Chapter 1049 - Frantic (1/2)

Translator: _Min_  Editor: Caron_

The militants’ offense lasted for eight hours. It wasn’t until dawn that the control of the airport fell in the hands of the civil militants. Seeing that the situation was irreparable, the Ukraine forces and Arrow mercenaries were forced to withdraw from Dnepropetrovsk and hand over the strategic center of Europe’s third-largest river.

The news of the Dnieper River’s victory spread to every corner of the world. It was so fast that some people didn’t even get a hold of this sudden “accident”.

As for the result of this battle, some were happy while others were worried.

Russia sent a congratulatory message to the militants, and at the same time urged the Ukraine government to make a choice to adapt to historical trends. The UA sent warnings to Russia, militants, and Celestial Trade, warning mercenary organizations not to add fuel to the situation in Ukraine…

After receiving the good news, Jiang Chen, on Coro Island, had a good night’s sleep.

Although the victory was expected, there was nothing more joyous than listening to the celebratory trumpet.

Of course, while it was an effortless win, it had a high cost.

In just eight hours, Celestial Trade unloaded more than 2,000 guided tungsten rods to the enemy’s frontlines. The bill for the space-based weapons alone was as high as 100 million XND. Of course, the majority would be footed by the Russians, so Jiang Chen wasn’t in too much pain.

As Jiang Chen expected, the victory on the Ukraine battlefield directly affected the revolution thousands of kilometers away. Militants crossed the Dnieper River and ignited war across the originally peaceful part of Kane. The country’s capital located in the upper reaches of the Dnieper River was no longer safe.

Ukraine was standing at the intersection of history—the decision to head east or west became the focus of the world. It was about whether NATO’s frontlines would be in Ukraine or at its doorstep in Poland.

“Useless fools!”

The battle report was slammed onto the table.

The office was silent. Other than Carmen’s heavy breathing, there wasn’t a single decibel of sound. Johnson and the executives of Arrow lowered their heads, terrified.

Carmen’s chest violently pumped and his bloodshot eyes covered any haze in his eyes, replaced only by madness.

“I gave you the best weapons. A division couldn’t stop two brigades. Were your fortifications made out of paper?”

Sardes lowered his head. As the CEO of the Arrow Company, he wanted to argue for the soldiers on the frontlines. Against “space-based weapons”, their fortifications and tanks were basically made out of paper.

The real reason for their failure wasn’t because of the terrifying space-based weapons, but it was because air supremacy was never in their hands. Even F35s couldn’t gain an upper-hand against Aurora-20s, let alone the old MiG-29s and the second-hand F-18s from Western countries.

However, Sardes didn’t open his mouth after all. He knew that his boss was fuming. It was more effective to lower his head than to raise his head and argue.

The silence lasted for a long time. Carmen took a deep breath and calmed his emotions, speaking slowly: “How’s the situation in Frankberg?”

“It’s not good…” Johnson hesitated, gritted his teeth, and finally said, “The 10th Armored Division is fighting the rebels in Bava. Although it’s achieved victories, the number of rebels actually increased. Yesterday, at noon, the 23rd Mountain Infantry Brigade was blocked by a human-formed wall when it entered the city. The 12th Armored Brigade was attacked with Molotov cocktails. If the situation persists, we will probably lose control of Bava…”

“We absolutely can’t lose control of Bava.” Carmen seemed to have recovered his rationality. He calmed said, “Add a division of mercenaries to Bava.”

“We don’t have that many people,” Sardes buried his head and said under immense pressure: “Our combat power has been contained on the Kane battlefield. If we dispatch troops from Ukraine, we can’t stop the attack from militants and Celestial Trade, and we may lose Ukraine entirely…”

Frankberg couldn’t lose Bava. Europe couldn’t lose Ukraine. For Carmen, it was a dilemma.

After a moment of contemplation, Carmen made a decision.

“It seems that the Frankberg military service system needs to be adjusted. Since they don’t want to be soldiers, then we will change our recruitment system to a conscription system, and the army size will be expanded from three divisions to ten divisions.”

Johnson and Sardes looked at each other and saw each other’s concern in their pupils. Everyone standing in this office knew it was a bad idea to amend the law at this time, but no one dared to say anything at that moment.

If this was two years ago… No, even if it was a year ago, Carmen would never have made such a reckless decision. But now, his ambitions began to outgrow what he controlled or the strength of the Freemasonry.