Chapter 242 Is the county magistrate of Goose City also a bandit? Maluo’s life is also a life!
The scale of the expeditionary force that V sent out this time to quell the rebellion was actually not that large.

At least compared to the 004 Space Expeditionary Force that Leon is currently forming, it is nothing compared to its size.

However, although the size of this expeditionary force is not large, it does not mean that the importance of this counterinsurgency mission is not high.

This war, including a series of appeasement measures, will put V's political height to the test.

War is always the continuation of politics.

War is just a means, not an end.

V decided to lead the battle personally this time, not just to intimidate the villains in the 003 "Edge of Tomorrow" universe.

It is also to investigate and understand the rebellion and make appropriate decisions.

Therefore, before V officially set out, he had automatically entrusted most of the affairs of the 003 universe solar system to AI Europa.

If an emergency occurs in the 003 solar system, AI Europa will first notify Leon at the headquarters of the Wanjie Base, and then send a timely warning to V through the superluminal equipment.

Although the rebels in the Universal Trade Circle that need to be conquered and attacked this time have a low level of civilization and their fleet strength is relatively backward.

But no matter what, the other party is a serious space civilization, and it is quite necessary to give them due combat respect.

At this moment, inside the command cabin of the Infinity-class flagship.

"Reporting to the Governor, our ground forces have completed the boarding procedures. It is estimated that the entire fleet will be able to make a space jump in 40 minutes."

"In addition, the investigators who have already rushed to the rebel planet have sent back the latest intelligence information. The specific content has been sent to you."

"Finally, other civilizations in the world's giant corporate trade circle also expressed their willingness to send troops to help us encircle and suppress the rebel civilization."

"So the situation for this counterinsurgency operation is quite favorable for us!"

"..."

A civilian officer presented his own holographic image in front of the center console and quickly and clearly conveyed the key information to Governor V.

Primaris V, wearing power armor, remained silent throughout the entire process, staring at the real-time information and data on the screen without saying a word.

After the officer finished his report, he nodded and said:
"Okay, I understand. If there is any emergency, report to me immediately."

"Yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the officer dissipated the holographic imaging and continued to work on his task at hand.

In order to maintain high efficiency as much as possible during conversations and communications, the staff in the entire command cabin will only use a few words to explain things and situations clearly.

V glanced at the employees below, then raised his hand to open the holographic screen on the center console and checked the intelligence and data summary sent by the front-line investigators.

Immediately, a three-dimensional thumbnail image appeared in front of V. This image, which was a complete proportional reproduction of the planet where the rebels were located, clearly showed the enemy's environment.

Unlike what V had imagined, this planet was not prosperous. A large number of factory areas had made the land on the planet extremely dry, causing serious desertification.

Steel cities have made the entire planet extremely cramped, and the dirty waste discharged from the factories has polluted the planet's environment extremely badly.

It is obvious that the civilized species here have pushed their home planet to the brink of collapse and destruction due to their unrestrained squandering and wanton exploitation of resources.

Combined with the truth found out by the investigators, V finally had a comprehensive understanding of this rebellion!
The civilization that rebelled this time was called "Latuwu". A power seizure occurred among the upper echelons of the civilization. This was just a necessary step in the normal transition of power.

no big deal.

But the bad thing is that the powerful and senior officials of one of the parties actually instigated the lower-level people to crush their competitors together.

But when it was time to sit down and divide the fruits, those powerful high-ranking officials wanted to go back on their word, which angered the lower-level people who worked for them.

Since you won’t give it to us, we’ll take it ourselves!
In this way, this group of angry lower-class people simply launched a rebellion, went to Liangshan, seized the throne, and also robbed the "birthday gift" on the world's trade line.

As for those high-ranking dignitaries who did not keep their word, they were treated to a set of Nine Clans Candy Crush Saga, and only a very small number of the dignitaries escaped on the airship.

So, the first thing the lackey did after being bullied was to ask for help and reinforcements from his big brother.

The entire process of the rebellion is simple, but it is also complicated, because this matter involves more than just the Latu civilization.

And other members of the world trade circle!
No matter who V points his gun at, it would be a bit unreasonable.

If you help the high-ranking officials in Latu, then the lower-class people will have something to say.

Damn it, we risked our lives to help you kill your competitors and overthrow the rule of the previous tyrant.

Isn't it just to find a way to move up the ladder and give yourself a fairly good class status?

In the end, not only did you not give it to us, you even asked the neighbor, Mr. Wang, to beat us up together. Do you have any shame? !
If you have the ability, you must kill all the lower-class people of the entire Latu civilization, otherwise this matter will never be over.

Seeing this situation, the lower classes of other civilizations may become panicked, worrying that something like this will happen to them.

No one can predict what kind of chaos will happen at that time.

But if it was the lower-level rebels who helped Ratu, then the powerful and high-ranking officials would also have something to say.

Wow!
As a big brother, you don't stand up for your little brother who got beaten, but you actually help him instead!

Aren’t we here to suppress bandits? How come you are in cahoots with the bandits? It turns out that the county magistrate of Goose City is also a bandit!
Okay, since you, the big brother, can't treat everyone fairly, then we will all do business secretly in another trade circle behind your back and won't play with you anymore.

Although the global giant can forcibly suppress the dissatisfaction of these trade circle members with its strength, doing so will inevitably increase Leon's ruling costs.

The good operation of a giant enterprise is essentially about calculating carefully how to plan and utilize relationships with trading partners, live a good life behind closed doors, and making money is the serious matter.

If he offends all the members of the global giant's business circle, V's career as governor will basically be over, and he will at most be a top-notch general in the future.

But you cannot become the commander-in-chief who rules an interstellar space.

The length of a person's political life depends on his political awareness. Those who are short-sighted are not qualified to be leaders.

'No wonder these rebels would rather rob the giant company's supplies and risk being wiped out by the giant company's army than rebel. It seems they really can't survive.'

V thought to himself that since Latu's rebels had this reason, he might as well try to persuade them to surrender and give them a chance to start over.

For example, under the leadership of giant enterprises, the power circle is redivided, and the lower-level people are arranged to go to other planets as laborers to mine and collect resources for the giant enterprises.

Although I don't want to become rich and powerful, it's much better than tying my head to a belt and being a rebel who is in danger of losing my job at any time.

If these rebels don't agree, it won't be too late to force them into the matrix and drain all their electricity.

V is not an unreasonable and reckless warrior. Sometimes it is understandable that he does some evil things, but if he does too many immoral things, he will get his comeuppance sooner or later.

The theme of this rebellion is essentially the game between the lower class and the powerful. Both sides are watching which side the global giant, as the referee, will stand on.

In order to gain the best possible insight into the overall situation and not be blinded by a single detail, V decided to personally lead an expedition to the planet Latuwu to take a look.

In fact, V already had a rough plan in mind for how to deal with this rebellion.

Or use the boss Li Ang's favorite and most commonly used tactics, killing a group of people, supporting a group of people, and suppressing a group of people.

It is easy to understand why a group of people were killed. The leader of the rebels was captured and beheaded, and used as an example to tell everyone that this is the consequence of betraying a global giant.

It is easy to understand that supporting a group of people will keep the status of the remaining powerful and senior officials unchanged, but new members will join the senior circle.

Who this new member will be depends on whether there are people in the rebel army who know how to adapt to the changing times. Whoever surrenders first will take power first.

And the most brutal killer move is yet to come.

The purpose of suppressing a group of people is to promote the rebels who are close to the giant companies, and to continue suppressing them stubbornly in order to disintegrate the tight structure of the rebels from within.

All the brotherhood of the Liangshan heroes is nothing compared to the delicious organization.

If the leader who had previously been passionate and indignant and said that he would lead his brothers to a life of luxury was suddenly ordered to become a dog of a global giant, the remaining rebel members would only follow suit.

Or continue to resist.

But no matter what choice is made, the internal organization of this rebel army will surely fall apart and completely collapse and be annihilated.

As for the rest, everything will be fine and it’s not V’s turn to worry about it.

The rebels who were appeased would definitely not be any lenient towards their own people any more than the previous powerful and influential officials.

The goal of a dragon slayer is to become the "dragon". If he doesn't want to be replaced by another dragon slayer, he'd better not reveal any flaws.

The final destination of the dragon is to be replaced by a new dragon slayer. This law applies to all universes, including the Latu civilization of the 003 universe.

The powerful and high-ranking officials are always products that can be continuously consumed and replaced. After all, they also came from the bottom.

Unless you are like Le Ang, who becomes the person who makes rules and regulations, and lets everyone compete with each other within the rules of the game that you set, it is a meaningless waste of energy.

"Just do it."

V nodded slightly, thinking to himself.

During the years of working with his boss Li Ang, he has basically become familiar with most of Li Ang's work style and methods, and has also learned some things that are difficult for others to understand.

The dealer who makes the rules is always the winner.

As the creator of the laws of the universe, the Universal Corporation has only one purpose once it takes action personally, which is -

Pull back the out-of-control and deviated balance, return the situation to the balance line, and maintain the normal natural cycle.

We must let the powerful and wealthy know that the kindness of a gentleman will be cut off after five generations. They should just be honest and stop overfishing and draining their own grassroots resources.

Or they will be crushed by the angry lower class, and their share of the power pie will be divided up and rewarded to new winners.

Not convinced? Then what were you doing earlier?
When they were almost slaughtered, they got anxious and ran over to ask for help?!

After V's series of attacks, he not only reminded other powerful members of the trade circle, but also made a statement to the bottom of the civilization.

Look carefully, the world's giant companies only welcome winners to join the trading circle!
A civilization that cannot even control its own lower class members does not deserve to be in this position and should go wherever it wants.

As for the muscular and strong guys at the bottom, just try your best to smash the old guys above. If you win, you will be rewarded and become a powerful person. If you lose, you can enter the matrix to generate electricity and start over.

All in all, it was worth living this life.

As for the remaining high-ranking dignitaries who are watching the show from the sidelines, we are still close partners. As long as you are strong enough and can suppress the unruly people below, let's work together to make money.

The strong will always be strong, and the doors of the world's giant companies will always be open to capable and powerful civilized allies!
After deciding on the next course of action, V immediately asked people to prepare the documents for the imperial edict and the battle plan.

If peace talks don't work, then we'll drop some bombs first to open the eyes of the Latu rebels and show them what a divine force descending from the sky is like.

It just so happened that a new batch of Astartes Chapter members were about to arrive, and V could use this counter-insurgency operation to train them.

After confirming that there were no mistakes in the released plan and deployment, V waved his hand to dissipate the holographic thumbnail of the planet Latuwu, and prepared to take another look at the size of the expeditionary force. "Report to the Governor!"

At this moment, a staff member popped up a holographic screen to remind him: [The air formation carrying new members of the Iron Hands Legion has all arrived at the hangar of this fleet. ]

"Very good, let them rest first and prepare for the battle."

【Yes! 】

After he finished speaking, V no longer focused on fleet operations, but instead focused on preparations after the rebellion was quelled.

……

……

The Tianyuan tetrahedral star system.

The Tianyuan Four Star System, located in the core colonial area of ​​the UNSC, can be considered a fertile area for human colonies.

The star Eta Pallas here is almost identical to the stars in the solar system, whether in size, mass, or the planets in the orbital area.

Most of the Earth-like planets orbiting Enceladus are new homes that are very suitable for human habitation.

Almost all of the terrestrial planets in the third to sixth orbits of Apollo 4 have been transformed and colonized by the UNSC.

Reach, located in the third orbit, is a populous commercial and industrial star with a diameter of 14,000 kilometers. It is also one of the core colonies of the UNSC!

The terrestrial planets in the fifth and sixth orbits are famous resorts and university towns, where the richest and most powerful people in the human world come to rest.

Any regime has its own core jurisdiction area. Tianyuan 10, which is only light-years away from the solar system, can be called "the root of the imperial city under the feet of the emperor."

Therefore, although it is also an extraterrestrial colony planet, the residents of Harvest, which is dozens of light years away, have to work hard on farming all day to provide fresh food for the people on Reach.

But it must be said that Reach is indeed a shining pearl among the four star systems of Tianyuan.

This planet, which has a strong aurora natural phenomenon, looks like it is wearing a dazzling green halo when viewed from a distance.

Coupled with the blue ocean and lush land, its beauty is no less than that of Pandora.

When UEG first landed on Reach, it took less than 30 years to transform it into a Feng Shui treasure land suitable for free human habitation.

After more than two hundred years, the population of Reach has rapidly expanded from the initial tens of thousands to nearly 800 million!

If we include other colony planets in Tianyuan IV, the total population here has already reached 20 billion, making it the second largest colony area after the solar system.

In addition to its extremely high appearance value, the large amount of titanium ore resources on Reach also makes the planet an important military stronghold and naval headquarters of the UNSC.

Titanium ore resources are a material that is very suitable for shipbuilding and for creating hull armor. The alloy deck created with this material can make the warship very strong.

It is precisely because of this that the UNSC has deployed a powerful firepower system on Reach.

In Reach's low-Earth orbit alone, there is a movable defense array consisting of 20 orbital electromagnetic cannons, which can carry out artillery strikes no matter where the enemy attacks from.

In addition, there is a shipyard on the orbital space station near the equator of Reach that is large enough to accommodate a fleet of hundreds of aircraft carriers.

Every day, dozens of aircraft carrier-class warships receive routine repairs and maintenance here by the logistics department.

If we talk about the most impressive warship and aircraft carrier of the current UNSC, it must be the Carthage supercarrier.

This Carthage super aircraft carrier named "Trafalgar" is four kilometers long and eight hundred meters high. Its size is only slightly smaller than that of the Infinity.

Before the UNSC exhausted all its resources to build the Infinity, this Carthage-class battleship was the ace flagship of the UNSC Navy and a proud creation of mankind in the Halo universe.

However, even with such a powerful defense system, the expeditionary force of the Universal Corporation still drove the ships to the vicinity of Reach's low-Earth orbit.

Thanks to the advanced optical camouflage materials provided by the Science Hub, the RCS-class armored cruiser that Reed and Jack are on is now anchored above a remote area of ​​Reach.

With the satellite detection equipment of UNSC and ONI, it is not so easy to find their traces for the time being.

In addition, a few days ago, the engineering department of this expeditionary force built a small front-line base in the primeval forest in the area.

Used to facilitate investigators and special forces.

At this moment, after days of investigation and planning, Li De and others have already locked down the location of the target person and the time of the next action.

……

New Alexandria!

This capital city of Reach, with a population of over ten million, is dotted with skyscrapers over four hundred meters high, sky gardens, shopping malls, and orbital elevators towering into the sky.

In an experimental center somewhere in the city center, the facilities that should have been well-organized have now become extremely chaotic, with screams audible from time to time.

Because just recently, an explosion occurred in the experimental center, and the research base was attacked by unknown forces!
It is obvious that the mastermind behind this action was the Astartes warriors led by Li De.

At this moment, Reed was covering the retreat of Jack and other soldiers. They had successfully captured Dr. Halsey and a large number of Spartan warrior experimenters.

Jack Wells was responsible for leading the men away, while Reed was responsible for covering their retreat and delaying ONI's reinforcements.

Here, more than a dozen explosion-proof vehicles carrying special forces have arrived at the experimental center, but before all their soldiers can get off the vehicle, a heavy laser cannon sniper shot blew up one of the vehicles.

boom--! !

Accompanied by a loud noise, the ONI special forces soldiers below instantly became frightened and looked for cover to hide.

Obviously, faced with an enemy attack of unknown origin, they did not dare to rush in to rescue people for the time being.

"The enemy has laser cannons, take cover! Everyone, take cover!"

Following the order from the ONI commander, all the special forces soldiers retreated to under the explosion-proof vehicle, and started looking for new assault routes, trying to enter from the back.

But the Astartes warriors, who had been well prepared, had already understood the layout of the area very clearly, and they had deployed combat personnel at various excellent sniper points.

The deadly and dense crossfire made the ONI special forces soldiers below dare not easily get involved.

boom--!
Bang! !

Several more roars were heard, and the special forces soldiers who had just tried to get around were blasted into blood clots by the laser cannon, leaving only a mass of rotten flesh emitting hot white steam.

Seeing such a horrifying situation, ONI's special operations commander immediately realized that this was a premeditated kidnapping case, and the unknown forces inside were planning to kidnap their scientists!
After all, the other side was only blocking them from approaching the scientific research base from the beginning to the end, and did not actively shoot innocent citizens or soldiers standing outside the cordon.

Unless they come closer on their own initiative, the enemy's laser cannon will hit them!

"Could it be the core elite troops of the rebels? Why would they come here to kidnap the researchers? Even if they kidnapped them, they can't outrun our fleet."

The commander thought to himself, but no matter how much he thought about it, he certainly couldn't continue to send soldiers in to sneak in and die.

After thinking for a moment, the commander reported to his superiors through the vehicle communication equipment:
"Reporting to headquarters, our troops are under enemy sniper suppression, and we are now requesting UNSC air support."

However, before the commander could finish his words, an order came from UNSC headquarters:

[Please continue to lead the soldiers to forcibly break through the enemy's fire line and rescue our scientist Dr. Catherine Halsey, who is a key figure in our UNSC department! ]

Hearing this, the special operations commander was about to curse, but after thinking about the serious consequences of offending his superiors, he first suppressed his inner dissatisfaction and continued:

"Reporting to headquarters, our casualties are heavy and we urgently need a large number of reinforcements. The enemy has laser cannons, snipers, and various heavy firepower devices."

"We need manpower and additional fire support!"

The ONI special operations commander originally wanted to use this excuse to delay time and wait for the main force to arrive before attacking.

However, the order from the headquarters was still extremely inhumane and cold:
[Please execute the order immediately. I don't want to see those rebels taking Dr. Halsey away. Either you all die in the line of duty, or you arrest these rebels! ]

After hearing this incredible order from the headquarters, the special operations commander was completely numb. A sudden sadness arose in his heart, followed by endless anger.

There was no other way. A higher-ranking official could crush a person so much that even if he wanted to resist, he had to carry out the task assigned by his superior.

“Yes…I understand!!”

After the ONI commander hung up the communication device with gritted teeth, he immediately ordered his soldiers, saying:

"All personnel, listen to my orders. Move forward ten meters and fire freely. Use up all the bullets in your hands."

"Don't keep a single bullet!"

After hearing the commander's inexplicable order, the special forces soldiers were all confused, but they quickly reacted and responded solemnly:

"Yes, sir."

The ONI special operations commander sighed and shook his head. There was no other way. This was the only way he could think of to save the lives of these soldiers without committing dereliction of duty or resisting orders.

The special warfare soldiers were very grateful to their superiors for making the decision to rather offend their superiors than see themselves die, so they aimed at various points and began to fire freely.

Hey!
Da da da!
For a moment, continuous and sharp gunshots began to sound continuously outside the experimental center.

Of course, this kind of aimless free shooting will definitely not hit anyone.

Faced with the neurotic behavior of the ONI special forces, the experienced Reed only took a glance and immediately realized the intention of the other commander.

Obviously, the old hands understand the old hands!
So, Li De also gave orders, asking his subordinates to fire a few shots in response from time to time and hit the surrounding buildings, which could be regarded as providing cover for the opposite side and a way of greeting each other.

After all, when it comes down to it, we are all miserable workers. Although we are in different parallel universes, our identities are the same.

Since the boss is a despotic person and insists on sending his subordinates to their deaths, it is reasonable and normal for them to just do nothing, slack off, and lie down in their own way!

People can't just give up their lives for the sake of noble professionalism and obey their superiors' orders and die gloriously.

After all, they are ONI's special forces. Although they are under the jurisdiction of the UNSC headquarters, it is not necessarily the headquarters' turn to decide whether to expel or hold them accountable.

After all, ONI is a department of the Intelligence Bureau, and it is a separate system from the UNSC headquarters. If a fight really breaks out, the heads of the two departments will definitely protect each other's own people.

What's more, how much money do they earn a month? Is it worth risking their lives?
In this way, during the seemingly fierce confrontation, the two sides managed to achieve a record of no casualties.

Except for the few fools in front, the rest of the ONI special forces soldiers were all having fun and just firing randomly.

It’s Maluo’s life, it’s also life!
Considering that we are all UNSC employees, firing two shots to get the job done can be regarded as living up to the organization's training.

Moreover, the enemy was in the dark the whole time, and they didn't have enough reconnaissance planes and equipment, so they didn't even see the enemy's shadow.

Apart from knowing that the opponent's high-speed laser cannon sniper is very powerful, this ONI special forces soldier knows nothing else.

People are always afraid of unknown things.

Faced with an unknown big BOSS whose health bar isn't even visible, who would dare to go up and fight with a knife to waste blood!
Therefore, the commander and soldiers of the ONI special forces decided to delay until the arrival of reinforcements, and then go up to fight after everyone has gathered.

(End of this chapter)