285. War and peace
In the hands of these Federation Expeditionary Forces, according to intelligence, there should be two or three hundred starships of various types and sizes. Even if you don't take them prisoners, at least leave these ships behind!
Ishtar personally led all the main forces of the Sons of Keha, and surrounded the Federation Army, sealing their retreat back to the core world. Because he led the mighty fleet to suddenly appear, frightened the remnants of the Federation Army, and thought that they were coming to destroy them!
Fortunately, whether or not to destroy these Federation troops was not the main purpose of this visit. Although Estar was not unthinking in this direction before, the situation is different now. Unless these federal soldiers choose to resist, they can not use force, which should be good for everyone.
Believe this, and smart people should understand it.
Esta did this for two reasons, one was to fulfill his previous fears, he needed to see if these Federation soldiers were willing to surrender? Or choose to resist to the end.
If it's the former, it will automatically move on to the next question, how to use these "voluntarily surrendered" federal forces, so that UNN can publicize it well! The name of this title, Ishtar has already thought of for help, it is called: The expeditionary army that abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, broke away from the hands of the Federation, and returned to the embrace of light and justice!
Of course, if it is the latter, they choose to resist desperately, so naturally there is nothing to say, just kill them all. If Ishtar had been able to get his hands on Red Order 227, the Federation forces would have received it. Anyway, no matter what, there is always a dead end!
According to his meaning, the son of Keha brought a message to the Union army: "Death on the battlefield is certainly an ideal death for a soldier." But if you are on the wrong side, there will be no honor! ”
The meaning of this sentence is clear, it is to warn these people to think carefully before making choices. Because the Federation and the Son of Keha are extremely opposed to each other, and this case has never been heard of, there is a precedent for a peaceful settlement of this issue.
There is almost no possibility of reconciliation between the two in the war between the two, and even in the cosmic civilization, it seems that it has never been heard of. At least Ishtar hadn't heard of it! The only possibility of ending the war is for one of the parties to be eliminated! I believe that when Paolous had spoken to them earlier, he must have already touched on this serious issue.
Surrender? Resist? The generals of the Federation hesitated, or rather split into two factions.
One faction is the surrender faction led by Paulus's friend, General Joseph, because the stakes are very clear.
Since the birth of the Son of Keha, it has not been suppressed by the Federation once or twice, from the Kailian War to the present, not only has I not seen the other party weaken, but after each war, it has been counterattacked once, and then it has become stronger and stronger.
Commander Gerald's first expedition failed, and the second and this time he was killed in battle. This also reflects from the side that the strength of the Son of Keha is constantly increasing!
Now their retreat has been cut off again, and they have been firmly sealed by the enemy. Even if they can successfully escape back, they will not be able to escape the punishment after losing their troops and losing their territory.
As for the other faction, I know it with my ass, since there is a surrender faction, there will definitely be a protest faction. Among them is General Dönitz, who wants to protect the honor of the soldiers!
Gerrard is also a famous player, and it can be seen from the treatment of Stokoff that he is a person who values feelings. How many wars have we been through with him? has already tempered the feelings like real gold!
Although it stands to reason that they should have followed Gerald's deathbed orders. But whenever you think about Gerald's death, it was because of the son of Keha. How could these generals, who already had battlefield brotherhood, be able to let go so easily?
After all, a soldier is also a human being, and people's hearts are always long. Perhaps they also understand that if they only rely on the power in their hands, it is basically impossible to break the current situation. Because they know that the combat power of their own army is no match with that of the son of Keha. But they're willing to give it a try!
Another reason to control these protesters is the Red Order No. 227 issued by the top of the federal government, right?
If their surrender is only a matter of their own loss of honor, then it will be fine. But most of them have families, parents, wives and children in the core world of the Federation. If they choose to surrender to the Sons of Keha here, God knows what the federal government will do to their families!
Whether it is public or private, whether it is a surrender faction or a protesting faction, there is no right or wrong. It's just a choice that needs to be made based on the considerations of the moment.
Originally, the Federation Army had tried to delay as much time as possible, hoping that some good news would come. But for this point, Ishtar has already been prepared, and directly came up with a deadline: "You have a cosmic day to consider, if you can't get a satisfactory answer within a cosmic day, why don't you be ready to continue the war!" However, if I am captured by our army, I will not need to keep my agreement with Gerald. ”
After receiving such an "ultimatum", the federal army also understood. We must hurry up and make a final choice!
The capitulation faction and the protest faction, the people on both sides had a final consultation. To see if the two sides could reach a unified opinion, it was just because of various reasons that in the end Joseph and Dönitz could only shake their heads.
Yes, the essence of the point is different, how to talk about it? At the end, the two exchanged views.
Joseph said, "If I could, when all this is over, I will choose to disarm and return to the field, and try to find a peace!" ”
Dönitz said: "After this separation, it may be a farewell, right? I hope you'll grant me a request! If we die in battle, please take our ashes back to our homeland! ”
The atmosphere was a little heavy, and both sides were silent for a while. They silently saluted each other and hugged each other.
One last farewell!
"Whenever I think back to this memory, I will always be so sad. Now I realize! "Joseph's memoirs.