Yang Wenli is known as the Undefeatable.
Because he conquered the Fortress without shedding a drop of blood.
Military victories are like anesthetic.
The conquest of the Fortress without shedding blood is an anesthetic.
It numbed the hearts of the people of the Alliance.
It made everyone wanting more victories.
I was too naive, Yang Wenli.
I thought we just had to conquer lserlohn...
and all battles will cease.
Wait, Chief.
We've not decided to attack the Empire.
Of course we can't just decide like that.
But the decision lies with those politicians.
It doesn't feel good to think that,
my life is in their hands.
What's up?
You come here.
Aren't you Yang Wenli?
I never thought I'll meet you here.
It's my pleasure.
Ok, what happened?
Why did everyone stop?
I heard something happened to the central computer.
The computer broke down?
It's just some hardware problem.
It seems like someone entered the wrong information.
How much longer before they can fix it?
About 4 hours.
4 hours?
Then we can't make it on time for the meeting.
How about this? There's a park over there.
And you tell the helicopter to go there.
That's a good idea. Then go and do it.
Yes.
Let's go.
Seems like we can't make it on time.
It's all your fault. If you'd
come and fetch me earlier, all these wouldn't have happened.
You couldn't wake up.
What?
It's you. The war-crazy one.
What are you doing here? Taking a walk?
We aren't as fortunate as you're.
I'm the same.
I'm so busy everyday.
It's all you soldiers' fault.
You captured 500 000 prisoners from lserlohn.
You must spare a thought for me.
How can we feed them?
But we can't just kill them, right?
Of course. We're peace lovers.
We can't do such inhumane things.
The helicopter's here.
Lobello, don't be angry. Come with us. Where are we going?
We should let you see how useful soldiers can be.
I didn't know that Chief and the Chief of Finance,
are childhood friends.
We happened to live near each other.
How can you say that?
I let you board my plane.
Of course.
The High Council is more important than anything else.
Look down.
Is this a human error? I can't imagine.
The war has greatly affected the society, causing a lack of manpower.
As there is a lack of skilled labor between 30 and 40 years of age,
there were many errors.
The main reason is that the army has used up too many people.
It's not difficult to see why.
But many people don't understand this.
Thank you for your help.
Lobello. What's wrong?
I tell you.
It's the army who, suggested an attack on the Empire.
But not all soldiers want to fight.
I know this.
The meeting of the High Council.
All top secret decisions are made in this room.
Can this be called a free government?
What will the Father of this Empire, Heinessen think?
He must be weeping in his grave.
The meeting begins.
The topic for today is,
the possibility of sending troops to attack the Empire.
Chairman,
Lobello, please speak.
As a Chief, I've some words to say.
This may be strange,
between the Empire and the High Council,
we always fought within our resources.
But this is going to be history.
What does this mean?
If we allow the battle to accelerate,
our finances,
will be in the red.
How about increasing money supply?
Can we increase it without authorisation?
Then a few years later when people trade.
They are not going to look at the value of the money but its weight.
I'm not going to be known,
as the useless financier,
in times of inflation.
We can't win a war within a few years.
The war can't be won tomorrow.
So we shouldn't have fought at all.
Because of the brave Yang Wenli, we got lserlohn Fortress.
The Empire has thus lost its base to attack us.
It's to our advantage,
to sign a peace treaty with them.
Don't say any more.
Although the Chief Financier says so,
this is a war of righteousness against the King.
We can't just give up due to a lack of finance.
I think so too. We can solve
the problem of money by dealing with internal politics.
As a Chief of Human Resources, I've some words to say.
Money is a problem.
But labour has reached the point of exhaustion.
All talents have been posted to the military.
We're left with only the young and the aged.
Our High Council's social structure, will crumble soon.
This is not the time for war.
You're quite daring, aren't you?
Not really.
I can understand what the Chief of Human Resources has said.
But it's a crucial time now...
and we can't do without one person.
But Chief of Defence,
if you force the people to make more sacrifices,
it's a violation of human rights.
The people can't take it anymore.
That's nonsense.
It's our duty to reach tyranny.
We don't have to understand these socialists...
and we don't have to pay any attention.
Besides, how can we achieve anything without sacrifices?
But the people feel that these sacrifices are too great.
Madam Windsor.
No matter how great the sacrifice,
even if all the people die, we must still fight.
This is not a political theory.
We have a noble mission...
and that is to defeat the Empire.
We have to free the people from its oppression.
There is no time to dwell upon human right issues.
Who's dreaming?
I've some information.
Please look at the screen.
This is how much support we've from the people.
It has been going downhill all the while.
On the other hand, this is not the rate of support.
Sorry to say, It's going sky high.
We can't even get half the votes in the next election.
But according to this, in 100 days,
if we can defeat the Empire,
our rate of support can go up by at least 15%.
I think the Defence's proposal deserves a vote.
Agreed.
Hold on.
We don't have the right.
How can we send troops to protect our sovereignty?
He's good with words.
You!
Can you not be so rash?
All right, we'll begin voting.
Those who agree to military action...
please stand.
As the majority agrees,
I announce,
the decision of the High Council,
is that the Alliance Army will attack the Empire.
Sitolet, I'm sorry.
Commander.
The decision of the High Council has been passed.
It is not good news, is it?
Yes. So my father...
General Greenhill, please go there.
Chief of Defence, Truniht.
Has it been decided that we will attack the Empire?
I'm sorry but I can't answer your question.
I heard that you strongly oppose this decision.
As a patriot, I feel proud of this.
But that does not mean that I am for war.
So that means you're against it?
I hereby strongly protest against this decision.
Truniht is really a good actor.
But his judgment is correct.
The person who thinks that we will win is a fool.
What did you say?!
Excuse me, who are you?
I'm Commodore Andrew Fork.
Commodore Andrew Fork?
Yang Wenli. The person who cause this battle...
is Commodore Andrew Fork.
Is that so?
I'm sorry but Yang Wenli seems to oppose this battle.
But it's impossible to win based on our strength now.
When Yang Wenli was battling in lserlohn Fortress,
people said it was impossible too.
That's because...
or Yang Wenli thinks that...
the Alliance can't win without you?
Commodore Andrew Fork, you have no business here
you can leave now.
It's not because of this.
But I hope your 13th troop can join us.
In addition, we've the 2nd battalion,
and we can form a proper army.
This is why I came to find you.
Sir, will you support us?
We have to obey orders.
Even if it's a foolish order.
This is the Empire's principle, isn't it?
This is a government elected by the people.
I am often puzzled...
as a part of the Empire is ruled by the aristocrats.
In the Alliance,
the government is elected by the people who are ruling.
Which is the more evil government?
I'm sorry. Pardon my audacity.
It's ok.
I have thought of this before.
But I simply can't answer this.
Yes...
The formation of the army depends on you now.
I now have the help of a good Assistant Commander.
It'll be easier to work now.
Can Federica help?
Of course.
Connecting the Alliance...
to the Empire is one of the two corridors, the Phezzan Corridor.
It's controlled by the Dominion Phezzan.
Although Phezzan belongs to the Empire,
as it has autonomous power,
it was accepted that they have links with the Alliance.
As Phezzan is trapped in this relationship,
it was not recognised at first...
yet began a 3-way relationship between the Empire and the Alliance.
Besides, the flow of information or refugees between the 2 countries...
goes through Phezzan.
Phezzan was a special Dominion region,
set up by a businessman, Dwangor.
Starting from the First Leader Dwangor,
the 5th leader is Adrian Rubinsky.
Is this your villa?
No, it's her house.
Adrian Rubinsky, how many mistresses do you have?
I think it's faster to count them by the dozens.
You must be a lucky man.
Back to the topic,
why are you here today?
As an liaison administrator of Phezzan,
Remschat,
must be interested in this matter.
I had a hard time getting this information.
I heard the Alliance is going all out to attack the Empire.
The Alliance? No, the rebels?
They have conquered the lserlohn Fortress...
and are now very arrogant. Hence, they want to conquer the Empire too.
Even if they have conquered lserlohn Fortress,
but based on this...
No, the Alliance has begun to plot this massive attack.
Massive?
An army of more than 30 million soldiers.
30 million?
That's right.
I don't think they have that many soldiers.
But then again,
do you have a motive for telling me this?
You are over suspicious.
This Phezzan is still an Dominion region within the Empire.
Think,
have I ever done anything to harm the Empire?
No, I don't remember any.
You make sense.
Gentlemen, this plot to attack the Empire...
has been approved by the High Council.
Let the Chief Advisor of the formation of the army,
Caselnes explain.
Yes.
Firstly, the Chief Commander of this aircraft...
will be Marshal Lassiter Lobos.
The Chief Advisor will be General Greenhill.
The 5 Operations Advisors will be under Vice Admiral Konev.
The 3 lntelligence Advisors will be under Vice Admiral Broliner.
There will be 4 Logistics Advisors.
The battalion consists of
the 3rd ship led by Commander Vice Advisor Lefeyber,
the 5th ship led by Commander Vice Advisor Bucock,
the 7th ship led by Commander Vice Advisor Herwood,
the 8th ship led by Commander Vice Advisor Appleton,
the 9th ship led by Commander Vice Advisor Al Salem,
the 10th ship led by Commander Vice Advisor Uranff,
the 12th ship led by Commander Vice Advisor Borodin
and the 13th ship led by Commander Vice Advisor, Yang Wenli.
There are altogether 8 ships,
including other support staff, there will be 3,227,400 soldiers.
End of report.
This plan to attack the Empire is yet to be confirmed.
We are here to settle the details today.
I hope everyone will give their comments.
Chief.
I'm the Battle Advisor, Commodore Andrew Fork.
I believe this attack...
will the biggest achievement in the history of the Alliance.
I'm honoured to be involved as a militant.
There is no honor higher than this.
I would like to pose a question to the Chief Commander.
As soldiers,
we are to obey all orders.
In the case of fighting the base of Goldenbaum,
we have no reservations.
But we need a lot of preparations.
What is the aim of this attack?
Please elaborate, Battle Advisor.
Yes.
We will lead large troops into the Empire.
Based on this alone,
it is enough to frighten the people of the Empire.
They will retreat instead of fighting, right?
Of course not.
We need to be extremely flexible.
Flexible enough to deal with any situations.
Can you be clearer? It's too abstract.
Anyway we'll attack and see.
Any other questions?
I've one.
Please speak, Yang Wenli.
I would like to ask everyone,
why must we attack the Empire now?
Is it because of the elections?
Timing is important in wars.
If we lose the opportunity, we'll face defeat.
You mean...
this is the best time to attack the Empire?
Not just an attack, but a massive one.
Treat lserlohn as our...
and attack the Empire from there.
In this way, the Empire Army will not know what to do.
Our ships will advance without stopping...
and we'll plant the Alliance's flag into the soil of the Empire.
There's nothing besides victory.
But this battle will drag on.
It's very inconvenient to resupply and communicate.
Besides, if they attack us on the side,
we'll easily be separated.
Why must you always emphasize the danger of separation?
I just can't understand.
We could trap them,
increase attacks on them and defeat them.
Yang Wenli's worries are unfounded. But the
Commander from the Empire will most likely be Count Lohengramm.
If we take into account his military ability,
we should be more cautious.
Yang Wenli.
I know you think highly of Count Lohengramm.
But he's young and makes mistakes easily.
You're right.
So if we make a more serious mistake,
he'll win and we'll lose.
This is only a guess, Yang Wenli. By thinking highly
of your enemy, you'll only make yourself more worried.
This is the greatest shame to a soldier.
Besides, you'll affect our morale...
and slow us down.
In other words, this is helping the enemy.
Please be careful of this.
Commodore Andrew Fork, you're being rude.
Was l?
I hope everyone will be careful. This will only benefit the enemy.
Was I wrong to say this?
I was just trying to reason with him.
You shouldn't take it personally.
Besides,
the purpose of this battle is to free...
250 million people from the oppressive rule of the Empire.
Its purpose is to realise this ideal.
People who oppose this...
will be seen as being on the same side as the Empire.
Is there anything wrong with what I said?
Even if the enemy has the land advantage,
or new weapons that we can't imagine of...
we shouldn't panic.
If we show ourselves to be liberals,
the people of the Empire will surely welcome us.
And they will help us advance.
In this case,
Are you trying to say...
you'll still resign at that time?
No.
But, Yang Wenli.
I'm glad I didn't accept your resignation.
It's not that I knew this before hand...
but judging from now,
the army has increased its importance because of you.
Especially when people like Commodore Andrew Fork
who handed in the proposal for war...
through personal means.
His motive is apparent as he wants to be promoted. Yes.
He was the first to graduate from the military school.
He will be in the highest position in the army in future.
With a superpower as our enemy, he wants to
make use of this opportunity to gain recognition.
You can be quite dumb at times.
His enemy is none other than you.
Me?
But, Chief, I didn't...
It's not how you think...
but how Commodore Andrew Fork thinks.
You should understand his character.
He does not use the right means to display his ability.
Instead he used despicable means.
He tried to highlight his capability by speaking bad of others.
But he's not as capable as he thinks.
It's too dangerous to hand over the lives of 30 million men to him.
You mean...
You want me to fight with Commodore Andrew Fork?
You don't have to worry about Commodore Andrew Fork.
I just have to give you the highest position,
and I can get rid of him easily.
And this is what I want to see.
But it's not only me who can do it.
No, I've to depend on you from now.
Chief...
I must resign after this battle.
I'll resign if we lose. I'll proclaim
my retirement if we win and let Marshal Lobos take over.
No matter what, my future has been decided.
But you're different.
Chief, you always give me the most difficult tasks.
It was the same during lserlohn.
But you were successful.
You should succeed this time too. I expect so.
This is a report from Remschat, who's based in Phezzan.
What's the source of the information?
It's Adrian Rubinsky.
What motive does this wily fox have?
Don't bother about his motives.
Who are we going to send to face the 30 million soldiers?
Just send that fellow.
He's going to get arrogant if he wins.
Then let him be.
We should use him while he's still of use.
When he has lost his value,
we can always get rid of him.
You're right.
The battalion sent by the Alliance to attack the Empire...
has set up its HQ in lserlohn Fortress.
It consists of 30 million men,
8 ships and 200 000 military space crafts.
They are all heading for the Empire.
I believe Count Lohengramm will be there.
Our fate depends on his strategy.
As for the Empire,
they have decided to send Count Lohengramm.
The Galactic Empire is once again faced with bloodshed.
Attack on the Empire
Reinhard is faced with attacks from the Free Planets.
He confiscated all the weapons and resources on Planet Klaygor.
By attacking from the air,
it's a painful decision for,
the aristocrats and the people of Klaygor
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