Him and their stars

After this was said, no one in the room said anything for half a minute, and the meeting room fell into an indescribable silence again.

This was not because the cabinet members of the community wanted to put on a show of respect for the boss, they were still very loyal to President Nishita. The key problem was that the president's words were too abstract, and they were a little slow to react for a while.

"Do you know what you are talking about? Our national strength, military strength, and technology are not as good as others. We have finally maintained a balanced situation by relying on the lives of the soldiers on the front line. Now, if we express our intention to negotiate with the empire first, what is the difference between that and surrender?" The hot-tempered Minister of Labor, Mr. Bai, almost uttered vulgar words, but finally held back at the critical moment.

Mr. Bai Yantang looked at Mr. Nishita, who had lost weight, and saw his obviously deeper eye sockets, clear-cut cheeks, and the blood in his eyes. Even a tough guy like him was a little bit uncomfortable for a moment.

No matter what, he is the president and the head of state of the community, so he still has to give him some face. Moreover, considering Mr. Nishita's recent experience, it is even very distressing.

President Nishita twitched his cheek and squeezed out an awkward smile: "I understand what you mean. The battle has reached this point, and both sides have tried their best. At this time, it is a test of will, and we cannot show weakness first."

Chairman Maxell exchanged glances with everyone and answered loudly: "Yes, the hymn of the people of the earth is the hymn of courage and will. Even in the face of powerful enemies, we will persevere to the end."

He still pays attention to the way and method of speaking. What he actually wants to say is: although the people of the earth must rely on the hymn of courage to continue to persevere, the empire on the opposite side still has strength.

"Optimistically speaking, the overall situation on all fronts is still very stable. We are also gradually arming ourselves and restoring our forces. The soldiers in the Far Shore War Zone can continue to win with a small number of troops. As we supply more and more reinforcements and weapons to the front line, the balance of the war will tilt towards us. No, the balance of the war has actually tilted towards us. Since December, the Empire has not launched an active attack again. They are also injured!"

The old chairman of the National Defense Committee was obviously comforting everyone, but it still made sense at first glance.

Afterwards, he patiently explained to everyone the current training plan for new recruits from all walks of life, as well as the replenishment of new warships.

Although the war did not burn Nantianmen, the armament production plan formulated by the National Defense Committee was finally implemented with some bumps.

So far, more than 400 large and small warships have been produced in the local star regions such as Terra, Cantilever, and New Atlantis, including eight Yinglong-class battlecruisers and eight Saratoga-class aircraft carriers.

In this way, the framework of the Solar System Fleet was barely set up again.

Of course, most of them are new recruits, with a few recalled reservists and retired veterans, and their combat effectiveness is indeed worrying. However, considering that the Solar System Fleet was not necessarily combat-effective when it was there, no one thinks it is bad.

In general, what the local war zone is doing now is to build a fleet and train new recruits, which can still play the role of a general reserve.

Then, Mr. Bai, the Minister of Labor, also carefully described the signs and training of new recruits. So far, the scale of new recruits recruited by the Blue Star Community has reached tens of millions, which of course requires the full cooperation of the Ministry of Labor. This work is progressing smoothly, and even the sarcastic congressional masters and the media who hear rumors have not found any problems.

Of course, everyone present ignored an almost public intelligence that the opposite Galactic Empire has not even launched the first round of national mobilization, but has already gathered 20 to 30 million returning veterans in Wanwangguan, of which more than 5 million have more than three years of warship service experience or ten years of interstellar freighter work experience.

This is certainly a gap in size, and there must be a gap in the system.

But even so, we can't just surrender, right? Surrendering now is not just a small miracle ring, but a question of whether the community can survive. Minister Bai thought.

He originally thought that President Nishita should think so too, but looking at him now, although he is really listening to his instructions carefully, he is still taking notes in a formal manner, and nodding solemnly from time to time.

Obviously, he is a little absent-minded.

You know, the previous President Nishita was most concerned about armaments and new warships. He always asked very detailed questions and had to give a lot of useful or useless explanations, like an old middle school student who was obsessed with grand narratives and wars.

Being old middle school students is actually not a problem. Although they are stupid, at least they are stubborn!

Mr. Bai looked at the president calmly, thinking about the current situation.

After the Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduced the arms trade and aid of the Alliance and its allies, the president suddenly said, "The Alliance is unreliable."

Everyone found it very fresh. Several ministers of the Communist Party could not even hide their mischievous expressions.

Everyone knows that you, Kes Nishita, are a die-hard Alliance faction! You almost became the son-in-law of the Grozo family, and now you are here to speak ill of the Alliance? You are rebelling against the Tian Gang, right? Little son-in-law, are you preparing to rebel?

"Our last aid was in October last year. All subsequent arms shipments followed normal trade procedures. Although there was a discount, real money still had to be spent." The president added He sighed and looked at the finance minister who also had a grimace on his face: "Has all the money been spent?"

"Gold reserves and foreign exchange reserves have indeed bottomed out," the finance minister said helplessly.

Most well-known interstellar arms traders do not accept blue star coins, only letter stars, golden dragons and gold. Of course, saying this was really hurtful to someone's self-esteem. The Finance Minister felt that he didn't need to go into too much detail, so he just sighed silently.

President Nishita added: "Have prices gone up? Even the welfare of the Ministry of Women and Children can no longer be maintained, right?"

As the youngest minister present, Ms. Jessica Edward Young of the Ministry of Women and Children said: "Women can take charge of entering factories and farms. The national mobilization has vacated many jobs that can be filled. However, they are already In this day and age, we can’t just drive our children into factories, right?”

"Why not? The empire opposite has a lot of underage slaves." The Minister of Interstellar Commerce said.

"There are also many child laborers in the alliance's factory next door." said the director of the General Administration of Rail Industry Affairs.

"I'm talking about children under the age of twelve! The free lunch in public primary schools is a centenary plan formulated the year before last. However, it has only been implemented for less than a year, and it is only in a few local star districts, and the coverage is still low. Less than half. Now, is it going to be cancelled?”

"I'm sorry, Jessica. It's my incompetence. But we are really stretched!" The Finance Minister bowed his head and apologized.

However, Mrs. Yang did not feel that she had been comforted at all. The finance minister was an old man twice his age, and his apology tone sounded like he was coaxing a child.

"But……"

"War times are extraordinary times. Everyone needs to be patient. Mrs. Yang, you are not the only one who is patient." President Nishita interrupted the Minister of Women and Children.

His face was filled with unspeakable sadness, and he sighed heavily: "Please suffer the children any longer. I will take the blame."

Can you afford it? Jessica Yang wanted to reprimand her like this, but she could only hold back her anger, and after all, she could not continue the argument. She actually knows very well that now all departments are short of money, people, equipment, and everything. During the war, everything is the first priority. Compared with the daily expenditure of the National Defense Commission, what is the free lunch for children in public primary schools?

At this time, Mr. President, who had already suffered a lot of infamy, said again: "... Gentlemen, how can we continue to fight if we have no money and no food? I know what I said today is hard to hear, but it is a legitimate argument. Please give me some advice. Please listen carefully."

At this point, his sadness was beyond words: "You are all old friends, you should know my temperament and know me. I love my motherland, and no one loves our Blue Star homeland, our great community, more than me. But, because of this, I have to focus on the future!”

Edward Shoner, the Chairman of the House Committee, rubbed his temples and asked cautiously: "So, what do you mean..."

President Nishita waved his hand: "How about we take the initiative? We must open up the empire! Let them endure another battle that is comparable to the Blood Gate, comparable to Cuiling, no, it must even be worse than the Battle of Sede What a disgrace!"

Everyone's expressions were a bit blank, and they felt that Mr. President's thinking was a little out of touch. Just now we were talking about what we wanted to talk about, why did we now want to take the initiative?

However, Nishita said loudly as if no one else was watching: "Fight a battle, fight a big battle! Do your best to beat the empire to pieces, show style, show courage, and show dignity! Fight like a tiger and make a difference! Fight like a hero. Brighten the world! Create a clear sky!"

His face shone with a not-so-healthy flush of excitement, pride, and even a bit of fanaticism.

Considering that Mr. President was almost embarrassed by the assassin, this emotion still contains some personal grudges, right?

But at this time, I have to admit that he did show a bit of high-spirited courage, and he really looked a bit like the president before the assassination.