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    After leaving the house and getting in the car, Lu Zhengxiang was still thinking about the demilitarization of Taiwan.  (Baidu search.

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    m,) Taiwan is the gateway guarding the southeastern coast, and it must strengthen its armed forces in every aspect. However, Yang Qiu went in the opposite direction and promoted demilitarization. Isn't this a waste of half of his martial arts?  After thinking about it, he still couldn't hold it back and asked: "Vice President, why do you want to promote Taiwan's demilitarization?"

    "Minister Lu is a civilian and doesn't understand military matters." Yang Qiu leaned on the car seat, gave up the Paris city view outside the window and turned his head and said: "Taiwan is not only a barrier guarding the southeast of our country, but also a barrier to Northeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific.  strategically important. To the north are Ryukyu Japan and North Korea, to the south are Luzon and Malacca, and to the east can radiate to the entire Southwest Pacific. Such an important position, especially since the United States still controls Luzon, you said that if we take it back, we will immediately  What would Britain and the United States think about large-scale military garrison?¡±

    Lu Zhengxiang doesn¡¯t understand military affairs. Hearing that Taiwan is so important, he is a little worried that demilitarization will give others an opportunity to take advantage of it.  Yang Qiu laughed, patted him and comforted him: "It is no longer twenty years ago. After this war, Britain and France must recuperate. Although Japan has intentions, Korea is right under our noses. There are several battles on the Western Front that are at the bottom. Any  Any country that wants to seduce us has to think carefully! Moreover, Taiwan is very close, and Fujian can be reached by plane in a short time. The National Guard is enough to ensure daily safety. Therefore, the key to our country in recent years is still in the north. Wait here  Now that the matter is over, I would like to trouble you to go see your old friend Kolchak and find a way to give him some support. I heard that he has a lot of gold, so you can't give others an advantage in vain."

    Yang Qiu¡¯s expression was relaxed but his heart was full of helplessness.  It is not that easy for a country to rise. It has to compromise, tolerate and exchange, pretending to be a grandson all the way, and still be restrained at every turn.  If it weren't for the reassurance of Britain and the United States, especially when Luzon is right next to Taiwan, he would definitely use Taiwan as a forward naval base, but he can only hold off for now.  But having said that, supporting the United States in fully abolition of the unequal treaties signed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty will allow Japan to get out of the country as soon as possible.  Compared with taking back the Northern Territory, it is worth the Navy's aggrievedness for a few more years.

    Lu Zhengxiang nodded, remembered something and asked: "If the Vice President is so worried about the north, why doesn't he let Xu Shuzheng kill him? The guerrillas of the Poor Party and the Mongolian rebels have been entrenched north of Chita for a long time. Recently, there have been many incidents  A small number of Russian locals from Siberia have joined, and I heard from Ziqing that the number has probably increased to more than 10,000. Is there a big operation to be organized after spring to wipe them out, so as not to cause trouble to the place?"

    "Why annihilation?" Yang Qiu raised his eyebrows and said with a cold gaze: "Do you know how many Russians there are in the Siberia area we control? A full 5.5 million. Including Vladivostok and other areas, the total is more than 7 million. On the other hand,  Our country has less than 300,000 citizens! How can such a population ratio be managed in the long term? If they live in peace and harmony, how can we force them to leave?"

    These words made Lu Zhengxiang feel a chill in his heart.  When he looked at Yang Qiushi, his eyes changed a little, and he finally understood why the Democratic Party and Yuan Shikai were so completely defeated by him, because his move was clearly a desperate tactic!

    The world has changed. If the Russians in Siberia are artificially massacred and expelled, it will not only affect his own reputation, but also damage the democratic image that the Republic of China has just established. Therefore, he deliberately allowed this rebel group to slowly drag on.  The war forced the region into turmoil.  Because for the country.  It doesn't matter what kind of mess this place is in, but the people living there can't stand it!  Under what circumstances will the population lose rapidly?  Turbulence and war!  Siberia is not a fertile area, even if the two sides only have to deal with it for one summer.  A long winter is enough to starve many people to death. It doesn¡¯t even take three to five years, and the non-Han population will decline significantly!  When all the people are gone, the Poor Party guerrillas will naturally have no cover. When the time comes to immigrate from the mainland, Siberia will be completely in the palm of your hand!

    When he lamented Yang Qiu's step-by-step method, the convoy also returned to the embassy.  After entering the door, I found that all the representatives who participated in various negotiations were back.  Nearly a month of separate attacks has finally come to fruition, especially in the purchase of war surplus supplies.

    The first is the military delegation. Germany¡¯s sophisticated weapons and military supplies are undoubtedly the focus of distribution. As a country that directly dispatched the Western Front Expeditionary Force and made outstanding contributions to the Western Front, China was finally listed as the first priority along with the four countries of Britain, the United States, France and Italy.  Choose a country.  But in the face of the military supplies worth billions of dollars handed over by Germany, Austria and other countries.  In fact, both Britain and France had a headache, because they had too many weapons waiting to be sold and disposed of, and the German and Austrian systems were different from theirs, so the difficult negotiations that Zhang Xiaozhun expected did not happen at all.  The Chinese delegation successfully obtained not only 1,100 of the most important and 240 four-level heavy artillery, but also 1,500 Maxim heavy machine guns and 5,000 German imitation Han II light machine guns.  600 Fokker C fighter jets imitated by Haidong Qing and 500 other types of aircraft.  Add 3,000 more airlinesEngines, 3,000 automobile engines, 180 steam turbines, 500 military boilers, 500 field generators, 1,000 trucks, 500 trains (including 20 carriages), etc.  In the end, France, in order to thank the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and of course to disgust Germany, forced hundreds of thousands of completely useless Mauser 98k and a large number of German artillery shells in stock.

    What should I do if someone gives it to me?  Yes, take it.

    The idea of ??the military delegation led by Zhang Xiaozhun and Ye Zugui is very simple. Since they are all free of charge, they should take whatever they should get and find ways to get what they shouldn't.  In the end, not only did the task be seriously overfulfilled, but France also disliked the complexity of modifying the wheel tracks of German trains. After learning that the Chinese delegation intended to purchase them in cash, they simply gave them the 2,000 German trains worth US$50,000 each.  The entire list of 15,000 US dollars was resold to Zhang Xiaozhun.  Although the track gauge of Britain, the United States and Italy is the same as that of Germany, Britain's domestic losses are not big and there is no shortage of trains. The United States simply has no interest in transporting heavy trains back, and Italy only wants cash, so it followed France's example and immediately exchanged cash.  If it weren't for the fact that the remaining 500 vehicles were to be shared with the second-category allocation countries, including Japan, Zhang Xiaozhun would have been completely covered.

    This kind of gobbling behavior drove the Japanese military delegation crazy.  In fact, they had no use for these trains at all, because Japan and North Korea used narrow gauge, but watching the Chinese delegation stuff hundreds of millions worth of loot into their pockets, it felt like they had knocked over a five-flavor bottle.  Many Japanese military officers lamented that if they had taken the initiative to send troops to the Western Front, they would have been reduced to a second-class country.  Seeing that China has obtained so many weapons and equipment, the army will definitely become more difficult to deal with.  So I really wanted to spend money to buy a batch, but considering that the German Ocean Fleet I wanted most had not yet been allocated, I had to endure it.

    Although the army and air force had a great harvest, Ye Zugui was not happy.  Because Britain and France had absolutely no idea how the German fleet in Scapa Flow would be allocated, this made the navy's desire to acquire one or two battleships slim.

    The purchase of complete sets of industrial machinery was not as difficult as imagined. After private "communications" with France, Belgium and Italy, they were all willing to exchange machine tools and equipment from Germany and Austria for cash, and even before the end of the Paris Peace Conference, they started to issue cans.  In the list of factories and equipment provided, Italy even put two large machine tools seized from Austria-Hungary for manufacturing super-large ship spindles and for armor heat treatment on the shelves. Xu Xiujun and Zheng Tingxiang were certainly not polite.  Not only did he buy it immediately, he also asked Song Ziqing to dispatch a troop transport ship to transport the equipment first.

    On the one hand, there are too many military supplies that have been produced in the past few years that cannot be digested and are eager to be liquidated. On the other hand, there is a general lack of food, cotton-padded clothes and medicines, which severely polarized the Paris Peace Conference.  France wants to sell whatever it catches, and retaliates by plundering Germany and Austria in exchange for much-needed funds to rebuild the country. Britain is also anxious to get rid of the weapons and equipment used by millions of troops. The United States itself has strong manufacturing capabilities, not to mention the cost of transporting them back.  Small.  So I only want technology rather than materials.

    The result is satisfactory, but Song Ziqing is worried to death because the domestic shipping capacity itself is weak.  They have worked hard to build it over the past few years, but due to the poor overall manufacturing level, the main force of the country's ocean-going fleet is still the ships exchanged with Germany before the war.  Not to mention other things, just transporting so many trains and carriages back would require thousands of ships. However, due to serious shipping losses in countries such as Britain and France, the captured ships would not be distributed at all, so they had to rent cargo ships from Italy and other countries.  .

    Yang Qiu didn¡¯t pay much attention to these things, because taking these things back would not do much to promote the development of the country. It was just to prevent the finances from plummeting in 1919.  His mind is still on the dangerous Arctic Ocean route. The fleet that has spent a total of 150 million and has no news yet is too important!  Not to mention anything else, there are only finished products and drawings of large-scale oxygen generators that can be used in top-blown furnaces.  The dozens of alloy formulas and processing technologies sold by Krupp and Rheinmetall, as well as the tube self-tightening technology known as the pearl of the metallurgical industry, these are the real good things!

    He picked up the coffee and walked to the window. He looked up and saw that the moon in the cold mist seemed to be covered with a layer of gauze, hazy and beautiful.  Such a beautiful night.  Did Bingwen and the others see it?

    "Cut the signal rope! Full left rudder The bow of the ship must always face the waves! Report the situation from the power cabin! Go and send the signal! No matter what method is used, I must know the situation of each ship  Come here! Three rounds of flares, let them see our position!" In the Davis Strait northwest of Greenland, Bingwen didn't have time to even glance at the sky. Like everyone else, he was wearing a rubber raincoat, and his face was expressionless.  Pale eyes completely red.

    After traveling day and night for more than a month and paying the price of 11 people falling into the water or accidentally dying, the fleet was about to cross Greenland and reach Canada, but it encountered the most terrifying winter storm in the North Atlantic.

    Poseidon seemed to be irritated by this small fleet that was trying to challenge him. He suddenly roared with the help of the north wind, and continuous huge waves several meters high hit the bow of the ship.?In the rough waves, the ship was pushed up high and then dropped heavily. Everyone felt like they had turned into rag dolls that children held in their hands and swung wildly around.  The violent turbulence made even the most experienced old sailors vomit bile.  However, the sea will not stop venting because of vomiting. The hail in the storm violently hits the steel and portholes. Whenever there is a hole, the cold wind will sweep in mercilessly. Although the sailors struggled to block it,  But the air in the cabin was still falling rapidly.

    "Bingwen, look!"

    After three flares were fired into the sky, everyone saw an unforgettable scene. They saw the No. 11 ocean-going freighter with a displacement of 20,000 tons on the left like a sampan, and its bow was suddenly lifted up by a huge wave. Before it could regain its balance, it fell.  As the waves plunged headlong into the waves.  It was as if there was a force pulling from the bottom of the sea, pulling the steel bow down!  The stern of the ship is raised high, and two copper propellers can be clearly seen still spinning desperately.  This picture made everyone worried. Will it continue to sink in like this?

    When the ocean liner disappeared from sight and everyone almost screamed, it suddenly emerged from the water again with great stubbornness and was lifted up by the second huge wave, facing the test again.

    "Don't look! It's coming towards us! Pull up the handrails! Haha" Hakan suddenly laughed and pointed at the huge waves rushing towards the bow of the ship.  His expression was indescribably crazy: "Come on, you son of a bitch! This is a German ship, the best ship in the world! Don't even think about overturning us! Boys, you will definitely not know. If you want to find  If a ship can get through here intact, it must be made in Germany!¡±

    Come on With a vented scream, the huge wave that almost dragged the freighter into the sea violently hit the bow of the ship. At that moment, everyone was worried about the bow of the ship that had been damaged due to the collision with the British submarine, but this worry was very short.  It quickly turned into dizziness, shaking and turbulence.  Hundreds of tons of seawater washed along the deck, and the huge tearing force pulled the icebreaker downward, but in an instant it was lifted up again.  Everything slides back and only the sky is magnified.

    At this moment, Bingwen and everyone were really scared. They had never thought that the sea would be so violent one day. Looking at the fleet of ships that disappeared and appeared in the surrounding waves, he thought of disbanding the formation.  After the formation is disbanded, each ship will act independently. They can choose to continue moving forward or leave.  This was a difficult choice because these ships were full of industrial equipment and blueprints that the country desperately needed.  But if we don¡¯t disband, I¡¯m afraid not even one of them will be able to go back.

    what can we do about it?

    Bingwen looked at Hakan, but the latter yelled angrily: "Give up all your ideas, this is the last lesson you must go through! If you haven't experienced the storm, there will be no navy that conquers the world!" After he finished speaking, he died with his body.  Pressing hard on the steering wheel, he stared at the waves without blinking.  The messy and flying hair, the bronzed and stern face, the jutting veins on his arms, and that roar all made everyone present palpitate.

    Men, men only belong to the navy!  A naval man who is still unable to let go of his persistent beliefs even when the country is in danger!

    "Send a light signal to Chen Yuqiu The pilot ship must fire a flare every five minutes to indicate the direction! Order all ships to follow the signal flare!" Hakan's angry scolding made Bingwen wake up.  He found himself thinking too much.  At this moment, we must concentrate on fighting the storm. So what if we lose?  An offshore navy that dares not face the storm cannot support a big country!

    After he regained his open-mindedness and calmness, his orders became much clearer.  But the raging sea will not stop its anger for a person.  In the flares fired every five minutes by the pilot icebreaker, the fleet can still be seen facing dangerous waves again and again.

    Chen Yuqiu does not have as many distracting thoughts as Bingwen. He is responsible for piloting the icebreaker, which is the key to whether the entire fleet can break through the storm and reach the scheduled rendezvous point!  "What's the wind speed? Ocean current, tell me the ocean current speedhow far are we yawing?" Such shouts were everywhere on the icebreaker, while Chen Yuqiu directed the fight against the wind and waves.  The approximate position and yaw distance also need to be calculated as quickly as possible.  As time passed, the gloom in his heart became more and more intense. Because it had to sail against the wind, the fleet was actually sailing towards the Arctic Circle at this moment, which meant that the fleet had probably crossed 55¡ã north latitude and entered the most dangerous area.  Iceberg intensive activity area!

    There is nothing more terrifying than icebergs mixed in with the storm waves. These big guys drifting with the tide and hiding under the water. It only takes one iceberg to destroy the entire fleet!

    "Send someone to the watchtower, and the shift will change every 15 minutes. I need more accurate observation!"

    The first mate from the intelligence department was horrified: "Captain, the temperature outside is about minus 30 degrees. If the storm is too strong, if you get wet, I'm afraid there is no chance! Either rush over, or you will all die here!" Chen Yuqiu, this short man  The second lieutenant's eyes widened.  Looking at his emotionless eyes, the first mate tightly wrapped his raincoat and took the lead, gritting his teeth and climbing up to the half-open bridge of the ship.Put the watchtower.

    He came down 15 minutes later, and his whole body was almost frozen into ice.  Then the second, the third Seeing that the waves were gradually decreasing, and daylight was approaching, what Chen Yuqiu was most worried about appeared.

    "Iceberg! Port side" The dark shadows that appeared and disappeared in the waves made the lookout forget the severe cold, and screamed desperately to inform the following.  When Chen Yuqiu rushed to the port side, a cargo ship was heading towards the iceberg.

    "Oh my god, ship No. 16 is heading over there, they must not have discovered the iceberg yet!"

    "Prepare to evade. 5 rapid flares let the boats behind disperse to the left!" To remind his partners, Chen Yuqiu fired 5 orange-red flares in succession as planned, and a series of rising fireballs made the entire fleet panic.  Like ants exploding in a pot, everyone's backs felt chilly and hair stood on end. The thing they were most worried about appeared!

    The flare saved the ships behind it, but it could not save the freighter No. 16 that had been sailing side by side. When it discovered the danger and hurriedly turned the steering wheel, the iceberg hidden in the water had already hit the bow of the ship, and at the same time a huge wave hit from the side.  The entire ship turned over This scene was really eye-catching. The cargo ship of more than 10,000 tons was suddenly pressed upside down by the sea water like a toy in the hands of a child, revealing the blue-grey  belly.

    The pilot icebreaker also did not escape the bad luck. Chen Yuqiu, who was trying to evade the icebreaker with the ship, felt as if his body was hit hard by something, and his whole body flew out.  After his back slammed against the bulkhead, a burst of hot air immediately came out of his nose.  Before he could wipe away the blood, a wave came violently, and the out-of-control icebreaker quickly deflected to the right To be continued)

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