But there was no way around it; under political pressure, Gu Hang had to make a decision.
The part mentioned in his written report barely sufficed. Although there would still be a lot of public criticism and urging from various sides, it was somewhat better than before.
However, with benefits on one hand, there would naturally be disadvantages on the other.
Such rhetoric from the Alliance was not something that could be concealed from their good neighbor to the north.
The intelligence capabilities of the Iron Armor Battle Group could not be so lacking as to be unaware of such matters.
A clearly stated timeline indicated the moment when the Alliance would act against the Iron Wrath.
Could Humphrey Paolo tolerate the Alliance rapidly accumulating power like this and then, after thoroughly preparing, launch an attack according to their schedule?
That was clearly impossible.
