Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1579: Chapter 591: Overwhelming Forces, The Entire Clan Joins the Battle (Part 2)

According to the Mechanical Empire’s military system, every Star Domain, Star Cluster, and even every Star System has its own governing structure directly managed by the Empire Core, mainly responsible for building the standing forces in the corresponding area and handling certain administrative affairs.

Of course, if the nobles holding fiefs in these areas are too powerful, the directly managed central administrative system can end up as an empty shell. For example, back in the day the Nanxiang Star Cluster was turned by Liu An into the private property of Nanxiang’s Earldom.

Another example: after the Red Blade Clan rose to power, many Star Systems including the Southern Nine Star System were run by the Red Peak Earl Mansion like a state within a state.

But not every noble is that dominant; in many regions, the directly managed central administrative system instead holds the leading position.

However, regardless of the region or the place, once the Empire’s conscription order is issued, the whole area can rapidly shift into a wartime posture.

And there is no such thing as everyone fleeing when disaster strikes, nor any traitors taking advantage of the chaos to rebel.

The reason is simple: the rift between the four human branches runs far too deep.

No matter how beautifully the Sublimators phrase their letters of surrender, no one dares to believe them. Everyone knows that surrender does not mean eking out a living. Humans of the Empire have zero value to the Sublimators; they are nothing more than organic feedstock. Defecting to them offers no sumptuous life, only a fate worse than death.

No matter how innately rebellious a person might be, they would still not be stupid enough to defect to the enemy.

Just as Ren Zhong had guessed, nothing unexpected happened. At the very moment when the frontline reconnaissance ships finally transmitted back a relatively clear footage, Marquis Zhenjiang Jin Shi, who had just awakened, was appointed Supreme Commander in charge of all wartime military and political affairs across the Far Border Star Domain, the Long River Star Domain, and the Jade Plate Star Domain.

Jin Shi did not delay. She immediately used the Marquis Zhenjiang Mansion as the framework and, at the first possible moment, established the wartime General Command Headquarters.

At the same time, the former highest officials of the military and political systems of the Three Major Star Regions automatically became her deputies.

Within the Nanxiang Star Cluster, Wen Zaiyin also very appropriately became Supreme Commander. Although the Red Peak Earl Mansion is powerful, it has always focused solely on its own development and has yet to fully extend its tentacles of power into the Nanxiang Military and Political Center. Ren Zhong himself has no interest in competing with Wen Zaiyin for this authority.

Liu An, the Constant Fleet Commander of the Nanxiang Star Cluster, also very appropriately became the leading general of the Nanxiang Star Cluster Joint Legion. On the surface, his authority is second only to Wen Zaiyin, but in actuality he can stand toe to toe with Wen Zaiyin.

After all, within the Nanxiang Star Cluster, many Viscounts and Barons holding real power are descendants of those who once followed the ancestors of the Liu Family to carve out their dominion; they belong to the Liu Family’s direct-line faction.

The Mechanical Empire, as a war machine, began to run at full speed. In just six hours, the Nanxiang Joint Legion completed its force preparation and accounting.

All standing armies directly under the administrative systems, together with the private fleets produced by various nobles in response to the war call, were incorporated into one vast structure.

Next came the question of how to fight this war: should they concentrate their forces for a counteroffensive outward, hold their ground and defend the stars, or pull back first and, before retreating, destroy all planetary surface ecosystems and man-made structures to achieve a scorched-earth effect? All of this was to be decided by Marquis Zhenjiang Jin Shi.

Jin Shi first had the General Command Headquarters distribute the frontline analysis report.

The report showed that the invading enemy came from the Sublimators, and it was an ultra-large-scale deployment. The number of Mother Empress Ships exceeded ten thousand, and there was a high probability that a First Level Mother Empress—an individual Constant Star Level powerhouse—was present. As for other second-tier combat units, they were countless; all that was known was that their scale was immense, blotting out the sky.

The enemy had also mastered more advanced information-flow camouflage devices, which not only could easily sever the Mechanical Empire’s combat units from their information-flow communications, but also possessed extremely strong infiltration and eavesdropping capabilities.

Jin Shi told everyone, "This is a full-scale offensive that will sweep across the Three Major Star Regions. The Sublimators’ preparations are extremely thorough, and they have already achieved a clear technological edge. They will launch a general offensive simultaneously, and the battlefront will span over a thousand light years. It is impossible for us to defend our territory relying solely on our own Strength. I have already requested reinforcements from the Empire Core. Our foremost mission is to hold the Star Gates. This is our only chance of survival. From now on, all wartime reserve resources on every planet are to be fully mobilized. All reservists, retired soldiers, and frozen reserve personnel are to be fully mobilized. Now, I will announce the key Star Gates to be garrisoned. They are as follows..."

Truly worthy of Jin Shi: even with Ren Zhong’s prior warning, she still relied on her own bold judgment to accurately recognize the vast disparity in Strength between the two sides and formulated the correct strategy of holding fast and awaiting reinforcements.