Volume V, 49: Negotiations
The so-called wall is pushed by everyone, not to mention a federal ZF that does not bring any future.
As the situation becomes clearer, the number of planetary forces and manpower that choose to side with the Combined Fleet is increasing, creating a snowball effect, and the more powerful it is, the more hope of success will be seen, and the more it will attract those who are ready to join in, until a ceiling is reached, and the rest will be neutrals or oppositionists.
And standing here at this time, they are all the parties who support this operation, naturally they will not have any objections to Chen Xi's proposal, but express their views on the choices inside, "I am more inclined to negotiate, although in recent years the military has always been independent of the federal ZF, but in the early twenty years ago, the two were very closely combined, otherwise, it was impossible to curb the independent atmosphere at that time, now, they have changed several times, but I am afraid that this connection still has a residue, we had better not push these people too hard, negotiate, Letting them go down with dignity is the best choice. ”
"I also agree that the blood of the Federalists should not be wasted in infighting, but must be united in the outward."
"Coward, don't you know that without bloodshed change, it can't be called a revolution, if you want to defeat the Zerg, it is not enough to have the skills that hinder their thinking network, we must change the atmosphere of the entire Federation, otherwise, in addition to the victory in the frontal battlefield, we are actually still the same inside, and we will still be penetrated by those Zerg."
"Joke, with precautions, we still need to be afraid of being penetrated, I think you are a barbarian, except for fighting and killing. Nothing. ”
"Hehe, I'm a barbarian, but you don't have to tell me, we will behave differently from the previous people after we stand up, and we can completely eliminate what they can't do, this kind of joke is probably not even you can believe it, so we must rely on bloody wars to change the attitude in our hearts. Only at the cost of it. We will cherish it, and then we will become decisive. ”
"You reckless man"
Of course, when there are more people, there will be mixed opinions. People with different ideas get together after getting along. It's normal to be noisy. There are no fists and feet, it is estimated that it is still for the sake of Chen Xi's face to hold back, after all, there is no shortage of people who are full of fire and vigor who bring the troops over. There are not a few people who disagree with each other and fight hard.
Moreover, Chen Xi has already seen that even if the advantage is huge now, these people still have an obvious sense of worry. It is estimated that the identity of this rebel has put pressure on them.
"Looks like they still need me to take some of the pressure off them."
Facing the arguing crowd, Chen Xi cleared his throat and said: "cough cough, please listen to me, I feel that what you said makes sense, but what I want to say is that sometimes, the choice we make is not according to the most reasonable one, but according to the actual situation at the time, because of the future situation, we can't fully predict it, the most important thing is to grasp the present, and then let them move in the direction we most expect." ”
"The situation in the Federation is not good now, the war at the front is losing one after another, the territory in the rear is getting smaller and smaller, more and more people are crowded together, and the working and economic environment has become bad, and to be honest, the Federation really can't afford to toss, so my idea is to negotiate with them first, negotiate according to our requirements, and then go to war if the other side is unwilling."
"Of course, this will lead to some problems from the past, but I believe that these problems can be solved eventually, because after driving the Zerg out of the galaxy, we are facing a territory in its heyday that has been reduced by more than half of the population, and the golden age of development will come, and there will be enough development opportunities to give us time to solve these problems."
Except for one useful sentence, everything else is nonsense.
What is called negotiating first, and then going to war after negotiating is fundamentally the reverse process. The general situation is that when you can't beat it, you sit together and negotiate. And now that the negotiations have been made, there will basically be no more wars, and what Chen Xi is saying at the moment is the same as not saying it, just giving those who plan to fight to the end a step down. As for the explanation added later, it feels more like making up the number of words, which makes people think, well, this person is more level, and the content of one sentence can be pretended to be three sentences.
But no one raised an opinion on this issue, and as soon as Chen Xi's voice fell, they all gave warm applause.
"That's a good thing to say."
"Mr. Chen Fala is really insightful."
"It's all in our hearts."
Everyone had a big smile on their faces and affirmed the content.
"Hypocrisy!"
Chen Xi scolded in his heart with a smile, then waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said: "If we negotiate, we must prepare a team of sufficient weight, otherwise, we will not show our sincerity at all, and we will not be able to represent the significance of the negotiation. ”
"What is Mr. Chen's opinion?" The people around laughed but didn't answer, throwing the question back. In fact, if you don't throw it back, Chen Xi will continue to talk.
"Because this may be the most important and memorable moment in the history of the Federation, and the result will be the beginning of a turning point in the fate of mankind, so for the sake of solemnity, we should allow us to participate in the real forces that will determine the course of this war, and I think that the distribution of power after the fact can also be directly delineated in proportion to this aspect, so that we can save ourselves from doing the second course." Chen Xi explained.
"Indeed, this will save us a lot of time, after all, there are too many people this time, no less than the scene of the Federation Congress, thousands of planetary representatives are easy to quarrel over various issues, and our time cannot be wasted on this." As soon as the words fell, someone immediately agreed.
However, there are also some eyes that are still hesitant, if they discuss it on their own side, it will be embarrassing if there is no one to cooperate there.
Chen Xi added: "Of course, this is when they accept our invitation to negotiate, but I believe that the current federal top management will definitely accept this hard-won goodwill opportunity, after all, no one will joke with their own lives." And they should be able to recognize the form. ”
As for whether this will sound like a gorgeous armed parade, when it comes to the high part of the court that everyone is looking forward to, there is a gorgeous turn and says: It's just a joke. That's another part of the audience outside the stadium needs to think about it, anyway, most of them are eager to do this, and getting things in hand with kindness is the most important thing.
At this turn, no one is going to give up this opportunity to show their faces. For what many people like to take pictures and show their faces at the event, and also hold a ribbon-cutting event, figuring the ranking order is this reason, and the difference in it represents their influence. This is more or less how their respective positions are revealed.
So there is a lot of competition for participation in this negotiating group. Everyone who sent troops wanted to participate, and if they didn't send many people, they also planned to mix up the opportunity to be familiar.
Chen Xi saw that everyone was so enthusiastic, so naturally he would not dismiss everyone's hearts. It's just a promise with everyone. It is necessary to arrange for deputies to take control of the army. He didn't care about the rest, whether it was a professional negotiator of a few hundred people or an armed march of several thousand. Anyway, as long as the final result is reached, the process doesn't really matter.
No one is worried about their own security, because this kind of negotiation will certainly take into account the concerns of both sides.
For example, the location is set on the Space Prison, the flagship of the United Fleet, and the address is in the area near the federal capital Star Ganga, a little far away from the railgun's attack range, but it belongs to the star field.
The Space Prison flew alone to this place close to the capital star, and then received another part of the Federation's high-level officials, during the negotiations, all weapons and fleets must avoid this range, this arrangement fully respects the opinions of both sides, and belongs to the due meaning, and the combined fleet is out of the place, the Federation has nothing to say, and the people who occupy the weak must have no conditions to talk about, so they can only obey the arrangement.
Not surprisingly, the federal side agreed to this request, and they sent more than half of the high-level officials to participate in the negotiations, and on Chen Xi's side, most of the planetary representatives participated, plus the escorts, retinues, and service personnel (personnel prepared for the live broadcast of various gatherings), the number exceeded 30,000, so the original soldiers on the Space Prison had to be withdrawn and replaced by this group of people.
Soon, the preparations made by the two sides for the negotiations were completed, and their respective armed forces retreated to a suitable distance, and then the Space Prison with the armed parade team stopped at the location of the capital Xingganga, which was specified, and the Federation sent several spaceships to connect the high-level and entourage personnel to the Space Prison.
Naturally, there is no good face to speak of when the two sides meet, and looking at the eyes, it is estimated that either side wants to kill the other. In particular, these people sent by the federation must know that seizing the throne is like killing their parents, and if it were not for the compulsion of the situation, they would not want to come, but would have wanted to send bombs up.
When they saw Chen Xi, they were even more angry, it was the existence of this guy that made them suffer the treatment they have now, and they were forced to give up the power in their hands.
"Are you worthy of the Federation's cultivation?"
As the head of this federal negotiation, Gildardo snorted coldly. As a key member of the Federal Security and Defense Planning Committee, he has always been known as one of the N giants, and he can sit on an equal footing, looking at the entire Federation, there are only a few rare existences, but now, on the other side, there are people sitting around a semi-circular table, the same distance from him, this kind of treatment is really unbearable.
He had to fight, he had to fight for sympathy, the cameras were on the sidelines, and now was his best chance to save power.
"You have made you a hero to the whole of humanity from an obscure guilty criminal, and that's how you repay us." Gildado asked with righteous words.
Chen Xi did not answer, but first looked left and right, very satisfied with the effect of this arrangement, in order to reflect the difference in status, he was in accordance with the layout of a rogue council, the distribution of concentric circles can not only clearly distinguish the difference in seats, but also facilitate the emergence of a phenomenon called strong onlookers.
It should be a refreshing experience for those planet representatives to be able to collectively watch the high-level members of the Federation who previously decided their fate.
Seeing that Gildardo did not give face to Brother Chen so much, someone immediately expressed support: "Don't say that it seems that you brought the Protoss over, it is the credit of your efforts, Mr. Chen Fala was able to come back, it was all due to themselves, if it weren't for him, I'm afraid many of us would still be blinded by the insects hidden in the federal society." ”
He didn't suspect that Gildardo was a wormman, because after all this time. They had found a way to verify the existence of the infected worm without Chen Xi and an autopsy, and when they boarded the ship, everyone had gone through some checks, and none of the high-ranking members of the Federation who could get to the Space Prison this time belonged to the worm people.
"You also said that they were all deceived." Gildardo quibbled, "So it has nothing to do with us, but the Zerg are too cunning, and no one can think of this method." ”
"The answer is really a kind of under-flattening effect that is not the level of our army, but the cunning of the communist army." Chen Xi complained in his heart, and then pretended to be sad and said. "Actually. I also want to give back, but unfortunately, the person who specifically cultivated me is dead."
"Dead?" Gildardo's reaction was still very fast, and he didn't hear it right. Change the subject right away. "It's all the Wormman's fault. Tell me the name of that commander of yours, I probably know him, and I'm sure he wants you to take care of the big picture. ”
But it's a pity. Chen Xi still had a fatal blow behind him, but he didn't finish speaking: "I killed him." ”
“……”
Chen Xi continued to mend the knife: "He is a worm man. ”
"Well, I heard that the will of the worm man is completely out of his own hands, and I think he must not want to do this." What else can Gildado say, he can only comfort him, this kind of parting between comrades-in-arms has always been a tear.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xi opened the topic and said: "Actually, when I came back at the beginning, I didn't plan to fight against the Federation, it wasn't them who were wrong, but the Zerg who controlled them, but the problem is that we didn't have time to find them out one by one, and we had to cut through the mess quickly, so I decided to flip the table directly, and then let a new group of people control the power of the Federation to avoid any possible disruption from them." ”
"I understand." Gilda said insincerely, but he was secretly vigilant in his heart, this guy is not simple, he is good at creating opportunities and taking advantage of opportunities, and I must be careful in the next negotiations.
After Chen Xi started the topic, the negotiations began to enter the formal stage.
Because of the need to build momentum and win the approval of the whole Federation, the whole process of the negotiation was filmed, and the confrontation was reproduced in a real and credible way. As a result, their performance is likely to be indicative of future influence.
The same applies to some people on the side of the Federation who are about to lose power, and it is up to them to make a comeback in the future.
Therefore, even if it is clear that the road will definitely hit the street this time, the federal side still argues on the basis of reason, finds responsibility and excuses for its own mistakes, and at the same time does not let this kind of shirk be disgusted.
On the other hand, the United Fleet is also flaunting its righteousness in the general trend, stating the importance and significance of this trip to the entire Federation, making preliminary preparations for the future ascension of himself and others, and letting the Federation people see a different upstart style.
However, Chen Xi, who was supposed to be the protagonist, became strangely silent after playing in the opening scene, and gave up the limelight to others.
This surprised the planet representatives who had been with him recently.
"Isn't it holding back the big move, waiting for the other party to make a trick, and then there will be another killer move"
This is a common suspicion that everyone has, and it subconsciously exposes their vigilance and fear of this, which is really too impressive for Chen Xi to leave on them. The first few encounters, whether it was the domineering style or the content of the mouthful, made these people feel extremely aggrieved.
The federal top brass didn't know the details of the other side, but they just felt a little unusual.
"I became silent."
But they didn't pay attention to it, their main attention was still on how to make the curtain call more gorgeous.
Soon, the negotiations entered a break period, as the former federal high-level and the future federal high-level, of course, they would not abide by any arduous and simple style, and even brought a lot of service personnel to it, just to add a luxury self-service tour to the armed parade of this operation.
No, after only two hours of talking, they left the large conference room and entered the banquet hall. At this time, all kinds of delicacies have been served, and ingredients, drinks, and wines from different parts of the planet are all over the table, making people dazzled.
In the face of delicious food and wine, the two sides who had been tense before suddenly became relaxed, and each began to find a target to talk to each other.
This is the quality of a politician, there is no grudge that cannot be let go, after it is certain that he will definitely step down, the top level of the federal government is no longer thinking about revenge on the person who fell in the cabinet this time, but starting to contact feelings.
After all, it is a person who has been in a high position for a long time, and there are always some things that newcomers want to use, whether it is experience, connections, or relationships, which can increase their bargaining chips for their foothold and even the subsequent struggle for power.
What the latecomers return is to let these retired people still have a decent life. You might even hire them as consultants, as many seniors did, and help them deal with things they haven't done before.
After a full meal, the two parties, who were close to each other, also began to explore some more intimate topics.
"It looks like you guys have concerns about Fala Chen?"
"Of course, in the face of such a person who can lift the table, everyone is worried about whether he will lift the second table."
"Do you have any additional goals for the newly formed Federal ZF, or what do you think of that person?"
"Naturally, it is to make power more concentrated, when you are in the opposition, the purpose is definitely different from now, the more power in your hands, the better, as for that one, doesn't he like to fight, let him have full jurisdiction over military operations against the Zerg, this is exactly what he wants."
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After this period of exchange, the two sides reappeared in the conference room, although they still argued on some conditions and talked about themselves, but the atmosphere of-for-tat was faded.
But just when the two sides thought that things would not make waves, Chen Xi suddenly came up again and said: "Gildado, may I ask, what are those people who stayed behind doing now?" They didn't come for anything. (To be continued......)
PS: I'm sick, my head is dizzy, and I don't feel good about writing