The Federation's high command wasn't stupid.
While they might scheme against one another when it came to dividing spoils, they were completely united against the Alien Zerg Race—an enemy with whom there could be no negotiation, only a fight to the death.
Thus, they were constantly devising plans and researching how to eliminate the true enemy within the Zerg Race.
The Mother Empress, the brain that controlled everything.
However, the Mother Empress always remained hidden, only emerging on rare, critical occasions to spew out massive numbers of Soldier Zergs.
Take, for example, the plot to encircle the Thirteenth Division.
A new Mother Empress had landed in Hai City, emerging from the suburbs and heading north to join another Mother Empress. Their plan was to completely encircle and annihilate the retreating Thirteenth Division.
