In the large conference hall of the Cabinet Building, the Prime Minister, the Speaker and the chairs of several important committees sat high up. Su Jian stood at the hearing seat. Behind him was a semicircular conference area. There were dozens of people sitting there, half from the military and half from the military. government.
In the grand hall, only Su Jian's powerful voice echoed: "... Anyone with a little military knowledge can see that our actions in the first phase were very successful, and we successfully surrounded and annihilated the opponent. It is a powerful squadron. From the battle replays, it can be seen that the enemy has high morale, is well-equipped and is not afraid of sacrifice. This is a force that is no worse than any ace in the Federation."
Everyone nodded slightly. They had all seen the replay of the battle and were deeply shocked by their opponent's determination to fight to the death.
"The significance of annihilating this force cannot be measured by boring combat power figures on paper. It is no exaggeration to say that destroying it is equivalent to breaking the spine of the Federation, or at least cracking the bones."
Everyone laughed. Although Su Jian's words were humorous, the truth was correct. The annihilation of such an ace unit would be a heavy blow to the morale of the entire federation.
"In addition, in the previous sporadic battles, we were at a disadvantage and achieved a nearly equal battle loss ratio with the enemy. This is the price we must pay for the second stage of the decisive battle, and the enemy paid no more than we did. few."
The statistics of the results of the entire war zone have long been placed in front of the big shots. Previously, the 4th Fleet only lost one more destroyer than the opponent. Considering the passive situation of the entire war zone, this battle loss ratio shows that Su Jian fought quite well. It's just that although the numbers are real, there are some tricks hidden in the statistical methods. The Dynasty's losses only counted the 4th fleet, but the results included the entire war zone, which meant that the starships destroyed by Chu Jungui were all used by Su Jian.
These small details are not discernible to the big shots. They focus on the key points.
Su Jianzheng began to talk about the key points: "After successfully annihilating the target, I have basically achieved the combat goal. However, during the retreat, the Federation's Moon Wheel main fleet suddenly appeared and cut off our retreat! At that time, I had analyzed all the fluctuations caused by space jumps. We There can't be a main federal fleet around. The only possibility is that they have already jumped and penetrated directly into my back path. The jumping point used by the Moon Fleet is the jumping point of the N7703 system, and they passed through our defense line unscathed. And no news has come. Not long ago, the Lightyear Corps stationed at N7703 refused to accept my call-up order twice. This resulted in a shortage of supplies for the squadron I sent, and failed to hold back the federal fleet."
At this time, a person in a high position said slowly: "You mean, the Lightyear Legion has collaborated with the enemy?"
Su Jiandao: "The suspicion is very high. If it is not collaborating with the enemy, it is avoiding war!"
Another person asked: "How do you explain the act of blowing up the Starfield communication base station? This has caused irreversible damage to the reputation of the dynasty."
Star field communication base stations have certain military uses, but they mainly provide public channel communication and positioning. In the vast deep space of the universe, the most terrifying thing is none other than losing contact with the human base camp. Without communication and positioning capabilities, a spacecraft may not be able to approach any galaxy even if it floats for tens of thousands of years. Because of this, the communication station in the star field is the common property of all mankind, and its status is similar to the reservoir dam in the home star era.
It is for this reason that this matter was brought up for discussion at a cabinet hearing, which shows how serious it is.
Su Jian's voice raised involuntarily and said: "During the retreat, I just ordered the temporary shutdown of the communication base function in order to prevent the evacuation route from being leaked. In view of the serious leaks that occurred in the second phase of the campaign, I think this is The measures are reasonable and necessary. When the federation takes over the base, it will naturally be reopened. The base station being blown up is a conspiracy. It is obviously done by the federation, and the purpose is to throw dirty water!"
A big shot frowned and said, "On this matter, I would like to ask Dr. Zero, chief scientist of the Ministry of National Defense and head of the Dynasty Key Laboratory of Physics, Materials and Biology, to express his views."
After a while, Dr. Zero slowly walked into the conference hall, walked to the witness stand, and said: "My laboratory has successfully restored some backup data of the N77 communication base station. This batch of data was sent at the last moment. The data shows that the base station communication The function module was closed when..."
Dr. Zero looked at the time and continued: "91 hours and 22 minutes ago, and the explosion occurred 91 hours and 05 minutes ago."
The big shot said solemnly: "Dr. Zero, can you ensure the accuracy of these data?"
Dr. Zero said: "Human beings are used to lying, but data does not."
"Very well, thank you, Doctor."
"Impossible! He is lying!" Su Jian's face turned pale.
Dr. Zero glanced at him with cold eyes and said calmly: "In the palace of science and truth, military rank means nothing."
Su Jian knew he had made a mistake and said nothing more. After Dr. Zero left, another cabinet member said: "We still need further investigation into this matter. Next is the last question, how do you explain the behavior of strafing the life capsules in the second phase of the battle?"
Su Jian had regained his composure and said: "I have never given this order. Even if it is given, the officers below have the right to refuse to execute it. But what I want to say is that the battle situation was extremely tragic at that time, and many people on our side also died. It is completely understandable for the commander to engage in some extreme behavior. Objectively speaking, this behavior has a clear impact on the enemy's will to fight. Some will weaken, some will be enraged, and they will attack frantically, which greatly reduces the difficulty of killing. In short, individual command This behavior of the officers had a significant boost to the battle process. If it were not for them, we would have lost one more heavy cruiser, several light cruisers and destroyers, and the casualties would have increased by 3,000 to 4,500 people accordingly."
After a pause, Su Jian began his final speech: "Frankly speaking, although I do not approve of the actions of these commanders, I respect their courage and responsibility. If I were in their position at that time, I might also I will not watch hundreds of soldiers die in order to protect the enemy or for so-called morality! Everyone, the reason why we can sit here peacefully and debate these ridiculous issues today is because of the sacrifices of so many soldiers! I I don’t think I need to let my soldiers die in order to protect the enemy. I can’t do it. In my heart, these soldiers are much more important than the enemy’s lives and the enemy’s damn rights! I even regret not personally issuing that order now. Order. However, at least now I can share some responsibilities with my officers. As the supreme commander of the fleet, I am willing to take responsibility for this matter!"
Su Jian looked around the audience and said, "I'm done."
At the end of the hearing, Su Jian did not appear at the press conference. Only a cabinet spokesman attended and said some ambiguous words. The answers to all important questions were that further investigation was needed. The specific process and hearing content will not be made public on the grounds that they involve military secrets.
The news will quickly spread throughout the dynasty without causing much ripples. People are more concerned about the battle situation on the front line and whether the loopholes can be plugged after the fall of N77, rather than boring accountability.
The news soon reached Chu Jungui. After reading it, Chu Jungui put it aside. On the other hand, Kaitian and Zhizhe were indignant and said: "Is it over like this? The old thief doesn't seem to be such a capable person!"
Chu Jungui didn't care, and said: "Don't worry, this is just a preparation."
At this time, the Federation's terror fleet has officially entered the N7703 galaxy and merged with the Moon Fleet. The construction of a new large-scale mobile base has begun, indicating that this fleet is not just here for fun. It seems that it will never give up until Chu Jungui is completely driven out of the galaxy.
The Federation fleet did not cover up at all, and did not even use anti-scanning measures.
In the command cabin of the Moon Fleet, Phil asked: "Is there any movement on Chu Jungui's side? When is he going to escape?"
"There was no movement at all, just a message sent to the outside world."
"Bring it here." Phil took it and read it. The message read: "This is the N7703 galaxy. It is now 12 o'clock on April 21, 3415 in the dynasty calendar. We are still fighting."
When he saw the end of the message, Phil was startled, "No more? Shouldn't there be a request for support?"
In the past few days, Lightyear has sent a rescue message every day at noon. Except for the time change, the rest of the content is the same, but this time there is a missing sentence, which makes Phil feel uncomfortable all over.
The staff officer next to him said: "It's now like this. Even a dog knows that the dynasty will not give him any support. How could Chu Jungui not know? He probably felt it was boring himself, so he left out the last sentence."
Phil nodded, looked at the time, and said meaningfully: "If you don't run away, it will be too late."
There was silence in the command module, no one spoke.
Phil said: "Admiral Morgan, who supports the fleet, is a good friend of my father. I went to invite him and the fleet's senior officials and told them that I had prepared good wine and invited them to dinner tonight."
The staff officer hesitated and said, "Dinner? Shouldn't we start the attack then?"
Phil said: "It's not urgent for half a day. It will be the same if we call again tomorrow morning. Go and invite someone!"
After the staff officer left, the young man who had been silent for a long time said, "It seems that Chu Jungui will not run away. You have already given him so much time."
"Try again, maybe he will run away?" Phil smiled bitterly.
The young man asked curiously: "You were still determined to fight some time ago, why have you changed your mind now?"
Phil pointed to the fleet outside the window and said: "In those starships, there are all living people. Although people will die in war, but fighting Chu Jungui... too many people died."
