Chapter 1665 There are fewer and fewer friends
Yu Lian knew that this Mori Space City was also one of the autonomous space cities in the Sanqi Star Territory, and its backstage was even harder than the Toswa Autonomous Territory where the Ice Ship Expedition Fleet entered - because its sovereignty was entrusted by the Alliance.
It is even said that the main investor of Space City is simply the Rainbow Rose Chamber of Commerce. Most of the city's financial surplus and real estate rents are turned over to the foundation headquarters.
In a sense, all the citizens of Space City are considered workers of the Bei family.
Of course, this kind of working spirit that spans galaxies and tens of thousands of light years is certainly moving, but it is not the end. The end point is that autonomous space cities like these that serve as transportation hubs are often also distribution centers for all kinds of gossip and underground intelligence.
It's not surprising that Tan Jize could get information here.
Of course, any Taoist with a little bit of emotional intelligence and connections can easily collect all kinds of true and false underground information. But the real test lies in distinguishing, analyzing, summarizing and summarizing all kinds of information.
From ancient times to the present, there have been incompetent intelligence agencies that were confused by all kinds of true and false news, and the decision-makers above could only make wrong judgments.
However, there are always intelligence experts who can find the clearest and most important real information from the confusing clues.
Regarding this, Yu Lian was actually very relieved.
In the timeline of his previous life, Tan Jize was one of the founders and leaders of the Volunteer Army, as well as the Intelligence Director of the Volunteer Army. Under the conditions of extremely limited resources, he still established an intelligence network throughout the occupied areas of the community, and even established several capable and powerful intelligence stations within the empire.
Even when the community was completely broken up, the remnants of the volunteers went their separate ways, and the hope of restoration was almost slim, some transportation stations were still working hard. Even the hero Yu Lian, who was wandering around the world, received help several times, and once even saved his own life.
Of course, Yu Lian did ask who the intelligence stations that were still in operation were responsible to, but he didn't get a definite answer. It was really scary to think about it!
Well, it seems that everyone who has the potential to be prime minister is also a natural intelligence master.
Since it was a situation he specifically raised, of course Yu Lian immediately took it seriously.
"Please speak!" Yu Lian turned on the recording function of the terminal.
"The Cirque Kingdom purchased a large amount of military supplies from the Republic of Minlan, as well as from further away countries such as Leka and Nelson, and they were transiting from the Sanqi Star Region. When I was in Mori for supplies, it only took half a day to watch. Passed by eight Juao Panyan-class cargo ships loaded with military supplies.”
This kind of giant rock cargo ship is also a famous space ship that has been in service for many years. Its shortcomings are that it is bulky and slow and has a mediocre speed. It also has rough skin and thick flesh and a big belly. Although it is not as good as the Alliance's Poseidon ship, it is still a very classic giant cargo ship.
"Oh? The Cirke Kingdom is preparing to expand its army aggressively? They haven't recovered from the war three years ago, right? If they want to expand their army at this time, I'm afraid they will be hurt."
Yu Lian was full of sympathy for those passionate tusked turtle people. The war with the Principality of Haiyal three years ago was originally just a border conflict, but somehow it turned into a bloody all-out war. At least one-third of the star sector of the Cirke Kingdom was burned, and at least hundreds of millions of refugees crossed the star sea and hid in the Atlantis sector of the Blue Star Community.
Even after the war, there were still many refugees stranded in the Community. These tough and tough giant turtles severely lowered the minimum wage level in the country. In a sense, they were responsible for the Lone Night City incident. One of the reasons.
In addition, Feifei's path to fame as a great director actually started with the documentary about the Cirk refugees.
But maybe boomerang is the truth of the universe. At first, people on earth could condescendingly sympathize with the Circassians who were caught in the war, but three years later, the position was reversed.
...Well, I am actually qualified to sympathize with them. How arrogant! Yu Lian began to examine himself.
In short, after the war, the Principality of Khayar, which was a vassal of the empire, was naturally destroyed, but the Cirke Kingdom was also in dire straits and was waiting to be revitalized. At this time, vigorous military expansion would certainly not be effective for the country's people's livelihood. However, the empire and the community were fighting in a hazy manner. It was understandable that they wanted to rectify their armaments and strengthen their national defense while hiding aside and shivering.
Tan Jize said: "However, the equipment of the Cirke Kingdom is basically from the Alliance. Almost all their battleships are designed with the help of the Alliance. If you really want to reorganize your armaments, shouldn't you import them from the Alliance?"
Yu Lian wanted to say that maybe the alliance was too expensive.
But in fact, although the men of the alliance chaebol are greedy, they are still more sophisticated than the beauties in their hometowns in their previous lives. For an ally like the Circassian Kingdom, which is very close to the empire and willing to follow it, it has always enjoyed the treatment of a strategic ally. Most of the armaments are priced at the most preferential treatment.
In comparison, the Minlan people, who have maintained a neutral position for two thousand years, have to make money.
"You also know the style of the Minlan people. Their military industry is self-contained and very original." Tan Jize said.
Yu Lian nodded. After all, in addition to the Empire and the Alliance, it is the third country in the universe to light up the technology tree of self-developed dreadnoughts. Their country is not big, and their racial style is not very brave, but their technological research and development and engineering levels have always been online. Of course armaments are also very online.
"Their arsenal is very large, and they also have production authorization for a large number of empire and alliance equipment." Tan Jize added.
This is actually a historical reason. When the Empire and the Alliance joined forces to strangle the Ero Empire, when the large fleets of both sides entered the hinterland of the Ero people, the supply lines from the mainland were naturally stretched too long.
Therefore, the two overlords chose a nearby logistics base that could support them. This was the Republic of Minlan, which had been permanently neutral.
Shipbuilding technology will definitely not be taught, but maintenance factories and supporting factories for various parts and components can be set up. In addition, ammunition, firearms, mechas, small fighters and auxiliary ships, as well as various types of military energy packages, can also be produced under license.
Because of the service of the two overlords and the fact that the Minlan people were really up to their game, their country has indeed developed. Until now, the Minan Republic also has a large number of arsenals built during the Third Galactic War, and they have been playing the role of a technological power and arms dealer.
If the Circassian Kingdom has an urgent desire to reorganize its armaments, purchasing equipment from Minlan may not be cost-effective, but at least it is nearby.
"So, what you mean is..." Yu Lian was a little confused.
Tan Jize said: "The owner of the port tavern told me that they just received a few Wulflings. Those werewolves have eaten half of the tavern's fresh meat inventory and are big customers."
"Wulfling? Imperial officer?"
"It's hard to say. However, they are indeed crew members who got off one of the giant cargo ships. Of course, the Wulflings may not necessarily be imperial soldiers, they may also be mercenaries or ship security personnel. ." Yu Lian felt that something was indeed wrong. The Wulflings are a race that attaches great importance to clan and tribal relations. They are also a famous warrior (pao) (hui) race in the empire. Basically, they are collectively recruited by the imperial army in a town unit and organized into stormtroopers. There are indeed a few examples of Wulflings working outside as mercenaries, but they are very rare. They are as rare as the children of Tirello military nobles working as strippers (meow) and dancers (woo).
In such a delicate situation, it is best not to treat low-probability events as coincidences.
Of course Tan Jize also has this understanding. So, after returning to the ship, he asked "Miss Chunjun" to go and investigate. After all, he didn't have any professional espionage personnel, so he had to hire the strongest psychic.
In any case, psykers are always better than ordinary people in climbing over walls and sneaking around, right?
Probably...
"Well, although I have never seen Miss Chunjun, she is actually a 'guardian'. Like 'Shura', they are both good at frontal combat, but one is off-attack and the other is on the defensive." Yu Liandao.
"I already know this. I still studied some occult knowledge seriously." Tan Jize said: "I also know that compared to Shura, the guardian's mood is more stable, his combat is more practical, and he is more adaptable to the techniques. High.”
Very good, you can see it. Lao Tan really understands mysticism, not pretending to understand or pretending to understand.
"So..."
"There was some friction between Chunjun and the security on the ship, and things got a little too intense. Of course, she still managed to sneak onto the ship. Don't worry, she didn't alert the security of Morley City, nor did she involve us."
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Yu Lian was silent for a moment and gave a thumbs up: "Although the way of sneaking in is very important to me, as long as it succeeds, it will be fine. So, what problems can be seen?"
"Miss Chunjun only had time to open a container in the cargo hold and found neatly arranged T77 standard kinetic energy shells."
"T-series artillery shells? No. 77? No. 50 and later, they are all high-mass artillery shells specially used for battleship guns. However, the battleships of the Cirke Kingdom are all from the alliance, and the kinetic energy naval guns they are equipped with are Beifeng series. We don’t know how to use T-shaped shells." Yu Lian's face became even more gloomy.
"On the contrary, it is actually us who are using a large number of T-shaped shells, and of course..." Tan Jize stretched out his tone.
"And the Empire and his horses." Yu Lianda said.
"Yes, there is an empire." Tan Jize's voice was a little gloomy at this time.
"..."
Although the Blue Star Community is fighting fiercely with the Empire, the imperial flavor in its armaments and armed systems is actually very strong, and it is only in the past few years that a little alliance flavor has begun to appear.
Tan Jize added: "However, the Cirke Kingdom can also be regarded as one of our potential allies. When they were at the Unity Fortress, the two regiments of marines they left behind also accepted the unified command of Commander Yang. Right? ”
Yu Lian nodded slightly: "There are currently nearly a thousand volunteers from the navies of various countries in the Yang fleet, and nearly half of them are Circassians."
There were nearly ten thousand friendly troops from other countries that Yang Fleet withdrew from the Unity Fortress, and most of them followed the civilians from the Tower of Babel into New China. As for the rest, they are all the elites of the Cirke King's army, and they have always regarded the entire Galactic Empire as their enemy. Whoever wants to fight against the empire will definitely help.
Anyway, they were in the New World and had never received the latest orders from the country, so they could only follow the orders during the Judgment Campaign.
The attitude of the Cirke Kingdom can actually be seen from the ordinary soldiers. In fact, when the war just started, the Circassian Kingdom was one of the first countries to publicly condemn the empire, even earlier than the alliance next door.
If we were to talk about where the community could seek foreign aid, apart from the tough-minded Palla people of the Iron Army Complex, perhaps it would be these enthusiastic tusked tortoises of Cirke.
"Optimistically speaking, this batch of artillery shells may be ready to be resold to us." Tan Jize said: "Under pressure from the empire, most countries have begun to stop arms trade. But considering the hatred between the Circassians and the empire , it’s not surprising that they are helping behind the scenes.”
"What about pessimism? That's the point, right?" Yu Liandao.
Tan Jize pondered for a moment: "Pessimistically speaking, we need to pay attention to the actions of the Cirke Kingdom. There is no eternal friendship between countries, and of course there will be no eternal hatred. Although the Cirke Kingdom is of the same size as the community A powerful country, but below the two poles, other countries have little autonomy. Understanding current affairs is our only way to survive.”
Yu Lian let out a sympathetic sigh, but he didn't know whether he was sympathizing with himself or others.
Tan Jize added: "Strictly speaking, even we are just thugs used by the alliance to weaken the empire. Of course, the empire is also happy to see its success. If we can conquer us for the second time, the balance of strategic balance will move towards The empire is tilted. Anyway, the Co-Prosperity Party’s touch extends to all walks of life, and the candidates to maintain the organization are ready.”
Regarding this point, Yu Lian actually has other opinions.
"This is not that simple. Even if the second conquest is really completed, there are still people who have weak legs and feet and cannot kneel down. Then, the alliance will definitely support these stubborn children from behind to resist, even if they cannot recover. country, the original territory of the community should also be smashed, so that the understanding between the people of each star field will become more and more fragmented. By then, even if the people of the earth cannot be restored, they can be divided into many small countries. , we can still tip the strategic balance back.”
Tan Jize's eyes lit up: "Yes, this is the most likely scenario. As expected of you, this is the foresight of a strategist!"
I'm just retelling my past life experiences. Even with Yu Lian's shame, he was somewhat embarrassed by the praise, and he quickly said: "Do you think the Cirke Kingdom will join the imperial camp and take action against us?"
Tan Jize still shook his head and said firmly: "Absolutely impossible!"
"Oh?"
"The larger the organization, the more difficult it is to change its policy. What about the country? The Cirke Kingdom has become accustomed to serving as an anti-imperial vanguard in the alliance camp, hating the Khaiyars, and Hatred for the Galactic Empire, which stands behind, has become a racial consensus to a certain extent. But the situation is different in the big country. It is of course possible to turn around, but it is impossible without any clues."
"What you said seems to contradict what you just said?"
"It's not a contradiction. Racial consensus is one thing, but the judgment of decision-makers is another. There are too many examples of this in our history. What's more, even if they want to prepare for war with all their strength, they can only Be defensive. It is impossible to take the initiative.”
Indeed, after the tragic "Cherke War", the turtle brothers of Cherk are still relying on buying second-hand warships on the international market to deal with the big pirates in the Abyss Nebula. It is almost impossible. Have the ability to proactively attack the community.
In fact, they don't have such a need. Even if you really vote for the empire, there is no need to be so fanatical as a convert, otherwise the country will definitely blow it up for you first.