Chapter 30: Escalation of confrontation
Du Shen in the TV picture has a shallow smile on his face. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info That's just out of politeness.
"Audience friends, I have learned about the casualties caused by Anshui City in this trial. Let us begin by expressing our condolences to all those who died. ”
After saying that, Du Shen folded his palms and pressed lightly on his lower abdomen. He bowed his head and closed his eyes in silence.
Du Shen's initiative did not arouse the response of many people. In that small square in Tongyang City, too many people spat disdainfully: "Fake!" "Murderer!", "If you really have compassion, you shouldn't have caused such a tragic thing!" "A coward who can only hide behind the TV!"
The curses of the crowd are varied. Some are reasonable, while others are logically confusing and inexplicable. But one thing is the same, almost all the audience is indignant and hateful towards Du.
On the TV, it was estimated that there were eight or nine seconds, and Du Shen raised his head: "I know, many people are scolding me." I would like to state that most of the nearly 5,000 people who died in Anshui City were not the responsibility of the skeleton soldiers. ”
Du Shen's attitude was very serious: "According to our statistics, only about one-third of the victims were killed by skeleton soldiers. The rest, a small part, were due to accidents in the midst of panic. The main cause of death for most of the deceased was from the same kind of killing. In the face of disaster, the shamelessness of selfish people is truly amazing!"
Du Shen's explanation provoked even greater anger and hatred. Although in the minds of many people, they think that the situation explained by Du Shen does exist. But this thought only flashed briefly in my mind and then disappeared. Almost every audience member is angrily denouncing Du Shen's shamelessness.
The emotions of resentment fill the hearts of every adult audience.
"Although we have collected a lot of images of Anshui citizens killing their own kind," Du Shen looked helpless, "but we don't plan to play it." I guess even if it is played, you will not believe it, or accept it. After all, the source of the disaster lies in the appearance of skeleton soldiers. And the appearance of the skeleton soldiers seems to have originated from me. ”
Du Shen raised his right hand and gently pressed his collarbone: "Solemnly declare, we don't have any amusement or schadenfreude about the disaster in Anshui City. The reason for this is that we hope that the world will understand that similar disasters can strike at any time. One day in the future, similar disasters will surely occur in every town and even village of the Deep Blue Star at the same time. You must be ready for it from now on!"
Originally, the audience in front of the TV scoffed at Du Shen's confession. However, when they heard this, hundreds of millions of spectators shuddered: The situation that has happened in Anshui City today has made the people of the whole country feel heavy -- both mentally and materially. If a similar situation occurred in all cities and villages around the world at the same time......
"Well, then, humanity will surely perish, right?" thought many.
Du Shen was silent for a short time, which seemed to give the world time to digest. He quickly laughed and said, "Actually, we have such an ability now. I guess many people don't believe it, so we're going to prove it a little. ”
"Remember what I reminded you yesterday, try not to use hot weapons," Du Shen shook his finger regretfully, "To put it bluntly, we are actually encouraging everyone to develop their own force to deal with the invasion of skeleton monsters." ”
"Many people don't understand, and even think that there is a conspiracy," Du Shen smiled helplessly, "I have no intention of arguing." Perhaps the facts will make you understand how fragile the technological weapons you rely on are. ”
"Please pay attention to my next briefing," Du Shen paused slightly, gradually becoming solemn, "At seven o'clock tomorrow morning, we will take Fuju Mountain as the center, within a radius of one hundred kilometers, and release the skeleton monster at the same time. At that time, the area will be entrenched by millions of skeletons. We will lift restrictions on skeletons, no more avoiding schools, hospitals, and children and the elderly. Any human who appears in the forbidden area will be hunted down endlessly. ”
Du Shen didn't speak loudly, nor did he sneer and scorn, but just stated calmly: "So, you still have about thirteen hours. Please evacuate in time, residents of several counties and cities around Fuju Mountain. Tomorrow morning at seven o'clock, an endless army of skeletons will arrive on time. ”
"Remember to hurry!" Du Shen reminded coldly, disappearing.
On the wide screen, the screen jumps and returns to the news broadcast.
At the bottom of the screen, some passers-by cursed hatefully: "Bastard!" But more people either talked to themselves or asked others: "Fuju Mountain, where is it?"
In the center of the crowd, a middle-aged uncle who bowed his head held an umbrella and explained to others: "Fuju Mountain, I have been there." It is located in the west-central part of our federation, at the junction of several states. It used to be quite backward. However, in recent years, tourism development has been a bit of a boom. The scenery there is indeed quite beautiful. It's a shame to let the skeletons get overwhelmed......"
Meanwhile, in the president's office adjacent to the Capitol in the federal capital, Pan Dewen stared at the television footage that was broadcasting the news, his face blue and panting rapidly.
It's no wonder that Pan Dewen lost his temper. Seeing that the enemy in Anshui City was about to be eliminated, Pan Dewen had not yet had time to taste the joy of victory, had not yet had time to show his merits to the people, and had not yet had time to take the opportunity to manage his own image. Du Shen violated the usual appearance, not only issued a mockery, but also threw down a bunch of thorny problems again.
In the face of a new disaster, Anshui City's victory seems to be not worth mentioning, but who knows how much effort Pan Dewen spent on it?
In the office, quietly. All subordinates and aides turned their attention to the television screen to ignore the president's gaffe.
In the end, it was the chief of staff Hai Fukang who reminded softly: "Your Excellency, Du Shen said that the skeleton army will be lowered at seven o'clock tomorrow morning." Time is pressing, should we start the evacuation work immediately?"
"Are we going to retreat again and again," Pan Dewen's eyes widened, "Evacuate from Fuju Mountain today, and maybe have to evacuate from the capital tomorrow." As long as Du Shen exists, we have to keep retreating, and in the end there is no place to stand......"
Seeing that the president became more and more excited, Haifukang couldn't help but raise his voice slightly: "Your Excellency, the most important thing now is to arrange the evacuation work. Once the evacuation is on track, we'll talk about other things. ”
"You're right," Pan Dewen stood up, "I'll go to the bathroom." You first gather a few ministers and heads of military departments. ”
Time passed, and it was early in the morning. There were less than two hours left before Du Shen's warning. Evacuation efforts around Fuju Mountain are continuing. Although in the early days, because of the panic of the local residents, there was great chaos. However, with the strong intervention of the army and the cooperation and propaganda of various media, the evacuation work quickly and smoothly.
At present, the evacuation progress is in line with the planned expectations. If there are no accidents, all residents in the "disaster area" will be evacuated by 6:40 a.m.
Because of this, Pan Devin temporarily entrusted the coordination of the evacuation to his chief of staff. He convened a joint meeting of all the Security Councillors and Chiefs of Staff to discuss countermeasures after the fall of Fujusan.
As soon as the meeting began, Pan Dewen looked at the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sitting on the side: "Through the battle in Anshui City, you must have a sufficient understanding of skeleton monsters. How long will it take to recover Fuju Mountain?"
Several chiefs of staff, bureau chiefs, and commanders looked at each other for a while. In the end, the chief of the joint conference stubbornly explained: "Your Excellency, the number and scale of the enemy are not yet known. We are not able to develop a detailed plan. ”
Pan Dewen frowned, unable to hide his impatience: "Then, take the number of millions as an imaginary enemy." If a million skeleton monsters are entrenched in the land around Fuju Mountain, how long will it take to exterminate them?"
"A million," the co-chief sweated, "a million words." If it's all the kind in Anshui City, it's estimated that it will take at least a month. ”
"So long?" said Pan Dewen, dissatisfied. The Vice President and several ministers of the executive branch expressed surprise at the same time.
"Your Excellency," the co-chief said with a wry smile as he turned to the president, "our enemies are not humans. The power of individual weapons is greatly reduced. In the face of human beings, our weapons only need to penetrate and damage their flesh and skin, and we can limit or even eliminate the enemy's combat effectiveness. However, skeletons are different. They don't feel pain, unless their slender but strong legs are broken, or even the bones of their hands must be broken at the same time, to limit their movement. ”
"If you want to quickly destroy the skeleton monsters, the armored forces and aviation units are the main force. However, Your Excellency, there is a hill with a radius of 100 kilometers centered on Mount Fuju. That's too much of a scope. Unless the skeletons are silly huddled together. Otherwise, our Air Force will not be able to eliminate them in the short term. ”
In the end, in order to reflect his own difficulties, the chief of the joint conference made an inappropriate comparison: "Excellencies, the total number of active soldiers in our army is about 500,000. And I can't bring in all the land forces, can I?"
One million against half a million. Pan Dewen was not fooled by the co-chief's petty tricks. But he did feel the military's difficulties. Pan Dewen thought for a moment and asked, "What if we add missile troops?"
The co-chief was weak for a while: "Your Excellency, the missile force can indeed provide a great help. However, a million skeletons were bombarded with missiles. That would definitely break us out!"
The co-chief paused briefly, lowered his voice, and seemed to mutter, "Unless you use an unconventional warhead." ”
"Okay," Pan Dewen gritted his teeth and nodded heavily, "Then let's use the fission bomb!"
As the words fell, everyone in the conference room was somewhat shocked, including the co-chief who made the proposal.
The Vice President was the first to dissuade: "Your Excellency, do you want to think about it carefully? The radiation from fission bombs is well known. If we use it on our own territory, I'm afraid the people won't understand!"
Pan Dewen waved his hand lightly: "Don't worry." I didn't lose my mind. I mean, tactical-grade fission weapons. It's not the kind of bombing a city. Didn't Du Shen despise scientific and technological weapons? Let's take out the most powerful one and let him take a closer look. We can't just compromise. Even if it can make him a little jealous, it is a victory. ”
Pan Dewen turned his gaze to several staff officers and commanders: "Moreover, our army also wants to test all kinds of weapons, and the killing effect on skeletons, right? Tactical-grade fission bombs are just one of them." ”
Pan Dewen's explanation is very much in line with the military's wishes. All members of the military, including the Minister of Defense, were in high spirits and ready to move.