Chapter 1 The Dragon City Rises

The helicopter's rotors were loud, thumping incessantly.

Su Tianyu sat in the cabin, one hand covering his ear, the other holding a satellite phone, and shouted to Jiangzhou, "Because of the urgency, this batch of military equipment can't go through Bana City; it must arrive directly in the Lao Mo area!"

"No problem!" Jiangzhou thought for a moment and immediately agreed. "I'll gather resources now. Have Lao Mo open up the sea area."

Su Tianyu asked, "How long will it take?"

Jiangzhou immediately replied, "I'll solve this for you within a day."

Su Tianyu was taken aback and jokingly teased, "Brother, are you so tough now? Such a big thing, don't you need to apply to the higher-ups? It sounds a bit虚 (xū, dubious) to me. We can't brag."

Jiangzhou was silent for a long while, then said calmly, "The situation is different. In peacetime, my surname is Jiang; in wartime, my surname is Qin. The old man has taken up the pointer again and has put me in full charge of the docking with you. I don't need to report to anyone."

After hearing this, Su Tianyu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Ah, the wisest thing I've ever done in my life was investing with you in the old triangle...I was convinced back then that your surname was Qin."

"Heh, fuck!"

The two joked, exchanged a few more words, and quickly hung up the phone.

Six hours later, the helicopter arrived in the capital region of Lao Mo—Guada City.

Su Tianyu directly took a military vehicle to the interior of the administrative building to meet with Santos.

Santos had returned to Guada City when the Lao Mo Allied Forces advanced towards Desola, mainly to deal with the issue of prisoners of war. Because they had captured a large number of prisoners in Huarei Town, Silanka Town, and the Tianshen Mountain battlefield.

At the same time, he was also carrying out political work after the unification of Lao Mo in his government and making final war mobilizations. He also had to deal with some legacy issues in the Xinlai area, making him extremely busy.

The two sides met, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then began to discuss serious matters. After talking for about half an hour, they reached a consensus.

...

The next morning, the Guada City Administrative Hall held a grand press conference for the outside world.

The largest hall in the entire administrative building was filled with tables and chairs. Many local reporters, and even many reporters from distant regions, were invited by the Santos government and, after strict checks and body searches, came here for interviews.

Below, heads were surging, and cameras and photographic cameras were pointed at the stage in front.

Santos himself was the host of the meeting. He was wearing his Commander-in-Chief uniform, sitting in front of the camera, and speaking powerfully in a barrage of flashing lights.

He stated that this military operation against the Desola region would not be stagnated by any of its own reasons or external pressure!

This offensive posture was very firm because the People's Government of the Lao Mo region had been committed to completing regional unification and had struggled for it for decades, and would never succumb to the oppression of other regions!

After giving a speech, it was time for the reporter question and answer session.

Below the stage, pre-arranged reporters began to ask questions.

He asked that the long-term opposition between Desola and the Lao Mo region has led to deep-seated grievances. Assuming that Desola's rebel government is defeated and the Lao Mo region completes unification, what kind of policies will be implemented in the Desola region?

In response, Santos said that the people of the Lao Mo region have the same blood and the same skin color. Everyone belongs to the same nation. If unification can be achieved, it is possible to maintain the rights and safety of the people in the Desola region by using the same region, two systems approach.

After talking about these things, Santos took the microphone, glanced at everyone on the stage, and said in a punctuated voice, "Here, I call on the people of the Desola region to no longer support Bai Qiaoye's rebel government. The Lao Mo region has been in a state of long-term war because of their rebel armed forces, which has caused the flames of war to spread here for more than forty years, and the people have suffered from the torment of war! At the same time, during these brutal wars, Bai Qiaoye himself owns more than fifty luxury villas in District One, and his personal wealth is incalculable! More than twenty of his family members attend the best aristocratic schools in District Two, drive sports cars, live in mansions, and vacation on yachts! But the people of Desola are poor and destitute, and even the most basic medical care and education are difficult to achieve, and they can't even afford to eat! This is inhumane for a government and unfair to the people of a region!"

Speaking, Santos paused for a moment, slowly stood up, and said loudly, "Bai Qiaoye is a bloodsucker lying on the people. He is not worthy of respect or support. What awaits him will be the judgment of the people! I call again on all the people of the Desola region to stand up and join us in fighting against this unreasonable and illegal government! The unification of the Lao Mo region is unstoppable!"

"Pa pa pa..."

The reporters under the stage applauded.

Finally, amidst a burst of enthusiastic applause, Santos left the press conference.

As soon as the meeting came out, internal regions in Desola also began to become turbulent.

Most of the local people have begun to doubt the military strength of Bai Qiaoye's military government. At the same time, they have also begun to feel resentful that the various verbal support from District One has been slow to materialize!

After all, the Lao Mo government troops have not arrived, and they are living one kind of life. Once they enter the city, they will face another kind of situation.

The feeling of a sword hanging over one's head is difficult to express in words.

Therefore, the internal calls for Bai Qiaoye's surrender are also being amplified.

This public opinion guidance suggestion was proposed by Su Tianyu to Santos, mainly for laying the groundwork before the general offensive.

...

At a little after seven o'clock in the evening, Santos ordered the opening of the overseas line in the Lao Mo region.

Soon, more than thirty large freighters came from the South Alliance region and slowly arrived along the coast amidst deafening whistles.

After the ships came to a standstill, a large number of Chinese soldiers in green military uniforms disembarked and garrisoned the landing site on the coastline.

Among them, on a giant freighter, Jiangzhou and Wu Han, wearing windbreakers, walked down the stairs somewhat disheveledly, facing the biting sea breeze.

Su Tianyu, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately stepped forward, very enthusiastically grasped Jiangzhou's hand with both hands, and said with a smile, "Brother, you've finally arrived!"

Jiangzhou shook his hand and couldn't help but say, "Damn it, the time was too short! It was too late to allocate resources from the mainland. There was no way, so I had to scavenge all the military equipment from the surrounding regimes that cooperate with us."

Saying that, he pulled out his hand, pointed behind him, and said, "Six hundred main battle tanks, one thousand two hundred armored vehicles, all in place! Follow-up support will be given to you within two days!"

Su Tianyu directly gave a thumbs up to his face: "The mother's embrace is still warm!"