"I'm against it!" In the secret conference room of the SP01001 flagship, Sturm, who was wearing a straight and brand-new lieutenant general's uniform, suddenly got up from his seat, angrily pointed at Pei Zhimao who was sitting on the rostrum, and roared: "By doing this, you are betraying our republic, betraying our people, and betraying the Prime Minister!" It's a complete traitor! ”

"So you say, what are we going to do now? Dear Lieutenant General Sturm! Pei Zhimao smiled coldly disdainfully, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he asked in a deep voice.

"Lord Marshal, my subordinates also think that this move seems inappropriate!" A middle-aged young general sitting next to Sturm tapped lightly on the table of the stainless steel conference table, frowned a pair of slightly gray old eyebrows and muttered: "At present, although the overall combat strength of our army is slightly inferior, because of the geographical advantage and proper planning, it is not impossible to defeat the invading enemy fleet. Such a hasty decision to give up resistance would not have been agreed not only by me and other senior officers, but also by the vast majority of the officers and men of the fleet. Not to mention, just like the vast number of people in the republic who were born to us, I think they don't want to see the "Great Wall" they rely on become traitors who will only defect to the enemy and betray the country! ”

This middle-aged rear admiral's name is Lu Shen, and he was originally the deputy commander of the Second Fleet. After Pei Zhimao became the marshal, the supreme commander of the Second Fleet was invited back to his hometown to retire, and Lu Shen was also transferred to the Third Fleet as a squad commander. was so demoted, Lu Shen originally had complaints about Pei Zhimao in his heart.

After the meeting began, Pei Zhimao briefly analyzed the situation of the enemy on the battlefield, and then announced that he would lead the entire space fleet to join the battle sequence of the Fifth War Zone of the Federation in an "uprising and surrender". This move undoubtedly poured a handful of oil on the hearts of Sturm and other senior officers who were not with Pei Zhimao in the first place. After Sturm took the lead in sharply accusing Pei Zhimao of treason, Lu Shen couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and slightly implicitly equated Pei Zhimao with a traitor.

Although the word "traitor" is only a great country on the earth in the early days of mankind, the people are a very apt name for those who have committed treason and defected to the enemy. But in that era of highly developed science and technology, this very insulting word still has a strong "lethality", almost judging Pei Zhimao's behavior, he is already "digging his ancestral grave" to laugh at the enemy.

"General Lu, please pay attention to your words and deeds! If you accuse the marshal for no reason like this, you are committing the following crimes! Watch out for the Judge Advocate General's Office, take you to court-martial! Jiang Chao, the short and fat lieutenant general sitting next to Sturm, suddenly pulled down his fat face, which had always had a kind smile, and slapped his fat hand on the conference table, and the sound was-for-tat. For Sturm, who is at the same level as him, the old and spicy Jiang Chao will naturally not touch it easily, but Lu Shen's military rank and position are all under him, and Jiang Chao is naturally willing to take advantage of him and show loyalty in front of his master.

"Unwarranted accusations? Hmph, do we have to wait until our esteemed marshal leads us into the arms of the enemy, so that we can be justified in accusation? A slightly younger middle-aged general beside Lu Shen glanced coldly at Jiang Chao, whose fat face was flushed, and said a sentence without humility or arrogance. His identity is similar to Lu Shen, he is also a senior officer of the fleet who was squeezed out by Pei Zhimao, and of course he is temporarily on the same front as Sturm and others.

"You!" Jiang Chao was choked by the major general, and he raised his chubby fingers and wanted to shoot back.

"That's it!" Pei Zhimao on the rostrum suddenly sank his old face, slapped the table and shouted loudly, and the two parties in the conference room who were about to quarrel suddenly quieted down when you look at me and I see you.

"I invited you here this time, originally I just wanted to unify everyone's opinions and find a way out for our fleet!" Pei Zhimao coldly swept around the generals present, stood up by pressing the chair handle, and said word by word while pacing in the conference room with his hands in his hands.

"What General Sturm and General Lu said is based on righteousness, which Pei can understand, and he can fully understand the painstaking efforts of the two! But! Pei Zhimao's words changed, and he suddenly stared at Sturm Lu Shen and the others, and said in a deep voice: "The two high-ranking commanders, have you ever thought about the thousands of ordinary officers and soldiers in the fleet? Aren't they born and raised by their parents, don't they all have their own wives and children? Can you two be so heartfelt that they, along with you, the commanders who have entrusted them with their lives, will turn into cosmic dust together? ”

Pei Zhimao's words were sonorous and powerful, and the expressions of Sturm and the others were stunned, and they couldn't refute him with dignity for a while.

I don't know if you've ever heard of the idiom "hitting a stone with an egg"? Pei Zhimao's tone softened, put on a serious look, sighed slightly and said: "As a senior officer of the fleet, I believe that you should also know the current strength of our fleet very well in your hearts." Even the first fleet, which was the main force of the fleet, was completely defeated by the other side in less than half an hour. This illustrates an extremely critical issue, our fleet is not a heavyweight opponent with the other side at all. The opponent's light punch had already seriously injured us. This is only one of the enemy's vanguard fleets, and God knows how powerful their subsequent main fleet will be! As for us, adding General Sturm's third fleet and General Jiang Chao's second fleet together is probably not enough to stuff the other party's teeth! ”

It was another rather pertinent "truth", which made Sturm sit down stupidly, and even Lu Shen had to show a rather helpless expression.

"As the supreme commander of the fleet, I only want to do one thing!" Seeing that the fire was almost over, Pei Zhimao suddenly straightened up his right index finger again, and said word by word: "That is, do my best to save our fleet and save the lives of thousands of our officers and soldiers!" ”

After finishing speaking, Pei Zhimao shook his hand, reflexively returned to his rostrum, and sat down again in a very chic posture. At this moment, this cargo seems to be the savior of the entire space fleet, a compassionate jiashi.

For a while, all the officers in the conference room fell silent. Pei Zhimao's reason, although it is not based on the so-called righteousness, is also quite tough, and it can even be said to be grandiose, almost leaving Sturm and others with no basis to refute.

"Okay, let's think about it again! Even if it is not for the sake of your wives and children, you should think about it for the thousands of ordinary officers and soldiers under your hands! Seeing everyone like this, Pei Zhimao admired his "righteous speech" in his heart, but he continued to "persuade" earnestly without a trace.

"I still don't agree!" After a moment of silence, Sturm suddenly caught a faint light in his heart, and then he got up again and said in a loud voice: "Even if we are hitting a stone with an egg, even if we are likely to be wiped out, it is our duty!" All of you here are wearing the military uniforms of the republic, and they are all soldiers of the republic, and the soldiers should shed a drop of blood for our country and our people, and the horse leather shroud is our glorious destination! We can't trample our righteousness under our feet because we are greedy for life and afraid of death! We are soldiers, not ordinary people who only know that they are facing the loess with their backs to the sky! ”

"Well said!" As soon as Sturm's words fell, Lu Shen on the side couldn't wait to slap the table and sang loudly: "This is the true character of our soldiers, the horse leather shroud!" Good! ”

"Yes, yes! We are soldiers, not ordinary people! For a while, Sturm's words ignited the blood in the hearts of all the officers in the conference room, and one after another were some impassioned words, and even some officers in Jiang Chao's second squadron couldn't help but sing along.

"Humph!" Pei Zhimao's old face, which was originally a little proud, slowly became gloomy again in the high-spirited noise of the officers. zuihou, this old fox still couldn't help but pat the handle of the chair, and snorted sharply with cold air coming out of his nose, which shocked the officers again.

"A good horse leather shroud is also not spared!" Pei Zhimao got up from his seat, swept away all the officers with a pair of flashing eagle eyes, and said in a cold voice: "Since you are willing, then Marshal Ben will order to allocate a battleship for you, so that you can go heroically!" Whoever is not afraid of death, this marshal will not stop him! But if any of you want to pull thousands of officers and soldiers of the fleet and accompany you to death, Lao Tzu's gun will not agree first! ”

As he spoke, Pei Zhimao suddenly pulled out his matching gun and slapped it on the table with a bang. This sudden thunderous shouting suddenly shocked all the officers in amazement, and even the expressions of Sturm and the others froze.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Pei Zhimao has already picked out his bottom line. That is, he can leave these officers to fend for themselves, but no one wants to touch the space fleet in his hands. Things have come to this point, and it seems that there are not many options left to Sturm and the others.

"Lord Marshal, there is still a problem for my subordinates!" Just in the middle of this, Sturm suddenly thought of an extremely important thing, and said in a deep voice in Pei Zhimao's fierce eyes.

"Say it!" A cold smile rose at the corner of Pei Zhimao's mouth, and he waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

"Your subordinates would like to ask Your Excellency the Marshal, have you consulted the Prime Minister's Office for this decision? Is the Prime Minister aware of this military meeting? Sturm raised his head slightly, as if he was not asking Pei Zhimao alone, but to tell the officers present.

"Yes, does the Prime Minister know about the Marshal's decision?" As Sturm expected, after hearing his words, the rest of the officers began to talk in small voices below.

"Nope!" Pei Zhimao's face changed slightly, and the cold glint flashed in his eyes again.

"In other words, Lord Marshal, you are carrying the Prime Minister's Office behind your back, and you want us to join you in the enemy! May I say so, Marshal? Sturm smiled coldly and continued to ask closely.

This seemingly very frivolous sentence was suddenly like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing a storm in the hearts of all the officers. Obviously, after a few rounds of arguing, things are back to the topic that Sturm had brought up earlier. Pei Zhimao is obviously betraying the Prime Minister's Office and defecting to the enemy. In this way, all the officers who dared to follow him would undoubtedly become sinners in the history of the Republic of St. Proli.

"Hey!" Pei Zhimao suddenly seemed to have been drained of his strength, closed his eyes tiredly, and sat down on the rostrum seat again. And just when everyone was stunned, the automatic door of the conference room suddenly opened, and a team of heavily armed marines rushed in......