The issue of "whether to refuse to move away from the Earth and fight to the death with the Tiberians" has been debated for five days at the headquarters of the Earth Federation Parliament. Many representatives of the Earth Federation administration and military from the Oceania Territory and the Mars Territory participated in this explosive atmosphere. A secret meeting that still seems unable to make any progress.
The representatives at the meeting developed from expressing their opinions to quarrels and even to the point of performing full-scale martial arts. Fortunately, the first president of the Earth Federation Fernandez and the Speaker of the Speaker Wu Shanwei tried their best to stop them and temporarily calmed their anger.
Although the conflict was subsided, the views of the representatives did not change. Instead, they became more determined. Everyone seemed to be able to see the disappointment and sorrow for each other in the other's eyes.
Gradually, the two originally arguing factions evolved into three factions. A considerable number of people from the war faction and the peace faction split into the neutral faction. They seemed to be tired of the endless verbal arguments and wanted to use Silence expresses a kind of helplessness and confusion about reality.
These people seem to have resigned themselves to the current situation. They are wary of the power of the Tiberians and are pessimistic about the future of mankind. In their view, whether it is a war or a peace, the final result and direction will inevitably be different from the Tiberians. A tragic final battle took place among the stars that determined the fate of mankind.
In terms of technology and military, humans have no chance of winning.
But not all neutrals hold such a negative view. Some people are inconvenient to express their opinions due to the sensitivity of their positions, such as some heads of the Earth Federation's military departments who hold important positions, represented by Li Jianfeng.
Their opinions may directly affect the voting results of the meeting, so these people should be cautious when speaking.
On the surface, they give people the impression of being a neutral faction, but in fact they are divided into two factions: war and peace.
Over the next three days, the meeting continued on and off amid arguments, but was never able to reach a solution that had the best of both worlds, or that was acceptable to both parties.
In the face of enemies occupying our homeland, how can we have the best of both worlds?
During the recess, Li Jianfeng, accompanied by Colonel Legg, came to the hospital to visit Liu Hanyang, who was already in the recovery stage.
In a lounge of the hospital's rehabilitation training center, Zhou Yun pushed Liu Hanyang in a wheelchair and waited early. After a while, Li Jianfeng and Laige walked into the room.
The early morning sun shone on Li Jianfeng's tall body, coating his body with a golden glow. The glow dazzled with the shaking of his body, making him look extraordinarily tall.
"Director General!" Liu Hanyang shouted out early before Li Jianfeng could get closer. While shouting, he supported his body with his hands and tried to stand up. Zhou Yun, with quick eyes and quick hands, stretched out her hand to help him.
"Sit down, sit down quickly, Hanyang." Li Jianfeng said, striding over to Liu Hanyang's side and reaching out his hand to support him.
Liu Hanyang sat down and looked at Li Jianfeng with grateful and remorseful eyes, as did Zhou Yun.
It is truly an honor to be personally visited by the Director-General. Not many people in the Earth Federation receive such treatment.
"General Director!" Zhou Yun said, giving a standard military salute.
Li Jianfeng's eyes turned to her, with a kind look in his eyes. At this moment, it was as if she was his daughter.
"I feel relieved to have you taking care of Hanyang."
"Thank you, Director-General, for the compliment!"
Li Jianfeng smiled, turned to Liu Hanyang and asked, "How is your recovery?"
"It's not bad. I'll be able to walk normally in another two or three months."
"Well, you must recover well. There are many things waiting for you to do!" After Li Jianfeng finished speaking, he gently patted Liu Hanyang's shoulder with his hand. It was care and expectation for the future. It could be seen that he had high expectations for him. Still very respectful.
At this time, Colonel Legg's eyes turned to Zhou Yun. He shook his head to her, and she immediately understood what he meant.
Li Jianfeng is going to have a private conversation with Liu Hanyang.
Zhou Yun straightened her wheelchair and followed Lager out of the room.
"Director General, is there any result from the meeting? Is it war or peace?"
Li Jianfeng sighed and shook his head slightly.
After a while, he looked at Liu Hanyang and asked seriously: "Tell me what you think?"
"Peace!" Liu Hanyang replied decisively.
"There are many ways to make peace, which one are you referring to?" Li Jianfeng asked calmly.
"Implement the 30-year peace agreement signed by humans and the Tiberians, and strictly implement the plan to evacuate the Earth in accordance with the matters stipulated in the agreement until the complete evacuation to Mars."
Li Jianfeng's eyes showed a strange light. Liu Hanyang's answer was unexpected, but it coincided with his thoughts.
He did not express his position, but asked in a questioning tone: "The Taibo people suffered a disastrous defeat in the Dark War, and were forced to continue to implement the so-called Space Vanguard Project. The number of starships currently stranded in the solar system is less than 50 Ship, isn’t now the best time to attack?”
"Don't talk about 50 starships. Even if their number is reduced by half, we are not completely sure of victory. Once a war breaks out, the war will definitely spread to the Mars territory that humans have worked hard for decades, the fragile Mars settlements and the waste Many infrastructures built with a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources cannot withstand a war of unprecedented scale. After all, the Martian environment is different from the Earth."
After Liu Hanyang finished speaking, he looked away from the window. After a moment of pause, he continued: "Once defeated, mankind will not only lose the territory of Mars, but also the precious 120-year development period. By then, mankind will truly become homeless. Returnable interstellar refugees!"
"You mean to trade time for space?"
"Yes, Director General! 120 years is very important to mankind. As long as we continue to be patient and work hard, we can completely change the current situation between humans and the Tiberians after 120 years, accumulate strength, complete the battle and finally eliminate the enemy. !」
Liu Hanyang's answer was impassioned, and his eyes shone with the light of confidence that he would win.
Li Jianfeng secretly sighed that Liu Hanyang had a clear understanding of the current situation, but he did not show any emotional changes that could be glimpsed or guessed. He stared at him thoughtfully, as if he still had some unfinished understanding of his answer.
Liu Hanyang picked up the meaning in Li Jianfeng's eyes. He looked out the window again and said: "Now, the reason why we can have a short period of peace with the Taibo people is completely based on nuclear deterrence, but nuclear deterrence Deterrence is a double-edged sword. Once a war breaks out, the balance of nuclear deterrence may be broken and a nuclear war may break out. Humanity will also be deeply immersed in nuclear radiation and will never be able to stay away."
"The nuclear deterrent you mentioned may gradually lose its deterrent effect within 50 years. If we don't fight now, there will eventually be a war in 50 years!" Li Jianfeng said, his words revealing a sense of helplessness and powerlessness about the future.
Liu Hanyang was shocked by Li Jianfeng's words. He looked at him and did not recover for a long time. He seemed unwilling to believe it, but in front of Li Jianfeng, he had to choose to believe it.
It was impossible for Li Jianfeng to lie to him.
"What's going on?" Liu Hanyang asked quickly.
"Xingzhao Project!"
"Hoshi...plan!?"
Li Jianfeng nodded and told Liu Hanyang in detail about the "Star Plan" implemented by the Taibo aliens to check and balance human nuclear deterrence.
28 years ago, the nuclear arsenal deployed by mankind around the world became the ultimate weapon to check the Tiberians. The courage and courage to die with them forced the Tiberians to give up their plan to exterminate mankind, and also forced them to sit at the negotiating table.
The terrifying and decisive nuclear deterrence gave humans and the Tiberians a plan to share the earth and a brief period of peace, which eventually led to the 30-year "peace agreement" and the 150-year additional agreement on the rights to develop and use Mars.
However, the strategy pursued by the Tiberians to eliminate humans or drive humans completely off the earth has not changed. In order to break the Sword of Damocles that humans have hung above their heads, for 28 years, they have secretly launched the "Star Star" plan".
The core of the "Xinghao Project" is to develop an ultimate weapon against nuclear weapons, but developing this weapon requires huge manpower and material resources, and the time cannot be guaranteed.
The Tiberians set their sights on the dark matter people, who have more advanced technology and civilization.
For this reason, on the one hand, the Tiberians increased the scale of the "Cosmic Vanguard" project to please the dark matter people; on the other hand, they did not hesitate to start several wars on a controllable scale with them, and then took the opportunity to demand it.
The focus of the dark matter people is to use the Tiberians to search for races that consume dark matter and dark energy throughout the universe, and to eliminate interstellar civilizations that pose threats or potential threats to the dark matter world. Therefore, as long as there are no issues of principle involved, it is okay to pay equal attention to kindness and power. One of their strategies.
The Tiberians got their wish and got a super weapon called a dark matter atomic black hole, which can completely absorb the huge energy and excess radiation generated by nuclear weapons after air explosion, and dissolve them invisible.
But what the Tiberians didn't expect was that the Dark Matter Man only gave them two, which could only eliminate the energy and radiation produced by about 100 nuclear weapons. It was a drop in the bucket to completely eliminate mankind's huge nuclear arsenal.
For this reason, the "Star Project" was born, using the two dark matter atom black holes provided by the dark matter people as the blueprint and technical prototype. After 20 years of unremitting efforts, the Taibo people finally developed their own dark matter atoms in reverse. black hole.
At this point, mankind's nuclear deterrence has lost its effect.
Liu Hanyang broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this, but he was also confused. Since the Taibo people already have super weapons that can break nuclear deterrence, according to Li Jianfeng, why can humans maintain nuclear deterrence for 50 years?
"General Director, what is the basis for humanity's nuclear deterrent to be maintained for 50 years?"
Li Jianfeng smiled indifferently, as if he had guessed his thoughts, and breathed a sigh of relief: "The Taibo people have limited production capacity, and they are also subject to the shortage of high-precision dark matter materials. In addition, the weapon is quite complex. Currently, they only produce 3 weapons. ”.
"Wouldn't 3 be a deterrent?"
"Three weapons are nothing to be afraid of. According to calculations, in order to completely remove mankind's nuclear deterrent, the Tiberians need to manufacture 200 dark matter atomic black hole weapons, and it will take a full 50 years to finally complete production and deployment."
Liu Hanyang's tense expression completely relaxed, and he moved his neck in relief, then faced Li Jianfeng and said in a firm tone: "In this case, we can't start a war with the Taibo people at this stage."
"Why?" Li Jianfeng became interested, but he didn't expect that he would still be so persistent.
"As I said before, we have no chance of winning a war with the Tiberians at this stage. Nuclear weapons are only balancing weapons, not offensive weapons. Since the Tiberians still have 50 years to break our nuclear deterrent, how long will the nuclear deterrent last? Far more than 50 years later, it may still continue. Tolerance and development are our only way out.”
Li Jianfeng nodded heavily. Liu Hanyang's answer was well-founded and his analysis of the current situation was comprehensive and profound. Li Jianfeng immediately had the idea of making him his successor.
After all, I am already very old, and it is also a top priority to find a successor who is capable, upright and has an overall view of the situation.
This is not only due to the situation, but also his long-cherished wish.
But vaguely, Li Jianfeng felt a little uneasy, because in the previous rebellion mission, Liu Hanyang disobeyed orders for the sake of love, which almost led to the failure of the rebellion against the 1st Army and Air Brigade.
"Hanyang, I want to ask you a question?"
"Say it, Director-General."
"If Zhou Yun is in danger during a mission and may face life or death, would you choose to continue the unfinished mission, or terminate the mission to rescue Zhou Yun?"
"End the mission and rescue Zhou Yun!" Liu Hanyang replied decisively.
The atmosphere in the room instantly fell into a cold mood. Li Jianfeng looked at him with slight disappointment on his face.
"What's the matter, Director General?"
"It's okay, it's getting late, I should go back." After Li Jianfeng finished speaking, he turned around and strode towards the door.
On the way back, Li Jianfeng talked with Lege about choosing a successor, and told Lege Liu Hanyang's answer. After hearing this, Lege was noncommittal and chose to remain silent.
He could see that Li Jianfeng's face showed deep disappointment.
"Director General, you are still in good health. Besides, the people under your command are no worse than Liu Hanyang. For example, Lu Zhiqing is a good candidate."
"Lu Zhiqing?" Li Jianfeng muttered silently...
Lu Zhiqing, a future fleet commander who graduated from the Star Battleship Flight Command Academy and was ordered to take charge of a secret military project, is a good candidate for successor.
Lu Zhiqing has strong professional ability and excellent character. More importantly, under his guidance, he is willing to give up the position of fleet commander and choose to be in charge of the boring and easy-to-take-the-blame task of supervising starship construction.
"But be careful..." Li Jianfeng hesitated, his face filled with sorrow.
"I know what you are worried about. I can assure the Director-General that the project Lu Zhiqing is responsible for is highly confidential. Not to mention the clones hidden in human society by the Taibo people, even people at the deputy speaker level in the Earth Federation cannot Know the identity of anyone involved in this project, even a soldier!"
"Don't be careless, the clones planted by the Tiberians are everywhere."
"General Director, please rest assured!"
Li Jianfeng breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking for a moment, he strengthened his choice and judgment. After his recommendation, Lu Zhiqing will succeed him as the second director-general of the Space Military Operations Administration of the Earth Federation Military Department.
Liu Hanyang missed it.
