You Say You Believe in Science, But You Fly on a Sword - Chapter 128
Chapter 128: Taking The Initiative
“But there are so many Ghost Race people outside. How do you plan to find them? What if you’re discovered? ”
Liu Qiming was still worried and asked.
“That doesn’t matter! ”
Xie Yingqing smiled: “The Ghost Race doesn’t practice total war. They are like us; they have an army and ordinary people. Those ordinary people pose no threat to us! Besides, Qin’an can turn invisible, can’t I? ”
As she spoke, she swiped her right hand in the air several times, and her entire body instantly disappeared from everyone’s sight. Only Su Qin’an could still sense where she was.
“How is it? ”
When she reappeared, she was already beside Liu Qiming, scaring him almost off his chair: “Is this invisibility technique sufficient? ”
Liu Qiming was speechless.
Even if the Ghost Race’s gene locks were slightly opened, they shouldn’t have the ability to see through invisibility techniques.
“Don’t worry! ”
Seeing that Liu Qiming had tacitly approved, Zhang Keqiang quickly said: “The Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Science and Technology have recently marked some possible locations. They will give you the map later. You only need to find them and provide the location. You don’t need to attack; it’s absolutely safe! ”
“Then thank you, Minister Zhang! ”
“Good. Now let’s move on to the next question…”
Xie Yingqing returned to her seat and exchanged a smile with Su Qin’an.
Su Qin’an understood that if someone had to go, it had to be Xie Yingqing.
And how could Xie Yingqing not understand?
Although she preferred a quiet life, there were some things she wouldn’t avoid.
Moreover, this wasn’t a dangerous matter for her; it was just troublesome.
“…Please share your opinions. Should we take the initiative to attack the Ghost Race? ”
These days, besides bombing the Ministry of Science and Technology, Zhang Keqiang had been carefully considering the global situation and how to proceed with China’s national defense next.
He even incorporated the chaotic situations in Chinese history for reference.
Finally, he discovered a problem.
Throughout history, regimes that were content with the status quo and retreated into their corners all had a bad end. For example, Southern Tang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms under Li Jing and Li Yu, and Sun Wu during the Three Kingdoms.
Southern Tang lasted for three generations before being destroyed by Zhao Kuangyin. The last emperor, Li Yu, even if he ceded land, paid tributes, gave up his imperial identity and demoted himself to king, still couldn’t save Southern Tang from being destroyed.
Li Yu himself became a prisoner, and his former empress became Zhao Kuangyin’s plaything.
And Eastern Wu didn’t fare any better. Sun Quan was also a talented individual in his youth. The saying “A son should be like Sun Zhongmou” was very influential. He was already formidable at the age of ten, carving out his own territory. However, Sun Quan didn’t want to contend for the world; he just wanted to stay in Eastern Wu, which led to the nickname “Jiangdong Rats”.
Being insulted was the least of their worries. Sun Hao, the last monarch of Sun Wu, was also taken to the Jin state when his nation was destroyed.
These nations were not weak at the beginning. If they had worked hard and strived to rule the world, they would have surely achieved great things.
But they chose to remain in their own small territory, content with their wealth and peace, allowing their opponents to grow stronger, and were eventually destroyed.
On the other hand, those regimes that unified the world, Qin, Han, Tang…
Weren’t they all focused on expansion, gradually annexing other countries, and finally achieving hegemony?
In Chinese history, as long as you have ambition and want to contend for the world, even if you lose, you are still a great hero.
But conversely, if you don’t want to contend for the world and just want to hold onto your small piece of land…
Excuse me, nobody looks up to you.
It’s the same with China and the Ghost Race.
Let alone whether anyone looks up to them or not, if China doesn’t take the initiative to attack and keeps guarding its current territory, it’s only a matter of time before the Ghost Race rises and destroys China.
But if we take the initiative…
China’s military strength isn’t weak, but the Ghost Race already occupies 90% of the world’s land. Although China has 1. 4 billion people and over 40 million troops, even if we suffer no casualties fighting the Ghost Race, how much territory can we defend?
It’s not realistic for over 40 million troops to defend the entire world.
Moreover, what is China relying on to withstand the Ghost Race’s wave after wave of cannon fire attacks?
Seventy-two nuclear fusion launch towers, the high-power plasma shields they form, and the Dragon Vein National Protection Formation.
What about the Ghost Race’s territory?
Whether they have dragon veins or not aside, can China build nuclear fusion launch towers everywhere?
Can the launch towers built withstand the Ghost Race’s wave after wave of attacks like these seventy-two?
Even if we conquer them, what will we use to defend?
The military strength of both sides is similar, but the Chinese army doesn’t have physical attack reduction!
Zhang Keqiang first explained his thoughts over these days, then analyzed the current international situation, before looking at everyone: “Does anyone have any ideas? ”
This time, no one spoke for a while.
Zhang Keqiang’s analysis was comprehensive, persuasive, and logically clear, taking almost every aspect into consideration.
But the more this was the case, the more they understood China’s current predicament.
It’s a situation where neither advancing nor retreating is good.
Take the initiative to attack…
Regardless of whether we can win or not, even if we conquer them, how do we defend?
Don’t take the initiative…
Then aren’t we just waiting for the Ghost Race to grow stronger and attack us?
Bombing the Ministry of Science and Technology might temporarily slow down the Ghost Race’s development, but it definitely won’t last long. If the Ghost Race is efficient, we might only buy ourselves about three months.
What about after three months? Will we have to bomb them again? Then bomb them every three months?
That’s impossible!
A dilemma.
“I’ve discovered…”
“Well, although I don’t understand much about war, I still want to say a few words…”
The Finance Minister hesitated for a moment, then said, “Can we let the Ghost Race help us guard the borders and fight? ”
His meaning was to capture prisoners.
What if there aren’t enough people?
Capture our opponents!
“I’m afraid not. ”
Zhang Keqiang shook his head gently: “We’ve tried this method before and captured some prisoners. But the Ghost Race’s army is of high quality, and trying to turn them is impossible. And…”
Glancing at everyone present, Zhang Keqiang said, “The Ghost Race thinks they are superior to us by several levels and look down on us; therefore, they won’t work for us. ”
“They may not want to, but maybe…”
The Finance Minister looked at Xie Yingqing and Su Qin’an: “Cultivators have ways to make them want to? ”
Su Qin’an and Xie Yingqing were both stunned.
“Hey, that’s right! ”
Su Qin’an almost slammed the table: “Minister Wang is absolutely right! I remember my Master once told me that in the Cultivation World, there is an evil technique that can control minds and manipulate souls. But because it’s too evil, it was gradually forbidden. ”
“So you have a way! ”
Zhang Keqiang also laughed: “Then the problem is solved! How about this, we’ll prepare for external expansion. Use the Ghost Race people to guard the cities; it won’t hurt if they die. The territory we conquer… conquering one is profitable, and not conquering one is no loss! ”
“Let’s do it! ”
Although Su Qin’an said it was an evil technique, since it’s used against the Ghost Race, who cares if it’s an evil technique?