After Feilbolai took control of the Fair Tribe, he accelerated his invasion plans. First, he made a grand show of denouncing the Kairo Tribe, claiming that the Mars Alliance Headquarters was under their control and demanding that the Kairo Tribe return the headquarters to be jointly managed by the Martians. At the same time, he continued to find various excuses to swallow up weaker families.
With the return of Fair Connie, the leader of the Kairo Tribe, Kairuoka, planned to hand over the Mars Alliance Base to Fair Connie for management. His troops would withdraw to defend the Kairo Tribe. However, Fair Connie disagreed, believing that even if they restored the Mars Alliance Headquarters, it would not have much effect. Only by uniting all ethnic groups on Mars to establish a United Government could there be hope for Mars.
Thus, Fair Connie's plan was to transform the Mars Alliance School into the Mars United Government.
Soon, Fair Connie hung a sign at the school gate reading "Preparatory Office of the Mars United Government." To prevent any sabotage, the entire school was guarded by robots from the Mars Secret Base. Due to limited funding, no Martians were hired for the preparatory office; all affairs were handled by robots.
For the sake of the Mars United Government, Fair Connie began to travel around, calling on Martians to unite and elect a leader together, regardless of their differences, to create a future for Mars.
In response to Fair Connie's call, most families on Mars opposed her idea, with only the Kairo Tribe supporting it. They were willing to merge their troops with those from the Mars Alliance Headquarters to form the Mars United Government Forces.
Kairuoka's move was unexpected for Belche. Originally, he intended to use the Kairo Tribe's occupation of the Mars Alliance Headquarters as an excuse to escalate tensions and unite all ethnic groups on the planet against the Kairo Tribe, igniting internal conflict on Mars and creating chaos.
After joining the Mars United Government, the Kairo Tribe publicly declared that the United Government primarily aimed to mediate conflicts and disputes among Martian families and resist external invasions. The current funding for government expenses would be unconditionally provided by the Kairo Tribe.
In fact, Kairuoka had his own motives for this action; he had been searching for a reason to expand outward. Now he could use the banner of the United Government to legitimately strengthen the Kairo Tribe's power and ultimately rule over all of Mars.
Thus, two major families on Mars began their invasion and expansion against weaker families.
Feilbolai adopted a strategy of forceful seizure, using military might to compel others to submit. In contrast, Kairuoka made it clear that without protection from the United Government, families would be bullied. By joining the United Government, families would still have a place within it; if they were swallowed by external forces, they would lose everything.
At first, the small families held onto a glimmer of hope, thinking that the Fair Tribe would not bully minorities without reason. However, when they saw the Fair Tribe's army continuously expanding outward and eliminating several ethnic groups in succession, they finally began to panic and flocked to the Mars United Government, seeking refuge. Thus, the Kairo Tribe expanded its territory without losing a single soldier, growing even faster than the Fair Tribe.
Feilbolai saw that the Kairo Tribe's territorial expansion was outpacing theirs, with their land on Mars already surpassing half of the Fair Tribe's territory, almost surrounding them...
The only remaining area of weakness was the territory of the third largest family on Mars, the Rochester Clan, which left them a breathing space on the western side. If the Kairo Tribe swallowed this large piece of land, the Fair Tribe, located on the plains, would have no outlet to the sea.
The Rochester Clan had long maintained neutrality on Mars; they never formed alliances and did not intervene in disputes among families.
This time, in order to secure a maritime passage and avoid being surrounded by the Kairo Tribe, the Fair Tribe sent their leader Feilbolai along with friendly ministers to propose an alliance.
Rocheo, the leader of the Roches, felt uneasy about Feilbolai's visit but did not dare to offend him and could only greet him with a smile.
After some polite exchanges, Feilbolai sat in the guest seat of the reception hall and spoke directly to the ministers of the Roches: "I won't beat around the bush. The purpose of my visit is for our Fair Tribe to form an alliance with the Rochester Clan to jointly shape Mars' future."
As soon as Feilbolai finished speaking, voices of opposition arose among the ministers of the Rochester Clan; not one agreed to form an alliance. Seeing this situation, leader Rocheo felt somewhat embarrassed and smiled at Feilbolai: "You know that our Rochester Clan never forms alliances and has always maintained neutrality on Mars. Can we postpone this matter? I will discuss it with my ministers and get back to you."
Feilbolai was not easily fooled; he knew that Rocheo was deliberately stalling because he did not want to form an alliance. He replied bluntly: "I give you three days. If our two clans ally, we will become friends and you will be protected. Otherwise, we will be enemies—you must understand that our Fair Tribe never goes easy on our enemies!"
Feilbolai's words were so domineering that it was clear he intended to force the Rochester Clan into becoming his puppet through an alliance; otherwise, they would face war as enemies. This left no room for choice for the Rochester Clan.
Feilbolai's words infuriated the ministers present, who accused him of such bandit-like behavior. The atmosphere became quite awkward; seeing that he would gain nothing by staying there, Feilbolai left in disgrace.
Feilbolai's attempt to negotiate failed, and instead, he became enemies with the Rochester Clan. Soldiers from the Fair Tribe used the excuse of Rochester Clan soldiers firing to injure his men, invading the territory of the Rochester Clan. A gunfight and artillery exchange ensued, with both sides amassing large forces at the border, creating a tense standoff where war was imminent.
The Rochester Clan Leader was a shrewd individual. He understood that their strength was vastly inferior to that of the Fair Tribe and that they were no match for them. Therefore, he went to the Mars United Government to find Fair Connie, requesting to join the United Government and seeking their assistance.
Fair Connie was eager for the third largest family on Mars to join the Mars United Government. She granted the Rochester Family a higher status within the United Government and widely promoted it across major media outlets on Mars, creating a chain reaction. Those minority groups still hesitating quickly joined the Mars United Government upon seeing this development.
This move left the Fair Tribe isolated on Mars, as they were the only group not part of the Mars United Government. The Fair Tribe had been cut off by the Martians, and facing the encirclement formed by the Mars United Government, Feilbolai believed that war was their only way out; only through war could they break free from isolation.
Feilbolai placed all blame on the Rochester Clan, as their actions led many small families on Mars to side with the Mars United Government, resulting in a reversal of fortunes for the Fair Tribe.
Thus, the Fair Tribe mobilized a large number of mechs and launched a massive surprise attack on the Rochester Clan one morning.
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