Chapter 342: Steak Before the War
"At present, a large number of ship shadows have been found in SIDE4 and SIDE5, and it is expected that the legion will divide the troops into two ways, and lure our fleet to battle by occupying SIDE, and if it fails, it will send troops from the east and west flanks at the same time to attack Copernicus in the storm ocean and Feng in the still sea. Braun ......"
"The civilian and corporate fleets of each SIDE Universe have been withdrawn to the lunar orbit to assemble, and there are 18,000 cruisers and above ships that can participate in the battle, plus various supply ships and civilian aircraft carriers, twenty brigades can be formed, and the Titans are also urgently repaired and can set ......sail at any time."
"Yay! What about the tactics of the General Staff! β
"In view of the fact that the results of the battle on the 079 side are still unclear, the staff recommends holding on, with the supply support of the lunar city, no matter which direction the main force of the other side comes from, it can react."
"What about the defense of the back of the moon?"
"SIDE2 has not found the main force of the legion at present, only a small part of the remnants of the Red Tengu have not been cleared, and the patrol fleet has been arranged to contain and guard.
"The opposing gamma scattering cannon in the Moscow Sea is ready, and those coming from the far side of the moon are within the range of the lunar cannon.
However, presumably, the Legion also received information in advance and would not actively expose the fleet to the killing radius. So as long as we hold the fortress and guard against a surprise attack by the special forces, they will also have to go around to the front to fight us. β
"The Security Service has confirmed the Legion flagship! The main direction of attack is Oceanus Procellarum! Storm Ocean! β
"Good! Ask the Archon for support! Let them send fleets into battle at once!
Whether it's coming to the moon to participate in a joint battle, or going straight to Mars to smash the nest, or flanking and outflanking the back road! It's time for them to do something! β
"The consul refuses to send troops!"
"Nani! Daddy! β
"The Archon has asked our fleet to go to SIDE1 immediately and activate the Stargate Project!"
"Bakana! At this time!? β
"It's all said that the star gate is not ready yet!"
"What kind of mentally retarded behavior is abandoning the moon now!"
"Titans can just set sail! The oversized jump engine hasn't been shipped yet! It's a live target in the past! β
"You said this kind of thing earlier!"
"Don't make any noise! The key is what the night clan means! Do you really want us militiamen to go out of the city for a decisive battle!? β
"The Night Clan claims that if the fleet leaves the ground fortress now, it may be attacked by the Legion fleet, and asks our army to invite the battle first, lure the Legion to a decisive battle at SIDE1, and then lead the army to come to the rescue."
"Lie down! Is it so blatant to use us as bait to save your own troops! Whose home is this earth? β
"Hmph, we haven't even won or lost yet, and at this time we are forced to pull the star gate! Do you want to force us to cross the door and go to 079 to rescue her legion! β
"Damn it! Who are the reinforcements? β
"With so many boats in your hands, it doesn't matter if you don't move like a mountain and don't save you, you can actually be served in a pot! And until now, I don't even know who the opponent is! Where the hell did this stupidity come from! β
"But she's the commander-in-chief......"
"I refuse! Our army has limited supplies! Sticking to SIDE1! β
"Oh no! She used an executive order to forcibly take over the command of the fleet! β
"Oh my God! The moon is coming to an end! β
"Bastard! Everyone's joint name! Ask the arbitrator to adjudicate! β
Li Pan sighed, withdrew from the messy MICC pre-war meeting, took off his glasses and pressed his eyes, soothing the swelling and painful blood vessels.
Alas, there is no way, this is such a child's play in these years.
A long time ago, army operations were complex and sophisticated organizational activities, and professionals were responsible for each link, although it was impossible to put an end to the behavior of laymen commanding insiders, but at least a pure fool could not make the army run in an orderly manner, so as long as the strength was crushed, there was still some need to fight.
However, with the rapid development of intelligent assistance systems, cybernetics has penetrated deep into the toilet switch, and as long as the top command level puts forward the goal and moves his fingers to choose various schemes, a literal orangutan can also mobilize hundreds of millions of combat power and resources to slaughter the galaxy and dominate the sea of stars.
So even if these normal people know the simple truth of using the lunar fortifications to hold on now, but now the 0791 Citizen Fleet, in accordance with the order of the chain of command, the supreme commander is the consul Yulia.
And she just wants to pull out the only remaining lunar fleet of 0791 to fight, forcibly go online to the stargate, and may also want to support the main fleet of the 079 Night Clan, which seems to be still fighting with unknown forces, what can you do.
After all, she is not without a system, and she must have come up with a corresponding battle plan, but it is just a question of how many losses she will bear and who will bear this loss.
Of course, in theory, if the consul is really a wine bag and rice bag of defeatist escapism, the arbiter can also change the commander on the spot.
But the thing is, you have to at least give Yulia a chance to prove that she's a wine bag and a rice bag, right?
Where is there an archon who has just taken office and impeached and dismissed her without a fight. Is there really a rebellion?
So now everyone knows that Yulia is moving the fleet out of selfishness, putting the Lunar Citizen Fleet in danger in order to support her Night Clan's forces, but no one can stop her.
Li Pan can't either, after all, the war has started, the consul has been strictly protected by the Security Bureau, and even social activities are banned.
And he's very busy right now, and there's an appointment.
"I really didn't expect you to take the initiative to ask me out."
Diana, dressed in a suspender backless tunic tuxedo, stepped out of the luxury supercar with long legs. She was picky about Li Pan, who used the AG-RS7 prosthesis and was dressed in a formal suit, similar to the hotel security guard, and took his arm to enter the hotel.
"What, just have a meal? No more horseback riding? β
"The black horses have to be customized three months in advance. Where can I get it. β
Li Pan smiled bitterly and led her into the restaurant.
"Didn't you say that VK had a civil war, it doesn't seem to have any effect."
Diana was not stupid either, she flipped through the wine list and smiled,
"You came to inquire about this, in fact, it's nothing, the Hohenheim family has always been like this, fighting for fame and fortune, fighting among the wealthy, just get used to it. Red wine? β
"Coconut water will do. Is it really just infighting? I mean, it really has nothing to do with the Legion? β
Li Pan didn't even care about the fleet battle of 0791 and 079, and ran 07 to go on a date as soon as possible, hoping to confirm the internal intelligence of the VK Group.
After all, in the news, there are various re-reports about the shareholders' meeting of VK Group, and there are major personnel changes, the resignation of the CEO, the dismissal of 15,000 people in the entire R&D department, and the voting at the shareholders' meeting to reorganize the executive board.
The group managers from top to bottom have directly changed a batch, which is completely an earth-shaking coup d'Γ©tat. Some people even wonder if VK has dispatched the main fleet and is encircling and suppressing the fleet of the Night Clan.
Just one legion will make Li Pan anxious, if even a committee company of the size of VK behind him is reversed, then this can still be played.
It's a pity that Pederson is not what he can see if he wants, so he can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor and gossip about the little mare.
Diana is also flipping through the menu, easy and idle,
"The VK Group has always been full of mountains and serious internal conflicts, and the route dispute between the two factions of the Black Steed SR line and the Alfa puppet AG line can be traced back to the era of the Hohenheim brothers. It's been a lot of splits and mergers, and it's not a big deal.
This restaurant filet mignon is not bad, the most tender in the medium rare. β
"Okay, that's it.
Route battles? Isn't it a sports positioning, a luxury positioning? β
"Where is that simple, you should also understand, the project teams in large companies are essentially competitive, to compete for budget and market. It's a lot of fighting, you live and die. β
Diana didn't mind not riding a horse today, so she exchanged information with Li Pan while eating steak.
In short, the founder of the VK Group, the original Hohenheim, was a very powerful magician, alchemist, and engineer.
He was originally a member of the SEC, and later reverse-developed Golem in the 07 world, and first completed the initial human body refining, the first android machine, and the death contract, realized the soul transfer through the QVN path, and mined the first pot of gold in the dark blue market.
Later, he let his eldest son inherit the family business, and the second son joined the old chaebol of Earth 071, the Gaunt family, and received manpower, material resources and financial support.
So to this day, the Hohenheim-GΓΌnther family alliance, which is controlled by SchwarzRoss AG, holds 51% of the shares of the VK Group, which can be described as a standard family business.
But there are also power struggles within the Hohenheim-Gaunt family, and such rivalries are not uncommon in the heavens, and the top plutocrats encourage such internal competition, ensuring that the family business is in the hands of the best members to meet the challenges of the others.
The two sides of the current struggle are the leaders of their respective families, Ferdinand. Hohenheim, and Wolff. Gaunt.
"The brand of AG Alfa doll is the current chairman, Ferdinand. The new brand created by Hohenheim is said to be a product specifically for athletes, but in fact, as the department grows stronger, it is squeezing and impacting the resources and market of the Black Steed department.
And within VK, there are not only the two business divisions of SR and AG, but also the brokers of large and small shareholder companies, all of which are the bargaining chips that they compete for when the two of them seize power, and they also have a certain right to speak.
This split in the board of directors is also two factions on the side, of course, the intensification to this point actually has a little to do with you. β
Li Pan was stunned, "Me? What the hell is going on with me? β
Diana pulled out the stock price fluctuations,
"Although VK Group has a high market share, it has also been squeezed by BRW and BYB, and in terms of the brand market value and historical performance of Zhutian, AG and VK are both lagging behind.
Only SR in the luxury market is the main force of VK Group, and it can even overtake other competitors, and the revenue has to be used to feed the second and third-tier brands. So in the past, there was no problem for the Gaunt family to control VK through the Black Steed.
However, didn't you pull up the stock price of AG recently, and VK also took advantage of the spice war to get a large number of orders, so Ferdinand. Hohenheim took advantage of his position and the timing of the debt maturing and cash flow constraints on the SR side to resist the takeover at the negotiation meeting, delay the negotiations, and use the debt pressure to force the chairman of the Black Horse, his cousin Wolff. Gaunt resigned. and massively cleared the forces of the Gaunt family, trying to bring the entire VK group back into the hands of Hohenheim.
Ferdinand was ambitious, capable, and skillful, but Wolf. Gaunt is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and the Gaunt family is an old chaebol with allies in the heavenly worlds, so he does not intend to give in, and even plans to dismantle SR and go it alone.
So now that the VK group is split, there will be a few civil wars, but in the final analysis, it is still a family affair within the Hohenheim-Gaunt family, they are just cousins fighting among themselves, dividing themselves into high and low, competing for the status of the talker, not really trying to play their own group badly, and other shareholders will not really allow them to make things bigger, if there are really any external forces, waiting for an opportunity to participate in the infighting, then VK will still be unanimous with the outside world. β
"Good guy, if the young master of the wealthy family fights among himself, he will use the decisive battle of the fleet to divide the victory and defeat? You can't wipe out the Night Clan's fleet, right? Do you know who the troops of 079 are now? Corps? β
Li Pan opened the news and took a look at the news of 079, because the Ye Clan hid the fleet in deep space in order to hide its strength, and now the 079 Earth side can only confirm the plasma flare of the ship's martyrdom through astronomical observations, obviously the war is still raging, and the attacking side has made up its mind to annihilate the Ye Clan's fleet, and it seems that several large ships have been downed.
I don't know who is doing it, but I actually surrounded the fleet of the Night Clan with jump interference, and none of them could escape, so it's no wonder that Yulia was a little anxious.
"Why, I'm worried about your little lover's fleet, but to be honest, those vampires can fight law and order warfare, but fleet battles are really not good. Not to mention the legion, there is more than one team within VK that can win against them.
But there's no news so far.,I guess it's the VK Group who did it themselves.,Maybe the Night Clan is on the wrong side at this conference.,Need to be punished appropriately.γ β
Li Pan was curious, "I heard that the Ye Clan has twelve legions, so it's not appropriate to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, right?" β
Diana smiled, cut the beef, the juice overflowed,
"They don't have a single extradimensional flagship, and no matter how many fleets there are in the three-dimensional space, they are just meat on the chopping block."
"What do you mean? Is the superdimensional flagship very hanging? β
Seeing Li Pan's curiosity, Diana demonstrated the steak on the dinner plate.
"You see, I'm going to cut this steak, vertically or horizontally.
Because before we order, its fate is sealed, and our decisions only affect when it is served, in what state, and how it is cut, you know? β
Li Pan, "...... I don't understand. β
Diana smiled and drank a sip of red wine, raised her hand, and projected a cow,
"I can cut it however I want, because the cow has already been prepared before it is served to the table."
Then she waved her fork and took a video of the calf from birth to slaughter to serving, drawing a glittering line.
"Whether it's a man, a cow, or a fleet, in three-dimensional space, they all sail from the beginning to the end. You can jump, you can run, you can resist, you can never escape death.
And the extradimensional warships, you can imagine that they are in video clips, cropping out your life, directly at the destined time and place, to meet the final death. β
With a wave of her knife, Diana deleted all the photos and videos of the calf, leaving only a bloody steak.
"So no matter how hard the cow tries, it doesn't work, its loin will be made into filet mignon, and you just have to choose when to serve it."
Li Pan, "...... Is this okay too? How does this work? β
Diana spread her hands,
"It's an SEC ban on technology, how do I know what it is. But there hasn't been a large-scale corporate war for so many years, and it's because of this technology.
Once it is voted by the security committee and confirmed to be erased, it doesn't matter what chaebol shareholders you are, how many assets you have, the entire gene chain will be cleaned and corrected overnight. There will be no chance. β
Diana cut the beef, put it in her mouth, and smiled politely.
"So you have to follow the rules, and follow the rules, so that you can have meat to eat."
(End of chapter)