vrcanaries Chapter 335 Torrent
Chapter 335 Torrent
The victory in this battle was almost a foregone conclusion. Under the overwhelming force of the Earth Alliance, the Star Ring Group was unable to mount any effective counterattack, and the entire Star Ring City was directly destroyed.
Like stirring up a hornet's nest, the moment Star Ring City completely derailed, tens of thousands of civilian spaceships rose from it, beginning their escape from the collapsing edifice.
"Stop firing and let them go!"
Luo Congmin immediately ordered all firepower units to cease fire. Most of these people were wealthy businessmen and political figures from the Earth Alliance. If something went wrong, the mess to clean up would be extremely troublesome.
She looked up at the Star Ring City, which was slowly drifting off course, and finally, her heart softened for a moment.
"In addition, send a landing force from CT48 Space City to transport the ordinary residents of Star Ring City out first."
Wealthy businessmen can leave, but ordinary people can't; they simply can't afford the exorbitant fees for using the spaceship.
Once war begins, these civilians, regardless of age, will become targets of massacre.
Do you remember that Children's Day, which started in the UN General Assembly era, was established because of a massacre?
Upon hearing this, Rediaz, who was directing the front lines, paused, then looked at Luo Congmin.
"You can never be as ruthless as your father."
If Luo Ji were in command here instead of Luo Congmin, he probably wouldn't hesitate at all.
Some necessary sacrifices are worthwhile compared to the goals to be achieved.
“That’s because you don’t understand my father.” Luo Congmin’s lips curled up.
“Compared to Wade, my father would take human nature into account when making plans.”
……
Inside the studio, Taylor looked at the screen full of comments and felt a chill run down her spine.
No, can someone explain to him right now what exactly is going on?
How did things suddenly turn into a fight?
The host reacted quickly, immediately instructing the director to enable selective viewing of the live stream comments. However, the number of viewers watching this live stream already accounted for one-third of the entire world's population, so the online criticism did not stop due to the restriction on live stream comments; on the contrary, it intensified.
"What's going on? Star Ring City has been bombed! Has the Earth Alliance gone mad? Are they going to wage war against the Group Alliance?"
"Hehe, Luo Congmin has been in power for so many years, she must have been blinded by power long ago. How can she tolerate others snoring beside her bed? She is eliminating dissidents."
"Exactly, I told you long ago that women shouldn't be in power. Version T0 lives up to her name. She hasn't accomplished much in all these years as president, just engaged in internal strife. Why didn't she step up during the Three-Body Crisis?"
"Um... upstairs, Luo Congmin wasn't even born during the Three-Body Crisis,"
"And during the two great international eras, she was always present during the Doomsday War, right?"
"Um... she was the Minister of Education back then, so she couldn't lead troops into battle."
"Ahem... During her years as president, she didn't launch any wars abroad. That's not in line with tradition. Back in the UN General Assembly era, apart from one president who never waged a war abroad, every other president in our country had to launch one. She's breaking the rules of the presidency."
Everyone:...
Opinions vary, but most people agree that Luo Congmin's actions were somewhat extreme.
Even if Star Ring Group's expansion over the years has indeed been ambitious, Earth Alliance shouldn't be at the point of turning against each other.
The initial purpose of the Group Alliance was to break free from the control of the Earth Alliance and split off the outer edge of the solar system to the Oort Cloud.
Previously, in order to protect the overall situation, the Earth Alliance had been tolerating their behavior, but today, it has finally erupted.
But the timing was wrong.
The Earth Alliance hasn't regained control over public opinion yet. Once war breaks out, the public opinion, dominated by the elite class, will lead the masses into an irreversible state.
Furthermore, the attack was launched without any prior notice, making the victory unfair. The mere fact that Luo Congmin was charged with launching a terrorist attack against the Star Ring Group under the guise of a military exercise is enough to condemn him to the pillory of history.
Now, Star Ring Group only needs to ignite a single spark to instantly set off a media frenzy.
A parade is about to take place in various places, and it is beginning to take shape.
How long will the evacuation operation take?
Luo Congmin checked the time on his watch.
"It will probably take another three hours."
Secretary-General Yu Tuan glanced at the message coming from the landing ship and estimated the approximate time.
"Because the incident happened suddenly, the fleet near Star Ring City was not prepared for the rescue operation, so the evacuation of the people may be hindered."
Luo Congmin shook his head.
"One hour. I'm only giving them one hour to evacuate. Also, have all the reporters ready so that we can start interviewing and reporting as soon as these people leave."
Upon hearing this, Yu Tuan broke out in a cold sweat. Luo Congmin was probably trying to control public opinion in the short term by relying on these people.
Let public opinion shift away from discussions about the Earth Alliance attack.
But that's not right either. The decision to attack Star Ring City was initiated by the Earth Federation. Saving ordinary people may seem benevolent from a political perspective, but from the people's perspective, isn't this just hypocrisy?
However, Yu Tuan did not intend to guess Luo Congmin's thoughts. The reason she was shocked was the underlying meaning behind the other party's words.
Luo Congmin did not intend to make a small-scale alliance with the group; he wanted to completely eradicate it and nationalize the external assets that were originally part of the local alliance.
"In one hour, launch the second wave of attack and carry out a saturation attack on all the auxiliary buildings around Star Ring City."
When Luo Congmin gave the order, Rediaz said nothing, which suited his wishes perfectly.
However, he felt that Luo Congmin's attempt to control public opinion was somewhat unnecessary.
As long as military power remains in the hands of the local coalition, what does it matter if public opinion is not on their side?
"What do you think our chances of winning this war are?" Rediaz lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth.
Luo Congmin thought for a moment.
"Twenty percent."
……
An hour is a short time, but once the order was issued, public opinion shifted.
People are no longer concerned about why the war suddenly started, but are more concerned about the evacuation of the masses.
Star Ring City consists of three main cities, which are connected back-to-back in a triangle.
The quantum strangulation device only damaged the main structure, but it's hard to say whether it caused any substantial harm to the three cities.
After all, no one would be foolish enough to think that the Earth Alliance's attack would stop there.
Outside Star Ring City, there are more than a dozen space cities of varying sizes, all of which are members of the Group Alliance.
After witnessing what happened to Star Ring City, everyone felt a sense of unease, and AiAA's communicator was almost blown up.
"AA, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and bring that thing out. Do you want to completely destroy the Group Alliance?"
"Luo Congmin is completely insane! She actually struck first. Isn't she afraid of being drowned in public criticism?"
Listening to the argument in the conference room, AiAA used her communicator access to mute all their microphones.
"I'd like to ask you all a question first,"
"Has any of you leaked information?"
The group's senior executives had their microphones muted and had to reply by typing.
"No."
The responses were surprisingly uniform.
"In that case, let's wait and see. Now is not the best time to make a move."
AiAA looked at the large screen, at the broken main body of Star Ring City and the densely packed fleet surrounding it.
These fleets were divided into two groups. One group consisted of wealthy merchants and political figures who had fled from Star Ring City. Their ships were quite magnificent, and the fleet flew out of Star Ring City in a chaotic manner.
The other group was the Earth Alliance's unified painted fleet. They went in the opposite direction from the fleeing fleets, heading into Star Ring City to pick up civilians who were unable to leave the city.
The two groups of people converged into two torrents flowing in completely opposite directions, creating a spectacular sight.