Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 635 The Wallfacer 1 (5)

How ironic.

After following Taylor out of the China Space Force base and getting into the car heading to the Ball Lightning Research Institute, Luo Ji gradually came to his senses.

Based on the conversation between Taylor and Zhang Beihai, as well as his speech at the United Government Conference, it can be basically concluded that he wants to form a space force with a spirit of sacrifice.

But now it seems that Taylor's Wallfacer plan has encountered its first problem.

The problem wasn't a lack of funds to build an army, but rather the inability to find "suitable" soldiers.

Clearly, in Taylor's plan, this army would inevitably face great danger, meaning that the soldiers of this army would have to accept the fact that they would be sacrificed.

This is not easy to handle.

Although the U.S. military also faces life-threatening situations during routine military activities, joining Taylor's Space Force may seem no different from joining the U.S. military, but the enemies they deal with are quite different.

In the past, the US military relied on its advantages in equipment, logistics, and intelligence to crush its enemies. Although there were dangers involved, those dangers were uncertain.

When the benefits of joining the army are high enough, the uncertainty and danger are like gambling. There are always daring people who join the army and are willing to accept the consequences. The chances of actually losing your life are not that great.

But Taylor's space force was different; it was meant to fight against the Trisolaran aliens.

They have now become the weaker party, being overwhelmed by the enemy in terms of technology, weapons, and intelligence. This has turned their favorable situation into an unfavorable one, or even a situation where they are doomed.

Moreover, joining the Space Force requires more than just the willingness to sacrifice; one must also possess physical fitness, military skills, and technical abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people, at least meeting the standards of a pilot.

With such a multi-faceted selection process, finding suitable candidates within the country who are still willing to join the Taylor Space Force is indeed extremely difficult.

Taylor himself probably knew very well that, after all, he had served as the US Secretary of Defense and knew exactly how bad his own military had become.

As Zhang Beihai said, the army's combat effectiveness is built on trust.

Today, the U.S. government and military have lost all credibility with the public; they are no longer the same as when they made movies like "Saving Private Ryan."

As for why China doesn't provide assistance to Taylor?
Luo Ji thought of his identity as a "Wallfacer".

Taylor is a Wallfacer; he doesn't make demands, and the Chinese military won't offer assistance.

Taylor is a Wallfacer, so he cannot turn to the "Chinese" military or use Chinese soldiers.

China might offer technical assistance, but lending personnel? That's unrealistic!

Zhang Beihai had probably anticipated this, which is why he told Taylor that Chinese soldiers knew why they were fighting and for whom they were fighting.

They trust not any particular person or political system, but the people; they are the people's own army!

So if Taylor's plan has a pure purpose and his original intention is for all of humanity, then that's fine.

If his plan wasn't as pure as he seemed... the way he turned and left already showed that Taylor wasn't as detached as he thought, and he was still influenced by his own country.

Therefore, even if Taylor, as a Wallfacer, made a request to China, and even if China agreed, the plan would ultimately be difficult to implement.

Because the US cannot allow such an armed force, which it has invested heavily in building, to slip out of its control.

After visiting China's Space Force, Taylor and Luo Ji's group arrived at the research base of the Special Envoy Department, where Dr. Ding Yi met with them and showed them the "macro-atom," the "ball scintillator," and the "macro-atom fusion engine" that their team is currently working on.

However, Luo Ji didn't know what Taylor and Ding Yi talked about next. He and the Japanese female reporter only heard the last part of their conversation when Ding Yi saw Taylor out.

"I might go to space later, where research would probably be easier."

"Dr. Ding Yi."

"Alright, Mr. Taylor, I'll leave you here. You should have physicists in your staff, shouldn't you?"

"Yes, there are three Nobel Prize winners."

However, they told me that if our collection of macroscopic atomic nuclei in their natural state was like "primitives making bows and arrows," then the Trisolarans' low-dimensional expansion of microscopic particles was like "mastering missiles."

Using such a weapon in front of them is... well... those scholars used a Chinese idiom I don't quite understand: "to show off one's skill before an expert."

"You don't believe them?" Ding Yi asked in a less slurred voice, taking the pipe out of his mouth.

"Of course not!"

Taylor said very decisively:
"Macro-atomic nuclear fusion is the most powerful weapon that mankind currently possesses. Isn't it normal for me to consider it strategically?"
Furthermore, if archery is combined with human strategy, it's not necessarily impossible to defeat missiles.

“Then I wish you success, Mr. Taylor,” Ding Yi smiled. “I have no interest in joining this project.”

Taylor eventually left China in disappointment. Later, Luo Ji heard some news about him from Shi Qiang.

It is said that after leaving China, he first went to Kagoshima in Japan, where he also left disappointed.

Then he went to the base and met an old man with a long beard, but still did not get a result that satisfied him.

Luo Ji guessed that Taylor was looking for soldiers who could still have a spirit of sacrifice more than a hundred years later, or a way to keep soldiers in a spirit of sacrifice.

Unfortunately, based on the analysis and judgment that Luo Ji heard from Shi Qiang, Taylor's idea was destined to be impossible to achieve.

As a veteran who had served as a leader in a special affairs department for a long time, Shi Qiang might have a deeper understanding of some things than Taylor, at least he had grassroots experience.

In his view, what Taylor and the powerful force behind him lacked militarily was actually the "Sanwan Reorganization" in the history of China's military establishment.

That was the most precious legacy left to China by a great man. It was the earliest successful exploration and practice of comprehensively reforming the traditional old-style army and building a new type of people's army, led by instructors, from September 29 to October 3, 1927.

It was a transformative rebirth, and it initially solved the problem of how to build a revolutionary army, mainly composed of peasants and former soldiers, into a new type of proletarian people's army.

In particular, the three important aspects of the reorganization—reorganizing the troops, establishing Party organizations at the company level, and implementing equality between officers and soldiers—laid a solid foundation for the subsequent development of the Chinese army.

"An armed force built on deception, bribery, and intimidation is ultimately unsustainable, let alone capable of possessing advanced military skills, a firm fighting will, or a fearless spirit of sacrifice."

Luo Ji wasn't actually very interested in Shi Qiang's conclusion.

Moreover, even though Shi Qiang asserted that Taylor's plan was unlikely to succeed, he still obtained China's ball lightning excitation technology and macro-atomic nuclear fusion technology.

The United States has already invested manpower and resources in capturing macroatomic nuclei and is attempting to weaponize them.

After Taylor left China, Luo Ji was not at ease staying at his home in China.

As the "Wallfacer Project" spread and was promoted by the authorities, he found himself unable to return to his former life.

As he walked down the street, some people smiled at him, while others pointed and whispered about him.

He even gained a large number of fans online.

Everyone treats him as a hero, but Luo Ji knows that he is just a nobody.

Besides, being a hero isn't easy. At this point, a third of the movie's plot had passed, nearly halfway through. After a period of relative calm, Luo Ji's peaceful days were once again disrupted.

Members of the ETO organization attacked him again. This time, the attackers were his classmate and good friend, who had studied under the same teacher.

The attack was both sudden and violent. Under the guise of a class reunion, various methods were used, including poisoning, shooting, and explosions. Many of Luo Ji's classmates died on the spot.

Fortunately, the security personnel arranged by the special affairs department played a role, but the dead cannot be brought back to life.

Moreover, what the classmate who attacked him said also greatly surprised Luo Ji.

They attacked Luo Ji because of their teacher, Ye Wenjie.

Afterwards, Shi Qiang told him the details of what had happened.

It turns out that although the ETO organization has been destroyed, neither the Chinese government nor the United Government has given up on cracking down on and arresting the remaining ETO members.

Not to mention Dr. Chen Ang, who is still at large, there are many other high-ranking members of the organization who remain hidden in the shadows and have not yet been found.

These people are also a great threat to the Wallfacers and the Wallfacer Project.

According to Shi Qiang, during this period, both Taylor and Rediaz faced powerful attacks from the remnants of the ETO on more than one occasion.

There are reports that those people have re-established contact with the Trisolaran civilization and have developed a "Wall-Breaking Plan" for the "Wallfacer Project," and have also assigned a corresponding "Wall-Breaker" to each "Wallfacer."

Luo Ji's side was no exception. Fortunately, with Qin Feng's help, the Chinese special affairs department took the lead in uncovering Ye Wenjie, a high-ranking "leader" of the ETO organization who was deeply hidden in China, and brought her to justice.

Those who attacked Luo Ji were desperate because Ye Wenjie had been arrested; they wanted to capture Luo Ji in exchange for their "leader".

Upon hearing this news, even Luo Ji, who considered himself to be very carefree, was stunned for a long time, and his whole demeanor became much gloomy.

Even though the beautiful female reporter named Ryoko Tai stayed with him throughout this time, and Luo Ji was still able to live a carefree life, he knew that his life had been completely and utterly changed, and he could never go back.

"Screw the Wall-Facing Project!"

Luo Ji shouted this sentence for the second time. Compared to the helplessness he felt when he shouted it last time in the office of the Secretary-General of the United Government, his words now contained seven or eight parts more anger, sadness and fear.

"Luo Ji, this is not your fault!"

Ryoko Taji gently comforted him, calming Luo Ji's extremely agitated mind with a warm embrace.

"Let's leave here."

Luo Ji, having calmed down, said this.

"Ah, where to go?"

"Go wherever you want, I'm a Wallfacer."

Just then, Ryoko Taji received a new assignment from the coalition government, asking her to interview Rediaz.

In the end, Luo Ji made a decision to go with her.

"For security reasons, I do not recommend that you leave China now, Dr. Luo Ji."

Qin Yanni, who was assigned to take care of him, said with a sense of helplessness, but Luo Ji's attitude was not good.

"Is it 'now'? Or for a lifetime? Are you trying to imprison me?"

Ultimately, at Luo Ji's insistence, the Chinese side arranged a private jet and professional personnel to protect him, and they traveled together to Rediaz's country, Venezuela.

Rediaz was also quite surprised by the arrival of Luo Ji, the Wallfacer.

"You shouldn't have come, Dr. Luo Ji."

This was the first thing Radiaz said to Luo Ji after they met.

"The safety issues will only be greater if the two of us are together."

"I thought this was your country..."

Before Luo Ji could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Rediaz waving his hand.

"I am no longer the president of Venezuela."

Later, as the convoy carrying the two drove through the streets of Venezuela, Luo Ji finally understood why Rediaz had said that.

He could see that the local residents on the street had very complex expressions when they saw Diaz's convoy. There was admiration and respect, but more than that, there was disgust, rejection, and a little bit of barely perceptible hatred.

What's happening here?
Luo Ji, who has become more sensitive, naturally noticed this scene, and only got the answer after asking Tani Ryoko next to him.

It turns out that all of this was caused by Radiaz's Wallfacer Project.

His plan was actually quite simple: to research nuclear weapons, specifically stellar-class nuclear weapons with even greater destructive power.

It can only be said that although they are on different sides, the plans of these two Wallfacers, Taylor and Diaz, are extremely similar.

The former is researching macro-atomic nuclear fusion weapons, while the latter is researching the most powerful nuclear weapon in human history.

Of course, some people online have also analyzed that the reason why Diaz devoted all his energy to the research of nuclear weapons may also be related to his own experience.

During his time as president of Venezuela, the South American country was subjected to "nuclear threats" more than once.

Perhaps this was already a thorn in his side, which is why he chose to locate his research base in his own country.

Because of this incident, Diaz's reputation in the country quickly became mixed.

The establishment of a nuclear weapons research base is not a good thing for Venezuela.

This is not a nuclear power plant and cannot generate positive revenue. On the contrary, the consumption of resources and wealth is a huge burden for a third-world country like Venezuela.

Although Rediaz could apply for some research funding from the coalition government by virtue of his Wallfacer status, he would not embezzle funds to give back to Venezuela.

After all, the coalition government had reminded him, but he insisted on setting up the research base in Venezuela.

He knew perfectly well that only by developing powerful weapons in their own country and fully demonstrating their effectiveness could they gain control of their own power and enhance the Third World's voice in the international arena.

You have to prove yourself before people will respect you!
But it is clear that the local people who did not benefit from it could not understand Rediaz's long-term strategic vision.

Some ignorant people even believed the rumors that the nuclear research base would release radiation and dangerous substances to the outside world.

Especially when a number of citizens in nearby cities were diagnosed with cancer, public opinion regarding Diaz quickly deteriorated.

(End of this chapter)