How Am I Still Alive?
Chapter 1651

The Battle Begins

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"Sure enough, the war has begun?"

Some things could be said openly, while others could only be hinted at.

Even before Lu PingAn returned, New Tokyo had already been whipped into a frenzy by the policy of exchanging military merits for land.

They wanted to advance too badly.

"They don't have the nerve to fight their way back to their homeland, but if they seize Leighton Peninsula—North and South Korea—and establish a government-in-exile, not only do they have the idea and the nerve, they have plenty of both."

Even if they retook part of their homeland, they would still face Eastern Kingdom across the sea. At that point, it would become a bottomless pit that swallowed however much they invested.

But if they captured Leighton Peninsula, which bordered both Eastern Kingdom and Red Star, they could directly connect it to New Tokyo by rail. Their reinforcements would not be cut off anytime soon.

"They've decided to fight their way back to New Kanto."

"Uh, they sure named it quickly. They split the northern and southern parts of Leighton Peninsula into New Kanto and New Kansai?"

It was more or less what he had expected. Lu PingAn did not care much, but the so-called New Korean Ethnicity in the country had completely gone mad. The internet was full of strange characters and endless "ssibal," making it incredibly annoying.

"If they take Leighton, will they return it to the New Korean Ethnicity?"

"New Korean Ethnicity? Isn't there only one Korean ethnicity? Do they have anything to do with New Kanto and New Kansai?"

"Fine, I understand."

He had grasped the official stance. Lu PingAn now knew where things stood.

The Sakura Kingdom had always coveted Leighton Peninsula. There had even been a period of colonization in history, and the hatred between the

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