Chapter 141: Li Dai Tao Stiff
"The noose doesn't have to be big, you just need to stuff a head into it." Neuezas looked at the circle that surrounded the precise distance of the Lancas Islands, and his face turned pale, "This is still called the 'first phase plan'?" If there is a first, there must be a second, right? ”
"All the way to the twelfth, there are all kinds of plans." The officer shook off the ashes of his cigarette, "Your current level of secrecy can only know how many plans there are, and the content of the plan cannot be disclosed to you." But what can be told is that this lasso is the crispest and cleanest way to die, for the Church of the Two Moons. ”
Cutting off the sea is tantamount to cutting off food for the Bimonthly Church. Neuesas took a breath, it was terrible - imagine for a moment, what does it mean to be "cleanest"? What do you mean by "the most crisp"? The archipelago, where at least food was not worried, was likely to be full of hunger, and people could eat people -- this kind of tragedy was often staged in many of the border areas that Neuesas had visited -- and he couldn't help but shudder when he thought about it, and there were eleven more "unclean" and "not simple" plans for people from other worlds! God willing, God knows what kind of devil's idea is written in those documents!
Now he only hoped that his friends would not die quickly, and that it would be better to stop as soon as possible according to the armistice agreement; Compared with the previous face of the Elta Army, the Western Expeditionary Army was "devastated", although the upcoming scene came more "silently", but it also made Neuesas feel suffocated.
"Your friends really won't let you worry. Look at your troubled look. The officer who delivered the document from the staff pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray on the table, "Those guys are planning to carry the war through to the end, don't you have some way to dissuade them?" ”
"Hemarita has given up, what else can I say?" Neaisas held his chin in mixed emotions and stared ahead, "But for the sake of my position, I would suggest that you treat my people better. ”
According to the plan, the Liberation Ship, which is part of the Elta Navy, will carry out its mission, regardless of the type of cargo the ship carries, collect all the ships after taking control of them, and then release the ships according to resistance, scuttle, or tow them back to the nearest forward supply port.
However, this plan was initially considered "relatively humane" in the Joint Maritime Forces Staff: for food and other necessities for people's livelihood, the joint maritime forces of the two countries carrying out the blockade mission would approve them as appropriate, which was based on the usual humanitarian considerations.
However, this plan of the General Staff was quickly strongly blocked by the newly established Elta Navy, and was forced to send it back for revision. Compared with the feasibility issues listed by the Chinese staff officers, Elta's soldiers objected for a very simple reason: burning fields, cutting off households, and such things as the Bimonthly Church Army did not do a lot of things. How can the boat that has been stopped with so hard work still be released to them? Even if it sinks into the sea, not a single grain can be left for them!
This is clearly "inhumane". But considering that there is no place called The Hague in this world, and there is no law of war, everything is a blank sheet of paper, waiting for the winner to write.
Later, legal practitioners pointed out that there were few private vessels in the Bilunar Church, and most of them were armed merchant ships of the navy. Then the materials carried on the warship must be "military supplies", and there is no problem in directly seizing and confiscating the seizure and receiving all the documents.
This view was first published in the Daily Elta Herald and the Elta Army in order to test the reaction of the people of Elta to it. Unsurprisingly, the statement was immediately met with a significant welcome from the Elta populace within the scope of the release.
This wave did not subside, and another wave soon arose. Two days later, the same author continued to publish articles in two newspapers, "On the Legality of the Lancastian Shipping Industry".
As for the question of the ownership of the ship last time, this time the author's logic is more detailed, and the analysis of the shipping system of the Bilunar Church is also clearer than the last time.
The article analyzes the legalization of shipping in the Bimonthly Church from another angle: all ships carrying out cargo missions have a navy - not a license issued by the civilian sector.
Then it's embarrassing. The author of the article turns what seems to be a very profound legal problem into a matter of common sense, and expounds on the irrationality of the military's issuance of licenses.
A civilian ship, but the army needs to issue a license. This is a normal thing in the hands of the forces that control the sea, but can the power of the sea still be in the hands of the Bimoon Church?
Naturally, the Elta Navy does not make enemies of ships owned by the people of the Lancas Islands outside of the Church of the Two Moons, nor does it capture ships that transport goods for the purpose of people's livelihood...... But the problem now is that all ships have a license issued by the Bilunar Church Navy to fly as a flag on the top of the mast or some other conspicuous spot.
The Church of the Twin Moons Navy strictly stipulates that any ship must have this flag on the top of the mast, otherwise it will be punished as a foreign vessel for illegal shipping. Therefore, as of the time of writing, on the vast ocean of the entire Bilunar Planet, except for the iron steamer with a completely different painting style, all other ocean-going ships have been sewn on the top of the mast, or simply sewn the staggered double crescent flag of the Bilunar Church on the top sail.
Then this also means that the capture, plunder, and extermination of these ships are legitimate, moral, acceptable, and even commendable. For a while, Mendong City, Garcia, Duncheng and other areas with a dense concentration of Elta workers, the news that the Bimoon Church was going to be cleaned up again spread loudly, regardless of whether they understood naval warfare or not, whether they had read the "sea power theory" and "broken belligerence theory", these workers with a tendency to have excess hormones began to discuss related issues.
This trend led to two more editorials in the Elta Herald newspaper warning the population not to take measures to expand the war against the Bimonthly Church...... However, after several firefights, the General Staff finally determined the general direction of the battle against the Bimoon Church at sea.
For the officers and men of the Navy, this is naturally a matter of saving trouble -- it is certainly not wrong for a cargo ship in this sea area to be caught by a ship-breaking liberation ship and to detain it indiscriminately and remove the cargo, and it also saves the step of screening and writing a report.
"In the first package announced for the Elta Army, we also proposed the lifting of restrictions on civilian goods in the Lancas Islands. This fits our definition of war, but ......"
"But what?" Ney Esas asked.
"But the Elta military strongly protested against this and has always refused to budge." The staff officer spread his hands, "'In accordance with the fact that all civilian ships of the Bilunar Church bear threatening designations, the Navy is allowed to engage in hostile activities to neutralize their threats. This sentence is clearly written in black and white, so on the premise that the demands of the military are also legitimate, of course we must handle differences with the principle of the minority obeying the majority. ”
Although Neuesas wanted to stand up on the table and scold the officer in front of him for his shamelessness and strong words, since the strong words had been taken away, it proved that the reason was not in his hands......
There is really nothing more stupid in this world than reasoning with people from another world without reason! Neuesas has seen and heard too many such examples, and people from other worlds even claim to "convince people with virtue" and welcome everyone to reason with them, but in the end, how many of them have achieved their goal with the original intention of rebellion?
"What about the overseas institutions of the Bilunar Church?" Thinking of this, Neui Esas realized that he had missed something important, "You also want to use the same means to let them go to destruction?" ”
"The use of overseas institutions and forces has given birth to our policy of promoting talks through war with the Bimonthly Church." The officer was not surprised by his question, "This is our goal, if we had to destroy it in the first place, we would have started to do it a long time ago, by the most violent and efficient means, why wait until now?" ”
"And you mean, take over?" Neuesas's eyes widened. He had heard of taking over the enemy's property, and he had heard of taking over the entire government departments of the hostile country, but that was at least a confirmation of what happened after the defeat of the hostile country, and how could he be ready to take it as soon as the war began?
"It's very clear in the document." The staff officer smiled and flipped through the papers, "As soon as the blockade begins, these overseas institutions of the Bilunar Church will be forced to cut off all the connections between the headquarters of the Lancas Islands. In this case, the overseas organization of the Bimonthly Church will not be able to give back to the domestic headquarters for issuing directives, and the domestic headquarters will not be able to issue any form of instructions to the overseas organization, so it can be said that for the two parties, the other party is as if it did not exist......"
"I remember that overseas agencies have special codes and communication guidelines." Neuesas no longer cares about any secrets, "Do you want me to go to the institutions of each country and explain it to them in person?" ”
"We have a special talent here, you must have heard of his name." The ghostly smile of the staff officer made Noy Esas tingle, "Former young backbone member of the Inquisition, Eufae Mondridge. ”
"West...... The overseer of the Western Expeditionary Army? Noy Isaas was so surprised that he couldn't keep his mouth shut. You're not kidding? This guy is under your control? ”
"Yes," the staff officer bowed his head in a pretended seriousness, "and besides, from the moment the battle plan is authorized, you can form a legitimate, progressive Bilunar Church, and you will take over all the overseas agencies. He waved his hand, "As for the one who is our enemy, the original one will be null and void from that moment on." ”