Han Tuhu was silent. Judging from his glittering eyes, he was calculating quickly with all his brain cells.
"Got it."
Five minutes later, white mist was popping up from his forehead. He nodded and said calmly, "You're right. It is impossible to conquer the Blood Demon Sector in a short time. So, there is only one option left.
"You have convinced me, Major Li. I can cooperate with the demon race temporarily like I did on the island of the Nether World.
"Of course, the prerequisite is that the demon race is willing to cooperate with us, too, although I don't have high hopes for that."
Li Yao was excited. No matter what, he had finally made the first difficult step! "Thank you, Colonel Han," he said sincerely. "I thought …"
Li Yao did not know how to express his messy feelings.
"You thought that I would denounce you as a traitor of the Federation or even a traitor who colludes with other species?" Han Tuhu asked.
Li Yao scratched his hair and nodded. "More or less."
Han Tuhu smiled. "I didn't think so. However, I'm afraid that a lot of people in the Federation will berate us for making such a choice, won't they? But it doesn't matter. It is perhaps the greatest honor for a member of the Union Army to be berated together with a hero of the Special Federation! "
"I believe that you will understand us one day," Li Yao said.
Han Tuhu smiled again and said casually, "I want to tell you a story, Major Li. It was when the Battle of Dawn just broke out.
"The Battle of Dawn was the first large-scale strategic attack of the Blood Demon Sector on the Tian Yuan Realm. Different from the beast tides in the past, it was the regular army of the Blood Demon Sector that was mobilized this time. Almost all the main forces of the Nether Spring Kingdom and most of the forces of the Kingdom of Lion Butchers were involved!
"During the Battle of Dawn, the Union Army was suppressed, and their strategies and tactics were a mess. They were exhausted and were forced to retreat, losing the entire Great Wilderness. Even Major Li's alma mater, the Grand Desolate War Institution, had been lost. They had been beaten by the enemy all the way to the Giant Blade Pass, the border between the Grand Desolate Plateau and the Central Plains. The most humiliating battle. "
"The entire Federation is in a state of panic, filled with the aura of failure."
"But, at that time, no one knew. Half of the reason why the Union Army collapsed so quickly was true, but the other half was intentional. A top secret plan was brewing in the dark, codenamed 'Cancer Plan'! "
"Yes. It is true that we were not prepared enough for the first super-large-scale strategic attack against the Blood Demon Sector. We suffered heavy losses in the early phase of the war.
"However, after ten years of living together. The Federation had established sixteen Crystal Suit legions with all the resources of the country. More than 70% of the warriors in the legions were equipped with the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit, which had been designed by Major Li. The assault teams and the officers were even equipped with Crystal Suit of more advanced models!
"With the sixteen Crystal Suit legions, we were more than capable of blocking the Coalition Army of Demons in the northern frontier of the Grand Desolate Plateau and even driving them back to the Blood Demon Sector!
"However, after the General Staff analyzed the situation, they made a very risky decision and prepared to beat the enemy at their own game. They lured the enemy to march in and swallowed the main force of the Coalition Army of Demons. They could not be allowed to escape back to the Blood Demon Sector!
"Many towns were abandoned by us. Many strategic mistakes were created by us, too, in order to mislead the Coalition Army of Demons into believing our capability and intentions. We made the wrong judgment!
"Both the Union Army and the citizens of the Federation paid a heavy price in order to turn the Grand Desolate Plateau into a graveyard for the Coalition Army of Demons!
"When the Coalition Army of Demons marched forward on the Grand Desolate Plateau as if it were a no-man's land and finally reached the Giant Blade Pass at the south of the Grand Desolate Plateau, their supply line was longer and longer, and the tough demon soldiers were gradually showing fatigue, too.
"In the meantime, twelve of the sixteen Crystal Suit legions of the Federation flanked the rear of the Coalition Army of Demons from the left and right like the pincers of a giant crab, trying to cut off the connection between the enemy and the Blood Demon Sector and keep them in the Tian Yuan Realm forever!
"The plan was like a dance on a razor. It was extremely risky. Of course, it was top secret, too.
"To conceal the existence of the plan, and to explain why the Crystal Suit legions did not show up on the Grand Desolate Plateau, the General Staff and the Department of National Defense put on a good show. They asked the Union Army to pretend that they were preserving their capability and that they were defending themselves. They even asked the spokesperson of the Department of National Defense to preach that it was not easy to establish a Crystal Suit legion and that it should not be consumed easily. On the surface, the sixteen Crystal Suit legions were all summoned back to the major cities in the heartland of the central plateaus, especially those near the capital, as if they were holed up in the middle of nowhere.
"My Flying Tigers Legion was one of the earliest legions in the Federation to be fully equipped with Crystal Suit. It was summoned back to the capital, too.
"Nobody knew that the real Flying Tigers Legion was moving in secret on the Grand Desolate Plateau, and the Crystal Suit that appeared near the capital were just realistic models and 3D illusions.
"The strategic deception was indeed very successful. The Coalition Army of Demons knew nothing about our real purpose. They thought that they would be able to break the Giant Blade Pass as long as they worked harder. Therefore, they continued the bombardment despite the difficulties of supplies.
"But all the people of the Federation were deceived at the same time, too.
"Faced with the Union Army's strategy of holing up, all the people of the Federation were infuriated!
"During that time, the Union Army was almost everybody's target. Countless angry people were cursing them. For ten years, they were in the highest state of war. The military budget was multiplied multiple times. Everybody was living frugally and squeezing every drop of blood and sweat out of their pockets. Sixteen Crystal Suit legions were established. They were bragging that they were invincible in the world, but where were they when a real war broke out?
"Many celebrities wrote articles on the major media. Why were the Crystal Suit legions still holed up in the major cities of the central plateaus when the situation on the Grand Desolate Plateau was so perilous? Were the Crystal Suit legions installed with power rune arrays when they were produced? Were they only able to lie down and be fixed cannons?
"Many citizens sent turtle shells and soft dried shrimps to the Department of National Defense and the Department of General Staff, mocking us as cowards and shrimps.
"The soldiers of the Union Army in uniform were surrounded by angry citizens when they walked on the street. They were asked what kind of war they were fighting exactly. Did they only care about the dignitaries in the capital city and the major cities and not care about the citizens of the Federation on the Grand Desolate Plateau at all?
"The most serious incident was when the students of the First and Second Military Academies colluded with the students of the Nine Elite Universities and broke out.
"At that time, there was a spokesman of the Department of National Defense, Major General Zhang Siqian. He carried out the orders of his superiors and said in the media that there were still some problems with the performance of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit. The sixteen Crystal Suit legions were not equipped with a strong field combat ability yet. Therefore, to avoid unnecessary losses, it was more appropriate to adopt the strategy of defending the cities.
"As a result, Major General Zhang Siqian was called a 'capitulator'. One of his private residences was burned down by angry students.
"As for me, as the commander of the 'Leisure Legion' stationed in the capital city, I was attacked by many people. Titles such as' Traitor of the Federation 'and so on. I've accepted countless of them.
"Oh, by the way, 'Leisure Battle Group' was the nickname that the people gave to the Crystal Suit Battle Group at that time."
"I still remember that it was half a month before the final operation of the 'Giant Crab Plan'. I showed up in the capital to take part in the parade."
"This is also a part of the strategic deception. Tonight, I will fly directly to the depths of the Wasteland and lead the Flying Tigers Legion to become the first Crystal Suit Legion to charge at the enemy! "
"According to the plan, once the two 'pincers' of the 'giant crab' are closed, my 'Flying Tigers Legion' will pierce into the most vulnerable connection between the Coalition Army of Demons and the Blood Demon Sector at a thunderous speed, cutting off the connection between the enemy and the homeland.
"It is not hard to imagine that the enemy will try their best to establish a connection with the homeland of the Blood Demon Sector. They will also try their best to rescue people. "
"The Flying Tigers Legion will be attacked from both the front and the back and will be under the greatest pressure. It's very likely that the entire legion will be wiped out, from me to every cook. We are all prepared to sacrifice ourselves. "
"At that time, my only son was studying in the First Military Academy in the capital. The General Staff gave me half an hour to meet him, who was also taking part in the parade, after the parade was over."
"Of course, he did not know about the 'Giant Crab Plan', nor did he know that I was going to meet him for the last time."
"In the end. Do you know what he did after he met me? "
Li Yao was deeply fascinated. He could not help but ask, "What did he do?"
Han Tuhu seemed to be smiling. "The moment the little brat saw me, he threw a handful of calcium tablets at me and said, 'You are shameless enough to take part in the parade? You need more calcium! 'Then, he left without looking back.
"From beginning to end, I did not have the chance to talk to him at all."
Li Yao was silent for a moment. Then he asked softly, "Did the Giant Crab Plan not work out?"
"Of course not."
Han Tuhu's smile was somewhat bitter. "However, the problem did not lie on our side but within the Coalition Army of Demons.
"According to our plan, as long as the Coalition Army of Demons continued to attack the Giant Blade Pass for three days, only three days, the encirclement would be completely closed. Even if the Flying Tigers Legion was wiped out, I would not allow a single bug from the Coalition Army of Demons to escape back to the Blood Demon Sector!
"However, nobody expected that the low-level demons in the frontline would mutiny!
"The mutiny of the low-level demons led to the collapse of the frontline of the Coalition Army of Demons. The main force of the Coalition Army of Demons made a quick decision to abandon all the cannon fodder in the frontline and flee back to the Blood Demon Sector as quickly as possible.
"The accident was completely beyond our calculation. We could only change our strategy temporarily. Instead of annihilation, we crushed them. That was why I chased Suo Chaolong for thousands of kilometers and caught up with him in the Dark Desolate Domain. In the end, everything ended up like what you are seeing right now.
"Now that you think about it, it is quite hilarious. We planned carefully for more than half a year, paid countless sacrifices, and shouldered countless curses. We were about to succeed, but we failed because of the internal chaos of the enemy!
"However, this is how wars are. No matter how meticulous the plan is, it cannot catch up with the changes."
Li Yao sighed. "Right now, your son must understand your difficulties and feel deeply sorry for everything he did."
"You don't understand what I'm trying to say, Major Li."
Han Tuhu put the military hat on his head neatly and smoothed every wrinkle on it. He then moved the Red Star Medal to the center of the hat. "What I'm trying to say is that I don't care about the understanding and guilt of the little brat or anybody else. I don't care even if they despise and hate me forever.
"I don't need their understanding. I only want them to …
"Live on."
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