Chapter 67: Man Conquers Heaven
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Lieutenant General Mitchell groaned, looked at Yang Lei with a pair of deep eyes, and said seriously: "As far as the current grim situation is concerned, this is the case. ”
In desperation, the two walked side by side to the staff room, Asimov was sitting on a soft leather chair at this time, studying the tablecloth that had been crippled by the venom spewed by the mutant tiger shark cubs, which was the best fabric from the Persian Empire.
Just when he was already waiting impatiently, a man he didn't know suddenly walked in outside the door, who looked to be about the same age as himself, but after seeing the rank of lieutenant general on the other party's shoulder, he seemed to understand something.
At this time, Yang Lei took the opportunity to introduce: "This is Lieutenant General Mitchell, the ...... of the Pearl Harbor base Former commander. ”
It turned out to be his son's immediate boss, and after hearing this, he nodded his head, then stretched out his hand and said: "Hello, I'm Asimov, and it's an honor for my child to work with someone like you." ”
"This?" Lieutenant General Mitchell was dumbfounded on the spot, and when he looked back, he saw that Yang Lei did not deny it, and then a polite smile appeared on his face, and he shook it, but he was very curious in his heart.
Sensing Mitchell's expression, Yang Lei did not shy away from telling his life experience, but after speaking, he was not too surprised to see Mitchell, which may have made him think of James, and immediately patted Yang Lei on the shoulder, and said seriously: "Child, I really sympathize with you, now it seems that the superiors are doing the right thing, if we allow those alien species to wreak havoc on our home, there will be more orphans like you and James than in the dark ages!" ”
Yang Lei didn't say much about this, he really didn't want to think of that gray past.
"What's the approach, is there any new action in the House?" Asimov saw the stitches and said.
Lieutenant General Mitchell glanced at him, looking a little worried, and then Yang Lei said loudly: "The general doesn't have to be taboo, Asimov is not only my adoptive father, but also the chief designer of the current Mecha Alliance, I can guarantee that there will be no leakage of the slightest rumor." ”
"I didn't mean that." Mitchell said: "Sooner or later, Project X will be known, and the soldiers and citizens will know about it sooner or later, I just don't want to upset the morale of the army before the plan is launched, so Master Asimov can be regarded as a great contribution to our fight against the alien monsters, after all, the role played by the Windrangers in the battle against the two-headed shark is obvious to all." ”
"Plan X?" Asimov asked: "What's that?" Is it specifically for this alien incident? ”
"That's right." Lieutenant General Mitchell nodded, obviously paying more attention to Asimov than before, and then patiently repeated what he had just said to Yang Lei.
Unexpectedly, halfway through Lieutenant General Mitchell's words, Asimov's face already had a cloudy look, and before he could finish speaking, he simply interrupted: "I don't agree!" You can't use nuclear weapons without the permission of your citizens, even if they're used against monsters, but you have to think long-term. ”
"We're running out of time." Mitchell frowned and said: "It's not a secret, in the information from the space station, in addition to mentioning that the solar storm will enter the earth's circle and atmosphere in a short time, before that, there is another thing that we have to watch out for, that is, the Seahorse." ”
"Isn't Typhoon No. 6 long gone?" Yang Lei asked.
Mitchell came to the map, pointed to the Pacific coast and said: "After tracking by the Federal Weather Service last night, in fact, Typhoon Seahorse has not completely left the earth, and is still outside the atmosphere, and it is ...... for the seventh time No, it is still the sixth typhoon in a fundamental sense, and it will return at that time, and it will accelerate its landfall in the Pacific Ocean due to the solar storm, and the landfall time has been tentatively set for tomorrow night. ”
"Natural disasters after natural disasters do not allow us to take a long-term view." Mitchell looked at Asimov, who was silent, and sighed: "Even if we don't use nuclear weapons, you must know that once the storm comes, the disaster facing the earth will be ten times more powerful than it, or even more!" ”
"At that time, not only the Coral Sea, but the entire Pacific Ocean and coastal countries will be the first to be affected."
"That's not good, you guys are cheating, why don't you have a showdown with the outside world?" Asimov asked, grasping at the suspicion.
"It's called a white lie, we don't want to hide anything, it's just that it's not the time for a showdown, the sooner we tell our plans, the more panicked the citizens will be, and we can't spare any other energy to care about public opinion and doomsday rumors."
Asimov was not afraid of the other party's rank, and said: "You are alarmist. ”
"I don't want to explain too much to you." Lieutenant General Mitchell forced his composure: "You should trust the decision made by the military, because your son is also a soldier, and he has already agreed to this approach, don't you even trust your own son?" ”
Yang Lei looked at this Asimov and pretended to be casual and said: "Old man, let's talk less, so far, we only have to focus on the overall situation, and Plan X will only be centered on Coral Island, and other areas will not have much impact." ”
"That's right, we have done a good job of adequate radiation protection measures to block the flow of seawater, plus the Coral Sea is a quiet sea, which also provides us with a lot of favorable places, as for the surrounding fishermen have been secretly evacuated to safety, but ......"
"But what?" Yang Lei asked.
"Once Plan X is launched, the Pearl Harbor base is likely to be abolished." Mitchell said, "But if you think about it, you daredevils can also return, can't you?" ”
"And what if nuclear weapons don't deal a devastating blow to those deep-sea alien species?" Yang Lei asked this, while laughing at himself in his heart, in the past, he always longed for world peace, and even sometimes thought that it would be better if there was no birth of nuclear weapons, but now, he is worried that the power of nuclear weapons is not enough to kill those monsters, hoping that the more powerful the better.
"The likelihood of that happening is basically zero." "Plan X is the ultimate killer at the highest levels of the Federation, and if the kind of situation you say comes to life, then ...... Maybe it's really fate. ”
"All I know is that man will conquer heaven! You are always self-righteous. Asimov said harshly: "Isn't the Seahorse a typical example, what do you say about going and returning, I think it is clearly a lame excuse for your negligence in your work......
He didn't want Yang Lei to be caught in the middle of a dilemma, so he stopped appropriately.
"I just want to know, what if those monsters weren't killed for this?" Yang Lei raised the last question: "By then, the base has also been abolished, and we are all gone, who should protect the fishermen in the coastal areas?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the two people who had just pointed at Mai Mang fell into silence, and after a long time, Lieutenant General Mitchell said far-fetchedly: "If I can, I will be with them." ”
Yang Lei nodded after hearing this, indicating that he could accept this answer.
"So, I'm not going to leave either!" (To be continued.) )