Expedition to Europe

Chapter 873: Restarting Martial Law

As several military police dragged away the congressman, the congress hall, which could accommodate hundreds of people, fell silent. It was so quiet that people's breathing and heartbeats could be heard. The only sound was the rapid footsteps of the military police. The only sound was Girardin's eyes staring at Guo Xinzhi.

"You, you, you - how could you do this?" After a long time, Guo Xinzhi finally squeezed out these few words.

"When you tried to challenge His Majesty's authority, you should have foreseen today's situation. His Majesty once gave you trust and let you manage everything in Japan, but look at what you have come up with? What is the Congress for? The Congress is to realize His Majesty's will! Not to promote Japan's democratic process! What are you for? You are here to protect the interests of Lan Fang! Not to prove that Lan Fang and Japan are two countries! If you can't even do these, what are you for? What is your Congress for?" Girardin was blunt and said words that were heartbreaking.

"You, you are so presumptuous. This is Congress, not a game!" Guo Xinzhi, who was scolded, finally understood what happened, but this response was not very smart, at least not in the eyes of Girardin.

"That's right, this is not a game, because the game is over!" Girardin said coldly and turned away.

"You, you stop——" Guo Xinzhi felt that something was wrong, but after saying it, Guo Xinzhi felt even more like a disaster was coming, because the speaker in front of him could no longer make any sound.

All the right to speak needs to be based on material, or all the right to speak needs to be supported by strength. If one's own strength is given by others, then these powers can be taken away by others at any time.

Unfortunately, Guo Xinzhi understood this truth too late.

After turning around, Girardin walked directly to the exit. When passing by the seats of the congressmen along the way, those congressmen stood up one after another and sent Girardin off with a respectful attitude.

If they didn't know who Girardin was before, then after today, they have already had a very deep first impression of Girardin. If they don't know how to treat Girardin at this time, then they can't become members of Congress.

The audience seats are at the exit. Yang Kai has already picked up his cup leisurely and is ready to leave with Girardin. Yang Kai is satisfied with today's show.

Luo Anping's original position was near the center of the venue, but today Luo Anping's position is also at the exit.

Girardin did not stop when he passed by Luo Anping. He turned around and stood in front of Luo Anping: "Today, this compulsory military service system must be passed. If it fails, you can do it yourself. If His Majesty's will cannot be realized in Japan, then there is no need for Japan to exist."

Hearing Girardin's words, Luo Anping was stunned at first, then shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, and still responded with a "yes".

Compared with the coldness just now, Girardin's words are more powerful. Many people noticed that Girardin said that it was not "Congress" that did not need to exist, but "Japan" that did not need to exist. The meaning of this is fundamentally different.

Returning to the car of the headquarters, Yang Kai also shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You do this-"

Yang Kai really couldn't evaluate Girardin's behavior. Use "out of line" to evaluate? That's because the Japanese Congress was out of line first, so Girardin would be out of line; use "over hasty" to evaluate? If you want to take this kind of thing slowly, it is estimated that there will never be a day to solve the problem.

"Do you have any opinions?" Girardin was not polite even when facing Yang Kai. This was not because Girardin's military rank was the same as Yang Kai now, but because Girardin's nature was like this. Except for a few people, few others could see Girardin's smile.

"No, your method is very appropriate. Compared with the previous chaos in Congress, it is necessary to wake up like this." Yang Kai immediately changed his words. Now this little girl is angry, it is not the time to touch bad luck.

"Hehe, this Congress is a joke. What kind of democracy is this? How much have these congressmen done for Lan Fang? They are just a bunch of people picking peaches. How can they understand what our soldiers have done for Lan Fang? I say that this Congress has no need to exist at all. Only by using soldiers to manage this country can we have long-term peace and stability." Only Girardin dared to speak so outrageously.

But when he said such words in front of Yang Kai, a soldier, Girardin did not treat Yang Kai as an outsider. Lan Fang soldiers still have a lot of "comradeship". Yang Kai obviously agreed with Girardin's words, but Yang Kai did not dare to be so presumptuous as Girardin. He just silently gestured two thumbs to express his firm support for Girardin.

"You are also going too far. Are you just going to let them do this? His Majesty gave you the headquarters in Japan, not to let you resist foreign enemies. You should have done this earlier. If you had let Guo Xinzhi suffer a little earlier, I guess this Congress would not have collapsed like this." Girardin was indeed impolite, and he turned the topic to Yang Kai.

Yang Kai blushed immediately, but he couldn't say anything to defend himself. For a moment, Yang Kai felt that he was not facing Girardin, but Qin Zhiyuan. This feeling made Yang Kai feel familiar and unfamiliar.

When was the last time I met the legion commander?

It seemed like a long time ago, but it seemed like just now. It seems that I have to go back to Penglai Island a few more times, otherwise I will slack off——

Yang Kai said this to himself. In fact, Yang Kai also knew that Qin Zhiyuan still trusted Yang Kai, otherwise Yang Kai would not have been the commander in Japan.

But it was precisely because of this trust that Yang Kai began to face his heart and always lived up to this trust.

Standing in Yang Kai's position, it was not a good thing to leave the ruling center of Lan Fang for too long. Yang Kai did not want to be the commander in Japan for life.

Thinking of this, Yang Kai's eyes seemed to have a fire burning: "Martial law, military law, start military law immediately. Even if His Majesty blames me, it is worth it as long as I can make a clean Japan for His Majesty. At worst, I can go back to the Foreign Legion and continue to be my big soldier. At least I can live up to His Majesty's trust."

"That's right!" Girardin nodded repeatedly, and looked at Yang Kai with relief in his eyes. This feeling was really a bit weird.

Yang Kai was also resolute in his work. Perhaps he had felt lost because Qin Zhiyuan had taken back the power of the governor, or perhaps he had become lazy after staying in Japan for a long time, or perhaps he had lost himself in the power. But no matter what, as long as he knew his mistakes and corrected them, he was still a person who could be saved in Girardin's eyes. The Ministry of Internal Affairs where Girardin worked must have monitored Yang Kai, a provincial governor. It was precisely because Yang Kai had not lost himself too far that Girardin gave Yang Kai a wake-up call.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

After returning to the headquarters, Yang Kai immediately signed a series of orders on "military control", including prohibiting gatherings in public places, curfews, unified distribution of materials, soldiers replacing police patrols on the streets, strict enforcement of military law instead of criminal law, and so on.

At the same time, Yang Kai also contacted the two infantry divisions composed of Japanese soldiers who were ordered to be transferred back to Japan. These two divisions are now under the command of Girardin, and their duties overlap with Yang Kai in some aspects. Yang Kai must coordinate the relationship between them and try to avoid mistakes in future cooperation.

After knowing that these two divisions would be transferred back to Japan, Yang Kai was quite disapproving, but soon, Yang Kai realized the benefits of these two divisions.

First of all, these two divisions are composed of Japanese soldiers, which ensures that these soldiers will not have language barriers when communicating with Japanese residents. In many cases, although the Lan Fang soldiers are usually equipped with translators when they go out, after all, the meaning will not be completely accurate when conveying, and there will still be problems with poor communication. Similar problems should be greatly reduced in the future.

Secondly, in terms of executing orders, although Lan Fang was a Japanese trusteeship, many Japanese were not satisfied with it. They had to obey Lan Fang's rule only because of the situation. The Japanese had a certain resistance to Lan Fang soldiers. Now with these two Japanese divisions, many things that were inconvenient for Lan Fang soldiers to take the lead would be done by these two Japanese divisions, which would make ordinary Japanese transfer their hatred from Lan Fang people to these Japanese soldiers.

In fact, people are the same, whether they are Orientals or Westerners, their hatred for the enemy can never catch up with their hatred for "traitors". Look at the fate of those translators during the Anti-Japanese War. The hatred of the Chinese for them was even compiled into nursery rhymes. Look at the women who were shaved in the streets of Paris after World War II. Maybe they were forced, but as long as they did not resist, they were deeply sinful.

Although Yang Kai did not know what happened in another time and space, he also understood this truth. Thinking about those Japanese soldiers being scolded in the future instead of Lan Fang people, Yang Kai felt that there was another good show to watch.

Of course, in the minds of those Japanese soldiers, this is a bad thing. As early as when they joined the army, these soldiers were promised that after serving in the Lan Fang Army for a certain number of years, these soldiers would have the right to join the Lan Fang nationality. This promise was like a carrot hanging in front of the nose of a donkey for these Japanese soldiers, and it was the driving force that prompted them to move forward.

Girardin's behavior in Congress still greatly shocked those congressmen. After Girardin left, the "Compulsory Military Service System" proposed by Luo Anping was quickly passed with a high vote, and even Guo Xinzhi, who had strongly opposed it before, voted in favor. Girardin's behavior was indeed a bit out of line, but it fully demonstrated Girardin's toughness. For Japan, Girardin was not a passerby, so how to get along with Girardin in the future was a very important issue.

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