Chapter 1 Overture

The cover of the latest issue of Time magazine is a young man wearing the uniform of a marshal of the Republic of China. The gaze on the cover is deep, angular, erect, and resolute. At the bottom of the photo is a line of small words "The Dominator of the East - Marshal Fang Jianxiong of the Republic of China".

Time went back, and the delegation of US Secretaries of State Robert and Lansing departed from Shanghai and arrived in Beijing 24 hours later, becoming one of the focus of attention of the world's newspapers after the end of the European War. Newspapers in China and the United States spared no effort to follow up and report on this important incident. Lan Sining's trip to China will be one week, and he will spend three days in Beijing, where he will meet with Sun Baoqi, Tang Hualong, and Fang Jianxiong.

The series of meetings was a meeting between Fang Jianxiong, Marshal of the Republic of China, and Secretary of State Lan Sining, and what was discussed at the meeting can be understood by looking at the heads of reporters waiting at the press conference of the Ministry of National Defense. According to official statistics, about 900 journalists from various media outlets were waiting outside for the upcoming press conference.

It was half past eleven o'clock in the morning, two and a half hours had passed since the meeting, and the press spokesman had not shown up for a long time. This made the reporters from all over the world who rushed to grab seats at seven or eight o'clock in the morning hungry, and the press site provided tea, but this thing helps digestion, and the more you drink, the less oil and water you have.

The anxiously waiting reporters can only bear it silently, as long as it is related to Fang Jianxiong's news in the past few years, it means that the newspaper is a big seller. There is really no way, this young Marshal of the Wehrmacht, since Xinhai, has made a big move every time. As early as Wuhan, he fought against the British Empire. In the next civil war, against Beiyang, which is known as the strongest army in China, the "reversal" was completed as if it were devastating. The Qingdao War was even more jaw-dropping, commanding more than 100,000 strong soldiers under his command and encircling and annihilating more than 40,000 Japanese troops. Hit hard the Japanese navy, which dared to provoke Qingdao and Shanghai. Then he advocated participating in the European war, and while the expeditionary force won a heavy victory abroad, the customs were recovered at home. The Republic of China, which was born only more than 7 years ago, completely reversed the trend of being a mermaid at the end of the Qing Dynasty and laid the foundation for the world's army power in one fell swoop. Such a military strongman, after laying the rudiments of the separation of powers between the party, the government, and the army of the Republic of China, has always maintained the color of his military not interfering in politics (appearance).

Let's put it this way, Fang Jianxiong's prestige in the country can be described as the highest, in the eyes of the great powers. He is the master of the Republic of China.

While the reporters waited anxiously, military personnel from China and the United States were also waiting outside the meeting site. The symposium on cooperation and exchange between the two armies had long since ended, but the door in the marshal's office had not been opened for a long time.

This door has undoubtedly become the focus of attention. 11:45 a.m. With a soft babble, the office door opened. The dignitaries from the two sides stood up one after another, and Alice came out first, holding the door with her hand. The first to come out was the tired looking US Secretary of State Lansing, and then came out Fang Jianxiong, who was full of energy and walked calmly.

Since the Republic of China, despite the continuous reports, Fang Jianxiong has rarely appeared in front of media people, and his personal photos are even more so. Therefore, Fang Dashuai's recent photos are hard to find. When the heavy gate was pushed open by two plainclothes guards. When they stood on both sides, the eyes of the reporters at the press conference suddenly lit up.

"It's Marshal Fang!" In the entire Republic of China, the only marshal is Fang Jianxiong, after a soft shout. The flash lights popped and popped, and there were too many reporters on the scene, and there was a commotion that wanted to move forward. Fu Shuai personally attended the press conference, and this alone was enough to drive reporters crazy. He's rare.

Plainclothes officers who maintained order immediately stepped forward to warn reporters who were trying to approach the cordon. There are also two dignitaries in China and the United States. Standing in front of the reporters very cooperatively, standing side by side with a smile on their faces.

After murdering a bunch of films, the two walked to the prepared rostrum and sat down, the host of today's press conference is Alice, Miaoman's posture went to that station, and said with a solemn face: "Hello media friends, Alice, the secretary of the marshal's chamberlain, today's press conference is hosted by someone." In consideration of the time, today's press conference will be held for 45 minutes, please abide by the on-site order when you ask questions, thank you for your cooperation. ”

Now it was quiet, and Alice, the host, was also appearing in front of the media for the first time, and the combination of Western faces and the position of the Marshal's Office added infinite space for reverie to the reporters on the scene. Some reporters with vast powers have long heard that this woman is the beloved daughter of the American banker Fisher, and it is not difficult to find out that Fisher has a close relationship with Fang Jianxiong, and in the early days of the currency reform of the Republic of China government, Fisher played an important role, and was called by the Western media as the Western enterprise, financier, and politician with the greatest influence on the other side of Jianxiong.

The first reporter who was pointed by Alice's finger stood up, and a Western male reporter said: "The person is Washington Post reporter Ace, the first question is Marshal Fang." The war in Europe has been declared over, and according to Western reports, the Paris Peace Conference will be held later, and what attitude will the Chinese government take at the Paris Peace Conference. On the second question, I would like to ask Secretary Lansing, what results have been achieved in this high-level meeting between China and the United States, thank you. ”

After the translator said it, Fang Jianxiong stood up with a smile and said, "This reporter friend is very cunning, and he asked everything he should ask in one go." On the issue of the Paris Peace Conference, the Chinese Government's position is very clear, and we hope that this will be a genuine peace conference that will bring lasting peace to the world. Again, I would like to appeal once again to all the members of the Entente and to the United States Government to, first, treat the defeated Germany with kindness and not to lay the seeds of another war for the sake of immediate interests. Second, the Chinese Government calls on all countries to provide humanitarian aid to Germany, the war has caused great harm to Germany, and the most pressing problem is the food problem, and the Chinese Government will provide Germany with 100,000 tons of grain and winter clothing of 10 million yuan in the near future to help the German people in need. Third, although the war in Europe is over, the free world is facing an even greater crisis, that is, Red Russia, the evil regime that used bayonets to change the ballot box. This regime is resorting to a strategy to stifle the freedom of capital. I think you have a lot more information about the means than I know. The Chinese government will stop the regime from invading at any cost. ”

Fang Jianxiong answered the question, and finally gave away a free question, and the reporters on the scene were in a commotion again, and the flashing lights were close again. At this moment, Lan Xin, who was beside Fang Jianxiong, frowned slightly.