Chapter 87 The Return of Blood

In May, Nanjing is cloudy and rainy. It is estimated that even God himself can't tell whether it should be spring or summer. The drizzle is surrounded by a dull and sultry feeling. The weather is always gloomy. There is a dark heat wave in the air, which makes people's hearts stuffy, and there will be an impulse to shout. It seems like a country. After a long silence, he always hopes to shout in some way.

But in many cases, reason will control people's impulse to roar, and it will also control a country.

At noon, Zhang Zhidong, Cai E, Guan Mingtang and Liang Dunyan came to your majesty's office in the government building. The imperial government building in the palace has always been the heart of the country. However, with more and more officials in the government building, compared with the past, the relatively spacious government building has shown that It has to be a little narrow.

After the three people sat down, Liang Dunyan, as the negotiator of China, introduced some details to His Majesty. In fact, this is also the reason why he came to see His Majesty this time.

After listening to his report, Chen Moran smiled and invited the three people to have tea.

"Oh, Sheng, yes, it seems that in a few days, I can announce this good news to the people. Although it is not unyielding, at least, this agreement should be the first real equality treaty in Chinese history!"

"Your Majesty, there is only one question left now!"

Cai E, who had listened to Liang Dunyan's introduction before, looked at his majesty and said.

"Huh? What's the problem?"

Leaning his body forward slightly, Chen Moran asked.

"Your Majesty, the question now is what we should do. While realizing the garrison in Taiwan and supervising the withdrawal of the Taiwan brigade, it is possible to ensure that North Korea will stumbling to me!"

Stumbling!

This is the agreement reached by Zhang Hao and Witt in Russia. The Chinese [***] team will withdraw from North Korea, but at the same time, it will hand over most of the occupied areas to Russia. Of course, the explanation to the outside world is that Russia seizes.

As Chen Moran, the reason why he is willing to accept Witt's suggestion is that he does not mind adding some trouble to Japan in North Korea, nor does he mind that Russia pays a more heavier price in North Korea. He even longs for Russia to lose more than a dozen or two hundred thousand troops in North Korea. If so, Russia's Liang Zi is big, and the Russian army will also be seriously weakened, and the army will also pay a heavy price after achieving this result. Even if it wins the war, there will be a strong navy in the air, and they will not be able to threaten China for at least the next five to six years, or even longer.

"Tell me, does the staff have any plan?"

He picked up a cigarette and Chen Moran stared at Cai E. Although he trusted them 100% on military issues, Cai E and others have been the key surveillance targets of the Investigation Bureau in the past few months. After all, his "history" is really unreassuring.

"Well, at present, we have two divisions in Sandu Ao, so we are going to transport these two divisions to Taiwan by private ship after the agreement begins to be implemented..."

When Cai E mentioned this, he looked at His Majesty and continued to speak cautiously.

"At the same time, we hope to be immediately transferred back to the fleet from Suras! Provide cover for the army!"

"Oh, Sheng, have we made progress in our negotiations with the Dutch? ......"

Chen Moran asked casually, and it was Liang Dunyan.

His Majesty's question surprised Cai E secretly. He thought that His Majesty was not ready to mobilize the navy!

"Yes... That's right. At present, we have not made progress in our negotiations with the Dutch, so..."

After Liang Dunyan introduced the progress of negotiations with the Netherlands, Chen Moran fell into thinking again, and even after Liang Dunyan finished speaking, he could not immediately notice it.

It's my idea to take the opportunity to dig out a piece of meat from the Netherlands, but if it delays the recovery of Taiwan, then... "Look, how likely is it for the Dutch to make concessions?"

Chen Moran asked, but his eyes looked out of the window. A powerful country, this country needs the weather of a powerful country too much. Only the weather of a powerful country can awaken the people's sense of national honor, so that they can deeply understand the connection between individuals and the country. Unlike in the past, they regard the family as fundamental. The country is just the object of tax payment.

What is the atmosphere of a powerful country? Taiwan is! Lan Fang is also the same. Taiwan is a contribution to the restoration of Xinjiang, while Lanfang is a contribution to the expansion of the territory!

"According to the information we currently have, the concession of the Netherlands may be very small, otherwise it will not mobilize two coastal defense ships to the Dutch East India."

Liang Dunyan thought about it and said.

"So, I personally think it's better to transfer the fleet back than to leave the fleet in Surpass and spend a lot of money to send coal ships to replenish fuel every month..."

"Your Majesty, I think that sometimes, something is done at the beginning, so you have to keep doing it..."

Zhang Zhidong, who had been silent, said after thinking for a long time.

"If the fleet is mobilized to return home without authorization, I'm afraid that the Dutch will show weakness, and it is even more impossible to make concessions, and it may lead to the hearts of the people of Nanyang..."

"Yes, it's good, it's good..."

Chen Moran nodded. This was exactly what he was worried about. On the one hand, he was afraid that the Dutch would think he was weak, and on the other hand, he was worried that it would affect the hearts of the people.

"But we can't damage Taiwan because of the unknown territory?"

Chen Moran glanced at Cai E, and the army must hope that the fleet will withdraw.

"This..."

Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but be speechless for a while. He can't show weakness at this time, which is related to the hearts of the people, but Taiwan is also the heart of the people!

"Your Majesty, it's time for the fleet to rest. They have been in Surho for a few months,"

Cai E looked at His Majesty and continued.

"Maybe a part of the fleet should be transferred back for repair. I think in this case, the people can understand, and the Dutch will not think that we are showing weakness."

"Hmm!"

Chen Moran nodded and hesitated for a while. After thinking for a moment, he said to Cai E:

"I think this matter must be handled carefully. Let the Admiralty come up with a plan... Uh-huh,"

After pondering for a while, Chen Moran continued.

"We also need to telegram to the North Korean Legion to prepare for the withdrawal of Lan Tianwei, and at the same time, it can send some signals to the outside world!"

On the evening of May 11, more than 30 field reporters from home and abroad gathered in a Korean-style mansion near the headquarters of the Korean Legion. Everyone spread out their interview books with a horse lamp and a few candles, waiting for the blue sky. This is the battlefields since the Korean Legion entered the DPRK. The reporter was allowed to interview the young commander for the first time.

At the request of the reporters, Lan Tianwei agreed to speak to everyone and hold a small wartime press conference. The press conference should be regarded as China's first. At least before China, there was no country that released official news by holding a press conference.

In the vast twilight, the blue sky is dressed in a beautiful dark green tweed military uniform. When coming towards this mansion that requisitioned Koreans, under the starlight, anyone can see the shining medal on the general's chest, the straight military uniform, the young and handsome face, and the meritorious medal, all of which are all Let those foreign journalists believe that when the general's photo is published in the newspaper, there may be a large number of admirers abroad.

Reporters standing outside the door with a camera rack kept taking photos for the blue sky. When the blue sky was about to enter the mansion, the guards outside the door immediately raised their hands to salute. After Lan Tianwei returned his salute, he walked into the room. "Your Excellency, in addition to the domestic newspapers, there are also twelve military reporters from Britain, the United States, Germany, France and Russia, as well as several military magazines and Guangfu newspapers."

The host of the reception whispered after the commander entered the room.

"Oh, there are many foreign devils!"

Lan Tianwei nodded and walked to the speech platform, holding the guard emblem in his hand. The guard emblem with the dragon logo was just granted by His Majesty. To some extent, it made those officers and soldiers who were worried about the fact that the guard army did not decorate the royal word a little more comfortable, which means that maybe this After the end of the war, the Guards Army can become "Your Majesty's army".

"Sit down, everyone."

In the candlelight of the dim yellow horse lamp, Lan Tianwei stood on the speech platform, directly in Mandarin, and then repeated it in English, German and French. In fact, he was telling these people that they could ask questions directly in their own language, and he could also answer in these languages.

As an officer, he must master at least one foreign language, which is a hard surname requirement of Huangpu Military Academy, but in the end, the foreign language they mastered surprised Chen Moran, the founder. Many officers can master at least two foreign languages after a year, but they are often German or Japanese.

On the one hand, the reason for this is that these officers hope to get the opportunity to study in Germany, so they study German seriously. On the other hand, Japanese is the language with the most people in the army, but there are very few groups of people who have language talent that are difficult for others, just like the blue sky, in the past two years. In addition to the Japanese language I learned when studying abroad, when I studied German, I learned English and French by myself, and now I have learned Russian.

"...I think everyone has made it clear that our army has now gained a certain advantage in Pyongyang. Kodama Gentaro was trapped in Pyongyang and did not take a step,..."

In making a simple opening, Lan Tianwei's face had a smile on his face, and occasionally even showed a trace of pride. At least until now, he has been the winner of this war and fulfilled his promise to the director and His Majesty when he entered the court.

Like any press conference, after a brief introduction of the current war situation, the reporter's question began. The press conference of the military or other political axe departments was carried out in exploration, but one principle was not to waste time.

After the question began, a reporter from the United States asked the question first.

"Your Excellency, what is the future of your country's entry into South Korea? Will the Japanese army be completely expelled from North Korea? In addition, will it cooperate with the Russian army?

I took a look at the American reporter, and the blue sky smiled.

"First of all, we must pay attention to the fact that this war is essentially a war imposed on China. This war is said to be well prepared, while China is not prepared enough. Even in the military action on the Korean Peninsula, we are also promoting it!" Like the vast majority of Chinese officials, they will never mention South Korea in any public place, but replace South Korea with North Korea, which also shows their mentality to some extent. For the Chinese, South Korea's reading ability is only nominal. Now, in the future, it is still possible for him to become a vassal of China again.

"I recently noticed a comment from a German reporter!"

When he spoke, he turned his eyes to one of the reporters, a foreign reporter, the German journalist Ruhrkater. Compared with other reporters, he often said that the [***] team attacked the already weak enemy in the most vulnerable place at the most appropriate time. There are many positive comments, followed by the direct use of "the Chinese army is no less than any European army, and its use of a large number of new weapons should be learned by Europe, and it is not only weapons, but also brave Chinese soldiers who support the backbone of the Chinese army." It is also this high price that makes the blue sky very Many officers are full of good feelings for it.

"What he said in his comments is very pertinent. "Chinese people are brave!" It is the courage of the Chinese people who have overcome all the seemingly insurmountable difficulties. In terms of logistics, materials, and even in the training of soldiers, we fight in a hurry. What do we rely on to carry out this war, that is, the responsibilities and courage of soldiers. I'm angry, but the courage of the soldiers is not squandered by the commander, so the ultimate purpose of any military action in North Korea will be based on a fixed strategy.

Lan Tianwei's pun's answer only made the reporters scratch for a while, and they vaguely heard the meaning of his words from this sentence.

At this time, Luerkat, who had been noticed by the blue sky, stood up and asked.

"We have noticed that not long ago, after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese conflict, the two countries held talks in Nanjing. It is said that the military action of the North Korean Legion in North Korea was actually a preparation for your country's recovery of Taiwan, that is, the "Korean-Taiwan Exchange Theory" spread by the Japanese tradition. I don't know what the commander did about this. Look?"

As a senior reporter, he, who retired as a German major officer, has heard the meaning revealed in Lan Tianwei's words. China has no idea of occupying all of North Korea at all, and even they may have begun to make a relevant withdrawal plan. Who knows? The war has been full of strange atmosphere since its beginning, and now it has suddenly ended, which is not unexpected.

War is just another form of politics.

"Well, I think my only duty for a soldier is to obey orders, that's all!"

Lan Tianwei, who will answer questions directly in the future, then smiled again.

"However, as far as I am concerned, I am more eager for Taiwan's recovery than anyone else. After all, Taiwan is a land, and North Korea... is just a territory!"

In response to reporters' questions, Lan Tianwei used the principle of "land and territory" commonly used in Europe. Land is the country's land since ancient times, while territory is an overseas colony obtained through the struggle of several generations. In Europe, the general principle is that "land is an inch of land must be contested for", but "territory can It's for trading."

In fact, in the past few months, official and semi-official public opinion has been instilling the view of "land and territory" in the public in order to pave the way for Taiwan-North Korea.

At this time, a domestic reporter who did not understand the meaning of Lan Tianwei's words asked.

"Mr. Commander, are we going to Busan in the future?"

His question made the reporters around him prick up their ears at the same time. Only a few people have no interest. The exchange between South Korea and Taiwan has become inevitable. How can the Chinese still go to Busan?

"North Korea is a long and narrow peninsula. With one on both sides, it is a dilemma. China has been enslaved for two or six hundred years. Now at the beginning of the establishment of the empire, there is no strong navy. So don't make this fantasy at least for the next ten or twenty years.

For a while, the blue sky said earnestly.

"The road is tortuous, but the future is bright, but it is not very good now. In the future, I will eat western food and steak, and now I have to drink porridge. If I don't eat it, I will starve to death. What will I eat western steak in the future?"

The metaphor of Blue Sky Wei brings a burst of laughter from reporters. These reporters who have interviewed the general and have also met each [***] official are the first time they have met a general who speaks so funny. To some extent, now Lan Tianwei can talk about the ease of the current war situation here. It doesn't matter. Like myself, I keep fighting with meatballs. Even if I win, I'm afraid it's boring to win.

"Your Excellency, as you said, your country does not have a strong navy, so will the Japanese army take landing operations? So as to form an encirclement of your army?

Rulcart, a soldier, asked the bone in one sentence. When he asked this question, all the reporters quickly picked up the pen.

"It's possible, but don't be afraid! There is no problem strategically. Your Majesty once said that the fate of a generation of Chinese people is destined to be sacrifice! If we were supposed to take risks, then we are determined to carry the war to the end. China has never been as strong today. The internal unity is different from the colonial rule of the Qing Dynasty. For a long time, we have tried our best to peacefully control the scale of the war. If some people try to break the current difficult situation, then we will definitely give it a complete and devastating blow. In short, I While maintaining the yearning for peace, we should also prepare for the worst. Victory depends on striving for it. There is no bargain to pick up.

Lan Tianwei is just repeating the speech of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nanjing. In fact, since the outbreak of the war, China has used every opportunity to show the world that it is forced to carry out this war, and control the scale of the war as much as possible for the sake of peace. Anyway, it is forced to take advantage of others. Between the sword-wielding warrior and the polite oriental gentleman, China chooses an oriental gentleman who hides his weapons behind his back and opens his teeth and claws.

Finally, another reporter asked.

"How have the Korean army achieved since entering North Korea?!

"There are no statistics yet. I can't say if it's inaccurate. It will be announced in a few days. However, I know that one thing is accurate. Our losses are much less than that of Japan. However, victory has never been easily achieved. Any victory on the battlefield is the price paid by the heroic imperial guards.

Speaking of here, the blue sky's words changed, and his eyes were cold.

"That's why the blood of the guards must be rewarded!"

(to be continued)