Gu Feng chuckled inwardly.
Yang Pan had finally made his move.
Before coming, Yang Pan had been certain that the Alliance and the Federation had not aligned their interests.
The coalition had been formed too hastily.
It was practically an improvised team thrown together under pressure from White Garment.
Both were powerful Western nations with interests of their own, so the two sides certainly were not as harmonious as they appeared.
Sure enough.
The moment the deployment map landed on the table.
Three hands reached for it at once.
Qiao, the Holy See's representative, and the Alliance's representative.
Two superpowers, plus the West's largest religious organization.
All three sides knew that securing the Dragon Kingdom's deployment map meant securing command of the coalition.
On a larger scale, whoever became commander would get the biggest slice of the pie after the war.
Once they won... the commander's prestige would inevitably soar, and his nation would inevitably become the dominant power among the many Western factions.
After all, conquering the Dragon Kingdom would be an unparalleled achievement.
On a smaller scale...
The Alliance and the Federation were allies while the Dragon Kingdom existed. Once their powerful enemy was gone... they would be rivals.
What if the commander deliberately used the other side's troops as cannon fodder for the sake of future development...
That made this position... crucial.
"Ahem... I think... Mr. Qiao is the only person in the world who can match that old man Guan in tactics... the position has to be his," Yang Pan said, keeping his head lowered as he discreetly fanned the flames.
"Heh, our Alliance's five-star general is no worse than the Guan Family. Besides... the Alliance is contributing the most this time."
"Bullshit! Is the Federation not contributing plenty? Your five-star general didn't even dare act