Chapter 518 Negotiation
Davis’s words were basically an explicit threat.
Obviously he had an in-depth understanding of the situation here before coming to the Lubion system, so he is very aware of the dilemma currently facing the autonomous government.
At present, the remaining advantages of the Rubian System Autonomous Government may be that they have a combat fleet that is barely close to full strength, and the so-called 'legitimacy' - in theory, they are still The legal government of the Lubion system.
But before, because they controlled many industrial zones and military enterprises, their military strength was ahead of other forces. After the Atlas Group began to prepare for the transfer of the Renaissance Alliance, it began to decline steadily. Now It is infinitely close to zero.
If the Atlas Group gets involved more deeply and even starts to provide warships to the Renaissance Alliance, then the autonomous government's only military advantage will disappear.
With the combat effectiveness and expansion capabilities displayed by the current Renaissance Alliance combat forces, Davis believes that without external intervention, it is only a matter of time before the Rubon System Autonomous Government completely abandons Rubion 5.
As for the fleet in their hands.
Davis even suspected that the Atlas Group would directly intervene with force at a suitable time. By that time, the fleet in the hands of the autonomous government would basically be That is to say, it was given for free.
Even the main fleet of the federal navy will suffer at the hands of Atlas, let alone the garrison fleets of these autonomous governments.
By that time, the Lubion Galaxy can basically be said to be completely separated from federal rule.
This is why, after receiving the request for help from the Rubin Galaxy Autonomous Government, the President and the Minister of Defense finally decided to entrust him, the Secretary of State, to make a personal trip in order to exert 'maximum pressure' on the autonomous government.
While quelling the armed rebellion in the Lubion system, it became an established reality that the federal government would formally intervene in the rebellion of each system. It also took this opportunity to begin to take back some of the rights of the autonomous governments of each system.
Before, if President Brandon and the others were given 10,000 courages, they would not dare to carry out such an operation that might offend the autonomous governments of all galaxies.
But the past was before and the present is now.
Today's situation is different from the past. It is the autonomous governments of each galaxy that seek help from the federal government. If the latter does not provide assistance to them, the result will be just like what Davis just said.
The federal government can wait until these autonomous governments are overthrown, and then legitimately send troops to quell the rebellion. Although it may cost more and take more time, there is no need to worry
To be honest, President Brandon actually hopes to adopt this 'extreme' approach. In his view, this can greatly damage the power of the opposition party and even allow the currently ruling 'Federal Democratic Party' to occupy an absolute position in the future. of dominance.
So he is eager to wait until these galaxies controlled by the opposition parties are completely out of control
However, Secretary of Defense Miller and Marshal Trafalgar, who woke up from the hospital bed, strongly opposed this in the closed-door meeting. This way, because from their point of view, with the current state of the federation, the risk of doing so is too great.
In particular, the naval fleet, which is the main force in countering rebellion, has been severely damaged in the previous "strategic decisive battle" with the Star Dragon Empire. If the "rebels" in various galaxies are allowed to develop, these "rebels" will become the climate in the future. , it is really a question whether we can win by then
So in the opinion of Marshal Trafalgar, it is best to directly intervene before the 'rebels' have fully formed a climate in various places, and bring them down. By strangulating them in their infancy, they can also establish prestige for the autonomous governments of various galaxies, which can barely be regarded as 'killing two birds with one stone'.
After the previous strategic decisive battle, the Admiral could be said to be very angry at the rebellions that broke out within the Federation, and he fainted while pointing at Brandon and scolding him. .
The first words he said to Secretary of Defense Miller who was guarding his bedside after he woke up were: "The Federation is now on the edge of the cliff, and one foot has already been taken!!!" Although Trafalgar himself has not had direct contact with the Atlas Group, he has realized that this rapidly growing giant company is the real one after the Federation has suffered losses at the hands of this private company. The Federation's greatest enemy.
And it is very possible that he is the Federation’s ‘gravedigger’.
To be fair, Trafalgar has actually realized that the current Federation is corrupt and needs to be reborn from the ashes, so he occasionally thinks that it might be a good thing for the old government to be crushed by the wheels of history?
But from another perspective, as the marshal of the Federation Navy, currently one of the most powerful people in the Federation, and who also considers himself a 'patriot', he cannot accept the demise of the Federation in his hands under any circumstances.
So when it came to the future of the trillions of citizens of the Federation and his own personal honor, the paranoid and proud Marshal Trafalgar chose the latter - he did not want such a big mistake in his life. The 'taint' exists.
And these are just disputes between the 'iron triangle' of the President, the Minister of Defense, and the Navy Marshal. If we look at the federal government and members of both parties in Congress, they arise out of the 'counter-insurgency' matter. The number of overt and covert struggles is even more numerous.
All of the above finally led to Secretary of State Davis sitting in the conference room of the Bresque Government Building, the administrative capital of Lubion 5.
Of course he was unwilling to come to this dangerous zone, but the pressure from the Iron Triangle made him completely unable to resist, which also led to him unceremoniously venting his grievances on Wei during the negotiation process. On Jia's body.
It’s just that the next direction seems to be somewhat different from his own prediction that the ‘autonomous government’ will eventually surrender.
After experiencing the initial panic, Vega quickly calmed down. After staring into Davis's eyes and thinking for a moment, the administrative lieutenant who had been passive just now suddenly laughed.
“The Secretary of State was so aggressive from the beginning, he almost frightened me”
"What do you mean?" Davis asked with a frown, feeling something bad in his heart at the same time.
Vega: "You have been emphasizing the crisis faced by our Lubion system, but you have not mentioned a word that the federal government is actually walking on the edge of a cliff~
And whether it will eventually fall. .It seems that the 'end' of our autonomous governments still depends on it, right?
If the federal government really doesn't care as much as you said and can wait to reap the benefits in the future, then what? Why send you personally to negotiate with us?”
“.”
Davis remained silent and did not speak, while Vega opposite him continued:
"If the Rubin galaxy is really occupied by those rebels, I believe that the 'rebels' in other galaxies will definitely I am greatly encouraged, not to mention that the Renaissance Alliance has now begun to secretly contact the 'anti-federal' forces in other galaxies
And this is absolutely unacceptable to the federal government, because the current federation simply has no way To deal with a large-scale rebellion, that’s why you hope to extinguish the earliest flames in the Lubion system to cool down the overall situation.
Am I right, Mr. Secretary?”
In the first round of negotiations, the Rubin Galaxy Autonomous Government temporarily has the upper hand.
(End of this chapter)