Chapter 1374: War is never pure
Hesitate!
Contradiction!
The Parliament, the supreme authority of the Darente civilization, is now in a dilemma.
The huge expeditionary force, which was supposed to be invincible, once again suffered an unprecedented setback in this world, not only did it suffer heavy losses before it achieved its set strategic goals, but also the highly-anticipated anti-Earth nuclear force field device did not play a decisive role.
Especially as the Anyats enter a state of war, the fertility rate and the growth rate of newborns will skyrocket within a few months, eventually reaching a terrifying number.
Coupled with this kind of small-scale combat that completely disregarded its own casualties, it is believed that it will not be long before the morale of the expeditionary force will be on the verge of collapse.
After all, in any case, Darrants are also a kind of intelligent life, and they also produce a state of despair and fear.
No amount of emphasis on the so-called "absolute sanity" can hide this.
"Tell me, Commander, our plan has failed, right?" the Speaker asked after a long silence before suddenly and without warning.
The wearer's Medal of Honor man nodded thoughtlessly, "That's right, Your Excellency! The world reacted much faster than we imagined! It was only in such a short period of time since the beginning of the invasion that a full-scale war mobilization had begun. I can understand why that old friend chose to quit the game back then, fighting in such an unfavorable environment, even if our civilization level is several levels higher than that of our opponents, it is difficult to reverse the disadvantage. ”
"What about superweapons, what do you think we can do if we use them?" the Speaker narrowed his eyes and continued to ask.
It is clear that he is not willing to swallow the bitter fruit of failure.
To be precise, he should not allow a record of failure during his term of office, otherwise the political opponents who have remained silent may return to the Speaker and be ousted from the position of Speaker.
"I'm sorry, with all due respect, as things stand, we don't have a lot of superweapons at our disposal, and none of them are enough to completely turn the tide and maybe cause the enemy to backlash. You should know best that we don't know much about this world, and we don't know much about the secrets hidden in the deepest core. "The commander of the expeditionary force gave his opinion bluntly.
Experienced in many battles, he understands that he is now caught in a tug-of-war called "quagmire", either pouring more resources into dragging down the enemy, or taking advantage of the fact that the initiative is still in his own hands, and directly chooses to retreat to reduce unnecessary losses.
Although his judgment is understandable from the perspective of pure war, it is a pity that war is never pure, but a continuation of politics.
In fact, the current ruling class is unwilling to admit its mistakes, let alone hand over its rights.
That's why they started this war, to bring the two boys back alive, no matter how great the cost.
Therefore, until it really experiences a fiasco, the parliament will never give up its original plan, let alone willingly admit defeat to political opponents and withdraw from the stage of history.
The Speaker is undoubtedly well aware that there is nothing wrong with the other party's proposal, but he still does not listen to the corner of his eye to communicate with those members who support him, and at the same time does not forget to observe the political opponents who oppose him.
It took several minutes before he commanded in a tone without emotion, "In the name of the Council! I authorize you to use a superweapon, Resonance." ”
"What...... What?!Using Resonance in the Underworld?Are You Crazy?" The other councillor slammed to his feet, his tone revealing intense anger and resentment.
"I certainly didn't go crazy! I made a decisive judgment based on the current unfavorable situation. As we all know, one of our current predicaments is the endless harassment of the enemy and their innate ability to make holes. Once resonance is used, most of the passages in this underground world will collapse, which can cause great damage to active enemies, as well as their towns and villages. Most importantly, resonances only have an effect on the geological structure and do not harm the Earth's core. At this stage, this is the only superweapon we can use. The Speaker explained as he tapped lightly on the table.
But the opposing parliamentarians were clearly not satisfied with this explanation, and immediately retorted: "But the problem is that resonance is an indiscriminate attack. This means that the places we control will also collapse. Especially the tentacles that finally extended out, all of them will be lost under the attack of resonance. In addition, the resonance will also cause the entire underground world to be isolated, and it may take tens or even hundreds of years to get through it. ”
"Don't you think it's a very worthwhile thing to be able to integrate the bloodlines of two high-level beings into the entire race in a hundred years?" the Speaker asked meaningfully.
"But the problem is that you can't guarantee that this plan will succeed! And you've already failed once!" said the councillor, not to be outdone.
Not only him, but many others also showed expressions of approval.
After all, the Durant civilization is not a centralized empire, but an elite group of capable people who hold the right to rule.
Generally speaking, being the speaker of parliament means that this person is the most capable and powerful person in the entire civilization.
But if he makes a mistake and starts to be questioned by the other elites, it means that the time has come to surrender the supreme power.
The speaker clearly felt the threat contained in those eyes, and responded quietly: "Whether it is a failure or not, we will have to wait for the final result to make a judgment." Please be patient, I will give you a satisfactory answer. ”
With that, he ignored everyone's reactions and once again commanded loudly, "Go!" to convey the Council's mandate, and activate the superweapon resonance in an hour. ”
"As you wish, Your Excellency. The commander bent down and bowed, and without saying a word, began to convey orders downward.
Soon, those front-line troops who had been constantly fighting, wounded and killed by the enemy were notified to abandon their positions and retreat to relative safety with great speed.
At the same time, the casters are also working intensively to strengthen the space in the main area of the portal and its surroundings, ensuring that it can withstand the structural damage caused by the resonance, and at least not collapse on the spot and bury everyone alive.
When everything was ready, a magical device made of thousands of rings was carefully removed from the sealed alley and placed in a heavily guarded clearing......
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