Chapter 1265: 1265
The mental devil jumped up and down while shouting .
But Li Yao simply frowned . "Karan was caught in the dilemma where the problem had to be resolved through a complete explosion because of Wuying Qi's own scheme! If it were a general who was righteous, unselfish, and willing to sacrifice himself for the country, such a dilemma wouldn't have existed in the first place!
"The Star Ocean Republic and the Covenant Alliance had been at war for more than ten years . If I were the commander of the border defense army, and I had already grown a deep understanding about the potential threat of the Covenant Alliance, I would certainly have made the country enter the highest state of war through whatever means possible . The most elite troops such as the 'central army' would be mobilized to the frontier . We would attack and let the fire of war burn in the territory of the Covenant Alliance so that the enemy would be exterminated while in their cradle!
"If an expedition was unrealistic because the Covenant Alliance's situation was ambiguous for us, at the very least, after a general mobilization, the Star Ocean Republic, as a traditional superpower, certainly had the ability to construct the most solid defense line on the galaxy arm in the border space zones . The loyalty of the vassal worlds would be better ensured, and the central government's control over them would be higher . Also, the civilians in the borderland would be evacuated soon!
"As long as such actions were taken, nobody would need to face such a cruel choice!
"It is exactly because Wuying Qi was selfish enough to hide part of the information from the capital, and even the fickleness of the vassal worlds might be under his manipulation, too, that everything ended up like that!"
"Stop smearing his great name!" the mental devil shrieked . "Everything is just your speculation . You have no evidence that Blackstar the Great was behind it! What if the Star Ocean Republic's parliament was truly that shortsighted, incapable, and arrogant? What if the vassal worlds were truly idling by because it was not their problem?
"Assume—let me repeat, we are assuming right now—that an incapable parliament was hamstringing you, and the vassal worlds were not willing to contribute at all but gladly watching you to fight on your own . Nobody believed what you said . Nobody was willing to offer you the slightest assistance . Everybody distrusted you, misunderstood you, and framed you, until eventually you were pushed to the point where you had to choose between killing ten million and killing ten billion, what would you do?"
"Even if parliament was truly as stupid as swine and as greedy as dogs, I wouldn't have been pushed to the point, either . I still had a hundred ways to avoid such a dilemma!" Li Yao sneered . "I can come up with a solution in only five minutes to fool the parliament around . There's no reason why Wuying Qi couldn't with his remarkable planning abilities, right?"
"Hahahaha!" The mental devil burst into laughter . "Stop bragging . At that time, it was impossible for the commander of the border defense army to interfere with the policies made in the capital .
"All in all, the parliament would choke your throat . They did not give you enough assets and troops, and they did not believe your warning . Whatever you said to them, they thought that you were merely exaggerating to scare them . For the sake of economic development and the stability of politics, they were unwilling to conduct a general mobilization! What could you do? What could you do?"
"I surrender," Li Yao said slowly after a long sigh .
The mental devil was even more delighted . It declared gloatingly, "See? You have no choice but to surrender, don't you? Our Blackstar the Great was the same . He was forced to do it because he wasn't given other options!"
"Wait . You seem to be mistaken . I'm not saying that I give up on the topic and surrender to you," Li Yao said unhurriedly . "What I'm saying is that, as the commander of the border defense army of the Star Ocean Republic, after the capital refused my requests time and time again, distrusted my judgement, and even criticized me, I would surrender to the Covenant Alliance in my fury!"
"Huh?" The mental devil was immediately dumbfounded .
"Of course, submission could be an extremely complicated job, especially so for an elite troop to surrender to the enemy who they had been fighting against for ten years . The whole thing would be certainly be a prolonged project!
"Therefore, I would have to send my trusted subordinates to get in touch with the Covenant Alliance, hinting that I would like to jump to their side with the entire border defense army . Also, I would negotiate with them on the terms of surrender .
"Considering the contributions that I was about to make, it would be inappropriate not to give a few Sectors to me, wouldn't it?"
The mental devil narrowed its small eyes that were rolling fast, like a mouse that had smelt the odor of rat poison .
"In the border defense army," Li Yao continued, "other than my trusted subordinates who were loyal to me, naturally, there would be a lot of soldiers of integrity who were loyal to the country and parliament . Therefore, when I 'accidentally' leaked out the message that I was preparing to surrender, news would certainly be sent back to the capital faster than light and raise a riot in parliament and among the Cultivators!
"Also, my appetite was quite huge . Not only was I going to defect with the border defense army, I would also instigate the vassal worlds behind me to join the enemy's side!
"Haha . Once the plan was carried out, the elite border defense army and the ten or so vassal worlds of the Star Ocean Republic on this galaxy defense line would change their banner overnight . The place would be the Covenant Alliance's territory!
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