Wu Qiao found a container, went outside to get some soil, carefully buried the flower seeds, and then watered them.
I don't know if it will grow out...
The soil quality of this planet is very different, even the color is that kind of deep crimson, and Wu Qiao doesn't know what mineral components are contained in it, so he can only try by spreading some seeds first.
Hope it grows out.
Wu Qiao patted the soil in the flower pot again.
Its flower language is... missing each other
After Crow Nine was ready, Wu Qiao started training.
Now, the cooperation between him and Ya Jiu is much better than before.
There is very little noise in his brain waves, so Yajiu can execute orders quickly.
In fact, even if there are many impurities in Wuqiao's brainwaves, Crow Nine can still extract combat instructions after analysis, but that would consume a lot of unnecessary time. Moreover, Crow Nine's own IQ is not very high, the time required to process information will be further increased, and it will be at a disadvantage in battle.
After hearing Wu Qiao's words "If you don't think about making progress like this, Long Yuan will definitely look down on you", Ya Jiu practiced very hard.
"I'll beat you to death!" Ya Jiu yelled while making contact, "I'll beat you to death! I'll beat you to death!"
After a while, Wu Qiao couldn't help asking, "Who was beaten to death?"
"A very annoying mecha... really, really annoying..." Ya Jiu said, "I treat it as an imaginary enemy, so that I can train more vigorously."
"How did it bother you?"
"It... it's the one that hit my mech..."
"It hit you?" Wu Qiao remembered. At that time, the Raven Nine had just been repaired, and it innocently entered the factory again, because the other two mechas fought and affected it.
"Later, I let it come to apologize to me, saying that it would shorten my life. But... it shortened it if it said it would, and it broke my birthday."
"..." Wu Qiao was also a little angry after hearing this.
Before Ya Jiu came over, he bought a ceramic birthday star to display, so Wu Qiao naturally knew about it. Yajiu said that it must not die until it catches up with Longyuan, so it bought a lifespan for auspiciousness.
At that time, Wu Qiao saw Yajiu bought a birthday star and was deeply surprised by Yajiu's strange thinking.
Afterwards, in the base, Ya Jiu was really ridiculed because of this birthday star.
Ya Jiu said again: "I've been angry for several days!"
"That," Wu Qiao asked Ya Jiu, "I'll go and talk to his driver."
"No need." Crow Nine suddenly twitched again, "Long Yuan has already... taught him a lesson."
"..."
"I told Longyuan, I bought that birthday star to bless me alive. When you accept me, but it is broken by it, Longyuan will come out."
"How did you get started?"
"Just... just tell them in the past that Yajiu is protecting him, so let them be more honest in the future." Thinking of Longyuan's appearance at that time, Yajiu's voice changed a little.
Wu Qiao couldn't help but asked again, "When did it happen?"
"It was this morning, before the admiral came back."
Wu Qiao thought for a while: "You and Long Yuan..."
"I'm going to...success soon, right?" After speaking, Ya Jiu shyly covered her face with her small iron claws, "So, I need to make progress, not to be rejected by it, and I can't fall short at this time."
Wu Qiao: "..."
Also this morning? This morning was really...
He was actually a little sad in his heart, because he vaguely felt that using Longyuan to deceive Yajiu would soon be useless.
"By the way, I think something is wrong with you." Ya Jiu changed the subject.
"What's wrong?"
"You, when you gave me orders today, although there wasn't too much noise, the useless information was all about the general."
Wu Qiao: "..."
"What do you always want him to do?" Ya Jiu said, "I'm tired of watching him."
"It's okay." Wu Qiao didn't want to talk to Yajiu in detail, because Yajiu would definitely ask questions.
After returning from training, Wu Qiao received a text message from Tan Yan reporting his safety.
Tan Yan said that he had arrived.
I set off early in the morning, jumped a few times in the middle, and arrived at Capital Star in the evening.
"Admiral." Wu Qiao looked at Tan Yan and said, "During training today, Ya Jiu said I would always think of you."
After speaking, Wu Qiao's face felt a little hot.
He was serious about asking for advice, advice on how to focus, but now it sounds like he's being coquettish, like he's expressing his miss after the admiral left.
Fortunately, the other party did not make fun of him.
Tan Yan smiled: "So we still have to concentrate."
"..." Wu Qiao felt that he still couldn't do it now.
"It's actually not difficult, just practice more." Tan Yan comforted, "Personally, when I want to fight, I will concentrate on fighting, and when I miss you, I will concentrate on thinking about you."
Wu Qiao's heart thumped twice again.
Tan Yan seemed to ignore what he said in the past two days, and he didn't know if it had something to do with his attitude.
However, Wu Qiao had to admit that the other party's words tickled his heart.
"Admiral." Wu Qiao asked again, "The military department called you back urgently. Will the matter be serious?" In Wu Qiao's eyes, it must be something serious.
"Serious fart!" Speaking of this, Tan Yan was full of anger, "Sean was just joking!"
"… what?"
Tan Yan explained: "The day before yesterday he asked me where I was, and I said I was here with Darrell. He asked me if I had anything important to do, and I said nothing, just looking around. I really shouldn't have said that, Yesterday was April Fool's Day in the empire, he lied to me that there was a first-level situation, and he lied to me back!"
When Tan Yan thought of the way Xiao En pointed at him and said "hahahaha I'm crying" when he hurried back, he would feel a special desire to beat him up.
Wu Qiao: "..."
"However," Tan Yan changed the subject, "a...staggering thing happened today. It's not wrong for me to come back. Although it's useless to come back, it can always calm down the discussions in the military department."
Hearing this, Wu Qiao's heart trembled: "What's wrong?"
"Wu Qiao, you also know that because of years of fighting, the funds for military use are insufficient."
"right."
The emperor once ordered to support the front line as much as possible, but money is always stretched.
In the past, the tactics used by the Chancellor of the Exchequer were conventional ones, such as issuing national debt, especially high-yield national debt. The coveted high yield made the major banks and companies in the empire flock to it.
However, it's still not enough...
Tan Yan sighed, completely regarded Wu Qiao as someone close to him, and dared to say anything: "In order to fight the war, the emperor put pressure on the Minister of Finance to ask him to find more military expenses."
"..."
"Under this kind of pressure, he finally became ruthless."
"What?" Wu Qiao was terrified when he heard it, and really wanted to know what happened.
"Egg bank and duck egg bank, you must know both?"
"Of course." These are the two largest banks in the empire. Egg Bank, Duck Egg Bank, Goose Egg Bank and Quail Egg Bank are collectively known as the "Four Big Banks". Almost 80% of the people in the empire store their money in the Four Big Banks.
"Then maybe you don't know it yet. Today, these two big firms have officially fallen into the hands of the government."
"Huh?" Wu Qiao didn't quite understand, "It's from the official family. The emperor owns the entire empire." Could it be that there is no king in the world? Hasn't this saying been around for a long time
"It's not." Tan Yan told him again, "Even the emperor can't just take other people's property without reason."
"Oh... that's true."
"Egg Bank and Duck Bank are both private banks, founded by private capital. Later, the business grew bigger and bigger, and now most of the shareholders are also stationed in their own names."
"I seem to have heard of it." Wu Qiao was not very familiar with these things. However, he had heard that the two banks were first jointly founded by a group of entrepreneurs. He asked again: "Then what happened?"
"Recently, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that old bonds will be scrapped and new ones issued. However, an old bond can offset part of a new bond in equal amounts. That is to say, if the original face value is 50 yuan, the newly issued bond The face value is 100 yuan, so an old bond can be used for half of the new one. After the buyer surrenders the old bond, he can buy a new bond for another 50. This is a hook to hook people. If the old bond Holders don't want all their previous investments to go to waste, so they have to spend money to buy those new bonds, which is naturally much better than direct issuance.
"Ok."
"At that time, when the old bonds were issued, both egg banks and duck egg banks bought a lot because of the high profits. This time, the redemption was all difficult, so we had to continue to buy."
"and then?"
"And then? The Minister of Finance is really playing a game of chess." Tan Yan said again, "A few days later, the two banks reported that the turnover and profits of the last fiscal year were not as expected—you know, this year's battle was not successful. Not going well, everyone was in danger during the war, and not many people made deposits and loans. Of course, the performance of the banks was not good. Because it was not as expected, the Chancellor of the Exchequer persuaded the two banks to issue additional shares on the grounds that they would introduce more investors' money to help them survive. After difficult times, the two banks had no doubts and he agreed."
Wu Qiao didn't speak, he knew that Tan Yan would continue talking.
Sure enough, Tan Yan said again: "What they never expected was that the Ministry of Finance... bought almost all the additional stocks! It turned out that the money used by these two banks to buy new bonds! After the additional stock issuance... the government held The shares of the two banks increased from 20% and 25% to 55% and 58% respectively... and became the largest shareholders of the two banks. I heard that they plan to quickly dismiss the general managers of the two banks after entering. "
"This..." Wu Qiao seemed to understand once again the true meaning of the words "deliberately and carefully".
But…
He didn't understand economic matters very well, so he had no choice but to ask Tan Yan: "What will happen after that?"
"I also know that the two largest banks will become the pocketbooks of the military from now on."
"Then," Wu Qiao continued to ask him, "what will happen in the future? Why are you so worried?" As Tan Yan's... well... as Tan Yan's, Wu Qiao could see that Tan Yan was very worried.
Tan Yan sighed, leaned on the back of the chair, looked up at the ceiling, Wu Qiao could see the beautiful lines of his chin and Adam's apple.
Tan Yan said: "I think the Chancellor of the Exchequer will continue to occupy other banks... In this way, all the deposits of the entire empire will be in their hands."
All the deposits of the entire empire are in their hands
"And then use the money for war?" Wu Qiao asked.
"That's right... it's good just to use it for war." Tan Yan did have a lot of worries on his brows, "He will probably... spend all the money first, and then print money like crazy, causing the currency to depreciate. A depositor now saves 100 yuan goes in, and when it is taken out, the 100 yuan is only equivalent to the current 10 yuan... In this way, all the money saved by the people of the empire was used to fight the war."
"..."
"Can you see the shamelessness of this method?" Tan Yan said, "First of all, there is almost no premium for the additional shares of the two banks. Secondly, the money he used to control the two banks was the two banks themselves. out."
"..."
"I've always been a little uneasy recently." Tan Yan stretched out his hand and touched his frowning brow, "I'm worried that the empire's war... is becoming more and more unscrupulous. The empire is now too focused on 'artifacts'—I mean the ones used for war tool, I’m afraid it will gradually lose people’s hearts.”
"No." Wu Qiao said seriously, "Everyone in the empire supports the army and hopes to win this war as soon as possible." Wu Qiao has no doubts about this. For him, and for most people in the empire, if the military department really needs money, they can even donate all their property.
"... I hope so." Tan Yan said, "I hope I think too much."
Wu Qiao felt that Tan Yan didn't seem to be really relieved.
He felt that Tan Yan was thinking too much, but, maybe, there was really something he didn't understand
The conversation ended in a rather depressing atmosphere.
After washing, Wu Qiao climbed back to bed and lay down, thinking that Tan Yan had to worry about so many things, and this year he was only 32 years old, he felt inexplicably distressed about him.
If only there could be peace sooner...
This night, Wu Qiao had a dream that he overwhelmed the general.
When I woke up in the morning, I felt very ashamed, and hurriedly washed the sheets.
— After a while, Wu Qiao continued to practice.
And the empire finally locked the location of the general base.
However, this time it was not the information sent back by the undercover agent, but obtained through traditional channels.
It took the empire a few years to analyze the people who had a relationship with that leader bit by bit, and finally narrowed the scope from 3,000 to 300. Every time a person is captured, the empire will interrogate them repeatedly, trying to obtain all useful information. Over the past few years, more than 100 people have been interrogated.
A while ago, they captured an important person who also didn't know the leader's whereabouts, but they confessed to a messenger who was one of the leader's most trusted people.
The empire did not bomb after discovering a small base, but chose to set up an ambush on the only way to pass. The messenger knew no fraud and eventually became a fish in the net. After three days and three nights of interrogation by the most famous torture expert in the empire, he finally revealed the location of the main base.
The military decided to raid as soon as possible.
The commander-in-chief is designated as sinus pulp.
Youtiao's last operation failed, and the military department was afraid that he would have concerns.
However, Olivier was unaware of all these plans.
The time of the raid he got was a full two weeks later than correct, and in fact, Dou Jiang decided to send troops to that base immediately to launch an attack.
According to common sense, after the messenger is captured, it should be transferred immediately.
However, they believed in the information that Olivier sent, so they felt that rather than fleeing in a hurry, it was more interesting to arrange the base as a "surprise for the empire". After all, the empire suffered a major loss last time. Moreover, on the basis of Wu Qiao's suggestion, the empire used various deceptive means to prove that Olivier's words were true, for example, making the empire's meteorological department declare that the empire's border bases were about to encounter extreme weather, giving Youtiao and fake sinus pulp People from other places frequently appeared elsewhere. For another example, when the Minister of Defense gave a speech on the day the prisoner made a confession, he looked very happy, saying that there would be "good news" in two weeks...
Failures in history are often related to mistakes and negligence.
Troops are well organized - first to land, second to land, to cut rescue lines...
Wu Qiao was placed in the first wave of raid troops again.
Their task is to bomb the main target, try to destroy the main weapon of the opponent, as well as the landing platform of the starship and the mecha, so that they disappear and cannot be used at all.
Wu Qiao knows that it is very important to complete the goal. The fewer warships and mechs the opponent can dispatch, the weaker the counterattack force that one's own side will encounter.
At the same time, they need to assist the second batch of troops. The second batch has a large number of people, and the main task is to provide air cover for the third army so that the third batch of troops can land on the base. The combat ability of the third batch of troops is not strong, because they will bring a lot of materials, quickly build fortifications and rear landing platforms, so that the final large troops can land on the base, clear all obstacles on the ground, and conduct a large-scale search. Because Dou Jiang knew that many buildings in the base were underground, it might be difficult to achieve the desired effect by air bombing alone.
On the day of the decisive battle, Wu Qiao left from another base.
In order to confuse opponents, Darrell's base was quiet.
In order to keep it secret, few people knew that Olivier had been detected as a traitor. Before setting off, Wu Qiao felt an atmosphere of uneasiness in his ship.
In any case, it failed last time, and it was a disastrous failure. Feelings of fear are inevitable without knowing that the traitor is known. Despite Durrell's many encouragements, there are still many soldiers who are pessimistic.
"Colonel." Finally, when the ship was about to start, his communications officer stood up, "I want to request to leave the ship!"
"Approved." Wu Qiao didn't even look at the other party. "Leave the bridge immediately and wait for punishment. The deputy communications officer will make up for it."
"..."
Just like that, Wuqiao's ship lost one person.
He didn't know if other ships had the same situation, or if he was the only one who trained a deserter.
As a matter of fact, Dou Jiang will announce the "deception plan" after reaching the periphery of the opponent's general base. At that time, everyone will understand that it is the other party who is really being tricked this time, and this unexpected joy will make their fighting spirit even higher.
After a long journey, they finally saw the target.
The soil on the surface of the planet is gray and black, and it is closer to the neutral country, sharing an artificial sun with the neutral country.
This place feels very similar to the previous general base, and it should indeed be a base location that opponents will like.
"Attack!" Darrell commanded the first batch of troops, and after the appointed time, he issued a powerful declaration of war.
Darrell, it is true that the older the body, the stronger the heart.
Wu Qiao and the others swept over neatly, bombarding the target indiscriminately!
One after another, the flames showed the determination of the empire to put the opponent to death this time.
This time the imperial intelligence was correct.
Soon, Wu Qiao saw the Xianglongwing resistance force rushing out!
This time, it's no longer automated weapons, and no longer ugly insects, but the real people with wings of the dragon!
Wu Qiao saw that one of the mechas flew straight towards the Crow Nine he was controlling without any hesitation!
"boom!"
Just when the two mechs were about to meet, the opponent suddenly shot through the sky!
"...!"
Wu Qiao quickly opened his shield and dodged.
After dozens of rounds of fighting between the two, Wu Qiao felt a very familiar feeling when he saw each other's actions.
I must have known this guy...
A name flashed through his mind.
The one who made him gnash his teeth with hatred.
— Aquash.
The old accounts of the two of them are one after another.
If it weren't for him, maybe Sheng Chongguang wouldn't have died. At that time, the two sides clearly wanted to exchange prisoners...
The two were classmates before. Although Aquash concealed his strength, some styles still remained unchanged. After that, Wu Qiao went undercover for half a year, and got along with Akwash day and night, and he was very familiar with him.
Even if the other party is not the same as before, Wu Qiao can still find the truth from the clues.
Did he target himself on purpose... Because Aquash was very familiar with Ya Jiu's appearance, Wu Qiao couldn't help guessing like this.
Wu Qiao's mind flashed, and the attack became more violent.
At this time, he found that his communication device was flickering.
Could it be... Aquash
Wu Qiao connected the other party's connection.
"Hi, Wu Qiao."
"..." Sure enough, it was the voice that he would never forget for the rest of his life.
Aquash searched all nearby communication signals, locked on Yajiu's and called.
"Are you Wu Qiao? Why don't you speak?"
"..." Wu Qiao reached out and turned off the instrument.
He doesn't need to reminisce at this moment, all he needs is victory.