Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1406: Chapter 800

When the starport commander’s body froze into a sculpture of remorse in the vacuum, the people on the ground were already inevitably shaken.

Panic had erupted across the planet at the onset of the disaster.

Everyone knew the significance of their existence here was to block the Alliance. But after such a catastrophe, does this task itself still hold any meaning?

Even before Gu Hang’s notice arrived, similar debates had taken place among them.

They had long lost contact with Holy Terra; who knows what Holy Terra’s stance is now?

From the perspective of the entire Empire, it was clear that the Alliance, capable of reconnecting countless worlds, was the side more deserving of assistance. Standing against the Alliance, obstructing the Dark Side Expedition, seemed more like what traitors would do.

To fight to the death here, and indeed die, would not only be detrimental to the grand enterprise of humanity but would also result in widespread scorn after death, not heralded as heroes.

Aside from a few hardline war advocates, most people could comprehend this logic.

The previous hardline stance was merely bureaucratic inertia, attempting to discuss terms.

But witnessing the Alliance’s firm attitude and now seeing the drastic changes in the war situation, those who already harbored doubts became even more uncertain.

Two weeks later, as the situation worsened, with the Alliance expeditionary fleet poised to fight to the last unless an unconditional surrender was offered, vowing to execute all “war criminals” and bring disgrace upon them, the changes on the planet finally occurred.

When the neurotoxin felled the last hardline advocate Major General, and at the moment the gas purification system activated, the badge of the Sun Corps from the Imperial Central Territory corroded into scraps in the spasms, everything ended.

In the announcement of unconditional surrender, all the warriors on the planet laid down their weapons.

There were soldiers and officers who felt humiliated and betrayed.

But more felt a sense of relief.

This war, whose meaning they never understood, was finally about to end.

…

The expeditionary fleet, which had been blocked for a month, was in fact the fastest among the three fleets to advance afterward.

Because the planet they conquered had been actively self-rescuing over the past few months, opening navigation with two worlds and establishing communication with eleven others.

Their surrender led to the surrender of these eleven worlds as well—not surrender, but acceptance of liberation.

Relevant documents had already been sent via communication. On these planets, there were no particularly significant issues; as long as supplies were in place and the planet’s own forces were organized, stability could be achieved.

The Alliance didn’t even need to dispatch battleships; just one or two transport ships to deliver the Control Committee’s officials, appointment letters, and some relief supplies would suffice.

This is why they could conquer an average of one planet every two or three days during an expedition: winning a decisive battle not only conquers one planet but often leads many other worlds to surrender.

Like this time, they effectively conquered 12 worlds in a month, averaging less than three days per world.

Afterward, this fleet, like the other two fleets, split into several routes and advanced individually.

They were progressing smoothly, but the other two fleets began encountering some trouble.

There wasn’t a fortress world like the one they just defeated, with organized rebel forces; nor were there multiple worlds united, forming a unified force to protect each other against the Alliance.

However, the two fleets generally encountered worlds where internal problems were quite severe.

Within these planets, there were organized rebel forces.

The rulers of these worlds were completely leaning towards the Alliance, obeying its instructions—they themselves were unable to resolve their own internal problems, hoping the Alliance would help.

In such situations, help should be provided where needed.

Using brute force was inadvisable; instead, large numbers of Alliance Army units, numbering in the millions, were dispatched to the ground, leaving some Starships in planetary orbit for fire support. The officers and political commissars of the Army could then enter the planetary defense units to reorganize the Planetary Defense Force.

In this way, a path could be formed with the Alliance Army as the backbone, the Navy as support, and the development of the Native Defense Forces as the direction.

This whole approach generally ensures that planetary problems can be resolved. Whether it’s a simple rebellion or a Chaos Rebel Army, they can be dealt with.

However, the issue is that it consumes a long time.

That’s not all; it also requires significant military forces and ships.

The combination of these two issues slows down the overall expedition progress of the fleet.

If there were just one or two such worlds, it wouldn’t be much of a problem. The dispersed forces wouldn’t be too much, and the remaining main forces could continue on their expedition.

However, the two fleets encountered a total of thirty worlds requiring dispersed forces.

This created problems.

Continuously dispersing forces, the two fleets seemed to be stuck in a quagmire.

Given the condition of these worlds, without dedicating a year, it’s impossible to extricate themselves.

But this is an unavoidable situation.

The Expedition Command Center gave clear instructions; when faced with such circumstances, a steady and thorough approach was necessary. Rushed attempts to finish may leave some problems unsolved, causing repeated issues. Thereby, the Thunder Torch Towers established would be destroyed, and they would have to return to handle it, consuming the Alliance’s prestige on those planets.

It’s better to progress slowly yet steadily.

Fortunately, the third fleet’s progress could be guaranteed.

Of course, these three fleets were merely the advance forces of the Alliance’s Dark Side Expedition.

After controlling a total of sixty-nine worlds over three months, the second batch of expedition forces arrived in the Magrey Cosmos Domain.

This batch of expeditionary forces had more ships and a larger number of transported Army troops than the first batch, even reaching over five times more.

A third of them were incorporated into the previous three expeditionary fleets, directly revitalizing the two fleets stuck in the quagmire. They actively researched which planets could resolve their missions quickly with an increased troop concentration, freeing the trapped forces promptly; some places truly needed more time to resolve issues slowly, which was fine. The remaining forces still needed to press on as a united front, continuing the path of expedition and bringing other worlds into their objectives.

Meanwhile, the remaining seventy percent of the second batch of troops formed four new expeditionary fleets, continuing their actions in the Magrey Cosmos Domain from different directions.