599 Space Aid (1/2)
”Things that happen next year will determine if the humans will make it or not. ” Samantha said, surrounded by officers in a meeting room listening to the briefing from Mars.
The situation on Mars was highly unstable; however, uncertainties were better than defeat.
”Lie Jian and Michaux's actions are too reckless. If they are killed on their mission, the morale of the Martian resistance will be shaken beyond mending.”
”Getting killed is still a better ending than being captured by the Zergs.”
”I doubt that the dark ones will let them live if they capture them.”
”Yes, they will kill any ordinary soldiers on sight, but they are not ordinary. They might transform them into dark ones. ”
”General, why did Wang Tong suddenly disappear? What will be his next move?” A lot of the generals were friends with Wang Tong, but some had never met him before.
”Boss must have a plan. The quieter it is, the more fun there will be to watch for us. I am so excited!” Only Karl could make such statement without really knowing anything. The thought of seeing Wang Tong again had elated him greatly.
Everyone had seen what Wang Tong was capable of. However, what he had achieved so far was not able to change the course of humanity's destruction. Everyone at the table, except for Karl was convinced that Wang Tong had met resistance from the Zergs, and therefore, had retreated quietly back to the human territory. What happened to Lie Jian and Michaux was a good example of how deadly the dark ones were.
”Captain Karl, we respect your faith in Wang Tong. However, as a commander, you need to make a judgment based on facts, not feelings. I urge you to refrain from making such groundless claims in the future.” An officer in his forties retorted.
”I agree with Captain Saint. Wang Tong is working alone, and we can't put all our eggs in one basket. Captain Karl, please watch what you speak. We don't need your optimism in this meeting.”
”With all due respect, Captain Stain, I do agree with Captain Karl. Yes, Wang Tong is fighting by himself, but he is hell of a one-person army. If he succeeds and the Zergs pull their fleet back, we can chase them down with ease. But, the requirement is that we have a full fleet. I motion the board to order the fleet to stay put until we hear more news about Wang Tong.” Cao Yi put in calmly. He was the chief adviser of Samantha, and therefore, his words carried more weight than Karl's.
”Hehe, Adviser Cao, where is your usual pragmatism? We all know that Wang Tong is the heir of the Blade Warrior, but so what? Even that title was a product of a PR stunt from the Templar's Court, wasn't it? It meant nothing. If Wang Tong was really as powerful as you claimed, why didn't he stop Patroclus five years ago? I think you all need to wake up and stop dreaming. Instead, think about what we could do for the people on Mars.” Lun Deng refuted. He had been a captain of Martian battleship during the Confederation days and even now. His view on the war was more hawkish than anyone else on the board.
He was from Mars, and therefore he insisted that Mars should be the priority.
”The Zergs are prepared. If we attack them now, we will be walking right into their trap. One misstep and we might destroy everything that we have built up so far.” Flash said coldly. He was the first promoted to the position of captain due to his unrivaled strategic sense.
”May I? I think you are both right. The situation on Mars has reached a critical moment. Therefore, we can't just sit around and do nothing. However, our help should be limited to containing the Zergs' air raids. We cannot afford to lose any marines.” Samantha finally spoke.
”I agree!”
”I agree!”
”Very well! Everyone, set your course to Mars. Make some noise and make your intention as obvious as you can. Let them know we are heading to Mars.” Samantha issued her command, her voice holding an unswerving conviction.
”Hehe, I could draft a call to arms and distribute it among other resistance forces.” Cao Yi suggested.
”Good call! But, be wary of the immortals' sabotaging activities.”
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