**Chapter 219: Bullet's Style and Rage!**
Kabaneri World.
After a bloody siege battle, the Tamayori Station City Gate was wide open. The City Walls and Ground were covered in scarlet bloodstains, but the troublesome Corpses had long since been cleared away.
Army Soldiers, dressed in Black Uniforms and armed with Heavy Assault Rifles, could be seen everywhere. Under the Orders of the Officers wearing Black Justice Coats, they began taking over all the City Defenses.
On the City Walls and between the Streets, these black-clad Warriors, exuding a formidable Aura, were visible everywhere.
"Come out!"
"Come out!"
Teams of five drove the Citizens out of every house. Under the threat of Muzzles, these men, women, old, and young, dressed in various Kimonos, could only walk out trembling and then kneel on both sides of the Street as ordered by the Soldiers.
Looking around, everyone in the entire Fortress began kneeling on the Ground, with occasional crying sounds from some Children.
However, the Soldiers paid little attention to these Children, maintaining a cold Attitude that seemed to say, "If you want to cry, cry louder."
Douglas Barrett had once told them that the key to Conquest was Combining Grace and Authority, and Authority must come first, followed by Grace.
And their Army was responsible for Exerting Authority. They didn't need to earn the gratitude or respect of these people, only their sufficient Fear and Terror.
How do you make them feel Fear and Terror?
It's very simple.
Launch a direct frontal assault, completely subdue them, and eliminate all resisters who dared to pick up Weapons in front of all the Citizens, making them kneel on the Ground and deeply Experience Despair and Powerlessness.
Only then would these Talent not cause trouble or make a scene later, and obediently follow the Arrangements!
Therefore, whether it was this Tamayori Station, or the previous Sendai Station and Kurokawa Station, it was the same. After capturing the Fortress, they would clear out all the Samurai and Officials, and then the Citizens of the entire Fortress would kneel for five hours under the surveillance of the Army Soldiers.
This Time was enough for the subsequent Administrative Personnel and Technical Personnel to arrive. They would then be responsible for Management and distributing various Food, which marked the beginning of the stage of Bestowing Grace.
Although this approach was very bloody and ruthless and drew hateful gazes from many local Citizens, it did have a good Effect on the Stability of Order.
After all, without Samurai and Officials, there were no leaders, and those who dared to resist and had the Ability to resist were basically in the defending Army.
Once these Soldiers were dead, most of the remaining people were those who only dared to curse in their hearts but obediently obeyed in their Actions.
[Da da da da da!]
Suddenly, the intense Gunshots that had just subsided not long ago rang out again. This startled those who were moving slowly out of Fear, making them jolt and quickly run, then drop to their knees with a thud, pressing even their foreheads tightly against the Ground.
In front of the City Wall on the left side of the City Gate, lay over a hundred Corpses or bodies turning into Corpses, sprawled in a Pool of Blood. Across from them stood a line of Army Soldiers putting away their Guns.
It seemed the recent Gunshots originated from them.
"Reporting, Vice Admiral!"
"The last batch of Tamayori Station Samurai and Soldiers have all been executed. There are also thirty-two arrested Officials of various ranks!"
An Army Colonel appeared instantly with a *swish*, reporting loudly to the burly man with an extremely large Body Size.
"Okay, leave the Officials for now. They will be handed over to Cipher Pol later. Is the Chief Steward here among them?"
Bullet sat on an oversized Heavy Motorcycle, lighting a similarly oversized, thick Cigar for himself, and asked in a deep voice.
"The Chief Steward here is named Shiroyama Hirokata. According to the interrogation, he was killed on the City Wall at the very beginning of the Combat!"
"That's truly an unlucky fellow. What about our casualty count?"
After asking, Bullet held the Cigar between two fingers, exhaled a puff of smoke, and narrowed his eyes, looking down the main Street that stretched endlessly into the depths of the Inside the City.
The dense crowd of Citizens kneeling on both sides, combined with the lingering bloody smell in the Air, was the best Scenery in his eyes.
Isn't this Conquest?
"One hundred twenty-three killed in Combat, sixty-one seriously wounded, three hundred fifteen lightly wounded. As before, these were caused by being hit by Steam Guns during the wall-climbing stage."
Clearly, while the result of Conquest was enjoyable, the process of Conquest was also accompanied by Sacrifice.
Although Army Soldiers, being Sea Star People, had stronger Physiques than the people of the Kabaneri World, they hadn't reached the point of being invulnerable to Weapons. Being hit in a Vital Point by a Steam Gun with high Penetration Power would still result in death.
But if only non-vital areas were hit, it wasn't a big deal. Eating some Meat and resting for a few days was enough to recover.
"That's about twenty fewer people than before, not bad!"
Bullet, upon hearing this, looked satisfied, completely unconcerned about the lives of the Soldiers who had already sacrificed themselves. This was the Effect he wanted. If no one died, it would instead be unpleasant. What kind of Troop Training would that be?
"From now on, we need to increase the Difficulty of Sieges. We must make the defending side use Cannons. A Siege without Cannons to enhance the mood is a bit boring, don't you think?"
"Ah, this... Yes!"
The Army Colonel broke out in a cold sweat but could only nod in agreement. Anyway, Cannons were useless against Officers like them; a Cannonball shot at them could be split in half with a single Blade.
"It's almost lunchtime. Let's see what the Environment of the Governor's Mansion here is like..." Bullet held the Cigar in his mouth, biting it gently with his teeth, and started the Motorcycle beneath him.
[Rumble rumble—]
[Polu polu, polu polu]
Suddenly, just as the engine roared twice, the ringing sound of a Transponder Snail came from the pocket of his Coat of Justice. This made Bullet stop impatiently.
"Hello?!"
"This is Addison. Vice Admiral Bullet, you need to return to the Base as soon as possible." The Transponder Snail, sitting on his extremely wide Palm, said solemnly.
"What's the Matter?"
Hearing Bullet's somewhat aggressive tone, Senior Director Addison could only smile helplessly and then said.
"The Five Elders are preparing to hold a Government Conference in a month. Officials at Bureau Chief-level and Military Officers at Vice Admiral-level and above must attend. Admiral Akainu wants to meet with you and Vice Admiral Crocodile before then."
"Akainu... Isn't that the Marines' Candidate Admiral?"
Bullet frowned. He had a feeling that what the other party was about to say would make him very angry, extremely angry.
Indeed.
"That's right. While you were away doing Troop Training, Admiral Akainu was transferred from the Marines to the Army and was promoted from Candidate Admiral to Army Admiral."
Senior Director Addison didn't notice the change in Atmosphere and introduced the Situation thoroughly, but this caused Bullet's Breathing to become heavy and rapid.
The Army Colonel beside him watched in terror as the Big Shot's expression turned extremely ugly, the Rage in his eyes terrifying like a Devil.
This made him completely dare not move or even breathe deeply, his entire Body's Muscle completely stiff.
"A Marines Vice Admiral comes to the Army and becomes an Admiral?"
"Then why can't I, this Army Vice Admiral, be promoted to Admiral?"
Bullet's Facial Muscles pulled back to the sides as he glared ferociously at the Transponder Snail. "I'd like to see what Ability/Skill that red-haired dog has to be my superior..."
"..."
Senior Director Addison was stunned. He hadn't expected Bullet's Reaction to be so strong, and that he would openly curse Admiral Akainu.
"Cough cough cough, anyway, that's the Matter. You need to rush back to the Base within three days. Admiral Akainu will come here on the third day to meet with the two of you."
[Click]
After saying everything in one breath, Addison directly hung up the Transponder Snail communication. He didn't want to get involved in the Conflicts between these Military Brass.
Bullet looked at the Transponder Snail that had closed its eyes and grinned sinisterly, "Hmph, I'll definitely be there on time!"
"Go!"
"Shoot all those Officials! I want to hear a sound!"
(End of this chapter)