That should be the first time that Heinrich saw Celia's surprised expression in so many years—it wasn't feigned, and it didn't show any precaution or hostility, but it was very simple and unadulterated, completely unexpected expression.
He didn't expect me to do this—Heinrich thought with a slight smugness and malice.
Of course, the armed coup has not passed for a long time. With the rear of the alliance not yet stable, Celia not only came by himself, but also brought Kaleyan, Mowen, and Abel. Then the parliament will come out with some moths. Totally predictable.
What's more, the secret collusion between the Consettrin family and Heinrich did not avoid people. When the negotiations on the new Kremlin were not going well, it was also reasonable for Heinrich to run to cause trouble in the backyard of the alliance. among things. If Celia can't even think of this, it's really despising his IQ.
—However, thinking is one thing, Celia absolutely did not expect Heinrich to do this.
"Do you think I will regard the Conceitlin family as the last pawn and dare not use it until the critical moment?" The emperor laughed, his ice blue eyes were like blades: "You underestimate me, Celia. "
"It is true that according to your understanding, although the Conceitlin family is a super bomb, it can only be used by me once at most, because if it fails after one time, it will definitely be defeated by you and uprooted. In the end, there will be no use left. Value. So you think I will never ignite this bomb now, but will patiently wait until you and I really join hands to attack the Dark Star Hall, the alliance is pouring out, and the backyard is empty and deserted. I am the one who ignites the fuse The best chance."
The emperor leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile, "So you took it lightly, Celia."
The entire auditorium was silent, and the expressions on everyone's faces were either shocked, bewildered, surprised, or resentful... Only Celia closed her eyes and sighed long: "If you wait until then, you may even have a chance to unite." The Alliance Council, forced the Glorious Legion to die on the space battlefield."
The Emperor laughed and said, "Yes, but I chose not to. Do you know why?"
He paused, looking at Celia's expressionless face—he put away the trace of surprise and surprise now.
The face of this man who holds the highest authority in the alliance is calm, like a deep pool without any waves, but the emperor knows that the consternation in his heart is like an undercurrent, which is invisible on the surface but has not calmed down for a long time.
"I don't know," Celia said.
"No, you know."
Celia lowered her eyelashes, but the emperor's falcon-like gaze came straight up, and her attitude could be called aggressive: "You know, Celia, but just like the conversations that often occur between us, you always Choose not to believe because of your likes and dislikes—just like if you don’t believe it now, I don’t actually want the alliance to die.”
There was an uproar around, but the emperor relaxed back on the chair, raised his chin and looked down at Celia.
"You don't want the alliance to perish..." Celia laughed and said slightly mockingly.
Although Kaleyan and others in the alliance mission did not make a sound, their eyes and expressions all expressed the same meaning without exception. Lieutenant General Mo Wen even snorted on the spot, and put the pen on the table with a "snap!" After throwing it away, Admiral Abel also sneered and turned his gaze.
"Yes, I chose to play the trump card of the Conceitlin family at this not so good time, just to express my sincerity to you with practical actions."
The emperor ignored the expressions of everyone in the alliance, and his tone was hard and serious, weighing on everyone's heart like a huge rock: "Since you won't make me feel better, then I won't make it easier for you, but I still leave you something to save the situation." Everything I did was to bring the alliance to the same disadvantage as the empire, but I did not step on the alliance to the end, and there is no possibility of turning around from now on.”
"—Of course, you may also retort that I can't do this, but my attitude has come out: In the Union Parliament that day, there was no lie to the idea of one country, two systems, and I really want to retain the democratic system. Tinder."
"As for now—" the emperor made a graceful gesture of invitation and said, "You can concentrate on dealing with the alliance's troubles, and I have also won the opportunity to restore the frontline's decline. Then when you figure it out, let's sit down and sit down." Come down to discuss the issue of cooperation... "
"But please be careful, don't take my retreat as a sign of weakness. Since I played the card of Concetlin without hesitation, it means that I still have a series of means to deal with you."
The emperor's voice was deep and magnetic. Although it was not loud, the strong deterrence echoed in the empty auditorium for a long time.
After a long time, Celia stood up, pulled out her chair, turned her head and walked towards the door.
"Mo Wen, contact the Gold Mercury garrison immediately, and prepare to impose nationwide martial law. Kaleyan, notify all radio stations in the alliance, and prepare to deliver a public speech to the whole universe with me."
When the tables and chairs collided with each other, several generals of the alliance stood up at the same time: "Yes!"
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The emperor's threat hung over everyone's heart like a shadow, and every minute and every second exuded a strong chill.
As if to confirm his words, the news sent back from the alliance is also getting worse one by one—
On the second day after the alliance mission left the country, an imperial army suddenly appeared outside the atmosphere of Venus Mercury, disguised as interstellar pirates, and used a star sunspot storm to create a large-scale signal interference, disrupting Venus Mercury's space station communication signal. Complete blockade; at the same time, the Conceitlin family received a huge sum of money from the empire as promised, and introduced foreign mercenaries without anyone knowing it. More than 20 purple-robed members of the joint parliament sealed off the Capitol building and blocked external communications. Channel; internal and external isolation, no news, at this time all the conditions for the parliamentary armed coup have been prepared. However, it was not until the second day after the incident that the local garrison of Gold Mercury discovered the anomaly and tried to break into the Capitol to no avail—
Forty-eight hours later, the stalemate between the two sides finally reached a critical point.
The gunfire outside the Capitol in the early hours of the morning tore through the dawn. Major General Dave of the Military Department commanded the local garrison to attack the Capitol, which soon turned into a fierce exchange of fire. A few hours later, the conflict became unstoppable. Foreign mercenaries dispatched armed airships to surround the entire government complex. At the same time, the parliament issued a "Letter to the People" to Quan Jin Mercury: "Half a century ago, the symbol of freedom and democracy Marshal Celia has finally turned into a military dictatorial careerist. The parliament will announce the bloodbath of the Congress led by the military a few days ago, and call on all the people to stand up from the brutal suppression of the military, take up arms, and fight hard... "
At this time, the incident had lasted for a full week. With the joint efforts of several generals in the military department, Major General Dave finally led a mecha team to break through the ground blockade, and sent a signal to the new Kremlin thousands of light-years away in the vast space. SOS message.
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After listening to the detailed report, Celia let out a long breath.
Perhaps in the eyes of the parliament and the Consettrin family, they already have a 60% to 70% chance of winning, but in the eyes of the professional generals in the military department, the situation is not so bad...
As long as the empire does not stir up trouble in the dark, although the trouble caused by the parliament is a fire in the backyard, it is only a fire in the backyard. After all, the Consettrin family does not have strong military equipment, and mainly relies on foreign mercenaries. And mercenaries, even if motivated by money, can be brave for a while, but they are just a bunch of mobs...
But—Celia couldn't help thinking, why didn't the empire mess up the water anymore
During the busy preparations, this idea was like a kitten's paw, scratching in his heart from time to time. Whenever he had a minute and a half to spare, this little paw would lightly point out, bringing out bursts of slightly tingling and numb itching, often making him stunned for a long time.
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As Heinrich expected, Celia's counterattack was fierce and fast.
According to the news received that morning, the battleships of the Glory Legion scattered throughout the Andromeda Galaxy received an assembly order in the afternoon; at midnight that day, the Glory Legion began to attack Venus, and the mecha team tore a gap in the atmosphere. Outflanked the entire Union government complex.
Late that night, the Gemini Emperor came to the top floor of the New Kremlin alone, walked through the magnificent and wide corridors, and finally stood at the gate of the remote communication room. The sea of stars in the sky is slowly rotating outside the transparent zenith, the hall is brightly lit, and the three intelligent optical brain units are like huge beams of light, rising from the center of the hall, and countless signals from tens of millions of light-years away are coming from the ground. Displayed in rows on the wall.
Celia was facing away from him, sitting alone in front of the console, resting her forehead with one hand.
He had a long-distance communication headset in his ear, and the emperor knew that he was listening to the battle channel on Gold Mercury—maybe he really wanted to delegate power. Celia did not directly command the battle, but let Kaleyan, Mo Wen Waiting for others to concentrate on commanding below, I only brought a headset and sat here quietly listening to the battle situation.
His coat was draped over the armrest of the seat, and he was only wearing a white military uniform shirt. His soft black hair shimmered under the light, and contrasted with his snow-like neck, he looked extraordinarily restrained and plain.
Looking from behind, his shoulders are slightly relaxed, and the cuffs of his shirt are casually rolled up to his elbows. Because his left hand is resting on his forehead, it just shows a thin and strong line of his arm.
The emperor stepped forward, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
He suddenly remembered that a long time ago, when he was a bodyguard, he once stood behind Marshal Celia to report the military situation; at that time, Celia also stood in front of the window with his back to him, casually rolled up his sleeves, holding a teacup in one hand , with one hand on his waist, revealing his strong and lean arm muscles.
In fact, Marshal Celia has a fair complexion, and his figure is not very burly, and he is even more inconspicuous when placed among a group of tall and burly Alphas. However, when Heinrich saw him, for some reason, he felt a kind of masculine awe and fear, and even a little, a little panic.
At that time, he wondered why he couldn't feel the alpha pheromone of the marshal, but he still felt such a deep fear; later he realized that the feeling had nothing to do with the pheromone, it was purely because of the authority—
Hundreds of years of swords, guns and blood, above tens of thousands of soldiers, that kind of killing determination and power and coercion that ooze from the bones are the root of the alpha males who are willing to bow down and make him awed.
The emperor stood still, his Adam's apple slid up and down as he swallowed.
Celia's back was motionless, and she seemed to be listening so engrossed that she didn't even notice that the emperor was standing behind him.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, you can see the starlight in the night sky, and the hall is silent, only the sound of gunfire coming from the headset, occasionally mixed with explosions. Heinrich listened in a daze for a while, and finally couldn't help but let out a soft cry, "Selia..."
no answer.
Heinrich leaned over and was about to say something when he was taken aback suddenly—
Celia rested her forehead with one hand, closed her eyes tightly, and fell asleep alone in this deserted command hall.