Chapter 55 Make up your mind

"The bombing of Baghdad continues. It is reported that the bomber unit of our Army Air Force has mobilized more than 100 bombers to further increase the bombing of Baghdad..."

"The Chinese Times" said "Target, Baghdad!" on February 3 of the 11th year of the Empire.

At the Persian Gulf Army Air Force Base, the crushed soil runway has been covered with a layer of perforated steel runway at this time. Under the hot sun in the Persian Gulf, the temperature of the perforated steel runway has reached 60 or 70 degrees. More than 30 "Elephant" bombers have just arrived from the Persian Gulf from China and have not yet been assembled. They are parked on the apron. These bombers are all transferred from China at the request of "intensifying the bombing force". After they complete the assembly and test flight, they will be used to bomb Baghdad.

What kind of effect will the bombing have?

Enough to destroy people's will. At least after nearly 20 large-scale bombings in Baghdad, the so-called "jihad" parade disappeared. No matter how the Turks encouraged, those Arabs would no longer shout the slogans of "kill the infidels" and "jihad". They quickly surrendered to this. In the midst of unprecedented bombing.

A so-called national spirit is so easily defeated.

Powder smoke!

Thick black smoke permeated over Baghdad, and the streets were full of ruins, running on the streets with their loved ones injured by bombs. They tried to find those European doctors, but they regretted that because of Turkey's declaration of war with Britain and France, the European doctors they had resisted in the past disappeared. Yes.

"Damn infidels!"

Looking at the bomber that had gone away in the sky, Sarut, the teenager who had lost almost all his loved ones in the bombing, cursed loudly into the air. He looked around, but what he saw was fear and helplessness.

"Uncle Najar, I'm going to beat those Chinese pagans!"

"Don't go crazy. They are the devil. Human beings can't defeat the devil!"

The devil, perhaps for the Arabs in Baghdad, they can only call the huge bomber "the devil's weapon". As for the Chinese who fly the bombers, they are naturally the devil or the spokesperson of the devil, and it is impossible for human beings to defeat the devil.

Just like them, they could only sit on the ground and endure the bombing of the Chinese. When Najal said this, he saw neighbors packing up their things and they were going to the countryside to escape the bombing.

"Sart, take your sister, let's go to the countryside together! The Chinese won't blow up there,"

Seeing Sart seemed a little reluctant, Najar explained.

"We Arabs don't have to die for the damn Turks. The Chinese are infidels, and Turks are not necessarily real believers. Ungodly believers are more hateful than infidels!"

On the road to the outside of the city, the Arabs, one by one, with their families and poor property, walked to the countryside. In the face of continuous bombing, they rationally chose to give up and give up their homes.

When the last "Elephant" bomber landed on the airport, the hot sun had set over the sand dunes in the west. The fierce sun turned into a rosy glow all over the sky. The bloody sunset dyed the sky and the earth red. Dozens of seabirds flew over the airport, and a team of guards passed through the runway.

It is said that the West Mountain falls, and night falls. The once hot weather slowly cools down with the sun. The previously boiling airport is very safe at this time. Only where the lights are on, the ground soldiers are still assembling the planes there. Only these movements can make people feel the plane. There are still people in the field.

At about two o'clock in the morning, a few clusters of flames burst out from the apron to the west of the airport, and the flames soon converged into a fire and became a flame.

"It's on fire..."

The guards of the vigil shouted and rushed to the place where the fire was on fire. The sirens sounded, and the harsh alarm echoed in the night sky. Army aviation pilots and ground crew rushed out of the house one after another. Many people were wearing underwear, carrying guns in one hand and buckets in the other.

There was still fierce gunfire in the distance. Obviously, the airport was attacked. When the guards arrived at the airport, they saw more than a dozen bodies scattered on the ground, and there were dozens of army soldiers and two trucks standing around the bodies. Obviously, those army soldiers just passed by and burned with these. There was an encounter with the Arabs on the plane.

At this time, the ground crew in the fire truck arrived, but the fire was too big. The flames were high and more than ten meters high. Even the naval officers and soldiers on the warships moored on the sea a few kilometers away could see clearly. At this time, the fuel in the bomber's fuel tank exploded in the flames and ignited another on the apron. Several planes.

Although thousands of people participated in the fire fighting operation, it was not until the genius controlled the fire. When the fire was all extinguished, only the skeletons were burned by several planes.

This is the worst loss the air force has suffered since it entered the Arab Emirates.

"It's a Neizhi soldier!"

I don't know when a piece of news quietly spread. It was the soldiers of the Neji Kingdom who attacked the airport!

Before the sky was white, the field reporters who had come with the army immediately gathered at the scene at the first time. At the scene of the interview, the reporters kept aiming at the body on the ground. The military uniform of the Neizhi Kingdom on the body fully confirmed who the enemy was and where it came from.

In the face of the reporter's interview, Li Qinjun looked at his plane being burned like this and sighed for a long time. Even if the reporter asked, he didn't say a word and answered by the deputy. After a long silence, he suddenly walked out of the crowd and walked towards the ruins without looking back. At this time, anyone could feel his depression. The sadness and indignation in my heart.

The news of the Arab attack on the Persian Gulf airport was immediately sent back to China through reporters and replaced the bombing of Baghdad as the front-page headlines of various Chinese newspapers, while all the front-page headlines were gathered together into a public opinion - "This is a war!"

How should China respond to the shameful sneak attack of the Neizhi Kingdom? War against war! Stop the war with war! In the face of war, China has never compromised, and this time it will not!

In the rant of public opinion, Chen Moran, who was in the palace, laughed.

"... We came to Arabia to liberate the Arab people. However, in order to protect their privileges, some local Arab nobles chose to cooperate with the Turks at the cost of selling the interests of the Arab nation. This is a betrayal of the nation. They shouted to launch a "holy war" against the infidels.

For the so-called "jihad", we originally decided to solve the misunderstanding between China and the Arab nation through discussion, but the attack on our airport sent by the Kingdom of Neizhi made us have to give up the illusion of peaceful settlement..."

This is what we need!

Put down the newspaper and Chen silently looked at Zhang Jing. This attack was not the so-called "jihad of the Nezhi people", but a masterpiece of the Imperial Intelligence Agency. China needed an excuse, a declaration of war on Neji and forcing Nezhi to cede some "poor deserts" as an excuse for a safe zone.

"Your Majesty, with this excuse, we may declare war on Neizhi at any time!"

Looking at His Majesty, Zhang Jing said proudly.

The so-called Neji army is just dozens of sand thieves hired by the Imperial Intelligence Agency. The Turks incited the Arabs to fight the "jihad" against Chinese infidels, which gives China a chance. Just relying on "misfire" shells is not enough to declare war on Neji.

And the bombing of Baghdad and the subsequent "Holy War" parade in Baghdad let Zhang Jing see the opportunity. Is there any more appropriate excuse than the army being "despicable sneak attack" by the Neizhi King [***] team in the name of "Holy War"?

When choosing the target, Zhang Jing did not choose the army's patrol or other troops. He chose the recent momentum, the bomber force that "can flatten a country", and the airport is located in the area of the landing site, where hundreds of journalists from all over the country are gathered. They will send the news as soon as possible. Send it back to China.

With the help of the initiative of public opinion, the whole country's hostility to internal aspirations and even the Arabs is incited, and the goal is achieved, and in the process, there is no sign of movement at all, so that the opposition will not find anything wrong.

"It's not enough. Let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs protest to the internal affairs first!"

When referring to the protest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chen Moran squeezed out a smile on his face. If there is anything in common between this era and a hundred years later, it is that when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs protests, the people will be dissatisfied. The protest is often a symbol of weakness and compromise, and the Chinese people in this era are far more ** than the Chinese people a hundred years later, and And with the promotion of the opposition for political purposes, appropriate protests can be an unexpected gain.

"For Nei Zhi, strong attack is not as good as pressure, and apply appropriate military pressure. Do you believe in that Ibn? Saudi Arabia's foresight will eventually compromise. For Naizhi, what we need is a safe zone!"

Looking at the report in his hand, Chen Moran added.

"Well, in the matter of Neizhi, the task of the Intelligence Agency has been completed, do you understand?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Jing quickly responded submissively. He never dared to disobey His Majesty's will. He knew very well that everything he did today was given by His Majesty, and he also knew that for intelligence agencies, His Majesty has always held the principle of checks and balances. The Bureau of Investigation and the Military Intelligence Bureau, all of these are for It was set up by the Balanced Intelligence Agency.

That's why, in front of His Majesty, he is careful to be cautious, for fear of accidentally making a big mistake. At that time, no one can keep him, and he knows that he knows too many things.

From the era of the ruling axe until now, there are too many "secrets" within the empire that cannot be known to the outside world, and many of them are handled by him.

"Well, is there anything worth reporting about Russian intelligence?"

Looking at the intelligence briefing in hand and looking at the information about Russia, it can be described as less pitiful.

"Your Majesty, after last year's "Battle of Tannenberg" and "Battle of Mazuri Lake", which ended with a great victory of the German army, the Russian army lost its strategic initiative since the Russian army was expelled from East Prussia. Now the Russian army has lost a large number of troops..."

After Zhang Jing's report, Chen Moran frowned and interrupted his report, which was not what he needed.

"What I need is not intelligence on how the Russian army failed. I want to know, has the intelligence agency launched any action in Russia in the latest stage?"

Looking up at Zhang Jing, Chen Moran's face was full of dissatisfaction.

The purpose of China's joining World War I is not to win the status of a great power, nor to win any colonies, at least not just for these, but also to complete a sharp change, not only in industry, but also to other sharp changes.

Because he is familiar with history, Chen Moran knows that for China, World War I or the last opportunity for China to share the world, and now this opportunity is in front of China, which has just "have some muscles", how can it be missed, and the core of this opportunity is Russia.

In two years, the Russian Empire will collapse because of a revolution. At that time, China will face an extremely weak Russia, which is an opportunity for China, an unprecedented opportunity. If China wants to achieve a real sharp change, it must seize this opportunity.

And since many years ago, I have been working hard for this opportunity, but what I didn't expect was that the intelligence agency did not take advantage of this opportunity to carry out any valuable actions at all.

"This..."

Your Majesty's questioning only tightened Zhang Jing's heart, and he quickly thought about it in his mind.

"Your Majesty, as early as nine years ago, according to your instructions, the intelligence agency began to train European intelligence personnel. Now those intelligence personnel have initially completed their training and are preparing to be sent to Russia!"

Well, this should be regarded as progress! Zhang Jing muttered in his heart that, in fact, those carefully trained intelligence personnel were ready to be sent to Europe and the United States. As for Russia, in his eyes, it was just a "decline" empire. It was not worth investing too much energy in such an empire that might be destroyed by internal reasons.

Of course, at this time, he did not dare to express his thoughts.

"Very good!"

He nodded his head and shared the intelligence briefing. Chen Moran took a look at Zhang Jing. Maybe the intelligence agency failed to pay attention to Russia, or it had something to do with his failure to issue an order. It is difficult for the army or intelligence agencies to really pay attention to Russia. Now Russia can't pose a threat to China at all. They The most you can do is to pay a little attention.

Before the war, the military paid attention to Russia, but it was to cooperate with "Germany", and in the corresponding plan of the military, it was also "using the Russian army to transfer troops to Europe, fight against Germany, and launched an attack on the Russian army from Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Northeast China at the same time, first seizing the Siberian Railway and the Central Asian Railway. The two railway arteries of the road are the core of the battle, thus completely disintegling Russia's resistance in Siberia, the Far East and Central Asia. The formulation of the whole plan is full of speculative surnames.

However, compared with my own plan, this plan is far from speculative.

"Remember that the intelligence personnel sent to Russia should focus on infiltrating the camp of the Russian opposition. This war is likely to lead to the situation of the opposition, and even lead to the emergence of a new policy axe in Russia. If our intelligence personnel can infiltrate at this time, we can get the meaning in the future. Unexpected harvest, do you understand?"

"I understand!"

Zhang Jing instantly understood what His Majesty meant, that is, when the revolution broke out in Russia, intelligence officers participated in the revolution. If this is true, it means that intelligence personnel may infiltrate the high level of the new regime.

Just like himself, who would have thought that more than a decade ago, the down-and-out scholar would become the director of the Imperial Intelligence Agency, one of China's most important intelligence agencies today?

At this time, Zhang Jing saw His Majesty stand up. He walked to the wall and stood beside the large world map. Looking at China and Russia on the map, Chen Moran looked at the calendar on his watch.

It's January 1915, and there are still two years left before the Russian Revolution, which means that I have two and a half years to prepare. If everything goes well, what will I create?

Maybe it will create an unprecedented empire! In a few years, this empire will become the most powerful country in the world. At that time... Thinking about it, a smile appeared on the corners of Chen Moran's lips. Ten years ago, did he realize that there would be such a day? Not ten years ago, but nine years ago... I couldn't help but flash the gorgeous face in my mind. I hope everything can be implemented smoothly!

When he got up and was about to leave His Majesty's office, Zhang Jing hesitated to report.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing, but it has not been confirmed yet!"

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Chen Moran, who was interrupted, turned around and looked at Zhang Jing.

"Japanese version!"

Japanese version? With a slight frown, a trace of unhappiness appeared in Chen Moran's heart. After China's participation in the war, Japan also declared war on the Allies, but Japan did not want to send their army to Europe, and China could not force it too much.

World War I is a blessed opportunity for China, and it is not a blessed opportunity for Japan. The political circles of Japan are also aware of the special needs of war and a good opportunity to drive the economic development of Japan. In this case, they are naturally more willing to get the wealth brought by the war than send a small army to Europe.

"Your Majesty, because the Intelligence Agency has obtained some intelligence in Japan, we suspect that the Ambassador to China has contact with the domestic radical opposition, but because of the responsibility of the Intelligence Agency, we cannot conduct further investigation..."

"Do you mean that it is possible to interfere in our domestic problems?"

With a sudden frown, Chen Moran's tone became extremely cold. He has always held a tolerant attitude towards the opposition itself. Even if it is a relatively radical opposition, as long as its behavior is not illegal, it will not be investigated too much. However, if an outsider intervenes, the result will be different. For a long time, Chen Moran's most disgusted is the outside. Chinese people interfere in Chinese affairs.

Eight years ago, when the Russians in the Northeast promoted the idea of "poor party" to Chinese workers, the Bureau of Investigation immediately punished them severely, expelled the suspected Russians from the country, sent the workers affected by them to court, and directly punished them with the most severe punishment for treason. In other words, China's principle of "zero tolerance" has always been "zero tolerance" for foreigners trying to intervene in China's political affairs. Now a Japanese ambassador to China has made Chen Moran realize the danger. This danger is not only a threat from the internal opposition, but also a threat from Japan.

Since the defeat of Japan, under the pressure of hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Japan, Japan has always been relatively tame, and in order to promote cooperation between the two countries, the political axe has always supported investment in Japan. Of course, this is also out of the need to control Japan's economy. On the other hand, China and Japan University Sending international students to each other, according to their own ideas, is to make Japan a "follower" of China as much as possible, and establish a new order in Asia with China.

Between North Korea and Japan, Japan is different from North Korea. If used properly, Japan will become China's closest partner. Of course, China must be wary of this partner, but vigilance is not the same as blindly squeezing Japan. Every year, more than 10,000 Japanese students study in China. Its purpose is It is to cultivate pro-Chinese schools.

In recent years, the pro-China faction is slowly occupying the mainstream in Japan. These changes make Japan gradually become an ally of China. However, now, an ambassador to China is trying to incite China's civil strife, which means that the forces of the "Western faction" within the Japanese political axe still cannot be underestimated, otherwise there will be no reason. The situation of a "Western faction" as an ambassador to China.

"If I remember correctly, the report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that the benefit is "Asian faction"!"

With a frown and thought for a moment, Chen Moran raised his own questions.

With the defeat of the war nine years ago, the Japanese had no choice but to turn to China. The "Western faction" and "Asian faction" that appeared in the Japanese political axe were divided. The former advocated close to the Western countries, so as to use the strength of Western countries to get rid of China's clamping of the Japanese version, while the latter advocated making friends with China and be with China. Together with the establishment of a new order in Asia.

"Your Majesty, the Asian faction is also divided into two factions. Without exception, the two factions advocate making friends with China and jointly establish a new Asian order. However, one of them is a pro-China faction. They advocate building a new Asian order with China, while the other faction advocates that the establishment of a new Asian order must be based on China-Japanese cooperation. Instead of following China, that is to say, what they advocate is to get rid of China's control!"

Zhang Jing's explanation made Chen Moran think about it in his heart. It seemed that he was sometimes too wishful thinking. But after World War II, how did the United States turn such a hostile country into its own servient country? How to make this country grateful to the occupying army, from the most ordinary people to the senior officials of the government, is full of pro-American sentiment, not rejection?

"It seems that we have made some mistakes in Japan!"

Sighing, a cold light flashed in Chen Moran's eyes. Sometimes something has to make up your mind!

(to be continued)