One Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty-Eight Exchange of Interests

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June 6, 2032, Beiyuezhou.

The conference room was packed and silent. Only Huo Qiang stood at the end of the conference table: "Is everyone here?"

"Everyone present is here!"

"Okay, let's start the meeting now." Huo Qiang's piercing eyes swept across the venue, "Every word I say next is very important. Regardless of whether what I say has anything to do with everyone here, I hope you will remember it. what I said……"

Ye Han was sitting in the corner of the conference room, his eyes fell on Huo Qiang who was talking eloquently, and then turned to the big guys who were listening attentively on both sides. A large number of bright stars almost dazzled his eyes.

Although he also changed the light board, but today, there are so many stars in the conference room, and the light board is only on the sidelines in this conference room, not to mention the senior colonel, who are all silent. Install small transparent parts in the corners.

He had a vague feeling that this would be an unusual meeting.

After the routine opening remarks, Huo Qiang went directly to the topic: "According to the level arrangement, the fleet's next mission has two focuses. The first is Ceres."

"You should know the strategic significance of Ceres. In order to control it, we set the first space base near Ceres last year. I won't tell you what happened next. Dozens of photonuclear bombs were thrown back and forth, but outside The Star Man still refuses to give up to this day.”

"Ceres is currently located between the actual line of control between the enemy and ourselves. We want to occupy the aliens but we don't agree. The aliens have passed and we don't agree. It has been a stalemate for some time. According to the spirit of the superintendent's instructions, the fleet must include Ceres into our territory. We must control Ceres, and not temporarily, but firmly hold control of Ceres and turn Ceres into our forward base in the asteroid belt."

At this point, Huo Qiang paused and said in a slower tone: "Since the fleet entered the asteroid belt, I have heard a lot of objections. Many people also mentioned Ceres and felt that Ceres is an asteroid and there is no need to snatch it away. , it’s no big deal if it’s given to aliens, what do you think?”

There was a burst of chuckles in the conference room immediately, and Huo Qiang also laughed, but quickly stopped his smile and slapped the table: "Sitting in a well and looking at the sky is short-sighted!"

Everyone was shocked and immediately put away their smiles.

Fortunately, Huo Qiang was not targeting the people in the conference room: "Ceres is indeed just an asteroid. If you control Ceres, you can't do anything to the aliens. At most, you can control the vicinity of Ceres. But you have to understand that we don't want Ceres." , the enemy is vying for it there. If aliens are allowed to occupy it, Ceres will be a springboard for aliens to attack us in the future. Can we not seize such an important strategic node?"

Huo Qiang took a breath and continued: "When I go back, I will explain the strategic significance of Ceres to the soldiers clearly. I have made a lot of determination this time. The units that receive the mission must pay attention to it, no matter the cost or loss. I No matter how many battleships are sunk or how many people are sacrificed, if I were Ceres, does Ceres understand?”

"Understood!" Everyone stood up at the same time.

Ye Han's heart surged in the crowd, feeling uncontrollably heavy.

The asteroid belt has been in a stalemate for a long time, and this operation will definitely break the deadlock. If the face is really so determined, Ceres will definitely become the focus of competition between the enemy and ourselves, and an unprecedented tragedy will probably unfold around Ceres. confrontation.

"Sit!" Huo Qiang waved his hand downwards and everyone sat down.

A big boss asked: "Commander, is this action a unilateral action on our part, or is it cooperation with the international fleet?"

"Yes, yes!" Another big boss also spoke, "If we cooperate, will we still get half of them?"

"But we haven't recovered yet. Even if we invest the entire fleet, we may not be able to stop the alien fleet, right? Give the base group a little, but we won't be able to gain anything!"

Big guys, you say something to me,

Analyzing various possibilities, others did not dare to interrupt even if they had something to say, they could only stare and listen.

Huo Qiang waited for everyone to finish speaking before he said calmly: "The operation on Ceres will be carried out by our side alone. After taking Ceres, the sovereignty will be completely owned by our side. You don't have to worry about this. Beidou and Washington have already reached an agreement." unanimous."

The conference room suddenly became quiet. Everyone was shocked by the news, but everyone quickly became excited, even the big bosses were not immune.

Humanity has never determined the ownership of any extraterrestrial body in the past. Beidou and the base group have indeed divided up the moon. However, the moon is still the common property of all mankind and does not belong to any country. The theory is that any country with the ability to fly there All countries on the moon have the right to join the Moon Club.

Of course, theories usually only stay on paper. There are many countries that want to build the moon, and there are also many countries that have aerospace technology. However, the moon has become the exclusive preserve of the two major forces of the East and the West. Any country that wants to get a share of the pie , you have to go through the two levels of Beidu and Washington first.

Can Beijing and Washington take out the moon and share it with unrelated countries? Go ahead and dream!

If everything develops in an orderly manner, the future development model of other celestial bodies by human beings will probably be on a first-come, first-served basis. If you can block the covetousness of other countries, it depends on your ability. If you can't block it, you have to share some of the benefits.

But what did Huo Qiang say now?

Ceres itself is indeed nothing, but determining its ownership is of great significance. It is the first time that the international community has recognized a country's territorial sovereignty over an extraterrestrial body.

Everyone immediately thought of Europa, Mars and other asteroids... There will be a second time if there is a first time. In the near future, colonizing extraterrestrial bodies will not be a dream.

But is it really such a good thing?

A big boss asked worriedly: "Is it impossible? When did the base become so easy to talk to? What conspiracy do they have?"

"Yes, those foreigners have always been unable to afford early benefits. How could they agree to such conditions?"

Others were also holding back doubts, and everyone's eyes stopped on Huo Qiang's face.

Huo Qiang sighed: "Why else, of course it's an exchange of interests."

"What are their conditions?"

"This matter is a bit complicated to talk about." Huo Qiang said, "Let me put it simply. The agreement reached by Beidou and Washington mainly has several points. Our target is Ceres, the international fleet's target is Vesta, and the combined fleet's target is Vesta. Attack from two directions at the same time, but the purpose is not to seize the asteroid, but to feint to attract the attention of aliens. It is best to lure all the alien fleets over and buy time to seize Mars!"

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