Colonel Li Lin.
The people at South Sky Gate Command, thinking of this title, were even reluctant to use "Xiazi," the moniker that Li Lin preferred.
Now, the battle plan proposed by the Independent Group was just too similar to the choice that Colonel Li Lin had made at the time.
So their refusal was not entirely because they didn't want to sacrifice Ji Xinghe, but also because the Independent Group had many people who were like Li Lin.
"Colonel Liu Mian, you should be very clear that the most glorious moment in their lives should not be the moment they sacrifice on the battlefield, but the moment they win this war and bring home victory to Azure Star."
"You likewise know very well that the most glorious moment in the old folks' lives is definitely not now. Rather, it is the moment when they personally kill the Martial Emperor and end this war."