Li Yao secretly clicked his tongue. If the army of the Imperium was considered as a whole, this General Lei Chenghu would be a well-deserved "big shot of the military".
Li Linghai said, "When the Imperium finally launched the strategic counterattack, it was General Lei Chenghu's troops again who led the charge into the five worlds including the Black Wind Sector that had been occupied by the Holy League for a hundred years. After five battles and five victories, the homeland of the Imperium was recovered, which cleared the obstacles for the subsequent troops to attack.
"In the ten years that followed, General Lei Chenghu's Thunder Fleet had been galloping on the most arduous battlefields. It fought the Holy League so many times that it was almost broken and disorganized.
"Awed by General Lei Chenghu's prestige and the admiration of the mid- and bottom-level officers, and because the war at that time was in desperate need of a breakthrough, even the four Kurfürst families did not have the courage to play tricks in the replenishment and reconstruction of the Thunder Fleet. They could only transfer the latest warships that had just been produced to General Lei's command time and time again.
"Of course, the troops of the four Kurfürst families would not listen to General Lei's command easily. Therefore, the soldiers that were replenished to the Thunder Fleet time and time again were mostly the local troops and miscellaneous troops that had collapsed in the bloody battles.
"After more than ten years of strategic counterattacks, naturally, countless troops had been disorganized and lost their numbers. Those defeated soldiers with low morale were garbage that nobody wanted, fearing that they would infect other troops with their lethargy. However, General Lei Chenghu accepted all of them without any hesitation.
"After the consecutive bloody battles, General Lei's troops had long become a hodgepodge of all kinds of sources. The remnants from every part of the sea of stars were gathered.
"A lot of people even admired General Lei's charisma and accomplishments. They volunteered to join General Lei's command when they had better places to go, which made the Thunder Fleet even more complicated.
"Such a 'hodgepodge troop' would've been a mobster in the hands of any commander, but General Lei Chenghu boasted unbelievable techniques that allowed him to train the mobsters into battle-tested elites in the shortest amount of time and gave them the courage to die together with the enemy.
"General Lei Chenghu was not necessarily one of the best soldiers in the Imperium, but when it came to training troops, he was well-acknowledged to be the best in the Imperium!
"All in all, General Lei Chenghu led such a hodgepodge troop to the frontline against the Holy League and made great contributions to the Imperium.
"Right now, the situation is more or less stable. The Fourth Coalition Fleet of the expedition army under General Lei Chenghu's command, known as the 'Thunder Fleet', is the fleet with the most main-force warships, the most well-equipped, and the highest combat ability other than the four Kurfürst families. In terms of fighting will, it is even much better than the private troops of the Kurfürst families. After a hundred years of screening, General Lei Chenghu has neither cowards nor scoundrels under his command. They are all the most excellent soldiers who have been motivated by the purest ideals and are willing to shed their blood to defend the Imperium!
"Right now, General Lei Chenghu commands the Fourth Coalition Fleet of the expedition army as a special general of the Imperium and serves as the commander of the Third Battle Area. The Third Battle Area has four war worlds that have just been recovered and dozens of rather prosperous resource planets. It also boasts two twisted space zones that are very suitable for the collective jumps of super massive fleets. It is a place that every military strategist must fight for."
After hearing Li Linghai's introduction, Li Yao was stunned for a long time before he said, "So to speak, General Lei Chenghu is truly a pillar of the Imperium. The four Kurfürst families are insane enough to involve such a big shot in the military just to strike the reformists. Are they not scared that something will happen in the frontline?"
"That's where you are wrong."
Li Linghai said gloomily, "It remains to be seen whether the four Kurfürst families intend to deal with the reformists and wipe out General Lei Chenghu by the way, or whether the four Kurfürst families' primary target is General Lei Chenghu, and their attack on the reformists is just a smokescreen!"
Pondering for a moment, Li Yao bulged his eyes. "The bow will be left behind after the birds are killed?"
"Exactly. Do you remember what I said when I introduced the situation of the Imperium a few days ago? After more than ten years of bloody battles, the troops that were scattered in various worlds of the Imperium have been gathered and gradually awakened to the will named 'military'. They crave to speak their own voice, don't you?"
Li Linghai smiled and said, "Take a guess. If the 'military' really wants to get rid of the control of the four Kurfürst families and grow into an independent behemoth, who will it choose as its leader?"
Li Yao blurted out, "General Lei Chenghu?"
"Right!"
Li Linghai said, "General Lei Chenghu is almost an immaculate soldier of the Imperium. His prestige, his accomplishments, his charisma, and his magnificent image in the eyes of the bottom-level soldiers are absolutely unparalleled. He definitely deserves the title of 'God of War'.
"If the military wants to get rid of the control of the four Kurfürst families and even the Council of Elders, it is not enough to count on the radical actions of the reckless people of the 'Blood Oath Alliance'. They need a real big shot in the military to lead them. General Lei Chenghu is the only candidate!"
Li Yao thought for a moment and asked, "What is General Lei Chenghu's opinion on himself? Or rather, what is his opinion on the so-called 'reformists'?"
"General Lei Chenghu's personal attitude is not important. I believe that General Lei has absolutely no intention to lead the army to resist the Council of Elders, much less get involved with the so-called 'Blood Oath Alliance'. If he had such ambitions, he wouldn't have sacrificed his family and fought the Holy League hard a hundred years ago at all. I have absolutely no doubt that General Lei's lifelong struggles and sacrifices are only for the sake of his country."
Li Linghai said, "However, now that he has shouldered the title of 'God of War', many things are unavoidable for General Lei, including the extremist organizations in the military such as the 'Blood Oath Alliance' who rally and instigate other soldiers under his name. When the time is right, he will even be praised by countless zealous young officers and pushed to a throne that he does not want to sit on!"
Li Yao's pupils constricted to the minimum. "Got it. That's' Yellow Robe '!"
Li Linghai was slightly dazed. "What does' Yellow Robe 'mean?"
Li Yao blinked and said, "Well, it's a story on Firefly. Just leave it be. All in all, it means exactly what you want to say. I can totally understand General Lei Chenghu's delicate situation."
"Then, you should be able to better understand why the four Kurfürst families are more determined to take care of General Lei Chenghu than to take care of the reformists at the risk of the instability in the frontline, right?"
Li Linghai sneered and said, "A hundred years ago, the four Kurfürst families were not in a hurry to take care of General Lei not because they were merciful but because General Lei was not a threat yet. Also, the frontline was in dire need of manpower, and a 'God of War' such as General Lei was in dire need.
"But right now, the military is getting more and more independent, and the young officers at the bottom-level are getting more and more radical. General Lei's prestige is growing day by day, too.
"Also, the Holy League has been utterly defeated, and it seems that it will not be a major threat to the Imperium for decades to come. Isn't it the best opportunity to kill all the hares that have outlived their usefulness?
"God of War. Hehe. God of War! In the Imperium that has been dominated by the noble families for a thousand years, how can the man who is known as the 'God of War' end well? "
Li Yao took a long breath in relief and wiped the sweat on his forehead. "Since General Lei's prestige in the military is so high, how can the 'special investigation committee' take General Lei away from the Thunder Fleet so easily?"
"It was General Lei who took the initiative to go with them."
Li Linghai sighed and said, "You don't know General Lei. He is a pure soldier, the kind of soldier whose duty is to obey orders. The Council of Elders represents the glory of the Imperium. Until he completely loses hope in the Council of Elders, he will only obey the orders of the Council of Elders unconditionally.
"Therefore, the investigation committee does not need many hands at all. Even if they send two weak clerks, General Lei will still leave his fleet and return to the nest of the four Kurfürst families with them."
After a long daze, Li Yao smiled bitterly. "I didn't know that there were such Immortal Cultivators."
"General Lei is the model of a soldier and an Immortal Cultivator in our ideal. Both his friends and his foes have to admire his great personality."
Li Linghai said, "Many people say that General Lei was born in the wrong era. He should've been born in the age of Blackstar the Great a thousand years ago, the Imperium of True Human Beings that was vigorous, ambitious, and just.
"If that were the case, perhaps he would've helped Blackstar the Great annihilate the Alliance of the Holy Covenant as a general of the Imperium. At the very least, he would've wiped out the remnants of the old noble families!"
Li Yao rolled his eyes and said, "After hearing what Your Grace said, I feel that General Lei Chenghu is rather like a Cultivator!"
Li Linghai smiled. "I know what you are thinking. Do you think that there is a chance to transform General Lei into a Cultivator? Then, you can't be more wrong. Be careful. If you meet General Lei one day, do not reveal your identity as a Cultivator. General Lei hates Cultivators' guts. "
Li Yao was dazed. "Why?"
"General Lei is the firmest Immortal Cultivator. He has suppressed the riots of the Cultivators multiple times."
Li Linghai said, "Of course, they were not necessarily 'real Cultivators'. At the very least, they were not the riots initiated by Starlight. Many space pirates and privateers like to act under the banner of the Cultivators. Who can tell whether they are real or not?
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