Chapter 232: The Last Hour (Part II)
The tedious ceremony lasted for more than an hour, and the rest of the time was just enough to rush back to the venue of the Supreme Council. It is the place where the highest administrative power of the semi-human is concentrated, and it is also a symbol of secular power. The surrender ceremony of mankind will be held here.
The representatives of humanity were not qualified to appear at the very beginning, and could only wait for the most humiliating moment to come, bowing their heads in front of the entire half-human and human society, and now, the four of them could only be locked up in a seemingly luxurious but heavily guarded lounge outside, and rested for a while.
There was a team of no less than 100 guards outside, as if they were afraid that the four deputies would suddenly change their minds and run away. As everyone knows, none of these four people will slip away before the formal ceremony, and none of them are waiting to see a good show, or welcome the most glorious or regretful moment of their lives.
The lounge has a huge screen that allows you to see directly the live broadcast that is being broadcast. Now, the parliamentarians, who symbolize the supreme power of semi-human society, are taking their seats one by one and making final preparations.
In addition to some of the media broadcasting such live situations, another part of the screen is also briefly summarizing the wins and losses of the two sides in this war that has not lasted more than two years.
Half-humans are the clear winners, coming out on top. It lost more than 35,800 warships of various types, one ground military base, five space bases, and more than 10 million casualties. It was followed by a huge item in red letters: civilian casualties. On the half-human side, the amount of civilian casualties is not very large, with a figure of less than 400,000.
The losses of humanity are ranked below, the so-called losing side. More than 43,700 warships of all kinds were lost, including no military bases on the ground and seven space bases, while the number of casualties among soldiers reached more than 15 million. The most horrific is the last item, civilian casualties, which is 2.38 billion.
Even among half-humans, there are some discordant voices, and the media cannot eliminate them. This huge casualty figure is the source of many quarrels, and even many half-humans believe that the surrender of humanity is due to this huge casualty figure, not the loss of warships and personnel in the war.
Indeed, judging by the number of losses on both sides, the losses of warships and personnel do not say that the half-humans have an absolute advantage. In the current population base of 100 billion, the loss of more than 10 million combatants is really too insignificant, and a random immigrant planet is enough to make up for these lost soldiers. Although there is a difference of 10,000 warships, compared to the current production capacity, that is, less than half a year's output, there will definitely be no collapse of the strategic surname because of this.
The victory of the half-humans was also due to the fact that the humans took the initiative to make a statement of surrender. And the release of this statement was made on the basis of the brutal killing of 2.38 billion ordinary people of mankind. In other words, the half-humans used hundreds of billions of people on the earth as hostages to force humanity to surrender.
Many half-humans who know the truth do not regard this victory as an absolute victory for themselves on the battlefield. However, the top brass agreed that any form of victory is a victory. If you don't take the opportunity to firmly control the human race, if the human race fights back in the future, the half-human will not necessarily be the opponent of the human race.
The design given by the mysterious man is still the design of humans, and it is with the design of this fortress that the half-humans have the upper hand in the war, and if humans also make the same thing, it is difficult to say who will win and who will lose. If you want to fight, you will be afraid of human beings at one time, even if you use the surnames of innocent civilians, it doesn't matter.
Of course, none of them knew these things, and the only thing they knew now was that His Excellency the Speaker and Mr. Chairman had just nodded to each other, as if they were right, and the eyes of the two old men revealed a resolute look.
Gao He has been paying attention to the two old people, and when he sees this situation, he knows it. He made a color to Bing Sha and slowly walked to the two old men: "Sir, I think there is no need for us to give up until the last moment. ”
"We didn't want to give up!" Mr. Chairman and Gao He were more familiar with each other, and smiled when they heard this.
"I know." Gao He looked at the two gray-haired old men: "I mean, our order is to protect you two, as long as the two of us are not dead, then we will definitely protect the two commanders." ”
Looking at Gao He's resolute eyes, Mr. Chairman also nodded solemnly: "I understand what you mean, don't worry, I still want to live to see these guys be punished." Promise me, though, that if the situation gets out of hand, I don't want me to fall into the hands of those guys alive. ”
His Excellency the Speaker next to him also nodded: "Me too!" ”
"Yes, sir!" Gao He saluted loudly: "Promise to complete the task." ”
On the screen, all the half-human parliamentarians stood up one after another, as if the half-human Supreme Speaker of the Council had appeared. His Excellency looked at the half-human speaker on the screen with interest, and after a long while, he sighed: "I really don't understand, for the sake of a so-called god left thousands of years of words, to start a war with humans, is it worth it for them to do this?" ”
"Perhaps, these people are not qualified politicians at all." The chairman next to him answered, and both of them nodded at the same time and said no more.
“…… We have struggled long and hard...... "The Speaker of the Semi-Human Parliament began to speak, and on such a celebratory occasion only the Supreme Leader spoke with great pomp.
“…… From now on, we are no longer an inferior race in the mouth of the creator god, we have defeated the human race that claims to be superior and nobler than us, we can stand in front of the creator god and say to him with confidence, we are no longer half-human in his mouth, from today on, we will change our name to 'god race'......"
Mountains of cheers, both pro-war and non-pro-war demihumans, all erupted in the same cheers.
From their standpoint, it can also be understood simply. Just like us humans, one day, if we make a race called immortals or angels bow down to the entire human race through war, the dignity of the race that may erupt will be even more crazy than that of half-humans.
However, it seems that mankind has no intention of challenging the so-called immortals and angels, nor has he ever felt that he is inferior to these races in the religious position. In the final analysis, it is the half-human creation god who does not have a complete interpretation of the teachings of the religion he created that leads to such problems.
“…… We have won the war, we have won the victory, and we can finally let those once noble humans surrender in front of us and become our subordinate race from now on......" The Half-Human Speaker continued, but the cheers erupted more and more, and the speech was interrupted over and over again.
“…… Now, in this sacred hall, we must accept the surrender of the supreme administrator and the supreme military leader of mankind......" It is finally time for the two old men to appear.
Representatives of humanity were led by a group of escorts to the venue. Four men, two supreme leaders, two lieutenant colonel guards, and two guards will be executed after the celebration. All of them held their breath and waited for the moment when the supreme leader of humanity would announce their surrender.
The countless half-humans sitting in front of the live broadcast screen cheered, and on the contrary, all the humans couldn't stop crying at this moment.
In the center of the huge circular hall were two places to speak, and it was said that this was the place where the parliamentarians discussed political affairs, and now, it was the shameful place for the two supreme leaders of mankind to announce the surrender of mankind.
The venue is very cleverly designed, all the councillors sit high, and the people below must raise their heads vigorously if they want to see the above, which invisibly gives the people below a kind of coercion.
The two old men took the lead and walked towards the place where they had spoken. Gao He and Bingsha immediately followed suit. The guards next to him were just about to stop him, but Gao He Bing pushed them away: "It's our responsibility to protect the chief, we can't let them leave us too far." ”
At this time, it is not very good to see what is abnormal, and everyone has already understood the power of Gao He and Bingsha in the previous live broadcast, and the two guards on the scene can only helplessly send their eyes for help to their superiors. Probably thinking that there was no possibility for humans to turn the tables now, the chief next to him nodded and motioned for Gao He and Bingsha to pass. The four representatives of humanity, two before and two after, appear in front of all.
Standing in those two speaking positions, His Excellency the Speaker and Mr. President seemed to have suddenly changed into a different person. The image of the originally kind white-haired old man suddenly became not angry and self-assured, and the momentum of being in a high position was instantly released, as if the spirit of the whole person burst out at this moment. Gao He and Bing Sha obviously felt this terrifying change, and couldn't help but take two steps forward, quietly escorting the two of them to the middle.
Even looking down at the two old men, the high-ranking councillors and their wives felt the two shocking momentum below. Although the two old men glanced up a few times, they still gave everyone the illusion that the two people below were really looking down at them.
"Our race, the human race, has experienced numerous wars since the beginning of history...... "The Speaker of the House of Representatives made a declaration that had been prepared for a long time.
(To be continued)