"When the lips are gone, the teeth grow cold! Though the Marshall Islands are our territory, they are of immense importance to China's Divine Land. They are a nail driven overseas, a bridgehead. They can even serve as a transit hub, allowing us to advance and attack or retreat and defend!"
After glancing at Dongfang Shi, Grand Commandant Han Xin turned to Jian Shang and cupped his hands, delivering his report solemnly. He paused, then warned with a cold smile, "If the Marshall Islands fall, foreign armies such as the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces can drive straight into China's Divine Land. If the Marshall Islands hold, the likelihood of those foreign armies invading China's Divine Land will be much lower. Thus, the Battle of the Marshall Islands is not merely our kingdom's affair, but a crucial campaign for all of China's Divine Land. If certain people wish to loot a burning house or drop stones on someone already down a well, we can simply abandon the Marshall Islands. Your subject is confident that when the time comes, our kingdom will not suffer most. Rather, it will be those powers whose officials occupy their posts while doing nothing, or whose lands are consumed by endless war. Our kingdom will actually be the least likely to face an invasion!"
Chengshalina's eyes lit up. With admiration on her face, she said to Han Xin, "Oh... truly worthy of the title War Immortal. Your reputation is well deserved, Grand Commandant!"
The Huan Kingdom's ministers were clearly afraid that the various powers would use the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces to threaten their kingdom and demand a lion's share. They had therefore deliberately reminded the Huan King that he need not exercise restraint or make concessions during negotiations. The other powers feared the fall of the Marshall Islands