On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the first crossing conference of Chongzhen's ten years was held. Although Xu Lang tried his best to simplify the bill, the content of the bill still caused a lot of controversy. For four days, the conference finally came up with a series of resolutions.

Li Fuqiang, Liu Jun, and Pham Thu Minh ceased all operations in Vietnam and Singapore, and sent people to contact Captain Wild as soon as possible, and immediately negotiated with the British, and in any case pulled the British to the side of Yulin Bay. As for whether or not to withdraw troops from Singapore and Kampot will depend on the results of negotiations with the British.

Wang Zhaoxing led the Second Fleet to withdraw to Dengzhou and stand by, paying close attention to all the moves of the DPRK. Zeng Guangxian led the Pearl back to Yulin Bay, and before returning, he did his best to sink or capture the two 800-ton Dutch warships, explaining to Zheng Zhilong that Singapore had been attacked and that the Pearl had to go to reinforce Singapore.

The biggest problem is still in the interior of Yulin Bay, and martial law will continue. At the same time, the Fifth Infantry Regiment will be expanded from the current 1,000 to 2,000 people, all equipped with rifled guns, Xu Tianbin as the commander, and strive to reach Datong Town within two months to reinforce the north. The army in the north will be reorganized into new independent divisions, the establishment of four infantry regiments will remain unchanged, and the cavalry regiment will be expanded to four to five cavalry battalions as much as possible, and strive to reach about 2,500 cavalry men. The artillery regiment will add a new artillery battalion equipped with 18 12-pounder guns, because Li Zicheng now has 6-pounder guns in his hands, and although the mobility of 12-pounder guns is far less than that of 6-pounder guns, in order to counter Li Zicheng, the Military Commission still decided to send 12-pounder guns to the north. The new independent division still has Jiang Beiming as the division commander, and Lin Zhaolong as the deputy division commander. The 12,000-strong independent division was to be assembled by the end of February at the latest.

Han Wantao also submitted a bill to the crossing assembly, which was finally reluctantly passed, and the "Compulsory Military Service Law" was promulgated in Yulin Bay and the prefectures and counties that were already under the control of Yulin Bay. In recent years, Yulin Bay has been recruiting volunteers in the same way, and each soldier has a lot of salary and high salary, but it is difficult to expand the army on a large scale in a short period of time by this method, and Yulin Bay does not have so much military spending now. Han Wantao hoped that the total number of troops would be expanded to 25,000 to 30,000 men, and that it would probably not be possible to do so without the implementation of compulsory military service.

This bill has been debated for most of the day, and a considerable number of people are worried about the arrest of strong men. Yulin Bay has been under martial law, and other prefectures and counties have just been controlled, and once any turmoil caused by forced conscription is really worth the loss. However, once the 12,000-strong independent division is sent to Datong, Yulin Bay will immediately become empty, and the army in Yulin Bay will be needed to maintain martial law, and it is even more necessary to guard against Huang Taiji's breakthrough again, and it is also a matter of necessity to recruit compulsory soldiers.

In the end, Zhang Guodong made a suggestion that the "Compulsory Military Service Law" should be promulgated first, and then decide whether it is necessary to use coercive means to see the recruitment situation.

The crossing conference assigned another task to Shen Daxing to speed up the production speed and scale of rifled guns. At present, there are more than 2,000 rifled guns in Yulin Bay, which is only enough to equip Xu Tianbin's expanded Fifth Infantry Regiment. The crossing conference authorized Shen Daxing to recruit workers from the homeless people, and to use a combination of machinery and manual methods to strive to produce 1,000 to 2,000 rifled guns within two months, and then equip a regiment, and also to ensure that the quality of rifled guns could not be problematic.

Shen Daxing argued on the basis of reason, and repeatedly explained that the production of rifled guns could not be rushed, and the method of manual manufacturing was not at all. But the current situation can't wait too long, the race between Yulin Bay and Tao Min has reached the sprint stage, and the crossing conference finally forced this task to Shen Daxing.

Regarding the matter in Beijing, the crossing conference will send someone to inform Jiang Beiming, and use the relationship between Wang Chengen and Yang Sichang to persuade Chongzhen to focus on exterminating Li Zicheng. If there is the cooperation of the Ming Dynasty government, it will be much easier to recover Yanchang County.

Liu Guannan also received a new task, with the cooperation of the martial law headquarters, to conduct a comprehensive population registration in Yulin Bay and check out all suspicious persons. All persons of unknown origin can be placed under custody and review, regardless of the provisions of the Public Security Law, and special policies must be implemented during special periods.

Dong Fei and Zhang Guodong jointly submitted a bill to implement press control in Yulin Bay during martial law, promulgate the "Wartime Press Censorship Law", and establish a press censorship department. The Inspection Department is responsible for the distribution of all newspapers and the review of press releases, and the Inspection Department has the right to randomly check and suspend the distribution of any newspaper at any time.

Shi Xianyang voted against, but Shi Xianyang's opposition did not prevent the passage of the bill. After much deliberation, Shi Xianyang finally gave up on initiating the constitutional review mechanism, and the case, which could have been the first to be decided by the Constitutional Court, was shelved.

Xu Lang also submitted a proposal to the Crossing Conference, and during the martial law period, a joint command composed of a committee and a military commission would be formed to decide on all matters in Yulin Bay and to act as the authority of the Crossing Conference. This joint command consists of five people, Xia Yang, Zhang Guodong, Han Wantao, Wang Hua and Leng Tianbing. Originally, Dong Fei, who was the current chairman of the Military Commission, should have become a member of the command, but Dong Fei resolutely said that he would not participate, and his reason was that he had no ability at all. The Crossing Conference also wanted Xu Lang to participate in this command, but Xu Lang applied to the Crossing Conference that he would go to the north with Xu Tianbin's Fifth Infantry Regiment to participate in the formation of a new independent division and the task of recovering Yanchang County. Eventually, Xu Lang was appointed chief of staff of the new Independent 1st Division.

The efficiency of this crossing conference is still quite high, and the work is quickly arranged, and everyone begins to work separately to do their own things.

Xu Lang found Lu Tianxiang alone: "Old Lu, I feel a little aggrieved and want to talk to you." ”

Lu Tianxiang looked at Xu Lang quietly: "I know what you want to say, we finally centralized, and the idea is still yours." ”

"Lu Lao, are ideals and reality really so incompatible?"

"Xu Lang, you have to understand that politics and morality are always two different things. Morality is incomprehensible, and any morality can be perfect, because morality does not require you to do it. But politics is different, and the key to politics is precisely what you do, and it lies in the result. Exchanging small evils for big good, this is the essence of politics. ”

"Don't take the good for the small, don't take the evil for the small."

"Actually, my heart is the same as yours, and I don't feel very good." Lu Tianxiang looked up at the sky, "I have said since I just landed that what kind of system can be established to ensure the interests of the greatest number of people is a difficult problem that has not been solved for the ages. But today, the situation is in front of us, and although our decision this time violates our original intention in many places, I can't deny that this is the best way, and I think you should do the same. ”

"Lu Lao, I know, I just feel uncomfortable."

"Do what you have to do. Fortunately, these measures of ours were only effective during the period of martial law, and when Hainan really stabilized, and when we recovered Yanchang County, these things will naturally become ineffective. ”

"I hope so." Xu Lang smiled bitterly, "Old Lu, I can only say that I hope so." ”

Zhao Zhiruo packed up for Xu Lang at home, and Cheng Yiyi asked, "Have you explained everything over there from the General Staff?" ”

"There's no problem, I've explained everything to Leng Tianbing. This time, Gao Chen will go with me, and he will take care of me. ”

"Isn't Ye Zhan going?" Zhao Zhiruo asked.

"He's going too." Xu Lang replied, "You take the time to talk to Bihe, Ye Zhan will come back from Singapore, and he may not be able to stay at home for a few days." He was the last to go, and the 4th Infantry Regiment had to be reorganized. ”

Zhao Zhiruo suddenly asked a little embarrassed: "Xu Lang, if you leave, there will be no man in our family, do they still live here, Chairman Xia?" ”

"Hehehehe." Xu Lang smiled, "Who said that there are no men in our family, and there are still 2 manly men, aren't Xiaoyan and Xiaoyong men?" ”

"And you Sister Yiyi." Xu Lang pointed at Cheng Yiyi, "She is also half a man." ”

Cheng Yiyi raised her fist: "You want to be beaten again, don't you?" ”

"I was wrong, I was wrong." Xu Lang held Cheng Yiyi's hand, "Lu Lao and Aunt He still live here, it's fine." Besides, they have all married daughters-in-law, you don't have to worry, their daughters-in-law may be more worried than you. ”

Cheng Yiyi hugged Xu Lang, with tears in her eyes: "You don't know how many months it will take you to come back." ”

Xu Lang lowered his head and kissed Cheng Yiyi lightly on the forehead: "Don't worry, it won't be too long, you have to take care of yourself at home." Now Yulin Bay is not very stable, so I don't have to go out as much as possible. ”

Zhao Zhiruo also walked over and grabbed Xu Lang's hand, looking at Xu Lang with teary eyes.

Xu Lang held back the sadness in his heart, hugged the two people in his arms, and his two hands began to become restless: "Before we leave, let's do something happy." ”

Zhao Zhiruo pushed Xu Lang's hand away: "It's afternoon, there are still a bunch of people outside, wait for the evening." ”

"What are you afraid of in the afternoon, there are still more than an hour before dinner, enough for us to be happy a few times." After Xu Lang finished speaking, he first took off his clothes and got into the quilt, and patted the bed again, "Don't wait, I'm ready." ”

Zhao Zhiruo looked at Cheng Yiyi, and Cheng Yiyi also began to untie her clothes: "Since your eldest son Xu can't hold it back, let's fulfill him, don't hold back the problem when the time comes." ”

As soon as Cheng Yiyi took off her coat, she heard Mo Hua shouting outside the house: "Mr. Xu, Staff Officer Gao is here, saying that he is looking for you urgently." ”

"This Gao Chen, it's really timely." Xu Lang had no choice but to crawl out of the quilt again.

Cheng Yiyi and Zhao Zhiruo already smiled and bent over: "This is not our problem, it is your love that will cause trouble for you in the future." ”

Xu Lang put on his clothes and came to the living room: "Gao Chen, what's so urgent, I found here." ”

Gao Chen saw Xu Lang's face, and he didn't know what he had done wrong: "Sir, it's the military academy chief who is looking for you and asks you to go to his office." ”

"Let's go." Xu Lang walked to the door and turned around and admonished, "Mo Hua, you eat on time, don't wait for me." Lu Lao and Aunt He couldn't eat too late. ”

Xu Lang followed Gao Chen to Wang Hua's office, but saw that Qin Songwang was also in the office. Xu Lang was a little strange, but he didn't ask anything, and sat down on the chair. 8)