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"I hope everything can come quickly!"

As the train roared towards Lianyungang, in an ordinary carriage, a man in his thirties who looked elegant wearing a Chinese green robe and wearing glasses looked out the window anxiously.

Although he looks inconspicuous with his disheveled hair, if several senior officials of the Kuomintang come to this carriage, they will definitely recognize him. This is the one who participated in the Revolution of 1911 and was active in Shanghai at the invitation of Song Jiaoren.

, Wuchang and Nanjing and other places, and then lived in Shanghai. Later, when Song Jiaoren was assassinated, he formed his own investigation team with the intention of investigating the truth of Song Jiaoren's assassination. The Japanese consul in Shanghai ordered Kitaki to return to China for three years.

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But now, before the expiration of the order, he appeared in Lianyungang. In fact, he came to China as early as a month ago, and has been looking for opportunities to meet with the Huaihai Economic Envoy in order to end the misunderstanding between China and Japan.

In his opinion, he had this responsibility and obligation, but because no one introduced him, his first request for an interview failed.

Since then, he has been inspecting Lianyungang and the Longhai affiliated area. It can be said that compared to other Japanese, after a month of inspection in the Longhai affiliated area, Kitai Ikki has a much better intuitive understanding of this place and the person than others.

It changed China's Huaihai economic strategy to a great extent.

Looking at the plain outside the car window, Bei Yihui felt quite unhappy. To a certain extent, he felt that it was a blessing for the East to have such a person appear in the East, but thinking about the current Sino-Japanese conflict, he felt that it was a blessing for the East.

It made him worried. Thinking of this person, the description of that person in his old friend's letter once again appeared in his mind.

"Today's Longhai coast, as well as the Jiangbei area, seems to be a country with Li Zicheng as its head of state. Other forces have not invaded, and its strength can be seen. Therefore, regarding important positions, there are always opinions on not recruiting family members. That is to say, in today's Chinese political circles,

Yuan Shikai and others who are incompatible with each other in terms of strength... To put it bluntly, in the past, although Li Zicheng had little relationship with China's political circles, he had a solid foundation in the economy and local autonomy. Not only the president and the current

The cabinet, that is, the local government, is no different. Although it is very restrained, its potential power in China's political circles is not weak... Today, the "Jiao'ao Incident" has fully demonstrated its power and power.

, second only to the president in China, and his political influence is even more profound. When I met a small farmer in Henan, he didn't know who the president Yuan Xiangcheng was, but he knew that Huaihai Economic and Strategic Envoy Li Juyang defended the country, and the people praised him.

With his voice, the political power is hardly weaker than that of the President..."

Now this strategic envoy is using the "Jiao'ao Incident" to establish his patriotism, and his political reputation even surpasses that of Yuan Shikai, and is even better than that of Sun Wen and others. If this continues, if everything goes well, he may even succeed Yuan Shikai.

, became the second president of China, but what worries Bei Yihui is that Li Zicheng is different from other Chinese people. He grew up overseas and was hardly affected by Eastern culture. He grew up in Europe and the United States and received education in

The West is naturally closer to European and American countries than to Japan, which is also a close neighbor to the East. Moreover, its diplomacy has always emphasized "diplomacy at a distance and attack at a close distance." Having such a person in charge of China may be a blessing for China, but it is definitely not a blessing for Japan.

"When the war in Jiao'ao ends, I will go to the capital to discuss state affairs with the President!"

Thinking about Li Zicheng's reply to Yuan Shikai more than ten days ago, Bei Yihui's heart became even heavier. Although in the eyes of his friends, Yuan Shikai's conspiracy was hidden in it, they knew that whether it was a conspiracy or a conspiracy, there was nothing wrong with it.

But after the Jiao'ao war, Yuan Shikai will definitely invite Li Zicheng to Beijing. By then, no one can stop Li Zicheng from entering the central center.

In the past few days, Bei Yihui and his friends in the Kuomintang have been discussing in letters Li Zicheng's position after entering the Central Committee. The post of department chief is too small, and Li Zicheng will not accept it either. This means that,

If Yuan Shikai wants to transfer him to the central government, he must at least be given a suitable position so that he can happily go to the capital to serve.

What position is most suitable?

This is not what Bei Yihui is concerned about. What he is concerned about is that once Li Zicheng goes to the central government and can take power, it means that China is likely to enter an unprecedented period of great development. Of course, this has a prerequisite, that is, Li Zicheng

A power struggle does not break out between Cheng and Yuan Shikai, otherwise, the merger of Li and Yuan will be a blessing for China, but it will definitely be a disaster for Japan!

Shaking his head, Bei Yihui wanted to get rid of the thoughts in his mind. For him, this is only the future worth worrying about, not the immediate priority. As a Japanese, he must consider Japan's interests.

Now I just hope to get to Lianyungang as soon as possible. No matter what, I want to meet with Li Zicheng and persuade him to give up the attack on the remnants of the Lanshan Second Army.

"I hope everything comes in a hurry!"

Looking at the setting sun in the west, Kitaki thought to himself that once the Second Army was completely wiped out, it would mean that China and Japan would not be able to truly achieve reconciliation for at least the next ten or twenty years. In that case,

, the desire for "Eastern and Western coexistence" that he built in his heart will also turn into a bubble.

Under the setting sun, the train roared towards Lianyungang...

In the evening of November 7, a small group of officers and soldiers of the Central Army's First Army stood at attention around the underground bunker of the Japanese Army's Second Army headquarters that they had occupied.

Xu Shuzheng, who rushed to the coast by car from the rear, together with the headquarters of the First Army and the commanders of each brigade, read out the notice under the flash of dozens of reporters' cameras:

"...the troops of the Central Army's First Army under my command have recovered all the lost territory in the Arashiyama area of ​​Shandong Province that was occupied by the Japanese Royal Army's Second Army...Since the Japanese army landed and invaded our country, our officers and soldiers have fought bravely.

It is enough to make ghosts cry and gods howl. I am deeply gratified that after the blood of 70,000 soldiers, I can protect the integrity of our land and the safety of the people!..."

After Xu Shuzheng delivered his speech, three soldiers climbed up to the bunker and tied a national flag to a pole more than ten meters high. When the trumpeter played the flag-raising song, the national flag was raised. After the flag-raising ceremony, no one

Talk to each other.

Looking at the battlefield still full of gunpowder smoke and corpses, looking at the national flag blowing in the sea breeze, everyone present realized for the first time what the national flag is. The national flag means the country, dignity, and...

Slowly putting down his saluting right hand, Xu Shuzheng, who usually found it difficult to express any emotions, said to the crowd in excited words:

"This battle will go down in history forever. The function of this battle will make our Central Army famous for centuries. This battle is also the most difficult battle in China's history."

"Every Chinese who participated in this battle should be proud to participate in such a war that determines the fate of the country. From the moment this five-color flag was raised, everyone realized that a brand-new

From then on, China was born. This was not just a war in a simple sense, but more of a birth of a country!"

Morrison, who witnessed this simple flag-raising ceremony at the scene, wrote directly on the notepad in his hand:

"Here rare bravery becomes a common virtue, and here the actions of soldiers prove the rebirth of a country!"

A country is reborn!

Almost every reporter here will have such a feeling when they see this scene in front of them. Unlike the excitement of his colleagues, Huang Yuansheng has become accustomed to all this. In fact, he has witnessed this rebirth with his own eyes.

The process of this rebirth started with Longhai as the center.

Holding the camera, he walked towards the distance. In fact, as the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, he did not need to go to the battlefield in person, but he did not want to miss this battle. At the junction of sand and soil on the coast, he saw several

A soldier was cheering with a captured Japanese rifle and a Japanese plaster flag. He immediately picked up his camera and took a photo of them.

From the camera, he could clearly see that the smiles on the faces of those soldiers were from the bottom of their hearts, not the smiles of those who survived by chance, but the kind of cheers from the heart, cheers for victory!

Looking at the smiling soldiers cheering for victory, Huang Yuansheng truly felt the most fundamental changes in this country. In this war, the Chinese army or the Chinese people were no longer a group of indifferent spectators.

, but soldiers who fought bloody battles for the survival of the nation.

Isn’t this kind of change the most fundamental change that I hope to see?

Who can deny that this country has taken the most decisive step on the road to modern nationalization through the baptism of this national war?

Looking at Huang Yuansheng who was standing on the beach meditating, Morrison walked over. In the past period, Morrison had already formed a deep friendship with Huang Yuansheng, a "media person". Of course, what he admired even more was

, Huang Yuansheng took Li Zhiyuan's investment and Longhai's "advertising fees" while promoting the "Longhai Times" newspaper running principle of "not partial, not party, not selfish".

His "Longhai Times" has criticized the central government, he has also criticized the local government, and he has also criticized Longhai and **.

"It's just because I received the money that I have to exercise the responsibility of supervision!"

Huang Yuansheng once explained his intention plausibly.

"To scold him is to care about him and to have hope for him. If the public opinion circles stop scolding him, either there is no press freedom in this country, or people are desperate for this country. Anyway, if the public opinion applauds him,

Then this country is not far away from being doomed! But this country has great hope! Therefore, we must cherish it, cherish it, and show its dark side, so that we can make progress!"

Walking to his side and looking at the thoughtful Huang Yuansheng, Morrison said with emotion.

"Mr. Huang, your country has changed!"

"No!"

Huang Yuansheng shook his head. He did not agree with Morrison's point of view.

"This country has been changing. The general direction is towards the good side, and the small direction is also towards the bad side! However, as I have said to you before, this country has great hope!"

After saying that, Huang Yuansheng laughed out loud, his smile was very bright, it was the smile of a winner.

“Let’s go take pictures of those people!”

Huang Yuansheng pointed at the long queue in the distance and said.

There were 11,654 Japanese officers and soldiers, including 6 senior generals including the Second Army Chief of Staff Akashi Genjiro. Wearing shabby military uniforms, they walked step by step towards the cold wind near zero degrees Celsius.

Walk towards the prisoner of war camp located inland.

This day was November 7, the third year of the Republic of China. At this time, the cold wind blowing from the north brought the land that had been disturbed by artillery fire to a long-lost peace and tranquility.

Standing on one side of a queue of prisoners of war with no end in sight, Xu Shuzheng inspected the final work of the First Army here.

He knew that at this time, another battlefield was waiting for him. He would not cooperate with the Jiangsu Army in Shandong to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army as speculated by the outside world. In fact, the major counterattack in Shandong no longer existed, and the Japanese envoy had already

After arriving in the capital, with the intervention of the ministers of Britain, France and the United States, a full-line ceasefire will be implemented by tomorrow at most, and the war will be over.

But on another battlefield, a new war is about to take place, a war related to the future of the First Army. He is going to lead that war. As the protagonist of that battlefield, he is not only for the First Army, but also for the boss.

He strives for a new future for himself.

Send troops to Europa!

Thinking about the news that he often read in the newspapers recently, Xu Shuzheng's brows twitched slightly. He could clearly see the conspiracy behind sending troops to Europa. He had also implemented it here. It was through the baptism of the battlefield that he obtained the First Army.

, the announcement he issued earlier will be published in newspapers across the country tomorrow morning at the latest.

By that time, all of China knew that the Central Army had a "First Army led by Xu Shuzheng" instead of a "temporary First Army." Only two words were removed, but it created an accomplished fact. If the president wanted to abolish the First Army,

If the military is defeated, it will be called "the bird disappears and the bow hides", and the president will not do that.

But "sending troops to Europa" is not something that can be easily avoided. We have to find a way!

"Li Zhiyuan, this time we will overcome difficulties together with Li Zhiyuan!"

Xu Shuzheng was thinking this in his mind, and at the same time considering his allies in boycotting the dispatch of troops to Europa, but he knew that as long as Li Zicheng strongly opposed it, and the Ministry of the Army contributed to it, the president's idea of ​​using the European war to take back military power would
To be continued...