War is never just, and there is no mercy to speak of. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Just because you are kind to your enemies does not mean that they will be kind to you because they will be grateful to them. War is about striking at the opponent both militarily and economically in order to win.

Fengyu used to be an idealist, a pure military man, who did not use his hands on non-military facilities and did not make a move on civilian spacecraft. In addition to being indignant at what no did, he was also conflicted in his heart.

He understood that the Xia Clan Seiko and the Li Consortium were evil forces that fought for the tiger, and understood that NO was a hegemonic organization formed by these careerists, but he couldn't convince himself to take action against the caravans under these consortiums. Because most of the people in the caravan were just civilians, and they didn't know anything about such things as fighting for world domination, and they were not qualified to know.

Letting go of these consortia's caravans means that NO's hematopoietic ability will never disappear, and even if the losses on the battlefield are great, they can be recovered. Only by cutting off its economic sources can we fundamentally curb the development and growth of NO. But attacking these caravans, no matter how restrained they are, will always hurt innocent civilians, which violates his bottom line.

His good wish is to find the military power of the no and defeat it with dignity. But where Ano's fleet is, even Awa-ker's new African system intelligence officer Zuabi can't accurately grasp it, let alone him. And there are many mining industrial bases under the umbrella of the Isolation Zone Star Field, but he can't do it.

When the "pirate" fleet sailed away from the star field where the Awa-ker headquarters was located, Fengyu was still struggling with this matter, which caused the fleet to have no clear goal for a while. I have to admit that Fengyu is indeed not the material to lead troops, at the council, he kept saying that he would form a "pirate" fleet to fight NO, but when the fleet was really handed over to him, he hesitated.

In contrast, as the fleet commander of the "pirate" fleet, Groningen was once an aggressor, invading the New African system as a formation commander of the Earth Federation Army. Therefore, he understands the cruelty and evil nature of war. So after retiring, he repented of what he had done in his youth and joined Awa-Ker to prevent no from starting a world war.

But repentance does not mean that Groningen will never kill, he still understands the nature of war, and still dares to stain his hands with blood. The difference is that this time he will not be an aggressor, but a savior.

With this in mind, Groningen talked to Fengyu in a serious manner. "War has always been about countering violence with violence, and I hope you can understand that. From the beginning of the Age of Discovery, countries issued privateer licenses, allowing private armed raids to raid enemy merchant ships as a way to attack each other's economies. By the time of World War II, the Allies and the Germans had done the same to each other. Even now, the UAC is not doing this, how many pirates in the New Asia, New African galaxy are supported by them. ”

Fengyu nodded, "I know all of this, but do we really want to do this?" Is it necessary to have no lower limit like the enemy? ”

"What do you think is the essence of war?" Groningen asked, staring into Fengyu's eyes.

"Benefits!" Although this answer is concise, it is to the point, and Fengyu is not unaware of these truths.

"Therefore, the ratio of victory and defeat in a war is actually not military strength, but economic strength, and in a protracted war, whoever can hold out longer can win the final victory. Only local battles or battles are the military strength of both sides. If we can't drag down the economic base of NO, we will never be able to knock them down. ”

"That's true, but once we set this precedent, I'm worried that Awa-ker will gradually go astray, keep lowering its lower limits, and even become an organization like no one day." This is what Fengyu is really worried about.

Groningen now finally knew the source of Fengyu's inner trouble, but he was not worried, "You know very well what kind of organization Awa-ker is, before we joined, this organization didn't even have a decent military force. Awa-Ker is an organization with lofty goals, and the directors are peace-loving and noble people, and you have to have faith in them. ”

Hearing the old general praise the nobleness of the director, Feng Yu's face couldn't help but flush, and he reminded embarrassedly, "I'm also a director." ”

"Haha! That's right. Don't you think that's great? "As a member of the board, you can personally participate in the decision-making of the organization, decide the future direction of the organization, and monitor the board of directors not to make mistakes." As long as you and the other directors don't forget their original intentions, what are you worried about? ”

Hearing this, Feng Yu couldn't refute it, with his time with the directors, it could be seen that this group of people was indeed unambitious, and would not easily trample on their lofty ideals and desire for peace.

Seeing that Fengyu had already listened to his words, Groningen struck while the iron was hot and continued, "I know that you are a merciful person, but there is no absolute mercy in war. You always think it's reasonable to kill the opposing soldier's on the battlefield, but you can't do the same thing to civilians. But you have to understand that the vast majority of soldiers who fight on the front line are also from civilian backgrounds, and they are also children of civilian families, and there are also civilian parents, so they deserve to die? Just because the soldier has already had the consciousness of death, should he be damned? In these war years, doesn't everyone who travels in space realize that they may face death at any time? ”

Fengyu listened quietly, nodding from time to time.

"I'm not advising you to change your kindness, but be careful with the scale. To be merciful to one's enemies is to be cruel to one's own people! True mercy in war is not to kill or kill, but to strike when it is time to act! ”

"Understood, old man, let's go rob NO's caravan, snatch the goods, rob the ship, and let the people go!"

"That's right!"

Although Feng Yu still rejects the act of attacking civilian targets from the bottom of his heart, considering what Groningen said, it is impossible to completely defeat them militarily without knocking them down economically. If he can't understand this truth, he shouldn't sit in his current position, or honestly go to the front line to rush and kill, and be a knife in someone else's hand.

But even then, it can't be prevented. In this case, it is better to be a knife that you can't help yourself and be stabbed indiscriminately. It is better to hold the knife yourself and stab the sharpest blade to the vital point of の.

If he likes violence, then he can only fight violence with violence!

The "pirate" fleet departs, and the target is no industrial and mining base!

(I know you're not happy to read this chapter, well, it's about to start.) ）