"They have been coveting Nanyang for a long time, and they have become more and more restless in the past two years. The situation is overwhelming, and in the current situation, Erchen is really worried that it will be difficult to stop this momentum. ”

"It's nothing more than the difference between seeking speed and seeking stability."

In the morning of the same day, in the shade in front of the Hongde Hall, the emperor and the crown prince walked and talked one after the other.

The latter has an outstanding appearance and an extraordinary appearance, and at this moment he muttered with a worried expression: "Erchen thinks that this is not urgent, and it is not appropriate to seek hurry." China's economic growth rate in recent years has far exceeded the ordinary, and the momentum is flourishing, and the output of steel and coal will certainly catch up with Britain within three years. ”

The economic crisis naturally also had a certain impact on the Ming Dynasty, but because of the internal circulation of the tributary circle and the huge volume, the negative impact was small.

As for the production capacity of steel and coal, after surpassing the United Kingdom, Daming ranks third in the world.

"Soldiers are used as a last resort, so how can war be as good as it gets?" Zhu Shiyan looked ahead and said calmly: "Who doesn't want to be fully prepared to fight again?" But it is often sudden and unavoidable. The enemy won't wait for you, and neither will the opportunity. ”

"Erchen is not afraid of fighting, but he believes that now is not the right time. The end of the war in Europe was only temporary, peace lasted at most twenty years, and now it was coming to an end, and the chaos of the Franc machine was a rehearsal of the storm. ”

"You're still holding your old opinion."

"Yes, when the countries of Europe are in chaos again, and they are not able to do anything, that will be the right time. However, if we attack before then, our DPRK will not be ready for a big war, and second, it will become the target of public criticism. ”

Zhu Shiyan stood with his hands in his hands, looked at him deeply, and said leisurely: "It is undeniable that this is the most ideal and appropriate. However... The momentum is unstoppable, some people are fanning the flames, and they can't bear it anymore. ”

"So it should be suppressed and contained."

"Suppression? Daming should have died half a year ago, but it has been a miracle to be able to go to the present, which is all done by taking advantage of the trend, what will happen if it goes against the trend...... I don't think you will be unclear. Zhu Shiyan said slowly: "Stand up, this point can not be forgotten at any time." ”

This was the end of the conversation between the two, the emperor left first, while the crown prince Zhu Liqi quietly watched the stone lion next to him.

After a long time, he sighed lightly and turned to leave.

The bigwigs in the DPRK and China are fighting openly and secretly, but the emperor is watching the fire but turning a deaf ear, but these have nothing to do with Zhou Changfeng.

The press conference ended successfully, and although there were some hiccupes, no one dared to speak out after Kang Yuli.

There was another person who was in the same category as Kang Yuli and was also a fish that slipped through the net and successfully entered, but he knew that asking questions again would be tantamount to giving in vain, so he chose to slip away in advance.

Zhou Changfeng, who participated in the press conference, represented the image of the Ming army in the eyes of the outside world, but it had a different meaning internally.

His harsh words made the eunuchs of Nanyang Hou Pang Lingqi faction full of praise and very satisfied.

However, Huang Taize, who was still on the front line, was very unhappy when he learned about it, he felt that it was very irresponsible to push out the kid he valued so early, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of spearheads pointed at Zhou Changfeng in the future.

Isn't that a fool's errand? Obviously finding an old fritter can deal with it, but you have to let such a young man who has never experienced a power dispute go.

Huang Taize decided that the class teacher would personally go to Pang Lingqi and those old guys to reason with him in the future, which was really a bit excessive!

At this moment, Zhou Changfeng didn't know that half of his feet had stepped into the whirlpool of political struggle in the Ming Dynasty, but he already vaguely felt that things were not simple.

A few days later, on 19 July, the 1st battalion of the division that had withdrawn to the country arrived at Yingtianfu by military train.

Standing at the gate of the camp, Zhou Changfeng watched the truck full of soldiers slowly drive in, and from their expressions, Zhou Changfeng could see the interweaving of many emotions.

The joy of returning to the dynasty, the joy of the rest of the life after the catastrophe, the fear of the cruel war, and so on.

Eight hundred and five men were at the time of the outing, but when they came back a full hundred and seventy men.

Xie Wancheng handed him a watch after approaching, and said in a deep voice: "Battalion commander, this is the latest loss statistics. ”

Since there is a possibility that the seriously injured will die after ineffective treatment, the subsequent attrition statistics will naturally be updated accordingly.

Combat attrition totalled 497, including 312 wounded, 171 killed, and 14 missing or unidentifiable; There are also 36 non-combat attrition, including accident casualties, disease, etc.

This casualty ratio is actually a bit high, and for the armies of the industrial countries of this era, the ratio of wounded to dead can be completely controlled within 2.5-3:1.

It is a pity that the area of this operation is too remote, which seriously restricts the role of the field rescue system, and it can be said that it is a great loss. And if you don't count the airdrop, the planes and tanks of the Ming army have not been on the field, which is really depressing.

Zhou Changfeng sighed after browsing, "These days, I have reported the casualties counted before, and the list of death squads has also been submitted, you can see which new ones are seriously injured and incurable, and submit them to the Ministry of War as soon as possible." ”

Xie Wancheng nodded, and then was about to turn around and leave, but Zhou Changfeng stopped him again.

"Wait, you go and deliver the order first, it's strictly forbidden to carry any weapons in camps these days, not swords, and if you go to have fun... Must travel in a group, no less than 10 people. ”

"Why is that?" Xie Wancheng, who looked puzzled, didn't know why.

"Prevent chaos and take care of each other." Zhou Changfeng shrugged his shoulders and said meaningfully: "Otherwise, you and I will have a headache when the time comes." ”

It's indispensable to come back and relax after a battle, but if you let a bunch of soldiers who have just been out of the line of fire go for fun, God knows how much chaos will end up causing in the end.

For those who have experienced a brutal war not long ago, although their mood and spirit seem to have been soothed, their subconscious may still be stuck on the battlefield where either you die or I die.

Therefore, it is very easy to make radical moves, and it may pass with a smile when it is usually joked and ridiculed, but now it is not necessarily, and it will kill you if you don't do it.

This kind of psychological problem was called "post-war syndrome" in later generations, and it belongs to the category of "post-traumatic stress disorder", which is actually subject to psychological intervention and treatment, and people's research and exploration of it began with the European war.

After the twentieth century, because a large number of soldiers suffered from the brutal trench warfare, many mental illnesses appeared, and many retired soldiers after the war also had similar symptoms, irritability, irritability, personality changes, and overreaction to loud noises, which is the so-called "bullet shock syndrome".

This is the two-sided nature of war, science and technology determine the situation of war, and war in turn promotes the development of science and technology, such as engineering, physics, chemistry, medicine, and so on.

However, the Ming Dynasty, who watched the war wealth on the wall in the European War, obviously did not suffer this experience, unlike Britain and France, which had a large number of retired soldiers after the war, so they did not pay much attention to it.

At that time, the focus of the Military Observer Mission's inspection was limited to tactics and weapons, followed by the logistics system.