"General, are you cold?" Xi Xue looked at Yang Shuoming and asked with some concern.

Yang Shuoming shook his head.

The dark night is easy to make people think about it, but Yang Shuoming at this time did not speak, just quietly paced back and forth in the pavilion.

The dawn and morning glow of the eastern sky have not been seen for a long time, the thick dark night is as boundless as the tide, the stars blink on the sky, and the steep peaks that stand like giants form a sense of coercion on the human spirit. The lack of sleep in the recent period made Yang Shuoming's mind a little annoyed, but he didn't want to refuse Xi Xue's kindness. He took a deep breath of the wet fog, trying to suppress the boredom and anger in his heart, but the little reluctant interest in waiting to see it was irretrievably gone.

The assassination that had taken place a few days earlier had a very bad effect on his mood.

Since coming to this era, he has encountered many assassinations, and he should say that he is no longer surprised, but this seemingly stupid and clumsy assassination operation still makes his mood difficult to calm down.

At present, although the rumbling of war continues to resound in northern China, the land of southern China is peaceful, and although the common people in southern China have not shown insensitivity to this war and have made a lot of efforts, their desire to sing and dance to promote economic development is still extremely strong. As a result, in the most economically prosperous part of the Yangtze River basin, busy commercial competition and production activities can be seen everywhere, and both cities and villages are swept away by the economic wave of capitalism; The rapid expansion of the cities, the influx of traditional land cultivators into the cities and factories to work, and the workers, peasants, and capitalists standing with one heart and one mind to work hard under the banner of capitalist primitive accumulation, fully demonstrated the good momentum of China's economic take-off for the first time in the twenties of the twentieth century.

But this seemingly inconspicuous assassination attempt against itself has cast a shadow over China's economic and political future.

Yang Shuoming knew that it was not only that he did not want to see China become strong, but also that the Russians were the same, whether it was the current Red Russia or the White Russia of the past.

He knew more about the harm that the Red Russians had brought to China than anyone else of his time.

In the "Nine? After the "28 Incident," although the Chinese people had an understanding of the revolution exported by Soviet Russia to China and the conspiracy to create turmoil in China, and China's political axe also intensified its crackdown on the underground forces of Soviet Russia at home, this assassination incident showed that the demonic hand extended into China by Soviet Russia has not been fundamentally cut off.

And this assassination incident shows that the consciousness of the Chinese people in this era is not as awakened as Yang Shuoming imagined before, and it is more awakened than the "later generations"!

On the land of China, the "soil" that is easy for the Soviet Russian forces to take root and grow and spread still exists!

The current Yang Shuoming, as a non-permanent military head of Yanjing's political axe, is not the kind of super talent reader who combines the power of the party, government, and the military. Now, he felt as if he was a captain with no mental strength, watching the big Chinese ship begin to malfunction, and then be involuntarily swept into the depths of the storm.

Now in China, it can be said that there is something he least wants to see.

Although the assassination incident this time was not serious, it was a warning to Yang Shuoming.

If it is allowed to spread to the army, it will bring a catastrophe of destruction!

The hateful and disgusting gazes of those two people when they were about to be executed still lingered in his heart.

How many Chinese, like both of them?

Yang Shuoming felt a little hot in his back, he unbuttoned his collar, walked out of the pavilion, stood next to a big rock, and stopped to look into the distance. Xi Xue followed silently and stood not far from the right rear of his side.

He now felt deeply the pressure of being a politician in a big country who ruled over more than 10 million square kilometers of land and 40,000 people.

It has been almost eight years since he came to this era, and he is no longer the impulsive and enthusiastic young man, and now, although his eyesight cannot penetrate the vast and distant cosmic space and the thick darkness, at this moment, the sharp arrow of his thoughts has flown over the rivers and the land, and flew to the battlefield of the treacherous situation on the far northern plains.

He is not so much standing on the top of the mountains and resting with the beautiful secretary, waiting for the watch to come out, but rather standing on a condescending vantage point to sort out his thoughts, patiently waiting to capture any fleeting precious opportunity!

Xi Xue looked at Yang Shuoming's somewhat lonely figure, watching him firmly nail himself to the black land under his feet, like a solidified statue, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

At this time, Yang Shuoming did not feel the abnormality in the gaze of the beautiful woman behind him, and his thoughts had already flown into the distance.

Although the war between the North and the Communists has not yet ended, the results of the "Battle of Busan" have shown that China will win this war if nothing else. After the end of this war, China's external troubles will be greatly alleviated, and China will win at least 20 years of precious development time in the future.

However, the external troubles have not yet been completely subsided, and the internal worries have quietly arisen.

If a country wants to develop and become strong, internal stability is very important. If the country is restless, how can we talk about working together to fight foreign aggression?

Although he has always had great ambitions for China, Yang Shuoming firmly believes that a snake cannot swallow an elephant, so he himself cannot swallow the whole of China, not to mention that Britain and the United States will never tolerate the domination of Asia by the United States. The most terrible henchman is actually the Chinese themselves!

Yang Shuoming's body moved, and under Xi Xue's gaze, he slowly turned his deep gaze in another direction.

What is the great man who should be younger than him now, the leader who was once worshipped as a god in later generations, the man who is now supposed to have long hair and speak an earthy Hunan dialect? Study? Meeting? Research the current situation? Or is there a conspiracy being hatched?

In the dark, it was as if there was an inspiration reminding me that the man was never asleep at the moment.

Did he just like him, standing at the foot of a certain mountain, facing the rising sun and the morning glow in the east, and casting his inquiring eyes here, on himself standing on the peak of the mountains?

Is he destined to not meet with his own thoughts and eyes?

Will he and his own wisdom and strength also be like the yin and yang electricity in the cumulonimbus clouds, which will erupt into earth-shattering social fission once they collide?

Could this kind of collision be a historical necessity that he cannot resist, as the history textbook says?

The long-awaited dawn and bright colors finally appeared, and the eastern sky gradually reflected a touch of fish spitting white, and a faint morning glow pierced through the chaotic space like an arrow, so all things in heaven and earth submerged in darkness began to reveal their own vibrant forms. When the first loud birdsong came from the deep valley, the wet air seemed to vibrate, bringing Yang Shuoming back to reality in his reverie.

Fu Zhuoyao quietly appeared beside Yang Shuoming at some point and draped a windbreaker over him.

Yang Shuoming smelled the familiar breath of the second lady, but he didn't move, at this time, his thoughts were still soaring above the chaotic heaven and earth.

The island nation, which is separated by a sea, has advanced production technology, strong military strength, and the fierce and aggressive martial spirit of the whole nation. Compared with its neighbors, which are eyeing each other, the country's industry, which he is now pushing forward with all his might, is no longer as backward as before, its national strength has also made great progress, the situation of warlordism has been curbed to a certain extent, and the people's living standards have also been greatly improved. If the country's internal affairs are not unified, once the people's will is weakened, the consequences will be unimaginable.

What China needs most to become strong is time.

The corners of Yang Shuoming's mouth twitched slightly unconsciously, and there was a sudden expression of relief on his face. At this time, the sky finally brightened. Looking into the distance, the mountains in the distance are steaming and the clouds are vast, and a round of spouting and steaming brilliant sunrise appears in front of you.

"It's beautiful." Fu Zhuoyao gently grabbed Yang Shuoming's arm, her eyes were full of smiles, and she said, "It's better to come early than to come at a good time." ”

Yang Shuoming seemed to wake up from a dream suddenly, his body shook slightly, and he felt that after standing for a long time, his waist and legs were a little sore.

"Madame's heart is sincere, and sure enough, I saw the 'Buddha's light' today." Xi Xue pointed to the neon-like glow in the distance, and said with a smile, "Although the general and I came early, it is not in vain to wait for this moment. ”

"Xi Xue likes to see it so much, no wonder she has to call it this name." Fu Zhuoyao smiled and nodded, "This beautiful scenery is really refreshing, it seems that you should get up early every day to see it in the future." ”

While several people were talking, an officer ran up from the bottom of the hill with a quick pace.

"General, Counselor Shi of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has arrived, saying that he has something important to see you." The officer saw Yang Shuoming and reported after saluting.

"That means they're making progress there." Yang Shuoming nodded and said.

Chengde, summer resort. "Kunshan Building" villa.

It is a two-story building with red walls and green tiles, cornices and arcades, a creeping river in front of the door, and a huge ancient pine tree that has stood for thousands of years around the wall. The villa is made of red bricks and bluestones, which is like a garden in the south of the Yangtze River, and blends in with the jagged mountain rocks behind the building, reflecting the artistic ingenuity of traditional Chinese architects.

Here, a secret meeting of temporary surnames has been going on all day.

In the face of the current excellent situation in which a smooth victory in the war is in sight, the participants have gone against the usual attitude of expressing their hearts and impassionedly, and they have all been cautious and cautious, which makes the atmosphere of the meeting very dull.

“…… That is to say, I agree to give up the special rights and interests in Manchuria, which they have always insisted on? Wu Peifu said, his face gloomy, "I never knew that you had made so much progress in peace talks.

Wu Peifu is a pivotal figure in the current Chinese [***] world, and he has considerable appeal among local warlords. This time he came to Chengde to report on the military situation, so Yang Shuoming also called him over to participate in this secret meeting.

“…… Now my mansion receives a lot of letters every day, all of which ask to go to the front line to fight and kill the enemy. The people's morale is now unprecedentedly high, but now we suddenly want to tell them that we have turned enemies into friends?! ”

Listening to Wu Peifu's words, Yang Shuoming couldn't help frowning slightly.

Wu Peifu's words undoubtedly made many people here feel harsh. With regard to such a "sensitive topic" as peace talks, it has long become a sensitive weapon for various political forces in China to use and attack each other.

"Ziyu's words are fallacious!" Shi Zhaoji, counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shrugged his shoulders and said: "There is no contradiction between 'peace' and 'war', wouldn't it be better if we could get what we couldn't get on the battlefield at the negotiating table?" ”

"Manmeng has now been taken back by our army, and they are now saying that they will give up, aren't they playing tricks?" Wu Peifu asked with some annoyance.

"What are the so-called Manchurian rights and interests of myself?" Yang Shuoming asked quietly.

"In short, there are seven main ones." Shi Zhaoji opened a document, looked at it, and explained it to everyone.

"The first is the lease of the Kanto Prefecture until 1997, including Lushun and Dalian."

"The second is the right to operate the 'South Manchuria Railway' (the so-called 'Manchurian Railway') south of Changchun until 2002, which also includes the administrative power of the attached territories and the prohibition of the laying of parallel lines and branch lines and other 'harmful lines' of the Manchurian Railway."

"The third is the 'right to operate the Anbong Railway' until 2007."

"Fourth, it is the 'joint venture laying right' of the five Manchurian-Mongolian railways and the 'entrusted management right' of the two related railways."

"Fifth, there is the 'right to mine mining' and 'the right to deforestation' in Manchuria."

"Sixth, it is the Manchurian and Mongolian 'right to lease land' and the right to freely travel and live and the right to operate in industry and commerce."

"Seventh, it is the 'railway garrison garrison right', that is, 15 soldiers on one kilometer of railway, with a total of less than 16,665."

"Most of these things came from the Portsmouth Peace Treaty in September 1905, after the Russo-Russian War, which was taken over from Imperial Russia, and was confirmed by the Treaty of the Qing Dynasty in that year." After Shi Zhaoji finished speaking, he closed the document, "As General Wu Ziyu said, these things don't exist anymore. ”

"The main problem now is not here." War Minister Cai Ye turned his gaze to Yang Shuoming, the presiding officer of the meeting, who finally decided on the overall policy, Yang Shuoming bowed his head slightly, signaling him to continue.

“…… In fact, everyone knows that our country is at war with the same country, and if it continues to fight like this, it is bound to lose both. Cai Yi said, "The current situation is actually that although we have defeated Yue himself on both land and sea battlefields, we may not necessarily perish and win the battle, and no matter how loud the call for 'extermination' is in the country, there are also some generals in the army who insist on fighting with Yue himself, which is actually just a trick to annihilate people." If you want to completely wash away the shame of the country, now is not the time. ”

"Why did you, Minister Cai, as a soldier, also advocate peace talks? If you are afraid, let those who are not afraid of death go to the front line to fight! Wu Peifu finally had a somewhat unbearable attack, patted the arm of the chair and shouted, "What kind of trick to destroy people? Where did the annihilation come from? ”

"Songpo's words are by no means alarmist, General Wu should be calmer." Jiang Baili persuaded.

Listening to the words of the principal of the Baoding Military Academy, Wu Peifu realized his gaffe, he nodded, his face showed concentration, and listened to Jiang Baili's speech.

"I'm afraid that all of you here don't have a complete understanding of the military strength of the enemy and us, so I might as well give you a brief briefing here." Jiang Baili flipped through a document and said, "...... Let's start with the situation in our country. At present, China has 121 divisions, 72 mixed brigades, 9 chariot divisions, 6 cavalry divisions, and 12 artillery brigades, with a total strength of about 2.2 million people. The equipment situation is that each division has more than 15,000 soldiers, more than 8,700 infantry and cavalry guns, and 600 light and heavy machine guns. There are more than 200 artillery pieces of various types. The above equipment is the scale of the integrated divisions of the former European Expeditionary Force, and the personnel and equipment of the local troops have reached about 70% of that of the expeditionary force. ”

"Situation of the Navy and Air Force: As of June this year, China has more than 1,800 aircraft, of which 1,305 can be used in combat, and the navy has a total of 176 warships, with 12 50,000-ton giant ships as the main force."

"The situation on this side is that there are 17 standing infantry divisions and 380,000 soldiers, and if the mainland is attacked, it can be mobilized three times as much within a month. That is to say, more than 1.1 million people can be organized and equipped. Each division of the army has four infantry wings, one cavalry wing, one mountain artillery wing, one heavy artillery wing, one engineer wing, and one baggage wing, with 22,000 soldiers, 5,800 horses, 9,500 rifles, 450 light and heavy machine guns, and more than 60 cannons of various types. ”

According to intelligence, the army now has six aviation squadrons, more than 300 planes of various types, and about half of the combat planes. It is said that the greatest threat to our country is still the navy, with a total of more than 300 warships, and although it was defeated in naval battles, it still has eight capital ships, and it is still the world's maritime power. More importantly, the country is very strong, and its steel output is several times that of China, and with its current scale, it will be able to manufacture 800 aircraft, more than 400 large-caliber artillery pieces, more than 5,000 vehicles of various types, and more than 200,000 tons of warships within a year. However, China's heavy industry is relatively backward, and some major equipment still depends on imports......"

(To be continued)