Respectfully

At the end of June 1916, on the European Western Front, on the banks of the Somme River in northern France, the British and French allied forces assembled more than 6 cannons and bombarded the German army for seven days. 3000 million shells fell on the German positions. .

On July [-]st, the sound of artillery finally stopped, and the Allied Forces, mainly the British army, launched an attack on the German army. When the young soldiers rushed out of the trenches, they did not know that the artillery bombardment did not destroy the German army's will to fight, and they carefully The fortified hell that was built will become the place of death for the soldiers of the Allied Powers,

Only on the first day of the attack, the British army suffered 6 casualties, which is an unimaginably terrible number.On the battlefield, the corpses of the British soldiers were everywhere, and their dense charge formation made it impossible for every bullet fired by the Germans to miss.

This day became the heaviest day for the British army to suffer casualties since the start of the war. Even in Ypres, the British army had never suffered such a large loss.

Later generations also called this day the most unlucky day for the British Army.

At the end of the battle, the charging soldiers no longer thought about why they were fighting, whether they would be injured or died like others, and they just instinctively picked up their weapons and rushed out of the trench amidst the officer's sharp whistle.

Although Huaxia stopped sending military observation missions to Europe, news from the European battlefield continued to spread back to China.There are intelligence personnel like Xu Erjie, and there are also journalists who volunteer to go to Europe.After the Battle of the Somme began, the news sent back home, whether by intelligence personnel or journalists, emphasized that life was getting very bad for most Europeans.

The prices of food and medicine were almost the same for several days, food rationing began to be implemented in various countries, and the black market was rampant.The products of Ned's firm, especially canned food and candy, have long been sought-after items on the black market.

Gold, silver coins, and antiques are all used to exchange for cans and bread necessary for life.

It is said that because of his beautiful oriental wife, Ned has a soft spot for oriental antiques, especially Chinese antiques. As long as they are Chinese things, Ned will always come. A seemingly inconspicuous book can be exchanged for at least two dollars. Box of canned food!However, the beautiful Mrs. Ned is very good at appreciating antiques. If someone tries to deceive them, they will never be able to step into the door of Ned's firm.

It's not that no one takes the risk, the only end for adventurers is to disappear in a certain corner of the city, never to appear again.

It was only then that people realized that Ned Firm sells not only canned food, but also weapons.

The days of the soldiers were equally difficult.

As the war has progressed to the present, the death toll of combatants has continued to rise. A large number of well-trained soldiers have been consumed in trench warfare, and many recruits who have only been trained for two or three months have been sent to the battlefield.Sending such soldiers to the battlefield is undoubtedly a crime, but neither Germany nor France has a better way.Even the United Kingdom has begun to use "unbearable" to describe the casualties of its own troops on the battlefield.

As the war continues to escalate, the armies of various countries have become unsustainable, and both warring parties have turned their attention to neutral countries. The United States and China are the best targets.The war of public opinion started in the United States, and France had every reason to believe that the Americans should be on their side. When the United States became independent, France was the first European country to declare its recognition. Even the symbol of the United States, the Statue of Liberty, was a gift from France. !

At this time, Britain's position will become very delicate, but in order to win the war, John Bull chose to ignore the Gallic chicken and croak to the United States.

Newspapers, radio, and leaflets distributed are all propaganda weapons of the Allied Powers. In comparison, Germany's methods are much worse.

Both sides of the war also wanted to do the same in China, but unfortunately, the China United Government and warlords from all over the country did not give them a chance at all.

Talk about battlefield casualties?There is no one who does not die in a war.

About mistreating prisoners of war?The warlord leaders who experienced the disaster of the Gengzi Year narrowed their eyes. These methods sound familiar. It seems that when the Eight-Power Allied Forces entered the capital, this is how they harmed the common people of China...

Talk about friendship?In the eyes of these European powers, Huaxia has always been a big cake. Will diners with knives and forks establish friendship with the cake?

Sending away the lobbyist who was working for the British, Long Yiting, the governor of Yunnan, smiled coldly, pulled off the collar of his military uniform, leaned back on the armchair, and waved to the adjutant standing beside him, "Go, take some brothers, find someone It was slaughtered where there was no one."

"Master, he is..."

"What is it? Whoever he is, he's wearing human skin and doesn't do human affairs, so he shouldn't be killed?" It's not difficult to help him unify the Southwest and become the president after everything is done, but he is a stupid fool with the surname Long? !The English people who are full of mouth, still remember who their ancestors are?

The adjutant stopped persuading and took orders.Passed by Young Marshal Long who had changed into a new military uniform.

"Young Master!"

"En." Young Marshal Long nodded and walked into the room, "Father, did you call me?"

"Yes," Long Yiting straightened up, "There is another batch of goods from Guanbei, this time going to Myanmar, you will lead the team yourself."

"Go to Myanmar? Then Vietnam?"

"The French sold the Vietnamese, that old boy Tang Guangren didn't waste a single shot, he got a huge piece of land for nothing." Long Yiting pulled his collar again, "It is estimated that there will be no peace over there. , the business with Vietnam is temporarily suspended.”

"Yes, father, then I'll go down and prepare."

"Go." Long Yiting said, and stopped Marshal Long again, "Do you think the tiger married by the Lou family is a good wife?"

"Father, you can't play with friends' wives."

"I didn't ask you to do that immoral thing!" Long Yiting muttered, "I still want to hug my grandson!"

"Father, I know." Young Marshal Long suddenly smiled, his upright face was tinged with unruliness, "I know what to do."

"It's good to know."

Long Yiting snorted and waved his hands. From the current point of view, in the next 30 years, even if the person sitting in the position of president is not the Lou family, he will be supported by the Lou family. Lou Shengfeng's daughter-in-law is still a rake of money. "Get along" with them, there are only advantages and no disadvantages.It's a pity that the daughters of the Lou family are all married, and Li Jinyan doesn't have a biological sister, let alone his relatives, otherwise he might be able to be an in-law, what a pity.

However, none of the seven girls in the Lou family married outside of the six provinces, and the only Song family that could be related to the Lou family turned around from the Li family.Long Yiting squinted his eyes, by chance?Shaking his head, anyway, it is impossible for the Lou family to conjure up another girl, thinking so much about what to do.

Governor Long was not the only one who was approached by lobbyists, but as long as these governors were not out of their minds, no one would let go of their mouths even if the other party talked about it.

Even if there are lobbyists from the six northern provinces, they will not be looking for Li Jinyan.Apart from the business with Germany and France, what he is concerned about now is only those spies who have been detained.

The French spy has been released, and according to both sides, it was nothing more than a misunderstanding.The British and Russian spies are held in separate cells. Li Jinyan has not yet considered how to arrange them.The Japanese spies were "warmly entertained" three times a day, and while making statements with tears and nose flying, they contributed to the drug research career of Ding Zhao and Qiao Leshan.

Just when Li Jinyan thought that there was nothing more useful to be gained from these spies, he received a secret telegram from the capital.

On the same day, the British spy was brought out of the cell. In the interrogation room, Ding Zhao and Qiao Leshan were opening the medicine box. Looking at the British spy brought in, Qiao Leshan raised his head and smiled, while Ding Zhao was still in the medicine box. Rummaging through bottles and jars.

At the same time, Li Jinshu in Suzhou also welcomed a person who has been famous for a long time but has never been seen, Xu Yiwen's wife.

"Sister Jinshu, it's our first time meeting." Mrs. Xu is wearing an old-fashioned skirt, a big jacket with a pipa lapel, and a bun. No matter how you look at it, she is an "old-style" woman, but her temperament, words and deeds make Li Jinshu frown A wrinkle.

"Who is your sister?"

"Then, Mrs. Jin Shu?"

"you!"

"What? Ms. Li is not happy, is she still shy?" Mrs. Xu smiled, and pressed the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, "Don't be shy, there are two younger sisters at home, wait for me to tell Yiwen, take you back to your hometown to see your mother-in-law However, it’s better to give you a title, so what’s the matter with being so improper, unprofessional, unprofessional and unemployed.”

Mrs. Xu's tone was very gentle, but every word was like a knife.

"I heard that the younger sister is from everyone? Then we have to take care of it. Although the two younger sisters in the family came from the hall, they also served wine."

Tangzi?younger sister?

Li Jinshu's head thumped, "Who do you think I am?!"

"What do you think?" Mrs. Xu approached a little closer, "If you want me to say, you can't even compare to the ones in the hall. At least, they won't let men sleep in vain if they have a way to live."

"you!"

Li Jinshu raised his hand abruptly, not wanting to be caught halfway, turned his head to the side, his eyes turned red immediately, "Yiwen?"

Xu Yiwen ignored her, just supported Mrs. Xu, "Why did you come here?"

"Come and see my sister." Mrs. Xu smiled gently, "If it wasn't for me, how long would you want to hide it? You are too nonsense, and my mother knows..."

What Xu Yiwen said again, Li Jinshu didn't hear, she just watched Xu Yiwen help Mrs. Xu out, without even turning her head to look at her...