Chapter 129 Fire at Them!

Such a wait is too hard to bear. Because humans are about to go to a fork in the road of the future, success, or failure... After sending radio waves, everyone became more anxious.

In a meeting that afternoon, many elites gathered and discussed the next step.

"Sending radio signals may expose our position!"

"If it is a means of light speed attack, we have been attacked when we detect that the other party has opened fire, and there is no possibility of interception!" Security Minister Xu Yunjin said worriedly. He clearly knows the gap between human weapons and true interstellar civilization.

Light speed attack, the most terrible means of attack. Because light is the highest speed known to humans, it means that it cannot be detected or intercepted, which is also the main means of attack in future space wars.

Humans can also use weapons close to the speed of light, such as lasers, ion cannons, etc. However, most of these weapons are dismantled from flying saucers and modified. They are semi-finished products, with only one tenth of their power, and humans theoretically cannot fire a few shots.

"We have sent radio waves to show our willingness to coexist peacefully. We should also show some muscle to deter them!"

"It's like firing a warning shot into the air. We should... fire a shot at them!"

Xu Yunjin's voice was loud, and he became more and more excited as he spoke. He slammed the table with a fierce momentum: "Yes, that's it. Firing a shot can better prove our strength!"

However, his words were immediately opposed by a large number of people. Many conservative experts believe that this behavior is too impulsive. What if the aliens are angry after firing?

"If a war really breaks out, no one can bear the responsibility!"

Xu Yunjin raised his head and refuted directly: "If such armed deterrence will lead to war, it only means that the other party's attitude is very tough. We can't pretend at all. Sooner or later, we will go to war!"

"You must know that it is the other party that broke into our territory! This is not weak! Once weak, the disguise will fail!"

In this military aspect, Xu Yunjin is also an expert. This is his old business.

Yu Yifeng just watched quietly. Both sides have some truth. He kept thinking in his head, now the enemy is in the open, I am in the dark, we have taken the initiative to jump out, showing considerable goodwill, should we fire two bullets, show our muscles, and take more initiative?

Alas... is it because humans are too weak? If humans are strong enough, how can there be such trouble?

"... I agree with Minister Xu Yunjin's point of view!"

The one who stood up was a young congressman. Yu Yifeng recognized him. His name was Wang Yufan, and he was also a senior official of the new government. Although he was young, he had very high emotional intelligence and social skills, and handled government affairs in an orderly manner.

Like Dr. Rimbaud, Wang Yufan was a young man that Yu Yifeng admired very much.

"It will take another eight days for our radio signal to arrive, and after the other party responds, it will take another seven or eight days for us to observe it. It will take sixteen days to go back and forth!"

"During this period, can we just wait? We need to take certain countermeasures! Yes, I think Minister Xu Yunjin is right, we need to fire a cannon to deter!"

Another middle-aged man immediately jumped out and shouted: "It's ridiculous! Countermeasures are firing cannons?"

The whole conference room was in chaos, and the hawks and doves quarreled with each other, making a mess, and arguing with each other.

"...We need to show our muscles and let the other party know that our weapons are not decorations!" Another radical congressman shouted, he seemed to have forgotten that human weapons are really just for show...

"We don't have to really hit them, just deter them!"

"Yes... Only in this way will they feel scared, it was they who took the initiative to break into our territory!"

Gradually, more and more people began to agree with Xu Yunjin and Wang Yufan's views...When they thought of firing cannons at alien civilizations, they felt excited and... crazy!

This excitement was accompanied by a hint of fear. The unknown future is always the most terrifying thing. Now every choice will bring a lot of uncertainty to the future. But many people feel that firing a cannon may be better than not firing a cannon!

Because humans have no choice, the radio signals have been sent out, and they must go all the way, that is - deterrence!

"We can't stand the temptation. Any temptation from the other party will lead to human exposure. Only with enough deterrence can the other party not have the heart to try!" Wang Yufan shouted loudly.

The current radicals believe that the play must be done with enough weight. Now the "tiger" played by humans must not only roar, but also go up and make a biting action!

Yes... A cat pretends to be a tiger. Facing an enemy that breaks into the territory, it must not only roar, but also go up and pretend to bite. This is more vivid and more deterrent!

Most of the people on the Noah are young people, and they are in a state of fearlessness. Young people are always more adventurous, so the hawkish ideas in the conference room are gradually increasing. They believe that they must fire a cannon!

Several conservatives stopped talking, they just frowned sadly, unable to think of a better solution.

Even Yu Yifeng thought that the ideas of these radicals did make sense. People nowadays have to pretend to be more "powerful" or "domineering"!

Next, people began to discuss what weapons to use, of course, the weapons currently available.

In this case, it is not realistic to use lasers. People's main purpose is to deter, not to actually hit the opponent. This shot must be known and detected by the opponent.

There are no dust and other particles in space, and light will not be diffusely reflected. It is difficult to observe with lasers unless the laser actually hits the opponent.

In some science fiction movies, the sky full of lasers during the interstellar war may not exist. Unless the universe is full of dust, it is impossible to detect the laser passing by with the naked eye.

Therefore, this shot can neither hit the opponent nor let the opponent observe clearly.

They discussed for a long time, and the best way is ion cannon! A series of charged particles close to the speed of light will generate a certain electric field. According to these electric fields, ion cannons are easy to detect.

But detection does not mean that it can be intercepted. Although the speed of ion cannons does not reach the speed of light, it is only slightly slower than lasers. Unless there is a computer with super high computing speed and a sufficiently sensitive muzzle, the ion cannon can be intercepted with lasers.

Humans don't want to start a war. This shot is just to deter the other side and make the other side feel that humans are a "hot-tempered" and "very defensive" species.

Yes, that's it... Humans have a bad temper and are very defensive!

Well, Yu Yifeng also thinks that this plan does make sense, although it is a bit risky, but once it succeeds, it can create a false impression of "rudeness and unreasonableness" for the other side.

Although on Earth, even if you stand on the moral high ground, the party that shoots first always seems to be less righteous. But now is not Earth, there is no such unspoken rule, the suspicion between different civilizations is greater, the sense of insecurity is stronger, and firing... no problem!