From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man - Chapter 434

Ask for help from the Human Empire of New Hope? ? ?

This abrupt proposal made the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly solemn.

Johnson and Campbell’s senior officials looked at each other, with surprise and doubt in their expressions.

In sharp contrast, Rico, Ace, Tiz and others seemed quite calm, as if they had already expected this situation.

After all, in New Hope, they had fought side by side with clone soldiers to resist the invasion of the Arach Zerg and established a fragile but firm alliance.

Moreover, during their warp voyage, they were also subtly influenced by Leon, Maggie, and their fellow investigators.

This made Rico and others gradually realize that the United Citizens Federation was no longer the militarized regime that aimed to ensure fairness and justice, but had become a puppet organization of the new aristocracy.

If Rico and others knew that in the original timeline of “Starship Fleet”, the Federation nominated an interstellar marshal who relied on singing, dancing and appearance to win the support of the people.

And this interstellar marshal was brainwashed by Arach and turned into a thorough “humanoid insect”, they would be furious.

Some interstellar marshals, for the sake of support, actually used insects to slaughter the residents of Mars, and even prepared to detonate the entire Mars.

And if it were not for the intervention of Atlas and the human empire, the Marshal Dean in front of Leon and others would have suffered heavy losses in the later war with Arach due to poor command.

In the raid on Clandaff, Dean wasted and sacrificed 100,000 mobile infantry in just one hour, and underestimated the orbital defense capabilities of the Zerg, causing serious damage to the expedition fleet.

The fact that these weirdos can serve as interstellar marshals is enough to prove the corruption and rot of the Federation, and reason and morality have long been replaced by power and selfishness.

Moreover, at this stage, there are still investigators with psychic talents acting as spies and undercovers in the top leadership of the Federation.

With their psychic potential, the “performance” skills required of investigators, and the assistance of smart AI, they gradually infiltrated various important positions in the Federation.

Lyon knew that Dean was able to give him the rank of major as an exception, and promoted Maggie, Rico and others, which was actually the result of the secret manipulation of smart AI and colleagues in the Investigation Department.

Their goal was to stabilize the situation in this way, so that Lyon and others could maintain control over the remnants of the expeditionary fleet in order to deal with the upcoming Zerg threat.

As for why the Arach Zerg sent a large fleet to Campbell at this critical juncture, Lyon believed that this was inseparable from the careful planning of the Investigation Department.

This was by no means accidental, but was calculated precisely in time and space to achieve the best strategic effect.

Mainly, everything was just right.

The top leaders of the Federation strongly demanded that they evacuate Campbell and join the nearest 12th Fleet, obviously looking for an opportunity to take back military power.

If there is no Zerg fleet attack, Lyon and his team really can’t find a suitable excuse or reason to refuse the transfer of the Federation’s top leaders.

And in the absence of external threats, it is difficult for Johnson and Campbell’s top leaders to stand firmly behind them.

Once they choose to “disobey orders” and refuse to implement the transfer arrangements, the Federation can easily accuse them of treason and send the 12th Fleet to carry out the so-called “suppression of rebellion”.

Morally untenable, failure is inevitable.

However, with the intervention of the Zerg, everything seems to be “natural”.

If the attitude of the Federation’s top leaders is still tough, ordering Lyon and others to abandon Campbell and execute the evacuation order according to the dispatch, Johnson and Campbell’s top leaders will definitely not do it.

The remnants of the expeditionary fleet are gone, what can Campbell use to resist the bugs?

Therefore, this is equivalent to Lyon and others having the strong support of a colonized planet behind them.

And the public opinion and political level are instantly “reversed”.

The party that is morally untenable is the Federation’s top leaders.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the conference room is becoming more and more tense.

Dean finally reacted and questioned Leon angrily:

“Major Kennedy! Do you know what your words mean?! This is simply treason! Betrayal of the Federation!

The Human Empire is our enemy, and you actually intend to seek help from them?!”

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Leon retorted without stopping:

“What’s more, the Human Empire and the Federation are both human forces.

In the fierce battle with the Zerg in New Hope, we had a brief cooperation with the Empire’s clone troops.

The Empire could have retreated directly or abandoned the clones that were biological weapons, but the Empire did so for our survival. , chose to let the clone troops fight alongside us, and only then did we successfully eliminate millions of bugs. “

At this point, Lyon suddenly changed the subject, pointed at the screen, looked directly into Dean’s eyes, and asked in the same way:

“And Marshal Dean! Campbell is now facing the invasion of the Zerg, but you insist on asking us to abandon the residents here. What is your intention? !

And! During the battle of New Hope, we accidentally learned that the Arach Zerg actually has a kind of bug that can parasitize the human brain and replace the original owner.

Is your brain also replaced by a bug? Otherwise, why would you consider handing over two million compatriots to the Zerg! ! “

Bugs that parasitize the human brain?!

Johnson and Campbell’s senior executives once again looked shocked. They obviously did not expect that there are such creatures in the Araki Zerg.

?

Rui Ge, Tiz, Ace and others were also confused, and they thought to themselves:

When did we learn about the existence of bugs that parasitize the human brain?

Although they were puzzled by this new information, they did not explain it or say anything.

“you!!!”

Dean, who was beaten down by Leon, was furious. He pointed at Leon with his eyes wide open and was almost speechless.

“Marshal Dean!” Leon didn’t give the other party a chance to breathe at all. He interrupted Dean’s roar without mercy and continued:

“Whether you are a human or an insect, we will never give up on Campbell! There is a saying in Chinese civilization that if we have different paths, we will not work together!”

After speaking, Lyon turned to Johnson with a firm tone:

“Governor Hallhold, please rest assured that our expedition fleet is committed to protecting humanity and Campbell to the death.

At the same time, we will also seek support from the Human Empire and work together to repel the incoming bugs! To protect the lives of two million people. “

The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn and complicated now, and everyone was silently watching this fierce confrontation.

Dean’s face grew darker.

Although this old interstellar marshal was a bit dim in his decision-making, he had foreseen that Lyon might refuse the order before conducting video communication.

After all, Lyon was able to “conquer the superior from the bottom” and dismissed Honald Thompson, who had the rank of colonel, which is enough to show the utilitarianism and ambition deep in Lyon’s heart.

However, Dean never expected that Leon would not only be so determined, but would even question his identity, pointing out whether he was still a member of the human race.

In Dean’s view, the federal order should be unquestionable, but Lyon’s resistance challenged its authority.

Is Leon a spy for the Human Empire? !

Sneaking into the Federation’s expedition fleet just to seize military power at this moment? This doubt suddenly grew in Dean’s heart, making him even more angry.

However, Johnson’s eyes flashed with relief.

As the governor of the colony, he also had countless “Tai Chi” fights with the Federation, and he immediately realized that there was a problem with Lyon’s position.

Especially the phrase “asking for help from the Human Empire”, combined with Lyon’s “lower than superior” and refusal to carry out federal transfers, convinced Johnson that Lyon might indeed be a hidden spy.

That is to say, Rui Ge, Ace, Tiz and others who have little official experience and are “in the middle of the game” feel that what Leon says is reasonable.

Having cooperated with the clone troopers, they believed that they should seek assistance from the Human Empire.

The life and death of our compatriots comes first.

They don’t care about political battles, they just want to kill more bugs.

The surrounding Campbell executives were also thinking about whether they could really hand over the decision of their fate to the federation, or whether they should choose to save themselves.

Choosing self-rescue means having to break up with the Federation.

but.

Instead of facing the liquidation of the Federation, the threat of the Zerg fleet is right in front of us.

Almost instantly, Campbell’s executives and Johnson reached a tacit decision through eye contact.

Immediately, Johnson stood up and looked at Dean, and said in the same unswerving tone:

“Marshal Dean, you also heard what Major Kennedy said, and we at Campbell are also prepared to provide them with materials and supplies, so today’s conversation ends here.”

“You guys.”

After Johnson finished speaking, Dean could no longer hold back and was ready to respond with stronger words.

Unfortunately, before Dean could finish speaking, the video communication was unilaterally cut off by the secretary.

Calmness returned to the conference room instantly.

The picture on the big screen also switched from the furious Dean to the approaching Zerg fleet.

Johnson looked at Lyon opposite and said:

“Major Kennedy, please also take charge of command and make tactical suggestions to help us Campbell overcome this difficulty.

If Campbell can survive the attack of the insect wave, we will definitely provide free material support, but in terms of salary, we…”

“Concentrate on dealing with the first round of the insect’s attack first.”

Leon waved his hand gently, indicating that Johnson didn’t need to think too complicatedly.

He knew that the most important task at the moment was to ensure everyone’s safety, and other things could be left until after the battle was over.

Then, Leon turned his attention to Tiz, who was sitting not far away, and decisively issued an order:

“Fros, notify the fleet immediately and ask them to use the public frequency to send a request for help to the Human Empire of New Hope.

At the same time, the fleet was instructed to quickly take off and head to a position two thousand kilometers above the ground to cooperate with Campbell’s orbital defense system to resist the attack of the Zerg fleet.

After the fleet completed three salvos of main guns, secondary guns and missiles, it quickly retreated to the low altitude of the capital city and was on standby to provide fire support for our mobile infantry.

“Yes, Sergeant…er, Major!”

Tiz immediately realized his slip of the tongue, quickly corrected himself, and then quickly stood up and left the conference room.

And Leon sighed secretly in his heart.

He is obviously just an agent, but under the arrangement of the Investigation Department

Or to be more precise, under the arrangement of his “enemy” boss Ada Wang, he assumed the command of a tens of thousands of troops.

Lyon was not a serious military officer, and he had no experience in commanding large-scale operations.

In addition, serving as the commander-in-chief also requires uniting various ministries, ensuring morale, and thinking about how to deal with shortages of materials and supplies.

Although Lyon speculated that the Arach Zerg’s choice to attack Campbell was inseparable from the Investigation Department, every order he issued was related to the lives of thousands of people.

So at this moment, he only looked quite calm, but in fact he was under great pressure.

After completing this mission and successfully integrating the “Starship Fleet” universe numbered “14”, Leon vowed to take a good rest no matter what, give himself a long vacation, and completely get rid of this nervous state. .

Even if his superiors asked him to return to work, Leon would directly contact the emperor by email, explaining his physical and mental exhaustion, so as to ask other colleagues to replace him and perform the task.

If someone else did this, it would be somewhat irresponsible.

But Lyon has had his vacation blocked and interfered with too many times, and his request is “reasonable and compliant”!

“Back into the atmosphere?”

After hearing Lyon’s arrangement, the chief of the capital police station was a little confused and said:

“Doesn’t this mean that we have completely given up orbital control? In this case, won’t we be attacked by plasma bugs without restraint?”

“Using our existing remnants to fight against the main force of the Zerg fleet is tantamount to seeking death.” Leon explained patiently:

“Instead of watching all the warships being destroyed in the battle and completely losing control of the orbit, we should take the initiative, preserve our strength, and shift our focus to ground combat.

As long as the Human Empire can provide assistance, with the strength of their fleet, they can easily eliminate all threats in front of them. “

Then, Leon continued to give orders to Maggie, Rui Ge, Ace and others:

“Please follow the contingency plan I prepared in advance and immediately disperse all the mobile infantry to various key locations in the capital city and build fortifications.

Let each department use its only armored units to serve as fixed artillery and machine gun points to enhance the firepower of the fortifications. “

“Yes, Major!”

After receiving Leon’s instructions, Maggie and others acted quickly and left the conference room quickly just like Tiz did.

at last.

Lyon glanced at all the Campbell executives present and said to Johnson:

“Governor Hallhold, at this stage, I ask Campbell’s militia, mercenaries and all police officers to requisition existing ships as soon as possible to evacuate the scattered residents and colonists to the capital city as soon as possible.”

Hearing this, Johnson also looked at the senior executives and said loudly:

“You all heard what Major Kennedy said! Take action! Whether Campbell can survive this time is up to us!!”