Chapter 414 The Gears of History
Colonial Planet No. 35——New Shanxi.
Standing in front of the porthole, Li Longcheng looked faintly at the ruins of the destroyed colony outside the window - these were the traces of the first battle between humans and the Turians. Their colony was attacked by the Turians and occupied, and then The Star Alliance fought back and retook the colonial planet from the Turians.
But now, the place is still a dilapidated scene, and the once vigorous reclamation and construction have completely disappeared. In order to escape those terrible alien invaders, most people fled back to their home planet. Because of this, the normally bustling colony has now become like a ghost town, and all this is due to an invasion, an attack from an alien race.
"Look here."
Li Longcheng pointed out the window.
"This is the humiliation brought to us by those barbarians, and we will never surrender."
"But that guy John doesn't think so."
Hearing what Li Longcheng said, an old man sitting next to him chuckled.
"They have long been accustomed to groveling and do not understand what a unified civilization needs. It is no wonder that since the disintegration of the Roman Empire, it has always been a chaotic battlefield."
"That's right."
Li Longcheng nodded. As the representative of the main war faction of the Star Alliance, he has always been under a lot of pressure.
This is especially true since they finally abandoned the restrictions between countries and formed a unified human civilization alliance after discovering extraterrestrial forces.
But on many issues, Li Longcheng felt that he was out of tune with his Western colleagues.
Just like this time.
The turians attacked their fleets and raided their colonies without warning. As a representative, Li Longcheng insisted on going to war with him and beating him painfully. After all, the long history of their civilization had told Li Longcheng that in the face of barbarian invasion, there was no other way but to fight.
However, the group of Western representatives did not think so. They did not value human dignity, but only the benefits. In their view, the war with aliens is an opportunity. They can use this platform to make the Star Alliance become one of the few forces ranked among the top in the entire galaxy.
Li Longcheng was not surprised by this. After all, this has always been the case in the West. When they want to integrate into a certain circle, any humiliation and loss are worth it. It's like a rich man who wants to become a knight. However, this was obviously completely different from his thoughts. However, for those white-skinned people, they obviously don't care about their losses.
In their view, taking the initiative to show friendship can make these aliens have a good impression of humans and join the other side's camp. But in Li Longcheng's view, even if he wants to negotiate peace, the other party must beg him, so that he can gain the initiative.
Of course, it's not that they don't understand this principle, and Li Longcheng also knows the reason why they don't do this.
New Shanxi is the territory of the Asian League to which Li Longcheng belongs, not the colonial planet of the Main Peace faction. Therefore, for those white guys, this is not their loss, so they don't feel bad about it. They may even celebrate secretly. Woolen cloth. That's why they used the excuse of "for all mankind" to coerce the Asian Union into swallowing this breath, and even hoped to use this opportunity to greatly weaken the influence of the Asian Union.
But it's different for Li Longcheng, although humans form a unified star alliance. However, there are still internal factional disputes, and the battle between the former Asian Alliance and NATO has never stopped. At present, the power of the Asian Alliance is damaged, but NATO wants to take the opportunity to gain power. Politics... has always been a headache.
However, it also requires courage to persist in the war.
Because they are facing not only the Turians, but also the allied forces behind the Turians - the Citadel Council.
Just a few days ago, the Citadel Council sent representatives to the Covenant. They showed humans a picture that was completely beyond their imagination - a coalition of more than a dozen powerful alien races in the vast galaxy. , and they come here to mediate, and hope that the Star Alliance will also join as representatives of humans.
Facing this invitation, the Lord Harmony faction was ecstatic, but Li Longcheng looked gloomy. He knew very well that what the representatives of the Citadel Council brought was not mediation, but a threat - if the Star Alliance really wanted to reject the Citadel Council's proposal, it would mean that they would form an alliance with more than a dozen alien races. The huge forces completely broke up and started a war.
Is it worth it?
The Peacekeepers keep talking about the survival of mankind, but what is the survival of mankind?
Living like a beggar? Or die like a hero?
Without dignity, what is the value of human beings in this universe? Just begging for work?
Dignity is not free.
But once the war breaks out, the destruction of life is just around the corner.
The Lord Harmony faction questioned Li Longcheng more than once.
Is it worth starting a war for the sake of illusory dignity and letting human beings die in the war?
Is it worth it?
This question seemed very funny to Li Longcheng.
Of course it's worth it.
A unified civilization has never been polite. Iron and blood are its fuel. Without the strength to resist external enemies, what's the point of a prosperous world?
If they can't hurt each other, how can they respect humans?
The carrier-based aircraft landed firmly on the ground. Li Longcheng withdrew his gaze and stood up.
This time, he is not here just for the past, but for the future. The future of humanity.
"Order the fleet to stand by above."
"Yes."
However, Li Longcheng did not see that shortly after he entered the base, the fleet wandering outside the planet left quietly.
And all this, of course, cannot escape Duanmuhuai's eyes.
"Look, that's stupid."
Duanmuhuai looked at the screen in front of him and curled his lips.
"Humanity is facing a great enemy, but they are still fighting in the same nest?"
"Why must we start a war..."
Eclair sighed helplessly, while Duanmuhuai glanced at her.
"In order to tell others that you are not to be messed with, it is the same no matter it is a country, a civilization or a person, or the next time someone harasses you, you should not fight back but clean yourself up and then take the initiative to show up at your door? ”
"Uh..."
Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Eclair was speechless.
"This is not the same thing..."
"That's the same thing. If you think about it carefully, other people's goal is just your body. If you resist, it will kill you. So you just need to lie still and let the other person enjoy it? Why do you want to do it for Risking your own meaningless dignity?”
"Uh...this..."
Eclair was sweating profusely and didn't know how to refute. In the end, she chose to raise her hands and surrender.
"Well, I was wrong."
"However, no matter how powerful this civilization is, it is impossible to defeat so many alien races."
An also raised her own questions. As a princess, although there is a huge difference in science and technology and civilization, when it comes to politics, there won't be much change in a few thousand years.
"Indeed, it is unrealistic to completely eliminate it, especially judging from the current situation of this civilization. But the problem is that the opponent must be beaten painfully. Only in this way will they know that humans are not easy to mess with, and they are not you. A yes-man who says what he says is necessary in this regard.”
Duanmuhuai stared at the screen silently. The second reason why he chose to intervene was that Duanmuhuai wanted to cooperate with this civilization. After all, both the Guardian civilization and the UNSC were too busy to take care of themselves. On the contrary, the Star Alliance not only has advanced technology, but also has online military capabilities. If we can cooperate with them, the benefits will naturally be stronger than other civilizations. many.
The only problem is those stupid bureaucrats who are no different from those in the Southern Song Dynasty... It depends on whether they can be saved this time.
While a group of people were discussing, suddenly, a battleship emerged silently from the depths of the dark universe. It stopped at the edge of the planet, and then a few transport planes emerged from it and headed towards the colonial base. fly in the direction.
The dilapidated colonial base seemed unaware of the arrival of these transport planes. They saw these transport planes parked not far from the colonial base, and then the hatch opened, and then a group of alien aliens wearing space armor and holding weapons came out. Get out. They have green skin, locust-like heads and four eyes.
"Batarian, well, that's not surprising."
Seeing this, Duanmu Huai snorted coldly. He still knew the race of this alien alliance very well. In this alien alliance, Asari, Salarian and Turian are the "permanent members" and have the greatest power of the entire alliance council. Asari are good at resolving political disputes, salarians are good at scientific research, and turians are military experts.
Among other races, the most disliked ones are the Batarians. This is a rogue race in the universe. When mentioning the Batarians, everyone’s first impression is that of criminals——well, Only Wocha has a worse reputation than them.
In fact, in the game, most of the criminals who attack the human border are criminals funded by the Batarians. Moreover, the Batarians actually hate humans, so their appearance here is not unexpected to Duanmu Huai.
Duanmu Huai is even sure that behind this mission there must be the acquiescence and support of the representatives of the three major races on the Citadel Council. It is a pity that no one from the three major races came forward this time, otherwise he could seize this point. , I want the three major races to bleed.
But Batari...it's better than nothing.
Thinking of this, Duanmuhuai packed up his belongings.
"Okay, everyone, let's go."
(End of chapter)