The Two Rivers Avenue was completed, or almost completed, and all that remained was the laying of the cement pavement.

The first and second bureaus have cleared the 'arms' of the port, and there are no shrubs except for tall trees and low grass, which does not affect the view.

When Wang Xuan received the report from the Transportation Bureau, he was meeting with the merchants of the royal capital.

"Everyone has their own softness in their hearts, although I am a businessman, but I also love beautiful things, here I can see the glorious side of human nature, I can see the shining point that is not found elsewhere, this is the future of the development of Great Xia, I don't want her civilization to be destroyed by barbarism. ”

Wang Xuan listened to Huang Pengxing's story quietly, and he could see that he really loved auspiciousness.

So, is he a traitor?

From the point of view of the coalition forces, he is undoubtedly so.

But from an auspicious point of view, he is a businessman with a conscience and an auspicious benefactor.

After learning that those selfish, greedy, and unrestrained people actually formed a coalition to crusade against Jixiang, Wang Xuan was furious.

He had never been so angry as he was today, and he even felt humiliated in a way that words could not express.

To put it bluntly, it's a super genius baby who is bullied by rude and savage orangutans.

When the blazing flames invaded Jixiang, they said that it was a dispute between territories, and it was not appropriate to ask about it, but now Jixiang has taken revenge on the red flames, which is right!

At the beginning, His Royal Highness made it clear that he would withdraw from the battle for the throne and would rather self-immolate to protect his family, but the other party had to kill them all, and the auspicious Wang family, who was a world friend, took in the orphans, and it was not wrong!

Nowadays, Jixiang is dedicated to the development of commerce and infrastructure, and it does not hinder anyone, right?

Well, these reasons are not reasons, the only reason is that Jixiang Qian is stupid, and the dividends of Jixiang's rapid development in the past two years have made them red-eyed and want to cut wool.

The more Wang Xuan thought about it, the more angry he became, although he did not lose his temper.

"Order: The Government Council, the Military Department, and the Business Alliance immediately convene an emergency meeting. ”

Yang Tao, who received this order, was stunned, this was the first tripartite meeting of the military, politics and business in the history of auspiciousness.

He didn't have time to hesitate, immediately turned around and ordered his subordinate signal soldiers to go to the three sides to convey the news.

It was late at night, and the conference room on the upper floor of the Government Council was brightly lit.

"That's the latest news I've got, less than a day after the news came from the 5th. ”

At the beginning, Wang Xuan selected six people from the internal guards to lurk in Great Xia, and the cabinet and military high-level knew about it, and now that the news came from the fifth, everyone did not think it was strange.

Eighteen leaders sent troops to invade auspicious, and the other twelve leaders contributed money and materials to support, auspicious, difficult!

"Ladies and gentlemen, this auspicious day is already surrounded by wolves, what choice do we have?"

Huh, the choice?

Surrender, or prayer for peace?

Or is it just the result of all this?

It is clear to everyone present that this crisis will determine an auspicious future.

Either they will be divided into corpses and eaten by others, or they will fight to the death and gain a transcendent status from then on.

"The opinion of the military is that war!" Wang Yu's voice was not loud, so that everyone present could hear it clearly.

Several military ministers have no other opinions, and everyone already understands the attitude of the military, and it is an inevitable attitude.

"The Cabinet should fight, and the Government Council should fight!"

Zhang Yun also expressed his opinion, although Liu Quan did not reply, but everyone tacitly did not mention this matter.

"The Shang Alliance obeys the call of the lord and fights if he wants to. ”

Old Man Gu and the five big families showed a clear fighting spirit!

Once upon a time, Jixiang also had such a huge centralized power, even if it was not for himself, just to keep the lost beauty, why not fight hard?

"If they want to fight, then they will fight!"

The sound is like thunder, the sound is like a war drum, so let's fight!

In November, it came silently, the original dredging of the two rivers avenue, marking the new development direction of auspiciousness, in public and private should be celebrated, but whether it is the lord's mansion or the cabinet, or many businesses with a keen sense of smell, have kept quiet, mascot people from this quiet to experience the crisis, every time auspicious encounters a foreign invasion, it will be this scene.

The market is still bustling, but in addition to the prosperity, the brows of merchants large and small are getting more and more worried, and the institutions are still operating normally, but in private, there is a lot of uneasiness.

On 5 November, the No. 15 Lord's Order was issued, recalling the 1,000 defenders of Xishan, and only two river warships remained in the navy at the Hubei Military Port.

On 6 November, 2,000 troops, 500 cavalry, 20 artillery pieces, and nearly 10,000 grenades set out for the border of Hudong District.

As a result, there are only more than 1,000 defenders of the lake embankment and more than 500 Dongshan Passes.

For this reason, more than 300 defenders of Xishan in the south of the city farm were also dispatched to supplement the defense of the lake embankment, and the defenders of Jixiang City all supported the lake embankment.

Of the 4,000 security officers of the Ministry of Public Security, 2,000 were also transferred for military training and served as reserve personnel to support the battlefield at any time.

Even retired servicemen from various factories were separately transferred to form independent battalions to step up military training in case of emergency.

The old mascot knew exactly what that meant.

The new leaders also read the meaning of a life-and-death fight from the eyes of the old leaders.

Outsiders also understand that life and death will be determined by the end of this year.

Despite this, auspiciousness is not chaotic, whether it is a government agency or a non-governmental organization, it still exercises its functions in an orderly manner.

"Auspicious, it's terrible. ”

"It's not auspicious and scary, from beginning to end, they are passive and have formed the ability to deal with sudden crises. Coupled with the leadership of the Ming Lord, I really can't imagine that if Great Xia had such heroic ......"

Huang Pengxing occupied the small bay window on the side of the living room, looking down at the mascots who came and went in a hurry, he knew, they all knew, the war was coming.

On November 20, the Ministry of Education issued the latest notice that all classes above the third grade will be suspended, including Jixiang Technical College and Jiji Normal University. All students and teachers entered the Jixiang factory to participate in the first-line production.

On November 23, the Lord's Mansion issued a wartime mobilization order, calling on the mascots to unite closely around the Lord's Mansion to deal with any external crises that may be faced.

On November 24, Xinsong Town dispatched 500 young people to support Jixiang, and took the initiative to terminate the development of Gray Canyon, and the engineers returned to Jixiang on the Guojia passenger boat.

On 25 November, the Hudi and Dongshan Pass Field Hospitals were established.

President Liu of the Military Hospital led a team to set up the No. 1 Field Hospital at the lake embankment; Liu Yao led the team to set up the Dongshan Field Hospital; and Vice President Zhao Fu led a team to follow the supply ship to set up an inland river mobile hospital.

The pedestrian street is still bustling, and the small commodity wholesale market is still crowded.

When the foreign businessman asked about the current situation that Jixiang would face, one auspicious person replied: "We have been here for fifteen years, and we have only lived a good life for more than two years. We all know that if you live too well, some people will be jealous and will come to rob you of your wealth, and if you are too bad, some people will be disgusted and will come to attack and destroy you. So we don't care about other people's feelings, as long as we live well, it's really good. Happiness and wealth do not come out of thin air, they are made by our mascot with a hoe and a plow, that is our life, whoever snatches it is our mortal enemy. We have never been far from war, and we are not afraid of war!"

"In the past, we were enemies of the harsh living environment, and nearly 10,000 people were killed and injured in more than ten years. Recently, we have been forced to fight against our own kind, with nearly more than 10,000 casualties, and we are surviving in constant resistance, struggle, and counterattack, and we live on our own!"

"When we are in danger, no one will help us, and when we are rich, we are red-eyed. ”

"Without the young master, there is no auspicious today, the lord's mansion of the year before last can neither block the wind and rain, nor can it prevent mosquitoes, until we all live a good life, the young master and the young lady built a new house, with the young master here, we mascots are not afraid of anything. ”

"Come on, we are auspicious with nearly 300,000 people, see if they can conquer it, the lesson of Chiyan's past is in front of you, no matter how strong the enemy is, it is a paper tiger!"

As soon as the paper tiger said it, Wang Xuan said it casually, which also entrusted Zhao Gongzi's blessing, the guy who didn't have a door on his mouth.

These words from the ordinary people were collected by the five auspicious newspapers and periodicals and displayed in front of the world, and for a while, they also played a role in stabilizing the people's hearts.

These simple and simple words resonated with the mascots, especially the old ones.

The new generation of free immigrants is also trying to move their emotions closer to the old mascot, although it is a little nondescript, but after all, they hope that the auspicious person can survive the disaster and get through the difficulties.

The forgiven slaves were outraged, and men, women, and children were willing to join the army and fight to defend their new homeland. They know better than anyone that after this village, they will never have their own shop.

On November 30, the Lord's Palace announced that the wartime mobilization order was officially implemented.

In addition to maintaining the basic operation of the factory, all people over the age of fifteen and under the age of fifty were all conscripted for basic military training.

For a time, the number of applicants far exceeded the number of registered applicants.

"They love auspiciousness, so why shouldn't I love them!"

This was Wang Xuan's first reaction when he heard the news, and only Wang Bi at the scene knew this sentence.

Subsequently, the auspicious merchant alliance launched a fundraising campaign to defend auspiciousness, and in just three days, more than 3 million gold coins were raised and sent to the lord's mansion in time.

On the same day, Jixiang Technical College.

"Fellow students, we will suspend our studies and go to the factories to take over the work of our brothers, sisters, uncles and uncles, they will support the front line, and fight bloodily to guard auspiciousness, I don't know if we can come back, but what we should do cannot delay even a breath. ”

"Class 1, steel mill, raise the flag, go!"

"Second shift, hardware factory, raise the flag, go!"

"Three shifts, artillery factory ~"

Jishi University is also moving, but the work is relatively comfortable.

"The young master is sympathetic to us, but we can't relax ourselves, if the auspiciousness is gone, we will have nothing. ”

"A group of fifty people, supporting the Government Council, set off. ”

"The second shift of 100 people, supporting the military headquarters, set off. ”

"One hundred and fifty people in the third and fourth shifts, supporting 404, departure ......"

Among them, some are still immature children, and some are still small flowers and bones, but under the wartime mobilization order, no one flinched, and even Hu Yue's international students also enthusiastically moved forward.

For more than a year, although they don't know what they have learned, they also know that the mascot does not hide his selfishness and treats everyone equally.

Now auspicious is in difficulty, as half of the mascots, they have an unshirkable responsibility, even if it is just for the friendship of classmates and the gratitude in their hearts.

"I can't meet this year's construction target. ”

Wang Xuan hasn't been back to the Lord's Mansion recently, and the Government Council is his second home, and there are things to deal with and personnel to receive almost every hour.

"If you lose, what is the point of attaining it, and if you win, what difference does it make if you don't reach it? ”

Wang Xuan laughed and said, "The old man is bright, you can still see it, but I care about it, and it's messy." ”

Old Man Gu laughed at himself, "Young master, it's going to rain in the sky, and my mother wants to get married, and if you can't hide, you just do your best to obey the destiny of heaven." Success, then auspicious prosperity, defeat, then auspicious death, we can only try our best to ensure that we do not lose, win or not depends on the other party. ”

The meaning of Old Man Gu's words is very simple, in Wang Xuan's view, this is the way of the art of war, victory depends on the enemy, and defeat does not defeat the old self.

"I still suffer from gains and losses, tired and tired, what a price to pay in exchange for today's peace and tranquility, and suddenly say that it is going to be gone, and my heart is really uneasy. ”

"Hey, this battle hasn't been fought yet, how do you know that it's lost. ”

The old man is calm, maybe he has seen everything over the years, or maybe he is just relieving Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan also knows that this may be to cheer himself up, when it comes to his feelings for auspiciousness, the two of them are not as good as Old Man Gu and Zhao Sheng's generation, which is the love imprinted in the bones, the faith, and the journey.

"Old man, you can eat an ice cream, my brother made it, it's sweet!"

Hua'er took an ice cream in the shape of an egg roll and handed it to the old man, which Wang Xuan made by extracting the sugar from stevia leaves, with cheese, eggs, and starch, which tasted very good.

"Hey, thank you, Miss, thank you, Miss!"

The old man's face suddenly looked like a peach blossom, and the petals could be hidden in the folds.

Wang Xuan wondered, since this girl was fooled by the old man to go to Hedong last time, she has held a grudge for a while, how did she change her temper today and take the initiative to send a baby-like ice cream.

At this time, the little girl blinked her left eye as if unintentionally, Wang Xuan understood, this is buying people's hearts for herself!