Chapter 1628 Immature Suggestion

"I have said long ago that negotiations will not solve any problems. We must pre-emptively declare our position before the first fleet installs new equipment! Force them to recognize the status quo!"

The so-called status quo is the reality that Martians can achieve better development under the rule of Martians. From now on, they will no longer need to provide economic blood transfusions to the "sovereign country", no longer need to sell cheap industrial costs to afford the consumer needs of tens of billions of people, they will formulate tariffs and immigration policies to protect the rights and interests of Martians , instead of following the Pan-Asian leader as before...

The name of the person who said these words was Gao Ruiming, who was Xiao Hong's office secretary and his staff. It can even be said that the reason why Xiao Hong was able to become the mayor of Tiangong City so smoothly is at least half of his credit.

"There is still a dream, Mr. Secretary-General in the future. It is best if we can avoid war. If not, we must at least have a moral advantage."

Looking at the reply on the holographic screen, especially when he read the paragraph about dispatching the garrison, a touch of worry floated in Xue Hong's eyes.

What he worries about is not about his personal future, or the fate of Pan-Asian cooperation, but about this inevitable moment in history, where there could have been a better solution.

That is to say, firstly expand the army through the establishment of the Mars Defense Fleet, and then wait until the strength of the Second Fleet is comparable to that of the First Fleet, and then further help their friends—other Martian cities to achieve independence, and finally gradually seek their own. independent.

But now it seems that Li Guangya does not intend to give them this chance.

The two moves of exercise and garrison are almost equivalent to cutting off his thoughts in this regard.

"Obviously, the olive branch we threw out was exchanged for the shackles on the hands and feet," Xue Hong swiped his index finger across the holographic screen, and Xue Hong closed the reply from the Pan-Asian authorities with regret, "...if a year Before, that accident would have been a success.”

The so-called accident naturally refers to the hijacking of flight N-177 a year ago.

According to their original plan, the hijacked N-177 flight will directly hit the Tianzhou space station, and the space junk formed will directly reduce the navigation safety factor of the entire synchronous orbit by two levels, together with the Moon Palace space station and Lagrangian space. Base supplies will be severely affected.

At that time, they only need to take over the supply line of the Lagrange point space base, and at the same time, they have to make a request to the Pan-Asian authorities to strengthen the patrol of the asteroid belt. The Pan-Asian authorities have little choice.

They can use the ten years won by the air crash to gradually strengthen the autonomy of the Mars colony, expand the size of the Mars defense fleet, and finally achieve true independence.

Xiao Hong even thought about the name at that time, but who would have thought that an old antique who had been asleep for a hundred years would actually get on that flight of death with a fake name he got from no one knows where? passport.

If that's all, it's fine, the big deal is that this guy died on that flight shortly after waking up, but no one thought that this guy actually killed the hijacker.

As a result, not only were their plans disrupted, but they were also forced to lie dormant for a whole year. If it hadn’t been for the smart crisis that hit the global economy hard and led to a further escalation of Pan-Asian cooperation’s industrial dependence on the back garden of Mars, they might have to endure it for a few more years...

However, it is obviously impossible to continue to endure.

The warp speed technology has already broken through. Once FTL communication and FTL cruise are realized, the advantage of Mars colonies in terms of distance will no longer exist, and the Pan-Asian cooperation will definitely take back the autonomy of Mars as soon as possible.

Or at least, it will turn them into a new special economic zone, just like Guanghan City.

"It's useless to regret what has happened. What we have to do now is that they have handed the knife to our necks," Gao Ruiming continued in a serious tone, staring intently at the mayor sitting behind the desk , "If we don't take action, we will be very passive."

Xue Hong pondered for a while, looked at his office secretary, and asked.

"How's the preparation going?"

Hearing this sentence, Gao Ruiming finally showed a smile on his face, and said in a confident voice.

"Thanks to space elevator orders to expand our production capacity, plus those actions of the Alien Colonization Foundation... now we can blatantly build ships in synchronous orbit, and then inject blood into our 'fleet'. As far as our According to the feedback from the 'commander', the number of starships we possess has reached 50. Although there is still a certain gap with the First Fleet in terms of size, with the advantages of supplies and shipping lanes, and the support of other air pirates, As long as we turn this war into a protracted one, we will surely win in the end.”

Xiao Hong sighed quietly, shook his head and said.

"Quantity means nothing. It's quality. A starship with a warp drive is against a starship with a conventional engine like a jet is against a propeller. You know what I mean? We need warp." High-speed technology, that is our only chance of winning. So what I need to confirm now is whether the East Asia Heavy Industries factory on Mars has started to produce orders from the first fleet. If so, how long will it take to complete the second one? 'Full version' engine production."

The transition speed of the full version is said to be several times faster than that of the demo version, and it can even completely exceed the speed of light, spanning a distance of 1~2AU within a few seconds.

If the First Fleet is fully equipped with such engines, they will not have to think about getting rid of the control of the Pan-Asian Cooperation. Not to mention the three-acre land in the solar system, even the world outside the solar system will be brought under their control. Down.

Seeing the fear in Mayor Xiao's eyes, Gao Ruiming nodded slightly.

"I see what you mean."

"Just understand," Mayor Xiao nodded, "You should know what to do."

...

It is located in a private house in the edge area of ​​Tiangong City.

A man in a brown windbreaker said while handing a black card to Wang Peng's hand.

"I have sorted out all the information you want, and the basic situation is the same as what I told you last time. We have already obtained enough evidence to prove that the Universal Spirit Foundation has moved its base from Earth to here. I've been following clues about this for a while...but interestingly, I've discovered something very interesting recently."

After accepting the card containing the important information, Wang Peng cast him a questioning look.

"what?"

"Remember the air crash a year ago?"

Frowning slightly, Wang Peng said in an uncertain tone.

"You mean...flight N-177?"

"That's right."

"Of course I do. Any questions?"

Remember what happened when he just woke up from this era.

Wang Peng still remembers the news that flight N-177 was hijacked by the two of them on the holographic TV screen when Director Li came to visit him.

And it was at that time that he learned that Lu Zhou was still alive.

The man in the brown windbreaker nodded, and glanced at the whiteboard covered with photos hanging on the wall, with a worried expression on his face.

"...Maybe it's just me thinking too much. When I investigated the entry and exit records, I found a few names that should not have appeared on it, as well as a batch of goods that passed through customs without inspection. And when I traced these clues At that time, the characters N-177 were discovered."

"You mean...the hijacking of flight N-177 was actually an act of the Foundation?"

"If only it were that simple." The man in the brown trench coat shook his head and said with a complicated expression, "I found a name that shouldn't appear in a signed document."

Wang Peng: "Who?"

"The current mayor," the man continued, looking at him, "I checked his resume. At this time last year, he was the director of the Colonial Customs Bureau."

Hearing these words, a solemn expression appeared in Wang Peng's eyes.

"I'll keep an eye on this."

"Well, I'm sorry to trouble you," the man made a helpless expression, shrugged his shoulders and continued, "After all, with my authority, I'm not qualified to investigate such a big shot. In addition, I have an immature suggestion. "

Wang Peng looked at him seriously and asked, "Tell me."

"It's best to find Academician Lu as soon as possible," the man continued in a speculative tone, "If flight N-177 is really related to Mayor Xiao... wouldn't his situation be a little delicate?"