Wasteland Commander-Chapter 388 - 79: Civil War Looms

Three days after Ye Fan announced the successful satellite launch, another explosive piece of news emerged unexpectedly.

Su Qiao succeeded to the throne in Yuanjing, becoming the emperor of the Qin Han Empire.

After her ascension, Dawn Island Television also announced its support for the new emperor.

Due to the inability to broadcast nationwide, other stations made no movements.

However, the news of Su Qiao’s ascension spread across the nation.

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Jiangzhou.

Zheng Jinnan received an officer from Yuanjing, who had once sworn allegiance to Su Jing. After Su Qiao gained control of Yuanjing, he led his team to Jiangzhou, arriving only after many days.

Being able to reach this place, the officer was undoubtedly a staunch supporter of Su Jing. Upon arrival, he urged Zheng Jinnan to raise the banner of rebellion to avenge Su Jing, expressing his willingness to fully support Zheng Jinnan in seizing power and the throne.

"Your Grace, we cannot hesitate anymore. In this apocalypse, this country no longer belongs to the Su Family, moreover, Su Qiao is just a woman; how does she have the virtue to inherit the throne? Not only did I escape from Yuanjing, but six other teams have also gone to different base cities. These people can all be your allies."

Initially hesitant, Zheng Jinnan’s eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.

"Oh! Who are these people?"

"There is Leader Wang from the Mountain City Base, Leader Zhang from the Lingnan Base, Leader Ma from the Jiangnan Base, Leader Zhao from the Mountain River Base, Leader Qin from the Huaihai Base, and Leader Zhu from the Fengtian Base. These are the largest base cities in the country, each with a population of around ten million. If these people unite, Su Qiao would certainly be no match."

Hearing these names, Zheng Jinnan was also tempted.

However, he remained cautious: "What you say is reasonable, but it is not easy to unite these people. Their strength is not much weaker than mine, and they may not listen to me."

The officer smiled: "We discussed this when we left Yuanjing, everyone can unite first to defeat Su Qiao and Ye Fan, and then contend for the throne based on their capabilities. I believe Your Grace has the greatest hope."

"Oh, why do you say this?"

"Because Your Grace’s base city is strategically located, controlling the Celestial River Waterway and economic lifeline. Moreover, you have numerous allies, and as far as I know, Your Grace’s technological development is very rapid, with your current weaponry being among the most advanced in the country."

Zheng Jinnan’s weapons were indeed very advanced, but he still hesitated: "Su Qiao is an imperial princess with the Imperial Seal in hand. This is not an easy task; one wrong move and I could be scorned by thousands, risking the desertion of my survivors."

"It’s simple; we will not act against Su Qiao immediately. Currently, Su Qiao’s power is in the Western Region, and to expand eastward, she undoubtedly relies on Ye Fan. As long as we unite and clip Ye Fan’s wings under the banner of ’cleansing the emperor’s side,’ she will no longer be able to move. Moreover, Ye Fan has already launched the satellite. If this continues, in a year, he may establish a nationwide satellite positioning system, making it difficult to act later."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jinnan was finally moved.

"You have made a valid point. I cannot just watch the Dawn Army develop further. Go and contact those families to see if we can first establish a strategic alliance?"

"Rest assured, Your Grace, I will take care of this matter. I believe no discerning person will miss such an opportunity. After all, being a warlord, even, is better than being a servant."

The officer acted swiftly, having prepared extensively to avenge the Second Prince.

He promised Zheng Jinnan that it would take only a month from contacting to forming an alliance.

If everything went smoothly, by mid-October, they could form an Alliance Army and launch the first wave of attacks against the Dawn Army.

.....

Their actions did not go completely unnoticed by the Dawn Army.

With Su Qiao’s cooperation, Ye Fan’s intelligence network greatly improved.

Currently, there are nine main forces in the Qin Han Empire.

In addition to Su Qiao, Ye Fan, and Zheng Jinnan, there are the forces from Mountain City, Lingnan, Mountain River, Jiangnan, Huaihai, and Fengtian.

The strength of these bases is not weak, even comparable to Zheng Jinnan’s strength before receiving support from various countries.

If they were to join forces, the commotion would be significant.

During their investigation, they found that these people did not intend to hide at all.

On September 18, Zheng Jinnan delivered a televised speech.

"First, I want to congratulate Her Majesty Su Qiao on her ascension, but this change of throne has a hidden scandal."

"According to the information I have received, during the Yuanjing incident, Ye Fan himself was in Yuanjing and participated throughout the incident."

"The death of Prince Su Jing is highly suspicious. Based on our post-incident investigation, Su Jing died at the hands of Ye Fan. As an imperial citizen, there is no doubt his actions were rebellion! Regicide!"

"We have established an Imperial Provisional Cabinet, composed of myself and the leaders of Mountain City, Lingnan, Jiangnan, Huaihai, Mountain River, and Fengtian Base Cities to address this crisis. Here, I call upon all discerning individuals nationwide to stand up, root out the villains around Her Majesty, and oppose Ye Fan becoming the Imperial Prince!"

"Ye Fan must explain and apologize for this incident within 48 hours, voluntarily resign from the title of Imperial Prince, and the Dawn Army must immediately disband. The territories he unlawfully occupied must be handed over, with the distribution of territories decided by the Imperial Provisional Cabinet."

"If Ye Fan cannot respond within 48 hours, we will reserve the right to take military action, using our guns and cannons to restore a clear and bright sky for the Empire!"

Zheng Jinnan was the first to make such a statement, then one by one, the television stations began to respond.

Although Dawn Island cannot receive signals from other television stations, Jiangzhou can relay them.

These news items emerged like a cold shower for those still jubilant about the imminent revival of the Empire.

Just after seeing some signs of the Empire’s revival, is the civil war about to start?

Given the interim cabinet’s scale and military strength, it seems the Dawn Army’s glory is about to end.

Some people, who had planned to go to the Dawn Army territory because Ye Fan became a prince, also started to hesitate; going now might not be a wise choice.

......

On September 20th, a transport plane roared in from the west and landed on Dawn Island.

Ye Fan came personally to meet the plane, for it carried something of utmost importance to him.

Jewels!

Su Qiao fulfilled her promise and abolished the New Coin in Yuanjing, successfully issuing Light Yuan.

The first batch of ten billion Light Yuan has already been issued, and this is the money exchanged for them.

The day before yesterday, Zheng Jinnan delivered a TV speech, giving him a final ultimatum, he must respond by noon today.

Ye Fan temporarily ignored it; he hasn’t been doing anything else recently, focusing solely on making money.

The troops constantly fight zombies, clearing safe zones from townships to counties.

Accessories on zombies need to be collected, jewelry stores captured, gold mines developed, arms trade, crystal core trade, mutant beast meat trade, all continuously bringing money to Ye Fan.

Currently, his daily average income is almost two million, so much because his territory has expanded and source of funds diversified.

Ye Fan has just grasped the Divine Dragon Province, Dawn Island, and Loose Province, yet has such significant income; this is why he wants to expand his territory.

However, as the situation is tense, he hasn’t acted further, focusing solely on gathering funds.

The money in his hands has reached sixty million, and this plane load of funds is what he’s long-awaited.

Without others unloading, Ye Fan climbed directly onto the plane and into the cargo hold for on-site conversion.

[Congratulations, Chief, you’ve obtained 139,742,094 in funds.]

Nearly 140 million in funds, that’s the result of the Light Yuan issuance in Yuanjing.

Including Ye Fan’s own capital, the funds on hand have unprecedentedly surpassed two hundred million!

Seeing so much money, Ye Fan let out a long sigh.

This time, the effort was not in vain; with this money, he has considerable assurance over the civil war.

Indeed, the civil war is about to commence.

These past few days of intelligence show that domestic bases have started to ally.

They even reached an agreement to first eliminate Ye Fan’s Dawn Army, completely cut off Su Qiao’s support, and then force Su Qiao to abdicate.

The Mountain River and Lingnan bases have already sent troops to Jiangzhou, preparing to join Zheng Jinnan’s forces.

Jiangnan Base, Huaihai Base, are all itching nearby.

The situation concerning Mountain River Base is more aggressive, ready to send troops to Qi Lu Province to prevent expansion there.

Additionally, Fengtian Base is preparing to dispatch troops to Dawn City, forcing a two-front battle.

Ye Fan even received reliable information; mid-October is when the civil war commences.

All considered, less than a month remains until the conflict erupts.

During this time, Ye Fan made no moves, lulling the opponents and delaying the war’s onset.

Ye Fan understands that once this battle begins, the entire Dawn Army will face severe survival challenges.

When these forces concentrate, it might be millions strong.

Ye Fan doesn’t want to wait for that; he plans to initiate the civil war ahead.

Others may need extensive preparations for war, but not the Dawn Army.

Upon receiving his order, the Dawn Army will instantly enter combat readiness without delay, ready to fight anytime.

Therefore, the Dawn Army’s agility is beyond imagination, which is Ye Fan’s advantage.

After converting the funds, Ye Fan immediately returned to the Dawn Island City Hall.

The advanced commanders of the Dawn Army were already waiting for him there, eager for these funds to be in place to start deploying combat plans.