From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Ask for help from the human empire of new hope???

This abrupt proposal made the atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly solemn.

Johnson and Campbell's senior officials looked at each other with surprise and doubt on their faces.

In sharp contrast, Rico, Ace, Tiz and others seemed quite calm, as if they had already anticipated this situation.

After all, in A New Hope, they had fought side by side with the clone troopers to resist the invasion of the Arachnid Zerg, establishing a fragile but firm alliance.

What's more, during their warp-speed voyage, their own ideas were subtly influenced by Leon, Maggie, and their "fellow investigators".

This made Rico and others gradually realize that the United Citizens Federation was no longer the militarized regime whose purpose was to ensure fairness and justice, but had become a puppet organization of the new aristocracy.

If the current Rico and others knew that in the original timeline of Starship Troopers, the Federation elected a star marshal who won the support of the people by singing, dancing and appearance.

Moreover, this interstellar marshal has been brainwashed by Arachi and turned into a complete "humanoid insect", so he must be very angry.

Some interstellar marshals, in order to gain support, actually used insects to slaughter the residents of Mars, and even prepared to detonate the entire Mars.

And if it weren't for the intervention of Atlas and the Human Empire, Marshal Dean, who was in front of Lyon and others, would have suffered heavy losses in the later war with Arach due to his poor command.

In the assault on Clandaff, Dean wasted and sacrificed 100,000 mobile infantry in just one hour, and underestimated the Zerg's orbital defense capabilities, causing serious damage to the expeditionary fleet.

The fact that these eccentrics can serve as interstellar marshals is enough to prove the corruption and decadence of the Federation, and that reason and morality have long been replaced by power and selfishness.

What's more, at this stage, there are investigators with psychic talents in the federal hierarchy who act as spies and undercover agents.

With their psychic potential, the "performance" skills required of an investigator, and the assistance of intelligent AI, they gradually infiltrated various important positions in the Federation.

Leon knew in his heart that the fact that Dean made an exception and gave him the rank of major, and promoted Maggie, Rico and others, was actually the result of secret manipulation by the intelligent AI and his colleagues in the investigation department.

Their goal was to stabilize the situation in this way, allowing Lyon and others to maintain control over the remnants of the expeditionary fleet in order to deal with the impending Zerg threat.

As for why the Arach Zerg sent a large fleet to Campbell at this critical juncture, Lyon believed that this was inseparable from the careful planning of the Investigation Department.

This is by no means accidental, but is the result of precise calculation of time and space to achieve the best strategic effect.

Mostly, everything is just right.

The federal top brass strongly demanded that they evacuate Campbell and reunite with the nearest 12th Fleet, apparently looking for an opportunity to take back military power.

If the Zerg fleet had not attacked, Lyon and his men would not have been able to find a suitable excuse or reason to refuse the deployment of the federal top leaders.

And in the absence of external threats, it would be difficult for Johnson and Campbell’s top executives to stand firmly behind them.

If they choose to "disobey orders" and refuse to carry out the transfer arrangements, the Federation can easily accuse them of treason and send the 12th Fleet to carry out the so-called "suppression of rebellion."

It is morally untenable and failure is inevitable.

However, with the intervention of the Zerg, everything seemed to become "natural".

If the federal top brass still maintains a tough attitude and orders Lyon and others to abandon Campbell and execute the evacuation order as scheduled, Johnson and Campbell's top brass will definitely not do it.

Now that the remnants of the expeditionary fleet are gone, what can Campbell use to fight the bugs?

Therefore, this is equivalent to having the strong support of a colonized planet behind Leon and others.

Moreover, the situation in public opinion and politics also reversed in an instant.

The party that is morally untenable is the federal top brass.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the conference room became increasingly tense.

Dean finally reacted and angrily asked Leon:

"Major Kennedy! Do you know what your words mean?! This is simply treason! Betrayal of the Union!

The Human Empire is our enemy, and you actually intend to seek help from them?!"

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Lyon retorted without anger:

“What’s more, the Human Empire and the Federation are both human forces.

During the fierce battle against the Zerg in A New Hope, we had a brief cooperation with the Empire's clone troopers.

The Empire could have simply retreated or abandoned the clones as biological weapons, but for our survival, the Empire chose to let the clone troops fight alongside us, which is how they successfully wiped out millions of bugs."

At this point, Leon suddenly changed the subject, pointed at the screen, looked directly into Dean's eyes, and asked the same question:

"And Marshal Dean! Campbell is now facing an invasion by the Zerg, yet you insist on asking us to abandon the residents here. What is your intention?!

And! During the battle of A New Hope, we accidentally learned that the Arach Zerg actually has a kind of worm that can parasitize the human brain and replace the original owner.

Did your brain get replaced by the bugs? Otherwise, why would you consider handing over two million compatriots to the Zerg! ! "

Bugs that parasitize the human brain? !

Johnson and Campbell's senior executives were once again shocked, obviously not expecting that there would be such creatures among the Arachi Zerg.

?

Rico, Tiz, Ace and the others were equally confused. They thought to themselves:

When did we learn about the existence of brain-parasitic bugs?

Although they were puzzled by this new information, they did not explain it or say anything.

"you!!!"

Dean, who was blamed by Leon, was furious. He pointed at Leon with his eyes wide open and could hardly speak.

"Marshal Dean!" Leon did not give the other party a chance to breathe. He mercilessly interrupted Dean's roar and continued:

"Whether you are a human or a bug, we will never give up Campbell! There is a saying in Chinese civilization: if you don't share the same ideals, you can't work together!"

After that, Lyon turned to Johnson and said firmly:

"Governor Hallhold, please rest assured that our expeditionary fleet is determined to protect humanity and Campbell until death.

At the same time, we will seek support from the human empire and work together to repel the incoming bugs! To protect the lives of two million people. "

The atmosphere in the conference room now is solemn and complicated, and everyone is watching this fierce confrontation silently.

Dean's face grew darker.

Although this elderly interstellar marshal was somewhat incompetent in decision-making, he had foreseen that Lyon might refuse the order before the video call.

After all, the fact that Lyon was able to "overthrow his superiors" and remove Honald Thompson from the rank of colonel was enough to show the utilitarianism and ambition deep in Lyon's heart.

However, Dean never expected that Leon was not only so determined, but even questioned his identity, asking whether he was still a member of the human race.

In Dean's opinion, the Federation's orders should be unquestionable, but Lyon's resistance is a challenge to its authority.

Is Leon a spy of the Human Empire? !

Infiltrating the Federation's expeditionary fleet just to seize military power at this moment? This doubt instantly grew in Dean's mind, making him even more angry.

However, there was a glimmer of relief in Johnson's eyes.

As the governor of the colony, who had also fought Tai Chi with the Federation countless times, he immediately realized that there was a problem with Lyon's position.

Especially the phrase "ask for help from the human empire", combined with Lyon's "overthrow of the superior with the inferior" and his refusal to carry out the federal transfer, made Johnson believe that Lyon might indeed be a hidden spy.

In other words, people like Ruige, Ace, Tiz, etc., who had little experience in officialdom and were in the "game", felt that what Leon said was reasonable.

Having worked with clone troopers before, they believed they should seek assistance from the human empire.

The life and death of compatriots comes first.

They don't care about political struggles, they just want to kill more bugs.

The Campbell executives around them were also wondering whether they could really hand over the decision of their own destiny to the Federation, or whether they should choose to save themselves.

Choosing to save oneself means having to break off relations with the Federation.

but.

Rather than facing the Federation's liquidation, the threat of the Zerg fleet is right in front of them.

Almost instantly, Campbell's top executives reached a tacit decision with Johnson through eye contact.

Then, Johnson stood up and looked at Dean, and said in the same firm tone:

"Marshal Dean, you have heard what Major Kennedy said, and we at Campbell are also prepared to provide them with supplies, so let's end today's conversation here."

"You guys."

As soon as Johnson finished speaking, Dean could no longer hold back and was ready to respond with even stronger words.

Unfortunately, before Dean could finish his words, the video call was unilaterally cut off by the secretary.

Calmness returned to the conference room in an instant.

The picture on the big screen also switched from the furious Dean to the approaching Zerg fleet.

Johnson looked at Lyon across from him and said:

“Major Kennedy, please also take command and provide tactical advice to help our Campbell get through this difficult time.

If Campbell can survive the insect swarm, we will provide him with free material support, but in terms of salary, we..."

"Let's focus on dealing with the bugs' initial attack first."

Lyon waved his hand gently, indicating that Johnson didn't need to think too much about it.

He knew that the most important task at the moment was to ensure everyone's safety, and other things could be left until the battle was over.

Then, Leon turned his gaze to Tiz who was sitting not far away and gave a decisive order:

“Flos, notify the fleet immediately and have them use the public frequency to send a distress message to the Human Empire of New Hope.

At the same time, he instructed the fleet to take off quickly and head to a position 2,000 kilometers above the ground to cooperate with Campbell's orbital defense system to resist the attack of the Zerg fleet.

After the fleet completed three rounds of salvos from the main guns, secondary guns and missiles, it quickly retreated to the low altitude of the capital city and stood by to provide fire support for our mobile infantry.

"Yes, Sergeant... er, Major!"

Tiz immediately realized his slip of the tongue, quickly corrected himself, then quickly stood up and left the meeting room.

And Leon sighed secretly in his heart.

He is obviously just an agent, but under the arrangement of the Investigation Department

Or to be more precise, under the arrangement of his "enemy" boss Ada Wang, he took on the role of commander-in-chief of a force of tens of thousands of people.

Lyon is not a regular military officer and has no experience in commanding large-scale operations.

In addition, as the commander-in-chief, one also needs to unite all departments, maintain morale, and think about how to deal with the shortage of materials and supplies.

Although Lyon speculated that the Arach Zerg's choice to attack Campbell was inseparable from the Investigation Department, every order he issued was related to the lives and safety of thousands of people.

So at this moment, he only looks quite calm, but he is actually under great pressure.

After completing this mission and successfully integrating the "Starship Fleet" universe numbered "14", Leon vowed that no matter what, he must have a good rest, give himself a long vacation, and completely get rid of this tense state.

Even if his superiors asked him to return to work, Leon would directly write an email to the Emperor, explaining his physical and mental exhaustion and asking other colleagues to replace him and carry out the mission.

If someone else did this, it would be somewhat irresponsible.

But Lyon’s holidays have been blocked and disrupted too many times, so his request is “reasonable and compliant”!

"Retreat back into the atmosphere?"

Hearing Lyon's arrangement, the chief of the capital police station was a little confused and said:

"Doesn't this mean that we have completely given up control of the orbit? In this way, won't we be attacked recklessly by plasma worms?"

"Using our current remnants to fight against the main force of the Zerg fleet is tantamount to seeking our own death." Lyon patiently explained:

“Rather than watching all our warships being destroyed in battle and completely losing control of orbit, we should take the initiative, preserve our forces, and shift our focus to ground combat.

As long as the human empire can provide assistance, with the strength of their fleet, they can easily eliminate all threats in front of them."

Then, Leon continued to instruct Maggie, Rui Ge, Ace and others:

“Please follow the emergency plan I prepared in advance and immediately disperse all mobile infantry to key locations in the capital city and build fortifications.

Let each unit use its only armored units as fixed artillery and machine gun points to enhance the firepower of the fortifications. "

"Yes, Major!"

After receiving instructions from Leon, Maggie and others acted quickly and left the meeting room as quickly as Tiz did.

At last.

Lyon glanced at the Campbell executives present and said to Johnson:

"Governor Hallhold, at this stage, I ask all of you Campbell militia, mercenaries, and police officers to requisition existing ships as soon as possible and evacuate the scattered residents and colonists to the capital city as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Johnson also looked at the senior executives and said loudly:

"You all heard what Major Kennedy said! Take action! Whether Campbell can survive this time depends on us!!"