February 15, 2219.

The "Sandwich Operation" that lasted for three days and three nights failed.

The addition of the Iron Blood Alliance is like giving a shot of a heart-warming agent to the comrades of the Cossack Rangers.

Under the counterattack of the two forces, the federal army retreated step by step and finally began to retreat westward helplessly.

After watching and witnessing the victory of the Resistance Alliance, the rebellion organization "Berber's Soul" entrenched in North Africa also took action.

On February 20, after several days of preparation, the mixed combat forces of Berber's Souls set off from Tobrug in the north of Yuexing County, crossed the Mediterranean to the north, seized Crete along the way, and landed in Athens within a few hours, raided Olive Branch County.

This move was obviously carefully considered.

On the surface, it would be much easier to march south to the hinterland of Africa with the military power of Berber's soul, but they would seek far away, and easy to seek difficult... They chose to cross the sea and rushed directly to southeastern Europe, and there was still a trend of continuing to advance north.

Even the worst military strategists should see that they are planning to meet with the other two rebel troops that just won the Blue Shield County; it is undoubtedly a more clever strategy to quickly open up a corridor that can support each other with other organizations than expanding their territory in isolated areas in Africa.

The Federation naturally would not be indifferent to their actions. After a few days of rest, the Federal Army set out again and suppressed them.

But things are not going well...

The Cossack Rangers and the Iron Blood Alliance will never see the African brothers who have crossed the sea being "eated" by the Federal Army.

Because most of the cities in the three counties of Blue Shield, Wheat Straw and Shuangying have been occupied by the Resistance Army, the Resistance Army has gained huge strategic space and sufficient logistical fulcrum. Now they can also send troops at any time to deal with the Federal Army in a relaxed manner.

Blocking wars, infiltrating sneak attacks by elite troops, siege and aid attacks, etc. These tricks that only the federal army could use on the rebels, and the rebels can now "return the rebels".

In this way... a long "harassment tug-of-war" kicked off.

The uninterrupted interference from the Eastern Front seriously affected the pace of the Federal Army's attack on the Soul of Berber; in the field of guerrilla warfare, the experience of the Federal Army and the Rebel Army was very different, the former was almost led by the latter.

This good show of advancing, interference, detour and counterattack, which was participated by all four parties, took a full two weeks.

Finally, on March 5, the three major resistance organizations successfully met in Southeast Europe and formed a "rebellion alliance" based on the overthrow of the federal rule.

At this time, the Federal Army came to its senses. The area along the Black Sea coast between Blue Shield County and Olive Branch County had already been opened up and became a corridor connecting the rebel forces.

If this continues, once the resistance organizations in the Middle East and Long County also raise the flag of rebellion, the right half of the entire Eurasian continent may fall into the hands of the rebels.

It can be said that this day, the real "war" began.

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March 5th, afternoon.

Crystal County, somewhere in Christo City.

In the bright conference room, there is a round, stone conference table.

At present, except for the main seat in the middle, there are still empty seats at other locations beside the table.

Moreover, in front of everyone sitting, there was a pot of tea and a tea cup.

Some tea sets are Chinese, some are Western, and of course some are related to the style; the style of the tea set is naturally related to the tea contained in it.

Some people drink Qimen black tea, some drink English flower tea, some drink Hefeng Yulu; some love Yandang Maofeng, some like Phoenix Narcissus, and some have a special liking for Baihao Yinzhen...

In sharp contrast to the tea fragrance floating in this room, there is a solemn and depressing atmosphere.

No one spoke, nor did he drink the cup of tea that had been poured out in front of him.

Until... a man carrying a small pot of Longjing soaked in his hand walked in.

"Longjing" came late, and it was intentional.

Even though it was too late, he still calmly walked to his master seat slowly and sat steadily.

Before he started speaking, he first lifted the teapot and poured tea into his mouth with the spout, moistening his throat.

"It's been a long time since I've had a 'feast'. Everyone... don't be fine?" Long Jing's voice was hoarse, and it sounded like something was wrong with the vocal cords.

If he only listens to the sound, others may mistake him for an old man, but in fact, his appearance looks very young, at most no more than thirty years old, and he is born with a dignified appearance and extraordinary talent.

"If you have time to care about us, you might as well care about the current situation of the Federation." At the table, the first person to answer his words was an old man with white hair.

Although he is an old man, he looks very tough and even stronger than some young people, and his voice is full of energy.

In front of this person was a cup of white-haired silver needle.

"Ha... Brother Yevgeni, don't be impatient." Longjing did not get angry at the other party's not very polite tone. Instead, he replied with a kind smile, "Today's time is very sufficient, we can discuss it slowly."

"Eurasia is almost half taken up. How did you realize that time is enough?" Yevgeni continued.

"Hmph..." Longjing's expression immediately showed a hint of disdain, "Speaking of it... do you know what day is today?" He suddenly started to talk, and without waiting for anyone to answer, he continued himself two seconds later, "In the mid-twentieth century... to be precise, on March 5, 1946, an outstanding politician gave a famous speech at Westminster College in Missouri, the most well-known sentence was 'From Szczechin in the Baltic to Trieste on the Adriatic Sea, an iron curtain across the European continent has fallen'..." He paused, laughed, and said again, "...Don't you think it's amazingly similar to the situation we are facing now?"

"Is it all different?" At this time, an Asian man with a feminine temperament in front of him spoke, "What we are facing now is not a 'cold war', but a head-on war that has actually begun, Muhammad's dear~"

"Muhammud" is naturally the name of Longjing. As an Arab, it is not surprising that there is such a name; in fact, according to existing statistical data, this person's name is equivalent to "Wang Yong" worldwide.

As for adding the word "媺" to the name, it is "Yu Lu"'s personal mouth habit.

"It is precisely because it is a head-on war that there is nothing to worry about." Longjing replied, "Political, economic, and even cultural games are difficult... This is why the Cold War has fought for more than 40 years." He paused for half a second and continued, "But look at how many years have the two world wars been fought in total? How long did the "Imperial Unification War" in the early 21st century and the "Federal Revolution" in the early 22nd century take? Problems that can be solved by force are not difficult... The development of science and technology has made the pace of modern warfare fast enough that it can be calculated using the "days" to calculate the total process. Don't look at the fact that those resistance organizations are now conquering cities and territories, maybe within the next twenty hours, they will collapse instantly and be destroyed..."

Upon hearing this, a cold and beautiful woman with Qimen black tea in front of her immediately continued: "How can you guarantee that... the same assumption will not come true on the federal side?"

After she finished speaking, Longjing had not responded, Mao Feng, who was sitting on the other side of the conference table, snatched: "Hmph... Carmen, based on your current position, it is better not to speak."

"Oh? Is there any problem with my position?" Carmen looked at Mao Feng coldly, and after asking this, he calmly took a sip of tea.

"What are you pretending to be..." Mao Feng continued, "Lance and Che Wuchen who were active in the Nine Prisons incident are both related to you, right?" His voice gradually increased, and he used a questioning tone. "According to the information you gave, the 'judge' you let go should be now using an identity named Hull Schneider and living in South America... But what about the actual situation? Your old lover has not changed his body at all, and he has been having fun in the prison escape incident."

"When it comes to South America..." Carmen not only kept his face calm, but also retorted, "You guy who failed to complete the mission and was 'returned back to bring a message' by the enemy... seems more suspicious than me." She leaned against the back of the chair, "Logically speaking, the probability of you 'having been rebelling and becoming a counter-espionage' is extremely high."

This topic can be said to be Mao Feng's pain point. He will never forget the experience of being shocked by the quilt in the ruins that day, just by being impressed by the momentum. He often relives the same nightmare during sleep.

In addition... Mao Feng was the exclusive combatant of the tea banquet. He not only failed to complete the task, but was not injured when he came back, but also left Professor Rodrigo, who should have been silenced, and finally he had to humiliate the enemy's inexplicable words "Let Longjing prepare coffee for us at the tea banquet."

It can be said that at any time, whenever someone mentions this, Mao Feng will definitely be angry.

"Hmph... Yes, I'm not strong enough." Mao Feng did not deny his failure, but he would not let Carmen have a good time, "But you are the one who is deprived of your heart!"

"Okay, okay, the more both of them talk, the more outrageous they are…" When they were at this point, Longjing had to come out to control the situation, “Everyone has a cup of tea, calm down, think about why he sits here…”

His persuasion was still very effective. Carmen was calm and did not get angry. Mao Feng had always listened to Longjing's words. As long as the banquet owner spoke, he would shut up regardless of whether he was right or not.

"The question raised by Carmen makes sense." After a moment, when Mao Feng calmed down, Longjing spoke again and brought the topic back. "This is also one of the topics I want to discuss today...." He took another sip of tea and moistened his throat. "In recent years, fewer and fewer people in the federal high-level officials are indeed useful... From the loss of Shuangying County, we can see that the stupidity and incompetence of the highest decision-making level may trigger failures that should not happen under normal circumstances, and may even lead to worse situations than normal defeat..."

"Then why did you tell us not to take action?" Two seconds later, a white man with English flower tea in front of him took the conversation and asked thoughtfully, "Do you... do you have 'that plan'?"

"Haha... That's right." Long Jing smiled, "In my opinion, this can be an opportunity." As he said, he coughed twice, cleared his throat, and then said in a hoarse voice that was basically no different from the clear and the uncleared, "Since the Counter Cross is about to 'set the fire', then we will just use the trick and just wait for the fire to burn more vigorously... When the flame ignites a few more fires that are dormant in the dark, we will put out the flames in one breath."

Most people understand what he implied.

If you don't understand, you can understand a rough idea if you think about it...

In fact, with Longjing's wisdom, if he handed all the cards in the Federation to him to play, he would be able to solve this crisis within fifteen hours.

However, considering that there is a "reverse cross" behind the current situation, this kind of "rest of chaos" that treats symptoms but not root causes seems a bit short-sighted.

What Longjing saw is the overall situation and something more profound...

Just like playing chess, sometimes, in order to win, you have to retreat first and give up first; you are confused by the losses of time and place and are anxious and anxious, which will lead to greater failure.

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On the other hand, just as the "tea banquet" is held.

Another big thing happened in Plugherno, northwest of Oak County.

In the afternoon that day, when the radar along the coast did not scan the east and west, a cruise ship appeared on the coastline.

The first person to observe the ship was a camera above the lighthouse off Plugherno.

According to the returned screen, the ship was the Four Leaf Crocodile, which disappeared several months ago outside Tokyo Bay.

That is... the luxury cruise ship carrying a large number of children of senior federal officials missing.

The shock that this news brought to the bureaucrats gathered in Crystal County is conceivable. If others don’t say it, there is also a son in the Tenth Assistant of the Cabinet.

When the intelligence was confirmed, the Crystal County Defense Force, which had a "stretched" military force, sent out a group of direct elite troops to Plugelno within a few hours, preparing to launch a "rescue operation".

Before this team arrived at the scene, local garrisons, police, FCPs and other troops from Oak County also came out in full swing, requisitioning useful means of transportation and even civilian ships, surrounding the coastal areas, for fear that the target would run away.

But no one expected that when the rescue troops boarded the ship, the scene they saw was...
Chapter completed!