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Furthermore, humans themselves are fundamentally incapable of maintaining absolute rationality!
……
The screen flashed briefly, then the video continued playing.
The scene is in a hospital.
Zhang Beihai, dressed in military uniform, pushed open the door to the ward.
His father lay weakly in bed.
Zhang Beihai did not ask his father about his health, because as a soldier as resilient as steel, his father would answer him truthfully.
Zhang Beihai didn't want to hear that kind of answer.
“Dad, I’ve joined the Space Force,” Zhang Beihai said to his father.
The two fathers had similar personalities and didn't say much, just nodded silently.
Zhang Beihai continued, "Just as you thought, we will begin building a space fleet based on the navy."
Yes!
Zhang Beihai's father had already foreseen all of this.
Since there had never been a human space force before, it was modeled after the navy and began to be established, which can be considered a beginning.
“That’s correct,” Mr. Zhang nodded.
In the scene, Zhang Beihai is looking at his father, trying to ask him something. His expression begins to show a strangeness that is obvious to others.
Hesitation, confusion, and even despair!
Finally, a relaxed Zhang Beihai asked his father, "Then what should I do?"
"Dad, I've finally asked that question. It's kept me up all night..."
Facing his father, Zhang Beihai made no attempt to hide anything; he knew his father could see right through him.
"Now that my son has asked this question, it undoubtedly signifies that your more than 30 years of nurturing me have failed at the most crucial moment."
"But Dad, please tell me. I'm not as strong as you think. Just this once, please tell me."
"what should I do?"
Since the Three-Body Crisis, Zhang Beihai has never spoken so much.
……
In the Three-Body world, his colleague Wu Yue felt somewhat surprised at this moment!
……
The video continues playing.
The father simply said, "You need to think it over."
Zhang Beihai understood and said, "You have already answered me, said a lot, really a lot, these three words could not be expressed in tens of thousands of words..."
"Please explain more clearly, because this is very important."
"What will you do after you've thought about it?"
The father, lying on his sickbed, replied, "Beihai, all I can tell you is that you should have thought about it more before."
"Okay, Dad, you've told me everything."
"This is very important to me!"
Chapter Hokkaido.
At this moment, the Trisolarans, who were using protons to monitor Earth, were completely baffled by the conversation between Zhang Beihai and his son, who were using the riddle-like language.
What is all this about?
The Trisolarans, whose minds are completely transparent, only felt like they were listening to nonsense.
But one thing is certain: this conversation must be important.
But the Trisolarans wouldn't understand, because even humans themselves can't understand communication among their own kind.
……
—The Three-Body World.
In the Trisolaran fleet.
"I can't understand the conversation between Zhang Beihai and his father at all. Humans are truly dangerous snakes!" the Trisolaran leader said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, humans are indeed as dangerous as the snakes they speak of."
"However, so far, humans are just a bunch of insects."
……
The video continues playing.
In the scene, Zhang Beihai and his colleague Wu Yue return to the Navy to witness the construction of the "Tang" ship.
However, the two are no longer in the Navy, but in the new Space Force.
Zhang Beihai deliberately mentioned that the higher-ups had decided to cancel the construction of the "Tang" ship.
Wu Yue replied bluntly, "What does this have to do with us?"
Zhang Beihai then said that you seem very down, is it because you have no faith in the Space Force?
Wu Yue responded affirmatively, adding that you understand yourself better than you understand yourself.
"You shouldn't think like that, and you shouldn't feel sad."
“Indeed, the decisive battle against the Trisolarans more than 400 years from now is an era that every space force wants to be in. But our generation has exhausted all our efforts and can't see a hopeless cause. It's really hard to give you any motivation,” Zhang Beihai said.
Wu Yue thought he was trying to comfort him by saying those words.
But Zhang Beihai replied firmly, "I have no words to comfort you. In your mind, advanced technology and weapons are the key to war. So I can't change you, stop you from being confused, or strengthen your confidence."
"But I don't believe that a human victory is impossible."
After Zhang Beihai finished speaking, Wu Yue was stunned for a moment!
This is very unlike Zhang Beihai; he knows Zhang Beihai to be a very pragmatic person.
Strong is strong, weak is weak. If the US wants to take on the entire Philippines, it's no big deal.
Because my younger sister's military and technological prowess is undeniable.
Recognizing the gap in reality, Wu Yue didn't see anything wrong with it.
Zhang Beihai was even more calm and realistic than him, so why would he believe that humanity could defeat the Trisolarans?
"Beihai, you weren't like this before. You used to be..."
"I'm curious, where does your unwavering belief in victory come from?"
"Do you really think a small wooden boat can defeat an aircraft carrier?"
Wu Yue asked three questions in a row.
Zhang Beihai said, "In the early days of the People's Republic of China, when we first established our navy, we defeated the bald man's destroyers. Even earlier, our army had examples of cavalry defeating tank groups."
Zhang Beihai's words made Wu Yue even more puzzled: "This is different. You don't think those are just legendary wars, but universal military theories, do you?"
"In the war against the Trisolarans, humanity does not need normal examples; one is enough."
Wu Yue almost laughed.
The two then talked about past wars.
……
The conversation between the two in the video has sparked much discussion among people in various dimensions.
-- Super Beast Armed World.
"Did this human, Zhang Beihai, come to this conclusion after talking with his father?"
"The fact that the weak can defeat the strong means that the weak are not weak at all."
"Ten thousand years ago, our underworld was too weak to defeat the Snow Queen, we simply couldn't."
The Lion King spoke.
Hades was even more clear-headed than the Lion King; the fact that he was sealed away by the Snow Queen 100,000 years ago without resistance is a clear example of this.
……
--The world of One Piece.
"Is this Zhang Beihai strange?"
"Shouldn't someone like him have such thoughts?"
Akainu only said that.
"Yes, if our navy weren't stronger than the pirates, we would have been wiped out long ago," Garp said.
……
—The Three-Body World.
Trisolaris Fleet.
The Trisolarans couldn't help but chuckle when they saw that the protagonist of this episode, Zhang Beihai, was actually a stubborn victor.
"An insect is an insect; where does he get his confidence from?"
"Even if we don't use protons to lock down your physics, you may not be able to defeat us in 450 years."
The Trisolaran leader scoffed.
"Yes, especially since there will be no progress in physics in the future."
.......
Chapter 48: Exposing Wu Yue!
Next!
The video continues playing.
on the screen.
We arrived at a conference room where General Chang Weisi was holding a meeting.
The content of the meeting was clear: it was about ideological work among military and political cadres.
Wu Yue is not alone in sharing these thoughts; he is pessimistic, hopeless, and sees no future for the Space Force.
Chang Weisi glanced at the comrades in the meeting and noticed that, except for Zhang Beihai, everyone looked tired.
Of course, this is related to the heavy workload, but the fact that everyone's eyes were dull already speaks volumes.
Zhang Beihai was the first to stand up at the meeting and said, "Sir, before reporting on the work, I would like to share my opinions..."
“I think our current situation is very dangerous. What I’m about to say may be a bit sharp, but if it’s not sharp, nobody will listen.”
Some comrades smiled during the meeting, but most of them were not listening.
Only General Chang Weisi responded to some of his comments: "The war we are facing is the longest war in which the strength of the two sides is vastly different."
"Therefore, the biggest problem facing space right now is defeatism, an extremely dangerous mindset..."
Hearing this, Chang Weisi nodded with certainty: "Defeatism is the biggest enemy we are facing right now, and the higher-ups are also clear about this."
Others understand this, but overcoming one's own fear is extremely difficult.
Then Zhang Beihai took out his notebook and explained each point clearly, stating that the root of defeatism was blind technological worship, lack of self-confidence, and so on.
Zhang Beihai also highlighted four important manifestations of defeatism, just like the meetings and summaries that ordinary people see in the news.
After all that was said, the people present remained the same, and nothing changed.
But Zhang Beihai was clearly prepared. After he finished explaining the four manifestations of defeatism, he turned his attention to his colleague Wu Yue.
"Let me give you an example. Defeatism is extremely evident in Colonel Wu Yue."
Once these words are spoken, it's no longer just a simple meeting and lighthearted banter.