Of the one hundred targets, thirty-two have already achieved their basic combat objectives."

Twenty-five had already failed prior to this, and there were no plans to continue the attack for the time being.

"There are still forty-three combat targets remaining." The secretary reported to Marshal Chu Xuan.

Marshal Chu Xuan looked at the red dots flashing on the interstellar war sand table of the Ash Venerable Kingdom.

Some areas have turned green, and some have even become green zones.

This means that the area is now under their control.

Princess Moqi, standing behind Marshal Chu Xuan, gazed at the interstellar map.

Although the green area is less than one percent of the black area.

But she seemed to see a flame already burning on a decaying grassland.

This flame is the hope in her eyes.

"How many interstellar warships does the Ash Lord have left?" Marshal Chu Xuan asked.

"Less than five million interstellar warships."

If we don't count T2-class starships, then there are fewer than two million starships.

"The Ash Lord has suffered heavy casualties in the battles of the past few days," the secretary said.

Marshal Chu Xuan looked at Princess Mo Qi beside him: "Do you need to arrange for the Ash Lord's legion fleet to withdraw?"

I'll leave you some seeds.

Princess Moqi took a deep breath, then smiled confidently and said, "Marshal Chu Xuan, you are the highest commander here."

You are responsible for all command and deployment arrangements on the battlefield.

This also includes all Legion fleets within the Ash Lord organization.

If you think there's a need for them, you can give any order, even to use them as bait.

We, the Lords of Ashes, need not leave any embers.

Because after we ignite ourselves, more sparks will appear in the kingdom of the Ashbringer.

Upon hearing Princess Moqi's answer, Marshal Chu Xuan glanced at the princess.

This princess has a very strong mentality.

"We still need your Ash Lord's fleet."

Those reclaimed galaxies need administrators.

Compared to us, your local legion fleets are more suitable for management.

The remaining strategic objectives.

We will be in the next seventy-two hours.

Take control of these combat objectives.

After that, a period of tactical rest will be needed.

During this period, you, Princess, also need to make an appearance.

"What do you need me to do?" Princess Moqi asked, still somewhat excited.

Rather than being a mascot here, she hopes to have something of her own to do.

"First, by clearing out these strategic targets, we aim to weaken the military power of the Ash Venerable Kingdom and establish our prestige."

Nothing is more exhilarating than a victory.

At that time, you will need to step in, integrate the various forces within the Ash Lord organization, and confirm our attitude towards cooperation.

I don't want any factors to negatively impact our future cooperation.

Princess Moqi nodded, understanding the meaning behind Marshal Chu Xuan's words.

This is to prevent any dissenting voices from emerging within the Ash Lord organization that question the Wyvern Star Empire.

The agreement reached between the Dragon Star Empire and Princess Moqi did indeed involve the sacrifice of significant interests to some extent.

When you're at a disadvantage, naturally no one has anything to say.

But if the situation eases, or even if they gain some advantage, some voices will emerge among them.

They believed they had room to negotiate with the Dragon Star Empire and wanted to bargain.

If such a thing were to happen, it would inevitably affect subsequent war cooperation.

"I know I won't allow such a voice to appear," Princess Moqi solemnly assured her.

"After the first phase of the offensive ended."

Considering the situation of our Dragon Star Empire, it is impossible for the five million interstellar warships that we sent in the first batch to overthrow the current Ash Lord Kingdom in one fell swoop.

Therefore, the second arrangement is...

After gaining control of these strategic star systems, the resources that can be transported will be gathered together.

They were transferred back to the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire by interstellar transport ships.

Didn't you already sign a large order for interstellar warships with our Empire?

Transporting these raw materials back will greatly accelerate the efficiency and speed of our industrial production lines in manufacturing interstellar warships.

By then, a large number of interstellar warships will be available for your Ash Lord organization to use!

Upon hearing this, Princess Moqi's eyes lit up.

Compared to others who possess advanced interstellar warships, it is naturally more advantageous to build one's own more powerful interstellar legion fleet.

Although she was well aware that the Dragon Star Empire had made a considerable profit from this deal.

But this is the only thing the Ash Lord organization can rely on right now.

"The performance of our Xiaolong series interstellar warships on the battlefield is evident to all."

I believe that the various factions within the Ash Lord organization you established will certainly not refuse our interstellar warships!

You might consider the aspect of personnel training.

After all, there are millions of interstellar warships, which require a huge number of crew members to operate.

Our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire can undertake the training of these crew members.

At that time, those interstellar transport ships, along with the raw materials and these trainees, can all be transported to the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.

When they return, they will be leading a brand-new interstellar legion fleet.

Marshal Chu Xuan's words sounded like the whispers of a businessman, and it was unclear where he had learned them from.

"I understand, I will cooperate with your arrangements." Princess Moqi thus agreed to the arrangement.

"Report, breaking news."

"We've captured the capital planet of the Ash Lord Kingdom!"

Suddenly, a message broke the atmosphere.

Princess Moqi showed a surprised expression.

"Where is Ash Venerable, the leader of the Ash Venerable Kingdom?" Marshal Chu Xuan immediately inquired about this important news.

Princess Moqi also showed a nervous and expectant expression.

"The Ash Venerable, along with a group of high-ranking officials from the Ash Venerable Kingdom, were escorted away by an elite legion fleet."

The direction of their evacuation was another Venerable Civilization Kingdom.

Princess Moqi was visibly disappointed upon hearing the news that the Ash Lord had safely evacuated.

If we can kill the Ash Lord here, then everything in the Ash Lord's kingdom will proceed much more smoothly.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. He was, after all, the Ash Lord, a person at the very top of the power structure in this country. How could he possibly lose his life so easily?

"A dignified ruler of a nation actually abandoned his own country."

They fled to other interstellar kingdoms.

"Ridiculous," Princess Moqi said mockingly.

Marshal Chu Xuan, standing to the side, began to analyze the current situation. She pointed to the map of the Ash Venerable Kingdom and drew a circle around the green dots and green areas.

Once this circle was drawn, it occupied one-fifth of the entire Ash Lord Kingdom's territory.

Although it only occupies one-fifth of the Ash Lord Kingdom's territory, the resource output value of these controlled areas is equivalent to one-half of the Ash Lord Kingdom's total.

The areas chosen by Marshal Chu Xuan and Princess Mo Qi for this operation were all carefully selected.

"Then we can speed up our plans."

We will complete what we just discussed within three days.

"Within a week, the controlled area will reach this range," Marshal Chu Xuan said.

Marshal Chu Xuan paused, then looked at Princess Mo Qi: "Because of the rapid expansion of the control range."

Relevant management personnel, takeover procedures, and related order must be established quickly.

This is your responsibility, Lord of Ashes, but I hope I don't see any foolish scenes.

For the sake of stability in each region, the existing management system and personnel should be preserved as much as possible, unless the individuals involved are extremely malicious.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for you Ash Lords alone to completely take over such a large area.

You should understand what I mean.

There was another layer of meaning in Marshal Chu Xuan's words.

"I know, I will make sure they are taken care of."

"I will personally oversee this matter, and if anyone opens the champagne prematurely, I will deal with it personally!" Princess Moqi said decisively.

Marshal Chu Xuan meant that she was worried that some people or forces within the Ash Lord's faction might take advantage of this opportunity to oppress and retaliate against the ruling class of the various star systems of the former Ash Venerable Kingdom.

This will inevitably cause panic among the lower levels, which is detrimental to their management work.

Another possibility is that some people might be thinking about dividing up the profits and becoming local tyrants ahead of time.

Chu Xuan could understand those people who thought they should be rewarded for their risky and desperate struggles.

These are acceptable, but the timing and occasion must be considered.

We can't pop the champagne before we've finished all the tasks.

Marshal Chu Xuan didn't spell it out, which was also to save face for Princess Mo Qi.

After all, this was an organization established by Princess Moqi, and it provided significant assistance during the first phase of the offensive.

The loss of so many interstellar warships is also a price they have paid.

Following this discussion.

The subsequent battlefield situation was basically as Marshal Chu Xuan had predicted.

All strategic objectives were achieved within seventy two-hour periods.

Even some strategic targets that had been abandoned were successfully seized after the arrival of the JF-17 fleet.

In addition, news of the fall of the Ash Lord's capital star system and the Ash Lord's escape spread.

This had a significant impact on the morale of the Ashes Lord Kingdom's military.

Basically, after encountering the Ash Lord's fleets of unknown origin, they would avoid direct confrontation.

After all, everyone values ​​their own life and is unwilling to take risks here.

And as this phase is about to end.

Princess Moqi then convened her first general meeting since returning to the Ash Lord Kingdom.

This meeting differed from the previous one convened by Prince Mori, who returned on behalf of Princess Mori.

The difference is that the number of attendees is significantly less than two-thirds compared to before.

The reason why there are so few people is clear to everyone.

Everyone present began chanting Princess Moqi's name when they saw her appear.

This includes the Wind Orchid, who was rescued in time by the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Legion fleet during the battlefield of the Ash Venerable Kingdom's capital star system.

"Gentlemen, here."

I suggest we first spend three minutes mourning the brothers and sisters who sacrificed themselves for our great ideals in this operation.

Without their dedication and sacrifice, we wouldn't have the situation we have today!

As she spoke, Princess Moqi placed her hand on her chest and lowered her head.

The others also stood up and began to observe a moment of silence.

Three minutes passed.

Princess Moqi opened her eyes.

"alright.

We should cherish the situation we have now.

I am holding this meeting here today.

"The main point is to emphasize some of our subsequent principles." Princess Moqi looked seriously at everyone present: "Although we and the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire have completed the first phase of the plan through our joint efforts."

This has created a favorable situation.

However, we cannot let our guard down.

Next, we will take over the reclaimed galaxies.

But I want to emphasize that our war is far from over.

It didn't come to the point {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} where everyone was opening champagne and having a good time.

For those star systems that were originally under our control, the original control will be responsible for them.

For those newly acquired galaxies.

First of all, we should not easily judge or persecute people unless they are people with whom we have a blood feud.

We need to make contact with them, and if they are willing, we can accept anyone to join us.

Regarding the future of our universe, I believe you all understand that we, the Lords of Ashes, cannot accomplish these things on our own.

Therefore, we need to accept and embrace anyone or any powerful family willing to join us!

Upon hearing Princess Moqi's words, some people nodded in agreement, while others remained silent, their thoughts and attitudes unclear.

Princess Moqi then said seriously, "I have already explained the situation to you."

I also made a pledge to the commander of the JF-17 fleet who came all the way to support us. If anyone is still stubborn after I have said all this,

Then I will personally clean house.

At that time, I won't care what your original identities were or how much you sacrificed for the Ash Lord organization.

I would even turn my own family against them for the greater good!

Princess Moqi's words were resolute, and everyone could hear the unquestionable tone in them.

Of course, whether the members of the Ash Lord organization will actually heed Princess Moqi's advice is another matter.

After all, the Ash Lord organization has many powerful factions, and everyone is suppressing their emotions to some extent.

Right now, everyone has some urges to vent.

Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that some people will still fight against the odds.

Afterwards, Princess Moqi relayed Marshal Chu Xuan's arrangements for the follow-up.

Among these arrangements, regarding exchanging existing resources for Xiaolong-class interstellar warships, the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire will also be responsible for personnel training.

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