Chapter 57: The Great Power Contest (I)
In the apartment where Mao Li and Zhang Hong live in the center of the northern city, the living room is full of friends at this time, and this is the first class reunion organized by Li Nan after the world war broke out a month ago.
This time, not only was the meeting place changed to the apartment where the two beautiful old classmates lived, but half of the people who attended the party were wearing the uniforms of the National Defense Reserve Force.
Most of the boys, including Li Nan and Guo Liang, and some of the girls responded to the call of the national defense mobilization order, and they joined the reserve force companies of their respective work units, and now spend most of their days participating in military training.
It was one o'clock on Tuesday, and the attendees were due, and each of them had come to report with more or less food and drinks.
An important reason why they chose to meet at this point in time is because the United Nations is holding a special meeting at European headquarters at 2 p.m. today.
And the outcome of the vote at this meeting will have a major impact on the entire global world, directly related to whether the world will move towards democracy and freedom or regress to dictatorship in human society.
The party of more than 20 people packed the living room, which was not very spacious, and there were not enough tables and chairs, and many people sat on the floor.
They were chatting as they ate, and the video on the wall was playing some news programs, but the volume was so low that almost no one was glued to the video, which was turned on so as not to miss the start of the General Assembly.
Soon after the party began, the topic of discussion focused on Su Qian, who had been missing, and her cousin Wu Zhe, who had been missing.
"I got a message from a military friend the other day," Guo Liang said with a mysterious look, "It is said that not long after the attack on the Beicheng military base, many people met Su Qian's mother, who was busy dealing with the aftermath of the death of an employee at the technical center. ”
When the audience heard this, they all focused on Guo Liang's face, and after not seeing him for more than a month, Guo Liang's originally chubby white face had turned into a yellow-black color.
Guo Liang said this, slowly picked up a bottle of drink, Mao Li urged: "What happened later? Did anyone ask about Su Qian and her cousin? ”
Guo Liang took a sip of his drink unhurriedly and said, "It is said that someone asked, but Su Qian's mother is vague. ”
Zhang Hong said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, Guo Liang, what is the unknown language?" Since you know that Su Qian's mother is still alive, why don't you find a way to get Su Qian's mother's contact number from your friend in the military? ”
"How do you know I didn't figure it out?" Guo Liang pushed the glasses on his face and glared at Zhang Hong and said, "My friend said that Su Qian's mother's identity is more special, how can a soldier of his level get her communication code?" It's a pity that we didn't remember Su Qian's mother's honorific name, otherwise I could ask my friend to search on their army's internal website, and maybe they could find some information about Su Qian's mother. ”
Zhang Hong raised his voice and said: "Guo Liang, how can you be smart and nonsense, isn't Su Qian's cousin Wu Zhe, of course Su Qian's mother's surname is Wu, and Su Qian's father is called Su Rui, you should know, Su Qian's mother is the wife of Commander Su Rui, and it is not okay to have so much information?" ”
Guo Liang patted his head and said regretfully: "Oh, why didn't I think that Su Qian's cousin and Su Qian's mother have the same surname?" Okay, I'll ask my friends in the army to find a way to find out the contact information of Su Qian's mother tonight. ”
Li Nan shook his head and sighed: "Guo Liang, I don't think you should bother with this, if Su Qian or Wu Zhe are still alive, they won't be unable to contact each other for more than a month." As you all know, Su Qian is a cheerful person and very righteous, even if she was in the hospital the day after being framed by Xu Hua, she didn't turn off the intercom, and we would respond quickly when we called or texted her.
However, the situation is completely different now, since her father's military base was attacked, Su Qian and her cousin have completely lost contact with us. For obvious reasons, let's not talk about this deplorable topic anymore. Or do you think that the results of today's vote at the special session of the General Assembly are likely to be adopted?"
"I think the odds are zero!" A bearded boy in plain clothes preemptively said, "Although our proposal to establish an earth government within the existing framework of the United Nations is the fairest and most reasonable, so far no national leader in the world has publicly expressed support." Although Rapp's proposal is a blatant attempt to dominate the world, China is the only one among the 30 members of the Security Council that has clearly expressed its resolute opposition.
What is the reason for this? Anyone with a little political acumen understands very well that, of course, there is a huge disparity in the military strength of the two great powers! Now country X can conquer the whole world without difficulty with their intact fleet of twelve aircraft carriers, and no country wants to openly oppose them at this time.
A lot of people ask me why I don't join the reserve team at a young age? It is very simple for me to say yes, because I do not want to make unnecessary sacrifices, and when the strategic military strength and missile defense system are almost completely lost, there is absolutely no chance of winning a full-scale war with the people of country X by relying on conventional weapons. ”
There was silence in the living room, and the people at the party were so preoccupied that they had no taste for anything, and for more than a month, they had heard and witnessed the debate between war and peace, and felt that the world and their own personal future were becoming more and more confused.
After a while, Li Nan glanced at the strong man in plainclothes very dissatisfiedly and said, "Liu Huzi, you are too pessimistic!" How do you know that our country no longer has any strategic weapons? Perhaps in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, a considerable number of nuclear submarines are still lurking in our country intact. Even if our military strength is not comparable, if we have to fight for the dignity of our country, I will not hesitate to go to the battlefield, and I would rather die in battle than be a second-class citizen of the world!"
Mao Li frowned and said: "But Li Nan, it is said that the latest opinion poll shows that more than half of the people in China think the same as Liu Huzi, and they are not willing to fight a war with no chance of winning. I wonder why, instead of complying with the will of the people, the leaders of the country did not make any concessions to Rapp, and actually proposed a-for-tat plan for the establishment of an earth government. ”
Li Nan said optimistically: "I think this shows even more that my country still has enough killer weapons to deal with the aircraft carrier fleet of country X, which we ordinary people don't know, but the leaders of the country know it." Guo Liang, has your institute done any special research on this? ”
Everyone's eyes looked at Guo Liang again, Guo Liang pushed his glasses and was a little depressed: "Of course, this kind of major event related to the danger of the nation should be studied on a special topic." However, based on the information from all sides, we believe that the situation is not optimistic, and there should not be many killer weapons that we can have, because the space strike has not only caused the loss of our space forces, but also caused heavy losses to our 13 aircraft carrier fleets.
Speaking of nuclear submarines, the number of nuclear submarines of country X is not less than that of our country, not to mention that several submarine bases in our country have also been attacked from a long distance this time, and there are not a few submarines that have been lost. That is why the current situation in the world is so unusual, since the strategic balance in the world is completely broken, and not a few great powers dare to openly support the proposals of our country and unequivocally oppose the hegemony of the Rapp.
And to make matters worse, the leaders of a significant number of the Security Council members have secretly made some kind of deal with Rapp, fearing a military strike from country X and hoping for a slice of the pie after Rapp rules the world.
The intransigence of our leaders is indeed somewhat unexpected, but it is understandable when combined with the previous national defense mobilization order. After all, China has always been the main force opposing world hegemony, and it has a deep grudge with the hegemon, so it is impossible to make such a private deal with Rapp, and can only rely on strengthening its own strength to safeguard its own rights and interests. ”
"But Guo Liang, have you ever thought that fighting a war with no chance of winning will end worse than making concessions earlier! Are you willing to die at such a young age? Liu Huzi asked loudly.
"Like you, I don't want to die at such a young age!" Guo Liang looked at Liu Huzi and raised his voice and said, "But I read world history and realized a little truth, the more you show weakness and can be bullied, the easier it is to be bullied by others!" So I thought it was necessary for the country's leaders to call for the whole people to be ready for war, so I joined the National Defense Reserve.
But I also think that my government will make some concessions to Rapp without jeopardizing the core interests of the country, and Rapp is more tactful than Glam, and he did not make the same naked threat of force as Glam did in his proposal. Moreover, judging from the fact that he sent special envoys to visit almost all the members of the Security Council non-stop after taking office, he also hoped to achieve the goal of dominating the earth without starting another world war. Therefore, as long as we listen carefully to the speeches made by the special envoys of the two countries in the UN General Assembly, we will know whether there is any possibility of peace talks between the two sides. ”
In the midst of the discussion of Guo Liang and others, the scene in the United Nations conference hall appeared on the wall video, and the live broadcast of the UN General Assembly began, and the living room immediately fell silent, and everyone's eyes were on the video.
UN Secretary-General Charlie delivered the opening speech of the meeting with a blank face: "Special envoys, at the strong request of Mr. Rapp, President of Country X, we have convened this special session of the General Assembly to discuss the establishment of an earth government after a lapse of more than a month. The difference between this special session and the last one is that the Chinese government has also put forward a complete proposal for the establishment of a government of the earth, and the text of the proposal between the two countries was forwarded to the special envoys yesterday.
The Secretary-General believes that although the human world on our planet has just experienced a natural and man-made disaster, and human development has been set back by a century in many important areas, the basic concept of democracy, freedom and equality, which has been formed by human beings on our planet for thousands of years, should be upheld.
This natural and man-made disaster has also made all mankind realize more deeply that it is in the fundamental interests of the people of the world to establish an earth government that can represent all mankind, and we hope that this goal can be achieved through consultation on an equal footing. According to the agenda of the meeting, the special envoys of the two countries who submitted the proposals will deliver keynote speeches one after another. ”