When Zhan Ruilin came out of the study, his expression was as usual.

After sending him away, Yu Linglong entered the study.

"The head of the house."

"I have already told Zhan Ruilin that the third war zone will remain neutral."

"Neutral?" Yu Linglong's brows were tightly locked, Yu Tianba's words were too profound.

"I have already had a showdown with him, that is, the Yu family supports Yang Yi, not him."

"Head of ......"

"Even if I don't say it, he knows. Obviously, if we take him for a fool and keep it secret, it will only make things worse. Yu Tianba paused for a moment before he said, "Tell him directly, at least to show that we are still sincere in cooperating with him, and we will not lie to him on important issues." Actually, he came to you to find out where we stand. Obviously, from now on, we are no longer in a cooperative relationship with him, but we are not enemies, we just have common interests, so our relationship can be maintained, at least until the common interests are gone, he will not be our enemy, and he will not work against us. ”

"What common good?" Yu Linglong asked directly.

"I've promised him that what happened in the Champagne system won't be in the jurisdiction of the Third War Zone, i.e., we won't touch the colonial systems that the Third War Zone has taken over."

"But ......"

"So, you have to make arrangements."

Yu Linglong's brows jumped a few times, and then she nodded in agreement.

Of the fifteen colonial systems that have established self-government, three belong to the Third Theater of Operations, and the legions sent by the Third Theater of Operations have been taken under control. Although Yu Tianba didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was very clear, and the three colonial systems had to be handed over to the third war zone.

"Of course, we believe that Zhan Ruilin can see the powerful relationship. But don't be unprepared. ”

"Understood, I'll make arrangements."

In fact, even if Yu Tianba didn't say this, Yu Linglong knew that even if the relationship with Zhan Ruilin could be maintained, he couldn't be absolutely trusted.

"For us. Now we need to consider how to cooperate with Zhan Ruilin. ”

Yu Linglong frowned, waiting for Yu Tianba to continue.

"Although Zhan Ruilin has made compromises and knows that cooperating with us, even if it is only to maintain a friendly relationship on the surface, is the only way to protect his vested interests, but as the commander of the theater and the first person in the military department, he will definitely not be able to accept the upcoming changes. To put it bluntly, it seems that the wave of autonomy is spreading, including the third theater of operations. All vested interests will suffer unbearable losses. Zhan Ruilin cooperated with us, not only to protect his own interests, but also to wait and see what happened, and to fight for more choices for himself in this turmoil. Even if we believe that Zhan Ruilin will make a wise choice when the overall situation is decided, he will definitely give it a go before then. ”

"The head of the house means ......"

At first, he promised to send the legion to Beacon Mars. Assist Yang Yi in blocking the retreating Silicon Charm army. ”

Yu Linglong was slightly stunned, and looked at Yu Tianba in disbelief.

"Obviously. His purpose was not to help Yang Yi defend the Beacon Mars, but to use the legions sent to take over the Beacon Mars, so as to reap the fruits of victory. ”

"You promised?"

"Obviously, I have no reason to refuse."

"But ......"

"Nothing, it's settled, and we have no choice."

Yu Linglong sighed secretly. Although she felt very uncomfortable in her heart, she also knew that Yu Tianba was not wrong, and they really had no choice.

"According to the results of the negotiation, Zhan Ruilin will transfer fifty legions from outside the home system, and we will be responsible for sending these legions to Mars. Furthermore. Zhan Ruilin promised to send only one liaison group of fifty officers to Beacon Mars to be responsible for liaison with the Third Theater Command. These fifty legions will be commanded by Yang Yi after they arrive at Beacon Mars, and the Third Theater Command will not interfere in combat operations. It's just that Yang Yi has no right to appoint and dismiss personnel, that is, he can only remove the corps commander after obtaining the consent of the Third Theater Command. In the event of combat casualties, new corps commanders will be appointed by the 3rd Theater Command to ensure that these corps are under the control of the 3rd Theater of Operations. ”

"This ......," Yu Linglong hesitated for a moment before saying, "If that's the case, it's good that these fifty legions don't help." Although nominally commanded by Yang Yi, the corps commander was Zhan Ruilin's person. Yang Yi does not have the right to appoint and dismiss, if these corps commanders do not listen to the command, what can he do? Zhan Ruilin's arrangement not only did not help, but also caused a lot of unexpected troubles. ”

"So, do you think Yang Yi can rely on the fifty legions sent by Zhan Ruilin to defend the Beacon Mars?"

Yu Linglong was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"There are two sides to everything, whether it's good or bad, it depends on how you deal with it." Yu Tianba let out a long breath and said, "The dirty things between the military headquarters and the nine theaters are not only clear to us, but everyone knows about them, especially after this incident, almost everyone realizes how serious the problem of the nine theaters is coexisting. It is undeniable that those in power like Zhan Ruilin will definitely think about their own interests, but we cannot assume that all military personnel are like him. At least among the grassroots units, the vast majority of officers and men still look at the interests of the federation and the interests of all people. Zhan Ruilin can send fifty legions to Beacon Mars, or he can control fifty legions through fifty legion commanders, so as to achieve the goal of mastering the battle situation. The question is, will he be able to control half a million officers and men in fifty legions? On the battlefield, soldiers believe in strength and follow a commander who can lead them to victory. A thousand years ago, when Generalissimo Xiao Wentian stepped forward, many people didn't believe that he could command the human army to block the Silicon Charm army, and even we didn't believe it. And then? After his victory after victory, who else would doubt his abilities? For Yang Yi, this is both a challenge and an opportunity. If he couldn't even subdue fifty legions, he would definitely not be Xiao Wentian in this era. ”

Yu Linglong smiled bitterly, and she had nothing to say about it.

"Besides, Zhan Ruilin only sent fifty legions."

"The head of the house means ......"

"Don't forget, it's us who send these fifty legions to Mars." Yu Tianba paused slightly, "In other words, the Third War Zone simply has no way to provide logistical support for these fifty legions. Judging from the current situation, Zhan Ruilin may just want to get a little benefit from the battle on Mars in order to secure the status of the third war zone. To put it simply, he has made a clear judgment on the direction of the battle, and believes that with the full support of us and the Weaver Clan, Yang Yi will not only be able to contain Beacon Mars, but also achieve a decisive victory here. At that time, Yang Yi will be the hero of the entire Human Federation, and those who participated in the defense of Mars will be recognized. If this opportunity is missed, I am afraid that the third war zone will gradually ******** after that, like other war zones. Of course, Zhan Ruilin only sent fifty legions, and all the materials needed for these legions to fight had to be provided by us. ”

"This ......"

"Don't you think it's up to us to decide what role these fifty legions can play?"

Yu Linglong's brows jumped a few times, and then nodded slightly.

"Of course, from another point of view, if Yang Yi can subdue these fifty legions, then Zhan Ruilin's move will indeed be of great help. At least in the short term, we will not be able to find fifty legions from other sources. As expected, the battle on Mars' side will soon begin. ”

Yu Linglong was secretly shocked, and she didn't know what to say.

"Obviously, our previous judgment was too ideal." Jade Tianba sighed and said, "With the current situation, in less than a month, we will be able to recover all the colonial galaxies. Unless Kutum's top war kings want to fight us to the death, the Silicon Charm army will retreat at this time. I have to admit that Yang Yi's judgment of the battle situation is very accurate, but he is still too confident. If a month later, the Silicon Charm army flocked to Beacon Mars, even with the fifty legions sent by Zhan Ruilin, the certainty of holding Beacon Mars was still extremely slim. It would be better if there were a few more months, it's just that we can't expect the enemy to give us another few months. ”

"So what to do?"

"Actually, this is also the key to my compromise."

Yu Linglong was slightly stunned, and after suddenly understanding, she looked at Yu Tianba in disbelief.

"Now, what we need is the strength that can help Yang Yi defend Beacon Mars. As for other issues, they can be put aside for the time being. ”

"But ......"

"Zhan Ruilin has seen the big picture clearly, and has made choices and compromises. There is no doubt that no other theater commander will be dumber than him. What is missing for them now is a step, a step that will allow them to take the next step and accept the fait accompli in the name of it. ”

"Head of ......"

"Since Zhan Ruilin has made a good start, we should also lower our shelves." Yu Tianba smiled reluctantly and said, "The key is to hold Beacon Mars, if other war zones are willing to send troops to support, it will naturally be better." Even if we don't want to, we can't lose faith. In fact, it is also an opportunity for a peaceful resolution of the current crisis. As for what the final result will be, it's not too late to wait until after the Battle of Mars. ”

Yu Linglong sighed and nodded to show that she understood what Yu Tianba meant.

"You've had to work hard all this time. As I said at the beginning, our purpose is to help Yang Yi defend Beacon Mars, and everything else can be left alone for the time being. When approaching other theater commanders, you have to show our sincerity, but don't get your hopes up too much. Anyway, we only have a month. Even if we can get enough assistance, we may not get the results we want. ”

Yu Tianba said so, and Yu Linglong couldn't say anything more.

Actually, that's also her point of view. If Yang Yi failed to defend Beacon Mars, then no matter what they did, they would not be able to get the desired result. (To be continued.) )