Earth Federation.●⌒,.

Since the negotiations with the Gaia civilization broke down, the Earth Federation has made an emergency decision to prepare for war. Faced with another war that may come at any time, the entire federal government is running rapidly like a sophisticated machine.

Today's Earth civilization can be said to be different from the past. Earth civilization, which has entered the universe civilization, has theoretically had the possibility of fighting against the Gaia civilization. However, in the face of the more powerful Gaia civilization, neither the members of the federal government nor the military are absolutely sure to win the war.

Faced with this problem, the federal government proposed two plans. The first one is to focus on defense, that is, to do all its strength to defend the solar system and prevent the Earth civilization from the attack of the Gaia civilization. But the problem is that it is impossible for such a huge solar system to achieve water-free defense. Not to mention the Earth civilization, even the Gaia civilization cannot implement comprehensive defense on its parent star. You must know that in three-dimensional space, the state of war is completely different from the two-dimensional plane, and the breakthrough point of the offensive is not just one point or one surface. In the entire three-dimensional space, unless you can use a cage-like defense system to block the entire solar system, but this possibility does not exist. Not to mention the entire solar system, even the entire earth cannot do this.

According to the federal government's military plan, the defense of the solar system, including the earth, can only provide partial defense. That is to say, its defense system is similar to when the last war broke out. The cosmic forces arranged ring defense devices in the earth's near-earth orbit, and another layer of defense network is set up outside this ring defense device. This will be the inner two layers of defense systems to defend the earth. Beyond them are free search fleets and space searchers, which form the other layer of the earth's defense system, and the space fleet within the solar system will also be arranged with another layer of space searchers to ensure that the enemy's whereabouts are discovered at the first time. As for the entire cosmic forces, they will also be divided into several parts, garrison fleets, free fleets, patrol fleets, fast reaction fleets, etc., to form the entire defense system.

As for the Mars base, the structure of the defense system is similar to that of the moon base. This huge defense system is not only expensive, but also takes a long time to build. According to calculations, even if the Earth federal government invests its full efforts, it will probably take decades. What is even more frustrating is whether their final effect can achieve the expectations or is an unknown result.

This plan was rejected after many discussions. The reason is very simple. According to intelligent brain calculations, such a defense system will not be effective even if it is completed. The entire solar system is still like a sieve. Whether it is resources or technology level, the construction of this defense system is somewhat unworthy.

Of course, the concept of the entire defense system is still partially favorable. At least it is necessary to arrange an annular defense system in the Earth's low-Earth orbit. For this reason, the final solution only recognizes the construction of an annular defense system in the near-Earth orbit. As for the cosmic fleet of the universe, the federal government also agreed to make adjustments.

In addition, it is also necessary to launch a large number of space searchers at the edge of the solar system. This result can be said to be just a compromise solution, and it can be barely passed.

In addition to this defense plan, someone proposed another plan, that is, the offensive plan.

There is a saying that the best defense is attack, and when perfect defense cannot be achieved, it is a good choice to replace defense with attack.

For thousands of years, wars have never disappeared in human society. There are many military strategists and famous generals that have appeared in human history. The wisdom left by their predecessors, including the art of war they wrote, has changed, but its essence remains unchanged.

The proposal to replace defense with offense was widely recognized by the military as soon as it was proposed. Even General Ivan, the commander-in-chief of the space fleet, was also the main general who supported offense to replace defense. In the ancient Chinese book "Han Shu. Xiang Ji Biography", it also wrote that the statement was to take the lead and then take the control of others. Many events in history have proved the correctness of this sentence, and even the "blitzkrift" tactics used by Germany in World War II were also out of this.

In addition, there is an old saying among the people: first move forward, then move forward to suffer. The truth of this sentence is the same as first move forward. When there is a gap between the strength and the other party, the choice of first move forward can better play to the strengths and avoid weaknesses. The military proposed that since the safety of the Earth civilization in war cannot be ensured, it is a good choice to take the initiative to attack and burn the war to the enemy. Similarly, even if the attack fails, the current interstellar power of the Earth civilization can bring losses to the Gaia civilization. More importantly, it can also win valuable time for the Earth.

As time goes by, the calls for offense to replace defense within the federal government are getting louder and louder, but the federal government has not made a final decision. This situation has led to strong dissatisfaction from the cosmic forces, that is, the military, and some military generals have even begun to accuse the federal government of being too weak.

It was already deep in the night. Mr. Tian, ​​who had just finished a meeting, returned to his residence. He was supposed to retire long ago and was delayed because of the incident of Gaia civilization. However, he no longer served as the president of the Federal Academy of Sciences, but he worked for the government as an advisor to the federal president.

After the negotiations broke down, Mr. Tian took over this position and provided decision-making consultations for the president and the government as a scientist. Although he was just an adviser, his actual work was very busy. Faced with the upcoming war and another war that would lead to the survival and future of the earth's civilization, Mr. Tian devoted almost all his energy.

The driverless car stopped silently at the door of his residence. The car door opened. Old Tian’s secretary was rejected by Old Tian as soon as he was about to get off the car. He waved his hand at the secretary. Old Tian asked him to go back early and pick him up the next day. Then he walked into the residence with heavy steps.

This is an exquisite building, specially assigned by the federal government to use. The equipment inside is complete, and there are special people responsible for managing and cleaning. When they entered the door, the living room was lighted up, and two guests had been waiting there for a long time. When they heard footsteps, the guests stood up at the same time and looked at the gate.

"Old Tian!"

"The meeting just ended, so you have been waiting for a long time." Old Tian squeezed out a smile, and said to the person who couldn't erase his fatigue on his face.

"It's nothing, have you eaten?" Lin Dong of course knew that Mr. Tian's work is important now, so he asked bluntly.

"I just cushioned during the meeting, and I'm not hungry yet." Old Tian replied, walking quickly to the sofa: "Old Wan, Lao Lin, you all sit down. Is it still smooth to the way here?"

"What's wrong with it? It's only a few hours to sit on the shuttle. But you, Lao Tian, ​​have probably been exhausted these days, right?" Wan Changchun handed over a cup of freshly brewed tea to Lao Tian, ​​and sighed at his tired expression: "The body is the capital of revolution. You are not young anymore, so be at ease!"

Mr. Tian took the tea ceremony and said thank you, then smiled bitterly: "How can I rest well in this situation now? Don't talk about me, even the leader is like this, it's even harder than me."

The leader Mr. Tian mentioned is the federal president. Their generation has long been used to calling them, and they still use the previous name in private.

"By the way, I heard that the military is very dissatisfied with the federal government's undecision to take action. Is there such a thing?" Lin Dong and Mr. Tian asked after taking a sip of tea.

Putting down the teacup, Old Tian nodded: "This is no secret, and as the two of them, there is no need to keep it secret. As Lao Lin said, the military is a little dissatisfied with the federal government, and the key point is that the federal government has not yet passed a plan to replace defense."

"How is the situation now? Where is the military..." Lin Dong asked anxiously.

Mr. Tian shook his head slightly: "The problem is not yet there. General Ivan and other senior generals still support the federal government. And they also understand the difficulties of the federal government, so there are only some complaints within the military, and it is not yet unstable."

"That's good..." After hearing this, both Lin Dong and Wan Changchun felt a little calmer. Now this situation can be said to be extremely serious. If there are strong enemies outside, it will cause irreparable losses to the entire earth civilization. In any case, stability is everything. Only when you are stable within yourself can you concentrate your strength to face the enemy.

But Mr. Tian's last words made their hearts hang up again: "This situation cannot be delayed anymore. It must be resolved as soon as possible. If it continues, no one can guarantee the reaction of the military."

"Can General Ivan not be able to suppress it?"

"It's not that I can't hold back, but the key is that the trauma brought to us by the last war was too great, and soldiers were all bloody."

"Yes. Soldiers are bloody, but not just soldiers, but ordinary people are the same." Wan Changchun nodded in understanding. At present, the discussion of this plan is only within the government, but once it is spread, ordinary people know that the crimes committed by the Gaia civilization against the earth's civilization. Including the trauma suffered by people in the last war, public opinion that supports the military's views will inevitably be one-sided. By then, the federal government will probably be in trouble.

"Do you have any concerns on the leader?" Lin Dong carefully pondered the causes and consequences, and asked hesitantly.

Mr. Tian nodded silently: "Actually, not only the leader, but also have concerns. To be honest, the federal government has not been able to pass the defensive plan with offense so far. Although there are all other reasons, I personally object to it."

"Do you think this is strange?" Lin Dong and Wan Changchun exchanged their eyes and asked afterwards.

Old Tian sighed and nodded. As a negotiator who had directly contacted Gaia civilization and a core figure in the delegation, Old Tian was one of the main personnel who had experienced this throughout the whole process. After the negotiations between the two sides broke down, Old Tian carefully recalled the details of the previous negotiations, and the possible results after the negotiations, Old Tian suddenly felt that this incident was not simple.

Mr. Tian felt that this active contact negotiation of Gaia civilization seemed to be a situation, an unpredictable situation. On the surface, the whole thing seemed very simple. A Gaia civilization who had invaded the Earth civilization demanded reconciliation with the Earth civilization, but he was unwilling to characterize the previous wars and even put forward the statement that the general principles of cosmic civilization were general.

It is precisely because of this that the negotiations between the two sides broke down, the Gaia civilization left in anger, the relationship between the two sides suddenly became tense, and the war broke out again anytime and anywhere.

The whole thing is like this. On the surface, there is no problem. From the perspective of the earthlings, the Gaia people are arrogant and do not take the earth civilization seriously. They also come up with a so-called general rule to cover up their mistakes. This is something that the earth civilization cannot accept. But afterwards, Mr. Tian felt something strange. The Gaia civilization came to take the initiative to contact and negotiate this time, but Mr. Tian couldn't guess what he had hidden. From the intuition, Mr. Tian even felt that the Gaia civilization was more looking forward to the war's outbreak than the earth civilization, which was also the reason why he opposed the military's proposal to replace defense with offense.

He told Lin Dong and Wan Changchun what he thought, including suspiciously. This time, Mr. Tian invited them to come here mainly to hear their views. As the military becomes more and more dissatisfied with the federal government, the pressure on the federal government is getting greater and greater. In any case, a decision must be made in the near future, otherwise, major problems will arise within the Earth civilization without waiting for the Gaia civilization to come.

After listening to Mr. Tian’s story, Lin Dong and Wan Changchun were silent. They knew about the situation roughly, but it was the first time they heard some specifics from Mr. Tian. They were like Mr. Tian. When they understood all the situations, their intuition was a little uneasy. Perhaps this intuition was influenced by Mr. Tian, ​​or the reason for their respective judgments.

Time passed by minute by minute, and even a needle fell to the ground in the living room could be heard. I don’t know how long it had passed, but Wan Changchun spoke first.

"How about the Pioneer spacecraft?"

Old Tian shook his head: "The information has been transmitted, but Xiao Su and the others are too far from the earth. The information we receive is lagging behind and has no value for this event at all."

Wan Changchun sighed lightly. In fact, they all knew the current situation. As a new cosmic civilization, what the earth civilization lacked is the understanding of the entire Milky Way and other cosmic civilizations. This is a fatal weakness of the earth civilization, and it also leads to their helplessness like a blind man touching an elephant.

The reason why Wan Changchun mentioned the Pioneer spacecraft was to ask Su Yichen and others whether they had contact with the Blue Star civilization and whether they had contacted other cosmic civilizations, so as to understand the details of the General Principles mentioned by the Gaia civilization.
Chapter completed!