I'm the boss because I have a harem of anime characters.

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This essentially forced Texas to side with the Anglo-Saxon capital. However, the Jewish capital also achieved its initial strategic objective: it did not completely destroy Texas's industrial capacity, but it greatly reduced its value. Coupled with the internal refugees brought about by the war, it essentially dumped a burden on the Anglo-Saxon capital.

Tom's unit entered Texas under these circumstances, and then they encountered an army composed entirely of superhumans.

What awaited them was a massacre comparable to the Astartes' slaughter of mortal armies.

Section 94: The Smoke of War Between Russia and Ukraine

Superhumans are powerful, but it's hard to say how much value they can bring to the battlefield.

While there have been many scenes of superhumans (mainly various Avengers) self-destructing before, those were all abnormal situations, and there were no large military facilities around the targets. The effect was equivalent to armed helicopters bullying unarmed civilians. Although it was very impactful, it was of little value to the main battlefield.

Fortunately, through its own sacrifices, the United States demonstrated the effectiveness of superhumans fighting directly against the military on the battlefields of the Civil War.

It can basically be described as a massacre.

The strength and reflexes of superhumans are terrifying to ordinary people. Admittedly, superhumans cannot travel as fast as a bullet, but they can use their powerful senses to see in all directions and hear in all directions to keep track of the surrounding situation at all times. By the time the machine gunner turns the barrel, they have already moved to the enemy's blind spot or launched a counterattack first, using weapons that are not even considered personal weapons for ordinary people to kill the enemy with a single shot.

The superhumans armed by Jewish capital are basically equipped with the best individual soldier equipment currently available, and their weapons are designed specifically for them. You can't even call them individual soldier weapons; they are handheld machine guns.

Moreover, there are differences between superhumans. Among the lower-level superhumans, each person's direction of enhancement is limited. For example, some people are faster, some are stronger, and some have more acute senses, etc.

Strong people can carry machine guns into battle and directly take down enemy armored vehicles, while agile assassins can quickly move among the enemy, constantly infiltrating and sabotaging, gradually dismantling the enemy's defenses.

Everyone has their own role on the battlefield, a classic warrior-mage-priest trinity; if you didn't know better, you'd think you were playing an online game.

Although the vast majority of these superhumans became superhumans by sacrificing themselves to the Dragon of Desire, they are clearly closer to superhumans in a normal state than one-time Avengers. Their combat power is the upper limit of strength that most superhumans on Earth can reach at this stage.

With modern weaponry combined with the power of superhumans, the battlefield has become a slaughterhouse.

This is for ordinary people. If it is a battle between superhumans, the scene will be extremely brutal. When facing ordinary people, it is ordinary soldiers who are killed very brutally.

Tanks overturned on the ground, helicopters smashed down by tank turrets, and super-American soldiers running around carrying machine guns—this is the power that superhumans demonstrate on the front lines of the battlefield, a force on par with tactical nuclear weapons.

Of course, if we were to use tactical nuclear weapons now, we could still kill these superhumans, but that would be tantamount to opening the door to nuclear war and pushing the human world in another unpredictable direction.

In any case, the rulers of most countries certainly wouldn't dare to use nuclear weapons, because it would be easy to "let the leaders go first".

Through various devices and JinYan.com's own live broadcasts, the new warfare model shown in the American Civil War was quickly imitated by various countries, especially Russia, which is discussing the formation of a superhuman force.

The problem is that the Dragon of Desire rarely causes trouble in places with better security and economy. Russia currently only has a few low-level superhumans who have awakened on their own. Compared to the bunch of sacrificial superhumans cultivated by the low human rights advantage, this number is obviously not enough. Who would have thought that the most inhuman country in the world now has the largest number of superhumans?

Fortunately, these superhumans were mostly absorbed within the United States and could not spread in the short term. However, this served as a warning to other countries: if a populous country were to act shamelessly, it could create so many superhuman butchers on the battlefield, which would be an absolute nightmare for smaller countries.

They were unaware that Qin Shan had no intention of ending the American civil war through the disintegration of the Heavenly Demon. Those superhumans would eventually die in the United States; anyone who dared to leave would face certain death. Even if Qin Shan didn't intervene, Jewish and Anglo-Saxon capital would not tolerate the betrayal of their carefully cultivated superhumans, thus increasing instability.

So these people never considered what would happen if all the superhumans collectively overturned the table?

It seems that the inertia of past rule has made some people habitually forget the truth that power comes from the strongest violence. Sooner or later, they will pay the price for their complacency. If such a case of insubordination does not occur for a long time, then Qin Shan will have to revise the script for them to make up for the regret of not having the Nine Princes' Succession Struggle.

If you all love Game of Thrones so much, why don't you audition for roles yourself? Everyone would be happy.

"Don't forget to help escalate the situation in Ukraine, so that the Russians don't have nothing better to do than have wild ideas."

Although Qin Shan is dedicated to causing trouble for the United States, he has never forgotten Russia. Don't talk about national friendship; the only friendship between countries is based on economic interests. You can shake hands with the polar bear, but you can't expect it to be a vegetarian.

The situation in Ukraine is now so dire that it's completely out of control. The territory still under the control of pro-Western governments is basically fragmented. The whole world generally assumes that Ukraine is doomed, and it remains to be seen how Russia will deal with it. As for Zelensky, who cares about the fate of a washed-up internet celebrity?

Xiaoze, you don't want to die, do you? Then the Dragon of Desire can give you that chance.

"Of course you can refuse, but you have no other choice now."

Faced with Rodney's ship-mounted rigging disguised as a dragon of desire, Zelensky knew that if he didn't want to die, this was the only path left, after all...

For Europe, it would be more worthwhile to die.

"I am willing to accept this contract, but if I am alone, Ukraine will not be able to hold out for long!"

"That's your problem, but for the sake of your desires, I can give you some contracts."

Zelensky, who in a sense became God's chosen one, left his office with the contract, a faint smile on his face, completely satisfied.

However, the real Zelensky was already dead.

“This kind of comprador would do anything to save his own life. He could easily have Russia spare his life by showing sincerity after becoming a superhuman. As long as Russia thinks he is valuable as a superhuman, Zelensky can continue to live a life of luxury without thinking about actually fighting Russia.”

Having learned from his past life, Qin Shan had no expectations of compradors. They would only sell their partners for a better price, use the contracts provided by the Dragon of Desire to cultivate a group of superhumans, and then lead them to surrender to Russia or the EU. He was absolutely capable of doing such a thing. As long as he could prove that these superhumans were real, even if sacrifices were required, the EU and Russia would find a way to provide him with enough sacrifices.

While there is a possibility of creating an Avengers, compared to the allure of an army of superhumans, this risk is clearly tolerable. How could the high and mighty lords possibly care about the lives of a few lowly commoners?

So Qin Shan directly replaced Zelensky. The smaller the country, the easier it is for the leader to cause trouble, especially in wartime when power is highly centralized, making it very easy to stir up trouble.

However, people in puppet form are definitely not as flexible as before, need to be watched frequently, and sometimes appear dull, so some necessary performances must be arranged.

Soon, new news came from Ukraine: Zelensky was bombed on his way to visit the front lines.

Not long after, footage of Zelensky being carried into a hospital covered in blood was broadcast live to the world. Everyone thought Zelensky was about to die. The place where he was attacked was a minefield, but on the Ukrainian army's map, there was no minefield there. However, the Russian army, which had recently attacked the area, dropped a lot of landmines during their retreat. This operation can be interpreted as "even if I can't take this place, I'll still annoy you to death."

Qin Shan discovered the situation here a long time ago and located a landmine in a very suitable position and size.

Now the landmine has served its purpose. Regarding the bombing of Zelensky, no one suspects that he deliberately drove it into the mine. Everyone assumes that this was an unexpected victory for the Russian army, achieved through a lucky gamble.

Many people believed Zelensky was dead and were just waiting for the announcement of his death.

The Russian army has made good preparations for the attack, while European countries have been secretly contacting Russia. Both sides have tacitly agreed that the war in Ukraine is about to end. Ukraine will certainly continue to exist, but in what way and how it will continue to exist is another matter. In any case, Russia will not give Ukraine another chance to make things difficult for itself.

Putin is very happy lately, and everything is developing in the direction Russia expects.

"According to the military's plan, we will end the war against Ukraine this year and completely liberate Ukraine!"

Shoigu appeared very excited when reporting to Pugo, and a slight smile appeared on his usually stern face, showing that the situation at the front was truly pleasing to him.

Although there are various definitions of the Russo-Ukrainian war internationally, for Russia, it is a war to liberate Ukraine. Regardless of what others think, that's how we define it. That's our former territory, or as the Celestial Empire would say, "since ancient times." Since it's been our territory since ancient times, it's normal for us to take it back. As for the attitudes of other countries, the victors are not condemned.

You're saying Russia is the villain?

Haha, what a joke. The loser is the villain; the winner is a good friend to other countries.

"If possible, I hope to receive this message during the Victory Day parade."

"clear."

For Shoigu, Pugo's idea was somewhat difficult, but given the current performance of the Ukrainian army, this difficulty was negligible. At most, the soldiers would have a hard time running towards Kiev. As for the Ukrainian army, would they dare to stop and resist? They are not the Soviet Red Army. Expecting a comprador army to die for the country is truly the biggest joke of this century.

The Russian army will coldly watch the Ukrainian army make a fool of itself, which can be simply called a "cold joke".

If we take the winter temperatures on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield as a standard, it is truly chilling both psychologically and physically.

Putin hoped to celebrate Victory Day, and the military felt that achieving this level was perfectly acceptable. Thus, with the momentum going their way, the Russian army began to advance recklessly, with many units charging headlong towards Kiev.

The elite Russian troops, riding high on their great victory, are about to arrive in their loyal Kyiv!

Section 95: Gentlemen, I love war.

Anyone familiar with Russian history will marvel at how the Russians are a prime example of how to thrive even when things are going smoothly, and how to be strong even when facing adversity.

The Slavs are at their strongest when they look like they're about to be killed.

You might think someone only has a sliver of health left, but little do you know that the length of that last sliver of health bar is equivalent to several large health bars for others. Of course, the mysterious Eastern healer also deserves credit for this (Balart: That's right, it was me!).

Russia buys weapons from India (humorous).

Although the early stages were chaotic, with new recruits lying dead everywhere, the situation dire on all sides, and the economy in ruins, Russia managed to stand up with its last breath and even showed a trend of growing stronger as the war progressed. It put on a show for the world, proving that "you can't play without being wounded: My Russian Empire Story is definitely not a problem."

Now, Russia has truly secured the advantage for us.

Then they started partying.

To say that the Russian military doesn't understand the battlefield is nonsense. Their complacency is understandable. The enemy is already crawling all over the place, so what is there to be afraid of? Now, Ukrainian troops are surrendering to the Russian army in organized groups, including the supervisory teams. They have even captured a lot of mercenaries from Europe and America. This time, there are real people on display at the exhibition in Moscow's square.

Russia's latest stunt involves displaying captured Western mercenaries, fully armed (of course, the guns were empty and the grenades were just models), on a stand for its citizens to admire, as if they were watching a group of monkeys.

This has further weakened the defenses of Europe and the United States, but this time the US side is completely out of the energy to speak.

As for Europe... the EU is still thinking about negotiating with Russia, so they'll just pretend they didn't see this!

As expected of old Europe, with its flexible moral bottom line, its body is as supple as an invertebrate.

"They're here! They're here! The Russians are here!"

"Very good, prepare for battle."

"For a free Ukraine!"

Although Russia's victory is a foregone conclusion, even Nazi Germany suffered casualties when it was about to fall. Moreover, Ukraine was still maintaining a decent level of resistance. In addition, Russia would not treat the Ukrainian people the same way it treated Nazi Germany. So as long as they did not attack Russian troops, stayed in hiding, and were unarmed, the Russian army would generally not make things difficult for them. Furthermore, the Russian army was advancing rapidly and had not yet cleared many areas, which gave Zelensky the opportunity to regroup his troops.

These people were already demoralized and were only instinctively obeying orders. However, when Ze Sheng presented the contract that could make them superhumans, some desperados still chose to live and die with him.

Take a gamble, and your bicycle could become a Lamborghini!

It's hard to say what the political background of these people is, but once they're on the wrong path, Qin Shan has plenty of ways to make them obey. There's only one fate for them: to go to war with Russia over Ukraine's independence and autonomy.

Qin Shan's plan is to turn Ukraine into a bleeding wound for Russia, appropriately expand the battlefield, and even drag Turkey into it, directly causing instability in Europe, forcing all capital to flow to China, gathering resources from across the globe, and creating a real market of over a billion people.

This time, however, it's not about plunder and slaughter, but about mutual benefit and building a new global order.

As for those capitalists who come to China, oh dear, you're too kind. As long as the money comes in, why bother bringing people along?

But rest assured, we are civilized people and will not forcibly seize resources like the United States. We are simply helping the people of the world to redistribute resources in a gentle way. This is called robbing the rich to help the poor, and it is a very noble Robin Hood-like act. We hope you can cooperate. If you don't cooperate, don't worry, we are not the United States and will not force you. It is up to you to do so voluntarily.

Those investors have no choice; are they supposed to invest in Africa?

It's not impossible, but the products manufactured in Africa still need to be imported from China for raw materials and intermediate goods, tsk tsk tsk.

Vietnam responded that it was familiar with the subject.

When the lightly armed Russian troops entered the ambush zone, Zelensky, fully armed, was the first to rush out, overturning an armored vehicle as his first battle medal as a superhuman.

Although they were attacked, these Russian soldiers were all elites who had survived real combat and reacted very quickly. However, their biological limits restricted their performance. Their bodies did instinctively know what to do, but the enemy was faster.

After a fierce battle, the entire Russian reconnaissance company was wiped out, with not a single soldier escaping. They died without sending any communications, not because the Ukrainian interference was effective, but because of the help of the spectators (Rodney). The Ukrainian army thus silently annihilated a Russian unit. At the same time, Rodney disguised the reconnaissance company's signals and sent a message to the Russian troops behind them that "the front is clear," allowing the Russian troops behind to continue into a new encirclement.

Once the Russian military's losses reach a certain threshold and the battle lines are opened, it will be time to decapitate the Russian command system.

This is also the most cost-effective combat method that the Ukrainian army can adopt at this stage. If they really engage in a head-on confrontation, then Qin Shan would have to help the Ukrainian army to spawn troops in the air, which is equivalent to telling Russia that a third party is involved.

At this point on Earth, besides China and Russia, are there any other five permanent members of the UN Security Council who could possibly wage war against us?

The only explanation is that extraterrestrial forces are involved, which could easily turn into a joint human war against an extraterrestrial enemy, essentially helping Russia recover its losses. This is obviously unacceptable, so the scale must be controlled. As for the various extraordinary contracts of the Dragon of Desire, all countries have already tacitly acknowledged their existence. Although there are quite a few of them, they basically do not have the ability to completely overthrow a major power. Smaller countries might be more unlucky, but this level is clearly not enough for an authority at the level of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to call on all of humanity to stand up and resist the invasion of extraterrestrial civilizations.

In that case, the only options are to engage in a tug-of-war at the limit or to expand the battlefield.

That was Qin Shan's plan. After acquiring new pieces in Russia, he and Lexington went to the Middle East to have the extraordinary individuals, enlightened by the Dragon of Desire, mobilize the Kurds there.

Turkey is still too big. I suggest dividing it into two, and ideally Istanbul should also be divided into two countries, each governing half. If it could be like Berlin after World War II, jointly governed by various countries, that would be even better, with everyone having a share and everyone having their own Constantinople.

Green ivy is also Roman! Don't underestimate Türkiye as a legitimate Roman power.

The Kurds, or more accurately the Kurdish ethnic group, are a branch of the Caucasians and the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East (the first being the Arabs). They are mainly distributed in the border areas of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. They are a typical nomadic people, as they have their own language and culture and have not integrated into any civilization. Coupled with their nomadic lifestyle, they are often neglected and unloved in this region.

Due to their large population, neighboring countries have also tried to integrate the Kurds. When Saddam Hussein was still alive, he once won over the Kurds in Iraq with the support of the Iraqi government, which fully demonstrates that the Kurdish issue is actually a problem of uneven distribution of resources. As long as they are treated fairly, they can still be integrated into the local countries.

However, this attempt came to an abrupt end after Saddam's death. In addition, the religious and extremist movements in various Middle Eastern countries abruptly interrupted the process of local ethnic integration. Subsequently, the Americans arrived, promising the Kurds the establishment of a separate state and establishing cooperative relations with them, ultimately making the Kurdish issue in the Middle East neither human nor ghost.

It must be acknowledged that the United States' blatant lack of morality has made the Kurds fully realize the disgusting nature of its past actions of turning on them.

However, you also have to admit that in countries without a long-standing concept of unity, it is not too easy to divide the internal ethnic groups. They even start fighting each other before the colonizers even make a move.

They are indeed a pitiful ethnic group, and the only solution is regional autonomy, allowing the Kurds to have their own country and live independently. This would solve 99% of their problems.

Why has such a simple question been left unresolved for so long?

It's very simple. Look at the Kurds' area of ​​activity—four countries. How can that territory be divided?

Or rather, all four countries hope to minimize their own costs and clear the Kurds out at a low price. But that means the other countries would have to give up more land, and territorial issues are the most sensitive topic for modern nations. Our biggest conflicts with our neighbors are basically based on territorial disputes. Look at the maps Vietnam drew back then; they directly included the entire Guangdong and Guangxi provinces in their territory. How could we tolerate that?

Territorial issues can be discussed, but they are also the most difficult to discuss. If not handled carefully, nationalism can easily rise and exacerbate domestic conflicts. What Middle Eastern countries are not lacking in right now is internal conflict. Apart from a few countries, the rest are either in war or located next to war-torn countries. The few that seem to be in good condition are only on the basis of a relatively good overall environment. In fact, they don't have any industries to show for themselves.

For example, Qatar's most developed industries are finance and tourism, as well as related industries. Can such a place guard the country's borders?

It's easy to turn yourself into a target for others, but since there's not much meat to be made, you're just a one-time target.

The inherent vulnerabilities of these countries make Middle Eastern nations surprisingly tough on territorial issues, or at least appear very tough, readily rolling up their sleeves. But if a real war breaks out, Yemen alone can force Saudi Arabia to pay for peace.

Their political system is far behind the rest of the world; if it weren't for the oil economy holding them back, they would have already changed dynasties long ago.

Therefore, the only way for the Kurds to establish their own state is through war, to fight for a future, and to make other countries feel that the cost of establishing a state is lower than the cost of not establishing one.

However, a full-scale war is also not an option. If all four surrounding countries were to attack, it would become another version of Israel. The Kurds established their state to solve problems, not to create them. Even if they were to create problems, Qin Shan would not allow them to have anything to do with it. Everything is a natural evolution of the locals' pursuit of independence and autonomy. You did not respect their choices in the past, so it is only natural that you are paying the price now. To put it bluntly, this is a legacy of the pre-colonial era. The people who should really be held responsible are the British and French who controlled this area.

In that case, Syria, Iraq, and Iran are off-limits; targeting Türkiye directly is the most appropriate course of action.

It's time to give the locals a mysterious gift.