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Chapter 1385 I Will Lead the Charge
Victory and defeat are common in the military. Ever since the war between the Red Maple Republic and the Xuanshui Federation, both sides have won and lost. Now that the Xuanshui Federation has switched from defense to offense, it has only achieved a decisive victory in a key battle, which does not mean that it has no defeats.

The five combat clusters' mission to establish a forward base deep in the territory of the Red Maple Republic will not be in vain as long as one of them succeeds. Then they can continue to expand their bases based on this base, making full use of the current shortage of troops in the Red Maple Republic and attacking them to the death whenever they find any flaws.

Therefore, from a strategic point of view, the fact that the Third and Fifth Fleets failed in their operations and had to retreat to the Space Fortress Ilsha was not a big problem, and the masters of the military in the rear could not demand that all goals be achieved.

But there is no problem with the grand strategy, but the problems at the fleet command level are too big.

The current commander of the Third and Fifth Fleets is a young major general, who was originally the commander of a squadron and has the qualifications and abilities.

But their experience, combat awareness and mentality are too poor.

As the saying goes, war is a matter of great importance to a state, a matter of life and death, a road to survival or destruction, and it must be carefully considered.

A qualified commander should start making advance plans for all possible situations along the way as soon as he gets the combat plan.

These plans include a series of common and uncommon situations such as an ambush, the fleet losing its combat capability due to non-combat casualties, and communication failure caused by a stellar explosion.

This is something commanders and staff must consider, otherwise what's the use of you?
However, this time the commander not only temporarily changed the jump location, but also did not make any plans for encountering the enemy in the Zhenguang Star Field at the jump location, not to mention that the Knight Introduction Agency Space Station would side with the Red Maple Republic.

This alone is a dereliction of duty, not to mention the wrong orders issued after the battle began and the inaction under unfavorable conditions, even leaving the retreat to the squadron commander on his own.

This caused heavy losses to the fleet.

When taking inventory afterwards, Alyssa's cruiser fleet lost more than 70 warships, most of which were new recruits. Of course, many veterans were also lost. Before the arrival of reinforcements, they were unable to continue their mission.

The main fleet lost nearly 400 warships, which is one-third of the strength of the Third and Fifth Fleets combined, and these warships should not have been consumed in this way.

Not only was it an unprecedented defeat, it was also the heaviest loss suffered by the Third and Fifth Fleets since they joined the battle.

The fleet commander needs to bear the primary responsibility for this defeat.

As soon as the fleet docked at the space fortress Ilsha, the commanders of each squadron immediately entered the fortress in their shuttles. Among them were some officers and soldiers who were injured after entering the escape pods when their warships were destroyed. A group of people went to find Vice Admiral Ken who was guarding Ilsha as if they were about to riot.

This is a typical example of the saying that one incompetent general can lead to the death of the entire army.

Why keep this kind of commander?

Keep it to kill you?

Strictly speaking, the officers' actions were in violation of regulations. They would not be brought to a military court, but they would certainly be punished.

Because this is going beyond the immediate superior's authority, which is considered an overstepping of boundaries in the military's command system.

But everyone accepted the punishment. Even Alyssa took the lead in this operation and rushed directly into Lieutenant General Ken's office.

Let's put it this way, after everyone came back, they did not rush into the fleet commander's flagship, hang him on the cannon and shoot him out, which was considered rational.

Vice Admiral Ken also received the news. He did hear that they had lost the battle, but he had not heard that it was so serious. After all, the battle report he read was sent to him by the fleet commander, so of course he would try to avoid the important issues and find a way to get himself out of it.

When the officers heard that the grandson had actually lied about military intelligence, they became even more excited, and many of them declared that they would crush the grandson's bird with their own hands!
However, Lieutenant General Ken was worthy of being a veteran general. He immediately calmed down the indignant officers and said that if the story was true, he would report it to the military department and investigate the dereliction of duty.

Vice Admiral Ken is very popular in the Third and Fifth Fleets. After all, he has been commanding the two fleets since the beginning of the counterattack, and everyone is very convinced of his command.

After appeasing them, it’s business as usual.

These officers who caused trouble, including Alyssa, all received experience cards for a one-day trip to the confinement room. This level of punishment was actually just a formality. Lieutenant General Ken knew the seriousness of the situation and while maintaining procedural justice, he had to show leniency, otherwise everyone's resentment would be even greater.

When these things happened, the fleet commander who was the source of everything hid on the flagship and did not dare to come down. He seemed to be very clear that he would most likely be beaten to death if he showed up.

Even when Lieutenant General Ken ordered him to come down, he dared not listen until Lieutenant General Ken promised to send soldiers to protect his safety. Only then did he leave the flagship and return to the fortress.

It is not clear what happened next. I heard that the military sent people from the rear to take the grandson away, as if they wanted to pick him up high and then put him down gently.

Maybe someone behind the scenes wanted to protect him, or maybe they didn't want to make a big fuss and affect public opinion and military morale.

But Alyssa herself participated in the complaint action, and her prestige was quite high. There was almost no one in the entire Xuanshui Federation who didn't know her.

This news, as well as the photos and videos of Alyssa leading a group of officers to find Vice Admiral Ken, were somehow exposed, which made many ordinary people in the Xuanshui Federation know that the defeat of the Third and Fifth Fleets was due to the blind command of a person with connections.

Moreover, discontent is still brewing. In some places, people have taken to the streets to protest, demanding that all information be made public and those responsible be severely punished.

It is hard to say whether this can be considered a political struggle within the Xuanshui Federation, or whether this incident is used as an excuse to attack political opponents.

After all, when Alyssa took the officers to find Lieutenant General Ken, only the surveillance in the fortress could leave clear photos and videos, and only people in the fortress knew the specific details.

This was most likely released intentionally by a certain faction.

In any case, the commander will not have an easy time recently. If the people behind him decide to sacrifice themselves to save themselves, the military court's verdict may not be very kind to him, especially in terms of his health.

But then again, although this incident caused quite a stir, the strategy of the Xuanshui Federation was not affected at all.

The Third and Fifth Fleets were beaten back halfway, but there were still four combat groups.

Moreover, the enemy fleet chose to intercept the Third and Fifth Fleets, which means that friendly forces in other directions will have a smoother journey.

The information we have received so far is that the battle is still going on, and it is expected that a detailed battle report and whether the strategic objectives have been achieved will be released in a few days.

But this has nothing to do with Alyssa. The Third and Fifth Fleets where she is can only stay in the space fortress Ilsha and cannot move until they complete their troop replenishment.

(End of this chapter)