How am I still alive?

Chapter 1623 New Tokyo

Chapter 1623 New Tokyo

"Ah, overtime, overtime, and overtime."

Lu Ping'an thought he was cursed. As soon as he returned to his hometown, he was met with one invitation after another that he could not refuse.

Of course, it’s not that there are no good things. Everything is fine in my hometown and my family is safe. This is the best reward for a peaceful and secure life.

But in fact, he actually knew the reason why he was so busy.

"Will the counterattack begin in half a year at most?"

"I heard before that it would take three months. But there are too many things involved. We also have to prepare logistics and update equipment. It may not be completed within half a year."

"But, after three years, are we finally going to start a counterattack?"

Three years ago, the Battle of Sakurajima was a battle doomed to fail. Even under the banner of "Victory Retreat", it could hardly conceal the reality that mankind had lost most of the Pacific Ocean and the East had lost the first island chain defense line.

This is not anyone's fault, but when the plane opened up, the whole world was not prepared to face marine creatures and exotic tribes, especially the threats from the deep sea. Before this, the imaginary enemies of the armies of most human countries were still various land creatures, and they lacked experience and technology in this area.

Although we lost the battle, we did gain time for domestic technological transformation, industrial transfer, and talent training.

In the past three years, it can be said that the entire East Country and even the entire human camp have been paying for the failure of that battle and the lack of human combat power in dealing with naval battles that was demonstrated therein.

This is not a problem that can be solved in one go, so we must first build a good defense line.

Most of the people along the coast of Dongguo had been relocated long ago, and various land defense lines and fortresses were piled up into mountains. Behind them was a railway line that surrounded the entire Dongguo country. It was obvious that for this defensive battle, Dongguo interrupted its original development route.

But in this world line, East China has already become the world's largest economy last year. The reason is quite simple and pure. Although East China's economic growth rate has hit a record low in the past two years, the world's largest economy on the coastline has done even worse.

They have one of the longest coastlines in the world, but are scattered into dozens of independent states and have a serious tendency towards "local autonomy".

Naturally, after the invaders were blocked from advancing eastward, they chose to move westward, which also had a serious negative impact on Citi.

They have become an international joke. Just because they want to build a defense line, walls and fortresses along the coastline like the East Kingdom, they have started quarreling among themselves.

Not to mention building a circle of transportation lines behind the defense line. Before they could reach an agreement, malicious sea invaders had already landed. Now they have lost part of their territory, and the domestic economy has plummeted.

However, these are already the best among all countries in the world.

Even the East Country, which was in fact the first industrial country, was forced into a strategic defense, not to mention the small and medium-sized countries in other states.

You know, ten years ago, when Lu Ping'an had just come to this world, a third or fourth level warrior in a small city could be called a strong man. And when the Eastern Country underwent rapid qualitative changes after the Nirvana Plan, some European and American countries did not change much, and most of their areas still had no strong men stationed.

The powerful countries may have colonies outside the world to back them up, but the weak countries are the worst off this time, with several countries even being directly removed from the list.

".This time UT (the new United Nations after the reform still uses a pseudonym), it should be effective."

When disaster strikes, all countries basically need external support, so international organizations and multinational organizations will be very welcome.

During the Battle of Sakurajima, Lu Ping'an had heard that UT was going to be reorganized, but he also heard that it would take at least half a year.

"The reorganization has been going on for almost a year. Forget it, don't count on it too much."

The reorganization has now been successful. To be precise, it has been reorganized four or five times, but it still has not been very effective.

After all, when all countries are threatened, although they all have the need to unite with the outside world for help, the joint mechanism itself does not have enough strength when all countries are in a strategic defensive stage. It is too unrealistic to support other countries, and UT itself has no military strength.

"Are you still using UT's banner for this counterattack? It's meaningless except for just a name."

"Name is very important. UT's headquarters is now in the East Country. We need it to have a higher authority."

The information Lu Ping'an obtained from various channels confirmed that the nominal leader of this counterattack was not the East Country, but the Military Commission under UT. In fact, this has been the case for several years, and under its name, the troops of other countries can be dispatched (whether they listen to it or not is another matter).

"They expect other countries to cooperate? I can understand that if they also launched a counterattack, it would be able to tie down a certain amount of troops. After all, a lot of their territory has been colonized, but uh, it's not very useful."

The siphoning effect of talent is quite ruthless, especially during wars, when small countries become weaker and strong countries become stronger. Leaving a dangerous homeland for safety may not be morally justifiable, but human nature has been through too much.

The number of foreign and exotic talents in the East has been increasing, but those small countries are declining at a high speed. When people leave, the defense line becomes loose, and the remaining strong ones bite the bullet and then die. The defense line becomes weaker, and the remaining people have to bear more.

Some small countries can still retain a certain degree of territory, perhaps simply because the foreign colonies nearby regard them as future granaries. Many small island countries have actually been eaten up.

"UT is a brand after all. As long as we win this battle with this brand, we will have a lot of say after the war. As for the others, at least we can unite the foreigners in our country. They are actually the ones who are hurt the most."

"Yes, it is a bit awkward to let them fight under the flag of the East Country. The flag of the United Nations is much more acceptable."

Naturally, Lu Ping'an thought of Siberia, especially when he was on the train heading there and chatting with his friends.

The seeds that were planted before have blossomed, and the potatoes that were planted in the cold winter in Siberia have blossomed. Well, although it's a bit like hell, the people of Sakurajima are indeed living well there now.

After all, the newly built cities have a large number of military industries, which require sufficient labor. As long as there are jobs and income, life will naturally get better and better.

"Tsk, let's go to the north. Isn't there another Sakurajima army there? They are quite annoying." Lu Ping'an complained a little. He would rather go into the battle himself than think about those Sakurajima soldiers.

The people of Sakurajima have a new home, but it has only been three years, and it is impossible for them to forget their hometown. To be more precise, their radicalism and thirst for war have caused headaches for the commanders.

After experiencing despair, those who were able to survive basically left behind their hometowns, tribesmen and families. Many of them suffered from mental illnesses, and hysteria was nothing. The self-destructive mentality and the charge for atonement were the most troublesome. Lu Ping'an really didn't want to command those legions that always shouted "Long live the army" and charged forward.

In fact, since Lu Ping'an was one of the commanders of that battle, he inevitably had some interactions with those outsiders, but they were not very pleasant.

Either they are too flattering, always calling us the East Country, or they are fanatics who always want to fight back to their homeland.

"I heard that they seem to be divided internally, some are against war and some are for war. Uh, I can't seem to like either. After all, they have lost their homeland now. They say they are against war, but they just want to completely abandon their homeland and even actively integrate into other countries. There are many high-quality cannon fodder among the radicals, but they are a little too fanatical, and there are too many people with a self-destructive mentality."

A legion needs brave men, but it does not need too many people who seek death, especially since many of them basically hold the mentality of "I will only be worthy of my family/tribes if I go up to die". Often, they either die in vain or they collapse and flee in panic, disrupting the battlefield.

The reason why Lu Ping'an is paying so much attention to them now is because he has once again received a commission that he cannot refuse, and is going on a business trip to the northern region of the East Country.

However, when seeing the new city they built in the Siberian snowfield, Lu Ping'an always felt that it would be demolished in a few seconds by a giant monster jumping out of the deep sea.

"New Tokyo, uh, I need to take some pictures soon. It feels like a city that will be demolished by monsters sooner or later."