Game within game: chess player

"This is a case briefing meeting. All the people in charge are here, including those from the military, diplomacy, high-end manufacturing, military coordination, and a military boss from above..."

"Just go in and sit quietly for a while. I don't need you to express any opinions. Just listen..."

"This briefing is top secret. The purpose is to discuss a response strategy. If you hadn't held it..."

"What are you holding? Third uncle!" Ye Fang asked with a deliberate smile.

"What are you holding? You know, don't pretend to be confused with me. In short, you have to keep a low profile. No one here knows our relationship, and everyone's identity information is kept confidential..."

"I know, I'm just a mute and just listen." Ye Fang made a move to sew his mouth shut, and Nan Yi next to him showed a rare knowing smile.

Ye Youxin knew that it would be enough to just point to Ye Fang. As he spoke, the three of them walked into the conference room on the basement floor. The door outside the conference room was locked as soon as they entered.

All signals are blocked here except the air.

The conference room was very large. An oval conference table was placed in the center of the conference room. To Ye Fang's surprise, there was no light in the entire conference room. The only luminous object was the conference table in the middle, which glowed with a faint fluorescent color. If the participants sitting around were not close to the conference table, they could only vaguely see a group of shadows. Ye Fang knew that this might be the need for confidentiality.

The identities of all participants are kept secret, and it is difficult to see clearly what they look like. The only thing that can be seen is the number plates on the conference table.

When Ye Youxin, Ye Fang and Nan Yi appeared at the conference venue, they immediately attracted everyone's attention. Although he did not see the expressions of those in front of the conference table, it was obvious that Ye Fang felt that Shudao was not too friendly. The eyes were projected towards him.

"You and Nan Yi sit in No. 10 and No. 11." Ye Youxin whispered to Ye Fang.

Ye Fang saw that there were only eleven seats in the entire conference table. After Ye Youxin finished speaking, he walked straight to his seat No. 2. Ye Fang and Nan sat directly in seats No. 11 and No. 10.

I don’t know if Ye Youxin arranged this intentionally. No. 10 on the left is Nan Yi, then No. 11 Ye Fang, and No. 1 is on the right of Ye Fang, which is currently vacant.

Ye Youxin was sitting in the No. 2 seat opposite Ye Fang. Not long after Ye Fang sat down, a figure came over from not far away and sat in the No. 1 seat.

Ye Fang used the corner of his eye to see clearly the man sitting in position No. 1. He was an old man who looked to be about sixty years old. He was not angry and had a serious face, and his whole body naturally exuded a kind of military killing. The spirit of cutting.

Although Ye Fang had never seen this person before, he could tell from his temperament that he was a senior cadre. As for his rank, Ye Fang couldn't guess.

"Let's get started." Old Man No. 1 said calmly.

At this time, Ye Fang understood why he felt so many unfriendly eyes as soon as he entered the conference room. It was probably because he and Nan Yi were waiting for this meeting, and the meeting could not start until everyone was gone.

As soon as the old man finished speaking, a man sitting in seat 6 suddenly spoke, "I would like to introduce to you the leaders how the incident occurred and the progress of the relevant events so far..."

No. 6 should have been an eyewitness to the entire incident, and through his introduction, the entire incident was restored. Narrating the entire incident as a witness was enough to make the participants filled with indignation. The American hegemony of the new era was fully reflected in this incident.

"At about 9:33 a.m., the US plane entered Chinese airspace without China's permission and landed at Lingshui Airport on the island at 9:33 a.m. The crew of 24 people are now properly accommodated. The above is my report. "After No. 6 finished speaking, his mood could not be calm for a long time. In the silent conference room, everyone's chests could be heard rising and falling with anger.

"How is the search and rescue going?" Old Man No. 1 continued to ask.

"We have organized more than a thousand ships of various types to participate in search and rescue, dispatched hundreds of aircraft, the search and rescue area has reached 10 square kilometers, and nearly 3 people have participated in the rescue, but so far there are still no clues." Sitting at [-] The man in position No. [-] reports.

"Continue search and rescue and seize the golden 72 hours to save people. Even if there is no news after 72 hours, we will continue to maintain the frequency of search and rescue and do not miss any chance of survival. We cannot let the hero disappear silently." No. 1 said loudly.

"What's the attitude of the United States?" asked No. 1.

"The U.S. side has not responded at the moment. Our foreign affairs spokesperson solemnly stated its position when talking about this incident at a regular press conference. The responsibility for this incident lies entirely with the U.S. side. We have made solemn representations and protests to the U.S. side on this matter. Regarding the losses caused by the United States to China, China reserves the right to make further representations."

No. 1 snorted coldly and remained silent. I don't know whether he was dissatisfied with the indifferent protest from the foreign affairs department, or was angry because there was no response from the US side.

"Let's all talk about the response strategies. This meeting is a closed-door meeting. Everyone can speak freely. After that, we will sort out specific opinions and submit them to the relevant departments for decision." Ye Youxin said.

As Ye Youxin finished these words, there was a brief silence in the entire meeting.

"Let me say it first. As a comrade, I advocate severe punishment of the murderer. The family must be given an explanation, whether it is spiritual or financial. In short, he cannot just sacrifice for no reason." Zhao Yu, No. 6, was the first A statement.

Regarding this statement, Ye Fang believes that it represents the voice of the vast majority of officers and soldiers. Even Ye Fang advocated severe punishment of the murderer. At least the pilot of the reconnaissance plane should be punished. As for the others, it would be decided based on the specific situation.

"It is easy to punish the murderer, but we must comprehensively consider the consequences of doing so. The U.S. aircraft carrier battle group is currently in the open sea. If it is handled carelessly, it is very likely to trigger a war between my country and the United States. This is not conducive to the creation of our country. A good external development environment.”

"This involves the dignity of a country. We were not afraid of the Yankees 50 years ago. We are still not afraid of them 50 years later. The worst we can do is fight them again."

"How to fight a fight? Our country's current military strength is not enough to challenge the United States. We have no sea control or air control. The only thing we rely on is nuclear weapons. But the problem is that we really dare to use nuclear weapons. Once the time comes to use them, When nuclear weapons are used to resolve disputes, it will probably be the end of the world."

"Do you mean to give up like this? The dignity of the country is supreme. We serve as soldiers to uphold justice, oppose hegemony, and oppose aggression. If the Americans bully us at our doorstep, how can we still be timid? ?!”

"The significance of the existence of a country's military is definitely not just to vent private anger and use weapons in vain. The significance of the existence of the military is to protect the country and the people. We cannot rashly start a war for one person. Once the war breaks out, it will be a major event for thousands of people. Now we must work hard to make use of it. Diplomacy should strive to resolve disputes, not just use it as an excuse to provoke war! Now we have almost no chance of winning in a confrontation with the US military!"

"Sixty years ago, we relied on millet and rifles to drive away Japan. Today, 60 years later, we are still confident in defeating the Americans!"

"This is not a war that can be measured at all. If the war ends, the 30 years of stable development in our country will be gone, and countless people will be displaced. Is this a situation that you want to see? "

"War is the most important weapon of the country. Do not wield the big stick of war lightly!"

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Ye Fang quietly watched the quarrels at the conference table. They could be roughly divided into two camps. One was for the army to take the lead in the war, and the other was for diplomacy and national conditions experts who advocated not to use weapons rashly. The participants in the meeting knew very well that the opinions presented in today's meeting were to be presented to senior leaders for review. As for whether to go to war directly for the dignity of the country, or to resolve diplomatically for the development of the country, these are not what these people in front of them can decide, but At this time, it gives everyone an outlet to vent.

Nan Yi whispered to Ye Fang, "It seems that it is not your style if you don't speak at this meeting."

"What I said was to bully them. The asymmetry of information has determined the level of the pattern and vision." Ye Fang said nonchalantly.

No. 1, who had been looking at the conference table and speaking without saying anything, seemed to hear Ye Fang's "wild talk" and suddenly turned his head and said to Ye Fang, "Let me see how big your structure is. Tell me."

As soon as Old Man No. 1 finished speaking, all the numbers in front of the conference table immediately fell silent, and everyone looked at Ye Fang, who was sitting in No. 11.

Even without looking at Ye Youxin, Ye Fang could guess that Ye Youxin's face must be scolding him for not knowing the importance of it. Ye Fang glared at Nan Yi, and Nan Yi spread his hands with an indifferent expression. Looks playful and cute.

Ye Fang glanced back at No. 1 next to him and was about to speak when he heard an unnatural cough coming from Ye Youxin opposite him. Everyone could tell that Ye Youxin asked Ye Fang to be careful in his reply.

At this time, Old Man No. 1 said directly, "What do you mean by coughing? I don't care what the relationship between you two is. Don't make trouble, let him talk!"

Ye Youxin was not angry when Old Man No. 1 scolded him in person. He just looked at Ye Fang with a "self-righteous" look, regardless of whether Ye Fang could see it or not.

"If I were a soldier and saw my comrades sacrificed in front of me like this, I could not wait to go up with a gun and attack the Yankees. No matter how many things there are, I should say this first, otherwise I will be sorry for myself. This military uniform and the original oath to protect the family and the country! I understand this as a personal small righteousness. The small righteousness is currently talking about comradeship and brotherhood, which is irreproachable and understandable. Anyone who switches positions must be the same. "

At this point, Ye Fang turned to look at the position where No. 6 Zhao Yu was standing, and then continued, "After talking about personal righteousness, let's look back at the righteousness of the country and the nation. Putting aside personal honor and disgrace and national dignity, I Let’s talk about our views on this incident from another angle. Why did the United States do this? Don’t they know the serious consequences of such a provocation? Obviously, they do. They know that it is very easy to stir up our national emotions and then Starting a war, why would you do it now that you know it? Have you ever thought about it?"

"Do they want us to initiate a war? Should we take the responsibility for provoking a war?" someone said.

"Yes! This is what the United States thinks. They want to launch a war, but they want us to take the responsibility for provoking the war. Now there is another question, why do they want to launch a war against us? Have you ever thought about it? In terms of national strength, we still have Far from threatening Lao America’s global hegemony? Why does Lao America want to fight this war?” Ye Fang continued to ask.

Everyone here couldn't help but look at each other. Many people had not thought about this issue seriously. Ye Fang also suddenly figured it out after receiving Putin's call.

"That is that the United States has foreseen that we will threaten their global dominance in the future, because our country's development speed in the past 30 years has made the United States uneasy. The United States just wants to nip our development in the bud. This This is the real reason why the United States initiated this incident! So this time is not an accident, but a long-planned layout. It is a replica of the disintegration of the former Soviet Union planned by the United States! Once we initiate a war, we will really fall into their trap. We're in a well-designed trap!"

Ye Fang's powerful words immediately plunged the entire conference room into silence, including No. 2 Ye Youxin and, of course, Old Man No. 1.

Everyone was thoughtful and thinking carefully about Ye Fang's words. Now everyone is considering this matter from the standpoint of their own country and nationalism, and not from the perspective of the United States. One-sided exaggeration of the US threat, while ignoring the true intentions of the US.

"If the above inference is true, then what I have to do now is not to jump into the trap designed by the other party. They say that we Chinese are good at Tai Chi and are good at using softness to overcome hardness. We might as well use hardness to overcome softness this time and have a tough attitude. Some, tougher, not only to clarify our position, but also to express our dissatisfaction, and at the same time to seek the rights and interests our heroes deserve!" After Ye Fang finished speaking, he carefully watched the reactions of other personnel.

"How can you be so sure that the United States will not take the lead because of our toughness? What if they take the lead? Shouldn't we be prepared?" Someone suddenly asked, which was also a question in the minds of many people attending the meeting. .

Ye Fang smiled and said, "The United States has a very guilty conscience about this matter. They will not do the same thing again and again, otherwise they will not be able to face international and domestic public opinion, so we can beat him hard and let them know that the Chinese Not to be trifled with!”