Great Power Heavy Industry: Rise

Chapter 437 Reinforcement of Pallas Star

July 7, 28:15 Haicheng time.

Two hours after the rebels issued a war briefing, the federal government spokesman held a press conference to "refute the rumors."

The spokesperson claimed that the annihilation of the First Federal Space Fleet reported by the rebels distorted the facts. The actual situation was that the two sides had a fierce battle in the airspace of Vesta, and both sides suffered losses.

The federal army destroyed more than half of the space battleships of the rebels and killed more than 8 rebels. The first federal space fleet voluntarily withdrew from the battlefield, and the main force survived.

At the same time, a large number of videos of rebel warships being destroyed and rebel mecha units being attacked were also played, proving that what was said was true.

It is difficult to distinguish the truth and falsehood of the words and evidence of both sides, but they all exposed the unprecedented tragedy of the Vesta air battle, which aroused strong shock from the people all over the world.

Coupled with the free play of various self-media and anchors on the Internet, public opinion has become chaotic.

And some people with ulterior motives took the opportunity to publish anti-war speeches, blurring the right and wrong of this war, and simply preaching the cruelty of modern interstellar war, which caused panic among the people.

When Zhong Cheng hurried to Haicheng Federal Building, a special meeting of the Federal Wartime Committee had already been held.

When he walked into the meeting room, the atmosphere was dull. Twenty or so federal wartime commissioners were overwhelmed by the current situation but could not reach a unified opinion.

After the war broke out, Zhong Cheng held the title of the highest federal military adviser and was also a member of the federal wartime committee.

It's just that he is not a member of the Standing Committee, and he does not need to attend the meeting if it is not a major issue. His main responsibility in the war is still in charge of military production.

Zhong Cheng's arrival revived Lu Yao and the others, and Lu Yao hurriedly invited Zhong Cheng to take a seat.

Zhong Cheng looked at the participants. Lu Yao, Wang Cangsheng, Lu Yuan and others were present with sad faces. Zheng Qingwu and Wu Tie should still be in Ceres.

Western members such as Orlando, Johnson, and Powes also looked preoccupied, and they also did not want such a situation.

Lu Yao asked Lu Huo to give Zhong Cheng a brief explanation of the meeting just now.

The meeting has been going on for two hours. It mainly reported the actual situation of the Vesta air battle, and also briefly introduced the current situation of the asteroid belt defense line and the reactions of the people of the world.

The specific situation of the Vesta air battle has been confirmed by the asteroid belt theater command, and the Federal Space First Fleet has been wiped out except for one space frigate that escaped.

Three asteroid military forts near Vesta were subsequently attacked by rebels, and the lives and deaths of more than 2000 officers and soldiers on them were unknown.

The rebel fleet is moving towards Pallas, and it is estimated that they are trying to capture Pallas.

At present, there are only thirty or so small and medium-sized warships in the asteroid belt line of defense, and the theater command is asking whether to reinforce Pallas.

Zhong Cheng interrupted Lu Huo's introduction, he didn't want to listen any more, he asked directly: "Then what do you think about the reinforcement of Chishen Star?"

Lu Yao didn't answer, and Vice President Johansen spoke first, "We must reinforce them, and we must not abandon any citizen of the Federation!"

Lu Yao smiled wryly: "Dear Johansen, I can understand your feelings, but in the past, warships could only be sent to death. The lives of soldiers are equally important!"

Another vice president, Powes, said loudly: "Your Excellency, there are 100 million of our soldiers and civilians on Pallas, as well as a large number of ground fortifications. With the support of these warships, we will definitely be able to Defending the attack of the rebel fleet, we cannot give up easily!"

Mr. Wang Cangsheng, the speaker of the National Assembly, patted the table in dissatisfaction. "A few days ago, you said you could capture Vesta, and now you say you can hold Pallas. Do you know what's going on there?"

There was an instant silence in the conference room.

Zhong Cheng secretly praised the old man. A group of people have their own thoughts, talking about the war arrangements on the front line hundreds of millions of kilometers away, and most of them don't understand military affairs at all. This is not only a waste of time, but also harms the country and the army .

He has been slandering about this all the time, so he is unwilling to participate in this kind of meeting. The situation is critical today, so he has no choice but to come.

But judging from the current situation, the meeting could not discuss any results.

He raised his hand to speak, "Everyone, Speaker Wang's words are very reasonable. I think today's meeting is over. Let's go down and find out the situation in detail. Everyone first formulate specific plans, and we will vote on the plans at the meeting tomorrow."

Lu Yao immediately agreed, and the others nodded in agreement.

As soon as the meeting was over, Lu Yao took Zhong Cheng to his office, and left and right, leaving only the two of them.

"This president can't do it anymore. There are strong enemies outside and pig teammates inside. It's too embarrassing!"

Lu Yao sat heavily on the sofa, looked up to the sky and sighed, with a look of helplessness on his face!

Zhong Cheng sat across from Lu Yao and sneered, "You chose this yourself, no one forced you!"

Lu Yaoshan laughed, "You're not going to comfort me, now the two vice presidents are calling for accountability for this fiasco, and they want Zheng Qingwu and Meng Ye to be held accountable!"

Zhong Cheng shook his head and said, "It's absolutely impossible, the defense line in the asteroid belt is already unstable, and changing the battle will definitely cause everyone to be in danger, and there will be a big mess."

"Zheng Qingwu and Meng Ye are responsible, but they can be made to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds. The most important thing is to stabilize the defense line of the asteroid belt!"

Lu Yao said angrily: "At any time now, Westerners are still thinking about seizing military power. As long as I am the president, they will have no way!"

Zhong Cheng expressed his support for this, and other things can be discussed within the Federation, but the army must not let go, otherwise there will be a second and third solar system war.

After a while, Lu Yao changed the topic to the question of whether to reinforce Pallas.

"Zhong Cheng, give me an idea, do you want to send those 32 warships to Pallas?"

Zhong Cheng sighed and said, "Lu Yao, haven't you seen the situation clearly yet? The entire asteroid belt is about to be lost, and you're still thinking about whether to save Chishen!"

"what?!"

Lu Yao turned pale with shock, "No way? Is the situation already this serious?"

Zhong Cheng saw that he was really not pretending, so he had to explain patiently:

"As long as you carefully study the video of the battle between the two sides, you can find that the rebel space fleet has been severely damaged, but their main force is a mech unit composed of genetic fighters, not a battleship."

"The 'main force You Cun' you mentioned in your public reports should refer to the rebel fleet. I dare to say responsibly that Pallas is hopeless."

"Now the rebels are not launching an attack because they are waiting for our reinforcements, and we are waiting for us to throw ourselves into the net, so as to achieve their goal of clearing all the warships of the Federation Army in the asteroid belt."

Lu Yao stood up immediately, and said angrily, "What Zheng Qingwu is doing, I can't even see it in this situation, I almost missed a big deal!"

Zhong Chengdao: "It's not that he can't see this clearly, it's just that he can't bear the responsibility of making decisions on his own. Anyway, whether he can save Zhishen star or not, he will lose it!"

Lu Yao inadvertently entangled Zheng Qingwu's little thoughts, "Then what should we do now? There are so many asteroid bases in the asteroid belt, how to defend them, can Ceres and Junos be kept?"

Zhong Cheng replied: "Without the support of the space fleet, all the bases in the asteroid belt will be lost."

"Ceres is a military fortress built by the Asian Federation. The rebels are not clear about the defense deployment of Ceres. If there are 32 small and medium-sized space warships to assist in the defense, they should be able to hold on for a little longer."

"Well... more than a month. If you are cut off from the earth, you can stick to it for three months at most!"

(End of this chapter)