Doctor, I'm really strong!

However, some people can always see a glimmer of hope in failure, like Prince Eugen.

"The Red Bandits' weapons are very powerful, but they are not without weaknesses. At least if our land-based ships concentrate their attacks, they can still break through their defenses."

The seventh prince, Nicholas, remained silent. Of course, he could see that the problem lay in the cost.

Landships are invaluable weapons for any nation and cannot be consumed indefinitely. Otherwise, even if a nation wins, the surrounding countries will be the ones who rejoice. The Ursus Empire has not easily accumulated the resources needed for its current war effort, and the number of landships is a strong indicator of a nation's strength. They cannot be wasted so easily.

To put it simply, it's about weighing whether doing this is worthwhile.

Just then, a significant piece of news was delivered to the two of them.

"The Yan Kingdom has dispatched troops, and a full million strong!"

Well, after more than nine months of being stunned, the Yan Kingdom finally understood the cause and effect of the matter.

First, there's the matter of being deceived. Liu Jiuli falsely conveyed the imperial edict, a crime deserving death. The question is, how did the other party forge this imperial edict?

The imperial edicts of Yan Kingdom have a corresponding Originium Arts system, and their anti-counterfeiting capabilities are beyond question. Unless the other party has the ability to steal the entire set from the palace, but is that even possible?

Or is there an inside agent within the palace?

The problem is that people who have access to these things have absolutely no reason to provide convenience to Liu Jiuli, a sudden outsider. Surely it's not like the emperor betrayed himself.

The final research result was that since the other party was an incarnation of the Year Beast, it was normal for it to possess some special abilities. Therefore, this was a counterfeit created by the other party using its own special abilities, and it had nothing to do with the people in the palace from the beginning.

Because you really can't find any reason for a traitor to be here, since the number of people who can directly access these things can be counted on one hand, and the emperor hasn't issued any imperial edicts recently, so everyone has an alibi.

Since both have alibis, it means that an outsider was present, and this person can be identified as Liu Jiuli.

You beastly clone, not only have you deceived your superiors and subordinates, but you have also betrayed the trust of my Great Yan. You deserve to die a thousand deaths!

In any case, Emperor Yan was already furious. When the emperor is angry, millions of corpses lie in wait and blood flows for thousands of miles.

Now that they realized they had been tricked, the soldiers at the border fortress were clearly also victims, so they quickly moved the defensive line back.

Then even more explosive news came one after another, including the emergence of the Terra People's Community and the common ideology that Liu Jiuli began to spread.

For the Yan Kingdom's court, this was a thunderbolt.

It's back! That red ghost is back, and it's already caused such a huge commotion!?

The top echelons of Yan Kingdom were terrified. No one knew better than them how terrifying that power was. Previously, a clone of the Year Beast had touched this forbidden power. Fortunately, Yan Kingdom reacted in time and nipped the danger in the bud.

But if this kind of thinking spreads, it will be fatal if even one more person knows about it. Looking back now, it was handled very, very uncleanly back then. Look at this Terra People's Community, every word is full of hostility towards Yan. If they win, will we be on the guillotine or a street lamp next?

Based on his feudalistic nature, the Flame Emperor wisely judged that the guillotine was probably prepared for him.

So regardless of what other countries think, Yan must go all out in this matter.

So Yan Kingdom immediately sent envoys to Ursus Empire, but the envoys found that they could not get through at all. Just by looking at the current shape of the Commonwealth's territory, it was clear that the entire trade route between the East and West continents had been firmly in the hands of the other side. Now that the gates were locked, even flying over would be a very difficult task.

However, as a great nation with a long history and a legacy from previous eras, Yan still had many trump cards to play. They directly used airplanes to send their delegation over, landing them at the National Square of Saint-Germain.

With the major powers meeting, the next step is the internal communication within the coalition, with Yan officially entering the fray.

Besides Yan Kingdom, Dong Kingdom, which is half a vassal state and a junior brother of Yan Kingdom, also joined the battle. Thus, the six-nation alliance became an eight-nation alliance. Although Rembito had been destroyed and could not fight again for a short time, the addition of monkeys still added strength. Therefore, the banner of the eight-nation alliance had to be raised to show its power.

The sudden intervention of the Yan Kingdom has greatly increased the pressure on the Terran community, especially after the Yan Kingdom announced that it would mobilize a million troops, which is almost the limit of the mobilization capacity of the major powers on the Terran continent. This has also directly provoked the Letania and Ursus Empire, the initiators of the alliance.

The former thought, "Holy crap! Yan Kingdom has mobilized so many people, there must be a huge problem here. We in Letania also need to increase our troops, let's increase it to 500,000 first, any more... that would be a bit too much of a stretch. But we can always make the people suffer a little."

The Ursus Empire was provoked by the Yan Kingdom. They originally thought the Yan Kingdom was a threat, but now they realized that this country was a huge threat. A million-strong army could be mobilized at any time. How could this be allowed!

The place where those Red bandits are located is our Far East! What, are you Yan Kingdom planning to turn the Far East into your own territory after the battle? Absolutely not, no discussion.

So the Ursus Empire also reinforced its troops. They couldn't afford to lose to this dangerous neighbor with a million-strong army. Our Ursus Empire also has a million-strong army!

And you Kazimir, what were you doing with those 30,000 men? Give me another 100,000.

This military competition to increase troops startled Colombia, but the gap was still there. Although they were very wary of the common ideology, Colombia ultimately maintained its total troop deployment at 150,000. As another neighbor of the Ursus Empire and a vassal state of Yan, the Eastern Kingdom deployed 200,000 troops this time.

Victoria reinforced its troops to 200,000. After regrouping its remaining forces, Rembito saw the overwhelming momentum of the allied forces and felt that victory was within its grasp. Not wanting to fall behind, it also reinforced its troops to 200,000.

Thus, the situation became: 500,000 from Letania, 1 million from the Ursus Empire, 1 million from Yan, 200,000 from the East, 150,000 from Colombia, 200,000 from Rembiton, 200,000 from Victoria, and 100,000 from Casimir, totaling 335 million troops from eight countries.

In addition, there are 1,000 landships, 21 mobile fortresses, and 7 mobile cities (only responsible for logistical support). It can be said to be the largest joint military force in the history of Terra. The eight nations are divided into five routes, ready to destroy the community in one fell swoop.

Their goal was very clear: to kill the red ghost that had just gained physical form.

For reference, at this time, the total strength of the Terra Red Army was only 500,000, an overwhelming disadvantage that gave no hope whatsoever.

Section 213: Fight to the End

(Three chapters today! What about everyone's rewards? (?ω?))

"The Eight-Nation Alliance, what a familiar name, hehehe."

In Steel Grid's office, Liu Jiuli was looking through newly delivered documents. For some reason, he felt the office temperature drop.

Nian, who was also in the office, couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere and asked, "What's next? Yan Kingdom has already intervened and deployed the Yan Dragon Army."

The Flame Dragon Army is the elite force within the Yan Kingdom's imperial guards, renowned for the saying, "As long as the Flame Dragon exists, the Yan Kingdom will never perish." Although it numbers less than 50,000, each of these soldiers is meticulously trained from childhood, making them the pride of the Yan Kingdom and a nightmare for their enemies.

Just look at the Yanlong Army's battle record and you'll know.

On February 1, 501 Terra, the Flame Dragon Army clashed with the Ursus Imperial Guard in the Far Eastern Plains. The Flame Dragon Army, with fewer than 5,000 men, achieved a complete victory over the Ursus Imperial Guard, which numbered 30,000, killing 10,000 enemy soldiers. For the next hundred years, there was no war in the Far East.

On September 19, 771, the Flame Dragon Army, numbering 3,000, was ordered to suppress a rebellion in the Eastern Kingdom. The battle lasted three days, resulting in the beheading of over 37,000 people. Following this battle, the Eastern Kingdom submitted to the Emperor.

On July 11, 999, the Yanlong Army, with 10,000 men, clashed with the Haisi on the coast of the Eastern Continent. At the cost of fewer casualties than the whites, they blocked the Haisi's inland advance for half a year. Other coastal countries at the same time suffered heavy casualties of more than 100,000 to barely stop the Haisi's landing.

These are records of large-scale battles fought by the Yanlong Army. In addition, there are countless records of small-scale battles, especially those involving fewer than 100 people. Every appearance of the Yanlong Army means that the Yan Kingdom will achieve a great victory.

This time, the Yan Kingdom mobilized all of its Yanlong Army in order to eliminate the Terra People's Community, and came with the determination to achieve victory in one battle.

Liu Jiuli closed the document and said, "Yan Kingdom is well aware of what it means if we cannot be eliminated in this battle, so they are attacking us at all costs. Even if they only severely damage us and prevent the community from taking action against us for a short period of time, it will be a huge victory for them."

Ling added, "This shows how dangerous the community is in the eyes of the Yan Kingdom."

Nian asked worriedly, "Can we win?"

Liu Jiuli shook his head: "I don't know, but we'll definitely lose if we don't fight. We've come this far, there's no reason to give up."

On the map, at least three attack arrows have appeared around Steelgrad, indicating that the enemy is well aware that if this area is cut off, the joint defense line from Kharkov to Steelgrad will collapse, the community will be split in two, and neither side can be defended.

“Let’s withdraw our troops from Kazdel,” Ling suggested.

Liu Jiuli pinched his thumb and said, "For the Sarkaz, they would rather fight to the death in Kazdel than leave their homeland that has been revitalized. If the community has been developing together for more than ten years, the order to relocate can indeed be issued, but not now."

Nian sighed: "That's why what we lack most is time."

Liu Jiuli stood up and said, "It's normal. Tomorrow and accidents will always come first. History never gives us gentle options, but as long as we get through it, the road ahead will be smooth."

Ling put her hands on her hips and said, "Sometimes I envy your confidence. Can I have some of it?"

Liu Jiuli smiled and said, "It's just borrowing the wisdom accumulated by our predecessors. In my hometown, we call it 'adversity strengthens the nation.'"

Nian: "Those are nice words, but we don't have enough people."

Liu Jiuli nodded: "Therefore, we must expand our army. Even if we cannot win this battle, we must drag it out until the enemy collapses!"

December 12, 1100 Terra: Today is a beautiful, sunny day.

The Far Eastern cities that have been integrated by the community are now living good lives. Although there is fighting on the front lines, the residents here do not feel the arrival of war, and even the supply of various materials is very stable.

Some merchants did try to take the opportunity to raise prices, but they were immediately invited for a chat by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and that was the end of it.

What is stability? It means that no matter when, supermarket shelves are always full of goods and prices are stable. That is stability. To prove this, all state-run supermarkets are stocked with more goods than before.

After seeing the warehouse full of supplies in Bangkok, all the panic about war disappeared, and everyone went back to doing what they were doing.

"Mom, I want to eat meat tonight."

"How about I buy some beef and make you beef patties?"

"it is good!"

Children's happiness is so simple, but adults tend to overthink things.

In a hotel on the street, workers finishing their shifts were discussing matters, the core of which revolved around the war.

"I heard the fighting outside is fierce, why aren't we recruiting soldiers yet?"

"Then that's not something we should worry about. It must be because the fighting went smoothly and there's no need for conscription."

"So many imperialist countries are besieging us? Bah! Shameless!"

"That's why they say nobles deserve to die. Seeing us living well makes them feel worse than if they themselves were losing money."

"No matter what, life is much better than before, and I don't want those bastards to ruin my life now."

"Yes, if they recruit soldiers, I will definitely sign up!"

This is basically the consensus of the vast majority of people in the community. As people who have come from the aristocratic era, they know very well what awaits them if the community is defeated. After enjoying the good life they have now, they never want to go back to the dark and miserable world of the past.

Moreover, the Eight-Nation Alliance had shouted the slogan "Stones must be burned, people must be replaced," clearly indicating that they were coming for a massacre. No one here would be an exception, so of course we should fight these beasts to the bitter end.

Just then, the television program was suddenly switched to the Supreme Leader's declaration.

"Comrades, compatriots, I am Liu Jiuli, the supreme leader of the Terra People's Community."

The opening sentence instantly made everyone put down what they were doing and begin to listen to the leader's voice.

"The community is facing the greatest crisis since its founding. A coalition of eight countries, namely the Ursus Empire, Letania, Colombia, Casimir, Rembito, Victoria, Yan Kingdom, and Dong Kingdom, is launching an attack on us."

“Imperialists will not tolerate our existence. They want us to grovel under their whips and enslavement for generations to come. In their eyes, we are nothing but tools and consumables, lowly people who are not worthy of sharing this world with them!”

"But the establishment of the Terra People's Community is to tell them that times have changed! From today onwards, the world is no longer the world of the powerful and wealthy, and we must take back what belongs to us from their hands!"

"Since war is unavoidable, let us face it, control it, and defeat it!"

"Fellow proletarians, unite! Destroy the imperialist invaders! The world belongs to us!"

"Now, in the name of the leader of the Terra People's Community and by exercising the power entrusted to me by the people, I declare that the Terra People's Community has entered a state of total war mobilization. We will fight the enemy for as long as they want, until we achieve complete victory!"

Section 214: Full Mobilization

(Second update, more to come! (～￣▽￣)～)

Do you want to go to war?

Of course, no normal person would want to. The battlefield is such a terrifying place. With a sudden boom, you'd probably only be able to get a proper burial. A family would be torn apart, wives and children separated, and everyone would die. Anyone who likes war is a fool.

But if you don't fight this war, your wife will be taken away, your children will be enslaved, your own life will be in danger, and everything your family once owned will disappear. So, will you fight or not?