Universal Calendar 799,
Reich Calendar 490, January 20th:
Senior Admiral Reuenthal came before Reinhard,
Reports of Iserlohn Fortress falling to
who had occupied Fezzan.
It seems Yang Wen-li is still in good health.
of his own volition after all?
So, did Admiral Yang abandon the fortress
on glorifying his own achievements.
The report from Reuenthal does not focus
have made it sound as though they had captured it
If he were a mediocre leader, his report would
by means of their own strength.
So Admiral Yang's aim
direct confrontation with Your Excellency, yes?
truly is for the long march towards forcing a
Most likely.
the fate of the Alliance may be sealed before that.
But even if Yang arrives at the battlefield,
to receive before my departure.
Regardless, this is a good omen
how things are going around town.
Well then, I'm going to go check on
better to leave your gun?
Ensign, don't you think it would be
an inspection and turned around.
It would look suspicious if you ran into
That's true.
Take care of it.
Duke Lohengramm...
Damn, my gun...
lead history in a constructive direction.
Listen Julian, terrorism and mysticism never
Right, I'm not a terrorist.
But I'll never get a chance like this again, right?
in person, with my own two eyes.
I at least want to see Duke Lohengramm
This is it for security?
isn't fond of gaudiness, but...
I'd heard Duke Lohengramm
Isn't that the General Chief of Staff, Oberstein?
So, that's Duke Lohengramm.
Mr. Marinesk!
It seems I startled you. My apologies.
At any rate,
now that you've seen the real thing?
what are your impressions of Duke Lohengramm,
That I can't compete with him at all.
I see.
But regardless of how noble he may look,
or the prime minister.
even he wasn't born into being a duke
an esteemed family name,
And though Lohengramm may be
poor folk who were nobles in name only.
until they received the title of count, they were
At any rate, his father sold his own daughter,
to secure his livelihood after that.
though he only received just enough
He sold his daughter?
He offered her to the inner court of the kaiser,
it wouldn't be wrong to say he sold her.
but regardless of formality, in essence,
to forgive his father, right up until the day he died.
Supposedly, that's why Duke Lohengramm refused
Well, regardless of his feelings,
is said to be thanks to his older sister's influence.
Duke Lohengramm's success in life
In truth, without that,
would have been much further back.
his starting line towards military rule certainly
by the time he was my age, right?
But he had performed splendid military deeds
You've done the same, haven't you, Ensign?
when he was your age,
And if you'll allow me to mention him,
an ordinary student in the military academy.
I believe Miracle Yang was just
that you're already one or two steps ahead.
Compared to that, you could say
spur me on by simply reciting nothing but the facts
Mr. Marinesk, if you believe that you can
Admiral Yang and Duke Lohengramm,
that are most convenient regarding
then you're mistaken.
then perhaps I'd be taken in by your flattery.
Were we talking opponents of a lower level,
and Duke Lohengramm,
But when being compared to Admiral Yang
will be blown away.
even the tiniest amount of hubris
You've only made me feel down.
I'm afraid you've had the opposite effect.
then that's my fault.
If I sounded like I was trying to spur you on,
who is born a hero or a famous commander.
I simply wished to say that there is nobody
Well, that may also be too forward of me.
No, I may have said too much myself.
Well then, shall we leave it at that?
My, I've certainly wasted some time.
to meet another customer, you see.
The truth is, I was actually on my way
Customer?
Yes, to be honest,
isn't enough to make a profit.
simply transporting you all
So, what sort of customer are you talking about?
That's certainly true.
A priest of the Church of Terra.
like a bishop.
Well, maybe he is more distinguished,
where he never works, just preaches and eats.
Either way, he's of the sort of social position
What do you think, Ensign?
coming along to have a look at my customer?
How about giving your legs a workout and
To be honest, it's my first time seeing him myself,
so I'm sort of getting cold feet.
thus breaking the deadlock of this war.
A plot to defeat you on the field of battle,
through Admiral Yang's intentions,
Even though you've seen
as the head of the military?
you still intend to personally act
Fräulein Mariendorf,
when I set my sights on becoming supreme ruler,
I set a single rule for myself to make that a reality.
I'd stand as head of the military myself.
In other words,
grand nobles I once fought and defeated.
That is where I differ from those
support of the soldiers.
And that's also why I have the
My apologies for presuming, but Your Excellency,
and return to the capital?
won't you please avoid any pointless combat
to Admiral Mittermeyer
If you leave the Fezzan Corridor
and the Iserlohn Corridor to Admiral Reuenthal,
then you should see definite military gains, yes?
I believe it would be better if you stayed in the rear,
and simply appreciate the fruits of their efforts.
Fräulein, I wish to fight.
To live is to fight for Duke Lohengramm.
shutting a bird of prey in a cage.
To deprive this man of battle may be like
But in that case...
In any case, if I am to seize the universe,
than felt through gloves.
then I'd rather it be with my bare hands
right, Your Grace?
You're Bishop Degsby of the Church of Terra,
departing from Fezzan,
On that day, as Reinhard was
and Fahrenheit were arriving.
the fleets of Admirals Bittenfeld
After resting here for a while,
the plan to invade Alliance territory.
both fleets were to be added to
who had been staying in the Empire,
At the same time, the high commissioner
former landesherr, stepped foot on his native land
Nicholas Boltik, who was also once chief aide to the
viceroy for Duke Lohengramm.
and was appointed the replacement
Imperial forces like it was nothing.
That damn traitor conspired with the
He was a model Fezzanese.
It's been said in this country for forever:
but make the price as high as you can."
"Sell off your country or your parents,
but being sold isn't exactly a happy thing.
That may be true, as selling things is our specialty,
That's for sure.
political representation for now.
Still, at least formally, we Fezzanese have
may be at least a bit better.
Switching over to a democracy
You say that, but it's also always been said that
on your own two feet."
"You need to stand and walk
the Imperial forces' baby carriage, right?
That bastard Boltik is just riding in
You've got that right.
He gets under my skin.
At any rate, where did Rubinsky disappear to?
Imperial occupation and that upstart Boltik from?
Where is he just sitting and watching the
when you were trying all sorts of maneuvers,
In your attempts to escape Fezzan,
which was a stroke of luck.
it seems you stumbled upon that Terraist bishop,
What in the world could you be talking about?
You were quite the singer and dancer,
but as always your acting is awful.
I wonder.
Until Rupert, your beloved son,
he thought of me as an ally.
was just on the verge of being murdered by you,
without much taste for the arts.
That was because he was an audience
illusions that he spun
He was the sort to project the
the actual performance she gave, after all.
onto the actress more than observing
if you're going to entrust your fate to someone,
You should seek some form of insurance
if you think on it even a little.
To be blunt, I don't want you to think
that you killed your son.
that I happily supported the way
I won't say it didn't leave a bad aftertaste.
based on your own calculated self-interest.
You simply chose me, not Rupert,
It is because those calculations were correct
that you're able to cry over spilt milk now, is it not?
That spilt milk was just like its mother cow.
thinking he was the only clever one.
He was insufferable,
Yes, he was too like me in the worst of ways.
researched his methods,
If he had controlled his ambition and
he may not have had to die an early death.
to teach his son, isn't it?
It's the father's responsibility
Generally, yes.
to follow in his father's footsteps.
But at any rate, he shouldn't have tried
of scholarship or the arts,
If he wanted to go down the path
as much assistance as he needed.
I would have provided him
So in the end, you prioritized self-preservation.
also understand my position.
In that case, you should
I most certainly do.
to understand those who are beneath them.
And not just myself, but all people are able
with such things as the Church of Terra.
At any rate, I intend to cut relations
in agreement with my goals.
What you've done is fundamentally
That's why I tolerated it.
You really are just like your son.
it's a magnificent view, isn't it?
No matter how often I see it,
space in a shuttle or spaceship, isn't it?
Yes, it certainly is different than going into
Fezzan is a trading stop, you see.
it would be bad for the economy,
If ships just kept coming and going normally,
and would destroy the atmosphere.
are considered so efficient.
That's why these orbital elevators
But then, it doesn't seem that way right now.
reopened with Duke Lohengramm's departure,
All right, so the civilian corridors have been
but that's limited to Imperial space.
for Imperial territory, so keep that in mind.
We of course lied and said we were departing
Well then, let's go.
We were able to leave pretty easily, weren't we?
of "necessary expenses."
Well, it's thanks to all sorts
Also, I lodged a complaint ahead of time.
go towards Alliance space.
I told them that a group was trying to
It's fine, don't worry.
himself was the ringleader, right?
They'd never figure that the whistleblower
What do you think, Warrant Officer?
Mr. Marinesk is an expert.
We should leave it to him.
sometimes things just don't work out.
Even if you do your best,
won't make your arms grow,
Worrying about someplace out of reach
no matter how much you do it.
the people who want to do them.
Well, it's best to just leave things to
That's right.
This is the bridge.
Ah, let me introduce you.
the ship in place of Captain Boris Konev.
This is Kahle Willock, and he'll be handling
who I mentioned to you before.
Willock, this is Ensign Mintz,
Nice to meet you, Ensign.
You don't look like the sort to do something bold
the watchful eyes of the Imperial forces.
like sneaking into Alliance territory under
I've taken a liking to you.
I'll give it my all to get you safely to Heinessen.
So though this boat is small,
as if you were riding on a large ship.
I'd like you to feel at least as safe
Well, excuse me for getting a small ship!
Don't worry about it, since I'm sure not.
us Fezzanese to work with the Alliance forces.
And anyway, it's not such a bad thing for
is going to be defeated at this rate,
Even if it looks like the Alliance
remaining military might of the Alliance forces,
if Fezzan ties its economic strength to the
to oppose the Empire.
then it wouldn't be impossible
How about it, Ensign Mintz?
"Anti-Lohengramm United Front."
I've named this the
Regardless of the name,
the Alliance is already defeated.
please stop talking like
As long as we have Admiral Yang Wen-li,
be able to take us down.
the Imperial forces shouldn't
That's true.
for the victory celebration.
In that case, I'll get you there in time
Will you let us participate then, too?
The independent merchant ship Beryozka
including Julian Mintz,
left Fezzan carrying 80 unlawful passengers,
on the 24th of January.
having lost what I had built, huh?
I came, I saw, and I left
met in the Porewit Stellar Region.
On January 30th, the Imperial Expeditionary Forces
for land war on Fezzan,
Excluding the personnel left behind
following to participate,
with the Bittenfeld and Fahrenheit Fleets
a military fleet of 112,700 ships,
it consisted in total of
a support fleet of 41,900 ships,
and 16,600,000 men and officers.
The Alliance forces most likely
as the operational limit of our forces,
consider the Porewit Stellar Region
to launch their counteroffensive.
and we should assume they are finally planning
According to the information from Fezzan,
here and the Rantemario Stellar Region.
there are not any occupied planets between
There should also be no better site than this
without causing trouble for civilians.
for having a fierce battle
I have confidence in my predictions.
I also believe your opinion to be correct.
but to control their natural unease,
The Alliance forces have borne with it this long,
within a few days.
they shall make an aggressive move
waiting for their greeting.
Let us make sure we have a fitting reward
Double-Headed Serpent formation.
We shall take the
I will assume direct command of the first head.
shall act as the vanguard?
Are you saying that you yourself
It's too dangerous!
has been declining,
I realize the Alliance forces' power
may have become like a cornered rat.
but there's a chance that they
like Admiral Mittermeyer
Please leave the vanguard to someone
from the rear, Your Excellency.
and urge us to fight more vigorously
thing as the "rear," Müller.
In this formation, there is no such
There are only two heads.
of the body section.
Mittermeyer, you take command
then they will obviously aim for the body.
If the Alliance forces plot to split us in two,
act as the vanguard in actuality.
It should be obvious that you will
But...
I came here in order to win, Mittermeyer.
And in order to win I must fight,
a safe location when I fight.
and I do not feel like being in
The second fleet goes to Steinmetz.
Mittermeyer's body section shall be the third fleet.
The fourth fleet shall be Müller's,
and the fifth fleet, the other head, will be Wahlen.
shall act as reserve forces,
Fahrenheit and Bittenfeld
shall be determined by the state of the battle.
and their participation on the front
each fleet are the key to this plan.
The connections between
we will be using threefold protection,
As such, to secure communication
prepared to act as a messenger.
but just in case you are to have a shuttle
Are there any questions?
to rest for the time being.
Well then, all forces shall be allowed
You are dismissed.
That man truly is a soldier above all else.
of a victory won through battle.
He sees the significance
with how the harvest is collected.
A born ruler doesn't concern himself
Your Excellency!
Please forgive my rudeness, Your Excellency.
However, I absolutely wanted to tell you this:
Please win...
and then, bring unity to all of the universe.
Will you tell me your name?
Yes, I am Emil von Selle.
It's a good name. You are telling me to win?
Yes, that's right!
I see.
enemies that you must defeat in the future?
Well then, will you forgive me for not leaving you
Emil, for the sake of your wishes, I will win.
go back home and tell your family
So you must live on to
win the Battle of Rantemario was you.
that the one who had Reinhard von Lohengramm
Yes!
all their troops in the Porewit Stellar Region.
The Imperial forces have gathered
Rantemario, Jamshed, and Kerim Stellar Regions,
If they go straight ahead by way of the
they'll be heading right for Heinessen.
this one have inhabited planets.
All the regions between Jamshed and
call it a remote region,
Rantemario is already too close to
just barely stopping the enemy.
so it will be the final line for
In terms of time, too.
To be honest, by scraping together
from all over to throw into this plan,
as many guard and defense vessels as we could
coming from the various stellar regions.
there are already doubts
are only going to guard Heinessen,
They're saying that the Alliance forces
the other stellar regions to the wolves.
and that we're going to throw
Ridiculous!
For now, as each stellar region is attacked,
recognize any "declarations of defenselessness,"
the Empire has issued an edict that they will
but if things go poorly,
withdraw from the Alliance and become neutral.
then there's a chance that star systems could
In this case, they'd be neutral in name,
dependencies of the Empire.
but in actuality they'd clearly become
we must fight and win.
To prevent that from happening,
military strength and theirs is massive.
Nevertheless, the difference between our
If only the folly of Amritsar hadn't happened...
But thinking on it,
since then, for about two years.
we haven't fought directly with the Imperial forces
For me, it's been since Astarte.
relying on Admiral Yang's ability,
Well, that just shows how much we've been
but now that I mention it,
reinforcements at Iserlohn last year?
didn't you all accompany him to act as
Yes.
he's left Iserlohn Fortress, hasn't he?
Speaking of Admiral Yang,
He abandoned the fortress on January 18th.
take refuge in a star system somewhere,
If he rushes, after dropping off the civilians to
he should reach Rantemario around February 15th.
Another fifteen days, huh?
contradict the conversation just now,
Therefore, though it seems to
start the battle as late as possible.
it really may be better to
Be that as it may,
who've taken Iserlohn following the Yang Fleet.
there's likely a detachment from the enemy forces
difference in military power only grow larger?
If the enemy forces unite, then won't the
but before the enemy can do so.
So, a time when we can meet up,
small window would be best for us.
Starting the battle during that
isn't it also possible that the detached force
But if things go badly,
we are fighting at Rantemario?
could attack Heinessen while
To prepare for that possibility,
evacuate into the mountainous regions.
we could have the civilians on Heinessen
In any case, before the deadline arrives,
make sure we're the ones who open hostilities.
we should recognize our disadvantage and
Commander-in-Chief Bewcock
At this time, the Alliance forces fleet led by
with 5,206,000 military personnel.
numbered 32,900 ships,
outnumbered the Alliance forces three to one.
In terms of numbers, the Imperial forces
even ordinary soldiers with high morale,
The Imperial forces possessed power that imbued
comprised of a thrown-together rag-tag fleet.
while in comparison, the Alliance forces were
There are two things that concern me.
What are they?
The first is that bishop, Degsby.
but shouldn't we have a doctor take a look at him?
This may be none of my business,
he's apparently been seen vomiting blood,
He's refused all meals and only drinks alcohol,
he seems terribly worn out, doesn't he?
and just looking at him,
It seems that he's also been using drugs.
He's been of concern to me as well,
but he won't listen to me, no matter what I say.
Well, let's consult with the ship's doctor about him.
What's your other concern?
the movements of the Imperial forces.
This should go without saying, but it's about
won't show its true nature
There's no guarantee that their military rule
and make them try to control civilian ships, right?
That point should be fine.
and imposed democracy.
They set Boltik up as substitute viceroy
and risk the traders revolting.
They won't try to impose overbearing controls
I see.
every single ship is physically impossible.
And in the first place, controlling
the Imperial forces may possess,
No matter how much "great military might"
economic activity is nothing to scoff at.
the scale of Fezzan's entire population and
the circulation of goods would dry up,
If they screwed up trying to control things,
and they wouldn't just have to deal with a revolt,
supplies and transportation,
but also the impact to their own
so they'd never do something like that.
Even so, it doesn't quite look that way.
That damn Boltik
accompany the Imperial forces on patrols,
has been letting Fezzanese units
and assist with inspections.
"Idiot" doesn't even cover it when it comes to him.
Your boss was apparently captured too, Ensign.
Captain Violla was?
captured thirty ships,
Yeah, it seems they've already
unlawful passengers as well.
and rounded up over 200
This area is dangerous, too!
It seems that I was naive.
even more than the occupying army,
From a historical perspective,
who are far more passionate and skilled
it's the collaborators in the occupied country
of spying on civilians and exposing them.
when it comes to the shameful duty
We can't just turn back after coming this far.
then we should consider our cover broken.
But if they have collaborators from Fezzan,
Our forged passes won't get us through, right?
An Imperial destroyer is approaching.
but it seems we'll have to call it quits here.
My apologies for my lack of ability,
Please wait.
We still have a chance to stay our course.
What should we do?
How did Admiral Yang capture Iserlohn Fortress?
I've discovered a suspicious civilian ship.
Order them to heave to.
from the other party.
Please wait, there's a message
They say that, after some hand-to-hand combat,
who were plotting to take over the ship,
they've captured some stowaways
and that they want to hand them over.
Put them on screen.
Right!
threatened to blow up the ship.
We were sailing this way when the stowaways
non-commissioned officer of the Alliance,
They seem to be an officer and a
and would like to request that you arrest them.
but as you can see, we finally pinned them down
were fortunately fakes,
The things they called bombs
elements quickly and continue to our destination,
but we'd love to hand over these dangerous
as the delay here is really hurting us.
who plotted the hijacking?
Which one is the Alliance officer
My, this is a surprise.
He's just a kid.
rock bottom when it comes to human resources.
It seems the Alliance forces have finally hit
We did it.
Don't relax just yet.
prisoner and head to the bridge.
Warrant Officer, let's take the captain
everyone over to this ship, as we discussed?
Mr. Marinesk, would you please transfer
Do you really need to do it?
What will the captain say?
Heave to, or we'll be forced to fire.
That's enough.
this should keep them fooled for a while.
Even if there are other Imperial forces nearby,
You're really doing it?
She may be small, but she's a good ship.
The Alliance will reimburse you later.
Don't lament it too much.
Right, Ensign?
There's no other way. I'm sorry.
Well then, I'm firing.
a big bombardment at least once.
I've always wanted to see
Fire!
All right!
Still, what should we do with them?
Setting the Imperial troops aside,
can we at least punish these traitors ourselves?
let's release them in a shuttle.
Once we reach Alliance territory,
as prisoners of war.
We don't have time to bring them along
to shut their mouths permanently.
Then it would be better
You can't.
I won't allow any abuse towards prisoners.
Good grief...
Oh, right, this ship...
so its ownership should transfer to us.
We got it after sacrificing the Beryozka,
Isn't that right, Ensign?
This is a destroyer, you know.
the payload should be plenty large, right?
I don't mind. If we remove the armaments,
That's right, let's do that.
No, that should be plenty.
Yes, this is quite a fine ship.
Reich Calendar 490.
And so passed January, Universal Calendar 799,
And on February 1st,
with their goal the capital of the Alliance.
the Imperial forces began their invasion,
reached the Rantemario Stellar Region,
It would be another six days before they
Seeking a Free Universe
which would be the site of a fierce battle.
NEXT EPISODE
Rantemario Stellar Region
The Alliance fleet has set the
they must stop the invading Imperial forces.
as the final line of defense at which
Battle of Amritsar has finally begun.
The greatest fleet battle since the
Next time, on Legend of the Galactic Heroes,
Showdown at Rantemario"
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