Chapter 64: A Delicate Situation
Although the Char Star District is beautiful and rich, it is also a hot potato, it does not belong to humans, as for why it is occupied by humans, it is unknown. But fortunately, this question did not last long, and then Matt talked about the reason.
"I think you're wondering why humans occupy so many of the planets in Char's sector. It's all the fault of greed, hey...... The greedy nature of human beings is hard to change. Matt sighed as he spoke, adjusted his mood and continued to talk about that history.
"Speaking of which, let's talk about another powerful race. The Astral Spirits are a mysterious and noble race whose history dates back to the beginning of the universe. Not only do they have advanced technology, but they also have strong personal abilities. Take Ghost Agents, for example, only 1 in 100 million humans have the potential to be trained to be psionics. It can be seen that the level of psionic energy is so high that technology cannot peep into it. However, there is such a terrible fact that anyone in the Star Spirit, young and old, can control psionic energy to a greater or lesser extent, and even some technological products can use psionic energy. Their technology and monomer evolution have reached an extremely terrifying level. It's possible that a robot can also wield psionic powers. Just because they are powerful, because they are born with the ability to control spiritual energy, they are called the eldest sons of gods by other races in the universe, also called the gods. ”
"The Protoss controls the spiritual energy of light, which represents justice, and they must destroy all evil things, especially evil creatures like the Zerg. However, the Zerg, which also have a long history and are well evolved, are not so easy to eliminate. For millions of years, the endless wars have not reduced the Zerg, not only causing serious damage to the natural environment, serious loss of resources, and a large number of planets becoming death stars, but also the Zerg are getting stronger and stronger, endless. In the end, more than 200 years ago, the Star Spirit fought a big defeat, and the Zerg didn't know how to use it, and discovered a secret passage to the main star of the Star Spirit, and smashed the Yellow Dragon ......"
Since then, Xingling has shifted from attacking on all fronts to defending on all fronts, and has been constantly retreating. In this way, the original strategic passage, the strategic point that the two sides must fight, the Tasanis line in the Char Star District, was abandoned. After decades of observation, the leaders of the Commonwealth, unable to resist the temptation of infinite wealth, began to march on Charl. The entire small star system of Tassanis was developed, and even began to expand into deeper regions in the last century. ”
“...... But the Zerg, who have not appeared for more than a hundred years, who knows why they suddenly appeared? The fact that they came to Tasanis again was strange and even more terrifying. Because humanity has never thought of a head-on conflict with a swarm, it is completely disproportionate in terms of ideology and military strength. It is understandable that high-ranking officials cannot even raise the courage to confront. ”
"I didn't expect there to be so many secrets that no one knows, but although we can't start a full-scale war, we can always do it with the strength of two fleets to hold off the swarm for a few months, at least we can buy time to evacuate the people, right?" Zhang Wen continued to ask.
"You're right, and I think so, but if you think about it from the standpoint of a cowardly senior federal official, you understand. There are two reasons, one is that they are cowardly to the extreme, and they are worried that after a little resistance, once they are dragged by the Zerg, there is a danger that the entire army will be wiped out. Look at the star map. This is Tasanis, our location, straight inland, there is no obstacle, you can directly reach the Landstar area through the wormhole, which is the direction you came from. And if you don't go through the wormhole, you find that no, this is a narrow void belt, which can bypass the Flame Nebula and directly reach Haven, which is the sphere of influence of the Star Spirit. In the past two hundred years, it has been rare to see the Star Spirits, and I heard that they have retreated to other places. Beyond that is Ektra, and after that is the vast and rich realm of the Star Spirits. Let's make an assumption, the star spirit has been defeated, the main star has been lost, and the west of the main star has become a territory occupied by the Zerg, do you know what the consequences are?"
"If that's the case, if the Zerg really want to attack us, then Tasanis will be attacked on his back, and everything here will be destroyed by the biter......"
"Yes, that's probably what the federal top brass thinks. And their other idea may be even more shameful, and that is the last thing I want to see, if that is the case, I am afraid that the Federation will be really finished, because we will lose our glory and spiritual food. Matt also had a look of fear on his face.
"Are you saying that the Federation is afraid of the retaliation of the Zerg and is ready to implement a policy of non-resistance? Wouldn't that chill the people and make the Zerg more unscrupulous, that is the rhythm of destroying the country and exterminating the race. "It was Nelly who answered, this girl has a smart mind, and she thought of the key at once, and she is clenching her fists and wanting to hit people at the moment, sometimes, a woman's courage is not less than that of most men.
"I'm afraid of this, if that's the case, the Federation will inevitably divide into many factions such as the main battle faction, the main peace faction, the negative faction, etc., there are strong enemies outside, and internal divisions, what kind of sadness and horror will it be. Matt shook his head and sighed.
"Sir Matt, I'm afraid you're right, and this may be just a move in the political struggle. That's why you think the Fifth Fleet will be sacrificed as a pawn. If you retreat and sacrifice a large number of people, someone will inevitably need to carry the black pot. Some people want to kill the Mengsk parliamentarians. If he gives the order to retreat and abandon the people, it is tantamount to burying his political career, and even his life will be worried. If he were to fight the Zerg in Tassanis to the end, he would probably not get any support from the Federation, and he would fight to the death alone, achieving a desolate and desolate fame. In any case, the Fifth Fleet will not be any better, we are just a burial object of the political struggle at the top of the Union. If I'm not mistaken, your Fifth Fleet and its subordinate units are all from the Mengsk Councilor's faction, and are even as close as a private army?" Zhang Wen took over and said in a surprising voice.
"You're a brilliant boy, and you do. Jim interjected as he calmed down.
It's like a big game of chess, Tasanis is the chessboard, everyone on it is a chess piece, and the players behind it fight and discard at will.
Matt glanced at Jim and saw that he had calmed down, and finally put his mind at ease. He continued: "I'm afraid there are even more frightening things, which even Boss Jim doesn't notice, his personality is too upright, and he doesn't know anything about politics." ”
"You kid knows nonsense, there's something I don't understand, I just don't want to argue, and I don't want to be inflammatory. Jim picked up the bottle on the ground and poured the remaining brandy into his mouth.
"It seems that I am not wrong, you are not enlightened. Hmph, in fact, it can be said that we are no longer the people of the Mengsk parliamentarians, at least not the core subordinates. Don't look at me like that, think for yourself, how long has it been since you attended a private party for Councillor Mengsk, how long have you not been promoted?" said Matt.
"That's because I don't want to go, it's not that I wasn't invited, I can't stand the hypocritical faces of those people, wine bags and rice bags, and I know that I am greedy for pleasure. We have completely forgotten the oath we made back then, that our revolution was for the people to live a good life, not to continue to exploit the common people. Jim retorted.
"That's it, I can say that the entire Fifth Fleet has begun to drift. In other words, the majority of the revolutionary army has shifted, and as the power of the leader of Mengsk has grown, he has gradually leaned to the right, while we, the young and strong people who follow him to fight the world, are still to the left, and our political ideas are different. When we still had the dream of democracy and freedom, we were already rejected by most high-ranking officials. Soldiers, as long as they obey orders, they want machines that will only help them kill people, not stumbling blocks. ”
"Jim, be sober, don't you know what kind of troops we are? You started fighting with the people of the town 30 years ago, when I was born, and you were 20 years old. Later Mengsk's revolutionary ideas moved you, and you began to fight side by side with him. From scratch, work hard little by little. In the early stage, you almost single-handedly laid a country. Later, the revolutionary army grew stronger and stronger, and received a large amount of popular support, and the Tyranid government had to bow to you. The president resigns, the House of Representatives is thoroughly elected, and members of the House of Representatives are eligible to participate in the presidential election. This is all earned by you, and the lives of the common people have been significantly improved, which is all due to your older generation. But don't forget, we are rebels, our status is not honorable, no government in history will like us, and you don't understand the truth that the whole Fifth Fleet, from the commander-in-chief to some recruits, is a group of people who smell the same thing and think like us. This is a private army that is intertwined with gangs. The fact that the old parliamentary faction on the right did not break us up, and that the new revolutionary wing of the Mengsk parliamentarians did not reorganize us or replace us with new ones, is a big problem. They are all waiting, waiting for a big event to appear, to completely purge the Fifth Fleet, and to have a big blood exchange. ”
Matt's words are getting more and more complicated, which makes these recruits a little confused, but Zhang Wen understands a little, I'm afraid that the Fifth Fleet and the situation they are in are more delicate.