nucmednet Chapter 418 Torch Night
Chapter 418 Torch Night
The night in Tianjing was red. The steel city was unusually dark, and the streets were no longer filled with the decadent scenes of the past. The grain tycoons and their cronies had vanished, and the club lights and waiters were nowhere to be seen.
Several months have passed since Alice arrived on this planet—the powerful and wealthy of Tianjing have not received the banquet for the new crown prince, nor have they witnessed any power and money transactions with the new master.
Alice disdained to gain any benefit from them, nor did she care to exchange anything with them—for the past few months, the orbital counterinsurgency fleet had vanished without a trace, and the planetary defense forces had been replaced with many unfamiliar people—initially, people thought that this was just Alice's normal behavior.
Until the million-strong defense force and their officers completely changed, and the red star and rice ears symbolizing the people's resistance were prominently displayed in the barracks, the soldiers' words and actions became more thoughtful.
Amidst the all-night revelry, in the corners of the underground dark club, reports of guerrilla attacks dwindled, and the resistance was declared "completely eradicated." At that moment, the powerful still believed that Alice's first act upon taking office would be to eliminate those rebels.
But no one expected that one night several months later, as the moonlight enveloped Tianjing, the only major city in the new Yanjing, guerrillas wearing straw hats and carrying military assault rifles brazenly crossed the defense line formed by the automatic defense system in the endless rice fields outside the city, and marched towards the city together with the fully armed defense army.
Whether they sympathized with the revolution, joined the revolution, or were simply loyal to Alice, they all gathered under one banner—on this night, only the roar of tanks and the silent sound of military boots drowned out everything.
Alice stood in the night, while Li Desheng silently watched her from the side—whether this was her means of control or what she truly sought, it was beneficial to them.
A red princess, a revolutionary, she truly has the potential to bring a ray of hope to the starry sky ruled by the golden eagle of the empire—both for humanity itself and for its safety.
People dislike empires, but they must rely on them. Beyond the stars, they have witnessed humanity's decline, its failure, and its alienation.
They had to stand up and defend everything about themselves as human beings, which was the core of the empire's survival and its ability to endure under such oppressive rule.
Drones roared in the air. Alice checked the time. Gunfire continued intermittently throughout the city. Alice had only one order: all oppressors must die tonight, not one of them.
"shot."
An entire family was dragged to the side of the road by the troops commanded by Alice. The richly dressed men, women, and children stared in horror at the people in front of them—neatly dressed planetary defense forces, guerrillas wearing straw hats, and even the United Nations Marines brought by Alice.
"No! No... at least... at least let me..."
Gunshots rang out, bodies fell silently, the enemy was their name. Farmers, entrepreneurs, corrupt bureaucrats, repressive forces, wealthy merchants, ranchers, the governor of New Yanjing, the government of the New Yanjing Empire, thugs, hooligans, military police, wealthy merchants, scabs—no one, yes, no one, could remain innocent in this sweeping, all-consuming, crushing of countless farmers, their dreams of eternal supremacy. They were all traitors, without exception—and New Yanjing, this planet, everything about it, its chaos, its incompetence, the atrocities committed on every piece of its land.
These are all manifestations of the suffering of the proletariat over thousands of years.
They are all oppressors, and they will all be knocked to the ground and trampled underfoot. The New Yanjing People's Guard will bring proletarian justice back to this land overflowing with the needs of the people, until no scab, capitalist, or landlord can oppress the proletariat of this starry sky with their despicable acts.
Alice coldly watched the governor kneeling on the ground in the governor's mansion. He looked on incredulously. Even after Alice pronounced his crimes, he still couldn't understand how a crown prince could associate with a commoner.
"Stand still and stand trial for your crimes."
The list of crimes, written by tens of thousands of peasant representatives, would take days to read, but Alice simply slammed it in front of the governor and drew her pistol.
boom!
Li Desheng watched the whole thing. This operation, named "Torch Night," was precise and deadly. Alice won people's hearts and minds, organized underground operations, and carried out the land collectivization movement for the farmers.
What she did was no different from what they had been doing for the past hundred years, but she was the one who accomplished it all. She was the crown princess of the empire, and in her own fiefdom, no matter what she did, there would be no objection.
Cleaning up the powerful and wealthy in a city is naturally not a big deal.
Tanks crashed through the palace walls, and beneath the metal brackets burned corpses. The farmer standing to the side had never seen such a luxurious building in his life. The brick walls paved with precious metals and the exquisite structure designed by the master architect were like works of art.
The makeshift dormitories they live in have remained unchanged for who knows how long. No one mentions those shacks, but they will not forget the place where they were born and grew up. They will remember it all until they become the nutrients that nourish the wheat.
Alice watched all of this, but she wouldn't stop it. The political commissar tracked down every worker-peasant picket team, and those who were dragged out and shot were all guilty.
Only when the sun rose and the red flag with the sickle, torch, and arrow was hoisted over the governor's mansion did everything settle down—Alice ended their suffering, allowing them to execute those who had trampled them to the ground.
"We helped you today, but remember, if you end up like that..."
Looking at the members of the resistance, Alice pointed to the dried blood on the ground, the meaning of which was self-evident.
After a violent and triumphant revolution, corruption often follows, and the stench of capitalism continues to spread. But Alice will not allow corruption to spread, nor will she stand idly by while the people are usurped.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Even the witty Li Desheng hesitated for a long time before saying, "We won't become like that... Comrades, we must continue to carry out self-revolution in the process of building."
Alice doesn't have time to stay here; a group of officials sent from Amerlane will take over the work here—along with an entire UN force.