Episode 24 The Wrath of the Son of Heaven

On May 23rd, .

Early in the morning, Zhu Yourong suddenly felt a pounding heart in his sleep, and opened his eyes suddenly. She looked at her beloved bear alarm clock next to her pillow in a panic and saw that it was not yet six o'clock.

On the small cart next to the bed, there are several kinds of mineral water, as well as a cup. Zhu Yourong didn't pull the bell to call the palace maid, he fumbled and poured half a glass of water and drank it. However, this panic not only did not suppress it, but it became even more breathless.

I want to continue sleeping, but I can't sleep at all, and my mind is full of cranky thoughts. So, she turned on the lamp, picked up a book by the bedside and read it. But after watching it for a while, I couldn't concentrate at all, and I was still flustered. So, Zhu Yourong simply rang the bell and asked the palace maid to come in and serve him to get up and dress.

After washing, she didn't put on makeup or put on her head, so she walked out of the dormitory in her pajamas, wanting to take a walk in the yard and play with the dog for a while.

The palace maid went to lead Zhu Yourong's six dachshunds. Zhu Yourong paced restlessly in the courtyard. Suddenly, I heard someone whispering behind an ancient tree. She was a little curious, wrapped her pajamas tightly, and thought to herself that there would be no men in the dormitory at this time. So, she coughed and raised her voice and asked:

"Who's that?"

Sure enough, two women turned out from behind the ancient tree, and Zhu Yourong bowed in both directions:

"I've seen Your Majesty."

"Did Your Majesty sleep well?"

One of these two is Wei Zijin, and the other is a middle-aged female officer, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Zhu Yourong looked at her very familiarly, he should have seen her a few times when he lived in the Purple Mountain Fortress, but he forgot what her name was.

"How?" Zhu Yourong looked a little flustered when he saw the two of them, and vaguely felt a premonition, "What's wrong?" ”

Wei Zijin's face was ugly, and he motioned for the female officer to say directly to His Majesty. The female officer's face was equally ugly, and she hesitated for a moment, and said:

"Your Majesty...... is bad news. ”

Zhu Yourong felt a little dizzy for no reason.

"Yes...... What's the bad news? ”

"Your Majesty......" The female officer lowered her head and said in a low voice, "A few hours ago, our troops stationed in Northern Xinjiang ...... That is, the 1st Division of the People's Guard, which was suddenly attacked by the Soviet army......"

Zhu Yourong only felt that his eyes were black for a while, and his body shook slightly.

Really! Really! My hunch came true!

1st Division of the People's Guard...... That's right......

Wei Zijin's heart was also full of anxiety and sadness at the moment. But she still tried her best to hide it, and helped Her Majesty to sit on the stone bench. The palace maid hurriedly put milk and biscuits on the side.

"Oh...... That's ......."

Zhu Yourong buried his face in his hands, let out a sigh, then raised his head, tried to look as natural as possible, and said:

"What's going on? Tell me more about it......"

The female officer, a high-ranking civilian officer of the General Staff, immediately took out the map from her briefcase, spread it on the stone table, and said carefully:

"Your Majesty, please see, these places painted in red are the areas that may have been occupied by the Soviet army. The red arrow represents the direction of the Soviet attack, and the blue arrow represents the ...... of our army"

Zhu Yourong waved his hand and said bitterly:

"I know that."

"Oh, Your Majesty know......s," said the female officer, "Then Your Majesty, please see, the Turpan area may now be occupied by the Soviet army. The city of Turpan must have fallen. Haven't been able to get in touch. As for the direction of the offensive of the Soviet troops and the scale of the offensive...... It is not too certain that this is a conjecture made by the high command on the basis of telegrams from the front and in combination with the pre-war situation of the two sides...... Now, most likely, Soviet troops will attack our troops from three directions.

"At present, the main battlefield is on the southern front, and now the Soviet army is trying to penetrate the Turpan-Dabancheng-Dihua line and enter the Tianshan Pass between the Hebei generals in southern Xinjiang. On the northern route, our army has not yet received an offensive report in Altay, but the high command judges that it may be a matter of time for the Soviet army to invade Altay from the north. There is also an eastern front, which is the Hami region. The Hami region is east of Turpan and is guarded...... Hold the eastern gate where our army withdraws to the interior...... There are no garrisons there, and it is conceivable that after the Soviets occupy the Turpan area, they will then march quickly to the Hami area......"

Zhu Yourong held his forehead, and when he heard the sentence "Hold the east gate of our army's withdrawal to the mainland", he closed his eyes in pain.

Wei Zijin stood aside, and he was about to cry in pain. She seized the opportunity and interjected:

"Is Dihua Airport lost?"

The female officer was stunned for a moment and replied:

"I haven't received a report, and I shouldn't have been. You see, the airfield is northwest of the city of Dihua, and now the Soviet army is attacking Dihua in the southeast. The airport should not have been lost. ”

Zhu Yourong's face regained some blood, let out a sigh of relief, and ordered:

"Zijin, draw up a will for me and send it to Tingzhi...... There is also Princess Liaoyang, they know. Once the war situation deteriorates, the headquarters must retreat to the interior by air before Dihua is lost. ”

Wei Zijin also calmed down a little and said:

"Yes."

She flew off to write the decree. She made up her mind to write the decree in a harsh and unquestionable wording, and it was strictly ordered that it must be "all" members of the command. In other words, even secretaries and guards cannot be left behind.

"Your Majesty, please be relieved," although the female officer didn't know her relationship with Xiang Xiaoqiang, she was still relieved, "The reinforcements have been sent out a few days ago, and it is estimated that they will be able to enter Xinjiang tomorrow." ”

Zhu Yourong's eyes lit up:

"Reinforcements? How many people? ”

The female officer muttered:

"Uh...... Be...... It was two army motorized infantry divisions. ”

Zhu Yourong was stunned:

"What else?"

"And ...... And also...... Supply convoys. ”

"What else?"

"Your Majesty...... That's all, gone. ”

Zhu Yourong was stunned. After a while, he muttered:

"Gone? How could it be gone? …… Since it was to send reinforcements, why only two divisions were sent? And how many Soviet troops were there? ”

The female officer was even more inflated:

"It's not clear...... But...... The Soviet garrison in southern Xinjiang...... There should be no less than three corps, estimated at 10-15 divisions. ”

"Three armies? And we have only three divisions combined? Zhu Yourong said in disbelief, "I ask you, since you are sending reinforcements, why do you only send this drop in the bucket?" ”

The female officer finally couldn't bear it anymore, she bowed her head and confessed:

"Your Majesty...... The matter of sending reinforcements was personally decided by Chief of General Staff Zhang...... And...... It was not sent to reinforce the resistance of the Soviet troops, but ...... Is it worried about the commander...... Worried that our army's troops in northern Xinjiang were too weak and that the Soviet Union would attack, he asked the high command to send reinforcements...... At that time, he requested the commander to transfer all 10 divisions of the People's Guard Mobile Brigade to northern Xinjiang, and requested that six additional aviation regiments be sent to northern Xinjiang...... However, at that time, several chiefs of the General Staff felt that the possibility of an attack by the Soviet Union was very small, and the transfer of a large number of troops into Xinjiang would stimulate the Soviet Union, so they ...... Only two army motorized infantry divisions were approved......"

"Smack!"

Zhu Yourong threw a glass of milk to the ground.

"Whoa!"

She lifted another plate of biscuits to the floor. Then he lay on the table and cried loudly. The cry was not so much sad as it was sad and angry.

This female officer ate inside and outside and sold her top boss, but she didn't expect His Majesty to react like this.

But she stood aside, her heart filled with the thrill of schadenfreude and revenge. She has always wanted to be transferred to the People's Guard for development, but several times it was the old man Zhang Zhaoxian who obstructed her. This time, Old Man Zhang is going to be unlucky. If Lord Xiang doesn't die in a catastrophe (if the airport is not lost, he will definitely not die), he will definitely be reused.