Doctor, I'm really strong!

First, they attracted people from the surrounding areas of Kazdel by recruiting workers, allowing them to receive re-education in a better environment and isolate them from local bandits both materially and ideologically.

For those unwilling to cooperate, first send political workers to their homes to explain the policies, understand the reasons, and win over as many as possible. For the last stubborn ones, there's no need to be polite; tank tracks will be their final destination.

As for those bandit villages, the main approach was persuasion, with military strikes as a secondary measure. The Red Guards adhered to the principle of healing the sick and saving lives. In particular, Liu Jiuli specially instructed the political cadres sent out to learn some medical skills. Not everyone needed to be a Kal'tsit, just enough to be a barefoot doctor and treat people with headaches and fevers. This way, they could quickly build closer relationships with the locals.

Once the situation is turned around, most scoundrels are willing to repent and start anew when faced with better options.

As for the last remaining few, they could be counted on their fingers. And because those who could be won over stood on the side of the Red Guards, the bandits and bullies lost their breeding ground. They either fled to other countries or waited for people who knew them to lead the Red Guards to attack them.

The direct result of this was that Kazdel's thousands of years of bandit history was severed. No bandits from its original homeland could be found around Kazdel, and the hideouts and villages were demolished after all the people were moved away. It was truly a vast, clean expanse of white land.

However, that's not enough. Just because you've done well doesn't mean your neighbors will. For example, when carrying out bandit suppression missions in Ursus, the Red Guards' commanders and soldiers often found that it wasn't that they hadn't wiped out the local bandits, but rather that bandits from other places had migrated to their area. After all, there were no bandits in their area, so they came to seize their ecological niche.

This is really tough on people's mentality, so we must fight persistently and build an impregnable Great Wall that takes all aspects into account.

To achieve this, it is necessary to mobilize the broad masses of people, arm them, and plunge the enemy into the vast ocean of people's war.

In the Ursus Far East region, the Red Guards established a four-tiered unorthodox military system consisting of youth corps, militia corps, and armed police. The first two were mainly responsible for guarding and reconnaissance, and were only responsible for their respective areas. The latter were recruited and mobilized according to the actual situation to combat bandits, and only when necessary were regular troops deployed.

After this system was established, there were no more large-scale banditry incidents in the areas surrounding Irongrass and Kharkiv. At most, there were only small-scale roving bandits. Because the crackdown was so brutal, the number of ordinary people was so high that banditry could not develop in the Red Guard base area at all. The people regarded them as "mobile third-class merits", "walking 500,000 yuan", and "bride price delivered to the door". As a result, the bandits in the surrounding area were terrified of the Red Guard base area and would rather take a long way than dare to cross it.

After gaining work experience, it's natural to apply what you've learned. Kazdel also adopted a similar system, but supplemented it with various mobile outposts. After all, Kazdel is just one big city, and it's good if there are a few sizable small towns around it. There are very few villages. Once these places are under control, they have to go to these places to get supplies whenever there is a bandit problem. And the defense of these places is not something that mere bandits can break through.

Meanwhile, the Red Guard reserves, who had been rearmed from Kazdel, were put into the work of suppressing bandits. Even if there were no bandits to suppress, they could still practice 50 kilometers of cross-country running with weights.

And so, this famous scene unfolded on the land of Kazdel.

Lightly armed members of the Syracuse gang, disguised as bandits, collided with fully armed Red Guard reservists who were undergoing cross-country training.

Section 151: To Deceive, To Ambush

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Members of the Syracuse gang, disguised as bandits, ran into a fully armed Red Guard reserve force, and the ensuing battle...

Did the battle actually take place? It was over in just ten minutes.

If you remove the reaction time of both sides, the actual combat time is only five minutes.

Isn't it a bit too short? This isn't normal.

It's perfectly normal, very normal. The first to spot the enemy were the Red Guard reserve recruits. Their training is inherently combat-oriented, so helicopters and drones would follow them from the sky. Experienced veterans would also accompany them, partly to scout the situation and partly to pick up people who were exhausted and needed emergency medical care. The helicopters could then take them directly to the rear hospital.

Another point is that Kazdel has no shortage of mercenaries. In other words, if you train the people here well, they will all be elite veterans.

Therefore, in Kazdel's recruit company, there are actually quite a few veteran mercenaries with rich combat experience. They all have several skills they are good at. Although they certainly cannot use any illegal or disorderly skills, they can definitely give the enemy a surprise when used to deal with them.

Nowadays, they have upgraded their equipment significantly, with flexible exoskeletons (similar to nanosuits, a sophisticated product combining Originium Industries and Originium Arts, with no drawbacks except for their high price). Once activated, they assist in movement, and even before activation, they allow the wearer to experience warmth in winter and coolness in summer. The soldiers especially love these things.

The weapon is a classic modified AK series. It's modified because you can no longer see the classic beauty of the AK47 on this weapon. It's completely a modern weapon called AK. However, in order to commemorate this king weapon, Liu Jiuli decided to name it Fire Kirin... cough cough cough, wrong channel, it's AK47.

Add a bunch of tactical accessories, and you call it an AK47? You'd get shot dead by military enthusiasts on Earth.

But this is Terra, and Liu Jiuli is the only Earthling here, so I have the right to name it myself. If I say it's called AK47, then it's called AK47, and no objection will be accepted!

The recruits described the weapon as reliable, fierce, and accurate; if it could cook, they would definitely marry it.

As for machine guns, they are general-purpose machine guns. Without considering cost at all, the Red Guards are equipped with high-quality weapons, such as the modified MG3. Its predecessor was the MG42, and its firepower and rate of fire are excellent. Combined with the Terrans' amazing physical attributes, a strong and healthy Sarkaz can wield two MG3 machine guns. Of course, for the sake of combat effectiveness, they would not be equipped with such bizarre configurations.

However, there is one configuration that can be used: having the machine gunner carry a huge ammunition box on his back and then stand still to fire.

Friendly reminder: these are physical attributes possessed by special individuals of power-type races such as the Frozen Hoof, Ursus, and Sarkaz, as well as other races in Terra. Humans should not imitate them, or you will die a darkly humorous death on the battlefield.

It's worth noting that an old-fashioned wooden ammunition box contains between 1500 and 920 rounds of ammunition, which is already quite heavy, while a backpack-style automatic ammunition box can hold more than 5,000 rounds.

Although these bullets are caseless because Liu Jiuli has more advanced caseless ammunition technology, their weight is still quite unpleasant.

Incidentally, because it is a caseless ammunition, more bullets can be held in a magazine of the same length. Currently, the standard magazines issued to the Red Guards are 50 rounds each.

Another reason is that even if everyone uses drum magazines for their assault rifles, the weight doesn't affect the effectiveness of their firearms at all for the Terrans. In their words, it's just an ordinary frying pan and a rice bowl.

This is a change in Tai's physical condition.

Interestingly, the units of weight used here are the same as the metric units used by humans on Earth. This is thanks to the lack of people in the Moon Shadow, which means that the prehistoric humans here were not much different from humans on Earth in terms of physical fitness.

The fascinating continent of Terra, the fascinating world of Arknights.

The above only refers to light weapons, not to mention the more terrifying rocket launchers and the Gatling guns on the two accompanying helicopters. Most of the gang members disguised as bandits still use melee weapons. There are no ranged mages at all; they mainly rely on crossbows and firearms, and even those are few in number.

The bows and crossbows used by the Terrans are indeed as powerful as firearms within 300 meters. However, this is mainly due to the Terrans' strong physical abilities, not because the weapons themselves are particularly outstanding. When the power is similar, the side with more firepower is more likely to win. Moreover, the training difficulty for bows and crossbows is significantly different from that for firearms.

The former's structure dictates that without the aid of Originium Arts, they simply cannot fly at supersonic speeds. However, if the Red Guard soldiers use Originium Arts to empower them, the bullets will directly inflict elemental damage. Other consumptions are not a concern at all; the gunpowder inside the bullets will solve all the problems.

Because the Red Guard reserve recruit company discovered and warned the enemy in advance, they opened fire first and even built a makeshift position in advance. The enemy was still driving around looking for targets when they were blown up on the spot.

Where did the explosion come from?

Rifle grenades, mortars, rocket launchers, hand grenades—is that enough? If not, helicopters in the sky can provide Gatling gun barrages.

Ordinary people can hardly imagine the power of modern weapons. Take hand grenades for example. You might think that if you encounter a hand grenade, you just need to lie down like in the movies. In reality, that's impossible. If you are within its radius of effect when it explodes, or worse, if the grenade explodes in the air, you can expect to be riddled with holes. Even if you don't die, you'll be severely disabled.

The 60mm mortar has a kill radius of 15 meters, which is the power of an old relic. The Red Guards have mass-produced modified versions after secondary processing using Originium Arts. Not only has the kill radius been expanded to 20 meters, but the power within this range is also greater (not counting the spread kill range of the built-in steel balls). It guarantees to send people away in one go, leaving the enemy no chance to suffer. It is a very humane weapon.

Faced with weapons of this caliber, the enemy didn't even have a chance to surrender. They were taken down in one salvo and then captured by the Red Guard reserve recruits who rushed up afterward. Many survivors sat on the ground in a daze, probably suffering at least a concussion, and possibly additional mental problems.

For the new recruits, it was just a casualty and easy encounter, but the subsequent interrogation of the captured bandits made the Red Guards realize the seriousness of the problem.

They've come from Syracuse to deceive us and launch a sneak attack.

Section 152: Yan Ke is confident about this.

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The enemy's actions have begun, but Kazdel will not take any drastic actions until Syracuse takes more aggressive steps.

They might not even take any action at all, continuing to follow the established procedures.

In small-scale battles, gangs and bandits without regular military training are easy targets. In large-scale battles, once the enemy begins to assemble its troops, there is no way they won't be exposed. The Red Guards' various reconnaissance aircraft patrol the area 24 hours a day. Unless they possess Originium Arts stealth abilities equivalent to Liu Jiuli's, the Red Guards will definitely discover the situation before they do.

What if a natural disaster occurs and communications are blocked?

Yes, you said it was a natural disaster. How dare the enemy rush through a disaster-stricken area? They would definitely have to take a detour. Even if they were incredibly lucky and were only discovered when they were at the city gates, they would then have to face another problem.

As a proper Chinese rabbit, can you guess what kind of defensive fortifications Liu Jiuli built in Kazdel?

In any case, there are 123 155mm fortress turrets, which are deployed around Kazdel. There is also a regiment of regular Red Guard troops stationed in the city. The local people of Kazdel can be mobilized at any time. They have plenty of weapons and ammunition, and their food and fresh water can last for more than a year thanks to their reserves.

Sit down, everyone. This is basic procedure.

With the defense system deployed to this extent, if scattered soldiers were to manage to break in, Liu Jiuli felt that the person in charge should be sent to the Fire Copper Chamber of the Sun Prison to experience life; they would definitely be large-scale insects.

"Kazdel has become an unbelievably gentle place."

Yan Ke said this, but his hands were gently stroking the petals of a rose. This was a flower shop, run by a Sarkaz girl. You could tell from her neck that she was infected.

"Mr. Yan Ke, don't you like this kind of place?"

In response to the girl's question, Yan Ke smiled and replied, "I'm just curious how long this peace can last, especially on the land of Kazdel."

In the stories passed down through the Sarkaz, Kazdel rose and prospered more than once, but each time it was like a fleeting moment. No dynasty lasts forever, but Kazdel's beauty was all too short-lived.

The most recent glorious era was the Theresa era, more than a hundred years ago. It was also the only era in Kazdel's history that did not have any additional titles and was referred to directly by the personal names of the people, which shows how much everyone loved Theresa.

Regent Theresis and Princess Theresia together led Kazdel into a prosperous era, only to fall apart again amidst a series of natural and man-made disasters. Their paths diverged greatly afterward, ultimately leaving behind the broken Kazdel of today, which has been given the right to outsiders to rule.

To many "purely righteous" Sarkaz, Liu Jiuli was an outsider, a demon king who wasn't a demon king, which was simply absurd!

However, Yan Ke himself didn't care. He knew the man's identity and knew he would definitely come back. He just didn't expect that his return would create so many surprises. Suddenly, he felt that the future of this world was worth looking forward to.

The girl didn't understand Yan Ke's thoughts, but she still followed her heart and said, "I hope Kazdel can always be like this."

"We can't say for sure. This flower is nice, I'll buy it."

"Eh? Oh! Okay, Mr. Yanke, if you like it, please take it. Welcome to come again next time."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're a flower seller, you don't make money by selling flowers, do you expect gold to fall from the sky? Hurry up and pay the bill!"

After buying a pot of roses that he liked, Yan Ke headed towards his residence.

Regardless, Yan Ke is an employee of Rhodes Island. When Liu Jiuli poached Yan Ke from Rhodes Island, he didn't consider what the island was made of at all. Yan Ke came to Future Technology under the title of instructor. However, the work he did afterward made him start to consider whether he should change his career.

Faced with the brutal firepower of automatic weapons, even the most skilled Sarkaz swordsmen would have to retreat, or they would be reduced to ashes in a flurry of dust. In a one-on-one situation, Yan Ke was confident; against a group of new recruits, he could take on a squad or even a platoon. But against those Red Guards who had undergone ideological education...

Even new recruits, Yan Ke has to avoid them.

The most terrifying soldiers are those who know why they fight and are willing to sacrifice and dedicate themselves. If they have a trustworthy leader and a comprehensive welfare system behind them, these soldiers are fully capable of using the remaining part to hold you tightly while you cut off half of their body, allowing their comrades to overwhelm both of them with powerful firepower.

It's not a big deal if there are one or two soldiers like that, but if everyone is like that, even new recruits and militiamen have this kind of awareness...

Although Yan Ke is a berserker, he is not an idiot. He knows what it means to be doomed. He can break through the lines of a traditional army, but when facing the Red Guards, who are iron-blooded warriors who will attack ten times for every one they fall, it is a dead end if there is more than a squad.

Something similar has happened before, in Lungmen.

The situation at the time was that some people were involved in organ trafficking, and they even brought it to the Future Science City. The Red Guards didn't tolerate them, so they directly dispatched the armed police.

Yes, they are the People's Armed Police, not the regular army.

The mastermind behind this was an employee of Rhine Technology. They had used the underworld to obtain human experimental subjects more than once. Lungmen usually turned a blind eye to these guys who operated in the slums and did not affect the overall security environment of Lungmen, but that was not the case with Future Technology.

Liu Jiuli's principle is: whoever goes against the common people, I'll tell him to stop going against them.

Frankly speaking, the personnel Rhine Life dispatched were all very capable. After all, they were people who were going to carry out missions in the gray area or even the black area. Without some strength, they would be easily double-crossed. In a one-on-one situation, those armed police were no match for them.

But the soft fear the hard, the hard fear the ruthless, and the ruthless fear the reckless.

After spotting a suspect, an armed police officer relentlessly pursued him. When they entered an alley, the suspect attempted to kill him. However, to the officer's surprise, even after severely injuring him, the suspect clung tightly to his leg and even bit him. In the few minutes that were wasted, the other armed police officer caught up and nearly killed him on the spot.

Subsequent investigation revealed that the Rhine Lab employee was carrying standard mage combat gear, which would have been enough to make him invincible in the slums. However, he was easily subdued by five armed police officers from the Red Guards, one of whom was seriously injured but survived.

Logically, the person who was arrested would be released by Rhine Life, who would apologize, and the matter would be considered closed.

How could that be! Liu Jiuli has zero tolerance for this kind of crime. He'll drag them out and shoot them. If they have any complaints, they'll keep quiet. If they come here to cause trouble, they'll be punished according to the regulations.

Rhine Life was naturally furious, but they also knew that if the matter were investigated further, they would definitely be in the wrong first. Lungmen obviously wouldn't offend someone who frequently came to them for personal gain, just for the sake of a major provider of employment and taxes. Rhine Life was just an office in Lungmen and didn't even have the right to pay taxes. Whether from a moral or economic standpoint, Wei Yanwu couldn't afford to offend Future Technology over this matter. In fact, he would be happy to see these capitalists fight to the death.

After all, if the capital stops fighting, the government will be the next to suffer. According to the logic of a feudal ruler, Wei Yanwu should naturally side with Future Technology. If necessary, he can use Rhine Life's office as a means of currying favor.

Rhine Labs had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill and, in any similar operations that followed, tried to stay away from the jurisdiction of future technologies.

This personality is just like an American's; trying to reason with him is useless, but if you throw a few big punches at him, he'll immediately understand what you're trying to say and will fully express his understanding and respect.

How shameless!

Having learned from such a lesson, Yan Ke was confident in the strength of the Red Guards. Unless Syracuse were to launch a full-scale, unified attack, the current tactics of fighting and brawling would be insufficient to deter Kazdel. In fact, they should thank Kazdel for helping them train their troops.