Chapter 313
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"Since everyone here has already made up their minds, then I will be the highest commander in charge of planning this war." Mississauga scanned the crowd, and his gaze paused on Yarlin's face for a moment before returning to the sand table. "According to the established strategy, everything outside the red line will be regarded as a rebel area. The entire area will be divided into three areas — East, West, and South. The three major military regions will jointly sweep the area and push forward layer by layer."
"The 3rd Military Region will be the vanguard. Carry out the first round of the clean-up operation, especially those towns that are highly likely to have stored supplies. Destroy all the camps along the way and kill all the living people. I want the entire rebel zone to become a forbidden zone for living people. I want to bring the fear of death to every rebel and make them collapse in despair."
"The Second Military Region will enter as the second echelon and control every important road. Every 50 miles forward, set up layers of checkpoints along the way and build simple fortifications to prevent small groups of rebels from jumping over the wall in desperation."
"The Fourth Military Region will enter as the third echelon and sweep the entire area as if plowing the land to eliminate any survivors. Finally, speed up the pace to catch up with the Second and Third Military Regions and complete the rendezvous here." As Michigan spoke, he circled a gathering point on the sand table. Then, he drew a curved arc. "Compress and nibble away at them step by step. Finally, form a fan-shaped encirclement and block the rebel army's forces in this area."
The area that Mississauga drew was a depression in the terrain. On both sides were the barren mountains of the Gobi Desert, and behind it was the endless sea. It was a dangerous place where it would be difficult to escape once surrounded.
"The rebel army is just a group of mobs. Being able to control a few munitions factories to manufacture ordinary weapons is already the peak of their abilities. They definitely don't have the ability to build warships. Even if they do, with their lack of resources and time, it would be difficult for them to build a few passable ships. When we chase them here like herding sheep, the sea behind them and the Gobi Desert on both sides will be a natural moat that they can't cross."
"This is where we completely annihilated them." Michigan suddenly clenched his fist. "This is a strategic deployment. The specific deployment of each military region is up to each military region to plan, but the pace of command must be synchronized at all times. No military region is allowed to advance or fall behind. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir!" The senior generals of the three military regions saluted at the same time and replied in unison.
Yarlin didn't say a word as he watched the meeting. He narrowed his eyes and sized up the high-ranking officers in the meeting room. His gaze finally focused on Mississauga's silver hair as various thoughts ran through his mind.
"I wonder if Colonel Yarlin has any suggestions for our deployment?" Michigan suddenly asked Yarlin with a smile.
"The Prime Minister is overpraising me. I, Yarlin, am just a small Marine Captain. I shouldn't be qualified to sit in on such an important meeting here. Moreover, the senior generals of the Alabasta military are all here. Their qualifications and experience are not something that a newly promoted Marine Captain like me can compare to." Yarlin laughed. "I just think that according to this set of strategies, the rebels in Alabasta will not be able to jump around for long."
"In half a year, at most, in less than a year, the turmoil in Alabasta will be quelled by our military." There was a cold light in Mississauga's eyes. He looked at Yarlin and changed the topic. "However, in this process, we will need the support and help of Colonel Yarlin."
"Huh?" Yarlin showed a look of surprise on his face. "My support and help?"
"Yes, Alabasta is a traditional land power, and its naval power is very weak. In order to prevent the rebels from escaping from the sea and ensure that the rebels and the mobs can be wiped out smoothly, I hope that Colonel Yarlin can order the Naval Branch under his command to cooperate with our military operations and completely block the coastline." Mississauga said.
Yarlin frowned and thought for a long time. He seemed to be a little embarrassed and said. "I'm afraid this is very difficult. Not to mention that our Naval Branch has few soldiers and ships. The branch stationed in Alabasta is more symbolic. On the other hand, the struggle between your military and the rebels is still an internal matter of Alabasta, and the World Government prohibits the Naval Branch from interfering in the internal affairs of the country."
"The problem of having few soldiers is the problem of your Naval Branch. We can't do anything about it, but the problem of having few ships is that we can give several idle warships in Alabasta to the Naval Branch. We can even give a shipbuilding factory inside Alabasta to the Naval Branch as a reward." Mississauga said generously.
"This is not the point of the problem. The point is that the World Government prohibits the Naval Branch from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. This is a matter of principle." Yarlin's face was slightly moved, but he still refused.
"What if we, Alabasta, take the initiative to send a paper document to the Marine Headquarters and ask for support from the local branch?" Mississauga said cunningly. "Or, we, Alabasta, cut off all the areas along this coastline from the country and give them to the Naval Branch as a garrison territory for the Naval Branch stationed in Alabasta. Then the Naval Branch will block its own garrison territory."
"Then, the rebels who are being chased are the illegal militants who broke into the territory of the Marine Headquarters!" Arlen's face showed a look of understanding, he understood Michigan's meaning, his mind was spinning crazily, "Giving the country's coastal land to the Marine branch, this is a disguised form of giving the country's sea control to the Marine branch, and ceding the country's territory to the Marine branch, this is the first time in history. It's easy to invite a god but hard to send him away, it's impossible that Michigan doesn't understand this. The most important thing is that once this case is opened, the Marine Headquarters is likely to find a way to extend their tentacles into the land."
It's just that having a Naval Branch base on the inland of another country and directly having a ceded territory is similar to the nature of a colony, and the strength of control and influence is very different.
Yarlin was shocked by Mississauga's courage and madness. His original plan was to find a legal opportunity to enter the battlefield from the Sand Crocodile. However, he never expected that the military of Alabasta would throw out such a big gift so early.
And he didn't even have the chance to refuse. Once he refused, Mississauga could directly pass the local branch to the Marine Headquarters, and the reaction of the Marine Headquarters … Oh, Yarlin could guess it with his toes.
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