Chapter 1747
Federal Army and Parliament!
Chapter 1747 Federal Army and Parliament!
Earth Federation Forces Headquarters, Chabro.
A military meeting on how to deal with the invasion of the Holy Britannian Empire was underway when a serious-looking intelligence major entered through a side door, quickly walked to General Gop's side, whispered a few words, and then handed Gop a note.
Gop shifted his gaze slightly, glanced at the note, smiled slightly, and then stood up.
His actions drew everyone's attention at the meeting and startled the person giving a passionate speech on the podium.
However, especially because General Djamitov was standing behind him, he was not intimidated and instead asked a question in return.
"General Gop, was there anything wrong with my speech?"
"No. Major Joseph is not wrong in any way. It's just that I don't think it's necessary to continue putting on an act for such trivial matters!"
Gopp sneered, strode onto the podium, and gave a cold laugh.
Upon seeing the smiling Gop approaching, even with General Djamitov, who controlled the Titans, standing behind him, Major Joseph couldn't help but subconsciously take a few steps back.
This step back allowed Gop to easily take over the podium.
Gop looked around and slightly raised the note in his hand.
"Gentlemen, while you are arguing heatedly about how to deal with the invasion of the Holy Britannian Empire, a new crisis has emerged. And the one who discovered this new crisis and thwarted its first threat with lightning speed is none other than the Punishment Force, which our General Staff recently commissioned Colonel Ming to form!"
"A new crisis?"
"Punishment?!"
In an instant, the entire conference room erupted in discussion.
"quiet!"
General Gop slammed his hand on the table and said in a deep voice.
He nodded to the intelligence major who had brought the information.
The conference room lights gradually dimmed, plunging the room into darkness.
Then, the projector lights came on.
Under the projection light, images of unfamiliar warships, mobile suits, and related intelligence appeared on the wall behind Gop.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is an unfamiliar force from an unknown world, called the Zanskar Empire. Recently, this fleet from the Zanskar Empire invaded SIDE3, Muzo. In order to resist the invasion from the Zanskar Empire, Artesia Rem Deiken led the local people in a heroic resistance and held out until the reinforcements of the Punishment Force arrived, where they joined forces to defeat the Zanskar Empire's fleet."
"The Zanskar Empire?"
"A space fleet from an unknown world?!"
Although the name of Daken's daughter was quite prestigious, it seemed less prominent due to the unknown enemy.
In particular, the fact that General Gop's Punishment Force was able to defeat the Zanskar Empire's fleet despite the lack of intelligence drew the attention of the soldiers present to the Punishment Force and the Zanskar Empire.
Seeing that no one was focusing on Muzo, Gop's smile became even more pronounced.
"After the initial contact, the victorious Punishment Force cleaned up the battlefield and discovered that the Zanskar Empire's technology was at least one generation behind our current warships and mobile suits. Therefore, I suggest that the Earth Federation Council should increase its funding for the technology sector and strive to break through the current technological limits in the shortest possible time, thereby closing the technological gap between us and the enemy."
General Gop's words were startling, causing the parliamentary representatives attending the military meeting to jump in surprise. "Wait! General Gop! The topic of this meeting is how to deal with the threat from the Holy Britannian Empire, not this Zanskar Empire whose origins are unclear! Moreover, the Federation Army's current budget is already exceeding previous levels! Far exceeding the Holy Britannian Empire's defense budget!"
"Congressman Weidel! Do you really think that the Holy Britannian Empire is the only enemy of our Earth Federation?"
Gop looked down at the representative appointed by the Earth Federation Parliament and said in a deep voice.
His eyes, which held a hint of cold light, instilled in Senator Weidel an irresistible instinctive fear.
"But, but this meeting..."
"Hmph! The threat posed by the Holy Britannian Empire is nothing to worry about. The real enemy we need to be wary of is the mastermind behind the Holy Britannian Empire, the one who instigated it to raise the banner of rebellion. And the Zanscal Empire is that mastermind once again, attempting to push more conflict into this world, making the situation increasingly chaotic, ultimately leaving our Earth Federation unable to defend itself, and allowing it to be wiped out by the enemy in one fell swoop!!"
Gop's words immediately made the military representatives present become serious.
Unlike Senator Weidel, the military representatives present were well aware of just how dire the situation the Earth Federation Forces were facing.
Not only are there external threats, but there are also great divisions within the Federation Army.
In this situation, if the enemy seizes a fatal weakness, what awaits the Earth Federation Forces is the terror of being overthrown overnight and never being able to recover.
"General Gop, you, you're exaggerating!"
Congressman Weidel shouted sternly.
"Alarmist talk?! Ha! It seems Congressman Weidel has a lot of confidence in us! What do you all think?"
The military representatives exchanged glances and handed the decision over to Gop.
This scene made Senator Weidel's eyes widen in astonishment.
This is because among the generals present were several high-ranking officers who had good relationships with the Earth Federation Council and usually cooperated with each other.
But today they handed the decision-making power to Gop without hesitation.
“Congressman Weidel, please sit down!”
At this point, Ronan Mathernas, who had remained silent and unusually low-key, spoke up and asked his colleagues to sit down.
"Speaker Ronan. You too..."
“I understand. Member of Parliament.”
Ronan waved his hand to shut Weidel up, then stood up and looked at Gopp.
“General Gop. I already know about the Zanskar Empire. But there is still one thing I don’t understand.”
"Please speak, Speaker Ronan."
Gop showed considerable respect to Ronan Mathernas, who comes from a long-established political family and recently assumed the presidency of the newly formed Immigration Council.
Moreover, Ronan Mathernas also has a place in the subsequent plans.
"General Gop, how should we deal with the possibility that Muzo might rebel again? There are other people in this world besides the daughter of Deacon. The son of Deacon, the long-lost heir of Deacon, probably did not die in that turmoil back then!"
(End of this chapter)