Chapter 165: Crisis

What made Jiang Qing depressed was, why couldn't this campaign be delayed for half a year? It's just this time.

Judging from the scale of this war and the current situation, it will not be possible to end the war within half a year, that is to say, the war will continue by the time of the election of the next head of state, which means that he will not be able to give a complete account to the people about this war during his term of office, and this situation will be very unfavorable to his bid for re-election.

Even if the Aojia Empire finally won this war, it would be the merit of the next head of state, no matter how it was calculated, this war would not be worth the loss for Jiang Qing.

With a four-year tenure, the head of the Augar Empire can only be a passerby, and only powerful figures such as the Secretary of State are the mainstay of the Empire.

Jiang Qing smiled ugly and asked: "My Lord Secretary, you have worked hard to promote this war, I will fully cooperate with you, so far, you can also give me a happy word, don't let me be scared, the federal side has three questions a day, putting on a posture of asking for guilt, the national anti-war sentiment is also rising, the front-line war is going smoothly and it is easy to explain, once we are frustrated, our life will be sad." ”

The Secretary of State said with a smile: "With the strength of the Aojia Empire today, a few hostile forces cannot pose a threat, not to mention that the person in command this time is Lu Beiyan, who has fought a battle for half his life and has never been defeated." It is enough for us to tell him about his current situation, not to urge him too much, let alone interfere with him, when it comes to the use of soldiers, we are laymen after all, what we can do is to resist the pressure of public opinion and buy him plenty of time. Speaking of the pressure of public opinion, the Federation has been opposed to all the expeditions of the empire in the past hundred years, so it is good to listen to it, and you don't have to care too much. The anti-war voices at home are what you need to pay attention to, and how do you know that these anti-war voices are not ill-intentioned? ”

Although every time he had a deep conversation with the Secretary of State, Jiang Qing couldn't help but be stunned and asked, "Your Excellency seems to have something to say." ”

The Secretary of State nodded and said: "The deadly threat is always hidden in the invisible place, the Aojia Empire formulated the national policy of raising war with war a hundred years ago, and since then it has been fighting for many years, and the territory has expanded rapidly, the advantage of this national policy is that on the one hand, it can open up territory, on the other hand, it can ease the private struggle of family forces, continuous war, there will be a steady stream of interests, even if the family is dissatisfied with the current division of interests, but there are always new interests to look forward to, since the implementation of the national policy of fighting to support war, the major family forces can be at peace with each other, The national strength has developed rapidly. However, there are pros and cons to any move, and the rapid expansion of the territory also leaves hidden dangers. ”

After all, Jiang Qing had been the head of state for three years, and he had some understanding of the situation in the empire, and thought: "Could it be that the secretary of state is worried about the colonial star. ”

The Secretary of State smiled and said, "Exactly, there are too many colonies in the Auga Empire, and the Empire's fleet is invincible, and it is invincible everywhere it goes. Some planets even take the initiative to attach themselves and are willing to become subordinate planets of the Oka Empire, they hope to share the civilization and prosperity of the Oka Empire, however, the empire did not bring them civilization, but instead scavenged the resources, their lives are worse than before, at present, they dare not speak out because of the strength of the Oka Empire, this wordless resentment is the most terrible. They collude with external forces, and the Augar Empire is trapped internally and externally. ”

Jiang Qin thought thoughtfully, indeed, the decline of the huge empire in history is from the inside, and the most unstable internal factor of the Aojia Empire is the colonial star, the Secretary of State can foresee and prevent trouble, which shows wisdom, but he questioned: "Since the Secretary of State has seen the hidden danger, why bother to use troops, he should try to eliminate the hidden danger first." ”

The secretary of state shook his head and said: "The conquest may lead to chaos among internal forces, but first eliminate hidden dangers, and you are not afraid of foreign enemies taking advantage of the situation?" For an empire accustomed to war, the conquest is much simpler, and it is possible to work before the various forces have colluded, and by the time they have come to their senses, everything has already settled. Anyway, the Auga Empire is a well-known invader, and others have long been surprised, and if we don't fight, they are strange. In extraordinary times, everything must be stabilized, and at least the war can stabilize the family power and prevent internal strife, after all, the people's grievances are unconscious, we can find ways to suppress and channel, but the external enemy is eyeing us, staring at us all the time, the empire suddenly stops the pace of expansion, and there is internal turmoil again, they will inevitably perceive it, so the old strategy is to fight outside. ”

Jiang Qing was convinced, and sighed: "The Secretary of State is worthy of being a pillar of the empire, with a strong and strategic vision, and I really hope to win the election of the next head of state. ”

The Secretary of State smiled: "Didn't you just say that the head of the Aojia Empire was not done by someone?" ”

Jiang Qing was ashamed and said, "That's because I can't see what I'm doing?" To be honest, as I was about to expire after three years as head of state, I often wondered if what I had done in the four years of my reign was meaningful. ”

After all, after more than three years of cooperation, and mutual support and trust, the Secretary of State calmly said: "I might as well tell you the truth, the next head of state will be the most difficult one, the Aojia Empire has experienced a hundred years of rapid expansion, and the accumulated hidden dangers have reached the time to break out." In the past, the colony star was strictly controlled by weapons, and there was no trouble, but now it is different, but anyone who is an adult with no criminal record can buy a mecha to play with, and it is a matter of an instant to assemble an army. This latent force is more terrifying than any outside force. Although the Aojia Empire is strong, it is controlled by major families, such a pattern, it is easy to form a joint force in foreign wars, but once there is internal strife, there will be many obstacles to quell it, and it is difficult to ensure that ambitious families do not take advantage of the chaos. Therefore, the previous civil strife in the Augar Empire was terrifying. In addition, even if this war is won, the empire is still threatened from the outside, and we have a bigger enemy, and we are only trying to maneuver for now. It's not something you can control, you need a strong head to hold it down. ”

Jiang Qing listened confusedly, but did not have the slightest doubt about the advice from the secretary of state.

"Don't worry, that's a year or two later, don't you often ask me, why hasn't the Chen family seen any action for decades? That's when they get to that point. What needs to be done now is to pay close attention to the situation in the country, not only anti-war voices, but also terrorist activities. ”

Jiang Qing was shocked again: "The Secretary of State thinks they are going to launch a terrorist attack in the empire. ”

The Secretary of State laughed and said, "It is impossible for the hostile forces to stand still, and the dog is in a hurry to jump over the wall." They are powerless to resist the Empire's soldiers, so what other way can they fight back? The clown who jumps the beam is best at nothing more than the side door. ”

Jiang Qing said with a difficult face: "To prevent terrorist activities, intelligence is the key key, the director of the CIA resigned at this time, and the successor will be assassinated before he arrives, this position is still vacant, who should I go to?" ”

The Secretary of State smiled: "Of course it's looking for the old lion, not to mention that no one will take over the Intelligence Bureau, even if someone takes over, there will be no two or three years, and don't want to take his place." ”

Jiang Qingwei said: "He has resigned now, recuperating at home, is it appropriate to find him?" ”

The Secretary of State laughed and said: "You can't find him in this matter, you have to find the people behind him and leave it to the old man to deal with." ”

Xiu Nanxing, the sweep of the rebel base is in full swing, especially when it feels that the rebels have decided to abandon the base, the imperial fleet immediately increases the offensive, attacking the city and seizing the terrain like a bamboo, Generalissimo Lu is familiar with the difficulties of the head of state and his in-laws, and changes the calm and low-key style of the past, and for a time the good news is frequent, if there is anything that can soothe the people's anti-war mood, there is only good news!

In addition, the Imperial Fleet changed its traditional bandit style and did not hesitate to use the already scarce supplies to build more than 1,000 temporary camps for the Restoration Star to settle the refugees displaced by the war, where the indigenous refugees could receive food and medical care.

The authorities are confused, the indigenous people have been ravaged by the war for a hundred years, when they have received this favor, whether it is the government army or the rebels, what has been done to them is plunder and mutilation. The natives, who had benefited from the benefits, began to waver, believing that good days were coming, and even wishing that the Empire's fleet would become the master of the land, the sooner the better.

In this war-torn Xiu Martyrdom Star, which has become the area with the weakest anti-war voices, after paying the price, Lu Beiyan of course has to use this sentiment to build momentum, and the refugees are sheltered and properly resettled.

"Isn't the army going to kill people and set fires? Do you want to rob food, you want to rape women? The fleet of the empire is so good, the good ones are not like the army, they don't kill us, they give us something to eat and a place to live. An old indigenous man's dry eyes were full of tears, and he said such words in a trembling voice, and everyone could hear the hidden message in this sentence. The army is a beast, a thug, and this is the impression left on them by the government army and the rebels.

Honest voices always touch the soul, and even if people don't understand the indigenous language, they can feel the sadness just by the translated words.

"It would be nice if this situation could be maintained." Walking in the refugee's relief center, Lu Lingxue muttered to herself, obeyed her father's orders, and in her spare time, she took the initiative to invite her fiancé to come out for a walk.

"You Lao Tzu led a fleet of six million empires to kill, and you think he came to help the poor." Chen Fang chuckled and poured cold water.

"I said what if." Lu Lingxue's dissatisfied rebuttal, although she has good long-cherished wishes, she is not a naïve little girl.

"As long as the national policy of the Augar Empire remains unchanged, they are destined to be the next colonial star, and then again, it is not difficult to maintain the status quo, although the colonial star is poor, it is also richer than them, and the political situation is stable, no one slaughters them. Their situation is bad enough, it can't be worse than now, and they don't want much. "Chen Fang is not a hard-hearted person, and it is not difficult to think that the empire should do something for the natives while plundering. To tell the truth, there is nothing to plunder from the Cultivator Star, which is why the Empire has turned a blind eye to this planet for a long time, and this operation is purely based on the situation of the war.

The clothes in the back suddenly tightened, Chen Fang turned his head and saw an indigenous child holding him.

"What for?" Chen Fang asked in a half-hung indigenous language, but unfortunately the question was in vain, and the child didn't say anything, just looked at him with strange eyes.

"The indigenous children are used to it, and whenever they see someone wearing the uniform of the Empire, they will go up and pull it up, and they can usually get food or use." Lu Lingxue smiled lightly.

Chen Fang was sluggish for a while, and it took less than two weeks to develop this habit, and this group of natives has quite a strong ability to adapt. Generosity is the quality of the aristocracy, and of course it cannot be stingy, and at the moment he took out two compressed biscuits.

"That's what you're going to do with the kid? You can also take it. Lu Lingxue couldn't cry or laugh, but what kind of expression was placed on her little face that captivated the country and the city, it could make people's hearts flutter.

"I can swallow it, why can't I take it? From a nutritional point of view, compressed biscuits are a good thing, and they can also satisfy hunger, which is stronger than snacks. Chen Fang didn't care, the child's performance didn't disgrace him, he took the biscuit and ran away as soon as he smoked it, as if he was afraid that he would snatch it back.

"Maybe it's because of your frailty, you pay a lot of attention to nutrition, I noticed that you are using Zhengbang series K-25 liquid nutritional food, but recently stopped, I guess you finished eating, because the war is too late to buy. Plus you never eat snacks, so you don't have anything on you except the few compressed cookies left, which I guess is the reason why you compress cookies for your child. Lu Lingxue smiled.

“k—25？” Chen Fang was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that his fiancée not only noticed his secret, but also called out the name of that liquid food, to be honest, he didn't remember what brand that thing was after eating it for so long.

"This is a military brand, not many people know about it, in fact, the market positioning of this product is very unsuccessful, even in the army does not sell well, as a military quartermaster, its price is too extravagant. As a civilian, he has obvious flaws, and I guess you bought it from the Mercenary Guild. Lu Lingxue talked eloquently, quite like a nutrition expert.

"What's wrong with this thing?" After all, it is daily food, Chen Fang has to ask what it is, the things sold by the mercenary association are generally only practical results, and there is very little consideration for safety.

"Don't you feel it?" Lu Lingxue thought of the trick that made her want to break her head and couldn't help but feel the idea of revenge.

"Just say it." Chen Fang didn't feel any side effects after using this thing, and he was puzzled and yelled in annoyance.

"Scared?" Lu Lingxue was unmoved, looking mighty and unyielding.

"I hate it when others talk halfway, and they still sell off, not talk about pulling down." Chen Fang turned around and walked forward.

"The disadvantage of this kind of food is that, as a nutritious food for civilian use, it can make people full. That is to say, if you use it for nutrition, you have to give up the pleasure of tasting food, and anyone who has the financial resources to buy K-25 is probably not willing to lose this pleasure, right? Didn't you eat Hesse with my brother after you had eaten? It's uncomfortable and complaining. Lu Lingxue was quietly sarcastic.

"I was forced by your father, I didn't eat much, and he threatened to get the cook to the front. By the way, since you noticed it, why didn't you tell your dad. Chen Fang learned that the so-called defect was just a joke, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief, the recovery method of nutritious food plus dancing is quite effective, and it is simple and easy, most of the time he can stick to it, and he doesn't want to be so wasted.

"If you don't want to say it, you naturally have your reasons, so why should I bother? However, I would like to give you a suggestion, Oxfam has a similar product that was launched four months ago, so you might as well try it. Lu Lingxue recommended it very carefully.

"Is it better than what I'm using now?" Chen Fang will be skeptical.

"K-25 is a product that was launched ten years ago, and from the perspective of scientific and technological progress, it must be that Oxfam's products have more advantages, and there are hundreds of different flavors to choose from, and it is not too difficult to swallow for long-term use." Lu Lingxue's smile was very strange, and she didn't know if it was a kind suggestion or a deliberate ridicule. It is true that even if it is a delicacy, it is difficult to eat it without interruption, not to mention that liquid food is a temporary emergency thing, there is no taste at all, and long-term use, I am afraid that teeth and digestive function may be weakened, but the taste as the basis for selecting food is too child's play and too luxurious for Chen Fang.

Chen Fang's use of liquid food is a last resort, in other words, he eats that kind of thing as medicine, of course, he will not be picky about the taste, is the medicine bitter, and the problem of considering the taste is not professional enough.

"Thanks for reminding me, I'm better to use that K-25, that's the advice of professionals." Chen Fang completely ignored the feelings of others and made a decision by himself.

"It's up to you." Lu Lingxue didn't care, the ingredients of nutritious foods are almost the same, and Oxfam is just a few hype concepts, and for ordinary people, this difference can almost be ignored.

Either it was the topic of losing nutrition, or it was the atmosphere, the two ushered in a sudden silence, a purposeless stroll, and suddenly, a soft piece of music broke the silence.

You don't need to look at it to know that this is from Lu Lingxue's data terminal, women and men are different after all, although Chen Fang is a top data engineer, he is unwilling to work the prompt sound, he has changed it once, and changed the original beautiful female voice to a simple, beep~.

Simplicity is beauty, science has proved that in the ever-changing environment, this simple and piercing sound is the easiest to be heard and distinguished, but Lu Lingxue is different, her data terminal, the prompt sound is a cheerful and soft music, very beautiful, very healthy.

"Someone is looking for you~" Chen Fang deliberately remained silent, it is rumored that the most beautiful woman in the empire rarely interacts with people, and it is impossible for her father or brother to find her in this way, so who is the person looking for her?