Chapter 137: Balance
In the end, the exchange between Situ Hui and Fengyu did not reach any substantive agreement. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info, the only female director of Awa-Ker, initially hoped to support each other's demands through a quid pro quo, using Fengyu's powerful military influence to help the regional, European, and Asian camps.
However, Fengyu never expressed his willingness to form an alliance with them, and in Situ Hui's opinion, he simply ignored the interests of New Asia.
This distressed her greatly.
If it weren't for the fact that the directors were not allowed to use their abilities against each other, she really wanted to use her abilities to let Fengyu tell what her real bottom line was, and why she was so fearless.
"Is it because he has defected from New Asia that he no longer has a sense of belonging to that country?" Alessandro had to make a bold guess.
"Maybe." Situ Hui can only agree to this possibility.
So how can we get his support? You must know that his influence in the 'Storm Blue' fleet is greater than that of Groningen, the fleet commander. Only with his support can we have enough bargaining chips in our dealings with Leonardo. ”
"I don't know, but we still have time, try again in two days. Before that, let Sherlock and Dragowski try his hand at it again. ”
After these two, the next one to appear in front of Fengyu was Groningen. Although he is older than Feng Yu and is the current commander of the "Storm Blue" fleet, his personal appeal and influence in the fleet are weaker. As the former headmaster of the Awa-Ker Aviation School, he was more influential among the fleet commanders. And Fengyu has always been the principal of the pilot school, and is regarded as an absolute idol and life goal by the awakened pilot.
If, again, without the authorization of the Council, there is a conflict between the orders of the two, the fleet's Awakened pilots will obey Fengyu's orders first, while the fleet commanders will hesitate. If both of them disobey the Council's resolution, the fleet commanders won't necessarily follow Groningen, but most of the Awoken pilots will choose to follow in the footsteps of Fengyu.
From this, it can be seen that Groningen only has influence on this fleet, and Fengyu, who has been deified, has appeal. The two are a notch worse in degree.
Groningen came to Fengyu, naturally, to confirm his attitude so that they could support each other in the resolution. However, although he is also a member of the Earth Federation, he is not as active in fighting for the interests of the Earth Federation as Situ Hui.
As a participant in the war twenty or thirty years ago, Groningen was somewhat disappointed with the neutrality policy of the Earth Federation in the later years. A country that took the initiative to participate in the war of aggression declared neutrality and wanted to use it to set up a memorial arch for itself, which was really self-deception and self-defeating.
It is precisely because of this that when mobile suits appeared on the space battlefield and became the dominant force, the pilots of the Earth Federation were far behind by other countries because of their lack of sufficient combat experience.
Seriously, Groningen is also a pure soldier and an awakened person, so he is also unaccustomed to politics, and has no trust in the corrupt and depraved Earth Federal Government. If Awa-Ker is willing to rule the country instead, he is more than willing to be the Terminator himself.
Groningen trusted Fengyu very much, knew that he was a person who did not have much desire for power and selfishness, and believed that he would not treat the officers and men of the "Storm Blue" fleet as victims, so he waited until Situ Hui came to visit Fengyu before he was late, intending to hear the results.
The conversation between the two soldiers was much simpler and more direct, and the first to speak was Groningen, "Situ Hui must want to form an alliance with you, tie up with New Asia in the interests of the Earth Federation, and fight the UAC together." I don't know how you answered her? Don't think about my opinion, I'm not the same person with her. I have only one wish, old man, not to let my soldiers fall victim to politics. Regardless of the Council's final decision, the interests of the Awakened soldiers must be safeguarded! We don't fight for anyone! Only for the awakened themselves. ”
Groningen would defend the interests of the fleet, but he didn't expect that he would give up the Earth Federation, just like he gave up New Asia. It's a pity that the two have nothing in common and are almost opposite in the general direction. Both of them have their own goals that they want to protect, Groningen wants to protect the little love of the awakened, and Fengyu wants to protect the stable life of all mankind.
In the same way, the other directors may have their own interests and conflicts, but their intentions are all good, either out of patriotism or on the basis of wanting to protect the land and water. It's a pity that in the current situation, their demands inevitably conflict, and they can only seek common ground while reserving differences through communication and coordination, and try to meet the interests of the vast majority of people.
It stands to reason that Feng Yu shouldn't reveal his true thoughts at such a time, but he is not the kind of person who will deceive those who have given their trust to him. So after hesitating for a while, he decided to tell the truth, "Even if we are awakened and still human beings at heart, I can't ignore the common interests of the vast majority of humanity and do certain things or stand idly by. Regardless of the final decision of the Council, I will fight the UAC federal government to the end! My enemies are not any country, but the privileged classes that manipulate these countries behind their backs. ”
Hearing Feng Yu's answer, Groningen was not particularly surprised, "I knew that you were such a person, and I am glad that you were honest with me." I'm sorry I can't support you, and I'm certainly not going to hold you back. I'll keep it a secret for you, don't worry. I have only one request, and if you end up using the power of the Storm Blue fleet, I hope you will keep the fire for the Awakened, and don't let the young people who worship you and follow you become victims. ”
Feng Yu was silent thoughtfully for a while. His previous idea was that if no one could support him, he would use the fame and appeal of "Storm" to mobilize a group of pilots to fight side by side. At this time, after listening to Groningen's words, he suddenly understood that he was likely to make some pilots who lacked judgment pay for their young lives because of blindness.
What Fengyu really needs is like-minded partners to face the toughest battles together, instead of tricking some young people who worship him into dying on the battlefield.
After thinking about it, he gave Groningen a reply, "Understood. I'll be cautious. Believe me! Those pilots are also my students, and I won't let them die without knowing it. ”
"Okay, everyone is a soldier, and what you say will be practiced. You trust me, and I trust you, and that's enough. Hopefully, without harming the interests of the Awakened, your goal will be achieved! ”
After Groningen left, the next to appear was neither Dragowski nor Sherlock, but the logistics minister Clegg, who was also the director of the Awa-Ker headquarters and Fengyu who had the most contacts.
Clegg gave Fengyu the impression that he was a science maniac, immersed in his own research all day long, and barely cared about the work of the logistics department. The main reason why he became the Minister of Logistics was because Edward wanted him to be the director, and he had to bear this title. The day-to-day work of the logistics department was presided over by Anderson's deputy.
So Feng Yu was very puzzled that Clegg would actually come to talk to him, which was not in line with his character.
However, Clegg answered the question in Fengyu's heart as soon as he spoke, "I don't want to come, I have a lot of things on my own, but Edward has to let me go for him." ”
"Oh, what does he mean, Chairman?" Fengyu was a little unpredictable. With his relationship with Edward, he should not be divided to the point where he needs to speak through the mouth of others.
"It doesn't mean anything special, the point is that in this special period, it is inconvenient for him to visit you in person. And he didn't think you kid would want to go to him, so I had to pass on a message, so as not to upset the other directors because he was out of the way. ”
Clegg's words were very informative, and even Fengyu, who was not politically sensitive enough, instantly heard a lot of meaning.
First of all, Edward has been observing his words and deeds because he is preparing to train Fengyu to become the next chairman of Awa-ker, and he can be said to be the only person among the twelve directors who can truly see Fengyu's true thoughts and demands.
Then Edward estimated that he would preside over the meeting from an absolutely neutral position in this plenary meeting, so he didn't want to meet Fengyu at such a moment, so he sent Clegg over to deliver the message.
The third point is the most critical, which was conveyed by Clegg himself, "The chairman tells you not to forget your original intention, and not to change your position because of anyone's persuasion." At the same time, he also wants me to tell you that he will not be on the side of the Earth Federation this time, so you don't have to worry about his feelings. If it weren't for this, why would Situ Hui's mother-in-law be in such a hurry to jump up and down everywhere to find an alliance. ”
Speaking of this, Feng Yu also suddenly brightened, "That's right, if there is the support of the chairman, Situ Hui already has enough strength to make Leonardo give in, there is no need to bring me another alliance." ”
"So, this time, there are three directors who must maintain a neutral attitude, naturally the chairman, and you and me. The chairman wants the awa-ker to be united, I only care about my research, and he says that you care about the world. My influence can be said to be minimal, at most it is related to the Awakened Research Institute. And your attitude determines the military power of Awa-ker, and if you fall to Situ Hui's side, Leonardo is likely to go down the path of splitting Awa-Ker. ”
"Oh, what does the chairman want me to do?"
"You don't have to do anything, as I said at the beginning, just stick to your own ideas. As long as you don't turn to Situ Hui and let the two of them solve the conflict of interests on their own, they will find the right balance. ”