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Chapter 236 The Mob, 11:03 pm
The two-minute countdown broadcast by Rose passed in a blink of an eye, and a distant rumbling sound came from the ground, accompanied by the sound of gravel rubbing against each other, like a faint ripple spreading through the dungeon.Red crosses lit up on the sand table one after another, and the twenty new bases were destroyed by missiles almost at the same time, but Rosie looked calm as usual, playing with the chess pieces and smiling easily.
The officers present looked at Rosie in puzzlement. They didn't understand that although Rosie asked them to evacuate the soldiers in the base from the day before yesterday, leaving only the technicians who maintained the electromagnetic wave generator, the casualties would not be too great, but the new baseIt is still an important defensive barrier in the second district. How can Rosie still laugh when he lost 20 bases in vain?
Even with the protection of the Brain Lock, the bionics cannot threaten the safety of the dungeon, but what if Robert came up with a way to counter the Brain Lock and launched an attack?Isn't this equivalent to drilling a few holes in your own barbed wire and inviting others to dig through it?
But the officers didn't ask any more questions. On the one hand, the duty of a soldier is to obey orders and not overthink. On the other hand, Rosie's "I've made it very clear" demeanor really made people suspect that he was a fool.This is like a genius jumping from the first step to the tenth step when explaining a topic, separated by a distance like the Great Rift Valley in East Africa, and the people below can only nod ignorantly.
Only Piper and Parisa caught Rosie's meaning after a short thought.After the killer died, Rosie revealed to them the content of the "End of the Song Project". At this moment in the war, the new base is already dispensable, because the base is used for defense, but Rosie never thought of defending it.He put all his bets on the fierce counterattack after the electromagnetic shielding, which is the last link of the plan.
"You expected that Robert would attack those rebellious soldiers?" Piper turned to look at the leader on the main seat, "So you evacuated the base two days in advance, and designed the evacuation for the remaining technical personnelcontingency plans to keep casualties to a minimum."
Rosie shook her head: "It can't be said to be 'expected', it's just an educated guess. Just as Robert is familiar with me, I am also very familiar with his tactical thinking. He always focuses on the most important thing on the battlefield.Contradictions are not let go, thus ignoring other contradictions. But the battle situation is incomparably vast... People with too narrow vision are destined to make a few bad moves."
What he said was extremely cryptic, but Piper knew that the "most important contradiction" that Rosie said was the problem of real products and imitations.This is the question that Robert cares about the most. The other party wants to clarify this doubt too much, so that he was absent-minded and made a mistake when dealing with other affairs.
Such a mistake was exactly as Rosie expected. He resolutely gave up the insignificant new base and the electromagnetic wave generator in the base. In exchange, the people in the main city became more angry with the government—their relatives and friends were killed.Forcibly sent to the front line, enslaved by bionics, and almost killed by missiles launched by the government in the end?This is simply devoid of humanity!
"I can't wait to appreciate Robert's expression. He failed to deter those rebellious people, and he was mixed up by us. He won't vomit blood with anger, right?" Piper joked, "This time public opinion should be on our sideLet’s hope the Civic Center just gets washed away so we don’t have to fight in.”
Rosie couldn't help but smile, but he knew Piper was only kidding, and they had a lot to worry about if they wanted to win.He hooked his fingers behind him, and some of his subordinates quickly came forward and bent down to wait for his order.
"Tell Rolla that it's time to finally close the net, and she'll know what to do." Rosie whispered into her subordinate's ear.The light in his eyes was like scorching silver sand, which looked cold and frighteningly hot, "By the way, tell her, don't begrudge the price you are about to pay, we have no road of retrogression to go, we can only keep going."Go forward, even if it is going to the abyss."
After Deng Huailing negotiated with Rolla, Rolla persuaded the senior management of the guild to reach the highest level of cooperation with "Shu". Since then, Rosie has been in close contact with her.In the final stage of the war, the guilds finally became their powerful allies.
"Don't worry, Ms. McGill also sent a message to close the net half a minute ago. She said that the guild has dispatched more than 20,000 hunters and is guiding the people to gather at the fence on the border of the bustling area. The subordinates will send youI conveyed my opinion to her." The subordinate nodded.
"Her information is well-informed, and she can see clearly, at least better than the paper-based think tanks in Robert's hands." Rosie smiled appreciatively, "By the way, let the correspondents step up to contact the rebel soldiers,Be sure to take those soldiers into the dungeon before the next round of missiles strikes, otherwise we will lose another twenty bases."
He waved his hand to signal the other party to go to work, then leaned forward, put his elbows on the table, and ordered everyone: "Go and count the technicians left in the new base in your respective jurisdictions to see if there are any accidental casualties. AndFor those electromagnetic wave generators that were blown up by missiles, clear up the quantity and use the spare equipment in the warehouse to make up, so as not to delay efficiency."
The adjudicator and the military officers each agreed and went to work on matters within their respective jurisdictions.After handling everything, Rosie stood up from her seat, suddenly feeling drowsy from overwork. He covered his face and yawned, and walked out dizzily.soft.
Normally at this time, Deng Huailing would have followed him up, took him into his arms and brought him to the suite, took off his coat and tucked in the quilt, and kissed him goodnight, all he needed to do was close his eyes in peace.
He hadn't left the meeting room for two days, and the logistics officer hurriedly asked with concern, "What are you going to do?"
"Sleep." Rosie said flatly.He habitually stretched out his hand to his side, only to find that his lover hadn't come back, and he withdrew his fingertips in a hollow heart, "I haven't closed my eyes for the past two days just to wait for this moment, there is nothing to do now, IGo to rest for a while, and if the battle situation changes, wake me up immediately."
He refused to follow the logistics officer and walked out of the conference room, the heavy wooden door closed behind him.Going upstairs to the door of the suite, it was dark and cold, and there was no one there. Luoxi stared at the unlit bedroom for a moment, feeling a little melancholy in his heart, when the communicator in his pocket suddenly rang.The notification tone from the one that Huai Ling prepared.
He picked up the communicator and saw two messages from Deng Huailing, the first one read in a heartbeat: "It seems that Robert's mistakes are in your favor, can you rest assured and go to sleep for a while?The train just passed West 3, and I think I'll be back with you by this time tomorrow."
The second one is the familiar facial expressions of the bionic man and the administrator. The two animation villains lay side by side on the bed and kissed each other.The following line of words typed by Deng Huailing made Rosie's cheeks turn red and she smiled tenderly.
"I'll give you a goodnight kiss tomorrow."
"What? The second district stopped the missiles flying to the station?" In the luxurious conference room of the Civic Center, Robert's suddenly raised volume broke the quiet atmosphere and attracted the attention of the audience, "This is impossible, did he give upIs there a military base in District 2?!"
The elites in the meeting room quietly looked in the same direction, and saw Robert stand up from the sofa in shock and anger. In front of him, Home had an extremely ugly expression, his hands pressed against the seams of his trousers, his chest and back straightened.Tightened, it seemed that he was ready to receive the mayor's scolding like a storm.
"Rosie did abandon 20 new bases, but according to the report sent back by the reconnaissance drone, no human tissue was detected on the edge of the crater, and a small amount should be found according to common sense." Home reported anxiously, "That is to say, Those bases are empty, Rosie evacuated the soldiers inside ahead of time, and the second district only lost twenty empty shells."
"Bastard!" Robert wanted to throw the wine out of his hand again, but he gave the order to use the missiles himself. He looked around but couldn't find anyone who could blame him to vent his anger, so he had to hit the service bionic man heavily.As soon as it was set aside, the golden wine splashed.
He collected himself, restrained the surging anger, and suddenly thought of some kind of trick, "Wait, then can we fire a few more rounds of missiles, and repeat until Rosie uses up all the new bases?"
"In theory, yes, but we need to reload the bombs, which can take fifteen minutes at best, and the rebel soldiers at the garrison had already left for Rosie before we fired the last round of missiles. They were arrangedOn the front line closest to the new base, you can reach the base and enter the dungeon within fifteen minutes, and Rosie doesn't have to sacrifice the base to keep them."
Home carefully said that he deliberately did not mention that it was Robert who maliciously placed these soldiers on the most dangerous front line, which made them too close to the sphere of influence of the "surgery".The mayor has become furious like never before. If the responsibility is still placed on the mayor's misjudgment at this time, he will not be far from death.
Robert scowled, realizing that he had just made a wrong decision in a fit of rage, and Rosie had shrewdly seized the opportunity.He now belatedly understands that Rosie has been waiting for this opportunity for the past two days. The other party has exchanged twenty empty bases for the complete defection of the citizens of the main city. The families of those human soldiers may want to killover him.
It was indeed his mistake not to be aware of Rosie's calculations.But what he couldn't figure out was, why did the opponent give up the base?Although there are no soldiers inside, the base is connected to the ventilation system, and a large number of automatic weapons and electromagnetic wave generators that cannot be removed are deployed. In addition to its own strategic value, Rosie's losses cannot be said to be small.
Is the opinion of the people in the main urban area so important that it is worth exchanging for such a price?Or are these bases completely unimportant in Rosie's eyes?
Is Rosie... not going to defend anymore?
Robert vaguely felt that he had glimpsed some kind of inspiration, but it was like flying catkins in the wind, which was difficult to catch in his hands.He needed more time and a quieter place to think. He was sure that as long as he settled down to figure out Rosie's intentions, within two or three hours, he would be able to outline the truth based on his familiarity with that old friend.
However, the tense situation did not give him a chance to breathe. The door of the meeting room was pushed open, and Catherine rushed in out of breath. No one expected that she could run so fast in her high heels, as ifSomeone is chasing after him in a hurry:
"Mayor, the intelligence department has sent a message that mobs outside the bustling area are gathering to attack the fence! Poseidon mobilized bionics in the United STF to stop them, but...but there are too many mobs, and the guild is alsoWe have sent 20,000 to 30,000 hunters who are good at various skills to disrupt the battle situation, and our defense line at the fence will be defeated soon!"
There was deep fear in her eyes, "The mob said they wanted justice for the soldiers who were treated inhumanely on the front line! He, they also said, and said..."
"Say what?" Robert asked impatiently.He frowned coldly, the cruelty in his eyes made one dare not look directly at him.
"He also said that he would break into the city center and hang you, and open the checkpoints to welcome Rosie into the city!" Catherine shivered heavily as she spoke, her whole body convulsed uncontrollably, and her voice turned into tears.
She was terrified, not only because the mayor's face was close to freezing point, but also because she knew clearly that if Robert was killed by the people instead of falling into the hands of "Shu", then Deng Huailing would not be able to save her.The ghosts around the tiger will surely go to the gallows with Robert.
"Mayor, should we talk to the Hunters and say that we are willing to listen to the conditions they offer?" Catherine lost focus and murmured, "Yes... yes, we can talk to Laura McGill, that group of hunters are nothing but grass, as long as we prove to the guild that we still have a great chance of winning on the front line, they will stand by our side!"