Chapter 333 A Ceasefire Proposal from the Regent
Chapter 333 A Ceasefire Proposal from the Regent
"Comrade Alice, look at this!"
A shout interrupted Alice, who was troubled by the reorganization and retraining of the People's Armed Forces. A front member called out to her with a piece of paper in hand.
"what is that?"
Alice gave a weary smile. She was tired. Her slender arms supported her lovely face, which was famous throughout the land. Her silver hair fell down, obscuring most of her scarlet eyes.
"That guy Mike Douglas's ceasefire initiative! And it's not just us! That old bastard Mike gave a speech on the radio." The commissioner turned on the television, which was broadcasting Mike Douglas's speech.
"...Our Colombia has reached this juncture. The conflict over the nation has dragged on for so long. I think it's time to stop. Whether it's the guys in the South, the people in the North, or that so-called Alice de la Lere in the West, I think it's time to stop. The people of the United States are struggling in this tearing apart. Our land of freedom, the nation of the brave, has now become ruins...I, the five-star general of the United States, the overseer of the United States, propose to you, to all parties in this conflict, a temporary ceasefire. We can sit down and win peace for our people."
Alice chuckled. "He's certainly putting on airs. He was one of the instigators of this civil war, and now he wants to claim the moral high ground."
"So, Comrade Alice, what about this proposal?"
"What are the opinions of the other committee members?"
Alice looked at the committee member in front of her. There weren't many committee members at this level in the front, and this was one of the rare neutral ones. Now that he was asking Alice for her opinion, it seemed that his inclination had changed.
After all, since Alice reorganized the front, the situation of the entire front has begun to stabilize and improve. Alice's name not only has the function of uniting people, but her own abilities are also amazing.
After all, most people today live in the society created by Alice...
"Well, personally, I still agree with reaching a ceasefire for a certain period of time under the current circumstances, to buy time for the proletarian socialization of our base areas..."
"What about the rest?"
"Some comrades objected, saying that this was a conspiracy by capitalists and dictators."
Alice didn't speak, but instead cut open the letter. At the beginning, her name was clearly written.
Your Excellency Alice de la Leigh,
After reading the entire letter, Alice realized that Mike Douglas's letter contained not a single word about the front lines, as if he believed that the reason and key to everything lay solely with her.
It's not surprising, really. Alice Delalaye's return is explosive news for most people, enough to overshadow the Front's achievements on this land.
The golden age since Amelia's founding, the rational and golden age that changed millions of people, was created by her. Naturally, people regarded her as the antidote to everything and as a savior.
But Alice knew she didn't have that ability.
Most of the letter was filled with clichéd platitudes and nonsense; only a handful of words were truly useful. In short, it stated: "I'm hosting a peace summit here, inviting all parties to discuss the possibility of ending the civil war. Anyone who doesn't come is a villain who rejects peace and wants all the civilians in the country killed." That's all the succinctly it means.
"Since someone is hosting, why shouldn't I go alone? Well, I'll report to the front lines. Comrade Thomas, please get ready, we'll have a meeting later."
Alice was invited to a banquet, but she didn't really care. This kind of meeting wasn't for peace in the first place. The civil war had reached this stage, and there was no hope of peace unless the enemy was completely wiped out. Mike Douglas was using peace to hold the other warring parties hostage for only one reason: to buy time.
Alice walked to the People's Armed Forces Military Headquarters, where the front lines of the civil war were clearly laid out before her. Beside her, Zhu Kefu greeted her, "Hey, little Alice, it's been over a week. I heard that that bastard Mike Douglas wants you to attend his so-called peace summit."
In reality, Jack Reed was still the legitimate president of the United States, but it was Mike Douglas who, under the guise of the United States flag, transferred the Senate, congressional institutions, and the White House office. A significant portion of the government's civil servants also moved with him to the Midwest, allowing him to leverage his connections with the former United States to make his voice heard.
Meanwhile, outside, a war was breaking out between two factions on the central continent. The massive national machinery of Amelansi was slowly starting up, but it would take time. They also hoped that the United States of Colombia could provide them with assistance to hold off Lucy Snow's army in the north.
Therefore, Amelansi also exerted considerable pressure on this peace summit. Of course, some people already knew about Alice's presence in Colombia.
The nation is in peril, and now, she, the founder of Amelia, the great president who built this country from nothing, if the rumors are true, will be able to see this president who has been absent for ten years when this peace summit is held.
However, the situation within Colombia was also something that Mike Douglas needed to consider. After a series of battles, his United States army had reopened the eastern route and maintained its advantage over the Allied powers in certain areas, and was now at the gates of Ferra del Fía.
If there's one thing that's causing Mike Douglas the most trouble, it's the other contenders, but the problem is that his army's supplies are currently inadequate.
Maintaining a presence in the East is extremely difficult; that narrow corridor is not only blocked by those Glenarda planes of the Union, but those black cross badges also swagger across the skies of the United States every day.
So his method was to stall! He used public opinion to hold local forces hostage, using the peace summit as a pretext to buy time and invest more logistical resources in his operations in the east.
However, Alice was no stranger to Mike Douglas's actions; this delaying tactic was more like a halftime break.
In fact, the weakest of them all is the frontline, which has just finished the quarterfinals and hasn't even been able to fully capitalize on its opponents' legacy.
Mike Douglas's delay, perhaps for months or years, is enough time for the Front to complete its revolution in California.
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