Chapter 144 Harbin

The city gate caught fire, which affected the fish in the pond!

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that this sentence is extremely accurate. At least for Fang Weiguo, this is undoubtedly the truth. In the past three days, he has been locked in this room with walls on all sides. During this period, he asked the doorman and soldiers "why" countless times through the door.

But the guard was like a sculpture, ignoring him for three days. No one talked to him, no one paid attention to him, no one said a word to him, and of course no one told him why.

On the fourth day, Fang Weiguo was about to go crazy. He dropped the white-faced steamed buns that had eaten five, kicked away the dishes full of dishes, and finally, when the small iron window on the iron door was pulled open, before the doorman could see him clearly, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the guard outside the door and shouted.

"Call your officers to come, I have something to say! Go quickly!"

The guard gave him a blank look, and then closed the small iron door again. All this only made Fang Weiguo kick the iron door angrily and curse.

"Fuck you, grandma, why did I break the king's law of that family?"

Unconsciously, he scolded from morning to night, and no one paid attention to him. Everything that could be destroyed in the room had already been destroyed by him, but no matter how he fell, torn and shouted, the guards outside the door still did not move and didn't say anything.

For all this, the guards have been used to it for a long time. The reason is very simple. This is the normal interrogation procedure of the Intelligence Department of the General Staff. The purpose is to use this to consume the will of the interrogation object to obtain information. The intelligence officer will determine the length of this "silence" according to the performance of the object.

Fang Weiguo didn't know about all this. Finally, his voice was hoarse, his eyes were red, his feet were sour, and his hands were broken. Naturally, he was honest. Finally, he stuck his head on the torn quilt and looked at the roof. For a long time, he squeezed out a sentence with his dry throat.

"Is there anyone... give me some water to drink!"

The soldier outside the house opened the small iron door, looked inside, and then left. After a while, he took a military kettle and threw it to him from the window. Fang Weiguo quickly took a few sips. Taking this opportunity, he lay down by the window and said to the guard.

"Brother, could you please find a manager, please? Please, please..."

The guard glanced at him and still didn't say anything. After he finished drinking the water, he closed the iron window again.

At this time, Fang Weiguo was completely desperate.

"What kind of mistake did I make? Why can't I remember what mistakes I have made? ......"

Next, Fang Weiguo naturally thought endlessly, thinking about it, and gradually fell asleep... When he was sleeping happily, he felt that someone was poaching him in a daze. He reluctantly opened his eyes, but saw two guards coming into the room.

"What are you going to do?"

"Go with us, don't talk!"

In the dark, two trance figures walked out of the door with him left and right. Fang Weiguo shook his dizzy head, but he was still not awake. It was not until he was carried by two people who crossed the corridor and went up the stairs and turned a few more turns before he came to a room.

"Please sit down!"

As soon as he entered the room, when Fang Weiguo had just woken up a little, an extremely indifferent voice came to his ears. At this time, he saw a chair in front of him, and there was a table in front of the chair. There was a captain sitting behind the table. The captain sat on the chair and looked at him as if he was smiling.

"Good, sir!"

Although he has suffered injustice, in the army, soldiers have always had a kind of obedience and respect for officers from the bottom of their bones. At this time, when he sees the officer, he still instinctively salutes, which is the consequence of long training. That's why officers are called the soul of the army.

Seeing Fang Weiguo's reaction, the captain seemed to understand some truths. He understood why the Russian Rebel Party first killed those "reactionary officers" when the army was in turmoil, and even those high-ranking sergeants with high prestige were inevitably killed. Their purpose was to disintegrate an army by killing officers. And quickly complete the control of the army.

"Sit down!"

The captain's face squeezed out a smile, but his voice was still cold. When Fang Weiguo sat down, he saw the captain rowing a match and then lighting a cigarette.

"Do you smoke?"

The captain stood up, took a step forward around the table, and opened the cigarette box in front of Fang Weiguo.

"Thank you, sir!"

Fang Weiguo, who had not smoked for four days, quickly took one, and the captain took the initiative to give him a cigarette. The captain's performance made Fang Weiguo feel relaxed, and the dissatisfaction that had been suppressed in his heart dissipated a little.

"Your name is Fang Weiguo, right!"

" Back to the officer..."

When he was about to stand up and answer, the captain pressed Wei Guo's shoulder below.

"Sit here and answer. It doesn't have to be so formal. I just want to ask you to find out something about the situation. Don't worry."

At this time, the captain's voice was no longer as cold as before, but a little close.

"Yes, sir."

"Shaanxi, rice fat people."

"..."

"Mizhi is a good place. Shaanxi people say that rice fat is a beautiful woman, and Li Zicheng is also a rice fat person..."

Then Fang Weiguo heard the officer talking to him about rice fat. There were some things that even he, a rice fat man, didn't understand, which made him admire the officer.

"Did you serve that year?"

Suddenly, the captain who was talking about Mizhi asked casually.

"Eleven years of the empire!"

"Oh, it's also a veteran..."

In the following Q&A, Fang Weiguo, who was smoking, did not notice that the captain always observed him and observed the changes in facial details and expressions when talking to him.

"According to your report, did you witness the shooting of officers by the Russian Rebellion?"

"Yes, sir."

"Well, tell me everything you see! Don't miss anything!"

The officer ordered that Fang Weiguo naturally said everything he saw in great detail. There was no concealment, and there was no need to hide anything from the facts.

"...Then, when I saw the riots coming towards me, I picked up the gun. Well, first load the pistol, and then put a bayonet on the rifle. When it was load, the Russians walked near the boundary marker!"

When he spoke, the captain lit a cigarette for Fang Weiguo. When Fang Weiguo smoked, he said very casually.

"In the report, you mentioned that they talked to you. What did they say?"

" Back to the officer,..."

Since the officer needed to know, Fang Weiguo answered naturally. Occasionally, when he couldn't remember, the captain asked him to think about it again.

"Think about it carefully, don't miss anything!"

"...When I came, my platoon leader rushed over with someone, and the Russian left, sir..."

With that, Fang Weiguo raised his head and looked at the officer and asked.

"So...what is that comrade!"

"Oh, this, just like a brother, are you their comrade?"

"Like a brother?"

Fang Weiguo thought for a moment, shook his head and said.

"They are the chaos of the ministers and thieves!"

"Okay, you go down first!"

When the captain's voice fell, the two guards came in and dragged him out of the door before Fang Weiguo still understood what was going on.

After sorting out his thoughts for a moment, the captain, who had been sitting on the table, carefully read the conversation written by the recorder several times and signed a note on another piece of paper.

The door opened again.

Just as Fang Weiguo fell asleep again, the door was opened. Unlike before, this time, the light was on. The lamp was at least 200 watts. Fang Weiguo, who had just fallen asleep, quickly covered his eyes with his hand. At this time, he saw that someone had come in, and it was still the guard.

"Fang Weiguo, all right, you can go out!"

"Go out?"

Fang Weiguo, who had not recovered yet, looked at the guard and seemed to be a little confused about what had happened.

"Why, don't you have enough to live? Do you want to stay for a few more days?"

The guard, who was not meticulous, joked with him. Hearing that he wanted to stay for a few days, Fang Weiguo quickly waved his hand and said.

"I'm leaving now, I'm leaving..."

However, he could not leave immediately. Before he left, he was taken to another room. There was a man standing in the room, an acquaintance, the captain. As soon as he saw the captain, Fang Weiguo's face showed a smile.

"Fang Weiguo's first-class soldiers!"

"Yes!"

Like an instinctive reaction, Fang Weiguo stood up quickly, and then he noticed that the captain was different from before - he was wearing a military hat.

After he stood upright, the captain took out a piece of paper and looked at Fang Weiguo, who stood upright.

"Fang Weiguo, male, 20 years old, Mizhi from Shaanxi Province, a first-class soldier of the fifth company of the 3rd Battalion of the 17th Border Guards Regiment of the Royal Guards Army of the Chinese Empire. The soldier faithfully performed his duties in the defense of the border, fearless of danger, and bravely defended the country from invasion. He specially recorded the third-class merit once. According to the power granted by His Majesty, Specially promoted to the corporal of the Royal Guards Army, and transferred to the 216th Infantry Division of the Royal Guards Army..."

Before he finished reading it, Fang Weiguo was confused. He didn't know what had happened at all. He only knew that it was a commendation order. He made military contributions and was promoted to corporal in the army, and even transferred to the army field force, not the "patrol".

"Congratulations, Corporal Fang Weiguo!"

"Ser, sir..."

The captain looked at Fang Weiguo, who had not yet recovered, and added after congratulating.

"You have never been here before, can you remember?"

Have you never been here?

"Yes, sir!"

"Well, this is the transfer order and reward order. You go directly to the new army. As for your personal belongings, they will be sent to you when you arrive in the new army..."

Looking at the back of Corporal Fang Weiguo, who had just been promoted, the captain lit a cigarette. After thinking for a while, he went to the window, raised his head and looked at the starry sky outside the window. Finally, he let out a long sigh, which seemed to have other meanings.

"... According to the information we have at present, now, there are also riots in many places in the Far East. After overthrowing the regime, the thugs have established and controlled new local regimes. In the process, a large number of local officials have cooperated with it. At the same time, according to intelligence officials and the border defense department According to the team's report, among a few armies, there are rebellions similar to those in Europe and Russia. Soldiers shot and killed officers at the insti of the insurgents. If it develops further, we have good reason to believe that Russia will soon be completely swept by the riots..."

In the "Royal Suite" on the sixth floor of the Far East International Hotel in Harbin, an officer is bowing his head respectfully and reporting to His Majesty standing by the window. This information was collected by the intelligence department of the first war zone.

The first war zone, which is the division of the military region inherited from the era of the restoration army. The first war zone is actually the Kanto region in the past. Now in the northeast region, the reason why the war zone system was established in the early days of the empire is to strengthen wartime management and the needs of military mobilization in peacetime, strategic defense and other aspects, but in fact, Although the war zone system has always existed, in fact, the war zone is just a virtual institution, because the commander of the war zone has no jurisdiction over the army at ordinary times, and there is often only one "war zone staff". Only after the outbreak of the war, will His Majesty appoint a war zone commander, and the staff will also send Only when the staff officer enters the war zone staff, so that the war zone headquarters has the command of the army.

However, in the past many years, the first war zone responsible for the defense of the northeast has actually been weakened to some extent. Earlier, it was used to place reserve officers of the "volunteer army". Later, with the retirement of a large number of officers, this institution has long been empty, and until two years ago, out of In the need to send an expeditionary force, the first war zone changed from a "virtual institution" to the largest concentration of barracks in the country, with more than 100 divisions and more than 2 million troops gathered here. In the past two years, these troops have received the strictest coldest combat training here, and their various equipment are also under inspection. In short, a large number of unsuitable weapons and equipment and personal equipment were eliminated, and the new type of cold-proof clothing, boots and equipment troops, together with cars, were equipped with all kinds of new heating equipment. In short, after two years of preparation, this large-scale force has been ready to fight in the cold zone of Russia.

Now, the reason why Chen Moran came here is to inspect this army before the final mobilization. While consolidating the military spirit, by contacting these officers and soldiers, he tells them the fact that the emperor will always be their most trustworthy person. Similarly, the emperor also trusts them very much.

Of course, all this is not just superficial work, but a routine and conventional inspection. At the same time, it is also necessary to inspect the industrial preparations in the northeast to determine whether the industry in the northeast can provide sufficient supplies for the war in the future war. .

In a word, this trip to the Northeast is far more important than any trip to the Northeast. It can be said that this trip to the Northeast is simply a pre-war inspection, but the outside world does not know about it at all. Only a few officers know the inside story, just like Chen Youguo, who is reporting, and many regions Like the intelligence officers, he was born in the Royal Guard. In fact, he was born as a palace bodyguard. For China, this may be a tradition. These palace bodyguards are often the most outstanding young officers in the military academy. After graduation, they enter the army after two years of service in the Royal Guard. Then their officers' road tends to be smoother. Among these people, only the best officers who have served beside the emperor will enter the intelligence department of the staff. After receiving certain training, they will become military intelligence officers in a certain area. Only a few people know that they are responsible for collecting. While hypothetizing enemy intelligence, it is also responsible for collecting military intelligence.

"Well, this is already expected,"

Turning around, Chen Moran's face showed a kind smile.

"How's it going? Zuo Min, over the years, you are still used to everything in Harbin! You must have no problem, your wife. If I remember correctly, she is a top student of Zhejiang Women's University. When you got married, the queen also sent a congratulatory gift!"

"Your Majesty, Zixian has been used to here for a long time now. She is now the third female middle school teacher in Harbin..."

Listening to His Majesty's inquiry, Chen Youguo's heart was excited. He didn't expect that after leaving the palace for seven years, His Majesty still remembered him, not only him, but also his family.

"Sai Min, in the past, people said that the northeast was just a cold place outside the customs. In the past, in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there was a charge of exile in Heilongjiang. You are from Zhejiang. What do you think of the northeast?"

"Your Majesty,"

In a voice, Chen Youguo spit out a sentence.

"The most fertile place in the world is the northeast, and the widest place in the world is Siberia!"

Two sentences in a row, for Chen Youguo, there is no intention to meet. During the seven years in Harbin, he personally rode a horse to inspect the whole northeast. Not only that, he even left his newborn son when he first arrived in the northeast and carried out along the entire Siberian railway as a traveler. A "staff trip", and that "staff trip" is the right time, because the fortress built by Russia along the Siberia is under construction. During the trip, he always takes advantage of various opportunities to contact those fortresses under construction. After the two-year "staff trip" ended, he The General Staff submitted a travel note of up to 1.2 million words, which was actually an extremely detailed intelligence and combat outline. It can be said that he was an intelligence officer who knew Siberia and the main artery of the railway in China best. Because of this, Chen Moran came to Harbin and pointed out Let him accompany you all the way. Not only because he is the chief intelligence officer of the first war zone, but also the officer who knows the Far East and Siberia best.

Nodding in agreement, Chen Moran greatly appreciates Chen Youguo's insight. How many people in this era can realize that Siberia may become the life of the empire in the future?

There are not many people!

Russia... I hope that when everything starts, Russia will become a history!

(to be continued)