readytorunbook Chapter 315 Alice's Struggle
Chapter 315 Alice's Struggle
Alice stood there, with several people in front of her. Since that meeting, the entire front had changed. Alice was the undisputed winner. The entire regular armed forces of the front had declared their obedience to her leadership, and even the most stubborn members of the August Faction had discovered that in Montana, the way workers and peasants used to organize themselves was being reshaped by her.
Agricultural communes and factory organizations were reformed according to Alice's vision, workers began to have autonomy, and free movement and a system of general voting gave members of these production units greater freedom.
But the Front has never been a one-man show, neither now nor in the future. Alice reorganized the Front, placing power in the "Front Struggle Committee," a seven-member committee responsible for day-to-day affairs, with the Front Congress electing the seven-member committee.
The newly formed seven-member committee quickly passed a resolution setting the front’s current tasks as “consolidating and enriching industrial and agricultural production in the entire base area, thoroughly implementing proletarian social reforms, and promoting the work of proletarian consciousness revolution.”
With this consensus reached, the Universal Star Group then had the foundation to establish a presence there. Through the supply channels of the northern neighboring country of Canaan, the Universal Star Group applied to Canaan for the air route of the "Rhodes Island" air mobile base.
The Rhodes Island, a space base in the Interstellar Space System, is the most advanced airship ever built. Designed to interstellar standards, it is equipped with a complete internal life support system. Its mission is to support the industrial development of the Montana base.
The arrival of the Rhodes Island immediately attracted attention in Montana. All eyes were on the giant ship. Alice, of course, told her comrades that it was their friend, the Universal Star Organization, which had established a proletarian society.
Of course, thanks to the legacy of the pre-civilization, the Universal Star Group has indeed rapidly entered a proletarian society. The so-called concept of economy no longer exists, and the global planning command economy of Ocas can effectively and transparently allocate social production.
However, lacking the tempering of revolution, the consciousness of the members of the Universal Stars Group is not close to their ideals, which is exactly what Alice is worried about.
Neither material nor spiritual needs can be neglected; this is what Alice firmly believes in. The ideal of farsightedness requires revolutionaries not only to forge a strong revolutionary will, but also to follow the footsteps of science and advance with dialectical materialism.
At that moment, Alice knew that heading west, over those towering mountains, would lead them to Greater California, the end point of the westward expansion and a major industrial center in the western United States.
Unlike the steel belt in the east, Greater California has a large number of high-tech industries. Before the Colombian Civil War, Greater California was the production and research and development center for advanced fighter jets and weapons in the entire United States. It was also the home port of the Pacific Navy and had a considerable shipbuilding industry.
With the Rocky Mountains providing a barrier, Greater California remained relatively independent, which also meant that the revolution in California was a crucial element.
The Rhodes Island brought the Second Combined Arms Brigade of the Cosmic Star Defense Command. Relying on anti-gravity tugs, the Rhodes Island brought an entire force. The defense brigade, equipped with modern weapons, is a standard heavy combined arms brigade, and the entire brigade is equipped with a variety of advanced equipment such as the T-14 Armata main battle tank.
However, Alice didn't want to rely solely on advanced weaponry; an uprising within Greater California was the most crucial element in crippling the enemy.
"Comrade Alice, as far as I know, you are the head of this so-called Universal Stars Group."
One of the seven members of the committee, Donald Tripp, stepped forward. With his blond hair and manner of speaking, Alice could tell at a glance that he was of Emily Lannister descent.
Over the past decade, the increasing fusion of races has led to the disappearance of traditional racial characteristics. More and more demons and humans are now being mixed-race, and the resulting hybrids no longer have tails or horns.
Donald Tripp was one of them. Pointing to the enormous airship, he said, "My family wanted to build one of these behemoths, but now we don't have the chance anymore."
Donald Tripp was a real estate businessman, but during the Colombian economic crisis and the subsequent civil war, all his savings were wiped out, leaving him nearly destitute. It was during this time that he happened to read many books about the Seres Revolution and the Roman Revolution, which he intended to use as a path to save his country.
“We will have our chance, Comrade Donald. Once the Civil War is over, we will all have the opportunity to rebuild such massive ships. At that time, we will no longer be content to stand on the planet; we will be able to fly to far more distant places.”
"Comrade Alice! Look at this!"
Alice took a newspaper from someone. The newspaper had a headline in bold, black font. Alice's eyes were serious. She understood that a new era had begun.
"The Lucy Empire declares the formation of an Imperial Federation, whose members include the Lucy Empire, the Lasvia Empire, the Khanate of Kasar, the Balkan Kingdom, the Khanate of Uziks, the Kingdom of Sarakta, the Turkic Khanate, the Burya Empire, the Seres Empire, and the Yamato Empire. In response to the provocation of the Lucy Empire, the Emerald Federal Republic declares the formation of the Great Western Ocean Pact Organization, whose members include the Emerald Federal Republic, the Republic of Britannia, the Republic of Corsica, the Roman Republic, the Don Republic, the Donavia People's Republic, and the Dehoran Republic. The Seres Socialist Republic Union and the Yamato Democratic Republic declare their accession as observer states."
Upon seeing this, Alice immediately realized one thing: an iron curtain had descended, on the other side of which lay the kingdom of monarchists, and on this side, the territory of the free world.
This iron curtain will eventually turn into a civil war across the entire continent. But as the saying goes, chaos is a good thing. If one has a keen eye and can grasp the situation, then one can go against the tide.
The second piece of news made Alice feel that this was an opportunity: the war in the Balkans.
"The Balkan People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced the start of the February Storm campaign. According to reports from the front lines, the PLA's ground and air forces poured out of the mountains and forests, from camps and caves. A large number of fighter jets and bombers destroyed the facilities of the Lucysian Empire's occupying forces. On all fronts, the PLA and the Imperial Army clashed fiercely. The Marshal of the PLA announced the establishment of the Yugeslava Socialist Republic Federation. Currently in a small town on the Adriatic Sea, he told reporters that the PLA's goal is to establish a free, equal, proletarian social state."
Alice smiled, realizing that leaving many people behind to help that young officer had finally yielded a bright red harvest. She congratulated the Balkan people in her heart, hoping she wasn't the only revolutionary. Indeed, her plans over the past decade had culminated in a shining red star on this planet, just like the stars in the sky. In the New World, the labor unions and the front were vying for power in Colombia; in the Western Continent, the Balkan people were rising up; and in the Eastern Continent, the ancient spirits, under the leadership of a teacher, had established a new proletarian state.
She wasn't fighting alone; she smiled, a very happy smile.