Zhang Xiaoqiang had made up his mind when he said that. Ever since he came to the apocalypse, he had always been decisive in killing. He had killed thousands of people without hesitation, and he had almost abandoned tens of thousands of people just because he felt like it.
As he slowly got used to his responsibilities, he gradually learned to control his emotions with reason, and he no longer killed immaturely like he did in the past.
In troubled times, there was a famous saying, but it could not be used blindly. After all, human heads were not leeks. Although there were no problems at the moment, it did not mean that there would be no problems. He did not want to be the overlord of the world, so he did not need to kill people to establish his authority.
"This … this is not good, isn't this letting them off easy? How many soldiers have been eaten by zombies because of their selfishness? How many people have died because of their bewitchment? How many have died on the frontlines? How many have died because of their weapons and resources? Even if these people died a thousand times, it would not be enough."
Zhao Jun couldn't figure it out. When he and Ishihara were surrounded in the reconnaissance room, he swore in his heart that once the war broke out, he would capture these bastards and skin them alive to feed them to the zombies. He would do whatever he wanted to do.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang is right, the army has military rules, and the country has laws. We are not bandits, we are a big force with tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people. We do not need to do what we did before, we just need to find a suitable order and start from scratch, and then we can gradually stabilize the people's hearts. Only when the people's hearts are stable can we develop faster. Although killing them can vent their anger, it will be a bad example for the people below. Maybe in their hearts, power is above the law, so there will be people constantly trying to curry favor, and corruption will also occur …"
Ishihara agreed with Zhang Xiaoqiang. The rule of law was the cornerstone of stability, and at the same time, it was an effective way to restrain the majority of people. It was not something that could be instilled into the hearts of the people, but it had to be slowly instilled from top to bottom, and finally rooted in the hearts of the people, becoming a net of law to restrict individual crimes.
"That's it then. When we're trying these people, we'll use the casualties of our soldiers as evidence to increase their guilt. Also, increase the casualty rate by 50%. At the same time, we'll expose all our tactics and let the civilians in the rear know that without these people, there would have been fewer casualties and fewer resources lost. In any case, we'll do whatever we can to make the people below angry …"
Zhao Jun and Ishihara Ye understood Zhang Xiaoqiang's words. Zhang Xiaoqiang's suggestion was nothing out of the ordinary. This was how public opinion attacks in the previous world worked. They would incite the anger of the commoners to incinerate the entire rebel class. Not only would they punish the traitors, but they would also unite the commoners and make the foundation of their rule more stable.
"If Xiang Fei and the others, who are the main culprits, are to be put on trial, what about the people below?
In total, 1,400 people have joined the suicide squad. Among them, close to 600 died in battle. Should we put the remaining 800 on trial? How are we going to deal with the manpower and resources required to put them on trial? "
Zhao Jun couldn't wrap his head around this and brought up the bewitched cannon fodder. Zhang Xiaoqiang and Ishihara Ye were stunned. They hadn't expected that if these people were to be put on trial, the amount of manpower and resources required to investigate and collect evidence would be astronomical. Now that everything was lacking, they didn't have enough manpower to clear the injustice of these prisoners.
"In ancient times, there was a type of punishment called banishment to the army. In the past, there was a type of punishment called reform through labor. Since we've already decided to add them to the suicide squad, let's do it this way. In the future, all other punishments other than the death penalty will be replaced by the suicide squad. At the same time, we'll set up an ideological guidance department in the suicide squad. We'll gather soldiers with political experience to be instructors so that these prisoners can learn about themselves through killing and change themselves …"
Ishihara Ye was the quick-witted one. He immediately came up with this insignificant idea. The main idea was to keep everything as usual and at the same time, make up the suicide squad.
"Very well, let's do it this way. Don't they like to stir up trouble at the back?
We'll let them know the dangers and hardships of frontline soldiers. If they don't farm themselves, they won't know the value of food. Let these people fight the zombies with their lives and let them repent on the battlefield … "
Zhang Xiaoqiang sat down and made the final decision. However, he didn't know that from now on, there were only two types of punishment for criminals in his system. One was to be sentenced to death and be given a quick death. The other was to be sent to the suicide squad. Unless they made contributions and became a regular soldier, they would have to suffer on the frontline against the zombies.
After dealing with the problems of Xiang Fei and the prisoners, Ishihara Ye brought up the second problem. It was almost evening, and the troops that had gone out had started to return to camp. The camp had also become lively. In the midst of the commotion outside, the door of the war room was suddenly pushed open …
Zhang Xiaoqiang, Ishihara Ye, and Zhao Jun were all smokers. As the top three in the army, everyone was constantly consuming tobacco when they were discussing problems. In the end, as soon as the door was pushed open, a large amount of smoke rushed out of the open door. Those who were smoking were fine, but those who pushed the door were choking on the smoke and coughing non-stop.
Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at Crescent Moon, who was standing at the door, her face red and bent over from coughing. He was a little confused. Why did this girl come here for no reason?
Just as he thought about it, Crescent Moon suddenly straightened up and stared at Zhang Xiaoqiang with her big, unblinking eyes. She only stared at Zhang Xiaoqiang.
Under the gaze of Ishihara Ye and Zhao Jun, Crescent Moon looked at Zhang Xiaoqiang from head to toe. Seeing that Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't even lose a hair, she didn't say anything. She turned around and walked out the door. As she walked out, she closed the door with a loud bang.
"Crazy …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at the door with disdain. He then turned to look at Ishihara Ye, who was in a daze.
"What did you say just now?"
Ishihara Ye looked at Zhang Xiaoqiang with a strange expression. He wanted to remind Crescent Moon that she didn't even close her eyes for the past two days. She was killing zombies day and night at the frontline. Then he remembered that there was a foreign girl who risked her life to cross the sea of zombies to reach Bamboo Mountain, so he didn't say anything more. He shouldn't talk about Zhang Xiaoqiang's personal problems.
"Since Zhang Xiaoqiang has decided to leave the cleanup of the zombies to the cavalry and the Blood Wolf Regiment, then we don't need to pay more attention to the zombies. Next, I've summarized some information about the military base in Yinchuan. Please take a look, Zhang Xiaoqiang …"
Ishihara Ye placed a piece of paper in front of Zhang Xiaoqiang. This was some of the military storage locations that he had learned when he was an officer in the Confidential Department. Most of them were second-line or even third-line ammunition depots. After all, first-line ammunition depots had the highest level of confidentiality. Even he didn't have the authority to know about them.
Zhang Xiaoqiang held the document in his hand and carefully looked at the densely packed addresses on it. After a while, he put it on the table and tapped his fingers on the paper. Then, he pushed it to the impatient Zhao Jun.
"What is Wang Shaohua's plan?
After reclaiming Yinchuan, we can find at least two more regiments' worth of equipment. What is he planning to do with these equipment? "
Ishihara Ye seemed to have expected this question from Zhang Xiaoqiang. He answered without any hesitation, "Wang Shaohua and his subordinates have already confirmed Zhang Xiaoqiang's decision.
"Wang Shaohua and his subordinates have already confirmed Zhang Xiaoqiang. For them, power is secondary. What they need is a leader who can lead them to victory. So far, Zhang Xiaoqiang's achievements are quite outstanding. No one can compare to you. Reclaiming Yinchuan and eliminating the zombies in Yinchuan, if it were someone else, even if they had double the number of soldiers, they still wouldn't be able to succeed."
Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't show any joy at Ishihara Ye's words. After experiencing Xiang Fei's betrayal, it was difficult for Zhang Xiaoqiang to trust others. Moreover, Xiang Fei had followed him when he started his career. The Yinchuan Army was forced to follow him.
"That's for the best. Tell Wang Shaohua that I can treat them and my own troops equally. I hope he can understand that our enemy is not humans, but zombies. Even if he has any ideas, he has to wait until the zombies are eliminated. I think he should understand …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang indirectly acknowledged the position of Wang Shaohua's second regiment in his force. The position of the main regiment was unshakable. The prerequisite was that they had to unite and eliminate all the zombies.
"In this way, we can replenish our consumption in the shortest time. In addition to more ammunition, we will also have more weapons and equipment. Can the troops expand again …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang was concerned about the future of the main regiment, but Zhao Jun was concerned about the supplies themselves. In his view, as long as the ammunition and weapons were in place, they could keep attacking, attacking, and attacking until the zombies in Inner Mongolia were eliminated.