Fence-sitters

"Commander-in-Chief- in-Chief, according to our intelligence, the Marleyan are preparing to hold Joint Conference in the Texi Province. The remnants of the Middle East, as well as six countries including Indi and Australia, have all clearly stated that they will attend. The Allied Forces of these countries, excluding the basic national defense forces, has an estimated 500,000 troops capable of fighting." Opposite Yago, an Orient general in a magnificent military uniform recounted the intelligence he had learned.

The Orient general was not young; his temples were already dyed white, and his face was always serious and solemn. He was a very rigid and upright general, just like his name, Kiyomasa Azumabito. Clearly, he was connected with the Azumabito Family, which was currently in power in the Hizuru, and his relationship with the head of the Azumabito Family, Kiyomi Azumabito, was also obvious.

Kiyomasa Azumabito is currently the supreme commander of the 50,000- Orient Allied Army. Among the Orient nations, only Hizuru the ability to command all the nations. Hizuru's willingness to send Kiyomasa Azumabito as their representative clearly demonstrates their attitude this time.

To address a teenager as Commander-in-Chief without batting an eye suggests that this Kiyomasa Azumabito is no ordinary person.

"Four hundred thousand troops, that's a lot. What about the Far East?" Yago asked, stroking his chin.

Kiyomasa Azumabito replied, "In the Far East, there are probably more than 300,000 troops stationed on the border between the Middle East and Marley. However, because the entire Middle East has fallen, many countries in the world have sided with the Far East. Therefore, there are at least more than 300,000 auxiliary troops in the Far East. In addition, the world alliance formed by those Europe countries should also be eyeing Marley covetously. If Marley is defeated, these guys will probably turn into ferocious Hyena."

Just to defend against the Europe World Alliance along the coastline, Marley's allied forces need to reserve at least 100,000 troops, so Marley can actually only deploy no more than 300,000 troops.

Then, Kiyomasa Azumabito raised his head, stared at Yago, and said, "Furthermore, it depends on your thoughts, Commander-in-Chief. With our Orient Army, the 100,000 Eldia Revival Army under your command, and the 50,000 troops on Paradis Island, we have 200,000 troops. This force is quite powerful. However, there is one thing that our country's military experts and I don't understand at all. We hope the Commander-in-Chief can enlighten us."

Yago smiled, a smirk playing on his lips. "You don't understand why we should make the Far East our enemy, do you?"

"That's right. Strategically and personally, I believe the Middle East of Marley should be our enemy. The Far East doesn't have much conflict with Orient or even with you Eldians. Besides, we're currently in the heart of Marley. If we can join forces with the Far East and attack from both inside and outside, the benefits would be far greater than being enemies with Far East. Most importantly, can your army forgive the crimes the Marleyan committed against the Eldians?"

Yago sighed almost imperceptibly. It wasn't just Kiyomasa Azumabito who felt this regret; almost everyone was puzzled as to why Yago chose to help the Marleyan fight against the Far East, even Selina. She had just argued with Yago not long ago, but there were some things Yago couldn't tell anyone.

"General Dongren must have seen the intelligence on the Far East Army, so he should know Far East Army current combat strength. Their Military Technology far surpasses that of ordinary armies, and they even possess some kind of terrifying and bizarre biological weapon— the Blood Titan, a chemical weapon that can turn ordinary humans into Blood Titan. Isn't that terrifying?"

A hint of doubt appeared in Kiyomasa Azumabito's eyes. Was this really so terrible? For military commanders like them, weapons were never important; victory was the most important thing. Now that the Far East Army was so powerful, shouldn't they cooperate with the Far East? This was always the case with the countries of Orient; they only attached themselves to the strong.

"Therefore, victories achieved alongside the strong are tasteless and boring. On the contrary, victories achieved in impossible and desperate situations are what we Eldians need. If we Eldians want to revive, we must return to the world stage in an unparalleled manner. Only then can we make all the countries of the world bow down! Only then can we Eldians truly stand up again in the world!" Yago said with a smile.

But the Kiyomasa Azumabito kept a straight face, inwardly looking down on him. "A mere kid is a kid," he thought, "Talking nonsense. What's the point of talking about glory at a time like this? Train is always the most important thing! Once we win, which country will dare not submit? Who cares how we win?" This old Orient general was disdainful of Yago's naive ideas, but he didn't argue.

Kiyomasa Azumabito stood up and said earnestly, "Commander-in-Chief -Chief, your insight is profound. I have learned a lot. Indeed, victory in dire straits earns the respect and admiration of the world. We, the nations of the Orient, have no doubt about this, and we firmly believe that our allied forces will be victorious. After all, with the divine power of the Rumbling, victory will forever belong to us!"

Yago's eyes narrowed. This old fox had indeed revealed his true thoughts. The Rumbling, the Rumbling —in the eyes of these old foxes, it was always the Rumbling they were after.

Turning around with a cold smile, Yago knew that if he hadn't shown even a tiny bit of the power of the Rumbling the Rumbling to the Orient nations, these guys would never have risked everything to bet on the Eldians ' "ship".

Indeed, in the eyes of the Orient nations, the Eldians, possessing the devastating weapon of the Rumbling, were already in an invincible position. With such terrifying power, what could a million or even ten million troops in the Far East do? They would all be reduced to dust!

Knowing full well that the Eldians are invincible, why don't you just go all in? Are you stupid?! It's precisely because of the Rumbling that the Orientals feel comfortable joining the Eldians in forming an alliance. Otherwise, given the nature of those old foxes like Kiyomi from the Kiyomi Azumabito, they would have already gone to the Far East to curry favor and then gang up on the Marley.

Unlike now, where even the stern and unsmiling old general, Kiyomasa Azumabito, is actually flattering this young man, Yago?

Yago wasn't stupid; he could see the disdain in the eyes of the Kiyomasa Azumabito, but he didn't care. He hadn't expected anything from the 50,000 mixed troops from the Orient. He would use these opportunists who only wanted to fight when things were going well, so it didn't matter whether they came or not. After casually making a few more remarks to Kiyomasa Azumabito and sending the old general away, Yago finally had time to refine his plan.

If Kiyomasa Azumabito saw the battle plan laid out in front of Yago, he would be absolutely astonished, because Yago had no intention of committing all of the Eldia Revival Army and the New Army of Paradis Island, and his goal was not just to deal with the Middle East.

"Time is running out, I must carve out new land for the Eldians!" Yago slammed his fist heavily on the map, a flash of crimson light disappearing from his eyes.