Doctor, I'm really strong!

It was precisely because he understood Dongguo's position in this geopolitical game that Raiden Shincho chose to take sides; it was precisely because he knew what kind of country he wanted Dongguo to become that Raiden Shincho chose the Community.

These are things that the upper echelons of the Northern Shogunate, from the perspective of the ruling class, could not see.

It doesn't matter anyway. If these people can see it, they'll obediently make their choices. If they can't see it or pretend to be stupid, they won't need to look anymore once the community's tracks roll over them.

On February 25, 1105, the Southern Shogunate began purging suspected members of the East Asian Communist Party from within its ranks, an event known as the "225 Incident".

The Southern Shogunate, which chose to side with Yan State, was extremely ruthless. It can be said that they mastered the art of white terror. Some even shouted the bold statement, "Better to behead a million than let one go." They also demanded that in areas where the Eastern Communist Party had been active, "the stones should be chopped three times, the land should be burned, and the people should be replaced."

Faced with such a daunting revolutionary situation, the East Asian Communist Party decisively brandished its military might.

It should be understood that although the East Asian Communist Party was nominally the East Asian Community, its actual supreme leader was Liu Jiuli. As a ruthless man who believed that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, how could Liu Jiuli not make the East Asian Communist Party ready for armed struggle at any time?

Most importantly, Liu Jiuli did not give blind orders, and the Eastern Communist Party was indeed quite capable, quickly turning the Southern Shogunate's purge into a chaotic free-for-all, which then spread to the entire southern region of the Eastern Kingdom.

After confirming that the Southern Mufti had taken sides, Liu Jiuli did not hold back. The weapons in the hands of the East Communist Party were directly changed from export weapons to weapons in active service with the Communist Party. Although the East Communist Party had a small number of people, they had a big brother backing them and were determined to fight. They had also built many hidden revolutionary bases. Now they were just bringing all of these out into the open.

As for the Southern Shogunate's deployment of land-based warships...

Here, take the Type 59, let's blast that son of a bitch!

The situation in the south of the Eastern Kingdom deteriorated rapidly, leading to a large-scale exodus of its people. Before, there were many things to consider, but now there's nothing left to think about; just run, or your whole family will be killed.

Logically, in this situation, Yan should step in to bail out the Southern Shogunate; otherwise, these runaway Easterners, once they become citizens of the community, will become bullets aimed at Yan in the future.

Although the Yan Kingdom wanted to gain an advantage, it didn't want to suffer a loss. Accepting some refugees wasn't out of the question, but when they learned that the number of refugees was at least a million, they panicked and immediately ordered their troops to seal off the border.

What a joke! If these people come in, shouldn't we arrange accommodation and jobs, or distribute land? The land annexation within Yan is currently impossible to handle. If millions more people go hungry, wouldn't that encourage Xi Jinping to rebel? People don't reason when they're starving. No way, absolutely not!

As for running to the community, that's a good thing. At least we can eat more of the community's food. We'll make a profit, a huge profit. That's called a win-win situation. Yan Kingdom wins twice.

Regardless of what happens in the future, for the officials of Yan Kingdom right now, it's hard to part with charitable donations.

Then don't blame the community for being overjoyed. These people are indeed troublesome in the short term, but the community already has a very effective training system. In a year at most, they will become industrial workers, and within two years they will be fully integrated into the community's life. Those who pass the exam will become community citizens, and everyone will have a bright future.

In contrast to Yan's isolation, dispersal, and arrests, the community only requires them to study hard and pass an exam to become citizens of the community. It is simply the light of humanity, the sun in the sky.

As for the proxy war between the Community and Yan State in the Eastern Kingdom.

For those Easterners who have already sided with the Community, it's all Yan's fault. Otherwise, how can you explain how the Community treated us so well, yet Yan acted like a monster from beginning to end? It's all Yan's despicable conspiracy.

As for the Community's infiltration of the East, it was to liberate the East, which is a great act of internationalism!

In any case, the days of the Eastern Kingdom's self-sufficiency came to an end on February 25, 1105.

Chapter 290: He's a wonderful person

(This update count is pretty generous, right? What about everyone's rewards? (?ω?))

"In the end, a war broke out." Raiden sighed, then said to his assistant Kujo, "Those refugees who fled to the north must be properly resettled."

"Yes, General."

Just then, someone came to report: "General, the envoy from the Yan Kingdom has arrived."

"Okay, tell him to wait outside."

"Yes."

Kujo asked with some concern, "General, is this alright?"

Raiden smiled slightly: "Don't worry, the one who needs our help now is Yan Kingdom. Hmm, Yan Kingdom. If we cooperate a little, it'll be fine. Let's go, Kujo, let's go meet the Yan Kingdom's envoy."

Kujo was stunned again: "General, what are you doing...?"

Kujo knew beforehand that Raiden was truly going to side with the Commonwealth. If that was the case, why did he still meet with the Yan Kingdom's envoy, especially on such a sensitive matter? What if the Commonwealth's ruler was furious? Wouldn't the Northern Shogunate be in trouble...?

Lei Dianzhen said with a smile, "Don't worry, Liu Jiuli won't care. He might even put on a good show for us."

Much later, Kujo finally understood the cause and effect behind it all and admired General Raiden's strategic vision even more.

On the surface, Lei Dian did indeed secretly meet with the envoy from Yan Kingdom and reach many cooperation agreements with him. However, he remained tight-lipped on some key issues and intentionally or unintentionally arranged for many Kuomintang agents to accompany him. As a result, after the meeting, Liu Jiuli obtained an original document with perfect punctuation.

At this critical juncture, the Northern Shogunate of the Eastern Kingdom has also colluded with the Yan Kingdom, which has instantly made the atmosphere on the community side tense. Everyone is worried that the situation will turn into a proxy war between the Northern and Southern Shogunates.

Regardless, both the Northern and Southern Shogunates were ruling institutions of feudal states, representing the interests of large landowners and daimyo/samurai classes. They had ample reason to unite and cause trouble for the community.

Strangely, Liu Jiuli remained silent throughout the internal meeting, only saying at the very end, "This general of the Northern Army is truly a remarkable person. I will definitely meet her in person after the Eastern Kingdom is liberated."

After saying this, Liu Jiuli stood up and said, "The plan remains unchanged. Everyone, go back to what you were doing. Meeting adjourned."

Everyone was completely bewildered. What was going on?

The Northern Shogunate is practically on our side, so why does the Chairman think there's no problem? What happened? Please explain! "What exactly is going on?"

Back in her office, Talulah pondered the problem but couldn't figure it out, so she could only ask Black Serpent.

"What? You only remember me now? You're never warm towards me at all. What a cold child you are."

"Stop talking nonsense, what's going on here?"

"Is this the attitude you should have when asking for a favor? You should at least call him Teacher Black Snake."

"I……"

"Are you going to call me or not?"

"Black Snake...Teacher."

"It's really a stretch."

Seeing that Talulah was about to go berserk, Black Serpent slowly said, "Aren't you curious? Such an important and obviously shady matter, when the general of the Northern Shogunate negotiated with the Yan Kingdom's envoy, actually brought a lot of so-called confidants with him, and these confidants were all from the Eastern Communist Party."

Talulah immediately seized the opening after being touched by the black snake and quickly realized something was wrong.

"Speaking of which, the negotiation terms between the Northern Shogunate and the Eastern Country seem to be..."

Seeing that Talulah had realized this, Black Serpent began to reveal the answer: "On the three matters of sending troops, declaring war, and taking sides, the Northern Shogunate has never made a clear statement from beginning to end. That general of the Northern Shogunate is a formidable character. She gave Yan Kingdom the illusion that the Northern Shogunate would eventually stand with Yan Kingdom, making full use of her class advantage to extort benefits from Yan Kingdom. At the same time, she leaked this intelligence to the community through secret channels, word for word. What do you think she wanted?"

Talulah said in a deep voice, "Clearly identifying their side, they successfully deceived Yan Kingdom, maintained the Northern Shogunate's relatively safe position in this proxy war, and avoided being drawn into the quagmire of the battlefield, while also reaping considerable benefits. So they were comrades who betrayed their own class? Truly impressive."

Black Snake lazily remarked, "Looks like that's all you can think of, you little fool."

Talulah ignored the last three words and asked, "Does the Northern Shogun have any other plans?"

Black Snake: "Just as Liu Jiuli said, she is a wonderful person."

Talulah frowned and asked, "What's so wonderful about it?"

Black Snake: "She is fighting for the interests of the Eastern Kingdom; both sides are vying for them."

Talulah: "You mean, the Community will also provide benefits to the Northern Shogunate?"

Black Snake: "If nothing unexpected happens, this is the last bit of benefit she can get for the Eastern Kingdom. Liu Jiuli will definitely be generous and understanding, and give her what she wants, so that she can change her post with peace of mind."

"Change of shifts... wait, you mean, once the Eastern Kingdom is liberated, the Shogun of the Northern Shogunate will be transferred to another location?"

Talulah's eyes widened, and then she instantly connected everything.

Black Snake then said, "Little fool, you've figured it out, haven't you? Not too stupid."

At this point, Raiden's entire plan was finally revealed.

She not only planned for the present of Dongguo, but also considered its future.

The logic is simple: once the Eastern Kingdom is liberated, if Raiden Zhen wants to continue her political career, she must leave. Liu Jiuli aims to establish a community of the Terra people based on shared ideals. As a centralized state, any local power that challenges the central authority will not be tolerated. Given Raiden Zhen's influence, if she remains in the Eastern Kingdom, a small court centered around her will inevitably form. Combined with her governing abilities, the Eastern Kingdom, under the protection of this community, will surely flourish.

Once life gets better and everyone's minds start to wander, will they want to separate and live separately?

After all, the history of the Eastern Kingdom itself can be over a thousand years, but its history as part of the community is not so long.

What will happen next can be seen by referring to Zhao Kuangyin. It's not a question of whether Lei Dian really wants to do it or not, but rather that her subordinates will push her to do it because it best serves the interests of most of the upper-class elites. Between Dongguo and the Community, they clearly have a more solid understanding of Dongguo as a political entity.

The very existence of lightning would passively reinforce this belief; this is an objective reality beyond her personal control.

As long as there is this possibility, Dongguo will be on guard against by all parties within the community, not to mention that this possibility seems quite high.

It didn't matter if Lei Dian was in power in the Eastern Kingdom while Liu Jiuli was in power, but if Liu Jiuli were to retire one day, he would definitely have to deal with the problems in the Eastern Kingdom before he left, and many people would die.

Anyone with a political mind knows that when one faction joins another, if it is a genuine commitment, it must dissolve its existing interpersonal relationships and distance itself as much as possible, especially within its original sphere of influence. The most sensible approach is to physically distance oneself, ensuring a win-win situation for everyone.

This is to avoid suspicion.

In other words, from the day Raiden Shin chose to align with the Alliance, her administrative authority in the Eastern Kingdom began its countdown.

After the liberation of Dongguo, even if Liu Jiuli could accept Lei Dianzhen staying in Dongguo, Lei Dianzhen himself would have to leave Dongguo, either by staying away from politics or by going to govern elsewhere. In any case, he could not stay in Dongguo, which was the best choice to avoid the worst situation.

Raiden Shin chose to sacrifice his personal interests in exchange for the complete integration of the Eastern Kingdom into the community.

If nothing unexpected happens, once the community enters the Eastern Kingdom, Liu Jiuli will definitely kill every single one of those who might become the future banner of the Eastern Kingdom's independence, unless they choose sides like Lei Dianzhen. Otherwise, they'll be forced to choose between machine guns and streetlights, just like capitalists and landlords.

To establish a truly unified nation, one must have a figure like Qin Shi Huang, and one must have the ruthlessness and awareness to take decisive action to eliminate separatist forces at crucial moments.

Of course, from Raiden's personal perspective, this sacrifice is still quite significant, so it's understandable that she might be a little "willful," which can be seen as a form of preferential treatment for her comrades.

But what if this "little act of capriciousness" is for the benefit of the people of Dongguo?

By turning the Eastern Kingdom's Northern Shogunate into a hidden ally, outwardly confronting the Community, and then openly demanding various benefits from the Yan Kingdom while secretly seeking assistance from the Community, the enemy is weakened and the country is built up.

In this way, when Raiden Zhen leaves, the East will at least have a prosperous North. When the South needs to build, it can directly obtain materials from the North, further stimulating regional economic development and allowing the East to integrate into the community in a healthier way, rather than as a poor person receiving charity.

Lei Dian's composure, tact, and selflessness were all positive traits that Liu Jiuli admired.

That's why Liu Jiuli said she was a wonderful person, truly wonderful.

Although the two did not exchange any letters or even communicate with each other from afar, a certain tacit understanding had already formed.

It's a pity for the Yan Kingdom. They thought they had found an ally to continue the war, but little did they know that this was a bloodsucking adoptive father, a little Fengxian.

Section 291: Yan Kingdom's "Allies"

First-rate countries are the players, second-rate countries are the pieces, third-rate countries are the board, and third-rate countries are cannon fodder.

This is reality, the reality of a power-based order, in which weakness is the original sin.

Compared to the Commonwealth and Yan State, Dong State is clearly too weak, which forces it to choose sides. Otherwise, it will become like Poland between the Soviet Union and Germany, and one day Poland may be completely lost.

But the current situation isn't much better. The fate of the Southern Shogunate has already led to a consensus throughout the Eastern Kingdom: both the Commonwealth and the Yan Kingdom are wolves and tigers.

For the Eastern Kingdom, choosing the Community means the death of all those in power. Choosing the Yan Kingdom means its people become cannon fodder, and after the social conflict is resolved, they will still flock to the Community, leading to the death of all those in power and the liberation of the Eastern Kingdom by the Community.

No matter how you approach this problem, the side that prioritizes human factors will have an easier time winning.

Both the Eastern Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom, who were born with personality disorders, felt very aggrieved by this.