Chapter 13: The Mercury Crashes into the Sun Plan_1

The fact that a single escape plan could lead to the deduction of so much intelligence was enough to prove Logic's qualifications as a Wallfacer, and no one would doubt him again.

Logic's analysis planted a seed in the hearts of humanity: escape was a means, not an end. Should a Wallfacer undertake similar actions in the future, they needn't be overly concerned.

At the same time, it allowed people to better understand the gap between humans and Trisolarans; while the technological gap was significant, the Trisolarans were prone to errors and their strategies were inferior—like machines. Once we locate their weaknesses, we might be able to defeat them.

In terms of strategy, we deride the Trisolarans; in terms of technology, we regard them highly.

The Trisolarans' efforts to stop human escape only proved that humans still had a path to retreat, albeit slim, which endowed humanity with the will to strive.

Just like on the battlefields of old, if soldiers were told to fight with their backs to the river before battle, many would likely flee. The battlefield is still 400 years away; it's far off. Giving humans hope now will better consolidate their hearts. What this era lacked was confidence, not courage.

An assembly member from Country A asked, "Mr. Logic, your speech indeed opened up a new line of thought for us, pointing the way. But if future strategic defense plans extend beyond the Kuiper belt, are you not worried about the Space Fleet's escape?"

Logic: "Indeed, there is such a possibility, but worrying is pointless. Every plan comes with its risks.

Trisolarans only keep the most fundamental emotions and believe that executing an escape and choosing who stays and who leaves are simple tasks, just as they can allow the First Fleet to embark and occupy the Solar System, while other Trisolarans on their home planet face potential annihilation.

We can't be like them. If a portion of the fleet chooses to flee, it would be a betrayal of humanity, greatly undermining the fighting fleet's confidence and even leading directly to defeat.

So we will do our utmost to restrict escaping, but we shouldn't cut off our nose to spite our face. We can't limit the development of our space power because of the possibility of escape, can we?

The war I wage with the Trisolarans is an unconventional one; we only need to find the target, determine a plan, and execute it."

A legislator from Country B asked, "What if a Wallfacer secretly organizes an escape?"

Logic was secretly pleased; he needed such a foil. Before the hearing, he and Lin Sen had prepared answers to many questions. In the public eye, Logic had to appear strong and confident.

Only then could people regain their faith in the Wallfacers and believe they could lead them to defeat the Trisolarans.

Logic: "Your concern is legitimate, but a Wallfacer will not execute an escape.

First of all, legal restrictions are needed. At the outset, I proposed the enactment of the Wallfacers' Anti-Humanity Act precisely to restrict such behavior from Wallfacers.

Secondly, why would a Wallfacer need to organize an escape?

By analyzing the truth behind the Trisolarans' anti-escape efforts, we can gain a lot of crucial intelligence and formulate many plans accordingly.

This war is unconventional and will naturally employ unconventional plans; of all the plans, escape is the most foolish.

Regardless of the Anti-Humanity Act, we have a dozen plans at any time that could counter the Trisolarans. We just don't want to, and we won't put them into action."

Having said that, he glanced at Hines and Rediaz.

Logic's confident words stirred the crowd, with his confidence bordering on arrogance, which even irked some. However, his eyes brimmed with faith in the future, as if everything was within his control, inducing a subtle anticipation in people.

Rediaz stood up casually, his stony face breaking into an indifferent smirk as he challenged, "If there are a dozen ways to fight against the Trisolarans, then, can we know about one plan that you won't put into action?"

Rediaz always displayed his facade, challenging Logic just played into his public persona. He harbored no ill will against Logic; among the four Wallfacers, he used resources the most lavishly and had to showcase his strength to secure more resources.

But this also played into the hands of Lin Sen and Logic. Before the meeting, Lin Sen had conspired with Logic to provoke Rediaz and then reveal a plan.

The PDC Chairman immediately said, "Dr. Luo Ji, you don't need to answer."

Luo Ji looked at Lin Sen with a somewhat meaningful gaze, not knowing Lin Sen's intention, but still continued as Lin Sen had arranged.

Luo Ji smiled and began, "Well! I'll just talk about a plan I just thought of, don't take it seriously, just consider it a joke to lighten the mood."

Then Luo Ji's expression suddenly changed, his eyes twinkling with slyness, and his tone became like ice.

"The first step of the plan is to propose the construction of a large number of high-thrust engines in order to rapidly build the human space fleet and dockyards with resources from small asteroids or larger meteorites, and even large moons like Mars I and Mars II, moving them to the vicinity of the space dockyards.

The second step is to build the space dockyards near Mercury.

There are three reasons for this, first, Mercury is rich in metal resources and is the most ideal mining site. Second, on Mercury, metal smelting can be aided by solar fusion, and third, it is convenient to comprehensively control the entire Solar System from near Mercury.

There can be more than one such dockyard; other locations will also need to be built, and a large number of small asteroids can be moved there as well. This is just a minor adjustment to the mainstream defense plan and should be able to gain approval from the PDC.

The third step is to move smaller asteroids directly to crash into Mercury, and even to dislodge materials from Mercury's core, to facilitate the mining of more metal resources. This plan will take a very long time.

The fourth step, some minor tactics I won't go into. Mr. Rediaz, do you understand what my plan is?"

Rediaz was shaken to his core, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind: "How can there be such a person, my plan is crazy enough, betting everything on it, even betting all of humanity, yet I also doubt the feasibility of detonating Mercury with nuclear explosions, after all, Mercury is too large, can it really work?

Luo Ji's scheme aligns with my own goal, using the impact method to decelerate Mercury, it's more feasible than my plan and even more deceptive, but this plan takes too long, can humanity really not discover it?

I can't let him continue speaking, if he does, my own plan will no longer be possible."]

Rediaz was on the verge of collapse: "No... don't say anymore..."

Luo Ji continued, "Mr. Rediaz, you must have guessed it! Truly worthy of the Wallfacer I respect the most."

Rediaz was the Wallfacer closest to success, even beginning his own Wallfacer plan before the formal scheme was introduced, making it nearly impossible to subdue such a person.

Then, the only option was to first destroy him mentally, walk the path of Wallfacer, leave the Wallfacers no road to follow, and then slowly subdue them.

Luo Ji's icy words continued to resound: "After the fourth step begins, Mercury will gradually slow down under continuous impacts, and after nearly a century, Mercury will also gradually draw closer to the Sun.

At the same time, large moons like Mars I and Mars II will also be moved over for weapons testing or other purposes.

When humanity might become aware of the danger, control all other large asteroids, Mars I, and Mars II, and crash them together into Mercury, causing Mercury to slow down to the Roche limit until Mercury plummets into the Sun.

It will shatter the Sun's convective layer, causing convective layer material to spray across the inner solar system, and Venus, Mars, and Earth in the inner Solar System will be affected by the convective material and slow down until they too fall into the Sun, creating a larger eruption, and then the entire Solar System becomes a sea of fire.

Better to be shattered jade than intact tile, we will force the Trisolarans to the negotiating table by betting everything we have!

We'll show those contemptuous Trisolaran bugs, they should not think they can do whatever they want just because they crush humanity in technology.

They know nothing of power, the powerlessness of humanity is the strongest.

Even the Sun should tremble at the resolve of humanity."