Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Chapter 714 Death is just another way of rebirth

The Prime Minister took him to the next room.

This is a small map room with a map of the empire hanging on the front. At this moment, Goryeo and Taiwan all belong to their territories, so there are marks on it. Of course, the area within fifty kilometers around Haishengwei is also marked on it.

On the sides are hung a world map and a mountain city map. In addition, there is an insignificant Southeast Asian map hanging next to the mountain city map.

"Come, tell me, what is in the northwest of the mountain city, and what is in Southeast Asia?" The Prime Minister pointed to these two places.

Bantan stared at the two maps for a long time, not understanding what the Prime Minister's question meant.

"I don't understand. Then let me tell you. Northwest of the mountain city, the sky is full of yellow sand. Apart from the yellow earth with gullies, all they have brought us is some increase in the value of the occupied areas. With our current national strength, do we need this value? Then we will see about Southeast Asia."

He pointed towards Southeast Asia. "This region is rich in resources. Because it was once a colony of Britain, France, and other nations, it has much more room for development and utilization than the mountain cities. There's rubber, minerals, and we're currently occupying Malacca, and we might be able to advance into South Asia. Do you think these materials can be transported here by the navy alone?"

"The navy is the worst. They always take more than they can chew. If you ask them to transport a shipload of supplies, I'm afraid half of it will end up in their hands."

It seems that you have deviated from what you said, but it doesn't matter. As long as your focus is related to this matter, that's all.

The Prime Minister stared at him with a hint of disappointment. "This is why Your Majesty and the Cabinet have discussed opening up the east-west connection south of the mountain city. After the occupation, our empire will quickly connect the railways across the country, creating a massive railway transport line. Just imagine how much supplies will flow into our empire, into the army, and into the civilian population every day."

Bantan was estimating this number.

"It's impossible to estimate, isn't it?" The Prime Minister said, his hands behind his back, as he approached the window, muttering to himself, but also answering him. "Yes, it's an impossible number, but all of this requires this railway line to connect. And right now, we haven't broken through yet, and the resistance in the mountain city remains fierce. Of course, they're also making secondary preparations: how will they respond if the south falls? That response means the current attack on our Empire's Second Army. They need to seize the initiative in the northwest."

"Prime Minister, are you planning to give up the Northwest?" Bantan understood what the Prime Minister meant.

"If I put up a fierce resistance in the northwest, leaving the mountain city with no hope, then what do you think of their resistance in the south?"

Bantan pondered for a moment and said, "There's a saying in the mountain city, 'You'll survive only when you're in danger.' Their people aren't afraid of death, but if they realize there's no hope, I'm afraid resistance will..."

The Prime Minister looked out the window and hummed, "Yes, they will mobilize heavy troops and deploy layer upon layer of defense. By then, we will not be able to complete this plan. If that is the case, then what is the point of staying in this barren land of the Northwest? Why use the Northwest to undermine the will of their southern forces? What do you think?"

Seeing Bantan lower his head and remain silent, the Prime Minister turned to look at him and said, "Go back and think about this issue. Should we send more troops or withdraw from Xi'an? When you have made up your mind, tell me."

There was a smell of blood in the wind. Xiao Ya, who had just gotten off the docked Izumo, frowned slightly as she stepped onto the dock.

She had seen blood before, so the normal smell of blood would not affect her. However, the smell of blood here felt like it was penetrating into her sense of smell through the pores of her skin.

The feeling made her feel like her stomach was churning.

"Is there anyone else in this place?" Hase Kiyoya, wearing a cloak, noticed the silence in the place and the unbearable smell of blood, and covered his nose with a handkerchief.

However, when he saw that Xiao Ya was just frowning and not covering her nose, he thought it was too pretentious for a man to do so, so he touched his nose, put the handkerchief in his pocket and looked into the distance.

There were no screams in the city, but there were a few wisps of black smoke in the distance. It was unknown whether it was intentional by the soldiers or a fire caused by the war.

"Death is also a way for rebirth to begin. The death of the old also means the continuation of new life. Those who are not loyal to you are gone. Aren't those who remain and those who migrate here the most loyal to your empire?"

This made sense. This place had been a British colony for many years, and those who were not loyal to them had long since disappeared. The Japanese army, with this bloodbath, was also a new round of reversal of its strategy.

However, there was a big difference. This time, it was an indiscriminate attack.

Takeshita Shun brought more than 2,000 marines and landed with the army yesterday. It was also the first time that both sides sat down and divided the city by drawing lots.

No matter which place they captured, they would not suffer any loss, because in some important places, Takeshita Shun and his team had already changed into Japanese army uniforms and looted them, and there was not much silver and money left there.

"Madam." Alice, who had left the ship and gone with Takahashi to tidy up the residence, came to Xiao Ya with her people.

The defeated look on Xiao Ya's face made it clear to her that the situation in the city could be summed up in four words.

It's so cruel and inhumane that it's impossible to watch.

"Madam, you'd better go up later. There are still many corpses on the street that have not been cleared."

"What's going on? It's been two days, why haven't you cleaned it up?" Hase Kiyoshi turned his head and asked Takahashi.

He had already gotten off the boat a day late, so why hadn't the bodies in the city been cleared away? What did they want to do?

Takahashi opened his mouth. What should he say? That Takeshita Shun is not a Marine, he is my wife's man.

His eyes fell on Alice. He said it was not suitable, but for Alice, it was definitely suitable.

"Madam, Commander Takeshita and his Marines swept through the city like a whirlwind and headed for the suburbs.

"What do you mean?" Hase Kiyoshi took out a cigarette. He wanted to use the smell of tobacco to cover up the smell of blood and the faint smell of barbecue in the air.

Yes, he had eaten barbecue this morning. Now thinking of the smell, if Xiao Ya had not been next to him and he did not want to embarrass himself, he would have started vomiting long ago.

Chang Guqing, holding a cigarette, turned his head slightly and looked at Xiao Ya in a daze; "What does he mean?"

Xiao Ya silently took out a small and exquisite kerosene lighter, lit it and moved closer to Hasegawa Qing.

How...how should I put it, this...what Takeshita Shun did is a little bit unreasonable, how do I say it?

By the way, I remembered it.