Respectfully

Capital

The new session of the National Assembly will be held in August, and members from various provinces have arrived in Beijing one after another.As the date of the meeting was approaching, President Lou Da became more and more busy, but Zhan Changqing, who was both Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, was even busier than him.At least the president of Lou Da only needs to deal with domestic affairs most of the time, while the Minister of Development has two duties, and he has to take care of both domestic and foreign affairs, so he is so busy.

The ministers of various countries also paid close attention to this meeting, especially the British minister Zhu Erdian.

In the process of dealing with the coalition government, diplomats from various countries have a common perception that the current Chinese government is difficult to deal with.From President Lou Shengfeng down, including Vice President Song Zhou, Superintendent Sima Jun, Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhan Changqing, President of Huaxia Bank Bai Baoqi, Minister of Propaganda Zhou Bingxun, etc., these coalition government officials know them well. The Chinese officials in China are completely different. Even the reports sent back by the consuls stationed in various places say that China has changed a lot today.

From the north to the south, from the northeast to the southwest, in just two years, from the government to the people, this country has undergone so many changes.

Difficult to understand but easy to explain.

A strong government is based on a strong country.The Chinese nation has been strong and prosperous for thousands of years in history, but now it is only gradually waking up from a deep sleep, and the spine that will be bent is straightening a little bit.

Zhu Erdian didn't tell anyone about his feelings, and he didn't mention a word in the telegram back to Whitehall.He knew that Great Britain, which was far away in Europe, would not believe what he said. In the eyes of most British people, China was still not qualified to be their opponent.The British Empire will not easily give up its interests in China. However, Great Britain, which was mired in the European War, did not realize that when they said this, their tone had lost a bit of confidence.

"How far will the country go?"

Zhu Erdian would occasionally ask himself this way, the only answer is that there is no answer.

Just like Great Britain in the early years, even after defeating the Spanish Armada, no one believed that the flag of the British Empire would be planted all over the world.

The knock on the door interrupted Zhu Erdian's contemplation, and the butler in a black suit brought him fragrant black tea and snacks.

Having lived in China for decades, Sir Zhu Erdian is used to Chinese food, Chinese clothing, and the way Chinese people deal with each other, but still retains some inherent habits of the British, such as afternoon tea.

"Is it black tea?"

"Yes, Keemun black tea."

"Oh," Zhu Erdian picked up the teacup and looked at the rich color in the cup, like a rose in full bloom. It is said that President Lou's family likes this kind of tea, "It's very fragrant."

The butler bowed slightly, and glanced at Zhu Erdian's desktop by lowering his head, "Does the master have any orders?"

"No more." Zhu Erdian shook his head, "You can go down now."

"Yes."

After exiting the study, the butler closed the door silently, held the tray with one arm, straightened his back, and strode away, no different from the past.

After he left, Zhu Erdian put down the teacup, forked a piece of snack and put it in his mouth, it was his favorite taste.

Grand Presidential Palace

President Lou Da had a busy day, and the first thing he did when he got home was to visit Young Master Lou Er.

Lou Er, who will be three years old in four months, has become more and more "elegant" like Lou Shaoshuai back then, and even looks exactly the same when he looks coldly at President Lou Da.

President Lou Da really couldn't figure it out, Bai Baoqi and Zhan Changqing hugged this kid and presented him with smiles, why did he lose his smile as soon as he took over?

Lou Er Shao didn't give him a smile, but President Lou Da believed in evil and liked to face difficulties.When father and son get along, the most common picture is that they are facing each other, the President is frowning, and Young Master Lou is cold.

When President Lou walked into the room, Mrs. Lou was sitting on the sofa flipping through a newspaper. This anecdotal newspaper only published folk stories and market anecdotes. theater theatre.

This is a new newspaper under the Wenboss Newspaper. It has only been released for three months, but its sales have been increasing steadily. Demand exceeds supply.

Li Jinyan once suggested Boss Wen to change the newspaper into a magazine, but Boss Wen shook his head in a rare way. Once it is changed into a magazine, the cost will increase. The price of the newspaper is much cheaper than the magazine, and the audience is wider. For the time being, it is better to issue newspapers. for proper.The editors at the newspaper also agreed with Boss Wen's opinion.Li Jinyan had heard the words of Boss Wen and the editor, and he also felt that he had taken it for granted that it was really bad for an outsider to direct an insider.

"Madam also likes to read this newspaper?"

"That's right." Mrs. Lou put down the newspaper and said with a smile: "This newspaper is interesting, not to mention me, even my sister-in-law likes to read it. A few days ago, she asked me if I could discuss with Yan'er about starting three times a week. Change it to one issue a day, and she told the story on it to the eldest brother, and the eldest brother also thinks it is good."

"Talk to our daughter-in-law?"

"Not yet." Mrs. Lou shook her head, stood up and took the coat that President Lou Da took off and handed it to the girl, who then asked the girl to bring a hot towel. The capital city is not hot in July, but President Lou Da's face is still bruised. A lot of sweat.

"Xiao'er is fighting with the Russians. Yan'er must be busy there. It's hard to send a telegram to the child for such a trivial matter." Mrs. Lou sat back on the sofa, "I'm thinking, wait until August to bring Rui'er Go back to Guanbei."

The Second Young Master Lou who was sitting on the sofa playing Jiulianhuan heard his name, turned his head, and asked with a question on his chubby face: "Mother, go back to Guanbei?"

"That's right." Mrs. Lou picked up Second Young Master Lou, "Kiss him, and go to see your elder brother and brother Yan. Do Rui'er still remember elder brother and brother Yan?"

"Remember." The Second Young Master Lou threw Jiu Lianhuan aside, and stared at Mrs. Lou with big black grape-like eyes, "Mother, go see Brother Yan!"

Mrs. Lou was amused by his appearance, and couldn't help kissing him again. The Second Young Master Lou also kissed Mrs. Lou back. You and I kissed each other. President Lou's eyes were so greedy, he leaned his head over, "Son Hey, kiss your father?"

The Second Young Master Lou pushed away the face of President Lou Da who was approaching, and buried his head in Mrs. Lou's arms, with a scumbag on his face, and it didn't smell good, why kiss?No kiss!

The youngest son was extremely disrespectful, but President Lou Da didn't care, and hugged Lou Er Shao over. If the son doesn't kiss Lao Tzu, then Lao Tzu kisses his son Zongcheng, right?

For President Lou Da's rogue behavior, Lou Er Shao had no choice but to grow into a "little man" Lou Shanbao. Even if he was pricked by a beard and tears were rolling in his eyes, he would never cry!

On the contrary, Mrs. Lou looked distressed, snatched her youngest son from his father's arms, looked at Lou Er Shao's slightly flushed cheeks, and couldn't help but glared at her husband, "President!"

President Lou Da gave a dry laugh, and looked at his youngest son lying in Mrs. Lou's arms begging for comfort, how could he look like he was about to drop a golden bean?

Well, this one and two are the same!

While comforting her youngest son, Mrs. Lou asked President Lou Da: "President Lou, has Xiaoer sent back any news these days?"

"On the [-]rd, a telegram was sent back, saying that he surrounded all the old men in Vladivostok and got three cruisers." President Lou Da smiled proudly: "At that time, that old boy Song Zhou was also there. , You didn’t see how exciting that old boy’s face is. He also showed me that his son built an industrial zone in the south, bought land and opened a factory and made a lot of money, and he didn’t even look at it. It was all played by my daughter-in-law leftover."

The more President Lou said, the more complacent he was. All his depression because of his youngest son's reluctance to kiss him just now was swept away, "My son can still fight! It doesn't matter if it's a little Japanese or an old man, one beats one, two come two Beat me up! Even the eldest brother and Changqing said that with our son and daughter-in-law, they can look at those foreigners with their nostrils."

Li Jinyan can make money, Lou Xiao can fight.Li Sanshao's factory is now non-stop day and night, and workers working in three shifts can't cope with the continuous orders.Since Manzhouli, Marshal Lou's army has never lost a single battle. Such two people can be regarded as the best example of collusion between government and businessmen, no, strong alliance.

It would be strange if President Lou was unhappy.

Now Vladivostok is about to be taken back, and three cruisers have been brought in quietly. It is said that his wife is throwing out tens of thousands of oceans. The capital sent a telegram, asking only one thing, when will the three cruisers arrive in Qingdao?

This made President Lou Da once again gain a lot of limelight in front of Song Zhou and Sima Jun. Song Zhou and Lou Shengfeng were "unfamiliar", so he could only smile face to face, and go home to Zhalou Shengfeng's villain to vent his anger However, Sima Jun didn't care so much, and almost punched President Lou Da in the face.

If you show off, you can show off, he can bear it.But after showing off the son to show off the daughter-in-law, showing off that the daughter-in-law can make money and showing off that the son can fight, it is really unbearable, not beating is not enough to anger the people!

The President and Inspector General, whose combined age is more than [-], almost fought in the President's office. The Vice President watched and fanned the flames, making several confidential secretaries and aides outside the door fearful. Come on, how can I clean up?

Fortunately, the three of them have their sense of proportion, but Sima Jun's seemingly reckless behavior has a lot of meaning. At least in the eyes of outsiders, Sima Jun and Lou Shengfeng are still sworn brothers.

After hearing President Lou Da's description of Song Zhou and Sima Jun, Mrs. Lou couldn't help laughing again, and Mrs. Lou also turned her head from Mrs. Lou's arms, seeming to be listening seriously.

"I said son, do you really understand?"

President Lou Da was amused, and leaned over again, while Lou Er Shao's face turned cold, and he buried his head back again.

"President, don't always tease Ruier."

"Madam wronged me, you brat..."

Before President Lou could finish speaking, the steward came to report that Li Jinyan had delivered something to the president and his wife from Guanbei.

"Did it come from Yan'er?"

President Lou didn't care about Lou Er Shao anymore, now that Guanbei is famous for its good stuff, the few motorcycles in the Marshal's Mansion alone are enough to make the people in the capital envious.However, it was from my daughter-in-law...

President Lou Da subconsciously asked: "The person who delivered the item didn't say anything, does this item require money?"

housekeeper:"……"

Mrs. Lou: "..."

Lou Er Shao: "Yeah!"

Don't blame Lou Er Shao's babbling for returning to the arena, it's really that President Lou Da's speech is too shocking.

The butler's face became embarrassing, "This, I don't know."

It was Adjutant Liu and a squad of soldiers who delivered the things. After the things were carried on the train, they never left the box where the things were packed.

When the box was opened, President Lou Da and Mrs. Lou were stunned. What was contained in the box turned out to be a telegraph, which was a bit smaller than ordinary telegraphs.

"Report to the President, this is a wireless telegraph machine independently developed by Guanbei, and this is the codebook." Adjutant Liu handed over a small black leather book that he carried close to him to President Lou, "Said Shao Yan, this is A gift to the great president."

This small wireless telegraph?

Whether it's President Lou Da or Mrs. Lou, they all know clearly that this is a lot of things!

"Steward, arrange all the servants who know about this matter."

The capital city is no different than Guanbei, and there are many pairs of eyes watching at home and abroad. The matter of the telegraph machine is no small matter, and it must be kept secret!

The butler quickly understood President Lou Da's intentions and exited the room. Fortunately, the servants of the Presidential Palace only saw these soldiers carrying a box into the mansion. Make people believe.

It seems that Li Sanshao's rich and powerful image has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

With the telegraph, it was fairly easy to find a telegraph operator.Soon, President Lou received a telegram, not from Guanbei, but from Vladivostok.Looking at the contents of the telegram, President Lou first furrowed his eyebrows, then loosened them again, and touched his chin. When did the British and the French mess with this kid?

Could it be because of the assassination done by the Japanese scorpion before?

Not like ah.

Can't figure it out, President Lou just didn't want to think about it, anyway, it's just a little effort, it's nothing to help the child.

The next day, President Lou Da sent telegrams to the commanders-in-chief of the three southwestern provinces. After receiving the telegrams, the three veterans thought that President Lou Da was looking for trouble from the British and French. The house seller can benefit from a favor, and the three of them agreed very happily.Especially Long Yiting, now the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway is in his hands, and it is very convenient to transport things to Myitkyina.

Liu Fuxian from Sichuan was already arguing with the British, this telegram was exactly what he wanted, and the reply was quite happy.

Tang Tingshan from Guizhou had been looking for an opportunity to connect with Lou's family. When President Lou's telegram arrived, he happened to give him a ladder.While answering the call, he also strongly recommended his brother Tang Guangren, the governor of Guangxi, to President Lou Da to "join in the grand event".

After receiving these replies, President Lou smacked his lips. Why didn't he know that smuggling arms and smuggling land is considered a "grand event" and needs to be "cooperated"?He originally thought that as long as one of the three nodded his head, the matter would be easy to handle, but he didn't expect that buy three get one free, and he even brought Guangxi.

Lou Shengfeng has dealt with these old fried dough sticks for half his life, and he knows quite well that it is not their style to take advantage of it. Since they are all willing to help, it must be enough for these foreigners to drink a pot.

Vladivostok

The troops of the six northern provinces compressed all the Russian troops in Vladivostok to the last line of defense, but they did not attack for five consecutive days.The commander of the Russian army had planned to break out of the siege, but a word from the staff officer made him stunned on the spot. Where could they break out of the siege?

The Chinese army is on three sides of the land, and the three cruisers at sea also betrayed the empire. Could it be that they jumped into the sea and swam back to Russia?

The Russian commander sat down on the chair dejectedly, holding his head and saying nothing.He also knew in his heart that there was only one way to survive, but he still couldn't make up his mind.

There were thousands of Russian troops in bunkers and trenches, and food and water were being consumed as time went by.On the third day, only the officers could get enough black flour bread to satisfy their hunger, and on the fifth day, the bread in the hands of the officers was less than two bites, let alone the hungry soldiers.

However, the Chinese army that surrounded them made good preparations every day, and the fragrance continued to waft to the defensive positions of the Russian army. A Russian corporal sniffed and gulped down a mouthful of saliva.

"It's so fragrant, it smells like stewed meat."

The corporal thought he was the only one here, and he didn't want a senior soldier to come over at some point. This sentence was said by the senior soldier. The two soldiers looked at each other, touched their stomachs, and a crazy idea came to their minds.

For three days, all they ate were two slices of black bread, and many of them were starving.If the Huaxia army attacked, they might still be able to fight to the death, but surrounded like this, there was nowhere to run, and reinforcements were nowhere in sight. As long as the commander did not order to surrender, all that awaited them was death.There is also a great possibility of being starved to death.

"Private first class." The corporal lowered his voice, "Are you willing to gamble?"

"Yes, sir!" The private first class also lowered his voice, with a tremor in his tone, "I am willing!"

When the evening approached, the two deliberately left the patrol team and slowly crawled towards the Huaxia position while the night was getting dark.

They are indeed crawling. If they want to avoid being discovered by their own people and not being shot by the Huaxia people, they can only approach the Huaxia people in this way, and then raise the white flag in their arms.

They were going to surrender, no doubt about it.

500 meters, 300 meters, 200 meters, the distance is getting closer and closer, and suddenly there is a shout in front of him: "Who is it?!"

A row of bullets hit the ground in front of them with precision, and the splashed gravel scratched the foreheads of private first class and corporal.

"Don't shoot! Surrender!" The Russian corporal immediately pulled out the white flag from his arms, shouting loudly while waving it desperately.

"Surrender?" One soldier continued to point a gun at them, and the other immediately went to report to Shangfeng.

The corporal and private first class were lucky. After surrendering all the weapons they carried with them, they got a bowl of hot soup and a fist-sized steamed bun. There was even a piece of fat in the hot soup!Seeing them devouring the soup and steamed buns, the soldier who delivered the meal kept licking the bottom of the bowl and poured another bowl of soup for each of them.

"I said, you haven't eaten for a few days?"

"Two days, no, three days!" The corporal was holding a soup bowl. One of the reasons why he dared to surrender was that he could speak a few words of Chinese, and Bingge could speak some Russian, so the two could barely communicate.

From the mouth of this corporal, Brother Bing learned about the current situation of the Russian army on the opposite side. When he learned that most of them could only rely on drinking water to fill their stomachs, and they couldn't even hold the gun firmly, they couldn't help but think of the group seat What has been said before.

At that time, many people didn't understand why the young marshal suddenly gave the order to surround and not attack. He was about to round up these old men, why didn't he stop fighting?

But the military order is like a mountain, and if you don't understand it, you can only obey it.

At that time, Tuan Zuo said that this is Shangfeng's love, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, you can't be dissatisfied.

"I have fought for half my life, and I often hear people say that Qiu Ba's life is worthless. One of them died, but it's only a matter of a few dollars." At this point, the regiment leader paused deliberately before continuing: "A strong attack can indeed be defeated. , but how many people will die? Why did our young marshal issue such an order, let me go back and think about it if my head is not muddled!"

Combined with the Russian soldier's words, recalling what the group said at the time, the soldier's nose felt a little sore.

Is Qiu Ba's life worthless?

Absolutely not!

These two Russian soldiers were just the beginning. Soon, more and more lower-level Russian soldiers ventured through no-man's land, holding white flags and surrendering to the Chinese army. The Russian officers were not ignorant of this, but they chose to remain silent. , Even gave up the opportunity to send people to pretend to surrender and attack the enemy's position.

They also want to leave a way out for themselves.

Young Marshal Lou ordered the siege and not to attack, anticipating this situation in advance, before being trapped to death, someone will always choose another way.He is also taking risks, after all, Russia is likely to take the opportunity to send reinforcements.Fortunately, the German army is launching an attack on the Russian army on the Eastern Front, and there is a great momentum that they will not stop until they advance to Warsaw. Today, St. Petersburg, all eyes are on the European battlefield. As for Vladivostok, it seems to have been forgotten. .

"Young Marshal, the President is calling."

Young Marshal Lou didn't raise his head, he kept looking at the map on the desktop, "Read."

"Yes! The President telegraphed that everything is in order."

Marshal Lou finally raised his head. On the map, a plan to march into North Korea on three fronts has taken shape.Meanwhile, several other arrows point to Siberia.

Guanbei City

Li Jinyan received a telegram from Marshal Lou, and immediately sent someone to invite Jiang Yulin, the head of the logistics department.

The military supplies warehouses in the six northern provinces are stocked with a large number of weapons that have been replaced from the army, some of which are foreign products. These rifles are not very useful if left in the warehouses, and the maintenance fee is also a big expense. It is better to sell them to Southeast Asia. Go to the colonies and contribute to the national independence movement of the local people against the colonists.

This is somewhat different from Li Jinyan's original idea, but it is better than the suggestion he sent to Young Marshal Lou.

China wants to show its strength to the Europeans, but the current China is not enough to confront them head-on.

Southeast Asia and other places are important colonies of Britain and France in Asia. If there is chaos here, it will not be much different from a fire in the backyard. Coupled with the war situation in Europe, it will be enough for them to be devastated for a while.

The four liars brought back from the United States, after nearly a year of re-education, not to mention absolutely loyal, they will not make any mistakes, so they should be able to be sent out to do things.Unlike Ned, their destination was not the European continent, and what they were doing was not doing business. Instead, they crossed the sea to Great Britain, which was separated from the European continent by the English Channel, to do their old business.

When Jiang Yulin walked into the living room, Li Jinyan was smiling. Seeing the smile on Li Sanshao's face, Minister Jiang felt a chill on the back of his neck.

Delusion?