Chapter 1196: 1196
The war between Huaxia and Twilight seemed sudden but it wasn’t .
The Federation had suppressed their fury for more than 20 years . 20 years ago, they didn’t have enough evidence to prosecute Twilight . If they did, this war might have started a long time ago .
As for the Twilight Empire, it was obvious that the emperor and the members of the cabinet wouldn’t accept the proposal . They would definitely resist . Thus, the Federation’s proposal was actually forcing the Twilight Empire to go to war with them .
Only Caesar had the power to say something in the whole situation . However, Caesar just remained quiet . They watched silently as the tension between the two countries increased until the war was imminent .
It was an all out war so god-class mecha masters were able to participate in the war
If there weren’t any allies willing to help Twilight, no one was even willing to bet they could win .
Twelve god-class mecha masters of the Federation against the three great mecha lords of Twilight . The difference in strength of the top echelon of the two nations was too vast .
However, everyone was sure that Huaxia wouldn’t send all twelve god-class mecha masters out . As it might invite some unwanted attention from other enemy nations while their god-class mecha masters were out . Five god-class mecha masters were enough to win the war against Twilight .
However, war wasn’t a numbers game . There were many other factors that could affect the outcome of the war . For instance, the participation of other nations .
If that really happened, it would turn into an intergalactic war . All the nations of the human world would be dragged into it . The question of ‘would this happen’ was in everyone’s mind, and it all depended on a single nation’s decision? Everyone was waiting for Caesar’s decision . Caesar was the only country that could fight on-par against the Federation .
“Caesar is the only variable of the war . We must be on guard against them . ” Yang Mingzhi frowned as he looked towards Caesar . Their planetary sector was connected .
The top brass of Lingtian Independent Army was quickly called into a meeting room for a meeting to analyse the current war situation since they might be drafted into the war at any moment .
“We have to watch over Kaluki, Oubang, and Grador too . Once Caesar moves, these alliance nations will move too . ” Han Jijyun added on as he pointed to a few nations in the other sectors .
“Once Caesar’s alliance nations move, our alliance nations will move too . ” Liu Furong frowned . “That means that a new intergalactic war will occur . The Federation will sink into a swamp of constant battles which would eventually brew resentment within the people of the Federation . This is not good for the image of the general . ”
This war started because of General Ling Xiao . If they were able to end the war quickly and achieve victory, Ling Xiao’s reputation would reach a new height . If that really happened, the entire nation would support any future decision he made . However, once the war dragged on and the civilians had to suffer the losses of their loved ones, the general’s reputation would drop to the dregs . Someone just needed to lit the spark and General Ling Xiao would be condemned to hell .
The only way to prevent this was to end the war before Caesar makes their decision,” Li Lanfeng replied calmly .
Caesar probably remained quiet because they hadn’t reached a general consensus internally . They might also be planning something in secret . But, this wasn’t important . As long as the Federation acted quickly, Caesar wouldn’t have the opportunity to act .
“I wonder who will be the commander-in-chief for this war . How many god-class mecha masters will they send?” Qi Long asked . “Actually, if the Federation is decisive enough to send ten god-class mecha masters, we will be able to defeat Twilight within a few days . ”
“Ten god-class mecha masters? That’s impossible,” Yang Mingzhi dismissed the idea .
“Why?” Qi Long was disappointed .
“In history, the Federation has always played safe . They will ensure the safety of the country first before sending any of their armies out,” Yang Mingzhi replied .
This was the Federation’s style for the past tens of thousands of years . This was also why the First Marshal was able to stay in power for so long . He would never allow its country to be at risk, which also caused the Federation to not have any amazing military achievements in huge wars . The way of playing safe had been imprinted into the souls of the citizens of Huaxia, even the First Marshal wouldn’t divert from this course .
“Five god-class mecha masters might be the limit . They might not even send any . ” Yang Mingzhi sighed . Actually, he wished that the Federation would send more god-class mecha masters to defeat Twilight as quickly as possible .
“We have to rely on the commander-in-chief now . I hope he will conduct the war in an intelligent manner . ” Qi Long sighed too .
“I know who will be the commander-in-chief . ” Ling Lan suddenly opened her eyes .
“Huh? Who is it?” Qi Long asked in surprise . As expected, Boss managed to get wind of the matter of the top echelon before anyone else .
“It’s my father, Ling Xiao . ” Her father told her yesterday night . Since the Federation used his name to start the war, he wanted to be the one in control of the war . He didn’t wish to be the scapegoat of someone else’s mistake .
“That’s good . ” Everyone was excited . “Sending three or four god-class mecha masters might just be enough . ”
Ling Xiao was the most powerful god-class mecha master . It seemed like the Federation really wanted to defeat Twilight . They were sending the best person they could .
“That means the 23rd division will be the principal force in the war . Which other divisions are participating?” Li Lanfeng asked .
The 23rd division was only formed a few years ago so unsurprisingly, it wasn’t as powerful as the other 22 divisions . If there were no divisions collaborating with them, this would be a difficult war to win .
“The 4th division, the 13th division, and the 7th division,” Ling Lan replied .
Li Shiyu and Li Yingjie were stunned . Li Lanfeng didn’t have any expressions on his face but he clenched his fist tightly .
Li Yingjie exclaimed, “Why the 4th division?”
Veteran soldiers like Yang Mingzhi and Liu Furong knew the secrets of the 4th division . They looked at Li Shiyu and Li Yingjie with a serious expression .
“The 13th division belongs to my father . It seems that the military has a motive behind the deployment . ” Qi Long felt that something was amiss .
“My father used to be in the 7th division . There are many people who follow my father there . ” They weren’t the only ones shocked . When she and her father heard the deployment of the three divisions, they were worried too .
The military was being too obvious . They wanted to deplete Ling Xiao’s strength .
The general of the 13th division, Qi Yaoyang, was under the Third Marshal’s wing but it was undeniable that his son was in Ling Lan’s independent army . This favour of grooming his son was great enough for Qi Yaoyang to help Ling Xiao occasionally on simple matters . Deploying his division for this war might just be a warning for him .
The 4th division was in the same situation too . Two of the Li family successors were in Ling Lan’s independent army . The Li family also helped Ling Lan a lot so the military felt that the Li family was on Ling Xiao’s side .
As for the 7th division, half of the division entered the space tunnel with Ling Xiao and died . The other half that was left built a new 7th division from scratch . After more than 20 years, the 7th division progressed quickly and became a division as powerful as the main divisions of the three great marshals . Many new generals were unable to gain full control of the 7th division so the military headquarters was fearful of them .
After Ling Xiao came back, the military was afraid that he might gain control over the 7th division (Ling Xiao used to be the vice general of the 7th division) . They were probably using this war to determine the stance of the 7th division .
Ling Lan looked at everyone’s serious face and said, “This isn’t a bad thing . With this arrangement, everyone will listen to my father’s command on the battlefield . ”
Everyone’s expression softened . If you think about it another way, this was a good arrangement for Ling Xiao .
Firstly, the 7th division was as powerful as the first three divisions, so it was able to compensate for the weakness of the 23rd division .
The 13th division had the best mecha mecha master after the twelve god-class mecha masters, Qi Yaoyang . He was able to defeat any mecha mecha masters below god-class with ease . He was a powerful addition to Ling Xiao’s team . As for the 13th division, they weren’t too strong but they weren’t weak too . They were above average among the 23 divisions .
The 4th division was slightly weaker than the average division, but they had the support of the Li family so Ling Xiao wouldn’t have to worry about the logistics . Logistics was a critical factor on the battlefield . It might be even more crucial than fighting power .
From the looks of it, the military gave Ling Xiao a very good combination . If something were to happen to the Federation, Ling Xiao would still be able to handle the war himself .
“That’s the right way of looking at it . ” No one wanted to be pessimistic . Hence, they put down their worry and started analysing where the war would start .
While everyone was discussing, Ling Lan wondered if she should have a chat with Ye Kui .
Everyone that was on their side were deployed by the military . Ling Lan liked to be safe . Hence, she had the urge to find new partnerships . Of course, she had many choices but there was a member of the Ye family just beside her . Plus, the Ye family already showed her their intent to work with her .
No!
After considering it carefully, Ling Lan rejected the idea . The heads of the Ye family were not people she wanted to work with . Plus, wasn’t she in a collaboration with the Li family? Wait… no, she wasn’t . It was just fate that the three potential successors from the Li family were in her team so the Li family had no choice but to help him .
Elite families were not easy to work with . If she wasn’t as powerful as them, they would want to devour her . Ling Lan gave a cold smile . She didn’t need this kind of partnership .
If her father wanted to collaborate with them, that was his business . Ling Lan knew that she was a little arrogant . Plus, with her father protecting her, she could afford to be stubborn with her choice of partners .
“Ling Xiao! What do you think of the order?” Qi Yaoyang came to look for Ling Xiao immediately after he received the notification .
“Seems like some people don’t like your son following my child,” Ling Xiao replied calmly . He knew this order a little earlier than Qi Yaoyang . Although he hoped that Qi Yaoyang was able to stay away from this power struggle, he was still implicated in the end .
The people under the wing of the Third Marshal were unhappy that Qi Long wanted to stay in Lingtian . Hence, they used this deployment to warn Qi Yaoyang .
“That stupid child doesn’t want to leave . What can I do?” Qi Yaoyang felt frustrated too . He wanted his son to be in the 13th division too .
“Forget it . We can’t force our ways on them . If we can’t let them live the life they want, we’re just too useless as fathers . ” Ling Xiao didn’t mind . No matter how dangerous the situation was, he wouldn’t want his child to feel stress .
“That’s why I need to go to the battlefield with you now . ” Qi Yaoyang shrugged . Qi Long always thought that Qi Yaoyang was a stern father who always hit him whenever he could but in actual fact, Qi Yaoyang loved Qi Long with all his heart . That was why he allowed Qi Long to follow the person he wanted and live the life he desired .
Qi Yaoyang wasn’t afraid of going to the battlefield . Before he became a general, he was always at the frontline, making him the most experienced mecha master among all the generals .
Qi Yaoyang was only worried that someone would scheme against Ling Xiao after he left . There was no one else by his side to help him .
Ling Xiao smiled when he heard Qi Yaoyang’s worry . Qi Yaoyang could feel the anger behind his smile . “I’ll admit that I fell into the scheme 20 years ago, but I’ll never repeat the same mistake ever again . Never . ”
Finally, the Huaxia Federation released the order appointing Ling Xiao as the commander-in-chief . The war between the Federation and Twilight had officially begun .
“Fu*k! The Federation really started a war with us . Moreover, their commander-in-chief is Immortal Bird Ling Xiao . ” The entire Twilight was in an uproar when they heard the news .
Yesterday, they still hoped that Huaxia was just verbally threatening them and wouldn’t really start a war . However, this order destroyed their hope . Huaxia really declared war on them .
“Caesar, find Caesar for help . ” The citizens of Twilight were anxious . They placed their hope on Caesar . However, no replies came .
“Has Caesar abandoned us?” Some of the citizens who respected Caesar started crying .
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