In fact, from the night of the 26th to the night of the 27th, the main forces of the First Army were fleeing frantically, each carrying only three days of dry rations, each artillery carrying only one base ammunition, the rest of the baggage was abandoned or blown up, and the vacated vehicles were used to transport the wounded and sick, and the whole army rushed along two muddy roads to Oloviana, a straight-line distance of 80 kilometers, about 110 kilometers, which took one day and two nights to complete. However, this was not the end, after the rearguard troops arrived at Oloviana, the main force of the First Army fought with the Russian cavalry, crossed the Onen River, and ran 90 kilometers again, before stopping at Sherlovayagora, which was 140 kilometers away from Manchuria in a straight line, and a large amount of supplies were hoarded.

At this point, the so-called "Battle of Akinskoye" came to an end, in which about 3,000 officers and men were killed, sick and exhausted, and 7,900 were wounded. The Russian army suffered a total of 22,000 casualties.

The commander of the Russian Far Eastern Army, Kuropatkin, triumphantly reported to the tsar: "...... Our...... Knocked the enemy back 200 kilometers and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy's 1st Army...... Our army is reorganizing and preparing to recover all the territory west of the Ergun River and break into Manchuria at any time according to the situation......"

Lieutenant General Zhao Feixue, commander of the First Field Army of the Chinese Army, repeatedly asked the Front Army Headquarters for help: "...... The Russian army is so strong that our army is almost unable to support it, so please send reinforcements as soon as possible...... If it is delayed too long, the inferior rank will die a heroic death outside the borders to thank the Empire......"

Major General Qin Feiye, Chief of Staff, narrated: "The commander who led his troops to flee 200 kilometers in three days, what else did he say about the heroic death in battle, and returned to the border, I am evil-"

September 17, 1903 in the Russian calendar, September 30 in the Gregorian calendar, St. Petersburg, Petrogov Palace.

The Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire is underway, and the presiding officer is none other than the former Minister of Finance Sergei Yulievich-Witt, who has just been appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers by Tsar Nicholas II.

For example, Kuropatkin believed that a Russian soldier could take on about two or three Chinese soldiers, while Vanovsky took great pains to produce a report proving that a Russian soldier could only take on 1.5 to 1.7 Chinese soldiers.

Vanowsky insisted that the current state of affairs was entirely due to Kuropatkin's underestimation of the enemy, and was greatly dissatisfied with Kuropatkin's appointment as commander of the Far Eastern Army, although there was no substantial difference between him and Kuropatkin.

The report was full of calls for reinforcements from the commanders of the Far Eastern armies, army group commanders, governors, and commissioners, the Primorsky Naval District was cut off, Khabarovsk (Boli) was pinched, Blagoveshchensk (Hailanpao) was encircled, only good news came from Chita, and Kuropatkin proudly declared that the counteroffensive he organized was a complete victory, drove the Chinese across the Onen River, and severely damaged the enemy's First Army, but in the entire Battle of Akinskoye, the total number of prisoners reported by the various armies was only one hundred - probably all the Chinese were tough guys who would rather die than surrender.

Vanovsky was quite unimpressed with Kuropatkin's report, but his duty required him to report to the tsar by synthesizing the reports of the various commanders at the front, and he could not deliberately omit, simplify, or belittle the Kuropatkin report, because Kuropatkin had the means to report directly to the tsar.

At the end of the report, the Tsar wondered what the plans of the War Department were, how many men could be sent to the Far East, when the sieges of Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok could be relieved, and whether it was possible to take Manchuria by the way and march on the Chinese capital.

Vanovsky was hesitant to say that all the reserves in Siberia had been mobilized and sent to the theater of operations, and that the General Staff of the Army was studying other issues.

"Researching?"

The Tsar frowned and asked meaningfully.

Vanovsky did not answer again.

Admiral Havelan, the Minister of the Admiralty, was preoccupied when he was suddenly named by the Tsar and asked him to report on the organization of the Second Pacific Fleet.

"Your Majesty, that matter is under the sole responsibility of Major General Rozhestvensky."

Havelan's answer was that he didn't say anything, and Nicholas II wanted to scold him: "Bastard, why do I want you to be the Minister of the Navy!" ”

The tsar did not curse on the spot, but changed the question: "How is the construction progress of the four new armored ships you said last time?" ”

"Your Majesty, two ships have been launched, and they will not be completed until the end of this year or the beginning of next year, and the other two may not be launched until the beginning of next year, and if they are all completed, it will probably take until June next year."

"So we won't be able to send the 2nd Pacific Fleet until next summer? Won't the war be over then? Can't you speed it up? The Pacific Detachment has been blocked, and the Admiralty has no plans at all? ”

In the face of the emperor's questioning, Avelan's old face, which was thicker than ten layers of cowhide, was unmoved, and still replied in a pretentious manner: "Your Majesty, the Navy Staff is studying the issue of rescuing the Pacific Fleet. As for the construction of armored ships, I will do my best to supervise them. In addition, according to the opinion of Rear Admiral Rozhestvensky, we also need to purchase new cruisers from foreign countries, and I will submit a more complete report to His Majesty later. ”

Havelan's answer was actually nothing at all.

Nikolai was disillusioned by the Minister of the Navy and Army, and went to provoke the new, thick-skinned Foreign Secretary, Ramsdelphi, to report on the results of diplomacy.

Ramsfold had a close relationship with Werther, and had many contradictions with the former Foreign Minister Muravyov, who was forced to leave after the outbreak of war because of his mishandling of diplomacy after the Hylan Bubble massacre, and Ramsfold became Foreign Minister because of Werther's connections. Nicholas II was impatient to hear this, so he asked him bluntly: "What is the attitude of the Germans, and what do the British and French want to do?" What are Americans prepared for? ”

"They all declare their neutrality on the surface and want an immediate cessation of hostilities."

"In essence?"

"Your Majesty, our people are analyzing, the attitudes of the parties are changing, there are no obvious hints, and private meetings have not yet begun, but several French and British arsenals have indicated that they will deliver the warships and munitions we ordered before the war as promised, but will not accept new orders for the time being......"

As a result, Nicholas II still did not find out from the Foreign Secretary what he wanted to know about the state of the road.

Werther sat sullenly at the end of the long table, and when he saw the Tsar's restless expression, he thought to himself that nothing could be done in this way, but that he was wasting his time.

The Tsar's gaze moved to Werther's face, but Werther had been transferred to the post of chairman of the Council of Ministers, and did not deal with practical affairs.

Nicholas II looked away from him, and went to tease the light-skinned Minister of War Vanovsky, asking him about the aircraft, and many reports from the front described the might of the enemy's air weapons, and many generals believed that if they did not have the means to deal with the enemy's air weapons, the morale of the army would be fatally damaged.

"Ah, yes, the War Office has found those two Americans who had come to St. Petersburg to perform airplanes, they are now in England, and we are negotiating with them, and we are planning to invest in us to open a company in Petersburg to produce aircraft that can carry machine guns and bombs. In addition, we are preparing to purchase airships from Germany and Great Britain and carry weapons on them to fight the enemy's combat airships. Earlier, General Kuropatkin had purchased three airships from the British, but these were too rudimentary to be used to fight the enemy's aerial weapons. ”

Vanovsky had not forgotten to belittle his nemesis, Kuropatkin, but the Tsar was not interested, and then asked: "Then when will you send planes and airships like you are talking about to the front?" ”

"Well, the War Department is working on it, and the negotiations with the Wright brothers, the two Americans I am talking about, are very difficult, they are asking for too high a price, but this is not a critical issue, the important thing is that from the introduction of technology, to the opening of factories, to the production of qualified products, and the installation of weapons, the training of personnel, the formation of combat units, the process will be very long, how long it is, the War Department is studying. After all, it's all brand new, and our people need time to master the technology, not only the production technology, but also the operation technology, the maintenance technology, the specific use of the technology, etc., etc., it takes time......"

The Tsar, realizing that he still did not know anything, announced: "The meeting is adjourned." ”

"The emperor is not very happy today."

On the steps in front of the palace, Foreign Secretary Ramsdelphi said to his close friend Witte.

"In this case, who can be happy."

Werther looked helpless.

Interior Minister Bobedonostsev leaned over and looked mysterious: "Do you know the way?" Someone was making a revolution, and one of them, Lenin, was captured by us and was going to be exiled to Siberia, but it happened that there was a war there, so he was about to be thrown to Kazan, but he was allowed to run away halfway. He was a believer in communism, who knew what happened in Paris in 1871, a group of communist believers who had turned it into a lawless hell (referring to the Paris Commune uprising), and now they came to Russia to try to destroy the Holy Orthodox Church, overthrow the great Tsar, and hand over St. Petersburg and Moscow to the devil. Recently, that group of people has made a lot of trouble, and if the emperor knows about it, he will definitely be even more unhappy. ”

Witte said disapprenously: "It's the so-called Social Democratic Labor Party, it doesn't matter, they are just small moths, they can be trampled to death with a casual kick, Russia is not France, Russia in 1903 is not France in 1871, France was beaten down by Prussia at that time, and Russia today is still standing firm." The crux of the matter is finance, less than a month after the start of the war, almost 70 million rubles turned into air, if the war continues for three or four months, it seems that there will be another tax increase, and then there will be new government bonds, paper money will be printed, and finally I will have to borrow money from foreign countries, I hope that day will not come, it took me a whole decade to stabilize the financial system of this empire. ”

Ramsdelphi shook his head and said: "Hope is always hope, the war may really have to be fought for a long time, and now it seems that no one will help us for the time being." Chinese now it is advertised everywhere that the invasion of Muravyevka by our ignorant Cossacks was a harbinger of a large-scale offensive and that they would have to launch a self-defense counterattack to prevent us from annexing Manchuria......"

"No one will believe that."

"The problem does not seem to lie in this kind of propaganda, we have found that recently people from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs have frequently summoned and visited the British, American, German, and French envoys to China, and the Chinese envoys in these countries have also been very active, and I think the Chinese are secretly engaged in some kind of dealing." Moreover, we are at odds with the British in the straits (i.e., the Bosphorus and Dardanelles which connect the Mediterranean with the Black Sea) and Iran, who do not seem to tolerate our continued advance into the Ottoman realm, fearing that our power will reach into the Mediterranean, and that they want to annex Iran altogether altogether without threat. The French were not going to let us spend the loan on war expenses, because then it would be a problem to repay it. In any case, the Anglo-French sphere of interests is too far away from Siberia to ask them to come forward to defend interests that belong only to us. As for the Germans, don't even think about it, not long ago we were amassing troops on the border and planning a war against Germany. The Americans, who have always played a cunning game of neutrality on the China issue, put forward an open-door proposal four years ago, first of all to revise the treaty with China, won the favor of the Chinese government, handed over a large number of government orders to them, and forced other countries to accept China's request to revise the treaty. Now, the Americans must want to watch from the sidelines, see who has the best chance of winning, and then go to help the winner, of course, we didn't expect to get help from the United States......"

"With the strength of the Russian Empire itself, it will be enough to achieve victory, but the price will be a little higher, that's all."

Witt said, stepping into his carriage.

Is that really the case?

The carriage started, and Witt immediately asked himself.

Since when did China stop being like China?

In the spring of 1890, it is said that a palace coup d'état took place in the capital of the Qing Dynasty, after which a reform similar to the Japanese Restoration unfolded from top to bottom, and some inexplicable people suddenly appeared around the emperor and important ministers of the court, who were full of energy, set off wave after wave, and gradually replaced the old bureaucrats and seized the power of the empire. They imitated Britain in establishing a constitutional monarchy, changed the name of the country, did not change the emperor, opened a parliament, promulgated a constitution, organized a cabinet, and made it look like a reality. It was a clever move in that country to suddenly change from suppressing private industry and commerce to rewarding industry and commerce, and the state also set up demonstration industries on a large scale, and then converted most of the government-run industries into commercial ones, which proved to be inefficient and prone to corruption, waste, laziness, and all kinds of ugly practices. They also carried out land reforms, which were somewhat similar to the emancipation decree of serfs in Russia, but they were very different because there were no Russian-style serfs in China. First it was bought by the state, then it was rented by the state, but it was not entirely a system of small yeoman farmers, and they set up a number of government-run land and agricultural companies, and as was the case with the state factories, most of the government-run land and agricultural companies were later turned into commercial ones, and the advanced mode of production was inherited. As far as the development is concerned, many yeoman farmers sublease or sell their land to the cities to earn a living, or simply join agricultural companies, and some villages have directly become a whole company, and China is engaged in the commercialization of everything from industry to agriculture.

What did Russia do at this time? Russia, Russia was very good, and under the care and maintenance of Talvit, the Russian Empire had made great progress, a solid financial system had been established, a large influx of foreign capital had poured in, countless factories had sprung up from the ground, and although from time to time there was news of famine in the countryside, it was not a matter of great importance (in 1898 the Minister of the Interior, Coremykin, put it this way: "Why should you bother with the fodder of these beasts!"). "), the empire has grown, it is stronger and richer than before, and this is all thanks to Tawert, and the Chinese must not be allowed to destroy all this - and the Chinese are not capable of destroying all this.

Werther's carriage and Werther's mood were far away from the Petrogov Palace, and another favorite of the self-confessed unlucky Tsar was trodden, trolling up the wide stone steps of the palace.

Rear Admiral Rozhestvensky was depressed these days, the news that the Pacific Fleet was blockaded in Vladivostok came, and the tsar began to be anxious and constantly urged him to prepare for the Second Pacific Detachment, but Rozhestvensky resisted this plan from the bottom of his heart, he saw that this was not a good thing, he did not want to go to the Far East, he did not want to die. Rozhestvensky was well aware of the situation of the Baltic Fleet, the fluttering banner of St. Andrew, the warships made of steel and filled with breech cannons, full of Russian rot and absurdity. In order to "save money", the fleet had not conducted any large-scale exercises since 1901, the warships had never sailed out of the Gulf of Finland, and in the whole of 1902 there was only one artillery firing training, and only 3 to 5 shells per gun, and no torpedo firing training was carried out at all. The warship became a floating barracks, and spent ten months of the year in the military port, and even then it was not well maintained, and the shells of the warships were often painted only for the needs of the inspections, but the interior of the warships was rusty and filthy. The officers were overwhelmed and busy with embezzlement, bribery, and participation in the entertainment of high society, while the sailors were idle and busy with gambling and prostitution. Most of the generals were only concerned with how to please the tsar and his ministers, and paid little attention to the actual affairs of the fleet - except for the review, when the tsar or so-and-so minister appeared.

As for the four new Borodino-class battleships, as well as the new fast cruisers that were ready to be purchased from the British, none of these things could change anything, and no matter how good the warships were, without sophisticated officers and men, they were just a pile of scrap metal.

Rozhestvensky knew all this, but he didn't want to change it, and he couldn't change it, the Baltic Fleet was a forbidden place for aristocratic officers, with its own set of rules, and those who were strong had to pay the price, Makarov was driven to the Pacific Fleet because of his strong personality, far away from the imperial court, away from the emperor, to command the fleet that was on the verge of war and inferior to the other side, and was destined to have no future.

Rozhestvensky walked into the study of Tsar Nicholas II.

The tsar was very enthusiastic about him: "Here you are, my general, tell me, how is the matter with the Second Pacific Fleet?" Our Admiral has been talking to me for a long time, and I still don't know anything. ”

Rozhestvensky nodded respectfully: "Your Majesty, things are very difficult, it is difficult to improve the progress of the construction of armored ships, I do have an idea." ”

The Tsar became excited: "You really have a way, say it quickly." ”

"After the armored ship is launched, it can first install important parts including the main gun, which can ensure the navigation and the basic life of the crew, and then the repair ship will carry other equipment to reinstall the warship while sailing, without wasting time in the dock. In this way, the four new armored ships can be sailed before March next year, that is, there is hope that the Second Pacific Fleet will depart in March next year. ”

"Very well, that's it, then when will the British cruisers be delivered, and how large can we send a fleet by March next year?"

"Your Majesty, the three fast cruisers we ordered from the UK will be delivered by February next year, and the other one may not be delivered until July next year. It is estimated that by March next year, we should be able to use six to eight armored ships, a few armored cruisers, six to eight cruisers, and more than a dozen fleet destroyers, and if we rush to the Far East in time to join up with the First Pacific Fleet, we will of course far surpass the enemy in strength. ”

Rozhestvensky was suddenly amazed that he could say these optimistic words that bordered on madness, and he knew how long the First Pacific Fleet would last!

Rozhestvensky was favored because he was able to say what the Tsar wanted to hear at any time.

"Very well, go to Admiral Havelan right away and make your idea come true."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As soon as Rozhestvensky walked out of the Petrogov Palace, regret welled up at the very top of his brain.

What am I doing? Didn't I want to die? Just put things off a little longer, let Makarov and his fleet be reimbursed in full, and then there will be no need to send any more Second Pacific Fleet, I'm really crazy! The habitual pandering and flattery to the emperor sent me to a dead end! Yes, dead end! Ah, what is Makarov's fleet not finished! I'm almost done! With a rotting fleet, rushing to the distance of 18,000 nautical miles, the sleek fleet was close to collapse before it reached its destination, and the enemy only had to push it lightly...... God, there are so many people buried with me, I will not be lonely when I think of it, God is merciful......

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September 30, the eighth year of Guangxing of the Chinese Empire, Jingshi, Zhongnanhai Annex, base camp conference hall.

The Chief of the General Staff, General Yang Zhengjin, summed up the course of the war throughout September in his usual calm tone, pointing at a huge map of the situation placed in the center of the long table with a long bamboo stick.

“…… The 3rd Field Army of the Northeast Front and the 1st Army of the DPRK broke through to the enemy Primorsky Province to the east, and after three weeks of fighting, advanced the front 60 to 100 kilometers into the enemy's territory, completely cut off the connection between the troops of the Russian Primorsky Naval District and the troops of the Khabarovsk Prefecture...... The Third Field Army and the First Korean Army suffered a total of 26,856 casualties and missing in the three-week battle, of which 8,532 were killed, 14,584 enemy troops were killed or captured, and about 25,000 enemy troops were estimated to have been wounded. ”

“…… The 2nd Field Army of the Northeast Front broke through to the enemy Khabarovsk Prefecture in two directions to the northeast. The 7th Infantry Division of the Southern Route conquered Horo on the 22nd and is now preparing for a siege operation 10 kilometers south of Boli (Khabarovsk), while the 10th Infantry Division of the Western Route attacked Birobidzhan on the 23rd and has now reached Vorochaevka, 30 kilometers west of Khabarovsk...... The Second Field Army suffered a total of 9,253 casualties and missing during the three weeks of fighting, of which 2,859 were killed, 7,434 enemy troops were confirmed to have been killed or captured, and an estimated 15,000 were wounded. ”

“…… The Janissary Field Army of the Northeast Front broke through to the north of the enemy's Amur Prefecture, encircled Hailanpao (Blagoveshchensk) with a pincer offensive, included the enemy's First Siberian Army in the encirclement, and divided its troops to advance to Svobodny and Belogorsk, withstood the counterattack of the enemy's Second Siberian Army in Beryozovka and Moscowvidino respectively, and thwarted the enemy's attempt to rescue the First Army...... During the three weeks of fighting, the Praetorian Field Army suffered a total of 16,753 casualties, of which 5,374 were killed, 18,846 enemy troops were confirmed to have been killed or captured, and more than 30,000 were estimated to have been wounded. ”

“…… The 1st Field Army of the Northeast Front broke west into the enemy's Chita Prefecture, and in the first two weeks, the front was about to be extended 300 kilometers to the enemy's territory, but on 26 September, the Russian army launched a large-scale counteroffensive, and the 1st Army retreated 200 kilometers in three days, and is now organizing a defense in the area of Sherlovayagora...... In the three weeks of fighting, the First Army suffered a total of 12,978 casualties, of which 3,586 were killed, and about 9,000 enemy troops were confirmed to have been killed or captured, and about 18,000 were wounded. ”

"Since the beginning of the war, the Mongol Front has organized 12 cavalry reconnaissance teams above the company level to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory and exchange fire with the enemy from time to time, but it did not immediately launch a large-scale operation to break up diplomatic relations, citing the lack of ZHA medicine and insufficient combat preparations......"

"The Northwest Front strictly guarded the border in accordance with the instructions of the base camp on September 10, and the Russian army crossed the border from time to time, but there were no large-scale clashes......"

“…… The Japanese Hokkaido Corps has captured most of Hokkaido, and has now compressed the Russian army into the fortress of Hakodate, and has been storming it for several days, according to the report of the liaison officer of the Chinese Corps in Hokkaido, the Japanese army plans to capture the fortress in the next two to three weeks......"

"Since the beginning of the war, the Navy has established a closed system including mine arrays, outpost reconnaissance fleets, and main combat fleets, which have trapped the main forces of the Russian fleet in the port of Vladivostok and are unable to play their role, and the capital ships that were wounded at the beginning of the war have also been repaired, which can guarantee any move of the enemy's Pacific Fleet. But in the three weeks of the war, the navy also suffered some losses, two cruisers, three destroyers and five torpedo boats were sunk, 643 officers and men were killed, and 498 were killed in the night battle off the port of Vladivostok on 14 September (see chapter 68......"

“…… The aviation floating units directly under the Northeast Front are concentrating their efforts on bombing the port fortress of Vladivostok, and it has been confirmed that at least four Russian capital ships have been damaged, a number of light warships have been sunk, and the port facilities have been seriously damaged, forcing the enemy to be unable to effectively repair its warships...... The losses of the aviation floating forces were not small, mostly accidental, with a total of 19 aircraft and 2 airships crashed or shot down in three weeks. As a result, it was necessary to reduce the attendance rate, increase the number of maintenance personnel and extend the maintenance time, which affected the performance of combat effectiveness......"

The lengthy report made the emperor begin to doze off, and the emperor had been so unenergetic lately that the members of the base camp did not pay much attention to it.

The attendant medical officer walked over and whispered to persuade the emperor to go back to the palace to rest, the emperor nodded and agreed, and entrusted the prime minister Wen Yi to continue to preside over the meeting, and withdrew from the conference hall with his head bowed.

Wen Yi thought to himself: "A few days ago, it could support until noon, but now it is just ten o'clock and I can't stand it, it seems that the emperor's days are not long." In our time and space, he died on October 21, the 34th year of Guangxu (that is, 1907), and the Empress Dowager Cixu, who controlled his life and destroyed all his hopes and happiness, coincidentally returned to the West the day after his death, so it was rumored that the Empress Dowager Cixu murdered the Guangxu Emperor before her death, in order to prevent the Guangxu Emperor from taking revenge on her previous evil deeds (imprisoning the Guangxu Emperor after the Wuxu Coup, drowning his most beloved concubine, trying to depose him and set up a new emperor, etc., etc. Now it seems that even without the humiliation and torture of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the emperor's physical condition is not much better, and it is precisely because of the lack of the control of the Empress Dowager that he often indulges in excessive desires, except for the original concubine who has been canonized as the queen, I heard that there are no less than ten concubines and nobles who have been fortunate recently. ”

"Maybe that's exactly what Liu Yun wants to see."

The dark place in Wen Yi's heart suddenly jumped out of this gloomy narration.

"If this emperor dies early and has no heirs, when many important relatives and nobles of the imperial family are annihilated or expelled from the political center, and military power is concentrated in the hands of Liu Yun, will Liu Yun want to touch that position? What reason did he have to refuse this temptation? He is not God. There is no God on earth, and the person closest to God is only a psychopath, and he is not a neurotic. What he wants, not exactly what I want, he wants to build a great empire, stand in his position, wouldn't it be more convenient for him to be the emperor? However, if he is the emperor, there will be no constitutional monarchy and a hypocrite republic, and if he wants to ascend the throne, he will definitely be a monarch with real power, even absolute power. He has created a group of warlords, and until he finds a reason and a way to eliminate this group, he will never give up control of this group, and if he wants to seize the throne as a nameless and disproportionate courtier, he will have to rely more on his old and new officer corps, so that the future of military interference in politics cannot be changed, and it is very likely that any democracy and freedom, and any prosperity, strength and civilization will be wiped out because of the selfishness of these warlords......"

"What should I do?"

A voice asked, with the broken feathers of a bird in the background.

"There is no way."

A voice replied, with shards of crystal in the background.

"A coup d'état, but it will definitely fail."

Another voice descended from the zenith, with blood-red clouds in the background.

"Murder him, die with him, and then don't worry about the rest of the matter, it's all destroyed."

The sound comes from underground, with boiling magma in the background.

"Talk to him, as you used to."

The sound seems to come from a far, far away, 10,000 kilometers or 10,000 light years, with ...... in the background

Two teenagers, walking down the street, holding Coca-Cola in their hands and carrying bulging school bags.

They stopped at a street corner and saw several men wearing armbands and uniforms resembling military police uniforms beating a shoulder-length young man with frayed jeans and a crumpled shirt with a slightly dark face that did not look much like a city man.

Young Man A said, "What are you doing?" ”

Young Man B said: "It's not the first time I've seen a uniformed beater. ”

A man in uniform pointed at the boy and shouted, "Look at it! Look for death! ”

The two teenagers hurriedly ran away.

The background changes, a few days, or a few weeks later, in a middle school classroom.

Boy A asked Boy B, "Have you seen the news?" A college student was taken to a shelter because he didn't have an ID card, where he was killed. ”

Young Man B said: "See, do you remember some time ago, didn't we see the chengguan beating people at the corner of the street, I'm afraid it's him in the news." ”

Young A: "So, if you think about it carefully, the person you saw at that time was similar to the one described in the newspaper." By the way, what the hell is a shelter. ”

Juvenile B: "Take in beggars and vagrants, and then organize repatriation to the countryside, but I heard that it has now become a concentration camp for rural people, and many rural people who do not have urban identity cards are sent there as soon as they are caught, and they have to pay a sum of money to get out, and those who have no money are forced to work." ”

"How so? There is such a thing in the world. ”

"Chinese characteristics."

"What power do they have to arrest people? Is it a crime to stay in the city without a city ID? ”

"Many of the people who were arrested had temporary residence permits, but they were destroyed on the spot by the so-called staff. It seems that the main reason for this is for money, and it has nothing to do with the law. The college student who was arrested may have been unlucky because he looked too much like a rural person, or maybe it was because he was a college student and had a tough attitude, which caused the other party's dissatisfaction, so he was beaten to death. ”

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"So, if we almost get out of the rut, we're probably going to be caught and killed!"

"Theoretically, it's possible."

"XXXX, this kind of country, what rubbish!"

"I heard that because of this incident, the asylum all over the country will be abolished, and his life alone has been exchanged for the freedom of countless people, how to say, even if he himself is unintentional, this incident itself is still very meaningful. However, the reason why this matter has attracted attention is mainly because of his identity, he is a city man and a college student, and his family is also a little powerful, so he can poke the matter to the top and alarm the central government. According to reports, many people have died or maimed in detention centers, or disappeared during deportation, in conditions similar to those in the history books of fascist concentration camps. ”

"Isn't this country a fascist country?"

"Of course not, otherwise those shelters wouldn't have been abolished all at once. I just wonder if a country cannot guarantee even the most basic rights of its citizens to personal liberty, then what qualifications does a country have to claim in the textbooks that its system is incomparably superior? I now find more and more that our political history textbooks are full of lies and one-sidedness, and it is difficult to convince me of them, so I want to study history and politics and compile textbooks so that everyone can see the real and correct things. Liu Yun, what about you? What are your wishes? ”

"Well, I want to make myself strong and not be bullied by anyone, and I also want to make this country strong and not be bullied by any country, so I want to go to the military academy, train myself, and then become a soldier and fight for the strength of this country. Anyway, as soon as I saw on the Internet that the Japanese devils had invaded and occupied the Diaoyu Islands, Vietnam had invaded and occupied the islands and reefs in the South China Sea, the Philippines had shelled and seized our fishing boats, and the United States had the support *, and I had to shoot down our fighter planes. ”

"Well, let's work hard, our wish will definitely come true...... Hey, who is that cutie, we also have this kind of beauty in our school......"

"Newly transferred, in Class 7, I've been paying attention to her for a few days......"

"Yes......"

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In the blink of an eye, the young man named Liu Yun grew up, grew old, and became what he is now, although he is magnificent, after all, his voice trembles, although he points to the country, after all, his temples are white, although he is majestic, after all, his forehead has deep lines.

He was old, but he was still awe-inspiring, his thoughts were clear, his decisions were quick, his words were concise and powerful, and no one could resist his energy—one that went far beyond the realm of matter.

He was issuing orders, one order after another, the Chief of the Imperial General Staff was only his secretary, only responsible for reporting and recording, and the other ministers, the chief of the General Staff and the like were just his staff, responsible for making suggestions and accepting tasks, everyone was centered on him, this was his dynasty, all he lacked was a name, wasn't that enough?

“…… The General Staff Department should draw up instructions on the following themes: First, the Northeast Front Army should change the reserve army into the Fourth Army, which will be combined with the First Army to form the First Group Army, which will be responsible for operations in the Chita direction, and it is planned to send General Liu Bailiang, the current commander of the Zhili Military Region, as commander of the First Group Army, and General Wang Zhiliang, president of the Imperial Army University, as chief of staff of the First Group Army, to set up a group army headquarters in Manchuria at a later date. The post of commander of the Zhili Military Region is concurrently handled by General Yang Zhengjin, chief of the General Staff, and the post of president of the Imperial University is deputized by Vice President Lieutenant General Tsunami. Second, if the Mongolian Front Army launches a campaign to break diplomatic relations with the Russian-Siberian Railway as soon as possible, if it blindly pushes off and delays the fighters, the commander of the Front Army asks! Third, the Praetorian Field Army stepped up its attack on the Hailan Pao Fortress, and it was necessary to capture the fortress before November to ensure the realization of the overall plan of the base camp. Fourth, the Second Field Army stepped up to seize the fortress of Boli in order to free up forces for other fronts. Fifth, the Third Field Army and the First Korean Army should speed up their attacks and blockade the enemy on the Vladivostok Peninsula before winter arrives. Sixth, the Navy and Army Aviation Bureau should make proper arrangements for the production and distribution of aviation floating equipment, ensure that the equipment lost on the front line can be replenished in a timely manner, and step up the formation of new aviation floating combat units. Seventh, the Northwest Front should heighten its vigilance and send additional patrols to the border, but they must not cross the border; if they encounter small-scale provocations by the enemy, they can resolutely return fire, but they must not cross the line; if they encounter a large-scale attack by the enemy, they can meet them according to the situation and not be hindered by the border, but they must report the situation in a timely manner. Eighth, the navy must continue to blockade the military port of Vladivostok until it is captured by the army, and the enemy fleet must not be allowed to escape. Ninth, the main force of the Northeast Front's aviation floating forces may temporarily suspend the attack on the port of Vladivostok and allocate troops to support the Shuangchengzi Fortress and the Hailanpao Fortress as appropriate to capture the battle......"

After issuing a long list of orders, Liu Yun took a sip of tea, and asked Yang Zhengjin to report on the status and plans of the mobilization and mobilization of the standing and reserve divisions of the coalition army.

Yang Zhengjin picked up a stack of documents and continued his slow and monotonous rhythm: "Before the start of the war, there were 13 standing infantry divisions (1-13) and 2 standing Praetorian Guard divisions (1st and 2nd), 18 combat reserve infantry divisions (19-36) and 3 reserve Janissary divisions (3rd, 4th, and 5th), and one reserve* division (1st reserve* division). ”

"After the outbreak of the war, the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th standing infantry divisions were temporarily unused, the 4th Division was stationed in the East China Military Region, the 5th Division was stationed in the South China Military Region, the 6th Division was stationed in the Southwest Military Region, the 9th Division was originally stationed in the East China Military Region, and after the Janissary Field Army was sent to the Northeast, the 9th Division was transferred to the Zhili Military Region to fill the defense."

"The combat reserve divisions that have been included in the battle sequence include: the 25th, 26th, 27th, and 30th Reserve Divisions of the Northeast Military Region, the 33rd, 34th, and 36th Reserve Divisions of the Zhili Military Region, the 32nd Reserve Division and the 1st Reserve * Division of the Northwest Military Region, and the 3rd and 4th Reserve Guards Divisions, a total of 10 divisions."

"The new base camp general reserve will be composed of the 19th and 20th Reserve Divisions of the Zhili Military Region, the 22nd and 24th Reserve Divisions of the East China Military Region, and the 28th and 29th Reserve Divisions of the South China Military Region, a total of 6 divisions, organized into the 1st Reserve Army (including the 20th, 22nd, and 24th Divisions) and the 2nd Reserve Army (including the 19th, 28th, and 29th Divisions), which will be stationed along the Jinzhou-Qiqihar Railway. At the same time, seven supplementary reserve divisions of the three military regions of Zhili, Northeast, and Northwest were upgraded to combat reserve divisions in order to cope with future wars. ”

"The combat reserve divisions and regiments that are temporarily stationed in place are: the 21st Reserve Division and the 5th Reserve Division of the Janissaries of the Zhili Military Region, the 23rd and 35th Reserve Divisions of the East China Military Region, the 30th Reserve Division of the South China Military Region, and the 31st Reserve Division of the Southwest Military Region."

"In accordance with the principle of leaving at least one standing division in each large military region, the standing divisions of the three military regions of East China, South China, and Southwest China will not be used, and if necessary, the remaining four combat reserve divisions of the three military regions will be used, and at the same time, the seven supplementary reserve divisions of the three military regions will be upgraded to combat reserve divisions."

"Three of Japan's four standing divisions were already on the front, of which the 1st Division was incorporated into the 1st Korean Army, the Guards Division remained in Honshu, and the 2nd and 3rd Divisions were incorporated into the Hokkaido Army. Three of its six combat reserve divisions (reserve 10th-15th divisions) have completed mobilization, and it is planned to form Japan's 1st Army with its standing 1st Division and Guards Division, which will be included in the Northeast Front's operational sequence by November. ”

"The 1st Division and the Praetorian Division, of the three standing divisions of the DPRK, have been put into the front line and will be integrated into the 1st Korean Army together with the 6th Reserve Division, and it is planned that after the 1st Japanese Division is transferred out of this army, another standing division, the 2nd Division, will be added. In addition to the above-mentioned 6th Reserve Division, two of the other four combat reserve divisions (7th-10th Reserve Divisions) of the DPRK have completed mobilization and are planned to be reorganized into the Second Korean Army, which will be combined with the First Army of the DPRK to form the Korean Group Army, which will be included in the operational sequence of the Northeast Front by November. ”

Yang Zhengjin said it in an orderly manner, but his unchanging rhythm was so sleepy that even Wen Yi couldn't help but yawn.

As soon as the affairs of the army were completed, Yang Zhengjin had to take over the plan for the transfer and reorganization of the navy, and it was because Liu Yun took over the power in those years, and changed the general staff headquarters, which was originally only in charge of the army, to be in charge of the navy, land, and air force, and now his successor is unlucky, and he is too much to raise his head because of the heavy work.

He really wanted to raise his head, penetrate the ceiling, and roar emotionally at the blue sky after the rain: "I'm so tired, so tired!!!!!!! ”

On a vast sandy beach imagined, Yang Zhengjin has a beer in his left hand and a beautiful woman in his right hand, wearing sunglasses, basking in the sun, chewing gum, singing Heaven Heaven on Earth, Heaven on Earth, Heaven on Earth, Hell on Earth.

Seeing Yang Zhengjin holding up another stack of documents, Wen Yi couldn't help but open his mouth wide again, and yawned rudely - the big concept is that his mouth is open to almost swallow a watermelon.

“…… On the 22nd of this month, the latest Ruixiang-class battleship Ruixian was completed, and it is planned that the new crew training will be completed by the end of the year and officially assigned to active service. The battleship of the same type, Zuihe, is expected to be completed in March next year, and it is planned to be officially commissioned by June...... The most recent Suzhou-class armored cruiser, the Fuzhou, is expected to be completed in February next year, and the fourth and the last in the planning is expected to be completed in July next year. In view of the ongoing war, it is not appropriate to form a new team, so Ji Lu plans to include all the newly completed Ruizi battleships in the first battleship battle team sequence, and Suzhou-class armored cruisers into the first patrol team sequence. ”

"According to the production plan of the Navy Department of the Ministry of National Defense, the Tiger-class cruisers in the five-year expansion plan of the 1900 Navy will not be built for the time being, and the two Sword-class protective cruisers that have been built before the war are expected to be completed one after another by May next year, and will be directly incorporated into the third light patrol team to make up for the losses of the team in the battle on the 14th of this month. Destroyers and torpedo boats will continue to be built in batches in accordance with the five-year plan for the expansion of the Navy in 1900, and eight destroyers of the improved Moon type and 22 torpedo boats of various sizes will be delivered by June next year. ”