"No, I also bear responsibility! We failed to achieve optimal coordination between the two branches of the military. The researchers had provided a perfect plan, but we didn't execute it perfectly..."
Another officer stepped forward, his face full of guilt, his facial muscles twitching as he spoke, genuinely feeling the pain of this failure.
Compared to the previous one, his emotions were much more genuine, which can be seen from his micro-expressions.
They weren't Jiang Cheng's confidants, and Jiang Cheng didn't want to say anything too harsh. He fiddled with the pen in his hand, frowned slightly, and glanced at the two men.
"Can't you hear what the commander-in-chief is saying? The war isn't even over yet and you're already dividing up the blame? That's all the ambition you have. If you can't speak properly, shut up and listen to what others are saying. Sit down!"
The two officers suddenly felt a chill run down their spines from Jiang Cheng's gaze and quickly sat down.
The awkward thing was that the two soldiers sat down, but no one dared to speak again. Everyone could see that whoever took the lead would be criticized, so they kept their mouths shut and remained silent with their heads bowed. For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat oppressive.
“Fine, if you won’t tell me, I’ll call on you,” Jiang Cheng said, sounding just like a teacher in a high school or middle school classroom, referring to students who were pretending to be dead and refusing to answer questions. “Wan Xingyan, tell me your thoughts.”
"Ahem... Our tactical plan was very comprehensive, and I believe everyone felt that it was executed flawlessly in the Death Dimension. We prepared countless plans for the insectoids and the axe-wielders, and initially gained the upper hand. Why did we ultimately fail? Because we accurately judged the axe-wielders' lower limit, but we couldn't estimate its upper limit. The upper limit of human civilization is nuclear weapons, plasma cannons, thermal weapons combined with mechs. But based on our understanding of the invading creatures, this upper limit is completely vague."
"As Team Leader Wan said, what caused us such heavy losses was the black sphere that the axe-wielding creature spat out of its mouth after climbing the glacier. The light emitted from it reached temperatures of millions and spread outwards in a spherical shape. We can think of it as an activated bomb. It doesn't need preheating, its internal state is extremely unstable, and it can be detonated at will," another researcher continued, picking up where Wan Xingyan left off.
"Any other discoveries?" Jiang Cheng nodded, signaling it to continue.
"The people responsible for recording battlefield data are very trustworthy. They didn't forget their duties even when they were fleeing for their lives. According to their information, the axe head retreated into the glacier when the black sphere exploded and created a new membrane by constructing a death dimension. In other words, another space has been added to the death space. Based on this, the axe head cannot control the power of the black sphere; it can only detonate it, not use it. Therefore, we need to change the definition of this upper limit. Furthermore, because of the existence of the second layer of space, we can no longer force it out by firing cannons at the glacier as before."
Everyone present listened silently. Some of Taliban's men suddenly understood that this was the role of researchers—to analyze the current situation. They couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng kept pondering what that black sphere was. Why could it contain such immense power? Among all the substances known to humankind, none could emit such light.
"Then we need to devise a new plan to prevent the axe from releasing this substance. It needs time, and we need to kill the time it takes to do so."
"What if new substances are released?"
“Then execute the third plan, the fourth, and the fifth!” Tali coldly surveyed the room, “until everyone present is dead and a new person takes over the Federation.”
After Tali finished speaking, the conference room fell silent. Everyone felt a solemn atmosphere that filled the spacious room and held everyone's attention.
"Next, I will draw new personnel from the soldiers, and the deputy commander-in-chief will arrange the repair work of the mechs. We will work non-stop to get them ready to enter the Federation immediately. We will not give them any breathing room and will relentlessly pursue them."
"clear!"
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The meeting ended, and everyone who was supposed to leave went to work on the orders that had just been issued. Only the two commanders remained in the conference room. Jiang Cheng waited patiently. He had just heard Tali say that they would talk privately after the meeting, so he picked up the documents and calmly began to read.
Now there are only four people left in the main hall: Jiang Cheng and his assistant, and Tali and his assistant.
However, what Tali said next stunned them all.
"You two can go out first. I'd like to speak with Commander Jiang alone." He gestured to his two assistants and raised his chin towards the conference room door.
After she finished speaking, no one reacted. Gu Qingwan even pointed to herself in surprise, "Me?"
Jiang Cheng was also puzzled. As his closest and most trusted confidant, his assistant was always by his side, no matter how big or small the matter was; it was rare for them to be avoiding him like this. No, to be precise, it had never happened before.
Another assistant scratched his head, thought for a few seconds, and then walked towards the door. Gu Qingwan couldn't make the decision, so she could only look at Jiang Cheng.
"Go out."
"Okay, boss."
As the conference room door closed, Tali's voice rang out.
"You noticed a detail too, didn't you? When the black sphere was spat out by the axe, Assistant Gu ordered us to retreat immediately. I don't quite remember what she said, but I want to know what judgment she made. Or perhaps Assistant Gu actually knows some information, which I want to share. In case it's useful, it will help us eliminate the invasive creatures. If the plan can be improved even a little bit, many fewer people will die. I don't want to see our lovely subordinates perish."
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