Chapter 981 Beicheng at Night (Please Vote for the Big Chapter)

The officers sat where Scott's photo hung on the wall.

These are the remaining officers after Scott left. The seats in the entire combat conference room were clearly divided into two. About one-third of the officers were sitting on his right hand. The officer who just asked was from his Right hand.

About two-thirds of the officers were sitting on his left hand expressionlessly, led by a short, strong man with scars on his face.

This strong man folded his hands and sat first on the left hand of the thin officer. He did not speak, but stared at the officers on the right side of the thin officer with cold eyes.

"What did you say!"

The thin officer had a panoramic view of the expressions of everyone present, slammed the table, looked at the young officer who was speaking angrily and shouted,

"General Scott has told us, and everyone here has said it, we must protect the North Gate. We must not let the North Gate fall and let the mercenary group of the consortium come in. General Scott has just left, you Are you going to betray him?!"

He glanced at everyone present with cold eyes, and his voice became louder, "We are the masters of justice, and we want to get Yilan City back on track! What do you think we are?! Are we the lackeys of the consortium?!"

"However, the troops on the other side are obviously much larger than ours. If we insist on defending the city, won't we risk death?"

The young officer who asked the question opened his mouth and said, "And hasn't General Scott already communicated with the consortium? If we open the city gate and let the consortium come in directly, won't the whole family be happy and everything will be fine?"

"Are you going to disobey General Scott's orders?"

The thin officer raised his voice again and looked at the young officer,

"These consortiums have made an agreement with General Scott in advance and will not attack the city! When General Scott breaks through the mayor's palace and captures the old guy, this war will be over, and the mercenary groups outside will naturally retreat. !

"The mission of our city defense army is to protect the city, you know? Just based on what you are saying now, I can kill you right away!"

A hint of dissatisfaction flashed across the face of the young officer who asked the question, and he whispered, "Yes."

"Okay, according to the previous arrangement, you each return to your station,"

The thin officer withdrew his gaze and looked at the people in the combat conference room, "Although those consortiums have promised not to attack the city, we don't know if they will keep their promises. Everyone should cheer up and be extremely careful! "

"yes!"

The officer on the right side of the slender officer immediately responded loudly.

The officer on his left, led by the leading man, stood up and walked out the door without saying anything.

The thin officer glanced at these officers and said nothing. He waved his hand and asked the officers on his right to leave the combat conference room.

The crowd quickly emptied, and the entire combat conference room quickly fell silent.

The thin officer stared at the densely packed mechanized troops on the screen with a deep look.

bang bang bang

At this time, there was a gentle knock on the door of the combat conference room.

"Come in."

The thin officer looked up at the door and said quickly.

The metal door was slowly pushed open, and the young officer who had just been scolded by the thin officer and suggested opening the door appeared at the door. He put his hand on his chest and gave a military salute to the thin officer, "Sir!"

Then he walked into the conference room, closed the door with his hand, and walked quickly to the thin officer.

"I had no choice but to do what I did just now, and I made you feel wronged."

The thin officer pulled out the drawer under the table, revealing a Gauss pistol and a bottle of wine with a yellowed label.

He took out the wine and opened it, then took out two glasses and poured one glass first for the young officer and then for himself.

"Nothing,"

The young officer looked at the glass of wine in front of him in flattery and said quickly, "Sir's order is my will!"

Then he lowered his head and asked quietly, "But sir, do we really have to do that?"

"Do you know why Scott asked us not to open the door to let the consortium in??"

The thin officer looked away from the red wine rippling in his glass, glanced at the confused young officer, and sneered,

"From his point of view, the city defense forces in Nancheng are now completely held back by the mercenary group of the Ivis space system in the south. There is no way to rescue the White Moli Palace. With his military strength, it will be easy to occupy the White Moli Palace at this time. matter."

He gently raised the glass, took a sip, and said with a smile,

"No matter how disgusted Covey is with his behavior, as long as he controls the White Jasmine Palace, there is no way he will risk the city being breached by the Ivis Space System mercenary group and start a civil war with him.

"At this time, he can use our old mayor as a bargaining chip to sit down and negotiate with the consortium, asking the consortium to stop attacking the city and instead support him to become the mayor of Yilan City."

He turned to look at the young officer beside him, "It's a perfect plan, isn't it?"

"But what does this have to do with whether the city gate can be opened?"

The young officer was a little confused.

"Because everything I just said is based on not opening the city gate,"

The thin officer put down his wine glass and laughed slowly,

"As long as the city gate is not opened, he is still the commander of the city defense army in Beicheng, the minister of city defense in Yilan City, and the person who has the legal succession qualifications of the mayor.

"As long as he makes the mayor, deputy mayor, speaker, etc. who are ahead of him resign or disappear, he can inherit the position of mayor of Yilan City in order and legally.

"Even if Covey hates him, as long as his process is as legal as possible and in order to maintain the stability of the city, he will try his best to tolerate it.

"And these are the capital for him to negotiate with the consortium.

"As long as he does not open the city gate, this matter will still be the internal affairs of Yilan City. When facing the consortium, the local forces in Yilan City will choose to support him. The North City City Defense Army is in his hands, and the Nancheng City Defense Army will remain silent,

"And he can use this support to negotiate with the consortium, so he can hold on to the merits of the peace talks with the consortium, and the left and right forces can quickly stabilize the situation and secure the position of mayor.

"In this ending, Yilan City's strength is still there, and the initiative is completely in his hands. He can mediate in many ways to seek the greatest benefit for himself.

"But if the mercenary group of the consortium enters the city,"

The thin officer glanced at the densely packed mechanized troops in the projection, then looked at the young officer and said with a smile,

“The situation would be completely different.

"Without the huge barrier of the high wall, once the mercenary group of Copes Mining enters the city and attacks from inside and outside, the southern city will be quickly breached, and then the mercenary group of the consortium will completely control the entire city.

"Not only that, Scott will suddenly become a traitor and lose the trust of all the local forces in Yilan City. Even within the North City Defense Force, Meade's faction, which is already at odds with him, will no longer support him. ,

"At that time, he will lose all his bargaining chips at once, and he will have to rely on the support of the consortium to reluctantly become the mayor. It also depends on the face of the consortium. He can replace whoever the consortium wants, and then the initiative is no longer in his hands. .”

"So General Scott is one of the people who least wants to open the door and let the consortium in?"

The young officer looked at the thin officer and said slowly, "But why did he give the city gate to Meade? Didn't that guy always oppose him?"

"It's about maneuvering and checks and balances,"

The thin officer smiled and said,

"Meade is the same as Covey in some places. He typically only has traditional officers who guard the city in his mind. Although Scott does not like him and he does not support Scott's actions, he still has a strong sense of security when it comes to guarding the city gate. In fact, he is the most reliable.

"Meade will definitely send the most elite soldiers to guard the city gate control center.

"Give me the command, but give the city gate to Meade, just to prevent one family from becoming dominant. Scott often likes to play such tricks."

He looked at the young officer and said, "But the people who are left behind now are indeed more powerful than Meade, so you must be careful, bring the elite over, take them by surprise, quickly kill everyone, and control the city gate before Meade can react." control center,"

"OK,"

The young officer responded, then he hesitated and said slowly, "But if we follow what you just said, if we open the city gate, won't Yilan City completely fall into the rule of the consortium?"

Hearing these words, the thin officer frowned slightly, then he looked at the young officer and smiled, "Yes, but does this have anything to do with us? We are Yilan people now, and we will be here tomorrow." Could be Dawn people, Vetland people.

"The price given to us by the consortium is enough for us and our families to live a happy life anywhere. After earning this money, we have nothing to do with this city. We can completely change cities, or work in the consortium with high wages. Start a new life in the mercenary group,"

He gently patted the young officer's shoulder and straightened the young officer's collar, "And what's wrong with consortiums controlling the city? Isn't this how it has been for the past hundreds of years?"

Then he paused and smiled, "Or are you also brainwashed by the bullshit in the city defense army about protecting the city? Now you also have a sense of city honor?"

He turned around, blocking the young officer's view with his body, took the wine glass on the table nearby, and glanced at the drawer under the wine glass, "Well, if you want to give up now, it's too late. After all, you have been with me for so many years. I will give you a sum of money, and then you can find a small city and be able to survive."

"Of course not, I was promoted by you,"

The young officer immediately shook his head, stood up straight, and performed a military salute, "Your order is my will!"

"Yes, I am worthy of bringing you here,"

The thin officer took a sip of his wine, then glanced at the projection on the side, then looked at the young officer, and said with a smile, "Young man, don't put too much pressure on me. Let me tell you something. What do you think of Copes Mining's visit this time?" How many people are there?”

"A whole mercenary group?"

The young officer said doubtfully.

"How long do you think the rest of us can defend against this mechanized mercenary group?"

The thin officer continued to ask.

"I don't know, General Scott took most of the elite troops away,"

The young officer looked at the projection and shook his head, "One or two hours?"

"Then what if I told you,"

The thin officer turned his head and looked at the young officer with a half-smile, "Where are the two fully mechanized mercenary groups brought by Copes Mining this time?"

"Two?!"

The young officer's eyes widened for a moment. He looked at the army on the projection screen, swallowed slightly, and said tremblingly, "Then we can't defend ourselves at all."

"Yes, in the face of absolute power, everything is in vain,"

The thin officer continued to take a sip of his wine, "Scott had received the information a long time ago, but he suppressed the news specifically to avoid being shaken in military morale, so you don't have to feel guilty. Copes Mining will break through sooner or later. City gate, you opened the city gate and avoided unwarranted casualties."

The young officer looked at the densely packed army and swallowed again. Then he looked at the thin officer and saluted again, "I promise to complete the mission!"

"Good boy, I'm waiting for your good news,"

The thin officer picked up the wine glass, pointed it at the young officer, raised it slightly, and said, "To our cause."

"Honor our cause!"

The young officer also picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it in one gulp.

Then he smacked his lips, opened the door and walked out without looking back.

The thin officer slowly sat back on the chair, looked up at the projection of mechanized troops that were constantly emerging, picked up the wine and poured himself another glass, then he looked back at the photo of Scott hanging on the wall, and slowly Slowly raise your glass,

"The one who laughs last is the winner, old sir."

North City Gate Control Center

"What's wrong?"

In the wide corridor, a soldier wearing a military cap handed a cigarette to another tall soldier next to him, and at the same time took one himself.

"Thinking about something,"

The tall soldier took the cigarette and held it in his mouth. He took out an electronic cigarette lighter, lit it for the soldier passing the cigarette next to him, and then lit it for himself.

As the swirling smoke slowly rose, he took off the cigarette butt and said, "Do you think this Mayor Linn will be different from the previous mayors?"

"These dog politicians all have the same virtue, what's the difference?"

The soldier in the military hat took a puff of cigarette, and with the smoke coming out of the corner of his mouth, he looked at the tall soldier with a smile, "What's wrong, you, a refugee in the southern neighborhood, have begun to understand the dog master of Saint Yilan?"

"Do you remember my brother?"

The tall soldier said slowly.

"Remember, working in the factory of Ives Space System,"

The soldier in the military cap held his cigarette in his mouth, paused for a moment, and looked up at the tall soldier with a slightly solemn expression. "What's wrong? Something happened?"

"fine,"

The tall soldier took a drag on his cigarette, "He recently changed his job and is at the city police station."

"OK,"

The soldier in the military cap took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile, "It's a good thing. Working for a gentleman is at least better than working for the Ivis Space System. If you die on the street, the gentleman will still get some compensation."

"What the hell are you doing?"

The tall soldier glared at the soldier in the military cap, "Can't you say something nice?"

"What the hell is there to say?"

The soldier in the military cap took off his cigarette and continued to smile, "Brothers, come to the city defense army, don't you just want to get a higher salary? If you die, you can get some pension, and your wife and children can still make a living at home. If you die in a factory or a mine, , that’s nothing.”

Then he put the cigarette back into his mouth and said, "Let's continue talking about your brother. What happened to him when he entered the city police station? He changed his clothes and sympathized with the old man?"

"no,"

The tall soldier shook his head, "He has met Mayor Linn. He said that Linn seems to be different from the previous mayors. Linn even went to the southern block of our hometown to conduct a free clinic one night."

"It's so normal for a politician grandpa to save face,"

The soldier in the military cap shook his head and said with a smile, "How old is your little brother? How many mayors have you met? With a smile on your face, you greet me as if you are a reborn parent? I have even received the mayor's invitation from my predecessor before. The long-haired expired bread, my first child died of diarrhea after eating that bread."

He took a deep breath, held the cigarette and waved his hand, and walked towards his original post, "Don't think too much about it, brother, I heard that the mercenary group of the consortium has already arrived outside. We can keep the city gates worthy of these clothes." And the monthly payment.”

The lingering smoke blurred the soldier's back, "I also watched your Mayor Lynn's speech. It was very good, and it was all the same. It sounded much better than the words of those bastards before, but who can't open their mouths?"

"If he is really as different as your brother said, he should stand on the high wall at this time and face the consortium's mecha cannon with us."

"Just make a wish!"

Listening to the words of his companions who were gradually moving away, the tall soldier smiled and cursed while holding a cigarette.

Then he lifted up the cigarette, took a puff, looked at the cold space in front of him, and exhaled a puff of smoke.

Beicheng Command Center South Gate

Soldiers with live ammunition stood in the guard box under the automatic defense cannon, staring at the road ahead in the silent night.

At the end of the road, a silver-and-blue old-fashioned car broke through the thick darkness, followed the dilapidated road, and slowly stopped in front of the closed gate.