My profession panel inspires loyalty.

What is the Red Heart Society up to?

[Wasn't the Red Heart Society taking all the military equipment, machine tools, and high-precision instruments from him intended to instigate a rebellion within the Federation?]

How did you lead the Federation to such a resounding victory?

[Could it be that they intend to use their immense prestige within the military to subtly undermine the Federation from the ground up?]

We can't just overthrow the Federation and then create another one, can we?

Thinking of this, the Emperor of the White Eagle Empire's expression stiffened slightly.

At this point, his most sensible course of action would be to consult Dane, a ninth-tier professional from the White Eagle Empire.

But now that the facts are clear, and given the enormous benefits he received from the Red Heart Society, he's simply pretending this never happened.

There's another, less important reason: if this matter were exposed, it would damage his imperial image.

This is so embarrassing!

In December of the 128th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, with the million-strong army of the Winter Empire returning to reinforce them, Lin Xue led the Southern Border Army to abandon Kevic and instead crossed the Udon River to launch an attack on Cisco City, one of the wealthiest cities in the Winter Empire.

The Winter Empire's million-strong army arrived to find nothing. Even as the commanders were still arguing about whether Kevic City was a ruse by Lin Xue, news arrived that Cisco City had fallen to the Federation's southern border army.

This sudden news left the commander completely bewildered.

Even if we don't retreat to the southern border defenses despite being blockaded by a million-strong army, we must hold the major defensive lines near Kevici City.

[But Lin Xue did the opposite, abandoning what everyone considered a safe location and launching an attack on Cisco City, which was poorly defended.]

If Lin Xue's initial success was a coincidence, her subsequent successes prove her exceptional military talent.

Currently, a battle-hardened army of the Federation has infiltrated the heartland of the Winter Empire.

This is an extremely distressing situation for the entire high command of the Winter Empire.

Just as the ninth-rank professional from the Winter Empire was about to make a move, the two ninth-rank professionals from the Federation, Elder Jun and Elder Jian, silently released their soul domains to confront their opponents.

This made the Ninth-Rank cultivators of the Frostwinter Empire's eyes narrow. In this state of national war, if these two Federation Ninth-Rank cultivators were here, then the other three must be nearby as well.

Thus, the two sides entered a stalemate at the ninth level.

[That same month, under orders from the Emperor of the Frostwinter Empire, several high-ranking spies from the military arrived at the Federation General Office and directly revealed their identities as spies to the Federation Chief Executive.]

This was the first time the elderly federal minister had ever encountered such a situation.

[The Winter Empire's spy, who finally infiltrated the military and rose to the high ranks, is just being used as a pawn like this?]

However, when he saw the intelligence provided by the Winter Empire, especially the fact that the Red Heart Society had completely grasped the relevant information about the Southern Border Army, his expression changed drastically.

This news instantly alerted the Qin family and other top families in the Federation.

They were well aware of the Red Heart Society's methods of slaughtering aristocratic families.

Therefore, when they learned that the Red Heart Society would control the Southern Army, they instantly reached a consensus.

We must not allow the Red Heart Society to continue developing like this!

Otherwise, the fate of the Xishan aristocratic families will be the same as that of other aristocratic families tomorrow!

The Qin family patriarch publicly stated that the Federal Military Headquarters was no longer the military headquarters of the Federation, but rather belonged to the Red Heart Society.

Therefore, they must take action!

[In January of the 129th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the Federal Central Army surrounded the military headquarters.]

Soon, the Minister of War and several deputy ministers were charged with treason, tried by a military court, sentenced to death, and executed three days later.

That evening, the Federal Central Prison was hijacked by a mysterious powerful figure.

All high-ranking military officials accused of treason have mysteriously disappeared.

The Federation was thrown into turmoil.

Anyone with a modicum of political acumen understands that the political landscape of the Federation is about to change!

The following day, the Federal Headquarters and the Winter Empire jointly issued a statement declaring that there were no conflicts or contradictions between the two countries, indicating a state of war.

[Immediately following this, the Federal Headquarters, in conjunction with the New Military Headquarters, issued twelve emergency withdrawal orders to the Southern Border troops.]

Retreat immediately!

[The entire army must immediately withdraw from the territory of the Winter Empire!]

From the moment they receive orders from the military, anyone who refuses to accept command from the military will be considered a traitor!

From this day forward, all family members and relatives will be implicated and punished!

All the benefits and privileges within the Federation, and all the advantages that the Federation military should enjoy, will vanish the moment the transfer order is refused.

【this!】

[This is also the first transfer order issued by the new military headquarters!]

The saying goes, "A new broom sweeps clean," and the first fire of that came down on the southern border army.

Chapter 110 As long as I live, the Red Heart Society will never be able to develop forbidden military weapons (5k)

When these twelve retreat orders reached the Southern Border, the Federation's million-strong army in the south instantly erupted in excitement.

Since their founding, the Federation and the Winter Empire have frequently clashed.

There have been over a hundred recorded wars between nations throughout history.

Even the Frostfire Defense Line built by the Winter Empire in the south, along with the first and second fortified defensive cities, plus the extremely resource-rich forests, lakes, and thirty-nine seaports near the western ocean, all previously belonged to the Federation.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Winter Empire has seized territory from several provinces of the Federation over the past few centuries.

Now, they have finally broken through the Winter Empire's defensive lines, routing its border troops and even plundering several of its fertile cities.

[As a result, the Federal Headquarters and the Military ordered them to withdraw?]

[They also claim there have been no conflicts or tensions with the Winter Empire during this period?]

Did they hear correctly?

[Traitor!]

This is absolutely a blatant act of treason!

What about the comrades who died on the southern battlefield during this period?

If this doesn't count as a national war, doesn't that mean these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the Federation don't even qualify as martyrs?

[Amidst the uproar within the Federation's Southern Border Army, Lin Xue seized the opportunity and began uniting with the warriors of the Red Heart Society to expose the hypocrisy of the Federation's high command within the Southern Border Army.]

[At the same time, the grim reality is presented to all the soldiers of the Southern Border: the Federal Headquarters has been seized by traitors, the Federation is corrupt, and the Federal aristocratic families have joined forces with foreign powers to seize the Federation's existing interests.]

Fellow countrymen!

The decisions of the Federation and the military have disheartened us. The opportunity to reclaim lost territory and make history is right before our eyes, yet the Federation leadership insists on forcing us to return!

This makes us wonder if the Federation's high command has reached an agreement with the Winter Empire?

[In exchange for sacrificing the interests of the Southern Territory, they reached a dirty, underhanded deal with the invaders of the Winter Empire.]

Now, if we want to make this land great again, if we want to defeat the invaders of the Winter Empire in the future, the only thing we can rely on is ourselves!

Please believe that once the flames of righteous indignation burn brightly, all the demons and monsters hiding within the Federation will be swept away!

Those oppressors and exploiters who hold high above will inevitably be defeated, and we will ultimately achieve our perfect victory!

After saying this, Lin Xue raised her right hand.

[Red Heart——]

[Ten thousand! Wins——]

In an instant, members of the Red Heart Society within the Southern Army responded to Lin Xue's call, displaying unparalleled excitement.

Everyone understood what Lin Xue meant.

If the federal leadership cannot maintain control, the Red Heart Society will overthrow them through armed struggle.

[Then, we will rebuild the Federation!]

[Following the response from the Red Heart Society members, the rest of the Southern Army also raised their hands in salute amidst this fervent fervor, shouting "Victory to the Red Heart Society!"]

The power of the collective is invariably effective when it influences individuals.

The Winter Empire commander, observing the Southern Border army from afar, witnessed the Federation's Southern Border troops' morale turn from decline to victory in an extremely short time.

Even the mutiny within the southern army was quelled in a very short time.

Such terrifying execution chilled the commander to the bone.

[But when he relayed the news that the Federation's southern border troops were withdrawing to the Emperor of the Winter Empire, he inquired again whether they should be intercepted.]

The Emperor of the Winter Empire sternly rejected the commander's idea. He had finally reached an agreement with the Federation's high command, and the Southern Federation army was still within the Federation's control; therefore, it was best not to cause any trouble.

Most importantly, based on his understanding of the Federation's high command, he knew that the Southern Army would inevitably be dismembered or even subjected to a bloody massacre upon their return.

The most important thing is to eliminate the Southern Army before it spirals out of control.

[When the internal strife within the Federation reaches its peak, that might be the time for their Winter Empire to re-enter the fray!]

In February of the 129th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, after the Southern Border Army had fully returned, the new military headquarters dispatched envoys with a group of high-ranking officers from the Central Army, carrying military transfer orders and secret orders from the Federation Headquarters, to carry out a so-called lateral transfer of troops.

[As per the plans of the Federal Headquarters and the new military command, a single transfer order brought the Southern Border troops back.]

The southern army shouldn't have resisted that order.

But they were wrong!

Under Lin Xue's leadership and at the urging of the Red Heart Society instructors, the Southern Border Army, faced with the so-called new military command's transfer order, mutinied without hesitation.

The arrogant envoy, who thought he could control everything in the Southern Territory with a single warrant, was swiftly annihilated by the Southern Territory soldiers, much to the shock and fear of a group of high-ranking officers in the Central Army.

[A few dozen professionals were nothing compared to the combined attack of a million Southern Army soldiers and dozens of Southern Warbands. They couldn't even make a ripple.]

After eliminating the military envoy, Lin Xue left 300,000 troops to guard the southern border before leading them towards the location of the Red Heart Army.

[Along the way, any powerful families that refuse to cooperate or outright resist will be completely wiped out!]

[Exterminate the entire family!]

Not a single one will be left behind!

For an army that wields pure violence, this is far too easy.

The heads of local powerful families are only at the fifth or sixth level of cultivation.

Even if there are hidden powerhouses, they are at most at the seventh level.

Even a seventh-tier professional couldn't withstand a single breath against a massive military matrix of millions.

[In short, showing your face means certain death!]

Furthermore, Lin Xue, with the intention of leaving a clean slate for the development of the Red Heart Society, quickly turned the residences of aristocratic families into deep pits wherever she went.

When the core members of the Red Heart Society arrived with a pioneering mission, they discovered that this place was completely different from what they had imagined!

Upon hearing that the Red Heart Society had arrived, the common people flocked to welcome them.

The Red Heart Society has arrived; their bad days are over.

When news of the southern army's northward advance reached the federal center, it caused chaos within the new military headquarters and the federal administration.

They may not know the current state of the Southern Border army's combat capabilities, but they do know the strength of the Winter Empire's border troops!

An army capable of routing the border troops of the Winter Empire must have performed poorly.

[Therefore, these two organizations, representing the center of federal power, began shifting blame during the meeting.]

In March of the 129th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, after joining forces with the Red Heart Army, the Southern Border Army began its march towards the direction of North Lake Province.

[Once we break through North Lake Province and capture South Lake Province, we'll be within reach of the Federal Center area.]

In this life-or-death crisis, especially after witnessing the actions of the Red Heart Society and the Southern Border Army led by Lin Xue along the way, the aristocratic families in the Federation's central area felt an overwhelming sense of crisis.

Therefore, they urgently ordered the northern army and the major battle groups guarding the Demon Cave to return to their aid.

However, the White Eagle Empire's border troops had been waiting for a long time, and the moment the Federation's northern border forces were withdrawn, the White Eagle Empire's army launched a fierce attack.

For a time, the Northern Border Army of the Federation was tied down by the White Eagle Empire's army.

[There's no other way. If they ignore the White Eagle Empire's army, they'll probably be overtaken the moment they reach the Federation center.]