Chapter 1660: Chapter 1660

1660: Chapter 1656: Declaration of War 1660: Chapter 1656: Declaration of War “Perhaps, you may be dissatisfied with our conservative strategic decision back then.

To put it bluntly, our choice to defend our homeland indeed allowed the entire Pacific campaign to collapse.

The fall of many Pacific island countries is related to this.

Many people think that if we had fought hard back then, the situation might be much better now.

I don’t deny that there is indeed such a possibility….”

Now over seventy, Prime Minister Song Siyuan has reappeared on the television screen.

This is not a national speech, but an internal briefing for various administrative, judicial, and military institutions of the Eastern Country.

Lu Ping’an had personally met this old man…

and was somewhat surprised by the extent of his aging, the man sitting in the wheelchair with an IV drip, his lifeforce fragile and possibly fading at any moment.

Perhaps, during this period, the resilience and energy consumption required for that position is indeed not something an ordinary person can handle.

This time, it is the second time Lu Ping’an has seen this old man’s internal grand briefing…

This is considered one of the traditions of the Eastern Country.

Transition in the East does not favor hyping a concept, or inciting national fervor to influence emotions, but that does not mean that “propaganda” is not important.

On the contrary, unlike Western countries that need votes, they need to hype concepts to get votes, and once the voting is over, the policies, reforms, and slogans don’t matter anymore, there are too many reasons and excuses to render them insignificant…

Perhaps those politicians are indeed excellent orators, but most of their speeches are spent on false promises and stirring nominal causes.

In this regard, the Eastern Country follows a completely different path…

“….But the cost of this possibility is borne by us, and we simply cannot see the end.

Our calculators have concluded that if we had fought to the death against the adversary in an extremely disadvantageous marine environment at that time, our losses would have been incredibly severe, with most of the first batch of soldiers dying in battle.

I know you are not afraid of losses, but it takes three years to train a warrior, and a normal Extraordinary from scratch takes six years, while the opponent just needs to open another door, moving out another tribe….”

Consensus is absolutely necessary before any large-scale action, but inciting the common people who are unrelated is unnecessary.

The basic national policies and key strategies will be broadcasted simply on public radio and television, but the more detailed content, those individuals who need to be aligned in thought, are always the grassroots executors layer by layer.

Years ago, when this old man was implementing the Nirvana Plan, it was also broadcasted layer by layer in an internal official television conference.

Those who need to be unified in thought, those who need to understand the main strategies of the Eastern Country right now, are you inner executors, the warriors out in the field, the overtimers in logistics, not the irrelevant critics.

“….The upcoming war is our best opportunity, but it is no reason for you to blindly sacrifice.

The essence of a Plane War and a national war is no different, what we always fight is the integrated national strength and depletion between each other.

Compared to the Foreign Invaders, we are Weaker, and as Weaker, must remain calm and rational, and must look towards the future….”

Total military strength, Top Combat Power, the number of Deities, none are comparable to that of the Multi-universe Level Plane Invaders.

“…A Weaker fighting a war of attrition against a Strongman is foolish and arrogant….”

The explanation beforehand was not abundant, just various speculations; this time, it counts as a unified response.

In police stations, in the military camps of military regions, in government office buildings, everyone is listening and understanding.

Some are reflective, while others are indignant…

even though they also know that if they were to dive into the Pacific War, it would mean losing all living forces, yet when those losses and tragedies are presented before them, emotions are uncontrollable.

Over the years, there have also been quite a few who joined the battle privately, many of whom were casualties, and there are many “Deserters” who went and returned.

All those informed speak of that place as “too cruel,” “a real bloodbath,” even Top Strongman might fall directly on such a battlefield.

And in the news, the choices of the Eastern Country’s Official back then were addressed.

“…Our greatest disadvantage is that as an Extraordinary Clan we are still too young, our extraordinary power is not sufficient.

Our greatest advantage is technology; is that the battleground is our homeland where our technology can be effective…”

Some things were previously conjectures, but now they have been verified.

“We are a civilization, not a primitive tribe.

We need time to adjust our technology to adapt to the new era of naval warfare.

Our greatest resource has never been the population, but the largest scale of higher-educated population in the world, which means the most engineering, professional, and mechanic reserves…”

Clearly, the decision-maker sees more clearly than anyone else.

Just like the day when he decisively implemented the Nirvana Plan after overriding many objections, it was because he saw the scene of chronic death of nations around the world, and years before, he strongly enforced the “Isolation Frontline,” also because he saw the dire sacrifices the Eastern Country would face once it fell into the battlefield at that time.

Easterners have never feared sacrifice, but they despise meaningless sacrifice.

In that ocean, under the circumstances at the time, without enough fodder, combat platforms, information support platforms, long-range weapons…

when most of the war preparations could not be put to use, it would be painful to see a large number of warriors thrown in to fill the ranks, the loss of low-tier combat power was heart-wrenching, and the death of high-tier combat power was irreplaceable in the short term.

“…Our blood should be shed for our country, and only by preserving those viable forces can we launch a counterattack when necessary.”

And this is just a part that can be spoken.

With Lu Ping’an’s understanding of those top extraordinaries, their loyalty essentially has a price, if you really send them to fill the ranks, them being passive and negligent is considered friendly, most likely they would desert, and there are even cases of outright defection in extreme environments.

Exactly, they are the most important…

Although it is cruel, most people only want to fight battles with the wind in their favor, there’s nothing worth criticizing about this, and a wise decision-maker will find ways to make themselves the favored side.

Not throwing them in then was to preserve most of the senior forces for the counterattack now.

“…The long endurance was for today, we are now fully prepared for war, Thirteenth Maritime Combat Zone has already formed twenty-one super fleets, a large number of extraordinaries have completed adaptive training, and now our country’s extraordinary proportion has even reached 21%, and most importantly, our civilization is prepared for this war…”

Calm words, a determination to win, for this moment, the whole kingdom has been enduring hardships for three years.

A huge amount of resources has been invested in war preparation, this is truly do or die…

this is the weaker grasping their fists tightly, scheming for that fleeting moment of counterattack.

In the face of Foreign Invaders, Eastern Country and even the whole world are the weaker, and for the weaker, delivering a deadly blow at the most appropriate moment rather than continuously bleeding, is the strategy with the highest chance of success…

But theories are always just theories, facing the pressure of this final moment, Lu Ping’an dares not imagine the pressure the decision-makers above face.

At this moment, words are meaningless, only war matters.”

“Fight for our country.”

“Fight for humanity.”

“Fight for our future.”

Unlike the expected passionate tone, today’s speaker can probably only use a trembling voice to speak these plain words.

whether it’s the big home of all of us or each of your small homes, fight to the end.”

On the same day, the declaration of war was completed, and the first Earth Defense War began.