Episode 199 Feint

On April 27, the day after the Empress's wedding, in order to coordinate with the main offensive on the Central Asian theater on the Western Front, this onslaught reached the scale of ten divisions, larger than any tug-of-war between the two sides throughout the winter. This was a feint in order to redraw the attention of the Soviet Union to the Siberian battlefield as much as possible, at least not to allow the Soviet army to reinforce the Western Front from the Eastern Front.

However, in Siberia in April, when snow is still everywhere, the land is just beginning to thaw and the roads are starting to become muddy, it is difficult to travel. Neither side made much use of armored and mechanized forces, mainly infantry on foot, artillery, and air combat. And this kind of battle obviously gave the Ming army a big advantage. Although the Ming army has not yet realized that the whole army is equipped with F-38 automatic rifles, the troops on the front line have completely realized the popularization of automatic rifles. The Soviets, who were also armed with 1891/1930 Mosin Nagant rifles and bulky Makqin heavy machine guns, faced the Ming army, armed with F38 automatic rifles and nimble general-purpose machine guns, suffered almost one-sided losses in this dense forest and muddy battle. That is, relying on the fierce artillery and the trenches, the Soviet army barely held the battle line and did not let the Ming army break through.

On April 29, Zhu Yourong and Xiang Xiaoqiang boarded the train to Jiangbei with Wei Zijin and Wu Yanbin respectively, as well as a group of entourages and guards. The train was dismantled into several sections in the Xiaguan station area of Nanjing, pushed by the locomotive onto the train ferry, and ferried to the Pukou station area on the opposite bank. After that, the train was reassembled and continued north along the Jinpu Railway.

At the end of April and the beginning of May, it is the season when the north and south are full of spring flowers and a period of vitality and prosperity. Xiang Xiaoqiang and Zhu Yourong sat in their own special car, leaving the windows open, letting the warm breeze blow in from the window, mixed with the fragrance of grass and earth. The curtains were lifted by the spring breeze and brushed on Zhu Yourong's hair one by one. She twitched a few times, but the curtains seemed to be joking with her, constantly tapping on the tips of her nose and ears, making her giggle.

Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that Zhu Yourong was no better than herself, but it was difficult for her to get out of the palace, and it was even more rare for her to go out of Nanjing and enjoy this great river and mountain. Moreover, they had never traveled together. It's very rare to get like this. This time it was a "honeymoon", and the two traveled thousands of miles together, but I am afraid that there will not be many such opportunities in the future. One of them is the empress, the other is the prince and the military and political officials, and it should be difficult to go out of Beijing at the same time.

Moreover, Xiang Xiaoqiang also knew that he was going to leave in more than two years. Therefore, he cherishes every second of the present moment. He plans to make several of his confidantes as happy as possible, and as long as he hasn't left, let them spend every day as happily as possible.

Xiang Xiaoqiang said and laughed while peeling oranges for Zhu Yourong with his own hands, and then filled them into her mouth one by one. And Zhu Yourong smiled so happily, stretched out his mouth for him to feed, and ate the oranges one by one.

"Rong Rong, you know," Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled mysteriously, "I wrote a poem for you a long time ago, and I haven't taken it out, just waiting for today." ”

Zhu Yourong was stunned, she didn't expect Xiang Xiaoqiang to write poems at all. Her eyes sparkled, and she smiled in surprise:

"Oh? Is it? Well...... I've never heard a poem. It must be sincere, I must listen to it, read it quickly. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang put down the orange, smiled, took a deep breath, and recited with emotion:

"Ah——!!!h

Zhu Yourong seemed to be moved by the emotions he had invested, holding his cheeks, staring into Xiang Xiaoqiang's eyes, listening attentively, ready to savor every word he recited.

"The sea, ......" Xiang Xiaoqiang pressed his chest with one hand, gently brushed out with the other, and stared out of the window affectionately, "...... It's all water. ”

Zhu Yourong was stunned and suddenly wanted to laugh, but she knew that it was rare to write a poem once, and she would hit him like this, so she still tried very hard to control her facial muscles, and she was still engrossed in appreciating it.

"Horse, ......" Xiang Xiaoqiang's gaze retracted from the window, turned to Zhu Yourong, stared at her affectionately, and said deeply, "...... Four legs. ”

Zhu Yourong squirted a little, but she immediately stopped it, glanced at Xiang Xiaoqiang apologetically, picked up a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her mouth, and whispered:

"Hmm...... I accidentally choked on it...... Eat oranges...... Choked ......"

But Xiang Xiaoqiang obviously didn't mind, but recited more and more affectionately:

"Rong Rong, you are so beautiful...... There is also a mouth under the nose. ”

"Poof...... Hahaha! ”

Zhu Yourong couldn't hold back anymore at this time, and burst into laughter. But she laughed twice, then covered her mouth with her hands, leaned her head and body on the back of the seat, and her shoulders trembled. Although he didn't laugh out loud, he must have been extremely happy.

Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at her affectionately, gently held her other hand, and read sentence by sentence:

"I still remember the moment we met, and your figure fascinated me.

How do you describe your impression in my heart...... It's probably like a white swan with its hair removed.

My heart...... began to jump non-stop, and the whole person was as sad as if he was blind.

Is it like the book says...... I've gotten on the big thief of love.

Yes! Rong Rong, do you love me? I'm a really good person.

Lao Tzu is very good at fighting and making money...... And he's a handsome guy.

How romantic is it for us to engage in objects...... My toad has finally married a white swan. ”

When he finished reading the last sentence, Zhu Yourong had already suppressed his laughter, and there were still tears in the corners of his eyes, which he had just laughed out of. But now, she is also staring at Xiang Xiaoqiang, and she is really moved by this vulgar, witty, but sincere "verse".

She and Xiang Xiaoqiang clasped their hands, stared at him, and said with a smile:

"It's ...... You're not a toad, and I'm not a white swan. How can a toad and a white swan be as happy as we are? If you are a toad, then I am not a white swan, but an ugly duckling...... If I were a white swan, then you would not be a toad, but a ......"

Speaking of this, she paused deliberately, lowered her gaze, and showed a sly smile:

"The Frog Prince."

"Poof...... Hahaha......"

This thing laughed on Xiaoqiang's back. While laughing, he pulled Zhu Yourong into his arms, fiddling with her in every possible way, making her giggle. Xiang Xiaoqiang fiddled with her and said with a smile:

"My prince is a prince, why is it still a 'frog' prince......"

The two of them kept laughing and making noise, and the whole warm and beautiful morning passed.

At noon, the Empress and the Prince and his wife did not call for food delivery, but came to the dining car and had lunch with everyone. Because the destination of this trip was Gansu, which was related to the safety of the empress and the prince, the dining room naturally talked about the current war between the Ming and the Soviet Union.

Under the influence of Xiang Xiaoqiang, Zhu Yourong is now more and more expert in military and war knowledge, and he is also becoming more and more interested. Now she raised a considerable level of concern: although the empress and the prince and her wife were now "honeymooners", their destination was Gansu, the frontier of the Ming-Soviet war, and anyone with a discerning eye could see what was going on. Stalin must have also seen that this was a prelude to the Ming army's preparations for the use of troops against the overall situation in Central Asia. And can the feint of the Ming army in Siberia work? Can you hide from the scheming Stalin?

To be honest, Zhu Yourong's concern is actually a worry for many people. At the meeting of the high command, many generals also raised this issue. However, it was another opinion that prevailed.

In the dining car, Xiang Xiaoqiang is a well-deserved authority. He gave Zhu Yourong a brief explanation.

"Rong Rong, the question you said is indeed very good, and many generals have also raised it like this."

Xiang Xiaoqiang said while realizing that when he called her "Rong Rong" in public, Zhu Yourong glanced at the others unnaturally, looking a little embarrassed.

Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't pay much attention to it, and continued:

"But Stalin was a very suspicious man. For this kind of suspicious person, even if you don't use a conspiracy, you can put a 'conspiracy' in front of him, he will turn over and over the doubts, whether this is a 'conspiracy'. For example, this time, our actions seem to be obvious, and even fools can see that the eastern front is a feint, and the western front will be the main direction of attack. But Stalin didn't necessarily see it that way. He will definitely think the other way around: Could it be a conspiracy for the Ming army to do so obviously? Could it be a plan within a plan, and the 'feint' on the Eastern Front is really the main attack? And the empress and prince of the Ming Kingdom came to Gansu for a 'honeymoon', but it was a feint? …… Stalin was such a person. Rong Rong, you can rest assured, even if Stalin did not take the Eastern Front as the main direction of attack, he would never dare to transfer troops from Siberia to Central Asia. He would rather strike later and wait and see what happens. Therefore, our feint on the Eastern Front can definitely play a diversion role. ”