A fence with three piles, a hero with three gangs.

When war was inevitable, Zhang Yue's first thought was to find allies. In the industrial age, even a strong Ming could not cope with the siege of the whole world. Finding friends became a matter of course.

Needless to say anything about East Asia, whether it is the chief vassal of Korea or Japan and Vietnam, they are all horses under the Ming Dynasty, and Zhang Yue is confident that he is absolutely monolithic in the core area of the Ming Dynasty. As for Europa, the best option is, of course, the island nation of the United Kingdom. But the Ming Dynasty and Britain have an irreconcilable contradiction, that is, the London Concession.

As the most important and wealthy colony of the Ming Dynasty overseas, even Zhang Yue could not open his mouth to return the London Concession to the British. Unlike the stone lotus collar, which has little oil and water to fish, the London Concession involves too many complicated things and forces. Even he, Zhang Yue, doesn't have the ability to make this decision!

Occupying other people's land and pumping blood, and still thinking of forming a strategic alliance with others to be your little brother and fight for your life? Who would want this kind of thing except for the Japanese? The British are not stupid.

As for several other countries. Needless to say, France has always been the vanguard of opposition to the Ming Dynasty, and this kind of thing is simply a joke.

Spain is about the same as the British, and while the fortress of Gibraltar is still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, don't mention it. Italy is now in disarray. The HRE Empire is now the younger brother of the Germans, and has always followed Germany. Although Germany has temporarily retreated, it has irreconcilable contradictions with the Ming Dynasty on the issue of living space.

"Germany needs land in the sun." These are the exact words of the German emperor.

Germany, which was highly industrially developed, needed cheap raw materials and a vast market for dumped industrial products. Germany, which is unwilling to be constrained by the Ming Dynasty, will definitely be on the front line against the Ming Dynasty.

As for Russia, which is called a polar bear. Beginning with the contact of the expeditions of the two sides in Siberia, the centuries-long conflict has already pushed the two countries to absolute opposites. Until this time, the two sides were still fighting in the Caspian Sea, on the Iranian plateau, and in the plains of Central Asia.

Zhang Yue was surprised to find that as far as the eye could see, it seemed that the whole world was making enemies of the Ming Dynasty! He couldn't find anyone to be drawn into an alliance. Daming is too powerful, so strong that he doesn't give others a way to live. In this case, there are far more enemies than friends.

"Huh." Zhang Yue lowered his head and smiled bitterly, and sighed in his heart, "The enemy outside is easy to say." However, there is an undercurrent surging inside the Ming Dynasty, and crises are lurking. The young emperor wanted to regain imperial power, the major family consortia wanted to maintain control of the country, the army wanted more military spending, and the common people wanted more wealth. Hardly anyone cares if Da Ming will be attacked by almost the whole world! ”

As the helmsman of the entire country, Zhang Yue felt that he was already a little exhausted. It's just that these things still need to be solved by him. After all, he is the first assistant who has been in charge of the Ming Dynasty for 20 years, and if he doesn't do it, who else can do it?

"It's time to rearmament." A moment later, a somewhat muffled voice from Shousuke-sama sounded in the quiet office.

In the face of a crisis, the resolute-minded Shousuke-sama has no intention of backing down. After so many years of ups and downs, Shousuke-sama has long forgotten the word fear in his heart. Since war is inevitable, let's fight. The Ming Dynasty has been rampant in the world for hundreds of years, what does it rely on? Not indoctrination and books, but hard fists and iron-blooded courage!

The imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty. This glorious city standing at the foot of Yanshan Mountain has become the core of the Ming Dynasty since Ming Chengzu Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingyan to seize the throne. Every order issued from here for hundreds of years has profoundly affected the fate of countless people. It is the well-deserved capital of the world.

With the sound of a long train whining, a passenger car driven by a three-phase AC electric locomotive slowly drove into the imperial capital railway station, the largest railway station in the world.

As an important achievement of the Industrial Revolution, fashionable electric locomotives were applied to the intercity passenger line between the imperial capital and Tianjin Wei.

After all, Tianjin Wei is the largest port in the north, and a large number of people who go to the imperial capital from overseas will choose to go ashore in Tianjin Wei. Not only the Chinese people, but also many barbarians from all over the world with different purposes in their hearts.

In order to reflect the strength of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court deliberately set aside a huge amount of money to build an intercity railway connecting the two cities. And it's the most modern electrified railway ever used. The top speed of the train is more than 200 kilometers per hour, which is really a lot of money.

After the long bus stopped, all the doors near the platform were opened. A large number of passengers quickly poured out of the carriage.

"There are so many rich people in Daming." Xu Mu, who was sitting opposite Zhang Cheng, smiled and looked at the various passengers who were queuing up to get off the bus, and said with a chuckle.

"You are also a rich man of the Ming Dynasty." Zhang Cheng responded with a smile.

Don't look at the distance, but the tickets are not cheap at all. The most common second-class seat also needs a piece of two. For example, Zhang Cheng and his family sit in a high-end box for fifteen yuan, which is enough to buy an acre of land in Jiangnan, but it is only enough to make a train here. Just from this little thing, it can be seen that the imperial capital is definitely not an ordinary city.

"Let's go." Seeing that the passengers were almost gone, Zhang Chengcai stood up, put on his military uniform, and walked out of the carriage with his attachés.

"Where to stay?" After stepping out of the station, stand in the huge, crowded square in front of the station. Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows and asked softly.

"It's all arranged." Xu Mu nodded, and replied, "The house is good, and it's not far from Lu University." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Cheng nodded. He doesn't demand much of that right now.

The group quickly found the car and greeting personnel arranged by Xu Mu, and came to a courtyard in the northwest corner of the imperial capital. It's a place away from the hustle and bustle of the city center, surrounded by schools and parks. Beautiful location and very nice to live in.

After a brief lunch, Zhang Cheng hurriedly got in the car and went to the army headquarters for handover. Although he was going to Lu University for further study, Zhang Cheng was the commander of the London garrison before all, and when he came to the imperial capital, he first had to go to the army headquarters to report.

When I arrived at the famous Army Headquarters, I was stunned to find that such a huge organization was actually crowded into three four-story buildings arranged in a finished glyph. The three buildings were surrounded by a long fence, and the gate was full of people dressed in military uniforms and military vehicles.

Zhang Cheng casually glanced at the shoulders of these people, and smacked his tongue slightly in surprise, these soldiers who came in and out were at least colonels and above. The sentries standing guard were all senior non-commissioned officers, and they really deserved to be the army headquarters.

Zhang Cheng is just a small person here, and a small lieutenant colonel is really nothing in the army headquarters. This is the army headquarters of the Ming Empire, not Albania.

Zhang Cheng walked on the bluestone paved road, looking at the flowers blooming in the flower beds on both sides, and laughed inexplicably. The three buildings are all red bricks, and it looks like it's been a long time. Everyone in this area has an air of pride. This is because of the strong strength of the Ming Dynasty as a solid backing!

After Zhang Cheng questioned the sentry, he went to the personnel department to register, and then went to the overseas garrison section to take over his work.

It stands to reason that in such an important place as the London Concession, the commander of the garrison must be at the rank of general. Although it will not be a big deal to return to China to report on work or something, there is still a basic welcome.

However, Zhang Cheng is an outlier, he holds an important position with the rank of a school officer, and the time is very short. What's more important is that Zhang Cheng belongs to the Airborne Forces, which was originally an emergency and is not in the system of the Ming Army at all. No one thought he would rise like a comet.

However, Zhang Cheng successfully turned into a regular officer with his good performance in northern Italy, and became a rare existence that could become an officer without going through a formal military academy study career.

Zhang Cheng's background naturally will not be looked at by those professional members in the army headquarters. Although his performance is indeed good, he is still an alternative in the eyes of these orthodox people. An alternative that doesn't follow the normal path.

There was no welcome ceremony, no flowers, no reporters, not even a single general to meet Zhang Cheng. The proud Army Command never had anyone in its sights. Because they are the invincible Ming Army that fights all over the world!

A lieutenant colonel from the Overseas Garrison Section handled all the formalities for Zhang Cheng. After signing and confirming, Zhang Cheng officially relieved himself of his post as acting commander of the London garrison. Now he has no rank, but he doesn't have any position.

"Anything else?" The fair-skinned lieutenant colonel, who was nearly forty years old, raised his hand and pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, looked at Zhang Cheng expressionlessly and asked.

Although he was in a bad mood because of the cold reception, Zhang Cheng, who didn't show it, smiled, packed up his mood and asked, "I'm going to Lu University for further study, who should I report to?" ”

"Director of Army Education, Office No. 317, Third Floor, Office Building II." The lieutenant colonel glanced at Zhang Cheng with a cold face.

Zhang Cheng paused slightly, smiled, and got up to leave. Seeing the lieutenant colonel's expression, his mood improved again.

The lieutenant colonel's gaze at Zhang Cheng was full of undisguised jealousy. What it means to be able to go to Lu University for further study can be understood by any soldier of the Ming Army. The lieutenant colonel was almost forty years old and still working in the army headquarters, and Zhang Cheng was already on the same level as him at such a young age, and was about to embark on the road to becoming a general. How could he not be full of anger and jealousy?

Zhang Cheng left with a smile. I didn't care about the lieutenant colonel's attitude at all. Such people are destined to do nothing for the rest of their lives.

Zhang Cheng quickly adjusted his mentality, and he knew that this was the reality.

Coming to the door of the education director's office, Zhang Cheng took a deep breath, tidied up his appearance again, and raised his hand to knock on the office door.

"Please come in." A gentle voice rang out. Zhang Cheng pursed the corners of his mouth, pushed open the door and walked in.

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