January 1, 1936 AD, January 1, the second year of Yifu in the Ming Dynasty.
Resigned in 1935, the world entered 1936. From this year on, the world situation became more tense, with one crisis after another until the Second World War.
But now the most tense situation is in East Asia. The Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, the two great empires in the Far East, have been mobilizing for war for a week. All their respective reservists have enlisted in the army, and their industries are also shifting to a wartime economy. The original civilian textile enterprises
, have switched to the production of military uniforms, quilts, sickles and farm tools, and are producing bayonets. Factories that produce tractors are producing tanks. Some metal processing factories are now desperately producing helmets, kettles, lunch boxes, and factories that produce cables are going crazy.
Producing large bundles of barbed wire...
According to estimates from various countries, the original army of the Northern Qing Dynasty had 4 million to 4.5 million. After a week of mobilization, it has now expanded to at least 7 million. The army of the Southern Ming Dynasty originally had 800,000 to 900,000, but now it has expanded to at least 1.5 to 1.8 million.
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The western and central parts of Nanming's Yangtze River defense line relied on the Hengduan Mountains, Daxue Mountains, Daba Mountains, Dabie Mountains and other high mountains, which were easy to defend but difficult to attack. Bunkers and forts were often built on cliffs, and between the vast canyons were the rapids.
Facing such a natural chasm, the Qing army had no intention of attacking at all. They just left a small number of troops to monitor as usual.
But east of the Dabie Mountains, after passing Anqing, the mountain defense line no longer exists, leaving only the wide and gentle Yangtze River. The Ming army lost the mountain barrier and could only rely on the solid fortifications on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Both sides knew that whether it was the Qing army,
Whether it is the southern invasion or the northern expedition of the Ming army, they can only break through from this section.
At present, the Qing army has assembled 350 divisions and nearly 4 million people on the north bank of the Yangtze River in this section of more than 400 kilometers. An average of 10,000 people per kilometer. The troop density is quite high.
Because the possibility of the Qing army breaking through from the west of Anqing is almost non-existent, the main force of the Ming army is also located in this section. In addition, the Ming army mainly relies on the defense line, that is, hiding in reinforced concrete fortifications, using cannons, machine guns, barbed wire, and mines
Fighting against the flesh and blood of the Qing army requires less troops. Therefore, although the Yangtze River defense line is important, there are not many troops deployed on it. There are only 30 to 40 divisions, and 60-80 divisions are placed dozens of kilometers behind the defense line.
As a strategic reserve, they are ready to fight against the Qing army that may break through the defense line. The remaining 30-50 divisions are deployed in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong more than 100 kilometers away from the coast. With the advantage of the inside line, they can guard against the Japanese who may take the opportunity to land and take advantage of the situation.
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Facing the Qing army's absolute superiority in strength, the Ming army was stretched thin.
However, due to the superior navy of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty only dared to put half of its troops on the north bank of the Yangtze River. The other millions of troops had to be deployed along the long coastline to prevent the Ming army from selective landing.
The Ming Dynasty built a Shanghai-Kunming Railway on the south side of the Yangtze River defense line. It ran from Shanghai to Kunming and passed through the mountains in the west.
Yangtze River Defense Line. Nanming relies on this artery to transport supplies and soldiers to the defense line in the mountains. In the past few days, this railway artery is operating at almost full capacity. Every day, many military trains spray black smoke and white mist and shuttle through it.
Between high mountains, cliffs and tunnels.
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Today is Xiang Xiaoqiang's first day as the commander of the People's Guard. He is in his commander's mansion, lost in thought with his hands behind his back. Adjutant Snail is directing people to move furniture inside.
It was too fast. In just a short time, the hapless boy who had just traveled through the world, dripping wet and almost freezing to death, became the commander of the "SS" of the Ming Empire and a close official of the emperor. The People's Guard under his command, in theory
Shangye is on an equal footing with organizations like Dongchang.
However, the bigger challenge is still behind. In the Queen's view, she is a senior British intelligence officer who gave up her British nationality and position to serve in her hometown. It is not a big problem to be in charge of such an organization. However, Xiang Xiaoqiang himself knows that
He is just a frustrated little white-collar worker in an advertising company. He writes advertisements and plans all day long, first deceiving clients, and then helping clients deceive consumers. He has never been a manager or even a supervisor. Commanding a team is equivalent to
Is the armed SS realistic?
Now that the People's Guard has just been established, there is only one place like this. It even lacks manpower. At present, it only has a few commando men of its own and the entire crew of the original Grasshopper that was just arrived from the Queen. This is only two
More than ten people.
Father-in-law Qiu Laohu's Tiandihui is a force, but it is still unrealistic to use it as the People's Guard. It's not that those gangsters can't train soldiers, the main thing is that the water far away cannot quench the thirst of the people nearby.
When we had the imperial banquet together last night, Zhu Yourong specifically told Chief Assistant Shen Rongxuan that he must strongly support the People's Guard. At that time, the core members of the imperial party were in harmony, and Shen Rongxuan, in front of Zhu Yourong, patted him affectionately like an elder.
Xiang Xiaoqiang shouldered the responsibility and told him to work hard and not betray His Majesty's trust. Xiang Xiaoqiang was as humble as a primary school student, calling himself "Mr. Shen" and "student", listening to the teachings, and behaving like a junior.
On the day of the rescue meeting, Xiang Xiaoqiang wanted to be his disciple and join the East Factory. Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that Shen Rongxuan thought he was just a young boy at that time. But now that young boy has become the commander of the People's Guard, and the Queen has ascended the throne.
Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that he must be humble and respectful at this time, and even pretend to be dumbfounded. Shen Rongxuan was originally the boss of Dongchang, but now he has become the chief assistant, and he is worth thousands of people.
Above others, if he becomes jealous of himself, it will be over. Whether it is power or skill, the two of them are not in the same weight class.
Although the current state of the People's Guard is nothing to be afraid of, but if you look at the "settings" of Zheng Gongyin and Zhu Yourong, then at least in theory, the People's Guard has the potential to expand into the second Dongchang.
According to the degree of closeness to the Queen, there are three forces closest to her.
The first ranked one is the Imperial Guard. The Imperial Guard can see His Majesty in the palace all day long. But although they are close, they are just private bodyguards and have no power.
Ranked third is Dongchang. Dongchang is a well-developed intelligence agency with a large organization, comprehensive system branches, complete talents, and rich experience. Before the 1230 coup, Dongchang was responsible to the government, but
It just got close to the emperor secretly. Now it has been revealed that it is only responsible to the queen. But no matter how powerful it is, it is only an administrative agency, not an armed force, and it does not have the nature of "the emperor's personal army". The weapons it has,
Just some agents, killers, and a small amount of pistols, explosives, etc. for missions.
In the middle is the People's Guard. According to Zheng Gongyin's thinking, the People's Guard has two major missions:
The first is to decentralize power with Dongchang. In order to make up for the disadvantages in manpower and experience as soon as possible, Zheng Gongyin gave it a lot of power. First of all, its nature is an army and the emperor's own army. This is very similar to the former Jinyiwei.
.However, Jinyiwei is now the Military Intelligence Bureau, mainly responsible for external intelligence, so the People's Guard is now filling in the internal area. Internal intelligence and investigation was also done by Dongchang in the past, but now the People's Guard is intertwined with it.
Overlapping, this can better achieve the purpose of "decentralization".
The second is to supervise other regular armies. The nature of the People's Guard is that it is an elite army directly under the Queen's control, which can be drawn out to fight when necessary. It should not only be able to supervise the loyalty of armies at all levels, but also be a benchmark.
Able to fight tough battles, chew hard bones, and set an example for other armies.
To put it simply, the relationship between the People's Guard and the regular army is the relationship between the military police and ordinary soldiers.
So how does Xiang Xiaoqiang feel that it looks like the SS? He knows that if such a thing really develops, it will be quite extraordinary.
But, am I this material? Xiang Xiaoqiang thought about it and secretly laughed: Himmler used to be a chicken farmer. Not this material.
People, opportunities are very important. Many times you look up at a position and think, I can't do it, I don't have the ability, I am not the material. But if you are really put in this position, you will flutter a few times and choke a few times.
, you will find that you can barely hold on. After a while, you will find that you are doing pretty well. After a while, you may be full of confidence.
But Xiang Xiaoqiang had a vague question in his mind: Why did they let him sit in such an important position? Yes, he had rescued and planned coups twice, which proved his ability and enthusiasm. But could it prove loyalty? Also, they
They don’t know themselves either. Don’t they have a more suitable candidate?
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Xiang Xiaoqiang told Snail to continue staring, and then shouted:
"Here comes someone."
"have!"
The guard behind him responded loudly.
This guard is wearing an army uniform, sergeant shoulder straps, and a small golden sword logo on a black collar badge. This is the People's Guard logo he designed. He planned to imitate the way of the SS and Sticky Rod Department, not to design separate military uniforms, but just
Differentiate on the collar badges. This saves time, and also facilitates the penetration of the People's Guard into other armies without making it so eye-catching. The uniform factory just sent the first batch of embroidered collar badges this morning. Now they have dozens of military uniforms
Weared them all.
Xiang Xiaoqiang put on his leather gloves and big-brimmed hat, put on his military coat, patted the colonel's epaulettes and golden sword collar badges, touched the holster on his waist, and ordered:
"Prepare the car."
"yes!"
The guard stood at attention, turned around, and trotted away. Yesterday, a few soldiers were transferred from Jinyiwei to serve as guards and drivers. Now they are all members of the People's Guard.
Xiang Xiaoqiang leaned on the large leather seat of the car and smelled the faint smell of real leather. The roof of the car at this time was very high, not as oppressive as in later generations, and there were no harmful substances, which was very good.
"To the naval hospital."
He ordered.
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There are only three "professionals" on hand now. Although they are all from Dongchang, they have a good relationship with me and should be reliable.
Stomachache, Li Changgui, and...Xiuxiu.
There must be nothing wrong with Li Changgui. He has been working as a small undercover in the north. After he came back, he didn't even report to the East Factory when he was asked to come over... It's a pity that he is just a small undercover and his abilities are probably limited.
He has a stomach ache, is very smart, and looks very talented. He knows a lot of things, and you can imagine that this kind of person can learn quickly. But the key is that he was sent to him by Dongchang. It was to help him, and he had nothing to do with it.
The question is also about monitoring myself. But it shouldn’t be a big problem. What I can give him, Dongchang can’t give it to him now. He is just a small shrimp in Dongchang. If he follows me, he can become the backbone of high-ranking officials of the People’s Guard. Dongchang can give him the most.
Two levels up, and it's still Xiao Xiami. Xiao Xiami's loyalty is very fragile.
Xiu Xiu, on the other hand, always felt like a mystery to Xiang Xiaoqiang. He couldn't see through her, but he felt that she saw through him. Moreover, she was still from Dongchang. Even when she was with him, she was still from Dongchang.
She is different from Stomachache. Stomachache's Dongchang's identity is public. If you ask him to come over, then he is not a Dongchang but a member of the People's Guard. Xiuxiu's Dongchang's identity is confidential and only she knows it.
Her public identity is the communications officer of the Grasshopper. She came to the People's Guard as the original communications officer of the Grasshopper, and she still retains her responsibilities to the East Factory.
But Xiang Xiaoqiang has an intuition that Xiuxiu will never be detrimental to him. This is certain.
After returning to Nanjing, I haven't gone to the hospital to see Xiuxiu yet. This time I want to talk to her about my thoughts and ask her for professional advice. Now that I have a shortage of talents at hand, professional talents like Xiuxiu are very valuable.
In addition, we need to strengthen our feelings and launch an offensive against her.
I have no choice but to like her. Xiuxiu and Qiuqiu have two completely different tastes. Qiuqiu is as passionate as fire, while Xiuxiu is as calm as water. Once Qiuqiu falls in love, he becomes a complete prisoner and will tell any secret. But
Xiuxiu, Xiang Xiaoqiang bets that even if she gets married and enters the bridal chamber, she will still remember the responsibilities of Dongchang.
However, the bird is fat and the bird is thin, so each has its own taste!
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"No," in the corridor of the naval hospital, the military doctor Ms. wore a big mask, put her hands in her pockets, and shook her head like a rattle, "No one can go in, and Shangxiu doesn't want to see anyone. She has been bullied by you people.
Very pitiful..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang has recognized that this is the military doctor sister from last time, but she did not recognize herself. However, Xiang Xiaoqiang neither wants to point out that he is Xiang Xiaoqiang, the commander of the People's Guard, nor does he want to say that he is the shameless young man from last time.
The military doctor stared at his colonel's epaulettes again. She slowly became wary: Can such a young person become a colonel? Damn it, it is probably fake again. We need to stabilize him and report quickly...
Xiang Xiaoqiang struggled to say nice things, but suddenly he was startled and asked:
"You just said that Shangxiu was bullied by someone and was pitiful?"
At this time, the door at the end of the corridor opened with a bang, and a voice cried loudly:
"Nurse, come here quickly, help me drive him away, don't let him pester me again!"