Chapter Ninety-Seven: Flaws (I)
Armed with the first batch of 10,000 tons of metal ingots mined and 700 elite marines, Robin sailed away from Planet Bruno.
Upon arriving in the Octopus space, Robin immediately summoned a staff headed by Yalvis to convene an emergency meeting on whether to join forces with Steel Rhine.
During the meeting, Robin described in detail York? Stanny's description of the situation, and detailed what Barcelona, the leader of the Galactic Eagle Mercenary Corps, said.
"It is imperative to start a decisive battle with Bloody Harry, after all, with the area of the Octopus space station, it is already the limit to accommodate 20,000 people now, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not attract the attention of others if it expands tenfold at once, so it is imperative to evacuate personnel to the Ultra Nebula, which cannot be intervened by federal forces as soon as possible." After much deliberation, Jarvis was the first to express his opinion.
"So, your opinion is in favor of joining forces with Steel Rheinland?" Robin turned the electronic pen in his hand and asked thoughtfully.
"Their plan is flawed, and joining forces with them may not achieve the effect we want."
"Huh?" Robin was stunned when he heard this: "Loopholes? β
"That's right, how could such a secret thing be openly told at a large meeting with nearly a hundred representatives of business and more than forty representatives of mercenaries. What if Anse Els? If Osvid really wanted to rely on this ploy to ambush Bloody Harry, then the truth would only disappoint him, and I absolutely don't believe that Bloody Harry would not receive such obvious news. β
That's right!
At this moment, it was broken by Yalvis, and Robin realized where his long-standing concerns came from. In from York? When Stanny heard about this plan, he felt that something was wrong, but the chaotic thinking made it impossible for him to sort it out, and now after Jarvis broke it, the original chaotic thoughts suddenly became clear.
Like York? As Stanley said at the meeting, in recent times, Bloody Harry's main fleet has been dispatched frequently, and most of them have targeted cargo ships loaded with supplies and munitions. But if you think about it, you will find that if Bloody Harry didn't have any eyeliner in the Northern Star Field, how could he capture the target so accurately. After all, hundreds of cargo ships enter the Northern Star Field through the E-18 White Hole every day, and the cargo and voyage schedule of the cargo ships are internal secrets, and it is almost impossible to accurately ambush a cargo ship in such a large star field without any intelligence.
Therefore, since Bloody Harry can capture targets so accurately, it means that he must have a powerful intelligence network, or someone who provides him with clues. Then, it is impossible for him not to know about this ambush plan that everyone knows about now.
"Since Iron Rhine's plan has no hope of success, why should we join forces with them again?" A staff officer suggested.
"But if we don't join forces with them, what are we going to do against that frigate of Bloody Harry? We alone have no hope of winning. Barron, who had been promoted to major staff officer, worriedly offered his opinion.
Having been a ship captain, BarhΓ©nby was aware of the disparity in force between the different classes of ships. Judging from the establishment of the army, the 'Knife' frigate is not a powerful type of ship, but as the main warship, even if its combat capability is only 30 percent, it is far from being comparable to the specific ship type of U-2 landing ship. In front of the 10-million-ton 'Knife' frigates, the 10-ton U-2 landing ship and the 42,000-ton 'Catfish' 3 armed transport ship are simply two ants standing next to the elephant, and they have no strength to compete with them at all.
"Maybe I can try to convince Steel Rhein to change my plan." After pondering for a long time, Robin tried to suggest.
"Behind the Iron Rhine is Anse Air? Osvid, or the entire Osvid. Judging from Ansel's usual style, this stupid battle plan is not like his handwriting, or this stupid battle plan is just a cover for him, and his real killer weapon is actually hidden in the shadows. β
"Huh?" Jarvis's words made Robin look up at him in surprise: "Your words make me feel that you seem to be familiar with this person, but so far, even I haven't met him, how can you ......?"
"Remember the prisoner you brought with you when you first arrived on Planet Bruno?"
"Prisoner?" Robin frowned and recalled the scene more than a month ago, when he went to Planet Bruno to hand over prisoners of war with Lieutenant Chebman, who was in charge of the escort.
Before going to pick up the prisoners of war, Robin went to the Ministry of Justice to handle the custody of Bruno Prison. In the process, the Ministry of Justice incarcerator offered to let Robin take one of the prisoners to Bruno prison to serve his sentence. Robin was anxious to rescue the prisoners of war, so he readily agreed to the request. And now, if it hadn't been for the sudden mention of Jarvis, he would have almost forgotten that it had ever happened.
"You're talking about the prisoner named Wright?"
"Yes." Yalvis nodded: "Before coming to the Octopus station, I interrogated him for a long time. And his identity ...... I was surprised. β
Jarvis turned around and called up the transcript of the interrogation he had made at the time on the Command's computer: "His full name is Wright? Osvid, the fourth in line to the throne of the Osvid family, served as the commercial representative of the Ministry of Commerce of Othello. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for dereliction of duty for leaking secrets in connection with the auction of mining rights on the planet Bruno. β
"Leaked during the auction of Bruno Planetary Mining Rights?" Heard about this Wright? Osvid was imprisoned for the auction leak, and Robin couldn't help but show surprise. Because this matter was actually conspired between him and Calvin, although he had heard Calvin say that someone was guilty, but he really couldn't imagine that the person who was used to blame was Wright, the fourth heir of the Osvid family? Osvid, and he actually sent him to Bruno prison with his own hands.
Knowing that Robin had done this, Jarvis laughed and said, "There is no doubt that he was framed." β
"So...... Did Ansel frame him? β
"That's right. Anse Air had just taken over the power of House Osveld, and this Wright was one of his opponents who had the ability to threaten him. Taking advantage of the leak, Ansel successfully eliminated him and became the only voice in the Osvid family. Wright, who was sent to Bruno Prison, actually had no chance of getting out alive, so in Ansel's follow-up plan, he was already treated as a dead man. But...... Unexpectedly, we took him over, which left Anse El with a flaw in his perfect plan. β
Pointing to a few points in the interrogation record, Jarvis reminded: "Anse Air is a natural conspirator, from submitting the Second Expedition to the Federal Parliament, to getting rid of Wright and actually taking over the entire Ausvid family. His every action was well planned, and his grasp of the situation was simply unbelievably accurate. In addition, the Osvid family is definitely stronger than we think. Don't forget, Bloody Harry is a thug trained by the Osvid family, and his knife frigate was also transferred to Bloody Harry by Osvid II through special channels. Then, it is absolutely impossible for Anse Air to have only one whale shark frigate at his disposal, and in Wright's description, even if it is an Apollo battleship, the Osvid family can use it at will. So, I have reason to believe that Anse Air will definitely ambush his backhand, and this is his real killer move. β
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YΓ‘rvis's words silenced the entire command.
"So...... How do we do that? Robin looked at Jarvis in bewilderment, because if Jarves's guess was true, then their power had become completely dispensable in this hunt for Bloody Harry. Even, all the mercenaries active in the Northern Star Domain are just pawns of Ansel, including Robin, and in the end, everyone will be swallowed up by the conspiracy vortex promoted by Ansel.
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In the face of Robin's question, Yalvis thought hard for a long time, but he could not give Robin a clear answer, so he could only spread his hands helplessly and said: "I'm sorry, I'm a staff officer, and I'm only responsible for analysis." As for the choice...... That's your task. β
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Jarvis's answer made Robin even feel the urge to kick him over, because after talking for a long time, his words made it more difficult for Robin to choose.
At this time, outside the command department, Andrew suddenly came to report: "Sir, all the metal ingots to be sent to the Georgia space station have been loaded. When are you going to go? β
"Let's go now." Robin straightened his collar and got up and walked out the door.
"Sir, should you give me an answer before leaving?" Before Robin could go out, Yalvis stopped him.
"I took York? Stanny's benefit, so I can satisfy him that he asked me to send a war letter in the name of Charon mercenaries. You can now send a request to Iron Rhein to join the war in my name. As for the rest...... Robin turned around and shrugged, "I think I need some inspiration, and when I get back, maybe I can surprise you." β
After speaking, without waiting for Jarvis to ask again, Robin quickly turned around and went out, leaving only a group of staff officers looking at each other inside the headquarters.
"What now? In moments like these, we just sit here and do nothing? Barron looked at Jarvis as if pleading, and his instinct told him that it would be a fateful turning point, and that the future would be heaven or hell, perhaps in between. Therefore, he was desperate to do something to dispel the intense uneasiness in his heart.
"You can send that request to Iron Rheinland, and I'll study Wright's interrogation transcript. As for what to do next...... Jarvis forced a smile, "Pray that the inspiration of the chief will come sooner." β
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(To be continued)