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Chapter 289 Everything will be fine.

In the past, the Republic of Northern California was a country that was even officially recognized by the U.S. government. Northern California had strong economic strength and had also formed a powerful national army, which left the U.S. government helpless during the civil unrest and had to reluctantly recognize its independent status.

However, when the American government regained power, the existence of nations like the Western Free State Alliance, the Republic of Northern California, and the Republic of Texas became particularly glaring.

If you are poor, you should shelve your disputes. If you are rich, you should reunify the country. Since ancient times, the rulers of the new America have never wanted to reunify the entire country.

Just as Rosalind Miles thought, whoever accomplished this would truly be sanctified in the flesh.

This has led to the independent states having to seek external support to counter the threats posed by the new America and military technology.

Among so many free states, the Republic of Texas and the Republic of Northern California are the strongest because they both have a powerful local enterprise, one is Petrochemical and the other is Zeta Technology.

Almost the entire Republic of Texas is controlled and manipulated by the people of Pedro Petrochemical. Military Technology has to think twice before taking action. After all, the scale of Pedro Petrochemical is not inferior to that of Military Technology.

Over the years, the two sides have been having frictions on the border, but have not actually taken action. This is a real concern that the new United States has been worried about.

As for Zeta Technology, they cannot compare with Military Technology and Petrochemical in terms of size, because Zeta Technology does not have a large-scale army. Its main business is design and manufacturing, and the number of formal employees in the entire company is relatively small among major companies.

As a representative enterprise with diversified products and one of the giants in the transportation industry, Zeta Technology can provide Northern California with a full range of weapons support, covering all aspects, especially their most famous armed helicopters and drones.

Because it was established relatively late, Zeta Technology's influence in the Republic of Northern California is actually not that great. After all, there are a lot of companies in Northern California that are developing well in all aspects.

Zeta Technology does not have an army and will not threaten the government of Northern California, so the relationship between them and Northern California is more like a win-win cooperation, and the Northern California government still has great power.

Northern California, which has always been at the "forefront of anti-Americanism", made the same choice this time. They cooperated with Arasaka's army and launched an attack on the Southern California border, catching the Southern California defenders off guard.

Northern and Southern California can be considered old rivals. In the beginning, they were one family and good partners who gained independence together. But later they broke up and split up. Later, some people directly betrayed the revolution and became lackeys for the bastards in the new America.

In the rear area of ​​the entire Western Free State Alliance, Southern California, the "lone loyalist in the southwest", stands out so conspicuously. The Free State Alliance has tried to eliminate it more than once, but the New America and military technology will certainly not sit idly by.

This time is no exception. Before the war began, New America and Military Technology had already dispatched a large number of troops for defense, almost all of whom were hostile to Rosalind Miles.

Rosalind Miles' opponents did not resist this blatant transfer because they thought it was a good idea and that if they came together they would not be defeated one by one.

If Rosalind Miles split them up and mixed them all with her own troops, then the opposition would be anxious.

In that case, it would be too easy for Rosalind Miles to get rid of them. They wouldn't even be able to resist and could only be slaughtered.

Therefore, most of them were concentrated in "Southern California". In their view, the possibility that Rosalind Miles would put them here and send away Southern California together was very small.

Because the president herself cannot afford to lose. As long as she really wants to run for the next term, she must maintain her image and the results she has achieved before.

Not to mention whether she can really "reunite America" ​​and whether she can really take over the Free State Union and the Republic of Texas.

But at least she cannot let the achievement of nominally unifying the Free State disappear into thin air. That would absolutely be a fatal blow to her reputation, and she might even resign.

Moreover, once the fighting breaks out, it doesn't make sense for them to be the main battlefield. The frontal battlefield is the real key to victory. They don't need to take the initiative to attack, they just need to drag it out here.

However, the development of things obviously exceeded the expectations of these opponents. The people of Arasaka were like crazy. Together with the bastards in Northern California, they launched a fierce attack on Southern California and had no intention of opening up battlefields in other areas.

Caught off guard, Southern California's frontline troops quickly collapsed, until the military-tech troops took over, and the advance of Arasaka and Northern California was successfully stopped.

On the Arasaka side, the "conservative" troops were naturally mobilized. The combat effectiveness of these "conservatives" was not weak. They could even be said to be well-equipped veteran troops. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to defeat the Southern California troops in one fell swoop.

After all, Southern California has always been supported by "military technology" and is not that bad. Otherwise, such a small place would not have been able to stand behind the Free State Alliance.

"Fuck! What's wrong with the Arasaka people?! Why are they attacking in this direction?!"

Rosalind Miles' opponents were puzzled by the shift in the direction of the war because it went against common sense.

As long as the troops of Arasaka and Northern California go there, those fence-sitters in the Western Free States will basically get an immediate response. It is actually no different from land grabbing. Those fence-sitter areas will basically be occupied by whoever gets there first.

In comparison, Southern California is definitely a tough nut to crack. How could one ignore the benefits that are almost within reach and instead gnaw on a tough bone that is difficult to chew?

"How did Rosalind react?!"

Rosalind Miles' opponents gathered together and exchanged information. Of course, they did have people in the central government, so there had to be someone responsible for passing on information to them.

"Madam President is preparing for war. She believes that Arasaka's attack here is definitely a feint, and the real battlefield must be in the Free State."

Someone spoke gloomily about the news from the White House. The meaning was very clear. There would definitely be no reinforcements in the short term, so they had to hold on here on their own.

"Fuck!"

Naturally, everyone burst into curses, but it must be said that in their hearts, they actually agreed with Rosalind Miles's statement. There was no way this place could be the main battlefield!

It is very likely that Arasaka's attack from this side is a feint, hoping to disrupt the military deployment of the New America. After the attention is drawn to this side, they will launch a surprise attack from the other side.

"This is too idealistic! How could Rosalind fall for it?!"

Someone started to complain that unless Rosalind Miles was a fool, she would definitely not disrupt the established deployment because of this.

"This is going to be tough for us. Arasaka will at least feint for a while. We have to hold on. When they see that the situation is not right, they will definitely withdraw and head for the frontal battlefield."

"Yes, that's right. Let Rosalind launch an attack quickly, take the initiative, and seize the Free State. Arasaka will definitely be restless!" "You fight yours and I fight mine. The value of Southern California cannot be compared with the entire Western Free State. By then, Arasaka will definitely be anxious, and we will be relieved."

Everyone talked at once and finally figured things out. After figuring it out, they felt relieved. Just hold on for a while. As long as Rosalind Miles launched an attack, everything would be fine!
Then, half a month passed during this defense. The defense line was constantly pushed forward, the land was constantly occupied, soldiers were constantly killed, and weapons were constantly damaged, but Rosalind Neimeles still had no intention of launching an attack.

"Oh!"

The table in the conference room was being banged loudly. The military technology team, who had seemed confident of victory half a month ago, was now getting anxious and their losses were heavy.

"Rosalind, that bastard bitch! What the hell is she doing?! She did it on purpose! She definitely did it on purpose!"

The voices cursing Rosalind Miles rose one after another. Now everyone could see that the bastard Rosalind Miles found all kinds of reasons to refuse to send troops, just to make fun of them and let Arasaka and Northern California destroy them.

"Insect! How can the new America be good with a man like this as president?!"

Rosalind Miles's sinister intentions made them feel disgusted and angry, but it was of no use.

They couldn't understand why Rosalind Miles was targeting them so much? She was willing to destroy them even if she herself would not be elected?!

"Wait a minute! New news! Rosalind has sent troops! She has finally sent troops!"

After a lot of cursing, new news suddenly came that Rosalind Miles had finally sent troops into the Free State.

"Good, good! As long as Rosalind Miles sends troops, the situation here will get better! Everyone hold on!"

As soon as this news came, everyone was excited. Finally, there was good news and they finally saw a glimmer of hope.

In fact, at the beginning, if they wanted to run away, they could still run away, and the people of the Free State probably wouldn't stop them, but at that time, they didn't expect things to develop to this point.

But it would be difficult to escape now. Arasaka and the people from Northern California have surrounded them in Southern California, and it seems that they are going to be trapped. They can only pin their hopes on Rosalind Miles.

Hope was rekindled on the military technology side, but tensions arose on the Arasaka side. The "conservatives" had been taking drastic measures during this period.

The order they received was to take over Southern California together with Northern California. Although they didn't know what was wrong with the military technology and the front battlefield had remained idle and no support was sent, they had to seize such a good opportunity.

They also lost a lot of manpower under the desperate resistance of Southern California, but at least it was still within an acceptable range.

But now the New America has launched a major counterattack and troops have been dispatched on the front battlefield, so the pressure on them has naturally increased. Arasaka Yorinobu has begun to question why they have not yet taken over Southern California and whether they are deliberately not making any effort.

"Fuck Arasaka Yoshinobu, it's easy for him to talk without any pain in his waist. Does he think we can't see that he is deliberately draining us?"

A very strange thing on the battlefield in Southern California is that both the attackers and defenders were very reluctant. Arasaka would curse Arasaka Yorinobu all the time. It seemed that only the troops in Northern and Southern California were in high spirits.

However, the "conservatives" on Arasaka's side are more helpless, because they have to contribute. Once they are labeled, Arasaka Yorinobu will have a reason to deal with them. They must avenge Saburo Arasaka and must charge to the front line.

Although they cursed, they were actually satisfied with Arasaka Yorinobu's arrangement. The intensity of the battlefield in Southern California would definitely not be higher than that of the front battlefield, and it was better than dragging them to the front battlefield and sending them away.

"Once the frontal battle begins, Arasaka Yorinobu won't have time to care about us."

The "conservatives" have no intention of paying any attention to the accountability of Arasaka Yorinobu. They plan to surround the enemy but not fight, just to waste the troops in Southern California, so as to avoid being transferred to the front battlefield to continue fighting after the battle. There is no need to think about it, that bastard Arasaka Yorinobu is definitely capable of doing such a thing.

Arasaka Yorinobu sent out his troops, and everything seemed to be heading in the worst direction. However, Arasaka and military technology were unable to restrain themselves and failed to control the conflict to the level of a "local war".

However, just when everyone was worried about the recurrence of the "Fourth Corporate War", an accident occurred and something unexpected happened in Japan.

Arasaka has always been dominating everything in Japan and is very overbearing. Saburo Arasaka regards the entire Japan as his own back garden and he never shows mercy to Japanese companies.

The reason why the Watson District of Night City has become what it is now is all because of Arasaka. At the beginning, most of the investors in Watson District were Neon Corporation. As a result, Arasaka made a comeback and brought down those companies, leaving behind a bunch of unfinished buildings, and ruined the Watson District that had risen to become the second city center.

Now that the Arasaka army has gone abroad and started another "battle of national destiny" with military technology, the local forces in Japan have become restless. They have obtained the promise and support of Rosalind Miles and have decisively risen up to resist the rule of Arasaka.

Not only in Japan, but the entire East Asia and Southeast Asia have been swept by an anti-Arasaka craze. People have suffered from Arasaka for a long time.

The death of Saburo Arasaka, the war between Arasaka and military technology, and the instigation of Rosalind Miles, many factors combined to lead to this big explosion. Everyone wanted to test the quality of Arasaka Yorinobu.

Therefore, Arasaka Yorinobu decisively withdrew his troops, leaving only a few people behind, including the "conservatives" who went deep into Southern California.

At this point, the "conservatives" were dumbfounded, but they really couldn't say anything. There was nothing wrong with Arasaka Yorinobu's choice. After all, Japan and Asia were their foundation, and they certainly couldn't sit idly by and watch the riots.

But now they have really become abandoned pawns!
It's not just these "Arasaka abandoned children" who are panicking. The Free State, Northern California and Night City are also panicking. Arasaka retreated too easily, and the New America is coming again with great momentum. Who will help them resist?

"Damn it! This is really going to be a return to the New America."

Jack Wells complained when he saw the news about Arasaka's withdrawal, but he was not too nervous because Ke Ling had actually given them some precautions in advance.

"It's not a bad thing. Life is the same anyway."

V said that she didn't believe that the New America could bring much change to Night City after its return, as the world was in such a rotten state.

"Didn't Devil say that both Rosalind and Arasaka Yorinobu needed to undergo reforms?"

Sasha took a sip of soda and asked curiously. Lucy was also sitting on the side. They were all at the Next Life Bar, where many acquaintances gathered and were all paying attention to the big news.

(End of this chapter)