After a long pause, Jiang Chen stood up and looked around at the top officials of the military government, then said slowly.
“NAC has been at peace for too long.”
Chu Nan secretly sighed.
When he heard this sentence, he already guessed Jiang Chen’s choice.
However, he did not have any dissatisfaction in his mind. Even if he did not agree with the choice to fight the north, he would execute Jiang Chen’s orders without reservation.
The military government had no bureaucrats, only soldiers. The duty of soldiers was to obey the superior without any doubt.
“I know that war is never a good thing. I also know that NAC needs time to grow.” After a pause, Jiang Chen raised his voice, “But the space for survival never grows by itself. We can’t hope CCCP knows to take the gains. We are very wealthy, wealthy to the point that survivors across the Pacific know about our wealth. If we don’t take care of the problem outside our border, then the trouble will come to us. If Shangjing falls, we will be next.”
“This is not about the covenant, but about us.”
“NAC needs a war.”
“Now.”
Jiang Chen responded to the eyes focused on him and said word by word.
Peace had lasted for too long. After the expansion of NAC’s territory to Wu City, it stopped its expansion. IT was not just the soldiers who began to slack, but every survivor under the NAC. In fact, from the beginning of the baby boom, Jiang Chen began to sense something had changed.
It was also for the same reason that he had the idea of ”something was missing” in the military exercise.
Until this moment, Jiang Chen finally understood what was missed.
NAC’s force was still the same, but the sharp blade lost the taint of blood.
Long-lasting peace had begun to rust the war machine. As civilization gradually recovered, the survivors had even begun to forget that they were on the wasteland, not the good times before the war.
War was the main theme of the wasteland.
Only the war could sweep away the mottled rust and let NAC, the behemoth born for war, re-energize its vitality.
Just as Jiang Chen’s voice faded, Cheng Weiguo immediately stood up, full of excitement.
“I’m willing to lead the First Corp!”
“The First Corp must stay put,” Jiang Chen shook his head. “Your mission is to build defense along the coast.”
“But…” Cheng Weiguo’s expression was a little eager.
“No need to say more, I have already decided,” Jiang Chen raised his hand and stopped Cheng Weiguo’s words, “I am going to lead the troops to the north!”
…
War!
When the notice of war was posted on the public notice board, the expression of every NAC survivor was not gloomy but full of excitement.
That’s right, excitement!
Countless powerful opponents once stood in front of the NAC, but they lost to the General. Now the General had decided to “lead the army”, almost no one thought about the possibility of failure. In everyone’s mind, General meant victory.
The survivors lined up in front of the conscription points and eagerly looked in front of them with the goal of becoming a member of the expeditionary army. With a pocket full of war bonds, the merchants squeezed out from the crowded banks with satisfaction.
Stimulated by countless arms orders, the military factories in the Sixth Street operated like clockwork and pushed their capacity to the limit.
From the workers to the soldiers, every gear on the NAC war machine spun under the command of the war and it shook the land it stood on. Over the three-day period, 5,000 reverses were mobilized and completed the assembly in the northern suburbs of Wanghai. With Jiang Chen’s order, they could board the airship and fly north.
Of course, not everyone liked this war.
For example, Jiang Chen’s family, especially Sun Jiao, were full of resentment of the idea that he must leave two days after his return.
“It’s hard for you to come back. Can’t you just stay home for a while?” The delicious food lost its taste, and the chopsticks were placed on the bowls. Sun Jiao held her chin with one hand and sighed in resentment.
The dinner that was supposed to be full of joy was now somewhat gloomy. Even Lin Lin, who always expressed her appreciation for Yao Yao’s cooking, moved her chopsticks at a slower rate.
“It’s not that I don’t want to stay at home, but the trouble came too unexpectedly.” Jiang Chen helplessly shrugged.
“Can’t you let other people go? For example, Han Junhua since she is very good anyway.” Sun Jiao was persistent.
“It can only be me,” Jiang Chen shook his head. “To maintain the prestige of the general, I must do something. I have been sitting behind the scenes for too long, it is time for me to make another appearance.”
Sun Jiao sighed and no longer tried to persuade him. She knew his personality very well. Although he was very easy-going most of the time and would act freely at her will, for matters that involved principles, it was difficult to persuade him.
“Be careful.”
“Mhmm,” Jiang Chen responded with a reassuring smile. “Don’t worry too much, you know my ability.”
Sun Jiao threw a menacing stare at Jiang Chen with her eyes red.
“I know, that’s why I’m afraid that you’ll not be careful!”
Jiang Chen focused on Sun Jian and watched her silently before he responded to the eyes full of care with a smile.
“I promise I will be careful.”
Yao Yao pouted, then began to eat.
Lin Lin rolled her eyes, exaggeratedly spat out her tongue, and turned her head away from looking at the two people staring at each other.
The table suddenly turned quiet.
An odd quietness.
Just then, with her hands holding her chin, Sun Xiaorou, who didn’t speak at all, suddenly broke the silence.
“Speaking of which… Who will accompany brother-in-law on this expedition?”
The table was silent and soon fell into a deeper silence than before. Even Lin Lin put down her chopsticks.
Yao Yao secretively raised her small head and glanced at Jiang Chen. Then, her eyes quickly escaped to the window.
With her hands still holding her chin, Xiaorou smiled and looked at the petrified Jiang Chen.
Who should I choose?
Jiang Chen’s expression was a little awkward, and he realized the unnatural state of the atmosphere.
It seemed like a hard choice regardless…
At this moment, his eyes met with Xiaorou’s grin in her eyes.
Behind her, he seemed to see the tail of a little devil waving to him.
Jiang Chen suddenly realized what happened as he facepalmed.
This girl definitely did this intentionally!
Fortunately, she did not continue to make it difficult for Jiang Chen.
The little devil smiled, put her finger on her lips, and changed the subject.
“Well… in short, let’s wash the dishes first?”
