Dictatorship!
What a tempting word.
Although he swore to be a republic in front of the round table, over the years, he was tired of the endless arguments.
For a bill to abolish the slums, the ten council members would argue for half a month.
Just for a few thousand "bugs", they would argue for half a month!
He had enough.
As the most powerful force, the Crimson Chamber of Commerce should rule the land. However, under the restriction of the other nine council members, it was difficult for him to do anything. For example, the Disaster-32 cruise missile controlled by Zhao Chenwu could turn his military base outside the city into ashes with just one shot. For example, the Double-headed Bull Chamber of Commerce's Chocobo mecha. Or …
Anyone who could become a member of the Group of Ten council was not an ordinary person. Even if he owned five "Wanderer" tanks known as Land Cruisers, it would be difficult for him to act recklessly.
Therefore, he came up with a brilliant idea.
He threw the declaration of war that tempted him to reach out to the city center onto the round table of the council.
Sure enough, he was pleased to see that everyone's eyes were red.
Part of it was anger at the arrogance of the Northern Alliance Area. The other part, which was the majority, was the greed for the treasure.
The space-based weapon platform, the remains of the God's Cane!
Just as he expected, the meeting passed the proposal to jointly build a defense line, first unite against the external forces, and then explore the city center together. But all the council members' actions were outwardly agreeable. Not only did they not contribute much to the consolidation of the defense line, but they also used the platform of the council to attack their political enemies and reprimanded others for their negligence in the defense line. At the same time, they secretly sent a large number of people to explore the city center.
As usual, everyone had their own thoughts, but everything was within the framework of rationality.
But then, a shocking piece of news shattered the rational framework.
A commission of one million crystals!
It was also the commission that completely tore apart the disguise on everyone's face.
He was not the only one making small moves behind the scenes. Everyone was plotting for the space-based weapon!
No matter what his motive was, he could not let his competitor get that thing first.
The nine council members put their hands and feet on the table.
At the same time, the Crimson Chamber of Commerce also showed their hand.
On the outskirts of the city center, the Crimson Chamber of Commerce's fleet was the first to fire at Zhao Corporation, igniting the flames of civil war.
In order to preserve 80% of the combat power sent to the city center, Zhao Chenwu reluctantly approved the use of Disaster-32 cruise missiles.
At this point, Cao Jinsong had also achieved his goal. He had also conveniently detonated the nuclear bomb, wiping out 80% of the combat strength that Zhao Chenwu had desperately tried to preserve.
Replacing the Disaster-32 with a Wanderer tank, the remaining four Wanderer tanks, with the cooperation of a small number of infantry, quickly broke into the periphery of the city center and harvested the armored forces of the other nine council members.
At the same time, the flames of war also ignited in the Sixth Street.
It was common knowledge that most of the combat power in the Inner Circle was made up of the private soldiers of the Committee of Ten, who provided defense agreements to the militia in the form of leasing. But now, the nine councilors had sent most of their combat power to the city center. The inner circle's military power could be described as extremely empty … if the Crimson Chamber of Commerce was not included.
The iron gate fell heavily, separating the inner circle from the outer circle.
The soldiers of the Crimson Chamber of Commerce and the private soldiers of the other councilors engaged in a fierce exchange of fire.
With the Crimson Chamber of Commerce's boss Cao Jinsong's house being burned down by an unknown force, the flames of civil war were ignited!
…
There were three choices in front of him.
First. Be steady. Stop here and strengthen the defense line along the river.
Second. Follow the momentum and march to the Seventh Area!
Third. Agree to Zhao Chenwu's request and send reinforcements to the Sixth Street.
To be honest, the second and third options were both tempting.
The mutated humans had suffered a great defeat. If they marched west and formed the Defender Alliance, it would be the perfect opportunity to completely wipe out the mutated humans in the Seventh Area.
But if they responded to Zhao Chenwu's request and sent reinforcements to the Sixth Street, it would also bring them a great deal of benefits.
Zhao Chenwu's conditions were also tempting. If he helped the Sixth Street council, the restriction on weapons would be lifted. This meant that he could purchase power armors from the Sixth Street to equip his army.
A tent was set up in the middle of the camp.
Inside the tent, Jiang Chen gathered Sun Jiao, Chu Nan, and Cheng Weiguo for a simple strategy meeting.
"There are a lot of options in front of us. I want to hear your opinions." Jiang Chen was straightforward.
"If we can get in touch with the Defender Alliance in Jia City and follow up with the momentum, it should be a good choice. If that's not possible, although we've lost our armored forces, there are still close to two thousand mutated humans occupying Area Seven. The safer choice is to continue building a line of defense along the river. "Cheng Weiguo gave a very pertinent answer.
Jiang Chen nodded and didn't comment. Instead, he looked at Sun Jiao.
"What do you think?"
"I support your decision." Sun Jiao smiled.
"But I still want to consider your suggestion." Jiang Chen smiled.
"I personally don't agree with reinforcements."
"Oh? Reason? "
"It's already been twice. When we were in trouble, he never sent reinforcements to us. Now that he is in trouble, maybe we can sell them a few barrels of explosives, "Sun Jiao said without hesitation.
Jiang Chen smiled and didn't comment.
Should he say 'no wonder she is Sun Jiao?' Such a simple and crude answer was exactly what she would do.
The few barrels of explosives were probably referring to the high-energy vacuum bombs that Zhao Chenwu gave him last time. When it came to helping, Zhao had helped a little. After all, he had taken on a lot of risks because of this.
An eye for an eye approach may feel good, but it was undesirable for a base.
As the leader of a faction, he should consider more about the interests of the group, and not some boring "reciprocity".
"What do you think?" Jiang Chen looked at Chu Nan.
"I agree with sending reinforcements," Chu Nan said with a smile.
"Because of the power armor?"
But to Jiang Chen's surprise, Chu Nan shook his head.
"There's no need."
Chu Nan paused, looked at Jiang Chen, and continued.
"Killing each other, the Group of Ten council's fate is at its end. It's not a bad idea to change to a wise master. "
Everyone in the tent held their breath.
Jiang Chen looked at Chu Nan blankly with an odd expression.
Just as he wanted to say something, Cheng Weiguo already said what he wanted to say.
"Do you know how many people are in the Sixth Street militia? A total of 560 people! "
"After this civil war, how many would be left? Especially since everyone knows the combat power of the militia. "Chu Nan smiled disapprovingly.
"Not only power, but also prestige. Only with the combination of the two could they intimidate the small armed forces around the Sixth Street. If it were us- "
"Right now everyone's power is spent in the city center. The mercenaries, the hunter squads, for the one million crystal bounty, the Group of Ten council for the space-based weapon. Now is the Sixth Street's weakest moment! There is only one chance. We only need to use the name of reinforcements to enter the Inner Circle and turn the tables. As long as we control the Inner Circle, the entire Sixth Street will be under our control. "When he said this, Chu Nan stared into Jiang Chen's eyes.
"This is a gamble … Can I hear the reason why you made this suggestion?" Jiang Chen thought for a moment before he said.
"Because I believe in you. Only you can bring real order to this wasteland. "
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