Chapter 1018 We Agree!
Gu Chengyuan sat as upright as a mountain, calmly accepting the bow from the Western Theater Command delegation. He didn't stand up to offer support, nor did he politely decline, as if this was the proper respect he deserved.
One hundred thousand tons of combat supplies, equivalent to 5000 million system money and 500 million zombie brain cores.
From the perspective of value, not to mention that the severely damaged version of the 77th Legion is not worth so much, even the heyday version of the 77th Legion is also not worth it. You have to know that the exchange price of a system army is only 8000 million!
But politics often cannot be calculated in this way. We cannot simply compare book value, but we must look at the overall benefits behind the investment.
Just like the aid program to Africa in the other world Da Xia, which has been criticized for decades and has persisted for decades, if you just look at the accounts, it seems that it is all written as free aid, and it is purely for nothing.
But the actual political and economic rewards are far greater than a hundred or a thousand times greater. Are African countries so docile? Many of the tyrannical practices are simply never vented internally.
Therefore, the 77th Corps was just a pretext for Gu Chengyuan's aid. The real purpose was to use supplies to lure the Western Theater Command into fishing.
It is true that 100,000 tons of supplies were provided, but it was not given all at once, but rather in a long-term and orderly manner. This is equivalent to dangling a carrot in front of the Western war zone.
With this carrot, the Zhongzhou Theater can completely guide the direction of many things in the Western Theater without bloodshed, and at the same time can also quietly break through the bottom line of the Western Theater step by step.
Whenever the Western Theater wants to reject the Central Plains Theater, will it still be able to remain tough when it thinks about the 100,000 tons of combat supplies that have not yet arrived?
Think of how the wife's bottom line in Japanese movies is gradually broken by creditors and superiors: "Western theater, you don't want to run out of supplies at the back, do you? There are a full 100,000 tons~"
"Don't worry, I won't do anything excessive to you. This time I just... just need you to be patient for a little while, and we can obtain 100,000 tons of combat supplies!"
With such devilish whispers, I believe that many things that were originally only achievable through military action can now be easily accomplished!
And there is an even more crucial point, that is, the Central Plains Theater treats the Western Theater just like the Southern Theater. It is more inclined to use its powerful military production capacity to exercise control rather than brutally launching a war and provoking resistance!
This is why Gu Chengyuan frequently creates a noble image in front of the top leaders of the two war zones. It is not to be the sun, but to reduce the defensiveness of the two war zones by enhancing his personal credit.
It’s like traveling back to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and choosing between Boss Cao and Boss Liu. A normal person would definitely choose Boss Liu. This is word of mouth!
Therefore, the alternating roles of the red and black faces in this negotiation were also a way to kill two birds with one stone for the "100,000 tons of combat supplies" - to strengthen Commander Gu's "benevolence and righteousness"!
'Love your brothers or your supplies? Love your brothers!'
Never ignore your personal reputation. Reputation that is useless at ordinary times can often bring amazing returns at critical moments!
As long as Gu Chengyuan's "benevolence and righteousness" can take hold in the post-apocalyptic Zhou State, it might be an exaggeration to say that everything will go smoothly, but "being popular" will definitely be a given!
In the future, what was originally needed to be fought in may become a matter of welcoming in...
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After everyone stood up, Gu Chengyuan's deep gaze slowly swept across every face filled with gratitude and awe, and finally stopped at Zhang Shouzheng's face, which was slightly flushed with excitement.
There was not much joy on Gu Chengyuan's face. Instead, it was covered with a layer of iron-like solemnity, like a mountain bearing the wind and rain, with its own heaviness and majesty.
"Director Zhang, Deputy Commander Zou, comrades," he began. His voice was not loud, but as steady as a rock. With a power that penetrated people's hearts, he instantly suppressed all the noise and agitated emotions in the conference room.
"I, Gu Chengyuan, accept this bow!"
"But you must remember, these 100,000 tons of supplies are not charity! Not a gift! And certainly not a trade!"
Every word he spoke was powerful and echoed clearly in the silent conference room:
"This is the support that our Central Plains Theater must provide to our blood brothers, to our brother units—the Western Theater—who share the responsibility for the survival of the Zhou Dynasty and the eternal flame of human civilization!"
"The end of the world is approaching, zombies are wreaking havoc, and the mountains and rivers are shattered!" Gu Chengyuan's voice was filled with a heavy feeling of pity for the people.
"At this critical moment of survival, if our Central Plains War Zone, with its vast resources, sits idle and does nothing to save our fellow units, and remains indifferent while they fall into dire straits, what difference would that make us no different from beasts?! And what difference would that make us no different from the walking dead?!"
"So," Gu Chengyuan leaned forward slightly, his eyes burning like a blazing flame, filled with unquestionable faith and strength.
"Show your resolve! Use these 100,000 tons of supplies to defend the Northwest! Protect the people! Do your job to the best of your ability! Truly support the Western Theater!"
"As long as you still hold on, and still fight for the lives of the people on this land," Gu Chengyuan's voice slowed down, but with a deeper commitment and an invisible bond: "My Zhongzhou War Zone will always be your strongest backing!
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa~~
As soon as he finished speaking, all the members of the Western Theater Command delegation, who had just sat down, stood up again, their faces flushed and their eyes excited, looking at Gu Chengyuan and applauding vigorously!!!
"Well said!!"
"Commander Gu, Chief Gu, you said it well!"
"No wonder he's in charge of a war zone at such a young age. His own commander, even at his age, can't match his audacity! He's simply... ahem~"
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Gu Chengyuan's speech, which was like a loud bell and struck the soul, seemed to have dropped a mental bomb in the conference room, instantly pushing the already heated atmosphere to a boiling point!
This not very spacious combat meeting room was now completely drowned in thunderous applause!
The applause was no longer a polite response, but a heartfelt, almost fanatical resonance and catharsis!
It is like a real wave, squeezing and enveloping everyone in a 160-degree angle. Every time when the wave of applause seems to be about to recede and stop, it will be pushed up again by a stronger passion, rushing to a new and higher peak!
Caught up in this fanatical collective atmosphere, participants from both the Central Plains and the Western Theater seemed to have been injected with an invisible stimulant!
Their palms were red, swollen, and even aching, but no one was willing to stop! The slight pain was completely drowned out by the scorching emotions surging in their chests!
Everyone's eyes burned with excitement, awe, and a light that was almost faith, and there was only one focus - the brilliant young commander!
In this situation, the psychological defenses of the Western Theater delegation, which had originally planned to take the sensitive issue of "troop stationing" back for "long-term consideration", were completely broken down!
Under the dual impact of the overwhelming favor of 100,000 tons of life-saving supplies and Gu Chengyuan's charisma that burned like the scorching sun, Zhang Shouzheng and Zou Yuan felt only:
"If we hesitate or shirk responsibility at this point, it would not only be tactically foolish, but also morally despicable and a betrayal!"
Commander Gu offered a huge assistance of one hundred thousand tons as soon as he opened his mouth, with the survival of the Zhou Dynasty and the fate of mankind in mind!
And on my side, I am still scheming and worrying about gains and losses for that little bit of "sovereignty" and "selfishness"?
Comparing the two, the difference is obvious!
An intense, almost suffocating feeling of inferiority instantly gripped every member of the Western Theater delegation!
They didn't even dare to look directly across the conference table at Chief Gu, who seemed to be bathed in the radiance of the best and most beautiful humanity.
Under the dazzling light, even powerful deputy theater-level generals like Zhang Shouzheng and Zou Yuan felt like the humblest ants in a dark corner, timidly peering at the scorching sun!
The enormous moral pressure, like an invisible giant hand, crushed their last bit of hesitation!
"Commander Gu! Comrades from the Zhongzhou War Zone! We agree with your proposal!"
ps: And soon
