Chapter 1,087 The Beginning and End of the War

War is not a child's play. As long as a rational person starts a war, the first thing to consider is what the goal of the war is; then there are ways to stop the war.

For example, during the Second World War in the history of the earth, judging from various historical materials and official and unofficial history, the little Japanese dared to slap the emperor's father in the face. Their idea was very ideal, which was to fight a short-term decisive battle, open up the Philippine Ice Channel, and seize Nanyang. Oil resources. And they relied on attacking the real pig port to prove to Magnesium Emperor's father that the son they raised had strong wings.

As long as he can gain momentum in a short period of time and gain the upper hand, Xiaoriben plans to negotiate a peace with Magi Emperor's father. Not to mention whether Japan and Japan intend to negotiate better peace terms, at least they cannot give up the results they have achieved. This is the short-term decisive battle they hope for. As long as the hidden dangers in the Pacific are solved and resources are obtained, all the power can be invested in East Asia.

But war is never something one takes for granted. Xiaoriben's goal of a short-term decisive battle was achieved, but the slapped Magi Emperor's father did not intend to negotiate a peace. Instead, he directly turned the tables and turned the friendly match into a life-and-death fight! In the end, Magi Emperor even sent out his top horses, Little Boy and Fatty, to beat Riben until he couldn't take care of himself, and finally ended the war.

This is a typical example of someone who didn't think clearly before starting a war, but was slapped in the face in the end. It was not enough to lose all the chips I had won, and I even lost everything.

Lin, of course, had set goals for the war he was waging. Of course, genocide is also a way to make all disobedient people disappear on the surface, and then the war will naturally end. Basically, civil wars in the earth elemental plane can be classified into this type.

However, Lin cleverly changed the concept and gave the losers a chance to stand on the side of the winners. This allows them to change their identity from victim to perpetrator, and then rationalize their behavior with the perpetrator.

But the same method cannot be applied to the war of leading a robot fleet to invade the wind elemental plane. The main reason is that Lin Ke has no way to transform the wind elemental elf into something else this time. Simply put, there are no benefits as an inducement to capitulate. The same problem will also occur in the future invasion of the fire elemental plane and the water elemental plane.

So from the beginning, Lin's plan was to lead a fleet of robots to show off his muscles. Let the person on the other side know that your side is not someone to be trifled with. In this way, there is a chance to sit at the negotiation table and discuss borrowing the power of the elemental spirit.

This is also because outsiders borrowing the power of elemental spirits is not unprecedented for the four elements. In history, there are many powerful people who have taken such actions to take their strength to the next level. Although I don’t know what conditions they agreed to, at least these powers proved that borrowing elemental spirits is not impossible.

If the strength shown is not enough to convince the wind elemental elves, then keep fighting. The worst-case scenario is to send all the wind elemental elves back to the elemental spirits hidden in the eye of the wind.

However, if you want to die to the end, not only the wind elemental elves must be awakened, but also the robot fleet must undergo psychological construction. Especially when facing an enemy who is aware of death, it is very likely to cause a lot of additional losses. And when facing this kind of loss, what is the psychological bottom line that the robot fleet can bear?

To some people, the robot fleet is just like a 'mercenary'. It is better to expect them to fight tough battles regardless of any losses than to expect them to be able to command a group of pigs, defeat invincible opponents in the world, and then rule multiple dimensions. So it is better to set a goal that is acceptable to both parties, and it is more likely to be achieved.

Since he was borrowing this kind of power, Lin never thought about making things happen and forcing the wind elemental elf to jump over the wall. If it really comes to that point, Lin Ke can't guarantee at all whether the robot fleet will retreat and hand over himself as the instigator. Therefore, the strategic direction he formulated from the beginning was only to intimidate, not to exterminate the clan.

But the actual battle is a robot fleet. How they can fight and how they want to fight is beyond Lin's control. The best one can do is to tell the robots what they think. In addition, no matter what kind of commitment or restriction, Lin felt that it was not very reliable.

And at the beginning of the invasion of the wind elemental plane, Lin also saw from the discussions among the robots that most of the robots still had conservative opinions. That is what he proposed: coercion, borrowing the power of the wind elemental spirit. After all, it is just to do things for others and fulfill the previous agreement. Robots may not be as lazy and slippery as humans, but they won't go to great lengths for such a thing.

However, if a leader-level robot who is qualified to stay in the war finger room asks such a question, does it mean that the internal opinions of the robot have changed? Lin's first instinct was that the other party found something profitable. Asking for your own opinions is actually a bit like trying to make a big deal out of a tiger's skin, and in turn target those whose opinions are different from their own.

So Lin asked again: "Help us capture the elemental spirits, so what can you get?"

"What did you get?" The robot was stunned by the question. Then he seemed to understand the thoughts of the human being in front of him, and sneered: "We will not get anything substantial by helping you capture the elemental spirits. If we really want to say it, we can ask the wind elemental elves, and even the fire elementals, Old rivals like the water element prove that we already have the power to surpass the four elements."

This is what it means when a child gets a new toy and comes to show it off to his playmates. In addition, it is too easy to deal with the wind elemental army, so they have the idea that maybe they can do it on the way?

Of course, Lin did not comment on the robots' sudden enthusiasm, but turned to look at the other person involved - Fen. She may not offer advice often, but Lin definitely doesn't ignore her role. Even if I ask, I will get a look of disgust in return.

It's just that Fen, who usually seemed to be in a fugue and not expressing his thoughts, this time was looking at someone lazily. He said slowly and casually: "I have no objection to what you want to do. But don't forget, what is the use of the four elemental spirits? Maintaining balance among the four elemental spirits is the most basic requirement. If you let I have seized complete control of the wind elemental spirit, and the same will apply to the fire and water elements in the future, then..."

Although he didn't finish his words, the opinion Fen wanted to express was already very clear. After mastering the complete three elemental spirits of wind, fire, and water, it was impossible for her not to pursue the idea of ​​​​the earth elemental spirit.

Only the same level of power can be used on her four-spirit suit made of magic silk. If there is an imbalance between the four forces, it will be like wearing a bomb on your body. It will not be surprising when it loses control.

The robots were once elemental elves or even elemental lords, so they were certainly no strangers to magic. They happened to be able to understand what the female magician in front of them was saying. Then the conclusion is very simple, just help them capture three complete elemental spirits. It was impossible for the female magician not to covet the last one.