On 15 December, the first convoy of soldiers and officers of the Second Regiment entered the Bay of Bengal, and this convoy was carried by soldiers from Bengal Province, all of whom had been discharged on the day they had embarked in Europe, and less than 20,000 had returned from Bengal Province, out of a total of 100,000 men.

On the same day, another fleet arrived at the port of Yangon in the Kingdom of Burma, and 100,000 Burmese men were drafted into the army and sent to Europe to fight in the Second Army, and now only 33,000 remain.

Officials from the Kingdom of Myanmar and the province of Bangladesh held major welcoming ceremonies at the wharf, and the returning soldiers were all laden with booty, a bank passbook, a veteran's card, and a few wore the Medal of Honor.

In the following week, retired soldiers from East and West Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Bhutan and other kingdoms returned to China.

On this day, Xiao Zhenlei saw in the office that all the soldiers of the Second Army Corps had retired and returned to China, because the officers were filled by Chinese army officers, after the Second Army withdrew to the country and retired, these Chinese army officers also had to face the problem of resettlement, this does not need Xiao Zhenlei to worry about, the relevant departments of the military have arranged and dealt with it, what makes Xiao Zhenlei uneasy is the retired soldiers of North Korea and the southeastern kingdoms, and the Second Army still has more than 500,000 people until the time of retirement. In the past few years, these people have changed from tropical farmers who don't know how to shoot to battle-hardened soldiers, and if they don't deal with the placement of these retired soldiers, it is easy to cause chaos, so Xiao Zhenlei is particularly concerned about this matter.

In order to properly handle this problem, Xiao Zhenlei instructed the Presidential Office to notify the envoys of the DPRK and the southeastern kingdoms stationed in the capital to come to the Presidential Palace to hold a forum.

Xiao Zhenlei is also the president of China. At the same time, he is also the head of the Federal Republic of Great China, after he walked into the venue. The envoys of the DPRK and the southeastern countries stood up to greet the Fuhrer.

Xiao Zhenlei smiled and pressed his hands to signal the envoys of various countries to sit down, and said, "I think you have already received the news. All the officers and men of the Second Army Corps have returned home one after another in the past week, and even the farthest Korean soldiers all landed at Incheon Port yesterday, and when the Second Army Corps was sent to Europe, it was 1.1 million men, but by the time they boarded the ships from Europe and returned home, there were only 530,000 men, reaching half of the casualties rate and more than 60 percent of the casualties. Of course, thanks to the training and teaching of the Wehrmacht officers, it cannot be denied that the tenacious will of these soldiers played an important role, and they fought face-to-face with such a strong army as the German army on the battlefield, and they won many battles and lost few battles, which is a very remarkable record, which shows that the soldiers of Korea and the southeastern countries are not unable to fight, nor are they cowardly, still less are they greedy for life and afraid of death. It's that they don't have formal military training, they don't have good military commanders to command them, they don't have good equipment for them to use. From now on, these soldiers who have returned from the battlefields of Europe. Wherever they went, they could hold their heads high and say to the people, "We fought with the Germans." And it won!

The 2nd Army played an important role in the war against Germany, and they withstood the onslaught of elite German troops of equal strength. This is their glory and your glory. It is also the glory of Korea and the southeastern countries, in the matter of recruiting them into the army, the Korean kingdom and the southeastern governments have contributed, your kingdom has contributed to the Great China Federation, I want to thank your government and king, and please convey my thanks to your respective kings! ”

The envoys of various countries were very happy and excited, and the excellent performance of their soldiers in the European battlefield also made them and their countries shine, which was an honor, and they were recognized and praised by Hua Guo and Xiao Zhenlei. Everyone applauded together and responded to Xiao Zhenlei's speech with warm applause.

Xiao Zhenlei continued: "In view of the excellent performance of soldiers from various countries in the European battlefield, our Supreme Military Council has decided to recruit soldiers from various countries in the future, and the total strength of the army of our Great China Federation will remain at about 1.5 million after the war, and among these 1.5 million people, we have decided to recruit a total of 300,000 people from various countries, these people will receive the most comprehensive military training and cultural education, and they will master the latest methods of using weapons and equipment." I wonder if the envoys of various countries agree? ”

The Korean envoy immediately stood up and said: "Führer, we, the Kingdom of Korea, firmly support the decision of you and the Supreme Military Council, and our strongest lad is always waiting for the call of the military!" ”

"We, the Kingdom of Nepal, also strongly support the decision of the Führer and the Supreme Military Council!"

"So is our Kingdom of Vietnam!"

"The Kingdom of Laos agrees!"

"The Kingdom of Cambodia also agrees!"

"The Kingdom of Siam agrees!"

Xiao Zhenlei watched the envoys and representatives of these kingdoms stand up one by one to show their loyalty, with a smile on his face, and nodded: "Okay, I am very happy that all countries can actively participate in the affairs of the Great China Federation."

After a change of words, Xiao Zhenlei said: "Now the soldiers of the Second Army have retired, most of them are farmers, some of them used to be engaged in other industries, for these retired soldiers, the military will select some young, strong, and excellent military skills from among them to continue to serve the Great China Federation, of course, this is only a small part, and it is also based on the principle of voluntary, for others, those who are willing to go home to farm let them go home to farm, For those soldiers who do not have land at home or who used to be registered in towns, they are faced with the need to find a job after they retire, they have killed countless people in Europe, and if they have nothing to do after they come back, it is easy to make trouble after a long time, so the governments of various governments must try to do a good job in their placement, if there is a vacancy among the clerks of various government departments, you can consider letting them take up posts, and arrange them to do different positions according to their military merits and ability performance. Of course, I also know that the work problem of relocating these retired soldiers is not generally great for the governments of the government, and there will be a great financial burden, so the Chinese side will give some compensation to the countries, such as reducing the entry tariffs of goods in various countries, and China will also increase investment in various projects in various countries, what do you think of my proposal? ”

The North Korean envoy stood up first and said: "The head of state can rest assured, since these people can survive the cruel battlefield, it itself shows that they are very capable, for these soldiers, there is no need for the head of state to order, our Korean kingdom will also try to arrange them to do the corresponding work, let them continue to contribute to the construction of the country, let their abilities be brought into play, for such talents, not only are they not a burden on our government, but we also have to reuse them."

Xiao Zhenlei immediately praised him: "Well, the officials of the Korean Kingdom have a good vision, and they know that those soldiers who survived the battlefields in Europe are talents, for a country, talent is the most important, with talents, the country has the motivation to develop, and all countries that always use talents have strong national strength, which can be seen from the situation of all countries in the world today!" ”

Envoys from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Bhutan, and other countries enthusiastically expressed that they would resettle the retired soldiers in accordance with the Führer's instructions and arrange jobs for them as much as possible.

After the symposium ended, the secretary followed Xiao Zhenlei out of the venue and whispered: "President, the military has just sent a report, saying that the first batch of troops of the First Army of the Expeditionary Force will arrive in Hong Kong tomorrow and dock and land in Victoria Harbor!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei stopped and sighed after hearing this: "It's been delayed for five months, they should also come back!" How is the military going to place the First Army? ”

"I heard that all units are to return to their original stations with divisions as formations!"

The First and Second Corps were supposed to return home in August, but due to the lack of transportation forces, more than 800,000 men of the First and Second Corps were stranded in Greece and the Middle East for nearly five months before they were able to return.

Xiao Zhenlei thought for a while and said to Xiao Gao: "You go and call Jiang Fangzhen and ask him to come to me!" ”

"Okay, President!"

Not long after Xiao Zhenlei returned to the office, Jiang Baili rushed over after receiving a call from Xiao Gao, "President, do you have something to do with me?" ”

"Baili, come, come and sit!" Xiao Zhenlei got up and led Jiang Baili to the rest area to rest.

The two sat down, Xiao Zhenlei poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Jiang Fangzhen, and asked: "The matter of disarmament can be carried out from now on, if we wait until the end of the war to carry out disarmament, it will put a lot of pressure on the government, not only on the financial side, but also on the work placement of retired soldiers If it cannot be dealt with in time, the pressure on social security will have a serious test!" ”

Jiang Baili nodded and asked, "So, where does the president think and who should start disarmament?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei took a sip of tea and said: "First of all, let's arrange for the transfer of disabled soldiers, disabled officers and non-combatants, starting with the First Army Corps in the first two months, and then starting with the left-behind troops in China, and then solving the disarmament problem of the expeditionary force after the war is over." Those who remain must be the best, and this can be evaluated from the comprehensive assessment of peacetime performance, ideological quality, and military skills, and all those who do not meet the requirements will be transferred to other jobs until 1.2 million are left, and the remaining 300,000 will be recruited from Korea and southeastern countries. We must let our own country master high-tech weapons and new equipment, and the soldiers of the DPRK and the southeastern countries must not have access to these weapons! ”

Jiang Baili remembered the things in the north and reminded: "President, is it too early to disarm now, if Kolchak can't stop the attack of the Soviet Russian army, in the end it may be necessary for our country to send troops, once the fight starts, the number of troops used is definitely not a small number."

Xiao Zhenlei waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about this, disarmament can't be completed in a day or two, it is estimated that when the war is over, our army has not yet finished its layoffs, you can't cut two million people at once, right?" The pressure on society is not ordinary."

"I see, I'll start making arrangements for this after I go back." (To be continued......)