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In the early winter, the imperial capital is already a bleak landscape. Pedestrians on the streets came and went in heavy clothing. Everyone is reluctant to spend more time on the street.

The cold wind blew, and several patrol vehicles carried vigilant soldiers up and down the roads. There are sentry checkpoints in all important areas, and people without a pass will never be able to enter.

With the continuous victories of the Ming army on various battlefields, the mentality of the people of the Ming Dynasty quickly improved. More and more people believe that the Ming Dynasty will achieve the final victory in this war that swept the world under the leadership of Zhang Cheng.

And Zhang Cheng's reputation has also increased with one victory after another. In addition, Qi Bing continued to promote Zhang Cheng through various media channels and carried out an artificial god-making movement, which made Zhang Cheng's mastery of the Ming Dynasty unprecedentedly improved.

And Zhang Cheng's increase in control of Daming is not a good thing for some people with a heart.

When Zhang Cheng did something to the family consortium before, many forces chose to push the wall down, or watched from the sidelines. Mainly because the Saga consortium is truly business-oriented and profit-oriented. In the years they have ruled the Ming Dynasty, they have already offended everyone because of their endless greed, and they have robbed almost everyone of their interests.

In this case, seeing that the family consortium was unlucky enough to be swept away, the vast majority of people would naturally start to grab the benefits together. This is also an important reason why the Saga consortium collapsed so quickly.

It's just that these new interest groups, who have shared a lot of benefits from the collapse of the family consortium, are deeply uneasy about Zhang Cheng's explosive expansion of control.

Interest groups in various places, generals with heavy armies, governors and rulers of overseas colonies like emperors, imperial families who dream of reclaiming power, and the imperial relatives and nobles around them, etc., etc. These people were all uneasy about Zhang Cheng's growing strength.

No one wants to lose what they have gained, especially after they have just gotten it. And Zhang Cheng's constant centralization of power has made these people feel deeply threatened. They don't care if Zhang Cheng is doing this to win the war, they will only think that Zhang Cheng has hurt their interests.

As a result, various undercurrents began to surge. Various forces began to come into contact with each other. And Zhang Cheng also saw all this.

For all forces, Zhang Cheng, who is far more powerful and dangerous than the family consortium, has a fatal flaw. That is, Zhang Cheng is fighting alone.

Among all the people around Zhang Cheng, none of them can have the ability and prestige to inherit all of Zhang Cheng's abilities. And Zhang Cheng himself has no heirs. Compared with the powerful and powerful family consortiums, although Zhang Cheng is more dangerous, he has a place to start. In this case, once Zhang Cheng himself can be eliminated, it will be equivalent to solving all the problems at once.

The imperial capital, as the core area of Zhang Cheng, is also the most important place in the entire Ming Dynasty. Zhang Cheng is extremely strict with the supervision here. The forces everywhere are surging, and Zhang Cheng is also not idle.

The size of the Ming army has always been the first in the world, especially after the outbreak of war, after continuous mobilization, the number of the Ming army has reached an astonishing number. And it is impossible for such a large number of armies to be as inaccessible as iron buckets. Under the continuous erosion of various ways such as the use of money by various forces, part of the troops has been successfully mastered.

However, basically all the troops around the imperial capital were under Zhang Cheng's strict control, after all, the location here was extremely important. And Zhang Cheng himself has no plans to go out. Once he goes out now, all kinds of situations will inevitably arise. Forces on all sides are thinking of infiltrating the imperial capital, especially the military circle of the imperial capital.

And Zhang Cheng didn't want the situation to go on like this. Although the Ming Dynasty has gained superiority on various battlefields, the war is far from over. Zhang Cheng didn't want to waste too much energy on these people, he thought that instead of working hard like this, it would be better to take the initiative to give these people a chance to get ahead and kill them all.

Of course, it is very difficult to catch them all at once, and it is impossible for Zhang Cheng to set off a huge storm at home under the current situation of war, so as to give external enemies an opportunity to take advantage of. Another point is that He Ziqiu, who still holds the most powerful legion of the Ming army in his hands, has also been very active recently.

The importance of the Russian battlefield is self-evident. This is actually where the whole war will really be decided.

Although the troops of the Ming North African Theater have come to the edge of the hinterland of Europe, the strength of European countries has not suffered much loss. It would be difficult to achieve decisive results if a landing operation was forcibly launched.

As for the American continent, that continent is so huge that even if the Ming army rushes thousands of miles away and forcibly lands on the American continent, it will be difficult to force the Americans to surrender.

The Ming mainland is too far away from the Americas, and the Americans are very strong. If you land in the Americas, you will inevitably encounter strong resistance. None of this can be solved in a short period of time.

Therefore, before the atomic bomb can really be put into real combat. The place that could really decide the outcome of the war was still on the Russian battlefield.

As long as the Ming Army can take Russia, it will occupy an absolute strategic advantage. Tens of millions of Ming Army, supported by countless tanks, planes, and artillery, will pass through the narrower and narrower funnel-shaped land of Eastern Europe, like an endless tide sweeping across the entire European continent. There was nothing on this road that could stop the favorable terrain of the Ming army, and the powerful Ming army could fight all the way to the English Channel.

But now in addition to the armies of various countries, there is also He Ziqiu, the commander of the Russian battlefield of the Ming Army.

"He met with the Americans?" The imperial capital, Zhang Cheng's office.

Looking at the documents in his hand, Zhang Cheng raised his head and looked at Xiao Hongbao, who was standing opposite the desk with a somewhat solemn expression. Squinting his eyes slightly, Zhang Cheng took a deep breath and tried to calm the surging anger in his chest, and asked calmly.

Xiao Hongbao looked at Zhang Cheng, whose face was a little red, and his slightly narrowed eyes flashed with a little coldness. Pursing the corners of his mouth, he sighed secretly in his heart, and said, "According to the information sent back by the manpower we arranged around He Ziqiu, He Ziqiu first sent his henchmen to St. Petersburg secretly to contact the representatives of the allies. Two days earlier, the Americans' presidential envoy had quietly infiltrated the Russian Theater Command in Kazan under the guise of his identity to meet with He Ziqiu. ”

"Boom!" Zhang Cheng slammed his fist on his desk, and could no longer suppress the roar in his heart, shouting sharply, "Traitor! ”

After a moment of silence, he watched Zhang Cheng slowly clean up the anger in his heart. Xiao Hongbao said softly, "What now?" Do you want our people to mobilize? ”

Just as those who opposed Zhang Cheng wanted to eliminate Zhang Cheng from the body and thus disintegrate his power, Zhang Cheng also had this kind of pre-selection record against He Ziqiu. Xiao Hongbao, who has outstanding ability, has already placed people by He Ziqiu's side.

"Nope." Zhang Cheng, who closed his eyes and gasped slightly in his nostrils, shook his head after a moment of silence. Where is it so easy to assassinate a person with great power, if it is really so easy, this world would already be rampant with assassins. And the people Xiao Hongbao arranged to buy are not really willing to do such a mortal thing, even if they are willing to do it, the chance of success is not great.

Another point is that He Ziqiu is, after all, the supreme commander of the Russian theater of operations, with a high position of power. Failure will inevitably lead to unprecedented horrific consequences, and a large-scale infighting is inevitable. If something like this breaks out at such a time, it is giving your enemies the best chance.

And even if it succeeds, it doesn't necessarily do much good. Using this way to deal with his own people, or the serious consequences caused by a figure like the theater commander are what Zhang Cheng does not want to see. The only way to deal with He Ziqiu is to announce his crime and arrest him by regular means and pronounce a sentence through the court. That's the best option.

It's just that it's hard to do that.

After a moment of silence in the office, Zhang Cheng shook his head and left the documents in his hand aside. Sitting in a chair, leaning back on the backrest, taking out a cigarette and lighting it, stretching out his hand on the desk, tapping lightly, "Is there any good news for me to be happy?" ”

Hearing the meaning of Zhang Cheng's words, Xiao Hongbao showed a faint smile: "There is good news from the navy, but this should be reported by the navy." I'm stealing the Navy's lottery. ”

"Huh?" Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows, hooked the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Your news is now more well-informed than the navy." Let's talk about it, has the Pacific Fleet achieved major results? ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Xiao Hongbao smiled and said, "The Navy has already severely damaged the 59th Task Force of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, and its own losses are not large. Moreover, at this moment, the First Air Fleet commanded by Tong Haifeng is also engaged in a fierce battle with the 58th Task Force of the US Navy. If General Tong Haifeng can also achieve brilliant results, then the war in the Pacific can basically declare that the overall situation is decided. ”

"That's right." Zhang Cheng nodded, looked at the globe on the desk, and stayed on the blue ocean, "You must win." ”

......

"Has the information been confirmed?" The atmosphere on the bridge of the aircraft carrier Coral Sea, the general flagship of the First Air Fleet of the Ming Navy, was very tense, and everyone did not dare to gasp and tightly pressed against their chief of staff, including their fleet commander Tong Haifeng.

Tong Haifeng, who was red-eyed, was obviously accelerating his breathing, and the green tendons on his neck had already protruded. In the past, his slender and powerful hands were constantly trembling slightly, which was enough to show how nervous he was at this time.

"It has been confirmed that the fleet discovered by the reconnaissance aircraft belongs to the 57th task force under the command of Halsey." The chief of staff's words made Tong Haifeng suddenly feel cold, like falling into the abyss! (To be continued.) )