Chapter 870: Advancing the Plan, the Beginning of the Sinking of the Land Plate
It was a big gamble, a gamble on the fate of all mankind.
There's nothing more pompous than that.
Do you want to gamble?
This is a problem.
If it was a month ago, at that time, there was no way to destroy the main nest of the Star Beast civilization, and there was no rush to solve Ralph's threat.
Now, the "plan for the sinking of the continental plate" has been determined, and the large-yield nuclear bomb has been almost deployed, and it can be implemented at any time.
In this case, the more decisive it is, the more favorable it will be for the outcome of the war.
If you continue to drag on, you will have a lot of dreams at night.
In the event that the "plan to sink the continental plate" leaks, previous efforts will be in vain.
Although this plan is A-level secrecy, there are some things that cannot be hidden.
For example, in order to deploy large-yield nuclear bombs, it is necessary to purchase them from other nuclear-weapon powers, and it is impossible to hide this fact.
However, the Beast Guard Day-based Giant Artillery Base needs to consume a large number of nuclear bombs, so the purchase of so many nuclear bombs has not aroused the suspicion of other countries for the time being.
But if it continues to drag on, it will be difficult to say.
In the second half of the strategy session, Admiral Rhodes made an intent-to-make vote.
The number of those in favor of ignoring Ralph Cook's threats, and those who disagreed.
This shows that the General Staff is not in a unified position, and that discussions need to be continued.
Fang Yuan has been thinking carefully, and after the intentional decision-making vote, he saw that everyone's opinions were not unanimous, so he stood up and walked to the stage to express his opinion:
"First of all, with regard to the threat of Ralph Cook, the key is not with Ralph, but with the purges.
"Let's start by dividing the possibilities and see if this threat can be ignored.
"First of all, the first possibility, the Cleaners did not go far and stayed in the solar system.
"If that's the case, then this cleaner is actually watching us all the time, and he can do it whenever he wants.
"Whether or not Ralph Cook emits a signal does not affect the behavior of the cleaners at all, then the threat is meaningless at all.
"There's another possibility, the Cleanser did stay in the solar system, but went into hibernation, so he should wake up twenty years later.
"If this is the case, then Ralph Cook's so-called threat signal, which the cleaners simply do not hear, can equally ignore this threat."
Fang Yuan said this, paused, sorted out his thoughts, and then analyzed: "Then there is the second situation, the cleaner is located in a star system outside the solar system.
"We break it down into several situations according to the distance of the washer's location.
"First, if the purge is located twenty light-years away, then for twenty years, no threat signal will be received, and the threat will not be established.
"Second, the cleaners are located within twenty light-years, which is not far away for a star system.
"The closest neighboring star system in the solar system is 4.22 light-years away, which means that if the scavenger stops in the closest star system to the solar system, it will be at least 4.22 years before he receives a threat signal.
In other words, even if the Ralph Cook threat is confirmed, humanity will have at least four years to go.
"And it's still the worst-case scenario, and I think the probability of that is very low.
"Because the Cleanser has been out of the solar system for sixty years, will he stay in the adjacent star system for sixty years?
"To sum up, I think the probability of Ralph Cook's threat working is no more than 20%, which is actually not high.
"In a battle, if you have an 80% win rate, then you can simply fight with your life."
No battle is a sure win, there is an 80% probability of winning, then this battle has to be fought, and even bet on your life to fight.
Fang Yuan then added, "Besides, we won't watch Ralph Cook fire a threatening signal.
"If you want to send a signal a few light-years away, and you don't know the direction of the cleaner, and the signal needs to cover all directions, the power requirements for the transmitted signal are very high.
"So what Ralph Cook calls a threat signal would require a very large machine, or some other alternative.
"Moreover, this signal transmitter must be placed on the surface, otherwise it cannot cover all directions.
"Now, we have cleaned up all the Star Beast Mother Nests on the surface of the Star Beast Planet.
"Then he simply doesn't have a place to place a transmitter, and if he forcibly places it, we can stop it.
"So even if Ralph's threat is true, we can organize him to send a signal.
"This battle has to be fought, and it must be decisive, and do not give the Star Beast Civilization any chance to react."
After saying this, the military staff officers present began to discuss in a low voice.
Some military staff officers, who had been cautious, also began to change their attitude.
In the end, Admiral Rhodes once again initiated a decision-making vote, and finally unanimously approved this strategic decision, and immediately launched a general offensive.
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After the meeting, Fang Yuan stood on the side of the beast guard with his back to the sky-based giant cannon, looking at the pitch-black universe in the distance.
After a long time, a man walked behind him and asked, "What if it's the worst?" ”
It's Han Youwei's voice, girls are always sentimental, even if she is already a very strong part.
In the worst-case scenario, the Cleaners will receive a threat signal after 4 years and return to the solar system to send humans into the sky along with Earth.
Fang Yuan sighed leisurely: "From the moment when human beings see the truth of the universe clearly, every step is walking a tightrope. If we hold back for fear of the worst-case scenario in four years, we will only be waiting for a slow death.
"Now, even in the worst-case scenario, there are at least four years left, and Ralph Cook may not be able to send the signal out!"
In the end, Fang Yuan's voice revealed a cold firmness.
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The next problem is how to install the high-yield nuclear bomb on the support arm of the Cross plate.
Three Cross plate support arms, with an average depth of 10 kilometers and an average width of 170 kilometers.
And the use of large-yield nuclear bombs, excluding the launch vehicle, is also at least a cylinder with a length of five meters and a diameter of two meters.
It's not easy to cram nine of these big guys into the ground at a depth of ten kilometers and spread them out in nine different locations.
If you can do it violently, it's simple.
However, this installation process must be kept secret.
If the Star Beast Civilization discovers that nine high-yield nuclear bombs are installed under the continental plate, even if the Dominant Beast Council is not smart, it will definitely know what the human race is going to do.
Therefore, the installation work had to be carried out in secret, which invisibly increased the difficulty.
While the "Continental Plate Sinking Plan" was advancing, Admiral Rhodes still participated in the negotiations with Ralph Cook on time to attract the attention of the Star Beast civilization and cover the installation of the nuclear bomb.