acting as vanguard of the Imperial forces,
The Schwarz Lanzenreiter Fleeet,
numerous points of weak opposition
blasted vigorously through
Alliance capital of Heinessen.
on a straight path to the
of the Alliance's Commodore Beaufort
Along the way, forces under the command
temporarily halting their advance.
used guerrilla tactics to cut their supply line,
base of operations,
Bittenfeld attacked the Beaufort force's
not only scattering their forces,
from the prisoners of war,
but also yielding a variety of information
main Imperial forces following behind.
which was then passed on to the
is alive and well under Yang Wen-li.
Admiral Willibald Joachim von Merkatz
were on target, weren't they?
So, in the end, Lennenkampf's prejudices
In other words, he's with Yang Wen-li at El Facil?
Isn't this something we should be worried about?
is like a star without planets.
And yet a commander without soldiers
They just shine pointlessly in the dark.
That's true...
It may actually be a good thing,
and Yang Wen-li's ability separated.
having the Alliance's military strength
frontier planet has obtained Yang Wen-li, right?
We have nothing to fear just because a single
That's a fair point.
I see.
At the Battle of Vermilion,
government's ceasefire order
Yang Wen-li obeying the
should be called praiseworthy in terms of morals,
exposed the limits of his political behavior.
but at the same time we could also say it
rally the anti-Empire powers,
He could use his fame to
but I can't imagine that he could maintain it.
enough productivity to support a large army,
Furthermore, El Facil itself should not have
take a subordinate position to El Facil.
and I wouldn't think that other planets would
that We can simply ignore Yang Wen-li?
In other words, Fraulein, do you wish to say
No, Yang's military ingenuity is worthy of concern.
the danger of confronting him
In that case, if you don't take on
and force Yang into isolation on El Facil,
and instead sever the life of the Alliance itself,
then his influence will naturally collapse, right?
you do not want Us to fight with Yang Wen-li.
Fraulein, it seems that no matter what,
to be under some sort of delusion.
You're quite wise, Fraulein, but you seem
If I don't lose to Yang Wen-li,
perpetual youth and longevity?
would I then possess
I spoke impudently, Your Majesty.
We forgive you.
in the Vermilion Stellar Region,
Fraulein, last year We fought with Yang Wen-li
and there We were thoroughly beaten.
Your Majesty...
We lost.
On the strategic level, We fell for his provocation.
step of him landing a direct hit with his gunfire.
On the tactical level, We came within a half
The only reason We avoided dying in my failure
and Mittermeier attack the enemy capital,
was because you had Reuentahl
so all merit there belongs to you.
We ourself did nothing worthy of merit.
Your words are awe-inspiring,
belong to their lord.
but the achievements of a retainer
You did not lose, Your Majesty.
personal revenge on Yang Wen-li.
Please do not think of
You will soon have all of space in your grasp.
Yang Wen-li cannot hinder that, surely.
That is why you are able to obtain a final victory.
can steal that triumph from you?
Are you saying someone
Yang Wen-li would never say so.
would make such a claim.
But it's obvious that his subordinates
by an indescribable anxiety.
At that time, Hilda was assailed
until an old age after defeating his enemy,
Was Reinhard determined not to live in ease
but rather to be defeated by a grand enemy
in the golden age of his life?
Julian?
Hey, is that you, Julian?!
It's been a while, Vice Admiral Attenborough.
So, where are the rest of your buddies?
Don't put it like that, Vice Admiral.
is still taking care of the formalities.
We just touched down, so Captain Konev
Commander Poplin is...
Commander Poplin!
just when things are getting good.
Good grief, I wish you wouldn't interfere
to have sweet dreams in a double bed tonight.
Just a little more, and I would've been able
doing that so soon after getting here.
You sure are diligent,
start hitting on a new woman, right?
It's only a matter of minutes before you
and half of them are women.
There are forty billion people out there,
because of age limits,
Half of those get dropped out
and then a further half based on appearance,
potential targets for my love, after all.
but that still leaves five billion
I can't spare even a second.
intelligence and character don't matter?
Oh, so when it comes to women,
Admiral Attenborough.
I'll leave the women of good character to you,
I'll take the half with the naughty ones.
Commander, do you ever hear yourself?
I only hear a swindler.
No matter how many times I listen to your excuses,
Well, let's leave it at that.
on that gloomy planet, Terra,
While we were having a hard time
you all were living it up on Heinessen, after all.
We had it rough, too!
Anyway, glad you made it back.
so you'll have to tell me the details in the car.
We'll take you to headquarters,
breaking off relations with the Alliance government.
Still, that's pretty drastic,
So this is what it's like, coming out of inactivity.
Don't misunderstand, Commander Poplin.
on a whim or to put on airs.
We're not having this revolutionary war
looking at all the people concerned.
I'd know that whether I wanted to or not,
on the Yang Fleet, right?
In the end, we're just changing the nameplate
"Revolutionary Reserves" are pretty tasteless.
Still, names like "Irregulars" or
Olivier Poplin and His Merry Band of Straight Men."
It would be better to have a name like "Lady-Killer
Rejected!
There are women, too.
"Olivier Poplin Fan Club" or something?
Then how about the
Rejected, rejected, rejected!
Well then, I'll go get the luggage.
There's a locker room down below.
I think I've got it.
Commander Poplin!
Go on ahead.
Do you know that girl, Julian?
at Dayan Khan Base.
Yes, Commander Poplin introduced us
But how do you know her, Admiral?
No, well, she's the daughter of a friend...
Katerose von Kreutzer well, don't you?
You know Petty Officer
Okay, I'll tell you!
She's Vice Admiral Schönkopf's daughter.
Sorry about that.
Vice Admiral Schönkopf to have a daughter.
It's just a little unbelievable for
And for her to be that girl...
I can't believe it myself.
Still, just think about it.
When Vice Admiral Schönkopf was about your age,
accomplishments in that field.
he had piled up quite a few
a whole troop of illegitimate children.
I wouldn't be surprised if he has
Was that why I felt that déjà vu before?
Does Vice Admiral Schönkopf know?
No...
How about it, Julian?
and set up a meeting between father and daughter?
Are you virtuous enough to act as a go-between
since I think that girl probably hates me.
I doubt it would work,
Did you do something to make her hate you?
No, it's just that I sort of have that feeling...
on the family troubles of the Schönkopfs,
Well, for the time being, rather than looking in
capturing Iserlohn Fortress, wouldn't you say?
we should focus everything we have on
lazy marshal of ours to perform his duties.
Come on, Julian, we need to force that
You have to be as diligent as you can, right?
If you don't settle things in your generation, Sir,
for the next generation, after all.
then it will make trouble
We're making marked progress, thanks to your efforts.
I'm honored, Sir.
Julian!
Admiral Yang!
Welcome home.
You look well, Julian.
Right, I'm back.
I'm back where I'm supposed to be.
Back with the people I'm supposed to be with.
While listening to Julian's report,
to recapture Iserlohn Fortress.
Yang also explained the plan
We're finally returning to Iserlohn, aren't we?
As long as things go well.
They will, definitely.
encirclements and pincer attacks, doesn't he?
Still, Kaiser Reinhard sure does like his large-scale
I like those myself.
strength than Kaiser Reinhard,
For example, if we had greater military
and go for a pincer attack.
then I'd split our forces in two
spare strength after securing Iserlohn Fortress,
No, even if we didn't do that, if we had some
invade Imperial space.
then we could keep going and
have no choice but to return to Imperial space
If we did that, then Kaiser Reinhard would
by way of Fezzan.
Fezzan independence were to revolt...
And then, if the faction aiming to restore
based on assumptions, huh?
Well, there's no point talking
the Fezzan independence faction.
It's not like we can get in contact with
Everything starts from here on out.
Speaking of which, where's Boris?
he'll show his face here.
It seems that once he's done with the formalities,
I see.
but that will have to wait till when he gets back.
I was thinking of asking him about this,
single mistake in his calculations.
At this time, Yang made a
He didn't think that the Alliance forces
against the Imperial forces.
would be able to launch a systematic resistance
If he knew that Marshal Bucock and Admiral Chung
in order to challenge Kaiser Reinhard,
were mustering their remaining military forces
but to establish a different equation.
then he would have had no choice
And as many future historians would point out,
into the first fight of his life
at that time, Yang Wen-li would throw himself
without any chance of victory.
Furthermore,
brought back from Terra for another day
that he put off inspecting the optical disk Julian
Iserlohn Fortress was imminent,
was because the important task of taking back
truly thoughtless slander that would come later.
which is why he could not escape the
This has all become quite troublesome.
saying that it would be bad
The dignitaries from the government are
if you yourself left to lead this plan.
Huh?!
military offensive while you're away, Marshal,
If the Empire or the Alliance launch a
then what would we do?
there's no chance of that.
I believe I told you that at this time,
armed uprising from the counterrevolutionaries.
But we can't discard the possibility of an
have authority because of your presence?
Could it not be said that we only
Then I'll have Admiral Merkatz stay behind.
Admiral Merkatz?
This is too much.
Admiral Merkatz was a defector.
They didn't object just because
They're worried about me taking our military forces
can't keep their eyes on me.
and mobilizing where they
to shift things into a military regime, huh?
In other words, they're afraid that you'll try
that inappropriate speech.
All because Schönkopf made
God...
Well, if you stay on El Facil,
do anything reckless either, right?
then your subordinates won't go and
saying he's a hostage, isn't it?
It's a diplomatic way of
Good grief.
this time around is already set,
Well, the trick to your magic
then nothing will change, right?
so if we switch out the actors on the stage
Just leave it to Attenborough or someone.
No, if we're thinking of what comes next,
we need to have Attenborough stay behind as well
by surveying the state of the war.
and gain experience
to Admiral Merkatz,
Let's leave the overall command
of the combat forces.
and have Schönkopf take charge
to recapture the fortress,
Taking a break in preparing for the battle
and before making the final decision on personnel,
requesting that he negotiate and organize
Yang talked to Boris Konev,
of Fezzan secretly support El Facil's finances.
in order to have the former anti-Empire merchants
the El Facil government may give now,
Still, no matter what kind of promissory notes
they won't be able to pay up.
there's a good chance
but if you want the Fezzanese to do what you want,
This may be strange coming from me,
equally attractive conditions.
then you need to offer up
So, you won't do it?
I'm not saying that.
to work with if I'm going to do it.
I'm just saying that I want a little more
them with would be good.
Even something to threaten
it will cause a problem for the Fezzanese too.
If the Empire gets the whole galaxy in their grasp,
support you even if they don't want to.
So if it comes to that, they'll have to
Then how about this?
industrialization and nationalization,
Thanks to the Empire's
vested rights of interstellar trade.
they're trying to take away Fezzanese
If that's the truth, it would be awful.
But is it true?
It may become the truth.
Kaiser Reinhard hates monopolies of wealth.
the Empire being rewarded now?
How exactly are the former nobles of
Well, that's fine.
it would be interesting for it to be an intense one.
If we're going to have a fight,
there's something I'd like to have you make clear.
But even if I call that good enough,
I want to ask this now,
to overthrow Kaiser Reinhard?
but do you really intend
any cases of misgovernment yet,
Kaiser Reinhard hasn't had
he'd be able to unify all of space, wouldn't you say?
and with his ability and military power,
times will be better, Yang?
Can you guarantee that after you overthrow him
I can't.
How honest!
even if you give it your all,
Even putting that aside, right now,
democratic republicanism to good health.
it isn't certain you can restore an already-broken
Are you really all right with that?
That may be so...
the grass won't grow unless you sow the seeds.
But no matter how much it may have withered,
If you get hungry, then you need to eat.
Isn't that right, Boris?
Those are some dull metaphors, but that's right.
Rudolf von Goldenbaum usurped power,
After the former Galactic Federation fell when
Ahle Heinessen appeared.
it took two centuries until
have been dug out, it will be hard to revive.
Once the roots of democratic republicanism
At best, it will take countless centuries,
the next generation at least a little lighter.
so I'd like to make the burden on
By "the next generation," do you mean Julian?
Julian's certainly a member of that generation.
Julian has a good character to him.
in these months I've worked with him.
That's become abundantly clear
a singing voice Julian may have,
But Yang, no matter how nice
clasped in the palm of your hand.
right now you're keeping him
You've known that for a long time, haven't you?
to his master can never surpass him.
A disciple who's overly devoted
Honestly, there's something that's worrying me.
from the Church of Terra on his own.
Julian didn't even try to analyze that disk
He kept it sealed and brought it to you,
use your judgment and analyze it.
trusting that you would
the embodiment of loyalty,
I have no objections to him being
looked it over myself first.
but if it were me, I would have
it would still be in his head,
That way, even if the disk was lost,
more knowledgeable than you.
and in a way he'd be
Julian should be a little more rebellious.
That's the source of self-reliance, after all.
but did he ever say anything like that?
That's a nice line,
As if he would say something so embarrassing!
your expectations, but let him give it a try.
Well, I have no idea how well he'll live up to
See ya.
the plan to capture Iserlohn...
About the members participating in
I left the personnel selection up to you, didn't I?
Yes...
based on their preferences, but...
I was inviting applicants
Julian volunteered, so what should I do?
and your evaluation of his abilities, right?
That depends on his preferences
There's no problem in either regard.
you may want to keep him at hand.
I thought that since you're staying behind,
What are your thoughts?
is fine with it, then so am I.
As long as the field commander
Well then...
Excuse me, Admiral.
Are you sure about this?
Julian isn't "rebellious" enough.
of the Overtime Brigade.
Hey there, Admiral Attenborough
as we play a big role this time.
I'm jealous, since you'll be able to just watch
Vice Admiral Schönkopf, did you know that
by the name of Katerose von Kreutzer.
among the applicants there's a teenage lady officer
Is she a beauty?
Why are you asking that?
If she is, then she's my daughter.
with the same name.
Otherwise, it's just someone else
She's a beauty.
was begun in secret.
The plan to recapture Iserlohn Fortress
various expectations of the people.
This was following up on the
from Heinessen sallied forth to do battle.
Around the same time, a fleet
Preparations are complete.
All ships, launch!
Universal Calendar 799, December:
of the Free Planets Alliance.
This was the launch of the last space fleet
The Mission to Retake Iserlohn
When each other's passions
And dreams collided
Transparent tears hidden in sweat flowed
Didn't they?
It's then that I send to you
A vow, reflected in the distant stars
Shining, shimmering, glittering, all of it
A festival, mixing warmly in my heart
Not because I'm young
Challenging my dreams
"This isn't goodbye for us" I say
Looking up at the stars
"This isn't goodbye for us" I say
As my heart goes back and forth
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plans to recapture Iserlohn in battle.
Those in the fortress see through the Yang Fleet's
Lutz uses this to try and entrap them instead.
Yang's psychological trick.
But this is precisely what completes
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Episode 70:
Another page turns in the history of the galaxy.