Chapter 36: : Everyone who has excellence has a heart like iron

At the beginning of the new millennium, the war that erupted northwest of Thomas Starfield entered its second year. During this period, many international peace advocates worked tirelessly to end the war. Among them were state leaders, political leaders who have real power, social groups, and elites from all levels.
They walked around, warned people of the danger of war and the harm to human society, and made various cracking suggestions. Some of these suggestions are fantastic and even whimsical.
At the same time, the bickering on the highest human parliament continues, and the parties cycle through the testimony, rebuttal, indignation, and even anger. In the end, when most people no longer had hope, those who supported the party acted one after another, and they, along with those who started before them, began to participate in various forms or join the war.
Soon, with the development of the war, the argument about the reasons for the war was not as important as in the early days. The propaganda of the war by the warring parties shifted from international to domestic, focusing on how to use and use national power to defeat the opponents and win victory.
A few years later, an aid warfare group, which was mainly funded by Hualongs living abroad and was made up of non-active soldiers from multiple countries, was announced. In just one month, this seemingly purely voluntary group organized a large-scale expeditionary fleet. In a month, enough qualified soldiers and officers were recruited. After a public oath meeting to the whole world, the fleet set off from Basiya and participated directly in the war that has been characterized by the Federation as the "defensive nation."
"One billion Hualong people, everyone's contribution will definitely defeat the empire robbers."
The slogan was loud and upright, and people saw the effect of the declaration of war. But if you analyze it calmly, this fleet can form an army so quickly, get more than ten warships through "legal" channels, and can successfully set off through many levels, which are inseparable from the support of the Red League.
Such a move obviously can't confuse the Black League. The Aid Corps has just been formed, and the Supreme Human Council has started a new round of quarrels for this. The aid group has not yet set off. Prince Thor, the most powerful Poso empire in the Imperial Alliance, has announced a state visit to the Ji Peng Empire to discuss the cause, process, humanitarian disasters and possible termination of the war with the Emperor. .
Compared with the high-profile announcement of the aid team, Prince Sol ’s visit was more justified, but it was later discovered that the Prince brought a full A-class fleet for this visit, but only three frigates on the return journey.
The fleet that was so powerful as to be comparable to the ordinary S-class remained in the empire, objectively allowing the emperor to more confidently and boldly draw troops and devote himself wholeheartedly to the war with the Commonwealth. The resulting support is far greater than a no-name army consisting only of retired army members.
However, some people said that the Prince's action was not to support the Emperor, at least not so pure. The reason lies in a video that recently appeared on Skynet. The content shows that Ji Peng Empire may make breakthrough progress in the field of mecha operation, and it is very likely to realize brain wave operation.
Now that Mecha has become the main battle weapon on the ground, this video has spread like a virus as soon as it appeared. The Ji Peng Empire suddenly became the focus of attention all over the world. Military and political figures and news organizations of all countries flocked in. The resulting The impact is good or bad, good or bad, I am afraid that only experts in the relevant fields, military personnel, and the emperor himself know the best. It can be concluded that the people involved in the war added a lot of trouble to this video, and the burden was heavier than in the past.
For the current Hualong Federation, the content of the video and whether the emperor is unhappy are not too important. Whether it is brainwave operation or manual operation, they are all enemies and need to be blocked with blood and life. It is regrettable that although the Hualong people at home and abroad have been engaged in the war and the support of allies has begun after the mobilization of the war, a small support fleet is not enough to change the trend and it is too late.
When the aid team departed from Brasilia, the combined fleet of the two empires defeated the Federal Space Fleet again. After that, the Joint Fleet had no opponents in space that could pose a real threat to it, and began to go straight to capture all important nodes.
By June, the third jump point, the most important interstellar node, was lost, and the direct communication between the Hualong Federation and the Red League was cut off. From then on, the support of allies, civil war groups, and related people will only be able to bypass the area and pass through a blue sea area, similar to smuggling and smuggling.
Changes in the world are raging, and the interstellar corner wars are growing up like newborn monsters, affecting radiation to the surrounding area and the world. In the eruption area, the victory of space gradually became clear, and it entered the more brutal ground. In April of the new millennium, the empire successfully landed on the Orms prairie, the first resident planet of the Federation, and a steady stream of Imperial troops really stepped on the land of the Federation and began to rag.
Iron riding trampled, the earth trembled, and the world was crying.
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"I don't understand at all."
The wind on the mangyuan is frantic and fierce, just like the call of a beast smelling blood. In such an environment, Yuan Dong feels sullen, and it is still difficult to relax and undress.
"Thousands of miles of territory, three important cities, with almost no resistance. Tens of millions of people are being beaten by pirates, millions of troops are sitting idly by, military circles are shaking, the people are arguing ... hey, don't leave ... .. "
Hurrying to catch up, Yuan Dongqi shouted angrily at the back: "What fame are you doing?"
Ahead, Huo Qing slowly walked up the dirt slope, looking strangely calm.
"You're wrong."
In front of it is an endless green carpet. Seasonal changes lead to airflow, and the wind seems particularly strong. Huo Qing stood in the wind wall, squinting his eyes, and said without looking back: "Since the imperial army landed, our army has experienced battles, sacrificed more than 100,000, and the number of enemies is comparable. Although such a result is not counted Excellent, but the sacrificed soldiers should not bear the stigma, and they should not be said to stand idly by. "
Yuandong said angrily, "But the public doesn't care about this. Now, how do you explain it to everyone? How do you explain it to the people?"
Due to the failure of the space war, it was difficult for the Federation to prevent the landing of the Imperial Army. In this regard, the Federation has been prepared from top to bottom. Fortunately, the entrusted General Huo Qing accurately predicted the landing site of the Imperial Army and made active preparations. Unfortunately, in the battle after landing, Huo Qing, who had high hopes, not only failed to beat the opponent, but instead After repeated defeats, three major cities were lost in just over a month, and the Orms grassland fell into the enemy.
Before Huo Qing was commissioned in danger, countless people rejoiced and were looking forward to his efforts to turn the tide like a of war. Seeing such a result, the Federation was uproar and complained. Some people feel that the cold-faced general has a stigma, and his past achievements are nothing more than framed paintings. Others even suspect that the descendants of the royal family have a bad heart and are simply a traitor.
The public scolded, and the federal government and the military were under tremendous pressure. Huo Qing had just been given independent command right before, but it was not good to cancel it so soon. Yuandong made a special trip not only to question, but the most important thing was to understand Huo Qing's inner thoughts.
"It's not like you, it's not you."
War makes people old. In just half a year, the national security adviser, who was in his prime, described him as anxious, anxious and angry, making it difficult for him to grasp his words.
"Even under my command, the situation is better than now!"
It's a question of ability, and a shame for a great person. Huo Qing's face remained unchanged, and he asked, "Can you stop the empire from landing?"
Yuan Dong froze, hesitating, "That's not true, but ... ground war, our disadvantage is not too great."
What I said before was just angry words, expressing dissatisfaction with the results of the war. No matter how Huo Qing really asked, he had to respond to the judgment of most people.
"At most ... only one city is lost."
When it comes to landing, the empire takes advantage of the arbitrary choice of time and place, while the federation has local and logistical advantages. At present, although the two empires have achieved a decisive victory in space warfare, they are very clear that the first planet is not Penglai and will not temporarily engage in firefighting with ground-based air defense weapons.
In the short term, the main task of the space fleet is to capture and guard those key nodes. Only when the battle on the ground is not smooth or even impossible to continue, support is considered. Taken together, the Empire has a surprise advantage in the early stages of landing, and there is not much difference between the two sides.
"What's the difference between one city and three cities?" Huo Qingwei mocked.
"Differences of thousands of fellow citizens!" Yuandong fingers far away: "They are now ..."
Huo Qing interrupted: "In the early days of the war, both sides were fighting for support, and publicity was very important. The Imperial Army would rob resources and finances, but not mass killings. As far as I know, the Empire did not launch a large-scale massacre in Tianmen City. Retaliation. Every land occupation after landing will take the initiative to invite foreign journalists to visit to prove their liberator status. "
In the past, there have been two main methods of wrestling between the two sides of the war. The first is the battlefield, and there is also public opinion. Due to the polity and hierarchy, the empire has always been seen as the dark side. After landing, its invasion into the federal homeland has become an established fact, and the international community has become fierce. If humanitarian disasters are triggered by military atrocities, more anger will surely be attracted.
From a strategic perspective, the more angry the international community is with the empire, the greater the support for the Hualong Federation, and the sooner it will come, the resistance and pressure facing the empire will increase accordingly.
Because of this consideration, the Empire adopted the Huairou policy after occupying the Tianmen, and even at the cost of great efforts to improve people's livelihood, it saved many people who died from floods.
As a party initiating the war of aggression, these measures won a lot of points for the empire. The mainstream voice of the international community blamed the flood last year. This also affected the support of the Red League to the Federation. At the same time, he also believed that the Hualong Federation disregarded human lives and was not worth fighting for.
In addition to these, there are many things that affect the trend of public opinion. For example, after the vow of war, Hualong has burned and looted at home and abroad targeting ordinary empires, and has also been used as
"Do you believe in the propaganda of the empire? Do you really think that the imperial army did not kill? The people in the occupied territories did not suffer?"
Yuan Dong looked at Huo Qing with an incredible look, as if he had just met this person: "General Huo, I have as many as a dozen materials in hand to prove their actions."
Talking about pulling out a stack of papers and photos from the briefcase he carried with him, he fell angry at Huo Qing.
"Anji, Liang Tian, ​​Lingshun, Huo Yang ... Send someone to see these places, are there any living people?"
The wind scattered the paper and photos, fluttering like a face, Huo Qing stood still, his expression was as plain as ever.
"You were a soldier, you should understand that there must be kills in war." He said, "The real hardships are behind."
Yuan Dong smiled angrily and said, "You seem to understand the behavior of the Imperial Army?"
Huo Qing shook his head and said, "Since you have the evidence that the Imperial Army has killed civilians, you should make good use of them to win more support for the Federation."
"You don't need to teach me how to do it." Yuan Dongzhi asked, "What about you? What will you do?"
Huo Qing calmly said: "I will command the troops to fight and kill all the empires who have landed."
The plain tone contained thick murderous spirit, and the indifferent face contained unimaginable ferocity and cruelty. In an instant, Yuan Dong felt that Huo Qing seemed to change his person.
"... just like before ..."
"Yuan Dong, what do you think is war?" Huo Qing asked suddenly.
"War is ..." Yuan Dong was still hesitant to think back.
"War is actually a killing game. People here mainly refer to soldiers and sometimes civilians."
After waiting for Yuandong to refute, Huo Qing asked again, "How do you think we can win this war?"
"... In your opinion ... is to kill as many Imperial soldiers as possible."
"Yes. This is our task."
"But ..." Yuandong tried to speak.
"But the empire has taken the lead and can land anywhere, and we can find our kills wherever we go. When the kill is enough and the looting is over, our army has arrived, and they can leave and go to another place and kill again. , Continue to rob. Really not, they can still cut their fingers and abandon some. "
"but......"
"In the places you just mentioned, the dead add up to tens of thousands. But do you know how many people kill?"
"I don't know the specific situation ..." Yuan Dong said with a distressed expression.
"There is only one detachment. The leader is Shan Ye, and it is only a young man." Huo Qing said, "Have you ever thought about what would happen if the empire adopted a decentralized method, casting nets and killing everywhere?" "
"Man-made killings everywhere? No, no, the international community doesn't agree, and landing can't be done casually ..." Unconsciously, Yuandong sweated coldly.
"Public opinion? Condemnation?" Huo Qing asked, as if hearing boring words, thin lips curled into a ridiculous arc: "That's not my concern. If there are heavy cities and important places around the landing site, it is really not easy. But if What happens to a small rural town, a remote mountainous area? "
"I do not know......"
"How long do you think the people will be killed, the government will fall, and the federal government will be killed!"
The voice gradually became fierce, and Huo Qing scarcely gave Yuan Dong a chance to refute, staring at his eyes and saying, "We can't reach the empire's homeland and can't hurt their civilians; here, we can't catch the imperial army. How to win the war? "
Hearing here, Yuan Dong gradually realized something.
"......what do you mean......"
"What is the national strength of war? What is the national strength? It is material, wealth, and most fundamentally people. Compared with the empire, our greatest advantage is that there are more people and we can supplement them on the spot. On the other hand, the empire has fewer people and can only be from home Shipped, each is not easy. "
Huo Qing sighed slightly, Xu Xu said, "If there is no excavation plan, the Marshal wants to make Tianmen a human meat grinder. To me, the Imperial Army is farther away from home and the cost of transportation is more expensive. But if To kill them, they must first come down from the sky and taste the benefits. The benefits must be large enough to make them reluctant to go elsewhere and give up. "
"So ... must give up three cities? Tens of millions of people?" Yuandong asked hardly: "They are our compatriots. You used them as bait without any warnings or reminders beforehand, is it appropriate?"
Huo Qing raised her eyebrows slightly and didn't answer. "The more people come down, the harder it is to evacuate. When there are as many people as possible, it is impossible to leave, and it is impossible to cut, but to keep filling in."
"So do we," Yuan Dong said.
"The truth is simple. Every killing of an imperial soldier adds a burden to the empire, and we add an odds of victory."
Having said that, Huo Qing turned back, opened his arms, and the entire Orms grassland was in his arms.
"From now on, it will be a pot of stew until the end of the war."
As if to prove it, behind them, the headquarters and the barracks suddenly became lively, and numerous iron armors left the station, gradually converging into a steel torrent.
A crimson mech walked in the forefront, and the glamorous colors were very strange under the sunlight, making one wonder whether it was a living dream.
"Everyone is ready."
The voice of the only God of War in the Commonwealth came, cold, calm, and indifferent. It sounded similar to Huo Qing.
"Let's get started." Huo Qing didn't look back, just waved his arm casually.
"set off!"
With an order, Iron Armor moved forward. At this exciting time, Yuan Dong unexpectedly failed to feel much passion. He looked back blankly, looking at the mech that all the federals regarded as proud, imagining the one inside who was familiar but feels strange today.
Qin Mengyao knew Huo Qing's plan, but she did not disclose it to Yuan Dong at all. Admittedly, from the perspective of confidentiality, she did nothing wrong with this, but she felt that this was not the case for Yuandong, and from this she had a lot of emotions and associations.
There are many great people in the Confederacy, but not every one can be a real leader. God of War, President, Huo Qing, Qin Mengyao, and perhaps Niuben ... they are a class of people.
He doesn't seem to be.
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