Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1400 Lighting a Fire to Await the Long Night

Da Shun Government Council, Conference Hall, 2:00 AM.

The meeting, which had just ended in the afternoon, saw Ren Xinshan emerge from inside. He sat down on a sofa in the adjacent lounge, where staff immediately brought him snacks and poured him a refreshing drink.

However, being a third-level fighter, he maintained a very good mental state.

A figure strode in from outside. Guo, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Defense, sat down on the sofa opposite him, greeted him, took a few big gulps of tea from the table, asked the housekeeper for a blanket, covered himself with it, and then took out a document and began to read it.

After a while, another government official from the government affairs office came over and bowed to the two of them.

"Vice Minister Ren, Vice Minister Guo, there is another meeting later. You two have a 40-minute break."

Ren Xinshan said "okay," and Vice Minister Guo waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

The government official bowed and closed the door to the lounge as he left.

The only sound in the room was the rustling of Vice Minister Guo turning pages. Five minutes later, he looked up and asked, "Old Ren, how are your department's preparations going?"

Ren Xinshan said, "That's about it. There won't be any problems domestically. At this point, no one would dare to step forward. But for you, I reckon you'll be facing a tough battle."

"That's right. But it's good, let some people see that they can't just talk about data and read paper reports all day long."

After chatting for a bit, he glanced at his watch and said, "I'm going to take a nap." After saying this to the housekeeper, he fell into a deep sleep.

Ren Xinshan was also resting with his eyes closed, and he didn't know what the situation was like on the other side of Jiaorong.

Chen Chuan was capable of sending the message back, but it seems he didn't. This was probably because he considered that some people in the department might leak the current situation to the old imperial family, so he simply chose to remain silent.

So far, no news is good news; the longer it drags on, the more advantageous it is for them.

Half an hour passed quickly. The internal affairs personnel came in, glanced at Ren Xinshan, and then gently woke up Deputy Minister Guo. After waking up, Guo washed his face and left with Ren Xinshan, following the internal affairs personnel to a combat conference room.

There were already quite a few people in the meeting room, and after they sat down, more people from various departments came in one after another.

This included the General Staff of the Great Shun Dynasty, the Army Ministry, the Wuyi Academy, the Secret Cult Review Bureau, the Transportation Bureau, the Bureau of Statistics, and the National Provisional Special Operations Committee. Almost all high-ranking officials and their representatives from agencies and departments involved in military force, intelligence, and transportation were present.

He also saw a person, Liu Changlin, a member of the National Supreme Security Advisory Group. His presence here represented the will of the upper echelons.

A few minutes later, a middle-aged man with a broad forehead and a dignified expression walked in. He was over 1.9 meters tall, walked with a very imposing gait, and had the background of a fighter.

This is Qiao Dingguo, the Deputy Chief of the General Political Department. He is an absolute hardliner and one of the main representatives of the progressive faction in the eyes of the conservatives. Furthermore, he is highly likely to be the next Chief of the General Political Department.

This depends on the success or failure of this initiative by the progressive faction. If they succeed in destroying the old imperial family, there will be no further obstacles for him to ascend to the position of Chief Political Officer.

While some still consider the outcome uncertain, there's no doubt that the upcoming battle at Yaolan Pass will be crucial, potentially altering the fate of many.

After Qiao Dingguo entered, he stood in front of the main seat of the meeting and gave a stern look at everyone present.

His voice was loud and powerful, like the sound of a heavy bell, and everyone in the entire war room could hear it clearly.

"The meeting just now has decided to launch a war of annihilation aimed at completely destroying the old imperial power. In the process of implementation, the will of the state must be carried out and no dissenting voices will be allowed."

He paused for a moment, noticing everyone's solemn expressions.

He continued, "The General Staff has submitted a complete plan, which has been reviewed and supplemented by 'Yuanzhen.' Please take a look."

He instructed his secretary to distribute the documents.

Ren Xinshan took it and looked at it. The meeting just now was to decide the general direction and confirm the consensus. Now it was time to implement it.

Next, multiple departments will need to coordinate and cooperate with each other. At the same time, the troops stationed in the areas where the central cities meet and confront the old imperial family will be deployed in a unified manner to gradually press on the old imperial family's fortifications in various places, creating a multi-point pressure on them and forcing them to divide their troops for defense. In this way, the core area of ​​the old imperial family will be left undefended.

This plan will involve hundreds of fighters of varying skill levels, most of whom will be drawn from the World Ring.

Currently, the main forces of Da Shun are concentrated in three parts: external defense, with little threat to the western part of Da Shun's territory, a strong team maintained in the east to defend against the Linax Federation, and the southern part responsible for defending the Chirogado Confederation, which will not be used at present.

The second part is the power of the fusion region. Dozens of cities have been established in the fusion region, and a large amount of resources are traded here every day. Among them, those involved with the old imperial family account for nearly one-third.

Therefore, in the past, destroying the old imperial family was a difficult decision to make, because the interests of many internal forces in the Great Shun Dynasty were highly intertwined with it, so this part would not be used much either.

The final part is the team defending the World Ring. The Pure Faction's forces are largely committed here, and this time, this is the main force being deployed, consisting mostly of the most steadfast pro-war faction. "We cannot allow this war of annihilation to drag on indefinitely. To defeat the old imperial family as quickly as possible, we must seize an opportunity to encircle and annihilate their main force."

Qiao Dingguo said seriously.

"The capture of Yaolan Pass has opened up a breakthrough for us. The old imperial family will not give up this strategic location."

In this battle, we will rely on the powerful combat capabilities of Officer Chen of the National Security Affairs Department to try to annihilate the invading enemy. If the tactical objectives can be achieved, it will be extremely beneficial to our subsequent advance.

All departments must do their utmost to cooperate in this operation to ensure the smooth execution of the plan.

After reviewing the plan, please raise any questions or comments as soon as possible.

This battle mainly utilized the forces of the progressive faction, with other departments merely providing support. At most, there were some minor conflicts, so most of the representatives present had no objections.

However, the progressive faction may suffer significant losses in this battle.

However, the progressive faction was also very willing to do so. Overthrowing the old imperial family would not only allow them to seize the old imperial family's resources, but would also inevitably create a large number of military personnel. This would allow them to try to occupy key positions in various military departments before the great bombardment arrived.

The conservative representatives did not raise any further objections at this point. They had already expressed their position at the conference that since the national strategy had been decided, it was impossible to overturn it.

However, they could see that the progressive faction had placed their bets on Chen Chuan's victory in this battle, and all their strategic actions revolved around Chen Chuan.

If this battle is won, the subsequent war to destroy the old imperial family will indeed become much easier.

If you lose...

Unfortunately, after conducting extensive internal assessments, Chen Chuan's chances of winning seemed to be higher.

Their current concern is that if Chen Chuan returns with such outstanding military achievements, the current quota for the Supreme Advisory Council may change, which is something they also do not want to see.

But as I said before, once the state apparatus of Da Shun starts moving, they can't stop it.

Therefore, the only solution they can think of is to try to delay the progress of the war, as long as it gets past this year and the quota review period. Currently, this seems relatively easy to achieve.

So, the outcome of this battle will determine everything. This battle will change many things, even the entire nation's landscape and future direction.

At this very moment, in the direction from Youdu to Yaolan Pass, more than ten huge airships are rapidly advancing in the sky. Around the airships are clusters of dark clouds, which seem to be helping to propel the hulls forward, making them even faster.

Inside the main cabin of the main ship, almost all the high-ranking military officers of the former imperial family who participated in this battle were gathered around a three-dimensional topographical map of Yaolan Pass.

General Yuan Congye sat in the main seat. To his left sat two members of the imperial clan, Yuan Rong and Yuan Zhao, and an unassuming old man with a goatee.

On the right sat General Wei Tie Rugan, Embroidered-Robe Ambassador Chu Xianyun, and Xuan Sect Master Mi Zhuzi, but there seemed to be an empty seat behind them, with no one in sight.

As for General Yan Poling, who guards the east, and General Cao Ping, who guards the north, both of them are generals of the Changsheng Guan Army. Their main role is to confuse the enemy and to launch surprise attacks on the rear during prolonged battles. They did not have much say in this battle.

Yuan Congye said, "At our current speed, we will arrive before dawn. The false dynasty is not good at night fighting, which is an opportunity for our army."

We must defeat the enemy at the pass within half an hour. If we delay, enemy reinforcements will surely arrive, and the battle will likely become untenable.

In fact, if they had spared no expense and traveled at full speed, they could have arrived at the pass several hours earlier. For Dongxuan Temple, such a small energy consumption was nothing.

This time, however, they also brought along several mutant creatures, which slowed them down. But these mutant creatures were crucial to the battle, so they had no choice but to bring them along.

"We received intelligence from them that the enemy may have had only one person guarding the pass last night, but there should be at least three people guarding it now."

General Wei Tie Rugan then coldly said, "It is difficult to believe all the information they spread."

Ambassador Chu Xianyun slowly said, "However, the movement of the puppet dynasty's troops has never escaped our notice, and their reinforcements are indeed difficult to send forward in large numbers."

He was so certain because before they came out, the Imperial Family had communicated with the beings in the other world, informing them that the Great Shun would be drawing personnel from the World Ring, and had also agreed to some conditions.

In this way, as long as the opposing side makes even the slightest move, it can restrain most of the Great Shun's forces, and their actions of deploying manpower will definitely slow down. Thus, at least before dawn, they can gain an absolute advantage in numbers and combat power.

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(End of this chapter)