The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

Seeing that Long Fei had spoken, Ke Ting chimed in, "My father once visited China, and he said it was a mysterious and great country..."

Curtin was about to continue speaking when Long Fei interrupted him: "Alright, Mr. Curtin, stop with the nonsense. Of the four ancient civilizations in the world, only China has survived to this day. History has already proven our mystery and greatness."

"Yes, yes, yes..." Curtin nodded repeatedly, his heart filled with fear.

"I've called you here today to tell you that Kangaroo Island will continue to be managed by you until I appoint an official."

"I demand that all indigenous Maori people be exempted from all taxes for three years, so that they can recuperate and improve their living standards."

"Okay, I will definitely do as you say. Commander Long, you are amazing."

Long Fei chuckled: "Mr. Curtin, don't speak too soon. If you praise me now, you'll be cursing me to death in your heart right away."

"No, no, no, how could that be?"

Long Fei ignored him and continued, "However, for the next three years, apart from the Maori, all of you descendants of exiled convicts from the Lion Kingdom will have your taxes doubled on top of the existing taxes, for a period of three years."

"Ah... double that much..."

"Is that too much? You've been exploiting the indigenous people for so many years. Making you pay back for three years is just a lesson for you. It's too lenient. If you don't want that, then it'll be ten years."

"No, no, no! I agree, okay? We can just grit our teeth and get through these three years."

Long Fei then joked, "You have another option: go to the Lion Country. Why stay here as second-class citizens?"

If possible, who wouldn't want to leave here and go to the Lion Kingdom? But it's not something you can just go whenever you want.

Kangaroo Island has a population of over seven million, 90% of whom are descendants of convicts exiled from the Lion Kingdom, which at that time had a population of less than fifty million.

Therefore, how could the Lion Country possibly agree to take in these seven million people, especially since many of them are mixed-race descendants of convicts and indigenous people?

But Ke Ting couldn't answer Long Fei like that, so he made up a more tactful excuse.

“We’ve lived on Kangaroo Island for so many years and are used to the climate here. It’s so cold in Singapore, we definitely wouldn’t be able to stand it.”

Long Fei sneered, not exposing the matter directly. At this moment, the monk came in and reported that Xie Qiang had asked Long Fei whether he wanted to go to Christmas Island for inspection.

"Reply to Commander Xie, I'll be there right away."

After saying that, Long Fei stood up, patted Ke Ting on the shoulder, and solemnly instructed him.

"Mr. Curtin, do a good job. If you do well, I will consider arranging a suitable position for you in the future."

"Yes, Commander Long, please rest assured, I will definitely do my best."

Long Fei nodded, indicating that Ke Ting could leave.

After Ke Ting left, the monk asked in a low voice, "General Long, is this what you call the strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Commander Long, I'm not well-educated. Could you explain to me what 'using barbarians to control barbarians' means?"

"Okay, let's talk as we walk."

After Long Fei boarded the Mengshi military off-road vehicle, he joined the guard vehicles to form a large convoy and headed straight for Sydney Harbour.

On the bus, Long Fei began to explain to the monk.

“Monk, this former Prime Minister Curtin and his ancestors have lived and settled on Kangaroo Island. They know this place like the back of their hand.”

"Moreover, Kangaroo Island currently has a population of seven million, ninety percent of whom are descendants of convicts exiled from the Lion Kingdom, like Curtin."

"That's why I'm considering having some of the original government personnel continue to manage Kangaroo Island. This way, most of the people on Kangaroo Island won't be too resistant, and it will also help to quickly transition to a stable situation."

"All we need to do is control the military, diplomacy, security, finance, and judiciary. That is my strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians. Now that I've explained it, you should understand."

The monk nodded quickly: "I understand, Commander Long. I think I can learn a lot from you."

Long Fei smiled wryly and said, "Monk, when did you learn to flatter people?"

The monk started spouting nonsense with a straight face: "Commander Long, you're wrong. How is this flattery? I'm clearly flattering the dragon."

Long Fei rolled his eyes, pointed at the monk and laughed, "You brat, you've gone bad following Xie Qiang."

Upon arriving on Christmas Island, Long Fei, accompanied by Xie Qiang, toured the capital, Wellington.

Next, Long Fei asked Xie Qiang to bring former Prime Minister Savage over, and then repeated what he had told Curtin on Kangaroo Island.

After Savage nodded in agreement, Long Fei told him to leave.

Then he told Xie Qiang to leave 3,000 mechanized troops on Christmas Island and 20,000 mechanized troops on Kangaroo Island, and the rest of the troops to rest for three days and then return immediately.

The armies on Kangaroo Island and Christmas Island have now been disarmed, so the remaining forces are sufficient to handle the situation.

Seeing Long Fei's urgency, Xie Qiang wondered if he had some kind of battle plan, so he couldn't help but ask.

Long Fei didn't answer, but instead placed several newspapers in front of Xie Qiang: "Take a look first and then we'll talk."

Xie Qiang hurriedly picked up the newspaper and started reading. Soon, he put the newspaper down, looked up at Long Fei, and asked.

"Commander Long, the newspapers say that the Hans and Russia have entered into fierce urban warfare in major cities such as Moscow and Leningrad. The war between the two sides has reached a stalemate, and it is difficult to determine the winner for the time being."

"Do you mean that the time has come for us to strike while he's weakened and kill him?"

Long Fei laughed and said, "It's not like we'd want his life, but we should have no problem getting the Siberian region and the cultural relics from our country that they looted from the Winter Palace."

"Our ancestors long ago warned: 'Those who possess a million mighty soldiers, wield heaven-reaching supernatural powers, and hold world-destroying blades, yet lack the will to advance, will find their territories unrecovered and new lands unclaimed, and their people mediocre and incompetent. Prolonged peace breeds a lack of ambition for the land, and a life of intoxication leads to a lack of contribution to even an inch of soil! As the saying goes, 'If Heaven bestows something and you do not take it, you will suffer the consequences; if the time comes and you do not act, you will suffer the calamity.' Future generations should remember this!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Qiang felt a surge of excitement, stood up abruptly, and shouted.

"Commander Long, why bother resting for three more days? I can't wait any longer. Let's head back tomorrow."

Long Fei was also a little excited, so he agreed to Xie Qiang's request and ordered them to set off for China the next day.

To save time, Long Fei ordered Chen Yiding, commander of the Northeast Army, to leave behind an army unit to guard the Korean Peninsula together with the troops that Liu Wei had led to carry out the secret mission.

Then he led the rest of the Northeast Army to set off immediately, heading straight for Hailanpao and Boli to assemble and await orders.

According to Long Feidao's plan, this time he intends to use most of the Northeast Army's forces, plus five heavy combined arms brigades, to form five armies.

Four armies marched into Central Siberia, one advancing straight to the Yenisei River, while another marched into northern East Siberia, reaching the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Long Fei had researched the area east of the Yenisei River and found that it covered a total of ten million square kilometers, containing abundant mineral and oil and gas resources.

In the future, it will definitely be able to support China's huge demand for oil and gas during its development.