Spy Family

Lu Linbei participated in the war situation meeting of the Universal Rights Council for the first time as an observer.

This was a virtual meeting. The holographic images of the attendees appeared in the same meeting room. What surprised Lu Linbei was that he didn’t need to find another room to attend the meeting in his small office, which was just one or two meters away. Zhu Canchen and Ma Xianyou were immersed in work.

As the highest-level military meeting, no one seemed to particularly consider the issue of leaks.

There were seventeen people attending the meeting, with Lao Gao presiding in the middle and eight people sitting on each side. Lu Linbei sat at the end on the left hand side, diagonally opposite Professor Qiao and Li Fenghui, one with a gloomy face and the other with a kind face.

Lu Linbei was very surprised to see a familiar person opposite.

Tang Baoxin was a member of the Military Theory School and a conservative. He often went tit-for-tat with the radical Pei Xiaoan in debates. Later, Pei Xiaoan became a general with the help of his father-in-law, but he remained silent. Unexpectedly, he joined the Universal Power Yes, and it's located in the front, right on Lao Gao's right hand.

Tang Baoxin didn't seem to remember Lu Linbei and never looked over.

Lu Linbei turned off the sound and whispered to Ma Xianyou: "What position does Tang Baoxin hold?"

"Chief of General Staff of the Generalist Resistance."

"Did he change his name?" Lu Linbei once checked the list of high-level positions of the Universal Power Association and could not remember Tang Baoxin's name.

"Tang Guixin is one of his new names."

Lu Linbei smiled and said thank you and continued to observe the meeting.

As the president, Lao Gao looked very calm, said a few words briefly, and then asked relevant personnel to introduce the situation.

Tang Baoxin was the first to speak. Although he used a pseudonym in public information, his name remained the same in private. Lao Gao called him "Baoxin" and others called him "Chief of General Staff Tang" or "General Tang."

"It is now the third day of the battle. We have lost 41% of our drones and 25% of our ground machines. We have suffered more than 1,670 casualties, including the death toll. On the 518th, the enemy troops are advancing steadily, and the nearest front line from Yuandian City is only more than 360 kilometers away." Tang Baoxin paused for a moment, "The severe challenges our army faces include the following: First, The production speed of drones cannot keep up with the consumption speed. Although there is still 59% of the amount, it cannot last three days because when the drones are reduced to about 30%, it is basically impossible to cover the battlefield; Chapter 2 Second, the Council's satellite can accurately identify the authenticity of the drone. We speculate that there is a problem with the network. The flaw is not the appearance, but the chip inside; third, the loss of the ground machine does not seem to be much. But once the protection of the drone is lost, it will not be able to hold on for even an hour; fourth, it is logical that if we lose air supremacy, our soldiers will be completely exposed to enemy firepower. We estimate that if we want to keep Yuandian City, we will have to sacrifice a lot of people. The number will reach more than 100,000, which is all combat personnel.”

No one answered, and Lao Gao didn't express his position. Instead, he asked the next person to speak.

Li Feng returned to represent the Network Department and said: "General Tang is right. There must be a problem with the chip of the drone before it can be accurately identified by the satellite. We are fixing the loophole, and it will take... at least one day."

"One day? According to the current trend, we will lose 10% to 15% of our drones, leaving only more than 30%. We are only one step away from total collapse." Tang Baoxin Clearly dissatisfied.

Li Feng smiled bitterly and said: "I also want to plug the loopholes as soon as possible, but this kind of thing cannot be rushed. My people have not rested for more than thirty hours in a row. If they stay up any longer, work efficiency will decrease..."

Professor Qiao couldn't hold back and interjected: "The Universal Rights Association owns many cities, and Yuandian City is just one of them. I want to ask, what are other places doing? When can they join the war and share the pressure here?"

Tang Baoxin said: "Before the chip vulnerability is repaired, the more drones involved in the war, the greater the losses. I ordered the rebels in various places to strictly guard their positions. As long as they are not attacked, do not take the initiative. We need to conserve some of our strength."

"Once Yuandian City is lost, the Universal Power Association will be on the verge of death. What strength will it retain? All the elites of the resistance army are here. After the defeat, the local resistance forces will inevitably collapse, let alone be a match for the government forces." Professor Qiao was furious. , clenched his right hand into a fist and smashed it on the table several times. Since it was a virtual meeting, the sound was silent and there was no vibration transmission. "We can't wait any longer. This is a last-ditch battle, and the Universal Suffrage Council must use all its strength!"

Tang Bao ."

"There are nearly 200,000 people in Yuandian City, nearly half of whom are civilians. How can they be transferred?" Professor Qiao became even more angry. This was his normal state when arguing with others.

"So a plan is needed. The rebels can use the remaining strength to launch a counterattack and buy some time for the transfer."

"As long as a few drones slip through the net, or a few missiles break through the protective net, all the civilians in the transfer can be slaughtered!"

"Spread out and move, don't concentrate."

Professor Qiao looked at Gao Yongzhen, "Old Gao, is this also your plan?"

"I have no preset position and would like to hear everyone's opinions." Gao Yongzhen did not want to express his position too early.

The meeting entered a dispute stage. Unlike most meetings Lu Linbei had seen before, these people were more daring to speak and tell their true thoughts. Tang Baoxin and Professor Qiao each had supporters, and others proposed other plans, which made The debate intensified.

The Zhao Wangxing Independent Army once had a similar scene. After General Xie took sole power, the debate quickly disappeared. The advantage was that the efficiency was greatly improved, and the disadvantage was that there were almost no different opinions. Fortunately, General Xie was right more often, and their enemies It was just a small expeditionary force on Uranus, and occasional mistakes did not have fatal consequences.

The debate lasted for an hour and a half, interrupted by a sudden attack from the council, and the meeting ended hastily without any conclusion.

Lu Linbei was not invited to the command center, so he stayed in the Strategy Department and looked up Tang Baoxin's relevant information in internal materials.

The Tang family was a small family that had declined two generations ago. As of Tang Baoxin's generation, there was no future in the army. After retiring, he found a job as a sinecure in the Guangye Company, so he had plenty of time to participate in debates held by military theorists.

None of the information mentioned the specific reason why Tang Baoxin joined the Universal Power Association. Lu Linbei guessed that Pei Xiaoan's rapid rise in the military must have been one of the stimulating factors.

Pei Xiao'an was a standard radical in debates among the military theory school, but after actually commanding the army, he never showed his radical side. Everything went according to plan, and every war he participated in was fought fairly, no matter whether he won or lost. Therefore, he rose through the ranks and became one of the most important generals of Zhai Wangxing.

After Pan Luming was sentenced to death, Tang Baoxin announced that he would join the Universal Rights Association and was regarded as a traitor by the military theory faction.

Because of his military experience, Tang Baoxin quickly became the main general of the resistance army. He likes to use fake names and often changes them. Tang Guixin is the latest one and will never be the last.

Looking at the previous battles of the resistance army, Lu Linbei was surprised to find that Tang Baoxin was actually a general with a radical fighting style. He was especially good at surprise attacks and turned the tide of the battle at the last minute several times.

Tang Baoxin and Pei Xiao'an, old enemies, actually practiced each other's military theories. Lu Linbei both admired and found it a bit funny.

Ma Youxuan suddenly said: "Major Lu, Professor Qiao asks you to come over."

Lu Linbei stood up to take his daughter with him, and Ma Hesitant said: "Leave Xiaoxing here, I can take care of her, and I also want to ask for Major Lu's permission to let Xiaoxing enter the machine body and just do some simple movements." , no more than five minutes.”

"Three minutes." Lu Linbei felt that this was long enough.

"Okay." Ma Xianyou turned to Xiaoxing in the basket, "I like this body very much. I have lived in it for one year, three months and six days, so please cherish it too."

Xiaoxing couldn't understand what Ma Youyou was saying, but she understood what he meant. She danced and screamed with joy, and didn't even care when her father walked away.

"That's an intelligent robot, definitely not a wandering horse." Lu Linbei thought to himself. He could completely understand why the CEO and his wife did not recognize this "son" who looked better, and they were also interested in the changes in the programmer.

Professor Qiao did not go to the command center. His expression was still angry and stern, as if he had not yet walked out of the meeting. When he saw Lu Linbei coming, he said, "You didn't speak during the meeting."

"I was an observer and I came back not long ago. I am not familiar with the situation and have nothing to say."

"You are checking General Tang's information." Professor Qiao can understand all network activities of the External Liaison Department at any time through the server.

"right."

"Why are you interested in him?"

"Because I met General Tang a long time ago, when he was still a member of the military theory faction."

"The vast majority of members of the military theory faction support the council. Tang Baoxin is one of the few exceptions. He is also a 'strong general'. Although he does not directly command the battle as the chief of general staff, his fighting style is his It’s arranged, but unfortunately in the past six months, my courage seems to be getting weaker and weaker.”

"Maybe it's because the responsibilities are getting heavier."

Professor Qiao cast a stern glance and said, "You are not allowed to speak for him."

Lu Linbei smiled and nodded.

"You must have noticed that Lao Gao is inclined to support General Tang and is preparing to evacuate all the residents of Yuandian City. However, it is too late and too risky. The council is obviously adopting the tactic of releasing smoke rats and waiting for us to escape to the ground. Come on, so that we can catch them all."

"It's possible."

"There is only one solution, let the council withdraw its troops."

"It's really the best way, but it's difficult."

"You can do it."

"Me? Professor Qiao, are you kidding? I don't have the ability."

Professor Qiao never joked, and his expression was particularly serious at this time, "Recall your spaceship. As soon as it appears near the Zhaiwang Space Station, the Council will definitely withdraw its troops."

"Let's not talk about whether the council can 'inevitably' withdraw its troops. The biggest problem is that I can't contact the spacecraft. It is millions of kilometers away."

"I'll find a way for you to contact the spaceship. Just tell me whether you agree or not."

"Professor Qiao is my superior. Everything is decided by you. I will obey orders, but it is also my duty to report this news to the command center."

Professor Qiao rarely showed a smile, "I will write a report myself and submit it to the command center, just to see if they can read what I wrote."