by the Senate in the fight against the treason forces in the army such as the blood League."; He also attacked the serious treason crimes of the militant organizations in the army, such as the blood League, the WANYING society and the Chongfeng society; I hope that the hoodwinked middle and lower class officers and men will be able to know where they are going, and truly be loyal to the Empire, the Senate and the emperor. "


    Dongfang Bai turned his eyes and said, "the specific wording can be drawn up by Liaohai Marquis himself. We promise not to delete a word, as long as we express the above three meanings."


    Lei Chenghu narrowed his eyes and said, "do you want me to be loyal to the Senate?"


    Dongfangbai raised his voice slightly: "the Senate represents the supreme glory of the Empire and his majesty. Isn''t it worthy of absolute loyalty?"


    Lei Chenghu''s voice gradually hardened: "of course, the Senate is worthy of every imperial soldier''s absolute loyalty, but when it comes to a certain elder, it may not be true!"


    "Liaohaihou, you don''t seem to have a clear understanding of the current situation."


    Dongfang Bai grinds his teeth like a hyena, and his voice becomes more and more gloomy. "We all believe that your loyalty is to properly solve the aftermath of the" blood alliance incident "with 120000 sincerity, so that it will not spread to all front-line forces, and eventually become a raging storm!


    "It''s the easiest and most effective way for you to make a public statement!


    "As long as you can make such a statement, both we and the Senate will absolutely believe you and immediately end the so-called" censorship. ".


    "If you can go further and cooperate with us to investigate the radicals hiding in the third theater and the thunder fleet, and let them all surrender, we can even treat most of them lightly. After a period of quarantine, they still have the chance to return to the fleet!


    "Isn''t that the best choice for each other?"


    Lei Chenghu thought deeply, and his small round eyes were completely hidden behind the wrinkles and scars.


    As for whether we are thinking about dongfangbai''s proposal, it is not clear.


    Half a minute later, Lei Chenghu asked calmly, "if I return to the thunder fleet and stabilize the situation on the front line, I can make such a public statement there that absolutely supports the Senate and cooperates with all actions of the special investigation committee - is this acceptable?"


    "Well..."


    Dongfang Bai laughs again, like a small animal with a sharp mouth. "We don''t think you need to rush back to the thunder fleet. Out of respect for you, I can tell you a piece of" no doubt "in private.


    "In order to praise you for your outstanding contribution in the" imperial counterattack "in the past ten years, the Senate has been conferring on you the rank of" imperial marshal ". Tut tut Tut, you should know that the Empire has not had a new marshal in 100 years, which is a great honor.


    "Once you are granted the rank of Grand Marshal of the Empire and the position of commander of the third war zone of the expeditionary army, you will be wronged.


    "The Senate is considering the establishment of a new" headquarters of joint commander ". I very much hope that you can return to the imperial capital and take up the post of" headquarters of joint commander ". In your new post, you will continue to make great contributions to the Empire, the Senate and his majesty as you did in the past."


    "United command headquarters?"


    Lei Chenghu chewed this new position carefully. He could not see the surging emotion in his eyes and brows. He said calmly, "what is this? We have the" Ministry of national defense "," military order department "and" General Staff Department ", which are bloated and constrained by each other. Are we not enough to accommodate so many powerful and powerful children who have no place to live, What are you going to do with a new muscle like the cecum? "


    Dongfang Bai''s eyes twitched for a moment, ignored the teeth in the old general''s words, and continued to smile: "what Liaohai Marquis said is very true. It is precisely because of the overlapping structure of the Empire''s current government and army, mutual constraints and even intrigue, which caused many problems, such as multiple departments, low efficiency, people floating in affairs, and so on, Therefore, it is necessary to establish a "joint command headquarters" to lead and balance the conflicts among various departments.


    "At the same time, the strategic goal of the" imperial counterattack "in the past decade or so has been initially achieved. In the next stage, the main theme will be to solidify the defense areas and actively restore the world''s productive forces. In this new situation, the existence of the" expeditionary army "has become out of date.


    "At present, the Senate is planning to reorganize and restructure both the base camp and the front-line units of the expeditionary forces. Some of the expeditionary forces will be reorganized into frontier forces and will continue to be stationed at the front line; The other part of the troops coming from afar will return to their hometown and be rebuilt as local troops; Another part of the expeditionary forces will disperse to the new world and become the first force in the construction of the new world.


    "All kinds of interest disputes are involved in this. It can be said that there are a lot of complicated things. A leader with high prestige and selflessness is needed to coordinate everything. Looking at the whole empire, who can be such a great leader except Liaohai Marquis?"


    When he heard that the other side was so "righteous and awe inspiring", Lei Chenghu was dumbfounded and looked at Dongfang Bai for a long time. Until the head of "Guangtong" felt a little flustered, he said: "I understand. I want to leave my fleet and go to argue with the Ministry of national defense, the military order, the general staff, and many powerful people. Is that all?"


    "When, of course not."


    Even though his real body is far away from Xinghai, Dongfang Bai is still stared at by Lei Chenghu''s scorching eyes, and smiles even more flatteringly. "If the Marquis of Liaohai is willing to return to the imperial capital to lead the" United Commander headquarters ", the Senate promises to set up the" Jiahu kingdom "in the world of restoration as the hereditary fiefdom of the Marquis of Liaohai. As long as the Empire exists, Jiahu kingdom will always be named Lei!"


    "Jiahu is the richest of the dozens of newly recovered worlds. Tut tut Tut, the Senate is really generous. I''m beginning to believe what you call" 120000 sincerity. "


    Lei Chenghu laughed brightly, "is there anything else?"


    "Yes."


    Dongfang Bai stares at every wrinkle on Lei Chenghu''s face and throws out his trump card. "Since he is the first new marshal of the Empire in a hundred years, and the joint commander of his own Minister, it''s natural for him to enter the Senate and become the supreme" imperial marshal. "


    "Grand Marshal of the Empire, Grand Master of the Empire, head of the Jiahu Kingdom, head of the joint command department..."


    Lei Chenghu seems to be pondering, "this is your trading terms. All I have to do is make a public statement and leave the thunder fleet forever?"


    "As for how to deal with the thunder fleet, we can discuss it slowly, and the result will definitely satisfy Liaohai marquis."


    Dongfang Bai''s eyes were shining, and he said, "I''d like to tell the Marquis of Liaohai frankly that the thunderbolt fleet has indeed made great contributions to the Empire in the past 100 years, which is the iron wall to resist the holy alliance. But now the war situation has reversed, the holy alliance has been beaten to pieces, and there is no fighting back. There is no need or ability to maintain so many permanent troops on the front line.


    "The officers and men of the thunder fleet have been immersed in Shura''s blood prison for a hundred years. How can we bear to see them continue to suffer in the front line? Shouldn''t we try to make them comfortable for a few days?


    "There are so many rich resources in the new Guangfu world. Even the Senate is willing to find some beautiful, beautiful, quiet and rich planets in the rear to accommodate the soldiers who have made great contributions. The Empire will never be ungrateful to any hero.


    "What''s more, now there is a" blood alliance incident "involving all aspects of the front-line forces. At such a delicate time, it''s not our intention to target the thunderbolt fleet, but any deep space fleet on the front-line. Maintaining such a large scale and strong independence is not good for... All aspects, is it?"


    Lei Chenghu began to laugh, revealing his teeth stained lead gray by gunfire and smoke, and said, "it sounds reasonable, but what if I still refuse?"


    "The Senate believes in Liaohai Marquis''s loyalty and wisdom, and knows that even if you don''t think about the future of yourself and your family, you will certainly think about the future of Jinglei fleet and Empire."


    Dongfang Bai''s backbone bent down and looked at Lei Chenghu secretly from the bottom up. "If you are really thinking about the thunder fleet and the Empire, you don''t want a huge storm that swept across the sea of stars and affected many people in the thunder fleet, you won''t refuse it."


    "No, I refuse."


    Lei Chenghu didn''t even hesitate for half a second, so he answered faintly.


    Oriental white face flattering dry smile completely solidified.


    It''s like a hyena coming out of the Bush and rushing to the carcass of a giant animal, ready to sharpen its teeth and eat it, only to find that the giant animal suddenly wakes up and stares at it with wide brown eyes.


    "For, why?"


    Dongfang Bai''s face was as pale as his name, and he said, "Marquis of Liaohai, general Lei! Please believe in the sincerity of the Senate. We must attach importance to the overall situation, the overall situation! "