"Who is Lin Fan?"
"Yeah, how did he become the Commander-in-Chief? That's a huge amount of power!"
"He looks like an ordinary young man... shouldn't someone more prominent hold this position?"
"What makes him qualified to be the Commander-in-Chief? Can he handle it?"
"Is he just well-connected?"
"I know him, he's my classmate!"
Even Lin's mother, who was watching TV in the living room, was stunned as she looked at the familiar face on the screen. "Old Lin, stop chopping vegetables and come over here. Our son... is on TV?"
"On TV for what?" Lin's father, who was chopping vegetables, didn't even look up. "Could he be wanted?"
"No, no, our son seems to have become some kind of Supreme Commander of Great Xia... come over quickly, it's on TV!" Lin's mother's voice trembled.
Lin's father paused for a moment, quickly put down the knife, and rushed to the living room.
Before this, almost no one knew who Lin Fan was.
On the TV, the young man in the photo looked clean and neat, just like the boy next door, seemingly without anything special.
But there was a hint of sadness in his eyes, as if he was suppressing it through the screen, watching over everyone in Great Xia.
***
Meanwhile.
As these reports shocked the people of Great Xia, they also caused a huge uproar internationally!
In the Free Nation, inside the white palace, Puchuan, with his messy blonde hair, clutched the microphone, his plump body stomping in disbelief.
"Has Great Xia gone mad?
Fifty-million conscription?
And they're establishing a Supreme Command Center?
Are they planning to start a war?!
If a war breaks out, our Free Nation only has a population of three hundred million, that's like taking one-sixth of our people!"
On the other end of the line, the leader of John Country said softly, "Oh, dear Puchuan, don't be nervous.
Great Xia is just a sleeping lion, it looks formidable, but don't forget, a century ago, I kicked its butt and blasted open its doors with cannons. Trust me, their military is far behind ours."
The leader of Kangaroo Country chuckled, "That's right, they're just a bunch of sick men of East Asia, fifty million... huh, what's the use?"
The leader of the White Elephant Empire snorted, "My White Elephant Empire is the world's largest nation, and I think Great Xia is just bluffing. Even with our population, we can't conscript fifty million at once, how could Great Xia be so united?
If my world-leading White Elephant Empire can't do it, Great Xia must be bluffing! They might be lying, last time they claimed to have built a hospital in ten days, ha, bluffing!"
"Brother Puchuan, don't be afraid, this is just a tactic by those cunning Great Xia people to mislead us. They want to intimidate us!" The leader of Samsung Country sneered, "This just shows they're scared! They're panicking! They want to surrender to us!"
After a brief phone discussion, the originally tense leader of the Free Nation, Puchuan, finally calmed down, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with his chubby hand.
"Even if this is false information from Great Xia, we need to assess it carefully," Puchuan panted. "Our Free Nation will send a diplomatic spokesperson to inquire if the fifty-million conscription is true! And why they're conscripting fifty million, are they considering us as opponents?"
"Additionally. Investigate, find out everything about this Lin Fan, the Commander-in-Chief. Why have we never noticed him before? Why did Great Xia appoint him as the Commander-in-Chief?"
"Glug glug glug..." Puchuan was interrupted by a strange noise.
The leader of Gui Tian Country, Gui Tian, asked curiously, "Brother Puchuan, what did you just say? We didn't hear clearly."
Puchuan's voice was a bit embarrassed, "Oh, my friend, it's nothing, I just soiled my pants again..."
***
At this moment.
Lin Fan was unaware that he had become the center of a storm, attracting countless eyes.
He was currently in an office, discussing conscription with a group of district commanders.
Ring ring!
The phone rang.
Lin Fan took out his second-hand old Nokia from his pocket and answered it with a smile, under the complex gazes of the district commanders. "Hello, Mom?"
"Xiao Fan..." Lin's mother's voice trembled slightly, "I saw you on TV, how did you become the Commander-in-Chief..."
For a moment, Lin Fan didn't know what to say, stammering, "Ah, Mom, this..."
"Xiao Fan, come home quickly, don't get into trouble outside," Lin's mother's voice was complex, "No matter how big the trouble, as long as you come home, Mom will definitely protect you!"
Listening to his mother's words.
Lin Fan's eyes turned slightly red.
"Mom," Lin Fan smiled, "don't worry, your son has grown up.
Now, your son doesn't need your protection anymore.
From now on, I will protect you and Dad, and I will protect everyone.
Mom, trust me, I'm not messing around."
Lin's mother was speechless for a long time, and Lin Fan could only continue, "Mom, I have something to do here, I won't talk for now, it's quite urgent."
After speaking, Lin Fan hung up the phone and continued, "The current conscription is just the first step, but it's also the most crucial step.
Only with enough numbers can we proceed with the Iron Great Wall plan. This involves relocating people, tightening strategic materials, iron resources, and a series of trivial matters."
Just as Lin Fan was speaking, a middle-aged man from the Sichuan Province military district suddenly interrupted, "Wait, I have something to say."
"Go ahead," Lin Fan nodded.
"First of all, I'm not doubting you, nor am I doubting Old Jin, Old Chen, or the National Leader's judgment," the middle-aged man glanced at Old Jin and Old Chen, stood up, and looked directly at Lin Fan. "I just want to know why the National Leader chose you as the Commander-in-Chief?
You have to know, everyone here has been through countless battles and has combat command experience.
Or they're key figures.
Even if you discovered the Descent of the Gods, why make you the Commander-in-Chief?"
As soon as he said this, the others also looked at Lin Fan with doubt and scrutiny.
Everyone present was a district commander, having fought for Great Xia in their youth, experiencing life and death.
In terms of qualifications, they were far more reliable than Lin Fan, this unknown high school student!
They had their doubts, and taking advantage of the middle-aged man's question, they all looked at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan looked at the straightforward middle-aged man and the others, nodding.
Lin Fan knew long ago that even though he was the Commander-in-Chief, gaining the true recognition of these people wouldn't be easy.
"Because I come from after the Descent of the Gods," Lin Fan said calmly. "Let me introduce myself, I'm Lin Fan.
Six-Star Holy General, War God of Great Xia, Supreme Commander of the Asian Alliance.
In terms of combat experience, I've commanded thousands of battles against the Deities, battles that are completely different from what you've experienced before, facing entirely different and more powerful enemies.
I've killed fifty-four Deities.
I'm the one who understands the Deities the most, and the one who knows best how to kill them."
Lin Fan paused, "But I'm not saying this to brag, I want you to know why I'm the Commander-in-Chief, to facilitate our cooperation going forward.
The upcoming battles may exceed your imagination. At that time, Great Xia wasn't prepared, and in the first battle, the soldier mortality rate was as high as fifty percent.
Blood flowed like rivers, corpses piled up like mountains, Great Xia fell, the nation was destroyed, families were broken."
Lin Fan looked at the middle-aged man, "Your name is Bai Zhan, born in 1975, joined the army at eighteen, and became the commander of the Sichuan Province military district through your merits in border conflicts.
In the New Era 0007, facing the God of the Sky, when our side ran out of ammunition and supplies, you led a suicide squad to pilot aircraft against the God of the Sky, and died honorably."
After speaking, Lin Fan looked at the commander of the Black Province military district next to him, "Your name is..."
Lin Fan named them one by one, recounting their fates in the future.
All died on the battlefield!
Without exception!
These were Lin Fan's comrades-in-arms in the future!
These were the soldiers of Great Xia!
Fighting to the death without retreat!
The military spirit of Great Xia!
Especially the commander of the Sichuan Province military district, who led the Sichuan soldiers out of Sichuan again, fought bloodily himself, and brought his entire family, young and old, to the battlefield, refusing to leave until the last person died!
A chilling atmosphere filled the office.
A commander who hadn't been named looked astonished, "Then in the future, I..."
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"You also died, in 006..."
Lin Fan was about to explain in detail when the commander interrupted, smiling, "I'm not asking about that, whether I die or not doesn't matter, what I'm asking is, did we succeed in the future?"
Everyone looked directly at Lin Fan.
Their expressions were more serious and expectant than when they heard about their future deaths.
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