In the year 5896 of the Xia calendar, war broke out between Jiabang Empire and Green Cloud Republic. By December, the Allied Nations were reassembled, and five countries began large-scale mobilization, aiming their forces at Green Cloud Republic and Zhou Liao United States.
Both countries hastily prepared for battle, mobilizing their people and troops stationed in colonies. They even called upon military forces organized by colonial people.
In March of the following year, instigated by the Allied Nations, thirteen previously independent ethnic nations (former colonies) joined the Allied Nations and declared war on Green Cloud Republic and Zhou Liao United States.
In April, the indecisive Huaxia Federation finally expelled envoys from Jiabang Empire and other countries. The Alliance was formed within three days, allowing its remaining colonies to gain independence, forming twenty-three sovereign states. Seventy percent of the world’s regions had now taken sides.
In July of the year 5897 of the Xia calendar, the submarine forces of the Allied Nations attacked Huaxia Federation’s most important naval base, Infinite Island. Over a hundred warships anchored at Infinite Island were sunk, and subsequently, the Allied Nations’ navy took control of the island.
The fall of Infinite Island rapidly worsened the situation because it was only about a thousand kilometers away from Haigang City. The range of the heavy bombers developed by the Allied Nations exceeded six thousand kilometers, putting half of Huaxia Federation’s coastal cities within striking distance.
In September, the Huaxia Federation lost the battle to reclaim Infinite Island. The Allied Nations used Infinite Island as a base to bomb the coast of the Huaxia Federation. The first bombing of Haigang City involved more than 300 bombers dropping thousands of bombs. The factories of the Huaxia Federation urgently moved to the inland areas.
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On the Yun River, dozens of boats were sailing upstream, accompanied by patrol gunboats. Some boats were equipped with emergency anti-aircraft guns.
These boats were carrying industrial equipment from Haigang City, preparing to move to the inland areas of the Huaxia Federation to avoid being bombed by the Allied Nations."Woo woo…"
Soon, a piercing air raid siren sounded. The boat formation became chaotic, and many people rushed to their battle stations. In less than half an hour, Allied Nations’ warplanes appeared. The Huaxia Federation’s air force took off to engage them in a dogfight lasting half an hour. Over ten Huaxia Federation planes were shot down, and the rest fled.
At this time, the Allies’ planes were already inferior in performance to the Allied Nations’ new planes, with a ratio of five to one or even six to one in dogfights.
The Allied planes fled, and the Allied Nations’ planes immediately strafed the boat formation on the Yun River. The anti-aircraft firepower seemed ineffective as boat after boat was hit and caught fire, turning the river into a sea of flames.
"General Lin"
"Boss"
Lin Jiang’s ship was torn apart by the bullets from the fighter jets, with people around Lin Jiang being hit and disappearing from sight.
The scene was chaotic, with all the ships trying to escape quickly. Some ships were on fire, and people were crying for help. Even the people from Lin Jiang’s company were too busy to think about Lin Jiang.
It was only when the allied fighter jets ran out of bullets and left that the Huaxia Union troops and civilians on both banks dared to enter the Yun River to rescue people.
Hours later, Lin Jiang crawled ashore on a wild sandbar. As soon as he got ashore, he exclaimed in pain. Previously, he had been hit by the bullets from the fighter jets head-on, despite his efforts to protect himself with internal strength. Even though the bullets tore through his protective energy, hitting him with three or four bullets felt like being struck by a boulder, leaving bruising in those areas. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been pulverized.
"Internal strength is no match for spiritual power. If my cultivation level was still there, those bullets wouldn’t have been able to penetrate my defenses. Even without the protective energy, relying on the enhanced physical body infused with spiritual power, I would not fear."
Lin Jiang compared the power of the ordinary bullets, acknowledging their strength, but still inferior to a cultivator’s abilities. If he still had his cultivation level, he wouldn’t be feeling this much pain.
Before this incident, Lin Jiang had actually tested the power of guns. Ordinary guns couldn’t break through his protective energy. Even in situations where he let his guard down, they couldn’t pierce through his flesh, provided they avoided his weak defense areas.
Half a month later, Lin Jiang appeared in Zhongjiang Province, formerly known as Zhong State. It was over 20,000 kilometers away from Haigang City, which was impossible to reach using the current flight technology of the allied nations, even if Infinite Island served as a base.
Of course, we need to prevent the Allied Powers navy from sailing against the current along the Yun River, but Lin Jiang believes that the Huaxia Federation won’t be that weak. If they are indeed weak, then there’s nothing we can do.
Because Zhongjiang Province is the western industrial center of the Huaxia Federation. Going further west to the former Daizhou State, Feng State, and other places, apart from some cities along the Yun River, it’s pretty much the same as a thousand years ago. It feels like crossing three different eras within the same country.
Most of the industrial base in the Huaxia Federation has moved to the mountainside here. Lin Jiang has been planning here for several years, transferring a large amount of funds to these trusted aides to invest in heavy industry.
Lin Jiang has been keeping a close eye on the technology and techniques of the Allied Powers and Jiabang Empire these years, so he had already anticipated the initial defeat of the Huaxia Federation.
"Sir, we finally found you."
When Lin Jiang saw the first group of trusted aides, everyone was very pleased to see him.
"Have you seen my obituary?"
"Sir, we…"
"Just kidding. Don’t be nervous. Lin Yang is already dead. We’ll figure out what to do next."
Lin Jiang said that Lin Yang’s money, which was laundered through his fake identity, has now ended up in their hands, and they are aware of Lin Yang’s fake identity.
"Yes, sir."
The group nodded, even though they didn’t understand why they had to do this.
"Have you all received the government’s notice?"
"Yes, sir. The government has instructed our tractor factory to adjust the production line to produce military equipment, and the factory’s engineers have been called up."
"Then follow the government’s orders, do as they say, remember to cooperate fully, and of course, make sure you get all the benefits you deserve."
"Yes, sir."
"Speak louder, be confident in the future. Remember, I will retire into the background, and you will be the tycoons of the Huaxia Federation."
"Yes, sir."
"Very good."
Lin Jiang was very pleased, then gave them some orders to leave.
Lin Jiang has multiple bases in Zhongjiang Province, several groups of people have met him, and all of them have been given similar tasks to cooperate with the Huaxia Federation’s orders. Deep down, Lin Jiang doesn’t want the Huaxia Federation to lose in the war. Although the Jiabang Empire is also a branch of the Huaxia Language, they have been in the north for many years and have integrated other civilizations, becoming somewhat different. This is the difference between legitimate children and illegitimate children.
Apart from his business layout, Lin Jiang’s other arrangements were also starting to show their power. Over the years, Lin Jiang has adopted countless orphans. Apart from those who entered the marketplace, Lin Jiang has mostly sent them to the military. The first batch sent to the military has now risen to the rank of a regimental commander. And in this upcoming major battle, there will definitely be a large deployment of troops, possibly even at the division level.
In politics, Lin Jiang has also supported several individuals. He didn’t assign those orphans because the game in politics is different from the military. The military values actual military achievements, whereas politics places more emphasis on background and qualifications. Lin Jiang supports some junior relatives of noble families.
The current Huaxia Federation still has nobles. Although all noble titles were abolished when the imperial system was eliminated, nobility no longer holds substantive rights. However, the noble identity is deeply rooted. In fact, more families have proclaimed themselves as nobles, especially those whose hereditary titles have descended to commoners. They prefer to claim themselves as a noble family with years of history.
Therefore, in the current political arena of the Huaxia Federation, about ninety percent of key roles are held by these long-standing families. The rigid class system has intensified, leading to deep internal conflicts, which is one of the main reasons for the continuous weakening of the Huaxia Federation’s national strength over the years.
"The first major war lasted for about twenty years. How long will this war last? Will nuclear weapons be used? It’s very uncertain."
When no one was around, Lin Jiang calmed down and pondered. This world is much larger than Blue Star, and the development of the two worlds is different. How long this war will last, nobody knows.
But Lin Jiang was even more scared of the possibility of nuclear weapons appearing. In Lin Jiang’s mind, nuclear weapons were forbidden weapons that could destroy the world. Without solid data to refer to the strength of cultivators, what if even Tao Achieving couldn’t stop nuclear weapons when the time comes?
However, Lin Jiang also knew that the appearance of nuclear weapons was highly probable. Over the years, he had been to Bianhai University many times to learn about cutting-edge theories. Nuclear and atomic theories had been around for many years. Some professors whom Lin Jiang sponsored were even researching in this area. It would be easy to weaponize these theories in times of war.
"The future is uncertain. If I had known, I wouldn’t have chosen the technology tree. It was better in ancient times when battles were more within a controllable range, sigh."
At this moment, Lin Jiang regretted his decision. If only he hadn’t chosen the technology tree. If he had not been in slumber and worked hard for decades or even centuries, perhaps he could have led the Datong Army to defeat the Demon Human. It was all because of laziness.