Zhao Yi on the screen put away his smile and looked at Zhou Yiming lightly.
"I don't understand what you are talking about? I have always respected you and think you are the most visionary wise man in the Earth Federation. Of course, I will never forgive you for what you did to my parents, but personal hatred and There are always embarrassing commonalities between consciousness exchanges. I can't use my thoughts to influence your decision, nor can I change what has already happened. I believe that time and distance will make some problems fade. And then be forgotten. I also don¡¯t want the secret fight to cause irreversible fatal damage to this country. I hope you can carefully think about every word that comes out of your mouth. That means responsibility, and it means being responsible for other people around you. The impact also means a lot of things that are going to happen in the future.¡±
Zhou Yiming sat in the darkness, his voice full of uncontrollable anger: "Did you kill Storey?"
"I don't know this person."
Zhao Yi¡¯s answer was extremely straightforward.
"It's Jason. Major General Story¡ª¡ª"
"I have no interaction with him, let alone know anything about him."
"He is the commander of the new Forty-ninth Fleet just appointed by the military department."
"OhI have not received any instructions in this regard, nor have I received any similar documents."
"Just a few hours ago, he took a fast cruiser to the planet ag64. The patrol force received his distress call, claiming to be besieged by a pirate fleet. When the support force arrived, only the destroyed warship was left on the scene. wreckage."
"I regret thisThese pirates are too rampant, and the federal police should increase their efforts to suppress them."
"The incident took place in a safe channel. How could pirates break through the patrol network? You know, Major General Storey's ship is not a cargo ship. Attacking such a target will have no benefit at all except incurring the wrath of revenge from the federal army."
"You're right - maybe those pirates wanted to try a more exciting combat experience. Or they were the work of Pan-United Empire infiltrators"
Soon, Zhou Yiming fell silent again in the darkness.
He found that the conversation with Zhao Yi was fruitless, and he could not get the effect he wanted.
"It's the same thing I said before - you are more shameless than I thought."
A few minutes later, the voice of the federal chief of staff became even colder: "I really can't imagine that you are the descendant of two federal generals. You used this most despicable method to snipe and kill federal officers, but you dare not admit it." You are simply the filthiest scum in the universe¡ª¡ª"
"I haven't done it, why should I admit it?"
Zhao Yi¡¯s tone was calm, as if it were a mechanically synthesized voice. But there was no room for refutation or doubt in his tone: "I have already said that I don't know Major General Storey at all? The military department has not issued a document for his successor to go to planet ag64. I don't even know this person. Never seen it But speaking of despicable. Dear Chief of Staff of the Federation. You should be more suitable for this word than anyone else - think about the things you have done to the S12 theater, Think of those who died because of you, even though I am far away. I can still hear their voices crying and cursing you in their graves.¡±
"Do you think you are telling a supernatural story?"
Zhou Yiming stared at him coldly.
"This is not a story, but a reality that is happening around us, or even experienced personally."
Zhao Yi said expressionlessly: "Using the excuse of "endangering national security," arbitrarily arrest the commanders of various Japanese fleets and purge those rebels who are not loyal to themselves. Place a dog in all important positions." . . . Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff, don¡¯t you think this is against the federal constitution? Do you think this kind of thing is normal? I don¡¯t know what you are thinking in your noble head? Maybe you think that national interests are higher than Everything. Or maybe you are used to using the most despicable means to solve problems. Of course, those people are indeed worthy of death in your opinion. They occupy things that belong to the country, occupy high positions but continue them in a hereditary way. I have no intention of commenting Whether this fight is right or evil, those people do deserve to die, and there are various reasons why they must be pulled down from that position. I just want to tell you¡ª¡ªthe so-called revenge and justice have involved too many things that should not be People. Are the millions of people you imprisoned in prison all traitors to the Federation? Are they all traitors who are dissatisfied with the democratic system and ready to betray national interests at any time? What benefit does this do to them? The Pan-United Empire does not It is possible to accept so many rebellions at once, give up free citizenship, and willingly become a slave of the nobility. This kind of thing youHow likely is it to win? They were the most elite troops and the best soldiers of the Earth Federation, but they were shot collectively or exiled simply because of their involvement. . . . . . I don't know how much effect this incident can have on the stability of the Federation. I only see the clearest reality - the Empire is invading, but the Federation does not have enough soldiers to stand up. They are all imprisoned or dead at your hands. "
"Is this your reason?"
Zhou Yiming sneered: "It's because there are too many selfish people like you that the federation has become unstable. You were unwilling to hand over the fleet, so you killed Storey. Whether you admit it or not, this kind of thing is not possible at all. We need evidence. What right do you have to accuse me? This country is currently in trouble, and what have you done about it? You are as obsessed with power as those guys, and you are unwilling to hand over what you have until death, and you are still talking here. What is the so-called justice Enough, stop acting, I am no longer disappointed with you, but completely angry."
After saying that, he turned off the screen with unusual determination, leaned back, lay on the back of the chair, and slowly closed his eyes.
Zhou Yiming has never felt as tired as he does now. There are so many problems to solve, and each one requires a lot of energy and trustworthy people around you. . . . . . almost none.
After a long time, he felt a soft and warm object gently covering his body. Opening his eyes, he saw a slim and familiar figure standing beside him in the dark background of the door that opened silently.
Zhou Yiming touched it with his hand. A blanket has been gathered up to his chest.
"Claricewhat time is it now?"
"Three sixteen in the afternoon."
The female secretary added: "Admiral Falcon is presiding over the meeting. I replied twenty minutes ago that you are taking a rest. He told me not to disturb you."
Zhou Yiming frowned, shook his head, lifted the blanket, and slowly walked out of the office
The moment he pushed open the door of the military conference room, a thick puff of smoke immediately rushed out and hit Zhou Yiming's face. He felt like he was almost suffocating. His eyes and nostrils were strongly stimulated, and he made an extremely violent sound that wanted to leak out liquid. Uncomfortable sting. Without any choice. He could only temporarily hold his breath, take a few steps back, and take a few deep breaths where the air was relatively smooth, and then walked into the smoke-filled room.
There are scattered documents everywhere on the ground. The pure white paper was trampled by countless black footprints. The several ashtrays placed on the table were all full, and the cigarette butts were piled into arched hills, with a thick layer of ash scattered nearby. Occasionally there is air current passing by. Then it soared into the air, flying back and forth between the lips that exuded stench and curse words.
"This cannot continue like this. Four million reinforcements must be sent within two weeks. Otherwise, the front line will not be able to withstand it. Four million, this is the bottom line¡ª¡ª"
"Why didn't the Reserve Replenishment Corps arrive on time? What on earth is the logistics formation numbered ffg16 doing? The scheduled time has exceeded seventy-two hours, so why are they still on the planet Onvis and not setting off?"
"Damn it! I've said it hundreds of times - try to simplify the training procedures for new recruits and compress various courses of half a year into three months. Are those reserve training officers all brainless idiots? This At that time, we actually had to strictly follow the outline. Spend a month to let the new recruits learn the formation? Why not train them to shoot? Why not train them to operate military machinery? Do they think the war is about comparing with the Pan-United Empire whose formation is better?"
Such quarrels and shouts of abuse occurred one after another in every corner of the conference hall. If it weren't for the gold badge worn on the shoulder of the coat. I'm afraid no one would think that these angry faces, trapped by the smell of tobacco and strong coffee, were yelling hoarsely at the electronic screen or the adjutant, with bulging blood vessels on both sides of their necks and cheeks, waving their arms crazily or smashing documents over a certain issue. They turned out to be a group of noble federal generals.
Admiral Falcon was still sitting at the main seat in the conference hall. A few strands of long and thin hair were soaked with sweat and stuck tightly to his bald forehead. His eyes were sunken and his eye sockets were filled with clearly visible bloodshot eyes. , with a cup of almost black, frighteningly strong coffee on hand. Sensing someone approaching, he slowly raised his head, glanced at Zhou Yiming, twitched his lips, and revealed an extremely difficult and helpless smile.
It looked like he hadn't slept for a long time.
"You should go take a rest."
Zhou Yiming pushed away the coffee and the pile of documents, and forced a spacious space on the desktop.
¡°How can we talk about rest in this situation?¡±
Admiral Falcon shook his head weakly, leaned back on the chair, and cursed unexpectedly: "It's all /his/mother/damn peace, our soldiers have forgotten what they should be How to fight, too many people still don't realize that war is coming. III"
The general said the word "I" three times in a row, but did not say the subsequent sentences that should be connected to them. However, Zhou Yiming could hear the despair and sadness behind Zhang Xi Zhang's aging voice.
Among various strategic resources, manpower is the most basic prerequisite for launching a war. The Earth Federation does not have an advantage in terms of the quantity of this single resource, but the difference in proportion does not reach an unacceptable level. According to the currently known information - as of April this year, the number of registered citizens on the immigrant planets of the Federation is about 5,600 trillion. Among them, the proportion of working population is about 46%. Thanks to the large amount of resources collected by industrial civilians, the proportion of people engaged in heavy physical labor in industry and agriculture is even lower. In particular, the "New Women's Bill" passed by the Parliament 16 years ago has limited the specific jobs that women can undertake in the military to communications, logistics, medical care, and copywriting, and cannot be said to be actual combatants at all. Coupled with the control of the former Japanese fleet commanders over their respective defense areas, it was difficult for the military to reach a consensus with them on the issue of recruitment, resulting in a state of chaos in the use of manpower.
The wartime use of human resources in the Pan-United Federation. Much superior to the Earth Federation. This is mainly because about 28% of the empire's population is slaves. Together with the common people in the major noble territories. The total number of people available for driving is as high as three thousand or more. In order to make full use of population resources, the empire greatly increased the proportion of women in the labor force. More than fifty years ago, the main labor force on the large farms in the Pan-United Empire was basically converted to women. Among them, there are also a large number of elderly, young and disabled soldiers.
In the ideas of history and humanists, "democracy" is always the best social system superior to "empire". However, at this moment, Zhou Yiming had to envy the nobles of the Pan-United Empire and the regent¡ª¡ªcompared to the Earth Federation, which had to go through parliamentary debates before gaining public recognition. The empire does have huge advantages in the use of personnel and allocation of resources.
"At least, all it takes is an edict, and the civilians of the empire will take the initiative to walk into the barracks. Change your identity and become a warrior.
At least. When deploying the army, as long as the nobles are given sufficient benefits, they can immediately obtain up to ten million private soldiers.
At least. They never have to worry about pensions or anything like that. When the federal army faced aggression from its opponents, there were still too many high-tech soldiers who were pretending to be ill, asking for leave, and escaping from the battle in various excuses.
"More than a month has passed, and the number of new soldiers recruited by each planet is less than three million. We our total population is as high as more than five thousand trillion, but we can't even recruit a few million soldiers. . In the eyes of those people, the general mobilization order is simply a piece of waste paper. I don¡¯t know if you have read yesterday¡¯s newspaper. Many people are criticizing the military. Some reporters even cited the increase in military expenditures in the past ten years and questioned these The specific use of the money. Some people are inciting people to refuse to respond to the call. They even put forward demands such as increasing military salaries. Civil affairs officials turned a blind eye to this, and many departments were passing the buck. The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Census General Administration were quarreling with each other. The military industry department and the General Administration of Mineral Resources are arguing over transportation issues, and some people even question the war itself. They cite various reasons and believe that it is impossible for the Pan-United Empire to launch a war against the Federation. They clamor that this is simply a war. The scam is a scene we co-directed with the empire to blackmail parliament in the name of war and obtain more military funding."
Admiral Falcon stared at Zhou Yiming with red eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Is this the country we must protect? Is this the people we must protect with our lives? Not only did those damn officials not stop them, but they were also among them The so-called "petition for the people" to add jealousy In fact, each of them has a black record. The materials I have can prove that more than 90% of the officials in the entire federation have been accused of corruption and bribery. Hanging for the crime. Don't they understand that this is actually the best time to wash away their sins. If the Pan-United Empire really wins this war and the Federation is annexed, they will never be able to hold high positions like they did in the past. , continue to enjoy a life of corruption and corruption To protect this country means to protect themselves!"
Zhou Yiming had a gloomy face and said nothing.
He knew very well¡ª¡ªAdmiral Falcon was not exaggerating. Although he has been staying in his office to deal with other issues these days, he has been paying attention to the war situation and the public's attitude towards the war process.
Even he himself found it strange why federal citizens were so concerned about "invasion".How could he maintain such a cold attitude? As Admiral Falcon said: As direct beneficiaries, federal officials also show surprising IQ. Do they think that after the emperor takes over the federation, the nobles will still let them maintain their current status and property? Do they think they can still enjoy the same or more benefits?
Zhou Yiming only felt that these guys simply had something wrong with their brains.
Those "political achievements" that allow them to sit on their high positions are to jointly plan to swallow people's property with the Federal Bank and exile more unemployed people into industrial civilians? Just spend time in bed with a beautiful woman regardless of day or night, and then squirt countless offspring into the other person's mouth and swallow them as food? Just use various excuses to cover up mistakes, and blame all the problems on the weather, moisture, natural environment, and even "investigation reasons" such as a woman's aunt, a man's kidney deficiency and impotence, etc.?
¡°The situation on the frontline no longer allows us to wait and see, and these problems must be resolved as soon as possible.¡±
The gaze in Zhou Yiming's eyes gradually turned cold. He walked to the middle of the hall, took the microphone from the adjutant, and said in a low voice in a tone that was unquestionable, full of coldness and murderous intent: "Send military judges and internal affairs troops to all immigrant planets. , cancel the civil ruling power of the Federal Supreme Court, and give military representatives the power of temporary execution, so that they can set up military courts at any time. Use the toughest means to deal with those who do not obey orders¡ª¡ªEveryone, I believe you have seen The Federation is rotting. To eradicate the cancer, the most severe means must be used. Now, vote!"
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