Central Asia, on the territory of Kazakhstan.

In Almaty, the General Headquarters of the Central Asian Front of the Chinese National Defense Forces, it was lunch time, and General Chen Jun, commander-in-chief of the Front Army, was giving a banquet to General Zhang Zizhong, deputy commander-in-chief, and other senior military officials.

The main dish on the table is hot pot, in addition to four meats, two vegetables and one soup, a roasted whole antelope meat, a large plate of chicken in Xinjiang Province, a fish-flavored shredded pork, a white-cut beef, a sour and hot Chinese cabbage, and a large pot of carrot and mutton soup.

In addition to General Chen Jun, commander-in-chief, there were also deputy commander-in-chief Zhang Zizhong, Lieutenant General Gao Feng, chief of staff of the front army, Lieutenant General Xu Ziqian, political commissar of the front army, Lieutenant General Dai Anlan, commander of the Third Armored Group Army, and Lieutenant General Fu Zuoyi, commander of the 13 th Group Army.

This is not so much a banquet for generals as it is a military meeting.

"Everyone said while eating, you're welcome, this antelope was hunted by the commander-in-chief himself, haha." Zhang Zizhong took the lead, used his own knife, cut off a piece of roasted whole sheep, dipped it in sauce, put it in his mouth, and a crispy aroma of roast mutton suddenly soaked into his body.

"This body is still not as good as it was back then, and there is no obstacle to charging into battle. This guy has taken a lot of effort on my part, and in a few years, if I want to fight such a big guy, I'm afraid I can only use a sniper rifle. Haha, eat ......"

"The commander-in-chief's joke is cold enough, I think it will be another twenty years, and he will still be a strong man."

Everyone laughed and began to eat.

As the commander-in-chief of the Central Asian Front, General Chen Jun finally fulfilled his wish to join the army that year.

Looking at the generals present, he couldn't help but think that back then, when he was still a student, he defected to the chairman of the committee, and he was only a teenage hairy boy at that time, and in a blink of an eye, thirty years had passed.

"Alas, time flies so fast. I think back then, when I was in Lishuping, a few of us still followed behind the chairman of the committee, learning this and that every day. At that time, in our eyes, the chairman of the committee was a symbol of omnipotence, what we didn't understand, he understood, we understood, and he understood it more deeply.

From the students to the militia soldiers, at the beginning, we were less than twenty people, and I remember that at that time I was weak and weak, lying on the ground and shooting, and the old Mauser's recoil collapsed at the end of the day, and I could fall asleep at the table at night. ”

Chen Jun sighed with emotion as he spoke, and couldn't help but pick up the diluted rice wine next to him and drink it like wine.

Among the people present, although there are many old people in the southwest department, even Gao Feng and Dai Anlan, who are more qualified, are not among the original people.

"The chairman of the committee now gives people the feeling that he is omniscient and omnipotent. I was in the eighth phase of Huaxia, and it was already in 1921, when the chairman was already the commander-in-chief of the high-ranking militia group. Speaking of which, my graduation award was personally awarded by the chairman of the committee, which is the most memorable event in my life. "Dai Anlan has little time to go back to the southwest because of his long-term military involvement, and even if he goes, he is on official business, and he has no time to go back to Lishuping, "Alas, I haven't gone back to see it for many years, Lishuping is really a nostalgic place, where it has witnessed the rise of China." ”

Speaking of this, he turned around and asked Gao Feng, "General Gao, are you from the third phase of Huaxia?" I heard that the chairman of the committee personally gave you a lesson at that time. ”

Gao Feng smiled, squinting slightly, as if recalling, "Yes, I'm in the second phase." At that time, the chairman of the committee gave us a strategic command course and was also in charge of an equipment course. The chairman of the committee spoke very well, and now that I think about it, the chairman of the committee, who was dressed in a southwest suit and scolded Fang Xuan on the podium, was already an extraordinary person. It's a pity, I don't have time, and when I retire in the future, I will definitely go back to live for a while.

I heard that Lishuping is now doing well and has developed into a city-level city, relying on the old hometown, focusing on the development of precision machining, scientific research and tourism industries. ”

Everyone recalled for a while the events of the southwest period, and the topic soon turned to the current offensive of the Central Asian Front.

"Anlan, your Third Army is fighting well, you said a few days ago that you can reach Lake Balkhash in a few days, but I am waiting for your good news." Chen Jun pointed to Dai Anlan's name and said.

"Commander-in-chief, rest assured, this time I can come back to make a report with confidence, precisely because the battle has come to an end, and at present, the remnants of the Soviet army in the entire Balkhash Lake area have been quickly divided and surrounded by our armored forces.

We have completely cut off the 'lifeline of Soviet troops' on Lake Balkhash, and these encircled, deprived of support and supplies, are rapidly surrendering. ”

Dai Anlan said quickly.

Zhang Zizhong: "At present, our Central Asian Front is encircling Frunze on the southern road, and it is expected that the final general offensive will start within a week. There will be no fighting in the middle, and the military operation in Kazakhstan on the northern route will temporarily stop at Lake Balkhash, and the coldest period of the weather will be used to digest these regions and cooperate with the Central Asian migration plan of the Great Migration.

The Siberian Front under the command of General Tao Qian fought well, and took the Belga region so quickly, but fortunately our movements were not slow, and Central Asia, which is one million square kilometers smaller, has been occupied by our million-strong defense army.

It's just a pity that our immigration plan is slower than theirs. ”

"This is also a matter of no choice, Central Asia and the mouth are still separated by many northwestern provinces, even if it is by rail, it is a long way, in contrast, in the direction of Siberia, with the help of military transportation forces, the big migration can be carried out most quickly." Fu Zuoyi is also very concerned about the current situation in Siberia, commenting, "The combat mission of the Far Eastern Front is no less than that of the Siberian side, and there is a tripartite containment between the United States and the Soviet Union, so it is difficult to achieve a breakthrough in a short period of time, not to mention the great migration, and our Central Asian direction will be the second migration area after Beihai Province." ”

When it comes to the future development of Central Asia, the hearts of the generals are naturally lively.

"Although Central Asia does not have such a vast land area as Siberia, it has more abundant resources, and I heard from the experts of the Resource Exploration Committee that the resources of Central Asia can meet the main resource needs of the Republic for a very long time to come. Although he did not say specifically, I think that Central Asia is indeed a treasure trove. Dai Anlan said with emotion.

Chen Jun nodded, he knew in his heart that before he came, the chairman of the committee told him that the abundant resources in Central Asia would definitely shock the world if they were to be found out and confirmed one by one.

"Speaking of the future of Central Asia, I also have good news here, and I was going to talk about it later, so it's better to talk about it now." Chen Jun picked up the rice wine glass, stood up, and said solemnly, "Just yesterday, the report submitted by our front army to the base camp on the proposal to establish an administrative unit in Central Asia has been officially approved. ’

As soon as this news came out, everyone immediately stopped eating, and couldn't help but stand up and listen to the lecture, which was very important news.

The chairman of the committee personally gave instructions and agreed to take the lead in establishing a new provincial-level administrative region in Central Asia, named Huo Quzhi Province. The area under its jurisdiction is one million square kilometers of Central Asian land temporarily occupied. The first governor of Huo Quzhi Province was Comrade Zuo Quan. ”

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

The crowd applauded with red faces, and victory in war was often only one aspect, and the most important aspect was to be able to truly expand the territory for the nation.

Chen Jun continued, "Comrades, Han Wuqiang, Sheng Tangfu, Gu Zhihuo Qubing and Wei Qing, two generals, went on an expedition against the Xiongnu and sealed the wolf Juxu. When the Han Dynasty went on an expedition to Central Asia, it even reached the coast of the Caspian Sea, and now we have established Huo Quzhi Province to pay tribute to them and not forget their exploits. These national martyrs can do earth-shattering deeds for the nation, and so can we.

I believe that not only Huo Quzhi Province, but also Weiqing Province, and even more new provinces.

The Siberian direction has been successful, but we have also achieved major victories, and I am confident that after the beginning of the spring of next year, we will achieve even more significant victories in Central Asia. ”

As soon as this bombshell news was thrown out, the atmosphere of lunch suddenly arrived**, and everyone drank rice wine as liquor, which was really happy.

"Now there are Beihai Province and Huo Quzhi Province, if there are more such new provinces in the future, how big will our national territory be?"

Dai Anlan said wistfully.

"I said it would be better to occupy half of the Soviet Union, even if we didn't fight with the Germans, we would have to occupy the Soviet Union." Gao Feng said with a smile, "Aren't there 600 million people now?" I have heard that the state is brewing a policy to encourage childbearing, and when the time comes, if there are more children in the family, as long as the social welfare can keep up, the land for survival will definitely not be a problem.

The offensive and defensive capabilities of our defense forces are enough to lay enough land for survival and allow our nation to flourish better. ”

Listening to everyone's discussions, Chen Jun remembered a story told by the teacher many, many years ago, "I remember that when I was still in 1916, the chairman of the committee once told a story.

He said that in the vast starry sky, there are many, many civilized races. Each of these civilized races is very large, their population is in the tens of billions, and the least of them occupy a planet, and most even own a galaxy, a star field.

Those civilizations, in the very early stage of civilization, were also fought by multiple races, and finally came out of power.

The teacher said back then that only when a civilization is strong can it occupy the best and greatest resources of the land under its feet, and can occupy the best advantage of the planet and even the entire galaxy.

I think that our goal should be further ahead, the Soviet Union, maybe just our first step, and now in addition to working hard, we should also hope that the domestic policy to encourage childbirth can be introduced this year.

We need more people, because we will have more and more land ......"

(To be continued)