Chapter 24: The Storm Blows

November 15th, the eighth day of coming to Puzhou Naval Shipyard.

Like a few days ago, before dawn, Bai Zhizhan left the warm bed, put on autumn clothes and rubber shoes, and went for a morning jog in the factory area for at least an hour.

After a few days in a row, Bai Zhizhan had become a habit.

Actually, the main thing is that there is nothing else to do.

Although the Navy has not canceled the order for the "Longjiang", the construction work has been suspended for more than half a year, and not only the materials, but also most of the shipbuilders have been lost. As for the chief supervisor of the "Longjiang", Bai Zhizhan has been here for eight days and has not yet met. If it weren't for the fact that there was a public notice board outside the dock gate with photos of the chief supervisor and other key personnel, Bai Zhizhan wouldn't even know what the principal Liu Xiangdong looked like.

Because no one cares at all, Bai Zhizhan doesn't have to go to the dockyard every day to report.

Of course, Bai Zhizhan did not indulge himself because of this.

Rumors of a mutiny in the Luosha Empire and the murder of all members of the royal family have been confirmed, and the rebels who launched the mutiny have formed a provisional government, and have also announced their withdrawal from the alliance group, and are willing to negotiate peace with all belligerents, including the Liangxia Empire, without any additional conditions.

Subsequently, the provisional government unilaterally issued a ceasefire order, allowing Luo Sha's army, under its command, to voluntarily retreat 10 kilometers back from the front.

Now, it's a big deal.

In a sense, this series of changes turned the Luosha Empire into the first domino to fall.

It is not about winning or losing a war, but about an order that has existed for hundreds of years.

The rise and fall of a royal family is not a big deal, but what about all the royal families and royal families in the world!?

The Luo Sha royal family has fallen, so will the other royal families and royal families?

Don't forget, just a year ago, the royal family of the There Empire was wiped out.

So, who's next!?

Two days later, on November 11, without warning, Wild II suddenly announced that the Empire had not been defeated!

On the same day, the Rangman army responded to the emperor's call to renew the offensive on the Western Front.

Although the results were not great, mainly because the preliminary preparations were not in place, Wilder II reversed his word, which was tantamount to shattering the dream of the alliance group to win without a fight.

It's just that it can't be said to have rekindled the flame of hope.

Although in the past few days, the major newspapers of the empire have published editorials of victory as if they had been beaten with blood, as if victory was just around the corner, but if you calm down a little, you can find that the hope of victory is actually a mirage, and the actions of the Empire are just a flashback.

According to public opinion, after negotiating peace with the Luosha Empire, you can send food to the Empire through the Luosha Empire, so as to help the Empire tide over the difficulties.

Seize the opportunity, and maybe ally with the Luosha Empire to offset the impact of the defeat of the There Empire.

The three major empires are joined together, dominating the huge continent and the western continent, and victory is definitely just around the corner.

However, the Liangxia Empire itself is a mud bodhisattva, so why should it help others cross the river?

Moreover, even if a peace treaty is reached, the Luosha Empire may not open its borders, let alone let the Liangxia Empire's train take the route to the Yuman Empire.

As for uniting the Luosha Empire to fight the alliance group again, it is even more of a flash.

It's just that with the rise of the Empire and the re-fighting, the Luosha Empire has followed in the footsteps of the Terre Empire, and the war situation has been turned upside down, and the future has become even more confusing.

In Bai Zhizhan's view, I am afraid that there will be a big battle in the near future.

The point is that neither of the warring sides has reached the point of exhaustion.

Bai Zhizhan also felt that the two sides might not fight to the point of being cornered, and perhaps would take the mutiny of the Luosha Empire as a lesson from the past.

In this case, they will sit down and negotiate.

Since you want to talk, you need a bargaining chip that you can use.

If you can't talk about it, you will have to fight a battle.

As long as the war is not over, the warships on the slipway must continue to be built.

One day, when the Imperial Navy suddenly comes to its senses, it may quickly push forward the construction of the "Mohe" and "Longjiang".

At that time, he may be able to return to Magindashi Port and once again follow the fleet on the expedition.

It was with this belief that Bai Zhizhan did not give up, and continued to train and prepare for an expedition that might never come.

Even if you are deceiving yourself, you can't paralyze yourself, let alone go with the flow.

After running around the factory, Bai Zhizhan did not return to the dormitory, pinched the time, and went directly to the high-end restaurant open to military representatives.

Although there is no need to pay, and it is a face-brushing entry, the breakfast time is only half an hour, and it is also available in limited quantities.

The breakfast is not rich, mainly a variety of pastries, there are three kinds of drinks, namely milk, soy milk and juice, and the milk is limited, each person can only receive one glass.

The taste of the various meals is not bad, and the pastry is basically enough.

It's not that they are open to eating, but that many military representatives did not stay in the factory area and would not come here for breakfast, and the supplies distributed by the military did not decrease.

In fact, an officer like Bai Zhizhan will not eat and drink indiscriminately because he is not restricted, let alone hide his personal belt.

In the workers' canteen in the factory area, that's a different story.

Bai Zhizhan came early, in fact, he came at this time every day, and the chef had not left yet, so he could enjoy the privilege of letting the chef get two fried eggs.

After Bai Zhizhan went to get the pastry and milk, the fried egg was almost ready.

"Sir Bai, is it still yellow?"

"Master Wang, how many times have I said it, just call me Xiaobai." Bai Zhizhan didn't say anything, because the chef was a middle-aged uncle in his fifties, a few years older than his own father, but he called him sir, even if it was just polite words, it sounded very awkward and uncomfortable.

"Sir Bai, to be honest, I have worked in the shipyard for almost thirty years, and I have seen eight hundred officers for not a thousand, and you are the most easy-going."

Bai Zhizhan was speechless, but he didn't bother with the chef.

The chef is so polite, to put it bluntly, it is still forced by the current situation, because it is too difficult to find a job to support the family now.

Don't look at Bai Zhizhan as just a supervising officer who has not yet performed his duties, and has nothing to do with the shipyard, but his words can make the chef lose his job, at least he will suffer a little, after all, the logistics director of the shipyard will never offend the military representative for a chef.

What's more, this military representative was sent by He Yongxing.

In fact, Bai Zhizhan has always suspected that it must be He Pengfei who went around to publicize his relationship with He Yongxing, and the people in the shipyard would be very polite to him.

By the way, He Yongxing was promoted to admiral two days ago and officially served as the commander of the home fleet.

According to unwritten rules, he is now the second person in the Imperial Navy, even if he is only the lowest fifth-rank admiral, and his real power is second only to the commander-in-chief of the navy.

"Sir Bai, the eggs are fried, and they are yellow and medium-rare!"

The two eggs are fried on the outside and tender on the inside, and the yolks are still soft, and I drool when I look at them.

"Good appetite, it must be delicious, bring me two."

The words that suddenly came from behind him startled Bai Zhizhan, not that he was frightened, but that the familiar voice made him feel too surprised.

"Colonel Gui, you're too ...... It seems that it's time to call you General Gui. ”

That's right, it's Gui Boyong.

But he is no longer a colonel, and on his shoulder is the rank of brigadier general.