The entire street is similar to that of a small town in the mainland, with the same wooden buildings and brick-and-tile structures in the small courtyard. The only difference is that they are all front houses, and there are dense signs and guise. Many breakfasts also have a few tickets at the door. From time to time, someone would sit down at the small table and loudly place orders to the boss in the back room.
The breakfast here is still very rich, many of which even Zhu Xuefeng has never seen. They may have disappeared in the long river of history in later generations.
Liang Yan was even more curious, "Brother Tao, the fried yellow one is quite interesting and fragrant, how about we try it." After a dazzling selection, the two of them set up a small table. There weren't many of them, so they both wanted to try them all. The boss said they were all delicious, so they had to try them.
It's fried yellow and tastes really good. It's the sweet potato, fried twice and it looks like this. The fried bird egg tastes good too. The fried buns are very similar to the raw fried buns in Shanghai.
“This place is quite interesting, and they sell it like this.”
Liang Yan was worried that she would not be used to it, so she ordered dumplings, only to find that the dumplings here are sold by the piece, and there is a saying "Large intestine wrapped in small intestine", Zhu Xuefeng did not stretch out his chopsticks.
"Boss, do you have any more "Qili Xiang"? Here are four."
The customers outside were ordering loudly again, and the boss in the back room was very busy.
“Come on.”
“Brother Tao, what is Qilixiang? The name is so nice, it must be delicious. Let’s try one too?”
"I don't know, just order it if you want to try it."
Seeing that the two people sitting next to me ordered four "Qili Xiang" and ate them with gusto, many people not far away seemed to be eating "Qili Xiang" too. , Liang Yan also asked for one. She really couldn’t guess what it was, but when she got it, she realized that Qilixiang was just a chicken butt.
“You can eat it, I can’t eat this thing.” Liang Yan gave up on her own initiative and pushed the plate in front of Zhu Xuefeng.
“This is what you want, and I can’t get used to it either.”
Zhu Xuefeng smiled and put Qili Xiang aside. Unexpectedly, a middle-aged man at the next table took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
"You two have just arrived here. If you don't mind, how about giving this Qili Xiang to me."
Zhu Xuefeng looked at each other with a surprised look on his face. Liang Yan took a bite of this thing. .
"It's okay, good things can't be wasted. Their Qili Xiang tastes so good that I can't buy it even if I'm late."
Zhu Xuefeng had no choice but to pass the plate over, "As long as you don't dislike it."
The other party took it generously, without any unnaturalness, "We locals all love to eat this. You may not be used to it, but it actually tastes really good."
Zhu Xuefeng only knew that Jay had a song called Qilixiang, but he didn't know if it had anything to do with it. Seeing his neighbor enjoying the meal, he quickly wiped it out, and seemed to have some unfinished ideas, so the two of them had to flee.
The advertising column not far away attracted Zhu Xuefeng’s attention.
“Let’s go over and have a look.”
Beside the advertising column were a lot of promotional news. Zhu Xuefeng looked at it carefully and took the confused Liang Yan to buy another one at the newsstand. I bought a copy of various newspapers, even those that had not been sold out a few days ago.
The two returned to the hotel, "You rest first, I have to look for news."
Zhu Xuefeng buried his head in reading the newspaper, and hurried out after a long time, returning only after it was almost dark.
The information about the three traitors is easy to find out, and they are publicized everywhere, but the sniping method that was planned earlier is no longer possible. The lecture tour and parade are over. The three have been promoted to officers and entered the barracks.
"Brother, how is the situation? Is it difficult?"
Liang Yan couldn't help but ask when she saw that Zhu Xuefeng had been thinking hard after returning.
"Well, now that we are here, I have to tell you some things, so be prepared."
Zhu Xuefeng whispered about this mission. "The situation has changed now. It is very difficult to kill and evacuate. The seaside is blocked. There is a lot of information that we need to find out slowly. Fortunately, these three people are doing it with great fanfare. We should be able to find them..."
Zhu Xuefeng is not worried about not being able to get close to these three people. He is thinking more. It is not the best choice for the traitor to be killed. It is best to take him back and face trial. There is also a fallen colleague who is the trouble. We don’t know yet. Transfer no.
"Senior brother, ah no, Brother Tao, since the information is not blocked, let's take our time to inquire about it, I'm not in a hurry to go back."
"This is the only way, let's do this next..."
Not to mention that the change in Zhu Xuefeng's situation has made the task difficult. In the office in Beijing, the two leaders are also troubled by the current situation.
The intention to cooperate with Saudi Arabia was finally reached secretly. Domestic professional exploration personnel were dispatched to help the royal family continue to search for oil deposits and cooperate in mining. Domestic countries could have priority in purchasing according to international oil prices, which directly solved the energy crisis in the later period.
It was originally excellent news, but the intelligence that was just returned was very troublesome. The bald eagle was causing trouble behind Malacca, and the merchant ships coming from Nanhai were greatly affected, and they were tightly blocked. The throat of trade.
"This place is very important. They are stuck here because they want to trap our foreign trade. Without this trade, our life will be very difficult."
Agriculture has suffered seriously in recent years. , it was only through foreign trade that the problem of hunger was solved. It was stuck here, and both exports and imports were greatly affected.
Looking at the map, the thin figure stood up and said, "I have an idea, see if it works."
"Is there any good way?"
The thin finger pointed on the map, "Can we open a road here, so that we can not consider the Strait of Malacca at all, now they have influence in Malacca It’s very big. As long as we walk here, we will inevitably be manipulated by them.”
The tall figure clapped his hands and walked to the map.
“Your idea coincides with mine. We should indeed open up a new trade route here at Menggala Bay and completely get rid of Malacca. It is best to go ashore from here and connect it by railway. Get rid of Malacca and greatly shorten the navigation distance of the cargo ship."
He pointed to the location of the Guoming Autonomous Region on the map.
"The location of this strange autonomous region is very important. If we cooperate with them, if we succeed, we can ignore the island chain blockade and jump out of the encirclement. There is a lot to do."
See yourself The idea coincided with the other party's, and the thin figure was also very pleased.
“The key point is this autonomous region. They have long proposed that they want us to help build a railway, which coincides with our idea. However, they are short of funds and the construction is very difficult, and this They have not fully digested it.”
“This is not a problem, isn’t it good to cooperate with us now? We can be more proactive and help them repair directly to the seaside. This will be beneficial to everyone. , we can just go with the flow and cooperate for a win-win situation."
The stalwart body tapped the map and let out a hearty laugh.
"If you break out of the encirclement, this game will come alive. In the future, crude oil can also be landed from here. Now the oil fields are concentrated in the north and northwest, and there is a lack of oil fields in the south. The crude oil landed from here can greatly reduce the pressure of our north-south oil. Come on, come on, take a look here, if we build a refinery here, can we revitalize a large area..."
An emergency meeting was held secretly, and soon the Guoming office was notified. , inviting the autonomous region to Beijing to discuss cooperation matters.
"Cooperation? Isn't it good to cooperate now? We haven't asked for new cooperation."
Song Yan asked in surprise after receiving the notice. He was surrounded by Li Xiaojun and Yang Maosheng. Zhou Xingguo is now directing the attack in Mandele, and Zhou Laoba is leading the team to open the final section to the west.
“We have not proposed any new cooperation projects.” Yang Maosheng knew all the projects clearly and answered affirmatively.
"That is because the family takes the initiative to cooperate with us, and you have to do this, Lao Yang."
Yang Maosheng was a little embarrassed, "Your Highness is not here, I don't The law has been decided. You also know the news about the office coming. His Highness is out and cannot be contacted now."
Li Xiaojun slapped his thigh and said, "There is nothing to hesitate. As long as it is needed by the family, your Highness will definitely agree. There is absolutely no problem if we talk according to this idea. "
Li Xiaojun and Song Yan understand Zhu Xuefeng's thoughts, which are definitely to protect the interests of the family. They will do many things even at a loss. Now that the family has needs, they will definitely follow Zhu Xuefeng's thoughts. would agree.
But Yang Maosheng didn't think so. When he exchanged weapons, he felt very bad. He felt that the exchange was too disadvantageous. If His Highness hadn't given him clear instructions in advance, he would never have agreed to one exchange for three. Otherwise, There is also a one-for-two exchange, and the purchase price of the Type 62 gunboat that feels like a disadvantage.
As a person in charge who has been engaged in trade for the Yang family for many years, he is still worried about the last negotiation. He always believed that it was because he failed to argue with reason that the interests of the autonomous region and His Highness were damaged. .
"No, no, no, Deputy Commander Li, I'm sorry that I cannot agree with you. I am now responsible for the autonomous region. The motherland and we have a cooperative relationship. We have no reason to sacrifice the interests of the autonomous region to meet the needs of the motherland. We How big a person it is, for them, it is a small demand that we may not be able to satisfy even by selling pots and pans. I have to be responsible for His Highness’s career and the 700,000 people of the autonomous region. I cannot unconditionally agree to their request.”< br>
Yang Maosheng resolutely rejected Li Xiaojun's proposal. Song Yan and Li Xiaojun looked at each other, and there was nothing wrong with Yang Maosheng's words.
“Let’s see, you take the team for a trip first. Maybe it’s something that will be beneficial to both parties. Isn’t it cooperation? We don’t need support. I think it should be beneficial to both of us. You Let’s talk first. Even if there are some differences, we can take it slow. When the time comes, the chief will come back, and everything will be decided by the chief.”
Song Yan is the first person in charge designated by Zhu Xuefeng, Yang Maosheng. Of course he would not object to his opinions, and Song Yan made it very clear that any disagreements would be subject to Zhu Xuefeng's will.
"I will make arrangements right away. I have arranged all the needs of the front line. Don't worry. However, I have to ask Deputy Commander Li to take more care about the matter going west. His Highness requested to build such a large project on the seaside. He also requested the third It is absolutely important to report the completion information to him as soon as possible. There should be no delay because of my departure."
"Don't worry, leave this matter to me. I will definitely clear it up before the Spring Festival. Just choose a site and start construction. As long as these people in Beibang are fed, it will be very useful.”
“Old Yang, go back early and come back early. Let’s try to celebrate the New Year in Mandele this time. "
"I hope so too. You have also read the proposals of the business representatives. You must treat them well. This is related to the development of the autonomous region next year."
Yang Maosheng was still a little worried about these soldiers. He took great pains to secretly contact the other party through the Yang family, and the other party also made a commitment to join the construction of the autonomous region. All this is extremely important for the accelerated development of the autonomous region next year.
But Mandele was in dire straits at the moment. Song Yan's trick was to cross the sea and secretly cross the sea to lure away the reinforcements. In the process of annihilating a small group of saboteurs, he was ambushed again and lost a lot of money. Several hundred people later.
The troops who went out to the city for reconnaissance several times mysteriously disappeared. A team of 300 people was sent to search outside the city again, but only a burst of gunfire was heard. As long as they left the city, they would be ambushed. The strongholds outside the city continued to attack every day. The rapid development of one person disappeared, all this made the team that had already lost the will to fight, like a frightened bird.
In order to maintain their strength, the remaining more than 9,000 soldiers huddled in Mandele City and gave up all the strongholds outside the city. There was no way, if they didn't give up, they would be pulled out one by one.
Thousands of people who fled here were detained, waiting to be escorted back to the south. There were tens of thousands more people who were not detained. Coupled with the original population of the city and the soldiers who fled back, the city was already overcrowded.
We can't leave now. According to the investigators' report, the city has been surrounded. A large number of Northern Army camps have been found in several directions. They are not afraid of sneak attacks by the defenders in the city and are stationed on the roadside in a swaggering manner.
“Who can tell me how these monkeys in the north conjured up so many soldiers.”
The trapped General Longang Mule was very angry and had already planned to escort him to defect. Returning back was a great achievement. Unexpectedly, I was trapped in this ancient city for no apparent reason. I explored the route several times without success, and now I was surrounded by a large army.
But until now, the military government still insists that it is the main force of the Northern Army that is blocking their support. Including the defenders of Jiesha, the number is far more than 6,000. According to their intelligence, the Northern Army Even including the newly recruited soldiers, the number of the army will not exceed 8,000.
And it was only the first encounter. More than 4,000 of them were defeated directly. They were definitely the main force. Otherwise, even if they were urgent recruits, there would be no more than 4,000 people. , was defeated by two thousand people. There is only one possibility. What the military government encountered was the main force, a main force of six thousand people. Although there were more than 20,000 troops recruited urgently, the military government could not withstand six thousand people. Main force.
"But they insist that they have encountered a main force of more than 6,000 people. Are there suspicious soldiers near our city? They can't have so many combatants, even weapons, and they can't appear out of thin air. We have done statistics. The few times they captured, they were able to arm less than 8,000 people at most, and there should be defenders in Mogok and Jiesha..."
General Long Aung Mule was a little skeptical, "You mean, I'm going to investigate. Lu and the hundreds of people who exterminated a small group of saboteurs were just wiped out by the suspected soldiers?"
"Yes, General, I judge that they are good at small groups of raids, and there is no large-scale war here. But there has been an encounter in the west, and this cannot be faked. I believe that the military government will not deceive us."
General Long Aung Mule is a little unsure. If this is the case, he is willing to give up Mandele. , I was really a little frightened by the invisible battle. I had to lead the team back to the south. It was too unsafe here. The previous commander was actually sniped, and no one told him in advance.
"Let me think about it carefully. If this is a suspected soldier, we can successfully evacuate to Miding or Nemi, but if it is an ambush, we will have no chance to return to Mandela City."
A cautious temper saved him once again. The defenders in the city were divided into four parts. One part continued to defend the city, and the other three parts left the city and retreated south. After the scouts confirmed that the enemy troops on the south road had magically disappeared. , the first part set off cautiously.
Two hours later, the general decided to move in with the Second Warhead, but only a few kilometers out of the city, fierce artillery fire was heard in the distance.
"It's over, it's not a suspicious soldier, it's an ambush. Send the order, return to Mandele, and defend strictly."
The second warhead decisively turned in and let the other team hiding in the woods on the hilltop The ambush team was greatly disappointed, but still launched a pursuit without giving up. At this time, the first warhead more than ten kilometers away had been completely wiped out. The ambush team received the order and was rushing to Mandele City to cooperate with other ambush teams and prepare to directly Siege the city.
There was actually a riot in the city at this time. The third team was preparing to set off. The remaining defenders realized that they had been abandoned, and the defectors who saw the opportunity also began to destroy the city. All chaos.
The commanding officer Zhou Xingguo promptly changed the battle plan and launched an all-out attack. Unfortunately, the Second War Department rushed back to the city in time and the riot was suppressed. The Fourth War Department saw that the general was still in the city and everything calmed down.
"Damn, it's too late, the city is calm, what a good opportunity."
Zhou Xingguo was so disappointed that he smashed the stone next to him.
“Go and report to the commander-in-chief that the first phase of the plan has failed. Do you want to launch a general attack?”
“This means you are just a suspect. I almost couldn’t come back and the city was almost lost. "
General Longang Mule was furious, and the dog-headed military advisor was so embarrassed that he did not dare to speak out.
“Hurry up and think of a way to escape from this dead city!”
The densely packed torches and loud shouts outside the city made General Long Angmule understand what is here. Suspect, although he doesn’t know how the Northern Army managed to conjure up so many combatants and where they got so many weapons, none of this is important. What’s important is how to escape. With just a few thousand people in the city, he has no confidence to hold on. , the soldiers, like him, lost their fighting spirit.
"If the airport is still there, you can request a plane..."
The dog-headed military advisor's suggestion was rudely interrupted. "You're talking nonsense. The airport is outside the city, but it's not destroyed. How do you ask me to get out?"
The dog-headed military advisor, who was so embarrassed by the scolding, tried to contribute his wisdom again.
"This is not far from the Huaguo border..."
"I can't get out of Laozi City, how to escape, it's still nonsense."
General Long Ang Mule can't bear it anymore , once again interrupting the brainless suggestion, why did you find such a dog-headed military advisor, who doesn’t know people well?
"I mean, can you ask Huaguo for support, just like the year before last..."
The general did not scold this time, "They do have powerful light infantry, but this This time is different. They have always claimed not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. Ours is at best a civil war..."
"The solution is to let everyone defend for a few days and then send a report to the military government and ask them to send reinforcements. , or ask Huaguo to intervene for support..." (End of Chapter)