Chapter 20 Waiting for an agreement
The surrender of the Xipang people brought an end to the Eagle Kingdom's presidency war, and it also formed the exclamation mark of the entire history of the West Eagle Kingdom. In this war, the greed, ambition, resistance and sacrifice driven by the wrong path of Xipang and the stubborn struggle of the Eagle Kingdom, driven by the greed, ambition, resistance and sacrifice, the hope that gathers and the rise of wildfires, eventually formed the most colorful tone in this long scroll.
This war changed the entire Eagle Kingdom. This country was once immersed in the paralysis of the peaceful world, becoming more and more bloated, huge and rigid, so that it made people forget the appearance of the country's civilization when it was flourishing, and people forget the passionate blood that should not have cooled down in the old road to glory.
The advent of crisis, the cruel war before us, the humiliation of displacement, the list of those who are renovating every day, awakens some parts of the people's hearts. They finally decide to stand up to meet the enemy instead of retreating, and no longer fear any enemy who dares to threaten and invade their homes.
Tommy on Wutong Tree Street is a well-known craftsman. The mellow aroma of the bitter tea he made by himself has been praised by many magazines and media. This is one of the best drinks in the Star Circle of the Eagle Kingdom capital. Many people working nearby will come to his shop to order a cup during work breaks or after get off work. Tommy will chat with some of the old acquaintances for a while, listening to the people on the small table under the tree chatting or arguing about the situation of the cosmic war. He was once a second lieutenant serving in the Eagle Kingdom Space Force, but this was twenty years ago. Now he is old, but his blood is still not cold. Although he cannot reach the universe, he can still watch the various news on the front line of the Eagle Kingdom War under this sky.
Although Tommy is talkative, he is not to every guest. Some regular customers are unwilling to be disturbed, so he often just goes forward and puts drinks on and walks away with a smile.
For example, the woman who wears sunglasses almost every time she comes to the right corner of the shop. She has long hair and looks very good. Sometimes she wears formal and elegant clothes, such as a V-neck on her chest that reveals a touch of white and heart-warming dress. Sometimes she is just a simple T-shirt and jeans casually, but it has already formed a landscape in the shop.
Tommy knew that people who often chose to sit near the small window next to Wutong Street often had only one purpose.
As for why a woman didn't take off her sunglasses, Tommy felt that she should be a little star and didn't want to be disturbed. This is also the reason why he felt that she looked familiar from half of her face exposed. In this bustling neighborhood, movie stars and TV celebrities are common, but their popularity was before the war.
As the war comes, all TV shows and news related to entertainment have been compressed. Although entertainment has not disappeared, it sometimes becomes a sustenance for people to relax their souls in the face of high pressure. For example, "Friends" performed every Wednesday is a program that Tommy loves very much. But after all, the war in the universe is still a sword hanging high above everyone's head. Everyone knows that if the Allies fail, everyone's existing life will collapse with the world.
There were more people in the store, and a lot of chatting and discussion also entered Tommy's ears.
"The West Eagle War ended, and the Xipang people surrendered. Now our army has also opened the Ginia Star Gate Line. An unprecedented war is coming... This time, our Eagle Army will take the victory of the West Eagle War, but we must strive to be the first among the Allies! Let them know that with the more Eagle people, the Allies will have more powerful arms!"
"After the Western Eagle War, there are many powerful generals on our Eagle Kingdom. I believe that even in the battlefield of the universe, they will make achievements..."
Today is sunny, people are talking about positive and optimistic, but there are exceptions.
"The reliance of the Allied forces? The powerful generals are like clouds? If you say this to an expert, you may make people laugh to death!" On a table on the right, a man wearing glasses and a big belly said, "I have some data on my hand. I want to use the victory of the West Eagle War to compare the universe battlefield. To be honest, it is like a high school student, but he wants to be on par with a university doctor!"
"The Xipang surrendered to us, but it was not that we defeated all their military forces to force them to surrender. The Xipang still had the main force and still had the power to fight. We did not defeat their main force. I don't know that since that is the case, why are you all like we defeated them head-on, where does this blind pride and pride come from? The Xipang has depth, and even some military fields have to surpass us. Do you think we can really win if we continue to fight?"
"He is the commentator Rogge! That famous military commentator!" Someone recognized this person who poured cold water. He has always been known for his sarcastic tongue, but in newspapers, he often speaks alarmistly and criticizes the current military system of the Eagle Kingdom.
It is said that the backer behind him was a large family of the Round Table nobles who were severely deprived of power by the Queen during this war. He himself actively ran for parliament with their support, so he acted as if everyone was drunk and I was alone, as if he would not participate in politics and would not follow his plan, the Eagle Kingdom would not be able to get better!
"I am a teacher at the nearby Warship Academy. I think you are very incorrect," said a flat-headed man in the field of engineering. "And I have read your 'works', and I also think the view inside is very narrow... From the beginning of the war in the Eagle Kingdom, from the beginning of the battle loss ratio of the Xipang people, to the present 0:8 to 1, this is not the invincible Lin army! We are becoming stronger and stronger with obvious insights. Our growth is visible, not what you call it. It is the enemy that becomes weaker and can be erased in one sentence!"
Tommy knew that his small shop had attracted people from all walks of life with his own skills. Last week, senior members of Congress came here to taste the drinks, but they were all very low-key. Tommy only found out after reading the newspaper rumors.
Roger was called out of his identity, but he didn't care at all. He stared at the flat-headed instructor, his thick lips opened and closed quickly, and sent out his eloquent words, "Are you a teacher at the Battleship Academy? Oh, that's not surprising to your point of view! The so-called "becoming stronger" of our Eagle Army is just that the group of incumbent politicians and the Prime Minister's government changed their concepts to brainwash you! In the early days of the war, only 5% of the Eagle Country's GDP was used in the army, how did the Xipang people fight against the national military system? Why did our war loss ratio be lower? We
Sixty percent of the GDP were used for war! What is that? Our infrastructure and our country's development have slowed down and even stopped. We used the large reduction of bread that everyone could get in hand to support this war, from five to sixty percent, and in this way, we only became equal to the Xipang people... It was based on our own territory and geographical advantages! In this way, we have been weakening since the war, which has been called becoming stronger?"
"The investment in so much military expenditure is just about the amount of equipment manufactured, and it is used to overwhelm the Xipang people by its quantity. However, no major breakthrough has been made in technology. Even if there is one, it is just a reliance on the tinder technology or some low-end breakthroughs. Others have long been ahead of us for many years... We are simply out of reach for many core technologies of Xipang people! Now, taking advantage of the surrender and snatch these technologies, calling us "becoming stronger"?" Roger slurped in the gap in his lips, "Stop kidding!"
Roger's endless talk attracted the attention of everyone in Tommy's shop, and even the woman wearing sunglasses by the window looked at him.
Although Roger could not see the woman's appearance clearly, her sharp cheeks were just exposed under her big sunglasses, which made an old man like him want to knead and play with her slender waist, which encouraged the "experienced" Roger.
In his identity, he is rich and talented, and even has a backbone of secret power. In addition, his own courage has an amazing attraction and charm to women. Roger is surrounded by second-tier female stars who take the initiative to throw themselves into his arms and some Miaoli women who want to get his wings to climb to the top of society.
Roger was not afraid to make his remarks publicly on such occasions. The man in black who occupied a table behind him was a special bodyguard who specialized in protecting his safety and could instantly subdue several militants.
There is no way. Sometimes when you say too much, there will be a lot of trouble, but all the people who come to trouble him in public and secretly will end up miserably without exception. All this warns others that he is not an ordinary person!
A scholar-like man said proudly, "The army can't be piled up by just building equipment and national strength, but by making it! According to what you said, has erased the growth of our army's huge sacrifices in the iron-blooded war? Other people's technology cannot surpass it, and what we study is rags? Not to mention other things, stress shields, small modules and high-power engines of warships, are not advanced technologies that we advance to the universe? Some do rely on spark technology, but spark technology is mostly just a theoretical basis, and research, manufacturing and specific arguments are all completed by our own scientific researchers! Can these efforts be simply and roughly divided into "low-end that other countries disdain to study", which means they lag behind others for decades?"
"Aside from other things, let's talk about the record, the Susa people are strong enough, Manstein is strong enough, and he is one of the top ten famous generals of Susa, but so what? Faced with the Lin Army, he was still completely wiped out in the New South Star Domain! How much is the battle loss ratio of the Lin Army since the war? This is not just the same as the enemy, but a sharp lead or even crushing the enemy! Such a legion is growing, and this is also a typical example of our increasingly capable and good at fighting. You said that there are many Cacino people in the Lin Army. Yes, Cacino's GDP is not very good, and its military strength is even more tripartite. There is no government army in the strict sense. It was far inferior to our Eagle Kingdom before the war, but the Lin Army they joined was extremely powerful. What does this mean? Doesn't it mean that our army is getting stronger and stronger!"
Roger seemed to be as silenced as if he heard the biggest joke, and grinned, "What you mean by Lin is the army that can't abandon the elements of luck in every battle record? Forget it, do you know what the international professional scoring of an army is in? From the ingredients, military appearance, training intensity, combat awareness, logistics system... there are more than 100 standards in all the records, but none of them is luck!"
"That's true. Even the Eagle Kingdom itself dared not boast, and did not even submit this legion to the Allied Supreme Command to apply for the title of elite troops to obtain priority supplies during wartime. Only you civilians are tired of using these achievements!"
"The army that is only based on luck can be at most a mascot for it!" Roger spread his hands and shrugged, "By luck alone, you can fight the Susa Legion, the No. 1 in the universe? You ask Ryuma, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, whether he agrees or not, and dares to do this?"
Everyone around the audience was filled with righteous indignation. Roger really didn't believe it from the bottom of his heart, and even belittled the Eagle Kingdom army. Ironically, he was enjoying the stability that this army had earned with countless sacrifices.
Tommy, who was wiping the cup with a white cloth, put down the cloth and walked over and said, "Mr. Roger, my old Tommy was once a member of the Seventh Mobile Force of the Eagle Space Fleet. I have experienced wars personally and know one thing well. Luck belongs to the prepared side. Everything seems like a victory caused by luck, but it is really a lucky step by step. In fact, it is not necessarily that the blacksmith must be strong himself. It is like a ball game. If you are not strong, even if you see a gap, you will not be able to break the enemy's intercepted player and have the energy to run to the goal point!"
"The superficial ones think that it is luck, but only the strong ones themselves understand that luck is just their humble words!"
As soon as Old Tommy finished speaking, applause came from people around him. There was no such old veteran in a small shop. It was even more satisfying to hit Roger's face with a sentence.
Even the woman by the window clapped her slender hands gently with people.
Roger snorted and took out his money clip. He threw out his two fingers and twisted a few bills. The colorful bills flipped and fell to the ground, and said coldly, "People with simple minds often live happier. How could I, Roger, lose my identity and argue with you people. Old Tommy, it is said that your bitter tea is the best in the star circle and is extremely terrible! I think it's time to close the door too!"
As he stood up, the tall bodyguard behind him also stood up. People dared not speak out. Roger turned around and walked to the window toward the woman wearing sunglasses. He was actually extremely angry in his heart. Although he had lost face, fortunately there was still compensation. If such a beautiful woman got it and fought against her, the anger he was holding onto today would be enough to make up for it.
His big hand, which contained the spirit of the superior, gently stroked the woman's back, "I booked the best table at the Fanxing Restaurant in Space City tonight. Are you interested in enjoying the scenery?"
However, before Roger finished speaking, only when he just put the woman's shoulder, his expression suddenly stiffened, and the professional bodyguard from the Kerge Star Domain who was hired heavily behind him actually raised his hands consciously.
Roger saw red dots appear on his hands and body, and the same was true for the bodyguard behind him. It was the infrared aiming line of the sniper rifle. No hidden person was found in his field of vision, so these red dots were not for people in the dark to assist in aiming, but warned him that those who performed actions on this woman should not further infringe on them! Otherwise, what awaited them would be bombarded into pieces by bullets.
The armored vehicle Garan stopped on the street of Xiaodian Wutong. Above his head, the sound of propellers with a unique buzzing sound of armed rotorcraft.
The soldier with live ammunition rushed into the store. Before Roger could react, his hand was caught by two soldiers, and then he twisted and smashed it hard to the ground.
And the one who was subdued to the ground with him was the first-class expert behind him.
"What are you doing! You are illegally infringing on the human rights of citizens! I want to complain to you to the Military Commission!" After Roger saw the military uniforms of the soldiers clearly, he shouted to protest.
At this time, the woman in front of her took off her sunglasses.
The moment everyone in the store was stunned when they took off their sunglasses.
"It's Xia Ying..."
"Miss Xia Ying..."
Perhaps only a few people knew Rogge, who was alarmist in newspapers, but as the woman's toad adaptive sunglasses covered half of her face was removed, the face that everyone in the empire knew Qingmei appeared in front of everyone.
When he saw that he was holding Xia Ying just now, Roger, who was already screaming and struggling, completely lost his voice. He might be able to use his status to be unafraid of offending any actress, or even some female relatives of small and medium-sized nobles. However, the woman in front of him could not offend him.
A few months ago, she was named Knight by the Queen and was awarded the Royal Spurs Order. She also represented the Queen and acted as a liaison with several major commercial and industrial associations.
These associations are all like "Three-Body Star Trade", "Royal Engineers Association", "Eagle Kingdom Electronics and Electrical Association", and "Michael Society". These groups that can control the economy, scientific research, and industrial forces of the Eagle Kingdom, and are the pioneers in the wars of the Eagle Kingdom's economic, logistical support and technical impact on the Axis powers.
Xia Ying is the coordinator, representing the Queen to coordinate the joint combat of these groups.
Her safety is the most important thing!
Tommy was at a loss for a moment and could not describe the excitement in her heart. He had just felt half of her face familiar, but he didn't expect that the woman who often visited his shop was Miss Xia Ying!
This Rogge also wanted to tease the darling of the Great Eagle Empire today, and he was so lucky!
At the moment of this episode, the TV screen in the store suddenly interspersed with wartime news. This is not surprising. In the wartime stage, changes may occur every moment. People have become accustomed to the sudden interspersed with war situations on TV.
Just listening to the hustle and bustle of people in the houses outside the streets, this should be a big news!
With a short signal delay of less than a second, the face of the news anchor appeared on the screen in this store.
This anchor is the oldest host of the Coronal TV station and the best at controlling the situation. But now she can't hide her excitement. "The announcement of the Supreme Command of the Allied Forces on the Ginia battlefield... The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces has approved a series of internal personnel transfer orders. In the next battle, Marshal Longma transferred the command of the Allied Space Fleet to General Lin and General Lin Hai of the Eagle Kingdom. This most critical power transfer may become the most important decision to control the victory and loss in the future Allied Forces!... Lin Hai, the youngest general of the Eagle Kingdom, Pincaccino, and defeated Susa's famous general Manstein, played a major role in the decision of Xipang to give up resistance and choose to surrender. His resume deserves his reputation as the leader of the Allied Space Fleet! This is the pride of our Eagle Kingdom! General Lin Hai, we believe you, the people of the Eagle Kingdom support you, and you will bring victory and freedom!..."
In the shop, there were like a flood rushing, and there were like a real hit to everyone.
After a brief moment of confusion, people slapped the table! Among the generals of the Allied countries such as Kubu, Kaga, Mima, Galente, etc., who are also making great contributions, the Eagle General is now a general. What a glory and recognition? This is something that every Eagle native is proud of!
Everyone who hears this news is difficult to control himself, and he wishes to share the pride that arises in his heart with everyone around him! The soldiers punch hard, and this announcement has represented the status that the Eagle Kingdom soldiers have won in the Allied Army! Many people want to go to the front line, gather behind the Eagle Kingdom general, and become a soldier in his ship, galloping across the universe and rushing towards the Axis legion!
Xia Ying stared at Lin Hai's image on the screen in a daze. The host's female voice, rich in magnetic and proudly introduced the opportunity of his life, entered everyone's eardrums, and she suddenly felt a little dazed.
At that time, four years have passed since colliding with Lin Hai on the "Seagull".
Four years ago, I took action to protect my youth on that ship.
Four years later, this is already so famous.
At this time, Tommy looked at Xia Ying and asked, "Miss Xia Ying, I really can't believe that you have visited the shop all the time. I just forgive me for taking the liberty. Why do you just sit alone in this corner every time you come?"
Xia Ying looked at the boss, her eyelashes were rhythmic, and her eyes fell on the light screen again. She whispered, "Because I made an agreement with someone..."
"Um?"
"I mentioned it with someone, and asked him to drink your tea, look at the fallen leaves in the streets, wait for the lights to gradually rise, and watch the night sky..."
Chapter completed!