Whom the exercise was aimed at was, naturally, an open secret.
The Jieke Group, in a tit-for-tat move, simultaneously conducted a military exercise codenamed "Hawk Capture" at the Johor border. The 1st, 2nd, and 4th Mecha Combat Brigades of the Jieke Group—all three brigades—were fully deployed.
Hundreds of Magic Bird Fighters were also on standby, ready to join this massive military drill.
The Jieke Group had also managed to pull in the armies of Zhenla, Lancang, Siam, and An Nan, along with its own forces, amassing a total of two hundred thousand troops.
The relationship between the Jieke Group and the Beautiful Country was extremely tense, with even the timing of their military exercises coinciding.
However, just as the exercise reached a critical point, the Thousand Island Strategic Alliance, led by the Beautiful Country, suddenly faced defection.
