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Late at night, Ice Blue City.

The small office was pitch dark, with only the desk lamp on the mahogany table turned on. The light was turned to the dimmest level, and the outline of the figure could barely be seen clearly.

Chen Xing has been sitting here for more than 20 hours, his eyes bloodshot, drinking cup after cup of coffee. Even though my head was numb, I had to continue thinking.

What was placed in front of him seemed to be an unsolvable problem. If you take a step forward, you have to face the pressure from the whole world. If you take a step back, you have to face the angry people. At this moment, he felt like he was stuck in the middle of a pipe, unable to go up or down, unable to advance or retreat. He is very sleepy now and feels a little light. This is a sign of severe sleep deprivation. Although he knew that as long as he moved to the bedroom next to him, he would be able to enjoy the most pampering care in the world and lie in the safest warmth in the world.

Have a good sleep in Rouxiang.

But he didn't dare, for fear that if he overslept, the world would change when he woke up.

He absolutely cannot rest until he comes up with a solution.

The lights in front of me gradually separated, spread, and became increasingly blurry.

"Dong dong dong."

Suddenly, there was a light knock on the door outside.

Chen Xing's pupils shrank slightly, raised his head, and asked in a deep voice: "Who?"

His face was stern, as if he was a little unhappy at being disturbed late at night, but he quickly answered, "It's General Bai Bubai, the supreme commander of the new army to protect the country."

Chen Xing raised his eyebrows with surprise on his face, "Quick, let him in!"

Bai Bubai is one of the four great military geniuses in the Red Earth Continent. He is world-famous for his ingenious schemes. He possesses unpredictable skills and is known as the "Trickster".

Based on the other party's way of dealing with people, he must have a good idea when visiting late at night, otherwise he would not be easily disturbed.

Then the door opened, and a thin figure walked in, cupping his fists and saluting to Chen Xing who stood up.

"The prime minister was disturbed from his rest late at night, and his subordinates were deeply frightened."

"Oh, General Bai, you're welcome." Chen Xing stepped forward to hold up the other party's hand. "In this situation, I have a headache and can't sleep at all." As he said that, he picked up the wine on the table and poured it for Bai Bubai. One cup.

Bai Bubai took the wine glass respectfully, took a sip, then put down the glass and saluted again, "The Prime Minister is worried about the country and the people, and he stays up late at night thinking about it. This is really a blessing to all the people of Longhe."

"I feel extremely guilty for not being able to share my worries with the Prime Minister."

Chen Xing sighed and laughed at himself, "It's just a lack of ability to talk about worrying about the country and the people."

"Your Majesty, your words are serious." Bai Bubai quickly comforted him.

"Oh, I'm almost worried to death."

The conversation between the two seems to be without any nutrition, but it is a necessary process for superiors and subordinates to test each other.

If the superior has already thought of a strategy, as a subordinate, you should be very cautious in making suggestions. However, if the superior clearly states that he is "worrying about it", it is a hint to the subordinate to come up with an idea quickly.

Since the situation was urgent, both parties did not hesitate and explained the matter in just a few words.

After receiving clear instructions, Bai Bubai saluted again and said, "I have a plan that can relieve the Prime Minister's worries."

Chen Xing's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to say, "Say it quickly!"

"This strategy is a sure-fire strategy. It can kill the enemy and calm the people, but also escape intact." "Oh?" Chen Xing was a little unconvinced. "It's hard to get the best of both worlds, right?" In the past few days, he had thought about countless possibilities. , but none of them can take into account all parties. Although he did not receive systematic military education, in the first

When he was still alive, he read The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Sun Tzu's Art of War, otherwise he would not have been able to secure his position as prime minister.

Any conspiracy must be based on equal military power. Now that one country is fighting against the whole world, he really can't think of any way other than retreating and taking the blame.

But seeing the other person's eyes firm and confident, he stopped talking.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the current situation is indeed difficult, like a dragon locked in iron chains and a tiger trapped in a cage."

"In such a situation between life and death, only great wisdom and courage, surviving in death, and grabbing chestnuts from the fire can break the situation."

"I believe that if a dragon does not fight with a group of snakes and a tiger does not fight with a group of wolves, even if it wins, it will only result in killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred."

"So we have to withdraw."

"But that's just on the surface..."

"While the large forces evacuated, an elite division was left behind to break into pieces and sneak into Dafang Prefecture."

"The warriors of Ambergris River will cross the Desert of Death and launch a surprise attack on Bam City."

At this point, Bai Bubai's tiny eyes sparkled with light, and his voice increased unconsciously, "Pierce the dagger of revenge into the enemy's heart!"

Hearing this strategy, Chen Xing felt a sudden enlightenment. Show the enemy weakness and hide edge. Avoid the center of conflict and get straight to the mission.

Never surrender to the world and never forget the people. This is indeed a way to get the best of both worlds.

But then...

Chen Xing quickly fell into silence again. Anyone with military knowledge will be able to understand the profound meaning if they think about it for a moment.

The lamp on the table became increasingly dim, as if darkness had enveloped everything, and his consciousness couldn't stop sinking.

After a long time, he raised his head with difficulty and looked at the thin man in front of him. His voice was a little hoarse and he asked, "What about the supplies?"

"Fight to feed war!" Bai Bubai said loudly, full of confidence.

"Who is going?" Chen Xing asked again.

"I'll go." The voice of the person who answered was calm, and he didn't feel the slightest disturbance.

"How to come back?"

Bai Bubai smiled, his thin face full of sunshine.

"Is it worth it?" Chen Xing's eyes were slightly red and he couldn't help asking.

Bai Bubai put his hand on his chest and said slowly, "This remnant body left with the Grand Duke on the day Baihu City fell..."

Chen Xing clenched his fists unconsciously, and a huge sense of shame surged into his heart. He suddenly felt that he was a selfish villain.

Is it still human to let the most loyal and brave subordinates die for the sake of a vague reputation?

This is a beast!

Perhaps due to excitement or excessive force on his hands, Chen Xing's body trembled slightly.

Probably seeing the inner struggle of the Prime Minister, Bai Bubai said, "My lord, there is no need to blame yourself."

"This battle is not for the Prime Minister personally, but for the backbone of the nation and the pride of Longhe. There is no way to avoid it."

"I beg you, Prime Minister, to agree to your plan."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Bubai bowed ninety degrees, unable to bow for a long time.

In the silence, his mind gradually calmed down, and reason finally defeated emotion. After Chen Xing recovered, he quickly thought of a new problem.

"Just you and your new national defense army shouldn't be able to capture Bam City, right?"

Bai Bubai raised his head and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, you are very perceptive and aware of everything. The new army to protect the country is indeed unable to complete the mission."

"therefore…"

"We still have some volunteers..."

At this point, Bai Bubai was a little vague and seemed a little guilty.

Chen Xing's pupils shrank slightly, and he suddenly had a bad feeling, and asked, "Who are they?"

Bai Bubai lowered his head and replied, "They are all here, right outside."

"Let them in."

"Click."

With a soft sound, the door opened and a middle-aged officer walked in.

The man had a capable figure and a resolute face, and was wearing a black and red military uniform with the epaulettes torn off. He has no official position, but he is full of aura, his eyes are as bright as a torch, and he is full of heroism. His sharp lines like a knife and an ax show the true qualities of an iron-blooded soldier.

"Is it you?" Chen Xing narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the other person.

The middle-aged officer stood at attention and saluted, and said loudly: "Former Imperial Guard Corps Commander, current sergeant of the Northern Alliance's 1st Stormtrooper Brigade, criminal Garfield Victor, requests to join the war!"

"And on behalf of all members of the former Imperial Guard, I request to join the war!"

After the rebellion, the Imperial Guards were disbanded on the spot, but these people were all elites selected from a million, and were dismantled and sent to various places for imprisonment. Chen Xing's intention is to let the local army absorb him after serving his sentence to avoid wasting talents.

After the Saudi invasion, these former guards were drafted into the army and formed into death squads.

Chen Xing did not answer the other party, but just nodded to express his approval. With the addition of the former Imperial Guards, the combat power of the new national defense army has skyrocketed, and they are finally capable of attacking Bam City.

But it was only the strength of one battle. The two million defenders of Bam City were still struggling with the new National Protector Army and the former Imperial Guard.

However, the next two people who came in made Chen Xing unable to speak for a long time.

Two iron tower-like figures knelt down on one knee towards Chen Xing.

"Huo Zui, the leader of the Lei Guang Regiment, requests to join the battle!"

"Pang Li, deputy commander of the Thunder Light Regiment, requests to join the battle!"

Looking at the familiar face, Chen Xing's eyes were red again and he stared at the other person, his face full of confusion and anger.

Can't you live a good life?

Why do you have to jump into the fire pit!

I can't even stop him.

He doesn't understand.

The war is almost over.

It’s almost time to divide the world.

The dream I have been chasing for half my life is about to come true.

Why are you still so stupid?

People who are brought out by one muscle are all **** one-bone people!

"Why?" Chen Xing asked coldly.

The two men did not answer, but shouted loudly again.

"Thunder Light Tuan Huozui, please join the battle!"

"Pang Li of the Lightning Regiment, please join the battle!"

"All members of the Thunder Light Regiment, please join the battle!" A uniform shout sounded outside the door.

Before dawn, the darkest darkness.

Before victory, the deepest abyss.

If I don’t go, who will?

Who overcomes obstacles for you, who wears the crown for you!

Dream is our dream, it has never changed...

The thousands of words in each other's hearts finally turned into a few simple words.

"Go ahead."

"Um."

A few days later, all parties were ready, and the operation code-named "Qianlong" was launched. Soldiers disguised as traders and mercenaries will leave in batches when the large army evacuates, sneak into Dafangzhou in pieces, and assemble at an agreed-upon location. After approaching Bam City, he lit up his flag and gave the enemy revenge in the name of revenge.

People punish and destroy.

In the King's Square in front of the palace, Chen Xing stood on the podium, with countless cameras pointing at him and flash lights one after another.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, when can we attack Bam City and avenge our compatriots in White Tiger City?"

"Master Prime Minister, how do you plan to deal with the coalition forces of the rogue countries in the Eastern and Western Continent?"

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, do you have anything to say to the soldiers on the front line?"

Reporters packed the podium and asked questions frequently.

Chen Xing coughed lightly, and the scene suddenly became quiet. All eyes were looking at him with piety and admiration.

After quelling the civil war, repelling the invaders, and expedition to the Sand Sea, the Prime Minister's reputation has reached its peak. More than a billion people across the country are listening carefully to every word he speaks.

"Today will be a heavy day..." Chen Xing paused, because he knew that his next speech would set off a tsunami of abuse and criticism. Even if he is the prime minister and has the support of two supreme powerful men, these common people can't do anything to him, but he

Still a little flustered.

You know, it is not easy to bear the wrath of people across the country.

In addition to being thick-skinned, you also need a strong enough heart.

Of course, the day the Qianlong army breaks through Bam City, his reputation will return to its peak, and he will once again become the prime minister who is loved by the people.

After delaying for a few seconds, he found that everyone was looking at him eagerly, so the Prime Minister had to continue.

"We're going to have to..."

Just when Chen Xing was about to say the word "withdrawal", a reporter rushed in in a panic.

"Your Majesty Prime Minister, Your Majesty Prime Minister!"

"Look at the screen, something big happened!"

"Something big happened!"

Following the reporter's direction, a shocking image was being broadcast on the big screen.

It seems to be a picture taken by a drone. Looking down from a high altitude, it is a huge factory.

Hundreds of chimneys emitted black smoke, and queues of crawler robots shuttled back and forth in the factory area, dense, neat and orderly, like a huge ant nest.

Humanoid machines were hung on the conveyor belt, and sparks from the welding guns flew everywhere, making the huge factory building red.

In the open space in the middle of the factory area, humanoid machines are arranged in square arrays, walking neatly into square boxes similar to containers.

The transport plane rises and falls like a worker bee, sending the square box into the sky.

There is a huge shadow hidden in the clouds, stretching for tens of kilometers, like a huge floating island.

"Shashasha…"

The picture suddenly distorted and then disappeared, as if the drone was interfered with or shot down.

Then the slightly tired voice of human guardian Ramsden sounded.

"This video was sent back by an engineer from Hongtu Heavy Industry who risked his life."

"All signs indicate that we are encountering an invasion by an unknown mechanical race."

"While we are fighting each other, they have taken over the entire central industrial zone."

"Red Earth Heavy Industry, Three-Phase Heavy Industry, and West Africans Corporation have become the incubation hotbeds of the mechanical race. Every day, every moment, every minute and every second, they are manufacturing huge numbers of mechanical legions."

"All mankind is facing unprecedented challenges!"

"I hereby call on all countries to put down..."

"Zi la!"

Suddenly a harsh sound of electricity sounded, interrupting Lumsden's speech.

Instead, there was a mechanized female voice.

"All the carbon-based intelligent life forms in this world, the one who is talking to you now is Sora Elena, a silicon-based intelligent life form from an advanced civilization."

"According to the social laws of the multiverse, as lower carbon-based organisms, you must surrender to higher beings."

"Accept rule or be destroyed, you can only choose one of the two."

"The content has been conveyed and the call is over." In an instant, the whole world was in an uproar.