afterglow

Chapter 316 Great drill; Hokkaido and Bitterleaf Island

No one expected that the important and rare imperial meeting in the past would suddenly be held again, and this second imperial meeting was held in a hurry.

Without an outline and agenda prepared in advance, the efficiency of the meeting will undoubtedly be very low.

In the meeting hall of Wenyuan Pavilion, the expressions of the cabinet, Governor's Mansion, and Advisory Council members are all different, either dignified or full of interest.

"It's not a good sign for them. The Budang Party and the Social Revolutionary Party may have made up their minds this time."

"Undercurrents are surging, this time... I don't think it's hard to get over it."

"The dark current is surging? This is the bright current!"

The former need not go into details, and the so-called social revolution refers to the Social Revolutionary Party, which is a huge party that has a pivotal position in Tsarist Russia.

At that time, the petty bourgeoisie in Tsarist Russia was extremely large, and the minimum program of the social revolution was determined to abolish the tsar and the old aristocratic forces, establish a federal democratic republic, and it did not advocate the nationalization of land.

Overthrowing the tsar without forcibly confiscating land, the Social Revolution was deeply supported by farmers and teachers in the rural areas of Tsarist Russia.

But it must be noted that this is also a loose and fragmented organization, and the views of its members are very mixed.

In the end, they chose to compromise, sided with the Cadets and the Octobrists, and then directly promoted the successful constitutional reform of Tsarist Russia.

At that time, a large number of disappointed opponents chose to leave to join other factions to continue the struggle, but they still failed and had to go into exile.

But now, no matter whether it is returning to the light or lingering on its last breath, the crumbling Tsarist Russia has finally reached the edge of the cliff of collapse and chaos.

The long-awaited opportunity had finally arrived for those stalwarts dedicated to the removal of the Tsar and the establishment of a Commonwealth.

Later, Zhu Lingjing, who was dressed in formal attire, arrived late.

After getting up and saluting briefly, they quickly got to the point, and some symbolic rules were tacitly ignored by everyone.

Regardless of whether the negotiation efficiency is high or not, at least it looks quite neat and efficient now.

Interestingly, no one in the meeting hall spoke first, and an unusual and strange atmosphere filled the huge room.

Now... what can I say?
"Your Majesty, according to what the military attache of my embassy in St. Petersburg saw at the train station, about two regiments of guards have already loaded their cars. It can be concluded that the chaos this time will not subside in a short time."

To break the embarrassing silence, Lin Xi reacted quickly and calmly stated a meaningless sentence.

"Has there been a summary of the information from the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Governor's Office?" Li Guangyuan looked at Yu Shenhua who was on the side. "In the past, there were often Russian protests and marches, but they were suppressed in the end. This time...can you find out if anyone Pushing behind the scenes?"

The latter shook his head slightly, "Things are progressing too fast, how can we figure it out so quickly? If you don't say anything, you have to wait a few more days."

The refined and refined President of the Advisory Council, Chen Jieli, raised his hand and waved, "These are not important, fueling the flames? Even if you didn't take the initiative to do it, the passive influence has always existed. This time, it has been accumulated for a long time...it burst out suddenly when it reached the limit. "

"That's right, the matter has come to this point, there is nothing to pursue. It is the job of historians to find out the root cause." Wu Weihuan looked around the crowd, and finally set his eyes on the prime minister. "The Germans are unlikely to miss the opportunity."

"Yes, but we have to consider their actions." The thoughtful Gao Qingkui paused for a few seconds, and then said, "Will they strongly support it? Even send troops to intervene?"

"Send troops? Huh... In this way, there will be chaos in Europe, and it will become a pot of porridge again." Li Guangyuan laughed.

There is absolutely no possibility for Britain and France to sit idly by when the German Society sends volunteers to Tsarist Russia, and the possibility of the former sending troops is not small.

In addition, the three places in Poland and the Baltic Sea are already unstable...

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the period we estimated earlier will change." Lin Xi with piercing eyes breathed a sigh of relief, "If the situation continues to progress so rapidly, at least it will take ten days and a half a month."

Considering the reaction speed of both sides and the time to deploy the troops, if the German Socialist Volunteers intervene across the border, Britain and France will definitely declare war without hesitation after the final warning is invalid.

"Actually, it's not too bad." Zhu Lingjing said.

It was originally estimated that the war in Europe might start in December this year or January next year, and then wait for one to two months, mobilizing and watching.

Wu Weihuan stroked his beard and said, "Why don't you plan a big drill in the northern border? It can confuse the public."

Lin Xi, who was on the opposite side, waved his hands and said, "It's unnecessary! The British are so smart, how could Guochao go to the north at the expense of the near and far? This is a waste of resources."

What he said was not very pleasant, and he didn't give too much face. Wu Weihuan himself had a good temper, but as the number one figure in the military department, he had to consider the group he represented in his words and deeds on important occasions.

"Lin Hezhong, it's not good to be so arrogant."

Zhu Lingjing ignored the conversation between the two, but Wu Weihuan's proposal aroused her deep thinking on the other hand.

If Tsarist Russia falls apart, it will inevitably fall into a situation of multi-party melee, and Siberia is far away from the sky, so it is likely to choose a separate side and wait and see the direction of the "chicken eating contest" before making a decision.

Obviously, if these local forces want to find foreign forces as backers, they have no second choice except Daming.

If things develop like this, Daming can control Siberia's rich mineral resources more easily - gold mines, coal mines, and iron mines.

"The drill should be done, and it must be done in a big way." Zhu Lingjing and others said calmly: "It is not only for the Russians, but also for the British... It is also for the people of the country."

No one present was a fool, and after a little thought, she understood what she meant.

Cheng Han, who had been silent all this time, asked, "Your Majesty, how many troops are prepared for the drill?"

"All the governor's mansions in the north have to participate, at least 30, with a total scale of [-] or so, and there must be airplanes."

With a combat force of [-], the corresponding logistics support force will only be several times that.

40 laborers?
Lin Xi was silent for a few seconds before hesitating, "Is this... is it too big a move? Your Majesty, the cost alone is at least one hundred thousand yuan."

However, Zhu Lingjing didn't care at all, and just asked coldly: "Is this something that should be considered for expenses?"

Lin Xi, who was quite ashamed, cupped his hands and said, "It's the minister who is too cautious. Hmm... This can also test the ability of large-scale deployment and organization, and it should be done."

Because everyone thinks that conducting such a large drill has advantages and no disadvantages, the costs behind it are ignored.

Zhou Changfeng, who was standing at the right back of the throne, recalled an exercise that could be compared in history——Guan Special Performance.

The total number of people used in that large-scale exercise reached hundreds of thousands, and it cost a total of 17 billion yen in huge expenditures.

In comparison, the battleship Yamato cost 1.6 million yen, and the aircraft carrier Shokaku 0.84 million yen.

A single army unit may not be said to be burning money, but it cannot stand up to the large scale and high consumption of the army. People eat horses and carts, and they burn money every minute and every second.

"Preparing the photography team, well organized by the military department, reasonable editing, and good publicity."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Lingjing thought of something else, and added: "The issue of bonds should be settled as soon as possible, and there can be no further delay. When issuing, the north will be the main issue, and the south will be the supplement."

The so-called bonds actually refer specifically to war bonds, which are not only used to fill military expenditures, but also to redeem land and acres.

The land reform in which the government forced the landlords to buy land was relatively conservative and moderate, but it cost a lot of money and progress was slow, and the court did not want to pay for it completely.

The Chinese Party has a more radical idea of ​​this, and plans to issue corresponding war bonds to raise a large amount of funds, so as to complete a wider range of redemptions in a short period of time.

Zhu Lingjing is in favor of this move, but she is more shrewd and cunning-mainly to issue war bonds against Tsarist Russia, and then set a rule that "bonds that can be exchanged for the Nanyang Raiders in equal amounts" will be established.

In this way, if there is an unexpected situation at that time, such as the war is not going well and the funds cannot be operated, then it is reasonable to temporarily delay the payment of the bond.

Why not pay?

Because the bonds you bought were for Tsarist Russia, not Southeast Asia.

[The Meifu coupon has been extended/expired. 】

In addition to discussing these things, the most important work of combat readiness has also been further emphasized.

Wu Weihuan and Li Guangyuan argued for a while about the new military expenditures, and finally Gao Qingkui coughed a few times before they calmed down.

Now that the fight has not started, the imperial court still has a better say, but when the fight starts later, the proud military department may be about to cock its tail.

Gao Qingkui and all the cabinet ministers couldn't help sighing softly in their hearts.

In this way, the hastily held imperial meeting came to an end.

Preparations will soon begin for an exercise on an unprecedented scale; countless bonds will be printed and piled up, and then snapped up like treasures.

After leaving Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhu Lingjing whispered to herself, "It's also luck."

Then, she turned her head and said to Zhou Changfeng who was a few steps away behind her, "All of you are also packing up and getting ready to go to the island north of Dongpu."

Hokkaido?Where and what?
"Your Majesty, go to Hokkaido?" Zhou Changfeng was a little confused.

Zhu Lingjing, who was walking slowly, raised her hand and waved three fingers, "Lu Hai echoes. There are also oil fields on Bitter Leaf Island, so let's get acquainted. Hmm... and it is relatively similar to Aleutian."

Tsk, this woman is so shrewd in her calculations.

"clear."

The oil field on Sakhalin Island is used as the target of the exercise, so as to familiarize yourself with the characteristics and essentials of occupying the oil field when attacking Nanyang in advance.

By the way, you can also get acquainted with the landings on the Aleutian Islands-there are also US Navy bases there.

It is almost November, and the temperature in Hokkaido and Sakhalin has dropped to around 4°C.

Amphibious operations in this situation?
When they landed on the beach, they were all wet from top to bottom, the weather was freezing cold, and the cold wind was howling, so there was bound to be a lot of non-combat attrition.

"Huh? Now leave for Hokkaido, the country of Wa?"

After arriving at the brigade headquarters, Zhou Changfeng called a meeting of all officers to announce the exercise, which immediately aroused everyone's astonishment.

The officers naturally didn't know the content of the imperial meeting and Zhu Lingjing's arrangement, so they thought it was just someone Zhou's whim.

Zhu Lishuo, who was always afraid of the cold, immediately became unhappy, but because he couldn't touch the prestige of the leader of the brigade.

So he could only say vaguely: "It will be very cold over there in a few days, and there will be a lot of sick cases easily. Besides, it doesn't suit the actual situation to go there to practice, why don't we go to Qiongya?" "

Where is it cold in the Nanyang region?Definitely go to the south, why do you go to Bitter Leaf Island for no reason?
His words were both emotional and reasonable, and everyone present looked at Zhou Changfeng earnestly, hoping that he would change his words, after all, no one likes to suffer for no reason.

The latter snorted, knocked on the table, shook his head and said with a smile, "This is not my decision, it cannot be changed."

what?
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, no one wanted to understand the reason, and could only vaguely guess that it might be the intention of the court or the emperor.

Zhou Changfeng glanced around the crowd, and continued to explain: "The main reason is that Bitter Leaf Island also has oil fields, and it goes deep inland after landing. In this respect, it is in line with future actions, but the climate is completely different."

"Okay, if you want to be more open, you can go to the country of Japan to have fun again." Xie Wancheng was very optimistic and didn't take it seriously.

"You can have fun while suffering, but Hokkaido is also considered a place of bitter cold. There are few people and the girls are not very tender. Dispel your thoughts." Yao Liangchuan said casually.

Xie Wancheng, who was a little annoyed, glared at him, "Supervisor, can you please keep quiet, am I comforting everyone?"

Zhu Lishuo then asked again: "Then when will we leave?"

"As soon as possible, make preliminary preparations today and tomorrow." Zhou Changfeng's eyes jumped on the officers, and finally fell on Jiang Ning, "Prepare more medicine, and prepare for 5000 people (non-combat reduction)."

The latter was distracted, because when he mentioned Japan, he naturally thought of Komatsu Jasmine who was brought back to Daming by him.

"Yes!" He quickly came back to his senses, cupped his fists and accepted the order.

It takes less than half a month to go there and back, and it takes at least ten days to plan, prepare, and conduct exercises during the period, and it takes about a month to count the waiting time.

This is still a small calculation. If the progress is slower, I am afraid that I can only come back a few days before New Year's Eve.

Although there is no way to shirk my job, it is really embarrassing to part with my wife.

On the way home by car, Zhou Changfeng thought back on his past with Xia Xiaoshi. It took only a short time from the initial interest to the later liking, and not long before they got engaged in a daze.

Compared with Xia Xiaoshi's admiration for him, he didn't have much deep affection for her at first, and he had always maintained a "slight liking for her", but as time went by, now he was more and more drawn into it?
"General~jun!"

"Hey, my sister is the best."

In the main hall, Xia Xiaoshi and Lin Xi, who had nothing to do, were playing chess. When Zhou Changfeng arrived, the two were playing chess again.

"Oh? Sir is back?"

"Are you bullying the little girl again?"

"How can it be called bullying?" Xia Xiaoshi snorted, "Why don't you play chess with me?"

"Don't, don't, you play, you play." Zhou Changfeng stepped back two steps while waving his hands.

At least in chess, he dared not challenge Xia Xiaoshi at all, it could be said that he was humiliating himself.

　Hey, there is no way to write more about Tsarist Russia, even if there are thousands of words, I can only point to the end, forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)