It is Kokang and Changchun

　After leaving the hospital, the first thing they saw was the incredibly clean streets. It wasn't spotless, but overall it was relatively clean, a stark contrast to the filthy streets of many parts of the United States.

　Walker was slightly surprised by this and asked, "This street

　The environment is really nice, pretty much the same as in the brochure. I just wonder how long it can last.

　Previously, some large cities in the United States of America also started to create healthy cities, with the purpose of responding to the public opinion war in the deep sea. However, due to the work method of temporarily stopping the boiling water with a little water, they often could not be maintained for long and returned to their original state within a week at most.

　"Such clean streets are now the norm. In addition to daily active cleaning, what is more important is the public security management, especially the homeless and drug addicts, who are the biggest producers of street garbage." Kenneth said.

　Walker nodded. He truly understood this. "Indeed, before TikTok was banned, I saw you guys running a campaign to treat drug addiction. So how do you deal with the homeless?"

　Kenneth reviewed the situation, saying, "We're setting up temporary shelters and long-term housing. But the main reason for the high number of homeless people is the high cost of living, such as rent, property taxes, and various other levies and levies."

　Although about 20 to 30 percent of homeless people have mental problems, it’s better to say that mental problems are the result rather than the cause…”

　After listening to Kenneth talk for several minutes, Walker nodded frequently at many of Deep Sea's practices and praised them:

　"Honestly, let's not talk about anything else, just talk about solving the city's sanitation, public security and drug problems; if there is a president today who can do these three, then even if he may not be engraved on Capitol Hill, he will definitely be deified in the hearts of the people." Walker couldn't help but sigh.

　"Actually, this is a tragedy, isn't it?" Kenneth shook his head slightly, seemingly disagreeing with his best friend's point of view.

　"Why do you say that?" Walker was puzzled.

　"If you can become a god by doing these things, then the requirements are too low. People's demands for leaders are getting lower and lower. Isn't this a tragedy? Isn't this a reflection of a sick society?" Kenneth asked two profound questions.

　The two walked and talked for a while, and Walker felt a little hungry and wanted to eat something. There was a hot dog stand on the corner.

　Walker pointed at the hot dog stand and said, "Brother, I'm a little hungry. Can you buy me a hot dog? I'll pay for it later... Damn."

　Halfway through his words, Walker remembered that he was completely penniless and instantly shut his mouth in embarrassment.

　Kenneth originally wanted to remind Walker of this, but when he saw Walker shut up after realizing it, he suddenly smiled unkindly and said:

　"If you want to eat it, I'll buy it for you. Why talk about money? Brother, can't I afford a hot dog?" Kenneth said as he pushed the wheelchair. The two of them came to the hot dog stand and Kenneth bought a freshly made hot dog.

　When buying a hot dog, the price caught Walker's attention. "Seven dollars for a full hot dog? That's expensive. Last year I bought one in Atlanta for only four dollars."

　"Sir, another one of the same thing, but with extra chili, the kind that's super spicy...ah, what did you say?" Kenneth ordered an extremely spicy hot dog from the boss, and Walker's voice was not very loud, so she didn't hear clearly what Walker said.

　Walker repeated what he had just said.

　Kenneth spread his hands, a little helpless. "It can't be helped. Most of the grain-producing areas in the United States are controlled by the federal government. This is only possible because we actively reclaimed land and put several large-scale starch synthesis industrial parks into operation. Otherwise, it would be even more expensive."

　"Holy crap, can deep-sea starch synthesis technology be used commercially on a large scale?" Walker's face was filled with shock.

　"Yes, once a few more parks like this are put into production, the price of staple food may be leveled out, or after a year or two when the Central Plains are liberated." Kenneth's eyes were full of anticipation.

　After hearing this, Walker couldn't help but sigh, "Aside from the current high cost of food, everything else—at least what I feel right now—is much better than it was under the federal government. The future is promising."

　When Kenneth wanted to say something, the hot dog stand owner interrupted their conversation, "Ms. Deep Sea, your hot dog, please take it."

　"Oh, thank you!" Kenneth took the hot dog from the boss, the middle part of the filling covered with chili powder, and took a bite. The excess chili powder fell off the hot dog under the vibration of the girl's lips and teeth.

　"Nice!" Kenneth, who is now a deep-sea girl, gave a heartfelt evaluation of the texture and taste of the hot dog.

　Chapter 419: Battle of Sekigahara, but this time the Western Army wins

　Sekihara Town, Japan

　Jiu Niang led a team of revolutionary soldiers onto the ruins covered with all kinds of construction waste, checking the battlefield situation, such as whether there were any traps or living enemy soldiers.

　"The Self-Defense Forces gambled most of their main ground forces, but they only held out for a little over a month...Haha, I knew that victory would definitely belong to us!" Jiu Nio said excitedly, looking refreshed.

　"I'm very curious. The setting up of this defense line looks so scary according to the intelligence, but why did it only last for such a short time?" A revolutionary soldier wondered.

　Another soldier said without hesitation, "That must be due to the beautiful and powerful shipgirls and the bravery and tenacity of the special forces, their fearless fighting style, and the correct tactics. Otherwise, breaking through this defense line would be quite a headache."

　Jiu Niang laughed heartily and said, "Comrade, this is only one of the reasons. The more important thing is the other side's determination to resist."

　"Although I hate the American devil, I have to say that they

　Some of his words are quite pertinent. I remember a famous saying: "Weapons and equipment are not important; what matters is that every soldier knows why he is fighting."

　Likewise, the reactionary nature of the LDP government has become increasingly apparent, from its inadequate earthquake relief efforts to its increased taxes and levies, and the yen's devaluation against the dollar, which has surpassed 225 (as set in the book). Those Self-Defense Force soldiers aren't stupid; only a fool would want to ask others to risk their lives for them in these socioeconomic circumstances.

　Moreover, the economic and social development of the base area over the past year has surpassed the Liberal Democratic Party by several streets. Apart from anything else, I dare to ask whether the Liberal Democratic Party has the courage to touch the agricultural cooperatives?

　"The Self-Defense Forces today are no longer the Showa fanatics of the past. They won't continue to shout "Long Live" with unwavering loyalty even when the odds are against them.

　With the increasing pressure on the external battlefield and the domestic economy in a mess, it is hard to say how many of the grassroots officers and soldiers in the Self-Defense Forces will still be loyal to the Liberal Democratic Party government at this time.

　Jiu Nio continued with a sigh, "At first, I thought the land forces on the Eastern Front would be so formidable, but they turned out to be just as pathetic as the army's idiots. Under the attack of the revolutionary navy, they ultimately had to flee with their tails between their legs, right, comrade?"

　"..." The soldiers present were somewhat embarrassed and speechless. Jiu Nio's tone of voice was cute, but wasn't the content a bit... You know, the soldiers following behind were all soldiers of the Revolutionary Army.

　Seeing this, Jiu Niang realized she seemed to have forgotten to add a predicate, and quickly clarified, "The army deer I'm referring to here refers to the army of the old empire, not you comrades. I'm very sorry!"

　To enhance the effectiveness of the remedy, Saku Nio even made a special explanation, "The Old Imperial Army and the Self-Defense Forces are idiots, and the Revolutionary Army is a hero. It's all my fault for not explaining it clearly just now. I'm really sorry. It's all my fault~"

　"Comrade Jiu Niang, um..." A soldier reached out to persuade Jiu Niang not to overreact, but at that moment, Jiu Niang bowed at a wide angle.

　When he bowed to a certain angle, the upper part of Sakuno's double-edged sword and the middle valley flashed before the eyes of the revolutionary soldiers from the collar of his loose black sailor uniform.

　Although it was only a moment, everyone present saw it clearly. By the time everyone reacted, Jiu Nio had finished bowing and stood up again.

　But she did not speak immediately. She was looking at every soldier present with a pitiful expression unique to a delicate girl, as if waiting for everyone's reaction to her apology.

　"It's okay, it's okay. We know what you mean and don't take it to heart... On the contrary, we still need your guidance..." Everyone responded, not wanting to leave any possible worries for Jiu Niang.

　Although everyone forgave Jiu Niang, the spring scene just now still left a deep impression on the male comrades present.

　"It's a shame! Comrade Jiu Niang made a lot of money by inspecting the battlefield today! More please!" This is what some of the soldiers in the phenomenon are thinking.

　Of course, this was just a thought in his mind. If he dared to speak it out loud, regardless of the disappointment Jiu Niang would express, he would definitely complain to the organization. When the instructor came to settle the score, he wouldn't even have time to cry.

　After a small incident, Sakuno and his team continued their inspection work. In addition to Sakuno, there were several ship girls present, who were also cleaning the battlefield with many revolutionary soldiers.

　After the Sekigahara defense line was breached, the battlefield situation was greatly favorable to the Revolutionary Army, but there were also many more shipgirls who were injured and put into the channel for overhaul. And these shipgirls who were repairing in the rear of the main body were not idle either, doing various tasks in the rear.

　Sakuno's work cleaning up the battlefield at Sekigahara today was a testament to this. She had barely entered the canal to repair it when she volunteered to go to the rear and find work.

　"Boom!" A loud explosion alerted everyone present.

　"What happened?!" Everyone looked towards the place where the explosion occurred to confirm the situation.

　At the source of the explosion, Kaohsiung shouted, "It's just an unexploded mortar shell. I just used a knife to destroy it. Don't worry."

　There was no damage on Kaohsiung's body, only a little black saltpeter from the explosion of the shell. The next second, with the one-click cleaning skill of the ship girl, the black saltpeter quickly disappeared, and the white navy uniform on his body became clean again.

　"The way the ship girls defuse bombs is really hardcore... We can't learn it, we can't learn it..." The human warriors who witnessed this scene all sighed in their hearts.

　……

　The defeat at Sekigahara shattered the JSDF's desperate main force. Besides being killed, they also captured a significant number of JSDF personnel. The mobility of the special forces and shipgirls played a significant role in the encirclement tactics.

　Without them, the Revolutionary Army would have been unable to capture the enemy in an organized manner. And the remaining Ground Self-Defense Forces, after the Battle of Sekigahara, had basically lost their will to fight the Revolutionary Army.

　Later, when the Japanese Communist Party investigated the historical archives of the Liberal Democratic Party, they discovered that when the Sekigahara Line was breached, Kishida was in the Prime Minister's Office and had a huge tantrum at the Self-Defense Forces generals. His level of anger was only slightly less than that of the mustache man in the bunker that year.

　The revolutionary army did not stop there, but continued to use the ship girls and special brigade as the spearhead, and the ordinary troops played auxiliary, and continued to attack the ground self-defense force that retreated to the Nagoya metropolitan area.

　Shock.

　In just a few days, the Revolutionary Army crossed the Kiso River and broke into Aichi Prefecture. It was not difficult to see that in the Nagoya metropolitan area, the Ground Self-Defense Force was no longer able to effectively resist the Revolutionary Army.

　The Japanese Communist Party might have encountered some effective resistance as they advanced into the Kanto region. However, since the Battle of Sekigahara, the Revolutionary Army surpassed the Liberal Democratic Party in both numbers and equipment for the first time. This laid the foundation for the Revolutionary Army's subsequent liberation of Tokyo and its march northward across Japan.

　In response to this, Ibaraki Hanaogi stated at a meeting of the Military Commission after the Battle of Sekigahara: "...it is no exaggeration to say that if the revolutionary army launches a few more major attacks on the remaining Self-Defense Forces, the LDP rule will completely collapse and perish."

　After the meeting, senior commanders of the revolutionary army received the directive documents issued by the meeting. When reading the documents, they all had a common feeling that the Military Commission had decided to accelerate the progress of the revolutionary war.

　Analyzing from the enemy and our own situation, Ibaraki Hanafushi's acceleration of the revolutionary war was correct, but from a specific or military perspective, some aspects might be a bit hasty. However, it is not impossible to do it, but the risk is a bit high.

　Some commanders approached Ibaraki Hanasu and offered some suggestions, suggesting that some aspects should be slowed down. Ibaraki Hanasu used a bunch of valid reasons and his eloquence to persuade these comrades back, such as "the war of liberation cannot be slowed down."

　Of course, what is more important is Ibaraki Hanasu's prediction of the situation.

　Eve discussed the true nature of the AC faction's Deep Sea with Ibaraki Hanaou, along with some intelligence. Considering the current US-Shenzhen war situation, she believed that if Japan wasn't liberated quickly, it would be at risk of armed intervention from the Deep Sea.

　At first, Ibaraki Hanaou thought that she could take advantage of the window of opportunity during the US-Shenzhen War, when both sides were too busy to look west to liberate Japan. This was correct, but the subsequent involvement of Shenhai in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict changed her mind.

　She believed that since Shenhai could send more than 10,000 troops to the Middle East, it meant that while they were fighting the United States, there was a possibility that they would send troops to interfere in the Japanese revolution, and the possibility was not small.

　The reason why they haven't attacked yet is because the Deep Sea has to face the massive expansion of the U.S. military and the need to achieve further military results in the United States.

　Now Shenhai is launching a new round of offensive against the United States. If the expected progress is good, it is likely to further deepen Shenhai's understanding of the United States's superficial strength and weakness. This will allow Shenhai to free up his hands and send a much larger number of troops to interfere in the Japanese revolution than in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

　Although there are some other factors that make Japan in this dimension not as easy to fall as the previous dimension, for a country like Japan that imports almost everything, the only difference is that it can only hold on for a few more months.

　From Ibaraki Huashan's perspective, her inference is completely reasonable. After all, she cannot have a God's perspective. Therefore, it is difficult for Huashan to predict when Shenhai will tear off the mask of hypocrisy.

　However, the reality is that the Deep Sea side, having not yet completely occupied the east coast, has no intention of completely tearing itself apart in front of the world. Therefore, they have no plans to attack Japan within this year.

　Chapter 420: Bad Problems, This Batch

　When Ibaraki Hanasu was reviewing reports on a daily basis, one report caught her attention and made her frown as she read it.

　Specifically, there was a problem in a company of a battalion of the 5th Division of the Revolutionary Army. A soldier who was responsible for guarding captured Self-Defense Force soldiers used his own salary to buy a baseball bat.

　There is nothing wrong with spending your own money to buy a baseball bat, but the problem lies in the act of using the baseball bat and the words he wrote on it.

　In order to better supervise the Ground Self-Defense Force prisoners, and out of his own mischievous ideas, this soldier wrote the Chinese characters "共産主義の精神喷棒" (communist spirit injection stick) and a hiragana on the bat.

　Then, whenever a Ground Self-Defense Force prisoner said something not quite right, this soldier would pick up his bat and start beating him up, hurling insults at him. His ferocity was no less than the way the old Japanese army would beat down the lower ranks.

　Fortunately, the soldier's behavior was discovered relatively quickly and dealt with promptly. Even so, this incident still caused considerable panic and anxiety among the local JGSDF prisoners.

　The beaten Ground Self-Defense Force captive complained bitterly: "The (LDP) government always says that the top leader of the Communist Party is like a demon. Look how cruelly his subordinates beat people. What do you expect from the one at the top?"

　"Yes, yes. They say that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked. The crookedness of the lower beams can also reflect to a certain extent the character of the people above. If the people below are so cruel, then won't the people above be killed and blood flow like a river? The description of the Liberal Democratic Party is absolutely correct!" Another victim also echoed.

　"Shut up right now! If you keep saying that these red-headed big sisters are evil spirits, they might even send us to the ICU next time." The third prisoner advised everyone to stop muttering and complaining.

　Later, when the patrol team was interrogating the soldier, the soldier felt aggrieved and said that although his actions had superficial similarities with those of the old army, in essence the nature of the old empire's actions was completely different.

　The soldier also defended himself by saying that his bat was infused with the spirit of communism, that the weapon of criticism could not replace criticism with weapons, and that if some people refused to listen, wouldn't they just have to be beaten? Otherwise, why would we engage in armed struggle?

　"This comrade has some theory, but not much. I suggest you learn more about the early days of the Japanese Communist Party.

　This is not how Party history and the early history of the Chinese Communist Party are taught. Furthermore, such fascist methods of education are unacceptable, even if the stick is inscribed with "Communism." Doing so will only backfire.

　Furthermore, the victims of this incident must be actively treated, their minds comforted, and a sincere apology made to them... Such issues must be given more attention, and the regulations on preferential treatment for prisoners must be reiterated and implemented." — Instructions from Ibaraki Hanafu.

　From this point, we can see that some "leftist" or even extreme leftist ideas and behaviors have always existed in the military. Therefore, this incident made Ibaraki Hanafu pay more attention to the ideological education work in the military.

　It is good that the People's Army has communist ideology, but dialectics and the working method of handling things are equally important.

　"Sure enough, at the micro level, some history will repeat itself." Ibaraki Hanafumi sighed after finishing writing.

　Then he changed the subject, "However, the context and reality of the recurrence are different; the scope of this extreme left-wing behavior is not as widespread as it was in the early revolutionary ranks. This may be a blessing in disguise."

　Then, Ibaraki Hanasu placed the report he had approved on the pile of documents on his right, and then took out a copy from the pile on his left and placed it on the table in the middle.

　"This is the last one before noon today, come on~" Ibaraki picked up the document and began to read. Before he had read for more than ten seconds, his expression suddenly became strange.

　After reading it, Ibaraki Hanafu sighed deeply. Without saying anything, she picked up her pen and began to write comments on the document:

　“Those quoted conversation materials are truly absurd, demonstrating the profound legacy of the Liberal Democratic Party government’s 2000 package of decentralization laws, which has left a deep-seated sense of regionalism in the minds of some comrades.

　...What do you mean by "just improve socialism in our county"? What's their business with other counties? Is that even human? They're using this as an excuse to shut down and set up checkpoints for foreign businesses and migrant workers.

　...Japan is so small, yet it's still thinking about doing these things. Will the work of establishing a unified national market continue in the future? I hope that individual comrades will still be able to stick to this approach with their words and deeds when the central government sends someone.

　The entire country hasn't even been liberated yet, and some localities are already vying for profits, right? The overall economic climate isn't great, and yet they're still trying to sabotage internal economic flows just to protect their own little piece of land. I really don't know what some of these comrades are thinking..."

　After a series of criticisms, Ibaraki Hanasu planned to visit places where the problem had been most intense in the near future to spread the word and also to see the local reaction.

　Ibaraki Hanaou has always been against localism and factionalism. Especially for a place as large as Japan, it is unreasonable to increase local decentralization instead of strengthening central power.

　Under the existing system in modern Japan, local power is inherently strong. In terms of political and cultural symbolism, counties have their own flags, cities have their own flags, and towns have their own flags. In China, only Hong Kong and Macau have local flags.

　Not only that, you can even see local flags flying alongside the Japanese flag at prefectural offices, branch offices, bureaus, sub-offices, and local councils.

　Ibaraki Hanaogi once criticized this point explicitly during an informal meeting: "In the past, Japan had hundreds of local flags, resembling the family flags and crests of Warring States daimyo. Those who didn't know would think Japan was a federal system."

　If flags and the like are just superficial cultural symbols and there is no need to worry about them, then when it comes to work that requires national or multi-county coordination, this system will become difficult to sustain.

　For example, in recent years, the governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, Heita Kawakatsu, has become a hot topic in Japanese society because he strongly opposed the construction of Japan's first magnetic levitation high-speed train line passing through Shizuoka Prefecture.

　Without the signature of the local governor, construction could not begin. Although the Japanese government and JR Central offered various alternatives, Governor Kawakatsu refused to agree. Consequently, the original 2027 opening date had to be postponed.

　Governor Kawakatsu's long-standing stubborn opposition has even become a bit unbearable for the neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture, which specifically mentioned this matter at a press conference in March 2022.

　Of course, Japan's level of local autonomy is not as large as that of state governments in the United States, otherwise Japan would not have built so many Shinkansen lines in those years. However, even so, its level is inconsistent with the Japanese Communist Party's governing philosophy.