Chapter 64 The prince makes a new suggestion Li Jing reluctantly cuts her love

At the invitation of Zhang Bengui, the "God Hand Zhang", all the members of the kiln who returned to the kiln gang attended the opening ceremony of the second hospital of the kiln. This Yaogang No. 2 Hospital is called externally, and it is also called Yaogang Military Hospital internally. The president is Zhang Bingchen. This hospital is much larger than the original Yaogang Hospital, with two buildings in front and back, the outpatient department in front is a six-story building, and the inpatient department in the back is an eight-story building. Of course, there are many elevators in the building, so patients don't have to climb the stairs. As soon as this hospital opened, it greatly relieved the pressure on the original Yaogang Hospital. It turned out that the inpatient department of the hospital could not arrange more and more inpatients. There was no way, and the patients who came from afar had to live in the corridors of the hospital.

Zhang Zhimu was happiest to see that the two princes who participated in the ceremony were still the living treasures of the kiln people. Wherever it opens, invite them to go and they are happy. The two princes are now a little rejuvenated. They are now accustomed to having no one to kneel down to them. Sometimes, walking on the street, pedestrians can see that they are princes, nod to them, and they also feel very comfortable. It turned out that in the palace, there were people kowtowing everywhere and it didn't look comfortable. Those who kneel and kowtow are afraid of themselves, and most of those who are generally afraid of themselves also hate themselves. The people I meet now don't have to be afraid of themselves, so they don't hate themselves, and they all nod and smile with kindness. So I'm in a very good mood. The libraries and museums they frequented were very familiar to the two princes. What they found strange was that every time the prince came, it seemed that he deliberately waited until they had dinner, so that they could eat their food. And they always say that their working meals are delicious. In fact, it is not surprising at all, the things that the princes eat in the palace are considered good things, but no matter how good things are, there are times when they get tired of eating. They all think it's good to change the taste here, and now the working meals of all units are indeed doing well. Another point is that you can eat with everyone when you eat here, and you can talk while eating, and your mood is different.

Once when the two princes saw Zhang Zhimu, the acting king said sincerely: "Zhang Dongjia, to be honest, I haven't lived in Yaogang for a period of time before, I can't accept the equality of all of you, how can I be equal if I think people are born to wait?" Now I think it's better to be equal. ”

Zhang Zhimu told them: "In fact, absolute equality between people and people cannot be achieved, not even if you say that they have different backgrounds, their economic status and social status cannot be completely equal, everyone's ability is different, and their status in society is also different, which cannot be completely equal." When we talk about equality, we should be equal in personality and in law. In this way, people can get along as equals and respect each other. However, the two princes, in these days in Yaogang, have set an example for us that everyone is equal. Let everyone see, the prince can go to the people and get along with everyone on an equal footing, and others don't hold a shelf at home. ”

However, one suggestion from King Zhou made Zhang Zhimu very inspired, "Zhang Dongjia, those ten thousand households and nobles in Ordos, don't forget them. For some opening ceremonies and things like that, you can also invite them. This has a good impact, and they feel that their hearts are smooth, and they can be used well in the future. ”

After the ceremony, Zhang Bengui arranged a banquet to entertain everyone. The banquet was held in the Yaogang Hotel, and this time several giants and two princes of Yaogang sat at a big table together. Taking this opportunity, Zhang Zhimu said: "There are no outsiders here, there is something to say. Everybody's back, we're going to have a meeting in two days. There are two main issues to be discussed, one is the matter of marching into the south of the Yangtze River; The other is to divert the Yellow River from Kaifeng to the east through Jinan into the sea. In the past two days, let's first understand the situation, and then when we have a meeting, we will have a good discussion. ”

Zhang Zhimu's words aroused everyone's interest. However, after listening to everyone's discussion for a while, Zhang Zhimu felt a little interesting, "I said everyone, I heard that you don't seem to be very interested in marching into the south of the Yangtze River, but you are very concerned about the diversion of the Yellow River." ”

The acting king smiled and said: "Zhang Dongjia, what do you have to worry about when you march into Jiangnan, as long as the cadres we take over are ready, and our army opens the way in front, who can stop us." "The acting king is now one of us, and he no longer treats himself as an outsider.

King Zhou took over and said, "Zhang Dongjia, if we complete the diversion of the Yellow River." Let the Yellow River and the Huai River go their own way, that is a great thing for the benefit of thousands of years! As long as the Yellow River does not change course for a day, neither the Yellow River nor the Huai River will be peaceful. If the Huai River has no estuary, it will become a disaster if there is water. He also followed the water of the Yangtze River, which made the original land of fish and rice nine disasters in ten years. This must be done well. ”

At this time, the acting king said: "Zhang Dongjia, everyone in Yaogang is here today, and I will make a suggestion on behalf of King Zhou." ”

"Yes, yes! Let's talk about it together! King Zhou echoed.

"We suggest that the railway from Datong to Zhangjiakou be built as soon as possible. We also know that from Datong to Zhangjiakou, there are mountains and mountains. However, if this railway is completed, the northern border will be considered peaceful. Said the king.

Chen Yufeng took over and said: "I agree with the suggestion of the acting king, no matter how difficult it is, we must build this railway." Only in this way can the tranquility of the north be completely resolved. With this railway, we in the north can reduce a lot of defensive troops. ”

"Huh! I also agree to build this railway," Zhang Zhimu said, "and this railway will not only be built to Zhangjiakou, but also from Zhangjiakou to Beijing in the future." In the past, we tried not to have any contact with Beijing, because the ministers in Beijing were sorry for the trouble. But now I'm not afraid. I also know that the difficulty of building the Datong-Zhangjiakou railway is incomparable to all the railways we have completed so far. There are a lot of tunnels that need to be opened through the mountains, and it may cost a lot of lives. But the road had to be repaired. Now the railing of our railway to Fenglingdu has been completed. The railway embankment from Tongguan to Xi'an has also been built, and the track can be laid immediately. Our top priority is to build a railway from the foot of Mount Hua to Lingbao, Luoyang, Zhengzhou, and Kaifeng. Mr. Lu Bingyi's men have basically completed the survey of these places. The railway from Datong to Zhangjiakou can only be built after the Baotou Iron and Steel Plant is put into operation. However, after the road builders are removed, the earth and rock works can be built first. General Ningde and the others are building a railway foundation project in Hexi, and when the Baotou Iron and Steel Plant is put into operation and produces steel rails, they can lay the rails immediately. After all this is completed, we will also build the railway from Zhengzhou to Hankou. ”

This matter, everyone heard Zhang Zhimu talk about this, so they didn't talk about it.

King Zhou said: "I also have a suggestion, I think we should build a Kaifeng Yellow River bridge, so that the two sides of the strait are convenient, goods and personnel come and go, it is more convenient, and the benefit population is far more than Tongguan and Hequ Yellow River Bridge." I see that the Tongguan Bridge has been built, is it possible to build the same bridge in Kaifeng? ”

"King Zhou's suggestion is very good, and I agree to build the Kaifeng Yellow River Bridge after the Tongguan Bridge is built. However, the construction of the Yellow River Bridge in the Kaifeng area is not the same as Tongguan. Because the sediment at the bottom of the river there is much deeper than Tongguan. Technically, different measures need to be adopted. Zhang Zhimu said, "Just build a highway bridge in Kaifeng." In the future, we are afraid that we will build a road and railway bridge in Zhengzhou. Hi! There are so many places to build. At present, while we are engaged in construction, it is all the more necessary to train construction personnel, especially high-level personnel who can independently direct the construction of the project. With talent, we can build more projects. ”

Since this southern expedition and the fight against the Manchu Mongols were linked, the summary of the battle would be carried out only after the tasks on Ningde, Zhou, Yuji, and their side were completed. However, Li Wei and Li Jing, who came back from Datong, heard about the delta wing, and they soaked in the shooting range every day, and they also showed great interest in the delta wing. This incident also alarmed Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He, and they asked Zhang Zhimu to the shooting range to inspect the delta wing.

Zhang Zhimu had no choice but to pull Li Yunhe to the shooting range together.

When he arrived here, Zhang Zhimu knew that Li Wei and Li Jing couldn't help but start learning to fly as students. Although they don't dare to fly too high on their own now, they have dared to run and take off from the slopes of the mountain.

Li Yunhe appointed a few pilots who flew very well to Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, and Ouyang He to perform flights. Li Yunhe and the others asked Zhang Zhimu and others to sit in the middle of the shooting range, and directed the car to carry a few pilots to the nearby hillside. The pilots took the car, came to the hillside, changed into delta wings, ran down the hillside, took advantage of the wind, flew up, circled a few times, and landed steadily on the open space in front of Zhang Zhimu and them.

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He couldn't help but stand up and walk towards them when they saw the pilots fall to the ground one by one. Chen Yufeng couldn't stop asking: "Just now, your flight is hundreds of meters high, and the people watching it are all small." Are you afraid in heaven? Is it cold in the sky? Isn't it small to see people in the sky? ”

The pilots didn't know what to answer, Li Yunhe said: "Uncle Chen, you ask that, they don't know how to answer?" I'll wait for them to rest and ask again! ”

"Good! Let them unload their stuff before talking. Chen Yufeng also felt a little anxious to ask.

After the pilots had removed their delta wings, Chen Yufeng invited them over and sat down, and asked, "Are you looking at the people in the sky and the people on the ground very small?" ”

"It's small, but if we want to see clearly, we can take a telescope and look at it." A pilot replied.

"Can you do battlefield reconnaissance in the future?" Ouyang He asked if he was interested in fighting.

Li Yunhe said: "The engine we developed is being tested these days, if it is good, we can equip them with an engine, in this way, as long as the wind is not too strong, they can take off by themselves anywhere, let alone reconnoiter the battlefield at that time, you can fly to the enemy's head and throw **." I have asked Sun Liang and them to develop a camera with a telescope lens, which can be used for reconnaissance flights from the sky in the future. At that time, Li Jing and their special forces had nothing to do! ”

Li Jing was reluctant to hear it, "In the future, our special forces will also be equipped with this thing, and the matter of aerial reconnaissance will be carried out by our special forces." ”

"Oops! You don't meddle in the affairs of our mechanized troops. There's something wrong with this thing, and you can't fix it. Leave them to us! Li Wei said, "There are many masters of machinery in our team, and they can repair it by themselves if it breaks." Li Wei didn't want Li Jing to rob Li Jing of this good thing.

Chen Yufeng stopped the argument between the two of them, "You two don't fight. The flying teams to be formed in the future will be under the direct control of the General Staff. Chen Yufeng has already seen that this flying team is of great use.

Li Wei said a little unwillingly: "Uncle Shi, when our artillery trucks, automobiles, and power vehicles on the ground cooperate with the delta wings flying in the sky to attack, but the heavens and the earth cooperate, then they will really be invincible in the world." Do you think we can also form a flying team? We have ready-made talents. ”

Ouyang He took over and said, "General Li, we understand your feelings. But I've heard that this thing looks simple, but now it's quite valuable. Let's first set up a flight teaching team, explore the characteristics of the flight team, and know how useful it is. The next step is to think about how to use this thing. What do you think? ”

This time, Li Wei had nothing to say.

Chen Yufeng asked Li Yunhe: "Yunhe, when will the engine you just said can be used for delta wings?" ”

"It's coming!" Li Yunhe said, "The prototype has come out, and it is air-cooled. If the test is no problem, you can let the pilot try it out. ”

"Yunhe! You must know that this thing is probably much more useful than a gun truck, and you must hurry up and get it. Chen Yufeng said.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Li Wei, it is a pity that you are in the north this time that you did not let our chariots get the actual combat test. ”

"Hey! I regret it, too, but it's too slow. We fought all the battles, so we didn't use them. "But our cars and power cars have withstood the test, and after participating in the battle, they performed very well." In particular, the flat land on the steppe is more suitable for automobile combat use. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I have asked Li Yunhe and them to build a front and rear four-wheel drive car, if such a car is made, the ability to adapt to complex terrain will be stronger." Later the use of the car will be even greater. ”

"Through the use of us, we also found some vulnerable places in the process of use, and inconvenient places to use and maintain. When we sort it out and hand it over to Li Yunhe, if we improve these problems, our cars will be more reliable. Li Wei said.

Li Yunhe said: "You should have raised such a question earlier. We are now developing six-wheeled cars, which are weighted tires, so that the car can carry more weight and carry more weapons on the grassland. You give the problems you expose to our technicians, and they can learn from the experience when they design them. The car that comes out will be more reliable. ”

"Okay, I'll have them finish the problem with you right away." Li Wei said, "Or when will your four-wheel drive car come out?" ”

"Soon, it will come out in the second half of the year. I'm going to equip you next year. Li Yunhe said.

"Great! In this way, no matter what muddy roads and potholes, we are not afraid. Li Wei said.

"Li Jing, tell me about your experience in Guangdong for more than a year!" After Li Jing came back, she never had a chance to report on them. Zhang Zhimu finally had time to ask him this time.

"That's true. Let me start with a brief description of what we went through! Li Jing paused and said, "We took two squadrons this time, first took a boat to Yangzhou, followed Li Mao and their boat to Jingdezhen, and then changed a boat in Jingdezhen to Dayu (Dayu), landed from Dayu, crossed Dayuling, and went to Lingnan from the Yuguan Ancient Road. Then follow the guide to Guangzhou. Living in the courtyard of our branch, everyone in the heat of Guangzhou is out of breath. It was hard to get used to it, and we started learning Cantonese. When we were able to communicate in Cantonese for a simple time, the people from our Guangdong branch invited hunters from the mountains to take us out of Guangzhou. We followed the hunters to the mountains to hunt and get acquainted with the southern jungles. We were very afraid of snakes at first, and some brothers were bitten by snakes and almost died. Luckily, we had snake medicine with us, and the hunters would also treat snake wounds. can be regarded as escaping a life. Later, we learned to catch snakes from hunters. Now our brethren dare to catch snakes with their bare hands, and they are not afraid of any snakes. The hunter we hired was very experienced, and we learned to orient ourselves in the mountains and look for food. Prevent damage from wild beasts in the wild, deal with poisonous snakes, and how to set traps. Now throw our brethren into the mountains of the south, and they all know how to survive. It's completely different from where we are in the north. I think it is very necessary for us to go to Guangdong this time to learn about jungle survival. If we hadn't had the knowledge given to us by these hunters, we would have been fools in the southern jungles. When we entered the mountains, not to mention the enemy against us, even mosquitoes and wild beasts would kill us. However, this time we also recruited a few Cantonese soldiers in Guangdong. There was an only son in the hunter's village whose family was gone, and it was very difficult to survive, and he was also a hunter, and he was very familiar with the southern jungle, so the hunter introduced him to me. I took it and thought it was very good, so I found a few children who grew up in the mountains in Guangdong. This time, I think that if we want to march into Guangdong, we should have formed an army suitable for fighting in the south as soon as possible. ”

When Chen Yufeng heard Li Jing say this, he interrupted him and said, "I just wanted to discuss something with you. To form a corps to march into Guangdong, Mr. Ouyang had already planned. There is now a shortage of military cadres with combat experience in the south. How about I want to borrow a few officers from you? ”

"Oops! Uncle Shi, don't beat my mind. Li Jing waved her hand a little excitedly, "My officer is very easy to use now, and there is no one to replace." This will not work! ”

Ouyang He smiled and asked, "General Li, your brothers are very capable, and they have a good relationship with you, right?" ”

"That's right!" Li Jing didn't understand what Mr. Ouyang meant, "Do you still need to ask?" ”

"Then you should think more about them!" Ouyang He said, "They can be the captain of your special combat team at most, and of course the military rank can be higher." But they can't bring out all their talents. Isn't it a bit of a delay for them? ”

"This ....." Li Jing hadn't thought about this, which made Ouyang He a little confused.

"Li Jing, I will ask you for two squadron leaders, and they will be responsible for forming a team to march into Guangdong." Chen Yufeng said.

Li Jing said: "None of my people have experience in organizing a large team. Large-scale operations require experience. ”

"You don't have to worry about this, I just want them to be responsible for training the army to adapt to the combat environment in the south." Chen Yufeng said, "We have no shortage of people who organize the battle. ”

At this point, Li Jing had no choice, lowered her head and said, "In this case, I have nothing to say, you can pick it!" ”

"That's right!" Chen Yufeng said, "Your soldiers are also soldiers of Yaogang." You have to have a sense of the overall situation, and don't be petty. ”

"Alas! My heads have been with me since the beginning of the kiln. It's not that I can't live without them. They can't do without me either. Li Jing said, "I agreed to transfer them, and we can consider forming this flight team, right?" ”

"Haha!" Li Jing's words made everyone laugh like a child.

At this time, a staff officer came over and said that Fang Cai's family called and said that General Zhou Yuji had telegraphed that they had defeated Shazhouwei. Tomorrow they want to march into Hami.

Zhang Zhimu heard that they wanted to attack Hami, and felt that Hami was too far away from Jiayuguan and it was not easy to defend, and said: "I think we can attack Hami, but my opinion is not to defend Hami." Now is not the time for us to solve the Western Regions, and it is not easy to stretch the front too long. ”

Ouyang He said: "Since Mr. Zhang thinks that he should not guard Hami, then send them a telegram." Tell them that the Mongols will withdraw after a beating. ”

Ouyang He dictated a telegram, and after the staff officer wrote it down and handed it to Ouyang He for signature, he went to send it.

However, just as Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He and others were about to walk back, Ningde's telegram came. The command center immediately notified Zhang Zhimu, who was at the shooting range, by phone.

Ningde's opinion is that if Hami can keep it, he still has to keep it. Because of this very important location, it was an important town on the silk trade route. Hami is an oasis that occupies a large area that can be controlled here. And, with our current strength, it won't be much of a problem to occupy here. And the harvest is of great strategic significance. This is where you can go straight to the hinterland of Warat. Let them always be stuck in their throats.

After listening to Ningde's suggestion, Zhang Zhimu thought for a while and said: "General Ningde has been in Hexi for a long time, maybe his views are closer to the actual situation. We should respect Ningde's resolute opinion. ”

"Huh! Zhang is always as good as a stream. Ouyang He said, "Then send a telegram back to General Ningde in the name of Mr. Zhang." Agree with him. ”

"No, write it like this, and ask General Ningde to determine all the military information according to the specific situation in the northwest. It can then be escalated to headquarters. Zhang Zhimu said.

Chen Yufeng said: "This is the best, General Ningde is a person who knows the severity." Otherwise, we have already made a decision, and he will not complain about this in the telegram. ”

"yes!" Ouyang He said, "General Ningde, how can he not die if he is so highly valued? ”

When Zhou Yuji and they took Guazhou, Guazhou was also defenseless, and Zhao Jinli's taking Guazhou was the same as taking Yumen. also made up and went into the city to seize Guazhou. However, when they captured Guazhou, they ran a few Mongol soldiers. So when they took Shazhou Wei (Dunhuang) the next day, this trick was not used.

When their army arrived in front of Shazhouwei (Dunhuang), Tanmalai reported: "The gate of Shazhouwei is closed, and it seems that they have discovered that we are coming." ”

Li Kui smiled and said, "It seems that we are going to have another siege battle?" How about leaving this matter to you, Commander Zhao? ”

"Alright! In the evening we had dinner in Shazhouwei. After speaking, Zhao Jinli turned around and left.

Looking at Zhao Jinli's back, Zhou Yuji said to Li Kui: "The two of us are just watching the excitement all the way!" ”

"Hmmm! I guess so. I've heard that the melons in Hami are exceptionally good, but the melons in Guazhou are already so delicious. How good could a cantaloupe be? Li Kui said melon, it seems to be more important than beating Shazhou Wei.

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Mt. Fuji erupted, Japan was earthquaked. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".