By the time Jiang Jianming heard the news, the empire's starship had already gone far.

The newly organized Silver Beidou Interstellar Expeditionary Force leaps across the human star field, pointing their spears into the distance.

Regarding the expedition, the commander-in-chief did not express any further opinions.

Jiang Jianming lived a leisurely life in Wasen, as if he had entered the retirement stage ahead of schedule.

The condition is always good and bad.When the symptoms worsened, he would sleep groggyly for four or five days; when his energy was better, he would keep a diary, write a book, and tease the dog.

Seth was old and couldn't leap as high as he used to catch the fly ball thrown into the sun.And Jiang Jianming also had a weak heart, so he could only throw the ball in a small arc.

The ball gurgled and rolled on the floor, and Seth happily chased after it, wagging his tail and sticking out his tongue.

Jiang Jianming sat on the rocking chair, watching the old dog pattering on the floor with gentle eyes.

On a clear night, he put on his overcoat and sat in the small courtyard watching the stars.

The stars are far away, a place he cannot go to.But the person he cared about was there.

"Seth..."

"Tell me, where is His Majesty now?"

The news from the front reached Watson two months later.

"Your Excellency Commander!"

That morning, Maria pushed open the door with joy on her face: "We won, we won, it's news of victory!"

On the hospital bed, Jiang Jianming shook his hand and knocked off the optical brain on his knee.

Before he could pick it up, he turned his head short of breath: "What?"

"Interstellar Expeditionary Force!"

Maria quickly helped the commander pick up the light brain, her nose was flushed with excitement, "I heard it went well, the first batch of real crystal mines have been shipped back to the empire, and we will have a stable supply of medicine soon.This is great, Commander-in-Chief...!"

- the first batch.This word picked Jiang Jianming's nerves like a needle.

He immediately asked, "Is the expeditionary force going back to China?"

Maria shook her head: "It seems not. According to the news I heard, His Majesty is still leading the army and moving on."

Jiang Jianming's expression darkened.

The little nurse didn't understand that for a battle, victory or defeat can only be determined at the end.Now it can only be called initial progress or initial advantage, and it must not be called victory.

Since coming to Watson, the commander-in-chief has been very conscious of being under house arrest, and basically does not take the initiative to contact his old colleagues in the imperial capital.But this night, he called Lin Ge for the first time.

"I'd rather he stumble and come back quickly."

Jiang Jianming suppressed his voice and said, "The distant stars are endless, how far will he go before he is satisfied?"

But not long after, Jiang Jianming couldn't care less about it.His condition became serious again, and what was different from the past was that this time his mental weakness was greater than his physical weakness.

He is not crazy or noisy, but he is in a state of confusion for a long time, and sometimes he goes into shock without even the strength to scream when he gets sick.

Fortunately, Maria was careful enough, and Sylph would come over for treatment whenever she had time, and thus survived another dangerous period.

In spring, peach blossoms bloom all over the green hills opposite the manor.Even the windows of this cottage were dyed a lovely pink.

Maria walked to the bed with the food tray, and said softly, "Your Excellency, Maria cooked beef soup today, shall we try some soup?"

Jiang Jianming's eyelashes drooped softly, but his consciousness was not clear.Maria put a white silk veil under his lips, and carefully fed the hot soup with a spoon in her right hand.

The commander frowned and tilted his head. He was trapped in some kind of dream, and murmured in a barely audible voice: "Your Majesty..."

Maria gently rubbed his heart for him, and coaxed: "Hey, our majesty is in the distant star, and he will come to see you when your majesty returns victorious. At that time, the commander's illness will also be cured."

But when Watson's peach blossoms withered, the urgent report from the front was sent to the capital of Aslan.

Crackling——

It was a dinner party at that time, the glass goblet fell from trembling fingers, Lin Ge's face turned pale, and the red wine spilled on the floor like blood.

The expeditionary force was attacked and suffered heavy casualties!

He was not harmed by alien creatures, nor was he frustrated by the harsh space environment. It was lava space pirates who did it.

It was a surprise stab in the back, bloody and horrible.Thousands of brave warriors determined to explore the unknown star sea died under the guns of fellow human beings.

Lin Ge cursed and kicked the table over.

But this is far from over.

The coordinates where the Imperial Army was attacked are terrible.That is the asteroid belt known as the "Devil's Tongue" by later generations. Countless asteroids maintain their rotation and revolution there. The surface is rugged and full of large and small impact craters.

At that time, a large group of high-level alien creatures lived there.

Just passing through there, the fleet has to be as cautious as walking a tightrope, breaking out in cold sweat.

Now the tightrope walker was suddenly stabbed, and the result was so tragic, one can imagine!

Cannonballs criss-crossed, countless starships collided with the asteroid, and the alien creatures sleeping there were alarmed, and the battlefield was in chaos.

The lava pirates laughed wildly. They attacked the empire's large starship carrying supplies, robbed a large amount of luggage and the true crystal mines that the expeditionary army had worked so hard to harvest, and made a lot of money.

The Far Interstellar Interstellar is nothing compared to the Star Domain of the Human Empire.If His Majesty Kaios had not personally conscripted, it would not be surprising that the entire army would be wiped out in this situation!

And now, the entire expedition is trapped in a dangerous asteroid belt.

In a dilemma, surrounded by enemies on all sides, there is a risk of not returning at any moment.

When the news came, all the high-level officials of the empire turned pale.

Put aside the victory or defeat of the expedition.It has only been more than a year since the founding of the country. If something happens to His Majesty, the three-star nine-star city will be in chaos!

Reinforcements must be dispatched immediately.

But here comes the question again, who can lead the army?

After the meeting adjourned from the government hall, Lin Ge, who was temporarily in power as the emperor, left Chen Hanke alone.

"His Royal Highness, forgive me for speaking bluntly, there is only one who can solve the current predicament."

Before Lin Ge could speak, Chen stroked his chest and saluted.

"I haven't seen Commander Aslan lead the army for a long time. But I still remember how we came up from the dilapidated blue mother planet step by step."

"Save the blue mother planet, capture Wall, counterattack the empire's million-strong army, and take down the two star cities of Watson and Eden within half a year, and of course the battle of Elborn."

Chen raised his head, his eyes flickering: "Some geniuses are hard to find in the world, and the commander-in-chief is exactly this kind. Hehe, Your Highness, you have been with him for so long, you should have a deep understanding, right?"

Lin Ge braced his temples, his eyes darkened: "No way. Dawn is seriously ill now, don't count on him."

These two are also old acquaintances, that is to say, Chen Xi likes to follow the rules, and each mouthful is His Royal Highness.

At this moment, he frowned and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with the commander?"

"Don't ask those useless things." Lin Ge waved his hands irritably, "In this situation, you are the only one who can go there. Go get ready."

Every second counts.The military department acted at the fastest speed and raised manpower and supplies.

However, just as the army was gathering at the military starship port and making final preparations for the departure in a few hours, a small starship quietly arrived at the capital of Aslan.

When he saw the figure coming down from the starship, Lin Ge, who came to see the army off, jumped up from his seat in fright.

The visitor put down his hood, revealing a pale and thin face.

The starship port guards who were about to step forward to stop them almost didn't kneel down on the spot.

They exclaimed: "Commander!!"

Jiang Jianming, dressed in plain clothes and gloves, greeted everyone as if nothing had happened: "Well, you have worked hard."

Lin Ge ran towards him without any image, and grabbed his collar: "You, you, you!?"

She lowered her voice, her eyes seemed to breathe fire, "No, how did you come here!"

Jiang Jianming: "Of course I have my own way. Do you really think that the manor with only a hundred people can lock me up?"

Lin Ge: "Why don't you take good care of your illness and come to the Imperial Capital? We don't need Your Excellency Commander here. You go back to Wasen!"

"I just think it's better for me to go."

Jiang Jianming smiled helplessly: "The last time."

Lin Ge was stunned.The next second she exploded, jumped up and yelled: "What a last time, you have a clear mind! If you die, you will be dead, isn't it the last time!?"

Jiang Jianming shook his head lightly, and lightly shook Lin Ge's wrist: "I've already learned about the situation of the battle, and the situation in the far interstellar world should not be too optimistic."

"You will be His Majesty's man in the future, Lin Ge. Do you think the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers are not enough for a dying cripple to exert his last bit of energy?"

Lin Ge choked.Jiang Jianming raised his head and waved to Chen Hanke who was about to board the ship, "Chen, come down."

Chen Hanke was also stunned. He quickly patted his military uniform, straightened his military cap and walked down quickly: "Hey, Commander!"

He thought the commander was going to order something. After all, Jiang Jianming looked sick, and he really looked seriously ill.

Unexpectedly, the commander-in-chief patted him on the shoulder, and whispered in his ear as he passed by: "...after I come back, you will be the second supreme commander of the empire."

After saying this, the commander stepped on the gangway directly to the flagship.

List:"……?"

Obviously, the commander-in-chief meant: You come down, I will go up.

Looking at Lin Ge's face, it was already livid.

Not only was Jiang Jianming's "arbitrary action", but more importantly, she already felt that something was wrong.

Although during the Kaios expedition, she temporarily managed the affairs of the empire for the emperor, and she didn't go to Watson a few times during her busy schedule.

But judging from the communications and the reports of the medical staff, Jiang Jianming's illness is already very serious, and he should never be as energetic as he is now.

Lin Ge quickly turned on the wrist phone, and as soon as it was connected, he rushed to the opposite side: "Sylph, let me ask you, did you give him any medicine!?"

There is a pair on both sides, and the hearts of both of them are half cold.

Sylph didn't even know about Jiang Jianming sneaking away from Watson!

But she knew that this year, a drug was newly developed for patients with advanced chronic crystal disorder, which can kill the activity of crystal particles with high intensity.

The price is that normal human cells will also be greatly damaged.This drug is generally given to patients who choose euthanasia, so that they can see the world with their families soberly and painlessly in their last days.

Lin Ge was silent for a full minute, and finally could only laugh miserably on his back, and choked out a sentence: "It's cruel enough, it has to be him."

No one knew how Jiang Jianming obtained the drug under the watchful eyes of a group of doctors, nurses and guards, just as no one knew how the commander came to Aslan from Watson without anyone noticing.

Lin Song and Sylph only knew that Jiang Jianming told them in this way, don't stop me.

And indeed, they couldn't stop him.

——In the 2nd year of the new imperial calendar, the first sacred battle was thwarted, and Commander Aslan regained the military power temporarily and led the army to rescue.

The imperial army struggled with the Devil's Tongue for another half a month, and finally the lava Space Pirates retreated angrily, and the expeditionary army was out of trouble and embarked on the road back home.

Also after confirming that he was completely out of danger, Commander Aslan used a small starship to enter the flagship of the expeditionary force named White Emerald.

"I want to see Your Majesty." Jiang Jianming straightened his collar and said to Lai An's personal guard.

"Hey, don't worry, Commander!"

Seeing the commander, the personal guard was so excited that he even forgot his last name.

The young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes repeatedly patted his chest and promised: "Hey, don't be so nervous, commander. You see that you have been rescued from illness all the way, and your Majesty will not tell you, you must be very touched!"

"There was no estrangement before, but after this, the commander and His Majesty will definitely be able to reconcile as before!"

Jiang Jianming smiled softly: "Then I will lend you a good word."

But at this moment, the commander heard the sound of the automatic door opening next to him.

Jiang Jianming glanced sideways subconsciously.

He saw his majesty.