Commander Qi was already sitting down, but when he heard that Deputy Commander Yang said that his submarine was a "thief" and was "stealing", his face turned red, he slapped the table and stood up. Although he was still standing at attention, he was already shouting:
"Master Yang, you can insult me, but please don't insult my submarine force!"
"Ah?" Deputy Commander Yang also stared and slammed the table, "What do you want to do? Want to contradict the commander? Give back your submarine force. The submarine force is run by your family? Besides, did I say something wrong? Submarine
If you are not just sneaking around, how can you still be upright?"
Commander Qi's face was red and white, and his chest was shaking with excitement. After a while, he took a deep breath and said:
"Okay, if you say it's sneaky, then you're just sneaking around! You guys sit in the office of the Navy Department and report and make plans all day long. Where did the fake data on your desks come from?
Where did the fake Qing Dynasty maps we hang in front of us come from? Didn’t it come from those girls in the submarine force who drove submarines at night and sent agents to the other side to get them?
"Don't forget why we are sitting here today! Those twelve girls imprisoned on the other side, don't they know that it is safe and comfortable to be ordinary people? Don't they like to stay at home and bake in the stove and knit sweaters at night? Don't they
Don't like sitting in the cinema eating rice cakes and eating melon seeds? Don't they like spending time with their lovers in the park at night? Why? Because they have to drive a submarine to the Yangtze River at night to steal chickens and dogs! ... For the sake of the Ming Dynasty and for the saints, they go up there and steal chickens and dogs!
"
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There was silence all around, and during an impassioned speech, the foreign minister, two censors, and the deputy chief of the navy sat there blankly, with no one saying anything.
Wow, Xiaoqiang couldn't help but close his eyes and praised in his heart: That's right!...Qiu Qiu, it's worth it for you to have such a commander.
The soldiers present all looked excited and obviously moved. The two princes looked at each other, smiled and nodded.
Factory Supervisor Shen Rongxuan's face was still calm, but he cast an appreciative look at Commander Qi.
After a moment, Foreign Minister Xu Yuanzhen laughed, stroked his goatee and nodded:
"Well, good. It can be seen that General Qi is a kind-hearted man, loyal and courageous. I admire him very much! Hahaha!"
Several civil servants were stunned, looked at each other, and sparsely said "hehe" twice.
"Master Yang," Xu Yuanzhen said with a smile, "I have something to say to you. Whether it's a submarine or a warship, even though one is on the water and the other is under the water, aren't they all serving the Ming Dynasty and the Holy Emperor? It doesn't matter who.
Who's to be ashamed of? Submarines, submarines, naturally have to stay underwater, that's their characteristic! For example, when we are discussing the issue of rescuing people, isn't it necessary to use the characteristics of submarines? Haha. Speaking of this rescue
People, please stop arguing. The reason we are sitting here tonight is not to discuss the future of the submarine force, but to discuss the issue of rescue. Not only are we discussing how to rescue, we also have to discuss whether to rescue first. We don’t discuss this first.
Come out, no matter how detailed the discussion is, it will be useless."
Although Vice Commander Yang is in the Navy, he is Xu Yuanzhen's man. At this time, Old Man Xu said a few words in a pretentious manner. Although he was unhappy, there was nothing he could do. Who could let Commander Qi stand on the commanding heights with just a few words?
"For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, for the sake of the Holy Spirit, go out and steal chickens and dogs", it is loud and clear, and the classic is so messed up that it makes people unable to refute it.
But everyone has also heard that Minister Xu still said that the first is the question of "should we do it", and the second is the question of "how to do it".
This was also the tone set at the beginning of the meeting.
Xiang Xiaoqiang has always been very depressed when he heard why several civil servants headed by Xu Yuanzhen were determined to oppose forceful rescue as if they were wearing masks. It is a bit too much to say that this old man looks like Qin Hui. After all, he still doesn’t understand him well. You may say that he doesn't look like him, but he clearly seems to have taken advantage of the Qing Dynasty. He must carry out his opposition to the end with every yin and yang.
However, as the director of the East Factory and the host of the meeting, Shen Rongxuan should have a neutral stance, but it was obvious that he was also inclined to use force to rescue. Xiang Xiaoqiang also couldn't understand this.
It is understandable that the military generals advocated forceful rescue, but Dongchang had nothing to do with this matter and could completely stay out of it.
Including the two princes, it can be seen that they are also inclined to rescue. They are relatives of the emperor. They have the highest status and are "representatives of the royal family", but they are very low-key. They are not like civil servants and generals who say what they say and scold when they need to. If you need to fight, fight (gosh, what kind of trend is this).
There was also the "His Majesty's Personal Advisor", who was supposed to be here to listen on behalf of the Emperor, but he sat there from the beginning, wilted, without saying a word.
Xiang Xiaoqiang has not been involved in society for a long time, and he lacks understanding of the Ming Dynasty at this time. The meeting tonight seems to be shrouded in a layer of fog, and there are too many things that are unclear.
The meeting lasted until almost ten o'clock, and the big bosses from both sides became more and more noisy. There were many people who were left sitting with them who were yawning profusely. Even someone of Jiang Meilu's level had no time to talk. She was still talking with tears in her eyes during the first half of the meeting. While watching the battle, I yawned a few times in the second half. I held my forehead and tapped the pen tip lightly on the notebook. My expression was dull and I didn't know where I was wandering. Many other people were probably the same.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Propaganda were of the same opinion, strongly advocating that rescue by force was both undesirable and unfeasible. The two censors kept beating the drums, and the military also had Deputy Chief Yang as internal aid. Dongchang wanted to save people. It was difficult to make a clear statement, so the generals could only prevail on military and technical issues, but the two ministers talked openly about politics, military, economics, and diplomacy. The military generals could not defeat them at all.
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The general meaning is:
First, from a political point of view, rescue by force is extremely inappropriate and can easily trigger a large-scale conflict with the Qing Dynasty.
Now the Ming and Qing Dynasties are in a state similar to the "Cold War". Both sides are hostile, but also maintain a tacit understanding to maintain the status quo. Although you often shoot down a reconnaissance plane of mine, I sink a patrol boat of yours. , but it is always limited to the "conflict" level, and no one makes things worse. The army cannot conflict because there is a Yangtze River across it.
The Qing army was stronger on land, and the Ming army was stronger at sea. Although the Qing army was slightly inferior to the Ming army in terms of quality and equipment, its huge force had always frightened the Ming Dynasty. If it hadn't been for the Yangtze River that cost a billion The line of defense, I can't even sleep well (after World War I, everyone was very superstitious about the "line of defense").
To be honest, Nanjing was under the guns of the Qing army, and they could be bombed at any time. The three major military ports of Lushun, Weihai, and Qingdao in the Qing Dynasty were also under the guns of the Ming Dynasty's huge fleet, and they could be taken down at any time.
But no one moved.
What's even funny is that the Ming Dynasty emperor's ancestral tombs, the Ming Tombs, are in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty does not dig them up. The Ming Dynasty also pays the Qing Dynasty a large sum of money every year and entrusts the Qing Dynasty to protect and repair them.
Just like a hostage.
In other words, maintaining this "balance" is related to the security of the Ming Empire and the lives of the 80 million people of the Ming Dynasty. Unless we are fully prepared, we are sure of victory, and we can fight the war to the end and win it.
Determination, otherwise any attempt to upset this balance will be absolutely unacceptable politically.
Send a commando team deep into the Beijing-Tianjin area, the political center of the Qing Dynasty, and fight right next to the emperor's bedside, blow up the railway (otherwise the train cannot be stopped), and bloodbath the train (Qing soldiers escorted thousands of people on the train, but did not kill anyone)
You can't win if you reach three digits), and you might even get someone else's grid defeated.
If you do this, although the balance will not be broken immediately, there is a great danger of breaking the balance.
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Second, even from a purely military perspective, the hope of success is extremely slim.
Even if the submarine can sneak into the Bohai Sea, as soon as the land commando team takes action and rescues the prisoners, the Qing side will be able to realize what is going on. While they are escaping to the seaside, the Qing side will have ample opportunity to re-blockade them.
In the Bohai Strait, come and catch turtles in an urn.
The two major military ports of the Qing Dynasty, Lushun and Weihai, were located to the south and north of the Bohai Strait. If they wanted to close their doors, they could be closed in minutes.
It is said that the blockade is easy to pass, but that is normal conditions. At that time, a large number of destroyers will be cruising in the strait, and there may also be cruisers to control the situation.
If you want to sneak out at that time, you really need the courage and skills of a German captain.
Of course, the Ming Dynasty could send battleships to disperse the Qing ships. But that would be tantamount to starting a war.
Besides, the Beijing-Tianjin area is an important area of the capital and the first-class defense area of the Qing Dynasty. Heavy troops are stationed nearby and roads extend in all directions. If something goes wrong somewhere, it will soon be surrounded on all sides, which is extremely dangerous.
In this way, in order to save twelve submariners, it is very likely that twelve more submariners, a submarine, and a commando team will have to be brought in.
There might even be a war.
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In a word, just for a few submariners, it's not worth it. It's far from worth it.
The final result of the meeting was that the rescue plan by force was rejected.
As for whether to carry out diplomatic rescue and how to rescue, haha, we will discuss it another day.
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Xiang Xiaoqiang was called by someone to attend the meeting, but he didn't say a word in the end. And seeing the relieved expressions of the civil servants who finally let out a sigh of relief, he knew that the so-called "diplomatic rescue" would probably be nothing.
In other words, he would never see Qiu Qiu again.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and others slowly walked out of the building. The cold and damp air outside hit his face and soaked into his clothes. He couldn't help but shiver, and his whole heart seemed to be frozen.
The officials around were chatting and laughing, as if they had forgotten the quarrels and quarrels in the meeting just now, and returned to a harmonious atmosphere, arguing and trying to treat each other to supper.
Xiaoqiang looked up at the clear Milky Way in the sky, took a deep breath, and silently asked himself: Is this the Ming Dynasty that I yearn for?
He let out a long sigh that pierced his heart and lungs, and sprayed out a long white mist. Tears gradually oozed from his eyes.
My legs were numb, and the long stairs of the East Factory seemed to have no end.
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Suddenly, a big hand was placed on Xiang Xiaoqiang's shoulder.
For no reason, he thought it was Shen Rongxuan.
Looking back, it turned out to be the Marquis of Changping, Zheng Gongyin.
"Oh, Lord Marquis."
Xiaoqiang was startled, quickly regained his composure, leaned down and said respectfully.
"Xiao Xiang."
Lord Zheng looked at him with a smile, then stopped smiling for a while and sighed.
"Xiao Xiang, you're a little hungry, hehe, let's go to my place for a supper."
…?!
Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned, what's going on? Hey, this is the Marquis of Changping!