Chapter 1 The Brewing Conflict

Li Tianran's mood also became somewhat heavy upon hearing this.

Since the establishment of the Yanhuang Federation, it had developed rapidly and quickly occupied a very high position internationally. The development of a major power inevitably meant seizing resources, and with the rapid development of the Yanhuang Federation, the interests originally belonging to some countries were naturally diverted.

Because of this, the European Union, with the White-Headed Eagle flag as its symbol, regarded the Yanhuang Federation as a thorn in its side!

In the past few decades, the European Union had used all sorts of despicable means to restrict the development of the Yanhuang Federation, stopping at nothing, which was simply appalling, and infuriating in its shamelessness.

However, over the years, the European Union had only dared to impose blockades on Yanhuang in the technological or business fields, and had not dared to truly create friction and provoke war, because everyone knew very well that once two powerful countries started a war, the consequences would be unbearable for anyone.

But this world's upheaval had completely driven the European Union mad.

Yanhuang was a large agricultural country with a vast territory, and its grain planting and reserves far exceeded those of the European Union.

To put it bluntly, in this harsh environment, Yanhuang could still rely on its grain reserves and soilless cultivation technology to survive for more than ten or twenty years, while the European Union simply could not!

Their land area was small and occupied by a large number of industrial plants, so their grain reserves were not large.

Some people had speculated that the European Union's grain reserves would be exhausted in three months at most, and by then the first batch of soilless cultivated grain would not be mature enough.

In other words, in three months, a large number of people in the European Union would be starving to death. If they wanted to stabilize the situation, they could only import grain from foreign countries, but with the world in upheaval, which country with grain wouldn't keep it for themselves? Who would export it to the European Union, which had always had a notorious reputation in the world?

Faced with these consequences, the EU's leader, Old Bai Deng (Biden), panicked.

So, yesterday afternoon, the European Union mobilized tens of thousands of troops, one aircraft carrier, ten combat fleets, and hundreds of destroyers, and brazenly arrived near the Yanhuang sea area, putting on a posture of wanting to fight.

Although Old Bai Deng's original intention might not have been to really launch a war, but rather to use force to intimidate the Yanhuang General Government to pave the way for importing grain from Yanhuang in the future, how could the Yanhuang General Government yield in matters concerning national dignity?

Don't you see the Yanhuang's Great Wall of Steel for thousands of miles, built with the unyielding spirit of countless soldiers!

In matters of national dignity, for thousands of years, Yanhuang's ancestors had never yielded, no matter how fierce the enemy they encountered.

They had lost, they had been defeated, but they had never been afraid!

The Yanhuang General Government's response to the European Union's provocation was very decisive: no diplomatic negotiations, no condemnation, and the direct dispatch of 100,000 soldiers from the three major military regions to the coastline.

"Damn it! Those grain robbers should all be shot! Now that there's war on the border, they're still creating chaos internally, a bunch of treacherous bastards!" Old Yang cursed through gritted teeth, "If only I had a weapon, I'd really fight them!"

Hearing this, Li Tianran licked his lips. This matter was always a trouble, and now that many of the military police in Nancheng had been transferred away, if those grain-robbing gangs really targeted his farm, even if there were quite a few defenses on his farm, it wouldn't be difficult for them to break through the farm gate if they had a large number of people and swarmed in.

Thinking of this, Li Tianran asked, "Old Yang, have you seen those grain robbers?"

Hearing this, Old Yang's eyes turned red with anger, and he cursed, "I haven't seen them, but my younger brother's family was robbed by them. They run a restaurant, and all the ingredients in the freezer were looted! There were about thirty or forty of them... all burly men in their twenties and thirties, not even a middle-aged man over forty. My brother was even shot by them and is now in the intensive care unit!"

"What kind of guns do they have?" Li Tianran asked again.

"Homemade hunting rifles, a total of a dozen or so. They're all self-made contraptions. Although they're not very powerful, they can kill people at close range!" Old Yang said through gritted teeth, "My brother was lucky, he was injured in the leg, but that leg is ruined from now on!"

Hearing this, Li Tianran had a basic understanding of this group of "grain-robbing gangs" that had been circulating in the vicinity recently.

Thirty or forty strong men with a dozen or so hunting rifles could definitely occupy a mountain and become bandits decades ago.

"These people don't dare to go to the city, so they go back and forth in the nearby towns, and dozens of supermarkets, grain stations, and restaurants have been looted by them!" The more Old Yang spoke, the more agitated he became, and he couldn't help spitting, "They're a bunch of dogs. One day, they'll be cleaned up by someone!"

"Old Yang, why put all your hopes on others?" Li Tianran suddenly said, staring at Old Yang's face with extreme seriousness, "Why can't we solve this problem ourselves?"

"..." Hearing this, Old Yang looked as if he had heard something incredible. His expression was astonished, his mouth was wide open, and he stammered, "You... what did you say?"

"I said, how about we get rid of this gang of grain robbers?" Li Tianran said extremely seriously, word by word.

"This... I really want to deal with them, but... but..." Although Old Yang had an extremely deep hatred for those grain-robbing gangs, he was still a law-abiding citizen, and it was difficult for him to change his thinking so quickly. Hearing Li Tianran's suggestion, he instinctively felt fear: "How can the two of us fight so many of them? And they have guns!"

"I'll take care of the weapons," Li Tianran said in a low voice. "As for the lack of manpower, didn't you say that many people in the surrounding towns have been looted by them? Gather these people together, and we'll form a team. As long as we plan well, we can definitely get rid of these bastards."

Hearing this, Old Yang fell into deep thought. At this time, he no longer had the panic he had at the beginning. After careful consideration, he felt more and more that Li Tianran's proposal was exactly what he wanted, but...

Old Yang looked at Li Tianran with some embarrassment and said, "Those who have been looted are frightened by the grain-robbing gangs. I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade them if I just talk about it!"

"..." Seeing this, Li Tianran showed a slight smile at the corner of his mouth: "Are you worried about the weapon problem? Do you feel that you don't have enough persuasive power to speak?"

Old Yang smiled a little awkwardly.

Indeed, in this doomsday, and with the enemy being a group of strong men with hunting rifles, if there was no strong foundation, 99% of people would not choose to listen to Li Tianran's suggestion.

"You don't have to worry about this," Li Tianran said after a moment of silence. He took out a revolver from his pocket and waved it in front of Old Yang, then aimed at a tin bucket in the distance and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

After an deafening sound, two bullet holes appeared in the tin bucket!

Old Yang was stunned!

"You... how do you have a gun?" Old Yang stammered.

"Doesn't everyone have a little secret?" Li Tianran didn't say much, but put the revolver back into his pocket and said, "Old Yang, go ahead and gather people. Tell them that as long as they have a heart to seek revenge, I will definitely not let them suffer in terms of weapons!"