Another World: Naval Storm

It sounds very high-sounding, but I don't know whether others believe it or not, but Leo certainly doesn't believe it.

On June 1900, 6, Colonel William, commander-in-chief of Drake's Far East Squadron, led three cruisers and the Botuka to meet up with the rest of the nine-nation fleet in Canghai.

On June 6, the Battle of Tianjin Fort broke out. Leo fought flexibly and remained unscathed in the artillery battle. During the operation, the Botuka often seized the opportunity to turn around and cover the injured ships, for which he was commended by Colonel William.

Dear Commander,

[Settlement of the Battle of Tianjin Fort]

[Congratulations, you have obtained 2000 merit points]

"I would rather not take part in this war." Looking at the thick smoke rising from the artillery position and the dead bodies scattered all over the ground, Leo felt inexplicably sad.

In August, Leo was appointed commander of the coalition forces stationed in Jingu, responsible for commanding 8 marines of the Drake Empire stationed in Jingu.

In October, all organized resistance forces in Yanjing, the capital of Xunyang Empire, were completely destroyed, and the relocation operation of the coalition forces was stopped under the strict order of the coalition headquarters. At the end of October, Leo was ordered to lead his troops into Yanjing City.

As we stepped into the gate of Yanjing, we saw people standing against the wall in tattered clothes, with numbness in their eyes, not caring at all about a group of foreign soldiers showing off their might in their capital.

"Sir, they are so dirty!" Outside an abandoned house ahead, a little beggar was cleaning the lice off the head of another little beggar.

"A corrupt empire, even if some people die for it, it can only delay its death." Looking at the scenes that only appeared in textbooks in his previous life, Leo was filled with emotion.

"You are right. I don't understand why someone would declare war on so many countries in the world. I heard that the person in charge of Xunyang Empire is an old lady?" The adjutant's understanding made him very confused about some of the operations of this country's government.

"The Queen Mother of Xunyang Empire is the only woman in the world who openly declared war on the whole world. Maybe she is mentally abnormal." Dick shrugged, indicating that he didn't know either.

"It looks like she should be put in a mental hospital. A normal person wouldn't go this crazy."

Through the abandoned house, you can vaguely make out the big words "Go out and see the world in peace" on the wall.

On the way to the Zijin Palace, the imperial palace of Xunyang Empire, there were corpses everywhere on the streets. Several alleys were filled with corpses. That was the result of the coalition forces driving the Xunyang army, militia and a large group of Xunyang people into a dead end, and then shooting them with machine guns for more than ten minutes until there was no one left standing.

The atrocities seen everywhere made Leo, who had already prepared himself mentally, almost vomit.

Redel, who came to greet him, told Leo that the Drake Empire was more brutal than other countries in the entire massacre. The German Emperor was furious because the Drake Empire's envoy was assassinated in Yanjing not long ago. He issued an order to the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Drake Waldersee: "If you encounter the enemy, kill them all and leave no one alive!"

Waldersee followed the order very well, often raiding the counties under the jurisdiction of Yanjing, killing people and extorting money. He also forced the people of Xunyang to kill each other and beheaded the captives. Countless headless bodies were piled up on both sides of the aisle of Caishikou, and the heads were hung on the city wall for public display.

Many of Xunyang officials’ wives were also taken to the Temple of Heaven and brutally raped by the Allied soldiers. Ordinary people were not spared either. Faced with the Allied forces’ coercion, hundreds of women chose to commit suicide. All the wells in the city drowned women to avoid being raped. This was the worst tragedy in the world.

"Imperialism always eats people!"

The Kaiser's order disappointed him greatly, and made Leo hesitant about whether to continue to increase the power of the Drake Empire's war machine. At this moment, the idea of ​​retiring and becoming a rancher in Yemelica gradually gained the upper hand.

"Vashir-Leyton!" Leo called out Vashir's name formally, staring into his eyes and asked, "Did you kill those innocent people?"

"Of course not, I never kill unarmed people!" Seeing the determination in Leo's eyes, Vasir answered very readily.

"That's good. I don't want my friend to be an executioner." Looking up at the 45-degree sky, "Our hands can be stained with blood, but it can only be from the enemy, never from civilians!"

Leo didn't say anything until he saw Waldersee. The Purple Gold Palace was not like the other royal gardens and palaces that were emptied by the armies of various countries. They were good at looting. The gold, silver, sacrificial vessels, Buddha statues, treasures, antiques, silk, clothing, and ancient books that were stolen were countless. The loss of treasury silver in the various government offices in Xunyang alone exceeded 60 million taels. This amount of money could arm 100,000 well-equipped troops. Unfortunately, when Xunyang was training new troops, the Xunyang court always evacuated them by saying that they had no money. Otherwise, the coalition forces could capture the capital of a huge empire with just a few people. This was like a fairy tale.

"Report, Marine Corps Commander Leo is here to report!"

"I've heard of you, a rising star in the Navy and an outstanding student at Kerry College!" At this moment, Waldersee seemed to have changed his face and was very kind to Leo.

"Sir, I'm just an ordinary Imperial Navy officer!"

"Don't underestimate yourself. I think the entire Imperial Navy knows your name. I asked you to come here this time to give you a mission!"

Leo was very nervous, afraid that he would be asked to go out and massacre the people of Xunyang in the next second.

"The Empire has gained a lot of spoils in Yanjing. You and your team must transport them to the port of Jingu and load them onto the warships." Waldersee's words relaxed his tense nerves.

Following Waldersee, we came to an open space in front of a temple. The ground was filled with hundreds of wooden boxes. Presumably, all the rare treasures that Waldersee had looted were inside.

Waldersee pointed to a dozen wooden boxes placed separately on one side and said, "These are for you and the Marines. Anyone who sees them can have a share. They can be regarded as souvenirs."

"Thank you, sir! It's just that there are too many supplies and the transportation vehicles the troops carry are insufficient. I think it will take some time to transport them all, or we can transport them in batches."

"It doesn't matter. It will take some time for the Queen Mother of Xunyang to return to the Purple Gold Palace. You have plenty of time to make arrangements." Waldersee said indifferently. "You and your boys can relax for a while."

"The Eight Great Hutongs are a paradise for men in Xunyang, just like Amsterdam in Flanders, but this place has its own characteristics." Vassil smiled playfully, and it seemed that he had been there often.

After saying goodbye to Waldersee, I strolled with Vassil in the huge Purple Gold Palace. Think about it, the Forbidden City in the previous life would not let you walk around casually.

"You are too barbaric." The eight gilded copper vats outside the three main halls were brutally scraped off the gold on the surface of the vats with bayonets. Looking at the uneven vats, Leo said fiercely.

"You can't blame me for that. My eyes turned red when I saw the golden soldiers. Who would dare to stop me?" Vasir looked helpless.