July 27th is the third day of the Empire's Supreme Military and Political Meeting. It is already evening and the day's meeting is about to end. All ministers and generals have to go home as they did the previous two days.
But to everyone's surprise, Her Majesty the Queen was not in a hurry to hold a meeting today. Instead, she arranged for two large buses to drive into the palace, and she took the ministers and generals on board the bus. Zhu Yourong said that today she would take everyone
Go to a special place to finish the meeting. Please accommodate her whims as the king of a country.
In the first three days of meetings, the national policy of the Northern Expedition has been basically determined. Today is the fourth day. All the ministers and generals participating in the meeting know that today will be the last day. Because the controversial things have been discussed in the first three days.
The discussion is over. Today will be the conclusion. We are waiting for the Chief Minister to report to Her Majesty the Queen the national policy of the Northern Expedition on behalf of the imperial government, and then Her Majesty the Queen solemnly agrees to do so... Next, the Supreme Command will formulate a war plan.
And decide the best time for the Northern Expedition.
However, when Zhu Yourong came suddenly, everyone did not understand what was going on and what His Majesty was doing. Many people sat in the car and gathered around to ask Xiaoqiang. They all felt that Xiang Xiaoqiang should know, maybe
This is what Xiang Xiaoqiang and His Majesty came up with together, and what a whim they came up with. But Xiang Xiaoqiang, like everyone else, has no idea.
He just recognized that these two buses belonged to Dongchang. When he came back from rescuing people in Beiqing, after getting off the plane at Xianlin Airport, one of the buses picked them up at the airport and brought them into the city. These two buses looked like
It seemed like a normal bus, no different from other buses running in Nanjing city, but it was a bulletproof vehicle. At that time, Xiang Xiaoqiang and his party were entering the city from the airport, and happened to catch up with the students' anti-Dongchang demonstration. Because it was a Dongchang license plate, it was blocked.
Blocks were smashed all the way, thanks to the bulletproof car at the time.
Zhu Yourong, Shen Rongxuan, and some cabinet ministers took the first car, while Xiang Xiaoqiang, other ministers, and several commanders were arranged to take the second car. Although Xiang Xiaoqiang and the ministers and generals in the same car were full of questions,
, but still couldn't answer it. Because Zhu Yourong was in the car in front, he couldn't even ask her in person.
In the car, every minister was very anxious. They didn’t know where Her Majesty the Queen was taking everyone. As the king of a country and the highest symbol of the Ming Empire, she suddenly took all the top military and political leaders of the Ming Empire with her. Just like that.
Out of the palace, and
Obviously he didn't say hello to anyone, because there wasn't even a military escort vehicle in front or behind. This was simply too dangerous. If any Manchu spy organization got the news at this time and dropped a bomb, then the highest-ranking figures in the Ming Empire would be killed.
The pot is boiling.
Two buses, one behind the other, drove west along Changping Road. The ministers looked out the window anxiously, looking at the busy traffic on the road. On both sides of the bus, there were cars, rickshaws, bicycles, and pedestrians on both sides of the road.
In the hustle and bustle, no one noticed these two common buses, let alone these two
The car was filled with the most prominent figures in the Ming Dynasty. Even so, it did not alleviate the anxiety in everyone's hearts. When they got on the car in the palace just now, because Zhu Yourong got up without a doubt, the others did not
I thought so much. But now, everyone is sweating.
Xiang Xiaoqiang is more anxious than the others. He knows that this girl is usually as obedient as a good student, but when she gets nervous, no one can guess it. It seems that Zhu Yourong really had a sudden idea this time. Otherwise, not Maybe she didn't even tell herself. And it seemed that she deliberately put herself in two cars with her, not giving herself a chance to ask her. Even though she was confused when she got in the car, in front of everyone, You can't be like a boyfriend and rush up to stalk me to ask for clarification.
Although these two buses belong to Dongchang, it is estimated that Zhu Yourong transferred them directly to Dongchang, and may not have even passed by Shen Rongxuan. Otherwise, Shen Rongxuan would definitely prevent Zhu Yourong from doing such a thing. At least, at least, He could not let Zhu Yourong take the entire cabinet and the top military chiefs to the street without guards.
The surrounding ministers and generals thought at first that Xiang Xiaoqiang must have been involved. But now they saw that Xiang Xiaoqiang was extremely anxious and felt that he was not faking it. They asked the driver again. Although the driver was from Dongchang, he said that he had nothing to do with it. I don’t know, but he received a direct order from His Majesty, which was to let him follow the car in front. This way everyone has nothing to do. Anyway, we can’t force the driver to stop and then everyone get out of the car. That would be more dangerous.
The car drove for a while, and although everyone was still anxious, they all calmed down, each in silence, with all kinds of speculations in their minds.
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The two cars drove westward until they drove out of Shicheng Gate and then crossed the Qinhuai River. Shicheng Gate is a city gate due west of Nanjing. This section of the Qinhuai River is also the moat of Nanjing City. After leaving the gate, they crossed River, this is the city of Nanjing.
As soon as they saw the city, the people in the car became restless again. They really couldn't figure out what Her Majesty the Queen wanted to do. Everyone once again cast suspicious eyes on Xiang Xiaoqiang. Many people had dark suspicions. This was a coup incited by His Majesty Xiang Xiaoqiang to deceive the cabinet ministers out of the city, arrest them all in some remote place, and then establish a military dictatorship in the Ming Dynasty.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was furious. He simply closed his eyes and leaned on his seat to relax, ignoring the suspicious eyes around him. In his heart, he scolded that girl Zhu Yourong bloody.
Although we left the city, we did not reach the countryside. The outside of Nanjing is still part of the city, but it is not as prosperous as the city, similar to "development zones" and "high-tech zones". During the Nanjing Defense War, this place was The hardest-hit area was first reduced to rubble by Qing artillery fire. After the Yangtze River defense line was blown out of the way, this area became a battlefield for landings and counter-landings. However, in the past six months, large areas of buildings have been built again. .Up to now, there are still construction scenes everywhere on both sides of the road.
The two vehicles drove westward without stopping, and soon entered the Jiangxinzhou Fortress Military Zone.
Jiangxinzhou is a sandbank in the Yangtze River. It is an outpost of Nanming on the Yangtze River and the main base of the Yangtze River Fleet. The surface ship base and submarine base of the Yangtze River Fleet are both located on Jiangxinzhou.
It was already six o'clock, and the sky was getting dark. The crossbar in the middle of the bunker post blocked the first bus, and the guards stepped forward to investigate suspiciously. This kind of bus was different from the shuttle buses used in the army to transport officers and soldiers. At first glance, it was for civilian use.
However, the guard who boarded the car clearly saw a "big man" that stunned him and never imagined him in his dreams. He stumbled out of the car with an almost pale face, waved his hand to raise the crossbar, and let the two cars in. Then the guards rushed into the bunker, grabbed the phone and called the base commander's office.
The ministers in the car felt a little relieved at this time, but they still didn't understand why Her Majesty the Queen brought everyone to inspect Jiangxinzhou Fortress inexplicably.
Jiangxinzhou is separated from the east bank of Nanjing by a 200- to 300-meter "Jiajiang River", and on the other side is the main Yangtze River road of more than 1,000 meters. As soon as two buses entered the Qifu Terminal and were about to board Jiangxinzhou, the pier came over.
A large group of guards
, lined up in two rows and stood in line. Soon, three officers' cars came quickly, stopped with a "squeak", several senior officers jumped out, ran to the doors of the two buses, and stood at attention to greet the Queen.