Chapter 435: Hidden Power
At this time, Zhao Li didn't care about thinking about this. Writing www.biquge.info Cabinet to start a war with the Federation is not a decision that can be made with a pat on the head. Who to fight first and how to fight need to be carefully arranged.
However, on the side of the federal government Kang Hongyuan, there was no delay, and the entire planet that had already been mobilized for war propaganda was full of angry youth, and it was believed that as long as Zhao Li gave an order, thousands of people would join the war to regain the lost territory.
The peaceful White Bird Planet has become the last position of the entire Federation, and everyone is watching Zhao Li and Kang Hongyuan's moves. Kang Hongyuan did not disappoint people, he changed the weak style of the previous government, and directly propagated that the territory of the federation was sacrosanct, and all independent ones, he had to get them back.
The hard-line attitude, coupled with a series of propaganda methods to prepare for war, gave the people of Shiratori a glimpse of an enterprising government. Even if all the members of the original federal government on Earth were on this side now, it is estimated that the people of the White Bird Planet would no longer regard them as the heads of the Federation.
The heavy industry base of the White Bird Planet is very good, otherwise there would not be the idea that the White Bird Military Region wanted to be independent before. Under the economic stimulus bill after Kang Hongyuan took office, the economic strength rose wildly. Coupled with the help of Ban Yunchan's huge amount of money from the marginal bank, it is impossible to develop if you want to.
Several huge arsenals have already begun to enter the production stage, and these arsenals can already directly produce warships. Just a few months later, a whole new batch of warships can be added to the active fleet.
The problem faced by Zhao Li is indeed very tricky. Although all planets can be labeled as rebel and independent, and all planets can attack directly, under the same equal strength, if you attack rashly, you will not lose any benefits, but will make the stable situation go away.
Moreover, it seems that the situation is gradually changing a little, and it can be seen from the wars in various places that an organized force has emerged that is integrating many isolated and helpless planets. This can be seen from the results of the wars that have been sent one after another.
Zhao Li knew that this must be the mysterious organization's move. On their home planet before, they had successfully won over the Supreme Leader, and I wonder if the Supreme Leader regretted his decision when the situation developed so far and the Federation fell apart.
However, this is just Zhao Li's idea, that force has become very large, although it is not entangled on the surface, but it has shown an overwhelming advantage. At least a dozen planets are in alliance, and at present, there is no force in the entire human race that can compete with them head-on. Even if these dozen planets have lost a lot because of the chaotic war, they are also a powerful force that cannot be underestimated, if you really want to compare, maybe Chen Yong's independent army is intact, and after the war tempering, plus so many years of development, it can compete with them.
Thinking of Chen Yong's Independent Army, Zhao Li couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart, they are one of the few forces that have not been damaged and have greatly increased their strength in this war, and Chen Yong has decided to hand over the Independent Army to himself because of various relationships. In recent years, all the policies of the Independent Army have been controlled by Kang Hongyuan in remote control, army construction, and Zhao Li is also helping to contribute. This is Zhao Li's last reliance, otherwise, it will be impossible to complete the great cause of reunification just by relying on the White Bird Planet.
It seems that it is necessary to go to the side of the Independence Army, in the name of the Supreme Commander of the Federal Army. In this way, there will be a reason for the return of the Independence Army, otherwise the Independence Army will be attached to it as soon as he gives the order, which will not do any good except to explain the crime of colluding with the enemy during his tenure. Zhao Li would never be so stupid.
Now is not the best time for the independent army to appear, Zhao Li still needs to wait, waiting for the power to force other independent planets to start forming alliances before Zhao Li can make a move. If you don't make a move when the time comes, Zhao Li thinks that it will be a blockbuster as soon as he makes a move.
The change of the battle situation is like a marquee, today you win, tomorrow I will take advantage, in short, it is like a tug-of-war. The only thing that can be called a benefit is that the profits of military industrial enterprises on various planets have risen exponentially, pulling many indicators of the national economy and people's livelihood. However, the people's living standards have not risen in the same way as the economy, but have deteriorated. Anti-war voices are also becoming more and more high-pitched.
Finally, after a series of tragic wars, the mysterious organization began to come to the forefront. With Cleveland as the center, almost ** planets have announced alliances, including Zhao Li's home planet. The allied forces are all to stop the war, and the affairs of the alliance are democratically decided by the representatives appointed by the various planets
"They seem to care about this democratic decision." Of course, Kang Hongyuan appeared in the office of Zhao Li's headquarters for the first time, and Ban Yunchan and Song Yuanming appeared together, and the representatives of their small circle had already arrived.
"Democracy has always been one of the places where Western countries have historically criticized other countries, and it is not surprising that they have to flaunt it as such." Zhao Li also knew what those people were doing from the information he was constantly collecting: "However, it is wartime now, and their democracy seems to be a bit excessive. ”
"Otherwise, in the past, the United States, even if it was a democracy, had the president's wartime decision-making power." Kang Hongyuan doesn't seem to agree with this very much, he plays politics, democracy is such a thing, of course, he talks about it all the time.
"The question is, do they have a president who can talk his word?" Zhao Li laughed: "Maybe on a few of these planets, Arthur's words work, but what about the other planets?" Everyone is integrated through various channels, they are all the same status, the same identity, why should I listen to you? There will always be times when they can't get in harmony. ”
"Perhaps!" Kang Hongyuan did not argue on this issue: "There are wartime practices in wartime, and the former high command was too concerned about the democracy of the federal government, so even the final decision-making power was handed over. We must not make the same mistakes. ”
Kang Hongyuan's meaning is very clear, politics and people's livelihood, he is in charge, fighting, Zhao Li is in charge, this is originally the division of labor that the two people said to support each other. This time I took it out and reiterated it again, it seems that Kang Hongyuan didn't want Zhao Li to have any misunderstanding at all, or any other psychological burden.
"The tide of the war has changed, and we need to adapt." Zhao Li also did not dwell on this issue, when to cooperate and when to share the spoils, everyone is clear: "I think we must be ready for war at any time." ”
"Don't worry! The people have been waiting for this day for a long time! Kang Hongyuan answered Zhao Li with great confidence. War mobilization, he has done a very good job, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.
A superior force appeared in the sky, and immediately the situation of the battle changed dramatically. The forces that were close to the alliance began to die down one after another, and then recuperate. Of course, this is on the surface, but in private, transactions on the edge planets are more frequent, and they look like they are preparing for war.
The planet far away from the alliance also noticed this enemy, and everyone invariably took another means and waited and watched. However, to Zhao Li's great surprise, there were still many forces that seemed to be not very on the same path as Arthur Cleveland before, and they actually began to try to contact the alliance.
"What's going on?" After receiving the information, Zhao Li couldn't understand how these people could do this, this was simply the opposite of their usual performance, even if a person changed a lot, it was impossible for him to suddenly twist a 180-degree bend at this time, right?
"It seems that General Lucas also has the intention of making contact with the other party." Kristeen also reported the latest information, this news is very bad, General Lucas has always been a good ally of Zhao Li, and he is very good at the edge of the planet, if he also throws himself to the other side, the situation will be very difficult to say.
"I'm going to go myself." Zhao Li pondered for a while, and made a direct decision, I want to talk to General Lucas in person and let him return to the Federation.
Kang Hongyuan and Ban Yunchan looked at each other, as if they hadn't said anything, but when they heard that General Lucas also meant to contact the other party, they were all shocked, and they didn't seem to expect General Lucas to react like this.
"What? General Lucas's actions have something to do with you? "What kind of person is Zhao Li, every move of everyone here can't escape his observation, and he immediately noticed the strangeness of the two.
"In fact, General Lucas is independent, and we discussed it with him." Kang Hongyuan and Ban Yunchan glanced at each other, and finally Kang Hongyuan nodded, maybe he felt that the timing was about the same, or something was out of their control, and he had to say.
"What?" Zhao Li didn't know what to say about Kang Hongyuan, such a big thing, they didn't say hello to themselves. No wonder General Lucas has been in contact with himself several times before, he is very easy-going, talking and laughing with himself, it turns out that there is such a relationship in it: "Why? Zhao Li still asked a little puzzled.
"If the Federation is too powerful, the true ambitions of many people will not be exposed." Kang Hongyuan didn't care about Zhao Li's dissatisfied gaze, and directly said his reasons: "We must create a situation that can make everyone think that the Federation has no hope, so that these careerists can jump out on their own." ”
"Tempting them to jump out on their own and be independent, cleansing in disguise?" Zhao Li's brows furrowed, although this reason can be said in the past, but they are independent, but they have caused such a large-scale war, how many lives have been injured, and the price is a little too great.
"I knew it was a bit costly, but I did it anyway." Kang Hongyuan completely took all the responsibility on his shoulders: "However, it's worth it!" If the Federation is still there, and wants to carry out such a purge, I don't know how much time and cost it will take, it is better to take advantage of the wartime and get rid of it. ”
Zhao Li was silent for a while, not knowing what to say. Maybe as Kang Hongyuan said, if you usually want to carry out such a purge, you really don't know how much it will cost, and now let them jump out on their own, it is inevitably not a way. It's just that the way it was adopted was really a bit unacceptable to Zhao Li, especially if he was still hiding this.
"Without that, we can't concentrate our forces." Kang Hongyuan continued to explain: "With those people here, who can guarantee that there is only one voice from top to bottom of the military? We can't win with that kind of strength. If that's the case, it would cost more to wipe out the war! ”
Kang Hongyuan's hungry words made Zhao Li think from a different angle again. Indeed, what Kang Hongyuan said made sense, he simply asked General Lucas to declare independence, which made countless careerists jump out. Now the power of the federal military is very pure, and there is only the voice of him Zhao Li up and down. Before, it was unimaginable. All of this is completely for Zhao Li's consideration.
"How could General Lucas make such a decision?" Zhao Li's puzzlement is also here, since it was Kang Hongyuan's secret plan with Ban Yunchan, then General Lucas should not have such an abnormal behavior.
"I don't know, maybe there have been changes recently that we don't know about." Kang Hongyuan shook his head, unable to explain.
"Whew!" Zhao Li let out a long breath and suddenly asked, "Say, what other armed forces are hidden on the edge planet?" ”
As soon as this sentence came out, Kang Hongyuan and Ban Yunchan were stunned. Zhao Li looked at their surprised faces, then looked at Li Mengdie and Christine next to him, whose faces were a little unnatural, and smiled slightly: "Except for such a big thing, none of you have ever worried about the edge planet, and it would be strange if there were no secrets on the edge planet." Since we've said it, let's say it all together! ”
"Huh!" Ban Yunchan took two steps forward and apologized softly beside Zhao Li: "I'm sorry, I originally wanted to surprise you, but I didn't expect you to guess it directly." At this time, she must take the initiative to stand up and take on something, otherwise, Li Mengdie and Kristeen will not be able to explain to Zhao Li. Ban Yunchan's initiative to take responsibility made Li Mengdie and Kristin's faces a little better, but they still looked at Zhao Li with blank eyes.
"In the past few years, the edge planet has been secretly accumulating armed forces, privately buying warships, and now it has formed a large-scale fleet." Ban Yunchan quickly reported: "It has been hanging in the name of the edge bank, maybe, it's time to take it out." ”
"How big is the fleet?" Zhao Li's eyes lit up, there was actually a hidden fleet, and at the critical moment, this was a fatal bargaining chip.
"There are more than 8,000 pure combat warships, plus all kinds of transport ships or something, there are more than 10,000." Ban Yunchan replied very lightly.
"So much?" Zhao Li immediately jumped up in shock by this huge number.
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