Chapter 138: Struggle for power
The next day, the Provisional Military Commission held a meeting, the main purpose is to determine the return of Patton, and give Patton a suitable position, Patton was in a high position before, and now he returns to Yanjing and reintegrates into the circle of military and politics, and others have no reason to object, but the current Patton is a little embarrassed, although he is a general, but now Yanjing, there are almost no soldiers of his own.
At the meeting, Xie Tian also met for the first time those "big warlords" of the Provisional Military Commission, the so-called big warlords are people who have a large number of troops in their hands, especially the Gu family father and son, these two people have great energy in the Provisional Military Commission, and the number of troops under them is also a large number, which is also the force that Patton's father-in-law is most worried about.
Since Barton wants to reintegrate into this circle, it must be involved, and everyone has been discussing for a long time, which is nothing more than some that cannot be put on the table, and even on the issue of Yanjing's defense, no one is willing to let Barton infiltrate.
"Old Gu." Chairman Han asked tentatively: "I think it is better to let Zhengxuan be responsible for part of the defense work of Yanjing, the current defense problem is our most important thing, with the return of Zhengxuan, I believe we can also share some of it." ”
"This" Gu Nianxun, who is about the same age as Chairman Han, smiled and said: "The current defense problem is mainly due to insufficient strength, not not enough leadership, Zhengxuan is a down-to-earth person who does practical things, but now there are no soldiers and no generals in hand, Chairman Han, you let him be responsible for part of the defense problem, I think it is also a duck to the shelf, I think it is better to let Zhengxuan be responsible for the material problem, the current material problem is too important to us, and the army's materials are also very scarce, not to mention the survivors in the city, If the positive election can relieve our pressure on materials, those of us who lead troops to fight can also be more assured to work hard in the front. ”
"yes." An officer in his fifties said: "The problem of materials is too serious, Chairman Han, I still mean that, we have to reduce the food ration for the survivors, and reduce everyone's daily ration by two taels. ”
"Nope." Chairman Han said categorically: "The task of the army is to protect these survivors, so that they can survive, these people are the hope of national reconstruction, the current survivors' rations have been reduced to only survive, and if it continues to be reduced, it will definitely reduce the physical fitness of the survivors. ”
"Chairman" A general with the rank of lieutenant general smiled a little awkwardly, and said: "I won't say those scenes, let's tell the truth, those survivors, in my eyes, are not worth a penny, they can't fight, they can't create value, they only know that they are waiting for dinner with their mouths open, what's the use of asking them?" I think we might as well concentrate our strength, and then find a way to let the Military Commission move away from Yanjing, the zombies south of the Yellow River are about to be pressed to the edge of the Yellow River, let's not think of a way, so many zombies rush up, we can't stop it no matter what. ”
"Yes!" Gu Nianxun's son, Gu Zhicheng said: "In my opinion, don't let the plane take off casually now, find a way to accumulate more aviation fuel, and then send bombers to blow up all the bridges on the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, in this way, it can be regarded as doing our best for these survivors, and then, we can consider moving to the southwest or northwest, where it is much safer now." ”
"Nonsense!" Chairman Han blurted out, "If we lose these survivors, what can we do even if we hide in the shell of the turtle?" In a few decades, we are dead, what will happen to the country, what will happen to the nation, what will happen to the bloodline? ”
Gu Zhicheng smacked his lips and muttered: "What time is it now, where is the ability to manage so much, my son has no news so far, if I have the ability to manage the eating, drinking, and Lazar of so many people, it is better to find my son first."
Xie Tian sneered in his heart, your son, his head was cut off, and his body was eaten by the Saiyans.
Gu Nianxun saw that Chairman Han and his son's previous conversation was not very friendly, so he hurriedly said in a round field: "Let's not worry about ourselves, let Zhengxuan say a few words, he just came back from the south, and he knows more about the situation there, Zhengxuan, do you think it is better for us to go to the southwest and northwest, or to the south?" ”
"Not going anywhere." Xie Tian said lightly: "At present, Yanjing is not unstoppable, aren't you worried about the zombies south of the Yellow River, then blow up the bridge." ”
Chairman Han was stunned, a little disappointed in his heart, he didn't expect that he had said so much to Barton before, he didn't even listen to it, if the land route to the south was cut off, the army could slap his ass and fly away, but he definitely didn't have the ability to take so many survivors away, and if Yanjing's east, west, and north directions were besieged by zombies, these survivors could only stay and make food in the zombies' mouths.
"I'll just say it!" Gu Nianxun said with a smile: "Zhengxuan is still very sensible, blow up all the bridges on the Yellow River, cut off the way for the zombies to go north, we can defend Yanjing, if we can't hold it, then we can only retreat." ”
"Nope." Xie Tian opened his mouth and said: "Since you don't have a specific plan now, and I have just come to Yanjing, and I don't have a job suitable for me for the time being, then hand over all the survivors to me to manage, and in addition, I can also take on the supplies, I only have one request." ”
"What requirements?" Seeing that Barton took the initiative to stop such a big trouble, Gu Zhicheng asked with a smile.
Xie Tian said with a firm face: "All the bridges on the Yellow River, except for the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, you can blow them all up." ”
"What are you doing with that one?" Everyone was a little puzzled.
Xie Tian did not answer, and said: "In addition, the railway is also handed over to me to be in charge, and no one is allowed to interfere." ”
"Leave a bridge, can you hold it?" Gu Zhicheng opened his mouth and asked: "If you can hold it, I have no opinion, if you can't hold it, then we must blow up this bridge at that time." ”
Xie Tian said lightly: "Since I said it, I can naturally hold it, and I am responsible for the three pieces of materials, survivors, and railways, but you must not interfere." ”
Others sneered in their hearts, what you want is waste that everyone doesn't want, not to mention the railway, you just want to be the Minister of Finance, the current banknotes and gold in the central bank, you want to take as much as you want, and the things that are too hard to wipe your ass will no one want, or you can be the director of the National Development and Reform Commission, and the National Family Planning Office is no problem if you like it.
Chairman Han was silent for a long time and did not speak, but after thinking carefully for a long time, he looked at Barton's eyes, and he was no longer disappointed, but confused.
After a meeting, those who were separated from Chairman Han were also relieved, what they were most worried about was that Chairman Han forced his son-in-law into the army, and then divided the military power from them, if that was the case, even if they turned their faces, they would not give a soldier, and now Patton does not want soldiers, and wants some chicken ribs and trouble, which is naturally a good thing for them.
After the meeting ended, Chairman Han called Patton to his office, and after closing the door, Chairman Han said, "Zhengxuan, tell me about your plan." ”
Xie Tian said: "When I was in Jiangxi, my subordinates opened up the railway, from Xinyu to get a thousand tons of grain, this reminds me, now aviation fuel is in short supply, air transport capacity greatly reduced, and the railway, but has unique conditions, firstly, diesel is much larger than aviation fuel, do not worry about fuel, secondly, the railway capacity is huge. ”
"Hmm." Chairman Han nodded, waiting for Patton's next step.
"Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, the whole section is almost a viaduct, so that the high-speed rail will not be affected by ordinary zombies, plus the height of the viaduct is more than ten meters, even E2 is difficult to cause any impact on the railway, in this way, leaving the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, not only to ensure a huge capacity, but also will not open the door to Beijing for zombies, the materials that can be obtained along the way must be quite huge, if the railway can be dredged to Shanghai, then wait for the zombies in the south to cross the Yangtze River, We can blow up all the other bridges on the Yangtze River and reclaim Shanghai. ”
Chairman Han's eyes lit up and he said, "Good idea! If Shanghai can become an empty city, then we have a back road, and these millions of survivors can also migrate south by rail. ”
Immediately, Chairman Han said with some concern: "The big cities along the route have been bombed by napalm, although Tianjin, Jinan, Xuzhou, Nanjing, and Shanghai have not yet been bombed, but if there is a problem with the railway, with our current capabilities, it will not be able to repair it." ”
"Give it a try." Xie Tian said: "The gasoline bomb should not have much impact on the railway. ”
Chairman Han then reminded: "You must know that the material work you are taking over now is not to hand over the existing materials to you to manage, but to ask you to find a way to get the materials, you want to do such a big move, it should also require a lot of manpower and material resources, I can give you some soldiers, but the materials, there are not many." ”
Xie Tian shook his head and said, "I don't want supplies, I want a plane is enough." ”
Immediately, Xie Tian roughly explained the situation in the Fengcheng security zone, and after hearing that there were at least 10,000 tons of grain in the Xinyu grain depot, the old man's eyes flashed, and he said: "The bombing of the big cities around Yanjing and East China is too thorough, resulting in the fact that there are few airports that can be used in the country now, and it is very difficult for the army to go out to find supplies, and the best thing about it now is that the rest of the people in the Provisional Military Commission do not know that you are in the safe zone of Fengcheng, let alone the situation there, this is very good, since this is the case, then you can let it go, If you can accumulate a lot of supplies in your hands, it will be very easy to break up their military power. ”
After letting Patton go back to rest, Xie Tian lay on the bed in the hotel and thought about it, the current Provisional Military Commission is indeed too chaotic, and at today's meeting, most people's minds are on the issues of power, troops, and retreat, but no one has thought about how to manage and repair the country like Chairman Han did.
Chairman Han can fully control the number of troops also have tens of thousands, and now he has easily taken over seven million survivors and the railway, taking this opportunity, not only can win the hearts of the survivors, but also control the only railway artery, now the only useful railway is the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, which can allow people to pass safely above the heads of the zombie group, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu are all major grain-producing provinces, and it is not difficult to get a large amount of materials.
If there are supplies, the army in Chairman Han's hands will also have the ability to protect the supplies, and at that time, just by widening the gap between the rich and the poor among the soldiers, they will also have the ability to get the soldiers back on their feet, not to mention those survivors, who can let them eat, they will follow their orders.
Early the next morning, Xie Tian personally went to Zhongnanhai, used satellite communication, and got in touch with Song Hui, asking Song Hui to prepare a hundred tons of grain to Zhangshujun Airport as soon as possible, in addition, let Lao Cheng lead people to start dredging the railway line from Fengcheng to Shanghai, although most of the zombies began to go north, but it does not mean that all the zombies in the south have migrated to the north, so Lao Cheng must be careful, do his best, where he can dredge, he can dredge it, it is really impossible to dredge, and then let the army find a way.
Once Song Hui prepares the grain, using Patton's relationship, he can send a transport plane to transport it, this hundred tons of grain, is his own starting capital, with food, he can recruit a large number of laborers to dredge the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway for himself, once dredged, Xie Tian is the railway tycoon in this last days, it is impossible to dredge the Beijing-Kowloon railway from Nanchang to Yanjing, but if the two sides can complete the docking in Shanghai, then it will be more conducive to the development of their own safety zone.
After Patton officially took office, he took a formality and appointed Xie Tian himself in charge of the railway, although others didn't know where Xie Tian came from, but they had no interest in the railway, so they didn't care about it at all, and then, Xie Tian accused Patton and asked for 2,000 soldiers from Chairman Han to hand them over to his disposal, and then, Xie Tian occupied Yanjing Station, Yanjing South Station and Fengtai Locomotive Depot in a grand manner.
After taking office, Xie Tian moved the residence of his cadres to Yanjing South Railway Station, and then sent a thousand soldiers to go deep into the concentration areas of various survivors in Yanjing, and announced the following information: The Railway Organization Department of the Provisional Military Commission recruited: train drivers, vehicle maintenance personnel, road maintenance personnel, and high-level welders, and the salary per person ranged from one pound of rice to five taels, and by the way, he also released information about his search for his parents.
Now that Barton has been exposed to information at the national level through Patton, and even has the ability to enter this circle of power, then thank God to let Patton concentrate as much power as possible, so that it is not only good for himself, but also for the reconstruction of the country.
(To be continued)