A stone mountain made of majestic rocks stands in the vast desert. The gray-white sand shines under the setting sun. The rock walls rise from low to high, and are as neat as a knife and an ax.
Climbing huge steps one after another.
These steps are the masterpieces of nature that have been ground by wind and sand over time, as if a giant had used his miraculous craftsmanship to create a direct path to heaven.
In this desolate and remote place with undulating mountains, there are two roads and a railway running through the desert. The roads and railways are like shining links, bringing modern civilization into this ancient and wild land.
Pakistan, Gansi Gobi.
This Gobi is composed of deserts and mountains. It is located east of Kohat, Afghanistan, and west of the Indus River. It covers an area of just over 100 square kilometers. Such small patches of desert and Gobi are found in western India.
The area is almost everywhere. In later generations, most of these generous areas were turned into fertile fields due to water conservancy projects, but now, they are still desolate and dead.
A long line of tanks, armored personnel carriers, anti-aircraft artillery vehicles, troop transport trucks and infantry, led by the red flag, rolled toward the east.
After the Soviet army's border defense line east of Kohat was implemented by the Anjia Army's central breakthrough and outflanking and encirclement tactics by the left and right wings, Sun Desheng's four divisions of the Eighth Group Army took only half a day to encircle the two regiments.
The Soviet army was completely wiped out, and then the prisoners were sent to the rear. The main force quickly headed east along the railways and roads. The goal was to cross the Indus River as soon as possible and join the Seventh Army in the big city of Rawalpindi-Islamabad.
Generally speaking, mountains are like yin and yang, with water on the back as yin and water as yang. The road where the Eighth Army marched is a typical example. At the eastern foot of Stone Mountain, which is only 600 to 700 meters above sea level, there are unexpectedly large green shrubs.
The humid air from the Indian Ocean brings vitality to this place, which is completely different from the desolate and decayed scene on the western slope.
A battalion of armored vehicles is advancing rapidly on an asphalt road surrounded by green grass. On one of the large communication and command vehicles, Major Huo Yingjie, the reconnaissance battalion commander of the 22nd Motorized Infantry Division, is checking the map and passing through the lookout from time to time.
, compared with the scenery outside. Due to the high temperature, the inside of the armored vehicle was like a big steamer, and big drops of sweat on the forehead were dripping on the map.
During the hottest months of summer, the Air Force's reconnaissance planes frequently flew out to take photos of the topography near and far, and produced relatively accurate military topographic maps. However, mapping and marching are two different things, so before the main force marches, it is necessary to
Send a reconnaissance team to set off in advance to confirm the road and avoid possible risks.
Major Zhang Kerui, the battalion instructor who was looking at the map with Huo Yingjie, said:
"So far, we have discovered 26 wells along the highway and five caves that provide shade and shelter from the scorching sun. Therefore, there is no problem with drinking water. Soldiers with heat stroke can also be sent to the caves to rest and take medicine in time.
Medicines for relieving summer heat.
"What makes people suspicious is that several villages and towns located next to the highway are deserted. Especially the village after crossing the mountain col and entering the oasis, which seems to have a population of at least a thousand, has disappeared out of thin air. According to the map, in front of it is Ti.
Ergan City, this is the most important town on the west bank of the Indus River. It has a train station and a population of nearly 10,000. I hope to find something!"
Huo Yingjie nodded and was about to answer when he suddenly heard the sound of running water. He quickly approached the observation hole on the carriage wall and was surprised to find a clear stream winding down from the stone mountain in the distance.
The shrubs flowed between the grassland and the pasture, like a white jade belt. By the time they reached the roadside, they had converged into a river several meters wide.
The river is less than one meter deep and constantly collides with the rocks on the river bed below, creating white waves. The entire river is gurgling, creating a quiet and peaceful scene.
"It's hard to imagine that the east and west sides of Stone Mountain are actually two different worlds. There is long yellow sand over there, and here there is green grass. If we hadn't experienced it ourselves in one day, who could have imagined it?" Huo Yingjie
He said with some emotion.
The motorcade continued to move forward for about a quarter of an hour. The sun was almost approaching the horizon and the temperature seemed to be getting lower. The car in front suddenly stopped.
"There's a situation!"
This was the first reaction of Huo Yingjie and Zhang Kerui, but just as they put their hands on the gun cases at their waists, they suddenly remembered, why didn't they hear the gunshot? You must know that the wheeled armored vehicles equipped by the reconnaissance battalion have an armor thickness of
15mm, ordinary bullets cannot penetrate this protective shell at all, but the vehicle-mounted cannon and machine gun can cause huge damage to the enemy.
"What's going on?"
Huo Yingjie put down his gun, picked up the car radio and asked.
"Report...report to the battalion commander...that there is a situation!"
After a while, the voice of company commander Du Qifan came intermittently.
"I know there's a situation. What's going on?" Huo Yingjie frowned.
"Massacre! Inhumane massacre, the river... there are all corpses in the river..."
Huo Yingjie and Zhang Kerui looked at each other, feeling a little surprised in each other's eyes.
Soon, the two people rushed out of the armored vehicle and, under the protection of the two guards, quickly ran to the front of the convoy. They saw that the river bed and both sides of the river on the right side of the road were indeed densely packed with corpses.
It is estimated that some time has passed since the massacre, and the temperature in western India is very high. Most of the corpses have decomposed, and white maggots are crawling everywhere, which looks very scary.
Although camp instructor Zhang Kerui was also very shocked, the education he received made him react immediately:
"There were men, women, and children. Many women were naked and severely tortured before they died... Depending on the situation, about five to six thousand people died in the massacre. It is estimated that all the people in the villages and towns along the highway died here. So.
If too many corpses gather together to rot and deteriorate, a plague is very likely to occur. We should report the situation in time and let specialized people handle it. We also need to leave immediately, otherwise if we really contract the plague, it will quickly infect the entire army!"
Huo Yingjie also came to his senses and immediately ordered the soldiers who were getting off the car: "Get in the car, get in the car immediately, let's leave here immediately. After the situation is reported, everything will be handed over to the superiors! Brothers, the water in this river is
It has been contaminated, please don’t drink it to prevent infection!”
The convoy soon started, and Huo Yingjie quickly reported the situation through the car radio. He felt like there was something stuck in his heart, and he felt heavy and uncomfortable.
Before nightfall, the convoy drove into the dead and silent city of Tiergan. There was no one in the huge town, not even the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs. It was so quiet that it made people feel chilly.
Soon, the scouts who were searching around found a large pit four to five hundred meters long and wide in the west of the city. The pit was filled with corpses. Just like what was found in the evening, the corpses had also decayed. On the ground near the pit,
It was crawling with maggots, and the putrid smell made people sick.
In the distant woods, the scouts also found many stiff-dead crows, vultures, magpies, etc., with bird feathers scattered all over the ground.
...
When the news reached the General Staff Headquarters, it was already dark in Xinjing three time zones earlier.
An Yi is at the military airport, anxiously waiting for the plane to land with his wife Ou Chuer, who is the president of the South China Central Bank, Minister of National Security Du Yi, Minister of Finance Zhou Chongan, and Minister of General Staff Intelligence Department Liu Qing.
The submarine formation entered the Haiphong Port Naval Base in the evening and was greeted personally by Navy Commander Lu Guang, Political Commissar Li Weiqing, Deputy Commander Yan Kaitai, and Chief of Staff Li Haiqing. The gold was successfully put on the an7 large transport plane parked at the base airport an hour and a half ago. According to the time
, will land at Xinjing Military Airport soon.
An Yi came to pick him up at the airport this time, mainly because he wanted to see what the concept of more than six thousand tons of gold is.
In this era, among the many neutral countries, Spain's gold reserves were only 60 tons, Sweden's was 250 tons, the Netherlands was 220 tons, Turkey was 120 tons, Portugal was 100 tons, and Switzerland was 700 tons. The gold reserves of all these countries combined,
It's less than one-third of 6,000 tons. It's hard to imagine what a huge fortune that is.
The "Golden Peony" plan, in a sense, has laid the foundation for South China's future financial stability. Although the Chinese dollar cannot be said to be on par with the US dollar in the future, as an international settlement currency, it is completely natural to take a share of the Bretton Woods system.
It can be done.
An Yi hugged Ou Chuer's waist:
"Now major banks in Europe and the United States have branches all over South China. In order to ensure the stability of the Chinese dollar and prevent black transactions, we require all banks' gold and silver to be fully deposited in our vaults. However, the total gold is less than
One hundred tons!
"Originally, I planned to build a golden palace and cast all the gold and silver into gold bricks, gold bars, silver bricks, and silver ingots, and display them publicly to stabilize people's hearts. However, considering the frequent wars, it would not be a good idea if the evil neighbors would remember them.
, so this idea has been abandoned! When international peace is restored and the country is stable in the future, we must build such an underground gold exhibition venue to let the great powers see our strong economic strength!"
Ou Chuer's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea! We can introduce this to the society as a visit and tour project. As long as the safety facilities are good, just the tickets can make a lot of money. Those who are big savers or those who buy national bonds can make a lot of money."
Large companies can visit it for free, I think this is enough to shut up all those who question our credibility in Huayuan!"
Zhou Chongan listened with interest and came over and said:
"In total, we have quite a lot of gold. We are probably behind the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Even if we break away from the currency issuance model linked to industrial production, the value of our currency will remain high. Now the U.S. dollar
The exchange rate with our Chinese dollar has increased
To one to five point seven, looking at this trend, it won't be long before it breaks through the five point mark. The bonds we bought will earn back almost without spending a penny. Fortunately, we are at war now. If it were peacetime, our goods would be invisible.
If the price doubles, I guess it won’t be sold!”
An Yi nodded: "At that time, government subsidies and economic intervention and regulation will be needed! Generally speaking, currency appreciation is good for the import of goods, but bad for exports! Therefore, we must build a large enough territory, so that
Even if foreign trade is blocked, domestic demand can still be used to drive economic development!"
During the conversation, the huge roar of airplanes was heard in the distance.
...
When returning by car, An Yi and Ou Chu'er cuddled together without speaking, and their minds were filled with golden gold.
No one would have thought that the rusty-looking iron boxes were all filled with neatly stacked gold bricks. The logo of the Bank of France was still clearly visible on the gold bricks. Therefore, the gold must be stored before storage.
It needs to be re-smelted and molded at the metal foundry under the central bank and stamped with the logo of the South China Central Bank.
In the other car, the two intelligence chiefs Du Yi and Liu Qing were relatively silent. It was also the first time for them to see so much gold with their own eyes. A string of digital things that were originally just turned into physical objects and appeared in front of their eyes.
The impact was not ordinary, and both of them were dizzy.
This batch of gold totals 6,125 tons, which is equivalent to 13,503,313 pounds in the British system. Each gold brick weighs about 27 pounds, which is 500,120 gold bricks. Each box contains 10 gold bricks (about 122 kilograms), which is 50,012 boxes. It is completely conceivable.
That spectacular sight of mountains of gold.
Being able to see the results of the "Golden Peony" plan with their own eyes, both of them felt that all the previous hard work was worth it. Reality gave them the best reward - according to regulations, 2% of this staggering amount of wealth would be paid out
Ten out as a reward. All departments and individuals participating in the plan will get their own share based on their role in the plan. The number of participants in the entire "Golden Peony" plan is more than 2,000. Calculated based on the average,
Everyone can easily get a bonus of millions of Chinese dollars and become a millionaire from then on.
Of course, just like Du Yi and Liu Qing, most of them will not use this wealth. Instead, they will give it to Sichuan South Group as an investment and exchange it for shares in newly completed factories and companies, thereby obtaining a steady stream of profits.
Stable income.
The motorcade stopped at the gate of Xiaonanhai. Shen Ziling, the director of the General Staff Operations Department, was already waiting there. After a brief inquiry, An Yi apologized to Ou Chuer with a wry smile, immediately got out of the car and got on Shen Ziling's SUV to go to the General Staff.
department.
In the general staff conference room, after An Yi, Liu Qing and Shen Ziling took their seats, Deputy Chief of General Staff Yang Fei stood up and introduced the situation:
"In just one day today, the Li Jinlong cluster that entered India has discovered 22 sites of genocide, involving as many as 190,000 people. The horrors at the scene will give people nightmares. No one expected that,
After Sheng Shicai entered India, he actually adopted such extreme measures. At present, except for the areas around Quetta, where the situation is not bad, almost all the people in other places have been killed. It's terrible!
"The General Staff has issued an emergency order to all ministries. It is strictly forbidden to drink water from the Indus River and its tributaries. The water is likely to have been contaminated by corpses. It is estimated that it will take a long time for the troops to just clean up the rotting corpses. Therefore, professional
The health and epidemic prevention departments must be quickly dispatched to the western region of India. We have reason to suspect that it has now become a dead zone and a large-scale plague is brewing!"
An Yi's face changed after hearing this, and then he said: "Ask the Logistics Department to immediately dispatch biochemical epidemic prevention troops to officially station in the western region of India. At the same time, prepare a large amount of sulfa and antibiotic drugs. We have to race against time now, otherwise once the plague spreads, we will just
Afghanistan will also regain its tranquility
Disaster. After several months of household registration statistics, the total number of registered Afghans is less than two million. If more people die, it is estimated that a nation will disappear. By the way, do you know why the prosperous people would do this to civilians?
He didn’t look like such a murderous person when he was in prison!”
Yang Fei shook his head: "The specific situation is not clear, but it is probably related to the armed resistance of the Indians. Previously, after the *** bombed Gobdui Lake and flooded the areas around Chittagong, causing a humanitarian disaster worth tens of millions,
Taking advantage of the outbreak of war in Europe and no one paying attention, they quietly waved their butcher knives against armed rebels in Bangladesh and Assam.
The anti-Japanese invasion of the British-Indian army, the Indian army and the Bangladeshi army carried out purges. Specifically, if one person in a family joined the British army, the whole family would be buried alive. If one person in a village joined the British army, one person would be buried alive.
Everyone in the village will be affected, ranging from being fined to do hard labor to being forced to do hard work, or even having the village destroyed..."
Liu Qing stood up and added: "After the establishment of the Indian provisional government supported by the Communists, the Indian rebels in Orissa and Bihar quickly turned to the provisional government. It was reported that many leaders of the Congress Party were betrayed and
After the killings, the remaining British troops had no choice but to retreat to the Central Province and the areas west and south of the Eastern Ghats to continue their stubborn resistance.
"The rainy season in India is from June to September. Except for the western part of India, which is still dry and drier, there are heavy rains in most other areas. These four months usually account for 70 to 90% of the annual precipitation, although sometimes it rains continuously.
, scary and amazing, but it doesn’t rain every day, and occasionally it rains continuously.
It has been cloudy for a few days, and the temperature in the rainy season usually reaches 26-7 degrees, which is comfortable and pleasant. In addition, the British have ruled India for more than two hundred years, and the road facilities are perfect, so it is not difficult to mobilize the army. Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that now
The Japanese have brought all the plain areas of eastern India under their control!
"The Communist Party has very strict control over India. It is difficult for our intelligence personnel to penetrate. Most of the information is obtained through Tokyo, Malaya's Sinzhou and Lanyin Islands. Sometimes the information obtained is specious and needs to be verified and processed in many ways.
.However, according to various sources, the Indian Muslims who originally wanted to help the British resist the Japanese invasion and gain the status of independent nation suffered extremely heavy losses."
"That's right, the western region of India is also dominated by Muslims..."
An Yi pondered for a moment and then asked:
"Do you know how Shengshicai swept across Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab, Katiawar, Jaipur, Mumbai and Delhi in western India? If the Muslims were really organized, Shengshicai would be so pitiful
With the strength of our troops, it is simply impossible to achieve such great progress!"
Shen Ziling looked solemn: "When we were formulating the battle plan, we referred to the information from the intelligence department and believed that under the current circumstances, the Shengshicai Department was advancing so fast that it must have obtained some kind of secret weapon left by the British. Based on the arrival of the year before last,
This year’s news, we discovered that the British used poison gas bombs on a large scale in India and even ordered a large amount of gas bombs from us.
The 'Yun-i' transport plane equipped with a bomb delivery device was also destined for India. It was probably prepared to facilitate the airdrop of poison gas bombs! After analysis, we believe that Shengshicai should have obtained the poison gas bombs. Therefore, the combat plan strictly requires that all frontline departments must deploy the poison gas bombs.
Chemical equipment will be distributed to every officer and soldier, and targeted chemical defense training will be conducted to avoid casualties!"
"So that's it!"
An Yi suddenly realized it, and then asked strangely: "Since the British had gas bombs, why didn't they use them on the Japanese and German troops, but left them to Sheng Shicai?"
Yang Jie on the side said with a smile: "It's very simple. Germany and Japan are both one of the great powers, especially Germany, the new ruler of the European continent. It has strong production capabilities of biological and chemical weapons. If this magic box is opened, the first to be unlucky is
It will be the British! Now the British are trapped in the British Isles. If the Germans are provoked and drop a large number of poison gas bombs on the British mainland, the British will definitely be annihilated. To a certain extent, the Germans bomb the British
But it’s much harder than the British bombing the Germans, so they don’t dare to take risks easily!”
Deng Bin, who had been listening silently, suddenly suggested:
"Since all frontline departments have chemical defense equipment, it is simple. The troops can continue to move forward according to the plan. Every time a massacre scene is discovered, a battalion is left wearing chemical protective clothing to handle the corpses, and professional epidemic prevention personnel provide on-site guidance.
In principle, they are gathered together and burned with fuel. After the corpses are processed, all personnel must be quarantined for fifteen days to observe whether they are infected with the virus. They will be allowed to return to the army without any hindrance.
"In order to avoid scapegoating others later, it is very necessary for the Political Department to take photos and audio and video evidence of all scenes. It would be better if survivors can be found locally to testify. The situation in India is very complicated. Although the British are temporarily frustrated now, if they can do so in the future
When we make a comeback, we will inevitably use this as an argument, and our good reputation cannot be ruined by others!"
An Yi nodded repeatedly: "This is a very good suggestion. In addition, in view of the fact that collecting corpses is a very unpleasant job, in order to boost morale, I suggest that all officers and soldiers involved in collecting corpses be credited with a meritorious service, and be awarded with a certain amount of bonuses. In the future, when they upgrade,
Priority will be given when doing so.
"In order to solve the drinking water problem of the troops, in principle, engineers will dig wells on site to draw water. The groundwater level in the Indus River Basin is still relatively shallow. If wells are dug far away from the river, the possibility of virus penetration is very low. However, in order to avoid any eventuality, all
Drinking water must be boiled before drinking!"
Yang Fei said with concern: "Except for Quetta, the places occupied by Li Jinlong's cluster today are all small towns, so the situation is easy to control, but if it happens in Rawalpindi - Islamabad, Hyderabad, Karachi in the future
, Delhi, Mumbai and other places are also in this tragic situation, and things are very difficult! There is a lot of movement of people in these areas, and the probability of plague is relatively much higher!"
"No problem!"
Yang Jie showed a strange smile on his face: "Although genocide is very inhumane and makes people feel sad for the death of rabbits and foxes, but in a sense, it has helped us solve a big trouble! India is a
In a country with a population of more than 200 million, it is estimated that tens of millions of people will be dead after the continuous massacre by the Japanese army and Sheng Shicai. If another plague breaks out across the entire territory of India, it will be unimaginable..."
Yang Jie stood up and walked to the map: "Please see, Delhi is located in the upper reaches of the Ganges. If a large-scale plague breaks out, the middle reaches and lower reaches of the Ganges will be devastated. India's population is mainly
It is concentrated in the Ganges River Basin, and Indians do not have anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics. How many people can survive after the great plague?
"If we want to occupy India, if the Chinese cannot have an absolute upper hand in population proportion, the possibility of future changes and recurrences will be very high, and this plague will help us deal with some unnecessary troubles. The most important thing is
The only thing is to regulate the proportion of the population to a controllable range! Of course, we did not cause the problem, so you don’t have to blame yourself, just wait for the plague to end and enjoy its achievements!”
After Yang Jie finished speaking, he returned to his seat as if nothing had happened and closed his eyes to rest. Everyone looked at him in shock, not expecting that he would say such a shocking topic.
An Yi also looked at Yang Jie with disbelief. After experiencing the initial anger, he fell into deep thinking. After a long time, he said:
"We don't do it deliberately. We can march at normal speed. However, in order to ensure the absolute security of Afghanistan and Central Asia, we must first eliminate the hidden dangers in the Indus River Basin. Next, the War Department must come up with a more thorough and detailed plan as soon as possible.
Action plan to ensure the personal safety of frontline soldiers... It’s late at night, let’s adjourn the meeting!”
"yes!"
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