Shadow Empire

Chapter 834: Awakening and Hot Summer Plan

To awaken the deaf, you don't necessarily need thunder and fury. Sometimes just a few words, not so loud, can send thunders through people's hearts!

Mr. Cassia's hand shook slightly, and the cigarette ash fell on the table. He quickly picked up a piece of paper, scooped up the ash, put it in the ashtray, and then wiped it with a towel.

"You leave me at a loss for words!"

Mr. Cassia sighed and said, "I need to think about it. This is not an easy decision to make."

Mr. Gomez nodded. “Of course, you should consider it carefully, but no matter what decision you make in the end, we are friends!”

He seemed very sincere, but now in Mr. Cassia's eyes, his sincerity might not be really sincere!

For an ambitious person who has found an opportunity, every word he says needs to be repeatedly considered before deciding whether to believe it.

Originally, Mr. Casillas planned to let Mr. Gomez live in the villa. The villa is so big and has many guest rooms, which can allow Mr. Gomez to enjoy a whole night alone here.

But he refused, saying he had booked a room in a hotel in the city, and Mr. Cassia did not try to persuade him to stay.

When he finished washing up and lay down on the bed at night, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

"You have something on your mind!", his wife said, lying next to him.

Mr. Casillas sighed, “Gomez’s performance tonight made me feel that he was a stranger, but he convinced me again.”

"I've been hesitating."

His wife turned sideways to face him, and in the darkness he could see the faint light reflected in her eyes. "What are you hesitating about?"

Mr. Cassia hesitated a little, "I don't know which is more important, loyalty or the people."

Mr. Cassia's wife has also been socializing during this period. As the "ambassador's wife", even though she does not have a high level of education, she can still get along well in the circle of noble ladies because of her identity.

It's just like even if a lady is a fool, she will be invited to participate in the flower arrangement salon. These women don't want how knowledgeable and eloquent the ambassador's wife is.

What they want is a sense of "hierarchy" so that when they go out in the future, they can tell ladies from other circles that they often talk about politics with the ambassador's wife.

Damn it, who knows what they are talking about and how much involvement the ambassador’s wife has?

Just having the title is enough.

So she can also get access to some current affairs news. Not all women can stand loneliness.

At this time, she also had some ideas of her own, "I heard a saying recently."

Mr. Cassia smiled and said, "Maybe it can give me some reference."

He said this, but he didn't really think so. His wife was just taught by a tutor and had a good time studying.

He said this just to show respect to his wife.

His wife could hear it, but she wasn't angry.

The status of women in Lapa was not high to begin with, and the respect he showed at this time was touching.

"They said that being loyal to the country actually means being loyal to the people, because the people are the masters of this country and the main body of this country."

Mr. Cassia, who was originally thinking about how to please his wife and make her feel that he really played some role, was stunned.

His mind went blank, then his ears started to ring, and he even felt a little nauseous!
Countless things are spinning, and the three views established in the past are beginning to collapse!
Two bolts of lightning struck in a short period of time, shattering his three perspectives.

But it was rebuilt very quickly.

He suddenly came to his senses and found that he was being shaken by his wife, "What's wrong with you?"

There was some anxiety in her tone. Mr. Cassia shook his head and said, "I'm fine, better than ever."

With the help of the Federation, the Slads finally pushed the front line back to the original border between the two countries, which greatly boosted the morale of the Slads.

Because of the Chinese New Year, both sides tacitly chose a temporary ceasefire in January.

In fact, it cannot be considered a ceasefire, but only a halftime break, because they are all accumulating strength again and continuing to fight hard for the next battle.

In the Presidential Palace of the Dantra Republic, the country's generals, prime minister, and some senior government officials are all here.

Their expressions were serious because they began to feel tremendous pressure.

Before this they had been fighting in Thrad territory, and no matter how far the war went, it was the Thrad cities and countries that were destroyed in the end, not theirs.

But now the battle line has been pushed back to the border, which means that if the war continues to lose, they will switch from an invasion war to a resistance war.

The bombardment will destroy their villages, towns, cities, everything.

It feels good to stab someone with a knife, but there is no pleasure in being stabbed by someone.

"The federals have brought too many variables. Their war style is taking shape quickly. And I have to admit that their supplies are very rich."

"Our artillery fire will last about two to three rounds before we blow the horn to attack, while they may fire three to five rounds before blowing the horn to attack."

"It's not about the shelling, it's about other things like that, they're investing a lot more into the war than we are."

"The brave soldiers had to charge forward under a storm of bullets after being saturated with artillery fire. Our losses were heavy."

Everyone knows what this army general said: the federals are rich and willing to spend, and the ratio of casualties on both sides is changing.

The Dantra army was now beginning to suffer more casualties, while the Federation army's casualties were beginning to decrease.

Some people say that they win every battle with money.

But when it comes to war, what we consider is never the process but the result.

Now the morale of the federals is getting higher and higher. If they continue to be allowed to win, they will soon become a big trouble for the Dantra people.

This time they took advantage of the temporary truce to discuss how to solve this problem.

"The Federation has gained a more important voice and position in the Slade Alliance. From the intelligence we have obtained, the Federation wants to dominate this war."

The head of military intelligence said at this time, "Hatred will always be resolved, but greed is endless, gentlemen."

"We are not facing the Slads who have a feud with us. We are facing the Federals who are endlessly greedy for our territory, wealth, and people!"

The intelligence chief raised his hand. "I noticed something."

"Before the war broke out, the federal economy had already entered a recession. From some of their newspapers, we can see that they were mainly discussing some of the problems that the economic depression brought to society."

"Unemployment, chaos, gangs, demonstrations."

“Various social problems are happening frequently.”

"But after the war broke out, not only did their economic downturn stop, but the entire country's economy began to improve."

“Because of trade.”

At this time, the Prime Minister nodded and tapped his fingers on the table. "Our war with Slade has caused Slade's industry to operate at full capacity. Many livelihood productions have completely stagnated. They chose to import from the Federation."

"Including some other allied countries, they are all importing a large amount of goods from the Federation, and their economies will get better and better."

"The improvement in their economy also provides them with greater war potential. It's a virtuous cycle, but it's bad for us."

"In order to curb their domestic economic problems, their government will definitely increase its investment in war to alleviate economic problems, while obtaining more war rewards through plunder and other means."

"We must give them a heavy blow, otherwise their greed will destroy everything!" The president listened to this and thought for a moment before shaking his head. "You haven't told me yet, how do you plan to curb their momentum?"

Several military leaders looked at each other, and the commander-in-chief of the navy said, "We plan to launch a surprise attack on Jingang City."

"A surprise attack on... Jingang City?" The president was stunned for a moment. "I seem to have heard of this plan somewhere."

The Prime Minister reminded him, "The Federal movie from last year, the one that was very popular."

The President reacted immediately. Not only did he watch it, he also led everyone to watch it.

His expression was very strange at this time, "Are you sure you are not kidding me?"

"Using the script of the federal film as a blueprint, create a plan to sneak attack Jingang City?"

He couldn't help laughing as he said this, "It's a funny joke."

But the military generals had no smiles on their faces, only a little embarrassment, which made the president serious, "Don't tell me you are serious."

The military leader nodded and said, "In addition to the plan to attack Jingang City, we have contacted the countries to the north of the Federation and are negotiating with them in secret."

The President looked at the Prime Minister, who nodded slightly and said, "I gave you a report years ago."

The president suddenly closed his eyes and slapped his forehead, "Fuck, I remember now."

He has too much work to do every day. He might be reading something, but when he's halfway through it, something urgent comes up and he forgets about it.

The Prime Minister explained, "We sent a secret team to contact the three northern countries of the Federation and discuss the idea of ​​jointly attacking the Federation."

The president nodded, "Yes, I remember seeing this, what was the result?"

A diplomat replied, "There has been some progress. They are actually worried about the Federation's sudden intervention in other countries' wars, and the Federation has been absorbing their population."

"We have not yet been able to convince them to join us in the battle, but I believe that after we launch a surprise attack on Jingang City, they will definitely form an alliance with us."

The president asked seriously, "Why?"

He didn't feel ashamed of his ignorance... He was just a president, not Superman who knew everything. It was normal that there were always things he didn't know.

"Once we launch a surprise attack on Jingang City, the federals will immediately act on Yalan just like the script in the movie."

"As long as they invade the Yalan region, we can convince the three northern countries to form an alliance with us, because the Federation is beginning to become dangerous, and they may be the next country to be invaded."

"This way we can continue to distract the Federation's attention at sea, and at the same time the three northern countries can also pose a threat to the Federation's homeland, so that they can't focus all their attention on the battlefield in the southern continent."

"And after we severely damaged the Golden Port City, it also had a huge impact on the Federation's shipping."

"Their Jinzhou port cannot support the docking of large cargo ships. In the short term, the amount of materials they transport to the southern continent will also decrease, which will buy us some time."

After listening to this, the President asked a question, "If we let the federals occupy Yalan and Xingdao, will it pose a threat to our strategic plan in the Eastern Ocean?"

Xingdao and Yalan are closer to the Federation and farther away from Dantra. In addition to these two places, there are actually some other islands in the East Ocean.

But compared with the overall environment, it is definitely not as good as Sing Tao and Yalan. The President’s concerns are normal.

The Navy Commander-in-Chief gave a negative opinion, "These two areas are quite a distance away from us. They can serve as a bulwark for the federal defense, but they cannot serve as outposts for them to attack us."

"And I believe that once the federals invade Yalan, they will definitely come into conflict with the locals."

"There is no unified regime in the Yalan region. Countries, tribes, and warlords, big and small, will all become trouble for the federal people."

The President had been listening very carefully, but as he listened, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch upwards a few times, and he almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Are you sure this isn't a 'New Year's present'?"

He still had some doubts as to whether these people were joking with him, because... using the Federals' movie script as a battle plan might be the first time in this world, or it might be the last time. It was too funny!

But the gentlemen around the conference table were shaking their heads, and they were all sure that this was indeed a battle plan.

The Navy Commander-in-Chief said, "Mr. President, precisely because we all think it is too absurd to be true, the federals will not think it is true either."

“Even if their spies get some information, they will think it’s a fake battle plan.”

The President rubbed his temple and said, "Since you all think this plan is feasible, then... let's do it."

He paused and said, "What is the name of this terminal project?"

"We have to give it a more catchy name!"

The Prime Minister laughed and said, "Hot summer!"

In the hot summer, the artillery fire is everywhere and the city is wailing under the naval guns. It is really nice!

The President has no other opinion.

Soon he moved on to the next topic, "We must speed up our battle in the east. We have more resources and more people. This is a war that will determine the fate of the country for the next hundred years. We can die, but we cannot lose!"

He slowly stood up, and everyone else stood up, "For Dantra!"

The style of the Dantra Republic was very tough, and the combat plan was quickly distributed. Some Dantra spies traveling around other countries began to collect intelligence for the implementation of this combat plan.

Many of them also sneaked into Jingang City.

The federal government does not have a household registration system, and there is no good way to identify incoming people.

If we just rely on skin color or appearance... there is basically no big difference between them, and many spies hold Slade's passports.

They have been lurking in Slade for a long time, with the original purpose of stealing Slade's military intelligence. Now that they need to come to the Federation, it will be a little easier.

These spies need to find out the deployment of coastal artillery in Likalai State, as well as the exact number of navy and warships at the Jingang Naval Base, as well as their attendance and training plans.

January and February are always the coldest times of the year, but on the battlefield of Tanfit, people only feel a sense of heat.

The federal government began to allow reporters to go to the front lines to report on the real situation on the front lines, but all manuscripts had to be reviewed and approved by the federal government before they could be published.

The people finally read in the newspapers about the front line that was different from the official press release, but they were all good front lines, what they were doing every day, advancing, and destroying the enemy.

The Federals’ enthusiasm for war and their passion for winning are at an all-time high!

There was once a tabloid that hoped to gain attention and increase sales by creating some fake news, so they reported the heavy deaths on the front lines.

Subsequently, the reporter who wrote the news, the editor-in-chief, the managing editor, and the owner of the newspaper were all arrested by the FBI.

The reason they gave was that the newspaper was controlled by foreign forces, who tried to mislead the public and create panic and anxiety by writing fake news.

After learning about this, many federal citizens said that the arrest was a good thing. They also deeply detest those who destroy the current good situation in the federation!
On a weekend in early February, a lot of people gathered at Jingang Pier. As several warships entered the port, the girls on the pier began waving bouquets of flowers.

Today is the day for soldiers on the front line to come back for rest. Some officers and veterans have been given the opportunity to rest.

They will stay in the country for about a week and then return to the battlefield.

In fact, this is also a kind of political propaganda method created by the Ministry of National Defense. These guys are all very outstanding guys, handsome and good-looking. In addition, their shoulder straps are different from those of ordinary soldiers. The girls on the dock started to go crazy!
The reporter of "Jingang Today" took some candid and touching shots and used them on the front page of the next day - "The journey continues"

Lance read the report and found it very sensational, in a very typical "official style".

The war is romanticized and idealized, and its cruelty is hidden. The first impression after reading this press release is that as long as one joins the Union Army and goes to the front to fight, one can not only become an officer, but also gain status, prestige, wealth, and girls!

I wonder how many people will sign up to join the army and fight for their future!
Then he set his sights on Mr. Gomez in front of him...

(End of this chapter)