This kind of specific weapon selection is not something that the commander-in-chief should consider, so Wu Weihuan just replied casually: "This is not to worry about, the Ordnance Bureau will weigh the pros and cons." ”

It is the most efficient to perform their duties, and it is within their duty to find omissions and raise them, but what to do is the task of the military industry.

Wu Weihuan came to visit the door in person this time mainly for the second son of Pingjiang Bo some time ago, to be honest, as the head of all the nobles, it is really difficult to coordinate the relationship between the big guys.

"The DPRK and China have dealt with this matter very harshly...... It's been poked out, otherwise it won't be able to convince the public. He looked at Zhou Changfeng and said meaningfully: "If there is a similar situation in the future, it will be done by yourself, and it will not be appropriate to make a fuss in the outside world these days." ”

"Yes." Zhou Changfeng nodded and arched his hand: "Thank you seniors for admonishing you." ”

Nan'an Hou Pang Lingqi praised Zhou in private three years ago, and firmly believed that he would have a great future - whether it was military quality or temperament, he had no obvious shortcomings, his talent was quite good, and his future was bright.

At that time, Wu Weihuan, who had just recovered from a serious illness, only noticed it after a while, and he could be regarded as secretly following his growth from a budding major to a new brigadier general.

Wu Weihuan is now worried that Zhou will have a stalemate with many nobles in the future, which will not be good for both parties, and Da Ming may also suffer additional losses as a result.

As the leader of the highest military command organization of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Weihuan was busy with military affairs, and then prepared to leave after a few idle words.

Zhou Changfeng adhered to the principle of not letting go of any opportunity, and before he left, he repeatedly emphasized his suggestion that we must pay attention to the improvement of the quality of regimental officers, and seize the time to carry out the research and development of the next generation of tanks.

A few minutes later.

"In other words, what does Wei Guogong mean when he just said, 'just do it yourself'? It's a bit ambiguous. Zhou Changfeng turned his head and asked.

"It's vague." Luo Fu thought for a moment and hesitated: "Probably let you deal with it privately?" Why don't you go to His Majesty's report later? ”

So after Zhou Changfeng took over and dealt with some affairs, he went to Zhaoren Hall as before.

After waiting for half an hour in the hall with nothing to do, a few worried-looking veterans came out.

They said hello and then walked around talking about the quarterly summary of the mining and metallurgical industries -

The Yumen oilfield has been experiencing a decline in oil production since the beginning of this year, and the existing production wells seem to be running out, and there is an urgent need to explore new oil production points.

A serious coal gas explosion occurred in a mine in Shuangyashan, and I am afraid that it will have to stop work for a while.

The Qiongya Shilu Iron Mine was hit by a typhoon, and some of the machinery and equipment in the mining area were destroyed, and it is expected that it will take half a month to a month to restore the work.

"It's not easy in all walks of life." Zhou Changfeng sighed, then knocked on the door.

"Enter."

"I've seen Your Majesty."

Zhu Lingjing was stamping a few documents without raising her head, "How are you resting these days?" ”

"Ahem, thanks to Your Majesty's love, I have rested very well and feel rejuvenated."

"The oil cavity is slippery. Get down to business. ”

"Hmm... Since yesterday, the elite intervention force sent by the German side has entered the territory of Lithuania, and the route is suspected to be pointing to St. Petersburg, which is not clear for the time being. ”

"The U.S. 41st Division has arrived in Hawaii by ship for transit, and the fleet is being prepared and maintained, and this unit is expected to land in Australia in the middle of this month."

"The conflict between Hungary and Romania that broke out two days ago continues, and both sides are building up troops. According to reliable information, two Romanian divisions were rushing by train to the western border. ”

"French ......"

Zhu Lingjing interrupted him, "There is no need to talk about the affairs of France, I have received the news before." ”

Southern Europe is notoriously chaotic, ethnically complex, and has countless historical contradictions, and there have been more than a dozen border conflicts between the Republic of Hungary and the Kingdom of Romania in the past 20 years.

But this time it doesn't seem to be the same? Because it is said that the reconnaissance planes of the Hungarian Air Force appeared in the sky over the Ploiesti oil fields in Romania, it is not known whether this was a tough deterrent or a pre-war preparation.

After the routine report, Zhou Changfeng tentatively asked her for Wu Weihuan's ambiguous words before.

"Is this hard to understand?" Zhu Lingjing was a little speechless, and was silent for nearly ten seconds before continuing: "The ugliness of the family is publicized, they are naturally not happy, don't make a fuss about things related to Xungui, they want to save face." ”

"Oh, it turns out that I've done bad things and I'm afraid of seeing people."

"Of course, many things can easily cause public indignation, and it is not difficult for the people's emotions to stir up, and it will not end well if the trouble is big, and no one wants to be roasted on the fire."

"But in this way......" Zhou Changfeng said with some surprise: "As long as it doesn't spread out, you can do whatever you want?" ”

Okay, okay, you understand that, right?

Zhu Lingjing really couldn't hold back, and rolled her eyes, "Sui Ling, don't lose your proportion." ”

"I'm so sorry," the girth said with regret, "I really should have picked up a gun and sieveed that guy at that time." ”

"The family is big and the business is big, and it is not uncommon to have a few evil sons. If you're really idle and have nothing to do, it's good to spoil the guys' prestige, at least for a few days. ”

Zhu Lingjing also said it casually, but when she said it, she felt that it was inappropriate, so she hurriedly denied it: "Forget it, it's not proper, you are not measured, and if there is a similar situation, inform the Advisory Yuan, and don't do anything about Si Chen......"

Yes! Embarrassed!

She wanted to say that she was acting on behalf of her, but she used the wrong word inexplicably.

Zhou Changfeng, who was standing on the side, had difficulty holding back a smile, and then was glared at by her.

Zhu Lingjing changed the topic casually and said, "Speaking of the Advisory Yuan, I'll show you something." ”

She searched for it in a pile of notes next to her, pulled out one and handed it over.

Zhou Changfeng took it and browsed it at a glance.

This question was originally jointly played by an elected member of the Advisory Council and an official of the Ministry of War, and it can be seen that the two have a good personal relationship.

They came up with an imperialist plan - to form an expeditionary force to cross the Ural Mountains west through Yekaterinburg and make a fierce attack on the ground!

Like the Russian warlords, many of the Ming people coveted the machinery and equipment in the many factories in the Urals industrial region.

In Izhevsk, for example, Tsar Alexander I ordered the creation of an arsenal in the early nineteenth century. On the eve of the European War, Tsarist Russia, which smelled the smell of gunpowder, began to vigorously expand its military industry, importing a large number of machinery and equipment from Britain, France, and Sweden, making it a modern military industrial center.

In addition to factories, precious metals were also highly valued, and Tsarist Russia, as a vast and resource-rich empire, had considerable gold reserves for hundreds of years, although it often owed large debts.

Even during the costly European War, Russia's gold reserves had 1,233 tons, which fell to 705 tons by the end of the war, and have risen to nearly 1,000 tons today.

The note placed a high value on gold, and offered to plunder and collect local precious metals by any means, including a raid on the historic city of Kazan with paratroopers, a well-developed financial sector and a few banks with considerable gold reserves.

Because the paratroopers of the Ming Air Force performed prominently in the Nanyang Campaign, they are well-deserved meritorious troops, and now they have long been touted by people from the north and south of the river to the altar, dramas, comic books abound, and even related movies are being prepared and filmed.

For a time, there was some superstition in the government and the opposition about these elite and fast units that fell from the sky, smashed the Yellow Dragon, and were elite.

In addition, Soshu also emphasized the need to control the Tyumen oil fields in order to support the Siberian puppet state.

"The method of calling for the collection of gold a few days ago is effective, and there are nearly 210,000 catties after being counted." Zhu Lingjing said.

The glorious victory of the Nanyang Campaign greatly boosted the morale of the army and the people, and as of today, the imperial court has raised a full 102 tons of gold.

Coupled with the hundreds of tons collected from the Nanyang lands, the official gold reserves of the Ming Dynasty also rose from 1,922 tons to 2,118 tons.

"Airborne Kazan is a bit too risky, thousands of miles deep into the hinterland, probably have to be carefully analyzed before considering ......"

Zhou Changfeng muttered: "However, it is feasible to cross the Urals to Yicheng, relying on the railway line to fight, it is unlikely that the opponent's large and small army leaders will be able to resist the enemy together, and there is no way to organize strong resistance." ”

"If it were to act, how many troops do you think it would take?" Zhu Lingjing turned around and pointed to the map hanging behind her, and asked calmly: "Kazan doesn't think about it first, just go to Yicheng." ”

"Originally, there was one infantry division, one cavalry brigade, and one chariot regiment, but now it has expanded to one infantry division and three militia brigades, with a total strength of 40,000 troops." Zhou Changfeng made a brief calculation, and replied cautiously: "Be safe, send 30,000 people." ”

"That's fine...... It's worth a try. Zhu Lingjing bowed slightly, "I ordered the Governor's Mansion to evaluate it." ”

To maintain the daily consumption of two infantry divisions, it is necessary to replenish nearly 200 tons of military supplies every day, and if it is in a combat state, the consumption will be doubled.

The Trans-Siberian Railway, which crosses the vast wasteland, is only a one-way railway in the final analysis, and it is more appropriate to send tens of thousands of people there for the sake of insurance.

The composition of the expeditionary force initially envisaged by Zhou Changfeng should be two medium tank battalions, one infantry division, one motorized infantry brigade, two field heavy artillery battalions, and some support units, with a total strength of about 25,000 men.

Such an expeditionary force could itself fight against three or four Russian infantry divisions on its own, and it could also piggyback on some servant troops to help in the battle.

Previously, when Zhou was enjoying a unique vacation time in Qixia Prison, the war in Europe was becoming more and more complicated.

As Army Group Mannheim approached Paris, the citizens of Paris could not wait, nor could the top brass of the Renault government.

On the last day of May, the Prime Minister's Office had been under siege for six days.

The patience of the armed citizens was completely exhausted because of the delay in receiving an affirmative reply from the ministers.

Under the leadership of France, they issued a unique ultimatum to the Renault government - they must accept the demands immediately, otherwise they will take the chancellery by force and seize power!

The high-level leaders, who were in a dilemma and had been cornered, had to reluctantly agree, and at this moment the vanguard of Army Group Mannheim had reached a place more than twenty kilometers east of the outskirts of Paris.

The French forces on the outskirts were crushed at the touch of a button, and only two infantry divisions put up limited resistance.

The distance was so close that German officers and soldiers claimed that they could see the Eiffel Tower through telescopes.

In this situation, the Renault government began to appoint negotiators in disguise, and appointed government commissioners to negotiate with citizen representatives.

That night, dozens of ministers and core officials fled to the airport in a hurry by car, taking advantage of the darkness of the night, and took off on a special plane that had been prepared for a long time.

In this way, they fled Paris and went to Bordeaux in the southwest.

Bordeaux is the most important industrial and commercial center city in the southwest of France, and France has always had the tradition of moving the capital to Bordeaux, and it can even be said that Bordeaux is the default accompanying capital.

During the Franco-Prussian War, the Prussian army approached Paris, and the French government moved the capital to Bordeaux for the first time; Not long after the outbreak of the European war, the German army approached Paris, and the French government moved the capital to Bordeaux for the second time.

Upon arrival in Bordeaux, the Reynaud government issued a public statement stating that the French Republic would stand on the same side as the British, insist on resistance, and would never give in to the communist invaders.

Realizing that the top brass of Renault's government had deceived them, the citizens of Paris were furious and immediately executed the commissioner sent to negotiate with them.

Subsequently, they announced the establishment of the provisional government of the French Democratic Commune and issued the "Letter to the French People", calling on the French troops everywhere to get rid of the British army, stop resistance, and unite in Paris to assemble.

They then sent telegrams to the French navy in Brest and Toulon, calling on them to return to port at once and remain on alert.

「…… The cowardly, passive, reactionary Third Republic has come to an end, conniving at the far-right French elements who have abandoned France and the French people in the interests of the big bankers, the big business owners......

「…… We sincerely exhort all the French people, whether you are rich or poor, to stop being deceived by the swindlers of the Renault government, and that we should take our power and destiny into our own hands. Long live France!"

9 June, Malbue.

The sky was clear, and the clear blue sky was dotted with a few snow-white puffy clouds.

A convoy pulled up on the side of the road on the outskirts of the city, waiting for tankers to come to resupply them, everyone looking nervous and alert.

Only a small fraction of the officials who fled Paris by plane that night, and many did not actually have the opportunity to board the three planes, so they had to look for an opportunity to escape quietly afterwards.

Although they managed to make it for hundreds of kilometers, their luck ran out – the convoy, which was afraid to go near the city, was quickly noticed by the local militia.

The Malbué militia and the guerrillas have been fighting the local garrison and the police for a week and are gaining an advantage because of the growing number of deserters and the low morale of those garrison units.

In the face of a siege of more than 100 men, the 20 or so gendarmes and guards guarding the convoy were unable to resist and were defeated after a short exchange of fire.

The four officials were then captured and immediately declared guilty by the militant Marbuuée militia as enemies of the French people, who were executed on the same day on charges of treason after a public trial in front of a large crowd.

(End of chapter)