Watch Fairy Tail Episode 174: The Chief of the General Staff Arrives
Episode 174 The Chief of General Staff Arrives
While Shi Shigege said "I do" in the palace, Xiu Xiu, who was far away in Xuzhou, also sent an "I do" telegram to the palace on behalf of Xiang Xiaoqiang. Immediately afterwards, Xiang Xiaoqiang, Hu Jiong and Wu Yanbin took the A small car sneaked to the airport and took off on a Junkers-52 arranged by Shi Shigege to "carry confidential documents".
More than an hour later, Xiang Xiaoqiang returned to Xuzhou.
The two "I dos" said by Xiang Xiaoqiang and Shi Shigege really caused an uproar among the military and political elites of the Ming Dynasty. Because this involves a coup in Beijing, strict confidentiality is required, so the current insiders are limited to a few important cabinet ministers. , and several chiefs of staff and commanders of the headquarters. But even so, the imagination of these few old men was severely impacted. From Shen Rongxuan, to the ministers below, to Zhang Zhaoxian and Tang Yunsheng, they immediately They were all stunned. None of them expected that both Xiang Xiaoqiang and Shi Shi Gege would make this choice.
What’s even more bizarre is that His Majesty doesn’t seem surprised!
The cabinet and the army both want the two to get married, but they don't want the two to get married. Now that there is a result, one side should be satisfied. But now both sides are not at ease.
Because no one expected that the princess and the earl would both agree happily. Everyone originally imagined that either neither of them would be willing, or at most the princess would be willing, but Xiang Xiaoqiang would not. Because Princess Liaoyang was helpless in the Ming Dynasty, and she was worried about being raped. "The bird is gone and the bow is hidden", maybe she is really willing to marry Xiang Xiaoqiang. But no one thought that Xiang Xiaoqiang would be willing. Everyone thought that Xiang Xiaoqiang had his eyes firmly on Her Majesty the Queen, and would never marry her for a swan. Giving up on Phoenix.
The civil servants originally hoped that Princess Liaoyang would marry Xiaoqiang, but now seeing how straightforward she was, they felt unsure. Several ministers, including Shen Rongxuan, had an ominous thought in their minds. Quite a bit. Ominous.
...Xiang Xiaoqiang plans to take all of His Majesty and Princess Liaoyang?
...What’s even more frightening is that judging from His Majesty’s series of reactions, it seems that she herself has no objections?
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On the military general's side, Zhang Zhaoxian and Tang Yunsheng were heartbroken. When they got together to discuss, they both yelled at Xiang Xiaoqiang that the young man was ignorant and had given up his special relationship with His Majesty just to get a Liaoyang princess. This was simply short-sighted!
Then, the two of them became calmer, and Tang Yunsheng thought:
"Could it be that... the idea of standing up is more realistic? He may feel that the status of himself and His Majesty is too different after all, and in the end, there will be no results after investing too much energy and emotion. It is better to settle for the second best now and be practical. What’s more important than marrying Princess Liaoyang?”
Zhang Zhao shook his head first and said thoughtfully:
"Probably not... According to my observation, he is not the kind of person who admits defeat casually. Once this young man is sure of something, he has the drive to not give up until he achieves his goal. 'Destroy Beiqing, How about the goal of "unifying China"? It's not more realistic than "marrying the queen", right? At this time last year, who in the entire Ming Dynasty dared to think that they could "annihilate the Northern Qing Dynasty and unify China" in one year? Xiang Xiaoqiang dared to think, and You still dare to do it. Look at how much effort he put into leading the planning of the Northern Expedition! Compared with this, I think the goal of marrying His Majesty is much more realistic. There is no reason to give up halfway."
Tang Yunsheng also fell into deep thought. After a while, his eyes lit up and he patted his thigh:
"Ming Gong, don't you think about it, what if Xiang Xiaoqiang had already prepared to take both the majesty and the princess into his pocket? And... have you noticed his majesty's reaction? Your majesty is obviously mentally prepared! Your majesty may have been prepared earlier.
We know that Xiang Xiaoqiang and Princess Liaoyang are in love, and they have obviously tolerated it! I wonder if His Majesty himself will be able to accept marrying Xiang Xiaoqiang with Princess Liaoyang!"
Zhang Zhao was stunned at first, thought for a few times, and was immediately stunned.
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At 8 o'clock in the morning on the 24th, Tang Yunsheng took a group of staff officers, adjutants, and guards on two American DC-3 transport aircraft, escorted by a squadron of fighter jets, and flew to the Xuzhou headquarters for an inspection.
Now the People's Guard on the northern front has captured Tangshan and is advancing bloodyly towards Tianjin. The Ming army on the southern front has occupied Shijiazhuang and is attacking Baoding and Cangzhou. Taking Baoding and Cangzhou is equivalent to completing the three-sided encirclement of the Beijing, Tianjin and Tang areas.
.Especially Cangzhou is almost in the sky
Tianjin is only 90 kilometers south of Tianjin. Taking Cangzhou will enable a north-south pincer attack on Tianjin. In other words, the war has entered its most critical juncture on both the southern and northern fronts. Now the Army Chief of Staff is heading to the north to inspect
An army is completely necessary.
However, the more important purpose of Tang Yunsheng's trip was to meet Xiang Xiaoqiang and have an interview with him. The two old men wanted to interrogate this kid in person: what do you think and what do you want to do.
At about nine o'clock in the morning, Tang Yunsheng's plane landed at Xuzhou Dongjiao Airport. Xiang Xiaoqiang, led by the main senior officers of the headquarters, lined up beside the runway to greet him.
The ceremony for Xiang Xiaoqiang to welcome Tang Yunsheng was very grand. When Tang Yunsheng appeared at the door of the cabin, a sharp "stand at attention——" resounded across the runway, and with the sound of "crossing" the neat leather boots to attention, more than twenty people
The officers of the People's Guard saluted in unison, and more than a hundred guardsmen paid attention. At the same time, the conductor of the military band waved his baton, and the majestic military music "River is Red" with the roar of the propellers resounded throughout the entire airport, which was quite impressive.
The only thing missing is the red carpet. If we build another section of red carpet, from the car to the bottom of the airplane ramp, it will be the standard for welcoming foreign heads of state.
When Tang Yunsheng saw the formation, it was much grander than expected, and his self-esteem was immediately greatly satisfied. The old man wrapped himself in a cloak, raised his marshal's scepter in a serious manner, nodded and smiled at the people below, and then supported
Hold the handrail and get off the plane.
In the strong wind of the propeller, Xiang Xiaoqiang quickly stepped forward, made an invitation gesture, and shouted:
"Mr. Tang, you've had a hard journey! This way, please! The students will guide you!"
Tang Yunsheng held Xiang Xiaoqiang's hand with a smile and said with a smile as he walked:
"Come on, how's it going? Are you getting used to it here?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang said with a smile:
"Thank you Mr. Tang for your concern! You have forgotten that students are locals, how can you not get used to it?"
"Oh...oh, hahaha..." Tang Yunsheng pulled Xiang Xiaoqiang and laughed, and then said with a smile, "I, an old man, have forgotten that you are a local, not bad, not bad, there is nothing more suitable than this.
...Well, hehehe, since you are here by yourself, you must feel much more comfortable...this, right?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the old man and felt that there was a pun in his words, so he smiled and said:
"Freedom is freedom, but without Ming Gong and Tang Gong around to teach, students often feel that what they have learned is limited and they are beyond their capabilities!"
Tang Yunsheng laughed and said:
"It's not in the way, it's not in the way... This is normal, everyone has this process. If you want to become the commander-in-chief of your own side, you have to take this step."
"What Mr. Tang said is absolutely true..."
The two of them walked and talked, and soon walked out of the "windy area" of the plane. There was no need to shout when talking. At this time, other officers were able to gather around and meet Chief of General Staff Tang. These people were all brought by Xiang Xiaoqiang from Nanjing.
Tang Yunsheng also recognized most of them. Naturally, they exchanged pleasantries again.
Immediately afterwards, Xiang Xiaoqiang arranged for Tang Yunsheng to get into a convertible car, and the other entourage to get into more than a dozen executive cars. The motorcade drove in the middle of the airport runway and began to review the army aviation troops at the airport.
Xuzhou is now considered a "semi-rear area", so it is used as a base for long-range bomber units. Now a Swan bomber group is stationed. The runway is lined with tall twin-engine bombers parked on both sides, and the glass covers and metals gleam in the morning sun. Every day
In front of the bomber, the crew members held their heads high and were full of energy as they accepted the review.
Eight sidecar motorcycles opened the way, followed by a dozen officers' cars and guard trucks. In the middle was Tang Yunsheng's convertible car. Tang Yunsheng stood up from the convertible car, holding the marshal's scepter all the way, and pointed towards the pilots on both sides.
Salute. The pilots stood up straight and paid attention to the Chief of General Staff.
After reviewing the airport, the convoy did not enter the city and drove directly south to the southern suburbs headquarters.
In this way, Tang Yunsheng was happily taken from the plane to the headquarters, and he was in a good mood all the way.
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The main garrison in Xuzhou is the People's Guard. Logically speaking, the People's Guard does not belong to the army, but Xiang Xiaoqiang behaved like a subordinate and a student. In the morning, Xiang Xiaoqiang took several officers and accompanied Tang Yunsheng to inspect the Northern Command.
Then he went out by car to review the Xuzhou garrison. At noon, Tang Yunsheng insisted on going to the military camp.
Dinner with the soldiers. Xiang Xiaoqiang was also prepared for this. In the afternoon, Tang Yunsheng entered Xuzhou City and inspected the gendarmerie troops maintaining law and order in the city. During this period, he got out of the car several times and paid close attention to and visited the local people on behalf of the Ming Dynasty military.
The accompanying military reporters also captured this touching scene with cameras and video cameras.
In the evening, the group returned to the southern suburbs headquarters outside the city, and Xiang Xiaoqiang held a reception dinner for Tang Yunsheng.
After the dinner, around eight o'clock and almost nine o'clock, Tang Yunsheng found Xiang Xiaoqiang and had a confidential talk. This was also one of the main purposes of his trip.
Of course, Xiang Xiaoqiang no longer needed to hide it this time and told him exactly what he was thinking.
Sure enough, as expected, Xiang Xiaoqiang really wanted to tuck the swan and the phoenix into bed together. When Tang Yunsheng heard this, his head was buzzing.
But after his head got bigger, Tang Yunsheng was bored for a long time and didn't say anything unnecessary. - At this point, it was useless to say anything else. He could only follow Xiang Xiaoqiang's idea and try his best to move forward.
"That's right..." Tang Yunsheng sighed, "In the history of our Ming Dynasty, the most... in your northern dialect, is called 'Niu'. Do you know who the most awesome prince-in-law in the history of our Ming Dynasty was?"