The cigar burned on the fingertips of the cold kite, and the smoke of the incense was like a cloud, making the dark purple pupils flicker, she did not shy away from looking into the eyes of the old marshal, and the two did not know how long they were silent, the cold kite suddenly smiled briefly, flicked off the cigarette ash that had accumulated on the cigar for a long time, and said, "The marshal can't trust me?" ”

The old marshal stroked his beard and said profoundly: "In the war, it is the bloody soldiers who die, and the people of Li who suffer, how can you be gullible? ”

"The general died in a hundred battles, and the ancestor is worthy of half his life, so why should I hate it?" The corners of Leng Kite's lips raised slightly, and he suddenly smiled, and said lightly, "In this Northern Expedition, Kite is selfless and angry, just to set the army, unify the country, and level the world." ”

The old marshal nodded thoughtfully, did not continue to discuss this topic, but changed the direction, and said with a little worry: "The rebels are strong, relying on the Yellow River moat, and there are generals and geniuses, I am afraid it will be difficult to advance north. ”

"The old general, who is more than 100 years old, is not enough to lead the army to kill the enemy." The cold kite smiled briefly and took a slow puff on his cigar.

"General, don't underestimate the enemy." The old marshal's face fell, he was a little displeased, and said solemnly, "The general is a generation of famous teachers, and the talents of our commanders are all accustomed to his subordinates, and he knows all the generals of the republic, including me and you." ”

"It's useless to talk on paper, the marshal can give me an answer after careful consideration." Leng Kite directly extinguished the cigar with her thumb and forefinger, the burning cigarette butt did not leave any scars on the graceful fingers, she threw the cigar into the ashtray, got up and left, before going out, she glanced back at the old marshal, and smiled, "досвидания!" ”

This is the Russian meaning of "goodbye", similar to the Chinese "bye-bye", very informal, generally used between close friends or peers, the old marshal couldn't help but laugh after hearing it, shook his head helplessly: "No big or small." ”

After Leng Kite left, the old marshal sent someone to recall Yue Runsheng and Liu Fusu.

"I don't know what the Eagle General means, but he is quite confident." The old marshal tapped his fingers on the table for a moment.

Liu Fusu said thoughtfully: "Since the first battle in 3 years, the Eagle General has not been defeated. ”

"Don't you hear that the arrogant army will be defeated?" The old marshal smiled angrily, shook his head and said, "Not to mention whether the Eagle General can defeat the General, if there is a large-scale war with the northern rebels, the Federation will come forward to obstruct it, and it will be difficult to march, and then the Northern Expedition will not succeed, and it will cause the whole country to storm and rain, which is inappropriate..."

Liu Fusu nodded and asked, "Why don't you make a quick decision?" ”

"You kid, you're really a childhood sweetheart, and you want to go with that female doll!" The old marshal suddenly laughed out loud, poked out a stack of information, and said angrily, "The eagle will say that he will recover the north in three months and drive out the rebels forever, if this is the case, the Federation will not have time to stop it." ”

"It's a bit of a madness." Liu Fusu said with a smile.

"Fusu, you have always advocated recuperating from the people's livelihood and advocating to avoid war, and the matter of the wall of life is also a one-handed discussion between you and the Federation, how has your tone changed today?"

Liu Fusu leaned back on the chair lightly and said with a little sorrow: "The pressure on the people's livelihood is very great, the good and bad acres of land in the south are uneven, it is difficult to produce millet, and the people are not enough to feed themselves. ”

The old marshal nodded thoughtfully, although Liu Fusu and Leng Kite were childhood sweethearts, they had always had political discord when they grew up, for example, after the signing of the "Republican Federal Mutual Assistance Treaty", Liu Fusu accepted the Federation's proposal to erect a wall of life, and for this matter, Leng Kite almost shelled his mansion.

And this time, it was rare for the two to reach an agreement on the Northern Expedition, which was not easy.

In fact, no matter whether the hawks and doves are hawks or generals, they are all for the sake of the country's society, how can anyone want to destroy the motherland? Liu Fusu accepted the wall of life, even if the people were as stupid as pigs and dogs, lost their freedom, and were oppressed, but at least they survived peacefully, and it was a miracle that they had enough food and clothing in this apocalypse.

If there is no Liu Fusu, but at the beginning of the apocalypse, the eagle general will be fully managed, even if the federal invasion can be repelled, it is estimated that there are few living people in Shenzhou now, either eaten by mutant creatures, or starved to death, drought and thirst, and then the dignity will be preserved, but what is the use?

What the people want is nothing more than to be fed and clothed, four dishes and one soup.

That's why the old marshal will hide the cold kite in the snow when he collapsed for 3 years, push Liu Fusu, and surrender to the Federation, but now that the world has changed, he has to turn the rudder in his hand.

"Runsheng, what do you think?" The old marshal asked Yue Runsheng, a veteran of the neutral faction, again.

However, Yue Runsheng was a little dazed after receiving this inquiry, and just said perfunctorily: "If the two generals are both strong advocates of the Northern Expedition, I should follow them." ”

In the face of this perfunctory, the old marshal didn't say much, as if he had expected it, he nodded, looked at the documents in his hand, and said profoundly: "If this is the case, then the fate of the motherland will be in the hands of the eagle general." ”

Liu Fusu took the photocopied document he was given, looked at the dense deployment of personnel, material needs, etc., his scalp was numb for a while, and some cold sweat unconsciously overflowed on his forehead.

What the old marshal said is no exaggeration, if Leng Kite is really allowed to go on a northern expedition, the materials to be prepared for her are astronomical, almost squeezing out the country's strategic reserves, and the same is true in terms of personnel, in addition to the wilderness expeditionary force under its command, a large number of people have also been transferred from the city defense construction army, and even a large part of the people of the Central Garrison Army have been taken away.

These people are all from various families, and they are a very important grassroots force, infiltrating various institutions, if they fail, it will really be a big mess in the world.

Bet on the fortune of the country! Liu Fusu thought of this word inexplicably, and he suddenly smiled bitterly, this time it was really a gamble on the fortune of the country, if the eagle general was really as she boasted, annihilating the rebels in three months and recovering the north, then there would be hope of rising again.

But if the Northern Expeditionary Army was brutally annihilated in this war and retreated for thousands of miles, it would not be a matter of national turmoil, and when the people in the country would not have enough to eat, the whole territory would be chaotic, and I don't know how many forces would rise up and divide one side, and if the northern rebels took advantage of this to go south, the glory of the republic would definitely be killed without leaving a single piece of armor.

Thinking of this, Liu Fusu suddenly felt a little creepy, and he was also a little puzzled, this kind of thing where his life hangs by a thread, Leng Kite can actually make a decision with a smile?! As an outsider, she is like sitting on pins and needles, she can easily withstand the pressure and swim against the current! I really don't know whether to say it is arrogant and frivolous, or the wind of a general.

"Let's go down and do it." Finally, the old marshal finalized this major event that changed the history of the republic, and said in a low voice, "We have no way out, staying in place is death, retreating is death, turning left is death, turning right is death, only forward." ”

"Yes..."

The war machine roared, billowing black smoke that covered the sky, the red flag falcon finally showed her fangs to the world, what kind of huge torrent this Northern Expedition will bring, no one knows the answer, the only thing that is certain is that war is inevitable and will come soon...

... 20110