Expedition to Europe

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Qin Zhiyuan also knew that when the Lan Fang soldiers were already accustomed to having sufficient logistical supplies, they only thought of frugality, which would definitely make some soldiers confused, but this was also a helpless move. A unit without faith is a unit without combat effectiveness, and a unit that is accustomed to spending lavishly and cannot fight without sufficient logistics is not a unit that can fight well.

Qin Zhiyuan did not want to build a unit like the PLA. After all, the Lan Fang army did not have a legendary background like the PLA, but in some aspects, Qin Zhiyuan's requirements for the army were the same as the PLA. Use me in the first battle, and I will win!

The Lan Fang army must have this kind of spirit of swallowing the world.

In peacetime, Qin Zhiyuan can provide almost unlimited logistics for the troops, but if it is in wartime, even if the ammunition and food are exhausted, Qin Zhiyuan's requirements for the Lan Fang army are to fight to the end.

Western countries do not emphasize this point very much. In fact, Westerners believe more in "keeping the green mountains, there will be no worries about firewood". In extremely unfavorable situations, if it is determined that the troops have tried their best but still cannot complete the task, Western countries generally allow the troops to raise their hands and surrender.

But in Lan Fang, this idea is definitely not feasible. Since the period of the Foreign Legion until now, Qin Zhiyuan's troops have never raised their hands and surrendered. The Lan Fang army can be annihilated and can retreat, but it cannot raise its hands and surrender. No matter what the circumstances, the Lan Fang army must have the spirit to fight to the end. No matter how difficult the battle situation is, as long as there is no retreat order, the Lan Fang army must fight to the last man, not letting the enemy have any luck, and not leaving any room for itself.

The army that Qin Zhiyuan wants is a force that can make the enemy tremble, a force that can make the enemy timid before fighting on the battlefield. If the Lan Fang army does not have the determination to fight to the death with the enemy, if the Lan Fang army does not have the determination to fight to the end under any conditions, then why should the Lan Fang army scare the enemy?

Imperialism is indeed a paper tiger, but this paper tiger is fought, not spoken.

Just as Zhang Chengye and Zheng Lingfeng were preparing to share the hardships with the soldiers, Qin Zhiyuan was also doing ideological work on Xie Rundong.

Among the Lan Fang naval generals, Xie Rundong was the general Qin Zhiyuan valued the most. One of the important reasons was that Xie Rundong would take the initiative to communicate with Qin Zhiyuan whenever there was a problem, instead of temporarily shelving it, which was more conducive to improving the combat effectiveness of the Lan Fang army and strengthening Qin Zhiyuan's ability to control the army.

"Why can we only carry ordinary bullets? This is because our air force must have stronger combat effectiveness, know how to use the advantages of fighter planes to defeat the enemy, and cherish the few favorable opportunities. Don't you think our pilots are too relaxed now? Whether it is a fighter or a bomber, our aircraft performance is far better than the enemy, so our pilots are now beginning to be proud and complacent. The king is the biggest and he is second. He doesn't accept anyone. This is originally a good thing, but no one can guarantee how long our fighter advantage can last. If one day our aircraft performance is not as good as our enemy, will our pilots collapse? Will the pilots become completely unaware of how to fight? This issue must be cautious. If we don't pay attention to it, sooner or later we will suffer a big loss." Qin Zhiyuan couldn't do that when facing Xie Rundong. He said whatever he wanted, and even said something more serious. Only in this way can Xie Rundong really pay attention.

Qin Zhiyuan's "harshness" is not only aimed at the Marine Corps, but also at the Air Force, which has always been the "proud son of heaven". In the next exercise, Qin Zhiyuan required the Air Force to carry only half of the ammunition and remove all the auxiliary fuel tanks.

This means that the combat effectiveness of the air force will be greatly reduced. Reducing ammunition requires the air force to seize limited opportunities as much as possible. Reducing fuel means that the air force loses time to deal with the enemy. Basically, the aircraft must hit the target in one shot when flying over it, otherwise it will return.

Xie Rundong's navy and air force were also spoiled by Lan Fang. The navy and air force have always been the best in the Lan Fang military system. From daily living standards to pilots' allowances, the navy and air force have always been the best.

This also caused Lan Fang's naval pilots to be too arrogant. If the Marine Corps is arrogant, then the naval pilots are arrogant to the extreme.

"Your Majesty, I understand that you want to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, and I also understand that I hope the troops can be hardworking and simple, but this cannot be achieved overnight. This requires a gradual process. The troops need an adaptation time. It is not easy to change the long-term habits of the troops in a short period of time." Xie Rundong can understand Qin Zhiyuan's approach, but still hopes to take it slowly.

"We don't have much time. Our relationship with the Americans is not good now. The Americans compromised this time because they were not ready for war. Then the Americans will definitely be more aggressive next time. If there is another time, maybe there will be another time. A war will break out between us and the United States. If the war is against the British, we are confident that we will win. But if it is the Americans, then we must be mentally prepared for the Americans' strong industrial base. The war will be protracted and may last ten or eight years. What will be fought for then is industrial strength. , what we fight for is the soldiers' strong fighting will and hard and simple fighting style, so we must be fully prepared, even if it is 'not easy', we must resolutely get rid of the soldiers' habit of lavishness, not only the soldiers, you The same goes for the commander, attacking a target "If you can use one plane, don't use two. If you can use destroyers, don't use battleships. Save a little here and a little there, and we can save our future victory." Qin Zhiyuan has made up his mind, no matter how much resistance he encounters. , we must also establish a style of hard work and simplicity in Lanfang's army.

Soldiers don't have so many problems with being picky. They enjoy blessings but also endure hardships. Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want an army that can't do anything at 38 degrees.

After seeing off Xie Rundong, Gao Hongshi came in immediately to report.

"Yesterday, one of our liaison stations in New York was raided by the FBI. Four staff members and three of them died in the fight, and one was injured and captured in a coma. The FBI paid the price of at least ten people. I Zheng Jing has been instructed to start rescue work and try to rescue as many people as possible, but it is not possible - and it cannot cause greater losses." Gao Hongshi was a little hesitant when he reported, and his eye circles were a little red.

"Cannot cause greater losses" means that they will be silenced even if they cannot be rescued. This is also the choice made by the Lanfang National Security Bureau when they are at their wits' end.

"No, save the person if he can. If he can't be saved, find other ways. We can't let the hero bleed and shed tears." Qin Zhiyuan himself was a spy before and didn't want to see similar tragedies happen.

Speaking of "silencing people", Qin Zhiyuan had seen it a lot in the past. In many cases, agents committed suicide in order to prevent themselves from being unable to bear it. Of course, there were also cases where people were silenced passively, and those were just rare cases.

The former republic was poor and weak, and the country was unable to take good care of agents with special missions. Many agents could not even gain their due reputation after their deaths. Qin Zhiyuan had experienced many such tragedies.

The current Lanfang is not the original republic. At least Lanfang is not helpless when facing the United States, so Qin Zhiyuan will not let such a tragedy happen to Lanfang under any circumstances.

Americans are not the only ones who put "humanitarianism" at the forefront, Lan Fang does too.

"Then - how many hidden stakes of Americans under our control should be pulled out?" Gao Hongshi immediately drew inferences.

As soon as Lan Fang got Nikola Tesla away, the Americans unplugged Lan Fang's NSA contact station in New York. This shows that this contact station must have been targeted by the FBI for a long time, but The Americans did not take action out of some consideration, and now they are venting their anger to retaliate.

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The Americans control the liaison station in Lanfang, and Lanfang also has American agents. Penglai Island and Lanling Island in Lanfang are both world-famous scenic spots. There are countless tourists every day. Americans are on Penglai Island. He and Lanling Island have also worked hard. Gao Hongshi has more than a dozen American agents who have been identified, and he is now just using them to support them.

"Catch, arrest a few more! Then withdraw the relevant personnel from New York to prevent greater losses." Qin Zhiyuan wanted to tit for tat, but he had no intention of expanding.

The arrest of agent Lan Fang by the Americans was an act of revenge, and Lan Fang would also retaliate. This would definitely arouse a strong reaction from the Americans. If there is no bottom line, the final result will be this unrestricted mutual revenge.

In fact, Lan Fang took advantage of this kind of revenge. The United States, like Lan Fang, is a country of immigrants. However, Lan Fang’s population composition includes Westerners, so the agents Lan Fang sent to the United States all had Western faces, while the United States The population composition of China is relatively homogeneous, and the Chinese cannot even obtain normal social status because of the Chinese Exclusion Act. It is not easy for Americans to develop agents of Chinese descent.

And relatively speaking, Lanfang's social structure is relatively stable, and there is relatively little population movement between states, which means that the damage that U.S. agents can cause is extremely limited; at the same time, the United States is a federal country, and U.S. citizens can move anywhere at will. The country is moving around, which gives Agent Lanfang more opportunities.

The intelligence mechanism of the Lanfang National Security Bureau is a single-line communication, especially for such an intelligence agency in an enemy country. The contact station staff has very limited manpower. If a certain node is destroyed, the impact will not be too great. At least as far as Qin Zhiyuan knows, in New York, the Lanfang National Security Bureau has at least nearly a hundred intelligence agencies with more than a dozen lines. The intricate relationship between them can make the FBI very troubled.

The battle on the intelligence front is like this. Once it starts, it will never end. It depends on who can't hold it back first.