Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Putin, who had already contacted Li Xinghe in advance, commented humorously on the live television broadcast: "Due to the conflict between American and domestic forces in Ukraine, which has reportedly resulted in large-scale tank battles, in order to protect the oil and gas pipelines between Russia and Europe, we have decided to temporarily suspend the pipeline transport until the end of the Ukrainian civil war."

To the despair of Europeans, war has broken out again in Ukraine.

Pipe shut off!

Shut them all down!

Natural gas prices have surged again, rising 7% in a single day, and are poised to continue soaring. Natural gas, already expensive, is about to become even more volatile. And this is now the price many Europeans are paying to burn firewood.

People are freezing to death all over Europe.

Now is the time to build up prices. The cold winter in Europe is just around the corner. Europeans, pay up!

This is exactly what happened: blood flowed into the river, and prices soared to the sky.

Chapter 970: The De facto annihilation of a nation, profiting from beheadings (4100 words)

"What, do I have to call you 'Dad' before you'll come again?"

"Ahem, don't talk nonsense. Dad's busy with important matters."

In the bright little room, a little girl who looked like a Slav sat astride Li Xinghe, saying things that would be misunderstood by outsiders.

Natasha pinched Li Xinghe's cheek with some dissatisfaction, while Li Xinghe kept pressing his phone.

Actually, it's mainly because Li Xinghe is busy with important matters right now.

He was emailing Putin, outlining his scheme to drive up global natural gas and oil prices.

Putin responded quickly, with the Shiravic Group supporting the decision to raise natural gas prices. However, while cutting off the western gas pipeline, the Sakhalin Island oil and gas pipeline, which Li Xinghe and Putin had jointly established, would need to sell more natural gas to ensure they wouldn't lose money during this period.

Li Xinghe promised that he would accept all the natural gas sold by Russia.

Then they were sold to Europe.

"Seriously~"

Natasha rubbed her stomach, and after Li Xinghe finished talking with Putin, she grabbed her phone and ran off.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Natasha left, Olympia emerged from the bathroom, laughing, "Haha, it seems the Europeans are in trouble. Natural gas prices have already risen by 15%, and now most of Germany's industrial production lines are going to go into a loss-making state."

Internationally, no one expected that the Second Ukraine War would not be a war between Russia and Ukraine, but rather a conflict between the coalition forces that had taken over American interests and Ukraine.

It sounds outrageous, but upon closer examination, it makes perfect sense.

Since Ukraine provided benefits to the United States, which then transferred them to Li Xinghe, it was only natural that this conflict would break out.

Li Xinghe, meanwhile, started calculating the immigration issue on his fingers:

“It’s time to prepare for a large-scale immigration program. There are definitely many people in China who would like to go to farms in Ukraine.”

"You're very interested in this?"

Olympia felt this was a losing proposition.

Li Xinghe stated:

"This is a very real problem. Ukraine's population of men of working age is almost on the verge of extinction. There are only more than 20 million men left, and less than 7 million of them are of childbearing and working age (15-50). They are already supporting at least two or three Ukrainian women. However, the number of newborns each year is only 80,000, and a large portion of these are surrogates."

In reality, Ukraine is already on the verge of collapse. Its gender ratio is even more problematic than that of Bulgaria to the south, where young people have fled. A large number of men are not working in normal productive sectors, but instead are involved in shady industries such as drug trafficking, robbery, human trafficking, and human trafficking. They not only fail to create productive value but also disrupt and harm society.

Therefore, Ukraine's birth rate is now severely inverted, with only about 80,000 newborns per year, while the death rate consistently exceeds 500,000. The inversion ratio is an astonishing fivefold.

For a country with an area of ​​60 square kilometers, 95% of which is fertile plains, including the world's largest typical black soil plain, such a population ratio is itself a sign of national decline. People can hardly imagine the terrifying future 15 years from now, where there are only tens of thousands of newborns while millions of jobs remain vacant.

There is evidence of this at least in Switzerland, where a population of 9 million has only 60,000 newborns, resulting in a shortage of more than 300,000 jobs.

Fortunately, Ukrainians are facing increasing hardship, so they don't think that far ahead. Something could happen tomorrow.

Even with the number of newborns already so pitiful, Li Xinghe showed no pity, coldly waving his hand and saying:

"If the fighting continues, and more Ukrainians die, flee, or emigrate, leaving half of the remaining men, the Ukrainian people will completely lose their ability to reproduce and pass on their population through generations. At that point, one man will be matched with almost four to six women of childbearing age, and most jobs will have to be filled by women. They will have no choice but to attract foreign immigrants; that will be their only option."

With such a shortage of high-quality labor, besides recruiting from China and Southeast Asia, or more precisely, from the coalition forces, are we supposed to go to Africa to find those illiterate people who can't even distinguish the markings on screws?

Ukraine is the European base that the coalition forces planned to establish, a piece of meat that Li Xinghe snatched from the mouth of the United States.

Therefore, it is necessary to arrange for meat to be eaten by our own people.

Of course, this is also a hint to Olympia.

Ukraine was driven to the brink of collapse and extinction, yet I still killed without hesitation. As for your Australia and New Zealand, I only arrested a few key politicians. Isn't that gentle? Considerate? Reliable?

Olympia winked:

"The whip and the wine are the only languages ​​the Slavs can understand."

After Olympia left with a sip of milk, Li Xinghe opened his wardrobe, and Valeria angrily climbed out:

"Intrigue and scheming, a nasty habit of the British."

Valeria, hiding in the closet, wasn't particularly fond of British elites like Olympia. When Ukraine and Russia were locked in a bloody conflict, Britain, as the primary instigator, played a significant role. To talk about 'whips and wine' now is utterly shameless.

Britain is the country that fears the whip.

Valeria was not dissatisfied with Li Xinghe's immigration strategy, because that was indeed the case in Ukraine. It was highly unusual for a country with a population of 30 million (on paper) to have a birth rate as low as Switzerland's.

More importantly, she heard that Li Xinghe intended to appoint her as a special envoy for Ukraine, to coordinate and oversee the situation in Ukraine.

If Li Xinghe were to take control of Ukraine in the future, then Valeria might become the country's president.

So Valeria happily kissed Li Xinghe, then went back to her fellow villagers to discuss how to take over the Ukrainian government. They planned to organize a repatriation group of about 30,000 people to serve as translators and guides.

Watching the three foreign women take three sips of milk, Li Xinghe regretfully sent a message to Hu Zhantian:

"You guys have it so good outside. At home, I have to play both a childish game of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and a pitiful old cow being exploited."

……

Nikolayev.

Sitting in front of the magnificent shipyard, Hu Zhantian bit his finger.

The staff officers then selected opinions from various countries and local people for discussion:

"In the Battle of Fedorivka, tens of thousands of people died in a single day. Now, the people of Nikolaev Oblast are incredibly well-behaved. Even when I go out to throw away the trash, someone will offer to do it for me."

The Ukrainians were unaccustomed to the ferocity of the coalition forces. Trembling with fear, they silently condemned them as new Mongols from the East, murderous demons. (The last two lines appear to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

They killed too many people.

During the Ukrainian civil war, they didn't just mow down enemies with heavy machine guns like they do now, killing wave after wave. When the Russians attacked, they'd put on a show of imperial intervention, offering some consideration and care. But when the coalition forces arrived, they'd fire first, then ask questions.

But for the coalition forces, this was the way they fought in numerous battles—the Tokyo riot control operation domestically, and the wars against Vietnam and Indonesia internationally—by holding down their machine guns and not letting go, ensuring the enemy died without even a proper burial. Otherwise, in a life-or-death battle, they would only create trouble for themselves. During the Java Sea rabbit hunt, the Indonesian navy lost tens of thousands of men in a single day, all of them sinking into the sea.

It can only be said that Ukraine is a good place to fight a bad war, but the coalition forces do not have the habit of fighting bad wars.

Hu Zhantian criticized his staff officers for being somewhat reckless and excessive, and for underestimating Ukraine:

"A few years ago, during the Russia-Ukraine war, at least it was a battle between regular armies. Ukraine had the support of the whole of Europe. But now, what we are seeing are mechanized infantry brigades without tanks, motorized infantry brigades without armored vehicles, air assault brigades without aircraft, and army aviation brigades without helicopters."

To put it bluntly, the Ukrainian army has lost the advantage of national organization, lacks logistical support and heavy equipment, and has degenerated into a group of seasoned veterans with enough battlefield experience but only one gun in their hands.

Therefore, during the Battle of Fedorivka, most of the veterans turned and ran as soon as they saw tanks, and they fled to the north. The ones who died were far-right mobs incited by the internet celebrity governor.

If they encounter a more experienced veteran next time, the trouble will be considerable.

As for Li Xinghe's immigration plan, Hu Zhantian scratched his head:

"A harsh winter, a devastating economy, and a brutal war. These three tactics were used to further reduce Ukraine's adult male workforce from less than six million to half. The rest were filled by domestic immigrants."

In reality, you can't kill that many people. At most, you might behead a few hundred thousand.

But the harsh, bleak winters without natural gas, and the increasingly tense and collapsing economic situation, were enough to drive most able-bodied Ukrainian men out of Ukraine, whether they went to paradise or Europe.

Li Xinghe plans to send over a million able-bodied laborers to Ukraine annually through a three-year immigration program, aiming to revitalize this nation, which was already doomed to extinction, through controlled support.

"We can add a fourth method. That is to expel them. We are cracking down on human trafficking, drug trafficking, and theft in Ukraine, so these people will go to Poland, won't they?"

Many advisors offered suggestions and advice.

Some people even suggested that they could use entrapment to lure a few more naive military officers to their deaths.

As for immigration, the coalition forces use the same old methods:

"A beautiful blonde Slavic woman, guaranteed job upon arrival, no dowry, free RV. Spread this message to Gansu, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan, and the locals will surely fall for it in droves."

The blonde Slavic girl scam worked wonders; as soon as the ad was released, hordes of people flocked to it.

Once you're hooked, you arrive in Ukraine, get assigned a wife, and sleep with her—there's no escaping it.

In Ukraine, where the internet and food delivery services are underdeveloped and people have to work every day to make ends meet, experience the pioneering spirit of the previous generation. Drive tractors, fix toilets, learn electrical work, repair houses, lay power lines, and install internet cables—return to the life of a working person.

People joked:

"They even give away widows' children and little girls for free."

Hu Zhantian slapped the table:

“They’re all raised the same way. With such a severe population shortage right now, even those with intellectual disabilities have to be kept.”

International public opinion and immigration issues have been discussed, and some people have said:

Will Russia object?

Although Li Xinghe ultimately reaped the benefits, the preliminary task—the escape of 20 million Ukrainians—was accomplished by Russia. Therefore, in a sense, Li Xinghe picked up the spoils of war from the Russians.

Hu Zhantian explained:

"Of course Russia will oppose it. But Putin will help us out before he dies. After he dies, it's hard to say whether Russia will still exist, or in what form."

Perhaps in a few years, the coalition forces will clash with the Russian army, launching tank assaults on each other's borders.

"But at least for the next few years, we'll work together to drive up natural gas prices, and Russia certainly won't object. After breaking through Nikolayevskaya Sopka, we'll move east to occupy Kherson Oblast, then enter Zaporizhzhia, and control the Dnieper River basin. We must ensure that our troops on the Russian-Ukrainian border don't wander into Ukraine alone."

He assigned the task:

"On the other hand, continue to expand towards Vinnitsa, Nikolaev, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Kirovoglar. Be careful not to advance too quickly. We are an indestructible, unyielding, and unyielding iron pea. Stay on the edge of Europe, cut off their natural gas supply, and drive up the global energy market. The more fiercely we fight, the more money the headquarters will make from natural gas exports."

How can I make it seem like I'm making steady progress without appearing like I'm slacking off?

Let's start building up some base areas then.

First, send more troops to take over the industries in the big cities.

The Odessa Shipyard and the Nikolayev Shipyard were both given the opportunity to restart. Retired elderly people living near the shipyards never imagined that at their age, in times of poverty and cold, they would be recruited back to shipyards restarted by the Chinese.

For their job, they were only instructed to "build cargo ship hulls".

In reality, these hulls would be towed to a second dry dock to add rapid-fire cannons and armor belts.

In addition, abandoned steel mills and similar sites in various places were also repopulated and restored, with the primary goal of restoring social production rather than pursuing profits.

In addition, people were sent to various towns and villages in the state to carry out armed conquest.

“Districts are established and counties are set up, with the county governments taking full responsibility for the management of each prefecture-level city.”

Odessa Oblast is divided into seven districts, and Mykolaiv Oblast into four. Each district is headed by a Ukrainian district governor and a political secretary from the joint forces, who are responsible for actual administrative affairs. Below the district level, there are also armed forces departments, which are centrally managed by the district armed forces minister under the political secretary. The county's scrap yards collect all the military equipment left in Ukraine after the Russia-Ukraine conflict, regardless of which country it belongs to.

After finalizing the subsequent operational strategy, Hu Zhantian held a press conference at the European Command headquarters, declaring:

"On average, we will eliminate one Ukrainian brigade every month. That is, we will complete a massive operation involving tens of thousands of people every month, gradually advancing towards Kyiv! We will also push the world towards new highs in natural gas and oil prices!"

The people below were whispering among themselves:

"You make it sound like you're harvesting crops in the fields."

"Not bad at all."

Harvesting crops is harvesting, and beheading people is also harvesting. But beheading people is more profitable.

Chapter 971: What are you rebuilding? Military technology has developed to this point (4900 words)

Ukraine in November.

The snow was gradually falling, and with the arrival of the bitter cold, the border conflicts had somewhat subsided. After all, in this weather, far more people would freeze to death than die in battle.

Taking this opportunity, the European Command continued its nationwide mobilization to repair infrastructure.

This infrastructure project is not simply about building a road; it starts with the power plant.

Go online?

In this godforsaken place, as the infrastructure gradually deteriorates, even the supply of electricity and clean tap water is a problem. Sometimes there are only two hours of electricity a day, and at best it can cover the daytime. Even the toilets don't work because most of the time there's no water in them. The first thing everyone has to do every day is to leave someone to wait for the electricity and water to come back on, so that they can get their cell phones and clean water for the day.