The stolen magic is a bit magical

The flying car came to a stop, and Lin Xiaosu got off.

The moment he stepped off the bus, he was struck by the imposing military might of the Southwest Military Region.

The military camp possesses a magical charm that intimidates everyone who enters it.

A mighty army of steel should be like this.

As he sighed silently, he saw a person in front of him.

This person was dressed in white and looked quite ordinary.

However, the person beside him was exceptionally calm and composed, undoubtedly a master among masters.

The man in white smiled and extended his hand: "Mr. Lin, I am Bai Shui!"

Bai Shui, the top strategist for Qianlong.

Lin Xiaosu has been famous for a long time.

He extended his hand and gently shook hands with Bai Shui: "Teacher Bai is here too?"

“The situation is special, and I am needed as the liaison between Qianlong and the military region. It’s wonderful that Mr. Lin could come,” Bai Shui said. “Shall we go to the tea room to talk?”

"Okay, please, Teacher Bai!"

The moment Lin Xiaosu and Huya arrived at the military camp, Bai Shui personally led them to the tea room.

Outside the tea room, two soldiers saluted and opened the door for them.

The four people entered the tea room, and the door closed.

Bai Shui introduced the person beside him as Feng Ying, a mysterious figure from the Hidden Dragon Clan.

Upon hearing the name Fengying, Huya's heart stirred.

She knew the name; it belonged to someone who had fought his way up to the thirtieth floor of the Thirty-Three Towers of the Hidden Dragon Headquarters through sheer skill.

In other words, his combat power has reached the Heavenly King level.

He is not a Heavenly King, but his fighting strength is that of a Heavenly King.

Feng Ying, however, showed no airs of a master in front of her. He smiled and poured a cup of tea for both Lin Xiaosu and her. When he handed the tea to her, he bowed slightly and said, "I just watched the footage of No. 49 last night three times. I rarely admire people, but I truly admire your combat power. I admire you to the point of prostration."

Footage from last night!
This was the highlight of Tiger Girl's actions that shocked the entire Hidden Dragon Sect.

With just this one move, she shocked everyone, including the Heavenly King.

Bai Shui gently lifted the teacup and smiled slightly: "If we're talking about respect, I should admire all of Mr. Lin's plans over the past two years. However, this is not the time for mutual flattery. I would like to hear Mr. Lin's insights on the situation in the Southwest."

Lin Xiaosu also picked up her teacup: "I am not a military personnel and I am completely unfamiliar with the situation in the Southwest. Therefore, my understanding of the situation may be quite superficial."

"It's alright, just tell me your opinion," Bai Shui said.

Lin Xiaosu nodded: "Then I'll just speak off the cuff... The situation in the Southwest is undoubtedly child's play, based on what we see on the surface. The three armed forces of Gesang Kingdom, the Kacheng Brigade, the Western Alliance, and the Iron Wind Banner, have a total strength of no more than 100,000 men, and they are all local guerrillas. Their weapons and equipment are several generations behind ours, and they have no air superiority. Such forces can be wiped out by the Southwest Military Region of Great Xia with a flick of the wrist."

“On the surface, that is indeed the case,” Bai Shui said. “Please tell me about the deeper aspects.”

Lin Xiaosu said, "Many military experts have conducted in-depth analysis on this matter. Their conclusion is that the Western world, represented by the United States, hopes to use these cannon fodder to drag our country into a proxy war, thereby depleting our national strength... But I don't see it that way."

Feng Ying suddenly looked up...

Feng Ying is a mysterious figure from the Hidden Dragon Sect, and a mysterious figure comparable to the Heavenly King.

His status was extraordinary. As a liaison between Qianlong and the military region, he naturally had access to military information from various sources and thus developed his own insights.

Regardless of what others think, he at least agrees with the concept of "proxy wars".

Proxy wars are also very complex wars.

Don't underestimate the current strength of the three local armed groups in Gesang. With sufficient support from the backers, their military power will grow rapidly. Fighter jets, missiles, high-tech weapons, and even soldiers from Eagle Feather Kingdom could be disguised and infiltrated into these three armed groups, using their names and demonstrating their own combat capabilities. All of these could drag Great Xia into a proxy war.

If a protracted war breaks out in the Great Xia, the Great Xia's national strength will inevitably be greatly depleted.

Why? In modern warfare, the sound of cannon fire is worth a fortune; war is the most expensive thing to spend money on!

Even more critically, capital becomes exceptionally sensitive to war. In any country at war, capital is the first to flee, triggering a chain reaction that leads to the decline of all industries...

Lin Xiaosu, however, did not agree.

Bai Shuidao: "What do you think?"

"Personally, I think they are creating a public opinion environment for the tragedy they are about to commit."

"What will be the next tragedy?" Bai Shui's face was ashen.

Lin Xiaosu said, "The army of Earth-Descending Beasts!"

The whole place was quiet.

You can hear the needle drop.

Tiger Girl's eyes shone brightly.

At this moment, Feng Ying remained completely still.

The Earth Beast is etched in the memory of anyone who paid attention to its debut that day.

Both Fengying and Huya had witnessed countless times the scenes of the Earth-Falling Beasts sweeping through the Tiger Legion, and they were deeply wary of this army of monsters that did not belong to the human world. "Why are you so sure that the Earth-Falling Beast army will definitely be mobilized?" Bai Shui asked.

"Because the mastermind behind this war is the Li Tian clan! Because its behind-the-scenes supporter is the Eagle Feather Kingdom, which is deeply controlled by Hydra, and because although the Eagle Feather Kingdom claims to be the world's number one military power, in fact, it no longer dares to easily face the military might of Great Xia." Lin Xiaosu said, "Under these circumstances, it urgently needs a truly significant military victory against Great Xia in order to bring Great Xia's military might down from its pedestal and to reconstruct the Eagle Feather Kingdom's position as the global military center."

Bai Shuidao said, "To achieve this goal, only one army can accomplish it, and that is the army of Earth-Falling Beasts!"

"Yes!"

"The Earth-Descent Beast Army is the nightmare of almost all armies. All they need is a certain public opinion environment. Once we take action and wipe out the three provocative local armed groups of Gesang Kingdom, we will provide them with the public opinion environment to deploy the Earth-Descent Beast Army." Bai Shui's face was ashen.

"In fact...maybe not!"

"not necessarily?"

Lin Xiaosu said, "They can directly cloak the Earth Beast army in the guise of these three armed forces, and claim that these three armed forces led the Earth Beast army to break through the Great Xia border defenses and even conquer the Great Xia territory. The Li Tian clan and the Eagle Feather Kingdom are uninvolved. The Great Xia is brought down from its pedestal, and you can't blame anyone when the country is destroyed and the family is ruined."

Now, Bai Shui's back was also sweating.

He was the top strategist for Qianlong.

He could accept everything Lin Xiaosu had said.

Because on this level, he and Lin Xiaosu are on the same wavelength.

Why has the Southwest Army maintained restraint and only launched limited counterattacks each time in the face of provocations from these three armed groups?

It was simply because he saw that the enemy intended to drag Great Xia into the quagmire of a proxy war, and he maintained restraint to avoid getting bogged down in it.

And Lin Xiaosu's last "maybe"...

This allowed him to delve deeper into his thoughts.

If the enemy intends to escalate the war and create a public opinion environment conducive to the deployment of the Earth-Descent Beast army, they don't really need to go to much trouble. They can easily package the Earth-Descent Beast army as these three armed forces.

Don the outer shell of three weapons and attack directly!

No matter how much you criticize them internationally, the ones you're really criticizing are these three low-level armed groups.

Even if the Li Tian clan is stigmatized, do you think they really care?
As for the true mastermind, Eagle Feather Kingdom, they simply watched the show from the sidelines.

Is restraint useful?
completely useless!

If the enemy is determined to cause trouble, no matter how much you restrain yourself, they will always find a way to do so...

Therefore, the key to the war is only one thing: the army of Earth-Dwelling Beasts!
They've definitely decided to deploy their entire army of land monsters.

There's no way to avoid it!

"There's one more thing, and this is crucial!" Lin Xiaosu said, "I don't know if Professor Bai has considered the biggest variable in the current situation!"

"you say!"

"There are indications that on the third day of the third lunar month next year, when the sun splits at the equator, the ancient wilderness may break through the boundary!"

“Breaking through the ancient barrier…breaking through the ancient barrier…” Bai Shui took a deep breath: “Are you sure that the third day of the third month is that day?”

"I'm not sure. The only thing I'm certain of is that from this point on, the threat of the Ancient Boundary Break will increase step by step. The real crisis we face has never been the Li Tian Clan, nor the global situation, but the world beyond our domain!"

"That's why you forcefully eliminated Hydra before this point in time!"

“Similarly, before that point in time, we must also forcefully eliminate the Li Tian clan!” Lin Xiaosu said, “Otherwise, when we face a real crisis, when the world should work together to confront the powerful enemies from beyond the region, these scum from the gutter will surely become a fatal hidden danger to the human race.”

Bai Shui slowly raised his gaze, looked out the window, and sighed softly: "The situation is critical, and time waits for no one!"

"Yes, we don't have time to slowly wear them down and engage in so-called international games. We need to take advantage of this provocation from foreign countries to truly establish the military might of Great Xia and let the world see clearly that Great Xia will be the strongest foundation when foreign countries invade. Only then can we hope to integrate global forces and fight against powerful enemies together."

"The army of Earth-Destroying Beasts must also be wiped out!" Bai Shui said.

“Yes, the formidable enemies we will face in the future are no ordinary ones,” Lin Xiaosu said. “If we can’t even deal with a single army of Earthly Desolation warriors, how will we face the immortals and demons from beyond the realms in the future?”

"I have some thoughts about the Earthfall Army!" Bai Shui blinked slightly, and a holographic projection appeared in the tea room.

The southwestern border is eighty li away.

An ambush zone ten miles wide was prepared for the army of earth-falling beasts.

Once the ground beasts enter the ambush zone, "Hunter Wind Seven" can annihilate them.

The Wind Hunter No. 7 is not a missile, but a landmine.

But it is no ordinary landmine. Its explosive power is comparable to the most powerful thermobaric bomb, and it can vaporize even steel instantly.

Along this 80-mile border defense line, over a thousand missiles have been installed, providing 360-degree coverage without any blind spots.

Lin Xiaosu frowned slightly: "The Earth-Dwelling Beast is lurking underground, how do we deal with it?"

He had seen the parameters of the Wind Hunter No. 7; it was indeed terrifying, but it was ineffective against objects more than three meters underground.

The Earth-Dwelling Beast can move underground.

Bai Shuidao: "Hundreds of detection pillars have been installed underground, which can release high-frequency pulses. After testing, they can effectively force out almost all the underground beasts."

This is the result of modern technological research and development.

Lin Xiaosu used infrasound to force out the underground spider at the Bridge Boundary; today, the Southwest Border Defense used high-frequency pulses to force out the Earth-Dwelling Beast. This is a similar principle applied to the paths of cultivation and technology. (End of Chapter)