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    The temperature in the northern land began to drop suddenly. Even sitting in the car, you can feel the cold wind, but you can imagine how harsh the temperature must be endured by the roof of the car and the soldiers of the guard company looking around.  Lei Meng barely had a good night's sleep along the way. Apart from Yang Qiu's safety, the items loaded this time were too valuable!  Knowing that he is lying next to a full 600 tons of gold, it is a lie that he is not nervous.

    Out of reality and concerns about the future of the compatriots who followed him, Kolchak finally handed over all the gold in Omsk for the purchase of weapons and supplies and settlement expenses.  Since then, all the soldiers of the guard company responsible for the escort have not had a good night's sleep. The escort route totals more than 4,000 kilometers. During the journey, they have to pass through Siberia and Mongolia, which have not been completely stabilized. Worry is inevitable.  Fortunately, as the special train passed Baotou, I could finally breathe a little easier.  .

    The soldiers were all nervous, but Yang Qiu in the carriage stretched himself comfortably, took the coffee from Lu Bicheng and stood at the window.  The quaint and traditional rural farmland, the green mountains, and the white snow on his head gave him the feeling of traveling through an ancient time and space tunnel.  In later republics, it is difficult to see this picture due to population explosion and intensified urbanization. Industry has ruthlessly destroyed nature, and behind the wealth is the depression and rigidity of living space.  This is a trend that no one can stop. As a latecomer, all he can do is try his best to protect, be kind to, and gradually use education and culture to slowly change.

    When Lu Bicheng saw the bright eyes standing at the window, she knew she must have thought of something.  Recently, she found that she liked to listen to Yang Qiu talking about strange thoughts more and more, such as the future.  For example, environmental protection, women's rights reform, etc., so I leaned over and put my arms around me and asked, "You're so good, why are you so dazed? Tell me."

    Yang Qiu turned his head and looked at the woman with light makeup and elegant lips slightly raised out of curiosity. He playfully reached out and scratched her nose: "You really don't want to marry me?"

    Last night the two talked about marriage for the first time.  With social development, population pressure and other issues.  The promulgation of the Marriage Law is imminent, so Yang Qiu means to imitate Ruiyao in taking concubines, but Miss Lu doesn't like the word concubine.  He couldn't take away Miao Luo's position, so he would rather keep this kind of lover relationship for the rest of his life.  Hearing him talk about this again, he smiled sweetly.  She squeezed into her arms and said quietly: "I want to, but I can't."

    This answer made Yang Qiu sigh secretly, and he felt even more sorry for her, so he hugged her tightly and wanted to use this method to tell her his heart.

    Lu Bicheng actually felt a little depressed. Marrying Yang Qiu was her biggest wish, but she didn't want to be a concubine, so she didn't feel comfortable.  Fortunately, Yang Qiu's hug warmed her heart, and his strong arms showed that this man had herself in his heart.  She is a smart woman and naturally knows that excessive demands will only destroy this sweetness.  So I hugged Yang Qiu quietly and experienced this rare relaxation.

    The intimacy between lovers filled the carriage with sweetness. But before Miss Lu could act coquettishly, the carriage door curtain was suddenly opened, and Jiang Baili and Yue Peng, who hitched a ride from Baotou last night, revealed this charming scene.  interrupt.  Lu Bicheng quickly broke away from the embrace, even though everyone knew about his relationship with Yang Qiu.  But he still maintains his final reserve in front of outsiders.

    "Commander is so elegant, he got up early in the morning to see the scenery." Jiang Baili, seeing that he was in trouble, quickly pulled Yue Peng to look around, which made Lu Bicheng laugh and run to make coffee for them.  Thinking of being alone for a long time but being interrupted by two grown men, Yang Qiu's nose was filled with air-conditioning: "What's going on so early?"

    Yue Peng touched his nose and looked at the more shameless Jiang Baili. The latter hurriedly laughed dryly and joked: "I don't want to sleep there. It's just that the golden light of your car really makes it impossible to sleep." Although it was a joke,  But it¡¯s actually true.  Because Yang Qiu didn't hide it from them, he was so excited that he didn't sleep all night after seeing the piles of gold in the carriage last night.

    Yang Qiu was also secretly amused. He changed the subject and asked, "Has the training ground been selected?"

    "Our suggestion is to choose Kubuqi. It is a large desert, only 100 kilometers away from Baotou. The railway is easy to lay there, and the terrain is open and inaccessible. It is bounded by the Yellow River on three sides, and there is Langshan Mountain 60 kilometers away to the north.  Natural barrier. We checked with the Geological Bureau and found that the soil in the area near the Yellow River in the north is relatively fertile, suitable for planting windbreak trees, and water can be extracted directly from the Yellow River. The sand is not as soft as in the middle, and airports and buildings can be built." Yue Peng  While taking out the map he drew and handing it to Yang Qiu, he explained the benefits of the Kubuqi Desert.

    With the introduction of Yang Qiu's military reform plan, the National Defense Force will gradually reduce unnecessary troops according to his ideas and save money to expand mechanization and motorization capabilities. However, since the Xinye Army Training and Testing Ground is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, it is not easy to deal with the small area.  Being spied on by all parties, they came up with the idea of ??building a large-scale comprehensive training and experimental base in the northwest. The two came out this time to prepare for the site selection of the base.

    fromFrom a geographical point of view, Yang Qiu is satisfied. The area is inaccessible and large. Except for the quicksand in the center, the rest is dry sand suitable for armored force training and experiments. The Wolf Mountain in the north has the highest terrain. In the future, with radar, it will be easy to establish long-range warning eyes and ears, and  It is also close to the Yellow River and has no shortage of water sources. It is also close to railways and steel and metallurgical bases, and there is no shortage of coal mines required for thermal power plants.  If there is any shortcoming, it is that it is too close to Mongolia, but now the country's destiny has changed, so this has become the central hinterland.  Since both of them think it is good, and the Geological Bureau also thinks it is suitable, they should start construction as soon as possible. After all, prices are much cheaper now than in later generations. It is very cost-effective to build super large projects such as railways and comprehensive bases early. The future will be nothing more than repairs and upgrades.

    After the three of them chatted for a while, Lu Bicheng brought coffee.  Yue Peng thanked him and picked up the coffee and asked: "Commander-in-Chief, is there any movement in the matter in Japan?"

    After Yue Peng came back, Yang Qiu did not let him participate in this competition. Instead, he and Jiang Fangzhen were put in charge of the army reform. Therefore, he understood the situation of using Russia and Japan to strain Britain's Far East policy and achieve the complete cancellation of all unequal treaties.  There are relatively few, and now that the site selection matter is over, we can't help but pay attention to it.

    Although Yang Qiu has been inspecting the northwest, this all-round secret contest was planned by him.  Therefore, we can still know the progress in a timely manner through telegram exchanges. He said: "The negotiations in Shanghai have temporarily stagnated. Judging from the feedback from Cai E and others, the United Kingdom is now holding on to the idea of ????delaying as long as it can, hoping to wait until Poland takes action.  Let¡¯s talk about the situation.¡±

    After the end of the European War, after Britain and France supported the Polish revolution and got benefits from Germany, there have been voices that they want to attack Russia.  Not long after Yue Peng returned from Europe.  He knew this best and frowned: "We have already held back the two fronts of the Poor Party. The Poor Party will not dare to neglect it even if Kolchak does not die for a day. If Britain and France fully support Poland, I am afraid Lenin and the others will really be in trouble."

    Yang Qiu nodded.  The Soviet-Polish war was inevitable, and because of his previous destruction of Ukraine and the Ural region, Lenin's dream of solving Kolchak first was shattered.  With nearly a million troops entrusted to the Urals and Central Asia, Europe will probably face even more difficulties due to insufficient troops and equipment.  However, this is exactly the situation he hopes for most. Once Poland takes action, Kolchak and Denikin will definitely join hands to attack the Volga River Basin. The most tragic scene of the Russian Civil War will be destined to be staged in 1920.

    Compared with Russia, Yue Peng obviously did not pay attention to this war. He was more concerned about taking the opportunity to completely terminate the unequal treaties of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, so he asked: "What are Songpo and the others going to do? Can't they just delay it like this?  "

    Yang Qiu said: "So now it's the navy. As long as it stops the Japanese shipment and provokes a conflict at sea, the Japanese government will have to make a choice. Whether to go to full-scale war with us or compromise again! In a war, we will not take advantage at sea, but  We can justifiably land in Taiwan and attack North Korea! If we compromise,"

    "If they compromise, Britain will inevitably see that Japan has not recovered from its weakness." Jiang Fangzhen interjected: "At that time, all it takes is the collusion between Japan and the Poor Party to be made public. Britain has no hope of even wooing the United States and France to deal with us.  January 1st is the time when we and the United States and France issue a joint communiqu¨¦. The United Kingdom definitely does not want to be isolated, because this will give our citizens a hint that "Britain is hostile and against us." Therefore, even if it is not willing to do so for the sake of future national relations,  We must also speed up negotiations.¡±

    Yue Peng agreed with this analysis, but he still didn't understand one thing. He asked: "Then why do we take action on land? Why do we have to wait for the navy to take action after going to sea? The strength of the Japanese navy is far stronger than ours, and the navy will probably suffer a loss."

    Yang Qiu naturally knew that the navy would suffer. The Japanese navy, which had experienced the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War, especially the Battle of Tsushima, was far from what Sa Zhenbing and the others could handle, otherwise it would not have made the United States so fearful. In the parallel world,  They even tried their best to break up the Anglo-Japanese alliance.  However, he did deliberately arrange the attack at sea, and the reason is very simple!

    "Anglo-Japanese Alliance" Yang Qiu held the cup, a cold light flashed in the depths of his eyes, and turned to look out the window.

    The four words with a long sound made the context in front of Jiang Fangzhen and Yue Peng suddenly clear.  Looking at the slender figure in front of me, an unfathomable and incomparable feeling surged deep in my heart.

    This round of competition seems long and not fierce. On the surface, it is a competition for national status and interests, forcing Britain to abandon unequal treaties. But deeper, it points directly to an alliance of interests that has always been lingering over the Pacific, an alliance that even the United States hates.  It goes to the bone, trying to break up the military alliance that was quickly followed.  The most critical point in this alliance is the cooperation of the two powerful fleets!  It is conceivable that if Japan starts a war, the National Defense Forces and the Army, which are at their peak due to the outbreak of the European War, can launch a wave of attacks on North Korea in a short period of time. Landing in Taiwan is not that complicated and far-fetched.Even if all naval surface forces fail, relying on submarine forces is enough to briefly block the narrow Taiwan Strait, and at least ensure that an army division can be quickly sent to Taiwan Island.

    After the Sino-Japanese War, especially after May 10th, the Japanese Army was actually severely suppressed by the Navy.  Just to raise the manufacturing costs of the Nagato level, none of the 22 regular divisions of the Army has been fully staffed so far. The total number of troops nationwide is only 300,000. Morale and equipment have not recovered from the last failure at all, so once an outbreak occurs  It would be difficult for them to take care of the long front from Taiwan to Sakhalin during the war.  Even if it can be mobilized, even if Britain gives its full support, it may not be possible to win.  You must know that the expeditionary force to Europe has just returned, and large-scale transformation has not yet begun. The National Defense Force now maintains a total strength of nearly 2.5 million, assisted by about 800,000 National Guards, of which 700,000 are elite veterans who have experienced the brutal European War.  , the probability of winning exceeds 70%!

    Even if you take 10,000 steps back, if the National Defense Forces are pushed into a hurry, they simply take back the 300,000 northwest elites and allow the poor party to deal with Kolchak and go deep into Central Asia. This will lead to the complete failure of British and French intervention in Central Asia and Siberia!  This alone is not what they want to see.  Therefore, for the UK, what they most want to see is continued tension between China and Japan, and then both sides can reap benefits rather than go to war directly. Therefore, after the two-engine conflict breaks out and the Japanese navy has the upper hand, the UK will inevitably mediate to end it, and it is very likely to end in a doomed war.  The abrogated treaty quelled the flames of the Great War in the Far East.

    Once this situation occurs, the Japanese navy will definitely think that they have been betrayed!  Even if there is no falling out, a small rift will open up in the alliance between the two countries. Although the rift is not big, it will be really fun if the Japanese Army jumps out and accuses the Navy of inaction.  What's more, in this competition, there are the United States, which has always wanted to compete in the Pacific and forced Britain to dissolve the alliance, and France, which has shown its desire to dominate the European continent after the European War. Both of these two companies are still underwater.

    They will decide the final outcome of this game!

    Yang Qiu looked at his watch and Bingwen should take action now, right?

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