After a bloody siege, the gate of the Yuzao Station has been opened wide. Scarlet bloodstains are everywhere on the walls and the ground, but the corpses that were in the way have been cleaned up long ago.
I saw an army soldier wearing a black uniform and holding a heavy assault rifle. Under the orders of the generals wearing black justice coats, they began to take over all city defenses.
On the city walls and in the streets, these black-clad warriors exuding a fierce aura can be seen everywhere.
"come out!"
"come out!"
Teams of five people drove the people out of each house. Under the threat of gunpoint, these men, women, and children wearing various kimonos could only walk out tremblingly, and then knelt down in response to the soldiers' scoldings.
On both sides of the street.
Looking around, people all over the city began to kneel on the ground, and from time to time there were sounds of children crying.
However, the soldiers did not pay much attention to these children, with an indifferent attitude of just crying louder if they wanted to.
Douglas Barrett once said to them that the key to conquest is to balance grace and power, and power must come first and grace last.
The army is responsible for exerting power. They don't need the gratitude or respect of these people, they only need enough fear and fear from them.
How to make them feel scared?
Very simple.
Attack them head-on, completely defeat them, wipe out all the resisters who dare to take up arms in front of all the people, and let them kneel on the ground to deeply experience despair and powerlessness.
Only in this way will these people not cause trouble or cause trouble behind the scenes, but will obey the arrangements honestly!
Therefore, whether it is this Yuzao Station or the previous Sendai Station, the Kurokawa Station is like this. After capturing the city, all the samurai and soldiers will be cleared out, and then the people in the city will kneel down for five times under the supervision of the army soldiers.
Hour.
This time is enough for subsequent administrative staff and technical staff to arrive, who will then be responsible for management and distribution of various foods, which is the stage of giving grace.
Although this approach was very bloody and ruthless, and attracted the hatred of many local people, it did have a good effect on the stability of order.
After all, without warriors and officials, there would be no leaders, and those who dare to resist and those who are capable of resisting are basically in the defending army.
These soldiers were all dead, and most of the remaining ones were people who only dared to curse in their hearts, but obeyed obediently in action.
【Da da da da da!】
Suddenly, the fierce gunfire that had just subsided for a long time rang out again, which frightened those who were afraid of moving slowly. They jumped up and ran quickly, and then fell to their knees with a thud, even their foreheads pressed tightly to the ground.
In front of the city wall to the left of the city gate, hundreds of corpses or bodies in the process of being turned into corpses were lying in a pool of blood. Opposite them was a row of army soldiers who were collecting their guns.
It seems that the gunfire just now came from them.
"Report Lieutenant General!"
"The last batch of Yuzao Station warriors and soldiers have all been executed, as well as thirty-two arrested officials at all levels!"
An army colonel appeared instantly with a swish sound and loudly reported to the extremely large and sturdy man.
"Well, the officials will stay for now and will be handed over to CIPHER POL for processing later. Is the manager here included among them?"
Barrett sat on a large version of the heavy-duty motorcycle, lit himself a thick and long cigar of the same size, and asked in a deep voice.
"The general manager here is named Chengshan Dafang. According to interrogation, he was shot to death on the city wall as soon as the battle started!"
"That's really an unlucky guy. What are the casualties on our side?"
After asking, Barrett held his cigar between his fingers, blew out a puff of smoke, and squinted at the invisible main street that led directly to the depths of the city.
The dense crowd of people kneeling on both sides, coupled with the lingering smell of blood in the air, was indeed the best scenery in his eyes.
Isn't this conquest?
"One hundred and twenty-three were killed, 61 were seriously injured, and 315 were slightly injured. As before, they were all caused by being hit by steam cannons while climbing the wall."
Obviously, although the results of conquest are enjoyable, sacrifices are also accompanied in the process of conquest.
Although Army soldiers are physically stronger than people from the Kabane world because they are Starfish people, they are not yet invulnerable, and they will still die if they are hit by highly penetrating steam cannons.
But if it only hits a non-vital part, it’s okay. You can eat some meat and recover in a few days.
"There are about twenty fewer people than before, which is good!"
Barrett looked satisfied when he heard this. He didn't care about the life or death of the soldiers who had died, because he wanted this effect. If a group of people didn't die, it would be unpleasant, so it would be useless to practice as a soldier.
?
"In the future, the difficulty of siege will be increased, and the defenders must use artillery. This siege without artillery is a bit boring, what do you think?"
"Ah...yes!"
The army colonel was sweating profusely, but he could only nod in agreement. Anyway, artillery was of little use to generals and colonels like them. The cannonballs could be split in half with a single strike.
"It's almost lunch time. Let's see how the environment in the Governor's Mansion is here..." Barrett held the cigar in his mouth, bit it gently with his teeth, and then started the motorcycle underneath him.
【Boom--】
[Polo Polo, Polo Polo]
Suddenly, just as the engine roared twice, the cry of a phone bug rang out from the pocket of his justice coat, which made Barrett stop impatiently.
"Hello?!"
"This is Addison, Lieutenant General Barrett, you need to return to the base as soon as possible." The phone bug said seriously while sitting on his extremely generous palm.
"what's up?"
Hearing Barrett's somewhat aggressive tone, Senior Director Addison could only smile helplessly and then said.
"The Five Old Stars are preparing to hold a government meeting in a month. Officials above the division level and officers above the lieutenant general level will all participate. General Akainu would like to meet with you and Lieutenant General Crocodile before that."
"Akainu...isn't this the replacement admiral from the navy?"
Barrett frowned. He had a feeling that what the other person said next would make him very angry, very angry.
really.
"It's like this. While you were training outside, General Akainu was transferred from the Navy to the Army, and was promoted from a backup general to an army general."
Senior Director Addison did not notice anything was wrong with the atmosphere and introduced the situation in detail, but this made Barrett's breathing become heavy and rapid.
The army colonel on the side watched in horror as the big man's face turned extremely ugly, and the anger in his eyes was as terrifying as a devil's.
This made him dare not move at all, nor dare he take a big breath, and his whole muscles were completely frozen.
"A lieutenant general in the navy becomes a general in the army?"
"Then why can't I, a lieutenant general in the army, be promoted to general?"
Barrett's facial muscles stretched to both sides and he looked at the phone bug fiercely, "I would like to see what ability that red-haired dog has to be my superior..."
"..."
Senior Director Addison was stunned. He did not expect Barrett's reaction to be so big, and he also blatantly scolded General Akainu.
"Ahem, cough, cough, that's what happened anyway. You need to rush back to the base within three days. General Akainu will come here to meet you two on the third day."
【Paji】
After speaking in one breath, Addison hung up the phone directly. He did not want to get involved in the conflicts between these military bosses.
Barrett looked at the phone bug with his eyes closed, and said with a ferocious smile: "Humph, I must be there on time!"
"go!"
"Kill all those officials, I want to hear the news!"