Chapter 1: Young People's Choices (1)
"China and the United States will officially become neighbors in the future. China has always adhered to a foreign policy of good-neighborliness and friendship......," China trusts its ambassador to the United States, who has published official articles endlessly.
The US Foreign Minister lowered his eyes and quietly listened to this large official article. 250 tons of gold is indeed a large number, but the area outside the northern border of the United States has cut more than half of China, and the Canadian province of Ontario has less than a quarter, and the Chinese have killed the Great Lakes. China has put 50 tonnes of gold in its coffers in England as a margin for China's use of British financial operations, at least the British financial sector has stood firm in Europe.
The US diplomatic circles are very suspicious that Britain is trying to kill people with a knife and bring disaster to the south. Sell such a big piece of shit-like rotten land to China, and then use the rich and warm United States to lure China south. As for China's good-neighborliness and friendship, there used to be many countries that were good-neighbors with China, such as Spain, the Netherlands, Russia, and the United Kingdom, and China took possession of the land with a little money. Because the United States has done this in the past, the United States has the best understanding of China's good-neighborliness and friendship.
No matter how unhappy you are in your heart, the real problems must be solved. The issue of the border between the United States and China is likely to provoke a fierce conflict. At least five northern states of the United States border China, each with its own armed forces, and American immigrants carry guns to settle in the Midwest and Far West. China's pioneers were simply the army. Avoiding the "Chinese-style model of good-neighborliness" triggered by the conflict between China and the United States on the four northern continents was the top priority of the meeting.
The Chinese ambassador received a similar domestic order, "not to break out into a full-scale military conflict with the United States in the short term." The purpose of the two sides is clear and the same, and it does not get to the point of talking about chickens and ducks. The two sides signed the Sino-American Treaty of Friendship in April 1882.
The Chinese side has not really put their minds at ease. At this time, the power of the federal government in the United States was indeed much stronger than before the Civil War, but the problem was that the power of the central government under the federal system was not large, and the strength was limited. The state governments do not report to Warton when they go to war alone, and only turn to the federal government when they are under a head-on attack. If there is a benefit, I will fish it first, wipe the ass of the federation, and all states are basically doing this kind of behavior.
Moreover, there is even a very excited attitude in Washington, since China can seize the northern territory of North America that the British have not yet been able to effectively control, why can't the United States wave its troops north to take Canada? Historically, Americans have also tried it, and finally gave birth to the beautiful building of the White House. It doesn't seem so bad to do it again at a time when British arrogance is being hit.
What the United States thinks is a question for the United States, and if the United States and Britain really fight, the Chinese upper echelons will only stand by with great joy and watch the excitement. No matter what the upper echelons think, the Chinese rank-and-file soldiers, who have undertaken the hardest and most dangerous part of the war, do not like war. It is naturally incumbent upon them to defend their hometown and defend the motherland, and after two months of getting northern Canada, the local officers and soldiers rationally accepted the reality that the land under their feet was the land of the motherland.
In the Liberation Army of Ceylon, there is more and more discussion about when they can return home. In the current world, except for the Liberation Army, all other armies have to collectively loot and loot after the battle. Since the Liberation Army did not adopt a policy that closely tied the military to the interests of the war, it could only adopt a more advanced and humane policy. Service as a citizen's obligation, normal enlistment, retirement, service and treatment are linked. These benefits will not be fulfilled until the troops return home.
It was pouring rain in Colombo at this time, and the Liberation Army was helplessly waiting for the rain to stop in the dormitory. The Chinese army hated Ceylon's tropical monsoon climate. It is like summer all year round, with an average annual temperature of 28°C. There are no four seasons, only the rainy season and the dry season, which run from May to August and November to February.
Ceylon was taken in the dry season, and the Colombo fort was built more slowly, and the rainy season made the progress of the project more intermittent. Lieutenant Hu Xing and Lieutenant Qi Rui were drinking, and a dish made of shrimp and crabs was placed on the table. The shrimp is a lobster, not a crayfish, but a real lobster weighing a few pounds, and the crab is the size of a basin. One shrimp, one crab, and two servings of rice, enough for two people to have a full meal.
This is not a special treatment, every Liberation Army soldier in Ceylon can eat this thing. When it comes to seafood, Ceylon is really good.
"Lieutenant Qi Rui, you are a lieutenant this time, and I am still a second lieutenant. People are more popular than dead people! Hu Xing didn't drink much, and after two glasses, he began to talk about the most unhappy thing in his heart.
Lieutenant Qi Rui listened to it at least a dozen times, and he didn't care anymore. Rated every three years, Qi Rui's promotion to lieutenant should have been next year. During the war, the rating is fast, and the lower the level, the faster it rises. The criteria for the evaluation of the rank of second lieutenant are completely open, and junior commanders who have participated in three fierce battles in which they actually opened fire in the campaign to liberate Ceylon and complete combat missions in the battle will be promoted in rank.
In the siege of Galle, Colombo South, and Colombo, Lieutenant Qi Rui participated in three battles. Especially in the Siege of Galle, engage hundreds of enemies and crush them. At that time, Second Lieutenant Qi Rui met all the conditions, so Lieutenant Qi Rui appeared.
"It's definitely going to be upgraded when you go back, and you don't have to worry so much." Lieutenant Qi Rui comforted his classmates. He and Lieutenant Hu Xing are both graduates of the class of 80, and the two are not classmates, but in the military academy, classmates of the same class are also very close competitors.
Lieutenant Qi Rui actually held back a sentence, and when others said this, they often couldn't help but say, "Old Hu, there are people in your family, you will definitely be able to live when you go back." ”
In a place like the Nanjing Army Academy, a considerable proportion of the cadets have people in their families. Ke Gongyu, president of the Army Academy, is an old revolutionary, and the people who can make Ke Gongyu bow his head in terms of status can be counted on one hand.
The general, who came from the teaching brigade, said openly several times at school meetings, "Students, there are only school rules in the school. Let me tell you, we are not afraid of making mistakes, everyone makes mistakes. I have made ten times more mistakes than you. However, whoever thinks that someone in the family can ignore the rules is always expelled immediately. In the previous ten years, there are students who are expelled for this reason every year. I have a lot of hopes for you, and I say the simplest one, that is, I hope that this is the first time that you will not be expelled because of someone in your family. ”
Maybe it's the accumulation of more than a dozen sessions, anyway, these 76 classes are as President Ke Gongyu intended, and no one was stupid in this regard and was expelled. It is inevitable for young people to brag about their fierce predecessors, and Lieutenant Qi Rui found that those guys in the side line like to brag about their uncles and uncles, and the children from the direct line may be a matter of education, and they really don't dare to brag.
For those guys from the side lineage, Lieutenant Qi Rui really doesn't look down on them. Among those classmates who are recognized as excellent in character and learning, and who are also very leaders, Hu Xingzhi is more fond of blowing, and occasionally does not keep his mouth open in the military academy, and accidentally blows someone in his family. Before he dared to say who his family was, he was remembered until now. Regarding his father Wei Ze doing something to let Wei Rui change Qi Rui, Lieutenant Qi Rui originally didn't understand. Now he finally understands.
In the army, those who have the ability don't have to blow it, everyone will agree with you. has no ability, bragging can only make some people in the family look down on it, and no one really holds a grudge in the process of competition. Lieutenant Qi Rui dared to brag "My father is Wei Ze", he didn't have to live this day.
Hu Xingzhi didn't expect the classmates opposite to turn their minds so much, he just simply lamented, "Didn't I just fight one less battle, the Colombo siege, our platoon fought very well." With that, he took a sip from his glass.
Lieutenant Qi Rui persuaded: "Rise early and rise late, three days and four evenings." Next year's assessment, I will definitely not be enough to evaluate the captain, and the captain will be evaluated, and we will still be the same. ”
"It's different, it's different!" Hu Xing at least shook his head a little drunk, and the lobster meat had been peeled out and cut into pieces at this time. He ate a piece before continuing, "I heard that there are arrangements after I go back. Those who are willing to go to difficult areas, such as the Canadian border, Sudan, are all upgraded and redistributed. If you want to go, you're a captain. And if you are willing to lead the troops of the locals, at least a battalion commander. Even if you go to Canada, it's very different. I've been fighting with foreign devils over there, and I have a cousin over there, saying that we are fighting fiercely with foreign devils for strongholds, and you can pull out two small gathering points in those places, or pull out a big stronghold, and you can be promoted to major. I actually want to go to Canada. ”
Hearing this, Lieutenant Qi Rui was sure that there was really someone in Lieutenant Hu Xing's family, and he asked: "Canada is ours now, and there will be such a fierce fight on the border?" ”
Lieutenant Hu Xing said: "That ghost place has no boundaries. In winter, the snow is so thick that it is impossible to fight. When the snow melts in the spring, there is no way to fight, and when the snow melts, you can get summer. There are deserted territories everywhere, and whoever occupies it belongs to whomever it is. North America is full of this kind of land, and you say that you will not continue to fight in the future, but I don't believe it. ”
Hearing the snow, Lieutenant Qi Rui smiled and said, "It's okay to snow." I'd rather snow than stay in Ceylon. Here, people are exposed to the sun on their heads and steaming under their feet. It's all ripe. ”
Speaking of the weather, Hu Xing nodded again and again, "That's right." It's been a very hot day, and I think last winter was even hotter than it is now. It's like this all year round, so it's no wonder those people get tanned. I originally thought they didn't like to take a bath, but now it's useless to see it! ”
After saying this, Lieutenant Hu Xing showed his tanned arm, not only Lieutenant Hu Xing, but also Lieutenant Qi Rui. The short-sleeved clothes blocked the sun, and the arms of both men were black and white.
"Go north! Go North! Lieutenant Hu Xing took advantage of the strength of the wine and shouted loudly. In addition to drinking some wine, he began to get emotional, and his mouth did not open the door, in fact, Hu Xing was at least a decent and good boy.