Chapter 403

To show the greatness of the Stick Nation, they sought evidence from history.

They even tampered with their own history and falsely elevated the status of their historical figures.

For example, many in the Stick Nation boasted about Yi Sun-sin as one of the world's three greatest generals.

In 2004, Stick Nation people once selected the top ten Asian famous generals,

and this list actually placed Yi Sun-sin in first place, with Genghis Khan and Sun Wu ranked behind him.

One must know that Genghis Khan had once ridden his horse and whipped his way to the Danube River basin.

Someone on the internet once joked that if one could travel through time, they must find Qin Shi Huang or Genghis Khan and have them wipe out Europe,

so that Dragon Nation people wouldn't have to learn English, and English wouldn't become one of the three major subjects.

From such a simple joke, it is not hard to see Genghis Khan's military talent.

Yet the Stick Nation people ranked Yi Sun-sin before Genghis Khan, which is enough to show their selfishness.

Later, a movie even evaluated Yi Sun-sin as one of the world's three greatest generals, alongside Julius Caesar and Napoleon.

If one were to say this was just one instance.

A Stick Nation TV series called "Yeon Gaesomun,"

which told the story of the historical figure Yeon Gaesomun from the Goguryeo period, had its main plot based on Shin Chae-ho's "Ancient History of Joseon."

The production cost of the show reached as high as 40 billion won, arguably the highest in the Stick Nation, and it won the country's top acting award.

However, although the show claimed to be a serious drama, the plot completely ignored historical truth, actually having the Stick Nation general Yeon Gaesomun and Emperor Yang of Sui—who had never met in history—appear on the same stage.

Not only that, but Emperor Taizong of Tang was shot in the eye by Yeon Gaesomun and became a one-eyed dragon.

All of this shows the narrow-mindedness of the Stick Nation people.

And this time, the Stick Nation's troop increase shows their confidence in their own military strength.

The Stick Nation seems to be saying, "It's not that I can't beat you Dragon Nation people, it's just that we sent too few troops last time."

"This time I have 10,000 people; let's see who is really stronger!"

And the Stick Nation sending 10,000 reinforcements is also the first time since the Vietnam War that the Stick Nation has sent such a large military force abroad.

Back then, the Stick Nation government, following the Ugly Nation's requirements,

sent a total of two infantry divisions, one Marine brigade, and other support troops, mobilizing about 300,000 troops in total.

The Stick military suffered over 15,000 casualties, but in exchange, they gained at least 1 billion USD in foreign exchange, achieving a high economic growth rate of 12%.

At the same time, they received an average of 336 million USD in annual military aid from the Ugly Nation.

It can be said that the Vietnam War is a collective painful memory for the people of Vietnam,

but it was a shot in the arm for the Stick Nation's development history.

And this time, because of the Ugly Nation's tacit approval and support,

the Stick Nation seems to want to replicate the situation of the Vietnam War to boost their economy, which has started to wither in recent years.

Besides that, there is also the issue of face.

After all, those "vicious" Dragon Nation soldiers slaughtered the Stick soldiers too miserably back then.

Besides John Bull and the Kangaroo Nation, the Stick Nation soldiers were the ones who showed their faces to global audiences.

However, mentioning this Stick Nation troop increase,

one must mention one thing: the six people, including Shin Il-young and Kang Eun-pyo, who were let go by the mercenaries Lin Yi sent,

have completely become heroes in the hearts of the Stick Nation citizens.

I don't know if it was talent, but after Shin Il-young returned to the Ugly Nation command, he immediately embellished how he and the others heroically killed Dragon Nation soldiers and escaped.

For this, they even brought out some firearms used by Dragon Nation soldiers as evidence.

And as the news spread, the six people, including Shin Il-young and Kang Eun-pyo, immediately became heroes to the Stick Nation citizens.

The six became the Stick Nation's hero "Group of Six."

After all, in that battle, so many British and Kangaroo Nation soldiers were killed,

and the rest became prisoners of the Syrian military.

And among so many people, only their Stick Nation soldiers were able to counter-kill and escape.

Isn't this worth writing about extensively?

Isn't it very suitable for promoting the pride of the Stick Nation's small-minded citizens?

Thus, soon there was a Stick Nation screenwriter who wrote a tragic story about the hero "Group of Six,"

preparing to acquire the rights to the six people for filming.

And the six people, including Shin Il-young and Kang Eun-pyo, have already been recalled to the Stick Nation to receive the Presidential Medal,