Vol.1 The Remnant of the Fire (4)
The supreme administrative center of the alliance is located in a simple metal building in the center of the Tiandu Administrative District. It was a six-storey building of 80 hectares, home to many of the Union's departments, and every official meeting of the Supreme Council was held in its central parliamentary hall.
In addition to the five parliamentary members sitting on the rostrum in today's parliamentary hall, the surrounding auditorium was also full of other regional representatives who were observing, which shows the importance that the entire alliance attaches to this meeting.
Since the speaker had not yet been elected, the meeting was presided over by Max, the representative of District A, who was the oldest member of the Supreme Council except for Nangong Yun, and represented the interests of the pioneers.
The meeting had been going on for a while, and before that he had completed a few motions, and now he cleared his throat and began to speak again:
"Dear friends, under Fred's excellent command, the Deep Space Fleet has successfully completed the task of clearing the Juggernaut."
"Shh~"
Hearing such a shameless speech, the conference room resounded with a buzz, and some members of the left-behind faction even made a mocking sound.
But Max, a tried and tested old politician, interrupted the commotion with two dry coughs, and continued:
"Now let's discuss the command of the expeditionary force, I think it is really inappropriate to change the front-line commander at this critical juncture, everyone has no opinion on this, right?"
The current situation is not optimistic, and only by grasping as many forces as possible in our hands will we have more options in the future. In the past, several bills involving the interests of many parties frequently made overtures to the neutral faction in order to pass this proposal smoothly.
Max's gaze swept over the faces of several committee members one by one, and finally stopped at Nangong Yunfei, the new member of District C, the biggest opponent should be the Nangong family, right? After all, the expeditionary force has invested the most in terms of personnel and materials, from personnel to materials.
"I have no opinion"
To Max's surprise, Nangong Yunfei didn't even object. The neutral faction did not object to him, he could understand, because if the front-line commander was not changed, Chang Tianle would return to the front line to take charge of the troops with Fred, but this arrangement excluded the left-behind faction from the highest decision-making level of the front-line troops, and Max really couldn't figure out why Nangong Yunfei would agree.
Could it be that Nangong Yunfei knew that in the face of the alliance between the pioneers and the neutralists, their resistance was only in vain?
But there was no time for Max to get to the bottom of it and get the desired result, Max hurriedly hammered the motion to death:
"Well, now that everybody agrees, let's move on to the next issue – what should we do in the face of a new enemy?"
"I have a proposal for this......"
It was Nangong Yunfei who spoke, Max glanced at him suspiciously, and nodded:
"Say it! Please keep it short! ”
"Everyone!"
Nangong Yunfei slowly stood up
"I believe you have obtained the information on the new enemy! We all know that the weapons in service have very limited damage to them, and the various energy weapons that are the main means of suppression are completely ineffective against them! As I said earlier, the main task of this expedition has been accomplished, and I think it is imperative to withdraw the front-line troops and reequip them for rearmament!"
It turns out that the killing move of the Nangong faction is here!
Max suddenly realized, the seconds it took to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle! In this way, even if they compete for command, they will not be able to enjoy it for a few days. The key is that the other party is still reasonable, so that people can't come up with reasons to refute it!
"This ......"
Max couldn't help but be in a dilemma.
If you forcibly veto it and then vote on it, regardless of the final outcome of the game, it is certain that you will be hated by the officers and soldiers on the front line! I don't know if anyone will shoot him at that time......
Max took the time to sneak a glance at Keiji Genda, the representative of Area J on the side, and motioned for him to come out and clear the siege.
Although Genda Keiji was extremely reluctant in his heart, District J has been the number one dog leg in Area A for so many years, closely following the footsteps of Area A, and now the master asked him to charge into battle, where can he refuse?
"Now that the two sides are in the stage of confrontation, if they suddenly retreat, will the other side directly enter the safe zone? You know, our opponent this time is very fierce! In my opinion, it would be better to wait until we are fully prepared before allowing the troops to withdraw. ”
Keiji Genda cursed Max in his heart and said these words slowly. Genda Keiji could almost imagine how infiltrating the eyes of those battle-hardened elites would be when those words spread throughout the alliance.
"Didn't you send the soldiers on the front line to death? How can you compete with each other without the right weapons? You scheming little man!"
A shoe flew out and flew towards Genda Keiji with a whirl, but this fluttering attack naturally couldn't have hit.
"Yaga!"
This really annoyed Keiji Genda, but he was also a member of the Supreme Council, wasn't he? If you don't give the person who is making trouble in the venue a little color, then what cards does he have as a commissioner?
Genda Keiji was about to ask the guards in charge of the parliamentary order to punish the troublemakers accordingly, when a strong arm grabbed him:
"Commissioner Gentian, come, let's discuss this retreat again."
But it was Nangong Yunfei, who was smiling, who stopped him, and then began to discuss the pros and cons of retreating with him. Keiji Genda, who was entangled, could only give up other things to deal with the young fox in front of him.
The rude act that had just taken place in the council hall had ignited the resentment of the various factions, and the delegates in the hall spontaneously divided into several distinct groups to insult and attack each other, and no one cared about the issue of voting.
Max, who was sitting on the podium, looked at the council hall as noisy as a vegetable market with a blank expression, and ten thousand plans flashed in his mind, but he found that none of them could accurately solve the dilemma in front of him. Numerous histories have shown that once the conference has reached this level, it is impossible to come up with a solution.
And without a solid order, the troops on the front line would return to their stations according to the wishes of the majority of the soldiers, and the young Nangong family successor shattered their plans with a beautiful combination of punches.
From taking the initiative to show weakness and lifting his vigilance to win a chance to speak for the later proposals, to quickly hitting the crux of the incident so that he completely lost the opportunity to resist, the connection in the middle was so wonderful that he had no power to fight back, and he was defeated almost instantly!
"Looks like that's all for today's meeting......"
William, the representative of District O, admonished Max softly, and his fellow pioneer had a clearer grasp of the situation: the chaotic parliament was no longer fit to examine any agenda, and the delegates who had just been at odds with each other could not sit down calmly to negotiate, and any further reluctance would only undermine their prestige.
For Max, who was in a dead end, William couldn't help but feel a trace of sympathy in his heart. In order to accomplish the main goal of the pioneers, Max has been giving up benefits to the neutrals in all the proposals since the beginning of the meeting, in order to let Fred control the command of the expeditionary force, but he didn't expect to be killed by the left-behind faction at the moment when the goal was completed.
"We all underestimated that young man......"
Max looked at Nangong Yunfei, who was still calm and light, discussing issues with Genda Keiji, and showed a wry smile.
That Nangong Yunfei was very low-key from the beginning of the meeting and rarely expressed opposing opinions, which basically made people ignore him. It was only at the last moment that he decisively showed his fangs and dealt a fatal blow to the enemy. At the end of the meeting, the Nangong family, who had lost their leader and was at a disadvantage, lost the least benefits!
Of course, the next happiest are the neutral faction that is outside the two major forces, and they are usually angry at both ends like little daughters-in-law, but under the deliberate tolerance of the other two factions, they have a good experience of the feeling of raising their eyebrows. Their biggest gain from this meeting was the deliberate avoidance of the other two factions, Chang Tianle avoided the accusation of losing the battle because of the sluggish command in the early stage, they didn't have to pay any extra price to keep this big man in the army for their faction, and naturally hoped to end the agenda as soon as possible today so as not to cause trouble.
Fueled by the joint efforts of the two factions, the pioneers were naturally unable to stand alone, and several attempts to reorganize the parliament were interrupted, so they had to allow many delegates to make noise in the hall.
Knowing that the situation was no longer in his control, Max and several other pioneers could only retreat. Now all the people are driven by the atmosphere of the venue, venting their emotions and dissatisfaction to the fullest, as long as there is an issue to discuss, it is an endless scolding battle, they can't go down in person to tear up, right?
Seeing the leaders of the pioneer faction leaving the scene in a huff, a sneer appeared on the corner of Nangong Yunfei's mouth.
Although the death of the old man Nangong has caused the Nangong family to suffer a heavy blow, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and those who want to take advantage of the fire to rob should not think about a good end!
After seeing Max and the others leave the venue, Nangong Yunfei turned his head and looked at Genda Keiji, who had also relaxed, with a smile and said:
"Your Excellency Keiji Genda, listening to your words is better than reading for ten years, and I have benefited a lot from my communication with you today."
Genda Qingci was like Spiegel in his heart, knowing that he had not worked hard and had been seen through by Nangong Yunfei, and immediately replied:
"Where and where, there is a way that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and I have been taught today."
Although Area J has always existed as an ally of Area A, the difference in consciousness and form has made Area A exclude Area J from its core, and simply become a pawn that can be used at any time. Genda Qingji also knew this, so there was a thing of pushing the boat down the river and pulling Nangong Yunfei as a shield to fight fake boxing with him.
In fact, from the origin of the problem, it is more appropriate for District J to join the left-behind faction or neutral faction led by Area C, but due to some historical legacy problems, District J can only follow Area A all the way to the black, but this does not mean that they are willing to become a stepping stone for others.
Unlike the Supreme Council, which broke up unhappily due to disagreements, the consciousness of all the people in the front command was surprisingly unified, and they were all making arrangements for a safe evacuation as soon as possible from top to bottom. There is evidence from every source that the current weaponry on the front line is difficult to counter the emerging enemy, and a minute delay in withdrawing from the front line could add countless casualties to Alliance soldiers in the future.
Fred ignored the faction's instructions to delay as much as possible, he was an important general of the Pioneers, but he was also a very good commander, so he would not gamble the safety of his soldiers on the front line for the future of the Pioneers!
With his support, with the exception of a very small number of broken troops, most of the Union soldiers crossed the Panama Canal in an orderly manner and embarked on the journey home.