"Ah, work overtime, work overtime, still work overtime."
Lu Ping'an thought he had been cursed. As soon as he returned to his hometown, he encountered invitations he couldn't refuse one after another.
Of course, it's not that there are no good things. Everything is fine in my hometown and my family is safe. This is the most rewarding reward for a safe and peaceful journey.
But in fact, he actually knew the reason why he was so busy.
"Will we start a major counterattack in half a year at most?"
"I heard before that it was three months. But there are too many aspects involved. We also have to prepare logistics and update equipment. It may not be possible to complete it within half a year."
"But, after three years, are we finally going to start a counterattack?"
Three years ago, the Battle of Sakurajima was a battle destined to fail. Even with the banner of "Victorious Retreat," it was difficult to conceal the fact that mankind had lost most of the Pacific Ocean, and the East had lost its first island chain defense line.
This is not anyone’s fault, but when the plane opens up and faces marine creatures and exotic peoples, the entire world is unprepared, especially when facing threats from the deep sea. Before that, the armies of most human countries
The imaginary enemies are still various land creatures, and they lack experience and technology in this area.
Although we lost this battle, we did gain time for domestic technological transformation, industrial transfer, and talent training.
In the past three years, it can be said that the entire Eastern Kingdom and even the entire human camp have been repaying the debt for the failure of that battle and the shortcomings of human beings' insufficient combat power to deal with naval battles.
This is not a problem that can be solved in one go, so we must first take precautions.
The coast of Dongguo has long been relocated. Various land defense lines and fortresses have been piled up into mountains. Behind it, there is a railway route that surrounds the entire Dongguo. It is obvious that for this defensive battle, Dongguo interrupted the original
There are development routes.
But in this world, Dongguo became the world's largest economy last year. The reason is quite simple and pure. Although Dongguo's economic growth rate has reached a record low in the past two years, the world's largest economy on the coastline
A big country has done even worse.
They have one of the longest coastlines in the world, but they are scattered into dozens of independent states, and they have a serious tendency toward "local autonomy."
Naturally, after the invaders were blocked from advancing eastward, they chose to move westward, which also had a serious negative impact on Citigroup.
What has become an international joke is that just by following the example of the Eastern Kingdom in building defense lines, walls and fortresses on the coastline, they are quarreling internally.
Not to mention building a communication line behind the defense line. Before they could reach an agreement, the malicious sea invaders had already landed. Now they have lost part of their land, and the domestic economy has plummeted.
However, these are already the best among the countries in the world.
Even Dongguo, the de facto largest industrial country, was forced into strategic defense, not to mention the lives of small and medium-sized countries in other states.
You know, ten years ago, when Lu Ping'an first came to this world, there was a third- and fourth-level man in a small city who could be called a strong man. And when the East Kingdom underwent a rapid qualitative change after the Nirvana Plan, some people
The countries in Europe and America have not changed much. Most of their areas still have no strong garrison.
Strong countries may have the backing of colonies outside the world, but weak countries are the worst off this time, and several countries have even been directly removed from the list.
".This time UT (the new United Nations still uses a code name after the restructuring), it should be effective."
When disaster strikes, all countries basically need support from the outside, so international joint organizations and transnational organizations will be very popular.
During the Battle of Sakurajima, Lu Pingan heard that UT was going to be reorganized, but he also heard that it would take at least half a year.
"The reorganization has been going on for almost a year. Forget it, don't put too much hope in it."
Now the reorganization has been successful. To be precise, it has been reorganized four or five times, but it still doesn't have much effect.
After all, when all countries are under threat, although they all have the need to unite with the outside world for help, the joint mechanism itself does not have enough power. When all countries are in the strategic defense stage, it is too unrealistic to support other countries, and UT itself does not
of military strength.
"Is this counterattack still under the banner of UT? It's meaningless except for a name."
"The name is very important. UT is now headquartered in Dongguo. We need it to have higher authority."
The information Lu Pingan received from various channels confirmed that the nominal leader of this major counterattack was not Dongguo, but the Military Commission under UT. In fact, this has been going on for several years. In its name, it is
You can dispatch the armies of other countries (whether you listen or not is another matter).
"Do they expect other countries to cooperate? I can understand that if they also launch a counterattack, they can contain a certain amount of troops. After all, many of their territories have been colonized, but uh, it won't be of much use."
The siphon effect of talents is quite ruthless, especially during wars. Small countries are weaker and powerful countries are stronger. Leaving a dangerous motherland for safety may not be morally justified, but human nature has gone through too much.
In the foreign land of the Eastern Kingdom, foreign talents have been growing, but those small countries have been declining at a high speed. People left, the defense line was loose, and the remaining strong ones fought hard, and then died. The defense line was even weaker, and the remaining people had to
Take on more.
Some small countries can still maintain a certain degree of territory, perhaps just because the outsider colonial areas nearby regard them as future food pods. Many small island countries have actually been completely devoured.
"UT is a sign after all. As long as we win this battle with this sign, we will have a great say after the war. As for other things, we can at least unite the foreigners in our country. They are actually the most powerful.
hurt."
"Yes, it is indeed a bit awkward to let them fight under the flag of the Eastern Kingdom. The flag of the United Nations is much easier to accept."
Naturally, Lu Pingan thought of Siberia, especially when he was on the train heading there, chatting with his friends.
The seeds that were planted before have blossomed, and the potatoes that were planted in Siberia in the cold winter have blossomed. Well, although it is a bit hell, the people of Sakurajima are living quite well there now.
After all, newly built cities and a large number of military industries require sufficient labor force. As long as there is work and income, life will naturally get better and better.
"Tsk, let's go to the north. There are troops of Sakurajima builders up there. They are quite annoying." Lu Ping'an complained a little. He would rather go to the battlefield himself than those Sakurajima soldiers.
The people of Sakurajima have a new home, but it has only been three years, and they cannot forget their hometown. To be precise, their radicalism and thirst for war have given the commander some headaches.
After experiencing despair, those who survived basically left their hometown, tribesmen and families behind. There were many mental illnesses. Hysteria was nothing. The mentality of self-destruction and the charge of atonement were the most troublesome. Those legions who were always ready to charge.
, Lu Pingan really doesn’t want to take command anymore.
In fact, since Lu Ping'an was one of the commanders of that battle, he inevitably had some interactions with outsiders, but they were not very pleasant.
Either they are too flattering and try to conquer the Eastern Kingdom, or they are willing to fight back the local fanatics.
"I heard that they seem to be divided internally. Some are anti-war and some are seeking war. They don't seem to like it. After all, their country has been lost now. They are said to be anti-war. They just want to completely abandon their homeland and even actively integrate into other countries. The radicals
There are a lot of high-quality cannon fodder in the army, but there are just too many who are a little too fanatical and have a self-destructive mentality."
A legion needs brave men, but it doesn’t need too many casualties, especially since many of them basically have the mentality of "if I go up and die, I will be worthy of my family/tribesmen". Often, they are either free of charge or have a mentality.
Collapse and run away disrupt the battlefield.
And now Lu Ping'an is paying so much attention to them because he once again received an irresistible commission to go on a business trip to the northern region of Dongguo.
However, when he saw the city they built in the Siberian snowfields, Lu Pingping always felt that it would be demolished by the big monsters jumping out of the deep sea.
"New Tokyo, uh, we need to take pictures as soon as possible. It feels like a city that will be demolished by monsters sooner or later."