the world is at stake

Outside the porthole, four [-]-horsepower piston engines emitted a puff of black smoke and started up immediately.Since the airframe is still not big after all, the wheels were raised after less than a kilometer of taxiing, and it slowly lifted into the air.

After more than 2 passengers experienced the discomfort of being overweight, they confirmed that they had flown in the sky. 'K-[-]' first flew to France, then went east along southern Europe, and entered Turkey and Iraq.

The plane only flies during the day and will rest at the airport hotel after nightfall.The whole flight is like a journey across Europe and Asia, with amazing exotic scenery along the way.

While passing through the Persian Gulf, the plane landed in 'Later' Kuwait.However, there is currently no such country where a large number of construction workers from China are building ports and cities.

The feat of building a city in the desert surprised Kabaeva and others.The flight attendant explained like a tour guide: “China, Britain, France and Germany reached an agreement last year to jointly develop the Persian Gulf.

The periphery of the Persian Gulf will be turned into an international condominium zone, which will be managed by the joint dispatch of troops and officials from the four countries, and local resources will be developed at the same time. "

Kabaeva couldn't help asking, "What about the locals?"

"The Persian Gulf is surrounded by deserts. There are only some very backward Middle Eastern herdsmen, with a very small population and no country. The international community will bring civilization to them in a humanitarian way."

Now there are no big dogs like Saudi Arabia, only some ignorant tribes who make a living by robbery.

Passengers from Europe were silent about this, only two English girls praised it loudly.Kabaeva is Russian, and she subconsciously understands the truth of the matter.

Speaking of civilization, isn't Russia's development of Central Asia and the Far East a similar means?

Kabayeva is a geography teacher. She is well aware of the geographical location and importance of the Persian Gulf, and also knows that there are already rumors of rich oil production here.

The only dissatisfaction is that Russia cannot interfere here.

The flight attendant also casually mentioned, "Considering the rapid development of industry and commerce in various countries, it is becoming increasingly difficult for gold reserves to meet trade needs. China, Britain, France and Germany intend to exchange a hard currency as a currency anchor."

When it comes to the concept of economics, most of the passengers on the airliner don't understand it.The flight attendants themselves are just relaying the news in the newspaper, but it is enough to make people think deeply.

This is bigger news than the war. The essence is that gold is used as a hard currency, and the quantity is too small.Stimulated by 'future technology', industrial productivity is exploding violently, and the gold standard is increasingly unable to meet the needs of international trade.

China, Britain, France and Germany plan to sit down and have a good talk. First, they will join forces to control the Middle East, kick out the big dogs that have not yet formed, and also kick out the United States, and create their own oil currency.

The Marcus military government of the United States is extremely angry and frightened by this, which is more terrifying than the joint efforts of China and Britain.In de facto economically binding the four Eurasian powers that currently dominate the world, the United States will be powerless to resist.

At that time, the United States will also be isolated without the United Kingdom calling.

At present, the four countries have not reached an agreement, because the four failed to agree on the share of oil and the weight of the currency.The United Kingdom wants to occupy half of the right to speak by virtue of its current unrivaled industrial strength, but China, France and Germany firmly refuse.

France wants to bring in Italy, and Germany wants to bring in Austria-Hungary.China pulled a large number of younger brothers from Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia to wave their flags and shouted, saying that they would distribute according to the population-the other three companies scolded China for being shameless.

But there is no doubt that the four countries want to quickly promote the oil currency system and deepen their relationship with each other-anchor the currency, share the market, and kill the United States by the way.

The United States is the enemy of Great Britain. If it weren't for this rebellious and unfilial son, how could the "sun never sets" Great Britain end up in the status of a second-rate country?

The United States is the enemy of France. If it weren't for this ungrateful bastard, why would France's colonies in Eurasia be demolished?

The United States is the enemy of Germany. In the two world wars, the Yankees transfused blood to Britain, France and Russia behind their backs and finally came out to take advantage of it. Otherwise, why would the Germans fail?

The United States is still the enemy of the Chinese civilization circle. If it weren't for this bandit who calls himself "New Rome" to intervene arbitrarily, China would have dominated East Asia long ago, rushed out of the Western Pacific, and dominated the world.

Other things are negotiable, nothing more than earning more money and earning less, but the Yankee must die!

When staying in Kuwait City, Kabayeva could see the lights in the direction of the port all night from the hotel in the city. It was tens of thousands of laborers from China who were working overtime.

According to gossip from the flight attendants, Britain once hoped to bring in Indian laborers for construction, but found that the organization and discipline were far inferior to the Chinese construction team.

India is still just a geographical term, and its language and customs are ever-changing. Britain can only recruit soldiers from the Sikhs, who account for less than [-]% of the population, and its human resources are far from as rich as imagined.

Only China with a unified culture and language can casually transfer millions of people.

Although working in the desert is hard work, it is better than planing food in the fields. The trained construction workers are naturally high-quality soldiers and builders.After finishing the work, you can continue to develop directly in the Middle East.

Staying overnight, Kabayeva's journey continued east, through Iran and India to Mandalay in Myanmar.This city is very simple, and it was controlled by China last year, which is in line with the European imagination of East Asia.

The winter here is still warm and hot, and the woods are evergreen all year round.Passengers coming from cold Western Europe must change their winter clothes into comfortable summer clothes.

When she arrived in Mandalay, Kabayeva knew that she had to be quarantined for half a month before continuing to Kunming.Because a flu epidemic is raging around the world.

According to the flight attendant, "don't worry, the great flu that occurred in the United States in 1918 has passed its peak period, and the virus's virulence is gradually weakening. At present, all countries have developed vaccines to ensure that its harm is reduced."

American flu?

Unheard of for European visitors.

"Haven't you noticed that all countries have stepped up epidemic prevention in the past two years? Well, there have been wars everywhere in the past two years, maybe you really didn't notice. But in fact, a flu that is more terrible than war broke out from the United States and swept the world."

Airline flight attendants travel to and from Europe and Asia, and are well-informed, and can indeed tell some shocking news that cannot be heard elsewhere.

"Now the world's population is only 18 billion, but it is said that more than 1000 million people were infected with this flu from Kansas, USA, and more than [-] million people died."

"British media once reported that this is a 'virus from hell', and it is likely to be a terrible biological weapon created by the military government of Markus in the United States in an attempt to subvert the world."

"At present, all countries strongly condemn the U.S. military government and demand that an investigation team be sent to the Funston military camp in Kansas to trace the source of the virus. The U.S. side has flatly refused and is very guilty."

"The newspapers said that if countries hadn't responded quickly to the epidemic, the number of infections and deaths caused by this pandemic in the United States would have doubled. But even so, the harm it caused was unprecedented."

"In order to prevent the epidemic, China had to close half of its external ports, and strictly enforced isolation measures to prevent the outbreak of the epidemic in the country. It can be said that this is the case, and we have also suffered a lot of losses."

The flight attendant's words made the passengers from Europe panic inexplicably.

Some people thought of the many flu deaths known last year, and then yelled at the Yankees for being too despicable and creating a natural disaster.

Even Kabayeva was panicked, recalling the many misfortunes that happened in St. Petersburg last year, including the death of her relatives from the flu of unknown origin.

High fever, headache, cough, blue face, muscle aches, loss of appetite... When the flight attendant talked about the symptoms of the American flu, all the passengers were terrified.

For countries that are conscious of epidemic prevention, this aggressive and vicious influenza is still preventable and controllable, but for many backward regions, it is a natural disaster.

In Gambia, Africa, the flu wiped out most of the villages; in Delhi, India, some trains were full of living people when they left the station, but they were full of dead bodies when they arrived;

A survivor in Cape Town, South Africa recalled that on his way home from get off work by bus, he witnessed the death of 6 people in the car, including the driver...

"I heard that the situation in the United States is not good, because its military government is recruiting on a large scale. Poor young people gathered in the military camps, unsuspecting, contracted a vicious flu, and died in pain within a few weeks."

"British media reported that hospitals in the United States are overcrowded and medical staff are fleeing. A large number of patients are not cared for and can only wait to die."

"Now Eurasian countries are discussing how to blockade the United States, including restricting the entry and exit of its personnel and goods. China currently divides a few transit points to implement foreign trade and personnel isolation."

At the end, the flight attendant proudly added, "Don't worry, at present, among all countries, China is the best in implementing epidemic prevention. A large number of troops are in charge of border management. In comparison, Europe really doesn't care.

You are about to step into the Garden of Eden. "

Chapter 73 Hot flashes...

In Mandalay in February, the temperature has stabilized above 24 degrees.The air is humid and occasionally muggy.

Kabayeva changed her winter clothes, put on a cool long skirt, held an oil umbrella, and walked slowly along the banks of the Irrawaddy River.

On the surface of the river, several steamboats with sudden smoke were disturbing the scenery, pulling goods such as wood and coal to move on the water surface.

There are several chimneys standing on the opposite bank of the river. The iron-making blast furnace built last year is emitting black smoke, and the steam-powered blower is whirring day and night.

Outside the fence in the isolation area is a stretch of farmland, and small local farmers are preparing for spring plowing.

A few cattle and a steam tractor are companions.Whenever the violent mechanism starts, the poor ox will moo and run away with hooves.

But that annoying steam tractor broke down, and the repairmen scrambled around it.A dozen or so children gathered in a circle and waited until the afternoon to watch it restart and plow the ground.

Compared with the single-edged iron plow pulled by oxen, the coulter driven by the steam tractor has at least seven or eight cutting edges.For the hard-working farmers, watching it easily turn over the mud waves gives a sense of exhilaration and pleasure.

But for Europeans such as Kabaeva, China has invaded this peaceful and peaceful land.The poisonous smog and sewage of industrial civilization have turned simple and honest peasant households into philistine and impetuous country bumpkins.

The ironworks in Mandalay only have blast furnaces, which are the most common smelting equipment.Its technical content is not high, and workers only need short-term training to be popularized on a large scale.

In China, similar 'five small businesses' have been built in almost every city.Although high-quality steel cannot be produced, the mass supply of pig iron and wrought iron has at least popularized iron tools.

Mandalay is no exception, and construction has been carried out in accordance with the Chinese method.Schools, hospitals, factories, governments, and the mysterious and barbaric subtropical atmosphere were completely destroyed.

Kabayeva complained to the administrator of the quarantine area about the noise of the ironworks, and asked why the natural features of Myanmar, a subtropical pure land, could not be maintained?

Compared with St. Petersburg, which is in a world of ice and snow for most of the year, hot flashes in Myanmar bring hot flashes to European women.She likes the verdant forest and the climate where she will sweat after a little exercise, but hates the exhaust gas and sewage from the ironworks.

The administrator is Chinese, very young, and speaks English.He explained the benefits of industrialization, and admitted that the ironworks did not manage sewage and exhaust emissions well, but he took out a stack of newspapers and asked Kabayeva...

"Russia produces more than 1000 million tons of steel every year. Why do farmers in the Caucasus still use wooden plows?"

Kabaeva was at a loss when asked. She was in a daze for a long time. She didn't expect that an ordinary Chinese young man would know about Russia's Caucasus, let alone that the other party would ask about farmers and wooden plows.

Are Caucasian farmers using wooden plows?She faltered and pondered, and finally shook her head in shame, expressing that she didn't know much about Caucasus and could not answer.

But the Chinese administrator moved out more newspapers and books, and chased Kabayeva to ask about Russia's social, cultural, and geographical customs.

The young man had a red face and was always present with questions.

If it is in St. Petersburg, Kabaeva will guess whether the other party is pursuing her.But in this hot Mandalay, he is just a studious.

In young people's notebooks, there are no love poems and prose, no gorgeous rhetoric and beautiful aphorisms, but there are some content about steelmaking and iron making, pig raising and vegetable cultivation, history and geography.

The widow was not interested in these things, but would like to chat with the young man about Pushkin and Turgenev.But her beauty and maturity are not worth the charm of knowledge.Inexplicable... quite lost.

The young man quoted a passage copied from the Internet, "Many people in China are already studying politics and war, so I should study natural and social sciences. As for art and the like, maybe my children will have the opportunity to study."

At this moment, Kabayeva realized that what she was facing was not some barbaric natives, jungle savages, but a very special group.His wisdom is no worse than his own.

There are four to five hundred people from Europe in the isolation camp in Mandalay, and hundreds of administrators.

In addition to taking care of the food and drink of the quarantined people every day, they organize and study whenever they have time. They are always busy, supervise each other, live a fulfilling life, and do not want to waste any time.

"There are many opportunities now, as long as you study hard and practice, you can always stand out."

"The newspapers say 'the world is vast, and there is much to be done'. There are many places in the country waiting for us to build."

"Kunming built seven technical secondary schools and two junior colleges last year. This year, the number of admissions will be doubled. As long as I pass the provincial unified examination in July, I can go for further studies."

"It is always said on the radio that a person's destiny must of course depend on self-struggle, but the process of history must also be considered. Now that history has given us an opportunity, we must seize it."

Positive and enterprising words can touch people's hearts, and Kabayeva suddenly felt the charm of self-confidence exuded by strange Chinese young people.The other party is always optimistic, full of hope and longing for the future.

In contrast, Kabayeva, who wants revenge, has a gloomy psychology of seeking death.She thought she would be filled with anger and hatred when she saw the Chinese, but in fact she couldn't pull up much energy.

Probably the subtropical hot flashes make people lazy and make people forget the mission of coming to China.In the face of young Chinese who are eager to learn, it is difficult for Kabayeva to put up a lofty air of looking down, and she lacks psychological advantages.

There are factories and military camps near the quarantine area.In addition to the monotonous and boring mechanical sounds of the ironworks every day, the horns and shouts of the military camp are a bit worth seeing.

Myanmar is poor and living conditions are harsh.After the British forces withdrew, the remaining Burmese forces were weak and incompetent, and they were easily flooded by Chinese immigrants to occupy the grassroots.

This kind of occupation is by no means a peaceful national integration, but has a strong smell of blood.Zhou Qingfeng, who made the policy behind it, did not believe in absolute equality between different ethnic groups and races.

From "later generations" American racial conflicts, the disintegration of Yugoslavia, the chaos in the Middle East, and even China's own experience, all examples prove that - if the main nation loses its absolute advantage, wait for the country to split.

For the sake of less trouble for future generations, 'Holy Light' will naturally carry out a strong assimilation policy.

In Kabayeva's view, the barracks are bustling with activity 24 hours a day.

Young and strong people from different regions and ethnic groups in Myanmar were stuffed in to receive military training like a melting pot.They will be wiped out of their original identity recognition concepts, and will accept a new identity as citizens of the Chinese civilization circle.

Among them are not only male soldiers, but also a large number of female soldiers-improving the status of women can effectively dismantle the old conservative social system, because men cannot bear children by themselves.

Heroic children need heroic mothers, and industrialization requires equality between men and women.

When young women are called up for training, the bigots in Southeast Asia don't care at first, but it doesn't take long before they realize to their horror that society is changing faster than expected.

Without joining the system dominated by China, young people cannot even find wives.This is a devastating blow to the local tyrants who emphasize family inheritance.

Kabayeva's deceased husband was an officer in the Tsarist Russian army, so it was natural to observe the Chinese soldiers in the barracks.She was surprised to find that Chinese military officers have no airs and don't mind fighting with soldiers at all.

There is no officer's restaurant with special meals, no general school club with dance salons, no insurmountable superiority and inferiority, and you can see company platoon officers squatting with soldiers on the ridge of the training ground, talking, laughing, eating and drinking with dinner plates.

It looks very rustic, but in actual combat...

There are British people in the isolation camp, and the battle reports sent back to Europe also show that the British Anzac Army has suffered continuous defeat at the hands of this rustic army.Inevitably, some people criticize the Chinese military.

"Did you know? The Anzacs fought Chinese-trained Burmese troops in Mandalay."

"You're talking about the First Australian and New Zealand Army commanded by Lieutenant General Hamilton. They fought tenaciously."

"Forget it, that was a disaster. The Anzacs lacked training after being recruited, were not adapted to the subtropical rainforest climate, knew nothing about the geographical environment, lacked military intelligence, lost [-] troops in three months, and had to Back to Rangoon."

"I didn't understand why Great Britain gave up Southeast Asia before, but after coming here, I have to admit that this ghostly place is suitable for tourism, but not suitable for combat."

Kabaeva did not participate in the debate among the men, but she had read some British media reports before coming to China.Some say that the Anzacs were brave and tenacious, while others say that the fighting throughout Southeast Asia was a complete disaster.Perhaps both views are correct.

Judging from the geographical environment on both sides of the Ayeyarwady River, the vegetation here is dense all year round, warm and rainy, and it is not suitable for large-scale military operations at all.

Due to poor road conditions, logistical supplies were difficult.Rainforest combat is destined to be dominated by light infantry at the battalion and company level, and heavy weapons cannot be used at all.The Burmese army must have taken advantage of it.

The Australian and New Zealand Army lacked the 'time and place' and completely violated the battlefield principle of 'scattered forces and concentrated firepower', and was trapped around major cities and major traffic arteries, making it difficult to move.

It would be fine if the Burmese army is still as weak as it has been in history.But they received training from Chinese instructors and strengthened their heavy machine guns and light artillery.The class team also has bazooka reinforcements.

An Anzac bunker that was destroyed by Burmese guerrillas last year can be seen near the isolation camp.

The trench outside the concrete fortification has not been filled, and the repaired fortress has become a barn for the locals.There are more than a dozen breaches caused by flat shots of recoilless guns on the top, and one can imagine how badly the Australian natives stationed there were beaten.

Kabayeva's deceased husband once described in a letter the scene of fighting the Chinese army in the Far East, and the words were impressive.

"The Chinese always use the night and the terrain to get out of our positions, and they can even endure the cold winter, lurking for more than ten hours without moving."