There was competition between nations, especially in wars overseen by the Holy Hall's official institutions, where the competition grew even fiercer. It was like the Azure Lotus Dao Discussion. Why did those scholars fight so bravely to be first there? The most orthodox reason was national glory, along with the elevation of their own literary reputations that came with that glory...
This war was no different.
Once the concept of national glory was introduced, the commander of that nation had to consider the honor of the country behind him and devise corresponding incentives, urging those in his ranks to vie valiantly for the lead.
That way, the most troublesome problem facing him as commander of the three armies would be solved as easily as a blade cutting through bamboo.
Lin Su added, "Why did I merge cultivators and foreign races into the nations where they resided? Because only geographical identity is the most stable identity. Only Bloody Battle on the Battlefield can most effectively erase the chasms between them and forge the bond of comrades-in-arms. I want to cultivate in them the instinct to fight shoulder to shoulder, so that when the Great Calamity of Heartlessness arrives in the future, cultivators of every nation can more smoothly embrace feelings for home and country, and forge a true consensus."
Li Tianlei's eyes lit up. It was another layer of thinking that seemed to concern Military Affairs, yet transcended Military Affairs.
What Lin Su had his eyes on was not the present great war.
What he had his eyes on was the future Great Calamity of Heartlessness.
When the Great Calamity of Heartlessness came, whether in the secular world or the Cultivation Way, everyone had to twist into one rope.
And this western expedition was the best opportunity to forge that consensus.