"I need your help."

Looking at the man in front of him, Keith said calmly.

And just as Weiss expected, the man in front of him, the so-called drone pilot, did not show any surprise, but replied briefly:

"What do you need us to do?"

As soon as these words came out, Keith froze in place.

What needs to be done?

He really hadn't thought about this question, after all, from the time he decided to "start an all-out war" to the time he expressed his will to this man, in fact, it was only a few minutes that passed.

After all, he is just a "thug", and the real layout and planning are actually in the hands of Weiss.

However, of course, he also understood one thing, and that was that if Wes asked him to talk to this man without explaining anything to him, then it was clear that the answer was with the man.

You should throw the problem to him, instead of finding a way to solve it yourself, which is what you should do.

So, he spoke:

"It's up to you to answer that question, and we've made a choice."

"Our choice is to work with you to cut ties with other private forces."

"A wise decision."

The man nodded approvingly, then continued:

"That's enough, but for the sake of safety, I still have to reconfirm your intentions."

"Are you saying that you will work deeply with us, listen to our decisions on future matters, and allow us to participate in the command of your weapons?"

Keith hesitated for a few seconds.

There is nothing wrong with the first two conditions, and there should be no problem.

The problem lies in the "shared command" point.

In fact, the armed forces of the new North American alliance do not only come from the LMS, even if they are cut off from other civilian forces, the large number of members alone is enough to form a small light infantry team.

In this case, is it appropriate to involve other "outsiders" in the command?

Seeing his expression, the man also guessed his thoughts.

But the man didn't show any impatience, just waited there quietly, waiting for Keys's final confirmation.

The two stood in silence for a few seconds, and at last, Keith spoke:

"Just by participating in the command, we have the same decision-making power."

"Of course, we don't want to control your army at all-—— it's not a good word, in short, we don't want to control your armed forces either."

"Then it's no problem, we have a consensus."

Keith said with relief.

"That's right."

The man stretched out his hand, and after the two shook hands, the man continued:

"Introduce yourself - my name is Dewey, and as you know, an employee of LMS."

"In the coming period, my team and I will be responsible for all security tasks for the new alliance organization in North America, with the aim of mitigating risks and potential threats."

"In this process, we do not rule out the use of force -—— I mean, quite drastic force at your request."

"And the cost of our use of force will be borne by the new alliance in North America."

"Of course, if there are casualties in the process, the new North American alliance will also need to pay the corresponding pension according to the agreement, believe me, it will be a reasonable number."

"Based on the above conditions, we promise not to make any subjective evaluation of the cause of the new North American alliance, not to terminate the service due to position or ideological issues, and unless the new North American alliance confirms that we are no longer needed, we will respond to the requirements of the new North American alliance anytime, anywhere, and in the most efficient way."

Keith breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in satisfaction.

But then, he continued to ask:

"Including against the Federation. I mean, including against some official organization that is attacking us for illegal reasons? ”

Dewey shook his head and replied:

"We don't have the qualifications or the ability to determine the source of the attack, nor do we have the ability to discern whether the other party belongs to an official organization, we only follow the instructions of our employers."

"Understood."

Dewey's core meaning is so obvious that even a dull person like Keith understands it.

Quite simply, they do not take any responsibility, all the consequences will be borne by the new North American alliance, and the new North American alliance needs to take care of everything and need to carry all the pots on their backs.

But correspondingly, within this framework, the LMS will act without hesitation.

It doesn't matter who the enemy is.

That's why Weiss wants to work with them, and they really dare to fight.

"Hopefully we can have a good time working together."

Keith said.

To his surprise, the man shook his head and denied his "good wishes".

"Cooperation will not be pleasant, not to mention the difficulty of the task itself, we will definitely face all kinds of differences and contradictions in the future."

"Perhaps, you will no longer trust us, and maybe your strength will quickly become strong enough to kick us away, which is normal."

"But, on that basis, I want you not to forget one thing, and that is this: although we are not allies, we are always mutually beneficial."

"No problem."

Keith replied decisively.

In fact, he didn't expect LMS to be on his side wholeheartedly.

How is this possible? As Wess said, they're not the same LMS at all.

They have been infiltrated, seized of power, and controlled

Now they represent the interests of another superpower on the other side of the world.

Maybe the two sides will go together for a while, but they will eventually go their separate ways.

What both sides need to do is to cooperate as much as possible and make the greatest use of both sides during the period of "peering".

That's how a rational decision-maker does things.

Doctrine is not necessarily false, but business must be true.

"Now, let's talk about the specifics."

Keith's mood relaxed a little, and he no longer tensed his body and clutched the handle of his gun.

"Of course. What do you need? ”

Dewey asked.

"We need it. A lot of things. ”

"We need more firepower, more training, more advanced tactics. We need everything a modern army needs, because we don't have any. ”

"These questions should be within the framework of our cooperation, right?"

"Yes, yes."

Dewey nodded.

"So, let's start with the first thing."

"More firepower. Well. What kind of sources do you need? ”

"What kind of sources do they have?"

Keith asked curiously.

"There are only two kinds of legal and illegal."

"What's the difference?"

Keith continued to ask.

"Legal words. Well, legal sources, we can get grenades for you at most. ”

"But illegally, we can get howitzers."

"Isn't it? Say hit, just fight? Do you really want to do it locally? ”

In the office, Chen Nian, who had returned to Chengdu, was still a little incredulous at the news in front of him.

To be honest, he has never understood one question, that is:

When modern weapons have been developed to the limit and are completely in the hands of the state apparatus, what should the people use if they want to rebel against the state apparatus?

Theoretically, no matter what method you use, it won't work.

You have a knife, people have guns; You have guns, people have guns; You have artillery, people have strategic bombers.

You can't beat it, and you can't beat it anyway.

Since you know that you can't beat it, what is the new North American alliance doing?

Moths to the fire? Or is it a mantis arm as a car?

Looking at Chen Nian's expression, Li Xiang on the other side smiled, and then, he replied:

"We will definitely fight, and we will definitely do it locally."

"Don't underestimate the Yankees, these guys can do anything."

"However, their so-called 'fighting' is probably different from the 'fighting' you imagined."

"No one would be stupid enough to fight a tank with a rifle, and in fact, they never thought of going head-to-head with the Federal Army."

"They just plan to make some achievements and establish a good image of rebels within the range of their limited firepower, and then use that image to do more."

"Fighting is just a process, not a result; It's just a method, not an end. ”

"And more importantly, one thing that has been seriously misled in our past propaganda is that the relationship between the American people and the upper echelons is not as disconnected as most people think."

"Or to put it another way, the influence of the people is not completely useless."

Hearing this, Chen Nian nodded slightly.

Yes, that's actually a very objective assessment.

The political ecology of the United States dictates that decision-makers at the top cannot be completely separated from the people at the bottom, because their votes come from these people.

Of course, most of the time, the people's choices are manipulated, and whoever has the highest exposure, who is more able to put forward eye-catching governance plans, and even who has more "red envelopes" will be elected.

But this does not affect the fact that, at some moments, public opinion does appear "distorted" that cannot be controlled by the will of the upper echelons.

The mass riots that have occurred in the past are typical of the distortion of public opinion, and the birth of the new North American alliance and the subsequent plans of the new North American alliance are even more distorted.

Under this distortion, how will the upper echelons respond?

The vast majority of policymakers will of course choose to "correct" this distortion, but the other part will choose to take advantage of it.

This is what Li Xiang said, "The influence of the people is not completely useless".

It's just that the way they work is more like a lever to pry the system than a spear to pierce the system.

Thinking about this clearly, Chen Nian also roughly understood the intention of the new alliance in North America.

In fact, their core goal should be to enlist the support of a subset of the core – those who do not benefit enough from the existing framework and are desperate for change.

So, can they get it?

"Who are their target allies in the new North American alliance?"

Chen Nian asked bluntly.

And Li Xiang did not hide it.

"A retired general, a former commander of the U.S. military in Iraq."

"He now serves in the White House as a special military adviser."

"You know, it's an idle job. It may be useful at certain times, but most of the time, it's just a matter of doing chores and signing documents. ”

"The general is very unhappy with the federal government's arrangement, and in fact he is indeed still young, less than 60 years old."

"So, he's trying to find an opportunity, and the new North American league is his chance."

"Let's put it bluntly - if the new North American alliance can create enough momentum and turmoil to attract the absolute attention of the military, then he will use his current status to advise the military not to take strong measures, and at the same time strictly prevent the White House from characterizing the new North American alliance as a KBZZ."

"In the best-case scenario, the new North American alliance will exist in a special form, with enough autonomy, and the benefits they can convey to this general are really incalculable."

"It's a perfect fit."

Chen Nian said sincerely.

"Yes, it's perfect."

"The only problem is that the strength of the new coalition in North America is too weak, not to mention the federal army, they will not even be able to withstand the onslaught of the state police. So that's why the LMS has to be involved, and it's all in. ”

"There are some people who will definitely die, and if a group of people don't die, the loss will not be big enough, and in the current environment in the United States, it will be painless."

"I think you know that."

"I can understand."

Chen Nian paused for a moment, then continued:

"But I still think it's crazy."

"If you're in that environment, you're going to be crazy."

A hint of mockery appeared on Li Xiang's face.

"If you think about it, big corporations are going on a merger spree, they are buying, and they're starting to use covert violence under the direction of the state government."

"You want to file a lawsuit, but the federation doesn't accept it at all, because such a monopoly is in line with the federal purpose of 'centralizing power in the shortest possible time.'"

"You've watched your property taken away from you, you've watched your home destroyed, and there's nothing you can do about it."

"And you also know that once this thing starts, it will not stop, and if you don't do something, you will never be able to get up again after falling into the abyss."

"How desperate? Right. ”

"In the face of this hopeless future, you have no choice but to give it a go."

"We've actually done this kind of thing."

"A hundred years ago, it was like that."

"We succeeded, in exchange for the present, in exchange for the future."

"As for whether they will succeed or not, I don't know."

Li Xiang spread his hands, Chen Nian could see that he didn't know, he just didn't tell the answer.

Chen Nian took a deep breath and did not speak again.

yes, what we've done, the new North American coalition is trying to recreate one again.

In fact, the difficulties they faced were not as good as they were at the beginning, and even the resources they had at their disposal were much stronger than they were back then.

But can they really do it?

Not necessarily.

What Huaxia can do is not something that any cat or dog can do

(End of chapter)