Chapter 229: The Answer_1

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No one expected that the autonomy issue on the Moon and Mars would be quelled with just one move by Jiang Yu.

Originally, after Jiang Yu met with representatives from the various lunar cities, a few national Moon Cities still harbored thoughts of resistance.

Jiang Yu directly dispatched a combat corps to one of the Moon Cities, comprised of 52 J55s, with three attack crafts standing by in low-Earth orbit.

With such military power, dismantling a Moon City was a matter of minutes.

In the office assigned to him, Jiang Yu watched real-time footage of the battlefield.

All the J55s were aboard troop carriers with strong maneuvering capabilities in the lunar environment, arriving in the vicinity of the enemy's Moon City.

One by one, the J55s were launched from the troop carriers, and the acceleration of their propulsion systems caused afterimages to appear in their movement trajectories.

A few of the enemy's lunar combat vehicles were still unresponsive when their weapon systems were destroyed by the highly mobile J55s.

And the enemy's J55s were even more quickly overwhelmed by the J55 swarm from Guanghan City, rapidly losing their combat effectiveness.

The war, like a silent play on the Moon, ended in less than a minute.

Number Three, who was beside him, explained to Jiang Yu, "The lunar combat vehicles used by the enemy are one of the mainstream weapons of the PDC countries.

"When we just established our army, we took into account that combat vehicles have always played an important role in conventional wars on Earth, especially the impressive steel torrents half a century ago.

"However, in space warfare, these behemoths are too cumbersome.

"In space environments, sufficient maneuverability is the future trend of development.

"That's why we upgraded the J55 multiple times, allowing the new mechs to adapt to lunar and Martian battlefields, with no need to be equipped with space combat vehicles.

"But in space wars, the J55's endurance of over two thousand kilometers is still not enough, so we focused on developing attack crafts, yet in close-quarters combat, J55 is the way to go!"

Jiang Yu smiled and nodded his head. His previous impression of the Solar System State's armed forces was still at the stage of theoretical discussion.

After all, there had been no wars since the founding of the armed forces, and it was only after this small-scale conflict that Jiang Yu gained some confidence in this force.

Although they were still no match for the Trisolarans, dealing with the tactically outdated PDC forces was like child's play.

Following the small-scale conflict, neither the national Moon Cities nor the Mars Cities dared to cause any more trouble about autonomy, leaving them no choice but to take the two paths laid out by Jiang Yu.

Most lunar cities immediately resumed their subordinate relationship with their home countries, but a few Moon Cities and Mars Cities were willing to fully accept the governance of the Solar System State.

Jiang Yu was not polite, taking them all under his wing, which served as the military expenses for this deployment.

The countries that owned these Moon Cities and Mars Cities had protested, but Burton promised them some benefits, and they no longer continued their protests.

Jiang Yu's decisive order to send troops was not only to deter the lunar and Martian cities but also to warn the PDC, telling them who now had the final say on the Moon and Mars.

Once the overall situation was settled, Jiang Yu handed the remaining trivial matters over to Burton.

Burton first banished the top administrative officials of several lunar and Martian cities to Grain God Star City, dispersed the residents of the cities, and only then began to improve their living environments according to the local conditions.

The residents living in the Moon Cities and Mars Cities were basically high-level engineers or various technical backbones.

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Ever since the establishment of Grain God Star City and Kitchen God Star City, metal resources had become very cheap for the Solar System State.

To their eyes, a Moon City or Mars City wasn't worth much money, but these talents were indeed treasures!

Moreover, the "Anti-Immigration Act" had become virtually ineffective over the years, and in these Moon Cities and Mars Cities, there was also a small group of high-end scholars, which amounted to a big win for the Solar System State!

Only after the autonomous incident had completely settled down did Jiang Yu find Tao Jingxing and other children of officials for a talk, including Di Fengyi's granddaughter and a grandchild, Burton's youngest son, two of Bil's grandsons, descendants of Bo Xiangdong, as well as those of Zhao Yun, and so on.

These were the descendants of heroes whom Jiang Yu could still name, and he thought to himself, when the descendants of Bai Xiao and their ilk could appear here, only then could he truly honor their contributions.

Not only did they come, but Burton, Bil, and others also came, though they sat around the perimeter of the office as observers of the meeting.

Once everyone had arrived, Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Seventy years ago, when I arrived at Guanghan City, I found that your ancestors had forgotten their original intentions."

"So I used a form of test to remind them, and back then, I had no idea that this incident would be recounted by them with such relish."

Jiang Yu sighed deeply, "Now you all are very passionate about the Wallfacer Project's mission, but you have forgotten another crucial mission!"

"That's why I initiated a new round of tests."

At this point, he paused, then added, "Some might say, why not just directly tell us the answer? Why make us guess?

"I remember, seventy years ago, walking with Burton in Moon Park, which is now Moon Forest Park, although it was an outdoor park back then, and we had to wear spacesuits while strolling."

"I told Burton then that there are some things you have to figure out on your own; if I simply shared my thoughts from the beginning, you would be even more confused."

Burton smiled knowingly as an observer, the scene from those days seeming like it was just yesterday.

Jiang Yu smiled, "The process of thinking through issues on your own is the most critical!"

"Four or five months have passed by now, and I think you all should have your answers. Now, let's go one by one and share your thoughts."

Starting from Jiang Yu's left hand side, each person relayed their ideas one by one.

Faced with their thoughts, some whimsical, some serious, Jiang Yu remained noncommittal.

After everyone had spoken, Jiang Yu said seriously, "Good, some of you did hit the nail on the head.

"Now I'll tell you why I was previously disappointed in everyone, because you all considered PDC to be the primary enemy."

"I know that for the better part of the last century, PDC was the main rival of the Solar System State.

"Your fathers, your grandfathers, they paid a great price to defeat this enemy!

"But at the same time, you must not overlook the fundamental reason for the existence of the Wallfacer Project, the greatest enemy of all humanity, the Trisolarans!

"Your fathers and grandfathers have already defeated the PDC, accomplishing the Solar System State's reversal and rise, but you are faced with an even more formidable opponent.

"An adversary with high-tech means such as Sophon and interstellar spacecraft!

"Defeating the Trisolarans has always been the ultimate goal of the Wallfacer Project! It was precisely because the Trisolarans saw humanity start infighting and forget the sword hanging over their heads that they cut off all contact with the ETO.

"This was not entirely a strategic blunder on their part, but also a reflection of their heartfelt confidence!"